Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 859

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Chapter 859

Contrary to Lee Han’s prejudice, the Skeleton Principal was not particularly pleased about the Emperor’s young child visiting Einroguard.

Einroguard students were unpredictable beings, as mages generally tend to be (and he knew this well since he was the one who encouraged it), and if such students were to attack the dragon, tragedy could befall both sides.

The students would be torn to pieces, and Jowurin would suffer emotional trauma!

At least the students being torn to pieces was manageable. But if Jowurin suffered any emotional wounds, even the Skeleton Principal would find it difficult to handle.

Unfortunately, dragons were creatures that magic didn’t work well on, just like the Wardanaz family boy.

Fortunately for the Skeleton Principal, Jowurin was still a young dragon.

A young dragon’s whims came and went like boiling porridge.

So when Jowurin excitedly shouted ‘Jowurin shall visit Einroguard!’ after meeting the Wardanaz family boy during last winter break, the Skeleton Principal didn’t pay much attention.

He thought this declaration would soon be forgotten, just like declarations such as ‘I will not be picky with food from now on’ or ‘I will not knock over the chess board with my front paws even if I lose at chess from now on.’

But even the Skeleton Principal’s predictions were wrong very occasionally.

Jowurin’s passion for wanting to visit Einroguard was exactly such a case.

The hilariously chaotic Einroguard life that a certain boy from a certain family had described was far too interesting.

Of course, that boy had embellished the story somewhat since royalty was listening, but that embellishment had the opposite effect.

No matter how much the Skeleton Principal tried to dissuade him, he wouldn’t listen and began to throw tantrums…

-Jowurin shall visit Einroguard!

-…Your Majesty. How about sleeping on it and reconsidering?

-No! Jowurin will visit Einroguard! Isn’t Gonadaltes just hoping that Jowurin will forget about it?!

-Absolutely not. There seems to be a misunderstanding.

‘Tch. His intelligence has improved since talking with that Wardanaz kid last time.’

-Then Jowurin shall visit Einroguard!

-…His Majesty will disapprove.

-I got permission!

-What? Has the… is it time for the Empire to fall?

-What?

-Ah, nothing, Your Majesty. The students will be frightened too.

-Who cares! It’ll be fine if I’m not discovered! I’ll hide in Wardanaz’s room!

-You’re not the right size to fit in there, Your Majesty.

-I can stay in human form!

-That would be uncomfortable.

-I can endure it!

-You won’t receive proper meals there. You can’t bring knights or servants, and you’ll have to leave all your toys behind. Who knows how harsh the environment is!

-It’s fine! …But isn’t Gonadaltes the lord of that territory? Why do you leave such harsh conditions alone?

-Hehe. The students are so rough and wild that there are limits to what I can do to guide them, Your Majesty.

-Anyway, Gonadaltes! I will visit Einroguard, so make preparations! If you make any more excuses, I’ll consider it as Gonadaltes interfering!

-Understood, Your Majesty.

Realizing it was difficult to make more excuses, the Skeleton Principal obediently retreated.

But that didn’t mean the Skeleton Principal had been defeated.

The Skeleton Principal returned and simply began ignoring Jowurin’s letters and holding out.

Ignore until the other party forgets!

What could Jowurin do if the Skeleton Principal didn’t visit and ignored him?

But what the Skeleton Principal missed here was that Jowurin could actually do quite a lot.

When the Skeleton Principal ignored his letters, Jowurin began sending letters to Einroguard professors.

The quick-witted Einroguard professors calculated the consequences and quickly pretended not to receive them, burning the letters, but among them was a soft-hearted professor.

Lee Han Wardanaz clearly invited me to visit, but Gonadaltes and even other professors are interfering! Professor Bagrek, if you care for your disciple, please help!

-Hmm.

Professor Boladi couldn’t coldly refuse someone who had received an invitation from one of his only one, no, two disciples, and pondered.

After long consideration, Professor Boladi replied like this:

Among a professor’s authorities, there is no authority to invite Your Majesty as royalty. I’m sorry, but if you wish to visit, please visit in the capacity of an exam official.

Excellent! But what does that mean?

It means you should visit in the position of someone who sets midterm exam questions.

That sounds so totally really fun! I’m all for it! I accept Professor Bagrek’s opinion!

Understood.

Oh! Keep it secret from Wardanaz! I want to surprise him!

But considering Your Majesty’s abilities, we should inform him in advance so he can prepare…

No! Wardanaz can handle it sufficiently!

-That’s true.

“What’s true?”

Lee Han, who had been listening to the story, became indignant.

To think Professor Boladi had been deceived by Jowurin!

Even thinking about it again, it was unbelievable.

‘To think there would be someone who gets deceived by Prince Jowurin…’

Lee Han blamed himself.

In truth, this was close to an almost unpredictable natural disaster, but he still should have been more prepared.

At minimum, he should have been on guard when Jowurin showed interest in Einroguard…

‘Damn it. It’s because of the Principal.’

No matter how he thought about it, this was about half the Skeleton Principal’s fault.

Hadn’t Lee Han let his guard down because of words like ‘His Majesty will forget after a good night’s sleep’?

“Professor. When will His Majesty arrive?”

Lee Han didn’t give up and asked the question.

It wasn’t over yet.

He could send another letter before Jowurin arrived to prevent the visit.

‘I should say that Wardanaz has been kidnapped by an insane doppelganger and isn’t in a situation to meet His Majesty.’

Since it wasn’t completely untrue, it might work.

“Next Monday.”

“There seems to have been a misunderstanding. I’ll send another letter to His Majesty.”

“Misunderstanding?”

“Actually, I didn’t invite hi…”

Rumble!

With a roar, the sound of something with enormous mass colliding came from below Professor Boladi’s underground lecture hall.

Lee Han asked in surprise.

“What was that?!”

“The underground airfield.”

Apart from the tower stables, Einroguard had several places where flying vehicles coming from outside could land.

Among them, the underground airfield was a place frequently used by those who preferred to enter quietly.

A huge cavern stretched out like a tunnel, and once you passed through the magically hidden entrance, it was a place where dozens of carriages could fly in.

Normally, he would have been excited with joy at discovering a new place in the school…

…but Lee Han couldn’t do that.

“…What just happened in the underground airfield?”

“It seems like a large and heavy creature has landed.”

“What are the chances that it’s His Majesty Jowurin?”

Instead of answering, Professor Boladi stared intently at Lee Han. Lee Han could read the answer in that expression.

“…Let’s go see His Majesty…”

“I thought you said there was a misunderstanding.”

“Saying there was a misunderstanding was the misunderstanding.”

Lee Han answered with a voice full of sorrow.

Now that things had come to this, there was no turning back.

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Following his senior, Eandurude’s eyes sparkled with excitement and anticipation.

“Eandurude. You can’t attack His Majesty when you meet him.”

“Why not?”

‘Because you’ll get beaten like a dog…’

Eandurude was a natural-born fighter in his own right, but his age and skills couldn’t compare to Jowurin’s.

No matter how gentle Jowurin was, a few swipes of his front paws would send Eandurude flying with a crash.

“His Majesty is my friend.”

“Ah!”

Eandurude nodded his head.

While secretly feeling disappointed inside.

He had wanted to fight a dragon at least once…

“But Professor. Is it okay for Eandurude to hear about His Majesty Jowurin?”

It was an important imperial secret, so he wondered if it was alright for Eandurude to know.

At Lee Han’s question, Professor Boladi answered readily.

“It’s fine if he’s an Einroguard student.”

“I see. Einroguard must have that level of authority.”

“?”

Professor Boladi looked at him, wondering what his disciple was talking about.

“…Uh, wasn’t it that Einroguard students have the authority to access classified information?”

“I meant a gag order would be placed.”

“Ah.”

Lee Han immediately understood.

While the Skeleton Principal had let him off because it was bothersome, other students would have gag orders placed on them.

While walking through the deep underground passage, Eandurude couldn’t contain himself and asked Lee Han.

“How will we fight?!”

“Hmm.”

Hearing his innocent junior’s question, Lee Han felt a fact he wanted to forget resurface again.

Since he came because of midterms, the exam really was Jowurin.

‘If I choose telekinesis, do I have to lift Jowurin up and throw him? If I choose alchemy, I have to make a potion that can defeat Jowurin?’

Regardless of passing or failing the exam, he was worried he might get arrested when he left school.

Groan!

A familiar dragon’s voice could be heard from far away. Lee Han called out to Jowurin.

“Your Majesty?”

…Jo, Jowurin is not here.

“???”

Wondering what nonsense that was, Lee Han concentrated mana in his eyes.

Then he could see Jowurin stuck in the wall in the underground airfield space ahead.

He had probably been flying excitedly and couldn’t reduce his speed, crashing straight into the airfield wall.

While he wasn’t hurt, the surrounding walls naturally couldn’t withstand it. They had crumbled down, covering Jowurin.

“Your Majesty. Are you injured?”

Mmm…

“Didn’t you say you weren’t here?”

“Shh. Eandurude. When people make mistakes, they might pretend they’re not there.”

“??”

Eandurude was confused by Lee Han’s words.

Weren’t dragons the wisest and most sacred race in the Empire?

Such a dragon making a mistake and hiding in the debris like a 5-year-old child, refusing to come out?

“Your Majesty. Please come out. That kind of thing is easy to repair anyway. It’s just scratched.”

Re, really?

Jowurin seemed interested and crawled out from the debris pile. The large Gold Dragon, though not yet fully grown, appeared blinking his eyes.

As soon as Lee Han came into those eyes, joy immediately arose.

Wow! Lee Han!

Jowurin grabbed Lee Han precisely with his massive front paw. Having been through this before, Lee Han skillfully anticipated it and created a barrier with Wuying Pavilion telekinesis magic.

Professor Boladi, watching from the side, was pleased with his disciple’s growth to such a level of proficiency.

“Ugh. Your Majesty. I’m dying.”

No, no! Lee Han! Don’t die!

“Your Majesty is using too much strength…”

I let go! I command you to come back to life!

“Thank you. I’ve come back to life.”

Lee Han said while brushing himself off.

Eandurude, watching from the side, was confused about whether he should attack the evil dragon that was assaulting his senior, or stay still as promised earlier.

“???”

Who is that?

Jowurin asked, looking at Eandurude.

Both Professor Boladi and Lee Han were people he knew, but this mage was a mage he was seeing for the first time.

“He’s my junior. His name is Eandurude.”

Nice to meet you, Eandurude!

Jowurin was pleased to hear he was Lee Han’s junior and tried to embrace him.

Despite using much less strength than before, Eandurude struggled with a gasping sound due to the suffocating power.

Why, why is he doing that? Is there some problem?

“I think you need to use even less strength.”

When Jowurin was surprised and reduced his strength, Eandurude fiercely clawed at his front paw (Jowurin didn’t even feel it) and escaped.

Then he put distance between them and growled. Seeing someone who disliked him, Jowurin’s eyes welled up with tears.

Le, Lee Han! Does Eandurude hate Jowurin?

“Uh… well…”

Lee Han glanced at his junior. His junior growled as if he would never say he liked him.

“Grrrr!”

“…Eandurude. Would your thoughts change a bit if you received this?”

Placing chocolate in his junior’s hand, Lee Han attempted to negotiate.

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