Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 720

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Chapter 720

“Guys. My arms hurt.”

“That’s because you keep trying to get up!”

“Wardanaz sir. I think it would be better if you stayed seated.”

Not only Giselle, but even Nigisol from Phoenix Tower who was sitting in front also told him to sit down.

In the end, Lee Han gave up and sat down in his seat.

“Fine. Fine. But don’t fight with each other. Last time I sat between you two and my ears hurt from all the noise.”

“There wouldn’t be any fighting if that Tutanta bastard didn’t talk nonsense.”

Salko shot back at Giselle’s sarcasm without backing down.

“If you vulgar Tower bunch hadn’t stolen our prey, there would have been no reason to talk to you.”

“Ha! How well you distort things. That deer was our prey that we discovered first.”

“Just because you discovered it doesn’t make it your prey. Don’t the knights know what Imperial law is? That prey stepped on a trap we set.”

“It stepped on the trap after getting hit by an arrow! Seeing how cleverly you’re misleading, are you from the Lawyer’s Guild instead of the Stonemason’s Guild?”

Lee Han closed his eyes and pretended not to hear the sounds coming from both sides.

Meanwhile, the argument between Giselle and Salko escalated into a verbal fight between students from both towers.

“It stepped on the trap first! Don’t you guys have eyes?!”

“You must have drunk some strange potion during winter break. Unlike you, deer have eyes. There’s no way it would just step on a trap you guys set so carelessly! It staggered after getting hit by our arrow and then stepped on it!”

As they growled at each other, a Black Turtle Tower student called out to Lee Han who had his eyes closed.

“Wardanaz! What do you think?! About those deer that appear on the northern Frost Oak Path. Those guys get caught in traps easily! We even set traps together! Remember?!”

When the Black Turtle Tower student cowardly called out to Lee Han, Angrago gritted his teeth.

Not only did they shamelessly call Wardanaz first, but they were even trying to tempt him with memories?

“Wardanaz! Don’t listen to those guys! You… that’s right! You were invited to the Moradi territory this winter break too!”

Angrago tried to persuade Lee Han with memories, but when nothing particular came to mind, he just blurted out whatever occurred to him.

“…”

“…”

“…”

And silence fell between the Black Turtle Tower students and White Tiger Tower students.

Giselle covered her face with her hands and fell into anguish.

‘Should I really kill that bastard…’

She had clearly explained not to misunderstand, that he came along to help the Skeleton Principal with work, but he still ran his mouth like that.

Angrago, who belatedly realized he had misspoken, hastily added:

“Actually, it wasn’t the Moradi family who invited him, but he visited while helping the Principal with work!”

“What kind of ridiculous bullshit is that?”

A Black Turtle Tower student muttered from the side.

Even if you’re going to lie, you should tell a believable lie so people can at least pretend to believe it, but that was too insincere.

Tijiling tilted her head and said:

“Isn’t it a good thing to invite each other to family territories and visit?”

“Oh my. Tiziling Priest. That’s not such a simple matter. First, the subtle antagonistic relationship between Black Turtle Tower and White Tiger Tower was maintained in balance by Wardanaz sir’s neutral attitude, but if he starts favoring White Tiger Tower from now on…”

Bang!

“!?”

“Hey. Just take the deer. You bastards.”

Giselle declared while emanating killing intent that she would kill anyone who brought up this topic again.

Salko, who would speak his mind even in front of the Skeleton Principal, nodded and agreed just for today.

It would be troublesome if Wardanaz became closer to White Tiger Tower by prying unnecessarily.

“Right. Let’s pretend we didn’t hear it.”

“But Salko. It’s true that I helped the Principal with work.”

“Wardanaz. The more you side with Moradi, the more weight it gives to the prediction Nigisor Priest just made.”

“…”

* * *

It took about 30 minutes for Lee Han to convince his friends about what happened during the break.

Tijiling raised her hand and asked:

“Tiziling Priest. What are you curious about?”

“Shouldn’t we send an anonymous tip to His Majesty reporting the Principal?”

“Good point. But surprisingly, it was a journey conducted with His Imperial Majesty’s tacit permission.”

“…”

“…”

Lee Han thought he heard one of the students mutter ‘Has the Empire fallen into ruin?’ but decided he must have misheard and let it pass.

“Well. Wardanaz would visit anywhere as long as there’s work to be done.”

Salko nodded, seemingly relieved now.

“Right. Right. Without the Principal’s terrible threats and harassment, there’s no way he would have visited the Moradi family territory.”

“No. It wasn’t that bad. The territory was quite nice. Moradi. Tell them about your territory.”

“Don’t call on me…”

Giselle closed her eyes and leaned back in her chair with an expression of being fed up with this entire conversation.

If she joined Wardanaz’s story, she’d be misunderstood as being close to him, and if she didn’t, it would be like admitting her territory was mediocre.

‘Who’s to blame for all this? Alpha? No. Come to think of it, it might be the Principal’s fault. Or even more so, it might be Wardanaz’s fault…’

While Giselle was escaping reality, students from each tower began chattering about what had happened over the past few days.

“Has anyone taken the 【How to Live Luxuriously with Spirits】 lecture? I couldn’t find it no matter how hard I looked.”

“That seems like a non-existent lecture. No matter how much I searched, I couldn’t find the lecture hall.”

“Wardanaz. Do you think the 【Elemental Form Transformation – Fire Element】 lecture would suit me well, or the 【Elemental Control Enhancement – Fire Element】 lecture?”

“I’m not sure why you’re asking me, but I think the control enhancement lecture would be better for you. You were a bit shaky when you used the burning hand spell last time.”

“I thought so too? I should take the control enhancement lecture.”

“Wardanaz. Me too. Me too. I’m worried about clubs right now…”

The room instantly became noisy.

Since they had a lot built up, the questions and answers never stopped. Especially in Lee Han’s case, students asking questions were lining up.

“Everyone line up. Here. You can stand behind here. If you give me some snacks, I’ll let you stand in front.”

“Wardanaz! The Prince is scamming!”

“Ah, no! I was joking!”

Only after finishing lecture consultations for 13 students and club consultations for 9 students did the friends gathered in front of Lee Han finally disperse.

Salko, thinking he could finally have a serious conversation, opened his mouth.

“Wardanaz. Sorry to bother you when you’ve been through so much, but there’s something to discuss. This is an important matter.”

Giselle also snapped out of her shock and pulled her chair closer. She had a feeling about what Salko was going to talk about.

“What is it?”

“Originally, I thought we’d be able to trade with upperclassmen when we became 2nd years. I thought it would be much better than our 1st year when we had to supply materials among ourselves. But…”

“The upperclassmen seemed crazy.”

“I was so shocked I almost set something on fire.”

Not only Giselle but even Nigisol was equally appalled by the insane Einroguard prices.

There was a black market on the 7th floor area, but there was nothing that students who had just become 2nd years could buy there.

Salko took out a copper nail.

“Is it some kind of magic nail?”

“No. This is all I could buy. Wardanaz. The upperclassmen absolutely refused to do credit transactions.”

“…”

“At this rate, we’ll be more strapped than last year. We’ll even be short on food since Wardanaz joined the Cooking Club.”

“?”

Lee Han, who was listening, tilted his head.

He didn’t understand what that meant.

“What does my joining the Cooking Club have to do with being short on food?”

“Wardanaz… you didn’t happen to not visit the Cooking Club, did you.”

Giselle looked at Lee Han with disbelief. Seeing his elf friend glaring at him, Lee Han asked back in confusion.

“I haven’t visited yet.”

“What? Why? You joined, didn’t you.”

“To be precise, I was forced to join. I have so many clubs and lectures that I haven’t even visited yet.”

“…”

An awkward silence lingered for a moment.

Tijiling carefully suggested again.

“What about seriously considering an anonymous tip…”

“No. I don’t think joining many clubs will be a problem. I’m already taking too many schools of magic.”

Tijiling was about to say ‘Then why did you take so many in the first place’ but held back as it seemed too cruel.

“Salko. More importantly, what does the Kitchen Club have to do with food shortages?”

“Wardanaz. All Kitchen Club members take a sacred oath.”

“An oath to make delicious and safe food?”

“No. An oath not to sell food cheaper than other fellow members out of unnecessary sympathy.”

“…”

Lee Han thought Salko was joking for a moment.

However, his other friends’ faces were very serious.

“What kind of ridiculous oath is that?”

“It’s not unreasonable though. Look at other clubs. Even for a request to bring a glass of water, they’d charge dozens of gold coins. The Kitchen Club can’t just sit still.”

Giselle spoke sarcastically, but it was certainly true.

Just because the Kitchen Club alone sold cheaply didn’t mean other clubs or students would reflect on themselves.

In the end, only Kitchen Club students would suffer losses.

“Do I have to sell the food I secured at high prices too?”

“Probably. Let’s think about last year’s case.”

True to her talent in participating in Moradi family management, Giselle analyzed coldly.

Thinking about last year’s case, if Wardanaz were let loose freely, the Kitchen Club’s income could seriously plummet.

The amount of food Wardanaz secured wasn’t at the level of what an individual would casually gather.

“I have to charge gold coins even for my own food that I brought…”

“Wardanaz. Are you happy about this right now?”

Salko was confused, unable to distinguish whether Lee Han was shocked or pleased.

“I’m shocked. The club’s rules are truly harsh. Don’t worry too much though. I’ll sell to you guys at last year’s prices.”

Awakening from shock and joy, Lee Han regained his composure.

Since he could scrape plenty of gold coins from the upperclassmen, he could be relatively generous to his friends.

“Hey. What did you just hear? I said it’s an oath. Of course there’ll be a prohibition spell too.”

Giselle was exasperated.

The rules held by mages’ organizations couldn’t be that lenient.

“And stop feeding other guys. It’s about time they learned to earn and eat on their own.”

“The prohibition spell probably won’t work.”

Having experienced it several times with the Skeleton Principal, Lee Han wasn’t too worried about whatever prohibition spell the club had.

“Besides, unlike last year, there won’t be many opportunities to feed others even if I wanted to. Not only are there club rules, but the upperclassmen are watching, so I can’t openly… Wait. How about this? From now on, we secretly gather here. Regularly. We cooperate among ourselves.”

Along with his words, Lee Han urged his friends from each tower to take out the paper bundle artifacts they had shared.

“We’ve never used them, but now we finally have a reason to. I’ll teach you how to charge them. It’s an artifact that secretly drains mana, so it might be troublesome if you’re not prepared.”

“Wardanaz. We talked using this during Saint Iacutus’s festival.”

Salko looked at Lee Han with a ‘what are you talking about’ expression.

Lee Han answered calmly.

“I was so busy treating injured people non-stop while you guys stubbornly insisted on participating in the festival that I must have forgotten. Thanks for reminding me, Salko.”

Angrago, who was behind them, grumbled.

“Tutanta. This bastard. Wardanaz had forgotten, so why did you remind him?”

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