Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 715

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Chapter 715

Sevius chuckled at the sight of his junior burning with passionate motivation.

People who faced trials were divided into two types.

One was those who ran away to avoid trials.

And the other was those who actively rushed toward trials.

The junior before him was definitely the latter. He could somewhat understand why the Position Movement Club members wanted to recruit this junior.

“You’re the type who gets fired up when things get difficult?”

“?”

Since it was simply because he had accumulated a lot of resentment against Professor Verdus, Lee Han tilted his head in confusion.

“I just hate the profess…”

“Professor Verdus’s belongings are hard to touch easily.”

Sevius said as he opened the window and came outside. Lee Han looked at the White Tiger Tower seniors’ storage with regretful eyes.

‘I should remember this.’

An excellent thief was someone who wisely decided what not to steal rather than what to steal.

In that regard, Sevius, who quietly took only the book he originally targeted and left, was indeed an excellent thief.

But Lee Han was a different style of thief.

He was closer to the type of thief who would come and take everything when things went wrong.

“Professors are already difficult to mess with, but Professor Verdus is especially more difficult.”

“Is there a special reason?”

“Since Professor Verdus has many expensive materials, students tend to target him first. Because of that, Professor Verdus’s defenses are also more thorough than other professors.”

“…”

Hearing about Professor Verdus being treated like a treasure beaver among the seniors, Lee Han felt absurd.

So a person could be popular in this way too!

“Fortunately, what we’re targeting is the professor’s book, so it’s somewhat better. Professor Verdus probably forgot he even has it. But it doesn’t change the fact that it’s difficult. We need to learn at least a few spells before going in. Oh right. How did you open that window earlier?”

Now that he thought about it, there were three spells defending the White Tiger Tower storage window earlier.

【Paldar Ruji’s Intermediate Metal Barrier】.

It was a spell that, when cast on metal materials, would cause the metal to change and block infiltration attempts when hostile intruders appeared.

【Aksen’s Mystical Enhancement】.

It was a spell that strengthened and amplified the power of magic itself, which had no particular meaning on its own but doubled in power when combined with other spells.

【Jenbaya’s Intermediate Lock】.

It was a defensive spell that most efficiently blocked non-physical infiltration attempts. This was originally the spell Sevius had intended to dispel.

But when unexpected spells were added and created synergistic effects with each other, it became impossible to break through…

He couldn’t understand how this junior had opened it.

“If you condense mana and then swing it like a hammer over the widest possible area…”

“It must be the Wardanaz family’s secret magic.”

Despite Lee Han’s sincere explanation, Sevius interpreted it differently.

To think he was deflecting by saying such an absurd method because he couldn’t tell him since it was the Wardanaz family’s secret magic.

It was indeed an answer befitting someone from the Blue Dragon Tower.

“If it’s family secret magic, you don’t need to tell me. Maintaining secrets is important. It’s praiseworthy.”

“…”

Though his junior glared at him, Sevius didn’t notice.

“If you have such magic, it will definitely help in dangerous situations. But you can’t rely on that alone. You need other spells.”

“What kind are there?”

“You already know invisibility magic, so that’s fine, but you also need to know how to break walls. Do you know any related spells?”

The lowest difficulty method was magic that converted wood or rock into sawdust or sand, but this took a long time and had a high possibility of being discovered by others.

Since the life of position movement lay in its speed and stealth, the faster and more powerful the magic, the better.

In Sevius’s case, he used a combination of 【Atuga’s Blade Wind】 magic and 【Rock Devouring Spirit】.

He would cut the wall and then send a spirit through the gap to devour the wall.

“I did learn 【Tutanta Family’s Rock Decomposition】 magic, but it’s not perfect yet…”

“Family secret magic? Can I see its power?”

Even if spells produced the same result, there could be infinitely many types.

For example, if it was magic to make a hole in a wall, it was possible to make holes in walls using hundreds of different methods.

Transformation magic was possible, enchantment magic was possible, and even pure elemental magic alone was possible…

Of course, if all these spells had remained, mages’ heads would have exploded from complexity.

Since they were learning under the current Empire’s magic system that classified magic based on efficiency, not only mages but also students were supposed to find the most efficient magic among these spells.

But there were several exceptions to this. Family secret magic passed down through generations was one of them.

Since it was passed down through families, there was no reason for the magic to disappear through competition with other spells.

Instead, there was the disadvantage that even experienced mages couldn’t recognize what kind of magic it was before seeing it directly.

“It will take some time though.”

“There are spells that take time. I’ll wait, so go ahead.”

Lee Han nodded and took out his staff.

【Tutanta Family’s Rock Decomposition】 was family magic he learned from Salko last year, and even then it was magic that caused headaches because it was difficult.

Although Lee Han usually didn’t have difficulty learning magic, this spell was 4th circle magic and among the more difficult ones at that.

In fact, Lee Han had suspected at the time that Salko taught it to him to assassinate him.

‘Come to think of it, that’s annoying. That bastard. Teaching me when he couldn’t even master it himself.’

To think Salko taught him believing Lee Han could do it when Salko himself couldn’t master it because it was too difficult.

Even now, he was an absurd guy.

After that, Lee Han had practiced this magic several times, but the difficulty was too high, so he kept postponing it. With dozens of spells to learn, he couldn’t master every single spell.

He gathered a handful of fragments from the rock he intended to break, prepared the incantation, concentrated, and then…

“In the name of Tutanta, rock, be shattered!”

Crack!

When a corner of the empty lecture hall wall turned to powder as if carved out with a knife, Sevius’s eyes widened.

The power of the magic was much stronger than he had expected.

And…

“You said you hadn’t fully mastered it?”

Sevius asked as if he couldn’t understand.

The junior had definitely said first that he hadn’t fully learned it.

But looking at the casting just now, it didn’t seem like he hadn’t fully mastered it.

Didn’t he cast it almost immediately after holding the reagent and reciting the incantation?

This level could be considered fully mastered.

“That’s what I’m saying. I thought I hadn’t fully mastered it, but doing it after a long time, it worked well.”

Lee Han said with an embarrassed expression.

He himself hadn’t expected it to work this well.

Perhaps not practicing for a while had unexpectedly helped.

Or maybe all the hardships he’d endured in the meantime had unknowingly helped…

‘Is he crazy?’

Of course, from Sevius’s perspective, who didn’t know Lee Han’s circumstances, his junior seemed a bit insane.

‘Is he doing this to show off?’

From what he could see, it was 5th circle magic with considerable power.

To turn a wall to powder like this in one go without additional preparation or time consumption.

If he could use such magic, he could understand wanting to show off, but…

…did he really need to go this far?

“I’m glad it worked well.”

“Thank you.”

Sevius didn’t reveal his inner thoughts, befitting a seasoned position movement expert.

Unaware of his senior’s thoughts, Lee Han was innocently moved.

‘He really trusts what people say.’

“The last magic we need is combat magic. Professor Verdus is notorious for using artificial summoned creatures as watchmen. We’ll try to avoid them as much as possible, but some force is necessary. Are you confident in combat?”

“Hmm.”

Lee Han pondered slightly about where and how to start explaining.

After thinking, Lee Han made his decision.

Bringing up Professor Boladi seemed like a bad idea. The senior might look at him strangely.

Mentioning the enemies Lee Han had defeated also seemed bad. It would look too much like obvious bragging.

“I think I’m capable enough to protect myself.”

Sevius nodded at the carefully chosen answer.

As someone who had just become a 2nd year, and a Blue Dragon Tower student at that, he didn’t have high expectations for combat ability.

Rather, that kind of answer was better. He wouldn’t make careless mistakes driven by competitive spirit.

“That’s good enough then. Let’s go.”

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Sevius led Lee Han outside the main building.

As soon as Lee Han came outside the main building, he cast invisibility magic on himself. Sevius whispered about the unnecessary waste of mana.

“Why are you using it already? What about your mana?”

“I have my circumstances. My mana is fine, so please understand.”

“…”

At his junior’s words, Sevius made an expression showing he couldn’t understand, but didn’t say anything more.

Since they had decided to move together, he had to respect the other person’s opinion even if they were his junior.

“I’ll let it slide since you say so, but keep this in mind. If you collapse, I can’t take you with me. I’ll escape by myself.”

“I understand.”

Lee Han answered while looking around to see if there were any first-year students nearby. Fortunately, there seemed to be no new students who had snuck out at night.

‘I need to prepare countermeasures quickly.’

“Do you know Professor Verdus’s Sacred Workshop?”

“Yes.”

Sevius recalled that his junior was also taking enchantment magic classes.

Then naturally he would know about the Sacred Workshop.

“There are several storage buildings near the Sacred Workshop. Most are impossible to approach, but some of them have weakened defenses because much time has passed since the magic was cast.”

“Why doesn’t the professor repair them?”

“He made so many storage buildings that he can’t remember them well himself. That’s also why students try to raid them more.”

“…”

The disciples lacked reagents and materials so they went outside to take commissions, while Professor Verdus had stockpiled materials in his storage buildings so abundantly that he forgot his own inventory lists.

It wasn’t for nothing that students gritted their teeth and specifically targeted Professor Verdus’s storage buildings.

“It’s lucky for us. We’ll approach and enter one of those storage buildings.”

“What are the names of the books we need to get?”

“【Introduction to Imperial Investment Law】, 【Mages, Do Not Repay Invested Gold Coins】, 【Imperial Artifact Trend Overview】, 【The Genius Enchantment Mage Who Received a Hundred Investments】, 【Imperial Materials Encyclopedia】, 【General Theory of Gemology】…”

“…No, wait. Isn’t that too many? Just how long has it been…”

“He took them all at once.”

Murderous intent swirled in Sevius’s voice.

Lee Han felt anew that Professor Verdus was an exceptional mage.

If he weren’t an exceptional mage, how could he survive when not only his own disciples but also students who weren’t his disciples all wanted to bury him alive?

“Copper coins, change into silver coins. Silver coins, change into gold coins. Gold coins, change into gems.”

As Sevius recited the password, the thick oak tree rippled and transformed into a door.

The two students quickly rushed inside. All sorts of miscellaneous items were scattered about in disorder. Sevius concentrated to figure out the path.

Professor Verdus’s storage buildings were all naturally occurring labyrinths, so it was easy to get lost if you let your guard down.

Creak-

“Damn, it’s a watchman! Right from the entrance…”

Sevius was about to signal Lee Han to retreat.

Who would have thought a watchman would be patrolling right from the entrance.

Bang!

“Got it!”

“…”

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