Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 937

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Chapter 937

Friends were all left speechless with shock, amazement, and confusion. Lee Han calmly advised them.

“Manage your expressions. If you want to get out.”

“You, you…!”

Asan, who was about to ask questions with passionate eyes, was surprised, but Angrago beside him was completely glaring at Lee Han with resentment. His eyes were full of betrayal.

“Why are you acting like that again?”

“To think Stedal was fake…!!”

“…”

Among the 2nd year drama club members, Angrago was the one most captivated by the character named Stedal.

Since he himself was from a knight family located in a coastal region, Stedal’s life story had struck a chord in his heart.

He had really wanted to ask how he stole treasure maps from pirates to accumulate wealth, but it was all lies.

“Is that what’s important right now? No. Besides, you only heard about it less than an hour ago, so why are you so captivated?”

“Shut up! What do you know!”

“Be quiet. Alpha. That’s not what’s important right now.”

Salko made his friend shut his mouth. Lee Han asked with curiosity.

“Were you also part of the drama club?”

“Ah. Yes. But I don’t like theater.”

Other students booed at Salko’s words. Nilia even waved her thumb downward.

But Salko didn’t even blink an eye.

“If there are people who like theater, there are also people who like the palaces, halls, theaters, and stages where plays are performed. If I want to build things like this later, it’s good to see a lot of them.”

“Indeed. That’s so like you, Salko. Well then. You don’t know much about theater then. Let me teach you a few basics. The lovers of the Alkarumata Family and Ilhon Family…”

“I know that. Wardanaz… I said I don’t particularly like theater, not that I’m an idiot without basic common sense.”

Salko looked at Lee Han as if he was absurd. But Lee Han was even more absurd.

‘This bastard. He loves theater so much, what does he mean he doesn’t?’

Vowing to never believe anyone who says they don’t like theater from now on, Lee Han opened his mouth.

“Now. Everyone listen. As I just said, I came here to help you escape.”

“B-but leaving without telling the upperclassmen is a bit…”

“The upperclassmen are the ones who gave me the request.”

“…”

The 2nd year friends gained deep enlightenment.

There really isn’t a single person to trust at Einroguard!

The upperclassmen who outwardly said ‘We came to watch the play honorably, what do you mean escape’ were quietly making requests behind the scenes.

‘We need to learn too.’

“Stedal! What are you doing! Come back quickly!”

While they were talking, the nobles called for Lee Han. It was a welcome as if greeting a ten-year friend.

Yoner asked with bewildered eyes.

“Why did you become so close with them?”

“While I was telling them how I escaped from the pirates, people suddenly started coming over. I’ll go for now. You guys share information with club members who haven’t heard the news yet. Don’t make it obvious. If there’s a commotion, be ready to leave immediately.”

Lee Han, no, Stedal left only those words and ran back to the nobles.

The remaining friends looked at each other with blank faces.

“…What kind of commotion is he talking about?”

“He wouldn’t cause explosions or anything, would he? Even so, he’s Wardanaz, right?”

“Mentioning the name of a family notorious for magic in the Empire right now doesn’t seem like a very good idea…”

* * *

“The pirates, you ask. It wasn’t very pleasant. Hard bread or rice balls were all we had for meals, and sometimes there were traps to dig or raids on lodgings.”

“Oh my!”

“There was a punishm-, no, a prison, and if you rebelled or made mistakes, you’d be locked up there.”

“Good heavens!”

“The pirate captain had minions who went around everywhere to monitor…”

The reason why Stedal, who was neither taciturn nor elegant and was new to the city, was popular was simple.

His story strongly moved the nobles’ hearts.

Even the nobles who initially suspected ‘What kind of nonsense story is this! Could he be a fraud?’ were moved to tears when they heard Stedal’s story directly.

To escape from such harsh conditions and even find treasure in the end.

Divine providence might really exist.

“Stedal! Stedal!”

“Stedal. Could you come to my manor next month? Give me a chance to treat you and my family members!”

Once a person gains favor, even minor flaws tend to look charming.

The rough and taciturn Stedal established himself as a wild noble with a fascinating and tragic past.

‘Hmm. Next time I should go with a more ordinary past.’

Lee Han escaped from the people grabbing him with regret.

It was good that he prepared diligently to avoid suspicion, but he never imagined he’d be this popular.

He deliberately gave short answers and acted gruff, but why on earth?

‘Hmm. The palace back gate isn’t very good for escaping. It’s wide open on all sides, so we’d be discovered immediately. There need to be many places to hide nearby. I should consider using flying transportation too. Could we dig a tunnel now and escape through it? Salko would be good at it.’

Lee Han, who was checking the paths near the palace while pretending to take a walk, paused.

Among the nobles gathered in small groups having light conversations in the distance, there was someone who felt out of place.

‘What is it?’

Very alien traces were embedded like branches in the other person’s soul.

Looking around, it seemed only Lee Han felt the sense of unease.

Well, that wasn’t strange. Originally, detecting souls was much more difficult than detecting mana, and there weren’t many even among mages who could do it.

Moreover, the traces the other person had were very faint and blurry. Such things weren’t easy to notice without deep exploration.

Just distinguishing soul colors was difficult enough, but going deeper to detect the inside in detail…

However, Lee Han’s ability to detect souls had greatly developed since the soul fall.

Thanks to this, he could see through traces that would normally be missed.

‘It feels evil.’

Lee Han pondered for a moment.

Actually, if he just passed by, he wouldn’t have to worry about anything.

Such strange traces remaining in souls could happen for more various reasons than expected.

It could be that he experienced aftereffects from investing in suspicious magical experiments or research, or the noble himself might be taking some kind of magic or potion.

Besides, Lee Han himself was in a situation where he was hiding something. There was nothing good about causing a commotion.

‘Why is that bastard staring at me?’

Madpre felt uncomfortable with the gaze of a noble he’d never seen before.

From what he heard, he seemed to be a noble from the southern Empire.

Something about the Nago family…

If Madpre had been an ordinary noble, he would have just passed it by, but unfortunately, Madpre was not an ordinary noble.

‘I need to spread Prahgal’s name. Surely he won’t be a hindrance.’

Having entered with evil schemes and plans, even a small glance was hard to just ignore.

“Are you Lord Nago? Greetings. I am called Madpre. This is your first time in Granden City, isn’t it.”

“Greetings.”

Stedal’s voice was rough and his attitude stiff.

Normally he should be displeased, but Madpre was rather relieved.

If the other person was rude, then his earlier staring probably had no particular intention.

“Do you know much about theater?”

“I know to some extent.”

“Indeed. I don’t know much. Do you have any favorite plays?”

“…You must know the stories related to the Alkarumata Family and Ilhon Family.”

“I don’t know much. Please tell me!”

Of course he knew well, but Madpre deliberately acted humbly to deceive the other person.

Everyone liked explaining things that everyone already knew. If he chattered excitedly, perhaps some fondness for Madpre would develop.

“I’m not good with words, so that would be difficult.”

“Oh my. That’s unfortunate.”

However, Stedal answered as if he found it bothersome to speak at length and turned away.

This was also a rude attitude, but Madpre was completely relieved by this.

‘It must have been my imagination. He’s not the type to chatter noisily.’

* * *

“He’s a very suspicious and evil fellow. We need to increase security.”

-Hmm!

The Death Knights were greatly surprised.

To think that the noble who was the topic of conversation at today’s theater gathering would come and report someone else.

-But we cannot arbitrarily check or investigate guests without evidence. Weren’t there any other suspicious points?

“I felt evil traces from his soul.”

‘He must be quite an excellent mage.’

The Death Knights realized that this noble named Stedal was quite an excellent mage.

To notice the sense of unease settled in another’s soul in this crowded and chaotic place.

-Understood. We’ll need to call the knights outside to raise our alert level and check the guests.

“Please also call some of the knights guarding Einroguard’s mages.”

-That’s a bit… We need guards to protect the students.

The Death Knights made shameless excuses. Lee Han cursed inwardly.

Surveillance, what!

“I’m not saying to deploy everyone. Leave appropriate personnel and have the rest check the surroundings.”

-…Tch. Understood. If there’s a suspicious person, we should prioritize that. But Lord Nago, I’m curious about something. Even if there are evil traces in the soul, that wouldn’t necessarily be evidence of suspicion, so what made you feel this person was suspicious?

“…”

Lee Han pondered for a moment.

If he answered that it was because the opponent didn’t know about theater, the Death Knights might immediately put handcuffs on him and say ‘Isn’t this bastard a fake?’

“…I felt it the moment I saw him.”

-Indeed!

As Lee Han finished his report and turned to leave, the Death Knights talked among themselves.

-I heard rumors, but he’s an impressive person. Plus he has beast-like intuition. Did you see his eyes?

-He escaped from among the southern pirates. He’s no ordinary person. He might have felt the opponent’s suspiciousness through such intuition too. We need to be even more careful.

They had only heard the rumors, but seeing him in person, with his magical abilities and wild intuition, he was no ordinary person.

Where did such a person appear from?

-But strangely, doesn’t his name sound familiar?

-It does. I feel like I’ve heard it somewhere…

* * *

“The Death Knights are decreasing!”

“Shh. Manage your expression!”

As the Death Knights approached, the students pretended to know nothing and acted oblivious.

Adenart tried hard to whistle, though she wasn’t good at it. Rowena, who had come along as a guard, looked pitiful and quietly advised her not to do it.

-Students of Einroguard. Since we trust you, we’re going to reduce surveillance a bit. Surely you won’t betray this trust?

“Of course not!”

The students answered with hypocritical attitudes.

Then as soon as the Death Knights who had been monitoring the surroundings disappeared, they whispered.

“Did Wardanaz set a fire? An explosion? I don’t think I heard an explosion though?”

“He might have caused a flood in another area.”

“A toxic cloud…”

“…Lee Han wouldn’t have done that.”

Fortunately, Yoner defended Lee Han. Nilia was about to say ‘He might have summoned a giant monster!’ but noticed her friend’s comment.

“Did you deliver all the messages?”

“War… Stedal!”

When Stedal, no, Lee Han returned, his friends welcomed him warmly.

“What happened? Why are the Death Knights?”

“It’s a long story to explain. It’s fortunate that you delivered all the messages. I’ve checked the escape routes. Now we need to divide up our roles. Angrago. Asan. You two make potions until the play.”

“Poison?”

“Monster summoning potion?”

“…I meant calming potions.”

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