Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 1126

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Chapter 1126

Just as Lee Han had suspected the Skeleton Principal might have mind-reading abilities after seeing his outstanding magical skills, Siana also suspected Lee Han might have mind-reading abilities after seeing his outstanding magical skills.

“Forget it… Don’t believe me.”

“I said I believe you!”

“But if they called you for that purpose, how did you get out?”

At Tijiling’s question, the other two priests also made ‘huh?’ expressions.

Come to think of it, it didn’t seem easy to escape from such a situation.

“Well… I seemed to fit too well at Einroguard, so they gave up on recruiting me.”

‘It’s a lie, but it has a strange persuasiveness to it.’

Siana thought to herself.

Why was only that part strangely plausible and realistic?

At that moment, Lee Han felt the heat of a spirit on the back of his hand. It was obvious who was making contact.

Lee Han pretended not to know and ignored it. At least he couldn’t answer right now.

“I can feel the heat.”

Nigisol muttered.

“?!”

Lee Han was startled by the sharp sense his priest friend had shown.

To detect an attempt at contact from the Spirit Realm.

Even though Nigisol had the blood of spirit contracts passed down from his ancestors…

“Right? It got a bit hotter.”

“It seems like quite a serious problem.”

Only then did Lee Han realize he had been mistaken.

The group was currently on a religious order commission due to drought and heat wave problems in the western region, and naturally the nearby areas were experiencing unseasonable heat.

Nigisol wasn’t sensing Hwacheon General but talking about the weather outside.

“That’s right. Haha. I can really feel the heat.”

“??”

When Lee Han answered somewhat awkwardly, Nigisol was puzzled.

“Wardanaz sir. If you’re worrying about this Nigisol, you don’t need to. I wouldn’t look for flames in a place like this.”

Though Nigisol was a priest with great interest in strong flames, he wouldn’t come to an area with severe heat wave damage and say things like ‘Oh, maybe there are fragments of flame here.’

If he were the type to say such things, he would have joined some other evil deity’s order instead of the Aphha Order.

“R-right. How reliable.”

-Student Lee Han. Please get off at the village ahead for a moment!

Professor Garcia, who was riding in another carriage, signaled.

Looking out the window, he could see flags of several religious orders already fluttering weakly in the village ahead. Priests had come to solve the problem, but the damaged area was so vast that their numbers seemed insufficient.

The professors didn’t seem very surprised, having experienced such things many times. Professor Garcia gave instructions.

“Professor Bagrek, please check the security around the area and prepare for any possible disturbances. Professor Ku, please calm the villagers. Students, check the village’s condition and confirm what’s needed. We’ll have to postpone meeting with the Bishop.”

Originally they had a different destination where they were supposed to meet the religious order group, but they couldn’t just leave things as they were in this situation.

Lee Han tried to ignore the persistently clingy Hwacheon General and focus on what he needed to do now.

‘Treat any injured with healing magic, repair collapsed facilities with enchantment magic, fill dried wells with water… Ugh. This bastard. Why does he keep flickering like this.’

“Wardanaz sir. Shall we move together?”

Nigisol asked while shouldering the bundle he had brought. Lee Han answered hastily.

“No. Let’s move separately. I have somewhere to go first, so I’ll be off!”

“…I, I see…”

As Lee Han quickly moved away, Nigisol was surprised and couldn’t continue speaking.

It was the first time Wardanaz had so blatantly distanced himself.

Siana, who was watching from the side, said.

“You should have been suspicious in moderation.”

“The priest was suspicious too…!”

As if expressing his feeling of unfairness, Nigisol’s hair blazed up.

Watching the two bicker, Tijiling secretly distanced herself slightly. She didn’t want to be hated along with those two.

* * *

“Do you really want to die?”

As soon as he arrived at a corner of the village where no one was watching, Lee Han growled.

At those words, the hamster that had been quietly staying in the makeshift cage at his waist was startled and shouted.

-What did I do?

-Hmph. Your very existence is annoying.

The Baby Basilisk shot back from inside his sleeve, thinking this was the perfect opportunity. One cute pet for the master was enough.

The hamster was dumbfounded at receiving an unexpected insult from inside the sleeve.

What the hell?

Whoosh-

When spirit heat flared up like flames on the back of Lee Han’s hand, only then did the hamster realize he wasn’t talking to him.

-A spirit? It looks quite powerful?

Call me Hwacheon General.

-Hwacheon General!?

The hamster was even more surprised.

Wasn’t that a spirit so powerful that even he, a mage criminal, knew the title?

It was amazing where this Wardanaz Family mage had picked up such a spirit.

He was already commanding several spirits including the Thunder King!

-Surprising. To have contracted with a spirit like Hwacheon General in the meantime.

A wise accomplice has increased while I couldn’t see! Very smart… hamster.

Hwacheon General wanted to praise the hamster, but he wasn’t very eloquent to begin with, and there wasn’t much to praise about a hamster.

The hamster answered with emotion.

-This form is only temporary. To think a spirit would be bound by physical form. Pathetic.

I’m sorry. I apologize.

Hwacheon General was very kind and gentle since he wanted something.

The hamster felt rather uncomfortable with that attitude.

This bastard, when I know him as quite a violent spirit?

When a spirit acted contrary to its nature, it was only when it wanted something.

‘Suspicious.’

Now. If you know the greatness of this Hwacheon General, won’t you persuade the mage next to you to make a contract? Hm?

-You haven’t made a contract!?

“If both of you don’t shut up, one goes to the Spirit Realm. The other goes to the basement.”

Lee Han warned in a cold voice. Only then did the hamster think ‘oh no.’

‘This spirit bastard…!’

He had naturally praised thinking it was a contracted spirit, but it turned out they hadn’t even made a contract!

No wonder that spirit was acting strangely friendly. He definitely wanted to borrow the hamster’s power to make a contract.

‘…Wait, but this isn’t my fault, is it?’

Anyone seeing a spirit of that level would naturally think they had contracted, not that they couldn’t even contract and were begging desperately.

-Why didn’t you make a contract? Did that spirit make unreasonable demands?

What rude words are those? I’ve never done such a thing!

Lee Han cut off contact with Hwacheon General and shook the hamster cage hanging at his waist up, down, left, and right. At the petty revenge, the hamster cursed inwardly.

-I was just asking…!

“I didn’t contract with that spirit because it’s annoying.”

-…Just because of that?? W-wait! Don’t shake me! Don’t shake me!

It was an absurd, irrational reason, but the hamster didn’t bother to point it out.

If he pointed it out here, he’d get shaken up, down, left, and right once more.

-Well, violent spirits do have arrogant and haughty aspects.

“Noisy, and since you opened your mouth, give me some advice.”

-What advice?

“How can I resolve this situation?”

Lee Han moved his arms widely to indicate the surroundings.

Outside the village, everything already felt completely dried up without a drop of moisture, and heat waves relentlessly surged through the air. Anyone could see this was a magical disaster unsuited for the season.

-…How are we supposed to solve this? We’ll have to wait until its energy is exhausted.

The hamster spoke as if dumbfounded.

A natural disaster of this magnitude was impossible to overcome with an individual mage’s power. Though called a magical disaster, wasn’t it created by hundreds or thousands of factors combining into a single result?

It would be easier to resolve if it were caused by some mad spirit’s rampage alone or invasion by a single otherworldly being.

What if fire spirits in this region had steadily gathered in one place, causing energy to concentrate there as well, while other scorching dimensions overlapped and amplified that power in a chain reaction?

If it was such a complex structure, the answer was simply to wait until the power was depleted.

“Couldn’t we bring the sea here to solve it or something like that?”

-Such an absurd solution isn’t a common method…! And what mage would do such a thing to solve every drought that occurs?

‘I shouldn’t have asked.’

Lee Han looked at the hamster with disappointment. Since he could feel the insulting meaning in those eyes, the hamster felt even more wronged.

Asking a question with no answer in the first place, this brat…!

“Then Hwacheon General?”

I knew you’d call me again! Haha.

Despite being driven away during contact, Hwacheon General groveled without any anger or warning.

That sight made the hamster feel even more creeped out.

‘That spirit bastard. He’s not ordinary…’

Strong spirits were fundamentally arrogant and had high pride.

Seeing him suppress that and grovel like this gave him chills.

Just how much of a lunatic spirit must he be…

“Last time you definitely promised to find and bring more, did you perhaps find more and make contact?”

Not yet, but… wait! Wait! Just wait a moment. How was the information I gave you last time?

“It was garbage information with no nutritional value whatsoever.”

Lee Han lied without batting an eye. Sarataan, who was listening, was impressed by his skill.

That’s…! That’s those lunatics’ fault, not mine! Who would have known those guys would abandon their sanctuary without any pride!

Hwacheon General fiercely criticized the worshippers of evil gods.

These fools needed to be caught so he could be highly valued and make a contract, these idiots!

Wait! Instead, let me give you another piece of advice. The mortals around here are suffering from the heat right now, aren’t they?

“That’s true, but…”

This Hwacheon General has a way to solve that.

The spirit spoke boastfully. Lee Han and the hamster immediately responded.

“That’s a lie.”

-He’s talking nonsense. He probably means he’ll burn all the mortals here to reduce their suffering.

…That’s also a good method, but wrong. To doubt this Hwacheon General’s abilities like that.

“Hwacheon General. The hamster here may look pathetic on the outside, but he was once an excellent archmage. If such a mage says there’s no way, there’s no way you could have a method.”

The hamster squeaked happily then stopped. He felt self-loathing for being pleased by this.

‘Damn it!’

The methods of mages and spirits are different. I know the master of the dimension spread over this area. I can tell who it is just by the smell. If you just ask, I’ll step forward and negotiate directly.

While stopping all the heat damage spread across the region would be difficult, it would be of great help to this vicinity.

The hamster had to acknowledge it, assuming the other party actually knew.

-That bastard. Does he really know? He doesn’t seem like a spirit with such wide connections.

“There’s nothing bad about trying… Alright. Give it a try.”

Wait! Offerings are needed for negotiation. The other party won’t just accept contact for nothing.

“What kind of offerings are needed?”

Just offer twenty-two of the villagers as burnt offerings.

“…”

-Hmm. Twenty-two people, I might consider that a bit…

“Get lost.”

Lee Han drove away Hwacheon General and shook the hamster’s cage hard.

Then he trudged off to work again.

* * *

Though Lee Han wasn’t very confident in magic compared to his actual skill, there were still a few areas he was confident in.

One of them was menial work. Lee Han was seriously confident he could represent the school if an Einroguard Menial Work School was created.

Endless mana and low-circle magic that required almost no mental energy consumption were a good match.

When he restored the village facilities, filled the well with water, and healed the collapsed people, the priests from the order who had arrived first were moved to tears.

However, the hamster grumbled inwardly.

‘To waste time like this.’

Considering the village’s scale of easily hundreds of people, Hwacheon General’s proposal wasn’t such a bad one.

If they offered some of the elderly and weak who were on their last legs anyway, they could push back the dimension covering this place and cool the heat.

His magical talent was outstanding, but he had many regrettable aspects in areas like this.

‘…What the hell. Why am I feeling regretful?’

If he had the weakness of being soft, that was good for the hamster, certainly not bad.

The hamster shuddered to shake off the thought he just had.

Right then, Hwacheon General contacted him again and whispered.

I offered my treasure to contact him! I hope you appreciate that I offered a truly precious treasure!

“Hmm. Well done.”

-…!!!

The hamster looked at Lee Han with shocked eyes.

Could this mage have anticipated this and coldly driven him away?!!

‘To extract from such a spirit like this…!’

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