Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 750

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Chapter 750

However, the mage criminal wasn’t an easy enough opponent to get angry at here. Lee Han turned his attention away from the Insane Doppelganger and focused on the enemy.

‘I can do this.’

Just as magic that was clumsy at first became familiar with repetition and flowed out skillfully along with incantations.

He could feel the telekinesis that had been limited now freely changing shape and spreading out like his own hands and feet.

‘Stronger.’

The compressed telekinesis lifted Antagondals with powerful output. The mage criminal who had tried to test the telekinesis output by increasing mass became frustrated.

‘Now weaker.’

Thread-like telekinesis spread out in branches like tentacles, detecting Antagondals who had turned transparent. The mage criminal who had tried to hide his body and escape by changing volume became even more anxious.

‘In the form of a sharp spear.’

An invisible spear stabbed the enemy through gaps in his armor.

‘In the form of a whip.’

With the sound of air being torn beyond the wall, the enemy was sent flying.

‘Now as a shield.’

The incoming attacks lost their way in mid-air and fell.

The telekinesis-type magic he had continuously practiced, his nearly infinite mana, his incomparably sharp senses…

All of these were fusing together and manifesting as understanding of psychic force.

“Do you now understand what royalty told you to research, you lowly thing.”

The Insane Doppelganger spoke with the wisdom of an excellent mage and educator.

When Lee Han first instinctively created a shield with telekinesis without incantation to block an attack, the Insane Doppelganger judged that the disciple before him had at least mastered one 5th circle telekinesis-type magic.

Not only could he handle telekinesis as freely as his own limbs, but it also included silent casting and speed attributes – this was certainly enough to be called his own 5th circle magic.

From the natural movements, he could guess that it was completed by personally adding the mage’s own experience and characteristics based on broad understanding of a specific field.

This was far superior to the attitude of merely copying existing magic like a parrot.

But surprisingly, this dull and lowly disciple protested that he had never learned it.

It was as absurd as a bird born with wings crying that it had never flown.

So instead of telling him to learn other 5th circle magic, the Insane Doppelganger instructed him to look back at his own magic.

Indeed, the disciple did not betray his master’s generosity and accomplished it splendidly…

‘Should I just kill him, really.’

Of course, the dull and lowly Lee Han had no idea of the Insane Doppelganger’s feelings.

Lee Han sincerely wanted to attack the Insane Doppelganger with the telekinesis he had mastered.

The person who had helped him learn this 5th circle magic – if he had to give it a name, 【Wardanaz’s Psychic Force】 – was Diret.

Even being generous, he could include Professor Boladi or the Skeleton Principal, but he absolutely could not include the Insane Doppelganger.

He’d rather include Professor Verdus…

“I lose, I lost!”

Antagondals, who had persistently tried to find weak points that Lee Han hadn’t mastered, finally gave up.

At first, he couldn’t believe it and kept persisting, but when he reached the middle, despite instinctively knowing his defeat, he stubbornly held on.

He had become curious about when his opponent would get tired from wasting magic like that.

However, if he dragged this out any longer, he could earn not only damage to his pride as a mage but also the Insane Doppelganger’s wrath.

Now was the time to acknowledge defeat and retreat.

“Young one. I’m curious about your name. What is your name?”

Antagondals asked for his opponent’s name for the first time.

This archmage originally never asked for names personally.

Especially if it was a lower-year Einroguard student who was still a budding mage.

He might have his subordinates seduce or entice them, but even as a mage criminal, he had his pride as a mage.

But the magic just displayed was worthy of Antagondals asking for the name personally.

“I am Lee Han of the Wardanaz Family.”

“…Wardanaz!!!”

Only then did Antagondals show surprise for the first time.

“Could it be that Wardanaz…”

“Extend your arms.”

The Insane Doppelganger spoke in an emotionless voice. Antagondals respectfully extended both arms.

If he stubbornly resisted in this situation, it wouldn’t be his arms but his neck that would fly off.

Having his neck cut would be much harder to recover from than having his arms cut, wouldn’t it?

“Please wait a moment!”

Surprisingly, this fearless boy intervened and stopped him even with the Insane Doppelganger present.

The Insane Doppelganger’s eyebrows curved upward with anger, but fortunately he didn’t explode in rage. Antagondals hurriedly spoke, worried that something unexpected might happen.

“This is not something you need to worry about.”

Even if both arms were cut off, it wasn’t a big deal for a mage who had reached a certain level.

Antagondals was confident he could regrow his arms anytime.

“That’s not it, I’m curious why you were surprised to hear the Wardanaz name. If you’re about to be executed now, could you tell me before you go?”

“…”

The mage criminal was dumbfounded after being hit by a 2nd year Einroguard student.

* * *

“Are you alright?”

Lee Han asked, looking at Antagondals who had returned with his arms cut off.

Thinking about it, he seemed to have asked too hastily earlier.

He had asked like that because the person might die soon and had first cursed Lee Han to die, but thinking about it…

‘It might have sounded a bit rude.’

“Of course!”

Antagondals knocked on the wall with the cross-section of his forearm where darkness rippled blackly.

Then earth and stone filled in to become Antagondals’s new arms.

“It’s not a very good prosthetic, but this much is sufficient.”

“About being surprised when you heard the Wardanaz name…”

“It would be better to stop talking about that.”

‘This bastard.’

Lee Han cursed inwardly when his opponent deflected instead of answering.

He was definitely holding a grudge because his arms were cut off because of Lee Han.

Since he had met a mage criminal here, he wanted to extract as much information as possible…

“Master seems to care for you more than expected. Can you feel it?”

“???”

When Lee Han looked at him as if asking what nonsense he was talking, Antagondals laughed as if he could guess his thoughts.

“Kahahaha! Right. A mage who threatens to kill you and tortures you with magic wouldn’t seem like a great master. But think about it this way. Has Master ever cut off your arms or shattered your bones? Like this?”

“It seems like a matter of time.”

“No. If you were a disciple he disliked, he would have cut off your arms or crushed your bones the moment he met you. It’s not a matter of time.”

‘Certainly.’

Lee Han couldn’t deny that there was some logic to his opponent’s words.

When beating up Antagondals, he had hit Lee Han much more gently than when beating him up.

At first he thought it was because Lee Han was a student and his opponent was an old mage criminal so he was being considerate, but looking at it now, that Insane Doppelganger didn’t seem like a mage who would show such consideration.

“He does care for you. That’s why you need to be more careful. If you create any unnecessary misunderstandings…”

Antagondals let out an ominous laugh from behind his silver mask.

If he had a personal conversation with Lee Han and was misunderstood as trying to steal or check his disciple?

In that case, even offering several lives wouldn’t be enough.

“So let’s end our conversation here. Let’s keep our distance from each other! You learn magic from Master, and I steal magic from Master.”

“Hmm. May I ask just one thing?”

“I’ll consider it as long as it’s not an intimate question.”

“Actually, since I’ve mastered 5th circle magic, I was going to ask if I could go out briefly as a reward…”

Antagondals began to laugh.

It was a much more pleasant sneer than when he had heard that Lee Han was destined to die.

Since it seemed like he would laugh all day if left alone, Lee Han firmly cut him off.

“I suppose that would be impossible. I understand.”

“It’s more surprising that you even had such a thought. Does that Insane Doppelganger really feel like your master to you?”

“You have to try things in life to know. Even professors who seem eccentric sometimes have unexpected sides…”

Lee Han was about to give examples using Einroguard professors, but couldn’t think of any particular ones, so he gave up and continued speaking.

“…If that won’t work, I’m thinking of using the rest period to go out.”

“Why are you in such a hurry to leave? How long have you even been here?”

Hearing those words, Lee Han roughly estimated the time.

He couldn’t know exactly how much time had passed, but the weekend was probably over and a new week was beginning.

The later he went out, the more the content and assignments Lee Han needed to learn would increase exponentially.

‘More terrible and frightening than the Insane Doppelganger.’

“There are lectures I need to attend…”

“I see. So that’s the reason. But if it’s about learning, that master wouldn’t be bad either, would he?”

At Antagondals’ words, Lee Han firmly denied it.

“The level is too high for me to steal and learn. I want to receive teachings at a lower level.”

“My thoughts are a bit different, but… fine. If that’s what you think, rookie, do as you please.”

This old mage criminal’s interest was solely focused on how much magic he could steal from the Insane Doppelganger.

Whether the Wardanaz Family Boy ran away or went to receive trivial teachings wasn’t Antagondals’ business.

‘Wait. Rest period?’

Antagondals suddenly hesitated.

Using the rest period to go out?

What rest period was there?

“What do you mean by rest period…”

“What are you doing?”

When the Insane Doppelganger entered the workshop like a ghost, Antagondals swallowed and tensed up.

As expected, the Insane Doppelganger was starting to suspect Antagondals.

“I was praising the master’s teachings.”

Thud!

Despite the flattery, the Insane Doppelganger threw Antagondals against the wall.

“You’re trying to ruin my work on your own. Trash. Get lost.”

Instead of coming out, Antagondals humbly remained stuck in the wall.

Fortunately, the Insane Doppelganger lost interest in Antagondals and called Lee Han.

“This time you understood decently. Lowly thing.”

“Yes! Thank you!”

“Giving rewards to subordinates is also the duty of royalty. Is there anything you desire?”

“…Would it be possible to go out briefly?”

“No.”

“Then I would like to have a brief rest period. I want to improve my skills by reflecting on the magic I’ve learned.”

Since he had already expected the refusal for going out, Lee Han didn’t panic and made another proposal.

First, he needed a way to avoid the Insane Doppelganger’s attention.

Only then could he escape or do whatever he needed to do.

“No.”

“…”

Lee Han felt the words “Then why did you ask?” rise to his throat, but seeing Antagondals’ feet sticking out of the wall, his anger subsided.

“I’m happy just with the thought of you giving me a reward!”

“It seems you’ve learned the mindset of a disciple just a little bit.”

The Insane Doppelganger looked slightly satisfied and gave new instructions.

For those who learn magic, there was no such thing as rest.

Only devotion and more devotion existed.

“Then prepare the next 5th Circle Magic.”

“…”

Before Lee Han could say anything, the Insane Doppelganger said only what he wanted to say and vanished abruptly.

“Are you alright?”

-Yeah.

Antagondals, stuck in the wall, answered and pulled himself out.

This mage criminal seemed interested in whether Lee Han could successfully prepare the new 5th Circle Magic like last time or not.

He was like an audience member curious about the life and death of a gladiator thrown into the arena.

But Lee Han had no intention of satisfying the other’s curiosity.

“I need to get out of here.”

“Do as you please.”

“Help me.”

“Why should I?”

“If you don’t help me, I’ll say you tried to entice me into becoming a mage criminal.”

“…”

Antagondals was genuinely impressed by the boy before him.

To be so cunning at such a young age!

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