Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 619

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Chapter 619

Fortunately, Balpatan didn’t notice that expression.

“You’re being too strict.”

“Haha. That’s right.”

Still, since he was a senior, Lee Han spoke kindly.

“But shouldn’t we still do the scheduled training?”

“What nonsense are you talking about. Knights are people too, so how can they live doing only training?”

“?”

Lee Han tilted his head.

Even Lee Han, who was from a mage family, lived doing nothing but training under Alarlong, so shouldn’t Balpatan from a knight family be even more rigorous?

“I thought knights were supposed to be devoted to training…”

Alsicle said the same thing. Balpatan waved his hand dismissively.

“That’s all because old stories and fairy tales distorted things. Modern knights do training, but they also focus on social activities and friendships with other friends…”

“What did you say, Balpatan?”

When a stern voice came from behind, Balpatan was so startled he almost fell over.

“…there are guys who try to prioritize that, but those are guys who don’t even know which family they’re from! Wardanaz. Knights live on blood, sweat, and iron. Got it!”

“Ah, yes.”

Lee Han and Alsicle looked pathetically at Balpatan, who had collapsed awkwardly with his posture crumbling.

What entered through the door behind was an elf knight who was tall and slender, matching Lee Han’s height.

The elf knight had long golden hair tied tightly back in a single bundle, and wore thick heavy armor treated with magic as naturally as if it were comfortable clothes.

No matter how many spells were cast on it, the heavy armor that knights wore in battle was usually not worn casually due to its weight and inconvenience.

The fact that she walked around so naturally wearing such heavy armor showed how strong she was as a knight.

‘That person must be Moradi’s… no, older sister.’

“Greetings. Are you by any chance Lady Jicklin of the Moradi family?”

At Lee Han’s question, the elf turned her head and nodded.

“Welcome to the Moradi family. Lord Lee Han of the Wardanaz family. Lord Alsicle of the Penguerin family. I have prepared gifts as a token of friendship.”

“Oh.”

Both Lee Han and Alsicle were surprised.

To receive such serious hospitality for an unofficial visit where they just casually came along with the Skeleton Principal, not even an official visit.

This actually made the recipients feel more embarrassed.

“Ah, no. It’s fine. We don’t deserve to receive such things…”

However, Jicklin firmly shook her head.

“The Wardanaz family is a family that supports the Empire’s magic, isn’t it? You naturally deserve to receive this. Likewise, the Penguerin family is the family that prevented the beaver beastmen’s rebellion. I have always respected you.”

‘It sounds strange when put together with the Wardanaz family.’

Alsicle felt uncomfortable inside.

Of course, any family would fall short in Empire contributions when put together with the Wardanaz family, but hearing it like this face-to-face was quite embarrassing.

Just skip over it!

“Th-thank you. If you ever visit the Wardanaz family later, I will also prepare a gift.”

Lee Han said while accepting the sword that Jicklin offered.

It was a sword made by cleanly refining quality steel. It had solid balance and looked good enough to have value as a decorative item.

‘Can I sell this later?’

“Are you inviting me?”

Jicklin asked back without any change in expression. Lee Han was slightly flustered.

“Pardon?”

“I asked if you were inviting me.”

“Well… yes?”

It was naturally just polite conversation, but when the other person spoke like that, he couldn’t deny it.

When Lee Han said that, Jicklin nodded.

“Then let’s set a time together next time.”

“…”

Alsicle was about to say “Please visit sometime” as a greeting, but seeing what happened to Lee Han, he swallowed it.

Jicklin looked at the two seriously.

“Before we have an in-depth discussion about today’s visit… Balpatan. Why are you here? What about today’s training?”

“I, I finished it all.”

“Yesterday’s training amount must have been insufficient, so why aren’t you making up for it?”

Balpatan’s eyes shook up, down, left, and right.

Sensing danger, Balpatan sold out his junior.

“Oh right! This Wardanaz here led the Chestnut Knights and defeated those anti-magic extremist bastards!”

“…!”

Lee Han was shocked.

‘As expected, knight bastards are all untrustworthy!’

Who would have thought a White Tiger Tower student would betray him like this!

Balpatan did his best to continue the story.

The achievements this junior had made this year were interesting stories for knights, but for someone like Jicklin who was filled with loyalty, honor, and chivalry, they were eye-opening tales.

“The King of Ghouls… anti-magic extremists… the Frost Giant King… good at swordsmanship too…”

“Wait.”

When Jicklin raised her hand and stopped Balpatan’s words, Balpatan flinched, wondering if he had made a mistake.

Were his intentions too obvious?

“I’ll hear it directly. Balpatan. Go make up for yesterday’s insufficient training.”

“…Understood.”

Balpatan walked out with sad eyes like a cow being dragged to the slaughterhouse.

Jicklin sat down without any change in expression. Lee Han and Alsicle looked at each other, feeling somehow suffocated.

‘This is getting too difficult when we just wanted to greet lightly before the banquet, isn’t it?’

Alsicle said with his eyes.

It was better when they were chatting noisily with other knights; this knight called Jicklin was so serious that just sitting still made the atmosphere suffocating.

For Alsicle, who was from a noble family by birth, such situations were not familiar.

‘You’re right.’

‘There is a good method though.’

‘What is it?’

“Lady Jicklin of the Moradi family. I have some special sardines that I left at the lodging, may I go get them?”

“Please do so.”

Alsicle nodded and quickly slipped out.

Seeing that, Lee Han was shocked once again.

‘As expected, mage bastards are all untrustworthy!’

To make an excuse and slip out by himself.

Lee Han was angry at himself for not thinking of that idea first.

“??”

His junior looked puzzled at Lee Han clenching his fists.

Why is he acting like that?

“Lord Lee Han of the Wardanaz family.”

“Ah. You can call me casually.”

“Understood. Wardanaz.”

‘Isn’t that too casual?’

Lee Han realized he should be careful with jokes in front of this person.

“Are there any inconveniences with your visit to the family?”

“The knights are too annoying… I mean, no.”

Lee Han changed his words, thinking that if he said the knights were annoying, they might all be called out and receive corporal punishment.

Jicklin nodded seriously and asked again.

“Are there any questions about your visit to the family?”

Eandurude, who was beside him, unconsciously wiped the sweat from his forehead.

For Eandurude, who had only experienced battles in the arena, this was a suffocating conversation he had never experienced before.

Strangely, he felt breathless!

“There isn’t…”

“Then was there anything disappointing about your visit to the family?”

‘This is bad. I need to think of something.’

Lee Han concentrated as he watched his junior suffer.

If he didn’t answer, this clumsy knight would keep repeating the same few predetermined topics over and over.

His junior wasn’t the type to bring up topics first either. Only Lee Han could do it here.

“Ah. I have a curious question. Which craftsman made that armor?”

“Are you interested in armor?”

“Yes? Yes.”

“Hmm. It’s armor I’ve cherished since I was young, but if someone of Wardanaz bloodline is interested, I’d like to gift it as a token of respect…”

“That’s really not necessary!”

Lee Han hastily stopped Jicklin.

This elf knight was a formidable opponent.

No matter what topic he brought up, she absorbed it like quicksand.

What kind of topic would he need to bring up to face this person?

* * *

Balpatan, who had escaped outside, didn’t forget about his junior and immerse himself in training, but instead earnestly searched for Giselle.

Balpatan had a conscience too.

“Giselle, Giselle!”

“?”

Giselle, who was reading a magic book while dressed in casual clothes, was puzzled by the sight of her relative running toward her in a hurry.

“What’s the matter?”

“This is serious. Lady Jicklin is trying to make your close friend faint! Your mage friend!”

“…?”

Giselle raised her eyebrows in confusion.

She wasn’t surprised that her sister Jicklin would make someone faint. That had already happened several times.

Jicklin, who had no talent for conversation and was taciturn and serious in everything, had the power to suffocate listeners wherever she went.

New visiting knights would come to see Jicklin out of respect for her as an excellent knight, only to collapse from suffocation – this was like an annual event that happened every year at the fortress.

What surprised Giselle was the talk of a close friend.

Among the external guests currently at the fortress, the only mage was the Skeleton Principal.

Even so, being close friends with the Skeleton Principal was a bit…

“I’m not really close friends with the Principal, am I?”

“What are you talking about? Wardanaz! I’m talking about Wardanaz!”

Giselle spat the tea she was drinking at her relative’s face. Balpatan used knight techniques to twist his body and dodge.

“What are you doing?!”

“That… what… no. No…”

Giselle, who had been suffering from choking, put down her magic book and regained her composure.

“Let me confirm one by one. By Wardanaz, do you mean Lee Han?”

“That’s right. You’re close.”

“…When, how, and why did he visit?”

“He came with the Principal?”

“…!”

Giselle realized her mistake.

Come to think of it, that Wardanaz Family Boy had been receiving the Principal’s abundant affection since his first year, and was the top student who would inherit evil magic.

Naturally, when the Skeleton Principal visited the fortress, he could have come along.

‘How did I miss this.’

Giselle blamed her own judgment. She should have naturally checked who came with him.

“But why do you say we’re close?”

“Huh, aren’t you close?”

“…”

Giselle pondered.

Would it be okay to say they weren’t close here?

‘Not only within the family, but when other knights of the fortress hear it, saying we’re deliberately not close to the Wardanaz Family might sound strange. They might misunderstand that we have bad relations or grudges.’

“…we are.”

“Huh?”

“We’re close. I said we’re close.”

“Why, why are you glaring like that? What did I do wrong?”

Balpatan was flustered when Giselle answered while glaring at him as if she wanted to kill him.

He couldn’t figure out what he had done wrong.

“So why is sister going after Wardanaz?”

“She heard that a guest had come, so she went to see him.”

“Wait. Since I didn’t hear about it, it must not have been an official visit, so how did sister hear about it?”

“…The knights skipped training to go see him and were talking about it when they got caught…?”

“…”

Giselle looked at Balpatan with shock and dismay.

Even the great Balpatan felt embarrassed receiving such a look from a relative younger than himself.

“I… I went after finishing all my training.”

“…”

“N-now isn’t the time to assign blame. I saw before I escaped that he was suffocating. You go and stop Lady Jicklin. She listens to you.”

‘Should I really kill him.’

Giselle stood up, vowing to definitely make this relative’s winter vacation hell.

If he came for an unofficial visit, they just needed to quietly host him and let him go, but what was this about the family’s knights and even other northern knights coming to visit and making a fuss?

“So just by reducing this casting speed?”

“Exactly. As expected of Lord Moradi. Excellent. Among battle mages, the cra… I mean, the outstanding ones are skilled in such techniques.”

“I’m surprised. Do battle mages always train like this? But if you focus on casting speed like this, doesn’t the destructive power become insufficient?”

“You’ve hit the mark perfectly. As expected of Lord Moradi. Excellent.”

“You flatter me.”

Hearing the conversation from inside the room, Balpatan and Giselle looked at each other in surprise.

“Wait, he didn’t collapse??”

“This is the first time I’ve seen sister being so talkative…”

‘You call that talkative?’

Balpatan was horrified by Giselle’s words.

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