Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 925

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Chapter 925

What? If you’re trying to deceive me right now, please stop! It won’t work!

Beaver-Penguin-Fox: This is really driving me crazy.

Gonadaltes: Wait. Everyone calm down.

Lee Han first calmed down the confused members.

Until Bakwantalana arrived, they couldn’t send him out anyway. It was better to skillfully coax the other person and find out how he got in.

Iaktus: Aha! Finally showing your true colors!

Beaver-Penguin-Fox: To be calm in this situation. As expected, even the pseudonym is a bit…

Gonadaltes: Can I cancel the commission I received?

When Lee Han became serious, the Beaver-Penguin-Fox flinched.

Come to think of it, the one in need right now was himself, not the other person.

Beaver-Penguin-Fox: What I meant was that it’s amazing how you stay calm even in this situation.

Iaktus: Wow. I hate to say this, but that’s pretty pathetic.

Beaver-Penguin-Fox: Shut up.

Gonadaltes: Now. Everyone be quiet. Newly arrived Baldrogard mage. This is a secret club where Empire magic school students have dignified conversations.

Wow!

At Lee Han’s words, the Baldrogard student seemed surprised and let out an exclamation.

A secret club where Empire magic school students gather?

It was a truly mage-like place he had never seen in his life.

Baldrogard was a good place, but honestly, it wasn’t a mage-like location.

What an honor to be able to enter such a place! How many Baldrogard students are here?

Gonadaltes: Prying into each other’s identities isn’t very mage-like.

Ah. I’m sorry!

Iaktus and the Beaver-Penguin-Fox were inwardly dumbfounded.

What kind of ridiculous lie was that?

‘Well… it’s not completely a lie though…’

Come to think of it, even if it was a club where Einrogard students gathered, it could still be called a club where Empire magic school students gathered.

Especially now that a Baldrogard student had entered.

‘It might be better to deceive him like this and then send him away.’

Rather than unnecessarily telling him this was a place where only Einrogard mages gathered…

Then are the pseudonyms in front of each name also to hide identities?

Gonadaltes: Something like that.

What really cool pseudonyms.

Gonadaltes: Thanks for the compliment.

Iaktus: …

Beaver-Penguin-Fox: …

At the naive outsider’s praise, the other existing members squeezed their eyes shut.

This is why new members!

Gonadaltes: So… how did you get in? You’d need an artifact to enter.

I have a blackboard I received from Senior Zandani… Ah. Senior Zandani is…

Iaktus: Not curious.

Beaver-Penguin-Fox: Nobody asked.

‘Everyone’s so cold.’

However, despite the cold response, the newly entered Baldrogard student didn’t mind at all and was excited.

I see. Everyone’s acting like this to hide their identities and maintain secrecy! How cool!

Gonadaltes: Well. It’s basic stuff.

Iaktus: Wow. Really, you.

Gonadaltes: What?

Iaktus: Nothing…

Lee Han fell into thought.

Zandani was a Baldrogard student that Lee Han also knew. Hadn’t they been involved before because of the bag artifact incident?

‘Did he perhaps figure out the artifact’s value and give it as a gift for his junior?’

It didn’t seem likely, but Lee Han asked just in case.

Gonadaltes: So that senior gave you the blackboard as a gift to join this club?

Ah. No. The senior just gave it to me to sell. There’s a charity event, and originally I was going to sell some useful furniture. We recently bought and brought in new ebony furniture, but there’s no space to put a display cabinet in the reception room…

“…”

The silence of the Watchman Club was rather frightening.

Lee Han could feel the boiling hatred of the Einrogard students through the paper.

Gonadaltes: …I’m saying this again, don’t forget to hide your identity.

Ah. Yes! I understand!

The moment this Baldrogard student’s identity was revealed, they would seriously have to worry about an attack.

Beaver-Penguin-Fox: So you just got that blackboard by chance?

Yes. The senior also said it was an item passed down from a senior above him. Senior Ipelldrem…

Iaktus: I said I’m not curious.

Beaver-Penguin-Fox: I said nobody asked.

Aha! I understand!

‘Wait?’

Unlike the other members’ harassment, Lee Han became more and more interested.

If it was Ipelldrem, he was the creator of the 【Six-Way Backpack】 that Lee Han possessed.

He was also a mage who achieved the feat of collaborating with an Einrogard student despite being from Baldrogard.

It was quite interesting that such a person had possessed a blackboard.

‘Did he perhaps use it when contacting Einrogard students? Then that Einrogard student might have been a club member here too.’

Then do you have anything you’d like to ask me?

The other person seemed very happy to have entered this dignified mage club, remaining steadfast no matter how much harassment he received.

Iaktus: Which family are you from? Can you tell us where we can visit during vacation?

Ah! You’re testing me! I understand. It’s a secret!

Beaver-Penguin-Fox: Do you happen to have some snow sulfur? I need it.

Snow Sulfur Powder was a reagent that controlled surrounding moisture, making it quite expensive and rare.

The other members naturally watched, expecting The Other Person to refuse.

I have some. I bought a whole box last time. If you need it, I’ll give you as much as you want!

“…”

Beaver-Penguin-Fox: Wait. Let’s talk separately.

Iaktus: Hey! You can’t trick and exploit new members!

What are you talking about? I just want to give it as a gift.

There was one advantage of Baldrogard students that Lee Han hadn’t considered.

That was their vast wealth that could be freely used outside.

The members who had been desperately searching for Bakwantalana just moments ago now competed to win the new member’s favor.

‘Oh no. This isn’t the time for me to be idle.’

Lee Han quickly grabbed his quill pen.

Since things had come to this, he needed to eliminate other competitors and make them trust him. Lee Han loaded up gossip about Iaktus and Beaver-Penguin-Fox.

Bakwantalana: …What on earth is going on?

Unbreakable One: What’s the situation with everyone? Anyone willing to explain??

The members who arrived late were bewildered by the chaotic club situation.

Beaver-Penguin-Fox: It’s nothing.

Gonadaltes: Right. You’re both busy, so go do your own work.

Bakwantalana: A Baldrogard student joined? This… this is quite unexpected.

Unbreakable One: Wait! You can’t deceive a Baldrogard student! Everyone stop!!

I just want to give it as a gift…

Unbreakable One: If you’re equal mages, there’s no reason to give gifts. Unless it’s a fair exchange! Stop right now! If you don’t stop, I’ll block this place!

Bakwantalana: What are you talking about, Unbreakable One? You don’t have administrative authority over this club…

Before the sentence could finish, the paper turned black as if ink had been poured over it, rejecting and bouncing off any writing.

The members panicked and tried to control the artifact, but no method worked.

Unbreakable One: See? Stop!

Beaver-Penguin-Fox: What? What kind of magic is this?

Bakwantalana: How did you reverse-interfere??

Unbreakable One: If you’re curious, figure it out yourself. I won’t tolerate deceiving and extorting new members!

When control returned, Unbreakable One warned firmly.

Don’t fight because of me! Alright. I won’t give gifts anymore.

‘Damn!’

Though invisible, Lee Han could almost hear the other members’ sighs.

And the sound of Unbreakable One’s popularity dropping for interfering…

‘There’s probably nowhere lower for it to go. But who is this person? An upperclassman I don’t know?’

The other members were also upperclassmen, yet they couldn’t guess what kind of magical interference this was.

Either a senior Lee Han didn’t know…

‘It can’t be a professor. No matter what, no professor would be idle enough to come here.’

Bakwantalana: Fine. We’ll figure that out later. That’s not what’s important right now.

What’s happening?

Bakwantalana: It’s a matter concerning you. We need to vote on whether to accept the new member.

Bakwantalana served as the administrator of this club but didn’t act arbitrarily.

Even if the new member was a Baldrogard student, it would be decided by majority vote.

Whether this member could keep secrets, would act honorably, and wouldn’t become the Skeleton Principal’s lackey…

Please trust me! I swear on my family name and honor to keep secrets. I’ll maintain my honor too!

Beaver-Penguin-Fox: Agreed.

Unbreakable One: I agree too.

Gonadaltes: Then I also…

Bakwantalana: Some seem motivated by personal greed… but rules are rules. Fine. Let’s welcome the new member.

Wow! Thank you so much!!!

Bakwantalana: Now choose a pseudonym.

Wardanaz: How about this? Someone I respect…

Gonadaltes: That’s garbage. How about a different pseudonym?

Iaktus: Hey. Do you have the right to criticize other people’s pseudonyms?

* * *

‘Phew. That’s a relief.’

Lee Han sighed in relief and closed the book.

Fortunately, he was able to break The Other Person’s stubbornness and suggest the new pseudonym 【Ipelldrem】.

Wardanaz: Garbage?! You don’t even know! It’s a mage at Einroguard…

Gonadaltes: Not a particularly great mage. And if you’re a Baldrogard student, you should use a Baldrogard name. How about Ipelldrem?

Ipelldrem: …Fine. I’ll compromise. But Gonadaltes, you’re really rude!

…Though he did earn some hatred from the new member…

Since Unbreakable One was originally the unpopular member in the club, Lee Han was a bit worried.

‘I hope they don’t exclude only me when giving out gifts later.’

Having dealt with the urgent matter, Lee Han headed to the Dark Tower.

Now that exams were over, it was time to tend to the cemetery in the back. The Dark Magic School students were already gathered, wielding shovels.

“Wardanaz is here.”

“Yes. Should I till the soil over here?”

“Yeah. But be careful. There’s been noise coming from below.”

The soil that dark mages favored was basically full of dark and cold energy, so evil and twisted beings often crawled out.

Gainando whispered with a disgusted expression.

“It’s not a banshee, is it?”

“I’d be fine even with a banshee.”

“…”

“I’m joking.”

“It doesn’t sound like a joke at all.”

A banshee’s most threatening attack was its eerie wailing, but it probably wouldn’t work on Lee Han.

Having already endured several status ailment attacks more potent than that, Lee Han wasn’t particularly concerned.

“There’s a hole down here. Small one. We’ll need to send in a summoned creature.”

“What about spirits?”

“If you send spirits to places like that, they hate it so much that it won’t work.”

Basically, among the spaces where dark mages operated, there weren’t many places that spirits would like.

A small cave hole located deep underground beneath a grave was even worse.

“Gainando. Send an undead.”

“My Thorn Revenant can’t fit in there. I’ve been enhancing its size even more…”

“…Gainando… just making your summoned creature bigger doesn’t solve everything…”

Lee Han looked at his friend with pity.

Among dark mages, there were those who recklessly increased their summoned creatures’ size, but they soon came to regret it.

Summoned creatures needed to be able to flexibly adapt to situations – if they could only do one thing, it became very inconvenient for the mage.

“Well. Fine then. I’ll have to call Sharkan.”

Lee Han summoned his leopard summoned creature.

He had other undead summoned creatures, but since the hole was rather small, Sharkan, a flexible quadrupedal undead, seemed most suitable.

However, Sharkan was not summoned.

“…???”

Lee Han tried summoning again. The result was the same. Gainando shouted as if he knew what was happening.

“It’s sulking because you don’t call it often! Just like that griffin!”

“Gainando. The griffin isn’t sulking. It’s not like Basil.”

-?!

The baby basilisk, who had been quietly minding its own business before suddenly getting insulted, raised its tail straight up.

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