Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 1025

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Chapter 1025

 

However, after hearing the explanation, Alsicle could understand why Lee Han had gotten angry.

 

Anyone would be furious if told to just go and try space-time magic that specifies a desired space.

 

If Alsicle had heard such words, he would have thrown sardines at their face.

 

“S-sorry.”

 

“I was originally going to ask Professor Garcia, but thinking about it, the professor seems busy. The Principal would be better, right?”

 

“?”

 

“???”

 

The Black Turtle Tower friends and Phoenix Tower friends nearby all had question marks on their faces.

 

Siana whispered to Tijiling.

 

“Do people usually ask the Principal even when they don’t know something?”

 

“Shh. Priest Siana. Everyone will hear…”

 

Alsicle spoke firmly to his junior.

 

“It’s definitely better to ask Professor Kim. I’ll deliver the message.”

 

“Why is that? Ah. Come to think of it, the Principal must also be busy…”

 

“No. I just don’t want Gonadaltes to come here.”

 

“…”

 

It was an absurd reason, but Alsicle was so serious that Lee Han was overwhelmed.

 

Alsicle quickly wrote a letter.

 

Mages exchanging paper birds over long distances would carry separate artifacts that emit mana resonance so the birds could fly to their location, then inform the other party of that mana pattern.

 

Since he regularly exchanged paper birds with Professor Garcia, Alsicle easily sent off the letter.

 

“Let’s wait 3 days… no, 4 days! Wardanaz, you can go to the market during that time!”

 

“Eh. I don’t have anything to buy right now, so it seems like a waste of time.”

 

‘You just told the priests to go sightseeing at the capital market…’

 

Salko was internally exasperated.

 

This crazy magic addict!

 

“Still, I understand. While waiting, I’ll check the remaining parts of the mansion…”

 

Whoosh-

 

“!”

 

The students were surprised when a paper bird returned over the mansion so soon after Alsicle had sent one.

 

What?

 

“Is it a different paper bird?”

 

“No… it’s definitely from Professor Kim? What? Is he in the capital?”

 

With a surprised face, the penguin beastman mage checked the letter.

 

To Alsicle of the Penguerin family!!

 

I heard from the Principal!!!

 

To think you brought student Lee Han along to track extradimensional monsters, if the other professors find out they’ll never forgive…

 

Whoosh!

 

Alsicle quickly burned the first page to destroy the evidence. The students asked in confusion.

 

“Why are you burning it?”

 

“Professor Kim told me to burn the first page.”

 

Avoiding their gazes, Alsicle hurriedly read the next content.

 

Fortunately, Professor Garcia only vented anger on the first page and wrote normal content afterward.

 

…I’m currently in the capital on magic school business. If student Lee Han has questions, tell him to come to the Rock Spirit’s Apple Jam Cafe…

 

“The professor says to come to the Rock Spirit’s Apple Jam Cafe?”

 

“Oh. Thank you.”

 

…But is this really a problem student Lee Han can’t solve? Just in case, tell him to try once more before coming.

 

‘I should pretend I didn’t see this.’

 

Alsicle burned the final postscript too.

 

If Lee Han saw it, he might jump up and down with rage.

 

“Then I’ll be going now. Alsicle.”

 

“Yeah. Have a safe trip!”

 

After seeing Lee Han off, Alsicle strongly felt like he was missing something.

 

What was it?

 

‘What is it? Why do I feel strange…’

 

Alsicle moved his steps to check if there was anything strange in the mansion.

 

The mage ghost in the basement was still quiet, perhaps because Lee Han had asked it to wait, and other areas were quickly returning to their original state thanks to the combined efforts of the Einrogard students.

 

“Penguerin! A guest has arrived!”

 

“Is it Erindarvel? My goodness. That person should check once before giving away mansions. Though she gets along with Wardanaz, that’s still too much…”

 

“No. It’s Professor Bagrek.”

 

“…!!!!!!”

 

Only then did Alsicle realize what he had been missing.

 

He had been keeping Lee Han nearby because of Voladi Bagrek in the first place!

 

* * *

 

“Wow. This stone soup really tastes excellent!”

 

“Indeed.”

 

The mages from the magic school Petroguard were amazed by the taste of the stone soup.

 

This shabby-looking stone soup brought out by the rock spirit had an unbelievably rich soul flavor.

 

Kigigik.

 

When a passing rock spirit became shy, the mage whistled in admiration.

 

“Here it is, Professor Kim!”

 

“Hello everyone!”

 

Professor Garcia, who arrived late at the cafe, politely greeted and welcomed the guests from other magic schools.

 

Since he had called them because he needed a favor, his attitude had to be even more exaggerated.

 

“You seem more haggard than when I saw you last time.”

 

A mage with a mustache, wearing a hat and silk vest, dressed like a typical Empire gentleman, spoke with apparent concern.

 

“Oh, no.”

 

“If Professor Kim collapses, we won’t have anyone we can communicate with at Einroguard.”

 

Another mage chimed in. Unlike his colleague, this mage wore free-spirited clothing.

 

Actually, calling it free-spirited clothing was being very generous – if you had to categorize it, it was similar to Einroguard student attire.

 

Shabby patchwork rags draped like a cloak, indistinguishable from a beggar!

 

“What… that’s definitely not the case. There are so many good professors at Einroguard.”

 

“Who are you referring to?”

 

“Who?”

 

“…”

 

Professor Garcia subtly changed the subject.

 

“So, you two. Have you considered the exchange meeting or competition proposal?”

 

The Empire’s magic schools didn’t have very frequent exchanges with each other.

 

It wasn’t because frequent exchanges would be disadvantageous (though for certain magic schools, exchanges were indeed disadvantageous), but because each magic school had its own circumstances.

 

In Einroguard’s case, there was the surprising circumstance that most professors weren’t interested.

 

And in Petroguard’s case…

 

“The proposal is an honor, Professor Garcia. However, I don’t think our mages will accept it.”

 

“I think so too.”

 

The two mages answered apologetically.

 

Both had favorable feelings toward Professor Garcia, who was an excellent mage, but they couldn’t arbitrarily decide matters between schools.

 

“By any chance, couldn’t you tie up Professor Verdus tightly and send him to our school? If you did that, we could really do anything for you. We could even make twice the number of magic items you requested last time and send them to you.”

 

“Th-that’s a bit…”

 

Professor Garcia clenched her fists tightly to avoid being swayed.

 

One of the biggest temptations when meeting outside Einroguard was the suspiciously wealthy Empire people’s offers to sell Verdus.

 

-If you bring just Professor Verdus’s head, I shall bestow gold enough to fill an entire castle!

 

And the magic school Petroguard was no exception to this.

 

Because Professor Verdus had screwed them over multiple times in the past, the Petroguard mages were still grinding their teeth.

 

“But this is really a good opportunity, everyone. You know how important it is for magic schools to increase exchanges and let people throughout the Empire know what role mages play.”

 

Professor Garcia wanted to increase exchanges between various magic schools that had been cut off for a while.

 

Publicly, to inform the Empire’s people (especially bureaucrats) that magic schools had such value, and privately…

 

“His Majesty also said he would provide massive support.”

 

“Hmm.”

 

“We did receive that too.”

 

Unlike the bureaucrats who ground their teeth at the sight of magic schools, the Emperor highly valued mages and magic schools.

 

As such, he consistently supported magic schools and tried to establish them in the sunny places of the Empire.

 

The problem was that magic schools were damn stubborn about not listening.

 

You could guess this just by seeing that Professor Garcia had stepped forward for Einroguard.

 

‘Surely Lord Gonadaltes pretended not to hear His Majesty’s words and ignored them…’

 

Since even Petroguard had pretended not to see the letters asking them to consider exchanges or friendship competitions because they lacked nothing, it was obvious what the more unruly Marryongwan of Einroguard would have done.

 

“It can’t be helped. Sigh. If even Petroguard is hard to persuade, other magic schools will be even harder…”

 

“No! Don’t tell me those Valdrograd fellows refused!?”

 

The mage, despite having refused himself, was angry at the fact that Valdrograd had rejected Einroguard’s proposal.

 

Professor Garcia answered in confusion.

 

“Oh, no. The Valdrograd people always say yes.”

 

“That’s a relief. Of course they should!”

 

“…”

 

At the intense reaction, Professor Garcia thought to herself.

 

Even so, wasn’t that too harsh toward Valdrograd?

 

“Anyway, I understand. Thank you both for coming out here today…”

 

“Oh, no, Professor Garcia. Actually, we wouldn’t have called you all the way here just to refuse, would we? We have a proposal too.”

 

“?”

 

Professor Garcia suddenly sent a wary look.

 

“We can’t give you Professor Verdus.”

 

“…That’s not it!”

 

“Even so, would we deceive Professor Garcia and steal Professor Verdus?”

 

The two Petroguard mages protested strongly. However, Professor Garcia didn’t drop her suspicion.

 

Until now, people who wanted Professor Verdus’s head had deployed all sorts of cunning schemes.

 

“Actually, there’s an Archmage visiting our Petroguard right now.”

 

“Oh! Who is it?”

 

Professor Garcia was pleased.

 

Most of the Archmages known throughout the Empire had ambiguous whereabouts.

 

Lord Gonadaltes and Lord Erindarvel were exceptional cases, and Archmages usually moved mysteriously throughout the Empire and even beyond or across dimensions because of the mysteries they pursued.

 

But to think such an Archmage was staying at Petroguard. Professor Garcia couldn’t help but be interested.

 

“Well… their skill is definitely that of an Archmage, but… they’re a bit suspicious.”

 

“…Are they a mage criminal?”

 

Professor Garcia tensed up.

 

There weren’t no Archmages among mage criminals.

 

If so, they needed to approach carefully so the Petroguard mages wouldn’t get hurt.

 

“That’s not it! Or… since we don’t know their identity, could they be a mage criminal…? Well… um… I’ll be honest with you. We suspect they might be a former disciple of Lord Gonadaltes.”

 

“What!?”

 

Petroguard was a wandering magic school that moved throughout the Empire instead of having a separate fixed school territory.

 

But one day, a mage came to such Petroguard. That mage with extraordinary skill and aesthetic sense instantly captivated the Petroguard mages.

 

-Amazing! This magic I’ve never seen before…

 

-It’s nothing special.

 

-Lord Gonadaltes used to use magic like this, so are you perhaps related?

 

-…Get lost from my sight!!

 

Crash!

 

-???!

 

An Archmage who was suspiciously skilled in magic, proficient in ancient magic hard to find in the Empire, and became very angry when Gonadaltes’s name came up.

 

In the best case, this was a mage criminal, and in the worst case, a former disciple of the Skeleton Principal.

 

“No matter how much we searched, there was no one matching among the mage criminals. So we tried to subtly send them away, but…”

 

“They refused?”

 

“Yes. They said they’d stay until they wanted to leave.”

 

Thanks to this, the Petroguard mages were also divided into two groups.

 

The ‘Are we crazy to keep someone presumed to be the Skeleton Principal’s former disciple at school’ faction and the ‘It’s not certain yet and they could be a mage criminal, so couldn’t we keep them at school a bit longer’ faction.

 

These two were naturally the former.

 

“At first we thought about calling Lord Gonadaltes, but it seemed like it would backfire.”

 

“…That’s true…”

 

Professor Garcia immediately understood.

 

If they were the Skeleton Principal’s former disciple, that is, Professor Garcia’s senior brother, they would likely be extremely enraged just seeing the Principal.

 

“But don’t the Lord’s disciples care for each other? Please, Professor Garcia, persuade them! Then we’ll also do our best to implement your proposal!”

 

“Well… seniors do pity their juniors, but… since I’ve already become an Einroguard professor, they’ll probably treat me like the Principal’s lackey…”

 

Professor Garcia, who had been trailing off, spotted the Wardanaz family boy walking from far away.

 

If it really was her senior brother, this was the youngest top student of the Skeleton Principal’s school who would feel the most purely sorry for him.

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