Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 639

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Chapter 639

While everyone was deeply moved, Arsil opened his mouth. Lee Han was slightly flustered.

“Huh. You want to give gifts to my friends? You don’t have to… No, brother. Please don’t feel hurt. There are some dangerous things, you know. You’ll really give something that’s not dangerous? Last time you told me the same thing… That was actually because you knew it was dangerous but still wanted to give me something good? No, what are you doing right now?”

Lee Han felt emotional.

Why does he keep putting in affection I didn’t even ask for when I’m asking for something that’s not dangerous!

“Lee Han. I’m curious about what it means that he speaks the spirit language…”

Yoner was curious about what kind of person Lee Han’s brother really was.

And mixed in with that curiosity was a bit of wicked anticipation.

Just like Yoner had been embarrassed because of his crazy sister, he wanted to see Lee Han embarrassed because of his crazy brother!

“What kind of gift?”

“Wait. Gainando. The spirit language…”

“Is the spirit language important? He just said gift! You did say gift, right?”

The tactless relative rushed to Lee Han and asked.

Since a mysterious-looking person was offering gifts, he couldn’t help but be tempted.

“He did say gift, but you need to be careful. Gainando. Most of the gifts brother gave were all strange.”

Arsil became slightly dejected and made excuses. Of course, the ungrateful younger brother didn’t even pretend to listen.

“He’s asking if Gainando likes the mage card game? He does like it, but… No. Brother. Please don’t give him mage card game-related gifts. He does nothing but that all day.”

“What? You’ll give me mage cards?!”

Gainando caught the conversation content amazingly well despite not being able to hear the spirit language.

“Me! Me! I want to receive it! If you give it to me, I’ll use it gratefully for life!”

Arsil smiled warmly and handed over a case made of tough leather. Gainando received it with confusion.

“Huh, is this telling me to study?”

“No. He says it’s not a pencil case but a case for storing mage cards?”

“It’s a leather case!”

Gainando smiled warmly and put cards in the case. Then Arsil explained.

“He says it’s not an ordinary case? It will give advice when playing mage card games.”

“…!”

Gainando was shocked.

Among artifacts, those with self-awareness or intelligence were extremely rare.

Moreover, if it was dedicated to mage card games, it was even rarer.

Who would spend expensive costs to make an artifact that gives advice on mage cards?

“R-really?!”

“But since it’s a game decided by luck anyway, does advice have meaning?”

“Don’t talk nonsense, Lee Han! How important skill is in mage card games!”

At Gainando’s outcry, Nilia was puzzled.

“Didn’t he always lose to Wardanaz?”

“Leave him alone. I guarantee he won’t win even with advice.”

Despite his friends’ slander, Gainando didn’t care.

He thought that while bad luck was a cause of his low win rate, occasional judgment mistakes also played a significant part.

If he could just eliminate those mistakes with advice, he could definitely win!

“Hehe. Now no one can stop me…”

“Brother is asking if you’d like to play a light game, how about it?”

“Good!”

Gainando became delighted and took out cards from the case.

Arsil also smiled and took out cards. Seeing cards like 【Wandering Bookstore Owner】 and 【Swirling Wind Spirit】, Gainando smiled with satisfaction.

They were cards that weren’t particularly rare or expensive.

And 10 minutes later.

“…”

Gainando just blinked his eyes in shock from losing 5 games out of 5.

He didn’t just lose, but lost much more overwhelmingly than usual.

“L-Lee Han, isn’t this giving wrong advice?!”

Lee Han answered indifferently.

“Brother can hear the voices of spirits.”

“So what?”

“The spirits tell him all your cards. It’ll be hard to win.”

“!?”

Gainando looked at the spirits in horror.

To interfere with the sacred card game!

“H-how can the spirits do this…! How!”

The spirits giggled and talked to Arsil regardless. Arsil also laughed and answered the spirits.

“B-brother, are you perhaps mocking me?!”

“He’s just saying the sunlight is nice today.”

Gainando, who had been dizzy from the shock of defeat, changed targets.

“Lee Han. Just one game!”

“Alright. I got it. I got it.”

Normally he would have immediately hit the back of his head and told him to study, but today his heart softened slightly since a guest had come from far away.

Besides, the coachman had disappeared too…

‘If I lose appropriately, he’ll be happy.’

Lee Han planned to lose appropriately for Gainando’s happiness.

Actually, if Lee Han won, they’d have to play several more games, so it was a natural choice.

Fortunately, the leather case Arsil gave seemed to be an ordinary artifact without any particular side effects (boring and uninteresting by Arsil’s standards).

“So you’re telling me to play this 【Palm Tree Knights】 here?”

Gainando muttered and conversed with the leather case.

“But Lee Han just played three 【Swift Skeleton Warrior】 cards on the plain? If I don’t play a card to protect me here, couldn’t I die next turn? It’s okay? He can’t kill me? …I understand. Then I’ll trust you and play 【Palm Tree Knights】!”

Gainando confidently played the knights card. With brilliant light, the knights moved within the card.

And Lee Han commanded the 【Swift Skeleton Warriors】 to finish off Gainando’s remaining life.

“…N-no!!! You said it was okay!!!”

Gainando shouted at the leather case.

“What do you mean I was unlucky! What if the advice is like this! My judgment was right!”

“…We played one game? I’m done now.”

Lee Han and his friends quickly turned around while Gainando was fighting with the leather case.

If they got caught here, they’d have to play several more games.

Arsil gave Nilia a comb made of jade as a gift.

“Th-thank you! …But what kind of artifact is this?”

“When you comb your hair, enemies can’t find you for a while… No, brother. This was that kind of item?! If it’s something like that, you should have just told me…!”

Arsil waved his hand as if it was an uninteresting item. Then he gave Yoner an inkwell containing ink that continuously changed colors.

“This is ink that writes letters the owner’s enemies cannot see. …Brother. Please, can’t you give me gifts like this from now on?”

Yoner picked up a quill and wrote ‘Gainando is stupid’ on paper.

“Gainando?”

“What?”

Gainando, who had been fuming because he lost due to arguing with the leather case, turned his head.

“Can you see this?”

“Huh? It’s just paper.”

Yoner nodded with satisfaction.

“Thank you.”

Arsil greeted lightly as if it was nothing special.

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After finishing their greetings, the friends toured the manor and conversed with Lee Han’s new junior as guests who visit the manor typically do (Gainando got his hand bitten).

Then they all sat together in the study and began studying magic. Not particularly because they loved magic, but because there wasn’t much else to do at the manor.

After about three days passed, Gainando pleaded with an expression that made it hard to distinguish whether this place was Einroguard or outside.

“At least let us tour the territory. Lee Han… I might die if I stay here any longer.”

“Be quiet. Just study in silence.”

Yoner scolded his relative while moving his quill pen.

Although Einroguard didn’t assign homework during vacation, considering the learning load, it was practically the same as having assignments.

If they didn’t prepare in advance for the areas they lacked in their first year, they would have to make up for it with their bodies when they entered school as second years.

‘Hmm. Nilia seems to want to rest too.’

Lee Han looked at Nilia. Nilia was frozen in an awkward position, having started to open her mouth.

She had clearly been about to agree with Gainando’s words but hesitated after seeing Yoner’s reaction.

“…Sightseeing wouldn’t be too bad either. Is there anywhere you’re curious about?”

Usually, even if a great noble family’s territory was far from the city, it wouldn’t be that boring.

Since numerous guests continuously visited and stayed, new balls, banquets, plays, and performances were constantly being held.

New guests could spend entire days just responding to such invitations.

However, the Wardanaz family’s territory was the most peculiar and alien place among great noble family territories.

With barely any guests, let alone people from the manor visible, there wasn’t much they could do.

The only possible activity was patrolling the territory.

A pleasant pastime that any family could enjoy – touring the family’s territory while getting fresh air and sightseeing…

“Lord Lee Han. You must not approach the western garden of the manor currently. The golems have rebelled and it will take some time to suppress them.”

Alarlong spoke politely and walked down the corridor. Lee Han said as if it couldn’t be helped.

“Oh my. The western garden is off-limits.”

“…”

Gainando regretted speaking up, but he couldn’t stop now.

Even a golem rebellion garden seemed better than continuing to study here.

“Then north! Let’s go north!”

“There’s a lake labyrinth to the north… Sir! Is it okay to enter the lake labyrinth now?”

“I don’t recommend it, Lord Lee Han. The currents in the lake labyrinth are quite turbulent right now, so it would be dangerous if you entered carelessly.”

“So he says.”

The three wanted to ask ‘What exactly is a lake labyrinth and why does it exist on the territory?’ but kept their mouths shut, afraid Lee Han might take them there to explain.

Fortunately, Lee Han wasn’t the only one at the manor. Arsil, who was passing by, heard the conversation and kindly spoke up.

“You said hyung would guide you to a nice place?”

“To the lake labyrinth?!”

When Gainando exclaimed in surprise, Lee Han spoke as if asking what he was talking about.

“The lake labyrinth is dangerous. Gainando. Even if you want to go, hold back.”

“No, no… I don’t want to go to the lake labyrinth…”

Arsil gestured for them to just follow him.

Since his younger brother’s friends had come to the manor like this, he wanted to give them an enjoyable experience.

“Hmm. I’m not sure if it’ll be okay.”

When Lee Han worried, his friends asked in confusion.

“Why?”

“The places hyung usually recommends are all somewhat strange and dangerous.”

“It’ll be fine.”

“Right. Lee Han. We’ve been to Einroguard too.”

Lee Han felt reassured by his friends’ confident appearance.

He could feel that they had all become much stronger thanks to attending Einroguard together.

“Right. You’re correct.”

Spirits appeared one by one around Arsil as he walked ahead, clearing stones from the dirt path and pushing aside thickets.

The spirits were clearing the way on their own, worried that Arsil might get hurt.

He hadn’t understood it well before, but now that he knew something about spirits, he could tell how amazing this was.

‘…I shouldn’t be envious.’

Lee Han repeated to himself and tried not to look.

Actually, it was natural that Arsil didn’t learn magic.

If he was loved by spirits like that, what would he need magic for?

Only people like Lee Han who weren’t loved by spirits needed magic…

‘Oh no. What am I thinking.’

Arsil’s pace gradually quickened. Lee Han’s group following behind also quickened accordingly.

The spirits were pushing them from behind.

“Here?”

Lee Han was puzzled by Arsil’s words as he stopped. There wasn’t anything particularly special around them.

Rumble-

The earth spirits made heavy sounds as they created an entrance.

An ancient tomb so old its age was unknowable revealed itself before their eyes.

Seeing this, Gainando unconsciously muttered.

“Isn’t this way more strange and dangerous than I thought?”

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