Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 1202

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Chapter 1202

-He’s been corrupted. He’s gained self-awareness. He’s still immature, but we can’t give him too much time.

The hamster squeaked as he explained on behalf of Lee Han.

Since this was such a shocking matter, he thought it would be better for an experienced mage like himself to explain rather than Wardanaz.

Professor Boladi returned a response to the kind explanation.

“I wasn’t asking you.”

-…

The hamster repeated curses in his mind about three times.

What an unlucky bastard!

“He’s been corrupted. He’s gained self-awareness, and while he’s still immature, I don’t think we should give him too much time.”

“I see.”

-…

The hamster was even more dumbfounded.

Wasn’t that just copying his own explanation!

“This is serious. An evil deity being corrupted.”

Professor Kirmin, who had poked his face out from the corridor wall, returned with a gloomy expression after stopping his nosebleed. Lee Han asked worriedly.

“By any chance, did you two fight upstairs?”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about, Wardanaz. There’s no way I’d quarrel with Boladi. When have I ever badmouthed Boladi?”

“When we were tracking…”

“That’s not what’s important right now!”

Professor Kirmin firmly cut him off as his disciple seemed about to bring up the gossip he had shared.

“An evil deity being corrupted. What do you think?”

-We need to organize a subjugation force immediately.

The Death Knight spoke in a serious voice.

Basically, these divine beings weren’t much of a threat since they lacked self-awareness.

Even evil deities were the same. If there weren’t those beneath them borrowing power to cause trouble, the evil deities themselves wouldn’t cause much disturbance.

However, if an evil deity could think and desire on its own, the story was different.

Even if its way of thinking was still immature, that was the case. Rather, being immature made it more dangerous in some ways.

-I’ll contact the master immediately.

“Then we’ll just finish cleaning up and follow. That’ll be fine, right Boladi?”

Professor Kirmin looked at his friend and asked.

With such chaos happening in the city right now, they couldn’t just leave. They had to remove traces of evil magic and clean up safely.

The problem was this impatient friend’s reaction.

Surely he wouldn’t be unable to wait that brief moment and move on his own?

“Fine.”

“Really, swearing on your honor?”

Professor Boladi nodded. Professor Kirmin placed his hand on his friend’s shoulder, showing his trust.

“I believe in you.”

“Thanks.”

“Then you can promise on your disciple’s honor too, right?”

“…”

-…

Lee Han and the Death Knights looked at Professor Kirmin as if dumbfounded.

-If you’re going to bet, bet among yourselves. Why drag the successor into it?

“If Professor has already made up his mind to lie, such promises seem meaningless…”

When the group didn’t help him, Professor Kirmin spoke with an aggrieved expression.

“Don’t come crying with regret later when Boladi escapes again.”

“Surely Professor wouldn’t do that again.”

-No. I think there’s definitely a possibility…

Professor Boladi quietly watched the mages, including his disciple, chattering about the possibility of his escape.

Amurec, feeling unnecessarily embarrassed and uncomfortable, called to the group.

“Everyone. Is there anything you’d like to instruct me to do?”

-Ah. There is.

The Death Knight answered immediately. Amurec’s face brightened.

“Please tell me anything. I’m not afraid of mere Evil Worshippers.”

-Please say that everything that happened today was done by you alone. If Einroguard’s name is heard, it might unnecessarily make the remaining remnants hide.

“…Pardon?”

Amurec turned around.

The scene of the workshop, devastatingly half-destroyed, came into view.

No matter how he looked at it, this wasn’t the level of destruction a single knight could create.

“If I say I did this alone, people won’t believe it…”

-Convincingly deceiving them is also part of a knight’s training. I believe in you. From the moment I first saw you, I sensed the qualities of a great knight.

“Is, is that so…”

Amurec felt his heart wanting to be deceived, even while being uncertain.

The praise from these renowned seniors was too tempting for the young knight!

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-Master. The successor has escaped.

It’s probably a commission, not an escape.

When the first report came in, the Skeleton Principal answered indifferently.

Currently, the Skeleton Principal was staying in a secret hideout located on the 9th basement floor of the main building, not in his usual principal’s office.

This was because an annoying dragon kept visiting when he was in the principal’s office.

At first, he thought the dragon would be discouraged by the students’ resentment and return on its own, but the situation changed when some sycophant gave advice from the side.

Thanks to gaining courage and confidence, this annoying dragon began to act even more actively and bothersome.

‘Einroguard must be reformed even more!’ ‘Please don’t ignore this Wuman’s opinion…’ and so on.

Seeing how spirited it was, in the worst case, it might stay until next semester.

-No. It’s definitely an escape, not a commission.

Why would someone who could stay outside for an entire semester with just the commissions he received bother to escape… Ah.

The Skeleton Principal recalled the professor currently in an escaped state.

Indeed, like master, like disciple.

He must have gone to find Baegrec. Leave him be. It’ll be an interesting match.

Professor Boladi had more escape experience than Wardanaz and was a powerful combat mage, but Wardanaz’s hand wasn’t weak either.

With his various connections and that madness-filled mind, this side had quite good odds too.

Considering that Professor Boladi was soft on his disciple…

‘The possibility is quite high.’

-Should we send him to the punishment room when he returns?

The punishment room only has meaning if you confine someone worth confining. That Wardanaz kid would be happy to rest if sent there. Never mind.

The Skeleton Principal was a generous and tolerant person. Naturally, he didn’t like unnecessary punishments.

Especially for a mage like Wardanaz who was already walking the path of self-mortification, the punishment room had little meaning.

-Then should we leave the knights who followed him alone too?

…Confine those guys a bit.

The Skeleton Principal was dumbfounded.

No wonder the numbers seemed a bit low – had they followed Wardanaz?

‘There’s more than one or two sycophants.’

And a few days later.

Professor Garcia came fuming.

“Principal! I want to formally file a complaint against another professor!”

So this moment has finally come. Professor Garcia, didn’t I tell you several times to report Beagle? That beast doesn’t have enough conscience to remember gratitude just because you take care of him…

“No. I’m going to file a complaint against Professor Kirmin!”

What?!

The Skeleton Principal was shocked.

To report Professor Kirmin for Professor Verdus’s countless evil deeds.

Could Professor Garcia perhaps be mistaken about something?

Not Professor Beeble? Professor Garcia. In case you might have forgotten, let me tell you again. It was Professor Beeble who ransacked your reagent storage. It was also Professor Beeble who manipulated the work schedule to dump his work on you. It was Professor Beeble who tricked you into grading exams by claiming it was my order. Shall I continue?

The Skeleton Principal listed Professor Verdus’s evil deeds without even taking a breath.

This man’s evil acts could be told for three days and three nights without end.

Yet despite all this, Professor Garcia defended and cherished him as a colleague…

“…Honestly, hearing that does make me a bit angry, but that’s not why I’m here. I’m going to report Professor Kirmin.”

I, I see. On what charges are you planning to report him?

“I’ll report him for negligent student guidance and aiding in escape!”

…

The Skeleton Principal, who immediately grasped the situation, sent a dismayed look.

This was just anger at being left behind!

Professor Garcia. You must know that among the professors, the only ones who absolutely never report other professors are you and Professor Boladi. While Professor Boladi is someone who lives without law, I’ve always thought it would be good if you reported others more often.

“I’m doing it right now, aren’t I!”

…But are you really planning to leave alone the professor you truly hate and report over such a trivial reason? Really? Don’t come crying later asking me to cancel it.

“Hmph! If he thought of me as a colleague professor, he wouldn’t have left me out only at times like this after doing all the menial work together!”

Professor Garcia was fuming, showing she wasn’t just ordinarily angry.

After caring for the disciple together throughout this semester, when the important moment came, he left her behind!

Of course she knew Professor Kirmin was Professor Boladi’s friend. Professor Garcia was also fairly close within Einroguard, but you couldn’t compare a best friend to a junior colleague.

But still, leaving without saying a word crossed the line.

It was even more infuriating because he was the one who usually said things like ‘Student Wardanaz is ready to be independent now’ and ‘Let him handle things on his own.’

As Professor Garcia emanated an aura of rage from her entire body, the Death Knights slowly backed away.

It was completely unimaginable that these were the same knights who usually threw jokes around when professors came.

Maybe Wardanaz left him behind.

“Don’t say such nonsense. Student Lee Han wouldn’t do that.”

Professor Garcia looked at the Skeleton Principal as if it were absurd.

‘Hmm. If I try to dissuade her once more, she’ll report me too.’

Knowing well his disciple’s firm will, the Skeleton Principal didn’t try to persuade her further.

I understand. It’s about time Professor Kirmin got a taste of bitterness too. Then…

Whoosh!

The flames intensified and a letter shot out from the cauldron installed in the center of the Skeleton Principal’s hideout.

This bronze cauldron engraved with complex ancient characters was magic used when Death Knights needed to make urgent reports.

The Skeleton Principal flashed his eye lights and opened the letter.

Oh my.

“Wh-what happened?”

Professor Garcia forgot her anger and worried.

If Lee Han was hurt, or if other professors were injured…

Good news. They say they’ve captured Professor Boladi.

“!!!”

Professor Garcia was greatly shocked by the unbelievable news.

They really captured him!

“How did they catch him?! Did they perhaps set a trap using Student Lee Han?!”

Quite an imagination. Well, I did think of that method too.

Though he didn’t say it aloud, one of the possible strategies the Skeleton Principal had thought Wardanaz’s group might use was exactly that.

Roughly go to the area where Professor Boladi was, then pretend Wardanaz’s life was in danger – wouldn’t he come out?

But surprisingly, it seemed they hadn’t used such a method.

They must have persuaded him.

“…I believed in Student Lee Han!”

Professor Garcia exclaimed with a much brighter face.

If they could bring back the escaped Professor Boladi through persuasion rather than force or traps, nothing could be better.

…Though she was still a bit confused about whether that was even possible!

Instead, he says he’ll follow along and help with Professor Boladi’s revenge.

“…”

Professor Garcia’s face contorted with rage again. The Skeleton Principal felt relieved inside.

‘Thank goodness Kirmin went along.’

If Professor Kirmin hadn’t been there, that rage would have bounced elsewhere.

“When they should be returning immediately, he says he’ll follow along and help with revenge…!”

Calm down, Professor Garcia. You know Professor Boladi’s stubbornness. If it weren’t for that, they couldn’t have persuaded him either.

“…That’s true, but still.”

Fortunately, once her anger subsided, Professor Garcia judged rationally.

She even said she’d postpone reporting Professor Kirmin. She declared she’d just let it slide as long as Lee Han didn’t return injured.

Good thinking. Very good thinking.

But there was one thing the Skeleton Principal misjudged.

That was Professor Garcia’s persistence.

From the next day, Professor Garcia began continuously knocking on the door.

“Any new news by chance?”

“Any new news during lunch break perhaps…”

“Why do the knights report so slowly anyway?”

“Principal. I think we need to change the reporting system a bit…”

‘With Wuman not around, that woman is causing a ruckus.’

The Skeleton Principal tried hard not to forget that Professor Garcia did the work of five people.

It would be easy to chase her away with shouting or change the hideout’s location, but then Einroguard’s administrative efficiency would greatly decrease.

“Really no new news?”

I’ll send a paper bird as soon as it comes, so please go do your work…

Whoosh!

With flames, a letter shot out from the bronze cauldron.

Professor Garcia snatched the letter with movements faster than the Empire’s best ball game player. Even the knights were surprised.

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