Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 1203

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Chapter 1203

Are you alright?

The Skeleton Principal asked with confusion.

He had expected Professor Garcia to show an intense reaction after reading the letter. Whatever the content might be, it would have been the same.

If it had been written that they would return soon…

-If you’re coming, you should come right away! How dare you send such an obvious letter!

If it had been written that they would return late due to unexpected circumstances…

-I knew it! There could be complications, yet you took Lee Han with you!

Whatever the content, Professor Garcia would have exploded in anger and a few pieces of furniture or equipment would have been smashed.

But Professor Garcia’s reaction was different from expectations. She just kept rereading the received letter with wide-open eyes.

Seeing this, the Skeleton Principal became worried for no reason.

Did Professor Boladi kill some innocent person? Let me see.

The Skeleton Principal who snatched the letter could understand why Professor Garcia had frozen like that.

An evil deity had spoken to them.

This is serious indeed. We need to organize a subjugation force to take it down. Send out letters.

The Skeleton Principal left the frozen Professor Garcia alone and gave orders to the knights.

A corrupted evil deity had to be dealt with as quickly as possible. The Skeleton Principal planned to attack before it became more cunning and mature.

“I’ll participate too!”

You? Why would you…

The Skeleton Principal showed a reluctant reaction to Professor Garcia’s words.

While many people in the Empire were intimidated just by Professor Garcia’s appearance, the Skeleton Principal knew well that this was a misunderstanding.

What would such a mage who was clumsy with violence do participating in a subjugation force?

“Lee Han is participating, so is there any reason I can’t participate?”

It doesn’t say here that Wardanaz is participating… but he would participate anyway.

The Skeleton Principal was convinced by her logic.

Professor Boladi would definitely participate in the subjugation force, so Wardanaz and Professor Kirmin would naturally accompany him.

Since Wardanaz had now built up the basics of being a mage quite well, he had no intention of forcibly stopping him. Even if he followed along, he would certainly do his part.

And considering the guys who sent the letter now, having Wardanaz accompany them might definitely be advantageous…

‘They’ll probably be more motivated.’

Alright. It’s time for you to grow too.

-She doesn’t really need to grow that much…

One of the knights muttered.

They couldn’t even imagine Professor Garcia completely overcoming her aversion to violence.

* * *

“Master.”

When Lee Han visited, the Young Prince who had been staying in the basement welcomed him warmly.

-It’s been a while, disciple. Did you leave that rodent behind?

“Haha. I’m letting it exercise outside.”

Lee Han defended the hamster.

If he said the hamster had been stubborn, this Young Prince probably wouldn’t let it slide.

While he was kind to his disciples, he was very strict with outsiders, especially evildoers.

-Something must have happened again.

“Yes.”

The Young Prince gestured from within the painting as if telling him to speak. Lee Han conveyed the shocking events that had occurred this time.

-A corrupted evil deity. It’s not impossible. Disciple, do you remember the Black Imperial Coffin?

Ancient magic that dealt with artificially created demigods.

The coffin that imprisoned those demigods was the Black Imperial Coffin.

“Certainly…”

-Depending on how a mage handles it, they can grant self-awareness and will even to divinity. It’s not impossible for a corrupted evil deity to awaken.

The Young Prince wasn’t overwhelmed despite this being about facing an evil deity.

Even if it was a divine being, it was still an idiot who couldn’t properly distinguish right from wrong and was controlled by its own power.

With a mage’s wisdom, it could be eternally annihilated.

-In some ways, you could say you were lucky. Now you can completely annihilate it.

“Ah. I heard that from the hamster.”

-Really?

The Young Prince vowed to make the hamster pay the price someday.

How dare it give advice to his disciple first.

“What I’m actually worried about is a slightly different part. It might be the evil deity’s bluff, but…”

As someone who had conversed with the evil deity, Lee Han remembered even the trivial words it had left behind.

The evil deity had definitely laughed saying that the mage criminal, the hamster, and even the mage above all feared it.

He could understand the mage criminal or hamster fearing the evil deity.

But Professor Boladi being afraid?

-Well. Disciple. It might be a bluff, but I think it’s more likely not to be.

“Could it be that Professor Ku was frightened instead of Professor Bagrek?”

If Professor Kirmin had heard this, she would have glared at him for being ungrateful.

The Young Prince slowly shook his head.

-The fact that it specifically mentioned someone who wasn’t even there suggests there was probably a past grudge. It would be disciple Boladi. Disciple, are you perhaps thinking this? That if disciple Boladi is afraid, it would be better not to participate in the subjugation force?

“Ah. Yes. If we ambush it together with Professor Ku while it’s off guard, couldn’t we somehow trap it inside Einroguard?”

If Professor Boladi didn’t participate, there was no particular reason for Lee Han or Professor Kirmin to participate either.

They could just leave it to the Skeleton Principal and wait for the outcome.

Instead of blaming his disciple who showed no respect for his master, the Young Prince gently persuaded him.

-That’s also an ingenious method. But I wish you would have a little more faith, disciple. Anyone can feel fear. What’s important is how you overcome that fear.

Lee Han hesitated at the Young Prince’s words.

Though it was a theoretical statement, he couldn’t really imagine Professor Boladi feeling fear.

“But the opponent is a formidable enemy and will be very dangerous. Is it okay to act without overcoming it?”

-Waiting indefinitely doesn’t guarantee you’ll overcome fear. Sometimes you need to take action to overcome it. I believe that even if disciple Boladi has fear, he’ll be able to overcome it. After all, he has such reliable people beside him.

“…I’m not sure about myself, but that’s certainly true. Someone like Professor Ku postponed all his own work to come along…”

-I was talking about you and me, disciple, but yes. Let’s include Professor Ku too.

The Young Prince spoke as if doing a favor.

The reliable people the Prince mentioned were Lee Han and the Young Prince himself, or people like Professor Garcia.

-By the way, since you’re participating in the subjugation force, I can’t just send you off empty-handed. Please accept this.

The paint in the picture rippled like waves, then transformed into a stream of energy and flew toward him.

Into the remaining space of the Behemoth bone necklace that Lee Han wore.

-With this, I’ll be able to help you even from outside.

“But Master, didn’t you say this kind of thing was originally impossible?”

Lee Han asked, not understanding.

Currently, the Young Prince existed in a state that borrowed the power of magic that was hard to reproduce, unstable and unique.

While it might be possible in such an enclosed room, freely casting magic outside would be difficult.

-Disciple, you sometimes seem to forget my status. I inherited the orthodox lineage of ancient magic and broke countless staffs of the continent’s evil mages. I can do something like this easily.

“That’s truly amazing. So what magic did you use to do it?”

-…It’s magic you don’t know, disciple.

“At least the name… exactly what kind?”

-I can hear someone calling for you outside. The subjugation force seems to have arrived.

“Ah. Then I’ll see you again next time.”

As Lee Han went outside, the Young Prince let out a faint sigh.

Having a smart disciple wasn’t always a good thing.

Even lying was this difficult…

* * *

“Has the Principal arrived?”

Lee Han ran out happily.

The human mind was truly remarkable. After suffering outside for a while, one would even come to miss Einroguard.

To think that facing evil worshippers would make the Skeleton Principal feel welcome…

Good to see you, Osu’s disciple.

“…”

At the unexpected opponent, Lee Han immediately became serious.

Waiting outside was a massive yatcha wearing crimson armor and helmet, radiating overwhelming dignity.

It was none other than the Yachaowang.

-To mobilize the Yachaowang… Gonadaltes is truly… terrifying!

The hamster trembled. With magic sealed and this pathetic body, even facing such a powerful being was difficult.

Those golden, blazing wise eyes of the Yachaowang would pierce through to the depths of one’s soul the moment evil beings faced them.

“Didn’t the Principal come?”

Of course, to Lee Han, the Yachaowang wasn’t some dimensional powerhouse, but just a bizarre madman who raised life’s difficulty level every time they met.

Looking for your master as soon as we meet. I understand. So last time when you cursed Osu, it was because you didn’t want to admit your heart that respects your master.

“…”

Lee Han vividly recalled why he disliked the Yachaowang as soon as they met.

This is why I hated him!

Rather than have a conversation with this Yachaowang and get frustrated, Lee Han decided to change his conversation partner.

“Professor. Isn’t the Principal coming?”

Osu’s disciple. I understand you want to see your master, but I, the Yachaowang, have been appointed to lead this subjugation force.

Perhaps because the disciple’s expression looked too sorrowful, Professor Kirmin carefully explained.

“The Principal doesn’t personally participate in every matter, Wardanaz.”

“…Right. Come to think of it, I don’t know why I was mistaken.”

Lee Han deeply reflected.

Thinking about it, this should have been expected.

The Skeleton Principal wasn’t the type to easily leave his post, and if they had to fight powerful beings in dimensions, powerhouses like the Yachaowang were the most likely candidates.

-Good to see you.

Behind the Yachaowang, another familiar figure revealed themselves.

And like the Yachaowang, it was someone who turned Lee Han’s stomach.

“…Apazrakon!”

Facing the angel, Lee Han gritted his teeth.

If only that stupid angel hadn’t lost the dimension to Professor Boladi…

-O King of Wisdom. Thank you for giving me this opportunity.

I, the Yachaowang, am a king who always bestows advice upon those who thirst for wisdom, so there’s no need for such gratitude.

“…”

Lee Han already felt dizzy.

Watching the Yachaowang and Apazrakon praise each other made his chest feel stuffy.

“Apazrakon… why is that angel… participating in the subjugation force?”

-It’s natural since he’s walking the path of ancient mages to gain enlightenment.

Osu’s disciple. Even if others walk the same path, don’t harbor jealousy or interference. Such emotions provide no help in seeking the Way.

Lee Han immediately regretted it.

Why did I ask?

An evil deity with self-awareness cannot be left alone. Osu’s disciple. I’ll look forward to your skills this time.

“I’ll go over there and prepare some magic… I don’t know what kind of magic, but anyway, some magic.”

Feeling like he’d attack one of them if he stayed longer, Lee Han quickly retreated.

At that moment, light flickered in the air, space warped, and a dimensional rift revealed itself.

Then the Death Knights and Professor Garcia arrived.

“Ah. Professor.”

“Lee Han! Where is Professor Ku?”

“…May I ask why?”

Lee Han flinched at the subtle killing intent he felt from Professor Garcia.

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