Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 614

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Chapter 614

“This, this is impossible… This is impossible…!”

Not many mages had experienced the sky falling.

While you could occasionally witness it at Einroguard, generally speaking, the sky falling was a rare occurrence.

However, for the young Alhi, today’s events felt like the sky was falling.

How could this happen?

“Th-this is cheating! Cheating!”

The red-faced Alhi jumped up and shouted.

Being still young, his attitude was strongly tinged with youthful impetuosity.

“Th-that senior must be around 5th year level!”

“He was a 1st year until this year. Penguerin.

“Th-then… then that senior must be the top of his year! He absolutely can’t be ordinary!”

“!”

‘No way?’

The Skeleton Principal and Lee Han were startled by the sharp observation from the Alhi.

Indeed, he lived up to his reputation as an outstanding talent from his family – his mind was no ordinary one.

“Not really?”

However, the Skeleton Principal’s shamelessness was one step ahead.

Lee Han looked away in embarrassment, but the Skeleton Principal continued speaking without batting an eye.

“Top student, what nonsense. Students of this level roll around Einroguard like pebbles on the roadside. Right, Wardanaz?”

“…”

“Stop it! Alhi. How shameful!”

Fortunately, the elderly penguin beastman got angry on Lee Han’s behalf.

“To blame others for your own inadequacy! Since when has the bloodline of the Penguerin family become so despicable?”

“Th-that’s not it… I just thought that senior surely couldn’t be ordinary…”

“How dare you ignore Lord Gonadaltes’ words! You who can’t even follow in the footsteps of the reputation Lord Gonadaltes has built!”

The elderly penguin beastman scolded the Alhi with his beak trembling.

The Alhi hung their heads low in shame.

‘Is this really okay?’

Lee Han sent a look to the Skeleton Principal asking him to intervene.

However, the Skeleton Principal was nodding as if his praise was perfectly justified.

Keep going!

“…”

“S-sorry. I was wrong.”

“It’s not just your fault. Our entire family was wrong. We overestimated talent just because of kinship. Lord Gonadaltes. Please, I beg you. Take this talentless one to Einroguard and train him! If you do that, we’ll consider it the family’s honor.”

“Haha. Of course, that’s why I came.”

The Skeleton Principal spoke like the most benevolent archmage in the world.

“Penguerin. Even if you lack talent, don’t worry too much. If you enter Einroguard and study hard, you might become like your ordinary senior here.”

“Principal. Please tone it down a bit.”

Lee Han whispered to the Skeleton Principal who was excitedly teasing the Alhi.

After all, since he was a junior, he felt a bit sorry for him.

“S-senior. I apologize for my rudeness earlier.”

Not knowing what conversation the two were having, the Alhi hesitantly approached.

Coming to his senses, he realized how rude his earlier outburst had been.

“I was wrong.”

“…No. I don’t mind at all.”

Lee Han quickly tried to comfort him.

His conscience was pricking him too much to just leave it alone.

“And your skills were quite impressive. You’ll achieve great things when you enter Einroguard.”

“No! You don’t need to comfort me like that!”

Alhi shook his head vigorously.

Today’s events had made him realize clearly.

He had been deceived within the Penguerin family!

“I’m still very lacking. Until enrollment, no, even after enrollment, I’ll study harder and definitely reach the level you showed today, senior!”

“Uh… um… no…”

Lee Han started to say ‘even among my friends, there’s no one like that’ but stopped.

“Please remember me. I will definitely! Definitely come to see you again!”

“…Did I happen to mention my family name?”

Lee Han briefly wondered if ‘my name is Gainando’ would work even now.

But it was already too late.

As the Alhi left full of motivation, Lee Han sighed.

“I wonder if he’ll come looking for me later.”

“Then you should be grateful that he studied hard thanks to you.”

“…”

‘I really want to hit him just once.’

* * *

…Lee Han, what exactly did I do so wrong that you’re doing this to me? Sure, I didn’t study the dark magic books! But it’s vacation! I’ll really study from now on, so please don’t do this kind of thing! Got it? You really must never do this again! How can you do this! Is not studying a bit such a big crime!?…

“This guy. Not studying and then getting angry himself.”

“?”

Eandurude, who was reading 【History of the Empire’s Guilds】 nearby, looked up.

Lee Han waved his hand as if it was nothing.

“Junior. Don’t worry about it since it’s not about you. There’s a guy among my friends who doesn’t study. But he gets angry instead, what do you think?”

“A grave crime!”

“Right. A very serious crime indeed. You’re smart, aren’t you? Have a cookie.”

The junior excitedly ate the cookie.

“Death penalty!”

“Not quite death penalty. But have another cookie.”

The junior munched and started reading the book again.

Lee Han shook his head at Gainando’s outrageous letter.

Not studying the dark magic books. What an outrageous fellow.

…Gainando. When we meet at school after vacation, if you haven’t studied, I’ll tell you all the events in the magazines you read in advance… No negotiation or compromise is possible… If you don’t get nineteen or more out of twenty questions I’ll give you…

After finishing his reply, Lee Han opened the letter from Yoner.

…Lee Han. I received your letter well. I’m doing fine now. Oh, Nilia asked me to send her regards too. She said the reference letter you prepared really helped. Nilia is also preparing a letter now, but her handwriting is terrible so she wants to practice more. Sister Yoanen is looking for you, so you’d better avoid the workshop area for a while. When sister looks for people like that, it’s usually when she wants to work them to death. Don’t be fooled just because the pay is good…

‘The pay is good?’

Lee Han felt the urge to abandon the Skeleton Principal’s work immediately and run to the workshop.

What if other alchemists took his place while Lee Han was away?

…Oh right. That business needs a bit more improvement. Some of the sponsors become violent when they fail…

Lee Han nodded at his friend’s reply.

‘He’s telling me to secure force.’

…And this is a bit of a different topic, but you didn’t happen to copy and paste the same content because you had nothing to write in your letter, did you? I was talking with Nilia and noticed some similar content. If that’s the case, you don’t need to be formal, so there’s no need to copy and paste…

“!!”

Lee Han was startled.

…Yoner. I received your reply well. I recommend magic to Nilia. If she masters the 【Lower Control】 spell well, she can write large quantities of letters without arm fatigue even with poor handwriting. Or finding another scribe would be a good method too. I do it that way when I need to write many letters.

Thanks for the advice on business methods. It would be good to secure a bit more force so that sponsors can’t act violently.

And the fact that the content feels the same is a complete coincidence. I was being formal and writing about recent events, so there might have been some overlap. Don’t misunderstand…

‘I should stop sending letters to Nilia from now on.’

Lee Han made a cold resolution and opened the next letter.

…AstheweathergetscoldandsnowfallsthisanecdotecometomindahundredandtwentyyearsagothemageOloedgesaid…

‘…Who sent this?’

Lee Han was surprised by the letter content that was written much more densely than the standard format.

It was written so densely that the spacing was barely noticeable.

-Imperial Princess Adenart

“…”

Lee Han was speechless at the unexpected person.

He hadn’t known the Imperial Princess would be so talkative in letters.

…ThereforewecanlearnmanylessonsfromthefactthatallproblemswereresolvedcomtothinkofittheameatpieyoumadelasttimecometomindthatwasreallyexcellentcookingIaskedthechefsbuttheycouldntreproducethatflavorohIreceivedyourletterwhilewritingthisletterIllreaditandfinishwriting…

‘My eyes hurt.’

Lee Han frowned and put it down while reading.

Roughly, just as there was a lot of useless content in the front, there would probably be a lot of useless content in the back too.

He’d have to finish reading it later!

…Ireceivedyourletterwell WardanazIamgratefulforWardanazsletterhoweverifthereissomethingIwouldliketosaythenthereasonIstolethebreadofthewhitetigertowerstudentswastoreturnitbecausetheystolemyfriendsbreaddoyouunderstandyoumustnotmisunderstand…

* * *

After finishing their business in the capital and taking a short rest, Lee Han’s group set off again.

It was to meet those among the students throughout the Empire, excluding the capital, who needed to be met face-to-face.

Inside the flying carriage, Alsicle tried hard to teach Lee Han’s junior about ‘the history of the Penguerin family.’

“So the Penguerin family prevented the beaver beastmen’s rebellion at that time and earned the title of Imperial nobility.”

“What did they do after that?”

“After that… well… they didn’t really do much, but that’s the same for other families too…”

“When a great drought occurred in the Western Empire due to mana backflow, didn’t the Family Head of the Wardanaz family move entire seawater, remove the salt, and then create reservoirs?”

“…”

Alsicle never expected to be caught off guard by such a greenhorn.

“The… the Wardanaz family is the strange one!”

“Alsicle sir…”

“Ah, no. I don’t mean you’re strange…”

The Skeleton Principal, who had his eyes closed, spoke as if he found it pathetic.

“How do you lose in words to someone who hasn’t even enrolled?”

“I didn’t know he had learned this much…!”

“Tsk tsk. Even your excuses are quite ugly.”

Lee Han, who was looking at the scenery passing by quickly below, spotted the Northern Mountains visible in the distance and asked.

“Wait, is there a new student in the Northern Mountains?”

“No. Below the mountain range.”

‘Phew.’

Lee Han let out a sigh of relief.

He didn’t want to enter the mountain range and meet the Shadow Patrol.

Apart from the Shadow Patrol members being somewhat troublesome people, given the lies he had told…

Thud-

As the carriage arrived at the basin and they got off, a group came up from below the road.

It was the Shadow Patrol.

“!!!”

“The servants in the shadows greet you. Lord Gonadaltes. Do you have business visiting the mountains?”

“No. I didn’t come to visit the mountains today.”

The Skeleton Principal naturally accepted the Shadow Patrol’s welcome.

From that sight, Lee Han realized that the Skeleton Principal hadn’t come here just once or twice.

Well, even hunters active in the mountain range, which was among the harshest in the Empire, would need the power of magic.

And there weren’t many mages in the Empire who could help such places.

“Then we’ll withdraw now. Please call us if you need us.”

“Yes. Thank you.”

“By the way. Is our young hunter doing well?”

“He’s doing very well. His future looks promising.”

“Thank you! It’s risky for us to boast about our hunter, but he’s really a praiseworthy lad. He went to meet a friend to do the special assignment you gave him this time, and he didn’t seem bothered at all.”

“Ah. Principal sir. Look, there are knights over there! Wow! There are knights here too!”

Lee Han naturally changed the subject. The Skeleton Principal didn’t notice and answered.

“They’re knights from near the Northern Mountains. Those guys must be coveting the new student too.”

“How outrageous! What despicable knights.”

“Knights are originally ungrateful and despicable bastards.”

“I agree!”

The Shadow Patrol members nodded repeatedly.

They didn’t know who this young boy was, but he was a boy who only said the right things.

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