Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 57

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Chapter 057

Thud!

Thud!

Thud!

A dull sound rang out.

The iron ball that Lee Han had launched with magic struck the mud golem precisely.

However, what happened next was different from Lee Han’s expectations.

“!”

Lee Han’s complexion changed.

The connection with the iron ball had been severed.

The iron ball lodged deep inside the mud golem’s massive body no longer came out.

‘I was careless.’

Lee Han clicked his tongue.

The mud golem was a monster that maintained its massive body with mana.

If an object connected by mana entered inside, there was a high possibility it would be interfered with by the mud golem’s mana.

Rattle-

Rattle-

Rattle-

The bone summon waved its hand. It seemed to be asking to be sent in.

“Can you pull it out? Then… go!”

As Lee Han’s command fell, the bone summon flew in.

The bone summon bounced up and climbed onto the mud golem, struggling desperately to pull out the iron ball embedded in its back.

“…”

“…”

However, the iron ball was embedded too deeply. The bone summon whined and flailed its hands but couldn’t reach the iron ball.

“That’s enough. Come back out.”

The bone summon came out looking dejected.

At least fortunately, the mud golem didn’t attack.

‘I won’t need to use invisibility magic.’

Lee Han had even prepared to flee if necessary, but he straightened his posture again and prepared to attack.

The iron ball was blocked, but…

‘Water orbs are possible.’

Though he didn’t want to admit it, the time had come to acknowledge once again that Professor Boladi’s teachings were useful.

Thanks to training magic while dodging the throwing knives Professor Boladi hurled, Lee Han was able to summon water orbs.

The problem was their destructive power.

‘Aren’t they weaker than iron balls?’

Even though rain was pouring down all around, Lee Han had deliberately launched the iron ball first because of its destructive power.

Moreover, iron balls had a simple process.

Float, concentrate, and launch – that was it.

The material was heavy and easy to concentrate on, so the destructive power had to be better.

In comparison, water orbs were disadvantageous in many ways. The process was much more difficult too.

You had to summon water, gather it into an orb shape, then control and launch it.

Several times more steps than iron balls.

There was a reason why Lee Han, who could perfectly handle iron balls, couldn’t perfectly handle water orbs and was getting beaten up by Professor Boladi.

Spring forth!

”
Spring forth!
“

Spring forth!

Lee Han first floated a water orb.

Water sprang forth in the air and soon formed a compressed sphere. Because it was raining, it felt much easier.

Thud!

Thud!

Thud!

‘As expected, it doesn’t work.’

The water orb exploded, but its destructive power was weaker than the iron ball from before. You could tell just by looking at how deep the mud was dented.

The bone summon seemed to feel the same way and shook its body back and forth.

‘Let me think. No matter how heartless and soulless the professors are, like beasts who have lost their humanity, they wouldn’t have prepared such a golem without any strategy for dealing with it.’

Lee Han fell deep into thought again.

Of course, this golem wasn’t prepared by Professor Thunderstep, but Lee Han had no way of knowing that.

‘Professor Thunderstep knows I’m taking classes under Professor Boladi. He would talk with Professor Boladi too. If I make full use of the magic I learned from Professor Boladi, there might be a way.’

Spinning round and round.

Lee Han looked up.

The water orb was spinning round and round in circles. At that sight, Lee Han let out a hollow laugh.

Thanks to being tormented so much by Professor Boladi, he was unconsciously drawing circles even while standing still.

Suddenly something flashed in Lee Han’s mind.

‘What if I make the water orb itself spin rapidly?’

If he spun it and launched it rather than just launching the water orb, the penetrating power would increase.

Lee Han stopped drawing circles with the water orb and began spinning the water orb itself.

Whoosh!

* * *

Seeing that Professor Ingoldel seemed thoroughly upset, the Skeleton Principal sent telepathy to Professor Thunderstep.

-Do something about this.

-Do something about this.

-Do something about this.

Professor Ingoldel was a precious talent that was hard to obtain even from the magic school’s perspective.

If Professor Ingoldel were to resign from his professorship and leave, the aftermath was too horrible to imagine.

The Skeleton Principal would have to go to the Emperor again and write a statement saying ‘I didn’t torment them on purpose,’ make excuses to the Imperial High Officials like ‘I’m not deliberately tormenting the swordsmen,’ and go begging to the knights saying ‘I really won’t torment them anymore, so please just give us one swordsmanship professor.’

Just imagining it was terrible.

-Why me…

Professor Thunderstep grumbled but went down to the cabin basement and drew plenty of honey wine from a dwarf special cask.

The other person was the principal, after all.

-Don’t forget the snacks either.

-Don’t forget the snacks either.

-Don’t forget the snacks either.

“…”

Professor Thunderstep picked up smoked meats and vegetables from the cabin shelf.

Then he also noticed the vegetables that Lee Han had harvested and left behind.

‘Oh. I was going to eat these myself.’

Since the cabin had been thoroughly cleaned out, those first harvested vegetables were what Thunderstep himself had intended to eat.

However, the Skeleton Principal had ghostly intuition.

-You wouldn’t be so selfish as to not bring delicious food just to eat it yourself, would you?

-You wouldn’t be so selfish as to not bring delicious food just to eat it yourself, would you?

-You wouldn’t be so selfish as to not bring delicious food just to eat it yourself, would you?

‘Damn it.’

Professor Thunderstep gave up and brought everything.

Thud!

“Come, come. Professor Ingoldel. Please have some. This is honey wine I made myself, vegetables I grew in my own garden, and meat I smoked myself.”

Amazing! Wine made by our alchemy professor! A heavenly taste that cannot be found anywhere in the Empire!

Amazing! Wine made by our alchemy professor! A heavenly taste that cannot be found anywhere in the Empire!

Amazing! Wine made by our alchemy professor! A heavenly taste that cannot be found anywhere in the Empire!

“…”

The Skeleton Principal had no talent for praise.

Fortunately, Professor Ingoldel was a kind-hearted elf. He tilted his glass and offered praise.

“It really tastes wonderful. Professor Thunderstep.”

“Thank you for saying so.”

It wasn’t empty words – it really did taste good.

An excellent alchemist is also an excellent chef and an excellent brewer. There was no way it could taste bad.

Seeing that the atmosphere had relaxed, the Skeleton Principal spoke in a warm voice.

There’s no need to worry too much about the students. In my time, things were much harder.

There’s no need to worry too much about the students. In my time, things were much harder.

There’s no need to worry too much about the students. In my time, things were much harder.

“…”

“…”

The two relatively younger professors fell silent at the Skeleton Principal’s “in my time” stories that went back to ancient times.

Well, everything must have been difficult back then…!

And this year’s new students have many interesting ones. They’ll overcome most crises on their own.

And this year’s new students have many interesting ones. They’ll overcome most crises on their own.

And this year’s new students have many interesting ones. They’ll overcome most crises on their own.

“You’re absolutely right.”

Professor Ingoldel nodded with a somewhat embarrassed expression.

Listening to the Skeleton Principal’s words, he felt quite strongly that he might have been overprotective.

Of course, it might have been because he was slightly drunk.

Right? Just look at the Wardanaz family boy among the students who went to the mountain range – isn’t he quite clever?

Right? Just look at the Wardanaz family boy among the students who went to the mountain range – isn’t he quite clever?

Right? Just look at the Wardanaz family boy among the students who went to the mountain range – isn’t he quite clever?

The other two professors agreed with the Skeleton Principal’s words.

Since Lee Han was receiving attention from all three people present, it was a topic they couldn’t help but relate to.

The Skeleton Principal felt pleased as the two relatively younger professors agreed with him.

Yes. So don’t worry too much. The Wardanaz family boy I mentioned is clever enough to learn from my magic books on his own, and another one is…

Yes. So don’t worry too much. The Wardanaz family boy I mentioned is clever enough to learn from my magic books on his own, and another one is…

Yes. So don’t worry too much. The Wardanaz family boy I mentioned is clever enough to learn from my magic books on his own, and another one is…

“?”

“?”

The two professors who had been quietly drinking honey wine while listening paused.

“What did you just say?”

What?

What?

What?

“…Did you say he’s learning well from your magic books on his own…?”

Not only Professor Ingoldel but also Professor Thunderstep looked at the Skeleton Principal with shocked expressions.

Of course, professors could give personal instruction to students. It was natural in a school where students came to learn magic.

But the Skeleton Principal was somewhat of an exception.

As could be seen from what he just said, wasn’t he an ancient madman with a somewhat different way of thinking from today’s professors?

The Skeleton Principal realized he had made a slip of the tongue.

Like a mage who had existed since ancient times, instead of backing down from this situation, the Skeleton Principal pushed forward aggressively.

I am the principal and representative of this school – can’t I give instruction as I please?!

I am the principal and representative of this school – can’t I give instruction as I please?!

I am the principal and representative of this school – can’t I give instruction as I please?!

“…”

“…”

The Skeleton Principal sensed the atmosphere wasn’t good. The two professors weren’t easily swayed.

Realizing he was at a disadvantage, the Skeleton Principal changed direction.

It’s not just me doing this. Professor Voladi Bagrek is also giving personal instruction, isn’t he? Come to think of it, Thunderstep, you’re also giving personal instruction!

It’s not just me doing this. Professor Voladi Bagrek is also giving personal instruction, isn’t he? Come to think of it, Thunderstep, you’re also giving personal instruction!

It’s not just me doing this. Professor Voladi Bagrek is also giving personal instruction, isn’t he? Come to think of it, Thunderstep, you’re also giving personal instruction!

The cunning way of dragging both absent and present professors down like a drowning ghost.

He truly wasn’t an ancient old mage for nothing.

“No… I only give instruction appropriate for first-year level. So does Professor Bagrek. But you’re different, aren’t you!”

Thunderstep spoke as if dumbfounded.

The tasks Thunderstep gave Lee Han were completely safe things that might be physically tiring but had no possibility of driving him insane.

In contrast, that Skeleton Principal was someone who would teach all sorts of abstruse and bizarre magic even to first-year students.

Professor Bagrek is also teaching magic inappropriate for first-year level. I heard last time that he’s essentially teaching 3rd Circle Magic.

Professor Bagrek is also teaching magic inappropriate for first-year level. I heard last time that he’s essentially teaching 3rd Circle Magic.

Professor Bagrek is also teaching magic inappropriate for first-year level. I heard last time that he’s essentially teaching 3rd Circle Magic.

The Skeleton Principal first dragged Thunderstep in, then focused the topic on the absent Professor Voladi Bagrek.

And this wasn’t even a lie.

Last time he heard, Professor Voladi was really teaching something similar to 3rd Circle Magic.

-Last time, the Wardanaz family boy passed the perfect circle drawing training with iron ball.

-Did he? Excellent as expected. It’s called 1st Circle Magic, but showing that level of control would be difficult with just 1st Circle.

-So he moved on to the next stage.

-What was the next stage? Water orb magic? That would be 2nd Circle.

The circle, which was the scale for measuring magic difficulty, was determined by the number of magic casting processes.

Magic that calls forth water and maintains it in orb form was 2nd Circle.

-He succeeded in making an orb with water, so I’m having him draw circles with it.

If you add control to that, it’s essentially 3rd Circle.

Of course, that meant the result was the same, not that it was actually 3rd Circle Magic.

3rd Circle Magic meant you had to weave all those processes together with one staff movement and one incantation to manifest it all in reality at once.

Working separately to call water, form it into an orb, and make it move in circles to complete it wasn’t strictly 3rd Circle Magic.

But even this was remarkable.

After all, wasn’t it proof that once he became familiar with magic and faster, he could use 3rd Circle Magic?

To think a first-year who would struggle with 2nd Circle Magic could complete this now.

Another professor would have been shocked, but the Skeleton Principal accepted it coolly.

-I see. That’s good.

And then he thought this.

‘If Professor Voladi is doing this, there should be no problem with me personally teaching some magic too!’

“What kind of dwarf-eating-grass nonsense is that?! Professor Bagrek is Professor Bagrek, and your magic is your magic!”

Professor Thunderstep naturally wasn’t fooled by the principal’s words.

Honestly, it was questionable whether Professor Bagrek was really teaching 3rd Circle Magic, and even if that were true, the principal’s instruction felt much more threatening.

I’m really teaching safely! I’m only teaching magic that matches their level. I swear on my honor!

I’m really teaching safely! I’m only teaching magic that matches their level. I swear on my honor!

I’m really teaching safely! I’m only teaching magic that matches their level. I swear on my honor!

“…”

“…”

I swear on my magic!

I swear on my magic!

I swear on my magic!

“Ah. If you put it that way…”

“Then I’ll believe you.”

When he swore even on his magic, the two professors finally let go of their suspicions.

They had suspected he was trying to destroy a first-year student’s brain by teaching ancient magic that even the Principal himself couldn’t interpret.

Fortunately, that didn’t seem to be the case.

“But what exactly is Professor Bagrek teaching?”

Water Attribute Combat Magic.

Water Attribute Combat Magic.

Water Attribute Combat Magic.

The two professors were impressed after hearing the detailed explanation from the Principal.

As the Principal said, it really wasn’t 3rd Circle Magic, but for a first-year to show such a level of magical completion was truly amazing.

An amazing result that could only be achieved by combining talent and effort!

“I’m not a mage so I don’t know well, but is it common for someone of that grade to show such achievement?”

“It’s very rare. He must be very intimate with the Water Element. Of course, that alone isn’t enough and many other talents are needed… Wait, Professor Bagrek specializes in Magical Combat, right? So he’s making him repeat this training now? That would be tremendous overwork not only on mana but also mental strength…”

Oh my. What a truly bad person.

Oh my. What a truly bad person.

Oh my. What a truly bad person.

“…”

Well, he probably won’t go beyond that. The training he’s doing now had no problems, so isn’t it manageable? Given the current difficulty level of the magic, it probably won’t increase further.

Well, he probably won’t go beyond that. The training he’s doing now had no problems, so isn’t it manageable? Given the current difficulty level of the magic, it probably won’t increase further.

Well, he probably won’t go beyond that. The training he’s doing now had no problems, so isn’t it manageable? Given the current difficulty level of the magic, it probably won’t increase further.

* * *

Whiiiish!

Whiiiish!

Whiiiish!

‘I completed it.’

A Water Orb spinning fiercely in place with a roaring sound.

Lee Han lifted his throbbing head and looked up at the Clay Golem.

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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