Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 697

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Chapter 697

Lee Han was momentarily slow to react upon hearing such an absurd statement.

“Are you seriously calling that advice…?!”

Telling the horse to avoid them on its own – without the Skeleton Principal’s magic, avoiding contact with first-year students would be no easy task.

In the chaotic Einroguard, not only would he have to detect first-year students first and avoid them, but if there were many first-year students around, he might have to stay constantly invisible.

Even Lee Han, who usually went along with reality saying ‘Damn, isn’t that too much Professor, but I’ll try anyway, you’re a professor and I’m just a student, I respect your authority,’ felt this was an impossibly difficult challenge.

Pop!

However, just as he was about to protest the unreasonable difficulty, the Skeleton Principal who had finished his magic disappeared.

-He spoke less compared to last year.

-What did you hear, senior?

-He said losers who can’t graduate will be locked in the punishment room forever.

-…That’s, that’s a joke, right?

Students from other grades all simultaneously appeared in the space where the second-year students had been.

The Skeleton Principal had split the same location into multiple overlapping spaces like a kaleidoscope to simultaneously give lectures to students of each grade.

Then he created copies of himself to deliver grade-appropriate lectures to each group.

‘He really wastes magic on the most useless things!’

Lee Han forgot about getting angry and was just dumbfounded by the ridiculous waste of magic.

“Lee Han. It’s the upperclassmen!”

“Look at those eyes. They’re trying to deceive us!”

“Gainando. Isn’t that too harsh…”

“You guys came late during winter break so you don’t know! All the upperclassmen are thieves!”

The second-year students who suddenly found themselves facing third and fourth-year students began murmuring.

Lee Han and his friends, who had experienced the upperclassmen’s wicked true nature during smuggling, showed wary looks, but the other second-year students showed friendly attitudes like baby birds meeting their mother bird.

“Senior. Please take care of us.”

“Haha. Sure. Do you happen to know about smuggling?”

“Excuse me? What’s that?”

“You can still do it now! Come…”

“…”

Lee Han shook his head at their persistence in trying to find bait on the spot even after entering Einroguard.

“Blue Dragon Tower this way!”

“White Tiger Tower this way. No need to talk with upperclassmen from other towers. Gather over here!”

“Even if they’re upperclassmen from the same tower, don’t be tempted by their proposals! Don’t make any deals today. I’m warning you! Don’t make any deals today!”

Still, there were some well-meaning upperclassmen.

Upperclassmen who knew well how third and fourth-years exploited second-years went around separating the second-year students by their respective towers and gave strong warnings.

Angrago asked Lee Han.

“Wardanaz. What do you think that warning means?”

“Angrago. That warning is…”

“Right. Those upperclassmen have been bought by the Principal.”

“…”

Lee Han looked at Angrago with the same expression he used for Gainando and below.

However, surprisingly, Angrago wasn’t the only one thinking that way.

“Hey. They say smuggling is possible?”

“What? I brought some food with me, can I take it in?”

“This quill pen control artifact seems useful…!”

The news that smuggling was possible spread quickly among the second-years.

Human greed can never be easily stopped.

Lee Han went around each tower with his friends, trying to convince the students somehow.

“Friends. Listen to me. Those upperclassmen are trying to use you.”

“Everyone. Don’t fall for those words! You can’t trust the upperclassmen!”

“Everyone listen to me! The upperclassmen are…!”

However, the response wasn’t as great as expected. If half the people believed Lee Han’s words, about half didn’t believe them either.

That’s how strong the power of desire was.

“Isn’t Wardanaz the one deceiving us?”

“Wardanaz is the Principal’s top student. Maybe he’s following the Principal’s orders to spread false rumors so we can’t smuggle…”

“…Hey. Which bastard said that? Come forward.”

There are things you should say and things you shouldn’t!

When the enraged Lee Han called out, the White Tiger Tower student quickly lowered his posture.

-Everyone quiet! Each grade to your positions!

-Silence! We’ll attack anyone making noise!

“Hey. Are you interested in smuggling by any…”

Even though Death Knights had appeared, one upperclassman who tried to approach the second-year area and whisper was sent flying backward.

His body had more than ten arrows condensed with black energy stuck in it.

“Cough!”

The Death Knight who shot the dark element arrows shouted menacingly.

-Don’t make noise or move until the inspection!

“Tsk tsk. What a stupid fool.”

“He should have been more tactful. More tactful.”

“…”

As the atmosphere turned cold, the Death Knights formed an encirclement around the students gathered in front of the main gate.

This was to prepare for any possible attacks, riots, rebellions, ambushes, terrorism, and so on.

-There may be students who don’t know, so I’ll explain. Einroguard is a sacred magic school protected by strict rules passed down from ancient times! As such, the school’s rules must be observed more solemnly than any sacred law!

“He’s really talking bullshit.”

“Has that undead bastard gone crazy.”

Vicious curses flowed from among the third and fourth-years.

What kind of ancient strict rule is it to confiscate sugar and butter when you bring them in!

-Therefore, outside items cannot be brought in without separate permission. If items are discovered, you could face anything from confiscation to the punishment room, so keep that in mind!

“We get it, so let’s start quickly!”

“You became a knight to steal from young students, how nice! Is that why you became a knight!”

“Was stealing included in the knight’s oath?!”

-Quiet! Don’t cause a disturbance!

-Don’t approach carelessly, student! If you come closer, I’ll consider it an attack!

“Tch. Too bad.”

“…”

Lee Han realized that the students gathered here were more diverse than he thought.

While some students tried to deceive the Death Knights’ eyes and pass the inspection, he could see several students who wanted to break through the encirclement itself and just run away.

Just now there were students provoking the Death Knights while slowly approaching them…

Indeed, since they were all Einroguard students, their abilities were extraordinary.

Since even completing just the first year at Einroguard earned you treatment as a proper mage outside, upperclassmen who had spent more time there were mages that even Death Knights had to be nervous about.

‘Indeed. With this structure, rebellion might be a viable option.’

If all the students here caused a riot, it would certainly be difficult to stop them all.

Except for the disadvantage of being hard to deal with the aftermath, it was an option worth considering.

-Beginning inspection. 6th year students, 5th year students, come forward!

Lee Han watched as several upperclassmen he had seen before and some he hadn’t seen came forward.

Being fourth-year and above, their numbers were overwhelmingly small compared to other grades.

-Is this all your luggage?

“Yes.”

-You may pass.

The Death Knights didn’t thoroughly search or inspect fifth or sixth-year students either.

The warehouse keeper didn’t step forward either, and they just pretended to search and let them pass.

Seeing this, one of the third-year students shouted to provoke the Death Knights.

“Discriminating against students! Investigate properly!”

-Shut up! Don’t students have human hearts? Don’t you feel sorry for a senior who has entered fifth year?

“That was too harsh of you just now. No matter what, telling them to search a senior who entered fifth year more strictly!”

“Ugh! What a trash!”

However, surprisingly, this provocation backfired.

The Death Knights and all the other students began criticizing the person who had just spoken.

No matter what, trying to torment someone who had advanced to fifth year!

“…”

“…”

Of course, such consideration had little effect on the fifth and sixth year students themselves.

Lee Han realized that Diret, who had passed the inspection, was making a complicated expression. Not just Diret, but the other fifth years were almost the same.

-It’s finished.

-I understand. Don’t let your guard down. From now on, we’ll begin inspecting second through fourth years! Students who pass inspection may go to their respective towers!

‘Now it really begins.’

With the fifth and sixth years gone, the grades that were truly aiming for smuggling remained.

Under the surveillance of Death Knights and other decent seniors, they cleverly sent messages to their second-year underclassmen.

Interested in smuggling by any chance? If you have something you want to transport, join even now!

Paper birds commonly used for message delivery, of course, and telepathy magic. Students who displayed letters in the sky or on the ground also appeared.

Anyone who wants to protect their rightful property, go northeast!

Lee Han exchanged glances with his friends.

“Everyone ready?”

“Yeah.”

The most important smuggling had already been successfully completed underground, but the most important thing in Einroguard operations was the cleanup.

Confusing the opponent as much as possible and making it impossible to guess.

For that purpose, Lee Han and his friends had each prepared a modest backpack.

Just a few magic books that wouldn’t be much of a blow if confiscated, coffee grounds or tea leaves, and snacks like sugar or chocolate.

Even getting these confiscated would reduce the Skeleton Principal’s suspicion.

“Everyone do well. I’ll go meet some seniors.”

Lee Han grabbed his backpack and began making contact with the seniors he had promised to meet.

“…I understand. So this box…”

“…That’s right… if you put the box in your luggage and carry it… they won’t search through all those many boxes, so at least one will succeed…”

Deumcha, who finished the whispered conversation, looked at Lee Han’s retreating figure with a satisfied expression.

Other unprepared students were still struggling to find second-year decoys even now, but in the current situation, it was surprisingly difficult.

With troublemakers watching and Death Knights monitoring, persuading underclassmen and getting the necessary tasks done precisely was unexpectedly hard.

Indeed, such things should have been prepared in advance in the city.

‘The early-rising mage steals much from the principal’s storage.’

“Then I’ll go.”

“Yes. Yes.”

Deumcha’s plan was simple.

When a commotion occurs at one of the several inspection lines, passing through the other lines becomes relatively easier.

Of course, the one taking charge of one line would be an underclassman!

-Come forward.

“Yes. Yes.”

Deumcha magically crammed several boxes into his bag and walked forward.

Ahead, a senior had already been caught and was pleading his case.

“No, why can’t I bring my gold coins? I need them! Please just let it slide once! I need an enormous amount of gold to confirm whether the plague I created completely transforms gold into lead!”

-You can obtain gold coins yourself. Gold coins brought from your family are prohibited.

“Why are they prohibited! Call the principal!”

-We will confiscate these gold coins and use them as research funds for the entire grade.

“You thieves! Evil undead!”

‘Tsk tsk.’

Deumcha clicked his tongue inwardly.

He had heard that fourth years often did crazy things due to graduation pressure, but to make such a mistake so openly.

Secretly bringing family gold coins only made the Skeleton Principal happy.

Deumcha had clearly seen a senior who got caught bringing gold coins last year get mocked by the Skeleton Principal every time they met with “Did the Einroguard donor come! When’s the next donation?”

-Skeleton Principal moron! Skeleton Principal moron!

‘It’s starting!’

When Deumcha heard the bone-catching parrot crying out, he cleared his throat. Then he put on a desperate performance.

“No! What’s going on?!”

Deumcha pushed his backpack forward, trying to enter.

However, an unexpected cry also burst out from Deumcha’s backpack.

-Skeleton Principal moron! Skeleton Principal moron!

“…”

-What are you doing right now?

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