Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy -
Chapter 805
—Isn’t it strange that Intarendals didn’t notice?
One of the Death Knights sounded as if the matter made no sense.
Considering the situation they had just heard, it would have been stranger not to feel suspicious.
First, Lee Han had shown a suspiciously excessive interest. Then he had claimed not to know who Wardanaz was. Then, every time Intarendals visited a club, he had hurriedly run away.
Intarendals answered with genuine confusion.
“I thought he would be a much more evil and violent mage.”
—Ah!
—So that was it!
The Death Knights understood at once.
Intarendals’s words were certainly convincing.
If the Skull Principal went somewhere and told them to find his successor, they too would probably begin by looking for a mage with three heads and six arms.
A normal-looking mage was just too…
…unsuited to him!
What is that supposed to mean?
Lee Han inwardly cursed the Death Knights.
They should have sternly scolded such nonsense instead of agreeing with it.
“Wait. If you are Lee Han of House Wardanaz, why did you hide your identity?”
“…Because I don’t really want to learn magic?”
“That… that is nonsense! Do not lie to me!”
Intarendals showed the most shocked expression of the entire day, as if this was absolutely impossible to believe.
Several Death Knights were also flustered.
—Does the successor sometimes not want to learn magic?
—Hmm. Depending on the opponent, that might be possible. But it is surprising. Seeing him learn under Professor Bivle, I thought he would not care who taught him as long as he could learn.
Fortunately, Lee Han was too busy dealing with Intarendals to hear the Death Knights’ conversation.
If he had heard it, he might have flared up in anger.
“Why do you say it’s a lie?”
“It is an opportunity to learn magic from Master! Think about it. He was born a prince of a nameless small kingdom. Yet he became one who destroys kingdoms and melts crowns! If that does not make him the master of destiny, then who could ever deserve the name? And what a great honor it is to learn from such a person!”
Intarendals’s voice held sincere regret and faith.
Instead of trying to persuade Intarendals, Lee Han spoke to the Death Knights.
“Did the Principal destroy kingdoms and melt crowns too?”
—Well… We each offered our swords at different times…
—Could it be that incident? The one where he gathered kings and stitched them together?
—No. That did not destroy kingdoms or melt crowns.
I shouldn’t have asked.
Actually, when Lee Han thought about it, it did not really matter whether the Skull Principal held titles like <Kingdom Destroyer>, <Crown Melter>, or <One Who Stitches Kings Together>.
What mattered was refusing.
“No. I don’t like crowns or kingdoms…”
“What on earth is the reason?!”
“Your master teaches too harshly.”
“What?! Harsh? What nonsense is that, Lee Han of House Wardanaz! Where on the continent would you find an archmage so generous?”
One Death Knight, unable to bear it any longer, spoke up from the side.
—Listen, Intarendals. While you were dead, magical instruction on the continent became much more peaceful.
—If you kill disciples like in the old days, you get punished now.
“…!!!”
Intarendals, the capable chamberlain, was fanatical and blind, but not stupid.
Intarendals immediately understood what the Death Knights meant.
“This is ridiculous… Are you saying the corrupt customs of the current era interfere with Master’s teachings?”
—Corrupt… are they?
—Hmm. Young knights these days do seem a little corrupt.
Despite the shock, Intarendals quickly regained composure and spoke. Regardless of personal shock, the task given by the master had to be carried out faithfully.
“Good… very well. Lee Han of House Wardanaz. Then let us negotiate.”
“What negotiation? Just so you know, don’t think you can sway me with gold coins. No matter how much gold you pour into the dark magic school, I won’t be tempted so easily. Do you understand? I’m not someone who gets shaken by Imperial gold coins so easily…”
He’s becoming suspiciously talkative.
The Death Knights thought the same thing.
If they pushed just a little more with gold coins, he might fall to temptation.
“Lee Han of House Wardanaz. The reason I went around sponsoring various clubs was so that material concerns would not hinder you when you learned magic from Master.”
Intarendals spoke solemnly.
It was not that Intarendals had sponsored with evil intentions, as Lee Han had assumed.
Of course, the result had become evil sponsorship, but the intention itself had been to create time for Lee Han.
Mages had to spend time on research and magic that did not interest them in order to secure gold coins.
How regrettable would it be if such wasted time reduced the time available to learn from Intarendals’s master?
“And I’m not sure what you mean by the dark magic school.”
“Didn’t you sponsor the dark magic school?”
“Yes. I did sponsor them, but that was not because of you, Lee Han. I sponsored them simply because it is a school that inherited Master’s magic.”
“…I, I see. Thank you. Please continue supporting us generously.”
“Haha… There must be many other good sponsors besides me.”
At Intarendals’s words, the Death Knights and Lee Han subtly averted their gazes.
They could not bring themselves to tell the truth about that part.
“Anyway, Lee Han. Naturally, I thought that when I told you Master was looking for you, you would come running in joy and delight…”
The plan of Intarendals, capable chamberlain, had been simple and flawless.
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