Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 1170
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Chapter 1170
“Ah. Well, the thing is…”
Lee Han told the story about the stone tablet and the Demon Hag.
On the way here, he had excavated Bakwantalana’s ruins together with his friends…
“That’s right. We went together.”
“As you know, mages must be protected by knights, mustn’t they.”
Not missing the opportunity, the White Tiger Tower students spoke up.
They had been feeling awkward since being caught earlier for not preparing for the commission at all.
“I understand. Be quiet for a moment.”
Jideupeue couldn’t maintain his usual pretentious attitude and gestured irritably as if annoyed.
No matter how iron-blooded a Family Head might be, it wasn’t easy to maintain composure after hearing such a shocking declaration.
The Empire’s prominent Dark Mages were arguing that to resolve the situation, they needed to blockade the north and conduct a full-scale search, but it was already solved?
“That stone tablet seems to have been a marker from another dimension.”
“Ah. Then could it be that the opening of the ruins entrance was the cause of the northern anomalies?”
Angrago asked with wide eyes.
Powerful objects from other dimensions tend to disturb order just by existing.
When Bakwantalana’s ruins completely sealed the marker’s power it was fine, but if the ruins entrance was damaged enough to open, it wouldn’t be strange for the power to leak out.
Lee Han’s eyes widened even more in surprise.
“Angrago…!”
“Why, why? Was I wrong?”
“How did you figure this out on your own?”
“…”
“Mages from Einroguard. Could we not return to the main point?”
“I apologize.”
At the Family Head’s rebuke, Lee Han returned to the main topic.
Anyway, while analyzing the stone tablet, he met the original owner, returned the marker, and resolved it through dialogue, so the anomalies would soon subside…
“Have the Dark Mages summoned.”
Jideupeue barely maintained his expression and gave orders to the attendant beside him.
When their eyes met, Giselle seemed embarrassed and spoke up.
“…Wardanaz is always surprising, isn’t he?”
“…”
* * *
The Dark Mages staying in the lower area of the castle received the message and came rushing over in a crowd.
Among them, the Dark Mages belonging to the Descendants of Ahrak wore expressions full of anticipation.
“To call us back so quickly… there’s only one reason, isn’t there?”
“Pardon?”
“Don’t play dumb. The blockade. The blockade.”
Expectation glittered like phosphorescence in the malicious Dark Mage’s eyes.
“As I told you before, a northern blockade is impossible.”
“Shouldn’t we gradually send this young fool back to Callarogard? Hey. What do you think?”
“Gruk (I don’t know)…”
“?”
The Descendants of Ahrak felt puzzled by the strange attitude shown by Oondorgu’s Legion undead.
They were avoiding eye contact and being evasive, as if they had done something wrong.
‘What’s this?’
“What’s wrong?”
“Gruk (It’s nothing).”
“It doesn’t seem like nothing? …Wait, you didn’t say nonsense to the northern knights about me apologizing in front of Gonadaltes, did you? I didn’t cry!”
“Gruruk (I didn’t mention that).”
When they reached the top of the castle, they could see other mages walking up from the opposite side.
They were Einroguard professors.
“…Oh.”
Having guilty consciences, the Descendants of Ahrak hesitated.
Fortunately it wasn’t Mortum from the Dark Magic school, but meeting Einroguard professors here couldn’t be pleasant.
“What, what? Why are they here?”
“The Einroguard students came out for a commission, didn’t they. It’s natural for professors to accompany them.”
Professor Taswan said so and politely greeted the two professors.
“Good day.”
“Professor Taswan! It’s been a long time!”
“Pleased to see you. I’m glad your health seems to have improved.”
Professor Garcia and Professor Kirmin also greeted him warmly.
While Professor Taswan was treated like a youngster among these monster Dark Mages here, he was sufficiently senior to the two young professors.
After being bullied by old monsters and suddenly hearing such respect, Professor Taswan’s eyes grew hot.
Indeed, in the Empire, the only ones they could rely on were fellow magic schools.
Professor Garcia glanced at the Descendants of Ahrak. At that subtle killing intent, the Descendants of Ahrak flinched.
‘What? I just felt killing intent.’
“Didn’t you just feel killing intent?”
The Obsidian Tower mages who were asked looked back with blank expressions.
At their indifferent attitude, the Descendants of Ahrak clicked their tongues.
“It was a mistake asking you guys. Never mind.”
The Obsidian Tower mages were a rare, properly operating Dark Mage tower in the Empire.
That meant these Dark Mages were a bit…
…peculiar even among Empire Dark Mages.
Cold, calm, and calculating – closer to the Enchantment Magic school!
“Don’t talk nonsense about killing intent, and cooperate in persuading the Family Head.”
“The blockade?”
“Didn’t we agree with what the Callarogard Dark Mages said. Let’s compromise by increasing search personnel instead of obsessing over the blockade.”
“Why on earth did you guys enter the Dark Magic school? If you like compromising so much, why don’t you go to Enchantment Magic?”
The Dark Mages continued arguing as they entered the audience chamber.
‘What’s this?’
The atmosphere inside the audience chamber was somehow strange.
Considering the chaotic northern situation, it was natural for the atmosphere to be strange, but the current mood was closer to awkwardness rather than urgency or desperation.
Why this awkward atmosphere?
“Now that everyone’s gathered, let’s get straight to the point. Dark Mages. Is the extradimensional being suspected to be the cause of the current northern anomalies perhaps the Demon Hag?”
“!!!”
The Dark Mages were startled.
They had mentioned other dimensions but had never told the Family Head the Demon Hag’s name.
The reason was simple.
There was no point in speculating about an unconfirmed being, as it would only increase competitor mages.
‘How did he know? Did the Einroguard professors advise him? But even Einroguard professors shouldn’t have been able to discover the Demon Hag’s existence.’
There were many extradimensional beings that Dark Mages might be interested in.
Even those here had come to the north, gathered clues, and gone through speculation before hypothesizing the Demon Hag’s existence, so how could Einroguard professors who had just arrived?
“That’s… correct.”
The contemplating Dark Mages eventually admitted it honestly.
No matter how greedy they were for magic, lying to a northern knight family was tantamount to suicide.
The Dark Mages weren’t that stupid.
“Hmm.”
“?”
When Jideupeue hesitated slightly, the Dark Mages were puzzled.
Why was that bloodless and tearless knight acting like that?
‘Is this really a seal? A seal?’
“It seems you’ve already found and retrieved the Demon Hag’s mark.”
“…”
“…”
A chilling silence hung in the air.
Not only the dark mages but even the Einroguard professors were too flustered to speak.
Who, when, and how did they do that???
“Wha… what… what… what kind of nonsense is this?! Family Head. Some scoundrel has deceived you! Who said such a thing!”
Lee Han cautiously raised his hand while reading the room.
There were several dark mages he hadn’t seen before, so he couldn’t help but be concerned.
“You bastard! How dare you lie! Reveal the traces of great wisdom!”
The third descendant of Ahrak cast a spell.
The magic of the wisest and most eccentric Demon Hag was notorious for being alien and bizarre even among countless dimensions.
And within the descendants of Ahrak, they had separately developed magic to track this magic.
Advanced magic that could find even the most minute traces!
Flash!
A faint white light sparkled above Lee Han’s hair. It was a trace left from being hit with the staff a few times.
Thud!
The shocked descendants of Ahrak collapsed right where they stood.
They had to be several times more shocked than the other dark mages.
They had gathered all kinds of monster hearts and fresh blood as bribes to contact the Demon Hag, and offered flattery daily without rest, yet were continuously ignored.
But that young brat had met and conversed with her directly.
The other dark mages seemed to have similar thoughts as they murmured.
“Krrrk (How did he have a conversation)?”
“Is it a secret technique of Einroguard’s Black Magic Academy?”
“I, I’ve never heard of such a thing…”
The third descendant, barely regaining his senses, staggered to his feet.
Then he asked Lee Han in a hoarse voice.
“You, you met and had a conversation?”
“Yes. She asked me to return the stone tablet, so I returned it.”
“…How could you return it on your own, you crazy little bastard!!”
The descendants of Ahrak jumped around screaming in shrill voices.
Of course, it was an unfair criticism. They would have naturally returned it too. To resolve the situation, the mark had to be returned to its owner.
What mattered was whether the dark mages received wisdom’s counsel in the process or not, but the stone tablet ultimately had to be returned anyway.
Bang!
The sound of the magically treated solid rock floor of the audience chamber shattering rang out.
It was the sound made by the enraged Professor Garcia.
“What’s wrong with what? Try babbling at my student again. Are the descendants of Ahrak making an official statement right now?”
“…No, no. That’s…”
Only then remembering that professors were also here, the descendants rapidly became intimidated.
It was a too-famous law of Einroguard that if you touch a student, a professor comes, and if you touch a professor, the principal comes.
“What do you mean no! How dare you exclude and ostracize the Einroguard Black Magic Academy from your invitation, and now throw such insults too?”
“Krrrk (What terrible people)!”
The undead quickly sided with the professors. The descendants of Ahrak were horrified at their appearance, as if they had discarded conscience along with human flesh.
‘These… these bastards, this was it!’
No wonder they were hesitating and reading the room earlier!
“We… we’ll apologize. Professor Garcia. We’re truly sorry. We misspoke because we were too surprised.”
“Just like last time in front of Lord Gonadaltes, you make quite frequent slips of the tongue.”
When the mages of the Obsidian Magic Tower muttered, the descendants glared at them murderously.
Instead of helping…
“Then returning the stone tablet is fine, right?”
“It’s fine… it’s fine…”
The descendants answered while internally swallowing tears of blood.
Actually, it wasn’t fine at all.
Thinking of the offerings they had made, the praise, the time and effort spent developing specialized tracking magic and analyzing clues, tears seemed ready to flow.
No matter how old one gets, such sadness isn’t something a mage can endure.
“By any chance… did you have something to ask the Demon Hag?”
Lee Han felt slightly sorry seeing the elderly dark mages he’d met for the first time making expressions on the verge of tears.
As a fellow mage, he could empathize with their emotions to some degree.
How frustrated would they be if someone else had taken what they’d been searching for so earnestly and finished it first?
“We did…”
“Well, I’m supposed to meet her again soon, so shall I ask on your behalf?”
“!!!”
The descendants of Ahrak were shocked once again.
That eccentric being had made another appointment!!
The fact itself was too shocking, but the descendants were too happy about being able to ask questions to think about that.
“If you do that, we’ll accept you as a new descendant of Ahrak!”
There had often been talk among the descendants about needing a new mage anyway.
They were all dark mages over a hundred years old, so they often got tired of each other.
“That’s fine. Rather, I have something I’d like to ask.”
“What is it?! Ask anything!”
The descendants of Ahrak became as kind as grandfathers treating their grandson.
“What do you mean by excluding and ostracizing the Einroguard Black Magic Academy from your invitation?”
“…”
“…”
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