Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 569

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Chapter 569

“What’s the matter?”

“I think it would be fine to practice in more dangerous situations.”

“!?”

Lee Han was shocked, wondering what he had done wrong.

Regardless, Professor Boladi returned to the topic of the bloodsucker monster.

“Poison that blocks regeneration will likely be ineffective.”

There were standard methods for dealing with monsters with strong regenerative abilities.

Methods like fire, acid, or poison.

Among these, poison was the most convenient.

Unlike fire or acid, once it hit, it could cause deep poisoning.

“Ah. I think I understand. The regeneration is so strong that there’s a limit to how much poison can wear it down?”

Professor Boladi nodded.

“I prepared a different poison for that reason. A poison that makes regeneration go berserk.”

“Can you make it?”

“I’ll need help from the upperclassmen, but I should be able to make it.”

“I see.”

Professor Boladi sipped tea with one hand and waved a stick in front of the baby basilisk with the other.

Lee Han suddenly suspected he had made a mistake.

‘Wait. Did I say something unnecessary?’

Come to think of it, he could have just said he’d get it from the upperclassmen, but since Professor Boladi asked ‘Can you make it?’, his answer naturally went in that direction.

Thud!

The baby basilisk collapsed to the side, panting heavily.

Professor Boladi confirmed this and said.

“It seems to have gotten enough exercise.”

-…

Lee Han wondered if the baby basilisk was using its evil eye right now.

It was glaring at Professor Boladi that menacingly.

“Take this with you.”

Professor Boladi packed toys into a chest and handed it to Lee Han.

“If you spoil it too much, the basilisk might not grow properly.”

“I-I’ll keep that in mind.”

Lee Han answered while avoiding the gaze of the basilisk clinging to his wrist and looking at him pleadingly.

‘I have no choice but to answer like this here…’

“And this too.”

“What is this?”

Lee Han was puzzled when Professor Boladi brought out a container filled with crossbow bolts from inside the lecture hall.

Were these bolts meant to be shot at Lee Han?

“Such a fast monster will easily extinguish regular flames. Use these bolts.”

Complex patterns were carved into the bolt shafts and arrowheads.

Even Lee Han, who had learned quite harshly under Professor Verdus, couldn’t fully comprehend all the magic cast on these bolts.

‘Fire magic?’

It was fire-based magic, but several additional spells were layered on top.

Duration, intensity, additional curses…

“Once it hits, it will burn until the end of the semester.”

“Thank you!”

The bloodsucker monster’s regeneration was formidable, but there were always weaknesses.

Unextinguishable flames would be the answer.

Moreover, since the other bolts were coated with poison, the enemy would be harder to predict.

Professor Boladi spoke as if he had given up on stopping his reckless disciple.

“Chase it moderately. The giants are waiting for you.”

“…”

Lee Han really had no intention whatsoever of chasing the bloodsucker monster, but even if he had, he probably wouldn’t have restrained himself because of those words.

* * *

Although the students were stirred up because of the bloodsucker monster, lectures didn’t stop regardless.

“Therefore, we should take warning from this unfortunate case of mage Claderel, shouldn’t we?”

“Yes! Professor!”

“Then that’s all for today…”

“Professor. I have a question. What would have happened if Claderel had dealt with all the demons he kept locked in his house when he contracted with the angel?”

“That’s an interesting question. Hmm! Normally it would be time to end the lecture, but since final exams are next week, shall we do a little more?”

“Thank you, Professor!”

Asan requested an encore lecture, so his friends glared at him murderously, but this was a trivial matter.

Therefore, when we meet these unfortunate mage criminals, we must mercilessly cut off their breath.

“Principal. About next week’s final exams…”

Don’t whine.

However, the Skeleton Principal calling Lee Han to teach him about mage criminals’ methods and countermeasures was somewhat beyond the realm of trivial matters.

You remember the counter-magic that blocks mage criminals’ secret arts that we learned last time, right?

“Yes.”

What about the mana patterns of the artifacts they used?

“Huh? You didn’t teach me that last time because we ran out of time.”

You’re not falling for it. I was wondering if you might have studied it secretly.

“…”

Lee Han stared at the Skeleton Principal in disbelief.

It wasn’t like he was some magic-obsessed maniac who would secretly investigate and study artifacts in his spare time.

Right. You can study the artifact mana patterns diligently today, and there’s one more thing to discuss.

“Principal. I did my best for the school’s honor. Please take that into consideration.”

…It wasn’t about the group outing. You brat.

The Skeleton Principal glared at Lee Han with a contorted face.

He had been trying to forget and move on, but this tactless disciple had poured salt on the wound.

How on earth did you manage all those guys… Never mind. Mages don’t reveal their secrets. Anyway, do you remember this?

The Skeleton Principal took out a white bone.

Seeing it, Lee Han tilted his head.

“Is it your bone, Principal?”

You haven’t forgotten the King of Ghouls already, have you?

“Ah.”

Lee Han finally realized what bone it was.

It was a bone obtained from the King of Ghouls’ territory during the vacation.

And not just any ordinary bone, but one personally offered by the King of Ghouls.

The Skeleton Principal had taken it to investigate, and he had forgotten about it because he was so busy afterward…

“The bone looked so extraordinary that I mistook it. Haha.”

You rascal…

The Skeleton Principal sent a much more generous look.

Unlike other flattery, the Skeleton Principal always enjoyed compliments about bones’ appearance.

I kept questioning the King of Ghouls and he coughed up some useful clues. It’s probably a bone of Duke Behemoth.

“Behemoth… isn’t that a monster?”

Behemoth was a colossal magical beast that would only appear in fairy tales.

A powerful magical beast that could devour the clouds in the sky while standing on the earth.

A magical beast of that level couldn’t even be called a monster. The moment it appeared, it was closer to a natural disaster that would destroy everything around it with its sheer size.

It was a monster. There are none left on the continent now. I caught the last remaining one long ago.

“…”

Before he could ask about the Skeleton Principal’s incredibly interesting past, the story moved on to the next topic.

But there are still Behemoths left in other dimensions. I once heard rumors of a Behemoth that had established itself as a duke in the demon realm.

“Monsters can become dukes?”

Of course. If you’re strong enough, you can even become a king. If you’re confident you can handle the consequences, why don’t you go play in the demon realm and declare ‘I am the emperor who shall rule over you all’?

“Why would I do such a crazy thing?”

I did it once before though?

“…”

Most beings from other dimensions had strong pride, but among them, demons could truly be said to live on pride alone.

As such, titles held tremendously important meaning among demons.

The moment an unqualified demon went around calling itself a count or duke, it would be attacked by all the other demons.

And yet he went to such demons and said ‘I suppose I’m about an emperor’ and got away with it.

‘Is this person actually insane?’

“…So there was a Behemoth that became a duke? But these bones lying around here…”

It was probably subjugated. By other demons. Actually, magical beasts like Behemoths have a hard time surviving long in the demon realm.

According to the Skeleton Principal, to survive long in the demon realm, you needed not just combat power but other outstanding abilities as well.

You had to have excellent diplomatic skills and cunning schemes like the Skeleton Principal himself.

In comparison, while Behemoths were strong, they were close to idiots in such aspects.

When hungry, it would devour other demons, and when bored, it would trample other demons’ territories, so it wouldn’t be strange for it to become everyone’s enemy and get subjugated.

That’s probably why they sealed its power and erased its name. How humiliating it must have been from the demons’ perspective.

“Did the King of Ghouls participate in that subjugation war then?”

Ha! He’s not at that level. The only reason this guy could call himself king was because he was a ghoul holed up in some remote place. If he had babbled about being a king in front of other demons, he would have been torn apart immediately.

Lee Han felt sorry for the King of Ghouls for the first time.

If he had heard such words nearby, he might have shed tears.

He probably obtained some of the bones that flowed out after the subjugation war ended by chance.

“I see. So can I summon a Behemoth with this?”

What?

The Skeleton Principal looked at Lee Han with the gaze of someone viewing a future magical criminal.

You want to summon something like a Behemoth? Are you serious? This entire area would completely collapse. You don’t happen to fall asleep imagining destroying the Empire before bed these days, do you?

“No… it was just an academic question…”

Actually, you could try. Summoning a Behemoth would be impossible though. The amount of bone is far too little. You wouldn’t even be able to construct half of half a Behemoth and would fail. It would be better to make it into an artifact for you.

“Again with that?”

Having many artifacts is a good thing, what’s wrong with…

The Skeleton Principal, who had been speaking, looked Lee Han up and down.

Necklace, ring, bracelet, belt – it was quite a lot.

Plus the artifacts he didn’t usually wear but put on additionally when needed.

It was impressive that he could walk around without causing mana interference.

…You do have quite a lot. But even considering that, this Behemoth bone is worth making into an artifact.

“Why is that?”

The bone is sturdy so it can hold a lot of mana.

“…?”

Lee Han was slightly flustered by the unexpectedly mundane effect.

“That’s all?”

It’s very important for you. Even the bracelet Professor Garcia made for you is screaming to be put out of its misery.

“…It’s not that bad…”

He knew the mana absorption bracelet wasn’t very effective, but hearing it put that way felt a bit bitter.

Actually, that was a lie. It can’t even scream. Your mana is too much and it’s busy absorbing it.

“Fine. I’ll just make it then.”

Lee Han grumbled and changed the subject.

Now that he thought about making it again, he found himself looking forward to it – such was human nature.

“Wait. Then if I wear an artifact made from Behemoth bone, would spirits who fear me also approach?”

Having a lot of mana had advantages, but it also had disadvantages.

Lee Han confided to the Skeleton Principal about the troubles he usually faced from having too much mana.

After hearing that concern, the Skeleton Principal asked a question.

Don’t people usually cite difficulty with precise control as a disadvantage of having too much mana?

This was actually a more fatal problem for mages than one might think.

No matter how much mana you had, it was meaningless if you couldn’t control it.

Just looking at how mages born with naturally more mana experienced more trial and error when learning magic, it wouldn’t have been surprising if the Wardanaz family boy whined ‘I feel like I’m going to die every time I use magic.’

“I somehow managed to overcome that though.”

I see…

The Skeleton Principal nodded without surprise at his disciple’s words.

As always, it was truly a rare talent.

And what was even rarer was having such a personality despite possessing that talent.

‘That’s what’s really crazy.’

Unaware that the Skeleton Principal was having such rude thoughts, Lee Han cast a hopeful gaze.

“So, would it block it?”

No. That’s impossible.

The Skeleton Principal stated flatly.

For that to work, they would need to densely embed artifacts all over Lee Han’s body and extract mana with full power.

Even then, he wasn’t confident they could keep up with his recovery rate, so how could one artifact block all his mana?

“Then what use is it supposed to have?!”

…For the artifact’s performance?

The Skeleton Principal looked at his disciple like he was looking at a madman.

Originally, artifacts were primarily for magic, not primarily for mana absorption.

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