Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 653

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Chapter 653

After Gainando was dragged off to the punishment room, the friends were introduced to their respective guest rooms…

“Lord Wardanaz will stay in this Blue Horn Manor, Lord Meikin in this Red Spirit Manor, Lady Nilia in this Right Shadow Manor…”

…Actually, they weren’t introduced to rooms, but rather each received their own manor to stay in.

Surprisingly, the large building they had thought was the Kraha family’s manor was merely a reception manor placed at the main gate.

Lee Han spoke with a face that looked like he had fallen in love with the Kraha family.

“Should I go rescue Gainando right now?”

“Hold back, Lee Han! Lady Kraha would appreciate being treated normally rather than being coddled!”

Yoner and the friends quickly grabbed Lee Han’s arms.

From the look in his eyes, it wouldn’t be surprising if he went to rescue Gainando immediately.

“Haha. It’s a joke. Just a joke.”

“It didn’t sound like a joke at all.”

Nilia muttered in a startled voice.

This was the first time she had seen Wardanaz with such a happy expression.

A despairing Wardanaz was scary, but a happy Wardanaz had something even more eerie about him.

“The wealth of the Kraha family really is amazing. Lee Han. There are no families like this in the north…”

“Isn’t the Moradi family decent too?”

“Haha. Lee Han. Even though the Moradi family’s territory is large, compared to here it’s nothing but a prison! There’s nothing there!”

“…”

Lee Han, who had brought up the topic to encourage Durgyu, was slightly flustered by Durgyu’s cold response.

The people most critical in evaluating the harsh and cold northern lands of the Empire were the northerners themselves.

Nilia looked disgusted at the size of the private manor she would be staying in.

Having to stay alone in such a huge manor with only servants. Already the nightmare of her first visit to the Meikin family was coming back to her.

The difference this time was that Yoner would also be in a different manor!

“Nilia. Will you be okay?”

“Wh-what are you talking about? I’m totally fine! The Meikin family was much more demanding! This is totally easy!”

“…”

“…”

Not only Lee Han who had asked the question, but Yoner also looked at Nilia as if dumbfounded.

Nilia blushed and hastily explained.

“I wasn’t saying the Meikin family was a difficult place!”

“Yeah, I know.”

“Calm down, Nilia.”

Lee Han asked Yoner with his eyes to visit her often.

Yoner was nodding when he hesitated.

“Lee Han, what are you planning to do? You’re not thinking of going to rescue Gainando, are you?”

“…N-no. I’m just going to meet him and come back.”

* * *

Gainando, who was released only after two days had passed, sat among his friends grumbling.

Since the family’s estate was so vast and the manors where each stayed were far apart, the friends mainly gathered in the garden near the reception manor.

“Only one of you came to see me!”

“What are you talking about, Gainando. Everyone went to see you. But they told us not to come too often, so we came back.”

“Oh, really?”

Yoner nodded solemnly as if that were true. The friends were puzzled.

‘When did we go to see him?’

It seemed like no one except Lee Han had gone…

“What did you do for fun while I was gone? Magic card games? Magazine discussions?”

“We took some walks, met some guests staying at the manor…”

“Lady Nilia was really amazing.”

Priest Siana looked at Nilia with an expression of admiration. The other friends also expressed agreement.

She spoke so well that rumors like ‘When will Lady Nilia come out?’ and ‘I’d like to meet her too’ spread among the guests.

“I never want to meet them again…”

However, Nilia drooped her ears.

When she came out of the manor for a walk, an unfamiliar noble appeared every fifty meters to strike up a conversation.

Her head went blank and she couldn’t even remember what she had said.

“Didn’t you meet any on your way here today? There should have been some people walking the promenade hoping to meet you.”

“I drank an invisibility potion and crawled through the bushes. So what!”

“…R-right. Sorry for asking.”

“Ugh. I should have been there.”

Gainando shot a jealous look at Nilia, who had stolen the popularity in the manor’s social circles.

Nilia was incredulous.

Couldn’t this guy see that she had crawled through bushes to get here?

“What else?”

“Everyone taught Eandurude various things.”

Seeing Lee Han teach his junior, the other friends also wanted to teach something.

Yoner taught the basics of herbology, Nilia taught tips for navigating mountains, Durgyu taught simple combat techniques…

Eandurude sat dejected in a corner. Seeing this, Gainando clapped his hands as if he understood.

“Finally realized how amazing we seniors are!”

“No. She’s like that because the new clothes are uncomfortable. Eandurude. You need to be able to endure wearing clothes like this.”

“Grrrr.”

“You need to answer with proper words.”

“I understand…”

While the friends were chattering, Alsicle appeared. The penguin beastman mage’s face looked even more tired than when he had arrived.

“What’s wrong?”

“The people here keep inviting me… I don’t know how much sardine I’ve eaten.”

“Oh my. You should refuse.”

“I can’t. Research requires a lot of gold coins. I never know when or how I might receive sponsorship, so I can’t be rude.”

Alsicle slumped down.

The junior mages looked somewhat impressed by their senior mage’s haggard appearance.

The greatness of a mage was revealed not only when researching complex magic, but also in their perseverance to conduct that research.

“Oh right. I heard Baldrogard students are visiting, so I said that was fine.”

“…Lord Penguerin!!!”

“You can’t do this!”

“We were just respecting you! Traitor!”

Alsicle answered the junior mages’ reactions with a voice full of fatigue.

“I’m also a guest, so how can I refuse a visit?”

“You should have said you’d summon a blizzard on the manor if Baldrogard students visited!”

‘It’s your family though…’

Alsicle was dumbfounded by Gainando’s frantic behavior.

This was the first time in his life someone had told him to summon a blizzard on his own family’s manor.

At least Lee Han regained his composure and asked first.

“What’s the reason for the Baldrogard students’ visit?”

“They probably heard rumors about you. Rumors that Einroguard students are staying at the Kraha family manor.”

“I see. Then the Baldrogard students’ purpose must be to achieve a cowardly victory against other magic school students to claim that petty honor.”

“…N-no. It’s not that.”

Alsicle was flustered when even Lee Han reacted this way.

“They’re probably just coming to greet you since you’re students from another magic school. There’s nothing wrong with mages building connections with each other. I don’t think they have such intentions.”

The students didn’t seem very receptive to Alsicle’s words either.

“What if the Baldrogard students come with some suspicious scheme?”

“Given their level, it’ll probably just be some bragging about themselves…”

Baldrogard students were basically like hothouse flowers as mages, not particularly obsessed with magic.

Even if they came to brag about themselves, it wouldn’t be at such an impressive level.

“But they’ll still brag, won’t they?”

“Well, Baldrogard students are also mages from a magic school, so they’ll probably brag about their magic…”

“Unforgivable!”

The other friends nodded at Priest Siana’s words.

If they came to the mansion to brag about magic, they wouldn’t let it slide!

Eandurude tilted her head and asked Lee Han.

“What’s Baldrogard?”

“Haha. It’s the name of an enemy.”

“Enemy!”

‘Should I have really stopped them…?’

Alsicle began to regret whether he should have summoned a blizzard at the mansion.

* * *

“Look over there! Those are Baldrogard students!”

“Honorable mages of Baldrogard. How impressive!”

Hearing the voices from the roadside, Ingsen and Basiyu smiled contentedly.

They could feel that Baldrogard’s name had spread not just throughout the west, but across the entire Empire.

“Are Einroguard students really at the mansion?”

“Yes!”

“I’m curious about their magical abilities. Einroguard is a magic school of the Empire that rivals Baldrogard.”

“That’s right. The twin pillars leading the Empire’s magic!”

These two students were casually spouting nonsense that would make the Skeleton Principal immediately transform them into insects if he heard it.

But it couldn’t be helped.

What could students who had only spent about a year at Baldrogard know about the Empire’s magical world?

Second and third-year Baldrogard students gradually realized that the evaluation of the two schools differed quite a bit among real mages, but they didn’t tell their juniors about it.

It was to maintain Baldrogard’s dignity and honor.

And since ordinary people of the Empire, excluding mages, thought of the two schools similarly, it wasn’t completely wrong either.

“Basiyu. Keep this between us. I’m thinking of getting light revenge for our seniors.”

“Revenge! What do you mean by that?”

“Remember the seniors who visited Einroguard last time?”

At Ingsen’s words, Basiyu recalled his memories.

There were indeed seniors who had visited the Einroguard festival last year.

“Ah. Right. That happened.”

“Back then, the Einroguard mages despicably sent out upperclassmen to humiliate our seniors.”

“Yes! How could they do such a despicable thing…!”

Both were indignant.

The Baldrogard students who visited Einroguard last year were merely second or third years.

To humiliate such guests, Einroguard cowardly sent out a fourth-year student.

Moreover, that fourth-year student was cold and despicable (according to the seniors who told the story) and even had the wickedness to catch Baldrogard students off guard and ambush them with water elemental magic.

“This is the first I’m hearing about an ambush?”

“No. They said there was an ambush. They used some kind of trickery.”

“Come to think of it, it was strange that they were defeated so easily despite being thoroughly prepared!”

Listening to it, it did seem like trickery was used.

Otherwise, no matter how high the grade, there’s no way they would have been defeated so one-sidedly.

“And they said it was a fifth year.”

“What? Really? I heard it was a fourth year.”

“No. The seniors looked into it again and said it was a fifth year.”

“Fifth year?! Even more cowardly!”

Ingsen fumed as if his noble honor had been tainted.

It wasn’t even a fourth year but a fifth year.

Those Einroguard students were truly despicable.

“I think Einroguard is like that because they accept other kinds besides nobles. They accept everyone from knights to slaves!”

“Basiyu. Don’t say such undignified things. The Professor warned us too. That excellent mages should be respected regardless of bloodline.”

“That’s true, but look now. Our Baldrogard is honorable while Einroguard has fallen. What’s the difference?”

Ingsen couldn’t deny Basiyu’s words.

Baldrogard students would never send out a fifth-year student to humiliate guests.

“But Ingsen. How will you get revenge? Vulgar acts don’t suit your honor.”

“It’s simple. As a mage, I’ll get revenge with magic!”

Ingsen declared while gripping his staff.

They didn’t know the Einroguard students’ abilities yet, but Basiyu wasn’t worried at all. Ingsen’s skills were among the best of Baldrogard’s first-year students.

“I’ve prepared several spells for a day like this. They’re not magic widely spread throughout the Empire, so even Einroguard students won’t know them. If I ask them to solve these spells, what kind of reaction will the Einroguard students show?”

“Ingsen, your magic is as magnificent as your honor!”

The two exchanged solemn smiles and nodded at each other.

Now it was time to reclaim their seniors’ tarnished honor from the Einroguard students.

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