Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 71
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Fire
071
Fire
Fire
Professor Thunderstep, who had asked questions like ‘Wasn’t there a bull? Why not?’ when looking at the students who returned last time.
He couldn’t understand why that scene suddenly flashed through his mind.
‘Let’s focus.’
Lee Han turned his gaze away.
The spirit bull before his eyes was emanating quite a unique aura.
First, two types of mana.
It was definitely the aura of enhancement magic and potions.
Though it was difficult to explain theoretically, enhancement magic cast from the outside and the mana of magic potions working from within had different auras.
And one aura that was similar to mana but had a different trajectory.
‘Is it the power of a spirit?’
Even though Lee Han didn’t know much about spirits, he could tell that the bull before him was mixed with a spirit.
An ordinary bull wouldn’t have half its body made of flickering ice chunks.
Every time it glared at them and stamped its hooves, thin ice formed on the ground.
“Lee Han. It’s glaring at us, do you think it’ll charge? What do you think?”
“I wasn’t really thinking about it, but maybe it got angry because we lit the fire.”
“…”
Durgyu and Giselle turned their heads to look at Lee Han.
Hey!
“What? We had to light a fire since it was dark. The one getting angry over lighting a fire is the weird one.”
“I don’t think it’s important right now whether the spirit bull is weird or not…”
“Ask him if there’s a way to damage it, Choi.”
‘Isn’t this over yet?’
When Giselle conveyed what she wanted to say to Lee Han through Durgyu, Durgyu let out a deep sigh.
“Normal physical attacks probably won’t work on the spirit part. Enchanting weapons is still too difficult…”
Among monsters, there were quite a few that normal attacks didn’t work on.
To deal with such creatures, adventurers would carry magically enchanted weapons or learn methods to imbue their weapons with mana.
“Does anyone here know how to imbue weapons with even a little mana?”
At Lee Han’s question, Durgyu raised his hand. Giselle also raised her hand. Lee Han, who asked the question, also raised his hand.
…Giselle looked at the two of them like they were crazy.
Durgyu was one thing, but why did this guy who wasn’t even from a knight family know how to imbue mana?
“I was asking Durgyu, but you answered too. Anyway, if all three of us can attack, isn’t that good? Let’s spread out and stab it.”
Actually, having these three gathered in one group was quite fortunate.
Lee Han and Durgyu were among the top students currently taking swordsmanship class, and while Giselle was slightly weaker compared to the two, she also possessed formidable swordsmanship skills.
Of course, their relationship was terribly bad.
“Ask who’s going to stand in the middle, Choi.”
In a situation like this, if they started approaching, the spirit bull would very likely hate whoever was in front.
Lee Han asked with respect for the leader.
“Shouldn’t the leader naturally stand in the middle? Could you tell him that, Durgyu?”
Giselle answered with her middle finger. Durgyu sighed.
“Rock-paper-scissors?”
“Rock-paper-scissors.”
Lee Han got the middle. Giselle got the right, Durgyu got the left.
Durgyu thought this was the first time he’d seen Giselle smile so brightly.
* * *
Fortunately, the spirit bull didn’t charge first even after they lit the fire.
The three students’ strategy was simple.
Each would spread out in three directions and approach until the spirit bull reacted.
Once it started reacting, the targeted student would focus on evasion while the other two would deal damage.
‘The problem is evasion.’
Originally in this kind of hunt, the person who lured and dodged was important, while the person who stabbed had it relatively easy.
Lee Han regretted his lack of skill in not avoiding the middle position.
-■!
The spirit bull, which had only been stamping its hooves until now, breathed out icy breath and made a menacing sound.
Anyone could see it was warning them to ‘get lost quietly.’
Instead of approaching further, Lee Han used magic.
Spring Forth, Move!
”
Spring Forth, Move!
“
Spring Forth, Move!
Water orbs sprang forth in the air and flew straight at the spirit bull. The spirit bull, which had been standing still, startled and moved its body. The water orbs that crashed into the ground burst apart.
Thud, thud!
Thud, thud!
Thud, thud!
“Amazing… wait.”
Durgyu, who had been amazed by the magical skill that was impressive no matter how many times he saw it, felt something was strange.
The direction Lee Han was shooting the water orbs seemed somewhat odd.
He was shooting downward from above, and the result seemed to be driving the spirit bull to the right…?
‘That damn bastard, really.’
Giselle drew her twin swords.
If Durgyu noticed, there was no way Giselle wouldn’t notice.
Originally, Giselle had also planned to drive the spirit bull toward Lee Han if it came her way.
Swoosh!
Giselle leaped diagonally backward to the left.
It was to redirect the spirit bull’s attention focused on her back to Lee Han.
Though she was momentarily targeted, it was obvious who was more threatening to the spirit bull.
She had tried to be clever, but that ultimately turned out to be digging her own grave.
-■■!
The provoked spirit bull completely changed direction and began charging toward Lee Han and Giselle.
I Hide in the Night!
”
I Hide in the Night!
“
I Hide in the Night!
“…?!”
Lee Han’s figure disappeared. Giselle didn’t have time to curse. She had to draw her twin swords and deploy the Purple Cloud Sword to face the spirit bull.
She waved the sword in her right hand to draw the spirit bull’s attention and precisely aimed for the bull’s jaw with the sword in her left hand. Like a skilled matador, Giselle brushed past sideways and dealt damage to the spirit bull.
‘Tch.’
Giselle clicked her tongue at the sensation she felt at her fingertips. She must have attacked the spirit part because the bull showed no damage at all.
Thin ice formed on the sword she was holding, but the part of the spirit bull that was attacked recovered instantly.
Squeal-!
Squeal-!
Screech-!
Making a grating sound, the spirit bull changed direction. Despite its massive size, it was incredibly flexible and agile.
Giselle nodded her head and waved her sword as if telling it to come at her again.
Crash!!!!
Crash!!!!
Crash!!!!
At that moment, the spirit bull flew sideways as if it had been struck by something.
Lee Han dispelled his invisibility magic and revealed himself. The sturdy wooden sword he had been holding was completely reduced to powder.
“…”
“…”
* * *
Of course, this might sound like an excuse, but Lee Han had a reason for drawing attention toward Giselle.
For Lee Han to make a proper attack, someone needed to draw the spirit bull’s attention.
If he told Giselle, she obviously wouldn’t believe him…
Though it pained him, he had no choice but to show her through results.
“Is this really okay, Lee Han?!”
“It’s fine! We won’t be in the same group again unless it’s for this class anyway!”
Lee Han answered cheerfully and ran after the bull while invisible.
Feet, Wrinkle the Ground!
”
Feet, Wrinkle the Ground!
“
Feet, Wrinkle the Ground!
Lee Han’s muttering transformed into an incantation that swirled around his entire body.
His vision, already sharpened by concentration, became even clearer, and the spirit bull’s movements came into view as if he could catch them.
Rumble!
Rumble!
Rumble!
How long had it been since he last broke a sword? Lee Han mercilessly poured mana into it.
Thanks to the spirit bull’s attention being focused on Giselle, he was able to buy proper time.
Lee Han swung at the spirit bull before the sword shattered. Naturally, the sword broke apart along with the attack.
Crash!!!!
Crash!!!!
Crash!!!!
Still, the effect was definite. The spirit bull flew sideways. Lee Han shook his hand, numbed from the impact, and shouted before the spirit bull could get up.
“Now! Let’s get outside!”
“Y… Yeah.”
Durgyu couldn’t bring himself to look at Giselle’s expression. It was too frightening.
* * *
The goat beastman, Angrago, looked toward the exit with a worried expression.
Having entered first as Group 3 and already come out, Angrago was very worried about Group 4.
“What if that Wardanaz guy uses Durgyu again?”
“Don’t worry. Moradi is there. Moradi will handle it and stop him properly.”
“Right? Since Moradi is there.”
Even though everyone said that, they all looked worried.
It felt like putting a wolf and sheep in the same place!
So when the three of them walked out from inside, the students couldn’t help but breathe sighs of relief.
‘Thank goodness!’
“You’re out, Durgyu!”
“Moradi, good work!”
“…”
“…”
“???”
However, the friends who came out realized that Group 4’s atmosphere was somewhat strange.
Wardanaz was originally an expressionless, cold guy, but even Durgyu was looking very awkward and didn’t know what to do with himself.
Moreover, Moradi was…
For some reason, there was a murderous atmosphere that felt like she would kill anyone who spoke to her.
Angrago was too scared to continue talking.
“Ah. Angrago.”
“Durgyu! Did you dodge well?”
“Yeah. I dodged well. How did you guys solve it?”
Durgyu asked as if curious.
No matter how he thought about it, it didn’t seem like the other group students would have solved it the same way Lee Han did.
“We grabbed a torch hanging in the corner and threw it, then ran away while it was distracted.”
“We summoned flames and threw them at it, then ran like hell to get out.”
“Hey. You guys are smart. We didn’t have that ability, so we barely found the exit by taking turns luring the bull.”
Students from each group shared their heroic tales.
Some groups had cleverly used their heads to solve it wisely, while others had solved it crudely through brute force.
With each story he heard, Durgyu’s expression hardened.
‘Come to think of it, she said to face it and then go to the exit, but she never said to defeat it, right?’
Professor Ingoldel hadn’t said a word about defeating it, but Lee Han and Giselle had been talking about how to catch it, and Durgyu had gotten swept up in the atmosphere.
The groups that entered next also came out one by one. Several students burst out crying with their cloaks and clothes covered in ice.
“Everyone did splendidly. I told you to face it and go to the exit, but there was even a group that went as far as to subdue it. That wasn’t originally what I sent you in to do, but you subdued it so magnificently that I can only praise you.”
At Professor Ingoldel’s words, the students murmured.
Some students were about to ask Giselle ‘Giselle, was it you who did it?’ but backed away because Giselle looked to be in a very foul mood.
“How did it feel to face a monster?”
“It was stronger than expected. Its movements were fast too.”
“I didn’t know attacks wouldn’t work on it at all.”
The White Tiger Tower students shared their impressions as they came to mind. The elf professor nodded and replied.
“Everyone would have felt that way.”
“…”
Durgyu listened to the professor’s words and wondered where exactly his group had gone wrong.
“Everyone must have felt differently. But while escaping from the monster, you probably realized one fact. That there wasn’t that much to be afraid of.”
“That’s right!”
The White Tiger Tower students agreed.
Even though it was simply a matter of running away, after directly meeting and facing the monster, their fear had diminished more than expected.
To eliminate fear, one must ultimately face that fear directly.
“Facing monsters ultimately has the same foundation as swordsmanship. Stay calm, figure out what kind of opponent you’re dealing with, and if you can’t win, think about how to escape. I’m pleased that you all seem to have gained a lesson today that cannot be taught with words.”
Durgyu agreed with the professor’s words.
Of course, his group had just beaten it up…
“Oh. I plan to proceed with this semester’s classes using the groups drawn today. The balance is surprisingly very good.”
“…”
Durgyu was nodding and listening when he froze in place. Then he looked at Lee Han and Giselle.
Both of their expressions were similarly frozen like Durgyu’s. Lee Han asked Durgyu in a small voice.
“Um. Do you think it would be good to apologize for what happened earlier?”
“…I think it would be better if you just talked with me between you…”
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
Publication Date: August 15, 2021
Publication Date: August 15, 2021
Publication Date: August 15, 2021
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