Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 618

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Chapter 618

‘Is this a good idea?’

Lee Han hesitated at the Knights’ words.

Of course, Lee Han thought he had become fairly close with Moradi, but originally friendship came in many different types.

Among them was the type of friendship where if you visited someone’s mansion saying ‘Hey, I came to hang out!’ the other person would get annoyed.

In Lee Han’s opinion, Moradi had petty and stingy aspects, so there was a high chance he would treat a visiting friend coldly…

“Oh. Has Lord Moradi arrived!”

“!”

Lee Han was startled by the sudden appearance of someone from the Moradi family bloodline.

They say even tigers come when you speak of them, and Moradi too…

“I am Balpatan of the Moradi Family. Nice to meet you.”

‘Ah. It wasn’t him.’

What came in was a different bloodline from the Moradi family.

Balpatan Moradi.

As a 3rd year student at Einroguard belonging to the Moradi family, he had come out of curiosity after hearing that a mage from the Penguerin family and a junior from Einroguard had visited the family.

Actually, he already knew quite well what kind of person Alsicle from the Penguerin family was, given his fame.

But the junior was different.

From what he heard, wasn’t he from that Wardanaz family!

-Lord Ingkan. Is he really from the Wardanaz family?

-Yes. He really is.

-That’s really great. I had many things I wanted to ask!

It wasn’t simply because he was from the Wardanaz family.

Already among some upperclassmen at Einroguard, rumors about the 1st year from the Wardanaz family had been circulating.

-I heard he’s from the Enchantment school.

-There’s talk that he’s the Skeleton Principal’s top student, isn’t he a dangerous guy?

-I heard he’s close with Ilendil…

-Then he’s definitely dangerous, right?

-No. They said he’s close with the Dark Magic school.

-Then he’s really dangerous, right?

Besides that, there were wild rumors circulating like he fought the King of Ghouls, fought the Frost Giant King, went outside to subdue magic criminals and anti-magic extremists, so it was impossible not to be curious even if you tried.

And unlike other people, Balpatan had one more thing he was curious about.

“Lord Penguerin. Nice to meet you.”

After finishing greetings with the others, Balpatan looked at Lee Han and asked.

“…That, Gainando…?”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about?”

Lee Han shamelessly played dumb.

* * *

Lee Han had various talents.

One of them was the talent to push through lies without changing his facial expression.

People who fell victim to this would often fall into the delusion of ‘Huh? Is that so?’

Balpatan was no exception.

“Ah. Is that so? I was so busy then that I must have misheard?”

“Yes. Gainando is my friend’s name. You probably got confused because my friend was with me.”

“That might be it. Hey. This is a bit embarrassing. Being a senior and all.”

Balpatan felt awkward.

Being a senior and mishearing a name.

Thinking about the misunderstandings that followed from that mistake made him feel even more embarrassed.

“Anyway, nice to meet you, Wardanaz! I’ve heard a lot about you.”

This time Lee Han wasn’t surprised either.

He calmly smiled and asked back.

“You must have heard from the Knights, right?”

“I heard from other Einroguard students though?”

“…?!”

Lee Han was slightly flustered by the unexpected answer.

“From the Dark Magic school upperclassmen?”

“No. I’m not really close with those Dark Magic guys. Just a few tower friends mentioned it. They said during the dimensional rift, one junior ran around multiple schools working. Right! You sliced up penguin swordsmen from another dimension then!? How exactly did you do that?”

At Balpatan’s words, the Knights who had been sitting relaxed quickly straightened their postures.

It was a very interesting story.

“That wasn’t actually something I did, but I borrowed the power of another summon…”

“Right! You’re the top student in swordsmanship lectures, right? Everyone. I heard that Wardanaz is the top student in swordsmanship lectures! Beating other students from knight families!”

‘Is this person not listening to me?’

Lee Han thought to himself seeing Balpatan bring up a new topic before he could even answer.

“Oh…!”

“Top student…”

The Knights looked at Lee Han with shining eyes. Since this wasn’t distorted either, Lee Han had nothing to say.

“I practiced swordsmanship diligently from a young age.”

“Let’s hear that story.”

Balpatan pulled over a chair and sat comfortably in front of Lee Han.

His attitude showed he intended to hear everything about what happened at Einroguard.

‘Damn. If he wasn’t a senior, I could just ignore him.’

Having to explain one by one all the inflated rumors about himself (though some weren’t inflated) in front of the Knights.

If he wasn’t a senior, he would have just cut it short!

* * *

“…That’s how we dealt with the anti-magic extremists.”

“Ah. Wait. Some tears.”

Balpatan wiped his eyes with a handkerchief, moved to tears.

The other Knights also had slightly choked up expressions.

“It’s not really worth crying over…?”

“What are you talking about? How moving was that. Wow. Really a good story. I’ll have to tell my friends about it later.”

The Knights’ sensitivity was very different from Lee Han’s. Balpatan and the Knights seemed very impressed by the battle where the young mages didn’t run away but fought back.

“Right. Are you close with Giselle? Seeing you fought together, you seem close, is that true?”

At Balpatan’s question, another Knight answered.

“Yes. He said they’re very close.”

“Is that so?”

“I didn’t say ‘very’…”

“That’s interesting.”

Balpatan found it curious.

Though he was related to Giselle, basically Giselle wasn’t someone easy to get close to.

As a direct line of the Moradi family, she had inherited the most cold and blade-like personality.

Balpatan, being from a branch family and having trained at other knight families, had developed a somewhat more easygoing personality, but in Giselle’s case, having been taught as direct line within the family, she was thorough in this aspect.

“So you’re saying Moradi is somewhat rude and lacks social skills?”

“Ah, no. I didn’t mean it that far?”

Balpatan was flustered by Lee Han’s question.

“She’s just a bit cold and strict. She’s not someone who would easily build friendship with just anyone.”

One of the Knights who had been listening spoke up.

“But wouldn’t the Wardanaz Family be worthy of building a friendship with?”

“Hmm. That might be so.”

Balpatan thought it was quite a plausible story.

Even among the various great noble families of the Empire, the Wardanaz Family’s reputation was particularly outstanding.

The fact that their reputation continued to be maintained without actively engaging in political activities or standing out in social circles proved the family’s power.

The purest magical bloodline.

Considering that potential, it was highly likely that Giselle had built connections with that in mind.

It was an elegant friendship that brought no shame to either family’s reputation.

“As expected of Giselle. Very clever.”

“I’m impressed. Even when making friends, she doesn’t do it in an ordinary way.”

“…?”

Lee Han, who had been listening from the side, tilted his head.

To say that Moradi had built connections with such things in mind was a bit too…

‘She seemed pretty obnoxious though.’

Didn’t she pick a fight when a Blue Dragon Tower student was attending a lecture?

Still, since it was about Moradi’s family, Lee Han decided to praise his friend.

“Indeed! No wonder she respected my bloodline…”

“As expected. Wow. Amazing. I’ll have to brag to my friends later.”

Balpatan was pleased at the thought of bragging about how well-connected the Moradi Family bloodline was once school started.

The achievements made by other siblings in the family were also a source of personal pride.

Alsicle, who had been listening from the side, asked curiously.

“I don’t know much about it, but that friend seems very dignified like a noble even though she’s from a knight family?”

“Uh, well. Yeah…”

Having finished talking about Giselle, Balpatan moistened his throat and then straightened his posture again.

Lee Han felt an ominous feeling from that sight.

“But the King of Ghouls…”

‘Is this some new form of torture?’

Lee Han shuddered at the sight of the knights happily listening to the same story being told over and over again.

How much could they love chatting to be like this?

Bang!

“Lord Moradi is coming!”

Suddenly the door opened and a knight urgently shouted.

“…?”

“There’s more than one or two Lord Moradis.”

“I’m also a Moradi.”

The knight who had urgently shouted caught his breath and shouted again.

“Lord Jicklin of the Moradi Family!!”

“!!!!”

The knights suddenly stood up from their seats. Balpatan also jumped up in shock.

“Get out of the way!”

“Won’t you put that down? Don’t you have any seniors?”

“I’ll be in big trouble if I get caught today!”

The knights rushed out without exception.

Balpatan also tried to escape, but his movement was delayed by a beat because the knights were stuck at the entrance.

In the meantime, a servant who had arrived said.

“Lord Alsicle of the Penguerin Family. Lord Lee Han of the Wardanaz Family. Is that correct? Ah. Lord Balpatan was here too.”

“…I, I was about to leave…”

“Then I’ll tell Lord Jicklin.”

“No, no! I’ll stay. Come to think of it, it wasn’t a big deal.”

“Is that so? I understand. In any case, you two. Lord Jicklin intends to visit soon with gifts. Would that be alright?”

Alsicle and Lee Han looked at each other.

In such situations, one could just visit normally, but asking for permission before visiting like that was behavior only done by those who valued etiquette quite highly even among noble families.

“That’s fine?”

“Yes. Thank you. I’ll convey that message.”

After the servant left, Balpatan let out a deep sigh.

“Who is Lord Jicklin?”

“Uh, haven’t you heard from Giselle? She’s Giselle’s older sister.”

“I see. …Isn’t it elder sister?”

“What are you talking about?”

Balpatan looked at Lee Han as if asking what he was talking about.

Lee Han also looked at Balpatan as if asking what he was talking about.

“That’s not what’s important right now. Lord Penguerin. If I committed any rude behavior, or if other knights committed any rude behavior, please tell me now. I’ll ask despite the rudeness!”

Alsicle glanced once at the plate of sardines beside him and said.

“…There wasn’t anything in particular.”

“That’s a relief. Wardanaz. Did I do anything rude…”

“Haha. Senior. There was nothing at all. But you just said Giselle’s older sister…”

“Phew… Right. That’s a relief.”

Balpatan restlessly adjusted his attire and cleared his throat.

Alsicle became even more puzzled by that sight.

“What kind of person is Lord Jicklin of the Moradi Family?”

“Ah. It has nothing to do with you two at all. But it does concern me. She’s strict about rules and propriety…”

Although Balpatan was also someone who didn’t quite fit the Moradi Family’s traditions, Jicklin was no less unsuitable. What’s more, Jicklin was someone who belonged to the direct line.

Loyalty, fidelity, honor, chivalry…

Few knights these days strictly observed such virtues. It was natural since Imperial knights had also become somewhat secularized.

However, Jicklin was the embodiment of these virtues. She was more like a knight from the old kingdom era rather than a knight from the northern Empire.

“There are still people like that!”

Alsicle was amazed.

To think there was still someone like an old-fashioned knight even though she was from the Moradi Family’s direct line.

It was truly amazing and respectable.

“It’s hard for us.”

Balpatan grumbled.

Knights couldn’t swing swords and train every single day.

Sometimes they had to engage in social activities and listen to heroic tales…

“But why did the knights just leave?”

“Because they’d get scolded if caught not training and chatting with guests instead. I at least did today’s training, so I should be fine. Probably.”

“…”

Lee Han momentarily looked at Balpatan with the same expression he used when looking at Gainando.

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