Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 755

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Chapter 755

Fortunately, the disguise seemed to be effective, as the hunting dogs continued to scatter.

They had fallen into confusion due to the many beings nearby that were spreading similar auras to their target.

Professor Verdus grumbled as he watched the hunting dogs colliding with the barrier above.

“Why does it seem like the most are coming this way?”

“Aaaah! Professor! This one won’t let go!”

Gainando screamed.

The wide, bowl-shaped flying vehicle that Professor Verdus had created wasn’t very stable in form, swaying left and right every time the hunting dogs collided with it.

“They can’t break through the barrier anyway.”

“But they’re staring at us like this!?”

Gainando trembled as he looked at the demons tapping on the barrier protecting the vehicle and dripping acidic saliva.

The black, burning smoke that rose every time the saliva dropped was terrifying beyond words.

“Just knock them off!”

“How am I supposed to knock them off?”

“Figure it out like Wardanaz does!”

Professor Verdus was too busy using artifacts to sweep away the hunting dogs charging from the front.

Of course, even if he had the mental capacity, he would have given a half-hearted answer out of annoyance, but right now his hands were truly full.

Clank!

A golden disc-shaped artifact appeared in mid-air.

The artifact blazed as if it had condensed sunlight, then spewed those flames at the hunting dogs approaching from the front through spatial teleportation.

Whoooosh!

It didn’t end there. This time a round drum appeared, and with each beat, it swept away the hunting dogs.

“Amazing!”

Angrago exclaimed without realizing it.

Seeing things like this made him understand why someone like Professor Verdus could remain as a professor at Einroguard.

Whatever else might be said, his skill in making artifacts was truly that of an unrivaled expert.

“Garcia! Baegreg! Help me!”

However, Professor Verdus himself didn’t want to use the artifacts he had painstakingly created for this kind of escape and combat, so he desperately called out to his fellow professors.

These artifacts, as powerful as they were, didn’t have very good durability.

Every time he unleashed magic on the beast-like demons, damage was dealt to the artifacts or the vehicle.

Of course, the two professors coldly ignored him.

Professor Verdus had no choice but to grumble and take out a new artifact.

“Ignorant demons! Gonadaltes should have swept the demon realm clean!”

“Professor!”

“This artifact is expensive. Ugh. This one… I made too well. This one’s also ambiguous…”

“Professor!!”

“What!”

When Angrago kept bothering him, Professor Verdus also shouted back.

“Gainando has disappeared!”

“…”

Perhaps remembering Professor Garcia’s earlier warning, Professor Verdus’s complexion turned slightly pale.

* * *

“Student Lee Han. You really went through a lot!”

“Not at all. Thank you, Professor. And the others too…”

Upon arriving at the main building, the remaining hunting dogs gave up approaching and returned.

Professor Garcia let out a sigh of relief seeing Lee Han and the other students who had arrived safely.

“Professor Beeble! You went through a lot too, Professor.”

“Mmm.”

“Professor?”

“Mmm…”

“Why does it feel like someone’s missing?”

At those words, Lee Han and his friends quickly checked the count.

Gainando was missing.

“…He disappeared at some point…”

“…”

“…”

While everyone was shocked, Professor Garcia began shaking Professor Verdus up and down and left and right.

“Now! That! You call that!”

“Ugh, heugh, ueogh.”

“Go find him! Go!”

“Alright! Alright! I’ll go find him!”

Normally he should have said “Why me?” several times, but once Professor Garcia grabbed his collar, Professor Verdus naturally gave an accepting answer.

Thud!

“?”

At the sound from outside, the students looked out curiously.

The hunting dogs had thrown Gainando down and then teleported away into the distance.

“…”

“Uh, how did you come back?”

At his friends’ question, Gainando answered with a dejected face.

“The doppelganger looked at me and told them to put me back where I originally was.”

“…That’s because it’s the Insane Doppelganger!”

“Right. It’s crazy, so it has no eye for quality!”

“I’m glad you came back safely! Gainando!”

His friends surrounded Gainando and tried to comfort him.

It really was fortunate that he had returned safely.

Just look at Lee Han.

Hadn’t he been caught once and suffered for nearly a week?

Compared to that, being kicked out immediately upon meeting could also be considered lucky in a way…

“Garcia. He’s back, so let me go.”

“…”

“Why are you looking at me like th… Gack. Gack gack!”

* * *

“Lee Han. Are you okay?”

“I told you I’m fine.”

“Wardanaz. Are you okay?”

“I said I’m fine…”

“Wardanaz. The White Tiger Tower students left fruit as get-well gifts. In my opinion, there’s also a chance there’s poison here…”

“…”

Annoyed, Lee Han chased his friends away and hung a 【Resting, No Visitors】 sign in front of his private room door.

Surprisingly, Lee Han was currently resting.

Professor Garcia had given the order for the poor student who had been captured since the weekend and suffered for nearly a week.

-It’s only two days anyway, so rest well until the weekend. I’ll tell the other professors.

-Are you sure that’s alright? The other professors might…

-Don’t worry. I can handle this much.

‘But I’m still worried.’

Lee Han was worried about Professor Garcia.

Of course, Professor Garcia was among the top tier of Einroguard’s faculty in terms of physical abilities alone, but originally the society of professors was greatly influenced by experience and seniority, wasn’t it?

He was a bit worried whether Professor Garcia, who was among the youngest, should be going around saying such things.

Congratulations on your safe return from the most dangerous opponent. I’ll give you this book as a gift.

Illeg Chaegla

I’m planning to formally protest to the Principal’s doppelganger about being kidnapped during club work. When you feel better, let’s build a lighthouse together in the 7th floor glacier area. I’ll send the plans along with this, so read them.

Erde Marcang

I’m sending this basket for my junior who must have starved while captured. Eat well, and don’t tell the other club members.

Priest Falkrious

Who would have thought that kidnapping an excellent ball game player would happen even within the school. Even so, I applaud your wit in escaping on a griffin. Here, I’ve gotten some toys, so use them on your friends while you rest.

Karnella Hormashi

Unlike his same-year friends, the other upperclassmen had sent letters and gifts.

Senior Illeg had sent “Einroguard Escape,” about a mage trapped in Einroguard escaping (surprisingly, it was a novel written directly by a senior who graduated decades ago).

The “Tower of Ice Mining” plan for the glacier area that the Masonry Club members had been preparing for ten years to stably supply reagents.

Senior Falkrious’s meat basket packed full of beef, pork, lamb, horse meat, chicken, wyvern meat, venison, goose, duck, rabbit, drake meat, and more.

And even Senior Karnella who had sent strange artifacts that looked like toys.

‘What is this?’

Lee Han looked puzzledly at the rod-shaped artifact with bells attached.

Was he supposed to shake it whenever his friends studied?

‘If they train that way, maybe later they’ll be able to study just by shaking this rod.’

-!

When he shook the rod, the basilisk made excited hissing sounds and stuck out its tail.

Only then did Lee Han realize this was a toy for animals.

Reflecting on treating his friends like animals, Lee Han quietly pushed the toy aside.

-Senior. Thank you once again for helping me. I’m worried that you spent too much time because of me. Is the Dark Magic School alright?

Lee Han left a message for Diret.

The reply came back faster than expected.

-You don’t need to worry about that at all.

-But Senior. I’m curious about something. I heard Senior Yukveltire also participated. Why did that senior help me?

-You’re in the same tower and the same Enchantment Magic School, right? Even if she pretends otherwise, Yukveltire was worried about you too.

-Ah. Thank you.

-Right. Get plenty of rest! Don’t wander around outside for a while!

‘She’s lying.’

Lee Han judged coldly.

Such clumsy lies didn’t work on Lee Han, who was a Verdus expert.

Emotional appeals like same tower, same magic school would never work on Professor Verdus.

And in Lee Han’s view, Yukveltire was similar to Professor Verdus.

‘She didn’t make some strange deal to help me, did she? Like paying Empire silver coins…’

Or in the worst case, she might have even paid Empire gold coins.

If such a terrible contract had been made, Lee Han felt he wouldn’t be able to bear the guilt.

Iaktus: So the problem was resolved in the end?

Bakwantalana: You could say that.

Iaktus: Damn it. The mountain range really looks inaccessible for a while. Still, that 2nd year escaped cleverly. He’s not taking all schools for nothing.

Bakwantalana: I don’t usually like overestimation, but I agree.

‘!’

When he looked at the “Watchmen of Einroguard” page after a long time, the members happened to be having a conversation.

Beaver-Penguin-Fox: Wasn’t there anything magically salvageable?

Iaktus: There would be. But I wouldn’t recommend approaching there unless your life doesn’t matter. I heard even the 5th years couldn’t do anything as if their hands and feet were tied until the professors arrived.

Beaver-Penguin-Fox: That’s disappointing. I’m interested in ancient magic.

‘Someone I haven’t seen before.’

He had seen Iaktus and Bakwantalana before, but Beaver-Penguin-Fox was a member he was seeing for the first time.

‘Why beaver of all things in the alias?’

It was an ominously unlucky name, but Lee Han greeted first.

Gonadaltes: Nice to meet you all.

Beaver-Penguin-Fox: …Pr-Principal??

Iaktus: No. Just a crazy newcomer.

Iaktus and Bakwantalana explained about the new member’s alias.

Then the misunderstanding was cleared and Beaver-Penguin-Fox filled the page with twenty-nine lines of profanity.

“…”

Feeling slightly wronged, Lee Han protested.

Gonadaltes: Your alias is strange too.

Beaver-Penguin-Fox: My alias? How so?

Gonadaltes: It has beaver in it. Professor Verdus is a beaver beastman.

Beaver-Penguin-Fox: …I just picked cute animals. You thinking that way is more creepy.

Iaktus: Right. Gonadaltes. Why are you putting Professor Verdus on cute, innocent animals? It’s your fault if I think of the professor every time I see those animals from now on.

‘What despicable people.’

Lee Han lamented the existing members’ territorial behavior.

No matter how he thought about it, the other party was strange, yet they blamed him. Indeed, territorial behavior was unavoidable anywhere.

Gonadaltes: Speaking of 5th year students, does anyone know about Diret from the Dark Magic School?

Iaktus: How could we not know.

Bakwantalana: Wouldn’t you be a new student if you didn’t know?

Beaver-Penguin-Fox: Why do you ask?

Gonadaltes: I need help with magic research and was thinking of sending a letter, wondering what I should pay as compensation for acceptance.

Beaver-Penguin-Fox: It’ll be difficult for a while. I heard she’s helping with Enchantment Magic School research.

Gonadaltes: Enchantment Magic School research?

Beaver-Penguin-Fox: Yes.

Lee Han put down his quill and despaired.

If she was helping with Enchantment Magic School research at a time like this, it could only be Yukveltire.

Hadn’t she made a deal far more evil than Empire silver or gold coins!

‘She doesn’t even deserve to be called senior.’

To try to gain her own benefit by using her junior’s misfortune.

It wasn’t for nothing that he was Professor Verdus’s disciple.

Gonadaltes: I see. Thank you all. I should be going now.

Iaktus: What, already? Don’t just ask questions and leave. You should at least give us some answers before you go.

Gonadaltes: Then ask away.

Slightly annoyed by the new member’s arrogant attitude, Iaktus deliberately threw out a difficult question to mess with him.

Iaktus: There are rumors that a mage criminal was involved in the recent incident. Do you happen to know who it was?

Gonadaltes: Antagondals. Everyone be careful. He’s no ordinary eccentric mage.

Iaktus: …

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