Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 727

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Chapter 727

“Ugh. He’s being particularly troublesome this time.”

“Let’s all try to understand him. It’s a unicorn after all.”

The students who were members of the Quidditch Club backed away from Professor Bendozol’s outburst.

The randomly fired spells turned into gargoyles when they hit rocks and into tree spirits when they hit trees.

Professor Bendozol, who powerfully wielded magic from various schools, was just as troublesome and threatening an opponent.

-Grrrrowl…

Of course, the Einroguard students weren’t scared enough of gargoyles or tree spirits to run away.

“Professor. The unicorn won’t love you just because you’re doing this. Please leave it to us!”

“You’ve summoned monsters here, so why don’t you just play with them instead?”

“Shut up!”

Professor Bendozol shouted angrily with his face flushed red from blood rushing to his head.

Those arrogant and greedy students always made Professor Bendozol furious.

In the first place, arbitrarily using such beautiful creatures was itself an arrogant act.

Carriages could be pulled by people, and fields could be plowed by people too.

Not to mention something like Quidditch was even more unnecessary. People could just transform and go out instead of trying to take a unicorn.

“Even if the unicorn hates me, I don’t care. I’ll never let you guys get close to it!”

“Professor, you’re committing an outrage right now. The unicorn might want us.”

At the student’s words, the unicorn firmly shook its head.

The Quidditch Club members felt slightly embarrassed by that sight, but like seasoned Einroguard mages, they didn’t back down.

“It’s acting like that because we haven’t known each other long.”

“That’s right! Won’t its thoughts change once we become friends?”

“I’ll turn all you bastards who won’t leave into slugs and throw you into the Einroguard desert!”

While the tense standoff between the professor and members continued, new students appeared from behind.

They were 2nd year students who had decided to join the club this year.

“…”

“Th-this is a bit different from what I imagined?”

The 2nd year students murmured with shocked faces at the scene unfolding before their eyes.

The Quidditch Club they had imagined was a bit different.

Rare animals of the Empire secured in the club’s own stables.

Club members united by sportsmanship and possessing excellent horsemanship.

Likewise, refreshing drops of sweat shed after fierce matches with cultured worthy opponents.

And prize money.

“???”

“What prize money?”

“…Don’t we get prize money?”

Lee Han was slightly flustered by his friends’ reactions.

He had heard that the Einroguard Quidditch Club definitely received prize money from matches against Quidditch clubs in other regions?

“Ah. That? Wardanaz. What’s important about that. What’s important is honor.”

“Right. Right.”

“Are you all perhaps insane?”

However, even at Lee Han’s words, his friends remained unshaken.

While club activities were certainly also a means for students to secure research funds, pure passion for Quidditch had blinded his friends’ eyes.

“In the first place, if it’s a Quidditch club, it seems like they’d have to secure animals in that kind of way. Otherwise, where would they get mounts?”

While the rider’s horsemanship and striking skills seemed most important in Quidditch, what was actually more important was preparing the mounts.

If you came out riding a scrawny pony while your opponent came out riding a Behemoth, it would be impossible to win no matter how excellent your skills were.

“Au-auction houses or… raising them on ranches…”

“If there were gold coins for that at Einroguard, I think they’d be used for research.”

While they were having this conversation, a familiar senior came running over. It was Perse, a 4th year from Blue Dragon Tower.

“Sorry to everyone who came to observe the club! It would be better to go back today. The professor is more stubborn than expected.”

“What’s going on?”

“A unicorn appeared at Einroguard, and Professor Bendozol is stubbornly insisting on monopolizing it alone.”

Perse sighed and shook his head.

Then he suddenly realized and exclaimed.

“Ah. You guys don’t know Professor Bendozol. He wasn’t here last year, was he?”

“No. What kind of person is Professor Bendozol?”

“Professor Bendozol is… um… he really cares for animals.”

“…”

Unlike his friends, Lee Han, who had already met Professor Bendozol during winter break, made a complicated expression.

Of course, he was indeed someone who really cared for animals, but Lee Han wondered if that expression was really telling the truth.

If it was like that, then even the Skeleton Principal would become ‘someone who really worries about the Empire.’

“Isn’t he attacking students over there?”

“Be quiet! That’s just a bit of a misunderstanding.”

Perse got angry because he had nothing to say when his juniors hit the nail on the head.

Although Professor Bendozol was one of the Quidditch Club’s biggest obstacles, he couldn’t openly badmouth Professor Bendozol in front of his juniors yet.

“Don’t be like that, Senior Perse. The juniors need to know what they need to know.”

Hormashi, a 3rd year White Tiger Tower student, stopped Perse.

Hormashi, who was of the Dark Elf race, was a tall person with a sharp atmosphere.

Even though he was wrapped up in an overcoat, cloak, and long skirt, you could feel agile and dynamic energy from his entire body.

Hormashi picked up the riding whip hanging beside his long skirt and looked at the juniors while making tapping sounds on his palm.

“Nice to meet you, juniors. Welcome to the Quidditch Club. I’m Hormashi.”

“Hello, Senior!”

When one White Tiger Tower student shouted, Hormashi nodded with a quite satisfied expression.

“There are many students from the same tower. Actually, the two towers that join the Quidditch Club the most are White Tiger Tower and Blue Dragon Tower. What are your goals for joining the Quidditch Club?”

“Honorable victory and…”

“…friendship and competition…”

“Trophies…”

As the juniors each babbled their reasons, Hormashi made ‘mm-hmm’ sounds and nodded again.

“Prize money…”

“Right. You each have similar yet different goals. Wait. Who just said prize money?”

Hormashi, who had paused at the unusual answer, eventually continued speaking. It wasn’t really important.

“Do you know what you need to do to achieve your goals?”

“We need to compete and win!”

“Ah. Good. Good. But there’s something you need to do before that. To compete, you need to be recognized within the club, right? How should you get that recognition?”

“Should we compete in practice matches and win?”

“…That’s good too, but what’s better is showing your abilities. Look. Do you see Professor Bendozol and the unicorn over there? If there’s a junior who can bring the unicorn while avoiding the professor’s eyes, I’ll let them compete even if I have to give up my own participation rights.”

“!!!”

“Hormashi!”

Perse glared at his White Tiger Tower junior with an angry face.

“How long have these juniors been in the club that you’re making them do something like that!”

“Then let me ask you in reverse, Senior Perse. How much do we need to coddle the newly joined juniors? They’re not even 1st years, they’re 2nd years.”

Hormashi answered in an indifferent voice.

Hormashi, who was an excellent striker, had no particular interest in nurturing or caring for juniors.

What he wanted was juniors who would charge up beside him, crush enemy players, and subdue the Empire’s rare creatures to bring them to the club, not ones who acted clueless.

The Dark Elf senior pointed at Professor Bendozol with his whip and said.

“You heard from the side, right? I’m not forcing you. It’s up to you whether you seize the glory yourselves or just stay here quietly.”

“Dealing with Professor Bendozol in his current state to bring the unicorn is dangerous!”

“Originally, even breathing is dangerous at Einroguard. Senior. If we nitpick everything, there’s nothing we can do. Juniors. Think carefully. If you miss today’s opportunity, you might not meet a unicorn until graduation.”

“…!”

At those words, the 2nd year students steeled their resolve without exception.

After all, wasn’t life at Einroguard all about high risk, high return?

“Let’s go!”

“I’ll be chosen!”

“Yes, yes! That’s how you should charge in! Go!”

Hormashi burst into laughter and clapped his hands.

However, the students who had charged out with great momentum suddenly stopped moving after not getting very far.

“?”

When Hormashi looked puzzled, the students shouted.

“The, the unicorn is coming this way!”

“…?!!”

* * *

“No one may approach!”

Professor Bendozol roared as he grabbed a Quidditch Club student who was swimming through the ground and flung him away.

The professor turned around and shouted.

“Don’t worry. I won’t let those vulgar and greedy beast bastards even get close to you!”

-■!

The unicorn, who had been watching the mages’ fight with apparent boredom, suddenly raised its head.

Professor Bendozol was overjoyed at the unicorn’s reaction.

“Are you worried about me? There’s no need. Blocking a few of those bastards isn’t even that difficul…”

Before he could finish speaking, the unicorn moved. It kicked off the ground with its hooves, then blinked several times with short-distance spatial movement to escape the battle scene.

Then it ran toward where the 2nd year students were.

“The unicorn is coming this way!! The unicorn is coming here!!!”

“The, the unicorn chose me! The unicorn chose me!”

“Why would the unicorn choose you?”

“I’ve suffered at Einroguard. The unicorn must have recognized that sacrifice and dedication!”

‘…Then shouldn’t all the students be chosen?’

The student who had almost been convinced by his friend’s words quickly came to his senses.

Though it had been tremendously painful sacrifice, it didn’t seem like the unicorn would choose based on that.

Hormashi, who was behind them, hardened his face coldly and shouted.

“Everyone fall back!”

A unicorn that had started moving like that was very dangerous.

There was no way it would arbitrarily choose students who had done nothing and come running, so this was hostile behavior.

Perse must have sensed it too, as she shouted for the underclassmen to retreat for now.

“Something’s strange. Everyone get out of the way!”

“Are you trying to steal our unicorn right now?!”

“…”

“…”

Hormashi and Perse looked at their underclassmen as if they were pathetic.

Well, not understanding and ignoring good advice from seniors was indeed a privilege of underclassmen.

“Ah. Fine. Do whatever you want! Try catching it once!”

“Hormashi. Don’t encourage them!”

“Would stopping them work?”

Hormashi sarcastically drew his staff.

Giving the underclassmen one piece of advice was already a tremendous favor. It was something he would never normally do.

Now Hormashi himself would directly block the unicorn and earn recognition.

Flash!

The unicorn leaped through space once more, shaking off the mages and arriving in front of one 2nd year student. Then it knocked the student down and pointed its horn at him.

“Unicorn, back of…!”

“Calm down. Calm down.”

“?”

Perse, who had been about to attack the unicorn, was confused by her underclassman’s voice.

It was a carefree voice that showed not the slightest hint of panic or fear.

Lee Han pulled the unicorn off his sleeve, which it was biting and tugging at, and said.

“I know you’re happy to see me, but don’t knock me down. It hurts.”

The unicorn licked his hand as if apologizing.

The upperclassmen of the Quidditch Club who arrived late widened their eyes at the sight.

“By… by any chance, is this a unicorn you were raising?”

He knew it was an absurd, stupid question, but seeing the scene before his eyes, such a question flowed out without him realizing it.

“That’s not it. Last time…”

“Attack that bastard!!”

Professor Bendozol, who arrived last, pointed at Lee Han with bloodshot eyes.

The Quidditch Club students asked back as if they didn’t understand.

“Why should we attack him?”

“Shouldn’t you praise him for taming a unicorn that even you couldn’t tame, Professor?”

“That bastard stole the unicorn from me!”

“Aha…!”

The upperclassmen nodded as if they understood.

Then they ignored Professor Bendozol and spoke to Lee Han.

“Junior. How did you manage the unicorn…”

“Hey! Don’t ignore me!”

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