Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 1187

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Chapter 1187

“Calm down. Nothing’s been decided yet.”

Lee Han soothed the baby basilisk.

In fact, Lee Han himself hadn’t decided what to transform into for this lecture yet.

That’s why he went to consult with Karnella, a senior from the same school…

-Senior. I have something to consult you about regarding the 【Practical Self-Transformation】 lecture…

-Junior, you’re transforming!? Into what!?

-That’s what I can’t decide right now, so starting from that…

-Let’s do unicorn! It’s great to ride during polo!

-You’re not trying to use me as an emergency mount, are you?

-How could that be? Haha. Hahaha.

-…

He said he’d consult together with senior Jarun and left it at that, but hearing the conversation now, he felt somewhat deceived.

‘This person, she’s really recommending unicorn because of polo, isn’t she?’

However, Jarun was also quite favorable toward unicorn transformation.

“Unicorn… if you can do it, that would be good. There are benefits in many ways. Most races welcome them.”

-What does that short guy know!

“Now, now.”

The baby basilisk cried out as if feeling terribly wronged, but reality didn’t change.

Transforming into a basilisk and transforming into a unicorn were similarly difficult, but with the former, if you transformed in the city, people would scream and guards would come running frantically.

If you were going to transform anyway, it was advantageous to transform into a beautiful and popular creature.

“But are you certain there’s a possibility of transforming into a unicorn? You’re not already having pipe dreams when you don’t even have the gold, are you?”

“Ah. What do you take this Hormashi for, saying such things… There are all plausible grounds for it. This junior here saved a unicorn. And that unicorn showed favor too. With that level of connection, it would be very advantageous when transforming into a unicorn.”

“Indeed. That’s certainly advantageous.”

Saving a unicorn, and earning a unicorn’s favor.

Neither was something that could be done easily. Such a deep connection was rare to see.

-From my sleeve! Always! Receiving and drinking! Mana!

“I told you to calm down.”

The baby basilisk roared, but the two seniors didn’t listen.

From the atmosphere, it seemed like unicorn was already half-confirmed.

Lee Han suddenly remembered and asked.

“What about something like a griffin or Sharkan?”

“Why are you asking about such rare monsters?”

Jarun asked incredulously. Then Karnella scolded him.

“He’s asking because he raises them. You don’t know because you have no interest in your junior. Didn’t you know he raises them?”

“What!? Why?!”

“Obviously because of polo.”

“That’s not true.”

Lee Han firmly denied it. Karnella, who had been trying to manipulate the record, clicked her tongue regretfully.

“If both were possible, they’d be as good as basilisk…”

The baby basilisk that Lee Han had covered the mouth of struggled. What it was saying wasn’t clearly audible, but it was probably profanity.

“…Wouldn’t unicorn be better?”

“Griffin is good too, but unicorn would probably bring more benefits.”

It was really fortunate that Ponrig wasn’t here.

If he had been, he would have been hurt along with the baby basilisk.

“Sharkan even more so. Even griffin is threatening if you transform in the city, let alone a monster like Sharkan.”

“Then junior, shall we settle on unicorn?”

The baby basilisk became dejected and lowered its tail.

Patting the basilisk in his sleeve, Lee Han asked a question.

“But in the end, we won’t know until we try, right? Even if we settle on unicorn, what if basilisk keeps coming out…”

“That could happen.”

-!

“But the possibility of that is probably low?”

Unless you had lived only with basilisks since birth, or had an ancestor who made a powerful contract with a basilisk, the possibility was slim.

When you had connections with unicorns and griffins too, there was no reason for basilisk to forcibly appear.

-Do I really have to get along well with those mages?

“…They’re seniors…”

While Lee Han was soothing the baby basilisk, the seniors prepared a space for practice.

Transformation magic, especially the mage’s own transformation, brought more dangers to the surroundings than expected.

Shock or explosions from failed transformations were natural, and even success could be dangerous.

Suddenly gaining the body of a fierce beast, controlling the surging destructive urges or competitive spirit was not as easy as one might think.

With some experience, a mage could contemplate their own soul and manage emotional fluctuations caused by physical changes well, but…

…it was unreasonable for a mage attempting it for the first time to control all of that. Naturally, preparations had to be made in the surroundings.

“Senior. Please cast some elastic rubber magic on this wall.”

“Leave it to me! Do you know how much the reagents cost?!”

“Then just let senior’s attic get destroyed.”

Jarun cursed the two juniors as he cast the magic.

He shouldn’t have told them the location…

After installing magic to absorb damage on the surrounding floor and rock walls, and casting protective magic on Jarun’s hideout, the preparations were roughly finished.

The two seniors gestured to Lee Han.

“Junior, give it a try.”

“At first, it’s better to do it naturally, just instinctively without thinking of anything.”

-It might be good to think of basilisk.

“…”

-…I’ll be quiet…

The baby basilisk quietly shut its mouth when its brainwashing attempt was caught.

Lee Han stood in the center and entered a state of concentration.

Transformation magic had relatively fewer complex magic circles, incantations, and spell elements compared to other magic, but that didn’t make it an easy magic by any means.

Especially the mage’s own mental concentration was very important. If you acted distractedly or if any stray thoughts crept in, strange results could occur.

“But what did that guy usually transform into during practice?”

Jarun, who was waiting, asked Karnella.

No matter how much of a genius, transformation magic wasn’t learned just like that.

You needed at least about a year, starting with practicing transforming parts of the body and gradually expanding the range of familiarity.

“What was it? Wait… ah, right. During Professor Bendozol’s lecture, he transformed his arm into a basilisk head.”

Karnella checked the records she had written down and spoke.

“…”

Jarun staggered for a moment.

The example that had appeared from practice was too extraordinary.

Usually, wouldn’t you transform into the front paws of some familiar and easy animal?

“I, is that so… Then he’s definitely close with basilisks.”

Unfortunately, their conversation was taking place so Lee Han couldn’t hear it, so it didn’t reach the baby basilisk.

If the baby basilisk had heard, it would have been annoying, saying ‘See, basilisk is the easiest, waaah.’

“Hmm. Still, I think unicorn would be good…”

“Why?”

“It’s good to field in polo.”

“…”

Jarun looked at his junior with eyes that saw unbelievable trash. Karnella answered somewhat sheepishly.

“I was joking.”

“Who would think such words are a joke! Crazy talk!”

“I purely recommended it thinking unicorn transformation would be more useful. And why is someone who doesn’t even care about his junior making such a fuss?”

“…”

Caught off guard, Jarun was left speechless and hesitated. Seeing this, Karnella’s lips curved upward.

“Huh? What’s this, when did you two become so close? Weren’t you the one who said you had no intention of getting friendly with juniors?”

“We’re not close! What do you mean close!”

“For someone with your personality, this level of worry is almost like caring for a younger brother, isn’t it?”

“…It’s because I owe him something!”

“What did you receive?”

“He stole Professor Verdus’s artifact and brought it to me to use for graduation.”

“…”

Even Karnella, who had been teasing her senior, was shocked into momentary silence at these words.

No way…

“By any chance, will he do that for me next year too?”

“This guy is really… a dragon!”

“???”

Karnella was confused by her senior’s sudden remark.

“I appreciate the compliment, but isn’t it a bit out of nowhere?”

“No, you crazy bastard! Look over there! Over there!”

Jarun stammered as he pointed at Wardanaz. Only then did Karnella realize and turn her head.

The junior was kneeling, breathing heavily. He looked quite exhausted, but he wasn’t a dragon.

“What is it?”

“He’s back again. He was definitely a dragon!”

“…”

Karnella’s gaze was lukewarm. Realizing the meaning of that look, Jarun became angry.

“What!”

“No… didn’t you see it wrong?”

“Hey, you pathetic bastard who’ll never even meet gold in your lifetime! How could I mistake a dragon! It just didn’t last long!”

Jarun jumped up and down, his eyesight and judgment having been denied.

“You could see it wrong. A basilisk could also be mistaken for a dragon subspecies at a glance. Same with wyverns, and sometimes people even mistake wyverns for dragons and report them.”

“■■■■■■!”

Furious, Jarun burst out with curses in the ancient dwarf language. Regardless, Karnella, who had been indifferent, suddenly shouted in surprise.

“It’s a dragon!”

“…”

“Did you just see that?! It was definitely a dragon! I’m certain!”

“…”

Jarun said nothing and glared at his junior with bloodshot eyes.

Karnella also felt slightly sorry and apologized.

“No. Right now he’s in the process of checking which transformation would be best, but when you suddenly said a dragon appeared, I couldn’t believe it. It was supposed to be the preparation stage.”

Suddenly transforming into a dragon during the stage of checking aptitude for which animal to transform into was as absurd as awakening a fire element miniature world during a lecture on checking fire element aptitude.

“We mages must identify things with a cold and rational perspective, shouldn’t we? Now. Let’s give our junior some advice.”

“…I remembered why I lived alone without associating with despicable bastards like you.”

“Ah. Don’t be like that. Junior! Do you know you just transformed into a dragon?”

Lee Han raised one hand with a tired expression.

Apart from mana, his physical fatigue was considerable. Even if he could handle the mana of transforming into a dragon, the mage himself had to endure the other fatigue.

The moment he transformed once and returned, his body suddenly became heavy as if he had been intensely exchanging sword blows without rest.

“How about thinking about and testing other things like unicorns, basilisks, or griffins?”

“What?! It’s a dragon, you crazy bastard! A dragon!”

Jarun shouted in shock.

It was a dragon, no less.

He couldn’t even guess how many mages capable of transformation magic could currently transform into a complete dragon in the Empire.

But to abandon that and go another way?

“Senior. Look at our junior’s expression. He’s practicing complete self-transformation for the first time right now. But having him practice with a dragon is too difficult and dangerous. If other things are possible, let’s start with those. The talent to transform into a dragon won’t disappear, will it?”

“…”

Jarun felt ashamed.

To receive such criticism from Karnella, whom he had always thought of as just a junior obsessed with ball games or simply crazy.

It was definitely the right thing to say.

To be overwhelmed by the tremendous existence called a dragon and miss such obvious common sense.

“…Sorry. Hormashi.”

“??”

“I’ve always thought of you as just a crazy, rude bastard…”

“…That’s quite a creative revenge for you, senior?”

Karnella was confused by Jarun’s unusual behavior.

Who knew that the single-minded Senior Jarun could take revenge like this?

“I’m complimenting you.”

“I’m good at giving those kinds of compliments too.”

Bang!

While the two were chattering, Lee Han attempted transformation again.

Just as he was about to take the form of a unicorn, Lee Han suddenly transformed into a massive dragon again before returning to normal.

“??”

“What’s wrong? I told you there’s no need to insist on a dragon right now.”

The two seniors gave advice with puzzled expressions.

Lee Han took a breath and shook his head.

“It transformed into a dragon on its own.”

“…”

“…Does magic get jealous too?”

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