Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy
chapter-440

Yi-Han struggled to maintain his face from turning gloomy.

"Thank you..."

"When a tough day ends and you sit on the wooden chair in your quarters, sit quietly facing this wine bottle and tilt the glass. Then you will think of us."

The knights spoke in a gentle voice.

The White Tiger Tower students who were listening from behind already had a drunk expression at those words.

Wasn't this the aesthetics of knights?

Loving both swords and alcohol...

'Can I sell this? Will I get caught if I sell it? Should I barter it?'

Of course, it didn't really resonate with Yi-Han, who was a mage.

"Hmm. From here, we'll have to take a boat."

"..."

"..."

-...-

Yi-Han and the White Tiger Tower students, of course, and even Niffirg looked at the skull principal in disbelief.

They hadn't even reached the walls of Einroguard yet, but the flood was already so bad that the water was up to their waists.

"I've prepared a bone boat for you."

"Thank you very much."

"Yes. Of course you should be thankful."

"This is really too much... Mmph."

"Shh. Be quiet. Anglago."

Covering Anglago's mouth, who was about to explode from holding back, Yi-Han got on the boat.

Nothing good would come from falling for the skull principal's provocation.

Swish-

"Row! Anglago! You're the helmsman! Open the way towards the gate!"

Anglago, who had the most sailing experience as he was from a coastal area, became the helmsman.

Anglago trembled at the sudden heavy responsibility.

Whoosh!

'What kind of storm is this on land!?'

The waters that had risen on land were raging fiercely, as if the spirits had thrown a tantrum in some way.

The boat, shaking like a leaf in the wind, felt very precarious.

"Wa... Wardanaz. I, I've never steered a boat in this kind of weather...!"

"Anglago. Don't be weak. You have to do it!"

"I'll be going now."

The skull principal ran across the water with the death knights and passed through the gate.

Yi-Han ignored him and cheered for Anglago.

"Anglago. I believe in you!"

"But with waves this rough..."

Slap!

"I said believe, you bastard. Do you believe or not?"

"I, I believe!"

"..."

Bartreck, who was rowing next to them, was about to be slightly moved but stopped. And he rowed hard, watching Yi-Han's expression.

"I can't see because of the fog...!"

"I'll cast light, so focus!"

"Waves! Waves are coming! The water is...!"

"I'll scoop out the water, so focus!"

"Oh no! Even rain..."

"I'll put up an ice barrier above! Go forward!"

"There's a hole in the boat!"

"I blocked it! Steer again!"

"..."

Jijel and Bartreck quietly shut their mouths and rowed.

Every time a conversation took place, they somehow ended up rowing harder.

"Aren't you guys rowing too hard without rest? Why don't you take a break and take turns?"

"Ah, no. Wardanaz. We can row more!"

Yi-Han, who had barely caught his breath, was puzzled by the sight of his friends rowing too hard next to him.

It was good that they were rowing hard, but was it okay?

"It's the gate!"

-Why are freshmen wandering around in this weather??-

The death knight guarding the gate was flustered and let Yi-Han's group pass.

Since the forest, garden, and paths that originally guided the direction were not visible, Yi-Han headed towards the main building.

"To the left. Anglago! Turn to the left!"

The boat advanced forward, cutting through the rough currents.

In the distance, a tower stood tall even in the water. It was a building protected by magic, so it remained elevated without shaking even in the flood.

When the entrance came into view, hope returned to the faces of the exhausted White Tiger Tower students.

"More! Faster!"

"The evil lich captain shouted to the crew with magic..."

"Is this the situation to sing that sea shanty? Seriously??!"

"So, sorry."

Anglago, who was about to sing a song used by the sailors when rowing in his hometown, stopped in embarrassment at his friends' pointing out.

"Open the door!!"

Yi-Han shouted loudly. Then, friends inside the tower hurriedly opened the door.

"Get in! Quickly! The boat won't last long!"

The boat the skull principal had made was creaking for a while. If Yi-Han hadn't reinforced it, it would have collapsed in no time.

The White Tiger Tower friends followed Yi-Han and rushed into the entrance of the tower.

"We're alive...!"

When they felt the solid ground under their feet, the White Tiger Tower students felt touched like sailors who had finished a long voyage.

Until they noticed the Blue Dragon Tower students staring blankly at them.

"..."

"..."

"Wa, Wardanaz... Yo, you're abandoning us like this after we fought together risking our lives...?"

"...What nonsense are you talking about? We just came to the closest tower for now."

Yi-Han glared at the White Tiger Tower friends with an irritated voice.

These guys, after he went through the trouble of saving them, they're talking nonsense...

While the White Tiger Tower students were resting in front of the fireplace in an awkward posture, Yi-Han first grasped the situation.

"I prepared quite a bit, but it was all meaningless..."

"Mother Nature is great...!"

"All the luggage left outside was blown away..."

"The tower lounge is also filled with water, we barely got it out..."

"Can you please speak one at a time?"

Yi-Han was flustered when his friends complained as if saying, 'Einroguard, I wish they would fix these things.'

Yi-Han was not the principal.

"The lounge is also filled with water? Isn't it protected by magic?"

"When the wind and rain hit hard, some water comes in."

"..."

Yi-Han somehow felt the malice of the skull principal.

Of course, it could be that holes formed as magic accumulated over a very long time, but...

'He wouldn't deliberately let in some external inconveniences that don't threaten lives, right?'

"We were dividing into groups and scooping out the water that had risen in the tower."

"You must be tired."

Just then, the Blue Dragon Tower students who had finished their work on the other side appeared.

Gainando, who was at the front, looked completely like a drowned rat.

"This school is cursed."

"You fell because you misstepped..."

"I'm telling you, this school is cursed."

"Honestly, the princess did all the work..."

Even while saying that, the friends brushed Gainando with towels as if catching a rat.

Gainando, who was screaming like a rat being brushed, saw Yi-Han and shouted.

"Yi-Han!!"

"Oh. Good work."

"It's a completely cursed school! I..."

Pushing away the towel, Gainando passionately gave a speech about how much he had suffered, yet why he didn't back down, and thus he deserved to eat snacks.

It seemed he wouldn't be able to give such a passionate speech even if he had a place to give a speech related to the imperial succession.

"We, well. Good work."

"???"

Adenart, who arrived last after swinging her staff to scatter the water she had scooped out the window, looked at Gainando in surprise.

He only fell, rolled, and dog-paddled while working?

"I also worked..."

"Let's organize the luggage we brought first. Who has the ledger of the lost supplies?"

"Here it is."

"Thanks. Yonaire."

"..."

As the topic changed in an instant, the princess glared at Gainando with resentful eyes.

Gainando, who noticed belatedly, asked his friends in surprise.

"Why is Adenart glaring at me?"

"How little work did you do for that kind-hearted princess to do that? Tsk."

The friends scolded Gainando. Gainando felt very wronged.

"Ah, no. I did my best... And if she glares at me like that for not working well, isn't she unfit as the future ruler of the empire? There will be people among the citizens who can't work well, right?"

'You're also royalty, you crazy bastard...'

The Blue Dragon Tower students were at a loss for words at the sight of their friend naturally giving up his right to succession and speaking.

"It's okay. Gainando. The princess is kind, so if you work hard next time, she will forgive you."

"What if I make a mistake next time too?"

"It's okay. If you make a mistake next time too, we'll throw you out the window."

"...No, no need. No need."

Gainando vowed to definitely work hard in front of Adenart next time, stumbling.

Adenart had a gullible personality, so she would surely forgive him!

"Food here. Drinks there. Fabric in the back. Don't put the reagents on the floor. It'll be a headache if they get wet. Oh."

Yi-Han moved to the inside of the lounge. And he took out a bundle of luggage he had stored in the highest cabinet.

Gainando's eyes sparkled when he saw the bundle wrapped in oiled paper and waterproofed leather.

Is it something to eat?

"Fortunately, the books are intact."

"..."

Gainando's face became as sad as the rainy season.

"It was... books...?"

"Yeah."

"No... the books... had to be... stored like that...?"

Gainando felt empty as he remembered the past when he had done his best both mentally and physically to protect that bundle.

He used to check even while sleeping at night, just in case...

"When the rainy season comes, books are naturally the first to get damaged. Do you want to rewrite the books if you lose them?"

"That's..."

"No, but..."

The Blue Dragon Tower students rarely agreed with Gainando on a regular basis, but this time they somewhat agreed.

Isn't it okay to lose some textbooks??

If you lose them, you just don't study a bit...

Swish-

"Water is coming in from below again!!"

"!!!"

The students' complexions changed.

Again, after they had barely scooped out the water?

As the princess was about to get up, Gainando blocked her and shouted.

"I'll go alone this time!"

"..."

While the princess was so dumbfounded that she was at a loss for words, Gainando sent a wink.

The princess began to suspect that this half-brother was provoking her.

She had no intention of engaging in petty checks and quarrels, but it was a different story if the other party provoked her like this.

"This is happening too frequently. It's a big problem."

"Is it too much even for your ability, Wardanaz?"

Anglago asked, looking disgusted.

Yi-Han had scooped out water like an ocean on the boat earlier.

To the point where sailors would have shed tears and tried to scout him if they had seen it.

If even Yi-Han found it too much...

"No. I can solve it, but it's meaningless if it happens repeatedly in other towers like this. I can't block everything."

'...Is he crazy...?'

Anglago thought inwardly at the sight of Yi-Han naturally assuming to take care of all four towers.

But he couldn't say it out loud.

If he did, his friends would shove Anglago under the water, excluding only the White Tiger Tower, for the crime of being spiteful.

"Are the individual rooms intact now?"

"Huh? Yeah."

"Everyone, leave important items in your individual rooms and come out. Let's evacuate with only the necessary luggage."

"...To where??"

The skull principal burst into laughter as a realm gate opened on the 3rd floor stairs of the main building.

As expected, a waterfall poured out and sent an unfortunate 3rd year student down like a slide.

-Damn ■ Einrogua■ cursed■...!-

It seemed like he was shouting something, but the skull principal ignored it and nodded his head contentedly.

“Can't even block that water. Still a long way to go! Haha!”

-Master?-

"What is it?"

-Your disciple is moving with the 1st year students.-

"...Huh?"

The skull principal was slightly taken aback by the unexpected report.

Moving with students in this weather.

He thought he would diligently scoop out the water as if blocking enemies rushing in from inside the tower...

The tower would be the best place to be in?

Currently, the only places that were intact in the great flood were the school buildings protected by magic.

However, the protection was only for the buildings, not the students. It was evident from the 3rd year student who had just been blown away.

At least the tower was the dormitory for the students, so the individual rooms were protected...

The death knight looked at the skull principal's expression and reported cautiously.

-Uh... he seems to be going to the library with students from other towers. It seems he will stay in the library for a while...-

"..."

The skull principal, honestly, was beyond anger and instead felt admiration.