How to Live as a Magic School Wizard Chapter 1122 (1122/1127)
In fact, the hamster was so angry that it couldn’t even answer, and Orlach lowered his evaluation by a few levels at that insignificant and cute appearance.
‘This kid. If you just look at his babbling, he’s no less than a great wizard, but it seems like he was completely bluffing.’
Aren’t mortals originally good at lying?
It wouldn’t have been surprising at all if that hamster had been bluffing to get out of trouble.
Orlach felt proud of his choice.
It was because I had worked for the Wardanaz family that I was able to avoid falling for such shallow lies. Any other demon would have been easily fooled.
“Hmm. I don’t have anything to give you, but here are some seeds for a snack…”
Now the hamster was foaming at the mouth and making a grunting sound, apparently so resentful and angry that he couldn’t even speak.
Still, Lee Han’s intention to calm the other person down had some effect.
The hamster realized that no matter how angry he was, it was useless.
-… Good. I believe you when you say you were busy.
“No, of course you should believe me. I told you I was busy.”
This time, Lee Han responded bluntly.
Come to think of it, I was really busy during the whole vacation and out of my mind, but I can’t believe you doubted me like that.
“That’s right. Should I put that hamster away somewhere he can’t be seen?”
The devil rubbed his hands together and flattered. The hamster clutched the seeds he was holding tightly.
You were trying to collaborate with that devil bastard!
-So what have you been busy with?
“Uh… that’s…”
Lee Han thought back to the things that happened during the vacation.
I was definitely busy, but when I thought about it, I felt strangely embarrassed to talk about it in front of outsiders.
Persuade the magicians and nobles of the Magic Tower for the Einrogard grant, go to other magic schools and meet with seniors…
Fortunately, however, Lee Han found relatively less embarrassing and more plausible things to do.
“Evil spirits! That’s right. I was busy chasing after the evil spirits. They were very vicious and mean.”
-A demon worshipper? Indeed…
If he were a normal wizard, he would have responded with, ‘What kind of second-year student is chasing an evil spirit during vacation? Don’t lie!’, but the hamster didn’t feel any discomfort at all.
It wasn’t strange at all if the boy in front of me was from the Wardanaz family. Even if I felt strange, it was only to the extent of ‘The skeleton headmaster really raises his students so harshly.’
-What kind of evil worshippers are they? Prahgal?
“It’s a living soul.”
-Didn’t they perish?
When the hamster looked puzzled, Lee Han slowly shook his head.
“The news from outside is quite late.”
-… …
The hamster tried to throw the seeds, but held back.
-Yeah… It’s late. Because of whom.
“It looks like they’ve risen again this time.”
Lee Han reported that the Sanguiros sect was stirring in the darkness again.
The hamster squeaked sarcastically when he heard that.
-That’s good. The chaos and discord should spread across the continent… Oh no! What are you doing!
“Why are you saying that?”
Lee Han used his telekinesis to lift the seeds and shoot them. The hamster rolled around, swearing.
-So, are you saying I should cheer for Ain Rogard?
“You asked me to lift the curse. If you want my magic level to increase quickly, you should pray for the cultists to disappear. That way, I can concentrate without being disturbed.”
-Well… I don’t know if I can believe that…
The hamster mumbled softly.
I was worried that if I spoke loudly, I might get hit with the seeds again. After becoming a hamster, my courage gradually weakened.
It’s true that I had high expectations for this guy at first, as I had been given a vision by that crazy clone.
But during the vacation, the hamster gradually became more and more cold-hearted as he squeaked and ate seeds in this dark, cool warehouse.
…Can I just wait for his magical skills to become good enough to lift the curse?
It was not in the hamster’s nature to just wait like that, especially when the other person might have forgotten.
That’s why I prepared the potions and magic by enticing the devil, even though I knew it was dangerous.
-How much of the spiritual texts you inherited have you deciphered?
The hamster suddenly became curious.
This boy from the Wodanaz family was very mean, arrogant, mean, and deadly, but there was no denying the fact that he was a magical genius.
How much of the white grimoire left behind by the crazy clone of the skeleton principal has been interpreted?
If you happen to find any clues to lifting the curse, I’d be a bit excited…
Lee Han, who heard the question, answered with a slightly sullen look.
“I haven’t really heard the book’s voice since then.”
-… …
“But if I continue to work hard, won’t the book open?”
-… Could you please gather some reagents and magic for me?
“Are you saying that again? If you break the curse by force, your soul will be damaged.”
-I’m okay! I said I’m okay!!
The hamster squeaked in frustration.
After strictly telling him that it couldn’t be done that way, he took Orlach and walked towards his seniors.
The seniors had already been waiting for this long.
“Senior. This is the devil. If you need anything, just ask.”
“… It seems like you two were talking for quite some time just now. Do you know each other?”
Ogoldos asked in a confused voice.
Even Ogoldos knew that asking his junior, “Are you acquainted with the devil?” was a strange question, but he couldn’t bear not to ask.
“No. Today is the first time we’ve met. The reason we talked so long was because of the hamster over there.”
“That’s right! I am a clean demon with no ties to the Wardanaz family!”
Orlach also worked hard for the young master.
At those words, all the students of the Black Magic School thought to themselves.
‘I guess this is a demon with ties to the Wardanaz family.’
‘I think it’s a demon that was captured by the Wardanaz family.’
* * *
While the seniors asked Orlach questions they had always been curious about, such as what places in the demon dimension were worth raiding or raiding, Diret quietly called out to his junior.
“Junior. Junior.”
“yes?”
“Be honest.”
“… Good. I have used the power of the Inspector for personal gain. But I am proud. The balance of each school…”
Diret was confused when his junior babbled something completely unexpected.
“Wait a minute. Just a minute.”
“?”
“What I was asking was, what was the long conversation you had with that hamster and the devil?”
“Ah… I was talking about the curse on the hamster. It was because my magic was taking longer than expected to come true.”
“I see. I understand. Then what did you mean when you just said that you used the inspector’s power for personal purposes?”
“… … ”
Lee Han reflected deeply.
Even though I thought I had trained well in Ainrogard, I still had a long way to go.
I never thought I would reveal my shortcomings in this area…
“…Actually, I became the inspector’s right-hand man.”
“… … ”
“senior?”
When Derete didn’t say anything, Lee Han asked back, slightly embarrassed.
“Sorry. I heard it, but I didn’t understand it at all, so I was worried.”
“If you listen from the beginning, you will understand.”
“I don’t think that will ever happen…”
Lee Han tried to explain the situation to his senior, who was giving him suspicious looks, as briefly and concisely as possible.
“… So that’s how it happened.”
“Wait a minute, so the professor suddenly said he wanted to write the report?”
“That’s because the professor realized his conscience… Yes. That’s right.”
“It was Yukveltire who said he would use the Nightmare Echo Forest countermeasures?”
“It could be a coincidence… Actually, that’s true too.”
Diret looked at his junior with astonishment.
I thought there might be something, but I didn’t think he’d be manipulating the inspector!
‘Is it possible that you have some special ability that makes you trusted by dragons?’
One dragon might have been fine, but two were possessed, and I was starting to get suspicious.
“Senior. But please don’t bring back the work…”
Lee Han observed the situation and offered advice.
I had divided up the work between Professor Mortum and Senior Yukveltire, so I thought it would be very unfair if Diret came looking for me again.
“I won’t. Don’t worry.”
“Are you sure?”
“Of course. Do you think I’m some kind of idiot who only does good things for others?”
‘A little bit.’
It was something that could never be said out loud.
“Whether it’s the professor or Yukveltire, it wouldn’t hurt to do a little more work. Thanks. But…”
“Thank you, Senior! I will use my authority as an inspector to greatly increase the budget of the Black Magic School!”
“…I tried to tell you not to do that.”
Derete sighed deeply and said.
I was going to say something like that, but my junior was the first to give an example.
“I appreciate you helping me with my work, but please stop there. Things like the school budget should be increased fairly according to established rules. If you try to force it, it will only make it harder to deal with the aftermath later.”
“But compared to other schools, there are fewer of them and they receive fewer requests, so how can they be legitimately promoted?”
“…It’s noisy.”
Although Dirett always answered his juniors’ questions head-on with a confident attitude, this time he forcefully used his senior’s authority to suppress them.
Because I had nothing to say.
“Anyway, I said, don’t do it. And here. This is a list of spells we’ll cover in this class. Read them whenever you have time during breaks. If you don’t know, ask.”
The second semester lecture, <Forbidden Arts of Black Magic (not a lecture that teaches)>, was a lecture that taught countermeasures against forbidden magic.
Since the school of black magic often involves somewhat dangerous magic and mysticism, it was right to practice countermeasures in advance.
Lee Han, who received the list, tilted his head.
Some of the measures were quite familiar.
Countermeasures against the evil spirit creation technique… <Dark Wave Spread>
…
…
Countermeasures against the spread of poisonous magic… <Black Magic Cloak>
…
Countermeasures for Summoning Catoblepas… <The Crow’s Case>
…
Last semester, I saw the magic that Lee Han had learned or was forced to learn.
Looking at his senior with a puzzled look, Diret nodded slightly.
That nod contained this meaning.
‘It’s a secret from the principal.’
As someone who was in charge of the class, giving him this much time to rest was something the skeleton principal would never tolerate.
Even if the other person is a student who has to run around busily all semester.
But Diret didn’t care. She only followed her own conscience.
If you’re scared of the skeleton principal, you shouldn’t be a 5th year student at Ainrogard in the first place.
“Senior.”
“Yeah. Tell me.”
“There are duplicate spells that I have already learned. I think you should fix them.”
“… … ”
* * *
Returning to the dorm with the hamster cage, Lee Han was lost in thought.
Why is Senior Direct so angry?
“Lee Han!”
“What’s going on?”
“censor…”
“no.”
“?!”
Gainando was surprised.
How did he know what I was asking for?
“Wordanaz!”
“What’s going on?”
“persimmon…”
“You can’t do that either.”
“?!!”
Asan made a face that said he couldn’t believe it.
Even if that’s the case, what about his own inner feelings?
“There are rumors going around that I am manipulating the Inspector, but that is absolutely not the case. I am merely giving him appropriate advice.”
“Like controlling His Majesty the King?”
“What kind of child are you? Come out.”
The students of the Blue Dragon Tower became as quiet as mice. Gainando quickly kicked the butt of his friend who had just opened his mouth.
The student who was pushed out glared at Gainando with a look of resentment.
“betrayer…!”
“Huh. That sounds like betrayal.”
“And it’s much better than before.”
Lee Han said to the student who came forward and made him hold a bucket full of water.
Certainly, thanks to Lee Han’s advice, Wuman’s policies were relatively relaxed.
In fact, even the seniors praised him, saying, “Hmm, to this extent, he is similar to or better than Principal Skeleton.”
“It’s better than before, but compared to my original life, it’s still so poor!”
“Never say that to your seniors…”
Lee Han gave advice to his friends.
Some of the seniors had already realized that the second-year students were being too comfortable, and the rumors were spreading further, which was not going to do any good.
“And I couldn’t even meet with the inspector for two days. After hearing all the advice, he went off on his own.”
“In two days?”
“In two days, I’ll be going out to solve the next task.”
“… … ”
The students suddenly became quiet. Someone muttered, ‘That’s why I told you not to bother Wodanaz.’
