Surviving As A Mage In A Magic Academy [EN]: Chapter 105

Your arrogance has cost the students a valuable learning opportunity…

Cutting off the Skull Headmaster’s words, the Blue Dragon Tower students shouted,

“Wodanaz!!”

“You’re alive! We thought you’d been kidnapped!”

“Kidnapped?” Anglago asked, confused. Who would dare kidnap Wodanaz, and how?

“Hands up! Don’t move! If you move, I’ll curse you!” The Blue Dragon Tower students spotted Anglago and Dukema and immediately pointed their wands at them.

“Why, why are you doing this!”

Gainando loved mystery novels, especially ‘Detective Toberiz, the Dog Beastman.’ He was good at figuring things out. Even Asan thought Gainando’s idea made sense. “They think things through carefully… If they’d kidnapped him near the school, there would be evidence left behind, so they dragged him to the lake!”

“We weren’t kidnapped; we were exploring the lake together and drifted away.”

“Ah. Is that what happened?”

“That explains it.”

“Well, be careful in the future.”

At Lee Han’s words, the Blue Dragon Tower students quickly lowered their wands.

The White Tiger Tower students were so shocked they could only stare.

‘What unbelievable people…?’

They didn’t seem this bad when they first enrolled; it was unclear what had changed them so.

“You should say sorry!” shouted a White Tiger student. “You can’t just forget about saying we kidnapped you!”

Lee Han smiled calmly. “But we found our friends! Isn’t that great? Why argue about who was wrong now? Let’s just be happy everyone is safe.”

“Happy?” another White Tiger student yelled, his face red. “You’re acting like common criminals!”

Some White Tiger students kept arguing, getting angrier. But most of them were more worried about Anglago and Dukema.

“Anglago, are you alright!? Are you broken or hurt anywhere? Did Wodanaz cast any strange magic on you?”

“Dukema, how many fingers do you see right now? Do you remember my family name? Tell me.”

The White Tiger Tower students were very worried about Anglago and Dukema, who had spent the night with Lee Han. What if they had been affected by some evil dark magic…

“Everyone, don’t worry. It was chaotic, but… nothing happened with Wodanaz. Rather, I was able to save my life thanks to Wodanaz.”

“Wodanaz defeated the summoned creature that was hiding in the sand. If he hadn’t, we all would have been dragged down below.”

Anglago and Dukema told the gathered students about what they had experienced. The Skull Headmaster’s evil plot and Wodanaz’s story of crushing it!

It was such an interesting story that students from other towers came to listen.

“…It’s too unbelievable; could Wodanaz have brainwashed them?”

“Even so…”

Some of the White Tiger Tower students found it hard to believe and tilted their heads.

So, the Skull Headmaster created a dungeon under the island’s sandy beach, summoned creatures, and then gave the students a task to naturally lead them this way?

It was too hard to believe.

However, the students soon learned that the story was true because the Skull Headmaster himself started to reveal it from behind.

“Well done! Well done. Wodanaz, because of you, the other students missed out on a learning opportunity! Well done!”

“…I’m sorry.”

Lee Han was dumbfounded, but he apologized anyway. There was no point in upsetting the sulking Skull Headmaster.

Lee Han knew Headmasters could be petty, but this was extreme.

The Skull Headmaster, seemingly feeling very wronged and disappointed, continued to grumble, revealing what he had prepared. Hearing about what he had prepared under the sandy beach, the faces of the students who had crossed the lake turned pale.

He prepared that kind of thing???

“Shouldn’t we report that person to His Majesty the Emperor…”

“Shhh. Be quiet. Do you want to be dragged under the sandy beach?”

After complaining for a long time, the Skull Headmaster seemed to feel a bit relieved and said to Lee Han.

“Anyway… to bring the outing pass by yourself. I have to praise you for that.”

With those words, Lee Han’s broken arm was completely healed. Lee Han bowed his head.

“Thank you.”

“Thanks to you, next year’s freshmen will face even harsher trials.”

“That’s truly unfortunate.”

Of course, Lee Han didn’t feel very sorry. It wasn’t Lee Han’s fault.

“And I didn’t do it alone.”

Lee Han pointed to Anglago and Dukema. When committing illegal acts, accomplices had to be well taken care of.

Now that they had created a fake outing pass, the two were practically accomplices.

However, the two White Tiger Tower students waved their hands.

“We didn’t do anything.”

“In fact… Wodanaz did everything.”

I know that. Do I look blind? You guys didn’t have any intention of giving special points in the first place.

“……”

The Skull Headmaster had an extraordinary talent for making people angry even when saying the same words.

It wasn’t that they expected words like, ‘Your friendship and honor are admirable! I’ll give you all special points!’ but…

Hearing it like that, it was true that they felt a surge of anger.

‘Let’s see after graduation.’

‘We’ll really see after graduation.’

After making enemies of the two White Tiger Tower students, the Skull Headmaster looked at Lee Han again and said.

“Lee Han of the Wodanaz family, I’ll give you special points for completing a special task that other blockheads couldn’t do. Now, take out the outing pass.”

Lee Han took out the outing pass and placed it on his palm. A light flashed in the Skull Headmaster’s eyes, and the outing pass immediately disappeared. It had been teleported to one of the Headmaster’s warehouses.

“…???”

“???????”

Lee Han, the one who was actually scammed, remained still, but the other students were shocked. The students, who usually endured because they were afraid of the Headmaster, couldn’t bear this and shouted.

“Headmaster! Isn’t that different from what you promised!”

“Even so, can you break your promise to us so easily! Have you forgotten your honor?”

“When did I break my promise?” Instead of getting angry or intimidating them, the Skull Headmaster asked back.

The students were slightly taken aback by the Headmaster’s shameless question. Was the Skull Headmaster trying to act as shamelessly as Gainando right now?

“Headmaster… you said that… if we completed this task… you would give us the outing pass.”

“Oh dear. Everyone wasted their time listening to >Basic Imperial Language and Logic>. What exactly did I say?”

What the Skull Headmaster had said exactly:

“-There is an island on that lake. I have hidden the outing pass there. Everyone cooperate and bring it to me.”

…Looking at that, he hadn’t said a single word about giving them the outing pass. He had only said to bring the outing pass!

The students suddenly understood. He never promised to *give* them the pass, only to let them *bring* it to him!

The Skull Headmaster looked at the students’ faces and seemed to feel a bit better, so he said kindly.

“Now you know how important every single word is in a contract, right? It’s great that everyone learned a lesson!”

“……”

“……”

Lee Han couldn’t even guess how many of the students in this place would come to assassinate the Headmaster after they graduated.

If it were possible to kill someone with just a glare, the Skull Headmaster would have already collapsed.

“Dragon… Wodanaz, I mean. You, the most involved person in this outing pass, tell me. What do you think? Do you think I tricked you?”

‘Was he about to call me a dragon bastard just now?’

Lee Han was not fooled by the Skull Headmaster’s gentle voice. When a professor asks, ‘Do you have any complaints?’ you have to answer, ‘I am the one who is dissatisfied with myself for making the professor worry like this.’

If he continued to complain here, he might end up under the sandy beach.

“No. Headmaster. I had no desire for the outing pass from the beginning. Why would I have any complaints?”

The Skull Headmaster looked at Lee Han with a mixture of admiration and regret. He was a truly amazing student. Not only in magical talent but also in abilities outside of magic.

Originally, magical talent and self-control were opposite. If you had talent, you became arrogant. Even with only half of Lee Han’s talent, ordinary freshmen would act like they are better than the Headmaster.

Then, after going to detention about three times, they would gain a little bit of the lesson of humility…

How could this boy from the Wodanaz family have both talent and self-control to such an unbelievable extent? He was admirable and amazing, but at the same time, the Skull Headmaster felt regretful.

“No fun! He’s not falling for it…'”

The Skull Headmaster was not disappointed. There was plenty of time, so another opportunity would come someday.

“That’s right. Everyone, try to copy Wodanaz. Do you understand?”

“Yes…”

“Understood…”

Lee Han didn’t learn mind reading, but he felt like he could hear the students’ inner thoughts.

In fact, what was important now wasn’t the wizards who would kill the Skull Headmaster in the future.

‘I didn’t expect the Skull Headmaster to do this. It’s a great relief.’

Lee Han breathed a sigh of relief inwardly. Lee Han also didn’t expect the Skull Headmaster to take the outing pass. But he was lucky.

He had put up a fake outing pass as a quick fix, and the Skull Headmaster, not noticing, had taken it away.

Anglago and Dukema were staring at Lee Han with shocked faces, as if they couldn’t believe it.

‘Did… did he prepare for this situation…?’

‘Just what are you, Wodanaz…?!’

Of course, Lee Han hadn’t anticipated this situation and made the fake outing pass, but the two couldn’t help but misunderstand.

“Wodanaz… how did you…?”

“Shhh. Be quiet.”

Lee Han raised his index finger to his lips. The Skull Headmaster was still nearby. If he sensed something suspicious and took out the outing pass from his warehouse, Lee Han would be heading to detention instead of the sandy beach underground.

“I, is it okay for us to receive something so precious?” Anglago and Dukema deeply tucked the fake outing pass into their pockets, afraid that someone would see it.

Lee Han hadn’t just made one for himself. He had taken the remaining time to forge fake outing passes for Anglago and Dukema as well. Even though it was just a light piece of paper, it felt as heavy as a thousand gold coins.

“Use it carefully. Especially don’t use it when the Headmaster is on campus. You’ll be caught immediately if you do.”

“Of… of course.”

“I understand. Wodanaz.”

The two White Tiger Tower students took Lee Han’s warning seriously and moved their feet.

Lee Han became curious.

‘But will the fake outing pass work?’

He had made a fake, but Lee Han wasn’t sure if it would work or not. If he used it by telling another professor when the Skull Headmaster wasn’t on campus, it seemed quite possible…

The problem was dealing with what happens after returning.

‘They wouldn’t lock me in detention for a month, would they?’

First, Lee Han was going to watch his White Tiger Tower friends use the fake outing pass and then decide. He had a real one, but using it when the Skull Headmaster was around felt uneasy.

Following the path created on the lake, the students returned the way they had come.

Lee Han also hurried to prepare to leave. It wasn’t that the Skull Headmaster would do that, but Lee Han was afraid that if he was left alone, he would pretend not to know and clear the ice away.

The water spirit waved at Lee Han. It meant goodbye.

“Thank you. If it weren’t for you, I might still be wandering around the island.”

The water spirit seemed to be embarrassed. At that sight, Lee Han suddenly had a thought.

‘Wait. Isn’t this getting close to a spirit?’

Thinking about it, this seemed like a much more natural sense of closeness than yelling at each other like Perkontra.

Lee Han opened his mouth.

“Perhaps you and I could con…”

The water spirit didn’t listen to Lee Han and ran over, rolling around in front of Nilia, who was about to leave. It was as if it was asking her to make a contract with it.

“……”

Lee Han felt a deep sense of betrayal.