Surviving As A Mage In A Magic Academy [EN]: Chapter 628

Giselle and Ihan were both embarrassed. Giselle was still holding Ihan.

“Moradi, I heard his limbs were broken, and he had to crawl around using magic,” Giselle said.

“Oh, dear. Giselle just likes to joke around,” her sister replied brazenly.

Giselle almost dropped Ihan at her sister’s words.

“But what about the other knights of the family…”

“That was a mistake, wasn’t it, Wodanaz? Did you learn something from the swordsmanship this time?”

“Hmm.”

Ihan lay on his side, thinking about the question.

‘To be honest, I learned a lot from the overall situation, not just the swordsmanship.’

Ihan usually fought strong teachers like Professor Voladi or Professor Inguldel. They were easy on him. Because of this, Ihan had a wrong idea.

He thought the enemies he met would be considerate like those professors.

The biggest mistake in this fight was…

‘I should have prepared better from the start.’

If a knight at a certain level was serious, Ihan’s power wouldn’t be enough to stop them.

He should have used his strongest attacks first, like Perkuntra or the Bracelet of Ten Thousand Horses.

He needed to buy time and hold back his opponent to find a way to hurt them.

‘If I can’t fight them with swords, I should use magic to hold them back. If I can’t use magic, I should have used Perkuntra or the Bracelet of Ten Thousand Horses. How could I be so careless after leaving Einrogaard?’

Ihan thought deeply about his mistakes.

He couldn’t believe he was so careless just because he left Einrogaard.

If Professor Voladi saw this, he might say, ‘My student is too relaxed. From now on, I will teach him like I’m trying to kill him.’

“I learned a lot,” Ihan said.

“Then I’m glad.”

Zicklin looked at him kindly. You could see his eyes now, even though his face didn’t show much emotion.

It was hard to believe he was a knight who had just tried to kill someone.

As Zicklin turned away, Giselle looked at Ihan and said.

“Hey, get down.”

“Ah.”

Ihan got off Giselle’s arm and stood on the ground.

“Still, I’m glad it ended well. Right?”

“…Yeah.”

Giselle was still a bit upset, but she had to agree.

It was a good ending.

“Next time, you should at least block once with a sword,” Ihan said.

“What!?”

Giselle looked at Ihan, wondering what he was talking about.

But Ihan wasn’t joking.

“…You’re really going to try to block!?”

“If you want to live, shouldn’t you learn to block?” Ihan asked, thinking of Professor Voladi and Professor Inguldel.

By their second or third year, the professors would slowly use more power and beat up the students. If they didn’t prepare, they might have to crawl around Einrogaard.

Those who had experienced it, like Ihan, might end up wandering around like the undead, not just crawling…

Giselle looked at Ihan differently and started to think.

‘That’s right. I shouldn’t think about running away first.’

Even if it was her sister, she shouldn’t think about running away first.

As a mage who needed to keep her distance, she should attack more aggressively.

“Yeah. I think you’re right.”

The strength of swordsmanship techniques might be different, but if she could use her aura, she could endure it.

Giselle was about to nod…

…but stopped.

Intense pain rushed through her body.

“…Magic backlash.”

“What?”

“The backlash… is coming.”

“!”

Ihan realized what was happening to Giselle.

She had cast powerful enhancement spells, so she was feeling muscle pain as a backlash.

“Here, drink this potion.” Ihan quickly took out a potion.

Giselle drank it and sighed in relief as the pain decreased.

“Amazing? Did Maykin make this potion?”

“We made it together.”

“I knew muscle pain potions were hard to make…”

Treating pain throughout the body, not just a broken bone or cut, needed more advanced skills.

“It’s not a muscle pain potion, but a pain relief potion. You need to lie down before the potion wears off.”

Giselle tried to curse but stopped herself.

It was unfair to expect a muscle pain potion from a first-year student.

“…I understand, so help me up.”

“Moradi, I want to say something, but I hope you don’t get angry.”

“I’m already angry, so I don’t know if I can… but say it.”

“There’s a banquet tonight.”

“…Stand in front of that cliff for a moment. I won’t push you. Really.”

Some knights of the Empire said that ‘knights’ gatherings are better than nobles’ gatherings,’ but knights’ gatherings weren’t much different.

Nobles’ gatherings were in salons or halls, while knights’ gatherings were in citadels or fortresses.

Nobles’ gatherings started with balls and ended with plays, while knights’ gatherings started with sparring and ended with duels.

If they drank too much, they might have a real duel.

Nobles talked about events politely, while knights talked about events in a rougher way.

The knights of the North at the banquet were happy to see familiar faces and chatted excitedly.

“Brother! It’s been a long time! Is this the first time since the Snowfall Forest?”

“I heard about you, so I knew you were doing well!”

Knights in armor were shouting everywhere.

Some knights were already drunk because they had grabbed alcohol from the servants.

The other knights blamed the servants for not bringing the alcohol fast enough.

“You should have brought the alcohol sooner! You can’t leave a knight from the North thirsty!”

“I’m sorry, sir.”

The servants were used to knights asking for alcohol and brought the next barrel.

“The Moradi family is still powerful!”

“Lower your voice. This is the Moradi family’s land.”

“They won’t punish us in a place like this.”

Some people were drinking happily, while others were angry.

Some knight families competed with the Moradi family and were jealous of the banquet.

The banquet showed the family’s wealth, fame, and connections.

“I heard the Moradi family is friends with the Wodanaz family. Is that true?”

“No way,” the angry knights scoffed.

Families might show off, but there were limits.

What kind of family was the Wodanaz family?

They were the most closed-off family in the Empire.

There was no way they would suddenly interact with the outside world.

“But I heard it from many people. They studied together at Einrogaard…”

“I know a lot about Einrogaard. Don’t ignore me because I’m not a mage,” a dwarf knight said.

“Do you think everyone from Einrogaard is friends? Not at all. They might be enemies. The Moradi family is a family of knights, and the Wodanaz family is a family of mages, so they can’t be friends. If they are friends, cut off my beard!”

“That’s right!”

The knights nodded at the dwarf knight. It made sense.

“Let’s go inside. My throat is dry from talking outside.”

“Let’s do that. The Moradi family treats guests well…”

The knights went into the huge tent and heard a loud noise.

Knights were shouting at tables made from huge logs.

The knights weren’t surprised. It was normal.

The knights’ banquets never started on time.

Half of them were always drunk before the host announced it.

“Greetings.”

“!”

The knights greeted the Moradi family member.

Even if they were rivals, they couldn’t be rude after being invited to the banquet.

“It is an honor to meet the Moradi family, the shield of the North.”

“Thank you.”

The Moradi family member staggered, as if he was hurt.

The boy next to him quickly helped him.

“You’re too slow.”

“I’m sorry, Moradi.”

“Are you making fun of me? Why are you using honorifics? Are you crazy?”

“I was trying to apologize…”

“???”

The knights looked at the boy with confused faces.

He seemed too noble to be a servant.

“Who is this person?”

“Ah. This is Ihan from the Wodanaz family. He is staying with the Moradi family after being invited.”

“…?!!!”

The knights’ eyes widened.

Visiting a family like that usually meant the person was close to a family member.

The Wodanaz family wouldn’t have sent someone for another reason, and the boy was clearly the student from the rumors.

“Moradi, do you want to drink?”

“Do you think I can drink right now?”

“Sorry. Then do you want to eat cake?”

“I don’t want to eat anything, so stop asking.”

“Guinan always felt better after cake.”

“…Can you tell me what you mean by that, Wodanaz? I’m curious.”

“I’m sorry. I think I went too far.”

The two whispered and walked towards the other knights.

They seemed friendly.

“Wh-what…?”

“No, you said that not all Einrogaard students are friends!”

The surprised knights looked at the dwarf knight.

The dwarf knight handed over a dagger with a blank face.

“Cu-cut off my beard.”

“……”

The Skull Headmaster, sitting next to the head of the family, suddenly asked,

“I heard you kept taking Wodanaz around with you?”

“Yes. I was impressed by how well he improved the magic circles.”

“Is he that good? Ah. With magic power… you seem like you don’t know much.”

The Skull Headmaster realized that the boy from the Wodanaz family had a shortcut that other mages couldn’t use.

“That’s not all. He even knew how to improve the knights’ positions. He said he learned it at Einrogaard.”

The head of the family was impressed.

The Skull Headmaster was confused, then startled.

“Was Wodanaz the reason why the knights’ dormitories were moved?!”

“Yes.”

‘What a crazy person.’

The Skull Headmaster was shocked.

He was the first Einrogaard student to make the Empire like Einrogaard.

Even a demon wouldn’t do that!