Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 1019

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Chapter 1019

 

Lee Han was confused.

 

The Skeleton Principal’s words were far too out of the blue.

 

“What does Professor Bagrek’s arrival have to do with me not being here?”

 

Very… much, actually.

 

As he spoke, the Skeleton Principal glared once more at the Archmage beside him. The Empire’s Archmage who had fathered Yukveltire and Adenart fidgeted restlessly and bowed his head deeply.

 

As you know, Professor Boladi has a tendency to be unnecessarily overprotective, doesn’t he.

 

“What???!”

 

At such an absurd statement, Lee Han almost blurted out “what nonsense are you talking about?”

 

If not for the surrounding gazes, he really would have said exactly that.

 

Professor Boladi being overprotective of people.

 

While Lee Han had been moved when Professor Boladi took his side during the last incident, saying he was still his disciple, there were certain truths in this world that could not be compromised.

 

Even though Erindarvel here calculated very perfectly and precisely before extending the invitation, if Professor Boladi heard about it, he might misunderstand. There’s no need to worry him unnecessarily, is there.

 

‘Something’s strange.’

 

Lee Han, as a student of Einroguard and the Skeleton Principal’s current top student, felt an odd sense of unease.

 

It seemed like some evil scheme was hidden beneath.

 

“Excellent. There’s no need to receive unnecessarily advanced teachings. The more you do, the greater the risk of going berserk.”

 

The demon-worshipping elf nearby quickly responded.

 

From the elf’s perspective, rather than Lee Han provoking Professor Boladi to receive more advanced teachings and grow stronger, he wanted him to live as leisurely and stable a life as possible.

 

He was already a sufficiently dangerous monster as it was.

 

…Who is this guy who seems like a demon worshipper but speaks quite reasonably? He doesn’t seem to be part of the exploration team?

 

At the Skeleton Principal’s natural question, the exploration team members immediately answered.

 

“He’s definitely a demon worshipper.”

 

“He’s a worshipper of the Kraksarigor cult who surrendered and was captured voluntarily.”

 

Those lunatics? Why? Ah. I see. When that Wardanaz kid goes berserk, it becomes hard to predict this and that, is that it.

 

Even before hearing the report, the Skeleton Principal guessed why the other person was chattering beside Lee Han.

 

From the perspective of a fanatic obsessed with prophecy, an unpredictable disciple would feel like a monster that could tear apart prophecies at any moment.

 

“That’s right. You there, mage. Stop fattening up that monster. If the great prophet’s prophecies go awry, the world will fall into chaos.”

 

The elf, truly befitting a lunatic, delivered a stern lecture without being intimidated even in front of the Skeleton Principal.

 

Wasn’t it because the Skeleton Principal had raised his disciple too powerfully that the seeds of all this chaos were born?

 

Of course, the Skeleton Principal didn’t even pretend to listen.

 

A mere youngster who doesn’t even know what chaos is, where do you get off preaching so pathetically? Get lost.

 

With a flicking sound, the elf disappeared. Lee Han could guess where he had gone.

 

‘One more prisoner added to the deep punishment room.’

 

Those guys have never been helpful since ancient times, yet they just keep babbling nonsense about staying still… Anyway, do you understand? You weren’t here today.

 

“Ah, yes. I understand.”

 

Lee Han nodded for now. The Skeleton Principal, having finished his preparations, brought out a new grand magic.

 

Suddenly, the darkness characteristic of the lich that the Skeleton Principal carried around disappeared and transformed into sacred light.

 

That light began as a halo but instantly filled the surroundings and completely filled even the deep dimensional erosion space below.

 

Fire-Born Samadhi!

 

With the Skeleton Principal’s declaration, the light transformed into flames. Amazingly, despite the transformation, those flames still maintained the properties of light.

 

Among the exploration team members, those who could use magic held their breath and gazed at the unique world. For any mage, it was a sublime spectacle from which they dared not turn their gaze.

 

Lee Han, who was similarly gazing, felt familiarity in the power emanating from the light.

 

‘Nine Mountains and Eight Seas!’

 

The light that had emanated from the edge of dimensions.

 

In the blazing light now sweeping the surroundings, he could feel the same power.

 

The Skeleton Principal nodded slightly at his disciple’s reaction and explained.

 

Since you visited that Yatcha’s palace, you must have seen this light before. That’s right. It’s the eternal flame of truth that only the enlightened can summon.

 

The unique world became light and flame, burning everything. Even the spider monsters that had charged forward without any fear until now seemed to realize something was different, as they hurriedly tried to retreat underground.

 

However, the blazing light didn’t stop and created fierce waves. The complex obstacles made of walls, ceilings, and waterways couldn’t block the waves either. The waves surged violently, penetrating obstacles and burning enemies.

 

This fire is my enlightenment. Put your enlightenment into your fire.

 

“Thank you.”

 

In the past, he wouldn’t have understood what those words meant at all, but now that he had stepped into the small world, he could vaguely understand what the Skeleton Principal was trying to convey.

 

Even just the small world that mages could share with each other manifested very differently depending on individual mage differences.

 

If even the small world, which was a method of adapting oneself to a completed world, was like this, then the unique world, where one had to directly create and expand a world, should be considered impossible to imitate another’s magic.

 

That was probably why the Skeleton Principal had bothered to tell him.

 

Instead of being intoxicated by the power of this grand magic and making useless imitations, create your own magic.

 

You’re grateful?

 

“Yes? Yes.”

 

Then you really weren’t here today.

 

“…Please tell me honestly. Why exactly are you doing this?”

 

* * *

 

Jinnon, heir to the Green Pyroxene Magic Tower, possessed an excellent and clever mind.

 

As such, it didn’t take him very long to realize that the letters had gotten mixed up.

 

-Greetings. I came after receiving a letter from Lady Erindarvel…

 

-Welcome. Are you an Einroguard student?

 

-No, I’m not.

 

-I see. Please look around at these artifacts here, and choose whatever catches your fancy… Wait. Did you say no?

 

-I’m from the Green Pyroxene Magic Tower.

 

-I can’t understand this at all! The Archmage definitely mentioned an Einroguard student. How did this happen?

 

-Hmm. I think she used the expression ‘Einroguard student’ to mean it was that good of an artifact…

 

-Ah! I understand. Could it be that the letters got mixed up?

 

-!!!!!

 

Jinnon, with his excellent and clever mind, hurriedly returned.

 

If the letters had gotten mixed up, then the Einroguard student whose face he didn’t know would have participated in a high-difficulty exploration in Jinnon’s place by now.

 

-This is terrible! It seems the letters got mixed up. We need to move toward the exploration team immediately.

 

-Hehe. You don’t need to worry.

 

-What? Why on earth…

 

Despite their heir’s pale reaction, the mages of the Green Pyroxene Magic Tower maintained their composure.

 

-Think about it, Jinnon. If an Einroguard student had taken the wrong letter and gone to the exploration team, would the exploration team have accepted him so easily?

 

-…Ah!

 

-If that had happened, they would have realized it long ago and contacted our tower. The mixed-up letter probably only arrived here.

 

Thanks to the mages’ advice, Jinnon was able to regain his composure.

 

Indeed, the experienced mages of the Green Pyroxene Magic Tower had a much broader perspective than Jinnon, who still lacked experience.

 

-Thank you! My thinking was too narrow.

 

-Hehe. Not at all. Youthful vigor is naturally like that, isn’t it.

 

-What’s going on?

 

-Oh, isn’t that Professor Bagrek!

 

In the middle of his warm conversation with the mages, Jinnon spotted a welcome guest.

 

An important client and reliable friend of the Green Pyroxene Magic Tower, Professor Boladi.

 

-It’s nothing serious. The letters got mixed up, but it seems I worried for nothing.

 

-Hmm.

 

Professor Boladi read the mixed-up letter once, then read it again.

 

Then, with a cautious attitude, he read it one more time before immediately creating a paper bird and sending it flying.

 

-I need to go.

 

-You mean to the exploration team? If that’s the case, let’s go together! We’re involved in this matter too, so if we let you go alone, we’d feel…

 

However, even before he finished speaking, Professor Boladi was already moving far away.

 

The mages of Nockwiseok Tower were puzzled by this sight.

 

Even if an Einroguard student had received a letter, there was no possibility they would have participated in the exploration team, so why were they in such a hurry?

 

* * *

 

“!”

 

Professor Boladi, who had arrived at the outskirts of the capital, paused when he saw the exploration team outside.

 

An ordinary mage would have wondered why the exploration team had already come out, but Professor Boladi, being an excellent combat mage, first checked the most suspicious point.

 

As he had feared, his disciple was mixed in among the exploration team members. At least the fortunate thing was that he seemed fine.

 

Professor Boladi! What a coincidence! Haha! I’ve been continuously roaming the capital with this admirable disciple here. In the meantime, I heard news of monsters coming from the void and rushed here to help.

 

“…Should I just tell him myself?”

 

Shh. Be quiet.

 

The Skeleton Principal signaled his disciple to stay quiet.

 

Lee Han hadn’t figured out that the letters had gotten mixed up, but he still roughly guessed the situation.

 

‘He wants to hide that I participated in the exploration team.’

 

Honestly, Professor Boladi probably wouldn’t be surprised to hear it (rather, he’d probably go one step further and want to send him to dangerous places too), but originally it never hurt to be careful about worldly matters.

 

If Professor Boladi got competitive, wouldn’t he be the only one at a loss?

 

Alsicle asked as if he didn’t understand.

 

“What brings Professor Bagrek here?”

 

It’s because Professor Boladi cares for his disciple. Don’t keep asking. It’s not like you’re flattering him.

 

“No, how is this flattery…”

 

Thud!

 

Jinnon arrived one step later than Professor Boladi. Releasing his acceleration and enhancement magic, Jinnon shouted.

 

“Professor! There was no need to rush like that… Wait, why is everyone outside?”

 

“Why did you come from Nockwiseok Tower?”

 

Alsicle asked first, understanding even less.

 

The kind-looking future heir of Nockwiseok Tower answered with slight embarrassment.

 

“Actually, the letters got mixed up.”

 

“…Mixed up?”

 

Jinnon explained what had happened. While doing so, he added as if relieved.

 

“But it seems everything was fine after all. Professor Bagrek was worried and visited personally like this, but I had faith in the exploration team members! Surely the people gathered here wouldn’t have let a mage who’s still a student participate in a dangerous exploration? No matter if they’re from Einroguard, that would be absurd.”

 

“…”

 

“…”

 

The faces of the exploration team members, including Alsicle, instantly turned pale as if drained of blood.

 

Lee Han, who belatedly grasped the situation, also made a bitter expression.

 

So right now…

 

‘No. There are too many people to curse at, I don’t know who to start with.’

 

Should he curse Archmage Erindarvel who was hanging her head low first, or should he curse the Skeleton Principal who didn’t read the letter directly and boasted it would be fine, or should he curse Alsicle who said ‘Oh, Wardanaz? Come with us!’ and dragged him along…

 

“Wait. Are you by any chance Lee Han of the Wardanaz family? The one all the mages of the towers are interested in?”

 

“Ah. Yes. That’s right.”

 

“What a coincidence! Come to think of it, no matter how much Lady Erindarvel looks after junior students, there wouldn’t be many Einroguard students worth writing separate letters for! This is really fortunate. If he had mistakenly participated in the exploration team, how much would the mages of our tower as well as other towers have resented us?”

 

…

 

The Skeleton Principal shook his head at the sight of Erindarvel breaking out in cold sweat.

 

Even when trying to get angry, her heart seemed to soften.

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