Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 1110

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Chapter 1110

Though he felt somewhat wronged, Sarataan still gathered his composure again.

In fact, he had built up a sort of grudging affection with this mage bastard.

Specifically speaking, Sarataan had only been beaten up, but emotions are sometimes illogical, aren’t they?

The fact that he had personally stepped forward to save Sarataan from crisis last time had left quite a deep impression on this spirit’s heart.

Sarataan decided that as the superior being, he would endure and warn him of the danger.

‘I’ll endure it. You little bastard.’

-Mage sir. Please listen to what I have to say. If a strong spirit appears, wouldn’t you also be in danger, mage sir!

“Hmm?”

Lee Han glanced once at Professor Garcia who had become dejected by the lake nearby.

And he glanced once at Professor Boladi, once at Jowrin, then looked at the crowd of magic tower mages.

‘How could there be danger?’

Honestly, with the forces here, it seemed like they could have a go even if a demon duke appeared?

Though he thought that, Lee Han pretended to listen attentively for now.

Since this spirit had finally spoken up, if he kept being harsh it might become twisted.

“Indeed. It could become dangerous if a strong spirit comes out. Spirits are terrifying beings after all.”

-Phew! You finally understand!

‘?’

The baby basilisk listening to the conversation from inside his sleeve tilted its head.

From experience so far, if you asked who was more terrifying between the master and spirits, it was obviously the master.

It seemed like he had made almost all the spirits he met become frightened…?

“So what kind of terrifying spirit are you talking about?”

-It’s probably one of darkness, lightning, or flame.

Sarataan carefully conveyed what he had sensed.

The fact that he could sense this much information about another spirit even though his existence hadn’t fully recovered and he was even trapped inside the mage’s staff meant that Sarataan was that exceptional of a spirit.

It wasn’t for nothing that he had caused a series of violent incidents among spirits and received the savage title of ‘Tujeonsseungmogwang’. A fighter had to be smart too.

Of course, from Lee Han’s perspective, it was an absurd report.

‘What the hell. This bastard?’

If it’s one of darkness, lightning, or flame, isn’t that essentially meaningless information?

Lee Han felt like he could say that much too.

“I, I see. Thanks for letting me know. Is there more I should know?”

Though a slight hint of disappointment was already rippling in Lee Han’s voice, Sarataan didn’t notice.

Rather, thinking the mage was paying attention to his information, he spoke excitedly.

-He’s probably an exile.

“An exile?”

-A spirit that wanders around unable to settle in any one domain.

Basically, spirits were beings from other dimensions like angels or demons.

Nevertheless, the reason they approached the Empire people as familiar beings was because they had relatively friendly and amicable attitudes among beings from other dimensions.

Of course, they sometimes were wary of people with excessively overwhelming magical power, but excluding such exceptions, spirits tended to act quite friendly.

However, not all spirits were this friendly and amicable. Just look at Sarataan who was sealed for being excessively violent.

Usually exile spirits like Sarataan had a very high possibility of being driven out by other spirits for committing many sins.

-He probably hasn’t been completely freed yet, so quickly find where he’s hiding and finish him off!

“Huh? Finish him off?”

Lee Han was slightly flustered.

In fact, Sarataan was equally flustered.

-Then what are you planning to do?

“Persuasion or… a contract…”

-How do you contract with an exile spirit? What did you listen to my explanation with… S-sorry.

Sarataan was so dumbfounded that his original personality came out. Lee Han made a displeased expression.

“You’re also contracted with me right now.”

-…That’s not a contract…

If you called trapping him in a staff and torturing him a contract, that would be an insult to spirits.

To compare the great magic of sharing true names and resonating souls to such imprisonment…!

“Alright. Alright. I can just attack and banish him.”

-I’m ready.

Sarataan growled belligerently.

Whether the opponent was a spirit of darkness, lightning, or flame, he was ready to clash and land a blow.

“Right. Thanks.”

Lee Han answered and immediately went to the professors.

Sarataan, who had expected to be taken out, stared at the mage with a blank face.

No…!

* * *

The Empire’s adventurer party, 【Guardians of Shadow Valley】, hurriedly drove their pegasus.

They had belatedly heard news that the artifact they were looking for had unfortunately fallen into others’ hands.

Jute, the mage leading the party and a dark mage from Callarogard, shouted in an anxious voice.

“Really, these miners! If it’s a magical item, they should call mages, not knights!”

“Calm down, Jute. Other knights might be different, but the White Birch Knights wouldn’t do something so reckless.”

Iliane, the orc warrior in charge of the party’s guard, soothed Jute.

Everyone in the Empire knew that knights were ignorant about magic, but still, experienced and seasoned ones like the White Birch Knights were a different story.

They wouldn’t make absurd mistakes while coveting achievements, would they?

“They actually headed to the magic tower.”

“That’s a problem in its own way. We did the tracking, but are we supposed to just watch the magic tower bastards get it for free?!”

Jute shouted as if he absolutely couldn’t tolerate it.

Decoding old books, following hidden secret maps, dealing with several raiders and thief groups encountered along the way, finally arriving at the destination only to have some miners accidentally excavate the ruins and take it?

No matter how unlucky, this was too much. Jute kept grumbling.

“What kind of dark mage is this. It’s like being cursed from the start. There’s no way things would go well. I knew it since Callarogard.”

“…”

“…”

The party’s adventurer comrades exchanged glances.

Jute who led them was objectively an excellent mage, but he had one flaw.

Namely, whenever things went slightly wrong, he would start blaming himself saying ‘this is all because I learned dark magic’.

Of course, dark mages weren’t a welcomed school in the Empire. In some secluded countryside areas, they showed sensitive reactions like ‘Eek! Don’t let him approach the cemetery!’

But for a mage who had built up skills and achievements like Jute, there seemed no need to regret choosing the dark magic school at this point.

He was already a sufficiently excellent mage…

“Jute. Calm down. It’s just a minor coincidence.”

“Right. Learning dark magic making you unlucky is just superstition. You said so yourself.”

“…Maybe so. Let’s try persuading the magic tower guys first.”

Jute, who had barely calmed down, nodded.

In fact, the situation wasn’t completely worst-case. Conventionally, mages often yielded to those who were chasing first when such situations arose.

Moreover, wasn’t it the White Birch Knights who had the artifact?

The White Birch Knights weren’t lackeys of the Conical Hat Magic Tower here, and they wouldn’t hand it over there when they could earn this adventurer party’s resentment.

However, when they arrived at the magic tower, the reaction waiting for the party was completely different from expectations.

“…You’re busy right now?”

“Yes. We’re sorry. If you could just wait a little…”

The magic tower mages kept bowing and apologizing.

They hadn’t completely brainwashed, no, persuaded the customer yet.

Until that persuasion was finished, even if other customers came from outside, they had to make them wait first.

“Wow. What’s going on?”

At his orc friend’s nonchalant words, Jute was enraged.

“Say something that makes sense! There’s no way all the mages of a magic tower like Conical Hat Magic Tower would be busy! It’s not like a great demon was summoned!”

“So?”

“Onchuri Magic Tower…! I didn’t see you that way, but you’re pulling this trick to swallow up the artifact?!”

Jute trembled with rage.

Jute had originally disliked magic towers from long ago (specifically, since graduating from Calarograd but not receiving an invitation from any magic tower).

When the mages of the magic tower all made excuses about being busy without giving any reason, his suspicions solidified completely.

“We’re going in secretly! I’ll meet the knights by force if I have to and convince them. These cowardly bastards. Do they think they can exploit me just because I’m a dark mage?”

His comrades were uncertain, but they decided to trust their leader and follow him.

Though Jute complained a lot, he had never been wrong about magic!

* * *

After meeting the professors, Lee Han asked for a moment’s understanding and slipped away from the banquet.

Of course, the process wasn’t easy.

-You’re not leaving, are you?

-No. I just have something to check briefly…

-Did we make a mistake or do something wrong…

-It’s not that, I really just need to check something briefly…

-Please don’t just leave! We still have eight more prepared events remaining!

-…

Lee Han and the professors fell silent. A heavy silence flowed between them.

Sarataan asked in confusion.

-If you’re that scared, why don’t you bring me out?

“No. It’s not that I’m scared of spirits, but of the magic tower people.”

-…

Sarataan cursed inwardly.

This mage bastard is thinking of something else after I bothered to tell him?!

However, not only Lee Han but both professors were thinking similarly. Professor Garcia carefully spoke up.

“Um, Professor Bagrek. I’m thinking now, but maybe there actually… wasn’t any commission?”

Perhaps the commission from Onchuri Magic Tower was nothing more than calling Lee Han to feed him well and treat him well to entice him?

It was such an original commission that it was unheard of in Einroguard’s long history, but Professor Garcia’s suspicions were solidifying.

Lee Han spoke to deny reality.

“Maybe the spirit Sarataan mentioned is that commission?”

“I hope so…”

Professor Boladi checked the next schedule regardless of what conversation was happening beside him.

‘I can teach for about 30 minutes.’

Crash!

“?”

Along with the sound of a wall collapsing, a group of adventurers appeared before Lee Han.

‘Huh? Are they thieves?’

Lee Han had that thought for a moment, then immediately felt regret.

This wasn’t even Einroguard, so why was he suspicious of people the moment he saw them? It was very rude.

“Oh. They’re mages from Calarograd.”

Hearing Professor Garcia mutter beside him, Lee Han felt even more regretful.

To suspect Calarograd mages, not even Baldroguard ones…

‘It’s a magic tower, so they can break down walls.’

“Do you happen to know where the White Poplar Knights are?”

Jute asked without panicking, like a seasoned adventurer.

Showing signs of panic here would only make him look more suspicious.

“The White Poplar Knights? I’m not sure. Are knights visiting the magic tower?”

“…I understand. Let’s try going this way!”

“Ah. Wait! That way is…”

Lee Han panicked and tried to stop them.

They seemed like guests from outside, but where they were trying to go was the lakeside where the meditation rest meeting was taking place.

Even Lee Han couldn’t know how this event would appear to outsiders.

But seeing that the magic tower mages didn’t bother to invite outsiders to make it public…

‘It might feel very unfamiliar or strange!’

“You can’t go there!”

“Aha! I knew it! The knights are here!”

“No, that’s not a guest area…”

Before Lee Han could finish speaking, Jute returned with his comrades.

And shortly after, he came back with a soul-drained expression.

“Wh-why are all the mages lying there resting?! Did they fall under illusion magic???!”

“…It’s like a new event. Something the magic tower is conducting.”

Professor Garcia made excuses on their behalf, unable to watch any longer, but it wasn’t very effective.

Jute fell into contemplation about whether the entire Onchuri Magic Tower had fallen into evil deity worship.

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