Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 746

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Chapter 746

“But will the Principal save him?”

Angrago asked with an anxious face.

Originally, the Skeleton Principal was far from being a warm educator.

In fact, most of the professors at Einroguard were far from being warm educators.

There had been several times when students went missing, but even then, the Skeleton Principal didn’t step forward to help.

-You went missing on your own, so come back on your own!

“…Still, this time it’s because of him, so it might be a little different.”

Giselle said cautiously.

Honestly, Giselle was also half-doubting right now.

Since it was the Skeleton Principal, he probably wouldn’t help, but Wardanaz was still his top student so maybe he’d treat him a bit specially, and also since it was an incident caused by his own doppelganger…

-I don’t think the Principal will help Mr. Wardanaz…

-I agree. It seems more likely that the world will perish in flames than the Principal helping Mr. Wardanaz.

‘Why are the priests the most negative?’

Giselle looked down at the bundle of papers irritably.

It wasn’t like she couldn’t think negatively. Now was the time to think positively, even if forced.

Looking to the side, Angrago already had an expression as if the world had ended.

“Right? The Principal won’t help, will he?”

“Wait a bit.”

“But…”

Giselle drew her sword. Angrago immediately came to his senses.

“I should wait!”

“Right.”

How much time had passed?

The Imperial Princess’s trembling writing, as if excited, appeared.

-The Principal says he understands!!!!

“!!!!”

“Really…?! Wait a minute.”

Giselle felt something was off. Wardanaz, who was also imprisoned, seemed to feel the same as he asked the question Giselle was about to ask first.

-Imperial Princess, was that all by any chance?

-Huh?

-I mean, wasn’t there any talk about when and how he would save me?

-…No…

Adenart also seemed to realize something was off as she couldn’t continue writing.

All the students watching had similar thoughts simultaneously.

‘…Is he really going to save him?’

Even if he had jumped up immediately upon hearing and said ‘Let’s go save him! Follow me!’, they would have been slightly suspicious, but all he said was ‘I understand’.

-Anyone going to meet the professors?

-Let’s go together.

-It would be better to go meet the professors.

-I’ll go together too…

The students quickly accepted reality.

Rather than trusting the Skeleton Principal, it seemed faster to ask other professors.

* * *

“But why ‘professors’ plural?”

“…”

At Angrago’s question, the other friends couldn’t answer and fell silent.

Come to think of it, aside from Professor Garcia, there wasn’t really anyone else to talk to.

“How about Professor Verdus?”

-Guys. This isn’t something I should say while captured, but Professor Verdus really seems like a no.

Lee Han immediately responded to his friends’ question.

“What about Professor Bagrek?”

-Guys. This isn’t something I should say while captured, but you might get attacked.

“Hey. Stop asking Wardanaz.”

Giselle glared fiercely at Angrago.

He had been asking the captured guy escape methods one by one since earlier.

“B-but Wardanaz knows the professors best.”

“Professor Garcia will speak well to the other professors.”

Tijiling said with a voice full of trust.

Given Professor Garcia’s personality, she would surely speak well to professors who could be helpful.

“Professor Garcia seemed too shocked, I’m not sure if she’s okay.”

“It’s fine. Professor Garcia could probably beat up a doppelganger or so with her fists.”

“…”

The friends inwardly tilted their heads at Angrago’s baseless faith but said nothing.

For now, they needed hope.

“Then let’s go to the upperclassmen.”

“Can we persuade the upperclassmen?”

“We have to deceive them. Don’t anyone mention the insane doppelganger story. Just say he went missing somewhere in the mountain range.”

At Giselle’s words, several friends showed negative reactions.

“I think we need to add more flesh to the story.”

“Just saying he went missing feels a bit awkward. How about saying he went missing while trying to tame a new animal?”

“That would work for the upperclassmen of the quidditch club.”

Seeing even the priests putting their heads together to plan ‘how to deceive?’, Angrago stuck out his tongue.

“Wow. I didn’t know the priests were so skilled at lying too.”

Thwack!

“Why, why are you hitting me, Moradi!?”

* * *

The insane doppelganger attacked whenever Lee Han cast magic below 3rd circle, then lamented.

“Oh fate, be cursed…”

“Your Majesty. But don’t I need to practice such magic to learn higher-level magic?”

The honor-seeking remnant left by the ancient royalty looked at Lee Han with contempt and said.

“Such trivial spells should have been discarded within two or three years of starting magic.”

“I’ve been learning magic for about a year or two… gah.”

After launching another attack at his disciple who was stubbornly crawling back up, the Insane Doppelganger began his explanation.

The low-level elemental magic, enchantment, transformation, divination, summoning, and other spells that Lee Han was currently casting were far too elementary in the Insane Doppelganger’s view.

Such magic was meant for boiling water and lighting fires, not for demonstrating achievements before one’s master.

Among the magic this wretch had shown, the only thing barely tolerable was the water orb spell.

“Then you want me to practice 4th Circle magic?”

Another attack.

Lee Han was sent flying backward.

“…5th Circle?”

The Insane Doppelganger was about to attack but sighed and stopped.

Lee Han couldn’t read his opponent’s inner thoughts, but he could sense that the other was currently cursing fate inwardly.

Probably thinking something like ‘How did I end up with such an idiot.’

“Fine. 5th Circle. Let’s compromise on 5th Circle, you wretch.”

“Yes. Thank you.”

“Then cast it.”

“…I haven’t learned any?”

Instead of attacking, the Insane Doppelganger shuddered at his disciple’s terrible stupidity.

Then he said.

“Shield magic.”

“?”

“Create the shield magic I mentioned before so you can explain it to this royal.”

The Insane Doppelganger’s voice carried a strong sense of being truly exhausted and willing to compromise this much.

Of course, from Lee Han’s perspective, it was complete nonsense.

Whether the other was disappointed or not, how could he do something he’d never tried before?

It was essentially asking him to create a new magic spell…

“I’ve never done it before.”

“Then do it now.”

Along with his words, the Insane Doppelganger sent Lee Han flying backward. The solid rock face cracked open its maw and swallowed Lee Han.

Then a workshop hidden inside the rocky mountain revealed itself.

“!”

Except for being somewhat antique, it was overall similar to Einroguard’s magic workshops.

Various reagents and magic books were there…

‘It’s similar except for the fact that there’s no exit.’

“I’ll give you one day.”

Lee Han didn’t ask the Insane Doppelganger disappearing beyond the wall questions like ‘What happens if I fail?’

He could guess without having to ask.

‘Let me try to figure out that bastard’s thinking.’

Sitting in a chair, Lee Han fell into thought.

No matter how insane the opponent was, understanding their thinking was quite important.

‘What’s the connection between telling me to learn 5th Circle magic and then telling me to create shield magic?’

Creating magic sounded grand, but in reality, it could become quite easy if approached simply.

Right now, if he uniquely composed the 【Flame Generation】 spell with his own incantations, gestures, and mana movements, he could name it something like 【Wardanaz’s Flame Generation】.

But this kind of magic development was meaningless.

Usually, magic like 【Flame Generation】 had near-perfect efficiency since it was developed over a long history.

Forcibly tampering with it would only result in magic that was slower and consumed more mana than the original.

To be somewhat more meaningful, it needed to have at least one aspect better than existing magic.

Whether specifying form changes or delving deeper into the attribute of flame…

The shield magic Lee Han had unconsciously created was magic cast to block the Insane Doppelganger’s attacks.

To summarize its characteristics…

‘It’s telekinesis-type magic. The casting speed is very fast. Silent casting? I cast it silently. Is it really true that people can do anything when faced with mortal danger?’

As Lee Han was organizing his thoughts, he suddenly remembered Professor Boladi’s theory and felt chilled.

‘No. I can’t treat a coincidental phenomenon as a general educational theory.’

Lee Han returned to the main point.

‘Does organizing and creating this shield magic help with learning 5th Circle magic?’

Nothing else came to mind besides that.

Otherwise, why would he talk about 5th Circle magic and then make a fuss about creating shield magic?

-Junior, are you okay???

“?”

Lee Han, who was drawing out the telekinesis magic incantations and mana structures he had learned and adapting them to shield form, was surprised by Diret’s sudden contact.

He had told his friends but hadn’t told Diret.

He didn’t want to add more troubles to a 5th year student whose life was already full of harsh trials.

-What’s wrong?

-That’s what I should be asking! Where are you?!

-I’m at the Blue Dragon Tower dormitory?

-Junior, do you really want to die???

-…I was kidnapped by the Insane Doppelganger.

-Right! Rumors are going around the clubs!

‘Ah.’

Lee Han realized what had happened.

His friends must have visited various clubs to ask for help.

-The Horseback Ball Club says you went missing while trying to tame a new animal, the Kitchen Club says you went missing while trying to catch a Mountain Destroyer, the Library Club says you went missing while looking for some secret book sleeping somewhere in the mountains, and the Stonemason Club…

-I think my friends lied. Moradi probably made it up.

Lee Han thought Moradi was the only one who would concoct such lies.

-Good strategy. So where are you?

-I’m not sure either. It’s a workshop inside a rocky mountain in the mountain range, but tracking would be difficult. This Insane Doppelganger isn’t an ordinary mage.

-Right. Got it.

-…Senior, you’re not writing an anonymous tip, are you?

Diret, who was far away in the main building, was startled.

‘How did he know?!’

-Anonymous tips are a bit… you might get in trouble for no reason, Senior.

-Is that what’s important right now?!

-No. The Principal also said he’d come looking for me.

-You believe that??

‘He’s hitting a sore spot.’

Actually, Lee Han was also somewhat skeptical about whether the Skeleton Principal would really come to help.

-That aside, if it’s the Principal’s doppelganger, sending an anonymous tip won’t be easy to resolve.

-So what? You’re planning to stay trapped there forever?

-Absolutely not. I’m planning to wait patiently and then find a gap to escape.

“…”

Diret suppressed his anger and let out a long breath.

Certainly, Lee Han’s words weren’t wrong.

Having directly witnessed the magic left behind by the Skeleton Principal’s insane doppelganger, he could feel with his entire body just what an outstanding mage this was.

When such a mage was determined to hide, finding them wouldn’t be easy. Even if they appeared ordinary on the surface, dozens of secrets and mysteries would be embedded within.

In the end, having the junior inside directly find a gap to break through and request rescue was the most likely and fastest path.

‘To think this is the only method available!’

Diret lamented once again that magic was nothing but a useless trick that could accomplish nothing, and grabbed his quill pen.

-I understand. Do you have a plan to find a gap?

-Yes. First, I’m thinking of creating new magic as instructed and learning a few 5th circle spells. I’ll aim for a moment when the other person becomes satisfied and lets their guard down.

“…”

Diret covered his face with both hands and let out a pained groan.

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