Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 1073
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Chapter 1073
“He probably entrusted it expecting talent.”
Abalkaigen, befitting a renowned Buyeo mage, accurately guessed Ragesa’s thoughts.
Just looking at the magic this boy had worked on with Princess Yukveltire, one could see how outstanding his talent was.
Though he didn’t want to admit it, the boy was superior to Abalkaigen’s own disciple. It made sense that Ragesa had entrusted him with Verdus’s aerial sailboat after investing all that gold.
-Oh…!
-I thought she gave it to him out of pity, but that explanation definitely seems right. As expected of Lord Abalkaigen!
The Death Knights admired his keen insight.
Come to think of it, it had been strange.
It was too expensive an item to give away out of pity.
It seemed they had been fooled by the claim that their successor had received it out of pity.
‘Are they mocking me?’
Abalkaigen was slightly bewildered by the knights’ absurd reaction. However, he didn’t show it and spoke again.
“Anyway, so you have that sailboat?”
“Yes.”
“Hmm. Then it doesn’t matter. If you want, I’ll cast the magic I brought on that sailboat.”
“I’ll do the same.”
The two mages expressed their agreement, but Lee Han did not.
In fact, he still hadn’t fully grasped the situation.
“Wait a minute, everyone. Is this really okay? You came here together because of the Professor’s work, didn’t you?”
-Our mission is to guard, not to help Professor Verdus with his work.
The Death Knights displayed flexibility befitting those who lived life twice.
Their mission was to keep Professor Verdus’s head attached, not to ensure his work was completed.
Lee Han regretted asking the wrong people. Even if he had asked ‘Is it okay to sell Professor Verdus as a slave?’, the Death Knights probably would have answered ‘Well, as long as he’s still alive, it should be fine.’
Instead, Lee Han asked the two mages who possessed both common sense and experience.
“Is this really okay? You both came to this damn… I mean, to this place because you needed help from Professor Verdus.”
‘Didn’t he just try to say “damn place”?’
Abalkaigen thought to himself.
But he must have been mistaken. A mage from the Wardanaz Family wouldn’t use such vulgar language.
“Of course that’s true.”
“Is it okay not to receive it?”
Both mages nodded simultaneously.
“I’d rather not receive it than listen to that bastard’s unreasonable demands.”
“I agree. While cooperation is necessary, it’s not to the extent of readjusting the magic we prepared from scratch.”
“…”
Lee Han was overwhelmed by the two mages’ resolute will.
Only one emotion could be felt from them.
Rather than accommodate Professor Verdus’s unreasonable demands, they would throw their magic into the ground!
“The magic we prepared can’t be used anywhere else besides Professor Verdus’s sailboat anyway.”
“Right. Since we brought it, please accept it.”
“But right now the sailboat is at Einroguard…”
-Don’t worry. We already contacted them to bring it.
“…”
From the moment the professor started being unreasonable, the knights had been sending messages to their comrades at Einroguard.
To predict this entire situation.
They could truly be called exceptional strategists.
“Th-thank you.”
-We should be the ones thanking you. But if you tell Professor Verdus about this later, please be sure to call us too!
* * *
Though the two mages had rushed outside, Professor Verdus used his time efficiently instead of chasing after them to apologize or persuade them.
He immersed himself in his own work.
Seeing him meticulously adjusting the sailboat under a shrinking spell, Alsicle felt restless and asked.
“Um, shouldn’t you go outside?”
“Why?”
“…Because we gathered for cooperation?”
“If I follow them out, will that create cooperation?”
“!”
Professor Verdus had an unexpectedly sharp side.
It was certainly true. Even if Professor Verdus followed them out, those two wouldn’t change their minds.
‘This person… could he be a genius?’
Alsicle, who had been shocked, blinked his eyes when he saw a bizarre spectacle outside the window.
What was that?
‘What? That sailboat… that… uh…?’
Death Knights floating in the air were cutting away the outer wall of the upper floor and pushing a small sailboat inside.
Even for mages, such surreal scenes were rare to witness.
Alsicle, who had been staring blankly, made eye contact with Lee Han. Lee Han gestured quietly for silence and pleaded with his eyes.
-Please hold Professor Verdus back.
“…H-how am I supposed to do that!”
“Can’t you be a bit quieter?”
Professor Verdus felt no sense of unease whatsoever and snapped irritably.
Right now, rearranging the mana structure inside while under a shrinking spell was very tricky.
“S-sorry. Um… work hard. I won’t disturb you. Is there anything I can help with?”
Alsicle decided to do his best for now.
Since he had no friendship with Professor Verdus, he wasn’t confident he could do well (if it were someone else, he would have tried to charm them with a penguin beastman’s cuteness, but unfortunately his opponent was a beaver beastman), but he had to try.
“Something to help with? There is.”
“Oh. What is it?”
“Could you make some ice?”
Various types of ice were also used as reagents depending on their shape and properties.
A cold magic user of Alsicle’s caliber could create several reagents that were impossible to collect naturally.
“What kind of ice do you need? The shape and properties…”
Professor Verdus held out a mug.
“Put it on top of the water here.”
“…”
Realizing that his help was needed for ice water, Alsicle became extremely angry.
Abandoning his respectful attitude that many people had praised, Alsicle shouted.
“What are you doing right now!”
“Huh? Why?”
“I said I’d help with what’s needed for magic, not that I’d help with menial tasks like making your ice water!”
“Isn’t that the same thing?”
Professor Verdus was confused.
If he was hot and thirsty, his magical efficiency would decrease, wouldn’t it?
“What kind of mage would do such things with magic!”
“Wardanaz does it.”
“…”
Even in his anger, Alsicle was so dumbfounded that his mind cleared.
‘Wardanaz, you bastard…!’
How could such an exceptionally skilled mage be so pitiful?
It was truly a mysterious thing.
Alsicle steeled his resolve. Now wasn’t the time to lash out in anger.
While they were working upstairs (though he had no idea what they were doing), he had to stop Professor Verdus for the sake of the most pitiful mage in the Empire!
“…I understand. Please hit here.”
Alsicle packed the ice tightly with hatred. Professor Verdus muttered and immersed himself in his work again.
Had about an hour passed?
Alsicle, who was keeping watch, estimated the time in his mind.
‘I might unexpectedly be able to keep blocking him.’
At first he had no confidence in persuading him, but thinking about it, Professor Verdus didn’t like moving around in the first place.
As long as he threw ice at him, he would happily keep sitting there.
“Ah.”
“!”
However, that thought vanished like foam as soon as Professor Verdus got up from his seat. Alsicle felt his heart sink.
“Why, why are you doing that?”
“I need to go to the 2nd floor for a moment.”
“Why??”
Alsicle wondered if Professor Verdus had finally noticed something was off.
Had he realized where the missing people had gone?
“I need Belgarung pigment to use as a reagent.”
On the 2nd floor here, there were several paintings hung by the original owner of the house.
If he scraped them, he could roughly secure enough reagent for current use.
Of course, it would be unpleasant for the original owner, the anonymous skeleton archmage, but Professor Verdus didn’t care about that.
“Wait! Wait!”
“??”
“…Is that pigment really necessary?”
“It’s necessary.”
‘Damn. Why am I so lacking in eloquence!’
Alsicle reflected on himself.
Having relied on his cute appearance his whole life, he had too few means when that didn’t work.
If it were that Wardanaz bastard, he would have persuaded Professor Verdus with just a few words to jump into the fireplace!
Professor Verdus, who had stopped in front of the stairs, hesitated. Professor Boladi was standing in the middle.
“I’m going to the 2nd floor…”
Professor Boladi slowly shook his head. There were no threatening gestures or words, but the meaning was crystal clear.
Professor Verdus obediently turned around and sat back down. Alsicle couldn’t help but ask.
“Don’t you need the pigment?”
“Mmm. I think I can substitute it.”
“…”
Alsicle pondered slightly.
…Should I try combat mage training once this is over?
* * *
The two mages on the 2nd floor displayed concentration that surprised even themselves.
Thinking they were helping not Professor Verdus but his disciple’s matter made their hearts feel this light and motivation spring forth.
“Thank you so much. Please have some water here.”
Lee Han handed a tin cup to the orc mage who was Abalkaigen’s disciple.
Unfortunately, there wasn’t much Lee Han could do in this sailboat modification work.
The magic each of the two mages had prepared was already at a completed level, and the work of transplanting this into the sailboat would only be hindered by an outsider interfering.
Thanks to this, Lee Han could only watch while the orc mage Abalkarun worked up a sweat with his master.
‘I wish I had a strong heart like Senior Yukveltire.’
Surprisingly, Yukveltire didn’t bat an eye. She had the confident attitude of why bother stepping forward when other mages were transplanting magic they had prepared.
Come to think of it, it seemed more like a shameless heart than a strong heart. Lee Han decided he shouldn’t follow that example after all.
“Thank you… Was there an ice artifact on this 2nd floor?”
Abalkarun was puzzled by the cold ice water.
There was nothing special on this 2nd floor except decorative paintings hung up, so where did this water come from?
“I made it with magic.”
“…?!”
Abalkarun was shocked at the unbelievable waste of mana.
Not even a third-rate mage wandering the streets, but an Einroguard mage far more impressive than himself – what kind of waste was this?
“Why on earth…”
He stammered trying to ask the reason, but Lee Han threw out a question first.
“More importantly, what was the magic you two were going to ask Professor Verdus for help with?”
“Ah, we were going to ask him to cast 【Sorrow of Vible】.”
Abalkaigen was an outstanding ancient artifact expert, but he couldn’t cast all magic himself.
He had intended to use Professor Verdus’s necromancy magic, Sorrow of Vible, which reinterpreted Bakwantalana’s sorrow, for repairing damaged artifacts.
“Is that magic impossible to imitate?”
“It’s rather like that, isn’t it? It’s not simple casting, but I understand Professor Verdus has to use his miniature world as well…”
The difficulty level was certainly high.
To think Professor Verdus had to cast it while deploying his miniature world.
Lee Han fell into thought.
“Could you show me the damaged artifact for a moment?”
“That’s not difficult, but…”
Even while handing it over, Abalkarun was puzzled.
Was he planning to go downstairs and ask Professor Verdus?
It seemed absolutely impossible, but since the other party was Professor Verdus’s disciple, you never knew.
However, instead of going downstairs, Lee Han briefly opened the door to a guest room and went inside.
Just when the orc mage’s questions had swelled to the point of bursting, Lee Han opened the door and came out again.
“I cast it and brought it out here. Could you please check if this level is acceptable?”
Thud!
Abalkarun’s legs gave out from shock and he collapsed.
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