Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 8
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Chapter 008
Originally, people inside a family couldn’t know the family’s rumors or image.
For a family like Wardanaz, the family manor was larger than most castles, and the family territory was as vast as a decent-sized city.
The people living and working there would never dare speak carelessly about the Wardanaz Family…
“Is there some problem with the Wardanaz Family?”
“Ah… there’s nothing. Absolutely no problem at all.”
Nilia took another step back.
“I don’t know what rumors you’ve heard, but they’re all false rumors.”
Even at Lee Han’s words, Nilia didn’t lower her guard. Yoner spoke comfortingly.
“The Empire’s noble houses always have ridiculous rumors attached to them. You don’t need to worry about it too much.”
“Is that so?”
“Though the Wardanaz Family is a bit on the extreme side…”
“…”
It wasn’t very comforting.
While the two were talking, Nilia seemed to have sorted out her thoughts and spoke in a resolute voice.
“Right. Just because it’s the Wardanaz Family doesn’t mean I have any reason to be scared.”
“What rumors did you hear?”
“…”
Nilia hesitated slightly about whether she should tell him or not.
It was a bit awkward to tell the person directly involved…
-The Head of Wardanaz Family is actually a dragon. During the undead rampage incident in the Western Continent, he flew over and burned all the undead with his breath attack.
-The Wardanaz Family bloodline received tremendous magical abilities as payment for contracting with powerful ancient spirits, but lost their emotions.
-Mages from the Wardanaz Family are ruthless. During the Imperial Separatists’ riots, an entire city disappeared because of the Wardanaz Family mages who appeared.
…and so on.
The Wardanaz Family’s image was far more terrifying than Lee Han had thought.
In the eyes of the Empire’s commoners, they seemed like ‘merciless magical monsters who don’t usually appear but suddenly show up when something happens and sweep everything away before leaving.’
“When big incidents happen in the Empire, archmages naturally have to come, don’t they?”
“That’s right. Don’t worry about it too much.”
Lee Han felt wronged and Yoner consoled him. Nilia thought to herself at their reaction.
‘The rumor about losing emotions definitely seems false…?’
* * *
“Wait.”
“?”
“Something’s strange. Look here.”
Nilia pointed at the ground with her finger.
It was barely visible since it was a hill covered with grass, but Nilia had caught the traces with her dark elf instincts and experience from the 【Shadow Patrol】.
“You see it? Something quite large stepped here and passed through.”
“Isn’t it rather shallow for that?”
“Good observation. It’s definitely quite clever. It was moving while controlling its strength to avoid leaving traces, but made a mistake here while eating this fruit.”
Yoner didn’t show much interest.
Yoner’s field of interest was alchemy to begin with.
It was natural that he wouldn’t be interested in this kind of hunter’s tracking. Yoner was looking around checking if there were any herbs.
‘Tch.’
Nilia felt slightly annoyed inside.
When she was in the 【Shadow Patrol】, everyone was like-minded.
They were all hunters and rangers, and most of the villagers had hunters or rangers in their families, so whatever topic came up, they could communicate.
-I almost got in real trouble. The fur was so beautiful that I tried everything to catch it…
-Hahaha! That can happen. When I was young too…
People who could talk for an hour just by mentioning prey they’d seen while hunting.
Compared to that, there were too many different types of people here.
-Um, this happened to me in the mountains…
-Mountains?
-Yeah. I went hunting…
-Hunting too?? Why?
-Well, I’m part of the patrol unit…
-Can’t you just buy it with money?
-…You son of a bitch, do you really want to die?
-Eek!
…Having experienced conversations like this, Nilia couldn’t help but feel slightly annoyed at reactions like Yoner’s.
But what could she do.
‘Right. Not everyone is a hunter, so I need to adapt.’
“Oh. Interesting. Is there anything else?”
“…!”
In the midst of this, Lee Han’s reaction was beyond Nilia’s expectations.
Lee Han was listening seriously with a very interested expression.
Nilia asked in confusion.
“Interesting?”
“Was that not supposed to be interesting?”
“…No. It’s not that it shouldn’t be interesting, but I wasn’t necessarily saying it should be interesting, though of course…”
“???”
When the other person started rambling, Lee Han was confused in return.
‘Did she come here drunk?’
Nilia herself seemed to realize she was saying strange things and quickly returned to the main point.
“Good! Anyway, when you discover traces of such large prey, it’s better to be careful. You see how the grass is cut here? It has quite large claws.”
“I see.”
Lee Han was basically curious by nature and liked learning.
If he hadn’t been, he wouldn’t have gone to graduate school no matter how much the professor had deceived him.
Even if it wasn’t just magic, this kind of hunter’s wisdom was quite interesting.
“Can you also tell what the opponent is?”
“This isn’t enough.”
Nilia crossed her arms and spoke regretfully.
There was a saying that experienced hunters could identify prey just by looking at footprints, but that was a fantasy.
Hunters could identify prey just by looking at footprints because they had stayed in that area for a long time and knew everything about what monsters were in that region.
Without knowing what was around this area, it was impossible to guess correctly right away.
“Besides, I heard that there are all kinds of strange monsters around the magic school.”
“Ah. I heard that story too.”
Yoner nodded.
Einroguard itself was located on land so rich in magical power that many monsters inevitably appeared due to the influence of that magic.
And separate from that…
“Monsters created during experiments wander around near the school. Rare slimes are often born because of discarded magic potions too.”
“…”
Lee Han was dumbfounded.
‘Don’t the mages here have experimental safety protocols or something??’
From magic potions to artificial creatures made with magic.
Shouldn’t these things be thoroughly managed?
But it was only natural that such problems would arise when he just carelessly threw it away like that.
“I’ll have to be more careful.”
“Well said! We’ll move while basically following these traces. It should reduce the chances of being ambushed.”
“Can I learn trace reading too?”
At Lee Han’s words, Nilia blinked her eyes.
Wondering if he had said something rude, Lee Han spoke again.
“If it’s hard to teach, you can just ignore it…”
“…It won’t be easy at all, you’ll probably give up halfway through learning it. Do you know how difficult this skill is?”
“If you’re willing to teach me, I’ll work hard not to do that.”
“…Hmph. I’ll teach you, so let’s see you try!”
Yoner asked in a small voice so Nilia couldn’t hear.
“Is there really a need to learn something like that?”
“Why not. It looks interesting.”
“???”
* * *
“Found it. Poison Herb.”
While Nilia and Lee Han were on guard, Yoner discovered the herbs.
Seeing the herbs hidden among the thickly grown thicket, Lee Han was impressed.
‘He found them well.’
“There are only two.”
“…”
“…”
“We just need to find one more… why is everyone silent?”
Yoner turned his head.
And he realized why the two had gone silent.
-■■…
An enormously huge pig was staring at them very intensely.
“Judging by the magic power I can feel, it ate something wrong.”
Sensing the magic power from the pig, Lee Han spoke calmly.
Whether it ate reagents that had spilled around, or potions, or received some special experiment…
“This isn’t the time to be saying such things! Be careful!”
Nilia whispered in an urgent voice.
Pigs were never weak animals.
With their heavy build and fairly agile movements, those with tusks were even more dangerous.
Moreover, their current opponent was closer to a beast that had completely regained its wildness rather than a docilely raised livestock.
If it had even gained magic power from eating something strange, it was better to consider it a monster.
“Think of it as a wild boar! Don’t provoke it at all! Everyone slowly back away!”
Nilia told the two.
Yoner put strength into his trembling legs. Lee Han supported Yoner while quietly stepping back.
-■■■!
However, the pig made sounds and strode toward them.
It seemed quite angry, snorting while breathing out steam.
“It would be dangerous to just keep backing away.”
Lee Han stopped, holding his staff.
Like a spear, gripping the staff strongly with both hands and standing forward looked quite impressive.
‘Right…! He was from the Wardanaz Family?’
Only then did Nilia remember which family Lee Han was from.
The Empire’s great mage family, the Wardanaz Family.
As such, he might have learned several magics before entering here.
‘Didn’t he say earlier that his role was to chase away wild beasts or monsters when they appeared?’
Nilia asked Lee Han in a small voice.
“Are you confident?”
“I’m not certain, but probably?”
“If you fail, definitely carry that redhead and run! I’ll lure it away!”
Among the people here, Nilia herself was the one who could traverse mountains and hills the fastest.
It wasn’t that she didn’t trust Lee Han’s magic, but a skilled hunter always had to prepare for contingencies.
If the situation went wrong, Nilia planned to lure the pig away and shake it off.
Lee Han showed a somewhat moved expression at Nilia’s words. Yoner felt the same.
“To go that far for us…”
“It’s not like that! It’s because only I can do it!”
“Right. Anyway, thank you. I’ll count on you if things go wrong.” Lee Han stopped talking and concentrated.
The pig was also getting closer and closer.
‘Three. Two. One.’
Lee Han calmly counted numbers while measuring the distance to his opponent.
Nilia, watching from behind, swallowed nervously.
What kind of magic was he planning to use against that pig?
Crack!!!
Crack!!!
“…”
A clear sound echoed from the pig’s head.
What Lee Han chose was staff swinging.
* * *
-You are the king of black weapons, but you must not handle only swords. Swordsmanship must be able to prepare for situations without a sword. Sword, spear, club, dagger, bare hands – all of them.
-I see.
-…It’s not my place to say this, but aren’t you complaining?
-Why?
-Ah, never mind.
Alarlong wasn’t someone who taught easily just because he was from the direct line of the family.
He taught Lee Han strictly and harshly, just as he had learned.
And Lee Han learned really well.
If it were another noble, they would have said ‘Why should I do such hard work!’ but Lee Han was the opposite.
‘People pay money to exercise, so isn’t this level manageable?’
When he was in graduate school, he couldn’t exercise even when he wanted to, so there was no way he could be dissatisfied with the current situation where Alarlong taught him everything in detail from one to ten.
Moreover, when his body got tired, servants immediately rushed over to offer food, drinks, and magic potions…
-Lord Lee Han. You must be curious by now. Why don’t I teach you how to coat weapons with aura like other knights do?
-I wasn’t even thinking about that? How could someone learning like me reach such a great level?
-…If it’s not because of aura, then why on earth did you want to learn swordsmanship??
Alarlong stopped teaching and looked at Lee Han as if dumbfounded.
How to Survive as a Mage at Magic School
How to Survive as a Mage at Magic School
Publication Date: August 15, 2021
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