Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 948

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Chapter 948

Lee Han quickly gave up.

Come to think of it, he had acted too carelessly in front of someone like Yoanen.

‘Damn. Imitating Gainando is too difficult.’

Surprisingly, imitating Gainando seemed more difficult than imitating the Skeleton Principal.

Having given up, Lee Han pointed to Yoanen’s amethyst glasses and asked.

“Did you confirm my identity with those?”

“No. Mr. Wardanaz’s mana causes interference, so it’s not easy to observe with glasses.”

“…Then how?”

“Logical deduction.”

Yoner’s sister shrugged her shoulders.

Mages who were only absorbed in magic always tended to miss important things.

There weren’t many intelligent friends beside Yoner. Among them, only Wardanaz was close enough to borrow Gainando’s name.

“Mr. Wardanaz should remember this too.”

“Thank you. I’ll remember what I learned today.”

The two gave up and obediently undid their disguises. Lee Han, suddenly realizing something odd, asked a question.

“But what brings Ms. Meikin here…?”

Come to think of it, this was a workshop under Prince Bogajun, not Yoanen’s workshop. There was no reason for Yoanen to be here.

Yoanen and the other alchemists hesitated. Whether it was his imagination or not, some alchemists seemed to avoid eye contact.

“I visited for alchemical reasons. Isn’t the exchange between alchemists truly wonderful?”

“Then where are the alchemists from this workshop…”

“Mr. Wardanaz. That’s not what’s important right now.”

Yoanen changed the subject with an elegance that the beggar Einroguard students could never imitate.

She was so dignified that even Lee Han and Yoner passed over it without noticing.

“Mr. Wardanaz and Yoner brought reagents from the Nago family?”

“…Ah. Yes.”

“You knew Mr. Nago?”

“…Uh, yes.”

Lee Han and Yoner answered while rolling their eyes.

Strictly speaking, it wasn’t wrong.

“A new professor?”

“That… maybe.”

Yoner said that while thinking to herself.

Her friend would surely become a professor at Einroguard someday, so this wasn’t a lie either.

Not knowing that the red-haired mage beside him was having wicked thoughts, Lee Han opened his mouth.

“Do you know Mr. Nago too, Ms. Meikin?”

“It’s a more widespread rumor than all the transport ships coming to Granden City sinking, so how could I not know? Of course I heard about it. But… could those reagents be salt wood roots by any chance?”

‘S-something’s strange. Something’s strange!’

Unlike Lee Han, Yoner was feeling a chilling sensation as if a cold ice fragment had touched her spine.

Something…

Something was strange!

But unfortunately, the friend beside her didn’t seem to sense the danger.

“They are salt wood roots.”

“Could I take a quick look?”

“That’s not difficult.”

Since it wasn’t a difficult request, Lee Han readily took out one salt wood root.

They hadn’t taken them out at other workshops because they could only show them after making formal appointments, but the students were carrying around one salt wood root each to show anytime.

The alchemists exclaimed in admiration at its specialness, completely different from ordinary salt wood roots. The smile on Yoanen’s lips also deepened slightly.

“Excellent.”

“Indeed. As expected of the Nago family…”

The alchemists nodded and were convinced.

Originally, coincidences didn’t happen alone.

The recent rumors of an eccentric mage spreading in Granden City, and the simultaneous rumors of special reagents.

These two rumors had to be connected.

Sure enough, they were reagents cultivated by a mage’s family. The alchemists exchanged triumphant looks.

They finally found it!

“Then Mr. Wardanaz. May I ask one more thing?”

“Please do.”

“Why didn’t you bring these salt wood roots to my workshop?”

Yoner’s sister showed the deepest smile of all the smiles she had shown today. The alchemists behind her also spoke as if hurt.

“We’re disappointed, Mr. Wardanaz. Didn’t you work at our workshop?”

“What wrong did our workshop commit?”

Lee Han was slightly flustered by the alchemists’ criticism. Looking to the side, he saw Yoner was even breaking out in cold sweat.

‘Why is she acting like this?’

Since his friend didn’t seem like she would be helpful, Lee Han answered for now.

“I was going to visit next…”

“…You’re surely not going to say you were planning to visit, are you? Right now, the locations of alchemy workshops that have received visits regarding Nago family reagents are as follows – is there any reason you would deliberately pass by my workshop on this route?”

Now cold sweat began to form on Lee Han’s back as well.

It felt like the pressure he had felt when facing the Insane Doppelganger.

‘I was careless. Even though she’s Yoner’s sister, she’s a professor-level mage. And someone who’s said to be like Professor Verdus.’

He didn’t know how long she had been going around nearby alchemy workshops collecting rumors related to the Nago family.

No, why would she even do such a thing?

‘Does she perhaps have nothing to do?’

“I wanted to prepare as much as possible and visit the most important place last.”

“I see. Mr. Wardanaz, I had this thought for a moment. What if someone… spread bad rumors about my workshop? What if they spread false rumors that it wasn’t a good place to sell reagents… like that.”

Yoner began hiccupping quietly. Lee Han struggled to manage his expression.

‘From now on, I should secretly infiltrate and check the personnel before visiting any manor…’

In Lee Han’s view, Yoanen seemed almost half-convinced.

Honestly, saying he was planning to visit last even though it was on the route wasn’t a good excuse. Someone like Yoanen would have noticed immediately.

“Mr. Wardanaz. Let me say this first – I absolutely never spare money when it comes to good items. Think about when you worked at our workshop last time. Did I spare money?”

“No.”

“Right?”

When Yoanen smiled gently, Yoner glanced around nervously and said.

“But… but… but reagents are different…”

She didn’t spare gold coins for outstanding talent, but reagents were a different story.

Yoanen wasn’t an alchemist who would reluctantly pay more gold coins because of surrounding gazes or rumors.

An alchemist who would never pay more than the exact value she thought something was worth.

That was Yoanen Meikin.

“Yoner. Of course reagents are different. In the case of reagents, there are so many replaceable cases.”

Yoanen explained as if teaching her younger brother.

Reagents were different from talent.

They could be obtained anywhere, anytime and were replaceable, so there was no reason to pay more gold coins than necessary.

But if it was truly good reagents, especially in limited quantities, the story was different.

Yoanen accurately assessed value; she wasn’t an alchemist who bought things cheaply.

“But if it’s reagents like these, I can pay much more than other workshops. Look. See.”

Their eyes widened at the sight of gold coins being stacked neatly on a balance scale.

It was twice as many gold coins as the price range they had discussed with other workshops.

“Are you really okay with paying this much?”

“Because they’re reagents worth that much. Mr. Wardanaz, I pay appropriate gold coins for valuable items.”

Lee Han and Yoner exchanged glances and nodded.

At this level, there was no need to think further. If anything, they were worried it might be too much of a loss for Yoanen.

Though there would be the benefit of obtaining necessary reagents exclusively…

“If someone offers to pay a higher price, please be sure to tell me.”

Yoanen’s eyes were calm, but within them could be felt a coldly burning will. Yoner whispered in a flustered voice.

“Sister really seems to like the reagent. I didn’t expect it to be to this extent.”

“Is it because there’s no supply of flame root in Granden City right now?”

Even considering that, Yoanen’s reaction was unusual.

Lee Han and Yoner realized that the reagent they had made was more excellent than they had expected.

“Yoner. You might really be able to become Granden City’s greatest merchant…”

“It’s not quite to that extent, but it really could run stably.”

Yoanen, who had been listening to their conversation with an innocent smile, opened her mouth.

“Then may I ask just one last thing?”

“Yes.”

“Who was it that spoke ill of my workshop?”

At Yoanen’s sudden question, Yoner drew in a breath.

The way she stared at him intently while asking the question was almost as if she had already confirmed the culprit.

‘I’ve been caught…!’

Next to Yoner, who was screaming internally, Lee Han sighed and spoke.

“Nothing can be hidden in front of Meikin. You must keep this secret.”

“Of course.”

“It’s Gainando.”

“…”

This time it was Yoanen who looked taken aback.

Could it really have been Gainando and not her brother?!

* * *

“Fighting spirit wave. Fighting spirit wave…”

“You were so absorbed when watching plays at the palace, so why can’t you remember this time?”

Salko asked Angrago with a puzzled expression.

Why couldn’t this guy who had been going on about Stedal Stedal at the palace remember this?

“How are those the same?! I was so shocked then that my memory flew away! And even then I didn’t care about fighting spirit waves! I was focused on the treasure map!”

When his painful past was poked at, Angrago flared up in anger. It was still a fact that made him feel betrayed.

To think that Stedal Nago was a non-existent character.

The charming story of Stedal and Lee Han’s forced studying were completely different even if they were the same story. The latter was no different from studying at Einroguard.

‘What a strange guy.’

Salko thought this as he knocked on the door of the alchemy workshop.

“Is anyone there?”

No answer came back. When they could see light from inside the window but got no response, Salko and Angrago looked at each other.

What’s this?

“Is anyone there? Hello!”

Knock knock knock-

When they kept knocking on the door, they heard someone answering from inside.

“S-sorry. I was sleeping.”

“In broad daylight? Did something happen by any chance…”

“It’s nothing much. Some fellow alchemists came by and we had some drinks, but I overdid it.”

Salko and Angrago looked around the workshop through the open door.

Drunk alchemists were sprawled all over the place.

“Hmm. Then we’ll come back another time.”

“Yes. Sorry about this. Urp…”

The alchemist who opened the door must have had quite a severe hangover as he immediately rushed back inside.

The two tilted their heads in puzzlement as they walked away.

“Do alchemists in Granden City originally enjoy drinking during the day?”

“How could that be? Don’t say stupid things. It must be a coincidence.”

Knock knock knock-

The two moved to the next manor.

This wasn’t a workshop, but it was the manor of a merchant with great interest in alchemy, so it was a suitable place for sales.

“The master is heavily intoxicated. We’re sorry, but please return today.”

“Excuse me?”

“Some alchemist acquaintances came by and he held a small banquet. We apologize.”

“…???”

After that, everywhere they went the workshop alchemists or merchants were drunk, so the two began to feel fear.

Could there have been some festival in Granden City that they didn’t know about?

“It’s not some prank by the Principal, is it?”

“…That can’t be! Don’t say such ominous things.”

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