Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 1124

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Chapter 1124

‘Oh no.’

Lee Han felt a pang of regret at the professor’s reprimand.

No matter how kind a professor might be, they wouldn’t look favorably upon a student thinking about other things during lecture time. This was definitely rude behavior.

Feeling remorseful, Lee Han refocused on the lecture.

‘He must be quite shocked.’

Erde of the Marcang Family, a third-year senior from Blue Dragon Tower, looked at Lee Han with slight concern.

After being scolded by Professor Kirmin, his junior had his head hung low, just scribbling with his quill pen.

‘He doesn’t need to worry about it so much.’

Unlike professors from other schools, Professor Kirmin was an excellent master who didn’t hold grudges over such matters.

As a member of the Illusion Magic School, Erde knew this fact well.

‘Right. I should comfort him.’

Erde made up his mind.

After all, didn’t he have quite a connection with Wardanaz?

He had been caught during the smuggling incident at the start of last semester, and had received snacks when he went to the punishment room…

…Come to think of it, these were more embarrassing connections than good ones, but Erde still had his sense of duty as a senior.

Same tower, same club, same school, weren’t they?

Although they couldn’t talk often because the other was so busy, that made him want to give advice even more.

The more outstanding a student was, the more vulnerable they were to such shocks.

“Wardanaz. Don’t worry about it too much. The professor isn’t angry. I once stole an artifact that the professor treasured…”

“Excuse me?”

Lee Han, who had been moving his quill pen diligently, turned his gaze with confusion.

At that reaction, Erde hesitated and checked his junior’s notes.

To cast Soul Projection?

1. Soul Recognition

2. Soul Interference (current stage)

3. Soul Separation/Extraction

The closest type of magic currently? 【Gonadaltes’ Chill】

…Using Gonadaltes’ Chill to apply to ice projection…

Send a letter to Lady Penguerin? Can’t we cover it by strengthening the projection with Professor Verdus’s composite enchantment magic? What about the royal family’s gold magic?

“…”

Erde looked away with a half-dazed expression and then checked his own notes.

☆The Strongest Illusion Plant I Thought Of☆

-Grows in cold regions, becomes incredibly large and can freely manipulate ice elements

-Will improve the Illusory Corrosion to give it strong hallucinogenic properties too

-Cross-pollinate with hell plants…

“What’s wrong, senior?”

Thud!

Erde quickly closed his notebook first. He couldn’t let himself ruin the dignity of a third-year from Einroguard’s Blue Dragon Tower.

‘No way. What kind of graduation is this guy preparing for?’

He had only glimpsed it briefly, but he could tell what high-level concerns this crazy junior was having.

Soul Recognition and Soul Interference seemed to already be mastered. That alone was frightening, but it appeared he could already use ice projection skillfully too.

That meant his control and transformation of ice elements was already at a professional level.

To already be able to make projections with ice elements, which were among the more difficult elements to handle.

On top of that, now there was Professor Verdus’s composite enchantment magic, and he had no idea what 【Royal Gold】 magic even was.

…Honestly, it’s scary!

Erde thought he understood why classmates and seniors who were acquainted with Wardanaz sometimes kept their words to themselves.

-Wardanaz? Hmm… he’s a kind and smart guy. How’s his magic skills? Why do you keep prying! Ask him yourself!

-Wardanaz? Heh. He’s a good guy. Got caught trying to smuggle? …I’m saying this for your own good, but never try to get revenge. I’m being serious.

“Oh, no. I was just saying don’t get discouraged just because the professor said something…”

“Senior!”

Lee Han’s eyes sparkled at the unexpected warm comfort.

He never thought Erde would say such things.

It was worth bringing snacks to the punishment room after all.

“Thank you. It was my fault though.”

“Haha. Right. As long as you’re okay…”

“Oh right. Can I ask you something about soul projection?”

“…Wardanaz. No matter how generous Professor Ku is, if you keep chattering, she won’t let it slide!”

Erde sternly lectured his junior and then quickly distanced himself. Lee Han was so dumbfounded he couldn’t continue speaking.

What the heck was that about…?

Professor Kirmin, who had been watching their conversation from afar, shook her head as if finding it pathetic.

‘I should tell Marcang to study more diligently.’

What kind of disgrace was that for a senior!

* * *

When the lecture ended, the Illusion Magic School students didn’t leave the lecture hall but instead immersed themselves in work.

Professor Kirmin adjusted the position of her sparkling crystal cufflinks and explained.

“These are small requests. Nothing particularly interesting or big, but not bad either.”

Regardless of Professor Bol Mo’s slander, the Illusion Magic School was always one of the consistently successful schools in the Empire.

The demand was diverse too.

Installing illusion mazes for guild or manor security, developing magic needed for various plays and events, collaborating on requests from other schools…

“Requests from other schools?”

“Ah. The Enchantment Magic School and Divination Magic School send the most.”

The Enchantment Magic School, with many artifact craftsmen, surprisingly collaborated frequently with other magic schools.

No matter how skilled a magic craftsman might be, it was difficult to excel at magic from all schools.

Of course, madmen like Professor Verdus displayed the monstrous ability to handle everything themselves without needing any collaboration, but ordinary mages would just contact others and ask, ‘Could you possibly create this magic for me?’

“But Wardanaz. You’re not interested in such requests, are you?”

Professor Kirmin knew well how busy Lee Han was.

Currently, the attitudes of Einroguard professors toward Wardanaz were largely divided into two types.

One was ‘He’s talented, so we should give him more school work,’ and the other was ‘He’s talented, so we should give him less school work.’

Usually the latter included professors who still had human hearts, while the former was Professor Verdus.

Since Professor Kirmin naturally belonged to the latter group, she had no intention of adding more requests to Wardanaz at this point.

Hadn’t he already taken on many requests?

‘I am interested though.’

Lee Han thought to himself and spoke up.

“Yes. Well, I was curious if there was a way to figure out Professor Bagrek’s thoughts.”

“I knew this day would come eventually.”

Professor Kirmin nodded, steeling herself with resolve.

She had known this day would come eventually.

No matter how good-natured a disciple might be, resentment couldn’t help but build up in their heart when taught like Professor Boladi.

Perhaps it was even more so because he was a good-natured disciple.

An ordinary disciple would have fled the school, but because he was a good-natured disciple, he stayed and learned while accumulating resentment…

“Ambushing Professor Bagrek won’t be easy. Wardanaz. But it’s not like there’s no way.”

“…No. It’s not an ambush.”

Honestly, he was curious about the rest of that story, but Lee Han first steered the conversation back to the main point.

“It wasn’t an ambush?”

“Yes.”

“It wasn’t an ambush… I thought you’d definitely try to ambush…”

Professor Kirmin muttered as if finding it hard to believe.

‘Is this person really a friend?’

“Then why are you trying to figure out his thoughts?”

“Professor, you probably know this, but it’s because of the Sanguiros Order.”

“…I don’t know?!”

Professor Kirmin was genuinely shocked.

Why was the name of the Sanguiros Order coming up here?!

The name of evil deity worshippers who had been destroyed long ago was suddenly appearing.

“What? You don’t know?”

This time it was Lee Han’s turn to be surprised.

Not only Professor Garcia knew, but Professor Boladi knew as well?

Even Lee Han knew about it.

‘Could it be that Professor Ku also had bad blood with the Sanguiros Order?’

“…Damn it. I understand the Principal’s thinking.”

Professor Kirmin’s face contorted with rare anger.

“He hid the information thinking I would side with Professor Bagrek.”

Though the Skeleton Principal seemed careless, he was actually quite meticulous in handling such matters.

Since he originally didn’t want to tell Professor Boladi either, it went without saying for Professor Kirmin, who was close friends with Professor Boladi.

If Professor Boladi tried to cause trouble, would this person help him, or would he try to stop him?

The Skeleton Principal had judged Professor Kirmin to be the former.

“Were you thinking of helping him?”

“I don’t know. But seeing the Principal act like this makes me want to help him even more, doesn’t it? …Just kidding. I should stop him.”

Professor Kirmin couldn’t get angry any further in front of a student, so he returned his expression to normal.

Thinking of the Skeleton Principal’s shameless bones made him furious, but wrong was still wrong.

Professor Kirmin wasn’t so old-fashioned as to insist that revenge must be absolutely forbidden.

But even if one sought revenge, couldn’t it be done coldly and systematically? There was absolutely no need to do it like a dangerous gamble, risking one’s own life.

Unfortunately, Professor Kirmin’s friend preferred the latter approach.

“Ah. So that’s why you tried to figure out his thoughts? You were curious about how Professor Bagrek would react if he found out?”

“No. He already knows.”

“…”

Professor Kirmin almost dropped his teacup. Having barely confused the fact that he had dropped it and returned the teacup to its original position, Professor Kirmin asked in a trembling voice.

“H-how did it turn out?”

“What? He promised not to act recklessly.”

“And in reality?”

“In reality, he hasn’t done anything yet.”

“…”

Professor Kirmin carefully set his teacup down on the table. If he kept holding it, he felt like he would definitely drop it once.

‘People really do change when they get a disciple…!’

If he had known this would happen, he thought he should have paid students to become Boladi’s disciples.

“Rather than that, I got on the list…”

“On the list?!”

Crack!

Students who had been crafting and containing illusion magic nearby widened their eyes.

The control over all the illusion magic they were creating was released and drawn toward Professor Kirmin.

“Professor…!”

“…I’m really sorry, everyone. Really sorry.”

Professor Kirmin regretted not keeping hold of his teacup as he restored the students’ magic.

Then he came back and sat down.

“You’re on the list. Why? Because you interfered too much?”

“I’m not sure about that either…”

“Ah. Is it because of the King of Ghouls? Or the King of Frost Giants? Anti-Magic Extremists? Mage Criminals? Because of your contract with Prince Jowurin?”

“…”

Lee Han became slightly dejected.

When he heard that his name had been entered on an evil deity worshipper order’s list, the reaction wasn’t ‘That’s ridiculous!’ but ‘What’s the reason?’

Professor Verdus would be one thing, but when even Professor Kirmin showed this reaction, he worried that other people might react the same way.

“Anyway, I think I understand what you’re worried about. Even if he doesn’t seek revenge anymore, having his disciple on the list is a bit different.”

“Right?”

Professor Kirmin, who had been thinking for a moment, clapped his hands. He had a good idea.

“Let’s postpone talking about the list for now. Wardanaz. Instead, I’ll accompany Professor Bagrek and take a look. Whether it’s okay to tell him, and whether his condition is really fine.”

“…?”

Lee Han didn’t understand for a moment and tilted his head.

“When you say accompany, you mean when I go out on the commission now…?”

“That’s right.”

“…Is, is that okay?”

There were already two professors, and adding one more was one thing (though it really couldn’t be just one thing).

Apart from that, didn’t the Illusion Magic School have work to do?

Professor Kirmin nodded as if it didn’t matter and took out a paper bird. There was a weapon that only professors who worked diligently could use.

“Go.”

As the paper bird flew away following the command, Lee Han carefully asked.

“What letter did you write?”

“I asked the Principal to take care of the Illusion Magic School’s work for me. He should be free these days anyway.”

“…”

Lee Han once again realized that at Einroguard, it was the kind-hearted people who harbored even more dangerous venom.

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