Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 861

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Chapter 861

“A servant?!”

Jowurin was startled by Gainando’s furious outburst.

Did he just get angry at Jowurin?

“Of course I’m angry! Who are you calling a servant! I’m royalty…”

“Grrrr!”

Eandurude, who had received orders from Lee Han to ‘get along well with Jowurin,’ faithfully carried them out.

He immediately attacked and subdued Gainando from the side.

Gainando, not expecting an attack from a junior he was somewhat friendly with (by his own standards), fell flat on his back.

“You… you!? Don’t you know me!? I’m your senior! Hey! Ahhh! I’m your senior! Lee Han! Lee Han!”

Lee Han! Did you see!? Eandurude stood up for Jowurin! Jowurin’s friend!

“Truly moving indeed.”

“Lee Han?!”

Gainando screamed as his arm was twisted behind his back.

In this chaotic room, the only friend he could trust was abandoning Gainando?!

“Eandurude. Let him go. And Gainando, how can you lose to a 1st year?”

“He, he ambushed me from a blind spot! And I went easy on him because he’s my junior!”

“Grrrr.”

When Eandurude glared threateningly as if ready to pounce again, Gainando quickly hid behind Lee Han.

Lee Han blocked his junior and explained the situation as quickly as possible.

“…So now Prince Jowurin, who is royalty, has come to visit for the midterm exams. Gainando. Will you keep this secret?”

“Of course!”

“Thanks. Since he’s royalty, we need to treat him with the utmost respect, but this being Einroguard makes me nervous. There are too many crazy upperclassmen.”

“That’s right. Just trust me, Lee Han. …Huh?”

Gainando, who had been nodding and beating his chest confidently at the task his friend entrusted him with, paused.

He needs to be treated with the utmost respect because he’s royalty?

“…Hey, Lee Han. I’m also roy…?”

“Wardanaz. Are you there?”

Adenart, who had come looking for Lee Han, carefully entered when she saw the door was open.

Then her eyes widened at the situation unfolding inside.

“Wh-what on earth is…?!”

Huh? Could this be Jowurin’s sister?

Jowurin looked Adenart up and down, then asked with curiosity.

Lee Han was surprised.

“How did you know?”

I felt it faintly! I was just wondering!

“Amazing, Your Majesty.”

At Lee Han’s flattery, Jowurin flapped his wings shyly.

‘Wait. I think he asked if Gainando was a servant?’

Such a question occurred to him, but Lee Han let it slide for now. That wasn’t what was important right now.

“Imperial Princess. Please listen. So right now…”

Lee Han repeated what he had just said.

Then he said seriously.

“Since he’s royalty, we need to treat him with the utmost respect.”

“I see… Wait a moment. Wardanaz. I’m also royalty…”

Adenart felt slightly wronged.

She was royalty too, so why was only Jowurin receiving preferential treatment?

But Lee Han didn’t give her a chance to object. After organizing the remaining space together with Professor Boladi, he completed the private room as a temporary dragon’s nest.

Jowurin wagged his tail up and down excitedly.

It’s small but seems cozy!

“That’s a relief. Then…”

Lee Han, friend, servant, and sister too! I’m so glad I came to Einroguard!

Gainando tilted his head and asked.

“Is Adenart a servant?”

“No.”

“…Hey! I told you I’m not a servant!”

When Gainando exploded, Jowurin was startled and cowered. Adenart quietly advised.

“Gainando. Such rudeness in front of Prince Jowurin…”

“You! You’re just taking sides saying only you’re not a servant!”

“Wh-what… I won’t tolerate such insults.”

“The insult is being called a servant! Just because you’re a dragon, does that make you special!?”

Jowurin became dejected. Tears welled up around his large vertical pupils.

Seeing this, Gainando seemed to soften and hesitated.

“Ah, no… what if you cry.”

Gainando keeps getting angry at Jowurin…

“It’s, it’s because you called me a servant.”

But Jowurin needs a servant…

“…”

With tears glistening, Jowurin stared intently at Gainando.

Unable to withstand that gaze, Gainando finally declared.

“…Ugh! Fine! I’m a servant! A servant!”

Wow!

“That guy is really annoying, Lee Han! I’d get respect too if my mom was a dragon!”

“…Gainando. By any chance, His Imperial Majesty… no, never mind.”

“??”

Gainando seemed unaware of the Emperor’s species.

Not wanting to shock his innocent friend, Lee Han let it pass.

Meanwhile, red hair peeked through the open door. It was Yoner.

“Why is it so noisy? Gainando. Stop bothering Lee Han and come down to clean…”

Yoner, who had been speaking, closed his mouth. Professor Boladi advised his disciple with a serious attitude.

“It would be better to inform your friends.”

Friends visited Lee Han’s private room far more frequently than expected.

* * *

When Jowurin came down to the 2nd year common room, his friends thought, ‘Finally, the Skeleton Principal has kidnapped a dragon to try to kill Lee Han.’

The next thought was, ‘Finally, Professor Bagrek has kidnapped a dragon to…’

And after hearing the explanation, their thoughts were as follows:

‘It would have been cool if Gainando was a dragon too.’

Wouldn’t fighting other tower students have been much easier then?

When his friends stared at him, Gainando grumbled.

“Yeah. I’m a servant. So what. Got a problem with that?”

“No, no. Gainando. We were respecting your dedication.”

“Right. Even though you’re both royalty, to set aside your pride and step up for His Majesty. Honestly, I respected that.”

His friends quickly made excuses, afraid their true feelings might be discovered. Gainando seemed to feel slightly better hearing this.

“Really?”

“Of course! Who else could take on the role of servant like that?”

Gainando is an excellent servant!

“Heh. Hehe.”

“Make the fireplace burn stronger. Jowrin likes warmth.”

“Understood.”

Gainando brought out firewood.

Cutting wood from the forest, stacking it, and drying it was one of the chores students had to do.

Since they had to replenish whatever they wasted, it could be quite bothersome, but Gainando boldly used the firewood.

Jowrin, feeling drowsy, let out a low rumbling sound and curled her body into a circle.

The students were once again amazed by the surreal sight of the 2nd year lounge transformed into what looked like a dragon’s nest.

“To think there’s still something at Einroguard that can surprise us…”

“But what kind of test did His Majesty come here for?”

“She said she has to compete with Wardanaz.”

“…Uh, shouldn’t we assassinate him now then?”

“Shh. Be quiet. If Wardanaz is thinking that, we need to make him let his guard down even more.”

While students chattered on one side, on the other side Yoner was preparing the dragon’s meal with alchemy school students.

“Eandurude. You’ve worked hard coming all the way here. Take this.”

“Thank you!”

Eandurude joyfully received the bowl, delighted by Yoner’s warm meal after meeting him again after so long.

“Are you studying well?”

“…”

Eandurude avoided eye contact with trembling eyes. He was still reminded of how strictly Yoner had educated him during winter break.

“Mmph mmph mmph.”

“Right. Eat first, then talk. …Eandurude. You’re not forcing yourself to eat just to avoid answering, are you?”

Asan, who was preparing ingredients alongside Lee Han, asked with confusion.

“By the way, Wardanaz. How can that 1st year junior see us?”

1st year juniors couldn’t detect upperclassmen except in a few exceptional situations (mainly involving Wardanaz).

But how could that 1st year junior?

“Professor Bagrek cast a spell.”

“Wow. How kind of him.”

“Thanks to that, if you guys get caught, it’s detention too, you know? Can you really call that kind? Asan. Think about it again.”

“…War, Wardanaz. Are you perhaps angry at Professor Bagrek?”

Asan was flustered by his friend’s serious tone.

Of course his friend had a point, but it didn’t really seem like Professor Boladi’s fault.

“Angry? I don’t know what you mean. Asan. Thanks to this, His Majesty came to visit the school, but I’m not angry at all. I have to worry about what kind of test to do with His Majesty, but I’m not angry about that either.”

“…Meikin! Meikin! I’ll boil the pot! Could you switch places with me!”

Asan quickly ran away.

He felt a sense of crisis that he might get hit if he stayed next to Lee Han any longer.

* * *

Lee Han yawned long as he entered the classroom.

Not just Lee Han, but all the Blue Dragon Tower students attending the 【One Drop of Potion Instead of Complex Magic】 lecture had tired faces.

Taking care of a dragon in the lounge was more difficult than expected.

Not only did they have to prepare massive amounts of food for the dragon to devour, but they also had to manage temperature, humidity, lighting, and sometimes even sing songs.

Moreover, Jowrin only listened to Lee Han’s lullabies, shaking her head continuously and hitting the floor with her tail when other students sang. When Gainando sang, she even threatened him with growling sounds.

‘Music magic… seems to work when taking care of dragons too…’

Nilia seemed to sense something strange and kept tilting her head in confusion.

It seemed like there was something going on with only the Blue Dragon Tower friends, but she couldn’t figure out what it was.

“Hey. Wardanaz. Wardanaz.”

Nilia came over to Lee Han and called out in a whisper.

“Huh? Oh oh. Nilia.”

“What on earth is going on? Did something happen at Blue Dragon Tower?”

“Something happened… Hmm. It’s similar.”

Lee Han looked at his dark elf friend and pondered.

Should he tell her about this?

It wasn’t a matter of keeping secrets, but the moment she heard this, Nilia would also have to suffer taking care of the dragon.

If they were from the same tower it would be different, but to burden a friend from another tower like that…

‘…would be a good thing.’

At Einroguard, the power of dragging others down was stronger than the power of friendship. Lee Han sighed and said.

“Sigh. But this is a Blue Dragon Tower secret.”

“What?!”

Nilia perked up her ears and fidgeted restlessly.

A secret among friends that excluded her.

“Is… is that so?”

“I could tell you, but then you’d have to participate too. Sigh. But I’m not sure if that’s a good thing. Of course, it’s not without reward…”

“Tell me. I don’t know what it is, but I want to do it too!”

The cold and calm hunter from the Shadow Patrol answered immediately. Lee Han smiled and said.

“Actually, there’s a dragon in the lounge. We’re taking care of that dragon.”

“…Wardanaz. If you don’t want to tell me, just say you don’t want to tell me. I’m leaving.”

Nilia turned around sulkily.

Of course, there could be secrets between friends, but shouldn’t there at least be sincerity in the way of refusing?

To refuse with such an absurd lie!

“No, no. Nilia. It’s really true.”

“Hmph.”

Before Lee Han could explain, Professor Thunderstep entered and the lecture began.

The professor briefly explained next week’s test and carefully explained how to make this week’s lecture content, the 【Dragon Scale Potion】.

“I’ll say it again, you must be really careful when making this potion! This potion’s name isn’t because of its defensive power, but because of the miserable state you’ll be in if you fail. Never forget component detection and conversion, and pay special attention to the timing of adding the Risus potion! If you fail, you’ll become like a dragon…”

“It’s a dragon!!!”

“Don’t make a fuss already, you bronze-head.”

The dwarf professor looked at the student as if he were pathetic.

If you fail, you become like dragon scales, but there’s no need to make a fuss as if a dragon has already appeared…

“It is a dragon?!?!?!”

Professor Thunderstep turned his head and nearly fainted at the sight of a large young dragon blinking its eyes and looking this way by the window.

‘Preposterous beard, is it time for Einroguard to fall?’

Having the same thought that the Skeleton Principal and Lee Han had each had once, Professor Thunderstep tried to grasp the situation.

“If anyone has any guesses about this current situation, speak up.”

“I have no idea at all, Professor.”

Lee Han answered immediately.

‘If Wardanaz doesn’t know, then all the other guys won’t know either. Could it be Bendosol?’

Where’s Lee Han?

“…”

At the dragon’s telepathy, Professor Thunderstep glared at his disciple with a grim expression.

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