Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 151

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Chapter 151

Professor Garcia, who had been quickly counting numbers, stopped thinking.

Because it was meaningless.

No matter how many there were, it didn’t change the fact that his excellent disciple before him was on the verge of being crushed to death by magic.

‘Should I stop him…?’

Professor Garcia hesitated as he was about to speak up.

Did Professor Garcia have the right to stop this?

It was true that student Lee Han had genius-level talent in enchantment magic.

Breaking that might be a huge loss to the Empire, to the magic world, and to Lee Han personally.

Hadn’t Professor Garcia himself attended every lecture he could when he was at magic school?

Did such a Professor Garcia really have the right to stop Lee Han?

The troll professor thought not.

‘…Right. Just this one. Let him learn just this one.’

From the next magic onward, I’ll really stop him…

“Hang in there. Student Lee Han.”

“Thank you as always. Professor.”

Lee Han politely bowed and stood up from his seat. Professor Garcia suddenly became curious and asked.

“Are you going to enjoy the festival with your friends now?”

“Yes.”

Professor Garcia smiled when he saw the treasure chest Lee Han had tucked under his arm.

It wasn’t good for a new student to focus only on magic.

Building friendship and memories with friends like that was also something he should do…

“After meeting Master Yumidifus to receive his teachings, and meeting the priests of the Apha Order to train in fire element magic.”

“…”

Watching Lee Han’s retreating figure as he bowed and left, Professor Garcia regretted that he should have just stopped him.

* * *

Yumidifus was waiting, dressed as if he was about to go on a picnic.

His straw hat to block the sunlight and pants made of sturdy cloth gave off a generous feeling, as if he personally operated a rural farm.

However, Lee Han did not let his guard down.

‘This person is Professor Boladi’s master.’

That alone made Yumidifus one of the most dangerous people in this magic school.

“Shall we depart?”

“Are you going up the mountain?”

“That’s right.”

Lee Han didn’t ask ‘What are you planning to do on the mountain?’

“If you’re going up the mountain, I’ll pack some food and drinks.”

“Oh… you haven’t had lunch? You could go eat first.”

“No sir. I did have lunch, but won’t you get hungry climbing the mountain, Yumidifus sir?”

“…!”

Yumidifus was shocked.

A disciple trying to take care of his master.

This was an amazing sight he had never seen from any of the bastards who had come to learn magic from Yumidifus before.

-Yumidifus sir. I’ve come to learn magic. When do we start? Let’s start quickly. I don’t have much time, you see.

-Yumidifus sir. Are you looking down on me right now? To think I couldn’t perform such a simple magic. How truly rude!

-Yumidifus sir. If I may speak objectively, this magic isn’t very good magic. It’s fine. Anyone can make mistakes, can’t they? Please teach me a different magic.

As he closed his eyes, the words and actions of all the bastards who had visited him flashed by.

Actually, this was partly Yumidifus’s fault too.

Basically, the more talented and skilled a mage was, the more arrogant they became.

Yumidifus had set up all kinds of trials and traps around his tower located in a remote area where he resided.

Most mages who could break through such things and find their way here were bound to be haughty and rude.

‘…How could such a disciple come from under a bastard like Voladi Bagrec?’

“Are you alright?”

When Yumidifus closed his eyes and stood still, Lee Han asked in confusion.

“I’m quite surprised but I’m fine. Then let me accept your hospitality.”

“Yes sir.”

Lee Han turned his steps and headed to the cabin.

-Professor. Please give me some food.

-…Did you leave it to him!?

-Yumidifus sir said he wanted to tour the mountain range. We can’t just go empty-handed.

-…I’m giving this because I know you’re suffering at the festival. Got it?

-Of course. Thank you, Professor. You’re all I have.

-Don’t say things you don’t mean…

Lee Han brought back a basket generously filled with food and drinks.

Large ham and sausages that had finished smoking, bottles containing sourly pickled cucumbers and vegetables, white bread with soft jam and sauces to spread on it. He even borrowed black tea that Professor Thunderstep had just brewed and milk.

Yumidifus, who had expected at most some jerky or water in a leather canteen, was startled.

“All of this?”

“Oh. Is it not enough? I’ll bring more.”

“No, no. It’s enough! More than enough!”

Yumidifus was both flustered and amazed by the abundant snacks.

Yumidifus also knew how the new students at this magic school were being tormented by Gonadaltes.

Yet the boy before him was procuring food as if taking items from his own pocket.

It was truly remarkable skill.

“Then let’s go, Yumidifus sir. I’ll carry the cargo for you.”

“It’s not heavy at all with magic enhancement though?”

“Still, since you’re going to teach me, I think it’s right for me to carry it.”

“…Are you planning to keep learning from Voladi Bagrec?”

Yumidifus found himself speaking without realizing it.

The thought that a bastard like Professor Boladi would live in luxury while having such a kind disciple made his blood boil without him even knowing it.

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‘Amazing. Truly amazing!’

Walking alongside Lee Han, Yumidifus exclaimed in admiration every few minutes.

It wasn’t Lee Han’s magical abilities or talents that surprised him. He had already seen enough of that in the previous underground dungeon.

If a new student could defeat a Rakshasa Hungry Ghost alone, there was no need to question their magical abilities or talents.

What Yumidifus admired was Lee Han’s upright character.

A brilliantly shining character that could never be seen in the Empire’s outstanding mages!

A person’s nature could not be hidden until the end.

Even if one could hide their ulterior motives once or twice, their true feelings would inevitably be revealed through continued conversation.

Yet Lee Han showed not a trace of conceit or arrogance while conversing with Yumidifus.

Even when Yumidifus spoke just a simple word, he would only listen with concentration in a very respectful manner.

At this point, Yumidifus began to seriously worry.

Why were the laws of the world like this?

‘Why do Gonadaltes and Bagrek have such a disciple?’

Of course, Yumidifus knew at his age that righteous people didn’t always receive rewards…

But still, bastards like Gonadaltes and Bagrek didn’t need to receive rewards, did they?

This was really too much.

‘I don’t know what kind of look that is.’

When Yumidifus looked at Lee Han with a complex and subtle gaze, Lee Han became even more nervous.

Lee Han was already acting more thoroughly than usual to avoid any flaws after hearing that he was Professor Boladi’s master.

‘What is he thinking?’

Yumidifus only looked at Lee Han as if feeling sorry for him.

The elder mage clicked his tongue several times and opened his mouth.

“Look at that river.”

There were several fairly thick rivers within the mountain range. Yumidifus pointed at the river with his staff.

“If you’ve heard rumors about me, you’ll know that I’m quite skilled with the water element.”

Lee Han nodded.

In fact, the expression “quite skilled” was very modest. If he were truly just “quite skilled,” his reputation couldn’t have spread widely throughout the Empire.

“Can you guess why I’m researching water elemental magic?”

“Is it related to aptitude?”

“That would be one of the correct answers.”

Yumidifus swung his staff.

Bang!!

With a tremendous roar, the river water turned into steam and exploded. A white pillar shot up, then transformed into cumulus clouds that spread around the area.

The birds in the mountains were startled and flew off in all directions. However, Yumidifus spoke without batting an eye.

“But the real answer is because water elemental magic is most suited for combat.”

“…”

The young disciple before his eyes didn’t change his expression at all. His sculpture-like face was silently gazing at the river.

Seeing this, Yumidifus nodded with satisfaction.

‘Enterprising.’

Someone who froze upon seeing great magic they couldn’t understand could never achieve greatness as a mage.

A good mage should see that great magic and burn with competitive spirit, trying to surpass it.

‘As expected of Professor Boladi’s master, suddenly doing crazy things.’

Lee Han thought to himself.

To show that water magic was combative, he had to do such a violent thing…

Simply evaporating water wouldn’t cause an explosion. It had to be evaporated rapidly so that as its volume expanded quickly, an explosive phenomenon would occur.

Yumidifus had used that principle to implement a steam explosion through magic.

It was amazing and fascinating, but there was no need to immediately explode water without saying a word to his disciple…

‘Was there?’

But Lee Han didn’t say anything.

It was because he was afraid of Yumidifus.

Misunderstanding his silent disciple’s attitude, Yumidifus asked in a slightly pleased voice.

“Can you guess what kind of magic I just showed you?”

“Didn’t you rapidly evaporate water to create an impact?”

“!”

Yumidifus was truly surprised.

Simply having a lot of mana, handling mana delicately well, and having strong control aside…

‘Sharp!’

An excellent mage had to know how to think deeply and richly.

Mages learning magic often complained like this.

-We’re just studying one magic, so why are there so many abilities needed?

But it couldn’t be helped. That was reality.

Deep and rich thinking ability was a necessary skill for mages who had to bring their own mental images into reality.

And the boy before his eyes already possessed that.

To already have what other mages could only obtain after traveling around the Empire for years honing their observation skills…

Yumidifus admired the boy’s talent and truly wanted to kill Voladi Bagrec.

‘That guy who did nothing…’

“Correct. You’re sharp.”

“Thank you.”

Lee Han had no idea of the thoughts that had rapidly progressed in the elder mage’s mind.

“Mages who don’t know much about water magic or are clumsy with it think that at best, summoning water, gathering it, and changing its shape here and there is the end. But that’s just the beginning. The world of water is… much wider and deeper.”

Yumidifus clenched his fist.

Then the water level of the river dropped drastically and the surrounding earth began to lose its vitality.

‘Moisture absorption!’

It was certainly amazing.

When it came to water magic, perhaps because he had been tormented so much by Professor Boladi, he had only thought of form transformation and manipulation…

He could expand his domain in countless ways through evaporation, absorption, and other methods.

‘I thought water magic was somewhat ambiguous for combat, but I was wrong.’

“You’ve already mastered basic form transformation and manipulation, haven’t you?”

“I’m not at that level yet.”

Lee Han spoke sincerely, but Yumidifus thought it was just modesty and let it go in one ear and out the other.

“That’s why you’re practicing the rotation property, right?”

“No. That was an accidental incident.”

“That’s a natural process and a path any mage should rightfully take…”

‘Is his hearing perhaps going bad?’

Lee Han only thought this to himself.

If Yumidifus so much as blinked an eye, he might drain Lee Han’s blood completely dry.

“At the same time, focusing too much on manipulation alone can narrow your perspective. The reason I called you here today was to show you that there are other domains for handling the water element.”

Yumidifus spoke like a kind grandmother. Of course, given what had just happened, Lee Han wasn’t fooled by the atmosphere.

“Now then. Give it a try.”

“…Excuse me?”

Try what?

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