Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 9
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Chapter 009
Mages weren’t the only ones who handled mana.
Swordsmen who had trained their entire lives swinging swords could condense mana and overlay it on their blades.
The realm of aura!
Since this was so cool and flashy, many noble children would see this and decide they wanted to learn swordsmanship.
Even mage families were no different in this regard.
So when Lee Han first said he wanted to learn swordsmanship, Alarlong thought this:
‘Oh dear, he wants to learn aura. He’ll be disappointed when he learns the truth.’
Alarlong was a strict knight.
He didn’t bother telling the truth first. He thought Lee Han would drop out on his own.
But Lee Han endured better than expected, and satisfied, Alarlong decided to tell him the truth first.
…But he was quite flustered that Lee Han had no particular interest in aura.
-I thought it would be enough to train myself and protect my own body.
-…!
At Lee Han’s words, Alarlong couldn’t help but admire him.
It was a mature attitude that a young child couldn’t show.
To think he had been learning swordsmanship with such a serious mindset.
-Actually, Lee Han. You can use aura too. Someday, that is.
-No… forget about aura. I just want to be a mage…
-Aura isn’t something you can realize by swinging a sword for just a year or two. But if you steadily swing your sword and train as I’ve taught you, you’ll be able to realize it someday.
-I just need to protect myself. Sir. I want to live in an office.
Anyway, Lee Han steadily did as Alarlong instructed.
It wasn’t like he was trying to realize aura and become a sword master, and there was nothing bad about training anyway.
* * *
…The results were showing right now.
‘The feel is better than I thought…?’
Lee Han was surprised at himself.
It wasn’t surprising that he had read the pig’s movements and struck precisely with his staff the moment it came in.
It was a technique he had learned by getting beaten by Alarlong countless times.
The staff provided by the magic school was very sturdy, so there was no problem using it as a club.
But when he hit the pig, he felt something like the surrounding mana rippling and gathering in his staff.
A sensation he had never felt when practicing swinging swords until now!
‘Is it because I started learning magic?’
He wondered if this was what Alarlong meant by “you’ll be able to realize it someday.”
The feeling of naturally gathering mana in his weapon.
Of course, it was still at a level too laughable to call aura.
You had to gather and condense mana over and over for it to become aura.
But that alone was enough.
An attack imbued with mana had much more destructive power than just swinging normally.
-Grrrrrr…
Indeed, the pig that had been snorting so fiercely became weak after one hit and collapsed to the side.
Nilia, who had been watching, looked at Lee Han as if bewildered.
‘Did I miss something?? Did he use magic??’
The world of magic was vast, and naturally there were strength enhancement magic and agility enhancement magic too.
But those were magic too difficult for freshly enrolled new students to use.
“Did we get it!?”
“Seems like… we got it.”
Lee Han lowered his staff and checked the mutant pig’s breathing. It was definitely dead.
Yoner got up with support. Then he spoke as if bewildered.
“Is this class really okay like this?”
“I’ve been thinking that since I met the Principal.”
No matter how much the secrets of alchemy lay deep in nature, to have such monsters roaming around where new students who hadn’t properly learned a single spell were wandering.
It was called a pig, but judging by its power earlier, it wouldn’t be strange if it could break through a thick tree.
‘Should I not take alchemy?’
Lee Han seriously considered it.
Assuming all the professors at this magic school were somewhat crazy, calculating the probability of death…
Wouldn’t classes taken outside the lecture hall have a higher rate than classes taken inside the lecture hall?
He had thought it was somewhat of an easy class, but seeing the monster encounter now, it could get tougher ahead.
“They might tell us to go deeper into the forest and collect troll saliva or something.”
“Uhhh…”
Yoner also seemed slightly troubled by Lee Han’s words, frowning.
He wanted to open an alchemy workshop, but he didn’t want to die.
“Wait… wait. You’re not planning to stop taking it, are you?”
Nilia spoke urgently.
Her already meager friendships.
These two were friends she had barely made. If these two didn’t come to alchemy class, Nilia would have to attend alone and lonely again.
“You’re not doing that, right!? You’re… you’re both from Blue Dragon Tower. Don’t you have some pride or something?”
“I don’t have any.”
“I also think practical benefits are more important than honor…”
“…”
At the two great nobles’ words, Nilia was completely sulking.
“Fine, do whatever you want!”
“Hey. Why are you sulking?”
“Right. It’s not like we’ve definitely decided not to take it.”
“…Really?”
The moment Nilia turned her head to ask, a familiar cry burst out from over there.
-■■■!
“…Looks like another one appeared.”
“…Maybe we just won’t take it…”
“…”
* * *
What the three who ran over discovered was the same mutant pig they had just faced.
Learning that there were two or more of those things in this area, not just one, Lee Han quickly reached a conclusion.
“We should stop taking this class.”
“Hey…!”
“This doesn’t seem like the time to fight about that…”
Yoner pointed below.
The pig wasn’t alone. It was threatening some unfortunate students.
‘Six people.’
There were six people including the Imperial Princess, Adenart.
A much better situation than Lee Han’s group.
“Won’t they handle it well on their own?”
“Huh?”
Yoner looked at Lee Han once, then looked down again. Then he looked at Lee Han again.
“Do you really think so?”
“Tell those guys to handle it themselves.”
Nilia grumbled as she spoke.
She didn’t think highly of the group of followers trailing after Adenart.
They looked like a haughty and arrogant princess with people clinging to her and flattering her!
“I’ll take care of it!”
“!”
One of the six stepped forward. It was a noble Lee Han had seen in the dormitory.
“Who is that?”
Of course, just because he’d seen the face didn’t mean he could immediately recognize him. Lee Han knew the imperial noble families but wasn’t familiar with their children’s faces.
“Asan Dalcard.”
“Ah. From the Dalcard family.”
“…You know the family but not the face…?”
Yoner was puzzled.
The Dalcard family.
If the Wardanaz family had served as the emperor’s advisors for generations, the Dalcard family had held positions as the empire’s chancellors or treasurers for generations.
A family renowned for their excellent and precise work.
“If it’s the Dalcard family, they should be reliable.”
“Yeah. Unlike Gainando, he seems trustworthy.”
“?”
Nilia, who was listening, tilted her head.
Did he just mention the prince?
Asan was tall and lean, but his stance holding the staff looked proper.
Lee Han noticed that Asan had learned quite a bit of swordsmanship.
Masters recognize each other.
“That Dalcard learned swordsmanship too.”
“Indeed… if that’s the case, it should be fine.”
Yoner felt relieved.
He didn’t want the six people below to get hurt.
Asan gripped his staff and aimed at the pig.
“I’m reading your movements 100%.”
And one step.
“You cannot escape my predictions. Pig!”
And another step.
The steps were exactly the same length, as if drawn with a ruler. Lee Han was slightly impressed.
‘A human compass?’
The empire’s swordsmanship was as diverse as magic.
Strong and heavy swordsmanship, fast and light swordsmanship, complex swordsmanship with many variations…
And Alarlong had said there was swordsmanship like what Asan was using now.
-Based on complex mathematical calculations, geometric swordsmanship that creates shapes centered on one’s position with each step of footwork…
-Oh. That looks interesting, can I learn it?
-…What!? That looks interesting to you!? Doesn’t it seem like insane swordsmanship?
Alarlong didn’t know that swordsmanship so he only taught the swordsmanship he knew, but seeing Asan move with his staff reminded him of that.
So thorough!
-■■■!
As Asan provoked the pig with his footwork, the pig seemed angry too.
It squealed fiercely and charged at Asan.
Asan dodged to the side like a matador and fiercely stabbed the pig’s flank with his staff.
“Ha!”
-■!
Thud!
And Asan went flying.
The angry pig had slammed on the brakes and then swung its body sideways.
“…”
“…”
Though it wasn’t a direct hit, the impact was considerable. Asan rolled around.
“Ugh. My calculations were wrong…”
“…He was just someone who studied swordsmanship hard…”
Lee Han muttered.
It seemed he had studied swordsmanship diligently but had almost no real combat experience.
That’s why his stance was decent but he couldn’t predict the charging pig and got sent flying!
“Let’s help him.”
“!”
Nilia was surprised by Lee Han’s words.
She hadn’t expected him to step forward to help in that situation.
‘Is this noble dignity…?’
Unlike other nobles who were all talk, he was taking the lead in a dangerous situation himself.
He seemed like a noble from a story. Nilia was slightly moved.
“After helping them, I’ll be able to ask for favors in other classes. Tests and assignments too. Especially if it’s the Imperial Princess’s connections.”
“…”
Nilia’s emotion disappeared.
Hey, you materialist…!
* * *
Adenart gestured toward the back.
Even without words, her meaning was clear.
The four remaining students hurriedly hid behind Adenart.
Though hiding wouldn’t really hide them…
Adenart suddenly felt lonely.
She was the one who told them to step back, but this situation didn’t make her happy.
But this was just another task she had to accomplish.
Like all the other tasks she had completed perfectly so far, Adenart intended to handle this pig perfectly too.
‘Read its breathing. When it charges…’
Crack!
Crack!
Crack!
With a loud noise, the pig tumbled to the side.
“?!??!”
And Lee Han appeared from behind it, breathing a sigh of relief.
“Fortunately, I wasn’t detected.”
“Now you understand how important it is to approach using the wind direction?”
“Yes. Hunter’s wisdom is amazing.”
“…If I continue attending alchemy classes, maybe I can deepen that wisdom?”
“No. I don’t want that.”
“…”
Lee Han had already made up his mind.
No more alchemy!
‘I’d rather live in the lecture hall.’
Adenart froze for a moment, then quickly recovered her composure and bowed her head.
“…Thank you. Wardanaz.”
“It’s nothing. Imperial Princess.”
Nilia, who had been listening from the side, whispered with a puzzled expression.
-Why are you speaking formally?
-You’re right. I got swept up in the atmosphere too.
Since they were all the same age and the school had its rules, speaking casually regardless of status was normal, but when the Imperial Princess spoke like that, he found himself unconsciously using formal speech.
“Oh. If you feel indebted to me, may I ask you for one favor?”
Adenart nodded her head.
“If you know of any lectures that are good for getting grades, please recommend them to me.”
Since the Imperial Princess had wider connections than Lee Han, she would likely have heard more useful information.
That’s what Lee Han thought.
“…”
Of course, from Adenart’s perspective, it was something that made her feel slightly dizzy.
What was this mage from the Wardanaz Family saying right now?
Surely he wasn’t asking because he wanted to slack off in lectures, so did he have some other meaning?
“I know lectures that are good for getting grades!”
A dwarf’s voice that sounded familiar came from behind.
Lee Han suddenly felt an ominous chill.
Just like when he used to meet his Graduate School Professor…
Thud-
Professor Thunderstep, the dwarf professor, grabbed the collar of Lee Han who was trying to quickly step aside.
Then he spoke in a cheerful voice.
“That would be the alchemy lecture. Wardanaz.”
“…”
How to Survive as a Mage at Magic School
How to Survive as a Mage at Magic School
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