Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 1190

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Chapter 1190

Professor Thunderstep didn’t get angry at his disciple’s forced criticism and responded maturely.

He relaxed the intensity in his eyes and smiled as kindly as possible. That expression made Lee Han even more wary.

-I, I think I can feel an evil aura.

“I think so too.”

Lee Han agreed with the baby basilisk’s words.

As expected of a monster that was the snake among snakes and harbored the poison among poisons, it was sensitive to malicious energy.

Regardless, Professor Thunderstep focused on reading the blueprint below.

‘This… can definitely break Professor Verdus’s mind!’

If the blueprint Lee Han had written was practical and rational, the one below was a continuous parade of all sorts of flashy dark magic.

【Eyes of Ahrak】, 【Living Walls】, 【Boiling Darkness】 and other high-level dark magic that even Professor Thunderstep was hearing about for the first time!

He couldn’t even guess what kind of dark mages had participated.

‘Descendants of Ahrak? But those eccentric bastards wouldn’t be helping with student requests. Oondorgu’s Legion? Those lunatics are the same. By the way, isn’t that magic from the Obsidian Tower? Those stubborn bastards wouldn’t do something like that without compensation…’

No matter how much he thought about it, no dark mages came to mind. Professor Thunderstep eventually gave up.

It seemed there were mages in the dark magic school that he didn’t know about.

“But how can this finish off Professor Verdus?”

Lee Han asked out of slight curiosity.

It wasn’t because he particularly wanted to finish off Professor Verdus, but out of pure mage-like curiosity.

How could this finish off Professor Verdus?

“It’s simple. These high-level dark magic here would be secret magic not revealed to the public, right?”

“Probably so.”

The dark mages seemed to have been chattering about it, but he had listened half-heartedly so his memory was hazy.

Since it was probably correct, Lee Han nodded.

“You must have heard separate explanations about these magic.”

“Yes. But I haven’t fully understood them yet. The magic is so difficult…”

Naturally, he hadn’t written down everything from explanations of such high-difficulty dark magic to understanding and casting methods in detail on the blueprint.

If he had done that, even several volumes of blueprint books wouldn’t have been enough.

Blueprints usually simplified things to some extent and only included essential information, leaving the rest for the mage to figure out.

That’s why the dark mages gathered in the north had made such a fuss trying to teach Lee Han even one more dark magic spell.

“That’s not important!”

“It seems important though…”

“What’s important is that Professor Verdus doesn’t know much about these magic.”

No matter how much of a crazy genius Professor Verdus was, he couldn’t reverse-calculate dark magic, which wasn’t even his main specialty, just by looking at such simplified explanations. These were definitely not magic that easy to figure out.

“What do you think would happen if we submitted this together? Hm? If we just attached it as one of the conceived plans and submitted it? Do you think Professor Verdus could just pass it by after seeing it?”

“…”

Lee Han began to waver slightly.

Lee Han could sense Professor Thunderstep’s evil scheme, but apart from that, it was quite tempting.

Originally, wasn’t Professor Verdus a lunatic who would never compromise once he hit a wall in magical matters?

What kind of reaction would such a person show if thrown a dark magic puzzle that couldn’t be easily solved?

“I’ll think about it. Since I didn’t make this with my own abilities, I’m a bit conflicted.”

“Haha. Yes. Think it over well. Of course, it’s a bit unfair that you’re coming to me now when you always get advice from the young principal. Haha.”

“…I’ll try my best to submit them together if possible.”

Lee Han thought he should hide it a bit more when getting help from the young prince in the future.

Looking at Professor Thunderstep now, he seemed more than ordinarily upset.

‘I should have just said I got advice from some being from another dimension.’

“Oh right. Are you all prepared for Professor Yoner Meikin’s exam?”

“Yes? Uh…”

Professor Thunderstep, not noticing Lee Han’s hesitation, chuckled and turned around.

“You’re not planning to transform into a dragon, are you? Don’t do that.”

“…”

“?”

When the expected response didn’t come – something like ‘Who would transform into a dragon? Haha, Professor, what a joke’ – Professor Thunderstep paused.

Somehow he felt an ominous chill from behind where his disciple was.

That ominousness took the specific form of language and flew at him sharply.

“…Uh, shouldn’t I transform into a dragon?”

Professor Thunderstep almost screamed.

* * *

“You want to see the professor?”

“Yes.”

“Why?”

Anfargon, a senior from the enchantment magic school, looked at Lee Han as if he couldn’t understand.

When even meeting during lecture time felt like a waste, why would he want to meet when it wasn’t lecture time?

“I have something to submit in advance regarding the exam.”

Come to think of it, Professor Verdus’s midterm exam was in a format where you could just submit and leave.

There was no need to wait until lecture time and then demonstrate magic before leaving.

While the two were talking, Sigunteng, a senior one year lower, also approached.

“Oh. What brings you here?”

“I came to meet Professor Verdus.”

“Why on earth?”

“…”

Lee Han was slightly moved by the warm atmosphere of the enchantment magic school.

To think they cared about their junior this much.

‘I must become this kind of senior too.’

“I have something to submit in advance regarding the exam.”

“Hmm. It’ll be difficult right now.”

“?”

“Come over here and look.”

The seniors pointed to the entrance of Professor Verdus’s workshop.

In front of it hung a sign like this:

Concentrating to make up for insufficient work time

Do not disturb!

“He originally disliked being disturbed, but he didn’t seal off the space. But lately he’s been getting so much divine punishment…”

“Divine punishment?”

“Ah, divine punishment. I misspoke. He’s been getting attacked a lot so he’s become a bit sensitive.”

Lee Han focused his senses to check around the entrance to the professor’s workshop.

Indeed, he felt considerable unease unlike usual.

It wasn’t simply making the door sturdy or sealing the gaps. It felt like the space itself had been twisted and warped to block access.

‘I can’t even guess how to solve this.’

Usually Lee Han could grasp the structure of most magic just through his senses, but this current obstacle was so complex he couldn’t even get a feel for it.

‘If I try hitting it with force…’

Thud!

Fierce mana rushed in like waves, but the twisted and warped space flexibly dispersed the mana in all directions.

And Professor Verdus’s pre-recorded voice echoed.

-Don’t break it with force, Wardanaz! I’ll make you rebuild it!

“…”

“…I didn’t know he had added such a function.”

The seniors admired Professor Verdus while finding him annoying.

The magic itself was impressive, but predicting that Lee Han would try to break it with force was truly amazing.

If only he had used such abilities a little more virtuously…

“Seniors. Please help me.”

“Sorry, but even I would have trouble breaking through that. It would be better to wait until the next lecture starts. He’ll come out by then.”

Decoding that sealed space wasn’t impossible, but it would require considerable time.

It would be faster for Professor Verdus to crawl out when the lecture started than to attempt it.

“Wait, he will come out, right?”

“Surely… he wouldn’t endure it again after taking such a harsh beating.”

Nevertheless, what made Professor Verdus terrifying was that this couldn’t be completely denied.

While the upperclassmen whispered among themselves, Lee Han fell into thought.

‘Hmm. I just need to shove the assignment in there.’

Actually, Lee Han didn’t want to meet Professor Verdus directly for a deep conversation either.

If they talked, there was a very high chance he’d upset him with words like ‘Why are you going out?’

All the necessary words were written in this thick document, so if he could somehow just send it inside…

“Isn’t there a way to just put this inside?”

“Hmm. It seems difficult. As you know, the space seal…”

“No. If it’s such a small object, it might be possible.”

“!”

At Anfargon’s words, the two juniors turned their gazes in surprise.

“Is that really true?”

“Yeah. Of course it’s not easy. A few more conditions are needed – we need someone who’s learned spatial magic. Even if not penetration-type, at least intermediate spatial movement…”

Since it involved breaking through spatial magic to insert something, a spatial mage with a certain level of skill was naturally required.

Anfargon frowned, trying to recall if there was anyone in his year who practiced spatial magic.

“I know how to use it.”

“…”

“…I figured as much.”

‘Didn’t seem like you knew though?’

Sigunteng looked at Anfargon with slightly suspicious eyes.

“Then next is equipment that can weaken Professor Verdus’s spatial magic.”

“Is there such equipment?”

“There’s an artifact made by Senior Yukveltire. It’s called 【Yukveltire’s Spear】, an artifact that temporarily unravels spatial distortion. It won’t completely undo everything, but it should be enough to weaken it.”

Anfargon’s plan was simple.

Weaken Professor Verdus’s magic, then take advantage of that gap to somehow throw the object inside using spatial magic.

Since it was a small object and Wardanaz wouldn’t lose in terms of magical brute force, it was quite feasible.

“That’s not something that would attack Professor Verdus, is it?”

“I told you it’s for submitting an assignment early.”

“I know. I heard. But if it’s an assignment with a function to attack Professor Verdus, I’d feel a bit more motivated.”

“…Where is the 【Yukveltire’s Spear】 artifact?”

Lee Han changed the subject. The two upperclassmen shrugged their shoulders.

“Obviously Senior Yukveltire has it. You’ll have to go get permission.”

“That could be called the biggest obstacle in the plan.”

“…”

It was certainly true.

Yukveltire was definitely not someone who would kindly lend out artifacts.

Lee Han pondered again, then stood up from his seat.

“Please wait just a moment.”

“???”

When their junior left after saying that, the two were flustered.

Wait just a moment?

“Don’t tell me he went to borrow it?”

“He’s not a 1st year, he wouldn’t have such a foolish thought. He must have gone to make an exchange.”

When they mentioned exchange, both made very displeased expressions.

Memories of being taken advantage of by Yukveltire several times came to mind.

While upperclassmen from other schools looked after their juniors, getting taken advantage of in merciless deals was standard for the Divination Magic Guild.

How much time had passed?

Lee Han returned, breathing heavily.

“I brought it!”

“…Did you agree to help the senior with work? The loss seems too severe.”

“Ah. No. I stole it and brought it out.”

“?!?!?”

The two were shocked.

How?!

“How did you bring it out?! Senior Yukveltire is definitely not someone to be taken lightly!”

“I can’t tell you the detailed method, but I received help from someone close to the senior.”

“Senior Direte?”

“No. Someone else.”

“Isn’t Senior Direte the only one?”

“I said it’s someone else.”

Lee Han showed rare irritation.

Why couldn’t these upperclassmen believe what people said!

“R-right. Got it. Since you brought it, that’s fine. I’ll prepare the activation, so Wardanaz, you get ready to put it inside right away.”

“Yes. Understood.”

Magic required complex preparation. After all preparations were complete, it often flowed quickly and simply.

Indeed, when Anfargon activated the spear to weaken the twisted space, the assignment was instantly teleported inside.

“Thank you!”

“What for, you brought the spear yourself. You cast the magic too. Make sure to return it without getting caught.”

“Yes!”

Lee Han nodded and ran out carrying the spear.

Watching his retreating figure, the two upperclassmen from the Divination Magic Guild unconsciously smiled warmly.

Perhaps as compensation for enduring that evil senior, such a junior had entered…

-Aaack!

“???”

“Was that Professor Verdus’s scream just now?”

“As expected, it was an assignment with a function to attack the professor!”

“What on earth could that be…”

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