Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 50
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Chapter 050
Fortunately, Lee Han didn’t have to bear the title of ‘Professor Killer.’
Professor Mortum got up immediately.
“…Cough. You all saw that, right? This is the Lesser Paralysis Curse.”
In truth, Professor Mortum’s body was still stiff.
He had hastily activated his mana to drive out the curse as soon as he fell, but since the amount was quite substantial, the effects were still lingering.
If other Dark Magic Major Students studying under Professor Mortum had seen this situation, they might have fainted.
No matter how off-guard he was, for a first-year to bring down Professor Mortum with a Lesser Paralysis Curse…
“…”
Professor Garcia knew the truth, so she was staring at Professor Mortum with bewildered eyes.
Professor Mortum avoided her gaze, pretending not to notice.
“Thank goodness. Professor.”
Lee Han spoke with a relieved voice.
He had been truly startled at first, but it turned out Professor Mortum had deliberately done this to properly demonstrate the effects of the Lesser Paralysis Curse.
No wonder it seemed strange!
“…You have talent for curses.”
“Is that so? Thank you.”
“…You have talent for curses.”
“Thank you?”
When a professor repeated something twice, it was never a good sign.
Lee Han keenly picked up on that ominous sign.
‘What is he trying to do now?’
Either he really had talent, or Lee Han had somehow rubbed the professor the wrong way.
Considering the professor’s typically twisted mindset, the latter possibility was more likely.
‘Was the curse not as good as expected? What a shameless professor. If I could cast a perfect curse on my first try, would I be a first-year?’
“As you just saw, Curse Magic is so universal that everyone knows at least one or two, even if they don’t specialize in Dark Magic.”
Professor Garcia interjected to lighten the mood.
“Lesser Curse Magic isn’t difficult to learn, and most importantly, once you learn it, it becomes easier to deal with other Curse Magic. Just because you don’t learn Curse Magic doesn’t mean others won’t use it on you.”
Dark Magic had many offensive spells that could be mastered quickly.
This became clear when compared to Fire Magic.
To attack someone with Fire Magic, you needed to start by creating flames, then have the ability to control those flames and shoot them at your target.
In contrast, Dark Magic curses simply required concentrating and casting the curse. Everyone had experienced their legs going numb or their body aching.
Because of this, low-circle Mercenary Mages who hadn’t formally studied magic often learned one or two Dark Magic curses.
The best way to counter any magic was to learn that magic yourself.
Since you never knew what you might encounter later, it was good to have some understanding of Dark Magic.
This was why Professor Garcia had called Professor Mortum.
It wasn’t necessarily to make them learn Dark Magic…!
“Now. That’s enough explanation… shall we pair up?”
* * *
Unlike the initially lukewarm atmosphere, the students showed more interest in curses than expected.
They were all still young, after all.
Even though they had heard many bad things about Dark Magic, they couldn’t help but be intrigued by the idea of easily learnable offensive magic.
Moreover, Professor Garcia’s logic of ‘you need to learn a few curses to protect yourself’ was quite convincing.
“Like this, you wave it like this?”
“I think that’s right?”
“I heard that curses aren’t just paralysis curses like this. There are curses that darken your vision, interfere with breathing, and destroy your sense of balance.”
“Wow… Oh. Are you going to learn Dark Magic?”
“No.”
Of course, just because everyone was interested in curses didn’t mean they were naive enough to declare they’d specialize in Dark Magic.
That was one thing, and this was another.
“Please take care of me.”
“Please take care of me.”
Lee Han’s practice partner was Gainando.
The two exchanged noble greetings and then picked up their staffs.
The rules were simple.
One side attacks first.
Then the other side attacks.
The purpose was to experience not only casting curses but also being hit by them.
Gainando went first.
“Hup!”
Gainando concentrated his mana and began converting it to the Negative Attribute.
‘Oh.’
Lee Han was surprised.
Gainando was converting his mana faster than expected.
‘Could he have talent for Dark Magic?’
It might have been a coincidence, but considering Gainando’s performance with other elements, he did seem to have talent.
He struggled with light, fire, and water, but he was converting to the Negative Attribute this quickly.
‘Or maybe it’s just so easy that anyone can do it.’
Lee Han thought so.
Come to think of it, Lee Han had converted quickly too, and Gainando was also converting quickly…
Maybe Negative Attribute conversion was just particularly easy.
“No. That student is…”
Professor Mortum whispered to Professor Garcia with a surprised expression.
He thought he had been sufficiently surprised by the Wardanaz Family Boy, but he had found another talented Young Dark Mage, even if not quite at that level.
Even if not as much as the Wardanaz Family Boy, this level was a once-in-a-decade Talent.
“You mean Student Gainando. He certainly has talent for Dark Magic.”
“You think so too?”
“Yes. You should actively encourage him.”
Professor Garcia didn’t discourage him. Rather, she encouraged it. This was completely different from her earlier concern about Lee Han specializing in Dark Magic.
The reason was simple.
Lee Han was well-suited to most magical fields. Natural mana, excellent Detection Ability, flexible and broad thinking, even a diligent attitude.
In Professor Garcia’s view, such a student was bound to achieve greatness in any field.
But Gainando didn’t seem to have particular talent in any field.
So if he found a field that suited his aptitude, he should learn it.
In a way, wasn’t it a blessing to have an aptitude for Dark Magic, at least?
“Be paralyzed!“
While the two were talking, Gainando chanted his incantation. The ending was slightly different, but the curse was successfully cast. Professor Mortum nodded with a satisfied expression.
Be paralyzed!
‘He has talent.’
Swish!
While the two were talking, Gainando recited the incantation. Although the ending was slightly different, the curse was successfully cast. Professor Mortum nodded with a satisfied expression.
‘You have talent.’
Hissss!
Hisss!
Hissss!
‘Ah. So this is why she told us to experience curses firsthand.’
Lee Han could understand what Professor Garcia had said as he felt the incoming curse.
Why are curse spells easy to learn?
And why is it good to learn curse magic to master ways of dealing with it?
‘Curse magic… has a simple and flimsy structure.’
Thanks to being tormented to death by Professor Boladi, Lee Han immediately recognized what weaknesses curse magic had.
Curse magic was comparable to throwing a net or casting net, metaphorically speaking.
You simply weave a net called a curse with mana and throw it.
If it hits the target, the curse wraps around them like a net.
While it had the advantage of being cast quickly and simply without needing to aim, conversely the magic itself was bound to be weak.
Shooting other magic at the incoming curse, swinging a sword, blocking with a shield, preparing defensive magic…
Just the methods Lee Han could think of right now were this many, so there would be even more ways to counter it.
Magic that would be easy to block as long as you knew in advance that the opponent was casting a curse.
That’s definitely why she told us to learn curses.
If you learn curse magic a few times, you’d quickly get a feel for other curse magic you see for the first time.
‘But it’s kind of annoying that I’m realizing this thanks to what Professor Boladi put me through.’
If curse magic was like a net, then Professor Boladi’s magic was closer to an excellent swordsman’s thrust.
Not only was it difficult to block or dodge, but even if blocked, it didn’t stop and immediately led to the next attack – a cheat skill.
Having faced such attacks directly with his body, he naturally had no choice but to quickly grasp such structures.
Because if he didn’t grasp it, he’d get hit!
While he was thinking, the curse struck Lee Han’s body. Gainando jumped with joy as the curse successfully launched.
“Success!”
“Congratulations.”
“…Huh, but where did you get paralyzed?”
“That’s what I’m wondering?”
Lee Han looked over his body up and down with confusion.
He didn’t particularly feel any paralyzed parts.
What’s this?
“Did it fail?”
“Maybe?”
“Let me try again.”
Gainando thought it had failed and raised his staff to prepare magic again.
”
“
Whoosh!
Just like before, the curse flew and struck Lee Han’s body.
Be paralyzed!
Of course, just like before, there was no change whatsoever.
Lee Han and Gainando put their heads together and fell into contemplation.
“Maybe there was a problem with the motion?”
“Well. The mana seemed to come out properly. Maybe it’s because I chanted the incantation strangely? ‘Be paralyzed’ is kind of polite. That kind of incantation doesn’t seem right when casting a curse.”
“I-Is that so? Then should I try saying ‘Get paralyzed, bastard’?”
“…I think just ‘Be paralyzed’ would be enough.”
Professor Garcia, who had been listening to the two new students’ hopeless conversation, sighed and approached.
“The curse didn’t fail, it had no effect because Student Lee Han has too much mana. Student Gainando. You did well.”
“!”
Gainando was surprised.
“What? That’s what it was? But still, to have absolutely no effect… I might not have talent for dark magic.”
“Do you need to conclude that already?”
“No. I wasn’t really interested in dark magic anyway. Can’t help it if I don’t have talent.”
Gainando spoke coolly.
He really hadn’t been interested in dark magic.
More refined and cool magic would be better – why bother with dark magic?
“Then I’ll take the hit.”
“Alright. Get ready.”
Lee Han recalled the memory of the professor collapsing earlier.
Of course, the professor had collapsed on purpose, but even thinking about it now, it was a nightmarish memory.
‘I need to control my strength. No need to gather a lot of mana.’
Lee Han planned to gather just the minimum and cast immediately.
”
“
“!”
Professor Mortum, who was watching, was startled.
To cut and shorten the incantation.
In magic, incantations were more important elements than one might think.
Paralysis!
Human words contained powerful force and had a great influence on a mage’s mind.
As such, arbitrarily shortening or cutting incantations was not an easy task.
No matter how easy the curse magic was, to already cut and shorten the incantation.
“Aaaaah!”
Gainando screamed and threw his body to the side. The other students nearby were startled and looked at Gainando.
Lee Han asked as if dumbfounded.
“…What are you doing?”
“N-No. Instinctively…”
“!”
Professor Mortum was startled again.
Detection ability to sensitively sense the dark attribute mana contained in the curse and instinctively react.
That was excellent talent for dark magic.
…Of course, there was no need to dodge so shamelessly like that.
* * *
The lecture ended quite warmly.
The students were able to have a rare enjoyable time shooting curses at each other and getting hit.
Professor Garcia made the students’ mood even more pleasant with her kindness of not assigning homework or anything.
“Now. Did everyone enjoy today’s lecture?”
“Yes. Professor!”
“Applause for Professor Mortum!”
Clap clap clap clap clap-
“Everyone must have developed an interest in dark magic, right?”
“…”
‘I shouldn’t have asked.’
Professor Garcia regretted it.
She should have just stopped at the applause, but by throwing in one question, the atmosphere became strange.
Clap clap clap clap clap-
“I’m sure you’re all interested in dark magic now, right?”
‘I shouldn’t have asked.’
Professor Garcia regretted it.
I should have just stopped at the applause, but I threw out a question for no reason and made the atmosphere awkward.
“Professor Mortum. Please say a few words.”
“Cough. I believe you all… have learned much about the allure of dark magic. I can already see several among the students here who have taken an interest in dark magic.”
“?”
“?”
The students tilted their heads in confusion.
‘Are you interested?’
‘No. Are you?’
‘Of course not.’
“Haha. Who would seriously try to learn dark magic?”
Gainando laughed as if it was absurd.
How to Live as a Mage in Magic School
How to Live as a Mage in Magic School
How to Live as a Mage in Magic School
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