Surviving As A Mage In A Magic Academy [EN]: Chapter 608

Ethan was surprised. He had not expected to look after a dragon child, but he quickly recovered.

Usually, students like Ethan had to help their teachers by looking after their children.

Ethan calmly held the handkerchief.

The one before him was not a large Gold Dragon, but the professor’s young child.

“Hmph. You won’t be able to defeat me.”

“Hmph! Even if you are Wodanaz, you are full of confidence, you won’t be able to beat Jo-Rin!” The young Gold Dragon shouted, clearly excited.

The Skull Headmaster sipped coffee while reading >Detective Toveriz, the Dog Beastman<, which he had picked up from the printing house, and glanced ahead. Toveriz was uncovering the evil prince's tricks and clearing the kind lich's name, but it didn't quite catch his eye. What he saw was very interesting. 'Could that boy be not Ethan of the Wodanaz family, but a nanny of the Wodanaz family?' Of course, holding a handkerchief and engaging in a magic tug-of-war against a dragon was impressive enough. Most wizards would have pulled once or twice before collapsing from exhaustion. But the boy from the Wodanaz family stood there without even blinking, even after engaging in the magic tug-of-war dozens of times. This was also amazing and would make most wizards faint, but what was even more amazing was that he was playing with Jo-Rin so well. "Kuh! Kuuh!" Ugh… Ethan, who had been pouring magic into pulling the handkerchief towards himself, subtly gauged the situation and reduced his magic. Jo-Rin, who succeeded in pulling the handkerchief towards himself, was overjoyed. "I won! Jo-Rin won! Wodanaz, you lost again!" "Ugh! I'm so upset." "Heh. Sorry Jo-Rin is so strong." "I thought I could win this time!" Ethan made a sad face and said in a sincere voice. The Skull Headmaster was dumbfounded. 'What's with the acting like a failed wizard from the Magic Tower…' "Are you going to challenge me again?" "Wait. Your Highness. Please sit with your feet firmly planted. It's dangerous." Ethan strictly restrained Jo-Rin, who was excitedly trying to stand up. "It's okay. Jo-Rin won't fall." Instead of answering, Ethan sternly crossed his arms and stared at Jo-Rin. The young Gold Dragon glanced around and then sat down obediently. Ethan nodded happily and held out the handkerchief. "Excellent, Your Highness." "Hmph. Jo-Rin is naturally excellent!" 'Is he crazy?' The Skull Headmaster almost spat out his coffee at the sight of his student sternly commanding the Gold Dragon as if training a puppy. It was surprising that it worked so well. The Emperor's third child was mentally young, but that didn't mean he was easy for anyone to get along with. Rather, being mentally young, he reacted more harshly if he didn't like someone. He thought the boy from the Wodanaz family would feel familiar because he had a lot of magic… 'I didn't expect it to be this much!' The Gold Dragon pulled the handkerchief again and won. Ethan stamped his feet in frustration with the exact same posture as before. "Ugh! I'm so upset." "That was fun! Let's do something else now." "As expected, Your Highness. Every game you choose is so much fun." "Really? Wodanaz, you are truly wise!" "What kind of games are there?" "Gonadaltez made a wrestling ring." Ethan didn't want to wrestle with a dragon, so he kept calm and said, "I'd like to hear about other games too." "Gonadaltez made wizard cards." 'Not bad?' Ethan was happy. A wizard card game was a game where he could easily pass the time. "Wait. What do you mean the Headmaster made them?" "It means that Your Highness's deck is composed only of Gold Dragons, and your deck is empty." "How can I play the game if I don't have any cards?" "That's why Your Highness always wins." Ethan decided that it would be better not to play the wizard card game. Even if Jo-Rin always won, it wouldn't be fun for him. And a wizard card game that relied on chance was not easy to lose on purpose. "There's also a chess set that Gonadaltez made." "...Is this also a modified chess?" "That's right! Wodanaz, you are really, really wise! This is a Gold Dragon. It can move any number of spaces diagonally in all directions, and it can use its breath. If it uses its breath, all enemy pieces on the chessboard die!" Ethan was stunned by the modified chess that would go down in chess history. "But I'm not very good at chess." "It can't be helped. Jo-Rin is generous, so I'll let it slide." "I can only thank Your Highness for your grace." "Instead, Wodanaz must play with me more." Ethan quickly looked at Alsicl. If necessary, he might have to heal him and throw him out, then secretly escape from the mansion. 'Let's stay calm. There will be a useful game.' "What is this?" "A polo ball that Gonadaltez made. But we can't play this because there aren't enough people." "It looks more like a rock than a polo ball… ?" Ethan was puzzled by the appearance of the polo ball. It looked more like a giant rock than a ball. "If you put magic into it, it will move in the direction you want." "Why did you make such unique artifacts, like the handkerchief and the rock?" "...Your Highness wanted it." Ethan realized the truth when he saw the Gold Dragon nodding happily. 'He made it to win!' When he thought about it, both the handkerchief and the polo ball looked like things that only a dragon could handle. He could feel the heart of a childish dragon who wanted to compete in a way that was always good for him. He had not yet realized that the fun of victory comes from being a little tense. "Your Highness. There is a game that we can enjoy with this ball even if there are few people." "What is it, Wodanaz?" "Here. Look." Ethan put magic into the rock-like ball. Then the ball vibrated and got ready to move. *Whoosh!* The ball flew into the deep darkness of the cave. Ethan shouted to Jo-Rin. "Your Highness. If you quickly find that ball, it will be Your Highness's victory!" "I see! Wait for me, Wodanaz! I'll make you lose again!" Jo-Rin ran excitedly into the darkness. Only then could Ethan breathe a sigh of relief and sit down on the chair. 'I'll be able to pass the time a little more comfortably than before with this.' The tug-of-war with the handkerchief, no, the magic tug-of-war, was a bit physically demanding. The game itself was not physically demanding, but Ethan was shaken because the excited Gold Dragon shook his body every time he won. But now, fetching the ball, no, the makeshift polo, was much less physically demanding. Ethan only had to sit still and shoot the ball… Ethan's eyes met with the Skull Headmaster, who was staring at him as if he were crazy, and he unconsciously made excuses. "I didn't have any disrespectful intentions." "I'm sure you didn't…" "I found it. Wodanaz!" The Gold Dragon ran back excitedly with the rock. Ethan clapped and shouted. "It's Her Highness the Princess's victory! Oh no, I lost again!!" "Ha!" "It will be different this time. Here!" Pretending to be angry at the excited Jo-Rin, Ethan shot the rock in a different direction. Ethan had never thought deeply about the saying that dripping water pierces a rock. But today, while playing with the young Gold Dragon, he was directly experiencing what that saying meant. '…It's hard!' Even sitting and shooting the ball hundreds of times made him tired. Even if his magic was fine, his focus was bound to be exhausted. But Jo-Rin was still not tired. He ran over with the ball and shouted to Ethan. "Next! Try again, Wodanaz!" Looking to the side, the Skull Headmaster was also shaking his head at Jo-Rin's stamina. To tire out a wizard with near-infinite magic first. "Your Highness. Your Highness." "Why? Are you going to throw it further?" "Are you not very interested in what is happening throughout the Empire?" Ethan changed the subject to somehow recover his stamina. The Gold Dragon answered immediately. "No." Dragons were not very interested in anything other than their own interests. It was natural for a young dragon like Jo-Rin not to be interested in the affairs of the entire Empire. "I am currently attending Einroguard." "Einroguard! I know. It's Gonadaltez's territory." "That's right. Many interesting things happen in Einroguard." "What kind?" "For example, last time, the students had to leave the dormitory because the spirits caused a great flood." "That must have been fun!" "...Yes, it was fun. We moved on the rowboats we had made. The storm was so severe that we even summoned Tanzua…" "How?" "Professor Verdus's help was great. He obtained a potion that could summon Tanzua." Ethan knew that the Skull Headmaster was listening and changed the truth a little. "Professor Verdus seems like a nice person." "That's not true. Anyway, because of this flood caused by the spirits…" Ethan told in as much detail as possible what happened during the flood in Einroguard. The longer he dragged out the time, the longer he could rest. What they ate during the flood, how they slept, they built a fortress in the library, but the clueless monsters kept attacking, they became friends with the sirens, and now the sirens run to Ethan as soon as they see his face… Jo-Rin, who had initially said that he was not very interested in the affairs of the entire Empire, was gradually listening more closely. The Skull Headmaster watched his student, who was telling even secret stories from school to buy time, shaking his head in amusement, but did not stop him. Even to the Skull Headmaster, dealing with Jo-Rin was hard work. "...Anyway, these things happened. The affairs of the Empire are quite interesting, aren't they?" "More!" "Yes?" "Tell me more, Wodanaz. More! Jo-Rin wants to hear more stories!" "...Then I'll tell you the story of meeting a Sea Serpent after going out with my friends. This is actually a story related to a magical criminal." Ethan, who had somehow succeeded in getting Jo-Rin's attention, breathed a sigh of relief and started telling many stories. Fortunately, there were many incidents to talk about while spending a year in Einroguard. Not only the King of Ghouls and the Basilisk, but also the King of Frost Giants. Jo-Rin was so happy when he told the story of winter coming to school because dimensions were overlapping. "Gonadaltez! Jo-Rin will also visit Einroguard!" The Skull Headmaster answered that way with his mouth and signaled to Ethan with his eyes. -Absolutely not. Considering Jo-Rin's unpredictable personality, no one knew what kind of accident he would cause if he took him to Einroguard. If he caused a ruckus and was defeated by the students, it wouldn't be strange if he sulked for decades. 'I need to change the topic.' "Things don't only happen inside the school. There were many interesting things outside, like meeting a Sea Serpent after going out earlier." Ethan listed the criminals he had met this year. From people who hate magic to criminals who use magic and just ordinary criminals. '…Come to think of it, I think I've met quite a few.' The Gold Dragon listened with great interest. "Jo-Rin has a question." "Ask me anything, Your Highness." "If Wodanaz is in so many crises, isn't it Gonadaltez's fault as the lord of the territory?" Ethan and the Skull Headmaster were genuinely embarrassed for the first time in a long time.