Surviving As A Mage In A Magic Academy [EN]: Chapter 653

After Gainan Do was taken to the punishment room, his friends were shown to their new homes.

Lady Kraha smiled. “Wodanaaz, this is the Acoustic Pavilion for you. Maykin, the Scarlet Spirit Pavilion. And Nilia, the Rain Shadow Pavilion.”

But these weren’t just rooms. They were each given their own mansions.

The large building they thought was the Kraha family’s mansion was just a reception mansion near the main gate.

Leehan looked amazed by the Kraha family.

“Should I go rescue Gainan Do right now?”

“Wait, Leehan! Lady Kraha will be happy if you treat him normally, not if you’re too soft on him!”

Yoner and the others quickly grabbed Leehan’s arms.

Looking at his eyes, you could believe he would run off to rescue Gainan Do right now.

“Haha. Just kidding. A joke.”

“That didn’t sound like a joke at all.”

Nilia muttered, horrified.

It was the first time she had seen Wodanaaz looking so happy.

A sad Wodanaaz was scary, but a happy Wodanaaz was even stranger.

“The Kraha family is so rich! Leehan, there’s no family like this in the North…”

“Isn’t the Moradi family good enough?”

“Haha. Leehan, even though the Moradi family has a large territory, it’s like a prison compared to this! There’s nothing there!”

Leehan, who had tried to encourage Deuregyu, was surprised by Deuregyu’s cold reaction.

The people from the North were the most critical of their own harsh lands.

Nilia frowned at the size of her mansion.

She couldn’t believe she had to live in such a large mansion with only the servants. It reminded her of her first visit to the Maykin family.

The only difference was that Yoner was in another mansion this time!

“Nilia, are you alright?”

“W-What are you talking about? I’m totally fine! The Maykin family was much harder! This is completely easy!”

Leehan and Yoner stared at Nilia as if she were crazy.

Nilia blushed and quickly explained.

“I didn’t mean the Maykin family was a difficult place!”

“Yeah, I know.”

“Calm down, Nilia.”

Leehan looked at Yoner, asking him to visit often.

Yoner nodded, then paused.

“Leehan, what are you going to do? You’re not planning to go rescue Gainan Do, are you?”

“…Ah, no. I’m just going to meet him and come back.”

Two days later, Gainan Do was finally released. He sat with his friends, grumbling.

Because the family estate was so large and the mansions were far apart, the friends mostly met in the garden near the reception mansion.

“Only one of you came to see me!”

“What are you talking about, Gainan Do? Everyone went to see you. But they told us not to come too often, so we turned back.”

“Oh, really?”

Yoner nodded seriously, as if that were the truth. The friends were confused.

‘When did we go to see him?’

It seemed like only Leehan had gone…

“What did you guys do while I was gone? Wizard card games? Magazine discussions?”

“We took some walks, met some guests staying at the mansion…”

“Lady Nilia was really amazing.”

Siana the Priestess looked at Nilia with respect. The other friends agreed.

She was so good at talking that rumors spread among the guests, such as, ‘When will Lady Nilia come out?’ ‘I want to meet her too.’

“I don’t want to meet them again…”

However, Nilia looked sad.

Every fifty meters she walked, a noble she had never seen before would come up and talk to her.

Her mind went blank, and she couldn’t even remember what she had said.

“Didn’t you meet anyone on the way here today? There must have been some people walking along the path to meet you.”

“I drank a potion of invisibility and crawled through the bushes. Why!”

“…S-Sorry for asking.”

“Kuh. I should have been there.”

Gainan Do looked jealously at Nilia, who had become popular at the mansion.

Nilia was shocked.

Can’t this guy see that I crawled through the bushes?

“What else?”

“Everyone taught Eandurde various things.”

Seeing Leehan teaching his junior, the other friends also wanted to teach him something.

Yoner taught the basics of herbalism, Nilia taught tips on being careful when wandering in the mountains, Deuregyu taught simple fighting techniques…

Eandurde sat in the corner, sad. Seeing that, Gainan Do clapped his hands as if he understood.

“You’ve finally realized how amazing our seniors are!”

“No. He’s like that because his new clothes are uncomfortable. Eandurde, you have to be able to handle wearing these clothes.”

“Grrrr.”

“You have to answer properly.”

“Yes, sir…”

While the friends were talking, Alsicl appeared. The penguin-like wizard looked even more tired than when he had arrived.

“What’s wrong?”

“The people here keep inviting me… I don’t know how many sardines I’ve eaten.”

“Oh dear. You should refuse.”

“I can’t. I need a lot of gold to do research. I don’t know when or how I’ll get sponsored, so I can’t be rude.”

Alsicl plopped down.

The junior wizards were a little impressed by their senior wizard’s tired appearance.

They saw that being a great wizard meant working hard, even when things were boring.

“Oh, right. I heard that Valdrogard students are visiting, so I told them to come.”

“…Peng-Erin, sir!!!”

“You shouldn’t do this!”

“I was just respecting you! Traitor!”

Alsicl replied to the junior wizards’ reactions with a tired voice.

“I’m also a guest, how can I refuse a visit?”

“You should have told them that if Valdrogard students visit, you’ll bring a blizzard to the mansion!”

‘It’s your family’s mansion…’

Alsicl was shocked by Gainan Do’s frantic appearance.

It was the first time he had ever heard of someone telling him to bring a blizzard to his own family’s mansion.

Leehan, who had calmed down, asked first.

“What’s the reason for the Valdrogard students’ visit?”

“They probably heard the rumors about you. The rumors that Einrogard students are staying at the Kraha family’s mansion.”

“Indeed. So, the Valdrogard students want to win against students from other magic schools and take that small honor for themselves.”

“…N-No. It’s not that.”

Alsicl was nervous when even Leehan said this.

“They’re probably just coming to say hello since they’re students from another magic school. There’s no harm in wizards making friends with each other. I don’t think they have such intentions.”

Even with Alsicl’s words, the students didn’t seem to believe it.

“What if the Valdrogard students come with bad intentions?”

“Judging by their level, they’ll probably just show off…”

Valdrogard students were like delicate flowers, so they weren’t that desperate for magic.

Even if they came to show off, they wouldn’t be that impressive.

“So, you’re saying they’re going to show off anyway.”

“Well, Valdrogard students are wizards from a magic school, so they’ll probably show off their magic…”

“Unforgivable!”

The other friends nodded at Siana the Priestess’s words.

If they come to the mansion and show off their magic, they won’t let it happen!

Eandurde tilted his head and asked Leehan.

“What is Valdrogard?”

“Haha. It’s the name of our enemy.”

“Enemy!”

‘Should I have stopped them…?’

Alsicl began to regret not bringing a blizzard to the mansion himself.

“Look over there! It’s the Valdrogard students!”

“The wizards of honorable Valdrogard. Impressive!”

Ingsen and Basiu smiled, pleased with the comments.

They could feel that Valdrogard’s name had spread throughout the Empire.

“Is it true that Einrogard students are at the mansion?”

“Yes!”

“I’m curious about their magic skills. Einrogard is said to be the Empire’s magic school that rivals Valdrogard.”

“That’s right. The twin engines leading the Empire’s magic!”

These two students were saying things that would have made the Skull Headmaster turn them into bugs on the spot.

But it couldn’t be helped.

What could students who had only spent about a year at Valdrogard know about the Empire’s magical world?

Second- and third-year Valdrogard students gradually realized that the two schools were viewed differently among real wizards, but they didn’t tell their juniors.

It was to protect Valdrogard’s pride and honor.

And since the common people of the Empire thought of the two schools as similar, it wasn’t entirely wrong.

“Basiu, keep it to yourself. I’m planning to get revenge for our seniors.”

“Revenge! What do you mean?”

“Remember the seniors who visited Einrogard last time?”

At Ingsen’s words, Basiu remembered.

There were seniors who had visited the Einrogard festival last year.

“Ah, right. That happened.”

“At that time, the Einrogard wizards sent out a senior student to humiliate our seniors.”

“Yes! How could they do such a terrible thing…!”

The two were angry.

The Valdrogard students who visited Einrogard last year were only second- or third-year students.

To humiliate such guests, Einrogard had sent out a fourth-year student.

Moreover, that fourth-year student was ruthless and even ambushed the Valdrogard students with water magic.

“I haven’t heard about the ambush?”

“No. They said they ambushed them. They said they used some kind of trick.”

“Well, they said they prepared well, so it was strange that they were so easily defeated!”

Listening to it, it seemed like they had used a trick.

Otherwise, they couldn’t have been defeated so easily.

“And they were fifth-year students.”

“What? Really? I heard they were fourth-year students.”

“No. The seniors checked again, and they said they were fifth-year students.”

“Fifth-year?! Even more terrible!”

Ingsen was furious, feeling that the honor of the nobles had been damaged.

Not even a fourth-year, but a fifth-year.

The Einrogard students were truly terrible.

“I think it’s because Einrogard accepts other races besides nobles. They accept everyone from knights to slaves!”

“Basiu, don’t say such rude things. The professor warned us. Great wizards should be respected no matter their background.”

“That’s true, but look now. Our Valdrogard is honorable, but Einrogard is corrupt. What’s the difference?”

Ingsen couldn’t deny Basiu’s words.

Valdrogard students would never have sent out a fifth-year student to humiliate a guest.

“But Ingsen, how are you going to take revenge? Rude acts don’t suit your honor.”

“It’s simple. Since we’re wizards, we’ll take revenge with magic!”

Ingsen declared, grabbing his wand.

He didn’t know the Einrogard students’ skills yet, but Basiu wasn’t worried at all. Ingsen’s skills were among the best in Valdrogard’s first-year class.

“I’ve prepared a few spells for when this day comes. They’re not spells that are well-known, so even the Einrogard students won’t know them. I wonder how the Einrogard students will react if I tell them to solve these spells?”

“Ingsen, your magic is as great as your honor!”

The two nodded, smiling.

It was time to get back the honor that was taken by the Einrogard students.