Surviving As A Mage In A Magic Academy [EN]: Chapter 1005

Uman was deeply moved that the wizard accepted him without hesitation.

There was a good reason why his older sister, Jourin, had praised him so highly.

“He’s a truly remarkable wizard,” Uman thought. “He understands what’s really important.”

Crack!

Overwhelmed by intense emotion, Uman’s head nearly changed back to its original form: the head of a dragon with jet-black scales.

“Ah, blast! A blunder!”

Uman quickly calmed down and changed back into human form, but not before scratching the ceiling.

He felt bad about this.

“Uman still has a long way to go! I need more control!”

“Ah, no. Couldn’t anyone accidentally lose their transformation?”

“You are so kind! It’s hard to believe you are a student of Gonadaltes!”

Lee Han was starting to realize that the skeletal headmaster and the dragon didn’t get along very well.

But he didn’t really care.

In the Empire, it was rare to find anyone who actually liked the skeletal headmaster…

‘The fact that he speaks like that actually makes me feel confident.’

In some ways, not being on good terms with the skeletal headmaster could even be a good thing.

It wasn’t just about getting a lot of gold; Uman seemed like a good dragon who stood up for what was right.

For someone like that, not getting along with the skeletal headmaster was simply a bonus.

“Well then, Uman must be off. Take good care of my sister! The other dragons are also excited to see what you will do!”

“…Yes…”

He had known it since he made the contract with Jourin, but hearing it again from another dragon made him feel pressured.

News of a contractor who had made a pact with one dragon was spread to all the other dragons.

Lee Han hoped that the other dragons would be too lazy to remember this.

‘Dragons are lazy, maybe they’ll forget. Though, I might be very old by then.’

“Oh! Do you have any advice on how to restrain a wizard?”

Uman, who was about to walk away, suddenly stopped and asked.

“How to restrain a wizard, you say?”

“Yes. My sister actually asked me to!”

There was a reason why Uman was in such a hurry. Jourin had asked him for a favor.

To find a way to restrain a wizard!

Uman was a dragon and knew a lot about magic, but maybe the wizard himself would know better how to restrain a wizard.

Also, he was a student of Einroguard and a disciple of the skeletal headmaster.

‘Is she planning to attack the headmaster?’ Lee Han wondered.

Jourin didn’t do many things outside, so there weren’t many wizards she could attack.

Jourin was kind. Maybe she was angry about the bad things the headmaster had done. Lee Han was touched.

‘I should give her more gifts.’

“The best way I know is to turn them into a hamster, but that’s probably too hard. Have you prepared for magical shock?”

“Magical shock? I’m listening. Tell me more!”

Lee Han gave his best advice.

Many wizards were too confident. They thought, ‘No one is foolish enough to just try and overpower magic with raw power!’ They were wrong.

There was always someone stronger.

A great wizard like the skeletal headmaster could use a lot of magic stored somewhere else with just a flick of his finger.

It was better to be ready than to have his carefully made spells destroyed.

“…Excellent! I’ve learned something! I must prepare this and give it to my sister!”

“Her Highness will be pleased. Haha.”

Lee Han felt proud as Uman rejoiced.

He had been helpful to Jourin.

The skeletal headmaster didn’t usually show his feelings.

But sometimes he did, like when his disciple came back after dealing with some officials.

“Everyone, listen h…”

Lee Han quickly pulled the skeletal headmaster back.

He couldn’t let him shout to the whole cafe, ‘This is my disciple who wiped out the Imperial officials!’ like last time.

“Aren’t you ashamed of yourself!”

“Ashamed? If I felt shame, would I even bother with these terrible research projects?”

Lee Han was speechless. What he said was true.

‘Well, he’s got a point.’

“But since you want it, I’ll be quiet about it.”

The skeletal headmaster gave him a warm look that he hadn’t shown in a long time. It was a look of kindness, like he could forgive Lee Han for anything.

‘…I think I only saw that a long time ago.’

“Excellent! Of course, I always believed you would succeed, but…”

“Yes?”

Lee Han was confused.

He always thought he would succeed?

He didn’t know where that confidence came from.

If Uman hadn’t come, wouldn’t it have been hard to even get more time, let alone avoid paying?

“…To think you’d get the debt completely wiped out. Your skills are getting better every day!”

-Isn’t it strange?

One of the Death Knights guarding the carriage asked.

-Of course, we know our disciple is good at talking, even good enough to trick demons.

“Yes?”

Lee Han was even more confused.

-But aren’t the officials of the Empire incredibly stingy? How could they not only give you more time but also wipe out the debt?

The knights’ doubts were reasonable.

They knew Lee Han could persuade them, but wiping out the debt was different.

Wasn’t this too unrealistic?

Those mean and greedy officials who wouldn’t give away a single coin without lots of paperwork, did it so easily?

“My disciple is incredibly persuasive.”

But the skeletal headmaster, who was in a good mood, ignored his subordinates’ doubts.

-But…

“Think about it. Who would have thought that Bat-Naz would persuade the Thought Entity and even learn the Small World?”

“I’m right here.”

Lee Han grumbled, but the skeletal headmaster ignored him. The Death Knights nodded.

-Indeed…

-That’s true.

It was hard for ordinary people to guess what a superhuman would do.

The successor before them was superhuman in many ways, but the best thing about him was his ability to persuade people.

Who would have thought that he would become the student of the Avatar of Vainglory and even be taught the Small World?

-You’re right. I was wrong. I underestimated our disciple.

-But how did you persuade them? Did you create a Small World that could defeat the officials?

-Maybe he learned a Word of Power magic to delete debt…

While the knights were talking about how he had deleted the debt, the skeletal headmaster suddenly remembered something.

“Ah, right. About Her Highness Jourin.”

“…Yes!”

“Why are you so surprised?”

I thought she might have run away again. Lee Han quickly made an excuse. Luckily, the skeletal headmaster didn’t notice.

“It’s not like Her Highness goes out that often… Anyway, there are rumors that you’ve made a contract with her.”

!!!”

Silvas was surprised by Uman’s appearance, but not by the fact that Lee Han had made a contract with Jourin.

It was a reaction that would have been hard to believe if he hadn’t already known.

“Important nobles probably already know, so be careful not to get unwanted attention. It could cause problems if you’re not careful.”

The nobles in the Empire were divided. Some supported the Emperor, and others were against him.

Within the group that supported the Emperor, there were more divisions based on which Imperial family member they wanted to be the Emperor’s successor, but there was a powerful way to bring these groups together.

That was to bring in the nine children with the strongest royal blood.

Even the nobles who weren’t sure if the successor could do the job would probably change their minds if one of the nine children stepped forward and said ‘I want to be Emperor.’

They were much stronger.

“If there was such a person, wouldn’t they have come out already? It seemed like His Majesty wanted to quickly find a successor and hand it over…”

“That’s right. Dragons are not the right kind of people to be emperors.”

Like the current Emperor, dragons are very independent.

They wouldn’t care about ruling a big country and lots of people.

But there was an exception, and that was the oath.

“Some nobles will try to convince you to make Jourin Empress. It would be interesting to see her on the throne…”

“You don’t have to worry. That will never happen.”

Lee Han said firmly.

If a dragon had to suffer, it was right for the Emperor to suffer, not for the still young Jourin to suffer.

‘Hmm. Is that too selfish?’

But it couldn’t be helped.

Lee Han was Jourin’s contractor, not the Emperor’s.

“Wait. More importantly, why are the rumors spreading? Perhaps…”

Lee Han looked at the knights, trying to find the culprit. The Death Knights were startled and waved their arms.

-It wasn’t me!

-As honorable knights, we would never gossip!

-Please believe us!

“The knights didn’t spread it.”

” ? ”

At the skeletal headmaster’s words, Lee Han stopped looking at the knights and turned his gaze.

Then who?

“The dragons spread it. To be precise, they didn’t spread it, but sent letters.”

” ? ”

“It’ll be easier to understand if you see it.”

The skeletal headmaster took out a letter and threw it. The letter was old, written on parchment, and in a language Lee Han didn’t understand.

“Change.”

As the headmaster said, the contents of the letter changed to standard Imperial characters. The contents were:

…To the Maykin family. A new dragon contractor has appeared… If you have anything to say about the contractor, please draw three lines above the seal below and write it down… If you hurt the contractor, the dragons will get revenge. We are warning you now…

“Isn’t it kind?”

“…What is this?!”

Lee Han was shocked and almost dropped the letter.

Since it came to the Maykin family, it seemed like it had come to at least the great noble families.

The Death Knight kindly explained.

-In the past, people died because of misunderstandings between races. Disciple.

It was hard for ordinary people to know the culture of dragons.

Often, people would foolishly bother someone who had a dragon contract, and the dragons got revenge and destroyed everything around, so the dragons decided to try to be more polite.

In this way, they sent a warning to important groups in the Empire.

Then, those who didn’t want to get caught up in the trouble would deal with it themselves.

-Don’t you think it’s wise of the dragons to understand other races?

“I don’t think so.”

-?!”

The Death Knights were embarrassed by their disciple’s reaction, which was not what they expected.

Why?!