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Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy Chapter 801
🕑 Added 2024-08-31 06:53:29 +0000 UTCChapter 801
The friends shouted strictly.
"Delete!"
"Erase it all!"
Even Yi-Han couldn't bear this deletion and objected.
"Hey. If I delete everything, what will I use to get investments?"
"..."
"...You already have enough!!!!"
At his friend's sincere cry, Yi-Han called out to Senior Falcrius passing by, as if feeling frustrated.
"Senior Falcrius. Is there such a thing as sufficient preparation when trying to receive outside support or investment?"
"Puhoo. There isn't. Excessive is always better. Prepare excessively. It'll still be lacking!"
"Thank you, Senior."
"No need for thanks over this!"
Falcrius guffawed and walked away to the opposite side, carrying a thick iron pot.
Because of that, Yi-Han's friends missed their chance to object.
"No, wai..."
"Senior! Senior, you should listen to us too!"
"You heard him, right? There's no such thing as sufficient."
At Yi-Han's triumphant words, his friends sent glares full of irritation.
No matter how they thought about it, if they included everything Yi-Han wanted, it seemed the atmosphere would flow to 'Einroguard, is this really okay?'
"Yi-Han."
Yonaire carefully raised her hand and spoke.
"What is it, Yonaire?"
"What do you think when you see the achievements the principal said he did in his youth?"
"...?"
Yi-Han tilted his head.
What did she mean, what did he think when he saw the achievements the skull principal said he did in his youth?
"That he's a very crazy mage?"
"Outsiders will probably think similarly when they see what you wrote..."
"..."
Yi-Han made a deeply hurt expression.
Yonaire felt guilty and slightly averted her gaze. The friends whispered in surprise.
"Isn't that too cruel?"
"Even so, how could she use such a comparison..."
"...Everyone be quiet. I did what I had to do!"
*
In the end, Yi-Han had no choice but to complete a greatly reduced self-introduction.
The main contents were taking all schools and ranking first, participating in various outside mages' work, exchanges with 5th year seniors, and completing 5th Circle magic.
'Hmm. I'm uneasy. Will this be enough?'
While Yi-Han was pondering, Yukbeltire and several enchantment magic school students walked out of the Blue Dragon Tower dormitory passage connected to the 7th floor town.
Although she wasn't someone he particularly wanted to associate with, she was still a senior, so Yi-Han greeted her first.
"Hello, Senior."
"What are you doing there?"
"I was preparing a self-introduction for outside guests in preparation for club week..."
"I didn't actually ask out of curiosity. It was a metaphor meaning you should help with my research instead of doing that. Was the metaphor too difficult?"
"..."
Yi-Han looked at the enchantment magic school seniors behind her.
It was a look asking them to stop this crazy 5th year.
But the seniors who entered the enchantment magic school even after seeing Professor Verduus were completely different from Direth.
From the start, they had little interest in whatever Yukbeltire was babbling about.
No matter what Yi-Han and Yukbeltire were arguing about, they were deeply lost in thought, staring intently at the papers with their research written on them.
'What a trash school. Even if I receive mountains of gold in investments, I won't donate a single coin to the enchantment magic school.'
"Senior Direth told me not to go to the workshop."
"You could come secretly, couldn't you?"
"...What brings you here, Senior?"
"The same, because of club week. Oh right. You don't have many friends, do you?"
"...???"
Yi-Han realized that he was momentarily at a loss for words when he heard something so absurd.
What was this person, who seemed like she wouldn't have a single friend at Einroguard except Direth, babbling about?
"That's not true."
"It's surprising. You're eccentric enough to hang out with Ilendil, and you belong to the dark magic school, so your friendships must be narrow and not smooth? It doesn't matter. Friendships aren't essential for mages. But there will be times when social activities are necessary. I'll invite you to my club in preparation for such times."
"What the..."
Yi-Han learned something.
When talking nonsense, one shouldn't just say one thing, but dozens of things simultaneously.
Then the other person wouldn't know where to start refuting and would have no choice but to react a beat late.
"What... club is it? I didn't know you did club activities too, Senior."
"Einroguard Social Club."
"?????"
Yi-Han was even more surprised at the club name that seemed furthest from the Verduus disciple in front of him.
'Wait. Could it be evil cult instead of social (Evil cult and social have different characters but sound similar)?'
If it was an evil cult club, Yi-Han intended to report it before anyone else.
However, surprisingly, it was indeed social club.
-Hey. They say at least five enchantment mages have to form a party to participate in this research presentation.-
-What? Where am I supposed to find four people?-
-...Your school has a lot of people, you crazy bastard.-
-What does my school having a lot of people have to do with finding four people?-
-...-
It was easy to miss when only seeing sociable mages like Yi-Han, but there were quite a few unsociable mages at Einroguard too.
Especially in the enchantment magic school, that ratio was very high, which often caused mages to get into trouble.
-This pre-ball for participating in the magic project... Attend with a partner...-
-There's no choice. I'll have to give up the request.-
-The sponsor says they don't want to support eccentric mages without colleagues because they might cause trouble?-
-What a weird bastard. What do colleagues have to do with magic?-
As Yukbeltire herself had suffered some losses in this aspect, she felt the need for countermeasures.
And that countermeasure was the <Einroguard Social Club>.
-Do you perhaps do club activities?-
-I belong to the Einroguard Social Club.-
-Do you perhaps have any hobbies?-
-I belong to the Einroguard Social Club.-
-Do you perhaps have any close mage friends?-
-I belong to the Einroguard Social Club.-
A powerful shield that could withstand the rough and fierce questions of outside social activities.
That was the <Einroguard Social Club>.
'...She's really crazy.'
Yi-Han had always thought this senior was crazy, but today he decided to upgrade that assessment a bit more.
To about 0.85 Verduus...
"Then what activities do you do?"
"Activities?"
"...Don't clubs usually do activities?"
Even the Change Location club had regular and consistent activities.
"We put our names down when we need to fill numbers."
"That's not so much an activity as... I see. Anything else?"
"Not particularly. Spending a lot of time on club activities doesn't help magic at all."
"Are there any rules?"
"There are."
"What are they?"
"No chatting."
"..."
It was a novel rule for a social club.
Yi-Han held onto his sanity and said.
"I'm fine because I've joined many clubs."
"Really? That's surprising."
'Don't argue about what's surprising. Don't argue about what's surprising...'
Yi-Han tried not to get angry at the crazy person.
The moment he did, it would be like entering a swamp.
"I think I mentioned this last time too..."
Yukbeltire tilted her head.
It was an attitude of not remembering anything Yi-Han had said if it wasn't something she needed.
"...It's nothing. Anyway, did you come out because of the club too, Senior? Wait. Didn't you say there were no activities except filling numbers?"
"Sponsorship money is an exception."
"!"
Surprisingly, this <Einroguard Social Club> was a club that consistently received sponsorship money from outside.
The brilliant magic achievements of the members who joined (most were enchantment magic school students), periodic social activities (greatly exaggerated), and so on.
Just looking at the documents, there were quite a few investors or sponsors who would be impressed.
"You're saying there are people who sponsor this club?!"
"Outstanding members. Flawless slogans. Perfect works. It would be strange not to receive sponsorship."
"Do you all share the sponsorship money?"
Yukbeltire nodded.
Seeing that, Yi-Han immediately answered.
"Actually, I don't have any friends, Senior. Please help me."
"I thought so. I'll put your name on the club too."
*
Saturday.
With the weekend, outsiders started to appear one by one in the 7th floor town.
Seeing this, Einroguard students from 2nd to 4th year were in a commotion.
"That person is...! To think the master of the capital's baking guild really came!"
"I can't even imagine how many gold coins he must have amassed from developing magic dough that rises!"
"Everyone get lost!? He's a guest of the kitchen club. I'll throw anyone who approaches into the cauldron!"
The club members fiercely showed their wariness, afraid their guests might be snatched by outsiders.
But even students not belonging to clubs weren't to be trifled with.
If they were mages who would give up obediently just because someone blocked them, they wouldn't have even entered Einroguard.
Bang! Pop pop pop!
"Oh, what on earth is this!"
"A fusion spirit! A fusion spirit has been summoned! It's an event that happens maybe once in a hundred years, friend!"
"Oh. We must see this!"
The seniors desperately tried to grab attention.
If guests from outside became curious and wanted to see, even club members couldn't stop them.
"How interesting. Could we take a look?"
"Kuk. Those bastards...!"
"Just try it. You won't be able to get a single gold coin with such petty tricks."
"Be careful! You could get kidnapped!"
"Haha. Are you joking?"
"Is this your first time at Einroguard? You really could get kidnapped!"
'It's a festival alright... but quite a fierce festival.'
Yi-Han, who was waiting with other students in the 7th floor town, thought inwardly as he watched the seniors' fierce competition.
As some outsiders who had come out of curiosity gathered, the seniors were using every method to try to lure them somehow.
-Do you see this poor dying sprout? If only we had some insignificant liquid to give this sprout, we could revive it lush and green again!-
-What kind of liquid do you need?-
-Dra... dragon's blood, just a little...-
-...-
"Shouldn't we move too?"
"No. Let's wait a bit. If we hurry now, we'll just get pushed aside by the seniors."
"Wardanaz. You're not thinking of kidnapping, are you?"
While the 2nd year friends were chattering, more outsiders gathered, and more seniors targeting those outsiders gathered too.
Then impromptu self-introductions began.
"Respected guests. I sincerely thank you for visiting this honorable magic school today. I am from the summoning magic school..."
"Boo! You're only 5th place!"
"5th in summoning magic! Failed one subject last year!"
"You're a disgrace to Einroguard!"
"..."
"..."
Yi-Han and his friends closed their eyes tightly at the seniors' vulgar interference.
To think they would be this vulgar!
'I really don't want to become like that.'
Fortunately, despite such interference, the seniors' introductions flowed quite normally.
Some of the seniors' appeals were clearly persuasive, as some outside guests showed signs of concentration.
"Excuse me."
"?"
Yi-Han turned his head as an unfamiliar guest approached him.
It was a guest wearing quite unfamiliar attire.
'Which region's clothes are those?'
"I'm looking for someone."
"Ah. Yes. Who might that be?"
"Yi-Han of the Wardanaz family. Do you know him?"
"...I might have heard of him..."
Yi-Han reacted without realizing it himself.
The numerous experiences at Einroguard had made Yi-Han grow.
"But if I may ask, who are you?"
"I am called Intarendals. I have come here on Lord Gonadaltes's orders."
"...Ah. Are you the principal's subordinate?"
"The principal?"
"..."
As the other person looked puzzled as if hearing it for the first time, Yi-Han's face suddenly turned pale.
