Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 706

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Chapter 706

“Excellent!”

The club seniors admired Lee Han’s words.

To think that students who had just become sophomores would react so sensitively to the Skeleton Principal’s attacks.

This year’s Blue Dragon Tower sophomore students already possessed the virtue absolutely necessary at Einroguard.

“Good attitude. The Principal will be attacking several times this week anyway.”

“…”

The expressions of Lee Han and his friends soured upon hearing information they didn’t want to know.

Unaware of the sophomore underclassmen’s inner thoughts, the club seniors continued their conversation.

“This year’s Blue Dragon Tower students are extraordinary, aren’t they? Perse, how do you feel?”

“Hah. I won’t deny it. Now. Everyone move along.”

Perse pointed to the opposite side of the door connected to the common lounge.

Following the hills, slopes, and connected trails downward revealed a large village.

This was 【Exile Village】, the students’ autonomous zone and living foundation that played the most crucial role even on the vast 7th floor.

The sophomore students stared mesmerized at the scenery of the large village where bizarrely complex buildings made of stone, wood, or materials of unimaginable origin were packed closely together.

No matter how accustomed they had become to Einroguard’s abnormal life, it was impossible not to be amazed that such a massive area appeared on a single floor with a thriving village established there.

“L-look at that manor over there, Lee Han. It’s moving! It has legs!”

Gainando shouted with wide eyes.

A manor that spewed smoke from its chimney and moved on its own legs!

Seeing that made him realize that all the wonderful villas he had imagined until now were completely wrong.

A truly wonderful villa was a manor that moved while clanking like that…!

“Those crazy bastards!”

“Again, again, again with that nonsense!”

The seniors guiding the sophomore students spat out curses.

“Moving manors are definitely prohibited! Even after causing such an accident last time, they still!”

-Those bastards again! Stop immediately!

-You fools who reject change! You’re not qualified to be mages… Gaaah!

The manor that had been moving while spewing smoke suddenly tilted and began exploding.

As the surrounding area collapsed from the explosion, students from nearby buildings came out one by one and spat curses.

-You damned bastard!

-I saw your face! This time I’m really putting a bounty on you!

“…”

“…”

As the atmosphere darkened, Lee Han spoke up to change the topic.

“But why is it called Exile Village?”

“Hmm. As far as I know, hundreds of years ago, a senior who couldn’t graduate fled to escape the Principal’s pursuit and built a structure that became the beginning of this village…”

‘I should ask about something else.’

It seemed like an answer that would darken the mood even more.

“Then is that village used by the seniors?”

“Right. You can use it as much as you want too. But you’ll have to secure buildings. Even though there seem to be many, there aren’t that many usable buildings. You’ll have to subdue or clear them out.”

“…Subdue and clear out, you say?”

“Ah. I forgot to explain. Since it’s been used by seniors’ seniors’… countless seniors from way back, there are many dangerous buildings. I recommend not carelessly entering empty manors.”

Most of the numerous buildings in Einroguard’s 7th floor village contained old magic, so you never knew what might jump out when you opened a door.

Even veteran Einroguard students mainly used buildings that were already confirmed and safe.

As the atmosphere darkened even more, Lee Han wondered if it could get any darker than this.

‘No matter what story comes up now, it probably won’t get any darker.’

“Alright. We’re here. Sit down for now.”

Upon arriving at the village, Perse guided the underclassmen to a clearing.

Behind the clearing were large tents and storage buildings, and underneath them, more than ten pots were boiling vigorously, spewing steam.

Several students shouted and waved their staffs. Then the piled vegetables shattered into pieces before splashing into the pots.

For Lee Han, who had occasionally helped friends prepare meals for the entire grade, it was quite a familiar sight.

“This is the kitchen club, or more formally, the 【Iactus Soup Club】’s dining hall. You’ll be visiting here often starting this year.”

In the first year, rough and hard meals were provided to prevent starvation, but from the second year onward, even that was gone.

To fill their stomachs, they had to secure food themselves or pay money to buy it elsewhere.

And the place that secured the most food at Einroguard was the 【Iactus Soup Club】, commonly known as the kitchen club.

Whether they liked it or not, if students from all four towers were hungry, they had no choice but to buy food here.

Clatter!

Soup bowls flew from the distance and stopped one by one in front of the students. The soup in the deep bowls smelled delicious.

The seniors gestured understandingly for them to eat.

However, the Blue Dragon Tower students who had already eaten a hearty breakfast looked at each other.

“We actually already ate breakfast…”

“Hey. Be quiet and eat.”

Lee Han suppressed his friends with a glance.

Originally, when others showed kindness, being tactless would prevent future kindness from coming.

His friends felt Lee Han’s killing intent and began eating the soup. Fortunately, it tasted decent.

‘The ingredients are few and it’s a bit bland, but it’s not bad.’

While the underclassmen were eating, Perse continued his explanation.

“The kitchen club doesn’t normally give out free food like this. Since you’ve just advanced to the second year, they’re making an exception and treating you just this once.”

“Thank you.”

Beside him, Gainando grumbled, ‘Isn’t it less tasty than what Lee Han makes but they’re showing off too much?’ and got pinched from both sides.

“Listen while you eat… Not only this kitchen club, but these friends here are each members of Einroguard’s official clubs.”

“??”

Lee Han inwardly questioned this.

Official clubs?

‘Then there are unofficial clubs too?’

“Einroguard clubs are divided into official clubs and unofficial clubs. Official clubs are clubs that have submitted honorable purposes and outstanding achievements to receive permission from the school. Unofficial clubs are…”

“Trash.”

One of the seniors interrupted and explained instead.

“…”

The sophomore students sent bewildered looks at the absurd explanation.

“Hey. Don’t interrupt.”

“What interruption? I explained it properly.”

“Unofficial clubs aren’t quite trash… you can think of them as clubs that haven’t received permission from the school. After all, to become an official club, you need honorable purposes and outstanding achievements.”

“Which club are you in, senior?”

“I’m a member of the Einroguard Ball Game Club.”

Perse answered with a smile as if it were a good question. That smile contained pride.

“But didn’t the Einroguard Ball Game Club not perform very well last year? The professor was cursing about it…”

“…”

Perse’s smile disappeared and his face darkened.

The other seniors nearby criticized Gainando.

“It wasn’t that bad, you impudent brat!”

“We were just unlucky in the finals! What do you know!”

“Eek.”

Gainando quickly hid behind Lee Han. Perse stopped his friends.

“Everyone calm down. It’s true we lost in the finals.”

“Such a nasty guy! I’ve memorized your face!”

To rescue Gainando as well, Lee Han raised his hand and asked a question.

“But senior, are there advantages to official clubs?”

From what he could see, official clubs seemed to have many troublesome restrictions, starting from their purpose to their achievements.

There must be a reason why Einroguard students, who live well without laws, endure such restrictions.

“Sharp observation? That’s right. There are several privileges. The Principal’s support funds, permission to go out in certain situations, and such, but…”

“…the most important thing is the invitation authority.”

“?”

The 2nd year students looked puzzled at the mention of invitation authority.

“What is invitation authority?”

“Official clubs don’t wait for students to request membership – the clubs can request and forcibly enroll students.”

“…?!”

“!!!”

The 2nd year students stirred at the unexpected words.

And among them, the most disturbed was naturally Lee Han.

‘…So this is what she meant!’

Now he understood why Diret had told him to act stupid.

Official clubs would naturally want to enroll only outstanding students in their clubs…

In the worst case, Lee Han could end up with overlapping memberships in several clubs.

Gainando must have sensed this too, as he protested to the upperclassmen.

“This isn’t right!”

“Aren’t you the guy who cursed at Perse earlier for not being able to play ball?”

“That wasn’t me! More importantly, official clubs shouldn’t be able to enroll students arbitrarily! If multiple clubs enroll one student, how hard would it be for that student!”

The 2nd year students nodded in agreement with Gainando’s protest.

Everyone had the same person in mind.

Of course, from Perse and the upperclassmen’s perspective, it was just absurd talk.

“Underclassman. That sounds like nonsense.”

“Hey, hey… You call that reasoning? I think you’re overestimating yourselves too much – clubs have discerning eyes too.”

The club upperclassmen looked at their underclassmen with incredulous eyes.

Students belonging to two or more official clubs were extremely rare.

This was because people’s abilities and interests were limited.

How often would a student interested in ball games have the abilities needed for a cooking club?

That invitation authority wasn’t there to torment one underclassman, but to give underclassmen with suitable aptitudes a chance to learn, even by force.

“Then if there’s a student with aptitude for both here and there, you won’t recruit them?”

“That would be… how outstanding are we talking?”

“Hmm… just how outstanding?”

The club upperclassmen fell into thought upon hearing Gainando’s question.

If the aptitude was truly exceptional, they couldn’t back down even if another club had recruited them.

“Hey! That underclassman is playing with you guys. He’s trying to drive a wedge between you!”

“Ah, oops.”

“You little rascal. You’re quite the troublemaker, aren’t you.”

The upperclassmen sent wary glances toward Gainando.

Every year there was always a cunning, shrewd troublemaker who defied authority.

This year’s 2nd year troublemaker seemed to be that blonde boy.

“I was genuinely curious when I asked!”

“Everyone quiet down. Anyway, I think this general explanation about clubs is sufficient. You can hear the rest of the explanations when each club visits you, or when you visit them directly. There are many clubs at Einroguard that even I don’t know about.”

“Yes.”

“Then… we’re all done! I think you can start now.”

-Really?

When Perse spoke, a student from the storage behind opened the door and walked out. He seemed to be a member of the cooking club.

Thump, thump, thump-

With each step the student took, the 2nd year students’ faces turned pale.

Gainando muttered.

“O… Ogre hybrid?!”

The upperclassman’s build was so massive it made one suspect monster blood was mixed in. Even over his loose priest robes, his protruding belly bulged out as the upperclassman waddled to a stop.

“Puff. Nice to meet you all. I’m Falkrious, a 4th year from Phoenix Tower. I belong to the 【Iactus Soup Club】.”

“You’re a priest from Phoenix Tower?”

“That’s right! Uhahaha! Were you surprised that an ogre hybrid is a priest?”

“Yes!”

“Puff! Actually, I’m human. So many people mistake me for an ogre hybrid. They always fall for it when I tell them!”

“…”

Gainando, who had fallen for the leading question, turned pale.

“Pl, please spare me! I was wrong!”

“Uhaha, I won’t eat you, I won’t eat you! What’s there to eat on an underclassman like you?”

Falkrious burst into hearty laughter.

The 2nd year students’ tension eased a little at that friendly laugh.

Though blood was dripping from the giant kitchen knife and ladle in both his hands…

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