Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 511
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Chapter 511
Nilia raised her hand and interrupted Lee Han’s words.
“Why?”
“Well, I haven’t been to the Abyss Spirit Realm myself, but it’s dangerous!”
“Right. It was dangerous.”
“Then why did you go in there?”
“I was tricked.”
“…”
Since her friend said he was tricked, Nilia had nothing to say.
If he was tricked, it couldn’t be helped!
“So I fought with the spirits that attacked me…”
“You fought!?”
“Nilia. If you keep interrupting, I won’t be able to tell the story.”
“Ah, no…”
Nilia felt wronged.
No matter how she thought about it, this wasn’t her fault.
“Anyway, I fought them, but fortunately a spirit who knew Upinum came and helped me. When I asked that spirit to introduce me to spirits I could contract with, it agreed.”
“I see.”
Nilia was about to nod after hearing her friend’s words when she tilted her head.
“But aren’t the abyss spirits violent and dangerous?”
“That’s why I asked them to contract me with gentle and kind spirits from other domains.”
“I see… Wait. They can contract you with spirits from other domains?”
“It seemed possible?”
“???”
Nilia felt like the common sense she had learned was being shaken.
Huh?
No matter how strong a spirit is, it can’t just order spirits from other domains around, right??
“Want to see the spirit I contracted?”
“Huh? Yeah. Show me.”
Though confused, Nilia accepted because she wanted to see the spirit Lee Han had contracted.
“In the name of law and contract, I summon you.”
With a relatively short and simple incantation, the pattern glowed and a fire spirit emerged from the Spirit Realm.
It was a fire spirit that looked like a small sparrow.
‘It’s ordinary?’
Nilia was slightly taken aback.
She had worried in advance that since it was Wardanaz summoning, something like a dragon might appear.
But thinking about it, summoning this kind of spirit was normal.
Moreover, hadn’t Wardanaz always shown no reluctance to limit the power of his fire magic?
“You contracted with it because of fire magic, right?”
“Yeah. I thought a fire spirit would be the best choice.”
Even if Lee Han could somehow use other magic, fire magic consumed too much mental energy.
In that case, it was better to leave it to a spirit.
Nilia lightly glared at the flame sparrow spirit. It wasn’t a serious glare, but more like a pretense to intimidate the spirit.
“You have to behave well!”
Even lower-class spirits weren’t easy to handle.
Powerful spirits acted willfully in their own way, and weak spirits acted willfully in their own way.
Especially in the case of fire spirits, many of them had impatient personalities and were very mischievous, so one had to be more careful.
-…
The sparrow spirit remained motionless on Lee Han’s shoulder in a rigid posture.
For a moment, Nilia thought the spirit’s time had stopped.
“…You have to behave well?”
“Didn’t it hear what Nilia said?”
As soon as Lee Han’s words fell, the sparrow spirit flapped its wings and nodded its head.
“It seems to have heard.”
Flap flap!
“You only need to nod once.”
Flap!
Lee Han patted the obedient sparrow spirit as if it were precious.
Since he had contracted it with difficulty, it felt even more precious and cute.
He had been worried because other friends had so much trouble handling spirits…
‘I’m lucky.’
Lee Han was certain he had luckily met a good sparrow spirit.
“…”
Nilia had seen a similar expression to that sparrow spirit in the mountains.
Prey surrounded by the Shadow Patrol usually had that kind of expression.
‘…Isn’t it scared!?’
No matter how she thought about it, this seemed more like a contract made through coercion and intimidation rather than a normal contract.
“What’s wrong? Nilia.”
“Oh, it’s nothing? I was just thinking that you two have a very good relationship?”
At Nilia’s words, Lee Han nodded with a very proud expression.
Seeing her friend show such an expression, Nilia found it even harder to tell him the truth.
“The spirit is really gentle and sincere, isn’t it? It follows orders well too…! Meeting such a spirit is rare! Right!”
“Haha. Thanks, Nilia. It’s not really that big a deal, but I was lucky.”
The basilisk wrapped around Lee Han’s wrist made dissatisfied tapping sounds with its tail.
Everyone was paying too much attention to just one lower-class spirit.
“Next time I enter the Spirit Realm, would you like to visit Upinum’s Domain together?”
“…Is it really okay to go there? Really?”
Just then, Professor Milay called Lee Han.
“Student Lee Han.”
“Yes, Professor.”
“When you enter the Spirit Realm, even if passages to other domains appear, you must not enter those domains. Do you understand?”
Professor Milay called Lee Han over and explained non-stop how dangerous it was to venture outside the predetermined path and how lucky he had been this time.
Nilia averted her gaze at the rare sight of her friend, who was the top student of their year, getting scolded.
* * *
The Skeleton Principal was puzzled when Lee Han seemed to be in a good mood.
What’s this? Did he master some magic he learned last time?
“No. I contracted with a spirit.”
Oh. What kind of spirit? Did you perhaps find an ancient spirit?
“I contracted with a lower-class fire spirit?”
…
The Skeleton Principal looked at Lee Han with contemptuous eyes as if looking at filth.
You other tower top students shouldn’t act like this guy.
“…”
“But isn’t Wardanaz the top student of the year?”
At Salko’s question, the Skeleton Principal pretended not to hear and ignored it.
The composition is exactly the same as last semester. It would be more interesting if it changed.
For failing students, the Punishment Room.
Rewards for honor students.
According to the Skeleton Principal’s philosophy, the top and second-ranked students from each tower were granted access to the Tower of Rewards.
A place where you simply had to overcome the trials on each floor and claim your rewards!
However, the students who had already tasted bitterness in the first semester weren’t fooled.
“We don’t need any rewards, Principal.”
“Can’t we just go back?”
There’s no need to be modest. I know you want to receive them. Now. Starting with White Tiger Tower!
“The punishment room seems better.”
When Lee Han muttered this, the Skeleton Principal beside him scolded in an irritated voice.
How dare you say such a thing?
“?”
Because of you, the number of failing students this semester has decreased! There aren’t even enough people to take to the punishment room, and you dare say such things?
“…Ah, yes. I’m sorry.”
Lee Han regretted listening seriously.
‘That was just nonsense.’
Enter!
Adenart, who was standing beside him, gave a light greeting as if asking him to take care of things. Seeing this, Lee Han realized anew that he had indeed become close with the Imperial Princess.
‘Bribes really are the best.’
If he kept offering food like this, by their second year he might even be able to ask for light guarantees.
If guarantees were too much, maybe at least recommendation letters for business…
Challenge of Cooperation
Sometimes the most difficult thing is cooperation, students. Help each other.
“?”
Lee Han was puzzled by the challenge’s description.
‘Isn’t this easy?’
Unless they fundamentally didn’t get along, Lee Han was on good terms with the Imperial Princess.
Whatever challenge came up, it didn’t seem like it would be particularly difficult…
‘No. Considering the tower’s difficulty level, there might be harsh challenges.’
Perhaps the trial would force the guarantee he had planned to ask for later.
Lee Han resolved that if such a thing came up, he would absolutely not go along with it.
Creak-
The door opened and students from White Tiger Tower, Black Turtle Tower, and Phoenix Tower who had entered from different directions walked in.
“…”
“…”
Lee Han and Adenart simultaneously frowned.
* * *
Though an unexpected situation had arisen, Lee Han didn’t panic and calmly shouted.
“Everyone don’t move! We can cooperate with each other!”
At Lee Han’s shout, Giselle and Salko looked incredulous instead of nodding.
“Why don’t you put down your staff before talking?”
“Why are you pointing your staff at us while saying that?”
“This is like a habit. Anyway, don’t move.”
“…”
The two were incredulous but didn’t move rashly for now.
They knew well that Wardanaz would never lie in such a situation.
Normally he was generous enough to forgive Gainando for stealing food from the storage, but when situations arose, Wardanaz could become cold at any time.
‘Even if we counterattack, now would be difficult.’
‘If we use Moradi as a shield, could our Black Turtle Tower students escape?’
“Um. Everyone.”
Tiziling Priest cautiously raised her hand.
“I don’t know exactly what kind of challenge this is, but I think keeping each other in check like this will be a loss for everyone.”
“That’s right. Let’s all trust each other.”
Lee Han spoke while still pointing his staff. Giselle and Salko didn’t even feel like pointing this out.
Even if they pointed it out, he’d keep holding the staff anyway!
Salko crossed his arms and asked.
“Wardanaz. You entered last. Do you know anything about this trial?”
“No. I don’t have any particular additional information either. But I have a guess.”
Lee Han looked around at his friends coldly and spoke.
“Probably a trial that can only be overcome by attacking each other and reducing our numbers by a few.”
“…”
“…?”
A moment of silence passed.
Adenart beside him also tilted her head and looked at Lee Han.
“Where did such information…?”
“If you gather students from different towers and test cooperation, that level of trial is natural, isn’t it.”
When Lee Han spoke as if it were completely obvious, Adenart wavered slightly.
Is…
Is that so?
Since the Wardanaz family boy was speaking so seriously, it seemed like he had grounds…
“Now. Let’s cooperate and select people we can reduce in a way we can all accept. Understood?”
“It sounds crazy, but if that’s true, that’s all we can do. Rather than fighting pointlessly and getting wiped out…”
Salko answered with a heavy heart.
-What young mages you are!
A ghost mage emerged from the center of the tower.
The translucent figure holding a staff looked around at the students with glowing eyes.
-You won’t be able to overcome this ordeal with clumsy magic. Can you truly cooperate with each other to defeat me?
“?”
“…?”
When a ghost mage appeared instead of Lee Han’s predicted ‘kill each other to eliminate a few,’ the students blinked.
Salko hesitantly asked.
“Isn’t this a trial where we need to reduce our numbers by a few to proceed…?”
-What? What kind of terrible delusion is that?
The ghost mage looked at Salko as if he were ridiculous.
The goal of this trial was for students from different towers to join forces and defeat a mage stronger than themselves, not some trial that forcibly reduced numbers.
“…”
“…”
-?
When the students just stared at one friend instead of answering, the ghost mage also looked puzzled and turned his gaze.
At that moment, Lee Han immediately cast magic.
“Flash forth!”
-Not bad!
The ghost mage was startled but like a seasoned mage, swung his staff to deflect the lightning.
Simultaneously, fierce winds whirled in all directions and savage rock fragments shot out like buckshot.
The students quickly took cover behind obstacles.
Lee Han immediately shouted toward his friends.
“Everyone attack that ghost!”
“Wardanaz, earlier you definitely…”
“Salko! Is this really the time for pointless chatter?!”
At Lee Han’s scolding, Salko felt slightly wronged but had no choice but to shut his mouth.
After all, what mattered right now was defeating the ghost mage before their eyes.
And in battles like this, there was no commander better than Wardanaz.
As Salko closed his mouth and prepared to fight, Giselle thought to herself.
‘I really want to punch him just once.’
It wasn’t for nothing that Doecheon had said ‘sometimes the most difficult thing is cooperation.’
Ghost mage or whatever, she just wanted to swing her sword with all the frustration she’d built up over time.
“Moradi. I’m casting magic on the sword!”
“Got it.”
Giselle prepared her magic from behind cover while focusing on her hearing.
Carelessly poking her head out could backfire. In times like this, she had to track the enemy’s movements through sound.
‘The other side. It’s on the Blue Dragon Tower side.’
Having confirmed it was safe, Giselle sent a signal to the Black Turtle Tower side.
It was a signal to get up immediately and strike the enemy from behind. Tutanta also responded that she understood.
“Three. Two. One. Now!”
The students who immediately stood up tried to launch an attack on the ghost mage.
However, what entered their sight was Lee Han, breathing heavily after defeating the ghost mage together with Adenart.
“…”
“…”
Giselle used the sword she was holding to cross out ‘cooperation’ from 【Challenge of Cooperation】.
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