Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 1116

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Chapter 1116

Of course, such a persistent spirit wouldn’t give up easily just because communication was cut off.

Lee Han felt heat on the back of his hand again. Hwacheon General didn’t give up and kept sending contact several times until he would respond.

The baby basilisk in his sleeve asked in confusion.

-Master. Can’t you feel the spirit’s energy?

Even he who was close by could feel it, yet the mage himself couldn’t sense this…

“…Be quiet.”

-!

The baby basilisk felt very wronged.

What did he do wrong!

‘Did I accidentally leak poison earlier?’

The basilisk wriggled around to check if there was a hole in the sleeve.

Meanwhile, Lee Han let out a sigh.

He felt deeply skeptical because of Hwacheon General.

Why did only spirits like this keep clinging to him?

‘Nilia had kind and sincere spirits come find her on their own…’

In contrast, Lee Han only had crazy, violent, or spirits with a history of causing trouble come to him.

Though he felt very gloomy, Lee Han opened his mind and responded for now. It seemed like this spirit wouldn’t stop if he stayed still.

-Hwacheon General. I know you’re a powerful spirit. But don’t forget that you’re currently severely injured. I can cross over to the spirit realm and subjugate you anytime.

Of course, this threat contained some bluffing. Lee Han had no intention whatsoever of crossing to the spirit realm to subjugate Hwacheon General.

From gathering forces to finding where Hwacheon General was hiding.

He couldn’t even guess how much time and cost it would take.

Lee Han wasn’t ruthless enough to bear all that just to completely cut off the lifeline of a spirit that had already exited the material plane.

You’ll come to the spirit realm? That sounds great!

Hwacheon General was delighted upon hearing the threat.

He had been pestering like this because he wanted to fight again anyway, and now the other side would come first.

By any chance, when are you thinking of coming?

“…”

Lee Han realized he had thought wrong.

He shouldn’t think of this spirit as a normal spirit.

Since it didn’t fear annihilation in the first place, ordinary threats wouldn’t work.

‘I should just ignore it.’

Please don’t ignore me. Hm?

Hwacheon General sensed Lee Han’s inner thoughts and spoke earnestly.

Actually, it wasn’t easy for a spirit to make contact like this from the spirit realm.

Just as mages had to prepare various magic and prices to cross to the spirit realm, spirits also had to pay a price to make contact and communicate.

However, Hwacheon General expressed his intention to continue making contact regardless of such consumption.

A spirit that charged without caring about serious injuries wouldn’t care about such trivial costs…

-Chatter away all you want, you bastard like Professor Verdus.

Of course, that wasn’t Lee Han’s concern.

Now I’ll really ignore you!

Wait, wait! Aren’t you interested in a contract? Hm?

Hwacheon General shouted urgently.

He didn’t know what Professor Verdus meant, but that wasn’t important. First, he had to continue the conversation with this beloved one.

Though contracts with spirits existed in various forms, basically being able to contract with a spirit of Hwacheon General’s level was tremendous luck for the contractor.

It wasn’t an existence that could be contracted just because a mage wanted to contract with it.

Moreover, Hwacheon General was thinking of contracting without receiving any demanding price or tribute.

-Not interested. Get lost.

Rarely, Lee Han refused.

He was basically weak to spirits and there were even benefits, so normally he would consider it at least once, but even considering that, this spirit was excessively troublesome.

After dealing with such a spirit once, he felt a renewed sense of gratitude toward Perkuntra.

Despite having the titles of Thunder King and Lightning General, if his personality was that good, he was truly humble and generous.

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…What?

Perkuntra, who had been crackling in the punishment room, spat out a displeased spark.

He felt something strange.

“I-Is something wrong?”

I don’t know. Did my contractor curse me or something?

“You have a contract? Who is that lucky person…”

Don’t play such petty tricks.

The lightning spirit made a clicking sound. When loud thunder struck inside the punishment room, the student sitting in front was startled.

To think his scheme would be discovered.

Come on. Eat quickly.

“…Go eat it yourself!”

The third-year student picked up the bowl and threw it at Perkuntra. Perkuntra lightly transformed his form to dodge it.

When the student took out a hidden wand to cast magic, Perkuntra activated the punishment room’s magic. Chains rose up and bound one of the student’s arms, taking away the wand.

Don’t you feel pathetic wasting time here with such things?

“Aren’t you pathetic for being a great spirit and playing nursemaid with meals here!”

…

Though it was something the student said without much thought, it hit Perkuntra’s sore spot precisely.

Since the newly arrived dragon began substituting for Einroguard’s lord’s authority, Perkuntra’s role had changed somewhat.

He still handled the punishment room, but what he did inside had changed.

Before, he had monitored students trying to escape…

…but now he caught students trying to eat unhealthy greasy meals and forced them to eat good meals.

Additionally, there was also forcing regular sleep instead of irregular sleep.

Perkuntra realized he had liked his old guard duties more than he thought.

When he first took the job, he thought what kind of humiliation this was because of some crazy archmage bastard, but after forcibly shoving meals into students’ mouths here, he suddenly missed the old days.

Shut up! Eat quickly!

“Go ahead and keep talking. I’ve even taken Professor Verdus’s lectures for two semesters. No matter how much you threaten me, I won’t waver!”

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Well, you must be loved by all spirits, so you might not be interested in a contract with a spirit like me.

-…

Lee Han had to clench his fists to suppress his desire to argue back.

He really wanted to argue back!

However, there are things those spirits can do, and there are things only a spirit like me can do. You might feel regretful someday.

-How likely.

Lee Han snorted at the ridiculous words.

There didn’t seem to be anything particular that Hwacheon General could do.

It would be things like being hated by other spirits or burning surroundings, but Lee Han could do both of those alone.

You don’t believe it. Then how about this?

Hwacheon General used his authority to create fire.

This spirit, who had made countless enemies, had excellent authority in detecting enemies targeting him.

In the flames that detected hostility, Hwacheon General sensed the form of enemies targeting Lee Han.

The King of Ghouls! The King of Ghouls… hates you!

-I suppose so.

Lee Han wasn’t particularly surprised.

After what happened, it would be more surprising if the King of Ghouls wasn’t hating him.

Anyway, it had taken major damage and wouldn’t easily come to reality, so there was no reason to fear it now.

Seeing his calm reaction as if he already knew, Hwacheon General was slightly flustered.

Then… oh… this undead is… a blasphemer! Do you also know that this powerful undead hates you?

-That’s right.

…???

Hwacheon General became confused.

Usually, those loved by spirits had gentle and generous natures, so they didn’t have many enemies.

But the mortal before him had already made several enemies from other dimensions.

What’s this?

‘Are my eyes wrong?’

Do you know about Prahgal and Sanguiros too?

-Of course I know about that too… Wait, do you happen to know anything about the Sanguiros Order?

Lee Han asked just in case.

This evil deity order that had been destroyed once and recently reappeared was the enemy Lee Han was currently most interested in.

Especially since Professor Boladi could come charging out with a sword at any moment.

Of course! Haha! You don’t seem to know who this spirit has fought. I’ve burned quite a few of those cultists too.

Hwacheon General’s words were true.

Fire doesn’t distinguish between good and evil when it burns.

Moreover, worshippers of evil gods were relatively easy to burn. They always approached first.

At first, he was satisfied with just swallowing up the worshippers of evil gods who entered the Spirit Realm to use spirits like slaves.

However, Hwacheon General began to feel unsatisfied at some point.

As he burned them enthusiastically, the number coming in gradually decreased…

…Eventually, Hwacheon General began descending directly to the Material Realm to attack worshippers of evil gods. From the worshippers’ perspective, it was truly absurd damage.

A completely unrelated crazy spirit kept chasing them because he was bored!

-Anyway, you must have been trapped for a long time. I doubt you know anything proper.

What! You underestimate me too much. This spirit never forgets an opponent I’ve fought once.

Hwacheon General naturally said something chilling.

Of course, there might not be any of those I fought back then still alive. But you know what? What do worshippers of evil gods and rabbits have in common?

-Uh… what? They multiply well?

That’s also a good answer. But the answer I was thinking of is, ‘they keep appearing in places they used to frequent.’

Like rabbits that keep using the same paths, worshippers of evil gods were obsessed with specific locations.

Unlike external hideouts that could be abandoned at any time, specific locations couldn’t be easily abandoned due to religious reasons.

Special places where an evil deity’s power had descended or where sacred images were carved served as underground temples, and by targeting this, one could always meet fresh worshippers of evil gods.

I used to burn many of them using this method.

-I see. So you’re saying you know such locations.

Quick understanding!

-Go ahead and tell me.

Lee Han took out paper and a quill pen. Then he wrote down the conditions of the locations that Hwacheon General told him.

When the note-taking was finished, Lee Han sent a paper bird to the Skeleton Principal. Hwacheon General asked with a voice full of expectation.

So now, are we making a contract?

-No. Get lost.

Having obtained what he wanted, Lee Han really tried to cut off the connection.

Hwacheon General cried out in shock.

Wait wait wait! Hold on! You seem very interested in the Sanguiros Order, but are you satisfied with just the old locations they used?

-…What do you mean?

This is a secret, but this Hwacheon General not only never forgets an opponent I’ve fought once, but can also track down successors who have deep connections with them.

-…

Lee Han was disgusted. This was the first spirit he’d encountered where every power it possessed was this unpleasant.

Given time, I could find successors deeply related to those I’ve burned…

-Then go find them and bring them.

But the wounds I’ve sustained are not trivial. Oh my! There’s one good method. A contract.

-I see.

If we make a contract, there’s the effect of souls resonating with each other, and also when spying on the Material Realm like this, having a passage would make it easier…

-Understood. Find another contractor, make a contract, and work hard to find and bring them. Until then, don’t call me unnecessarily.

The mortal truly no longer answered the spirit’s calls. Hwacheon General made a tearful face.

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