Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 793

Lee Han suppressed his murderous intent as much as possible and asked with restraint.

“What do you mean by that?”

“?”

Professor Voladi was puzzled by his clever disciple’s question.

There was nothing particularly difficult to understand about the words, “I’m concerned that he seems to be overexerting himself.”

“Did the insane duplicate damage your ears?”

“…No, no. My ears are fine. So you’re worried because Eandurde seems to be overexerting himself?”

“That’s right.”

“Huh. Isn’t it Einroguard’s way to push students even when they overexert themselves a little?”

Lee Han had almost said “Professor Voladi’s way,” but held himself back because it would have revealed his true feelings too clearly.

Professor Voladi thought for a moment, then briefly shook his head and answered.

“That is Einroguard’s way, not mine.”

“…By any chance, is your way to adjust things carefully so students don’t overexert themselves?”

“That’s right.”

The professor looked at Lee Han with faint pride, as if impressed by the insight befitting a first disciple.

I was being sarcastic…

Lee Han resolved never to use irony with Professor Voladi again.

Still, I can’t believe it. They say even a butcher can become a Buddha if he puts down his knife, but can Professor Voladi really change?

Certainly, the special circumstance of the number of students increasing by one hundred percent could shake most professors.

He had thought Professor Voladi would not be included in “most professors”…

But one never knew with people. Perhaps ★ 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ★ the one-hundred-percent increase in students had melted Professor Voladi’s frozen heart.

I shouldn’t think this way, but it really feels unfair.

Lee Han struggled to abandon his wicked thoughts as he watched Eandurde groaning.

Hadn’t he lamented with his friends in his first year, “Why do upperclassmen try to torment underclassmen? What truly wicked people they are”?

Lee Han himself should not become that kind of upperclassman. He should be happy if his junior’s educational circumstances improved.

But the sense of injustice would not disappear so easily.

Professor Voladi could have had that thought when getting a first disciple…

“Oh, right. Did the other students come too?”

“Yes.”

“Really? I don’t see them. Ah, did they leave early after the lecture ended?”

“They ran away.”

“…”

Then wasn’t that the same as not coming at all?

Lee Han was about to say so, but gave up. It would only make his mouth hurt for nothing.

So there are two in total. No upperclassman would suddenly lose sanity and come listen to this.

Calculating how many disciples Professor Voladi’s line had was easy. He only needed to fold two fingers.

“Still, this is surprising. I never thought Eandurde would attend this lecture.”

Meanwhile, Eandurde, who had fallen backward once again, wiped the nosebleed with a sleeve and answered.

“I heard you were taking it, Senior.”

“Ah, really?”

Lee Han felt a little sorry.

Then he grew suspicious.

“Wait. From whom?”

Eandurde looked at Professor Voladi. Professor Voladi nodded.

Lee Han was shocked.

What kind of ridiculous scam is this…!

Put that way, what lecture during class hours was Lee Han not taking?

Using the fact that Lee Han attended every school to nail an innocent first-year to a lecture. This was despicable even by ordinary standards.

“…Eandurde. I take many other lectures too. Did you look into those?”

Eandurde nodded up and down as if already aware, then answered.

“Isn’t it Professor Yonair?”

Eandurde had entered the transformation magic school and quickly chosen it after hearing that Lee Han was learning there.

Lee Han spoke with a complicated expression.

“Professor Garcia, Professor Mortum, Professor Milei, Professor Kraer, Professor Lagrindes, Professor Verdus… no, forget that last one. Anyway, did you try visiting the professors I just mentioned?”

“?????”

Faced with too many professor names, Eandurde could not understand and tilted his head.

Surely the senior could not be taking all of those professors’ lectures, so why ask such a question?

*****

“Reduce your mana a little more. Yes. Good.”

Unable to overcome his guilty conscience, Lee Han stepped forward to help Eandurde train.

When the orb drew a circle instead of charging at him, Eandurde was delighted.

“It’s moving well!”

“No. I just stopped it with telekinesis. Try again. You need to draw the curve more smoothly.”

“How?”

“Um. So… concentrate and draw a line like this, whoosh?”

“…”

“…”

Eandurde and Professor Voladi stared intently at Lee Han.

Fortunately, neither of them said anything. Lee Han felt ashamed and spoke.

“…Sorry. That wasn’t very helpful advice.”

“It’s fine.”

Rather, Eandurde comforted Lee Han as if it truly was fine. Professor Voladi added a word as well.

“Talented mages are usually poor at explaining.”

“You explain well, Professor.”

“???”

At Eandurde’s words, Lee Han’s eyes widened.

His junior had learned that level of flattery in less than one semester after enrollment.

After a full year, Eandurde could serve as an imperial ambassador!

Perhaps moved by the junior’s flattery, Professor Voladi smiled faintly and answered.

“Thank you.”

Since he felt he might faint from anger if he kept watching, Lee Han quickly ended the conversation.

“Eandurde. That’s enough for today. Training magic is good, but if you get too absorbed, you’ll suffer mana exhaustion or backlash.”

“But I heard you kept going, Senior.”

“…”

Lee Han wondered whether he should send a petition to the Skull Principal.

Isn’t this using me to induce Eandurde into training until ruin?

If so, Professor Voladi could be called the second most wicked professor in Einroguard.

No. Professor Voladi wouldn’t use such cunning and complicated schemes. Even if the number of disciples increased by one hundred percent, surely Professor Voladi wouldn’t change that much.

“I have a lot of mana. That’s why.”

“And I’m more talented than you.”

“Professor. Please be quiet.”

Lee Han wished Professor Voladi would simply shut his mouth. Eandurde wore a disappointed, tearful expression.

Calling that comfort now…!

“Talent is quite abstract, so don’t worry about it too much. You never know which part of which magic you might shine in.”

“But Senior, you’re taking every school…”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about. What I want to say is that you’re doing well enough right now, Eandurde. Professor Voladi agrees too. Right?”

Professor Voladi nodded.

Indeed, Eandurde was doing well enough right now. There was no need to push further.

“Right. So let’s go back and rest for today. Are you eating properly?”

“I’m eating well!”

“Oh. Really? Is that because you’re from Black Turtle Tower?”

Black Turtle Tower had new students who adapted faster compared to the other towers.

“I’m taking food from enemies in other towers.”

“…Take this with you. And share some with friends from other towers too, if you can.”

Lee Han handed Eandurde a bundle of food supplies and sent Eandurde away, then let out a sigh.

It seemed Lee Han’s first-year juniors were enduring a somewhat harsher environment.

“Professor. Why do you keep telling Eandurde about me…?”

Once Eandurde disappeared, Lee Han could no longer hold back and confronted the professor. This was something he absolutely could not let slide.

“Eandurde asked questions.”

“Ah.”

Lee Han understood immediately.

Come to think of it, rather than Professor Voladi bringing Lee Han up first, Eandurde might have been the one asking questions nonstop.

Why didn’t I think of that possibility?

He had only imagined Professor Voladi subtly leaking information about Lee Han to push Eandurde forward. He had not considered anything else.

Even Lee Han found that strange.

“Is your body all right?”

“Yes. I’m fine. The lectures have become more difficult, but they haven’t gone fully serious yet…”

To think Professor Voladi became this kind after gaining one hundred percent more disciples. If the increase were two hundred percent, Professor Voladi might even cook meals personally.

“I’m not talking about the lectures. I mean the insane duplicate. You seemed to be having trouble hearing earlier.”

“Ah. That’s not it. And about the insane duplicate…”

Lee Han, who had been talking, suddenly remembered and immediately tattled on Antagondals.

Though they had been fellow inmates in the insane duplicate’s prison, now that their paths had diverged, there was no need to maintain loyalty.

I have to survive too.

“I see.”

Professor Voladi listened to Lee Han’s report with a serious expression.

A magical criminal who had become the insane duplicate’s slave was desperately approaching.

“This is dangerous. You had better not wander around carelessly.”

“I’m keeping that in mind too.”

Lee Han had no intention of going anywhere far from the Einroguard territory or the main building.

If he went out there one more time, he might truly never return.

“Stronger magic is…”

“!”

At Professor Voladi’s words, Lee Han thought inwardly, Oh no.

Come to think of it, he had been so focused on defeating Antagondals that he had failed to anticipate this.

The arrow could come back to Lee Han himself.

“…something you should refrain from training for a while. You pushed yourself too hard even with the magic you just completed.”

“!!!”

Lee Han was genuinely shocked by those unexpected words.

Eandurde… amazing!

Who knew the effect of gaining a new disciple would be this tremendous?

Unaware of the rude thoughts Lee Han was having, Professor Voladi calmly continued.

“Prioritize refining your existing magic.”

The <Wardanaz’s Telekinetic Force> Lee Han had just completed was originally magic that would be difficult to master.

It was magic barely completed under the death threats of an insane archmage.

He was lucky it had worked out, but otherwise the mage could have gone insane or accidentally attacked himself.

For Professor Voladi, who always provided precisely controllable dangers in safe situations, that was an unacceptable method.

From the perspective of a talented disciple, having tasted success once, Lee Han might want to challenge himself again using the same method…

That cannot happen.

Professor Voladi intended to restrain him strictly.

A mage had to control magic personally, not burn to death from that magic.

“Tsk. If you say so, Professor, I have no choice.”

Lee Han put on a fake disappointed act.

If it was only refining what he had learned so far, then Professor Voladi’s lectures would fall into the category of relatively comfortable and happy lectures.

…No. Come to think of it, they won’t be comfortable or happy.

Thinking again, everything he had learned so far was highly difficult, so it probably would not be comfortable or happy at all.

Just completing and refining what he had learned would be quite difficult and arduous…

Still, it was far easier than risking his life to overcome new difficulties every time.

In his heart, Lee Han felt grateful to Eandurde.

Thank you, Junior.

“Then I’ll continue practicing what I’ve learned.”

“Right.”

Lee Han, who had been preparing to slowly finish his magic training, suddenly remembered something and opened his mouth.

“But Professor. You’ll be preparing Eandurde’s next lecture yourself, won’t you?”

Professor Voladi nodded.

Unlike other professors who had many disciples to order around, Professor Voladi was a true professor who always prepared lectures personally.

Wait. Then…

Lee Han recalled Professor Voladi attacking him with flying orbs.

It had not appeared today because Eandurde was only practicing the basics of rotating orbs, but it would not be strange if that started at any time.

“…I’d like to help you too, Professor.”

“!”

Seeing Lee Han volunteer himself, Professor Voladi realized anew that this disciple was also very interested in teaching.

What the Skull Principal had said before was definitely right.