Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 658
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Chapter 658
“I heard Baldrogard students came?”
Just then, Alsicle entered the reception room building, munching on sardines.
“They left.”
“Already?”
Alsicle was puzzled.
It was quite strange for them to just leave without meeting him, knowing that Alsicle of the Penguerin family was there.
“That’s what I’m saying. They even left their reagent pouch behind.”
“I should take it to them.”
Without knowing it, Alsicle had saved the lives of two Baldrogard students.
It was such a good deed that two anonymous families would later provide Alsicle with massive research support.
“You didn’t bully them, did you?”
“They said they’d show us magic, so we watched a little, and we just showed them some magic in return as courtesy.”
“Oh no…”
Alsicle realized his mistake from the Einroguard students’ words.
“Then of course they’d be demoralized.”
“What? What magic did we show that would demoralize them?”
Lee Han was dumbfounded, but his friends somewhat understood.
After all, there was a friend from the Wardanaz family right in front of them who had been crushing the self-esteem of new students who thought ‘Maybe I have some talent?’ since the beginning of the semester last year.
“Baldrogard kids aren’t very good at magic. Most of them do it as a hobby.”
“Isn’t Baldrogard one of the twin pillars of the Empire’s magic schools, alongside Einroguard?”
Siana tilted her head.
She couldn’t quite understand what Alsicle was saying.
The guys who came earlier were like that too, and she had occasionally heard rumors saying ‘Baldrogard is one of the twin pillars of the Empire’s magic schools, alongside Einroguard!’
“That’s a rumor spread by Baldrogard students.”
“…”
“…”
Lee Han and his friends were shocked.
Imperial rumors really couldn’t be trusted at all.
“All the other magic schools also claim to be the twin pillars alongside Einroguard. It just spreads well because there are many high-ranking Baldrogard students.”
“Those despicable bastards!”
Gainando jumped up and down.
Not practicing magic but spreading fame through such despicable methods!
“Is that even allowed?”
“It’s not allowed. It’s insulting to you guys. Lord Gonadaltes really hates it too.”
“The Principal would definitely hate that.”
“Yeah. Last time, a Kalarogard graduate got drunk and talked about twin pillars in front of Lord Gonadaltes, and got buried alive underground. You guys should watch your words around Lord Gonadaltes too.”
“…”
The students pretended not to hear the much more extreme story than they had expected.
Lee Han became curious about Baldrogard and asked.
“But Lord Alsicle. Even so, how can they pass exams by doing it as a hobby when it’s a magic school?”
“Exams?”
Alsicle flapped his wings, puzzled.
He didn’t understand what Lee Han was talking about.
“What exams?”
“I mean the internal exams at Baldrogard.”
“Oh. Baldrogard doesn’t have exams.”
The shocking statement made the surroundings quiet and the air turn cold.
Alsicle didn’t know, but all the students were staring with eyes wide in shock.
“It’s an internal school rule that it’s not right to arbitrarily evaluate dignified nobles.”
“Cra… Crazy bastards!”
“Lady Siana…”
“I’m, I’m sorry.”
“How can they do that? How?”
“Send a petition to His Imperial Majesty! Those sons of bitches!”
“Let’s just go and burn it down!”
“…Is it really something to get that angry about?”
Alsicle was flustered by the more intense reaction than expected.
What did Baldrogard not having exams have to do with Einroguard?
But the students’ anger didn’t subside. Gainando stomped his feet and threw his magic book upward, then got hit by Lee Han.
Lee Han stopped his friends and asked again.
“But there was a student there who said his skills were among the best. If there are no exams, do they just judge among themselves?”
“Uh… Baldrogard professors would tell all students they’re among the best if they ask about their skills.”
“…”
“Should, should I have gone to Baldrogard?”
Gainando muttered without realizing it.
His friends, having discovered a traitor, denounced him with angry voices.
“Lee Han! Gainando says he wants to go to Baldrogard!”
“This traitor! No wonder you seemed suspicious from when you were invited!”
“No, no! It’s a joke! A joke!”
Alsicle cleared his throat, feeling like he had only badmouthed Baldrogard.
“I won’t deny that Baldrogard’s teaching is a bit… lax.”
“A bit?”
“Do you perhaps not know what ‘a bit’ means…?”
At the students’ angry reaction, Alsicle closed his ears and pretended not to hear.
“But Baldrogard does produce excellent mages. While lower-grade students don’t know their shortcomings, as time passes, some start to notice they’re lacking.”
Baldrogard students who realized their magic skills weren’t that great as they advanced in grades were divided into two groups.
One group that engaged in mental victory saying ‘What’s important isn’t magic but noble bloodline’ and went to enjoy social activities.
The other group that belatedly devoted themselves to the study of magic.
And usually the latter was much fewer.
‘I shouldn’t tell them this.’
Alsicle conscientiously tried to hide the fact that the latter was much fewer.
He felt like he had only told bad stories about Baldrogard.
“Do they really come out?”
“Maybe one per grade?”
“…”
Seeing the perceptive Einroguard students, Alsicle changed the subject.
“What magic did you show them? You didn’t show magic yourself, did you, Wardanaz?”
“I didn’t show any. Other friends showed them.”
“Phew. That’s a relief.”
Alsicle let out a sigh of relief.
If Lee Han had personally prepared and shown magic, the shock to the Baldrogard students would have been beyond imagination.
“Then those guys should be fine too.”
“They should be. We talked quite a lot about magic, so I hope they’ll take interest in magic even after returning.”
His friends exchanged glances with complicated expressions.
It seemed like it would have been better if Lee Han had shown them directly…
* * *
After the Baldrogard students’ visit ended (strangely, the Baldrogard students never visited again after that) and a few days passed, Lee Han was summoned by Mrs. Kraha.
“I was curious if you were doing well, so I called you here.”
“Thanks to your consideration, I’m doing well. Mrs. Kraha.”
Mrs. Kraha hesitated for a moment, then folded her fan and asked carefully.
“But were all those students who visited the manor really Gainando’s friends?”
“…Yes.”
Lee Han was slightly flustered. Sensing this, the other person coughed awkwardly.
“I was just a little curious.”
“I, I see.”
“I’m curious about what you plan to do today. If you haven’t decided where to go out, I’d like to make a recommendation.”
“Ah. I have somewhere to go today. I’m planning to tour the shopping district with my junior.”
Lee Han was thinking of taking Eandurude around the shopping district with his friends.
Since Eandurude had so few belongings, he wanted to get her various necessary things.
Being such a bustling commercial city, they should be able to buy various items that couldn’t be found elsewhere.
“Junior? As far as I know, you shouldn’t be able to meet Einroguard juniors right now…”
Mrs. Kraha spoke with eyes that showed confusion through her veil.
Lee Han briefly explained what had happened during this winter break.
“…So I’ve been taking care of her briefly until she can enter.”
“!!!”
Mrs. Kraha looked at Lee Han with surprised eyes.
To think the Wardanaz family boy would take such good care of others!
No matter how she looked at it, it was hard to believe.
“By any chance, does Lord Wardanaz have a hobby of taking care of people who look pitiful?!”
“Huh? No, I don’t.”
“Gainando too…”
“…”
At the other person’s words, Lee Han was so dumbfounded he was speechless.
“That junior probably has no money, so how do you plan to pay for the items?”
“For now, I’m thinking of paying myself.”
The Empire’s wealthy would laugh at it, but by Lee Han’s standards, he had accumulated quite a bit of wealth.
It was thanks to working hard throughout the past year. Not just anyone could save over a hundred Empire gold coins.
As such, he could spend this much on his junior.
And…
“That won’t do.”
“Pardon?”
“The Kraha family will pay. We can’t fail to do even this much for a guest who came to our manor.”
“Oh, it’s really fine. I was thinking of billing the principal when I return to school.”
“…”
Mrs. Kraha was surprised once again.
To think a boy who would soon become a second-year would go to present a bill to the skeleton principal.
It took not just courage but would be impossible without a close relationship.
“…You really don’t have a hobby of taking care of people who look pitiful, right?”
“No, why on earth would you have such a misunderstanding?”
“Never mind… Then let’s do this. I’ll give Lord Wardanaz gold coins as a gift. Lord Wardanaz, please use them for your junior. Since you used your own money, you can submit the bill to the principal, right?”
“My goodness! What a great method! I’ll do that!”
“…”
Mrs. Kraha, who had planned to force it if the other person politely refused, was slightly flustered by Lee Han’s immediate acceptance.
…Does he not get along well with the principal?
“But are you really sure about this? I’m worried you might be wasting too much gold…”
“It’s fine. There are places I can save money.”
* * *
“Mother cut off my allowance!”
Gainando walked among his friends with a tearful expression.
“What kind of trouble did you cause?”
“Really, you should have stopped oversleeping so much.”
“Gainando. You’re not from a knight family, but getting up early is…”
“Ah, it’s not that! It’s all because of you guys!”
“???”
At the sudden accusation, the friends were puzzled.
What did we do??
Nilia said hesitantly.
“By, by any chance, was she angry because you ate too many cookies?”
“She said most of you don’t get allowances during breaks and earn money by working yourselves, so I should follow my friends around and learn!”
“…”
Lee Han quietly tucked the pouch he received from Mrs. Kraha into his clothes.
If Gainando saw the family crest engraved on the pouch, he might figure out the truth.
“Gainando. I’ll buy you cotton candy over there, so cheer up.”
“L… Lee Han…!”
At Lee Han’s words, Gainando was about to be moved but hesitated.
“I don’t have to study as much as I eat, right?”
“No. I’m just buying it for you.”
“Lee Han…!”
Gainando’s tearful expression cleared up.
At least he had one real friend.
“What does Eandurude need?”
“Should we buy some more clothes first? All the clothes she received at the manor are formal wear that’s too uncomfortable to move in… She’ll probably need comfortable clothes.”
When clothes were mentioned, Eandurude struggled, saying she didn’t want dresses. Lee Han soothed his junior, saying.
“No. No. We’re not going to buy clothes. We’re going to buy weapons.”
“…Weapons are good…”
Lee Han gave a look. It was a signal to drag her to the clothing store before the junior realized.
“I think she’ll also need small alchemy pots or mortars and pestles.”
“Why those?”
“She might be able to earn money through alchemy when she comes out during breaks.”
‘She might not even learn alchemy…?’
Yoner thought this to himself but nodded.
Actually, Yoner also found it very enjoyable to pick out alchemy tools for his junior.
“I also have something I’d like to recommend. Lock-picking tools…”
“Hmm. Then I’d like to recommend some decent armor.”
“Mage cards! She needs mage cards too!”
Except for Eandurude, it was enjoyable shopping for everyone. Lee Han nodded with a pleased expression.
“Let’s go around one by one…”
At the end of the path ahead of Lee Han as he was about to walk, he saw the figure of a familiar mage.
It was Professor Boladi.
“…Should we return to the manor today and go around tomorrow?”
“???”
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