Surviving As A Mage In A Magic Academy [EN]: Chapter 100

Anti-Magic Weapon.

A weapon with the ability to absorb or disrupt magic.

Such weapons were often used by knights fighting magicians, or by those against magic within the Empire.

It was unusual for a freshman at a magic school to have one.

‘But the headmaster of this school gave it to me.’

Lee Han quickly thought about his situation. Then, he swung the sword again.

Kraah! Why did my master accept such a freshman into the school…! We should kick out this rude brat right away…!

Lee Han almost said without thinking.

He almost said, ‘My master taught me to do this.’

‘That was close. This guy is good at manipulating people.’

It seemed the monster was like its master. Both were good at making enemies feel things.

Crack!

The undead summon had been slashed twice by the Dawn Star and had lost a lot of magic.

Even a strong undead summon could be defeated. If it ran out of magic, it would disappear.

The undead summon realized that Lee Han fought like a crazy person for a freshman, so it changed its plan.

It began to summon sand to cover itself.

A kind of armor.

I will no longer think of you as just a freshman. I promise on my honorable name, Zorvan II, given to me by my master, that I will defeat you!

‘He even got a name?’

Usually, a summon got a name when its master spent a lot of time and effort on it.

Lee Han started to think he should not have used so much power.

Show yourself, magician! If you don’t come out now, I will make you!

Lee Han ignored him and moved away.

Zorvan II slammed his forefoot on the ground. Suddenly, sharp cones of sand shot into the air.

I warned you!

“!”

Zorvan II’s plan was simple.

He would throw sand everywhere to stop Lee Han from getting close.

One hit could break bones, but Zorvan II no longer thought of his enemy as a weak freshman. He would show no mercy.

The sand cones flew and broke the bushes and trees around them. Lee Han had to move even farther away.

‘I need to hurt him more before he gets better.’

If the fight went on too long, it would help his enemy. Lee Han thought about his plan again.

Iron or water spells were not strong enough, and lightning would not work on sand armor.

‘Using rotation like last time… would not work. He won’t wait.’

Lee Han needed a way to surprise his enemy. He wanted to make the monster stop using magic and become open to attack.

Did Lee Han have a way to do that now?

“……”

Then he remembered something.

The professor and the spirits had warned him not to do it because it was dangerous, but…

The professor and the spirits could not have known about this situation.

“Burn!”

What is he doing…

Zorvan II turned his head in surprise as Lee Han cast a simple fire spell.

What could he do with such a small flame?

……

But the flame that Zorvan II saw was much bigger than a candle flame.

* * *

“Cough!”

Angalo and Duke Ma coughed up sand as they crawled across the beach.

Just a few minutes ago, they had been pulled into a dungeon and buried up to their necks. Now, they were back on the beach.

Their mouths were full of sand.

“What happened… Wodanaaz?”

Lee Han walked toward them.

He looked messy, which was not like him.

His hair was a mess, and one of his arms was in a splint, probably hurt in the fight.

His face looked even colder and more serious than usual.

Angalo was more surprised than when the skeleton headmaster had appeared in the mountains at night.

Who had done this to Wodanaaz?!

‘How did he get so hurt!?’

“Wo, Wodanaaz! Are you alright!”

“Do not come closer.”

Lee Han frowned as he said this.

He knew it was not smart to keep enemies close when he was weak.

But the White Tiger Tower students seemed to think something else.

“We’re fine.”

“We’re not going to sink this time! Come on, let’s help you!”

“……”

Lee Han watched the two running toward him and thought about attacking them first.

‘No. I don’t know what else is on this island, so I need at least one person to help me.’

“What on earth happened…”

Lee Han explained what happened simply.

He told them about Zorvan II, who the skeleton headmaster had summoned while they were waiting on the beach.

But he stayed on guard. If the White Tiger Tower students reached for their weapons, he would attack them first.

However, Angalo and Duke Ma were too foolish to even think about revenge.

They were truly foolish.

“Wodanaaz, take your hand away. I know a lot about this.”

Duke Ma said seriously.

Students from knight families usually knew first aid and how to set bones.

Duke Ma was very good at it. He had even come to the magic school to study healing magic.

“I already took care of it, so it’s fine.”

“Wodanaaz. No one in the White Tiger Tower is better than me… No. You’re really good.”

Duke Ma had been trying to convince Lee Han, but he ended up being convinced instead.

The first aid was done perfectly.

…Wait, why is this guy, from the Wodanaaz family, so good at this?

He’s not even from a knight family…

“Still, let’s take a look, just in case…”

“What’s wrong, Duke Ma? The splint is so good; taking it off would only make it worse.”

Angalo stopped Duke Ma. Duke Ma tried to help, but he gave up and stepped back.

“Kraah…!”

Lee Han stared at Duke Ma with a cold look and pulled his arm back.

He knew he could not trust the White Tiger Tower students.

“Wodanaaz, that undead summon… did you really defeat it?”

“Yes.”

“!”

They had guessed it, but they were amazed that Lee Han had defeated the summon that the skeleton headmaster had summoned on the beach.

‘So that’s why his arm is broken…’

‘It must have been a tough fight.’

The two imagined the fight.

On one side was Lee Han of the Wodanaaz family, who knew all the secrets of dark magic even though he was just a freshman.

On the other side was Zorvan II, the master of the beach and a bone turtle who served the skeleton headmaster.

They imagined a fierce fight with dark magic that they could not even understand.

Looking around, they saw that the trees and bushes were destroyed.

It was amazing!

Angalo stared at the burnt marks.

The damage went from the ground to the fallen trees.

“Did you do this too…?”

Lee Han nodded.

Angalo tried not to look surprised.

He could not imagine what kind of fire magic could burn this area.

Maybe the undead summon had attacked him even after he used the fire magic, causing his arm injury.

Few knights would keep fighting in that situation.

Many of the White Tiger Tower students only cared about Wodanaaz’s evil and amazing magic skills, but…

Angalo had to admit it.

Wodanaaz’s courage was rare even in the White Tiger Tower.

‘Amazing…!’

But the real fight was different from what Angalo imagined.

* * *

What kind of monster is this!

Zorvan II was scared when Lee Han made a flame that covered everything.

If he had stayed calm, he could have blocked Lee Han’s attack.

The flame was huge, but it was hard to control.

Zorvan II could have easily blocked it with the sand he controlled. He could have made his armor stronger and waited.

But Zorvan II panicked and made a mistake. He quickly took off the sand armor and tried to put out the flame.

Lee Han saw his chance.

He used the swordsmanship he had learned from Alar Long, the Byeogam Sword, and hit Zorvan II with a strong blow.

It was not just a blow that broke his legs. The blow took all the remaining magic and made Zorvan II disappear.

Zorvan II growled.

I will remember your name, freshman. What is your name?

“…I am Giselle of the Moradi family.”

I will remember you, Moradi! Next time, I will not show you any mercy just because you are a freshman!

“……”

Lee Han watched Zorvan II disappear and stayed on guard.

Because of that, he reacted late when a tree broke and fell behind him.

The tree had been hit by the sand cone and burned by the fire, so it broke.

“…!”

Lee Han reacted late and had to use one arm to block the tree.

* * *

Lee Han cursed Zorvan II because of the pain.

‘Damn it. Because of that undead summon… He should have just died quietly.’

“Wodanaaz. You could have given up… Why did you fight so hard?”

Angalo asked without thinking.

He could have given up and been dragged under the beach, but why didn’t he?

He did not understand.

“Well…”

Lee Han paused. He almost said, ‘Because I didn’t want to do the trial with you guys.’

He knew it was not smart to fight two knights with one arm.

“…It is a dishonorable act to give up like that.”

Lee Han had learned that the word ‘honor’ was very useful.

-Wodanaaz, I can’t find that part in the book. Should we give up?

-That is a dishonorable act.

-Wodanaaz, I’m sorry for always making you help me. I’ll try to figure it out.

-That is a dishonorable act.

-Lee Han, I can’t solve this. Can I just copy it?

-If you don’t want to get hit, shut up and solve it.

-Why only me…!

When he said ‘honor’ when he did not want to answer, the other person would think it was a good reason.

The White Tiger Tower students were the same.

“…I see…!”

“The honor of the Wodanaaz family…”

Angalo and Duke Ma nodded.

The Wodanaaz family was cruel, but they also had a lot of honor.

It was natural for Wodanaaz to do that.

‘He’s an enemy of the White Tiger Tower, but I have to respect him.’

‘He’s an enemy of the knights, but I have to respect him.’

“Wodanaaz. We will be your arms while your arm heals!”

“Here, give me your backpack! I’ll carry it!”

“If you touch my backpack, you’ll know what it’s like to have your bones broken.”

“……”

“……”

“It was a joke.”

The two White Tiger Tower students froze until Lee Han said it was a joke.

What kind of joke was that?

“R, right? It was a joke, right?”

“To make a joke with that face… Haha. Hahaha.”

“What face are you talking about?”

“It’s nothing. Let’s go, Wodanaaz!”

Duke Ma hurried away.

Lee Han asked Angalo.

“Does that friend know the way?”

“…Duke Ma! Where are you going! Come back!”