Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 891
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Chapter 891
However, Sarataan did not argue back with ‘What did I say?’
He knew that if his own subordinate spirit had said ‘What did I say!’ in such a situation, he would have immediately launched a fierce attack.
The opponent mage was a tyrant with a temper as violent as Sarataan’s. When at a disadvantage, one had to be careful.
-Hehe. I’m… truly relieved that the misunderstanding has been cleared up.
Enduring the humiliation, Sarataan flattered him.
Lee Han got angry at that flattery instead.
“Why didn’t you explain properly and waste all of our time?”
“That’s right. That’s right.”
“Scold him more, Wardanaz!”
His friends shamelessly blamed the spirit. After living at Einroguard, this level of responsibility avoidance was basic.
-…
Sarataan’s anger flared up once again, but there was nothing he could do.
“If you had made the sprouts quickly, there wouldn’t have been such a misunderstanding.”
-This power isn’t something that can be used so easily… I haven’t even fully recovered yet…
At the mage’s tyrannical orders, Sarataan made excuses while feeling wronged.
The sprouts imbued with power that Sarataan had created overnight were by no means easy to make.
Although his consciousness had awakened thanks to transferring to a powerful sacred tree, his strength hadn’t completely returned.
Originally it would have taken several more days, but he had hurried because his master made such a fuss. He would need to rest for a while to recover his strength.
“Hmm. For something like that, you tried to kill me pretty easily last time.”
-That was… the situation was a bit different… it was in the mental world…
Sarataan shuddered.
If he were to attack this mage twice and get caught, he couldn’t even imagine what would happen to him then.
* * *
“Ah. Junior! Welcome.”
Catten of the Jahan family, a 5th year senior who was always polite even to underclassmen, greeted Lee Han.
The cat beastman who greeted him by removing his hat had the effect of softening people’s wariness, like penguin beastmen or beaver beastmen.
However, Lee Han, who had been trained at Einroguard, was not fooled by such appearances.
‘Let me recall when he attacked me last time.’
Remembering how Catten had pressed forward with swordsmanship alone despite Yukveltire and Diret being together last time made his spine tingle.
As Professor Ingoldel had said, if he had focused only on swordsmanship, he would have achieved much more deadly accomplishments.
“Hello, Senior. How will the exam for next week’s 【Sword and Life】 lecture proceed?”
“Oh. I can’t tell you that.”
“Is it content I shouldn’t know?”
It was Saturday now and the exam was next week, but some professors kept the exam content secret.
If Catten was also that type of person…
“No. It’s because I haven’t decided yet.”
With a slightly embarrassed expression, Catten scratched the back of his head as he answered. Jowrin, who was watching from behind, was flustered.
Was that allowed?
From Jowrin’s perspective, having seen other 5th years first, Catten who hadn’t decided yet with the exam just days away was incredibly refreshing.
Was that okay?
Of course it wasn’t.
“Originally it’s not allowed, Your Majesty. Mmm. How embarrassing!”
Jowrin thought he should decide first before being embarrassed…
“Shh. Your Majesty. All the 5th year seniors have their circumstances. Please understand.”
When Jowrin attempted an additional attack, Lee Han quickly stopped her.
5th year seniors were fundamentally pitiful people. One had to have mercy when dealing with them.
“Junior. Don’t misunderstand. It’s not like I didn’t think about it at all. Originally, the 【Sword and Life】 exam traditionally had something I’d been thinking about.”
“Oh. What’s that?”
“Teaching me one magic spell.”
“…”
Lee Han was speechless at the exam objective that was more shameless than Professor Verdus.
Of course, the reason Catten conducted the 【Sword and Life】 lecture was to find someone he could teach each other with, but still, was it okay for an exam to be this blatant?
“Doesn’t the Principal get angry? He’s surprisingly strict about these things.”
“He does get angry. That’s why I always end up in the punishment room.”
“…”
Jowrin slowly backed away.
She was beginning to sense madness from her opponent.
‘Hmm. Someone prepared to enter the punishment room is truly terrifying.’
The reason Professor Verdus and Professor Bendozol were strong was because they were both prepared to enter the punishment room.
And Catten was one level above. He enjoyed entering the punishment room.
“…But if that was originally the exam, why did it suddenly become undecided?”
“Junior. There’s a reason for that.”
Catten nodded and opened his mouth.
Ever since entering Einroguard, Catten had always focused only on his own affairs.
Whether his friends got caught while trying to escape and went to the punishment room, or brought out ancient evil monsters to fight students from other towers, he had silently studied only magic by himself.
The reason Catten refused when the innocent underclassmen of White Tiger Tower wanted to take the 【Sword and Life】 lecture was similar.
What Catten needed was a student who could teach him magic, not a student who would only learn swordsmanship.
But lately, Catten’s thinking had changed a bit.
“Other professors told me this. Studying magic alone isn’t the only path to improving skills. Teaching and helping someone can also lead to enlightenment. Even if it’s teaching swordsmanship rather than magic.”
‘Is that so?’
Lee Han wondered if the other professors were deceiving Catten.
Looking at Catten’s current situation, it didn’t seem like his magic skills would improve by teaching swordsmanship to other students.
In the first place, he couldn’t even imagine what or how he could improve…
“Mmm. I thought that was a trick.”
“!”
It seemed Catten had been thinking the same thing as Lee Han.
“I’d heard it many times before, but I didn’t really believe it.”
“Why not?”
“Since the Principal proposed it, I thought he was sweet-talking me to force me to take on a lecture.”
“…”
Indeed, Catten had excellent instincts.
Just by seeing who was speaking, he had intuited the cunning deception contained within.
“Wait. But why did your thinking change? It seems like a reasonable assumption.”
“For two reasons. First, look at you, Junior. You’re teaching students and even taking on all sorts of chores, yet you’re still the top of your year, aren’t you?”
“…”
Indeed!
Jowrin was impressed.
According to dwarf proverbs, diamonds are made in the deepest and most terrible places in mines.
Perhaps Lee Han’s magic was also forged in the harshest environment at Einroguard…
“What do you mean ‘indeed,’ what?”
L-Lee Han. Are you angry…?
“I’m not angry.”
Jowrin cowered while reading the mood. Lee Han’s heart softened and he patted Jowrin’s wing.
“Anyway, Senior. The first reason seems a bit strange too… what’s the second reason?”
“He happens to be behind you. It’s because of Professor Bagrek.”
“??”
Lee Han was grumbling but looked up at Professor Boladi in surprise.
“Did the professor give you some advice?”
“Ah. That’s not it. Junior. I’ve just always thought that the reason Professor Bagrek is strong is because he didn’t waste time unnecessarily caring for his disciples.”
“…”
“A misunderstanding.”
When Professor Boladi spoke briefly, Catten nodded.
“That’s right. Professor. I think I was mistaken. Hearing that you’re greatly increasing your disciples, I could be certain.”
“Mm.”
Professor Boladi expressed agreement once more with pride.
‘It’s not exactly greatly…’
Of course, strictly speaking it was a 100% increase, but there were truths in the world that couldn’t be understood just by looking at numbers. Professor Boladi’s disciple count was exactly like that.
“So I too reflected and decided to change the exam content. Junior.”
“I see. Instead of an exam that senior takes lightly, an exam for those who attend?”
‘Lee Han seems quite sharp-tongued too.’
Jowrin thought to herself.
Though polite, this Wardanaz family boy never let things slide without saying what needed to be said.
But Catten was one step above Lee Han. He spoke with a slightly flustered expression.
“Does it sound like that? Hmm. Junior. That wasn’t what I meant.”
“Huh? Then what?”
Lee Han was puzzled, wondering if there could be another answer in this situation.
“It’s not that… I was considering an exam that more people would attend in the future. Only when more people attend can one properly experience teaching.”
‘He’s being shy but what he’s saying isn’t much different from Professor Verdus!’
Though his attitude was bashful, coldly analyzed it amounted to nothing more than ‘students don’t matter, I’ll try to draw in as many as possible next semester with a plausible exam.’
If Professor Verdus had said the exact same thing, it would have sounded much more sinister. Indeed, a person’s usual attitude was important.
‘But it’s not a bad deal for me.’
From Lee Han’s perspective, it was quite an attractive proposition.
Wouldn’t it be much better than Catten saying something like ‘Let’s grasp the ultimate secrets of swordsmanship in this lecture, junior’?
“Junior. Would you help me decide on exam content so that more students will come to the lectures in the future?”
“Of course!”
“If it’s alright, would you help too, Professor? It would be reassuring if Professor Bagrek helped.”
“I shall.”
“How reassuring to have the most outstanding person in this field help! Isn’t that right, junior?”
“…”
Lee Han felt just a little bit wronged.
* * *
“Shouldn’t we target White Tiger Tower students after all?”
Apart from feeling wronged, Lee Han offered a sensible opinion.
Actually, considering how respected Catten was within White Tiger Tower, drawing them to lectures might not be very difficult.
Just look at how happy Giselle and Durgyu were when Lee Han dragged them along like a water ghost.
“Hmm. Junior. There’s one thing I’m worried about. Juniors who want to learn swordsmanship from me come out steadily every year, but fewer than expected last long among them.”
Among White Tiger Tower students, persistent juniors would follow Catten around asking him to teach them.
Then Catten would sometimes give in and teach them, but most didn’t last long.
“At this rate, even if White Tiger Tower students come, the dropout rate will be high.”
‘Aren’t you being too greedy?’
Lee Han was slightly flustered by Catten setting his goals too high from the start.
The professor next to him was living contentedly with going from 1 disciple to 2…
Catten also threw a question to Professor Boladi.
“What do you think, Professor Bagrek? Since you also teach students strictly, the dropout rate must be high, so how did you solve this…”
“I simply trust my disciples.”
“Indeed!”
‘What indeed.’
Lee Han was dumbfounded, but the two were serious.
“Trusting the students… This might be better than pointless tricks.”
‘About 0 people maybe. No wait. With me, Giselle, and Durgyu that’s 3… Even this surpasses Professor Bagrek. Right. That’s rather fortunate.’
Listening to the conversation, Lee Han estimated the number of students for his senior’s next semester lecture.
No matter how he looked at it, it didn’t seem like it would increase from 3, but compared to Professor Boladi, this was something to be proud of.
As Lee Han was pondering persuasive phrases like ‘Even 3 people is impressive’ for later, Catten’s voice reached his ears.
“Junior? Junior?”
“Ah. I’m sorry.”
“You must be tired.”
Lee Han has too much work indeed.
“…It wasn’t because of that… Anyway, what is it?”
“I was thinking we should ask Professor Ingoldel too.”
“That’s not a bad idea. The professor would surely know about appropriately difficult exams.”
“Hmm. But Professor Ingoldel has many concerns because of you, junior, so I’m worried we might be bothering her…”
“…What?”
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