Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 1146

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Chapter 1146

“There must have been some circumstances with Senior Anfargon last year.”

“What circumstances could be more important than participating in something like this?”

“Maybe his arm was cut off, or his leg was cut off, or his head was cut off. That’s not what’s important right now.”

Getting annoyed, Lee Han became increasingly insincere in throwing out nonsense. Naturally, Yukveltire was also bewildered by these words.

“If his head was cut off, there’s no way I wouldn’t have known…”

“Senior. I’ll try challenging the dream you couldn’t achieve in your place. Please help me.”

Currently, the design of the magical building was in a nearly blank state, and to properly complete this, it would be best to receive help from at least one of either Professor Verdus or Yukveltire.

No matter how capable Lee Han was, designing this from start to finish alone would be far too dangerous.

Moreover, since Yukveltire had attempted such a commission before, she would be even more helpful.

Of course, Yukveltire wasn’t fooled by Lee Han’s words.

“If it’s a dream I couldn’t achieve, then I should be the one to challenge it. I don’t really understand what it has to do with you, a Wardanaz Family junior, challenging it.”

‘Tsk.’

Lee Han clicked his tongue inwardly.

If it had been a senior from another school, they would have gotten caught up in the mood and gone along with it!

This is why no other seniors gathered around her. She had zero popularity.

“If you help me, I’ll engrave your name on it and put that commission you mentioned before at the highest priority.”

“I’ll help you.”

Yukveltire accepted immediately.

As she often felt, this Wardanaz Family junior definitely had an exceptionally clever side to him.

It wasn’t just about magical ability. His magical ability was outstanding too, but he knew how to convince Yukveltire herself in situations like this.

If it had been other juniors from the school, they would have made emotional demands several times before becoming speechless and self-destructing.

“But Senior, what kind of building were you trying to construct in Einroguard territory last year?”

“It was a building that materialized the dark magic school’s small world magic, Pentagrammaton.”

The dark magic school’s small world, Pentagrammaton.

It might sound strange to implement such magic as a building, but this was originally the specialty of enchantment magic school mages.

Just look at Professor Verdus – didn’t he carry around small worlds contained in his clothes and accessories?

While Yukveltire couldn’t miniaturize it to that extent, implementation on the scale of a building was definitely possible. And even this was magic of a very impressive level.

“Oh… wait, isn’t Pentagrammaton dark magic? Why would you, Senior?”

“It was needed for Diret’s graduation preparation.”

“Ah. Yes.”

Lee Han snorted.

Last year, Yukveltire herself was also a fourth year, so she should have been preparing for graduation too, yet such a person tried to build a building to help Diret?

It seemed more likely that Gainando would create a building to help Lee Han during graduation year.

Where did such nonsense come from…

* * *

Jarun of the Gangsulgudu family, a fourth-year student at Einroguard, opened his eyes.

The cool, moldy darkness of the underground where no sunlight entered welcomed this socially deficient dwarf.

Strike!

As he struck a match, fire caught. Jarun carefully brought the flame to the lanterns hanging on the ceiling and walls.

This could be considered quite unusual behavior for a mage. Even though he could bring light or fire with a single wave of his wand, he was doing this instead.

However, any mage with experience living long in Einroguard’s underground would understand why Jarun was doing this.

In this underground, there were monsters that sensitively detected magic or mana. There was no need to unnecessarily stimulate them by using magic.

Bubble bubble-

As light entered the small room made between the bedrock, Jarun brewed tea.

The tea leaves that seemed to have been steeped about thirty times no longer produced any flavor, but Jarun didn’t care and sipped while unfolding a map.

‘Hmm. It seems like there’s a gold vein around here.’

This map, which marked the parts he had checked and the parts he hadn’t checked yet, newly dug tunnels and closed tunnels, traps installed to prevent other students’ access and traps that other students had installed first, was a treasure Jarun had made himself.

As a fourth year this year, he should have been starting to worry about graduation.

Especially in Jarun’s case, since his current ongoing research 【Come Out Gold】, no, according to the name his junior gave it, 【Dimensional Transformation Gold Observation Capture】 wasn’t going very well.

This magic, which involved creating a magic circle where connected dimensions transformed and flickered countless times in brief moments, then securing gold when it was observed, had a really high difficulty level.

Nevertheless, Jarun’s heart was as calm as a lake. The reason was simple.

‘If I don’t graduate, so be it.’

Because he had already made his resolution.

Many Einroguard students didn’t realize it, but the choices available to fourth years weren’t just graduation and the punishment room.

Surprisingly, there was also the option of going missing in between.

Jarun had made a clean decision.

If he failed to graduate, instead of making the Skeleton Principal happy for nothing, he would settle underground and finish what he wanted to do.

Jarun was walking the path that a few wise Einroguard seniors had chosen. Jarun wasn’t afraid at all.

Thud!

A sound came from the roughly carved rock that served as the door to the small room. It seemed a paper bird had flown in.

Jarun walked out with an annoyed expression.

These paper birds that professors and juniors periodically sent were quite bothersome existences.

Although he was still maintaining contact with the surface because he needed supplies, once the necessary supplies were completely prepared, Jarun planned to hide his location too.

Until he dug up all the gold underground forever…

To the moldy senior underground

Senior. The surface is currently under the tyranny of a mad imperial family member. If you’re thinking of setting fire to Einroguard, please reply.

Master of Cerberus

Whoosh-

Jarun casually threw the paper bird into the fire. Thanks to using special oil, the fire cleanly consumed the paper bird’s mana.

The other paper birds didn’t have particularly useful content either.

A letter asking him to take on assisting with a new lecture, a letter saying that because of the new inspector this time, surface prices had risen so he needed to provide more ore, a letter asking what he was going to do about graduation preparation…

‘Nothing but trash letters.’

Getting annoyed, Jarun was about to throw the remaining paper birds into the fire without even opening them.

At that moment, flames shot up like crazy. Jarun was startled and put out the fire.

“What, what is it!?”

At first, he wondered if some crazy person had played a prank on the paper bird.

Making fire shoot up when thrown into flames wasn’t very difficult. It was easily possible with simple magic or reagents.

But thinking about it, if that were the case, he wondered why he hadn’t noticed.

‘There definitely wasn’t such a paper bird?’

After putting out the fire, Jarun checked the paper birds one by one. He could quickly understand the reason. Only one paper bird was overflowing with mana.

Grumbling about what crazy person it was, Jarun unfolded the paper bird and was shocked to realize the culprit’s identity.

To Senior Jarun of the Gangsulgudu family

Greetings, Senior. I’m the junior you met during the orichalcon incident, Lee Han of the Wardanaz family. Come to think of it, I suddenly remembered helping you when you were trapped in the crystal vein.

Ah! Please don’t misunderstand. I absolutely wasn’t trying to show off. I just suddenly remembered.

Actually, I’ve taken on a commission this time. I’m going to construct a lighthouse within Einroguard grounds, and if you, Senior, who belongs to the Masonry Club, could help, it would be really reassuring.

To tell the truth now, getting you out when you were trapped in the crystal vein was quite difficult work. The reason other enchantment magic school seniors didn’t step forward was definitely partly due to the difficulty.

Ah! Please don’t misunderstand. I’m not trying to show off…

“…”

Jarun was dumbfounded.

What kind of person was this?

‘It should have been over when I gave him the orichalcon map!’

This junior had indeed rescued Jarun who was sealed in the vein.

Considering that students from other schools just passed by even after seeing him, it was definitely an amazing thing. That’s why Jarun’s heart was slightly moved and he gave him the location of orichalcon he had investigated.

That should have been the end of it!

Seeing this letter made him think he shouldn’t have given it last time. His heart already felt like it was tearing apart just thinking about the orichalcon…

As Jarun was grumbling and about to burn the paper bird, another paper bird flew in.

To Senior Jarun of the Gangsulgudu family

Greetings, Senior. Seeing no reply, you must be very busy. Come to think of it, I also helped you when you were trapped in the crystal vein while I was busy…

“…”

Jarun suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.

Could it be that this junior would keep sending paper birds until he accepted??

* * *

The proud 5th year senior of White Tiger Tower, Catten of the Jahan family, had been feeling his heart flutter slightly lately.

The rumors he’d been hearing recently had stirred his heart.

-The Wardanaz family junior is working on a commission, right? A construction commission? Inside Einroguard.

-Really? Not Senior Yukveltire?

-No, that’s what they said. I checked several times.

-They’re from the same tower, so maybe it’s just his name on it as a cover?

-I checked that too. It’s not.

-Phew. That’s a relief. I thought it was a commission Senior Yukveltire was handling.

-Somehow he even brought Jarun along.

-Gangsulgudu!? That’s really impressive.

A commission being handled by an intelligent and excellent junior that Catten was also acquainted with.

And the fact that quite a few mages were needed for that commission.

There was only one conclusion that could be drawn from these facts.

Soon Catten would also receive a proposal asking for help!

‘How exciting.’

Catten looked at the cliff with a fluttering heart.

Even though he had swung his sword to calm his mind, he was still restless. Thanks to that, only the innocent cliff was being turned into rags.

“Senior!”

“!”

Catten perked up his ears and then leaped up, flying down below. Lee Han was startled by the sight of the senior flying toward him as if falling.

Bang!

With a loud crash, Catten landed lightly.

“Welcome! Junior! I was waiting for you! Oh, you could have sent a paper bird!”

“Huh? Ah. Well.”

Lee Han was slightly flustered by the senior’s overly enthusiastic reaction. It was completely unexpected.

And the reason he came in person instead of sending a paper bird was simple.

Catten might have failed to reply.

Of course, since he couldn’t say that, Lee Han straightened his posture and expressed it indirectly.

“When else would I get to see you in person if not for an opportunity like this, Senior?”

“Junior…!”

Catten was so moved that his cat beastman’s characteristic long, thin whiskers that stretched sideways trembled.

To think he had a junior who thought of him like this.

Though they were from different towers, Catten thought he had gained a really good junior.

“Actually, I’ve made a lot of progress in magic recently.”

“Oh. Is that so?”

“I dare say, at this level I could probably pull my weight in any commission. My friends would be very surprised if they knew!”

Saying that, Catten subtly looked at his junior.

It meant he wanted him to quickly propose joining the commission.

“That’s wonderful, Senior. Actually, the reason I came here today is to ask for your help with…”

“Anything is fine! Speak comfortably!”

“Th-thank you. Actually.”

“Yes!”

“I’m trying to subjugate some evil worshippers…”

“…?”

Catten felt something was strange.

Huh?

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