Surviving As A Mage In A Magic Academy [EN]: Chapter 710

Lee Han knew there was no other way. He had to do this.

Right now, mainly three people were linked to Lee Han’s magic notebook, ‘The Whisper of Einrogard’.

One was Diret, another was his classmates, and the last was this very person.

Unlike the other two, this person did not deserve any respect from Lee Han.

‘That new student is good at magic charms. If he takes magic classes about charms, I want him to help me with my projects next year.’

‘Because he spends time with Ilendil and is friends with students from the school of dark magic, it’s very likely that this new student from the Wodanaz family has a small group of friends who are not very friendly.’

If Lee Han had known who was saying these rude things, he would have immediately attacked them with magic.

Just what kind of person would say such rude things?

Originally, Lee Han had suspected this person would be the first senior to invite him to a club.

But so many older students were inviting him to clubs that this way of finding out who it was didn’t work anymore.

‘There’s no need to be nice to him.’

Sometimes, strong criticism is needed for some people.

Especially for someone trying to boss around a younger student.

He was always rude, but he’s especially bad today. What’s wrong with him?

-Are you contacting me again to talk about that younger student? Even if that younger student is a weirdo taking multiple schools, you shouldn’t be bullying him into helping you with your work just because you’re a senior.

Lee Han, playing the part of a chivalrous Black Tortoise Tower student, scribbled furiously with his quill.

The person on the other side of the mirror slowly shook his head at the sharp response.

‘Still so emotional.’

He had been talking to this Black Tortoise Tower (or, less likely, White Tiger Tower) student since last year, but the student had the flaws of being hot-tempered, impatient, and stubborn.

Even though he was hot-tempered, impatient, and stubborn, he seemed like a good person to work with. So, he had contacted him to make an offer, but Lee Han’s angry reply was what he got.

The person on the other side of the mirror decided to calmly appease the other party.

He had convinced students who were less smart than him many times in Einrogard, so he thought this would be easy.

That’s not why.

-Not why?

Right. I’ve put the proposal to that younger student on hold due to personal reasons.

“!”

Lee Han was taken aback.

The person on the other side of the mirror had yielded to his stubbornness!

‘Can… people change?’

He almost felt touched at first, but Lee Han quickly regained his composure.

‘No. It must be because of the clubs.’

Thinking about it, weren’t the official clubs in a big argument because everyone wanted Lee Han to join their club?

In this situation, no one would want to bring a younger student to research under them. Only Professor Verdus would have that kind of mentality.

-I see. Good thinking. Bullying younger students is really…

You’re misunderstanding. That younger student from the Wodanaz family likes to learn. Not just a few types of magic, but all of them. Trying to learn all magic like Professor Garcia Kim… what does that even mean? It’s good to care about younger students, but don’t be too much. It will just annoy him.

Thwack!

Lee Han was very angry and threw the notebook at the wall.

Then, after a moment, he regained his senses and picked up the notebook again.

‘That jerk!’

It was as if the other person was deliberately trying to provoke Lee Han.

And the most infuriating thing was that he couldn’t refute the point.

He knew, deep down, that the other person’s point was right.

‘Even I think learning all the magic schools is a bit crazy.’

Lee Han gave up arguing and decided to be satisfied that the other person had temporarily backed down due to the club conflict.

-Stop talking rubbish, just say what you want. What do you want to say?

Join the club.

“…?”

Lee Han paused at the other person’s words.

He didn’t understand what he was saying.

-Are you talking about an unofficial club?

That’s right.

-I’m not interested in unofficial clubs. I have no intention of joining.

It’s a different kind of club than you usually think. Actually, you are already a member.

Lee Han grabbed his wand and checked his surroundings.

Fortunately, he didn’t sense any curses or magic.

‘Just what is this guy… really?’

Spouting nonsense about already being a member of a club.

-I don’t know what you’re talking about.

Just having this notebook means you’ve done what’s needed to join the club. I’ll show you directly.

As soon as he said that, the letters Lee Han was writing in the notebook began to twist and change, turning into new letters.

Lee Han felt the magic changing inside it and was shocked.

‘He… changed the notebook from far away?!’

It was unbelievable.

To control the notebook from far away, even though he can’t see him, just by using his mind.

Of course, he must have woven magic into the notebook from the beginning. If he hadn’t, doing that would not be possible.

But even so, it was an amazing and clever idea.

How much magic would he have had to put into that notebook to make this possible?

Also, to make sure it didn’t look strange or forced, he had to make the magic very precise and make it seem like it was just part of the notebook’s own magic.

While Lee Han was still shocked, the changing stopped and new letters appeared.

Iaktus: I heard the Stonemason Club wants him because he helped the headmaster with fixing things last year. And members who visited the Tutanta family during the winter holiday heard good things said about him… Wait. A new member?

Bakwantalana: That’s right. Someone left, so a new member needs to join. I invited him.

‘A way for a group to talk together!’

Just like the ones he shared with his friends, it was clear that students were gathering and communicating here as well.

The person who called himself Iaktus was a senior student Lee Han had just met. And Bakwantalana, from the way he wrote, was the person he was just talking to through the notebook.

‘Bakwantalana. That’s the name of a famous magic charms expert. It makes sense that he studies magic charms.’

Lee Han recalled that the person on the other side of the mirror was majoring in the magic charms school.

As such, he seemed to be calling himself by the name of a famous magic charms expert.

Bakwantalana: We are a secret club called ‘The Watchers of Einrogard’. We don’t have activities or parties like other clubs. We have only two rules.

…What are they?

Bakwantalana: Keep secrets, share information.

“…!”

Lee Han immediately realized what kind of place this secret society was.

Einrogard was a place where even your best friends might turn against you.

You never knew if someone would tell others about your plan to play a trick on the headmaster in his office.

But also, information was more important in Einrogard than anywhere.

You never knew when information you got a bit earlier than others could save your life.

This ‘Watchers of Einrogard’ club was clearly like a bigger version of what Lee Han and Diret were doing when they tried to talk to students they didn’t know and get information.

They gathered to share secret information about Einrogard with each other?

Iaktus: You understand quickly.

Bakwantalana: That’s right.

Bakwantalana explained in a little more detail.

To join ‘The Watchers of Einrogard’, a member already in the club had to invite you and get agreement from more than half of the other members.

To keep the club working, members also needed to be good enough at magic.

They didn’t want members who didn’t share information and just watched and didn’t do anything.

So, did you get my consent?

Iaktus: No. You’re a special case. Someone left, so there was a space, and Bakwantalana invited you. Bakwantalana is a bit special. He is in charge of the magic notebooks.

Iaktus quickly explained what Bakwantalana did.

Bakwantalana could find one of those normal magic notebooks people use to talk and find out who the other person is, then invite them to ‘The Watchers of Einrogard’.

He could also kick someone’s magic notebook out of ‘The Watchers of Einrogard’.

If a magic notebook was taken away by Headmaster Skull, the club could fall apart if he couldn’t kick it out. So, Bakwantalana’s job was very important.

‘What…!!!’

Lee Han was really shocked that changing the notebook wasn’t planned from the start, but was done through Bakwantalana’s own notebook, which was connected to Lee Han’s.

No wonder Lee Han hadn’t noticed anything; it’s because Bakwantalana hadn’t prepared anything beforehand.

‘…Amazing. There’s a reason why he’s a senior.’

Lee Han felt small again.

Even though Lee Han was learning magic from all the schools in Einrogard and being good at it, the senior students had magic they had learned over many years. It was magic Lee Han couldn’t do yet.

Bakwantalana: Don’t say things that can make people misunderstand. I’m just a member too.

Iaktus: I’m just explaining it honestly. You do have the job of managing, right? It’s also true that everyone respects you. Anyway, congratulations on the new member. I hope you join in a lot. The other members probably can’t see this right now because they’re recharging their magic. It’s good we got enough magic stones…

These magic notebooks needed to be in a place where magic was always given to them, or a wizard had to give them magic.

Since the semester had just started, the other members hadn’t yet obtained the necessary magic.

Iaktus: By the way, what kind of magic notebook do you have? I’m lucky I have a blackboard, but some of the others have magic notebooks shaped like crystal balls. Their handwriting is terrible.

I have a notebook.

Iaktus: Haha! That’s funny. You can’t join this Watcher club with just a normal notebook. Even if it looks like a normal magic notebook, this club uses a lot of magic.

Lee Han realized that he had made a mistake because he was flustered.

He had to hide his identity even when getting information, but he answered so readily.

No, wait. It’s not a notebook. It’s a magic mirror.

Iaktus: Ah. A mirror. That’s better. At least it’s not round. Don’t forget what I said about magic. You’ll need much more magic than a normal magic notebook. Every year around summer, a few people can’t join.

Iaktus explained about the magic used by the club’s defenses and secret magic that kept the Watcher club going.

Lee Han put down the notebook and checked his own magic without saying anything.

‘Hmm. No change.’ His magic hadn’t changed at all, which made him feel a bit silly for worrying. It seemed to be a small amount of magic.

Iaktus: Anyway, let’s decide on your name soon. It’s weird that you don’t have a name yet.

A name… Do you mean a fake name?

Iaktus: Of course. You can use your real name if you don’t want a fake name.

Bakwantalana: I don’t think you should. Telling people your real name is dangerous.

Iaktus: Actually, even if you use a fake name, I can probably guess who you are a bit!

Bakwantalana: Showing off for no reason just makes people suspicious and won’t help you, Iaktus.

Iaktus: Does it look like showing off? I’m sure I know who some of you are.

While the senior students were talking, Lee Han thought about a fake name.

Because the fake name shouldn’t link it to him in any way, he couldn’t use fake names like Gainan or Moradi.

If he used a fake name like that, it would be like letting them know it was him…

‘What kind of fake name would be as plain as possible so no one could guess who he was?’

While Lee Han was thinking, they hurried him.

In the end, Lee Han made a quick decision.

Gonadaltez: Nice to meet you all.

Bakwantalana: ……

Iaktus: …Are you out of your mind?