Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 886

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Chapter 886

However, Jowrin did not voice her thoughts out loud. Though it had been a short time, her social skills had rapidly improved while staying at Einroguard.

Perhaps it was due to the innate intuition of the dragon race.

Jowrin judged that if she spoke what she was thinking now, even someone as kind as Lee Han might get angry and chase her out of the common room.

‘Jowrin is smart, so she should wait quietly.’

Pleased with her own judgment, Jowrin waited obediently.

* * *

“Your Majesty. You need to look ahead while walking.”

Mmm.

“Your Majesty. Please look ahead while walking.”

Mmmm.

“…”

Lee Han used telekinesis magic to confiscate the out-of-print rare Toberiz book that Jowrin was holding.

Jowrin screamed and attempted to roll left and right, but Lee Han coldly ignored her.

After all, even if Einroguard’s corridors or walls got damaged, it would be the Skeleton Principal’s job to fix them, not Lee Han’s.

When Lee Han didn’t return the book even after several minutes of rolling around, Jowrin became dejected and obediently followed along again.

“I’ll give it back to you when we return to the common room later. Or you could just read it in the common room now.”

No. Following Lee Han around is more fun.

“Haha. To think you find lectures interesting, Your Majesty is truly… magically promising.”

It wasn’t really about the lecture…

Jowrin was about to say that she found the things Lee Han experienced more interesting than lectures, but stopped again.

Just like her earlier intuition, she felt a sense of crisis that speaking carelessly now might result in being sent back to the common room.

Jowrin suddenly felt proud that she had truly grown a lot.

“What did you say about the lecture?”

Oh, no. That… Jowrin is curious about what lecture Lee Han is going to now!

“It’s the 【A Mage’s Life with Plants】 lecture, but I’m not exactly going to attend the lecture.”

At Lee Han’s words, Jowrin tilted her head once, then belatedly realized and exclaimed.

Aha!

“As expected, Your Majesty. You understood right away.”

You’re going to help the professor make midterm exams?

“…No…”

Lee Han worried that Jowrin might have developed incorrect knowledge about Einroguard from experiencing too many unusual cases.

It was just that strange things happened due to overlapping misfortune, but normally Einroguard was a bit different.

‘…Or is it? Was it always like this normally?’

“I don’t usually make exams. I told you earlier that music magic was an exception.”

But surely the other professors also…

“Ugh. To think Your Majesty doesn’t trust me, I’m so sad I might collapse…”

Oh, no! Jowrin trusts Lee Han! Sorry! Don’t collapse!

“Thank you.”

…

When Lee Han immediately recovered, Jowrin looked at him with slightly suspicious eyes.

Could Lee Han be deceiving Jowrin?

‘Oh, no. That can’t be.’

Jowrin shook her head. A kind mage like Lee Han wouldn’t use deception, would he?

“I’m going now to take care of plants. Due to the nature of the lecture, they require a lot of attention even during break time.”

Most of Einroguard’s students were busy.

Even if they didn’t fill most of their time with lectures like Lee Han, they didn’t have that much free time to relax leisurely.

Even when not attending lectures, they had to study and prepare during their remaining time, making it even more so.

Especially this semester’s goal for the 【A Mage’s Life with Plants】 lecture was cultivating mandrakes.

It was a goal that required a lot of hands-on work and attention.

Aha.

Only then did Jowrin properly understand the truth.

“Now you understand, Your Majesty?”

Mmm.

Though she was convinced, a new question arose in Jowrin’s mind: ‘When does Lee Han rest?’

Meanwhile, Lee Han arrived at the 6th floor greenhouse.

Jowrin, who was leisurely breathing in the warm humidity coming from inside, was puzzled when Lee Han didn’t enter.

Instead of entering, Lee Han looked around and then knocked on the door of an empty classroom nearby.

-Who is it?

“Someone who knows the true value of mandrakes.”

-Wardanaz. Come in.

Bartrek and Ratford, who had been waiting in the empty classroom next door, welcomed Lee Han.

Jowrin became even more puzzled and blinked her eyes.

Wasn’t he here to tend to the mandrakes in the greenhouse?

“How did it go? The pattern?”

“It’s half complete. The snowflake pattern is difficult indeed.”

“What nonsense…! After receiving such expensive reagents!”

When Lee Han pressed angrily, Bartrek hastily made excuses.

“I, I can’t help it. I’m still a second-year, Wardanaz.”

“Don’t make excuses, Bartrek! Buyers don’t care about things like our grade level!”

“Um, Wardanaz sir. I have a question.”

Ratford, who had been listening from the side, raised his hand and asked.

“What?”

“…Is it really okay for His Majesty to hear this?”

Only then did Bartrek realize that a large dragon was staring intently at them from outside the door.

Bartrek whispered in shock.

“Hey! How could you bring His Majesty!”

“I bring Gainando too, so there’s no particular reason why Prince Jowrin can’t come, is there?”

“Are Gainando and His Majesty the same!”

Bartrek got angry as if asking what kind of nonsense that was.

The three here now were students who had gathered with different goals from others since the beginning of the lecture.

-Apart from the mandrake’s medicinal effects, if the leaves have rare patterns, they sell for high prices. There are enthusiasts…

-So you’re saying that during lecture time for growing mandrakes, we should create patterns on the leaves separately to sell them expensively?

-That does seem a bit much, doesn’t it?

-No. Let’s do it right away!

A mage should know how to pursue practical benefits.

If they could catch both lecture grades and gold, wouldn’t that be a real mage?

Therefore, Lee Han and his friends took on the challenge of engraving patterns on the leaves while simultaneously growing mandrakes.

“Be quiet. Prince Jowrin isn’t someone who would go around reporting this.”

“Alright, Wardanaz. I’ll trust you. …But Wardanaz.”

“What?”

“…Isn’t the person behind His Majesty a professor??”

Bartrek, who was about to accept and move on, was shocked to discover Professor Boladi standing expressionlessly behind Jowrin.

While a visiting member of the Imperial Family was one thing, a professor really couldn’t be overlooked.

“Ha. Bartrek. Are you deliberately trying to change the subject? To avoid responsibility for failure? And you call yourself a member of White Tiger Tower?”

“No, no… this is… a legitimate point…”

“Professor Bagrek also isn’t someone who would go around reporting, so don’t worry.”

‘Is this guy actually insane?’

Bartrek shuddered inwardly.

He knew that the Wardanaz family boy harbored a madness on a different level from ordinary students, but the madness he was displaying today was overwhelming.

To drag Professor Boladi around while saying things like ‘our professor is fine’.

“…Fine. I get it. Just wait until Professor Willow hears the rumors and comes to take the leaves!”

“That doesn’t seem to be the problem right now. Isn’t the real issue that the leaves are only half-completed despite pouring in so many reagents? We used almost an entire box of blue proposal stones on the fire grass…”

“Ugh.”

Bartrek had nothing to say and hung his head, avoiding eye contact.

Whether alchemists or enchantment mages, they all adopted similar postures when they received budget and support but failed to produce results.

Though Bartrek himself didn’t realize it, this was a posture that countless seniors and professors had assumed before.

“Sigh. Can’t be helped. Bartrek. We have no choice but to do our best with the remaining time. Let’s go in and finish tending to the mandrakes.”

“Got it. Sorry again, Wardanaz.”

“Instead of apologizing, complete the patterns.”

“…”

Bartrek grumbled inwardly.

‘Damn it. Next time I’ll definitely get the reagents myself.’

This thought was also exactly what countless senior alchemists had thought before.

As the conversation roughly ended, Jowrin, who had been watching, spoke up.

Jowrin has something she’s curious about.

“What are you curious about?”

Is making the leaf patterns because of gold coins?

“It’s not exactly…”

“There’s also liking plants…”

Bartrek and Ratford instinctively made excuses.

The two tried to deflect but ended up admitting it.

“Yes…”

“We’re trying to collect some gold coins…”

Lee Han too?

“I’d say that aspect is quite significant.”

Lee Han boldly admitted it. Jowrin rested her chin on her front paw and asked.

Can’t you take the gold coins from Jowrin’s storage?

“…!!”

The three students’ eyes widened as if struck by lightning.

Bartrek unconsciously exclaimed.

“Y-Your Majesty would sponsor my alchemy??”

No. Jowrin was only talking about Lee Han…

Jowrin answered with an embarrassed voice. Bartrek became equally embarrassed.

“Ah. I’m sorry.”

“…No. It’s fine, Your Majesty. We can earn it ourselves.”

Bartrek was slightly impressed by his friend’s refusal.

‘That Wardanaz guy. At times like this, he really shows his great noble family upbringing.’

Though Bartrek had his own pride as someone from a knight family, he had been completely tempted by the offer to take out the dragon’s treasure.

That’s how famous dragon wealth was.

But Wardanaz honorably and firmly refused the offer.

If he accepted that, wouldn’t hosting the visiting imperial family member become something done for profit?

“Wardanaz. I respect you. I was honestly swayed.”

Patting his shoulder, Bartrek looked at his friend. Then he flinched.

Lee Han was staring at Bartrek with a murderous gaze.

“…Make sure to complete the patterns within this semester. Understood?”

“…I, I got it…”

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“Meikin. Doesn’t Bak seem to be tending them more diligently than usual today?”

Siana tilted her head at the sight of Bartrek sweating profusely while caring for the mandrake seedlings.

Of course, since the Bak family was renowned for alchemy among the eastern dwarf families, it was natural for Bartrek to work hard, but today especially…

“Maybe it’s because the exam is next week?”

“It feels more desperate than that…?”

“Over there. Mana aphids appeared.”

“Ah. Thank you.”

Siana sprayed diluted poison to eliminate the mana aphids.

Looking around, the students’ appearances were quite varied with midterms approaching.

First, students like Siana and Yoner who had diligently managed their mandrakes regularly were relatively relaxed.

Catching the occasional bug that appeared, replenishing insufficient water…

In contrast, students who had been lazy were mostly frantic. They were making a fuss trying to fill in parts eaten by bugs belatedly or chase away insects.

And there were also completely relaxed students. They weren’t relaxed because of confidence, but because they had given up early and boldly sold their seedlings to upperclassmen.

“Hehe… Just go to the punishment room and that’s it.”

“Be quiet. It’s embarrassing.”

Bartrek belonged to the first category, so why was he so desperate?

She couldn’t figure out the reason at all.

Meanwhile, students from the second category gradually approached Lee Han.

“Wardanaz. Please!”

“I can’t hear you.”

“You have to lead us! With that skill you showed in first year!”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about. Others might misunderstand if they heard.”

???

Jowrin was curious about the students chasing after Lee Han.

Meikin, Meikin. Jowrin has something she’s curious about.

“What are you curious about?”

What are those mages asking Lee Han for?

“Ah.”

Yoner chuckled and explained.

Those were students who had been around since the beginning of the semester.

Growing mandrakes required water, care, and sunlight.

If they could artificially give mandrakes the power that the sun emits, it would be possible to dramatically accelerate their growth.

-I heard there’s an artificial sun artifact in the Principal’s storage. If we just steal that, wouldn’t it be an instant perfect score?

…Students who made this judgment were trying their best to drag Lee Han in.

Of course, Lee Han was completely ignoring them. Since he was already growing his well, there was no reason to take such a gamble.

Would Lee Han’s mandrakes grow much better with that?

“I suppose so?”

Jowrin glanced once at the seedling Lee Han was growing, opened her mouth wide, then narrowed her eyes and glared at the surrounding space.

As if gauging the safe distance to shoot her breath.

Meikin is truly kind!

“…Yes? Why suddenly?”

Jowrin wants to ask one more thing. Are there times when no one is in this greenhouse?

“There are, but…?”

Yoner felt a strange sense of unease.

When the imperial family member suddenly gave compliments, there was usually an ulterior motive.

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