Life of a Magic Academy Mage

Episode 856

“I think there is a surprising possibility, kihihi.”

Lagesa said so and called the Death Knight.

The Death Knight at the front door looked puzzled and ran over.

-What’s going on?

“Do you see the sailboat here?”

-I can see it.

“I am handing over this sailboat to a boy from the Wardanaz family here. Will you be a witness?”

The Death Knight did not understand what was being said at first and asked back.

-Do you really need witnesses?

“Ah. Because it’s Bible’s sailboat. Of course, I researched it with my gold coins, so it’s actually mine. But Bible isn’t the kind of person who cares about such things, right?”

-!

The Death Knight immediately understood what Lagessa meant.

And I called my colleagues.

-Look!

-What’s going on?

-Professor Verdus here is transferring ownership of the sailboat he was researching with funds from Lagessa to Wardanaz here. You all must be witnesses.

-Oh my! I understand! If Professor Verdus covets his student’s belongings in an indecent manner, I will throw him into the hottest and most painful place in the deep punishment room!

-I also swear!

The Death Knights swore excitedly without worrying about who would go first

. Lee Han said in embarrassment.

“No. You don’t have to do that. It would be too annoying.”

-no. Are you doing this because we want to lock you up

?

“……”

Lagesa patted Lee Han’s shoulder as if he knew everything and said goodbye.

“Then goodbye. Future Commander.”

“Yes. Let’s take a look…”

Lee Han, who was politely greeting Lagesa and seeing her off, stopped.

‘no. Saying such harsh words to say goodbye?

Who wouldn’t be a pirate?

* * *

“Hello, senior.”

Monday morning.

Lee Han said hello as he walked towards the restaurant storage room of the 7th floor kitchen club.

Falkrius, who would normally be wearing a huge apron and deboning the meat of an unidentified monster, was sitting at a table in a neat school uniform, reading a book.

“?!”

Lee Han was surprised to see that and asked.

“Perhaps…”

“Uh, Wardanaz. Are you here?”

“Are you lacking the grades needed to graduate?”

Falkrius, who usually smiled brightly, asked with a sullen look on his face.

“Did I look like that?”

“Oh no. You just worked in the warehouse.”

“I have to prepare for the midterm exam this week.”

Since next week is the midterm exam, Einrogard students could not be the same as usual.

Since everyone was similar in first grade, Lee Han nodded.

“So you’re studying here.”

“Studying… It’s a little different from studying.”

“yes?”

“This is a midterm exam for juniors.”

“???”

Lee Han did not understand what Falkrius said and shook his head.

Why is Falkrius watching the midterm exams that his juniors will take?

“Why did you give the midterm exams that your juniors will take… ah. Did the professor ask you to help them prepare?”

Falkrius chuckled at the absurd question.

“Pfft, unless you’re a crazy professor, you wouldn’t ask a student who isn’t even a 5th grader to help you prepare for an exam!”

“……”

what?

“This is a club tradition. Wardanaz. You don’t seem to know.”

Originally, the club was not a survival group to make a living, but was closer to a meeting to maintain common hobbies, interests, and traditions.

It was easy to be mistaken, but Einrogard’s club also had its own class and tradition.

One of those traditions is helping juniors!

Many clubs in Einrogard, including the kitchen club, have seniors come forward to help juniors prepare for their exams.

‘no. ‘There was such a culture?’

Lee Han was surprised.

I would never have thought that there was a culture like this in Einrogard, a cold and desolate desert.

“What does it mean to help with a test? Telling me what I don’t know or summarizing key points?”

“Puh-huh. Well, there’s something like that. You can also see it as helping you figure out test questions in advance by ripping off the professor’s magic tower.

“……”

Lee Han slowly felt strange.

No matter how he looked at it, he was the warm senior and junior that Lee Han had first expected. It didn’t seem like a friendship between the two.

Falkrius continued to explain.

Of course, like the junior just said, answering questions or summarizing key points was also a good help.

However, when clubs compete honorably, more aggressive and sometimes drastic methods are used. It’s bound to come out.

They’ll find out the test questions by stealing the professor’s magic tower, or they’ll prepare you for cheating on the test…

“Why on earth would you go to such lengths?”

“That’s right. Wardanaz. I feel so sad too. If other clubs competed fairly, there wouldn’t be a need for this…”

Falkrius looked into space as if regretful.

If only Einrogard had a place like a kitchen club, what a friendly school full of laughter it would be?

‘Probably not. I think so.’

‘Phew. Now that I think about it, it might be a good thing that you joined multiple clubs. I wonder how much of a fight everyone would have had if you had only joined one. I usually don’t mess with my juniors, but if it were you, Wardanaz, I

might have messed with you…”

“……”

“Anyway, Wardanaz, you’re here at the right time! To be honest, I think you’ll be fine on your own, but since you’re a member of our club, I have to help you as a senior.”

“I can’t take care of myself. Please help me.”

Lee Han quickly answered.

I don’t know anything else, but I had no intention of not accepting the offer to help with the test.

“Hahaha! Of course. Then, decide on a lecture.”

“yes?”

“You have so many lectures that one club can’t handle them all. We decided to talk to other clubs and share them.”

Originally, the seniors had to help out by knowing the lectures the juniors were taking, but sometimes the story changed when a junior appeared who was taking classes from the previous school.

Wouldn’t it be better for each club to take charge rather than have the club’s seniors collapse?

“……”

“Phew. For your information, I would like you to give me a lecture on ‘One drop of potion instead of complex magic’. Most of our club members are good at alchemy.”

“I’m sure so.”

With few exceptions, alchemists were also skilled in cooking and brewing.

Since Lee Han didn’t want to get upset by asking for something like Professor Voladi’s “Understanding Intermediate Combat Magic,” he decided to ask for an alchemy lecture.

Bang bang bang!

-what! Why is it closed!

-Kitchen Club! No business today?!

At the sound of someone knocking outside, Falkrius popped his head out and shouted.

“I’m not doing it because I have to prepare for next week’s test!”

“What… what are you talking about? You did it last year during the exam period too?!”

“Last year, I didn’t have any money so I did it even during the exam period. This year, I saved up enough money so I didn’t do it! Hahaha!”

Falkrius let out a leisurely laugh.

Unlike last year, this year’s sales were an order of magnitude different thanks to the juniors who brought in high-quality ingredients worthy of awards.

Thanks to this, I can close it at will.

“What… this is ridiculous!”

“I woke up early and ran to eat the tomato soup…”

The seniors sat down with an expression as if the sky had collapsed.

Unlike last year, we had high expectations as the quality of the meals coming out of the kitchen club had improved significantly.

Lee Han felt sorry for no reason, so he stuck his head out and spoke in a low voice.

“…Shh. Be quiet. I’ll serve food just for you two.”

“Whoa… Wardanaz!’

“You’re like this second grader’s kind nanny!”

“?”

Lee Han paused.

“Isn’t that an insult just now?”

“That was a compliment…?”

The seniors were confused.

Didn’t they get this nickname because they took good care of him?

After a while. While the two starving seniors cut the rye bread they had hastily brought, dipped it in soup, and ate it, Lee Han finished talking with Falkrius earlier. “Then

how

can you help me?”

“Phew. 〈With just one drop of potion instead of complex magic〉 In the end, half of the lecture test is about securing the reagent. The other half is to make it.”

With the skill of a senior, Falkrius pointed out the key point.

Professor Thunderwalker’s alchemy lecture was not only difficult in terms of manufacturing itself, but the fact that the student had to secure the reagents themselves made it even more infamous.

“At least for now, you can get them by going around the Einroguard territory, but if you go into a more advanced course, they’ll ask you to get gems! Phew. That’s absolutely crazy!”

“That’s true!”

Lee Han responded with an angry voice.

“What kind of gems can you do alchemy with? Crazy guys!”

“Whoa Wodanaz. Why is that? Are you hungry at all? Even jewels have to be used at some point…”

Alchemy was not just about potions, it was the study of all kinds of substances.

No matter how expensive they were, you couldn’t stop using them forever.

Falkrius cleared his throat and said,

“What kind of reagent is this? I need to check the professor’s magic tower and herb fields to see if this is necessary.”

“You’re saying you can borrow it for free?

Falkrius gave a thumbs up at his junior’s excellent learning.

“But this year, the vigilance was a little stronger. You know Professor Thunderstruck’s cabin located south of Gaksu-gwan right now? Do you know who is guarding the garden there?”

“well?”

Lee Han was puzzled.

Lee Han was in charge of managing the cabin’s garden, so he knew it relatively well.

Are there any additional expenses added?

“Professor Bendozol! Phew. Can you believe this? Professor Bendozol is protecting it himself!”

“……”

Lee Han had to concentrate to manage his expression.

Professor Bendozol, who loves animals, was doing odd jobs to make time for Lee Han.

“Wow… it’s definitely going to be difficult.”

“But you still have to look through it.”

“I have something to tell you.”

A third-year student who was unable to finish the tomato-egg soup and wiped it away with the remaining pieces of bread called Falcrius and said,

“I know about the herb garden that Professor Thunderwalker secretly created in the mountains.”

“What?! Really? How did you find out?”

“I spent a few days on a cliff for an assignment, and my professor was passing under it.”

“Puh. I got lucky.”

‘Am I the only one who finds it strange that I spent a few days on a cliff?’

Lee Han thought to himself.

Falkrius took interesting notes on the third-year student’s testimony.

“Indeed… good. I’ll have to check here too. If there’s anything I need, I’ll have to sweep it up. Do you have anything? My junior deliberately lit a pot on fire and treated me to a meal?”

“Uh, that’s…”

Unlike his friend, the senior, who had nothing to accuse the Thunderwalking Professor of, blurted out in confusion.

‘Well… I know who attacked Professor Thunderwalker’s material wagon last summer.’

“What! This is also interesting. Could you negotiate with the professor? “Tell me your name!”

“Carnell of the Hormasi family…”

While Falkrius was talking to the two students, other members of the Kitchen Club also arrived one by one.

The students were interrogating and recording various things about Falkrius. He seemed to know what he was doing right away when he saw it.

“You’re preparing for the midterm exam.”

“Wait a minute. Isn’t Wardanaz taking all classes? Can we take charge of everything?”

“They talked about it with other clubs.”

“Phew. Thank goodness.”

“Phew! I think this is enough. Everyone, let’s go! We have to work hard all week to be able to help our juniors with their exams!”

“Yes!”

Following Falcrius’ shout, the members gathered in good spirits and set off.

For breakfast, we had pickled Tentacle sandwiches that Falcrius had prepared in advance. As soon as we handed them out, the members’ spirits rose even higher.

So, at first, the members didn’t notice right away.

‘…Why is Wodanaz coming with you?’

So naturally, a second-year junior joined in.

This is something that second-year students don’t have to do!