Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 887

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Chapter 887

“You’re not asking because you have some other idea in mind, are you?”

Probing subtly, Yoner threw out the question.

If it were Gainando, he wouldn’t have been able to hide his true feelings well when asked such a question.

If Jowrin also had ulterior motives, she would fail to hide them and act flustered.

Other ideas? Jowrin didn’t quite understand what he meant.

Jowrin played dumb completely.

What Yoner hadn’t anticipated was Jowrin’s rate of growth.

During the short time staying at Einroguard, following Lee Han around had rapidly improved her social skills.

Never thinking that Jowrin could lie so shamelessly and confidently, Yoner was completely fooled.

“Usually there aren’t people around in the evening. When the sun sets, even the mandrakes require relatively less attention…”

Hehehe.

“…Your Majesty?”

Hm? Why are you calling me?

“…”

Yoner stared intently at Jowrin.

No matter how he thought about it, something seemed strange…

Ah! Jowrin is curious about that fruit!

“That’s not a fruit, it’s a trap that looks like a fruit. It wraps up prey that touches it.”

…Wh, why on earth would mages have such a thing in the greenhouse…?

Having thrown out a random question to change the topic, Jowrin was completely overwhelmed.

* * *

“Hmm. Not too bad. Though it’s a bit lacking compared to my expectations.”

“…”

“…???”

The friends who had come out of the greenhouse with Lee Han and were walking to the Blue Dragon Tower common room looked at him like he was crazy.

Currently, among the mandrake seedlings in the greenhouse, if there was one that had grown the best, it was the mandrake that Lee Han was raising.

Though he had put in care and time, the biggest influence was still due to the owner’s magical power.

Just like how he had rapidly grown plants in Professor Thunderstep’s vegetable garden, the mandrake had also been affected.

For such a friend to say ‘it’s a bit lacking compared to expectations’ naturally made them look at him like he was crazy.

Siana, who had accompanied them to the crossroads, whispered.

“Co, could it be that Wardanaz has finally lost his mind?”

“Wardanaz has just attended too many lectures! Don’t say such things!”

“…I can hear everything.”

Lee Han glared at his friends.

He’d been feeling this lately, but sometimes his friends treated him like he was slightly crazy. It was a very rude attitude.

“I didn’t make a strange prediction. I changed my staff this time.”

Saying that, Lee Han took out his staff.

It was a staff where one side was composed of obsidian while the other side was composed of the Spirit King’s sacred wood.

And it didn’t end with simply being sacred wood. Inside this sacred wood, a powerful spirit, the Alder Tree’s Tujeonsseungmogwang, was sealed.

‘Surely it has the power of life, doesn’t it?’

“Lee Han?”

“Yeah?”

“I don’t think I’ve ever seen you use a spirit’s power…?”

Yoner asked, tilting his head.

Of course, since his friend who was taking all schools was so busy running around, Yoner might have missed him using spirit power.

But at least when Yoner was present, he had never seen it once.

Usually, for a mage to use a spirit’s power, don’t they have to summon the contracted spirit, pay a price, and then give specific commands?

“I haven’t summoned it to give commands… but shouldn’t the power come out on its own?”

“?”

“??”

“???”

His friends were flustered by the novel claim that overturned the fundamental concepts of spirit studies.

“Si, isn’t Priest Siana right? Wardanaz seems tired from attending too many lectures.”

“…No. Listen. Of course, if I wanted to command a spirit normally, I’d have to go through the standard process.”

If it had been another spirit, Lee Han would have summoned it first and then asked.

But this tree spirit was completely sealed inside the staff. It wasn’t someone Lee Han could summon and ask.

If he wanted to use it, Lee Han had to voluntarily draw out and use the power dwelling within the staff.

“But the spirit here is sealed, you know? It’s even the one who complained to me last time that I couldn’t use its power properly…”

“Didn’t you say you released it last time?”

“Huh?”

“You said you were attacked last time and subdued it. The fact that it attacked means the seal was partially released, right?”

At Yoner’s question, his friends nodded.

Of course, the seal wouldn’t have been completely released, but the very fact that the spirit had launched an attack in the mental world meant the seal was partially released.

At minimum, the spirit’s consciousness had awakened, hadn’t it?

Then instead of the mage arbitrarily drawing out power as he had been doing, it would be right to draw it out by conversing with the spirit.

“…”

Right?

Hearing Yoner and his friends’ explanation, Lee Han belatedly realized his mistake.

Thinking carefully about why he had made such a mistake, only one reason came to mind.

“Wait. This spirit’s consciousness has awakened, but it has never once spoken to me.”

“…”

“…”

His friends looked at each other.

Then they quickly avoided Lee Han’s gaze. It was an attitude hoping someone else would speak up first instead of them.

“Why aren’t you finishing the explanation? I’d like each of you to freely share your opinions.”

“Uh… well…”

“That is… hmm…”

“The spirit might have… forgotten… haha.”

The students who had consistently seen that the Wardanaz family friend didn’t get along well with spirits since last year couldn’t bring themselves to tell the truth and beat around the bush.

Finally, Yoner spoke up.

“Hmm. Lee Han. The spirit might be… a little angry.”

“Indeed. What a coincidence. I’m also angry at this spirit right now.”

Lee Han grabbed his staff and began pouring magical power into it.

As magical power concentrated on the sacred wood part rather than the obsidian, waves of power spread around.

If it had been ordinary material, it would have screamed unable to withstand the magical power, but the Spirit King’s sacred wood had different capacity. No matter how much magical power was poured into it, it didn’t budge.

However, Lee Han’s magical power was no less extraordinary in its remarkableness than the Spirit King’s sacred wood. As he endlessly poured magical power, even the Spirit King’s sacred wood eventually became oversaturated with magical power.

And the Alder Tree spirit inside, who had been pretending to sleep, couldn’t endure it and screamed.

-Aigo! Agogogok! Ugagaekgaek!

“So you were alive. If you were alive, why didn’t you speak?”

-I don’t know what you’re talkingagagagagak!

Lee Han mercilessly poured magical power.

Other spirits aside, he had no intention of showing mercy to the one that had viciously attacked him in the Black Book’s world last time.

His friends watching from the side shuddered at the intense magical power swirling around. To anyone watching, it would look like he was tearing the spirit apart with force.

“Wa, Wardanaz. Isn’t this dangerous?”

“Don’t worry, Priest Siana. The staff won’t break from this much. The obsidian is connected too… Besides, this spirit is arrogant and insolent, so it needs to be taught a harsh lesson.”

At Lee Han’s words, Professor Boladi nodded lightly as if he was doing well.

Seeing this, Siana thought to herself.

‘That’s not what I meant…’

Right now, the spirits of several students including Siana were still in a summoned state.

While the students were close to Lee Han and would only shudder at seeing such a scene, to the spirits who didn’t know Lee Han well, he was the very embodiment of a terrifying magical tyrant.

The mid and low-level spirits were already running away in fear, and if such rumors spread, wouldn’t his infamy only grow worse?

Siana hesitated as she tried to say something, but eventually held back.

…Honestly, even to Siana’s eyes, the Wardanaz family boy looked a little scary right now.

Even the right words can be dangerous when said at the wrong time. Siana wisely decided to remain silent.

-Agogok! Wrong! I was wrong! I was wrong! Surrender! Surrender!

Lee Han didn’t stop. Sarataan, the alder tree spirit suffering from the burning pain of high-density mana throughout his body, suddenly discovered honorific speech.

-I was wrong! Master mage! I was wrong!

“Now you seem to realize your mistake a little.”

-Yes! Yes! Please stop!

“Why didn’t you say anything and just stay quiet?”

-You didn’t call for me, master mage!

“Haha.”

Lee Han laughed and began pouring mana again. Professor Boladi smiled faintly at his disciple’s unwavering and resolute handling of the evil spirit.

-Gagagagagagak! I was wrong! I was wrong!

“What did you do wrong?”

-I, I should have come out first and called for you, master mage! I could have called but stayed quiet, that was my fault!

“Now your memory seems to be returning.”

-That’s right! That’s right!

When the pain stopped, the alder tree spirit trembled.

Even though sealed within the staff, directly harming Sarataan required complex processes or advanced magic.

However, this boy had subdued Sarataan with a simple yet terrifying method.

To waste this much mana just to inflict pain!

‘He’s a mad mage! When he grows more, even decent tyrants won’t dare mention their names!’

“Because of you, I couldn’t grow the mandragora more. How will you take responsibility?”

-Isn’t, isn’t it already growing fast enough?

“That means you were watching me grow the mandragora?”

‘Oh no!’

Sarataan realized his mistake.

He should have claimed complete ignorance, but now it was revealed that he had been awake and watching from inside the staff.

-Kuaaaaaaak!

After pouring mana once more to inflict pain, Lee Han asked.

“So. What will you do now?”

-What? Gyaaak! Gyaaaak!

“What will you do, I’m asking.”

-Ah! Ah! I think I understand! I’ll grow the mandragora more! I’ll use my power!

“Finally giving a proper answer.”

Lee Han withdrew his mana with satisfaction. Sarataan rolled around in pain while cursing inwardly.

He should have completely destroyed him back then!

“Good. Let’s go grow the mandragora.”

-Please wait a moment!

“Why? Do you want to suffer again?”

‘This crazy mage bastard!’

-That’s not it! Plants like mandragora require a lot of earth energy, so they’re hard to grow with ordinary power. Give me just one day and I’ll create a sprout imbued with power! If you plant that, it will grow instantly!

“Hmm. You’re not planning to say you can’t do it after this…”

-Absolutely not! Please trust me!

The spirit who once held the title of Tujeonsseungmogwang cried out desperately.

Lee Han nodded as if he understood.

“Fine. I’ll trust you. But do you happen to know how to create patterns on mandragora leaves?”

-What? Why would you care about such useless nonsense… Agagagagak!

“Never mind if you don’t know.”

When it seemed the other party didn’t know, Lee Han decided to wrap things up cleanly instead of asking further.

He had used up some mana though…

“Thank you all. If you hadn’t told me, I would have kept falling for this cunning bastard’s tricks.”

“Y-yeah.”

“Wardanaz. No matter what you do, I’m your friend. Don’t worry.”

“That’s right! Even if spirits spread strange rumors, absolutely don’t mind it!”

“??”

Lee Han was puzzled by his friends’ reactions.

“The alder tree spirit is trapped in the staff and is a spirit that caused trouble himself, so he can’t really spread rumors?”

“Uh… that’s… good news! Haha!”

“How anticlimactic.”

Lee Han was about to take another step when he noticed a small sense of unease.

The spirits of his friends who had followed him out of the lecture hall earlier were nowhere to be seen.

‘Did they all reverse summon them in the meantime?’

Since it wasn’t particularly important, Lee Han continued walking.

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