Surviving As A Mage In A Magic Academy [EN]: Chapter 863

“Oh. Professor.”

Lee Han recognized Professor Bendozol and greeted him.

Professor Bendozol also greeted his student with delight.

“You! You impudent, vile, wicked, presumptuous, and arrogant boy! Get down here this instant! Do you have any idea the strain you’re putting on a dragon who hasn’t even reached full maturity? His scales could lose their luster, and he could become stressed!”

Professor Bendozol was shouting, but Lee Han wasn’t worried. He nodded, thinking, “This is a good chance to stop riding Jo-Urin.”

He had been feeling uneasy about forcing Jo-Urin to carry him.

“See, Your Highness? Even the most esteemed expert in Einroguard is saying this. You could get hurt.”

“…Waaah! Jo-Urin is fine!”

Jo-Urin was having so much fun, but when that nasty wizard interfered, he burst into tears of sorrow.

Seeing this, Professor Bendozol clutched his chest once more.

“Gah!”

“Professor! Are you okay?”

“Stop… stop him! Stop the dragon from crying!”

“Eh, it’s fine.”

Lee Han replied as if it were nothing.

Lee Han thought young dragons often cry easily. Just a little while ago, Jo-Urin had cried because Lee Han wasn’t in the room.

Of course, this didn’t work on Professor Bendozol.

“…Stop him, I say!”

Professor Bendozol shouted at Lee Han with a face like a demon. Lee Han grumbled and coaxed Jo-Urin.

“Alright, Your Highness. Let’s keep playing together. What was I saying?”

As soon as Lee Han spoke, Jo-Urin stopped crying, smiled brightly, and shouted.

“Wodanaz is playing Saint Iactus! The servant is the evil dragon!”

“……”

You couldn’t see Guinan Do’s face behind the evil dragon mask, but you could really feel he was sulking.

“Urrrgh. I’m the evil dragon. …Lee Han. Sniff. Can’t we get those White Tiger Tower guys to do this?”

“Quiet. I am Saint Iactus. I will defeat the evil dragon.”

“Yay!”

Jo-Urin clapped his front paws in delight.

He felt like the dragon who helped Saint Iactus from the legends.

“What’s next?”

“Hmm! The evil dragon had wicked wizards by his side!”

“The Headmaster?”

“Gonadal Tess is helping Saint Iactus! Oh, I know! How about we get that wizard to do it?”

Jo-Urin pointed at Professor Bendozol.

Jo-Urin thought Professor Bendozol was strange and always interfered, so he would be perfect to play the wizard Gonadal Tess.

“No, as much as you dislike Professor Bendozol, assigning him the role of the Headmaster is too cruel…”

“Shut up! Be quiet! Assign it to me!”

“……”

Professor Bendozol cursed the student who dared to defy the dragon’s will. Jo-Urin widened his eyes and said,

“D… did he curse at Lee Han??”

“…N-no, I didn’t! It’s… it’s an expression of friendship!”

“?”

Lee Han was about to ask what nonsense he was spouting, but he paused when Professor Bendozol gave him such a desperate and pleading look.

Who knew a professor could give such a begging look?

-Help me! Please!

“…Ah. Yes. We’re just close like that.”

“Ah! Like how you were close to Professor Begrek and got beaten up every day?”

“……”

Lee Han regretted not telling Jo-Urin more appropriate stories about Einroguard.

“It’s a little different from that… but anyway, we’re close.”

“Yes! We’re close!”

Professor Bendozol put his arm around Lee Han’s shoulder and gave the most awkward smile in the Empire. Lee Han grimaced at him.

“Hmm. I see! Then, now that the role of Gonadal Tess is decided… next is the role of Arlmergen!”

‘Isn’t that a different era?’

Yoner thought to himself.

Jo-Urin then thought of Arlmergen, a famous hero from old stories who was good at shooting arrows and had defeated a dangerous Sun Spirit.

However, Jo-Urin had a flexible mindset that prioritized fun over historical accuracy. He immediately grabbed Nilia with his front paws and placed her on top of himself. Nilia’s scream echoed briefly.

“Wow, Nilia. Impressive. Your Highness is choosing people. As expected of the Shadow Patrol.”

“Help me! I promise I won’t doubt my friends anymore!”

“Sorry. I was forced up here too.”

Professor Bendozol looked like he was about to cry because he was so frustrated by their conversation.

‘You ungrateful whelps!’

After Jo-Urin’s play was over, Professor Bendozol was able to hear the situation in detail from the second-year students.

-If you had stopped him properly, the Dragon would never have come to such a dangerous place!

Professor Bendozol glared at Lee Han with that meaning. Lee Han, feeling the murderous intent in his eyes, immediately called Jo-Urin.

“Your Highness. Look at the professor over there.”

“Huh?”

“……”

Professor Bendozol immediately relaxed his gaze and grinned. Jo-Urin was startled.

“Ew! Creepy!”

“I’m sorry, Dragon. The human race is naturally ugly.”

“T-that’s not what I meant. Lee Han. I didn’t mean it that way!”

Jo-Urin was flustered, worried that he would be seen as a dragon who looked down on humans.

“More importantly, Dragon, that’s not what matters right now. Your safety is paramount. You bronze-headed fools, you must protect the Dragon even at the cost of your lives! Understand? Guard the lounge at all times!”

“…We have a huge exam next week!”

“We have to attend lectures.”

The second-year students stared at Professor Bendozol as if he were talking nonsense.

Professor Bendozol was getting very angry, but he stopped himself when he looked at Jo-Urin.

“Do you not know what is more important: the greatest and most beautiful creature in the Empire, or the lectures at Einroguard…!”

“I… I don’t think it’s that great.”

Jo-Urin was horrified.

He didn’t think dragons were the greatest and most beautiful creatures in the Empire.

“Professor, we need to be realistic.”

Lee Han stepped in to stop Bendozol.

Since he was responsible for Jo-Urin, he needed to have a serious conversation.

Professor Bendozol might be crazy, but he was still the most proactive person to help in this situation.

“That’s right. We need to be realistic. Put cursed necklaces on those guys! Tell them the curse will activate if they don’t listen.”

‘Should I just cut this guy out?’

Thinking that to himself, Lee Han took out the schedule.

The only people he could trust at the school right now were the second-year students, a few professors, and a small number of upperclassmen like Diret.

Since the second-year students were the most numerous, they would have to split up and stand guard.

“We’re planning to guard the lounge by dividing shifts like this. This way, there won’t be any gaps.”

“I’ll have to camp out in front of the Blue Dragon Tower, then.”

The second-year students were horrified.

They would have to watch a crazy wizard camping in front of their dormitory tower for over a week?

Regardless, Professor Bendozol’s conviction remained unshaken.

“But isn’t the guard too small?”

“We can’t help it. The kids have to attend lectures.”

“Hmph. Those blasted lectures.”

Professor Bendozol muttered curses but eventually conceded.

The number of students guarding the lounge was small, but if the professor himself kept watch in front of the tower, he could prevent any impious acts by crazy wizards.

“Lee Han. I want to… follow you around and watch…”

Jo-Urin, who had been watching, carefully spoke.

Lee Han and the second-year students were startled.

“Y-Your Highness Jo-Urin. Wouldn’t that be dangerous?”

“Crazy upperclassmen might be lying in ambush!”

“Hmph…”

“Dragon!”

Professor Bendozol called out to Jo-Urin sternly. The students looked at him, thinking the professor would say something.

No matter how much he wanted to wander around, safety should come first.

“Do as you wish!”

“……”

Lee Han stared at the professor in disbelief. Regardless, Professor Bendozol took out a piece of paper, scribbled on it roughly, and signed it.

“Take this.”

“This student is guaranteed to have perfectly passed the >Exquisitely Beautiful Creatures> lecture and exam by taking care of the greatest and most beautiful creature in the Empire.”

-Professor Bendozol

“You don’t need to attend lectures or take exams, just take good care of the Dragon!”

“…No, the problem isn’t solved by skipping one lecture. And is this even allowed? Won’t the Headmaster send you to the punishment room?”

The Headmaster, who was called ‘Skull Headmaster,’ watched how the professors taught. He was especially watching some professors who caused problems, and Professor Bendozol was probably one of them.

“Who cares?”

“……”

Come to think of it, if he was on the list of professors of interest, he wouldn’t care about the punishment room. Lee Han nodded.

“I understand. It would be better to skip at least one lecture…”

“First, hire more guards!”

Professor Bendozol pointed out that there were too many gaps when Jo-Urin followed Lee Han.

No matter how talented the boy from the Wodanaz family was, the power of numbers could not be ignored.

“Guards? How can we do that in Einroguard?”

“Don’t be ignorant… I’m talking about the professors and upperclassmen I mentioned earlier!”

“Ah. I was going to ask them to guard the front of the lounge.”

“That’s not enough. The Dragon said he’s going to follow you around.”

“Then what do you want me to do?”

“What are you asking? Of course, they have to follow you around too!”

“…??”

Lee Han didn’t understand.

He couldn’t possibly mean that the professors should come to lectures with him, so what…?

‘My worst fears have been confirmed.’

Lee Han shuddered at the sight of Professor Voladi and Professor Garcia following him on either side.

Did this mean he had to attend lectures with professors and upperclassmen for the rest of the week?

Einroguard’s history might be long, but there probably wasn’t a student who had ever attended lectures like this.

-Ugh. The defenses are thorough.

-To have Professor Garcia as a guard… as expected of the Wodanaz family. He’s no ordinary genius.

Lee Han could hear the upperclassmen lamenting from all directions. Jo-Urin smiled brightly, oblivious to Lee Han’s inner thoughts.

“Lee Han, do your best. Of course, the current situation is awkward and unfamiliar, but you are doing what you need to do!”

Professor Garcia read Lee Han’s mind and cheered him on.

Of course, it would be absurd for an Einroguard student to walk down the hallway to attend lectures with professors, and ridiculous rumors would spread, but fortunately, no matter what rumors spread, the boy from the Wodanaz family couldn’t be changed any further.

Professor Voladi took out his pocket watch, checked the time, and asked,

“Professor Garcia, your next lecture is…”

“I have one in two hours. Professor Begrek…?”

Professor Voladi stared intently at Professor Garcia.

Lee Han also stared intently at Professor Garcia. Jo-Urin didn’t have a particular reason, but he stared along with them.

“?”

“Professor… how can you ask such a rude question?”

Lee Han whispered softly. Professor Garcia was puzzled by what he was saying, but then realized belatedly.

“W-well, it’s good if you don’t have a lecture! You can keep following us and protecting us!”

“Thank you.”

‘This doesn’t seem good.’

Lee Han sighed.

Come to think of it, this was all because Lee Han was weak. If Lee Han was as strong as the Skull Headmaster, he wouldn’t need to bring professors to the lecture hall with him.

“Wodanaz, I’m curious about what your next lecture is!”

“>Poisons, Bones, and Blood>. It’s a black magic lecture, and my upperclassman teaches it.”

“Wow. That sounds fun.”

“A good lecture indeed.”

Professor Garcia and Professor Voladi followed Lee Han into the lecture hall.

Diret was waiting for Lee Han and wasn’t expecting anything strange. But when a dragon and two professors walked in, Diret’s wings stood straight up in surprise.