Life of a Magic Academy Mage

Chapter 096

How to hold your breath quietly when a professor forgets his existence.

The Statue of the Forgotten Beast was a being that had mastered its wisdom.

But being bored is unavoidable. Thank you for coming here.

“I heard that the great statue… knows the wisdom you need to get out of this school.”

Lee Han tried to talk about his escape, but changed his words.

It was because you never knew when the statue of the Forgotten Beast would betray you.

Wisdom… It’s embarrassing to say that. Even if it’s not wisdom, I can tell you what I know. Anything I can help with can help.

“indeed!”

Lee Han was grateful that the statue of the forgotten beast was boring.

Otherwise, I wouldn’t have helped you like that.

Of course, I can’t help with things beyond my ability. So please don’t ask me to save the dragon.

“Could you please make the principal a little nicer?”

…What color dragon do you want? A dragon would be better.

“sorry. It was a joke.”

Of course, Lee Han had no intention of asking for such an outrageous thing.

There was only one thing Lee Han wanted.

The way to the Spire Stable located on the upper floor of the main building.

“Do you know the location of the stable on the spire of the main building?”

I know about three.

Lee Han’s eyes shook slightly. I finally found what I was looking for.

“I would like to know the way to the easiest place among them….”

It’s not difficult.

“!”

But before that, you must defeat me!

“?!?”

Lee Han was taken aback when the atmosphere suddenly changed.

Lee Han held his cane and looked at the statue with alert eyes. However, instead of attacking the statue, a bronze chess board was placed in front of it.

Two rounds!

“……”

It was clear that the other party was really bored.

* * *

Boredom was the deadliest of poisons. Even the statue, which had endured loyally under the professor for a long time, could not overcome boredom.

The statue of the forgotten beast likes to play chess.

The great thing about chess is that you can play alone.

The statue’s tail and other heads swayed along with the horse.

Lee Han asked to gauge the opponent’s skill.

“Did you play chess with the other freshman before I came?”

It did.

“How many times has that freshman won?”

never won

Lee Han’s expression became serious.

‘Didn’t Tutanta win a game?’

I didn’t know how good Tutanta was, but it meant a lot to me that I kept fighting and never winning.

That this forgotten statue is good at chess…

‘And it’s clever enough to hide it.’

If there was an overwhelming difference, I would not have attacked again. You have to win in a narrow way for the opponent to read hope and attack again.

It would take a huge skill gap to make that adjustment.

‘Can I win?’

Lee Han did not think of himself as a good chess player.

Of course, it wasn’t that I didn’t play chess.

Like most students confined to a lab, Lee Han enjoyed making meaningless bets.

And the most popular was chess.

Although Lee Han had never lost against other students…

…that was just a frog in a well, he had never won against a foreign professor from the next lab.

The foreign professor must have enjoyed winning against the weak, so he used to call Lee Han and defeat him when he was bored.

If the statue in front of you is superior to that professor, you won’t be inferior.

‘But I only need to win once, just once.’

No matter how you shake the opponent or lose your guard, you only had to win once.

Lee Han made a plan to compete with the number of times.

Chess is also a game with unexpected variables, so I didn’t know if I could win once in a hundred games.

really. Let me tell you in advance. If you lose, there is a penalty.

“…What is it?”

Lee Han flinched.

The figure of the shadowed statue suddenly seemed to radiate pressure.

You have to play one more game without losing.

“…is that the answer?”

The penalty was weaker than expected. The statue nodded.

And if you lose again when you try again, then you have to play two games. If I lose in the next challenge, three games…

‘If I’m bored like that, I think it’s better to just get a job from the professor.’

Lee Han thought so and grabbed the white phone.

* * *

King lays on his side and the round is over. Lee Han was shocked.

‘Tutanta…!’

You put it really well.

The statue admired, but Lee Han was a little dumbfounded.

Surprisingly, Lee Han won.

Even in the first edition!

At this point, the statue and Tutanta’s skills had to be questioned. I can’t even win a match against a statue like this.

‘I was nervous for no reason.’

ruler. here. This is a map I made.

“thank you.”

Lee Han took the map given by the statue and put it into his bosom. Then he asked.

“Would you like another round?”

There was no need to hesitate as long as I realized that my opponent was easier than I thought. Lee Han called out to tear off a little more.

However, the statue did not come easily.

no. I was really satisfied today. Because it was such a fun game.

“……”

Thanks to you, I think I can get a good night’s sleep. Thank you.

Lee Han did not know what part of this edition satisfied his opponent so much.

Surely he’s not doing that because he thinks he can’t win?

“Yes… nice.”

Han Lee congratulated with a heavy heart and came out.

Salko was waiting in the hallway, sharpening a small statue with a chisel and chisel.

“Here you are.”

Salko brushed off the crumbs and said without looking at Yihan.

He didn’t like nobles, but he wanted to respect Lee Han’s pride.

It would be quite humiliating to have come out without winning even once.

“I will guide you until you win. You won’t be able to go in alone. Tell me next time you want to go.”

“I won.”

“…??!?!!”

Salko doubted his ears.

I couldn’t believe what I was hearing now.

The beast statue’s chess skills were simply incredible.

Even Salcho, who had no rivals within the Tutanta family, could never win.

I was thinking of preparing with Wardanaz and trying again…

but I just won?

“Really?”

“okay. He said he got some sleep thanks to that.”

Salchow did not question the words of a person he had once agreed to respect for no reason.

However, it was hard to believe Lee Han’s words until he saw them with his own eyes.

“Wardanaz. If it’s okay, would you mind if I check it out?”

“okay. do whatever you want.”

Asking Lee Han’s permission, Salko repaired the statue in the hallway again, opened the door, and went inside.

And he walked out with an expression as if possessed by a ghost.

The statue was indeed sleeping.

Lee Han said to Salco.

“thanks. Thanks to you, I got the information I needed.”

“I’m glad that’s the case…”

For a moment, Salcho looked at Lee Han with a look of respect in his eyes, then regained consciousness and returned his expression.

I never thought I would ever have this kind of respect for someone from an aristocratic family in my life!

Salcoe cleared his throat and turned around.

“Let’s go back. I will show you the way.”

Turning his back, Salko didn’t notice that Yihan’s eyes had changed slightly.

Lee Han’s eyes looking at Salko changed from the first ones to similar ones looking at Nilia.

* * *

Lee Han opened the door to the break room with a very tired expression.

Salko, who seemed to be made of rock walls, was more talkative than I thought.

-I want to tell you about the ‘Dwarf Gambit’, the Tutanta family’s long-term game, where you raise a pawn with e4 and the opponent hits with e5, then f4.

-My specialty is sending the knight to f3 when the opponent grabs the pawn, but about this… -It

happened in the last match…

-You know what? The elves told me to send the pawn to d4, not e4, and to answer d5 with c4! They’re lunatics!

All the way back, they were talking about chess.

Han Lee was not someone who devoted his life and passion to chess like Salchow did.

I tried to answer as sincerely as I could in case Salco would pout, but I couldn’t help but feel mentally tired.

“Wardanaz! You’re back!”

Friends who were doing homework in the break room were happy to see Lee Han.

Yoner was checking the potions head-to-head with the other students.

It was the potion that was in the box that Yihan and Ratford had stolen from the wagon the other day.

Thanks to the reagents retrieved from Professor Wooregeul’s laboratory, various experiments were possible.

“Have you found out anything?”

“Wardanaz. We did it.”

“??”

One of the students sitting next to Yoner spoke excitedly.

“I found a miracle potion!”

“Have you found a potion of teleportation?”

Lee Han asked, puzzled.

Then the students responded with embarrassed expressions.

“No… not until teleportation.”

“Still, it’s a great enough potion! I’ll show! Guinan Island!”

The students brought Cainando. Lee Han realized that the appearance of Gainando was a little different from usual. It felt

a bit…

intellectual.

‘what? Is it a fake Cainando?’

Gainando nodded at Yihan with a very calm and composed expression. It was strangely like he wanted to hit him.

“Cainan Island. Who is teaching < Understanding Basic Magic >?”

“Professor Garcia Kim.”

“How do I make a lesser magic recovery potion?”

“Cut off the base of the Galamadu and cut the remaining part into two little finger-size pieces. At the same time, you have to tear the snow herb into thin pieces by hand, and at this time, you have to tear it quickly before the galamadu dries.”

The students at the Blue Dragon Tower burst into cheers at the quick answer.

“Did you see it?? It’s a potion of wisdom! A potion of wisdom!”

Among the potions of alchemy, there were also potions that temporarily raised the drinker’s intelligence.

Looking at the state of Guinan Island now, it was clear.

This reddish-colored liquid is definitely a potion of wisdom!

‘for a moment. Did these bastards do a test with Gainando?’

Lee Han had such doubts, but decided to pass them on. Because there are many more important things than that.

“Do you really think this is a wisdom potion?”

Lee Han asked Yoner in a low voice. Yoner replied with a thoughtful expression.

“I am not sure yet. However, judging from the reaction of the drunk Cainando, there is a possibility.”

“Didn’t you check everything before drinking?”

“No, he just came during the inspection and drank it…”

“……”

Lee Han was about to say something but held back.

‘A potion of wisdom would be nice.’

As the students cheered, if Lee Han had a potion of wisdom, there were too many places to use it.

First of all, drink a little during Professor Garcia, drink a little during Professor Voladi, drink a little during Professor Thunderwalk, drink a little while meeting Professor Mortum, drink a little while meeting Professor Millay… Lee Han, who was counting with his fingers, reflected on himself

.

The potion was not harmless to the body. There was always a price to pay. If you drink like that, your body won’t be left.

However, there were many things that required wisdom in this school, but there were too many.

‘Shall I check a bit more?’

Lee Han looked at Gainando and asked.

“How many is 14 X 19?”

“It’s 417.”

At the immediate response, the Blue Dragon Tower students who were listening next to them burst into cheers.

However, Lee Han, Asan Yoner, and the princess made strange faces.

…what?