Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 700

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Chapter 700

“I didn’t know you could appear without me summoning you.”

-The aura of darkness truly fills the heavens!

The undead mage, Verdus, took a deep breath of the abundant power.

Originally, beings from other dimensions were difficult to summon again until their power recovered once they had been summoned.

Moreover, Verdus still had injuries from the King of Ghouls.

Even Verdus himself seemed surprised to manifest in the physical realm without being called, checking his surroundings several times.

A mighty spider monster was rampaging and breathing even more venomous breath.

-Wait. This isn’t another test from Master like last time, is it?

“Uh, well.”

Lee Han hesitated.

During the last black magic midterm exam, Lee Han had misunderstood the upperclassmen’s undead wave and called Verdus to stop it.

Verdus, who had fought hard for his contractor, later unleashed all sorts of curses when he learned the truth.

‘Is this also Master’s test?’

Strictly speaking, it was the Principal’s test, but since it could be seen as an accident, it might not be considered a test…

-It can’t be. No master would send such a monster as a test opponent.

“…”

-But why are those death knights looking at me like that?

The undead mage was puzzled by the gazes the Death Knights were sending.

They weren’t rookie apprentice knights, but death knights who had experienced both the glory of life and the hardships of death, yet they were looking this way with an unusually fearful expression.

One of the Death Knights asked cautiously.

-Did you perhaps turn the professor into an undead?

“No.”

Lee Han answered with a serious expression.

No matter how much they misunderstood, wasn’t this too severe a misunderstanding?

The Death Knights were disappointed by Lee Han’s answer.

-Tsk!

-I was hoping a little…

“…”

The undead mage called to Lee Han as if asking for an explanation. The behavior of those Death Knights had been strange from the start.

“Ah. Well, there’s a mage with the Verdus family name, and the relationship between him and those death knights isn’t very good.”

-I see. So that’s what it was. For death knights to make such a fuss. Even if the family name matches, to be afraid of a mere mage.

“Haha.”

Lee Han thought his opinion would change a bit if he met Professor Verdus.

Professor Verdus had a fear that went beyond strength.

-Besides, there must be hundreds of Verdus families not only on the continent but in other realms as well.

“You’re absolutely right.”

-Tsk tsk. But what race is that mage, by any chance?

“Huh? Why do you ask that?”

-When I still had a body made of flesh and blood, my race was beaver beastman. I’m asking just in case. It’s not a common race!

“…”

Lee Han felt greater terror than when Ananci had been summoned earlier. It felt like all the blood was draining from his body and his body was freezing cold.

Could it be?

‘No. It must be a coincidence.’

The undead mage before him was a lich who had worked in the King of Ghouls’ palace, but fundamentally he was a good and righteous person.

Such a person couldn’t be Professor Verdus’s ancestor, could he?

-Why are you still standing there?

“!”

Ananci, who had been clearing away the bothersome Death Knights, belatedly discovered Lee Han and his eyes flashed.

The Death Knights urgently shouted.

-Ver… Mage sir. Please help us!

-Ver… Ver… Damn it, we request support!

-Understood! I’ll cooperate!

The undead mage, being an experienced lich, didn’t waste any more time with useless conversation.

Snakes, bones, and dark elements moved to draw a magic circle.

-You get inside this!

-Is it a protection magic circle?

When Lee Han entered the magic circle, the Death Knights asked.

It was unusual for a protection magic circle.

-It’s a mana absorption magic circle though?

“It’s a mana absorption magic circle.”

-…

The Death Knights hesitated for a moment at the undead mage and Lee Han’s answers.

They were confused whether they should subjugate Ananci or the lich trying to exploit their master’s disciple’s mana.

‘Why is the top student so calm while having his mana absorbed?’

‘Originally, it’s hard to learn under Master without some madness.’

While the Death Knights hesitated, the undead mage finished charging his mana.

Since the contractor’s mana was overflowing, it wasn’t difficult to prepare. Moreover, the surrounding dark elements were abundant…

-Be engraved upon me, Pentagrammaton!

With overflowing power, the undead mage even used his small world.

The limits of black magic for the mage and his immediate vicinity were released, and dozens, hundreds of spells were completed before the mage’s incantation.

Black aura enveloped the Death Knights, making their armor thicker. The swords that had been burning with dark blue negative energy became even sharper and more deadly.

-잛핣갌밠ληαεγδ■■■■…

As magic was cast at a speed beyond the limits of perception, the spell words couldn’t even be heard.

Nevertheless, the spells didn’t interfere with or affect each other. With not an inch of error, they precisely strengthened the Death Knights and weakened Ananci.

-Aaaaah!

Even Ananci, who had been rampaging relying only on his hard exoskeleton against any attack, felt pain as dozens of curses poured in like a tide.

The Death Knights, properly supported, roared and charged.

-Wait, wait! Wait!

-Too late. You should have listened when we tried to talk!

Though they couldn’t draw out the vibrant mana they had when alive, the powers the Death Knights received by swearing to the lord of death far surpassed that.

The power to receive the force of darkness infinitely, without the limits of a vessel!

The Death Knights, borrowing the power of black magic, emitted pitch-black aura and properly slaughtered Ananci.

-Excellent!

The undead mage was satisfied watching the Death Knights’ battle.

He had wondered how pathetic these knights were to be afraid because of some mage with an overlapping family name, but seeing them fight, they were clearly brave knights even in life.

Thud!

Finally, when the giant spider fell, the undead mage expressed gratitude for the knights’ dedication.

-You all worked hard. May your swords be as eternal as their reputation!

-Mage sir, we pray that your magic will also be immortal!

-But how did that spider come out?

-Sigh, Master was trying to test the students and it came out.

-…

The undead mage gaped and stared at Lee Han.

Lee Han quickly fled toward the students.

* * *

After the battle ended and the Death Knights settled the commotion (which included stopping and sending back the undead mage who was excitedly hurling curses), they resumed the inspection.

This inspection was quiet and peaceful, unlike the earlier one.

All the students who had attempted smuggling had been caught, and everyone was exhausted to their limits.

-Pass.

“Thank you.”

-Pass.

“Is that the same guy from earlier?”

-I told you to pass, student. Though to answer your question, yes it is.

“Wow…”

“Could that be Wardanaz? I thought it was just a false rumor at Einroguard.”

“So it wasn’t a fake rumor created by the Skeleton Principal?”

The upperclassmen who had seen Lee Han running through the Ananci’s toxic breath alongside the Death Knights during the earlier chaos whispered among themselves in amazement.

Lee Han lifted up Gainando to avoid their gazes. Gainando struggled in displeasure.

-Pass.

“Ah. Yes. Sorry. Junior! Are you interested in the polo club by any chance… Gah!”

The Death Knights firmly restrained students who broke the rules.

They couldn’t let upperclassmen randomly entice 2nd year students who weren’t yet prepared with club recommendations, school recommendations, research recommendations, and such.

-No club recommendations or school recommendations allowed.

-And school recommendations are meaningless anyway, aren’t they? Since whatever…

“…”

Lee Han looked at the Death Knights with a hurt expression. The Death Knights who belatedly realized cleared their throats and averted their gazes.

-Hand over your backpack.

“Here it is.”

Lee Han took out the backpack meant for confiscation.

It was a backpack he had moderately filled to be confiscated.

The warehouse keeper and Death Knights glanced around once, then whispered.

-Please pass through.

“Excuse me?”

-You may just pass through. Honestly, since you’ve suffered so much, you can take this much inside.

Not only the Death Knights, but even the warehouse keeper whose eyes were covered with bandages radiated sympathy.

Among the Skeleton Principal’s minions, few didn’t feel sorry for Lee Han.

“…No, no. You can’t just change the school rules like that…”

Of course, from Lee Han’s perspective, this was bewildering.

Lee Han asked just in case.

“Are you letting me pass because I fought alongside the Ananci earlier?”

There was desperation in his question.

It was desperation to preserve the meaning of the underground smuggling he had gone through such hardship for.

-That’s not it. We were originally planning to let our top student bring a little inside.

-Please pass through quickly.

“…Thank you…”

Lee Han picked up his backpack with drooping shoulders and walked forward.

The Death Knights were puzzled by his reaction.

-Why isn’t he happy?

-He must be acting. The master’s eyes are everywhere in the school, aren’t they?

-Indeed…! This might be a bit presumptuous to say, but truly, not just anyone can be the master’s disciple.

-Hehe. Of course!

* * *

‘…It wasn’t a waste of effort.’

After passing through the inspection and heading toward the Blue Dragon Tower, Lee Han recovered his spirits.

In fact, since it was just a backpack, the Death Knights let him pass out of pity, but if he had brought a smuggling carriage, even the Death Knights would likely have reacted with ‘this is a bit much.’

The underground smuggling was definitely not a waste of effort.

“That’s right. Lee Han. That was definitely not a pointless act.”

Gainando spoke in a rarely serious voice.

Lee Han was slightly moved.

“You think so too?”

“I sacrificed myself by even eating poison!”

“…”

Yoner whispered from the side.

“That’s the 23rd time now.”

“…Let’s just bear with it until we get inside.”

The 2nd year students who had finished the inspection and gathered one by one in front of the Blue Dragon Tower stopped when they spotted an upperclassman.

The Blue Dragon Tower upperclassman who had been waiting while tapping the tip of his snakeskin boots as if bored stood up when the 2nd year students gathered.

“Everyone’s here. There aren’t any 2nd years who went to the punishment room, right? If there are, you guys can tell them later. I’m Perseda of the Quilberg family. I’m moving up to 4th year this time. I’ve been waiting here to explain the life of Einroguard’s bronze year students to you all.”

“Are you the 4th year representative… student council president… leader… I don’t know if such things exist, but something like that?”

“No. I was waiting here simply because I lost at drawing lots. And what you just mentioned doesn’t exist. Don’t be fooled even if the Principal says it does. You’ll become a laughingstock if you don’t want that. I was fooled by the Principal’s words in my 2nd year and tried to become a non-existent student council president.”

“…”

Perse was tall and muscular. He looked more suited for the White Tiger Tower than the Blue Dragon Tower.

Seeing the magic on his snakeskin boots and the polo mallet hanging on his back, Lee Han realized the other person really liked polo. Or used polo mallets as weapons.

“It’s really fortunate that you didn’t participate in smuggling. Every year there are people who get fooled.”

“Shouldn’t the upperclassmen have stopped us more?”

At someone’s question, Perse shrugged his shoulders.

“When we try to stop them, they want to do it even more. It’s quite ironic.”

“…”

“Anyway, shall we start? I don’t have much time either since I’m a 4th year. What you need to know this year would be mainly clubs, lectures, and commissions. Club members will come explain starting tomorrow, so shall I explain lectures first? Who here is taking one additional school?”

Several students raised their hands. Perse nodded.

“It’s not bad to major in one more in 2nd year. It makes research more flexible. Anyone taking two?”

Quite many students raised their hands. Perse looked satisfied.

“Blue Dragon Tower students are always the most scholarly and intellectually superior. Anyone taking three perhaps?”

Adenart raised her hand. Perse bowed politely with respect.

Even if she was a junior, a mage majoring in three schools deserved such a greeting.

“I express my respect. It’s a great achievement, but if it gets difficult, consider reducing the schools. The professors will understand too.”

‘Is that so?’

Lee Han tilted his head inwardly.

That didn’t seem right…

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