Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 892

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Chapter 892

Just as herbivores instinctively sense the approach of predators, Lee Han instinctively sensed the professor’s sinister scheme.

While it might seem caring at first glance when an Einrogard professor worried about Lee Han, the results were rarely good in the end.

“What kind of worry? Perhaps worry about how to creatively defeat me?”

“Oh. How did you know, junior?”

“…”

When Catten readily agreed to what Lee Han had said hoping for denial, Lee Han let out a sigh mixed with despair.

Jowrin asked with a pitying tone.

Lee Han. Should Jowrin write a petition to the Empire’s nobles…

“It’s fine. No. More than that, Professor Ingoldel is really showing his true colors. I thought he was one of the few kind professors at Einrogard!”

Professor Boladi showed sympathy at his disciple’s outcry.

Since there were few kind professors at Einrogard (Professor Boladi naturally included himself), it was only natural for his disciple to say such things.

“Junior.”

“Yes?”

“I heard that you took your friends to the Spirit King’s domain to solve a simple assignment that came up during class…”

“That’s a misunderstanding.”

Lee Han answered without changing his expression at all.

Visiting the Gwangmok King’s domain was something that happened due to coincidences overlapping, not something Lee Han had deliberately aimed for.

Jowrin looked at Lee Han with a strange gaze.

‘Strangely, lately I keep thinking that Lee Han is reaping what he sows… Gasp! Maybe Einrogard’s magic is confusing Jowrin!’

Jowrin shook her head vigorously. It seemed like Einrogard’s powerful magic was scattering Jowrin’s judgment.

“Hmm. Anyway, Professor Ingoldel says he has many worries because of this. Whether he might be interfering unnecessarily…”

“No. Professor Ingoldel would never think of it as interference. Let’s go ask him!”

Lee Han shouted with his heart full of intent to interfere.

Whatever plan Professor Ingoldel was scheming, he intended to figure it out first and sabotage it if possible.

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“This is truly a difficult matter.”

The elf professor wearing prosthetic legs and arms confided his troubles to the visiting knights.

Contrary to Lee Han’s misunderstanding, Professor Ingoldel wasn’t thinking something like ‘How dare you pass my assignment so easily? Just wait for the exam.’

Rather, he was contemplating an exam that could also embrace the Wardanaz family boy.

A mad Einrogard professor would have simply thought ‘Why not just make the Wardanaz family boy take a different exam?’ but Professor Ingoldel wasn’t quite at that level yet.

If he set the difficulty normally, it would be too easy for Lee Han, but if he set the difficulty high, it wouldn’t suit the other students…

“Who would have known that teaching would be this difficult.”

“You are admirable, Professor Ingoldel.”

“We support you, Professor.”

Various knights and swordsmen who visited from organizations friendly with Professor Ingoldel, such as the 【White Birch Knights】, 【Fire Watch】, and 【Cross Brothers Swordsmen】, cheered him on.

They offered various creative opinions to help the professor.

“How about conducting a many-versus-many duel and then having the knights gathered here attack only that student separately? It’ll be too chaotic for him to notice.”

“I’ll put a potion in the water that student drinks before the exam. His limbs will become heavy, so it’ll be appropriate training.”

Ingenious suggestions that would have made Lee Han immediately have Jowrin send a complaint to the Emperor poured out endlessly.

Professor Ingoldel seriously wrote down those suggestions and pondered them.

How could he give an appropriate exam to all students?

“Professor!”

“What brings you all here?”

When Balpatan of the Moradi family and Palga of the Ukim family came urgently knocking on the door, Professor Ingoldel was puzzled.

It was rare for upperclassmen from the White Tiger Tower to visit so urgently.

“Is it about the exam? But you two are in different years…”

“That’s not it. Could you possibly help us? We’re tracking intruders from outside, and these bastards are incredibly fast.”

“!”

The Empire’s strong warriors inside raised their eyebrows.

Both the fact that there were external intruders and that students were personally chasing them was surprising.

A knight from the 【Fire Watch】 who didn’t know much about Einrogard shouted as if it was absurd.

“There are intruders at Einrogard? But it’s so quiet?”

“Huh? Oh, well…”

Balpatan was flustered by that outcry instead.

Einrogard was originally a place where external intruders periodically entered and periodically disappeared.

“…But who is this person?”

“Someone from the 【Fire Watch】.”

“I see. …What?? The 【Fire Watch】?!”

Balpatan was even more shocked by the name of the famous imperial knight order.

It might have been different normally, but now there was reason to be surprised. Wasn’t it almost exam period?

Einrogard students were the type to see even a falling leaf and think ‘That falling leaf is prophesying my grades!’ so they couldn’t help but react sensitively to such visits from outsiders.

“I came from the 【Cross Brothers Swordsmen】.”

“I’m from the 【White Birch Knights】…”

“P-Professor. Did we do something wrong? Why are these people here?”

Balpatan wondered why Professor Ingoldel was doing this.

Wasn’t the exam supposed to be hunting large chimeras with petrification curses, spatial movement, and freezing poison?

Could there have been another exam that Balpatan didn’t know about?

“Ah. Don’t worry, Moradi. They didn’t come for the fourth-year exam.”

Then this time, Palga, who was a third year, clutched his chest. His face turned pale as if he might collapse at any moment.

“…It’s not the third-year exam either. I’m troubled about the second-year exam, so everyone came to visit to help.”

“…”

“…”

The upperclassmen seriously wondered what the second years had done wrong this year for those strong warriors to visit in droves.

Even if they had attempted to assassinate the principal, they probably wouldn’t be punished to that extent…

“More importantly, student. Please finish telling us about the intruders. This doesn’t seem like the time to be calmly discussing exams when intruders have entered.”

A swordsman from the 【Cross Brothers Swordsmen】 spoke with a serious attitude.

Since external intruders had entered a place where fragile mages were present, they should declare an emergency throughout the territory and strengthen security.

Students should only gather and move around during the day, and shouldn’t come out at night…

“Hmm. Einrogard doesn’t handle things that way.”

Professor Ingoldel coughed slightly and spoke to his friend.

“Doesn’t handle things that way?”

“Well… um… Einrogard has many intruders… and the students are all strong…”

Even while speaking, he felt somewhat inadequate himself, but Professor Ingoldel did his best to explain Einrogard’s school rules.

Since intruders visited so consistently, they didn’t make a big fuss over one or two entering!

“No! You treat the Empire’s most outstanding mages so carelessly?”

“Hmm. Ingoldel’s words also make sense. Isn’t that confidence that Einrogard’s magic and mages are outstanding? The pride of these mages who believe they can solve things themselves is truly admirable.”

“…”

“…”

The two students muttered to themselves, ‘No, the skeleton principal forced this rule.’

“Is that so? I’m worried that Einrogard’s rules are too lax. What if the mages get attacked? How could someone as wise as Lord Gonadaltes establish such rules.”

“Mmph mmph.”

“Look at these admirable students here. Didn’t they step forward first for their juniors? You probably don’t need to worry so much.”

The two who had been mumbling due to the prohibition stopped and exchanged glances.

“Y-Yes. All Einrogard upperclassmen take the lead for their juniors.”

“Indeed. Even if the rules seem lax and strange, there were reasons for everything… Even so, Professor Ingoldel. I can’t just sit still as a member of a swordsmen group when intruders have entered. I want to help the students.”

“Since the students asked for help anyway, this works out well. Let’s go together, everyone. You said the intruders were fast?”

“Oh, yes… but…”

When the Empire’s powerhouses, including Professor Ingoldel, all rose up at once, Balpatan and Palga hesitated slightly.

In truth, the reason the two had come to find Professor Ingoldel wasn’t out of some sense of responsibility to deal with the intruder for their juniors.

Greed!

‘He’s the one who got his hands on the Principal’s treasure. I absolutely can’t let anyone else take it…!’

‘We have to catch him first…!’

There were fewer students at Einroguard who coveted the Skeleton Principal’s treasure than one might think.

Any student with even a little sense knew how difficult and dangerous it was.

But if another student was going to challenge the Skeleton Principal’s treasure?

Einroguard students would cheer and support them without exception.

After all, the Skeleton Principal’s treasure had to be released to the outside first before they could steal it back or snatch it away.

This intruder incident was similar.

The intruder was unforgivable, but since he had already stolen the Skeleton Principal’s treasure, our students would put it to good use instead!

With more than a few students thinking this way, it was natural for these White Tiger Tower students to come find the professor.

To win in fierce competition, ordinary methods wouldn’t suffice.

“What’s wrong, you two?”

“…Ah, well. We stepped forward for our juniors, but we’re wondering if it’s really right to receive help from outside guests…”

“Hahaha! What wonderful seniors you are. The students of Einroguard must be happy to have such seniors!”

Professor Ingoldel’s friends laughed heartily as they opened the door and stepped outside.

Palga hesitated before speaking to Balpatan.

“Senior. Aren’t we acting a bit too much like Blue Dragon Tower…?”

“Shh. Be quiet.”

* * *

Temporarily out on intruder search business

Professor Ingoldel

“!”

Lee Han was surprised to see the note written on the door.

The intruders were surely (if no more had been added in the meantime) the adventurers who had infiltrated to rescue Antagondals.

“But why did the professor step forward?”

“Junior. I think the professor probably intends to catch the intruders and use them for exams.”

“How does that make any…”

Lee Han was about to speak when he saw Professor Boladi and trailed off.

Someone who had done something similar last year was right in front of him.

“…Come to think of it, that does make sense.”

Does it?

Jowrin tilted her head, not understanding why Lee Han was convinced.

No matter how she looked at it, it seemed like nonsense…

“Since it’s come to this, there’s nothing we can do. Junior. Let’s just…”

“No. Let’s chase after Professor Ingoldel. Let’s follow and interfere… I mean, ask about the exam.”

“Is that really necessary?”

Catten didn’t understand, but couldn’t break his junior’s iron-like will.

Lee Han rattled off all sorts of flowery words about magic and fantastic stories, insisting that finding Professor Ingoldel right now to learn would help Catten’s magic grow later.

“Al, alright. If junior says so…”

“Trust me. But I don’t understand. Other seniors aside, why is Professor Ingoldel personally moving to catch intruders?”

Einroguard’s professors were absolutely not idle people. Especially during exam periods, they were even busier.

It didn’t make sense for him to step forward personally when even leaving it to the Death Knights wouldn’t be enough.

“Hmm. There is one thing I can guess.”

“What is it?”

“I heard that the intruder stole the Principal’s treasure. It might be because of that. If it’s an important treasure, it wouldn’t be strange for the professor to step forward personally…”

“…”

As the false rumor he had created came back to him, Lee Han reflected deeply.

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