Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 666

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Chapter 666

“Ah. I should buy some snake food.”

Eandurude tilted her head in confusion.

The snakes nestled in her hair didn’t particularly need to eat food.

“I’m fine though?”

“Ah. Not you, this one here.”

Lee Han rolled up his sleeve to show the tail of the baby basilisk wrapped around his arm.

The basilisk made displeased hissing sounds at Eandurude while threateningly swishing its tail.

‘Why would he raise something like that?’

Eandurude couldn’t quite understand.

Perhaps Lee Han didn’t have the evil eye, so he carried something like that around?

It couldn’t be that he had a hobby of collecting strange and rare beasts…

“Wait here. I’ll buy some and come right back.”

“I’d like to look around too.”

“You can’t eat anything though.”

Eandurude patted her chest as if to say not to worry. Lee Han and Durgyu secretly exchanged glances.

‘We’ll have to stop her if necessary.’

‘I know, Lee Han.’

The 【Stables of Ten Thousand Demons Subdued】 located in Flahur City used space expansion magic to secure a pasture-sized area inside the building.

Naturally, befitting its scale, it didn’t just handle horses. It also dealt with various rare animals and monsters from the Empire.

Lee Han looked around the interior of the stables, which seemed roughly cobbled together from wood.

-Flying ones.

-Walking ones.

-Crawling ones.

…

Just looking at the signs scrawled in terrible handwriting above the doors leading to each pasture, he could guess the owner’s personality.

‘Hmm. The owner here is probably as far from kindness as the Einroguard professors.’

“I’m looking to buy a horse…”

“Go over there and look for yourself.”

“Yes. I went and looked. But between the brown horse and the black horse, which one is sturdier?”

“Both are sturdy.”

“No. But there must be one that’s sturdier than the other.”

“Stop calling them ‘ones.'”

“Excuse me?”

“I said stop calling them ‘ones.’ They can hear you.”

“What can hear? The horses? What can horses hear? Are you crazy?”

The customers nearby chuckled and began to slowly back away.

Lee Han also sensed trouble and stepped aside with Eandurude.

Bang!

One unlucky customer went flying out of the stables. The shop owner spat and came back.

Durgyu muttered in shock.

“Even in the Northern Region, people who do business like that are rare!”

“You’re right.”

“Lee Han. There seem to be quite a few people who look like regulars here, but why on earth?”

“Maybe because his skills are exceptional?”

“No matter how exceptional his skills are, still.”

‘Well, that’s a fair point too.’

He wrote ‘flying ones’ on his sign, but got angry when a customer called the horses ‘ones.’

He was as absurd as the Einroguard professors.

“Well, he probably isn’t personally close with anyone. There wouldn’t be anyone like that…”

Creak-

“Master Lightningstep! Welcome!”

The owner welcomed Professor Lightningstep as if his grumbling just moments ago had been a lie.

Professor Lightningstep, wearing a leather jacket and aviator goggles, waved his hand.

“How have you been, Skeleton Destroyer.”

“Master Lightningstep! I’m embarrassed. That old nickname.”

“Ah. Sorry about that.”

The two seemed very close. Seeing the professor shake hands with the owner, the Einroguard students quietly turned their heads away.

However, Professor Lightningstep’s perception was very sharp.

“Wardanaz. Choi. What are you doing over there?”

“We came to buy some pet food.”

“Go upstairs.”

Skeleton Destroyer, no, the stable owner yawned and gestured toward the stairs in the back.

The food that pets liked was organized over there.

However, Professor Lightningstep stopped them and asked.

If it was Lee Han’s pet, it wouldn’t be an ordinary pet.

“What kind of pet?”

“Uh, um, is it okay to say it here?”

The owner yawned once more and said.

“This place sees all kinds of rare animals coming and going. Everyone won’t be surprised, so you can say it.”

“It’s a basilisk.”

Crash clatter clang!

As soon as Lee Han finished speaking, customers quickly began fleeing outside the stables.

Professor Lightningstep looked at the owner reproachfully.

“There’s a limit to underestimating Einroguard students.”

“Ah. No! I’ve sold animals to Einroguard students several times, but none of them ever had a basilisk!”

The owner felt very wronged.

No matter how rare the animals they carried around, where would you find someone who carries around a basilisk?!

* * *

With all the customers gone, the owner put up a sign saying business was closed for the day and gave them a tour of the stables.

“This meat is from a lesser imp.”

“What effects does it have?”

“It’s delicious! Your basilisk will love it if you feed it to them.”

“…”

“This meat is from a kelpie.”

“What effects does it…?”

“It’s delicious! Your basilisk will love it if you feed it to them.”

Lee Han shook his head.

He could see Eandurude licking her lips beside him, so he grabbed a chunk.

‘I’ll have to grill it for her later.’

While feeding the basilisk small pieces of chopped raw meat, Lee Han asked Professor Lightningstep, who was looking around the pasture.

“Isn’t it possible to bring animals like these to Einroguard?”

“Officially, it’s impossible. The Principal doesn’t like it.”

The Skeleton Principal was someone who greatly disliked students trying to make school life easier with possessions brought from outside.

He even confiscated artifacts, so animals wouldn’t be allowed either.

“Then unofficially…?”

“That would be possible.”

Professor Lightningstep grinned.

Lee Han’s upperclassmen were already secretly bringing in various external animals for different purposes.

For polo, to help with research, just because they were cute…

Professor Lightningstep didn’t really care. As long as it wasn’t a giant creature like the Unbreakable One, it was fine to bring anything to school.

“But don’t you already have Ponrig? If you bring another mount, Ponrig will get jealous.”

“I was asking more for my other friends than for myself. But what brings you to Flahur City, Professor? Are you perhaps planning to visit the dueling club?”

“I’m not Professor Bagrek, so why would I go to a dueling club?”

“…”

Lee Han squeezed his eyes shut at his master’s antics, which were already famous among the professors.

‘I shouldn’t mention that I was also banned from entering along with him.’

“The reason I came to Flahur City is… hmm.”

Professor Lightningstep, who had been speaking, looked Lee Han up and down and asked.

“Are you interested in doing a job together during the break? The pay is quite good, but you can refuse if you don’t want to do it.”

“No, if the pay is good, who would refuse?”

At Lee Han’s question, Professor Lightningstep looked at his disciple like he was looking at a madman.

“Usually students want to rest and have fun during breaks…”

“That’s a prejudice. My friends and I all like working.”

“…”

Durgyu looked at Lee Han with melancholy eyes.

That’s not true!

“So what kind of work is it? It would be a bit much if it’s too dangerous.”

“It’s not dangerous work. Though it might be a bit bothersome. It’s work that requires camping while traveling around mountains. We need to find a unicorn.”

Professor Lightningstep held out an old request form.

Looking for someone!

Einroguard Professor, Bendozol

Went missing while searching for unicorns in the Bitong Mountain Range!

Reward offered regardless of dead or alive

-Osyu Gonadaltes

“…”

“…”

“Do professors go missing too?”

At his junior’s innocent question, Professor Lightningstep kindly answered.

“They actually go missing more often than students. They’re more fearless than students and go to more dangerous places.”

“I see. So you’re going to look for the professor.”

Lee Han nodded.

Come to think of it, he had heard before that the original professor in charge of the 【Basic Mount Training】 lecture was Professor Bendozol.

But because Professor Bendozol had gone missing while wandering around looking for unicorns, Professor Lightningstep had hurriedly joined as a substitute.

Last year he was too busy with lectures to search, but now that he had some free time during winter break, it made sense to go out searching like this…

“What do you mean professor?”

“Huh? This is a request to find a professor.”

“Ah!”

Professor Lightningstep laughed heartily at Lee Han’s misunderstanding.

“I didn’t explain enough! I told you, didn’t I? That we need to find a unicorn. Two weeks ago, rumors spread that a unicorn was spotted in the Bitong Mountain Range. I came to meet the unicorn.”

“Then why did you give me this request form?”

“Because it has a good map.”

“…”

Lee Han checked the old request form again.

Perhaps because the Skeleton Principal made it himself, the map of the Bitong Mountain Range was better drawn than expected.

Maps of the Empire weren’t free, and maps of rough and remote places like the Bitong Mountain Range had to be bought from explorers who made them. Since they were made by individuals, errors that came with mistakes were a bonus.

In that regard, the map made by the Skeleton Principal was trustworthy.

“Aren’t you going to look for the professor?”

“Professor Bendozol isn’t some little kid… He’ll come back fine on his own. If I go looking for him, he’ll actually get angry.”

Lee Han sent a very doubtful look. Professor Lightningstep protested with indignation.

“It’s true. You’re saying that because you don’t know Professor Bendozol.”

“I think Professor Verdus would probably say something similar about Professor Bendozol going missing…”

“That’s different! If you’re going to compare, why compare with Professor Verdus of all people?”

Professor Lightningstep grumbled and put his pipe in his mouth.

“So are you going or not?”

“I’ll go. We just need to find the unicorn, right?”

“Find the unicorn, and at the same time find other guys who came looking for unicorns and…”

“Cooperate?”

“You’re talking about cooperation. We need to beat them up and then chase them out of the mountain range.”

“…”

When Lee Han sent a similar look as before, Professor Lightningstep had to explain again.

“Those guys are poachers. Poachers who want to kill unicorns to get their corpses!”

By Imperial law, unicorns were creatures forbidden to hunt.

Professor Lightningstep’s purpose in going to the Bitong Mountain Range now was not only to meet the unicorn but also to protect the unicorn from other poachers.

“I see. Professor. I believed in you.”

“Do you know that Thunderstep sometimes badmouths you?”

* * *

At the story of going to meet a unicorn, his friends immediately got excited and accepted.

The Einroguard students who had gathered the necessary preparations and met at the outskirts of the city waited for Professor Lightningstep.

“Where’s the professor? When will he come?”

“He’ll be here soon…”

From far away, a group of wyverns began walking with thunderous sounds along with ominous noises.

People who were startled by the sight scattered in all directions.

“It’s an attack! A wyvern attack!”

“No, no! There are people riding on top!”

“It’s an attack! An attack by wyvern bandits!”

As people screamed and ran away, the hunters and patrollers riding on the wyverns shouted loudly.

“Don’t misunderstand, citizens! We are not bandits!”

“I’m from the Wasteland Starcatchers and this friend here is an explorer…”

“We gathered here today to protect the Empire’s unicorns with Master Lightningstep! We borrowed these wyverns for that purpose!”

As soon as they finished speaking, merchants began throwing tomatoes and eggs with angry expressions.

The hunters and patrollers were horrified and hid behind the wyvern wings.

“Hey you crazy bastards! Who brings wyverns all the way here!”

“There, there are flags hanging here, aren’t there!”

“You brought large monsters here just because you put up flags? You insane bastards! You’re from the Shadow Patrol!”

“Wasteland Starcatchers…!”

Lee Han and his friends quietly turned their heads and pretended not to see.

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