Surviving As A Mage In A Magic Academy [EN]: Chapter 1117

Saratan watched the wizard’s calm talk from inside the staff. He was impressed.

-Not bad.

“What are you talking about?”

-I thought you would give in.

Lee Han chuckled at Saratan’s words.

It’s easy to see why Saratan thought that. Wizards almost always want to make contracts with strong spirits.

“You might think so. But such an unbelievable spirit…”

-Usually, when wizards see a spirit, they act like they *really* want to make a contract. I thought you’d be the same with that Fire Heaven General… Aaaaargh!

Suddenly, Lee Han sent magic power into the staff. Inside, Saratan was thrown around.

-Why! Hey! Why are you doing this?! We’re friends! We fight together!

“Can’t you hear what you’re saying, Saratan? Are you even listening to yourself?” Lee Han said, his voice sharp.

-Wait, wait! What did I say wrong? Ouch! Give me a second to think! Please, Wizard!

Saratan quickly became polite again, remembering his manners.

But he still didn’t understand why the wizard was angry.

Didn’t wizards usually try very hard to get spirits to make contracts?

“Forget it. What’s the point of getting angry at you.”

-That’s right. I don’t know why, but please stop being angry. Hehe. Isn’t that Fire Heaven General the bad guy?

Saratan flattered, hiding the curses in his heart.

“By the way, that spirit was so confident that he could find the enemy he wanted. Is that really possible?”

-If it’s Fire Heaven General… it’s really possible.

Fire, once it starts, keeps going everywhere. Fire will follow something until it’s gone, as long as there’s a little spark to keep it burning.

Spirits were strongly influenced by the elements that formed their origins, but Fire Heaven General was especially so.

A spirit who seemed to have all the destructive aspects of flame.

-People say he can find enemies by following invisible connections between them and the fire.

“What nonsense… Why are spirits so good at scamming people?”

Lee Han was newly astonished.

The inherent powers that other dimensional races possessed always amazed Lee Han.

Some races could enter their own racial dimension where no one could see them and quietly chase after you, and some races could chase you until the end of the world once they fought you…

Saratan couldn’t help but curse inwardly.

To the spirits, the magic of wizards was also a sufficiently fraudulent weapon.

Especially Lee Han, who had a huge amount of magic power inside him that seemed to never run out. This power, which wizards called magic power, was definitely felt by the spirits as well.

“Then I can expect results unexpectedly.”

-Will you make a contract if I bring the results?

“No.”

Lee Han answered firmly.

Saratan felt a little sorry for Fire Heaven General at the sight. Judging from that attitude, it seemed like he would never make a contract.

Later, Lee Han was with Professor Garcia and Jo Woorin.

“Professor. Professor.”

“What’s wrong, Lee Han?”

Professor Garcia was looking at Jo Woorin’s mouth. He looked up, confused, when Lee Han called him.

The student was whispering as if he was looking around.

What’s going on?

“When and how are you going to escape?”

“…”

Even Jo Woorin, who was standing still with his mouth open, was very surprised.

“Why, I don’t understand why I have to escape…”

“Your Highness. You are misunderstanding the wizards.”

However, Lee Han spoke as if he were teaching Jo Woorin.

“Wizards are very greedy and mean.”

Professor Garcia hurriedly intervened before Jo Woorin was shocked by the world of dirty adults.

“I think I know what Lee Han is worried about. Of course, Lee Han might be kidnapped and locked up in the Magic Tower.”

Jo Woorin was startled.

This seemingly comfortable visit to the Magic Tower was such a dangerous place!?

Lee Han was just as surprised as Jo Woorin, if not more.

“Professor. I didn’t think that far.”

“…Be quiet. Anyway, apart from those worries, it’s okay this time.”

Jo Woorin thought wizards were bad already. So, he was the first to speak, feeling worried. Lee Han shook his head.

Professor Garcia answered in a surprised voice at Jo Woorin’s radical worries.

“Your Highness. Even so, Eulangdam is a famous figure in the Empire, so he wouldn’t do such radical and rude things…”

Even if he wanted to keep Lee Han, he would just try to convince him nicely, not lock him up!

“Yes?”

“Let’s talk about this later and go back to the story we were talking about. Why is it okay this time?”

“Eulangdam gave up.”

Eulangdam sat in the dimly lit room, smoke from his long pipe filling the air. His shoulders slumped, showing his disappointment.

Some of the wizards next to him noticed and opened their mouths again.

“There are remaining events…”

“That’s enough. It’s like trying to control a dragon or someone who has a dragon.”

Instead of a sigh, smoke spread out. Eulangdam stared at the sky as if to soothe his disappointment.

It wasn’t that Eulangdam wasn’t disappointed. How could he not be disappointed to give up such talent?

But he had no choice but to give up.

From the moment Eulrangdam stopped General Hwacheon’s attack and then saw the dragon appear, his heart sank.

He never imagined it would be this extraordinary.

He wouldn’t be so greedy as to invite just anyone to the Magic Tower, but when the contract with the dragon, whom he had forgotten existed, suddenly appeared, he instinctively felt, ‘I absolutely cannot bring him here.’

“Make sure the people present keep their mouths shut. If word gets out that a dragon royal is active, there will be many who will bother us.”

Eulrangdam knew some might see it as boastful, but he believed the Wonchuri Magic Tower was very polite in its methods.

They didn’t forcibly hold anyone back, but merely prepared events to persuade them, didn’t they?

In contrast, the Imperial loyalists, who were trying to find a suitable next-generation royal to crown as the next emperor, had no sense of propriety. If it were a dragon royal, they would chase after him at the risk of their lives.

“Yes, I will. By the way, the White Poplar Knights…”

“Ugh.”

Eulrangdam frowned as if he didn’t want to hear it. The deep wrinkles etched on his forehead became even more pronounced.

No wizard liked being corrected, but being corrected by knights was especially painful.

He had confidently promised to take care of it, and then Einrogaard’s student was ambushed…

The knights probably thought, ‘Did the wizards of this Magic Tower happen to be founded by people from Valdrogard?’

“Wodanaz student volunteered, I understand, but they cautiously conveyed that it seemed like he was assigned too dangerous a role.”

“…He didn’t volunteer, what are you talking about?”

Eulrangdam was taken aback.

No matter how much someone volunteers, what kind of crazy wizard would make a second-year student fight on the front lines?

Even the notoriously mad Gonadaltes didn’t do such things… well, he might have, but anyway, Eulrangdam didn’t.

“Perhaps Wodanaz student made it sound less serious?”

“…I can’t believe it, how do such kind-hearted wizards keep coming out from under the Headmaster!”

The old archmage lamented with a voice full of jealousy.

The most incomprehensible thing about the skeletal Headmaster wasn’t that his students were skilled.

It was that his students’ personalities were so virtuous.

The former was understandable, but why the latter?

“Send the White Poplar Knights a thank you and a reward. Report it to the Empire as well. If they hadn’t stepped in, anything could have happened. General Hwacheon, of all people. It was fortunate, despite everything else.”

“There are also the Guardians of the Shadow Valley.”

“Ah, give the same to those young friends as well. The leader was a wizard from Kalarograd, wasn’t he?”

“Yes, Jute. We sent him an invitation from our Magic Tower as well, but he declined.”

It seemed the most talented wizards never wanted to join the Magic Tower.

When the Empire’s magic schools were about to graduate, various Magic Towers would be on high alert.

Wasn’t it the best time to bring in outstanding talents?

However, the wizard leading those adventurers had left Kalarograd before the invitation even arrived.

It couldn’t be that he didn’t know, so it must have been because his mind was already made up.

“Eulrangdam, sir. But, um…”

” ? ”

“Well,” the wizard continued, fidgeting, “if… if Wodanaz *still* wants to join, even though we said no… do we still say no?”

Silence fell in the room. Eulrangdam didn’t answer right away.

The wizards present glared at their colleague for speaking so tactlessly.

They were trying to shake off their lingering feelings, so what was with this clueless talk!

“Are you serious? Do you even need to ask that?”

“Just give up already!”

“Stop, stop. Don’t argue. What’s all the fuss?”

Eulrangdam stopped his colleagues.

Then, after puffing on his pipe once, he said quietly.

“If he really wants to join… well, we have to respect his wishes, don’t we? Get the contract ready.”

“……”

You said you gave up!

* * *

“Thank you. Please return safely.”

Ihan and his group, who had come outside, said goodbye to those who had helped them this time.

Barmandam, a knight belonging to the White Poplar Knights, hesitated slightly before speaking.

“Wodanaz student, if I may offer some advice, it would be best to stop standing on the front lines without sparing your body in such matters. That’s what knights are here for. Goodbye.”

“…Huh???”

Ihan reacted belatedly, but the knights were already far away.

What kind of novel nonsense is this??

“Professor, did you perhaps say that I volunteered?!”

“Who would say such ridiculous nonsense? Who would believe that?”

‘Very logical.’

Even amidst his bewilderment, Ihan had no choice but to agree with Professor Garcia’s words.

Who would believe that he stepped forward because he wanted to fight a spirit directly?

“Perhaps they heard rumors about Ihan student and thought that way on their own? The other knights of the White Poplar Knights have met Ihan student a few times…”

From the knights’ perspective, it wouldn’t be strange to think that Ihan stepped forward, rather than the Magic Tower making an unexpected mistake.

“How can such experienced and seasoned knights make judgments based on rumors alone!”

“Well, that’s true.”

While Ihan was feeling very wronged, the adventurers came outside. Jute admired Ihan.

“I’ve heard a lot about you from Professor Mortum, but I’m really surprised. I never expected you to aim to fight directly.”

At first, he thought the spirit had escaped the encirclement with unexpected brute force, but later, after hearing from the knights, it seemed that he had induced the situation from the beginning.

From the perspective of a wizard who doesn’t like close combat, he could only admire him. He was indeed a talent who would bring glory to the Empire’s Black Magic School.

While his student was unable to answer due to excessive unfairness, Professor Garcia quickly greeted them.

“Thank you all so much. Please return safely.”

“We are also grateful. Thank you once again for yielding the credit to us.”

Once the adventurers had left, Ihan finally regained his breath.

‘We need to create a fake rumor prohibition law in the Empire.’

At that moment, the vision of the spirit world opened. It was a sign that the angel Apazlagone was about to appear.

Apazlagone opened his mouth to confirm whether the story he had just heard was true.

In order to learn from the actions of a pioneer, it is important to know his intentions accurately.

-Was it really intentional? What was the reason?

“…You, sit here for a moment.”