Surviving As A Mage In A Magic Academy [EN]: Chapter 922

“What?!”

Bartrec jolted awake, blinking in confusion. His friend, Wodannaz, had shot straight up from his sleeping bag like a bolt of lightning.

He moved like an arrow, fast and without warning. Bartrec knew Wodannaz was quick. Being from a wizarding family, Wodannaz was always surprisingly good at fighting, even better than some of the older students. But this was different. This was speed that even trained fighters would envy, as if he could channel magic through his entire body in one smooth burst.

“Everyone, wake up!” Lee Han’s voice echoed through the room. He was shouting at his friends and the older students who were slumped everywhere, exhausted from the exam.

Now was not the time to be sprawled out on blankets or sleeping bags because they were tired.

However, the students of the Healing Magic School were already lying down with the determination not to wake up no matter what.

They wouldn’t wake up even if Einroguard was destroyed before the set time!

Angalo, who wasn’t quite at that level yet, struggled to get up from the other side and asked,

“What is it! What’s wrong!”

“Can’t you tell we have a guest, Angalo!”

“Who is it?”

Only then did Lee Han realize that his friends weren’t familiar with the Skull Headmaster’s human form.

Ordinary students didn’t have many opportunities to meet the Skull Headmaster in human form.

At most once or twice, and the mad doppelganger had a different outfit and atmosphere…

“This person is… uh… my teacher. How should I introduce you?”

“Enough talk. Don’t bother with these common students.”

Angalo cursed inwardly.

He didn’t curse outwardly because he was too tired to do so right now.

Because he was placed in a different area from his friends (specifically, Lee Han), he didn’t receive any help throughout the exam. He felt like he would collapse as soon as he closed his eyes.

‘I’ll… get you later…’

Thinking that, Angalo fell into a deep sleep. Lee Han stared in disbelief.

‘Why is that guy sleeping mid-sentence?’

“Um. What brings you here?”

Lee Han focused on the matter more important than his fallen friend.

It was very unusual for the mad doppelganger to visit in person. Especially since he had promised not to come.

‘He’s not going to break his promise just because he reversed once, is he?’

The idea that he would break a promise because his past self and current self were different beings was the kind of excuse Gainan would make. Lee Han trusted the mad doppelganger.

“I came to give you teachings as a reward for your contributions.”

“Like how you told me I used triple transformation magic earlier?”

The mad doppelganger sighed lightly at his disciple’s insistence on bringing up a very trivial example.

“That’s just a trick, not a teaching.”

“It was a useful teaching though…”

“Quiet.”

Lee Han shut his mouth.

Even though the mad doppelganger had regained his sanity, he wasn’t sure how much he had recovered.

If he kept provoking him, he might attack his disciple.

“Have you learned to use Yeongrak correctly?”

“I don’t know if it’s correct, but to some extent…”

“Can you see it?”

The mad doppelganger pointed to the ceiling with just his index finger extended.

Ordinary wizards wouldn’t see anything unless they cast a separate spell, but Lee Han could see the soul attached to it.

“Yes.”

“Move it.”

‘I want to rest.’

Lee Han grumbled inwardly and focused.

Then, the soul, like a faint wisp of smoke, drifted slowly upwards as the Headmaster commanded. It wasn’t very difficult since he had already done it once before.

The mad doppelganger stared intently at his disciple without saying anything, then spoke.

“I didn’t say you couldn’t use a wand.”

“Ah. Do I have to move it with magic? What kind of magic…”

“Never mind. Keep going.”

Moving it with willpower alone was a much higher realm than moving it by casting a separate spell.

The mad doppelganger was quite satisfied with the ability his disciple showed. It was a demonstration enough to overlook the rudeness of cutting off his teacher’s communication at will.

“That’s enough.”

“Not bad at all. You now have at least a little qualification to learn the secrets related to the soul.”

“Can’t I learn it after I have plenty of qualifications?”

The mad doppelganger ignored his disciple’s nonsense.

“The magic of handling souls is…”

“Break time! Break time! Break time!”

Students everywhere shot up like the undead and ran up the stairs.

And that was the same for Lee Han.

“I’m sorry, teacher. I’ll go take the rest of the exam.”

The mad doppelganger stood still without saying anything, then moved his steps up the stairs.

It hadn’t been long since they had taken a break, but the upper floor was already crowded with patients with various symptoms.

-Bark! Bring the potion!

-Yes, yes!

-No, these crazy bastards! Those who ride flying vehicles without helmets should be locked up in the disciplinary room!

-Senior. We’ve used up all the ectoplasm bones! Can we use undead bones instead?

The mad doppelganger lightly raised one hand.

It was an ordinary and slow movement, and no extraordinary qualities could be found.

However, the moment that movement ended, all the diseases of the patients around him gathered in one place.

Pop!

It happened so suddenly and quietly that the people in the room didn’t even realize what had happened for a moment.

“What, what is it? Wizard?”

“My body suddenly feels better…?”

The students in charge of healing were the first to react.

The diseases they had been observing until just now had disappeared in an instant, so they couldn’t help but feel a sense of incongruity.

“It’s gone!”

“How…!”

“It’s disappearing!”

“Didn’t I just say that?”

“No! Not the disease, the junior! You crazy bastard!”

At someone’s shout, the students finally realized that Lee Han was being dragged out.

“Wodannaz! What are you doing!?”

“It’s… complicated. But that’s the Headmaster. Well, a copy of him, anyway,”

Lee Han desperately explained in order to clear up the misunderstanding and receive a proper exam evaluation, while being dragged along, of course.

The students who heard the long and complicated explanation didn’t take it as a shock, but interpreted it as they pleased.

“Junior! Can’t we call you often in the future?”

“He seems much better than the original Headmaster!”

Lee Han lamented as he watched his seniors react like that while their junior was being dragged away.

What good is it to teach magic well in Einroguard?

When humanity is being eradicated!

‘The education of Einroguard must change.’

“Professor! Please don’t misunderstand!”

“I didn’t particularly misunderstand.”

Professor Alcassis, the dark elf, said with his usual tired and exhausted face.

This professor was checking if there was anything wrong with the patients, regardless of whether his disciple was being dragged away or not.

“Oh.”

“If you bring the Headmaster’s doppelganger again during the final exam, I’ll give you full marks again.”

Lee Han, speechless with disbelief, disappeared down the stairs.

“It was a really tough week.”

Lee Han returned to the lounge, put the baby basilisk in his sleeve, and explained what had happened.

The baby basilisk, who had returned to its original nest, was excited and clung on so tightly that the blood wouldn’t circulate.

-That’s right! It must have been really hard. Dealing with ancient evil demons!

“I wasn’t talking about that, I was talking about the teachings I received after that.”

Frankly, it was more tiring to be forced to listen to a long speech from the mad doppelganger about what magic to learn in the future than facing evil beings in ancient times.

-……

The baby basilisk thought that its master’s senses were off, but didn’t say anything.

It didn’t want to be kicked out of its barely returned nest.

-Is His Highness not coming anymore?

When the baby basilisk hissed with a somewhat sad voice, Lee Han smiled.

They bickered so much when he was around, but it seemed like he was lonely now that Jo-woorin had left.

“I’ll visit later anyway, so you don’t have to be too lonely.”

-No. His Highness was going to give me the pie that’s coming out today. I gave him the pie from last time first though…

Lee Han ignored it, pretending not to hear.

‘I should let Ean Durde know too.’

As he went down to the lounge below, he saw a junior looking around. Lee Han called out to him happily.

“Ean Durde!”

The surprised junior jumped into the air. Then, he looked at Lee Han with a very embarrassed and guilty expression.

‘What is it?’

Lee Han was puzzled when he saw the same expression on his junior’s face that his friends from the Blue Dragon Tower made when they were caught stealing snacks from the cupboard.

“Ean Durde. Were you looking for snacks? I would have given them to you if you had asked.”

“…I’m not!”

Ean Durde jumped again.

Ean Durde didn’t have as much of an appetite as the baby basilisk or Jo-woorin.

“Then what is it? Ah. I see.”

“It’s the exam. You failed? I’ll keep it a secret from Yoner…”

Ean Durde shook his head violently again.

He wasn’t an idiot, so he didn’t fail.

“His Highness…?”

“Ah. Jo-woorin has returned.”

Lee Han explained what had happened again.

Ean Durde still seemed confused, perhaps because Jo-woorin had shown a strategy beyond the heavens.

“I understand. Who would have expected it.”

“Um… that’s… I… that…”

Ean Durde wanted to ask, ‘Am I not a suspect in the Dragon Stone incident?’, but he hesitated because he was aware of the situation.

After Jo-woorin and the baby basilisk were kicked out, Ean Durde realized that his deeds had been discovered and hurriedly ran away.

But now, looking at his senior’s reaction, it didn’t seem like he particularly suspected Ean Durde.

…Could it be that I wasn’t caught?

“Didn’t His Highness say anything??”

“Huh? He left in a hurry.”

Ean Durde belatedly realized that Jo-woorin had kept the secret for him.

To show such trust in cold Einroguard.

No, this wasn’t trust.

It was friendship.

Seeing Ean Durde clench his fist, Lee Han nodded as if he understood.

“I know, Ean Durde.”

“That’s…”

“You must have been tricked by His Highness with food like the baby basilisk. I’ll take care of you a little more, so cheer up.”

“…I’m not!”

Ean Durde got angry at his senior for the first time.

It was the first time he thought of Jo-woorin as a friend!

Lee Han was very embarrassed after hearing the explanation from his junior.

“It’s because of you!”

Lee Han whispered softly so that only the baby basilisk could hear. He had ruined his junior’s touching moment because of the baby basilisk.

-It’s unfair…!

The baby basilisk was really upset because it was being cheated out of pie and being scolded for something it didn’t do.

To think it would experience something like this as soon as Jo-woorin left.

“Anyway, it’s good. The two of you are getting along. It’s good to have friends.”

“Friend…”

“Yes. Friend.”

“But I don’t want to prepare His Highness’s meals every meal.”

“…Ah, no. There’s no need to do that. Who on earth said that?”

Lee Han was talking when he realized that his junior was staring at him intently, and he was shocked.

Was it me!?

“I’m doing it for money!”

“I heard it’s small change…”

“What nonsense are you talking about? Absolutely not.”

Lee Han firmly explained, sensing that his junior was having a strange misunderstanding.

Ean Durde was inexperienced, so he was prone to strange misunderstandings.

“If anyone talks nonsense, you have to strongly refute it. Got it?”

“Yes…”

“Okay. Then take out your exam paper.”

Ean Durde’s face stiffened with shock at his senior’s unexpected words.

He had said that he would keep it a secret from Yoner if he failed, but he hadn’t said that he wouldn’t check his grades!