Surviving As A Mage In A Magic Academy [EN]: Chapter 1118

I was already planning to lecture the angel on the Imperial Law. When Lee Han spoke, Apazharagon pretended to sit down.

The angel was in spirit form, so he didn’t need to sit. But he did as he was told.

“First of all, I didn’t do it on purpose. A crazy spirit just attacked me.”

Apazharagon accepted this quickly, which was a relief. Lee Han was glad to see it.

Lee Han had met many beings from other worlds recently. They could not understand him. So, he was very happy when someone just listened well.

“But Pioneer, you have met many powerful beings before. Shouldn’t you have expected that a spirit would become obsessed? Or did you secretly expect it to happen?”

“…Sit down again.”

Lee Han had started to relax, but now he sat up straight again. He frowned.

‘This angel is really annoying!’ Lee Han thought.

“What crazy idea are you having?” Lee Han asked, his voice sharp. “I did not expect it at all. Understand?”

He already felt unfairly blamed. But the angel’s words made him feel even more unfairly treated.

How could he have known that General Hwacheon would attack like a madman?

“Hmm. I see. I don’t fully agree, but I understand for now.”

Apazharagon listened carefully to Lee Han. But he still wondered if Lee Han had secretly expected it.

Lee Han had met many powerful beings from other worlds. So, shouldn’t he have expected something like this to happen? Especially since he had the marks of powerful spirits.

Maybe he really did expect it without realizing it.

He denied it, but people often don’t understand their own feelings.

‘This guy doesn’t seem to understand,’ Lee Han thought, glaring at the angel.

He wanted to ask more questions, but something else was more important.

“More importantly, Apazharagon, I need to talk about you following people without asking.”

Lee Han began to explain why he shouldn’t follow people without permission. Apazharagon looked confused.

The customs of humans were often strange and hard to understand.

“Okay. So, what should you do in the future, Apazharagon?”

“Should I follow them after getting permission?”

“…Okay. Let me explain again from the beginning.”

Lee Han patiently explained again.

After repeating it about five times, the angel seemed to understand.

“Wait. Are you telling me not to follow you?”

“That’s right! Exactly!”

Lee Han was very happy. It was like watching Gainan solve a hard problem.

“But I need to watch and learn from you. You told me to do that.”

‘When did I ever say that?’ Lee Han thought angrily.

If the angel wasn’t a spirit, Lee Han might have hit him.

The angel twisted his words to suit himself. Lee Han wouldn’t be surprised if he became a professor at Einrogaard next semester.

Still, Lee Han kept trying. He knew that anger wouldn’t work on this being.

‘Yacha… no, I should thank the Yacha King for this. He has made me more patient,’ Lee Han thought.

“I’m not saying don’t learn at all. How about this? You can follow me when I’m at Einrogaard.”

“Indeed… wait. I can’t easily go there right now. What if I still can’t go there even after you fix it?”

“…Apazharagon, trust me.”

“But you didn’t even expect General Hwacheon to become obsessed?”

“……”

Lee Han was annoyed that the angel was so sharp.

He didn’t know much about the local culture, but he wasn’t stupid.

‘Damn it. He’s not easy to deal with,’ Lee Han thought.

“What if I don’t follow you when you’re in the territory, but follow you when you’re outside?”

He was even trying to negotiate!

“…Let’s stay farther apart for now. And don’t use that… Divine Radiance Obliteration dimension either. I’d rather you moved around in the spirit realm.”

Lee Han gave in because the angel wouldn’t change his mind.

If he was going to be followed, he wanted to be able to see the angel.

…And keep a longer distance…

“Hmm. If I stay farther away, I might not learn as well.”

“You’re going to come and ask me anyway, right?”

“That’s true. I understand.”

Apazharagon finally agreed to Lee Han’s constant persuasion.

He would stay away and watch without using the Divine Radiance Obliteration dimension.

As the angel disappeared, Lee Han sighed. He felt more tired than when he fought General Hwacheon.

“Lee Han, student.”

“Yes?”

“If you need a spell to get rid of angels, let me know.”

“…I’ll let you know if I think of it.”

Jo Ulin had been very happy when they left, but she became sad on the way back.

Lee Han felt bad and asked Professor Voladi if he could talk to her. Professor Garcia watched with a smile.

“Your Highness, you can come out again next time.”

“That’s… Uman might get angry…”

‘Ah,’ Lee Han realized he had misunderstood.

Jo Ulin had said this when leaving Einrogaard:

“But Your Highness, will the Inspector be alright? He might be disappointed if he finds out you followed me without permission…”

“Hmm! I’ll worry about it later!” Jo Ulin had said cheerfully.

She had disobeyed Uman to follow Lee Han. Now that ‘later’ had arrived, she was sad.

“The Inspector cares about you. He won’t be angry.”

“R-really?”

Jo Ulin’s face lit up.

“Of course, he might not let you go out for a while…”

“……”

Jo Ulin glared at Lee Han.

How was that different from being angry?

“You’ve returned, Professor!” The Death Knights on the walls greeted them happily.

“Hello everyone. Is everything alright?”

“Things are crazy. The Inspector is in charge of the school.”

“……”

Professor Garcia regretted saying that. He knew Jo Ulin was next to him.

Uman was Jo Ulin’s younger brother. He didn’t want to say bad things about Uman in front of her.

Jo Ulin hesitated, and Professor Garcia felt worried.

“Um…”

“Ah. Yes. Your Highness. What’s wrong? Don’t worry about what I just s…”

“I was wondering if we should kick Uman out of Einrogaard since the knights are so angry.”

“……”

Professor Garcia was shocked.

‘Did she learn this from Lee Han?’ he wondered.

“If we don’t have enough people, I can hire mercenaries…”

“T-that’s not the problem. Your Highness. We can’t kick out the Inspector. He was sent by the Emperor.”

“Even if I make up a reason?”

“Especially then, we can’t!”

The gates of Einrogaard opened. The knight who led them inside asked:

“Professor, why did the mages from the Magic Tower call the Heir?”

“…They called him because of General Hwacheon.”

“Oh… wait, what?!” The Death Knight was shocked.

Were the mages crazy?

Lee Han returned to Einrogaard and got a message from Uman right away.

“Wodanaz-nim. The Inspector is waiting for you.”

Jo Ulin’s face turned pale.

She had hoped Uman was too busy to notice. But that hope was gone now.

“Jo Ulin-nim is also waiting with him.”

“Euaaah!”

“Calm down. You might not get in trouble,” Lee Han said.

“Uman is too much! He’s going to ban me from going out…” Jo Ulin complained.

She was already sure she would be banned.

Jo Ulin had been a great help on this mission!

But when they arrived at Uman’s room, they saw something unexpected.

“……”

“……”

“…Uh, did the Headmaster put a curse on him?” Lee Han whispered to Jo Ulin.

A large black dragon was lying in the middle of the Inspector’s room.

Even someone who didn’t know dragons could see that this one looked sad. Even sadder than Jo Ulin.

The Inspector was usually fine in human form. Why was he suddenly a sad dragon?

The only explanation was the Headmaster’s evil plan.

“Uman has always turned into a dragon when he’s sad,” Jo Ulin said.

“I see. So he’s sad because of the Headmaster’s curse.”

“Ah, no. That’s not what I meant…” Jo Ulin said, flustered.

Gonadaltez didn’t seem like he would do that.

“Ah. Sister. You’ve come…” Uman blinked his big eyes. His large wings fluttered weakly.

Jo Ulin was startled and shouted, “What’s wrong?! What is it?!”

“Sister. The students…”

“The students?!”

“…Hate Uman…”

“……”

“……”

A heavy silence filled the room. Lee Han poked Jo Ulin. He knew they had to lie quickly.

“I-I don’t hate you! The students like you so much!”

“Sister. You are very kind. But you don’t need to comfort me.” Uman said weakly.

The recent problems were normal for the students of Einrogaard. But they were a shock to Uman.

Students were setting fires, raiding warehouses, and going on hunger strikes.

Uman had criticized the Headmaster’s teachings. Now, he felt ashamed and couldn’t face anyone.

“I prepared so hard…”

‘I think you prepared too hard,’ Lee Han thought.

If Uman hadn’t prepared so hard, he might have become the next Headmaster.

The way to make the students happy was easy:

Torment the Headmaster, torment Professor Verdus, and give them food.

Jo Ulin poked Lee Han. She needed help, so he had to step in.

“Your Highness. I’m really glad you came.”

Uman’s wings lifted slightly and then lowered again.

“…Don’t lie. You’re just trying to comfort me.”

“It’s true. Because you came, my work has been much easier.” Lee Han said confidently.

“That’s right! Uman has been happier because of Lee Han. But what is this…?” Jo Ulin looked puzzled at a letter on the desk.

“I was writing a letter to the Emperor to quit as Inspector.”

“Huh. Really? When?”

Lee Han poked Jo Ulin again. Jo Ulin shouted, “You can’t do that!”