Surviving As A Mage In A Magic Academy [EN]: Chapter 874

Guinan grabbed the steak like a hungry hunter and started eating it quickly, like a brave lion.

Lee Han asked in surprise.

“Isn’t it hot?”

Guinan, with his mouth full, mumbled, “Mmph mmph mmmph.”

“What was that?”

Guinan swallowed quickly and said proudly, “I use black magic to stop my mouth from feeling heat!”

Lee Han playfully smacked Guinan on the back.

“Why!?” Guinan didn’t understand why he was hit.

He had clearly practiced and utilized magic diligently as Lee Han had said!

Meanwhile, Jo-woorin took a bite of cake, cookies, soufflé, and pudding, then quietly pushed the plate away.

Dragons didn’t really need to eat much, so this was enough for him.

Lee Han said gently, “Your Highness, would you like some more?”

Jo-woorin pushed his plate away slightly. “Hmm, I think I’ve had enough,” he said.

Lee Han smiled. “Nonsense! You need to eat healthy food too. A balanced diet is important.” He held out the plate of vegetables.

Jo-woorin made a face. “Do *you* want to eat it for me?” he asked hopefully.

Professor Bendozol spoke up, “You look thinner, Lee Han! Good eye! That’s how you take care of someone!”

Although he found Lee Han annoying, he thought Lee Han’s care for Jo-woorin was decent.

Dragons should be much more robust, shouldn’t they?

At those words, Jo-woorin secretly glared at Professor Bendozol. He was a truly bad wizard, even bothering Lee Han like that.

Lee Han briefly left his seat to talk with other friends.

Jo-woorin glanced around, then munched on the salad.

Ehandurde, who was next to him, stared intently at the plate. For all the munching, only a tiny bit had disappeared.

Ehandurde looked at Jo-woorin, who was almost begging him. Ehandurde felt sorry for Jo-woorin, so he took the plate and started eating the vegetables himself. The carrots on the plate mercilessly disappeared.

Jo-woorin looked at Ehandurde with sparkling eyes, and then, he tried to hug him tightly.

“Grrrr!”

Lee Han turned back and asked, “What are you two doing?” Then he noticed Jo-woorin’s empty plate. “Oh, Your Highness, you’ve finished your meal already!”

Jo-woorin wasn’t good at lying. He looked around quickly, trying to think of something. Then, he saw something outside the window and pointed with his paw.

“There’s a paper bird over there!”

Professor Bendozol’s face turned red. “Who dares interrupt the Dragon Lord’s meal?!” he roared. He rushed to the window and shouted, “You useless demons! Can’t you even do one simple job right? If you bother the Dragon Lord again, you’ll regret it!”

Jo-woorin’s face turned blue.

Even if he could somehow eat the vegetables, he didn’t want to eat demons.

“By the way, who sent the paper bird?”

“Probably Professor Verdus.”

“How do you know Professor Verdus sent it?”

“He came earlier too.”

The friends looked at Lee Han, not understanding. And then, they belatedly realized.

‘Ah, Wodanaz shot it down!’

“I asked a silly question. Everyone, let’s shoot down any paper birds that come.”

“We’re just saying we’ll help you shoot down Professor Verdus’s birds,” one student explained.

Lee Han shook his head. “Actually,” he said, “it wasn’t me who shot it down. It was His Highness. He did it in his sleep earlier.”

Jo-woorin was startled.

When did Jo-woorin do that!

“He shot it down in his sleep earlier.”

Guinan was impressed by that logic. As expected of a senior, his logic was extraordinary.

“You can shoot down Professor Verdus’s paper birds as you please, Your Highness.”

“That’s right! You did a great job!”

Jo-woorin tilted his head, confused by the students’ support.

Just what is Professor Verdus…!?

Meanwhile, Lee Han approached the window and asked the demons.

The demons, who were tired from working for a very demanding professor, were touched and said:

-Which family of wizards are you, who treat us with such mercy? Tell us your family. We wish to repay your kindness in the future.

“…It’s not a good deed worthy of revealing my family. Just give me a paper bird.”

Just then, another paper bird flew over. Lee Han was finally able to check the contents.

-Help me!

‘I figured.’

Lee Han wasn’t greatly surprised by Professor Verdus’s request for help.

Professor Paselret was furious and offered a reward, so…

‘Now that I’ve confirmed, I should return the artifact.’

Having received teachings from the Yacha King, there was no reason to hold onto the Star Guide any longer.

And even if Professor Verdus was annoying…

‘I can’t just leave him hanging upside down and about to be burned. No, I can’t. Am I tired because of the Black Book?’

Lee Han thought he was better than Professor Verdus. He believed he could be good even when surrounded by bad examples, like a bright flower growing in mud.

-Enemies have entered the Holy Engraving Hall! You must come quickly!

This was a bit surprising.

Since the basement had been attacked by mysterious, righteous wizards, Professor Verdus would have naturally strengthened the Holy Engraving Hall’s defenses to the highest level.

But enemies had broken through that.

‘How? Or perhaps Professor Begreck has stepped up again?’

If Professor Volardi had taken on the request again, Lee Han would have been impressed.

Combat wizards had to be that tenacious!

But the culprit wasn’t Professor Volardi.

-The Buyeo School students have betrayed me! Don’t trust anyone!

Lee Han was speechless at the words that he had been betrayed by his own students.

‘Wait. Then has Senior Yukveltire also betrayed him?’

Yukveltire was still Professor Verdus’s top student, so he might have at least remained neutral…

‘Hmm. That’s unlikely.’

Lee Han shook his head, recalling Yukveltire’s recent behavior.

He was probably leading the Buyeo School students at the very front right now.

Lee Han firmly resolved that he would have to be even more careful when dealing with Yukveltire in the future.

Lee Han finished his meal and set off with Jo-woorin.

Ehandurde had no choice but to accompany them because Jo-woorin was clinging to him.

Professor Bendozol had no choice but to accompany them because he was clinging to Lee Han.

The demons that the professor brought were naturally forced to accompany them…

‘Hmm. It seems like there are too many people who are forced to accompany us.’

But it couldn’t be helped.

Since he was going with Jo-woorin, it would be dangerous if there weren’t enough escorts.

-Which family of wizards is that merciful wizard from?

“You mean him? He’s from the Wodanaz family.”

Lee Han was too busy thinking about other things to notice the strange conversation between the demons and Professor Bendozol behind him.

‘If the Buyeo Magic School seniors have betrayed him, how do I get in?’

Originally, he could just enter the Holy Engraving Hall and meet Professor Verdus, but the situation was different now that the Buyeo Magic School seniors had betrayed him.

Eyes of surveillance would be gleaming from outside the magic tower to the inside. If he did anything suspicious, even if he was a junior, an attack would immediately come flying.

“Halt!”

“I need to go in for a moment. I was conducting magic research with Anpagon this time, and the results are inside…”

“No one can enter the Holy Engraving Hall right now. Until we capture Professor Verdus, no variables are allowed to enter.”

“Indeed. If that’s the reason, then it can’t be helped. I hope you capture him.”

“Thanks for the support.”

Lee Han tried to focus his mind on the conversation going on in front of him.

Jo-woorin, who was next to him, stared in wonder.

Even though there were important items inside, he didn’t get angry once and understood and turned back.

Einroguard students are truly rational!

“That’s not it, but…”

Leaving aside the other school students who understood just by hearing that they were capturing Professor Verdus, Lee Han looked around.

The Buyeo Magic School seniors were blocking access to the tower itself in preparation for Professor Verdus’s possible counterattack.

They had managed to trap Professor Verdus inside with a surprise attack, but if they gave him even a small opening, Professor Verdus’s creations inside the tower could be activated.

If that happened, the situation would immediately be reversed. Professor Verdus’s students knew very well what would happen if they gave their powerful teacher a chance to use magic.

‘This is hopeless. Breaking through with force is also…’

Professor Volardi wasn’t here, and Jo-woorin and Ehandurde were next to him, so he wanted to avoid breaking through with force.

If he were to break through with force, he would have to send the two back and put Professor Bendozol at the front…

“Wodanaz junior?”

Lee Han flinched at the call of the Buyeo Magic School students who recognized him.

“What brings you here?”

“Uh… well… I left something inside.”

“Okay. Go in.”

Lee Han was flustered by the seniors’ response.

So easily??

‘Is it because I’m a member of the Buyeo Magic School?’

While he was flustered, Salco walked over from the back of the road.

Salco, surprised by the seniors blocking access to the tower, carefully asked.

“Can I go inside?”

“No. No one can enter the Holy Engraving Hall right now.”

“Even if you’re a senior, you can’t just do this…!”

“Until we capture Professor Verdus, no variables are allowed to enter.”

“Ah. Indeed. I’ll support you.”

Salco politely supported his senior and returned.

However, Lee Han became even more confused by the sight of his friend, who was also a member of the Buyeo Magic School, being rejected.

“Um. Senior.”

“What are you doing, not going in?”

“There’s something I don’t understand. Why am I allowed in, but Salco isn’t?”

“The Tutanta family junior came late. He might have been bought off by the professor.”

“…I came late too?”

At Lee Han’s question, the Buyeo Magic School seniors burst into laughter at the same time.

And then they said.

“You? Wodanaz junior? The one who hates Professor Verdus the most? You should know why you’re allowed in!”

The Buyeo Magic School wasn’t a close-knit school that helped each other, but it was a school that thoroughly shared the professor’s misdeeds.

That way, they could prepare for the professor’s misdeeds later on, right?

The Wodanaz family junior had been harassed by Professor Verdus since his first year’s vacation.

The professor had even personally gone to him and made him work.

If the Buyeo Magic School students had been treated like that, they might have even complained to people outside the school who could cause trouble for the professor.

“What are you doing? Not going in.”

“Ah… yes… thank you. Um, there’s a group behind me…”

“Is that… are those people here to help capture Professor Verdus?”

“Oh, no,” Lee Han said quickly. “They’re just… coming with me. This is His Highness, Jo-woorin.”

The senior’s eyes widened. “A dragon! Wow! Hey, maybe you can convince him to help us catch Professor Verdus! Dragons are super strong, right?”

Jo-woorin thumped his chest as if to leave it to him. Lee Han whispered to Jo-woorin.

“Your Highness, we’re not going to capture Professor Verdus. You know that, right?”

I know. But Lee Han, I don’t know why you’re trying to help Professor Verdus.

“…Your Highness, wasn’t Professor Verdus’s underground workshop the place where you borrowed the items last time?”

But as far as Jo-woorin knew, Professor Verdus had harassed Lee Han so much that it was difficult to repay him with that. Shouldn’t he be squeezed even more?

Huh?

Is that so?

Lee Han was momentarily shaken by Jo-woorin’s words.

Then, the demon who was following behind carefully advised.

-Um, Wizard of the Woda… family. If I may dare to speak, wouldn’t it be better to generously show mercy as you initially intended?

The demons were quite worried that a rare merciful wizard (even surprisingly from the Wodanaz family) would be corrupted by an evil dragon.