Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 113
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Chapter 113
The Black Turtle Tower students were genuinely bewildered. Even Salko of House Tutanta was the same.
They had been confident that Wardanaz would surely be satisfied with that forbidden black magic book.
“Wh… why is that? Wardanaz?”
“Ah! Is it because you’ve already read the book and don’t like it? That’s…!”
The Black Turtle Tower students asked among themselves and found their own answers.
Seeing this, Lee Han thought to himself.
‘I need to lock up all those White Tiger Tower bastards who spread false rumors in the punishment room.’
False rumors were polluting the magic school, which was a sacred place of learning.
“Where did you find that book?”
Lee Han asked out of curiosity.
He knew that the Black Turtle Tower students were actively moving around looking for useful items, but he hadn’t expected them to find a black magic book that emitted curses.
“There’s a bottomless pit area on the 4th floor of the library, and we found it there.”
‘Just hearing the name gives me chills.’
The magic school’s library was far from being a peaceful repository of knowledge.
While the 1st and 2nd floors were still places where humans could set foot, the upper floors should be considered dungeons or labyrinths.
Just hearing the name “bottomless pit area” gave him an idea of what kind of place it was.
“Why the library of all places?”
“We’re trying to complete a map of the school. Having a map would be convenient in many ways.”
‘Oh…’
Lee Han was impressed.
While the Blue Dragon Tower students were eating, sleeping, and playing cards, the Black Turtle Tower students were doing such constructive work.
‘I’d like to trade our guys for them.’
“We were looking for a book with a map of the school drawn in it when we found this, but it’s disappointing that it’s not up to your level.”
Lee Han tried to clear up the misunderstanding but gave up.
They wouldn’t believe him anyway even if he told them.
“Wardanaz. Still, couldn’t you at least read it once?”
One of the Black Turtle Tower students asked in a voice dripping with regret.
It hurt his heart that a book they had worked so hard to obtain was being treated as useless like this.
Lee Han would have normally read it for them, but…
“Didn’t that book emit a curse when you opened the box just now?”
If it was a cursed book, that was a different story.
It wasn’t worth bearing a curse just to read one book of unknown identity.
“Couldn’t someone of your level block the curse and read it?”
“…”
Lee Han looked at the other person with suspicious eyes for a moment.
‘These bastards, they’re not trying to assassinate me after being bribed by the White Tiger Tower guys, are they.’
“Sorry, but I’m not at that level.”
“You weren’t…?”
The Black Turtle Tower students were disappointed.
They thought Wardanaz would be fine even if they couldn’t handle it for long because of the curse.
“How do we lift a mana absorption curse?”
“It seems impossible at our current level. If we ask a professor…”
“Would a professor just let this slide?”
“Wait.”
Lee Han, who had been listening to the Black Turtle Tower students’ conversation, interrupted.
“What kind of curse did you say?”
“A mana absorption curse. This book absorbs mana.”
The book with the blood-red cover absorbed people’s mana just by being nearby.
It was quite a troublesome curse, as several Black Turtle Tower students had collapsed with mana exhaustion symptoms while trying to read it.
“…Give it here. I’ll try reading it once.”
“As expected, Wardanaz. There’s no need to pretend to be modest. We already know your abilities.”
“We don’t like it when capable people are unnecessarily modest.”
Listening to the Black Turtle Tower students’ nonsense, Lee Han opened the box.
The blood-red book really did emit a mana absorption curse. Lee Han felt his mana being slowly sucked into the book.
And nothing happened.
‘As expected.’
When he felt no change even while wearing mana absorption bracelets and a belt, how would one more blood-red book make a difference?
Lee Han wasn’t surprised at all.
【On Basic Blood Magic and Its Applications】
The importance of reagents in magic needs no further explanation. As the level of magic rises, so too does the importance of reagents, which are the price of magic. Among all the complex and varied reagents, a mage’s blood can be said to be the most powerful and ancient reagent. Blood magic is a technique that uses this blood as a reagent to amplify mana and use powerful magic that would normally be impossible to use. Before beginning, I want to first mention safety precautions. The survival rate of novice mages using blood magic is less than 5%, but following these safety precautions can increase the survival rate to 7%. First, the night before using blood magic, you must eat meat dishes rich in blood and sleep early, and before casting magic, you must drink as much water as possible…
The importance of reagents in magic needs no further explanation. As the level of magic rises, so too does the importance of reagents, which are the price of magic. Among all the complex and varied reagents, a mage’s blood can be said to be the most powerful and ancient reagent. Blood magic is a technique that uses this blood as a reagent to amplify mana and use powerful magic that would normally be impossible to use. Before beginning, I want to first mention safety precautions. The survival rate of novice mages using blood magic is less than 5%, but following these safety precautions can increase the survival rate to 7%. First, the night before using blood magic, you must eat meat dishes rich in blood and sleep early, and before casting magic, you must drink as much water as possible…
The importance of reagents in magic needs no further explanation. As the level of magic rises, so too does the importance of reagents, which are the price of magic. Among all the complex and varied reagents, a mage’s blood can be said to be the most powerful and ancient reagent. Blood magic is a technique that uses this blood as a reagent to amplify mana and use powerful magic that would normally be impossible to use. Before beginning, I want to first mention safety precautions. The survival rate of novice mages using blood magic is less than 5%, but following these safety precautions can increase the survival rate to 7%. First, the night before using blood magic, you must eat meat dishes rich in blood and sleep early, and before casting magic, you must drink as much water as possible…
Lee Han was surprised for two reasons.
One was that this wasn’t a black magic book but a blood magic book.
While both sounded sinister just by their names, there was a bit of a difference.
Black magic was a magic that held a respectable place among the famous magical schools of the Empire (though it wasn’t very popular), while blood magic was closer to a secret technique that assisted magic.
A technique that used blood to amplify mana.
Of course, it was very dangerous, but it was still a technique nonetheless.
Though it really was very dangerous…
And the second reason Lee Han was surprised was that this book’s handwriting was exactly the same as 【On Basic Lightning Elemental Magic and Its Applications】.
‘Comparing them, the titles are similar too.’
Both 【On Basic Lightning Elemental Magic and Its Applications】 that he received from Professor Boladi and 【On Basic Blood Magic and Its Applications】 had similar titles and identical handwriting.
‘At first I thought Professor Boladi wrote it, but Professor Boladi would never write in such detail. Who could it be? Did a disciple write it?’
“How is it? Wardanaz? Are you getting interested?”
The Black Turtle Tower students asked with anxious expressions.
They seemed quite concerned about whether the magic book would appeal to Lee Han or not.
“It’s decent.”
“!”
“As expected…!”
One of the Black Turtle Tower students nodded with a pleased expression.
He had thought there was no way Wardanaz would dislike such a black magic book.
‘He’s probably having useless thoughts again.’
The reason Lee Han became interested in this book was simple.
It was because his adventurous spirit was stirred by blood magic, a dangerous secret technique that even the Empire’s mages avoided…
Of course not.
Lee Han had no interest whatsoever in blood magic. Why would he use blood to amplify mana when he already had sufficient mana?
The part that interested Lee Han was something else entirely.
Here I will introduce several spells that are normally difficult to use due to high mana requirements, but can be used under the assumption of using blood magic. Most are spells that have been lost even in the Empire due to their high mana requirements, but their effects are by no means weak…
Here I will introduce several spells that are normally difficult to use due to high mana requirements, but can be used under the assumption of using blood magic. Most are spells that have been lost even in the Empire due to their high mana requirements, but their effects are by no means weak…
Here I will introduce several spells that are normally difficult to use due to high mana requirements, but can be used under the assumption of using blood magic. Most are spells that have been lost even in the Empire due to their high mana requirements, but their effects are by no means weak…
Magic also had trends and popularity.
Magic that other mages don’t use will soon be forgotten and disappear.
And magic that requires a lot of mana inevitably becomes unpopular. Who would like magic with heavy mana consumption?
But Lee Han was different.
‘Magic with high mana consumption might actually suit me better.’
Magic with high mana consumption would likely not require delicate control and such things.
He wasn’t particularly interested in blood magic, but was very interested in magic that could only be cast using blood magic.
“Good. Let’s go together then.”
Lee Han tucked the book into his chest. The Black Turtle Tower students were secretly amazed at how he casually put the cursed book into his chest without any concern.
The Wardanaz family descendant really is amazing!
‘Was the rumor about training while getting cursed from childhood actually true?’
“But there are a few more conditions.”
“Tell me. If it’s something I can accommodate, I’ll do it.”
“I’m also exploring the school, and I need help from experienced thieves… no, experienced friends.”
“Did you just say thieves…?”
“Wait. Wardanaz.”
Salko interrupted his colleague’s question and interjected.
“Don’t you have Blue Dragon Tower students? Do you really need our help too?”
Lee Han was dumbfounded.
‘Well, it’s because their skills can’t even be compared…’
Black Turtle Tower students who had been hardened by all kinds of criminal activities from outside vs Blue Dragon Tower students who had spent their lives lounging around ordering servants!
No matter how he thought about it, the former had to be smarter.
But he couldn’t say that since his friends’ dignity was at stake.
“Because it might be dangerous.”
At Lee Han’s words, Salko nodded as if he had expected as much.
“Not calling your friends because it’s something that could cause problems later. I respect that.”
If caught wandering around the school at night, it meant a trip to the punishment room.
Knowing this, Wardanaz wasn’t calling his Blue Dragon Tower friends.
‘That’s not it though.’
“If you need help when exploring, I’ll help you.”
“Second, I want to share information from the map you guys are making.”
“…”
After pondering, Salko nodded.
While it was regrettable to share the map information with a student from another tower, Wardanaz was someone who deserved to receive the map information.
And right now, the most important thing was treating Priest Muhadin.
“Lastly…”
When Lee Han hesitated slightly, the Black Turtle Tower students also became tense.
They wondered what kind of demand the Wardanaz family boy was going to make that he was hesitating like that.
“…I’ll also take a share of any ingredients we find in the kitchen.”
“…”
“…”
He was building up suspense just to say that??
* * *
When evening came, the thieves, no, students gathered in front of the main building.
Everyone here had explored the school at night at least once.
Thanks to that, they had composure from their attire to their movements.
“Please take care of us, Lord Wardanaz.”
Ratford, the most professional thief among the thieves, greeted Lee Han warmly.
There was no way the Black Turtle Tower students wouldn’t call Ratford for this kind of work.
Lee Han, who was greeting him warmly in return, paused.
“Didn’t Nilia come?”
“We didn’t call her, did we?”
Ratford looked at Lee Han as if asking what he was talking about. Lee Han thought he’d have to explain later.
“Let’s go.”
While he didn’t want to further inflate the Black Turtle Tower students’ fantasies, among those here, only Lee Han and Ratford had been to the underground kitchen.
Naturally, Lee Han ended up doing the explaining. Even the Black Turtle Tower student with the roughest background looked at Lee Han with slight admiration.
Just how much of the school had he explored in that short time?
“Underground, there are various facilities starting with the food storage, and a warehouse keeper guards the place.”
“Warehouse keeper?”
“He’s a blind man with his eyes covered, but his detection abilities are excellent. Once you encounter him, you should consider it impossible to shake him off or hide.”
Salko nodded and concentrated on Lee Han’s words.
Then suddenly he became curious.
‘…But how did Wardanaz escape?’
If it’s impossible, what method did he use?
“When you guys wander around the library or other places, how do you shake them off if you get caught?”
Lee Han asked curiously.
Lee Han had various methods starting with the belt of invisibility, but the Black Turtle Tower students wouldn’t have those.
Did they have some special method?
“One person steps forward to lure them and gets caught. We avoid attention in the meantime.”
“…”
Lee Han was amazed by the crude method.
Crude, but he had to admit it was effective.
‘I should try this later when there are White Tiger Tower students around.’
How to Live as a Wizard at Magic School
How to Live as a Wizard at Magic School
How to Live as a Wizard at Magic School
Publication Date: August 15, 2021
Publication Date: August 15, 2021
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