Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy Chapter 859

Chapter 859

Contrary to Yi-Han's prejudice, the skull principal wasn't very keen on the emperor's young child visiting Einroguard.

Einroguard students were unpredictable beings, as mages often are (he knew this well, having encouraged it), and if such students were to attack a dragon, it could lead to tragedy for both sides.

The tragedy of students being shattered to pieces, and Jourin suffering emotional wounds!

At least the shattering of students could be managed. But if Jourin were to suffer emotional wounds, even the skull principal would have trouble managing it.

Unfortunately, dragons were creatures that magic didn't work well on, like the Wardanaz family boy.

Fortunately for the skull principal, Jourin was still a young dragon.

The whims of a young dragon tend to come and go like boiling porridge.

So even when Jourin, excited after meeting the Wardanaz family boy during the previous winter break, shouted 'Jourin will visit Einroguard!', the skull principal didn't pay much attention.

He thought this declaration would soon be forgotten, like declarations such as 'I will not be picky with food from now on' or 'I will not throw the chessboard with my front paws even if I lose at chess from now on'.

But even the skull principal's predictions were sometimes wrong.

Jourin's passion for wanting to visit Einroguard was such a case.

The chaotic Einroguard life full of laughter and excitement that a certain boy from a certain family had described was too interesting.

Of course, that boy had somewhat beautified it as he was speaking to royalty, but that beautification had a reverse effect.

No matter how much the skull principal tried to dissuade her, she started to insist stubbornly...

-Jourin will visit Einroguard!-

-...Your Highness. How about sleeping on it and thinking again?-

-No! Jourin said she will visit Einroguard! Is Gonadaltes expecting Jourin to forget now?!-

-Absolutely not. There seems to be a misunderstanding.-

'Tsk. Her intelligence seems to have increased since talking with that Wardanaz kid last time.'

-Then Jourin will visit Einroguard!-

-...His Majesty will dislike it.-

-I got permission!-

-What? Has the Emperor gone mad...-

-What?-

-Ah, nothing, Your Highness. The students will be afraid too.-

-Who cares! It's fine if I'm not discovered! I'll hide in Wardanaz's room!-

-It's not a size Your Highness can enter.-

-I can be in human form!-

-You'll be uncomfortable.-

-I can endure it!-

-You won't be properly served meals there. You can't bring knights or servants, and you have to leave all your toys behind. You don't know how poor the environment is!-

-It's fine! ...But isn't Gonadaltes the lord of the territory? Why do you leave such a poor environment as it is?-

-Hehe. The students are so rough and fierce that there's a limit to how much I can guide them, Your Highness.-

-Anyway, Gonadaltes! I will visit Einroguard, so make preparations! If you make any more excuses, I'll take it as you interfering!-

-Understood, Your Highness.-

Realizing it was difficult to make any more excuses, the skull principal meekly retreated.

But that didn't mean the skull principal had been defeated.

After returning, the skull principal simply started ignoring and enduring Jourin's letters.

Ignore until the other party forgets!

If the skull principal didn't visit and ignored her, what could Jourin do?

But if there was one thing the skull principal missed here, it was that Jourin could also do quite a lot.

When the skull principal ignored her letters, Jourin started sending letters to Einroguard professors.

The sharp Einroguard professors quickly burned the letters pretending not to have received them, calculating the aftermath, but among them was a professor with a weak heart.

[Yi-Han Wardanaz clearly invited me to visit, but not only Gonadaltes but other professors are interfering too! Professor Bagrak, if you care for your disciple, help me!]

-Hmm.-

Professor Boladi pondered, unable to coldly reject someone who had received an invitation from one of his only two disciples.

After long deliberation, Professor Boladi replied like this:

[I don't have the authority to invite Your Highness as royalty among a professor's powers. I'm sorry, but if you want to visit, please come as an exam-related person.]

[Great! But what does that mean?]

[It means you should visit as someone setting the midterm exam.]

[That sounds so so completely really fun! I strongly agree! I accept Professor Bagrak's opinion!]

[Understood.]

[Oh! It's a secret from Wardanaz! I want to surprise him!]

[But considering Your Highness's abilities, I should tell him in advance so he can prepare…]

[No! Wardanaz can solve it sufficiently!]

-That's right.-

"What's right?"

Yi-Han, who had been listening, flared up.

To think Professor Boladi would be deceived by Jourin!

It was unbelievable even thinking about it again.

'To think there would be someone deceived by Princess Jourin...'

Yi-Han blamed himself.

In fact, this was close to an almost unpredictable natural disaster, but he should have prepared more.

At the very least, he should have been wary when Jourin showed interest in Einroguard...

'Damn it. It's because of the principal.'

No matter how he thought about it, this was about half the skull principal's responsibility.

Wasn't it because he said things like 'Your Highness will forget after sleeping' that Yi-Han let his guard down?

"Professor. When will Her Highness arrive?"

Yi-Han didn't give up and asked a question.

It wasn't over yet.

He could send another letter before Jourin arrived to prevent the visit.

'I should say Wardanaz was kidnapped by a mad doppelganger and is in no condition to meet Your Highness.'

As it wasn't completely untrue, it might work.

"Next Monday."

"It seems there was a misunderstanding after all. I'll send another letter to Her Highness."

"Misunderstanding?"

"Actually, I didn't invite..."

Boom!

With a loud noise, something with a huge mass collided below Professor Boladi's underground lecture room.

Yi-Han asked in surprise.

"What is that?!"

"It's the underground airfield."

Einroguard had several places for flying mounts coming from outside to land, besides the spire stable.

Among them, the underground airfield was a place often used by those who preferred to enter quietly.

There was a huge cave that extended like a tunnel, and once you passed through the magically hidden entrance, dozens of carriages could fly in.

Normally, he would have been excited at the joy of discovering a new place in the school, but...

...Yi-Han couldn't do that.

"...What just happened in the underground airfield?"

"It seems a large and heavy life form has landed."

"What are the chances that it's Princess Jourin?"

Instead of answering, Professor Boladi stared at Yi-Han. Yi-Han could read the answer in that expression.

"...Let's go see Her Highness..."

"You seemed to say there was a misunderstanding."

"The misunderstanding was that there was a misunderstanding."

Yi-Han answered with a voice full of sadness.

At this point, things couldn't be undone.

  *

Following her senior, Eandurde's eyes sparkled with excitement and anticipation.

"Eandurde. You mustn't attack Her Highness when you meet her."

"Why not?"

'Because you'll lose miserably...'

Although Eandurde was a born fighter in her own right, she couldn't compare to Jourin in age or skill.

No matter how harmless Jourin might be, Eandurde would fly away with a yelp after a few swings of her front paws.

"Her Highness is my friend."

"Ah!"

Eandurde nodded.

While inwardly feeling a bit disappointed.

She had wanted to clash with a dragon once...

"But Professor. Is it okay for Eandurde to hear about Princess Jourin?"

He wondered if it was okay for Eandurde to know about what was essentially an important imperial secret.

To Yi-Han's question, Professor Boladi readily answered.

"It's fine if they're an Einroguard student."

"I see. I guess Einroguard has that much authority."

"?"

Professor Boladi looked at his disciple, wondering what he was talking about.

"...Uh, wasn't it that Einroguard students have the authority to access secrets?"

"It meant a prohibition would be placed."

"Ah."

Yi-Han immediately understood.

While the skull principal had let it slide for him because it was bothersome, other students would have a prohibition placed.

While walking through the deep underground passage, Eandurde couldn't hold back and asked Yi-Han.

"How will you fight?!"

"Hmm."

Hearing his innocent junior's question, Yi-Han felt the fact he wanted to forget resurface.

Since she came for the midterms, the exam really was Jourin.

'If I choose telekinesis, do I have to lift and throw Jourin? If I choose alchemy, do I have to make a potion that can knock Jourin out?'

Apart from the success or failure of the exam, he was worried about being arrested when he went outside school.

-Ugh!-

A familiar dragon's voice was heard from far away. Yi-Han called out to Jourin.

"Your Highness?"

-...Jo, Jourin is not here.-

"???"

Thinking what nonsense this was, Yi-Han concentrated mana in his eyes.

Then he saw Jourin embedded in the wall of the underground airfield space ahead.

It seemed she had flown in excitedly and crashed straight into the airfield wall, unable to reduce her speed.

While she herself wasn't hurt, the surrounding walls naturally couldn't withstand it. They had collapsed in a rumble, covering Jourin.

"Your Highness. Are you hurt?"

-Mmm…-

"Didn't you say you weren't here?"

"Shh. Eandurde. When people make mistakes, they can pretend they're not there."

"??"

Eandurde was confused by Yi-Han's words.

Weren't dragons the wisest and most sacred race in the empire?

To think such a dragon would make a mistake and hide in the debris like a 5-year-old child, not coming out?

"Your Highness. Please come out. This kind of thing is easy to repair anyway. It's just a scratch."

-Re, really?-

Jourin, seeming enticed, crawled out of the pile of debris. Although not fully grown yet, a large gold dragon revealed herself, blinking her eyes.

As soon as Yi-Han entered those eyes, joy immediately arose.

-Wow! Yi-Han!-

Jourin accurately grabbed Yi-Han with her huge front paw. Having experienced it last time, Yi-Han familiarly anticipated and created a barrier with silent cast telekinesis magic.

It was a level of proficiency that made Professor Boladi, watching from the side, feel proud of his disciple's growth.

"Ugh. Your Highness. I'm dying."

-Ah, no! Yi-Han! Don't die!-

"Because Your Highness is applying force..."

-I let go! I command you to come back to life!-

"Thank you. I've come back to life."

Yi-Han said, dusting himself off.

Eandurde, watching from the side, was confused about whether to pounce on the evil dragon attacking her senior, or stay still as promised earlier.

"???"

-Who's this?-

Jourin asked, looking at Eandurde.

Professor Boladi and Yi-Han were familiar, but this mage was one she was seeing for the first time.

"This is my junior. Her name is Eandurde."

-Nice to meet you, Eandurde!-

Jourin, pleased to hear she was Yi-Han's junior, tried to hug her.

Despite using much less force than before, Eandurde struggled with a squawk at the suffocating strength.

-Wh, why? Is there a problem?-

"You need to use even less force."

When Jourin, surprised, reduced her force, Eandurde fiercely scratched her front paw (Jourin didn't even feel it) and escaped.

Then she put some distance between them and growled. Seeing someone who disliked her, Jourin's eyes welled up with tears.

-Yi, Yi-Han! Does Eandurde dislike Jourin?-

"Uh... well..."

Yi-Han glanced at his junior. His junior growled as if to say she would absolutely not say she liked Jourin.

"Grrrr!"

"...Eandurde. Would your thoughts change a bit if you received this?"

Placing chocolate in his junior's hand, Yi-Han attempted negotiation.