Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 793

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Chapter 793

Lee Han suppressed his murderous intent as much as possible and asked with restraint.

“What do you mean by that?”

“?”

Professor Boladi was puzzled by his clever disciple’s question.

There wasn’t really anything incomprehensible about what he had just said, ‘I’m worried because it seems like you’re overexerting yourself.’

“Did your clone injure your ears?”

“…No, no. My ears are fine. So you’re worried because Eandurude seems to be overexerting himself?”

“That’s right.”

“Huh. Isn’t it Einroguard’s way to push students even if they overexert themselves a little?”

Lee Han was about to say ‘Bagrek’s way’ but held back because it seemed like his true feelings would be too obviously revealed.

Professor Boladi thought for a moment, then shook his head briefly and answered.

“That’s Einroguard’s way, not my way.”

“…By any chance, is your way to carefully adjust things so students don’t overexert themselves?”

“That’s right.”

The professor looked at Lee Han, who showed insight befitting his first disciple, with faint pride.

‘I was being sarcastic…’

Lee Han resolved not to use irony with Professor Boladi.

‘Still, I can’t believe it. They say even a butcher can become a Buddha if he puts down his knife, but can Professor Bagrek really change?’

Certainly, the special situation of student numbers increasing by 100% could shake even most professors.

He had thought Professor Boladi wouldn’t be among ‘most professors’…

But you never know with people, right? Maybe the 100% increase in student numbers had melted Professor Boladi’s frozen heart.

‘I shouldn’t think this way, but it’s really unfair.’

Lee Han struggled to abandon his wicked thoughts as he watched Eandurude groaning.

Hadn’t he lamented with his friends in his first year, ‘Why do upperclassmen try to torment underclassmen? What truly wicked people they are’?

Lee Han himself shouldn’t become such an upperclassman. He should be happy if his junior’s educational situation improved.

But the sense of injustice didn’t disappear easily.

‘He could have had that thought when he got his first disciple…’

“Oh right. Did other students come too?”

“Yes.”

“Really? I don’t see them. Ah, did they leave early after the lecture ended?”

“They ran away.”

“…”

Then wasn’t that the same as not coming at all?

Lee Han was about to say that but gave up. It would only make his mouth hurt for nothing.

‘So there are 2 total. There wouldn’t be any upperclassmen who suddenly got crazy and came to listen.’

Calculating how many disciples the Bagrek school had was easy. He only needed to fold his fingers twice.

“Still, it’s surprising. I never thought Eandurude would attend this lecture.”

Meanwhile, Eandurude, who had fallen backward once again, wiped his nosebleed with his sleeve and answered.

“I heard that you were taking it, senior.”

“Ah, really?”

Lee Han felt slightly sorry.

And then he became suspicious.

“Wait. From whom?”

Eandurude looked at Professor Boladi. Professor Boladi nodded.

And Lee Han was shocked.

‘What kind of ridiculous scam is this…!’

If you put it that way, where was there a lecture that Lee Han wasn’t taking during classes!

To use the fact that Lee Han attended all schools to nail an innocent first-year to a lecture. This was too despicable even by usual standards.

“…Eandurude. I take many other lectures too. Did you look into that?”

Eandurude nodded up and down as if he knew and answered.

“Isn’t it Professor Yoner?”

Eandurude had entered the transformation magic school and quickly chosen it after hearing that Lee Han was learning it.

Lee Han said with a complicated expression.

“Professor Garcia, Professor Mortum, Professor Milay, Professor Kraer, Professor Lagrindes, Verdus… no, forget that last one. Anyway, didn’t you try visiting the professors I just mentioned?”

“?????”

At too many professor names, Eandurude couldn’t understand and tilted his head.

Surely he wouldn’t be taking all these professors’ lectures, so why such a question?

* * *

“Reduce your mana a bit more. Yes. Well done.”

Unable to overcome his guilty conscience, Lee Han stepped forward to help Eandurude’s training.

When the orb drew a circle instead of charging at him, Eandurude was very pleased.

“It’s moving well!”

“No. I just stopped it with telekinesis. Try again. You need to draw the curve more smoothly.”

“How?”

“Um. So… concentrate and draw a line like this, whoosh?”

“…”

“…”

Eandurude and Professor Boladi stared intently at Lee Han.

Fortunately, neither said anything. Lee Han felt ashamed and said.

“…Sorry. That wasn’t very helpful advice.”

“It’s fine.”

Rather, Eandurude comforted Lee Han as if it was okay. Professor Boladi also added a word.

“Talented mages are usually poor at explaining.”

“You explain well, Professor.”

“???”

At Eandurude’s words, Lee Han’s eyes widened.

His junior had learned this level of flattery in less than a semester since enrollment.

‘After finishing a full year, he could serve as an imperial ambassador!’

Professor Boladi, perhaps moved by his junior’s flattery, smiled faintly and answered.

“Thank you.”

Since he felt like he might faint from anger if he kept watching, Lee Han quickly wrapped up the conversation.

“Eandurude. This is enough for today. It’s good to train magic, but if you’re too absorbed, you’ll get mana exhaustion or rebound.”

“But I heard you kept going, senior.”

“…”

Lee Han wondered if he should send a petition to the Skeleton Principal.

‘Isn’t this using me to induce Eandurude to train until he’s ruined?’

If so, Professor Boladi could be called the second most wicked professor at Einroguard.

‘No. Professor Bagrek wouldn’t use such cunning and complex schemes. Even if his disciples increased by 100%, surely he wouldn’t change that much.’

“I have a lot of mana, that’s why.”

“I’m more talented than you too.”

“Professor. Please be quiet.”

Lee Han wished Professor Boladi would just shut up. Eandurude had a disappointed, tearful expression.

Calling that comfort now…!

“Talent is quite abstract, so don’t mind it too much. You never know in which part of which magic you might shine.”

“But senior, you’re taking all the schools…”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about. What I want to say is, Eandurude, you’re doing well enough right now. Professor Bagrek agrees too. Right?”

Professor Boladi nodded.

Indeed, Eandurude was doing well enough now, so there was no need to push further.

“Right. So let’s go back and rest now. Are you eating your meals properly?”

“I’m eating well!”

“Oh. Really? Is it because you’re from Black Turtle Tower?”

Black Turtle Tower had new students who adapted faster compared to other towers.

“I’m taking it from enemies in other towers.”

“…Take this with you. If it’s okay, share some with friends from other towers too.”

Lee Han handed Eandurude a bundle of food supplies and sent him away, then let out a sigh.

It seemed Lee Han’s 1st year juniors were enduring a somewhat harsher environment.

“Professor. Why do you keep telling Eandurude about me…?”

Once Eandurude disappeared, Lee Han couldn’t hold back and confronted him. This was something he absolutely couldn’t let slide.

“He asked questions.”

“Ah.”

Lee Han immediately understood.

Come to think of it, rather than Professor Boladi speaking first, Eandurude might have kept asking questions.

‘Why didn’t I think of this possibility?’

He had only thought that Professor Boladi had subtly leaked Lee Han’s information to push Eandurude forward. He hadn’t considered any other possibilities at all.

Even Lee Han found it strange.

“Is your body alright?”

“Yes. I’m fine. The difficulty of the lectures has increased, but it’s not full-scale yet…”

‘To think he’d become this kind after gaining a 100% increase in disciples. If it increased 200%, he’d probably cook meals himself.’

“I’m not talking about lectures, but the doppelganger. You seemed to have hearing problems earlier.”

“Ah. That’s not it. And about the doppelganger…”

Lee Han, who had been talking, suddenly remembered and immediately tattled on Antagondals.

Though they were fellow inmates in the insane doppelganger’s prison, now that their paths had diverged, there was no need to maintain loyalty.

‘I have to survive too.’

“I see.”

Professor Boladi listened to Lee Han’s report with a serious expression.

A mage criminal who had become a slave of the insane doppelganger was desperately approaching.

“It’s a dangerous situation. You’d better not wander around carelessly.”

“I’m keeping that in mind too.”

Lee Han had no intention of going to places far from the Einroguard Estate Mountains or the Main Building.

If he went there one more time, he might truly never come out again.

“Stronger magic is…”

“!”

At Professor Boladi’s words, Lee Han inwardly thought ‘Oh no.’

Come to think of it, he had been so focused on defeating Antagondals that he hadn’t anticipated this.

The arrow could come back to Lee Han himself.

“…Refrain from training for a while. You pushed yourself too hard even with the magic you just completed.”

“!!!”

Lee Han was truly surprised by the unexpected words.

‘Eandurude… amazing!’

Who knew the effect of having a new disciple would be this tremendous.

Unaware of what rude thoughts Lee Han was having, Professor Boladi calmly continued speaking.

“Prioritize refining your existing magic.”

The 【Wardanaz’s Telekinesis】 that Lee Han had just completed was originally magic that would be difficult to master.

Magic barely completed under the death threats of an insane archmage.

He was lucky it worked out, but otherwise the mage could have gone insane or accidentally attacked himself.

For Professor Boladi, who always provided precisely controllable dangers in safe situations, this was an unacceptable method.

From the perspective of a talented disciple, having tasted success once, he might want to challenge himself again using this method…

‘That cannot happen.’

Professor Boladi intended to strictly restrain him.

A mage must control magic himself, not burn to death from that magic.

“Tsk. If Professor says so, I have no choice.”

Lee Han acted disappointedly in a fake manner.

If it was just refining what he had learned so far, Professor Boladi’s lectures would fall into the category of relatively comfortable and happy lectures.

‘…No. Come to think of it, they won’t be comfortable and happy.’

Thinking again, everything he had learned so far was high in difficulty, so it probably wouldn’t be comfortable and happy.

Just finishing and refining what he had learned would be quite difficult and arduous…

Still, it was much easier than risking his life to overcome new difficulties every time.

Lee Han felt grateful to Eandurude in his heart.

‘Thank you, junior.’

“Then I’ll continue practicing what I’ve learned.”

“Right.”

Lee Han, who was preparing to slowly finish his magic training, suddenly remembered something and opened his mouth.

“But Professor. You’ll be preparing Eandurude’s next lecture yourself, won’t you?”

Professor Boladi nodded.

Unlike other professors who had many disciples to order around, Professor Boladi was a true professor who always prepared lectures himself.

‘Wait. Then…’

Lee Han recalled Professor Boladi attacking him by flying orbs.

Today it didn’t appear because Eandurude was just practicing rotating orbs at a basic level, but it wouldn’t be strange if it started anytime soon.

“…I’d like to help you too, Professor.”

“!”

Seeing Lee Han volunteer himself, Professor Boladi newly realized that this disciple was also very interested in teaching.

What the Skeleton Principal had said before was definitely right.

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