Surviving As A Mage In A Magic Academy [EN]: Chapter 965

“What’s wrong?!”

“The Stonemason Club’s request has been cancelled…”

“Hey, it’s not so bad, right?”

The senior students, looking a bit worried, tried to comfort Lee Han.

It wasn’t just empty words. The Stonemason Club really didn’t care much about the cancelled request.

If it were the Magician Card Collecting Club, they’d be crying like the world was ending and trying to burn down the Einroguard main building if a trip was cancelled. But the Stonemason Club got so many requests that they didn’t even notice when one was cancelled.

“We have tons of other requests anyway, and those guys probably don’t even want to go out,” one senior said.

“…Is that so?”

Lee Han wanted to believe them a little to feel less guilty.

“Really. That… Anpagon, was it?”

“Ah. Senior Anpagon. That’s right.”

Anpagon, from the Buyeo Magic School, was known as the most sociable student in the school.

Lee Han had met him and talked a few times.

“He had to go out on a job last time, but he didn’t want to, so he hid in the Einroguard underground mine. The Death Knights had a hard time finding him.”

Lee Han wasn’t sure what to say. Was it stranger that Anpagon hid, or that there was an underground mine at Einroguard? He reacted a little slowly because he was thinking about this.

“Anyway, don’t worry too much about it, Wodanaz.”

“That’s right, it’s not your fault, is it?”

“…Kuh-huh!”

“Waaah! Welcome back!”

After his work, Lee Han returned to the Einroguard gate with the Kitchen Club students.

The Stonemason Club’s request was cancelled, and since the trip had been quite long, there was no reason to stay any longer.

But surprisingly, he heard students cheering from far away.

‘Do they usually do send-offs and welcomes like this during club outing weeks?’

“Oh. Do they usually do things like this?”

“Heh heh. No. They’re waiting for us to come back because we bring back ingredients,” one student chuckled.

Looking closely, Lee Han could see that the students clearly wanted something.

Falcreus laughed and opened the food sack.

“Alright, take it! This is food that Wodanaz’s younger friend brought!”

“Waaah… Waaah!”

“No, no way, you’re actually going to throw it!”

The students were surprised because the reaction was much more generous than they expected.

The Kitchen Club, which usually threw half a loaf of bread or thinly sliced cheese, was being so generous!

Plenty of freshly baked, warm rolls were thrown, and South Mountain cheese, peaches, apples, and so on were handed out.

“Senior Falcreus! Can we really take this?”

“Haha. Have you only been tricked your whole life? Like I said, Wodanaz’s younger friend brought plenty.”

“Did you use some brainwashing magic on them?”

“What crazy talk… Wait. Wodanaz, did you use it?”

Falcreus, who was about to deny it, turned his head, just in case.

Remembering the scene, he suddenly thought that his junior might have used it.

But Wodanaz wasn’t there. Surprised, he looked around and saw his younger friend walking with Professor Garcia in the distance.

“Heh heh. He’s quite popular.”

When his younger friend waved his arm urgently, Falcreus also smiled and waved his arm.

He’s so polite!

“Ah. Wodanaz, you’re back!”

“Yeah.”

“But what are you doing?”

“Writing a letter of repentance.”

Lee Han used telekinesis to move the quill and write on the paper.

I will not fight the evil god worshippers directly, even if I meet them in the future.

I will not fight the evil god worshippers directly, even if I meet them in the future.

His Blue Dragon Tower friend stared at him with a look of astonishment.

He thought he went out because of the club, but what on earth??

But unlike his friend’s astonishment, Lee Han’s heart was filled with peace and gratitude.

This was a very lenient punishment.

‘Professor Garcia is the best professor in Einroguard, no, the best in the Empire.’

Professor Garcia knew very well that Lee Han’s magical skills were now good enough to easily replicate such a letter of repentance.

The fact that he ended it with a letter of repentance was something to be grateful for.

Lee Han let the quill move on its own and opened a book. He had been out for almost two weeks, so he needed to review the lectures this weekend.

‘>Wand Materials and Magic Amplification>… Hmm. I’ve already made the wand, so I don’t have to worry too much about this, right? Pass. >The Magician’s Life with Plants>… Come to think of it, I finished this last time. Pass. >Advanced Illusion Magic and Theory of Spiritualism> This too…’

But the review process ended faster than he thought.

He had been working so hard before the midterm exams that missing one or two weeks wouldn’t delay him.

‘…Huh?’

Lee Han looked through it again to see if he had missed anything, but nothing had changed. Feeling awkward, Lee Han closed the book.

‘Hmm. I should think about the Stonemason Club’s request.’

Professor Garcia, who had taken Lee Han away and scolded him, said this:

-Never fight the evil god worshippers head-on again!!!!

-Yes!

-And don’t attack the villains under the name of Stedal Nago!!!!

-Yes…

-Oh, right, Lee Han. The Stonemason Club students are looking for Jarun. It’ll be helpful for you too, so look for him together.

‘Isn’t his emotional change too extreme?’

Repentance was repentance, and Professor Garcia didn’t hesitate to pass on the information that the student needed.

The students belonging to the Stonemason Club were mostly busy with their own requests.

That’s why, even if a job was cancelled like this time, the students would just say, ‘Really? I guess so.’

But now, the Stonemason Club students were unusually united and looking for one person.

A senior Lee Han knew well, Jarun of the Steel Shoe family!

This dwarf senior from the Transformation Magic School had a narrow circle of friends and loved gold.

He loved gold so much that even when it was time for him to go to a lecture, he would lock himself in his underground workshop and focus on mining.

Because of that, he was caught by the professor and dragged to the punishment room.

-Why are you all looking for Senior Jarun? And how is it helpful to me… Is it a magic story? I still have Transformation Magic to learn, so I don’t think I need to learn more.

-Lee Han. Stop thinking about everything in terms of magic. You’ll hurt yourself.

‘No!’

Lee Han felt wronged.

He was just talking about the possibility of magic because it was more likely when he logically thought about the conversation, but they were talking about him like he was a magic fanatic.

-Jarun is also a member of the Stonemason Club.

-Really… Huh? I’ve never heard of him?!

-Not all club members are actively involved. Anyway, Jarun had only put his name on the list and was working separately, but he submitted this application.

Application: Steel Shoe Family, Jarun. The above student is writing this application for the following reasons: Need for mining artifacts for Orichalcum mining. If Orichalcum is mined with the support of Einroguard, the name will be left in honorable dedication for the dwarves (paying in gold coins is realistically impossible). It’s okay to invite an external magician, but they must follow my instructions (if they don’t follow, they will be kicked out immediately).

‘Did Gainando write this?’

Lee Han was shocked.

It was one thing to ask Einroguard to lend him a mining artifact because he was going to mine Orichalcum, but trying to pay for the cost with the honor of leaving his name was absurd.

Even Gainando wouldn’t write such a greedy application…!

Besides, the idea of inviting an external magician and using them as power was just as absurd.

What magician would come all the way from outside to Einroguard and accept such an offer?

Lee Han thought that the magician who received such a rude offer was likely to be holding a knife in his heart.

After attacking Jarun from behind, he would take all the Orichalcum…

-Wait. Professor. Then does that mean Senior Jarun found an Orichalcum vein?

-It’s probably very likely. That’s why the Stonemason Club students are looking for him.

Lee Han was surprised.

Even though Einroguard had monsters in the underground, ancient archmages in the mountains, and dragons in the dormitories, he never thought that an Orichalcum vein would come out of the mine.

-I haven’t heard of it… Ah. I was out, so the news is late.

-Hmm…

Professor Garcia looked unsure. After hesitating, the professor finally spoke.

-Even if you hadn’t gone out, I don’t think everyone would have told you…

-…Actually, not all the Stonemason Club students know about it. Everyone is trying to hide the news.

The Einroguard students were all cold-hearted.

If Senior Jarun found an Orichalcum vein, they should quietly follow him and share it. If it becomes widely known, their share will only decrease.

-Anyway, don’t regret it later and look for Jarun if you have any thoughts.

-Thank you. Professor. But how did you know about this?

-…That’s a secret. Haha. Haha.

Professor Garcia didn’t answer and smiled awkwardly.

‘Thinking about it again, it’s a bit strange.’

Lee Han felt a little doubtful after thinking about it.

Even if Professor Garcia was an excellent magician, it was a bit strange that he knew so much about the things between the students.

But such doubts didn’t last long. What was important now was the Stonemason Club’s request.

He didn’t know if he could call this a request…

‘If Salco was here, I would have asked him to join me. He’s in the punishment room, so it’s impossible. Should I contact Senior Anpagon?’

“Huff, huff. Lee Han. You’re back?!”

The door to the lounge opened, and Gainando rushed in, breathing heavily.

“Yeah. How have you been?”

“Hoo, hoo. Actually, I went out too!”

“What? Really?”

Lee Han was surprised because he really didn’t expect it. Gainando shouted with a triumphant face.

“Listen! You won’t believe it. I was waiting to catch the guys who were stealing and selling magician cards? But suddenly, there was an explosion in the building next door…”

“Wait. Sorry, Gainando. I have something to do right now. I’ll listen to the story next time.”

“This is a really amazing story! You’ll regret it if you hear it later?! Lee Han! You’ll really regret it!”

Gainando grumbled at the back of his friend who was leaving.

He was going to tell him the story of a newly appeared, terrifying magician who was attacking all over Granden City…!

“Senior Anpagon. Are you there?”

Lee Han, who visited Professor Verdus’s Magic Tower, the Sacred Hall, quickly turned around when he saw a familiar senior next to him.

‘Hmm. I should look for him alone. Come to think of it, I don’t really need Orichalcum.’

Those high-end reagents were needed when he was a senior, but even if Lee Han, who was still a sophomore, had them, they might not be very useful.

“Why are you turning around?”

The familiar senior next to him, Yukbeltire, tilted his head.

He didn’t understand why his younger friend was trying to leave when Anpagon was clearly here.

“Actually, I came to look for another senior. I’m going back because he’s not here.”

“Who’s the other senior?”

Lee Han paused for a moment.

He realized he didn’t know many seniors in the Sacred Hall.

The only other person was the person in front of him, and if he chose that, he’d be getting things in the wrong order…

‘I definitely don’t want to work with this person.’

His ability was certain, but he didn’t want to move with Senior (Little) Verdus.

He had to help with research during the vacation anyway, so even during the semester…

“It’s someone the senior doesn’t know.”

“Is that so? I see. By the way, I have a proposal for you, Wodanaz’s younger friend.”

Lee Han suddenly felt uneasy.

Could it be?

“Do you happen to know Jarun of the Steel Shoe family?”