Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 200

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Chapter 200

“You promised, didn’t you?”

Lee Han approached the door while thinking about what kind of reward would be good.

As expected, if it was Professor Verdus, an artifact would be the most useful.

‘What kind of artifact would be good?’

Rattle rattle-

“Wait. Professor. The door won’t open.”

“Of course it won’t! It’s locked with magic.”

“Excuse me?”

Lee Han hesitated.

Was he telling Lee Han to open a door that the Skeleton Principal had locked with magic?

“Um… will you dispel the magic, Professor?”

“You have to dispel it. I can’t use magic from inside here.”

“…”

Lee Han didn’t know where to begin pointing out the problems.

“Wait. How did you send the paper bird then?”

“I set it up in my workshop beforehand to fly out if I didn’t return by evening.”

‘If you could do that, you could have just asked another professor…’

Even if disciples were monitored, other professors weren’t, right?

He could suddenly guess what Professor Verdus’s relationships with people were like.

How desperate must he have been to set it up to fly to a new student he’d barely met!

“Professor. I’m sorry, but I don’t have the skill to dispel the Principal’s magic.”

Even though he learned regularly from Professor Kirmin Ku and received separate instruction from Baldoron, the genius archmage of Philone Village, Lee Han still wasn’t very confident in illusion magic.

Illusion magic required particularly more experience than other fields. With Lee Han’s level of experience, it was difficult to confidently step forward anywhere.

“And if the Principal cast additional magic to prevent you from leaving directly, wouldn’t there be other trap magic around here too?”

It was an excuse, but it made some sense.

If the Skeleton Principal had just pretended to lock him up for procedural reasons, Lee Han wouldn’t have worried much and would have opened it, but if he had seriously cast magic like this, there was a high possibility of other traps around.

“There’s no other magic around. I saw while being dragged here.”

‘Tsk.’

Lee Han blamed the Skeleton Principal for not completely blinding Professor Verdus’s eyes.

“And dispelling magic is possible even without skill. It’s not that difficult. Just blow it away with force. You know how to blow things away, right?”

“Professor. That’s also quite a technique.”

Now Lee Han knew from learning. When people commonly said to ‘blow away magic with force,’ actually blowing it away with force was rare.

The higher the level of magic became, the more complex and solid its structure became, so it wouldn’t shake or break just by randomly pouring force into it.

You had to understand that structure, identify weak points, and then slam force into it to be able to break it with force.

Even blowing things away with force had quite sophisticated techniques hidden within it.

‘Baldoron probably didn’t tell me out of consideration for me.’

Baldoron hadn’t explained such details. He had only talked about the method of clashing mana.

He had probably assessed Lee Han’s skill level and explained it according to a beginner’s abilities.

At a beginner level, such analysis wasn’t necessary.

“The magic the Principal cast is still difficult for me to analyze…”

“No. Just try it once.”

Professor Verdus ignored Lee Han’s words completely.

Since he could analyze the structure of cast magic at a glance and break it with brute force, he thought Lee Han could do the same.

Lee Han was dumbfounded.

‘Is he really a professor?’

“Understood.”

Lee Han decided it was better to show him once and say it didn’t work rather than forcibly trying to persuade Professor Verdus.

‘Damn complicated.’

Lee Han had no idea what kind of magic the Skeleton Principal had cast.

Multiple spells were intricately intertwined, acting as a solid lock.

The Skeleton Principal probably hadn’t even cast the lock with full power…

He felt anew just how excellent a mage the Skeleton Principal was.

Bang!!!

Lee Han did exactly as Baldoron had taught him, recklessly exploding his mana and clashing with it.

It was a crude method of clashing without analyzing the structure or anything.

“…”

But the magic broke.

Clank!

“I told you it would work. Right?”

Professor Verdus came out and patted Lee Han’s back as if he had expected this.

Lee Han was dumbfounded.

‘Why did he cast it so weakly?’

It seemed he had focused only on the complexity of the magic and paid less attention to its sturdiness.

Lee Han was disappointed in the Skeleton Principal.

Sizzle!

At that moment, suddenly with a burning sound, a brand appeared above Professor Verdus’s head.

Professor Verdus cried out in shock.

“This is bad!”

“What is it?!”

“It’s a trap! Gonadaltes set a trap on me, not outside!”

“Why didn’t you notice that?!”

“Because he cast it secretly!”

Professor Verdus looked at the gradually shrinking brand and racked his brain.

This brand was tracking magic that would send summoned creatures to Professor Verdus’s location the moment it finished burning.

The Skeleton Principal’s intention was to make Professor Verdus suffer if he tried to escape first by any means!

Dispelling it with his injured body would be too much.

“This won’t work! Go bring another professor!”

“Who?”

“I don’t know! Someone who can solve this… Professor Garcia!”

“Where is he… Understood!”

Lee Han started moving for now.

There were two reasons for this.

First, whoever he brought back, even if he decided later, moving first would buy him time.

And second, if he failed, it would be better to be far away from Professor Verdus.

…One person getting attacked by the summoned creature would be enough.

* * *

As soon as he came out of the forest, Lee Han encountered an unexpected person.

…It was Professor Boladi.

“Night walks are good for improving your skills. You made a good choice.”

“Thank you…?”

It was a bit strange for something to say to a student who had secretly snuck out of the tower at night, but Lee Han expressed his gratitude for now.

It was better than getting angry.

Professor Boladi stared at Lee Han up and down. Lee Han suddenly became anxious.

‘He didn’t figure out what I was doing, did he?’

“Did you dispel some magic?”

“Huh? Yes.”

“It seems you dispelled quite a high-level magic.”

Lee Han was startled by Professor Boladi’s skill in determining the level just from the lingering traces of mana.

To think he would notice this.

“Where did you dispel it?”

“I was taking a walk in the forest and happened to…”

“Guide me there.”

“Huh?”

“Guide me there.”

If it was a place where magic of that level was cast, there was a high possibility of strong enemies being there.

Professor Boladi was thinking of pointing this out so his disciple wouldn’t miss it and pass it by.

“Professor. From what I saw, there really wasn’t anything special…”

“Did you bring a professor?!”

Professor Verdus, who couldn’t wait any longer, came running out from inside.

Lee Han managed his expression and shouted.

“Professor Verdus! What are you doing here?!”

“What are you talking about? Earlier…”

“What an amazing coincidence! Oh. This is Professor Bagrek!”

Professor Boladi nodded his head. Professor Verdus also nodded his head.

Lee Han shuddered at the meeting of two professors who seemed like they would have absolutely no friends.

‘No. Actually, this is fortunate. My lie won’t be discovered.’

“Is this brand the Principal’s brand?”

Professor Boladi recognized the brand magic at once. Professor Verdus nodded.

“Yes! Remove it!”

“This works out perfectly.”

“Excuse me?”

Professor Boladi cast an incantation on Lee Han.

He felt his senses sharpen and become more sensitive, while baseless confidence in the cold element surged within him.

“Prepare yourself.”

“…Professor? You’re not planning to fight, are you?”

“That’s right.”

“Wouldn’t Professor Verdus get hurt?”

At Lee Han’s words, Professor Boladi sent him a slightly bewildered look as if to say ‘Why should I care about that?’

Lee Han was Professor Boladi’s disciple, but Professor Verdus was nothing to him.

Whether he died or not…

“Hurry up and remove it!”

“Professor. It’s not that I’m trying to avoid fighting. It’s just that Professor Verdus is also my master, so if he gets hurt, my heart would truly be torn…”

“I understand.”

Professor Boladi flicked his staff. Professor Verdus flew away and was tightly bound to a tree.

Professor Verdus, whose physical condition was a mess due to what the Skeleton Principal had done to him, couldn’t even resist properly.

“Mmph mmph mmph!”

“If we tie him up like that, he won’t get hurt.”

“…There are times when I think you might really be a genius, Professor.”

“Thank you.”

Professor Boladi smiled faintly at Lee Han’s praise.

Lee Han resolved to never praise him again.

“This is a rare opportunity. The Principal’s summoned creatures possess powerful combat abilities.”

“Yes… I know.”

Lee Han, who had been forced to clash with them several times, nodded.

Of course, he didn’t agree that it was a rare opportunity.

The probability of being struck by lightning falling from the sky was low, but you wouldn’t call that a rare opportunity.

That was just…

‘Don’t you call that damn bad luck?’

In that sense, the current situation where he met Professor Boladi and was forced to face the Skeleton Principal’s summoned creature was damn bad luck.

Crack!

Eventually, the brand burned away completely and a dimensional gate opened above Professor Verdus’s head.

-I have come to imprison you again by promise with my contractor. Do not resent me!

As soon as the words ended, Professor Boladi pierced the summoned demon’s limbs with four ice spears.

The demon, unable to respond to the quick speed, screamed in agony.

“Deal with it.”

Professor Boladi kindly passed the opportunity to Lee Han.

Since he had greatly weakened the demon, it had now become a suitable opponent for Lee Han to gain experience.

Of course, it didn’t look that way to Lee Han’s eyes.

To Lee Han’s eyes, it just looked like a mighty demon that had been hit by four ice spears and was extremely enraged.

-Gonadaltes! Did you deceive me!

Having come to capture an escapee from prison only to be severely beaten by some insane mage, it was natural for the demon to be angry.

Lee Han apologized.

“I’m sorry!”

But apologizing didn’t necessarily mean he wouldn’t attack. Lee Han attacked simultaneously with his apology.

…Looking at the demon’s expression, it was too enraged for an apology to work.

“Are you trying to induce carelessness?”

“No!”

Denying Professor Boladi’s question, Lee Han cast magic again.

The demon, whose limbs were sealed by ice spears, poured fire and mana from its mouth and eyes.

-A young student is already trying to deceive a demon!

“I’m sorry!”

-If you’re sorry, stop attacking, you detestable brat!

“Strike down, Lightning of Perkuntra!”

The condensed lightning penetrated the demon’s chest and dealt damage.

The demon vomited black blood from its mouth. Being unable to properly defend due to its bound limbs was a major factor.

‘This young human…!’

The current situation was confusing, but the opposing human made the demon even more confused.

Attack power, evasion ability, and judgment that didn’t seem like a young student.

‘How is he like that?!’

In fact, it was natural for the demon to be flustered.

Ordinary young students couldn’t be covered in magic like 【Spatial Recognition】, 【Gonadaltes’ Dark Vision】, 【Gonadaltes’ Nimble Steps】, and so on.

“Too slow.”

Professor Boladi spoke to the demon.

He had originally wanted it to push Lee Han to a precarious degree, but the attacks were too monotonous and predictable.

Thanks to that, Lee Han wasn’t falling into any danger at all and was skillfully whittling down the demon’s health.

At this rate, the victory would be too obvious.

-Shut up!

Professor Boladi didn’t end it with words. He swung his staff to make the ice spears disappear.

The demon, with both arms and legs now free, looked at Professor Boladi with shocked eyes.

Lee Han also looked at Professor Boladi with shocked eyes.

The demon looked back and forth between Lee Han and Boladi, then asked Lee Han.

-Are you perhaps being threatened by that mage?

Lee Han almost answered “That’s right” without thinking, then came to his senses.

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