Surviving As A Mage In A Magic Academy [EN]: Chapter 194

While the two students who had wasted the professor’s chance were back in the strange place, Ethan greeted him politely.

“Then, Professor, I should head back now. I have a lecture tomorrow,”

“Ahem. Very well.”

Ethan let out a breath he didn’t know he was holding.

‘I made it,’ he thought. ‘I should avoid this corridor until everything is okay.’

“You’ve worked hard, Imirge.”

“I… what do you mean I’ve worked hard?”

“Something’s odd; why haven’t you been using polite words since earlier?”

It was Tuesday morning.

Small creatures moved the snow, making paths here and there.

Following these paths, students gathered in small groups, heading to their classes.

Ethan also headed to the Alchemy Tower with his friends for the alchemy lecture.

“It’s a real relief that it’s not being held outside,”

Ethan nodded to Yoner.

This was also good for Professor Thunderfoot.

If he held a lecture outside in this weather, more people would visit him after graduation… but not in a good way.

The Alchemy Tower, used for alchemy workshops, was warm because of the greenhouses inside.

“In a way, this weather is good for alchemists,”

The warm atmosphere froze over with Professor Thunderfoot’s words.

Students, brushing snow off their hair, stared at him in disbelief.

“Think about it. You can easily get materials that are only available during heavy snowfalls. Isn’t that lucky?”

‘Well, he is a professor at a magic school,’ Ethan thought.

Professor Thunderfoot was not normal when it came to alchemy.

“I… I guess that could be true,”

The students tried to accept his words.

It was a bit strange, but the lecture hall was warm.

However, the professor’s next words ruined that.

“Now, I’ll give you a list. Go outside and gather as much as you can. Doesn’t the thought of the potions you can make excite you?”

Seeing his friends’ faces, Ethan worried about Professor Thunderfoot’s future.

The students read the long list and slowly moved their feet.

Ethan was more realistic.

‘Start with the easy things,’ he thought.

Instead of wandering around and returning with nothing, it was better to find easy items to show off.

If everyone returned empty-handed, Professor Thunderfoot might be sad.

“Ice Blubber, Snow Pine Flower, Dwarf Willow,”

Ethan chose the easiest items to find.

‘I think I can find these,’ he thought.

Ice Blubber, which pushed through the snow, was easy to find.

Compared to materials that needed breaking through ice on a lake after clearing snow…

‘Seriously, does he have no heart? How can he expect us to find this?’

“Wodanaz, let’s go together,”

The priests of the Phoenix Tower, who were now his friends, spoke to Ethan. He nodded.

“Shall we… Ah, Priest Siana, the genius of the Flemming Order!”

“Oh my, isn’t that Ethan of the Wodanaz family, who won the alchemy midterm exam?”

Unlike last time, Priest Siana’s voice was cold.

The priests of the Phoenix Tower didn’t know what to do.

Tissling looked angry.

‘This is unfair,’ he thought.

He had only studied hard and didn’t expect to be misunderstood.

“But, Priest Siana, the second-place person also did well…”

“Ethan,”

Yoner nudged him and whispered, “I was second in alchemy. Priest Siana is third.”

“…!”

Ethan and Yoner had raided Professor Thunderfoot’s workshop together.

Siana hadn’t been able to do so, so she was at a disadvantage.

“Sorry, Yoner. I thought you weren’t as skilled,”

“Don’t worry about it. I also thought Priest Siana would do better than me,”

The two students quickly finished their conversation. Ethan changed his plan.

‘If the top student says that the third-place student did well, it will make her even angrier,’ he thought.

“Professor Thunderfoot is a good magician, but he has a weakness,”

“What weakness is that, Ethan?”

“He doesn’t know how to give a fair exam!”

Professor Thunderfoot would have been upset if he had heard it, but many students agreed.

Even the students thought that the professor removing the necessary ingredients was too much.

“If he had given a fair exam, Priest Siana would have won. But he gave a strange exam, so things changed, right?”

“That makes sense. If he had given a proper exam, that wouldn’t have happened,”

Ethan and Yoner nodded.

But it was more of a conversation for Priest Siana to hear.

Priest Siana’s expression was softening!

“Priest Siana, we need to find the ingredients, but we need help. Could you help…?”

“Of course, I must help you, Ethan of the Wodanaz family!”

Priest Siana reached out her hand with a smile. Ethan shook it.

Asan muttered, “Uh, then what place is the Princess in?”

Ethan paused.

There were people up to third place here.

Then?

Yoner said, “The Princess isn’t like Gainando, so she won’t care much.”

“Is that so?”

Ethan became uneasy.

‘I must avoid the Princess’s group today,’ he thought.

“There’s Ice Blubber!”

“As expected of Priest Siana!”

Ethan and Yoner clapped.

Asan asked, “It’s good, but why do you keep clapping like this?”

“Be quiet,”

Ethan silenced Asan and prepared to dig out the Ice Blubber.

The weeds were hard to dig out. They were stuck in the frozen snow.

“Dig them out.”

But for Lee Han, it was not so simple.

Lee Han cast the Digging Pit spell. It was a spell to dig a small hole.

“Hey, won’t it be frozen?”

Ahsan looked puzzled.

Ahsan knew this spell too. They learned it together in class.

But the spell worked on soft soil, not frozen ground. Earlier, a student from the Blue Dragon Tower had tried and failed.

“Dig it out, dig it out, dig it out, dig it out.”

Crack!

The frozen snow broke, and a pit appeared. Lee Han turned to Ahsan.

“Did you say something?”

“Ah, no. Nothing.”

Ahsan was impressed.

So that’s it! If the magic doesn’t work, you just have to keep doing it until it does!

Nilia walked through the mountains with her friends from the Black Tortoise Tower.

She would have preferred to be with Lee Han or Yoner, but she couldn’t say no to her friends.

“See that vine? If you cut it, sap comes out. It’s good when you’re thirsty.”

“Oh… I see. Amazing.”

Nilia felt empty because her friends were not very excited.

If Lee Han were here, he would ask, ‘What? Really?! Wait, it’s true! What’s it called? Where does it grow? Are there other plants like it?’

The friends from the Black Tortoise Tower were nice, but they weren’t interested in hunting.

“Did you see the magazine we bought last time?”

“Yes! The horse that player Bldoha rode was amazing!”

“Should I add the headmaster’s card to my deck? I want to use it again.”

“No way. It’s trash. Forget it.”

Nilia felt a heavy, uncomfortable feeling.

“!”

In the distance, she saw Lee Han and his friends digging on the hillside. Nilia waved.

” ?”

Lee Han put the ice chives in his basket and looked up. He saw Nilia waving with her friends from the Black Tortoise Tower.

“Is that Nilia?”

“No… that’s a signal.”

Nilia used a special hand signal from the Shadow Patrol.

“-Help me!!”

“!?”

Lee Han was shocked.

Are the Black Tortoise Tower students threatening her?

Nilia wanted to escape the boring talk. She thought bringing Lee Han and his friends over would help. But Lee Han did not understand her real reason.

“Something’s wrong. Everyone, get your wands ready.”

Lee Han and his friends ran towards her with their wands.

Nilia was embarrassed because they looked so serious.

“?!!”

Nilia realized that her signal could be misunderstood.

‘Should I say I made a mistake?’

Nilia wondered if Lee Han would cast a spell at her. He seemed like he could, knowing his personality.

-*Hiss! Growl!*

“Monster!!”

“I’m saved!”

“What? Nilia?”

“Ah, no. I misspoke.”

Lee Han and his friends admired Nilia as they ran.

She noticed a monster coming quietly!

“How did she see it?”

“It must be a Shadow Patrol secret.”

Lee Han said with respect. His friends agreed.

“Yes… that’s the Shadow Patrol for you.”

“Even our priests can’t spot a white snow weasel that fast.”

“Okay, let’s help them!”

The Black Tortoise Tower students reacted quickly.

They made a wall of earth to stop the monster from attacking. They hid behind it and cast spells.

Magic flew out, and the white snow weasel puffed up and moved strangely.

It looked like a big hedgehog. The students had to be careful because it was strong enough to break bones if it hit them.

“Is that a Wodanaz?!”

“What do they want with the white snow weasel?”

“They’re just here to help, right?”

“A Wodanaz? They must be trying to catch it! They wouldn’t be here otherwise.”

Nilia felt sorry to Lee Han.

‘I’m sorry I couldn’t protect you more!’

“Hey! If you catch the white snow weasel, I’ll give it to you! Let’s work together!”

“What are you catching? Just scare it away!”

Lee Han replied, sounding surprised.

He came to pick herbs, not catch monsters. It was better to scare it away.

“Huh? Can we really scare it away?”

“Yes! Scare it away!”

“But…”

“Scare it away.”

“S, sorry.”

The Black Tortoise Tower students got quiet when Lee Han was serious.

‘I guess we can scare it away?’

‘I guess so.’

Lee Han called Sharkan because he didn’t trust the other students.

“Sharkan, help me. Tie up its feet!”

The green leopard nodded and ran out.

The white snow weasel saw Sharkan coming and turned.

Then it saw Lee Han.

-!

The surprised white snow weasel ran into the snow and away.

Sharkan stopped and looked at Lee Han, confused.