Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 1063

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Chapter 1063

 

Yukveltire was shocked when she saw the magic circle her junior had brought back.

 

Currently, there were two spells that Yukveltire was trying to fuse.

 

One was Bakwantalana’s Dimensional Rod.

 

Despite its ordinary-sounding name, it was an extremely high-difficulty spell. Even Yukveltire implemented it indirectly by borrowing the power of multiple magic circles instead of casting it directly.

 

In the process of dimensions changing and overlapping, even solid reality would inevitably be torn apart and shaken like paper.

 

This Dimensional Rod spell temporarily created immutability in the form of a rod that no change could invade during such times.

 

Such stabilizing magic was essential for quickly summoning and modifying multiple dimensions.

 

And the other one was Ahriman’s Refraction.

 

This was just as difficult as the Dimensional Rod. This was magic that connected different dimensions that would normally never be connected through powerful refraction formation.

 

Normally, she wouldn’t have forcibly combined such difficult spells.

 

While Yukveltire was a genius, she wasn’t a mage who did needlessly inefficient things.

 

But this time, she had to combine the two spells to increase efficiency and secure additional dimensions with the remaining mana, so she was trying to attempt it somehow…

 

‘How can this be?!’

 

Yukveltire’s eyes shook with shock after checking all the magic circles.

 

She knew her junior was an outstanding mage beyond his grade level.

 

But wasn’t this too beyond imagination?

 

To think he would submit improvements on the spot that even Yukveltire herself couldn’t make.

 

“How… how did you do this? Ah, I see. It was Professor Garcia, right? Right?”

 

Yukveltire, her usual calm demeanor nowhere to be found, was flustered and trying desperately to understand.

 

“No. The Professor left earlier.”

 

“Then it must have been the Principal.”

 

“The Principal left even earlier.”

 

“That… that can’t be?”

 

Lee Han didn’t tell the truth.

 

Actually, this was also consideration for his senior. The fact that there was a portrait of the young Skeleton Principal in the basement deep within the spatial labyrinth was quite a hard truth to accept.

 

‘Senior Yukveltire might collapse if she witnessed it.’

 

“I… I… came up with magic inferior to my junior’s…”

 

“…What should we do next?”

 

Lee Han tried hard to change the subject.

 

That’s how shocked the senior in front of him seemed to be.

 

However, Yukveltire couldn’t recover from the shock. She kept muttering things like ‘Am I not qualified?’

 

“Senior. Well then, I’ll start working on the blueprints above first!”

 

Thinking this wouldn’t work, Lee Han grabbed the blueprints and quickly left his seat.

 

He was planning to hurriedly meet the young Skeleton Principal to seek advice.

 

* * *

 

-Now. Try repeating after me. I will abandon my lingering attachments and no longer obsess over them. Of course, I understand the mage’s resentment. But that’s the mage’s magic. You can’t pass that burden onto your disciple.

 

-Take… me… out…

 

‘Hmm. It’s a surreal sight every time I see it.’

 

Lee Han, who visited the basement, shuddered at the sight of the ghost wailing inside the old chest and the portrait of the young prince lecturing in front of it.

 

It was a scene he could never get used to no matter how many times he saw it. It was only because it was Lee Han that he could endure it; an ordinary Einroguard student would have collapsed long ago.

 

-Ah. My disciple! You’ve come again!

 

The young prince smiled more brilliantly than the most beautiful flower in the Empire.

 

Seeing that, Lee Han suddenly remembered how his friends had acted when they were affected by illusion magic or dark magic and went mad.

 

‘Is this how my friends felt back then?’

 

Perhaps this was karma for being complacent just because he had a lot of mana.

 

“Master. Um… it would sound strange if I asked you to treat me harshly, wouldn’t it?”

 

-What on earth are you talking about, my disciple?

 

“I don’t really know what I’m talking about either. Please forget it.”

 

Lee Han quickly changed the subject and took out the blueprints.

 

“About the compressed magic circle you newly fused earlier. I wanted to seek advice on where to start.”

 

-Hmm. Well… what kind of beginning would suit my disciple…

 

The young prince in the painting tilted his head and pondered. Then the basement seemed to brighten even though he hadn’t used light-based magic.

 

At that moment, a wailing voice came from the old chest again.

 

-Take… me… out…

 

Lee Han unconsciously nodded. He could understand the other’s feelings.

 

Someone please take me out too!

 

-Since the difficulty of this magic is excessively high…

 

“Ah. Then should I tell them not to do it?”

 

-I can’t be a hindrance when my disciple is taking on a challenge, let alone be helpful. There are several methods.

 

‘Tch.’

 

-Is it this stone mirror that’s currently withstanding the pressure generated from dimensional distortion?

 

The current blueprint had the artifact 【Yukveltire’s Stone Mirror】 placed to handle the distortion and pressure generated while fusing and casting the magic.

 

“Yes. Ideally, I’d like to build a structure like a mage tower to disperse it, but we don’t have that luxury…”

 

-Getting into the habit of wasteful inefficiency is a habit of incompetent mages. It’s fine, my disciple. This artifact should work reasonably well. Instead, it seems we need some improvements, shall I give you some points to watch out for?

 

The young prince was trying to improve the artifact placed as the starting point of the work.

 

If the amount of distortion this artifact could handle increased, there were several spells his clever disciple could try to complete the magic in the blueprint.

 

“…Master. But you see.”

 

Lee Han hesitated.

 

Actually, he didn’t want to make ungrateful complaints in front of someone who was teaching him so kindly and generously, but thinking of the shock his senior had received earlier, he couldn’t help but speak up.

 

“If they hear these points to watch out for, how shocked would the other mage be?”

 

-Huh?

 

The young prince in the portrait was flustered but still seriously considered it.

 

Eventually, the prince answered.

 

-This much should be fine, my disciple. A junior researching such excellent magic wouldn’t be shocked by hearing a few points to watch out for.

 

Outstanding mages recognize other outstanding mages.

 

The young prince trusted Yukveltire.

 

Someone researching such magic wouldn’t be shocked by hearing about improvement directions. Rather, they would receive fresh stimulation and become absorbed in their work.

 

“I see. Understood! I’ll convey it exactly as you said!”

 

* * *

 

Thud!

 

Upon hearing the improvement points, Yukveltire collapsed sideways. Lee Han cried out in alarm.

 

“Senior!!”

 

“…Don’t make a fuss. It’s just fatigue remaining from the long journey.”

 

“For that to be the case, your legs have given out…”

 

Lee Han hurriedly ran to the kitchen and brought back warm hot chocolate. It was originally Gainando’s portion, but it was an emergency situation, so it couldn’t be helped.

 

‘Since it’s his family member, Gainando would be okay with it.’

 

“Here. Drink this. Having something hot should restore some of your strength.”

 

“Chocolate…”

 

“Chocolate?”

 

When the other person muttered, Lee Han was puzzled.

 

This is hot chocolate though?

 

“…I want to eat cream wafer cookies…”

 

“…”

 

For a moment, Lee Han wondered if the other person was Gainando in disguise. However, he couldn’t sense any traces of magic.

 

It was truly astonishing.

 

“The ones you made last time…”

 

“No… when was that even… And making those is quite bothersome, you know.”

 

Come to think of it, he had once served homemade sweets to a senior who had stubbornly insisted on not eating meals in the past.

 

Back then, she had barely nibbled on a few pieces, and now she wanted more?

 

Yukveltire said nothing and just stared at him with a pale face.

 

It was like a silent protest, as if she needed to eat those to regain the energy to get up.

 

Lee Han suppressed his urge to hit her and ran back to the kitchen.

 

‘Damn it. I should have just given the hot chocolate to Gainando.’

 

“Huh? Lee Han, what are you doing?”

 

Gainando, who had just come out to the kitchen, looked at Lee Han with curiosity.

 

Lee Han answered curtly.

 

“Making sweets.”

 

“Hmph. You’re making them for Prince Jowurin again.”

 

Gainando displayed unexpected perceptiveness.

 

There was no reason for him to bother making sweets when he hadn’t done anything particularly well.

 

“A dragon getting served sweets? Isn’t that too unfair? This isn’t some fairy tale. And in fairy tales, those kinds of dragons all get their comeuppance… Hey, Lee Han. Where did the hot chocolate that was here go?”

 

“Your sister drank it.”

 

“…Adenart?!?!”

 

“No. The one above her.”

 

Lee Han finished his answer and turned away. Gainando was bewildered with confusion and shock.

 

-What, what kind of person does that! Stealing from a 2nd year student?!

 

Leaving behind the shouting, Lee Han hurried back and tossed the sweets into his senior’s mouth.

 

“Hurry up and eat, then get up. These were originally meant for whoever finished their assignment first.”

 

“Mmph.”

 

“Anyway, do the improvement points make sense to you now?”

 

“…”

 

When she read the written improvement points again, Yukveltire’s eyes lost focus.

 

Lee Han gave up and said.

 

“Actually, the Young Principal is in my basement. He’s the one giving advice, so stop being shocked and get up.”

 

Thud!

 

Yukveltire collapsed to the side again. Lee Han looked out the window with a gloomy expression.

 

For some reason, he found himself missing Senior Diret.

 

* * *

 

-Welcome, Mage.

 

“…”

 

Yukveltire’s pupils showed the most violent movement they had displayed all day. Lee Han whispered beside her.

 

“Please calm down. I told you about this.”

 

“I’m perfectly calm. You’re the one who should calm down.”

 

“I’m on your right, not your left.”

 

Lee Han made a wry expression at Yukveltire, who was looking left while answering.

 

Was the shock too great?

 

The Young Prince in the painting smiled and spread both arms.

 

-The magic you proposed was certainly excellent. But I’m curious about something… do you really need to fuse these two magics right now?

 

The Young Prince understood exactly what kind of magic Yukveltire was trying to perform.

 

Fusing these two magics was one step in the process toward a greater goal, not the goal itself.

 

Of course, completing it would greatly shorten the process, but was it worth pushing so hard to attempt it?

 

-Even without fusing these two magics, there would be various possible methods if you took more time.

 

“Is that so?”

 

Lee Han looked at his senior with puzzlement.

 

He had thought there must be a specific reason to combine the two magics to increase efficiency and secure additional dimensions, but he hadn’t considered there might be other methods.

 

‘Could it be that this person chose a difficult method on purpose because I said I’d help.’

 

“There is a reason.”

 

-What reason is that?

 

Yukveltire quietly began her explanation.

 

In the school she belonged to, there was Professor Bur Mo, and an argument with this professor had been the catalyst for the incident.

 

-It’s too difficult for your level! Do it an easier way!

 

-I don’t think it’s quite that…

 

-Ugh! You can’t do magic, so it’s impossible for you! If you manage to do it, I’ll crawl around on all fours like a Bendozol for the entire next semester!

 

-…

 

Of course, Yukveltire had no particular desire to make her school professor crawl around on all fours.

 

That would be a purely emotional and wasteful endeavor with no real benefit.

 

“But thinking about it, I judged that this efficiency would be worth the investment…”

 

-Anyone can see you just want to make him crawl on all fours!

 

The Young Prince pointed this out as if he couldn’t believe it.

 

To think she would drag even her disciple into attempting such difficult magic for such a petty reason.

 

-Mage. Of course, anger may be clouding your vision right now, but please generously let go of your feelings. Isn’t your time too precious to waste on such trivial arguments? Don’t you agree, disciple?

 

“Actually, I really wanted to try this magic myself.”

 

-?!

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