Life of a Magic Academy Mage

Chapter 239

“Why is everyone like this? Could it be that you didn’t have any money?”

One merchant who felt uneasy threw a joke to break the mood.

“Yes…”

“Sorry… It’s a school rule…”

“……”

The White Tiger Tower students hesitantly answered, and the merchants were shocked.

No, what kind of rule is that??

I’ve heard rumors of strict teaching, but this…

“Does that make sense? If you can’t bring money to school… how do you go out?”

‘That’s a very valid point.’

Lee Han nodded.

“It doesn’t matter now, does it?”

“That’s right. So… um…”

As the merchants panicked, one of the White Tiger Tower students commented.

“Couldn’t you pay it back during vacation? In the name of the family…”

-Where do you dare to attempt trauma in the sacred land of Ein Rogard? Have you no honor and no pride? Are you still a wizard?

“……”

The Death Knights next to him mercilessly criticized him.

The white tiger top student, who was suddenly accused of being an unscrupulous person after saying one word incorrectly, shrank.

“Ah… no. Death Knight. We’re fine…”

-No! There is nothing good about raising a student. It is a law that must be taught strictly. Doesn’t it appear in old stories? Prodigal children think that the family fortune is their own and blow it away.

“I don’t think property will go away just by buying some ingredients…”

Merchants murmured, but the Death Knights pretended not to hear them and ignored them.

‘No matter how I look at it, it looks like the headmaster sent it.’

Come to think of it, merchants came in from outside, but there was no way they would easily allow it due to the skeleton headmaster’s personality.

He probably expected this situation and brought it in.

I ordered Death Knights to ban trauma!

“hmm. Can I buy mine first?”

Lee Han opened his mouth as the story seemed to be getting longer.

Merchants were astonished.

“Do you have any money now?”

“yes.”

“How… no… It’s actually natural that there is… but if you do, I’d appreciate it!”

Still, the merchants were pleased with the fact that there was at least one student with money.

“uh? If Wardanaz has money… can’t we borrow it from Wardanaz?”

-Where do you dare to trade money between friends in the sacred land of Einrogard? Aren’t you afraid that your friendship will break? Are you still a wizard?

“Well… I was wrong.”

‘Such an idiot.’

Lee Han clicked his tongue as he looked at the white tiger tower student.

If you’re going to borrow it, you have to do it secretly in a place where you can’t see the Death Knights.

“Why are you standing like that?”

Professor Verdus approached, puzzled as the students stood hesitantly.

“…professor. We have no money. You may have forgotten.”

“I guess so. It’s forbidden to bring silver coins into the school.”

At Professor Verdus’s words, the students were even more suspicious.

Why would someone who knows say this?

Did you just want to see students frustrated and suffering?

If you think about the principal, it might be a pretty plausible hypothesis…

“I work and make it up. So did your ancestors.”

“yes?”

“Go to work. Day. I don’t know?”

“……”

“……”

Merchants and students were all taken aback by the unexpected method.

It wasn’t completely nonsense.

Because wizards were the most advanced manpower in the empire.

It was expensive to call a talented wizard, so he couldn’t even call it money.

Einrogard students, even first-year students, were much better than the idiots on the market…

“Are you really okay?”

“are you okay. do anything.”

“No…”

The students seemed to be moved by the kind Professor Verdus who answered instead, and their words trembled.

Professor Verdus was surprised to see Lee Han.

“Why do you have money?!”

‘That’s right.’

The other students sympathized with Professor Verdus for the first time.

“That’s…”

“Coming to think of it, I’m not really curious. you pay and go Create artifacts quickly. Looking forward to the floating steel shield.”

“Already such an artifact?!”

The merchants next to him were startled, but Lee Han didn’t have the energy to explain.

And…

“I’ll just pay it back with my work.”

“yes? Why is that…?”

Merchants were puzzled.

The Death Knights kindly explained.

– It’s friendship.

– Honorable friendship.

“ah…!”

“Wardanaz…!”

Merchants and other students admired it.

Either that or not, Lee Han did the math.

‘There’s roughly the price of the material…’

If you can make up for it, it’s an unconditional benefit.

Why waste silver coins?

‘Why is this bastard really trying to pay back with work?’

Giselle looked at Lee Han in disbelief.

Of course, it wouldn’t be because of friendship (Giselle wasn’t an idiot like the Death Knights), and it wouldn’t be possible to do that because she was from the Wardanaz family and didn’t want money… What the hell

?

“Can I get a refund if I work more than the material cost?”

“yes?”

“……”

* * *

“What?! Merchants came to school!?”

Gainando was lying on the sofa and jumped up.

“I am not the kind of merchant you think. Guinan Island.”

“that’s right. They only sell reagents needed for magic.”

“But don’t you have at least one snack?”

“I didn’t. ah. They sold the food used to lure the beasts.”

As the day passed, the merchants’ visits became a hot topic.

As it is a very closed environment, it is inevitable that guests from outside will be interested in it.

Of course, after learning the truth, the students quickly became interested.

“There is nothing useful.”

“It would be better to prepare in advance.”

Lee Han advised his friends.

“Soon there will be pre-term assignments for other lectures. It would be better to prepare ingredients that you are likely to use a lot in advance.”

“…!”

That was definitely right.

When the professors gave me assignments to do, they didn’t even kindly give me materials.

“Is that… is that so?”

“Maybe it would be better to go ahead and buy it.”

The students of the Tower of the Blue Dragon, who were persuaded, got up from their seats dressed in their clothes.

And went to the merchants.

1 hour later.

“…I was fooled…”

“I was fooled by Wardanaz…”

“Others will misunderstand when they hear it.”

Lee Han bruised the friends sitting next to him.

At first, the merchants were like, ‘Oh, how can we manage the wizards?’

After all, the pro is a thorough law.

– These are potions that failed during manufacturing. I want to separate these potions as much as possible to get the ingredients.

-Could you pick out any items that still have magical powers among the clutter here?

-I need someone to complete the base work for the scroll. Could you help me? It’s about hundreds of pages, but…

The students of the White Tiger Tower, who had been sitting since earlier, were playing with their hands with pale faces.

It wasn’t that it wasn’t difficult, even though it was a chore that wasn’t difficult.

Separating the potion consumed mana, finding a magical object among clutter consumed concentration, and not to mention the groundwork of drawing lines on the scroll.

“Was the assignment this difficult…?”

‘Actually, the assignment hasn’t even started yet.’

While his friends faltered from exhaustion and lack of magic, Lee Han was energized by himself.

“It is done.”

“You mean already?!”

“yes. Give me the next one.”

“I think you should rest a bit.”

Merchants tried to stop Lee Han.

Of course, Lee Han still looked fine, but I was also worried about making him continue to work when the other students were staggering.

“no. We can do more.”

“Rather than that… if you’ve worked this much, I think you’re good enough to bring the materials…?”

“no. I might fail, so I try to work more in preparation.”

If there are any left over, take them in silver!

Professor Verdus, who was passing by, asked.

“Looking at your skills, do you think you can just do this?”

“no.”

“I think I can just do it…”

“No. It’s not enough.”

“You can just do it!”

“Not enough!”

“…Two two minutes. Don’t fight.”

The merchants were embarrassed to see the master and disciple fighting.

Why are you fighting over something like that?

* * *

“Everyone seems to be having a hard time with their pre-term assignments.”

Professor Ingeldell said as if he felt sorry for the corpse-like students.

“I have to tell you one piece of good news. In my lectures, there are no pre-term assignments.”

“!!”

“Professor Ingeldell. You are a true educator!”

“I don’t feel very happy when I hear compliments like this… Now, the final exams are just around the corner. Everyone, don’t worry too much. It will come after a few assignments.”

Lee Han nodded.

There was a high possibility that the final exams would come when I opened my eyes after the storm of pre-final assignments that were raging one after another.

It is impossible to be vigilant with 23 weeks left.

“So I’m going to tell you about the final exam first.”

“!”

“professor…! That much…!”

‘This isn’t good.’

Unlike his friends who were impressed, Lee Han was nervous.

Even though Professor Ingeldell seems to be a little more communicative than the other mad professors, Professor Ingeldell was also a professor at Einrogard.

He is never lenient towards students.

“Do you see those mountains?”

Professor Ingeldell pointed the tip of his sword at the mountain range behind the main building.

The students nodded.

There is no way that everyone doesn’t know the mountains within the magic school as much as they’ve had a hard time there once or twice.

“The three of us hunting as a team over there will be our final exam.”

“Oh…”

“What are you catching? wild boar? bull?”

“Take whatever you want. The stronger the prey you catch, the higher the score will be given.”

“……”

“……”

The students’ expressions hardened.

no…?

‘Can’t we collude?’

Lee Han thought so and looked around, but gave up immediately.

Judging by the expressions of the students of the White Tiger Tower, they were not opponents that could be colluded with.

If you hold hands, you’ll immediately hit the back and find a stronger prey yourself.

In particular, isn’t the swordsmanship lecture the pride of the students of the White Tiger Tower?

The words ‘Let’s not push each other and get good grades together’ couldn’t work.

“friends. Think carefully. We have a lot of assignments before the finals right now. There is also a final exam, but if I try to burn my competitive spirit here… it’s okay. What would you do if I told you Take care of yourself.”

Lee Han gave up while talking.

The students of the White Tiger Tower weren’t even listening.

* * *

An eventful weekday was coming to an end, but the lectures did not leave the students alone.

Even in essential liberal arts courses such as < Basic Imperial Language and Logic > and < Basic Imperial Geometry and Arithmetic >, the students put on a worried expression when the pre-term assignments began to pour in.

“really. Wardanaz County. Making floating steel shields?”

Professor Alpen Knighton looked at Lee Han with a curious gaze.

“Somehow…”

“It’s a simple artifact, but the calculations won’t be easy. When it’s finished, show it to me. I’m curious to what extent you’ll complete it.”

“…yes.”

‘This school should not allow professors to talk to each other.’

Starting with Professor Volardy, Professor Verdus, and finally Professor Knighton, when they started paying attention to when they would make the floating steel shield, Lee Han felt his breath suffocate.

‘I really should start right away.’

At this point, there was a high possibility that even if they wanted to change the subject of the assignment, they would not be able to.

Professors say, ‘Let’s try again, though?’ ‘I’m sorry, should I try again?’ Imagining the words ‘I think we can do it with just a little bit more…’ threw me out, and I felt dizzy.

…Put this first and finish it no matter what this weekend!