Surviving As A Mage In A Magic Academy [EN]: Chapter 890

Saratan’s voice grew even more urgent. He couldn’t believe he was being called a criminal just for showing off his power a little.

“-That wasn’t what I meant, wizard! Please, believe me!”

“Believe you.”

“-Yes!”

“The one who tried to kill me and escape as soon as we met, you mean.”

“-……”

Saratan wanted to argue, ‘When strong beings meet in different dimensions, a big fight is normal, so why are you still being petty?’

However, Saratan was learning to be more polite. Being attacked by the wizard had taught him a few things!

“-It’s a misunderstanding!!”

“Wodanaz, it’s that spirit! We must subdue that spirit!”

“That arrogant and ungrateful brat! Wodanaz didn’t rule with force for nothing! We were worried about you, and this is how you repay us?!”

The friends from each tower glared, their faces red with anger, pointing at Lee Han’s staff and shouting. They looked ready to snatch the staff and burn Saratan themselves if Lee Han wasn’t there.

“Everyone, calm down for now.”

“Wodanaz, don’t trust that spirit! He’ll betray you again!”

“No. I just meant calm down because to safely subdue the spirit inside the staff, we need to go to a place without people, cast shock-absorbing magic, and then do it.”

“……”

The students couldn’t help but admire Wodanaz, who had already finished planning how to subdue the spirit before they could even persuade him. Truly, he was as brilliant as the top student of the year.

“-No! No, wizard! I’m sealed, so if I’m destroyed, I’ll be…!”

“Then you shouldn’t have stabbed me in the back, should you?”

“-I didn’t!! Stop it!!”

“???”

When Jo Ulin screamed, the students were all startled and looked at her.

“Your Highness, what’s wrong?”

“Ah. It must be hard for her to see the spirit being tormented. Don’t worry. Wodanaz will destroy him well out of sight.”

That’s not it… that’s not it… that was… that was done by Jo Ulin…!

“!!!”

Unable to bear the guilt, Jo Ulin finally told the truth.

The students still didn’t understand, so they asked again.

“Your Highness did it? Are you perhaps doing this to protect the spirit?”

“You’re too kind! Why is Gainando so different?”

“-Hey, you wizard bastards! I told you I didn’t do it!!”

Saratan screamed from inside the staff. Lee Han frowned as if he was annoyed.

“Your Highness, please tell us what happened. And don’t worry. No matter what you did, the students here won’t get angry.”

Lee Han comforted Jo Ulin as tears welled up in her eyes. The students nodded in agreement.

“That’s right, Your Highness. Accidents like this are commonplace in Einroguard anyway.”

“Why don’t we just say the spirit did it? We’re okay with that.”

Everyone… everyone is so kind!

“Cough.”

Jo Ulin burst into tears and tried to hug the students. If Lee Han hadn’t put up a telekinetic cushion in time, some of the students might have had their ribs broken.

The truth is… this is what happened…

After crying for a while, Jo Ulin calmed down and explained the situation. As she did, she watched Lee Han’s face, worried that he might get angry.

“This is… Professor Bendozol’s fault.”

“That’s right. It’s also the spirit’s fault.”

“In a way, it’s also the fault of the headmaster who created this magic school. Anyway, it’s not Your Highness’s fault at all.”

Lee Han and his friends quickly diverted the blame to comfort Jo Ulin.

Jo Ulin shook her head.

Ah, no. It’s not Professor Bendozol’s fault, nor the spirit’s, nor Gonadalte’s… It’s Jo Ulin’s…

“-Wizard! I’m telling you it’s not my fault! Can’t you hear me??”

Saratan protested, but Lee Han quietly poured in magic power. Understanding the warning, Saratan immediately shut his mouth.

“Honestly, Professor Bendozol is responsible. Isn’t that what a professor’s position is all about? Isn’t that right, Professor?”

Lee Han called out to Professor Voladi as if asking for help.

Professor Voladi readily answered.

“A professor’s position is one that must take responsibility. It is Professor Bendozol’s responsibility.”

“See!”

‘Is that so?’

Jo Ulin, who had been blaming herself, was slightly tempted when even Professor Voladi said that. When you’re young, you’re always tempted when people tell you it’s not your fault.

“…What are you all doing here?”

Professor Willow, who arrived late after hearing the Mandragora’s screams, was bewildered by the sight of the students surrounding and comforting a large dragon.

“It’s Professor Bendozol’s fault.”

Professor Willow gave a firm conclusion after hearing the explanation.

If the professor had gone with them, he should have stopped them or at least cleaned up the mess. What is this all about?

“Look, Your Highness. Professor Willow is saying the same thing.”

R, really, maybe that’s it.

“I don’t want to tell the headmaster what to do, but I think someone like Professor Bendozol should be in the detention room longer… Is it really a good idea to make someone a professor just because they’re an excellent wizard?”

Professor Willow spoke in a wise voice filled with experience.

Lee Han was tempted and asked.

“Why did Professor Bendozol go to the detention room?”

“He set fire to the headmaster’s ranch before… Wait. I need to soothe the Mandragora first.”

Lee Han was inwardly disappointed, but Professor Willow focused on the urgent matter first.

After breaking the seal and entering the greenhouse, he calmed the overgrown Mandragora and checked the plants that had been damaged by the screams…

It was hard to believe that he was the same professor who usually moved so slowly. Professor Willow, who had finished the work like a storm, walked out with a sigh of relief.

“Fortunately, there are no major problems. By the way, Your Highness, you managed to breathe inside the greenhouse. It’s dangerous, even if Professor Bendozol recommended it.”

Huh?

Jo Ulin was flustered. The explanation seemed to have been slightly distorted after going through several mouths. Breathing was Jo Ulin’s choice, so why did they think Professor Bendozol recommended it?

That was Jo Ulin’s…

“Indeed. Professor Bendozol is truly wicked.”

?!

Jo Ulin was even more flustered when Lee Han intervened and drove the nail in. When she looked at him in surprise, Lee Han nodded slightly.

‘Let’s just say Professor Bendozol did it.’

Jo Ulin shuddered.

Is this the art of survival for Einroguard wizards?!

“I’ve put the Mandragora to sleep, so leave it as it is and harvest it when it calms down to some extent. That should be enough.”

“Will there be any problems?”

Lee Han wanted to check the Mandragora’s condition as it was also related to his grades.

Professor Willow was lost in thought for a moment. Lee Han was also nervous at the sight.

‘Is there a problem?’

“Too…”

Jo Ulin also seemed nervous, making a clattering sound.

“…well grown, that’s all?”

“Haha, Professor! You startled me!”

Professor Willow smiled kindly at his student’s exclamation.

“What problem could there be if it’s well grown?”

Lee Han’s Mandragora had grown rapidly, but there were no problems with its composition. It was thanks to being grown with only pure solar power, not other elixirs or panaceas.

A smile spread across Lee Han’s face at the praise. Jo Ulin’s wings also fluttered.

Hee hee.

“Hmm. Now that I think about it, you won’t have anything to do until the final exam, little one. It’s all grown at this point.”

Since they check the growth of the Mandragora during the midterm exam and harvest it during the final exam, it was as good as over.

Lee Han said in a pretentious tone.

“I will take care of the greenhouse and help my friends.”

There was no point in being arrogant here, as it would only lead to a more difficult final exam assignment. Lee Han was always humble.

However, there was one thing Lee Han was mistaken about.

Even if he wasn’t arrogant, a more difficult assignment would come out anyway!

“That would be fine, but you’d be too bored, wouldn’t you? Hmm. That’s perfect. Let’s submit this to the Imperial Horticulturalist Club.”

Lee Han’s expression hardened at the premonition that an assignment he didn’t need to do would be added.

Jo Ulin’s wings, who had noticed it, also stopped fluttering.

“Is… is it very difficult to submit to the club?”

“Growing plants isn’t difficult, so submitting them isn’t very difficult either. Anyway, I was thinking of having the students use the harvested Mandragora themselves, or sell the remaining amount themselves… Trying it out first wouldn’t be bad.”

As explained before, an excellent wizard had to be able to gather excellent materials excellently. And Professor Willow was a particularly outstanding expert when it came to plants. You could tell just by the fact that he was a member of the Imperial Horticulturalist Club.

The name of the club was simple, but it was a place where only the most prestigious botanists of the empire gathered.

Originally, the Mandragora grown by the students couldn’t even be submitted to the club’s auction, but the Mandragora grown by Wodanaz was definitely special.

If it was a plant grown to this extent, the members would acknowledge the submission and pay money without hesitation.

“Pay money?”

“It’s an auction between members. It would be nice if other students could submit their Mandragoras as well, but I don’t think it would be possible.”

“Pay money!”

“…Little one, did you mishear the Mandragora’s scream?”

“Ah. I’m sorry. I was thinking about something for a moment. I didn’t know that submitting to the Horticulturalist Club meant putting it up for auction.”

“Of course, records will also be left in the club’s library. Records of plants are kept very thoroughly. But at the same time, all the members of the Horticulturalist Club are very greedy for plants… Ah. If you want to try using it yourself, you can just submit the record and not put it up for auction.”

“No. There are traditions and rules in the club. It wouldn’t look good for an outsider to ignore them. Wouldn’t that affect your reputation, Professor?”

“You’re saying such admirable things!”

Professor Willow laughed heartily, as if he was impressed by his student who even considered his reputation.

As the professor turned around, Jo Ulin said anxiously.

L, Lee Han. Is it because of Jo Ulin that you have to work extra when you’re already busy?

“Your Highness.”

Lee Han said in a serious voice without a hint of a smile. A strong energy flashed in his eyes.

“I sincerely thank you. Thanks to you, I’ll be able to make a fortune.”

Jo Ulin was about to say, ‘You’re not lying to comfort me, are you?’ but was overwhelmed.

That could never be a lie.

T, th, that’s right. That’s good… Jo Ulin is also happy…

“Hehe.”

‘Why can’t Lee Han let go of his greed for gold even though he’s so busy? He’s going to live in Einroguard anyway, so he won’t have much use for it.’

Jo Ulin, thinking the same questions that the other tower friends had, followed Lee Han, waddling along.

“Ah. I almost forgot to say something.”

Professor Willow, who had entered the greenhouse, poked his head out again.

“What’s wrong, Professor?”

“You’ve become very close to the spirit. Unlike how awkward you were last time. It’s good to see. I’ve been thinking about it for a while, but you definitely have the ability to become close to spirits!”

“Haha. Thank you, Professor.”

-……

Saratan was so dumbfounded that he was speechless. He couldn’t believe that he was in such an absurd hell.

‘These crazy wizard bastards!’