Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 351

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Chapter 351

“Is it possible for someone to be more rude than Professor Bagrek…”

Lee Han, who was about to speak as his tongue moved, belatedly realized that Boladi was right beside him.

“…isn’t that natural? Most people in the Empire would be ruder than Professor Bagrek.”

“Are you insane?”

Yumidifus was dumbfounded.

He was so dumbfounded that he looked at Professor Boladi with a gaze that said ‘you try saying something.’

However, Professor Boladi answered without batting an eye.

“Thank you for such an assessment.”

“Haha. I merely stated an obvious fact.”

“…”

Yumidifus was speechless at this twisted master-disciple relationship.

“Even if he’s your own master, you should say things that make sense objectively… Fine. Let’s depart.”

Yumidifus called for a carriage from ahead. It was a carriage pulled by water spirits with massive builds.

Befitting a mage’s carriage, when the door opened, a spacious interior different from what was seen outside unfolded.

As befitted an excellent water elemental mage, the interior consisted of seas and rivers flowing in winding patterns above them.

Yumidifus walked into the sea as if it were nothing and leaned back comfortably. The water parted and supported the elder mage’s body.

“What’s wrong?”

“Well, Yumidifus sir. So specifically what aspect makes that disciple ruder than Professor Bagrek?”

Seeing Lee Han whispering in a small voice, Yumidifus began to suspect that Lee Han was actually making quite a cold judgment about Boladi.

* * *

Nilia and Yoner ate lollipops and whistled. Then the beautiful song of a mermaid flowed out.

They could understand why this 【Mermaid’s Candy】 was the most popular item at the candy shop.

“Gainando. You try it too.”

“I don’t want to. Lee Han isn’t here.”

“Professor Garcia said so. That something came up and it couldn’t be helped.”

“Why does he get kidnapped everywhere he goes?”

Gainando grumbled and pushed away the candy that Ratford offered.

He did want to eat the candy, but if he could show that he was in a bad mood, he was willing to endure it.

“That’s because Wardanaz has such wide connections and receives the professors’ favor…”

“If he receives favor, they should cherish him, so why do they kidnap him!”

When Gainando huffed indignantly, the other three friends unconsciously agreed.

‘Well, that is right.’

If he’s a cherished disciple, they should give him a chance to rest well during vacation and have fun before recharging, so why do they keep trying to kidnap him from the streets?

Thanks to this, only Gainando, who had come out to play but had his friend stolen by professors again, was thoroughly sulking.

“Still, he’ll return soon this time.”

“Right. Professor Garcia also said it wasn’t a big deal this time.”

“Hmph. How can you believe that? When the work is done, they might arbitrarily change the promise again and kidnap him.”

Gainando uttered words that would make Einroguard upperclassmen say ‘what a precious junior, he’s already realized the truth’ if they heard.

Professors were fundamentally liars.

“If that happens, let’s go rescue him.”

“Rescue?”

Gainando perked up at Yoner’s words.

“Yeah. The professors have conscience too, so if we go to pick him up, they’ll send him back.”

“Certainly… Plus, since it’s inside the city, won’t they be mindful of appearances?”

Gainando’s face brightened.

If it were inside Einroguard, a professor could send him to the punishment room with one finger, but this was outside the school.

If he screamed loudly saying ‘Citizens, there’s a crazy mage here exploiting a noble from the Wardanaz family,’ wouldn’t they send him away because it would be dirty and petty?

Yoner, who hadn’t yet noticed Gainando’s extreme thoughts, nodded.

“Right. Let’s go rescue him.”

“That’s right. I’ll pick the lock.”

“Then I’ll shoot fire arrows to burn it down.”

“…Wait. I said let’s go rescue him, right? I didn’t say let’s go fight, did I??”

While Yoner was panicking, Gainando screamed.

“Th-that!!”

“What?”

“That carriage! That carriage!!”

“What about that carriage?”

“Lee Han’s been kidnapped! He’s being dragged away in that carriage!”

“…!!”

“That’s ridiculous…!”

Nilia was shocked.

Professors weren’t professors for nothing.

Since they could be tracked if they stayed in the city, they kidnapped him and were trying to leave the city to shake off pursuit.

Even in the cold Northern Mountains, criminals from the Empire sometimes fled to avoid pursuit…

‘This isn’t their first or second time kidnapping!’

“Chase! We have to chase them, Nilia!”

“What? That thing?”

“You’re that… what… that! Right! You’re the proud Shadow Patrol!”

Gainando was so urgent that he praised Nilia, which he never did.

Ratford also chimed in from the side.

“That’s right! If not the Shadow Patrol, who would track that carriage’s traces!”

“…Sigh. I have no choice. Everyone follow me!!”

‘Should I stop them now?’

Yoner followed behind his three friends while wondering when he should intervene.

* * *

Alshickel Penguerin.

He was Yumidifus’s disciple (though he himself denied it) and allegedly someone ruder than Professor Boladi.

Lee Han couldn’t believe it.

‘Is such a thing even possible?’

“From when he first came to visit, Alshickel said he was interested in ice magic.”

“I see.”

Lee Han nodded and listened.

He still didn’t quite get the picture.

“So he wanted to learn water elemental magic.”

“Certainly those two elemental magics have close aspects unlike other elemental magics.”

“Right. So he asked me to teach him water magic to serve as a foundation.”

“Yes. …Yes?”

Lee Han, who was listening, hesitated.

‘Did I mishear?’

“What did he say?”

“To be precise, he said he would grant me the honor of serving as a foundation that could help with the great ice magic he would complete in the future.”

“…”

‘Is he insane?’

Lee Han was bewildered.

If someone wanted to learn magic from another person, it was normal to bow your head and say ‘Please take care of me,’ not ‘I’ll give you the honor of teaching me.’

That was common sense that even Gainando knew.

“By any chance, are you from Einroguard?”

“No. And surprisingly, Einroguard graduates don’t do such things.”

“Ah… That’s true.”

Lee Han agreed.

If someone with that kind of personality had entered Einroguard, they might still be locked up in the punishment room, unable to graduate.

There was a harshness that taught manners even to students who lacked them.

“It’s bewildering. Did you teach magic to such a person?”

“He wasn’t without talent… Magical talent comes first, character comes second.”

‘No wonder he’s Professor Boladi’s master.’

Yumidifus’s evaluation dropped slightly in Lee Han’s mind.

Indeed, old sayings were never wrong.

The saying ‘birds of a feather flock together’ didn’t come from nowhere…

“Of course, I did suppress him so he couldn’t act arrogant in front of me.”

“You did well. Ah. Then perhaps he reflected on his past and became anew…”

“That’s not the case.”

“…”

Some people’s nature doesn’t change no matter how much they get beaten.

And the disciple of Yumidifus they were going to visit was one such case.

* * *

Not all geniuses of the Empire entered Einroguard.

Some geniuses entered other magic schools for various reasons, and some chose self-study instead of entering magic schools.

Alsicle of the Pengerin family also belonged to such cases.

Instead of enrolling in a magic school, he was taught separately by inviting a master in the family’s name!

If he had entered a magic school, his personality would have been somewhat corrected, but since he learned separately like this, that couldn’t happen.

Moreover, even more unfortunately, Alsicle’s talent was objectively outstanding.

Since he didn’t enter a magic school and only received praise for being excellent at every magic he learned, it was natural for him to become arrogant and conceited.

It wasn’t for nothing that he went to Yumidifus and said ‘I’ll give you a chance to be my stepping stone.’

Of course, he got beaten…

Anyway, Alsicle learned water magic from Yumidifus in exchange for getting beaten, and when he achieved some results, he moved to the next stage.

Like many mages who wanted to immerse themselves in research, he built a tower in a place rich with natural mana and set up his own workshop.

A tower built deep in a snowy mountain valley.

Transportation was terrible, but it was perfect for magical research.

“What brings Master Yumidifus here?”

Alsicle asked, somehow pushing back his hair that had become bothersome from not cutting it for a long time.

The water spirit that Yumidifus had sent as a messenger drew letters in the air.

“You have a disciple I should teach?”

The water spirit nodded.

That answer seemed to please Alsicle a bit.

“Well, there’s no mage like me. I understand Master Yumidifus’s feelings.”

The water spirit emitted waves of reluctant emotion, but Alsicle, intoxicated with himself, didn’t notice.

For an outstanding archmage like Yumidifus to recommend him as a master.

This was something he couldn’t help but be happy about.

“Good. Bring them over! But it would be good to keep this in mind. My teachings are very difficult and complex, so if they can’t keep up, it’s not my fault. It’s not my fault that the disciple Master Yumidifus brought isn’t as much of a genius as I am!”

The water spirit made a nauseated expression once and went back.

Alsicle burst into loud laughter toward the valley, then belatedly came to his senses and summoned an ice mirror from the air.

“Ugh. It’s a complete mess. I should comb my hair.”

* * *

“He’s surprisingly agreeable to allow this.”

Lee Han was amazed to see the ice blocking the front of the valley creating a path.

‘Do people really need to be beaten?’

How well beaten by Yumidifus was he that he would open a path as soon as he received such a request?

“Alsicle himself is having a hard time these days too.”

“Hard time?”

“The magical research he’s doing now hasn’t made progress for several years. I haven’t heard any news from the Imperial Academy.”

Many mages wanted to immerse themselves in research, so they built towers in remote mountains and valleys and set up workshops, but among them, not many mages actually produced proper results.

Most either closed their workshops after struggling with unrealistic goals and ideals, or very occasionally went mad and tried to dominate nearby territories.

That’s how much pressure there was for mages to research magic.

For a mage with tremendous pride like Alsicle, the pressure would be even greater.

“Teaching another mage would provide some change of mood.”

“Greetings, Master Yumidifus.”

A penguin beastman walked out from inside while combing his hair.

Lee Han was momentarily flustered by the cute appearance of him waddling over.

‘Professor Verdus is like that too, and this person is too – why are all the crazy ones from cute species?’

They were even more vicious beings because they looked harmless and cute on the outside.

How many people must have been deceived by that appearance.

“Nice to meet…”

Before Lee Han could finish his greeting, Alsicle looked down at Lee Han and said.

“Let me tell you first. It will be impossible for you to keep up with my teachings. I’m telling you in advance not to despair. Understand?”

“…”

Lee Han was dumbfounded but nodded instead of getting angry.

Since he already knew he was crazy, there was no reason to get angry.

‘There’s no need to deal with him.’

“For reference, I had already mastered 3rd circle magic at your age. Understand?”

“This one mastered 4th circle.”

“Master Yumidifus. Please don’t make ridiculous jokes.”

“I’m serious.”

“…???”

Alsicle looked at Professor Boladi. It meant to tell him the truth.

However, Professor Boladi nodded.

“It’s true he mastered 4th circle.”

“…Actually, circles aren’t what’s important.”

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