Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 864

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Chapter 864

‘What did I do wrong to my junior?’

Diret thought for a moment.

Of course, last week his junior had been forced to learn 【Skeleton Golem Summoning】 due to a small misunderstanding.

But that was done with good intentions. Someone with a kind heart like his junior should have shown some understanding.

…Right?

“I’m sorry, Senior.”

Lee Han quickly approached and whispered in a small voice.

Lee Han could guess how shocked Diret must be right now.

He had brought two professors into the lecture hall…

“You must have been surprised when the professors entered the lecture hall.”

“Uh. I was more surprised by the dragon actually.”

Diret was shocked at his junior’s attitude of treating the dragon as natural. Lee Han awkwardly tried to explain.

“I’m sorry. I thought the professors would be more shocking.”

“Is that person His Majesty?”

“Yes.”

Lee Han explained why Jowurin had come and why the professors had come along, reading his senior’s expression.

Diret unexpectedly accepted it readily.

Having a dragon roam around Einroguard wasn’t an easy matter.

“Well, it might be better for the professors to accompany him.”

“I thought it might be a bit of an overreaction.”

“Huh? Absolutely not. There are so many crazy guys, so it’s right to go together.”

“…”

Lee Han was momentarily speechless at Diret’s absolute distrust of the underclassmen.

Meanwhile, conversation was happening behind them.

A dark magic lecture! Jowurin is so excited!

“That’s right, Your Majesty. Contrary to common misconceptions, dark magic has a lineage that has been passed down for a very long time, you could say it’s the orthodox tradition of ancient magic. Moreover, Student Diret is one of the most outstanding talents among Einroguard students.”

Professor Garcia raised expectations even higher. Jowurin’s large eyes sparkled like stars.

Wow! Like Gonadaltes?

“That’s right.”

“…”

Diret broke out in cold sweat at the conversation he could hear behind him.

Professor Garcia was one thing, but why was Professor Boladi saying such things?

‘What do you mean like the Principal…’

“Senior, cheer up. I’ll help you.”

“Yeah. Thanks. But junior.”

“Yes?”

“Go sit over there.”

Seeing Lee Han standing next to the podium ready to help, Diret spoke as if dumbfounded.

His junior was someone who listened to lectures, not someone who gave them.

Why was he standing beside him trying to help?

‘Oops.’

Lee Han realized his mistake and returned to his seat. Jowurin pulled Lee Han into a hug like a doll with his front paws.

Seeing his junior suffering from frustration, Diret apologized inwardly.

‘Sorry, junior. I’m just a mere student.’

Diret lacked the courage to boldly tell the professors and high-ranking imperial family not to torment his junior.

“First, the 【Poison, Bone, Blood】 lecture is… an advanced lecture on several elements that are frequently used in dark magic but whose importance is easily forgotten.”

“Student Diret, don’t mind us and proceed comfortably.”

“Think of us as not being here.”

“…”

Diret felt frustrated.

If they really wanted him not to mind them, the three should have waited outside!

“…Last week we learned skeleton golem summoning, junior.”

“Skeleton golem summoning?”

Professor Boladi looked at Lee Han and asked. Lee Han, completely trapped between Jowurin’s front paws with restricted movement, nodded with difficulty.

“Yes.”

“I see.”

‘What do you mean you see?’

Lee Han flinched at the sound of Professor Boladi scribbling notes with his quill pen.

If he hadn’t been trapped between Jowurin’s front paws, he would have checked what was being written.

“You taught skeleton golem summoning when it’s still the first semester? Student Diret, even if it’s Student Lee Han, you’re being too harsh on your junior.”

“No, that’s…”

Diret felt wronged.

He hadn’t taught it – he had thrown it out as a way to take a break and relax, but his junior had somehow managed to complete it within the lecture time…!

“…You’re right… I think I was a bit harsh on my junior…”

What does ‘even if it’s Student Lee Han’ mean?

Jowurin asked curiously. Professor Boladi kindly answered.

“Outstanding students need teaching appropriate to their level.”

Ah! Like how Professor Bagrek used to hit Lee Han all the time?

“That never happened.”

“…”

Professor Garcia looked at Professor Boladi as if dumbfounded.

More than that, he couldn’t believe Prince Jowurin knew about that. There were already many false rumors about Einroguard, and he suddenly became worried they might spread further.

“Ahem. So, Student Diret. Next week is midterm exams… How is the 【Poison, Bone, Blood】 lecture progressing?”

“Ah, about that.”

Diret hesitated.

Actually, for the 【Poison, Bone, Blood】 midterm exam, he was planning to let the student choose a topic they wanted and then have them learn one magic spell of appropriate difficulty.

The problem was that 【Skeleton Golem Summoning】 was more than sufficient as a midterm exam topic.

He was already planning to have his junior summon it again moderately and pass the exam with that…

…But with two professors and even a dragon in front of him, he felt self-conscious.

‘But Professor Garcia would understand, right?’

Even if not the other two, he believed Professor Garcia would definitely take his side. Wasn’t he also someone who took courses from all schools?

“Actually, this is what I was planning to do.”

Professor Garcia listened attentively with a serious expression to Diret’s explanation.

Unexpectedly, Professor Garcia didn’t readily agree. Of course, he knew Lee Han was having a hard time, but separately from that, Diret might have to take responsibility later.

Given the Skeleton Principal’s personality, he might find fault and send him to the punishment room, so he had to judge carefully.

Diret going into the room next to Professor Verdus.

Just thinking about it was absurd.

“Sounds good.”

“…”

Professor Garcia once again looked at Professor Boladi as if dumbfounded.

This professor really!

“Professor!”

“?”

“What will you do if the Principal finds fault later?”

“That doesn’t seem likely.”

“…Of course, I don’t think it’s likely either… Student Diret, I think it should be fine.”

Professor Garcia suspected inwardly.

Could it be that Diret wasn’t worried because he wasn’t Professor Boladi’s disciple?

‘Someone who never had a disciple becomes even scarier once they get one…’

Then it’s all decided, right? Lee Han, Lee Han! Show me the skeleton golem!

Jowurin urged him while forcefully crushing the telekinetic defense barrier Lee Han had wrapped around his body.

Seeing this, Lee Han once again thought how fortunate it was that he had learned telekinetic magic.

‘The insane doppelganger was actually helpful after all. …Wait. Isn’t this Stockholm syndrome?’

“Please wait. I’ll summon it.”

For Lee Han too, being able to reduce his midterm exam lectures in advance was very welcome news.

At first, he had worried about how he would endure all these lectures, but if he could reduce them like this first, things might become much easier.

‘If 【Advanced Illusion Magic and Spirit Theory】, 【Wand Materials and Magic Amplification】, 【Terribly Beautiful Creatures】 lectures are removed from the exam, and additionally 【Poison, Bone, Blood】 lecture is removed… Professor Garcia’s lecture, 【Understanding Intermediate Combat Magic】, 【Elemental Magic and Its Applications】, 【Divination Magic That Drives You Mad】, 【One Drop of Potion Instead of Complex Magic】, 【Sword and Life】, 【The Empire’s Languages That Become Your Flesh and Blood】, 【Ancient Relics and the Tragic History of Summoning Magic】, 【From Caterpillars to Dragons】, 【A Mage’s Life with Plants】, 【Practical Healing Magic】, 【Spirit, Energy, Mind】… Hmm. I should stop thinking about this.’

Lee Han, who had been calculating the remaining lectures, quickly stopped.

He had a premonition that if he calculated further, severe damage would come to his own soul.

“…Move!”

After taking out the bones of a large monster enhanced with dark elements and blood elements, Lee Han cast the incantation along with the process and gave the command.

Then the bones transformed and settled into a large summoned creature. It was a medium-sized skeleton golem enhanced with dark elements and blood elements.

Jowurin clapped and praised.

Magnificent!

“Well made.”

“Not bad.”

At the praise from the dragon and two professors, not only Lee Han but also Diret secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Since there was only one student, the evaluation of the lecture would directly depend on that one person’s assessment.

Lee Han! Lee Han! Make it move forward!

“Yes. Yes.”

Ancient dark magic summoning, where the mage directly constructed commands rather than contracts and summoning, had the advantage of being able to handle such miscellaneous tasks without complaint.

Jowurin was overjoyed to see the skeleton golem emitting dark red energy.

After only seeing species much smaller than herself, she finally had an opponent of a size she could play with.

Lee Han! Jowurin will knock down that bad guy!

“Oh my. I trust only Your Majesty.”

Along with flattery, Lee Han delicately controlled the skeleton golem.

Since he absolutely couldn’t harm Jowurin, the skeleton golem had to pretend to attack while delicately letting itself lose.

Whoosh whoosh-

As the skeleton golem threw punches into the air, Jowurin quickly spread her wings and dodged.

Lee Han didn’t notice because he was concentrating, but Professor Boladi made additional notes.

Reaction speed – top grade.

Dragons were an extremely rare species in the Empire, and each individual varied greatly. Since they could grow significantly and change in just one day, their condition had to be carefully assessed.

Only then would there be no accidents when his disciple fought the dragon.

Jowurin’s strike!

Jowurin shouted a cool technique name and swung her front paw.

Thinking it was about time, Lee Han offered the golem’s chest directly instead of defending or evading.

Although it was based on large monster bones and strengthened by feeding it dark elements and blood elements, it couldn’t block the claws of a dragon that possessed mysterious and powerful magic.

Crack!

With a loud noise, the skeleton golem collapsed. Jowurin flapped her wings and shouted.

Lee Han! Jowurin knocked down the bad guy!

“Your Majesty is truly the future of the Empire!”

‘My junior seems too skilled at flattery.’

Diret thought to himself.

Professors aside, to think he could win the favor of high-ranking royalty like this.

He couldn’t guess what Lee Han was planning to do later.

Was he planning to become the Principal of Einroguard?

Jowurin seemed to have enjoyed wrestling with the skeleton golem just now, as she looked at Lee Han and carefully spoke up.

Jowurin wants to compete again…

“Shall I summon it? It’s not particularly difficult.”

Really?!

Since it could be continuously summoned as long as he had mana, it wasn’t particularly difficult. When Lee Han nodded, Jowurin screamed with joy and tried to hug him.

‘Ugh. I need to make my telekinesis stronger in the future.’

Lee Han’s barrier screamed under the dragon’s strength that grew stronger with happiness.

Oh! Can’t you make this bad guy sturdier?

“Hmm. It would be difficult with my current level.”

The large monster bones Diret had given him were already strengthened to nearly their limit thanks to Lee Han directly infusing them with dark elements and blood elements.

Such enhancement wasn’t infinitely possible. Naturally, it was only possible within the limits of the materials.

He would need to find better reagents than large monster bones, or Lee Han would need to learn methods to magically improve efficiency.

After hearing the explanation, Jowurin’s eyes sparkled again as she spoke.

Jowurin has a good method!

“What is it?”

Here!

Jowurin extended her front paw and spread it out. There was an unfamiliar material there.

“What is this?”

Jowurin’s tooth!

“…”

Lee Han’s face turned pale.

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