Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 764

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Chapter 764

“Wa, Wardanaz.”

“Are you sure you thought this through properly?”

Ymirg and Raphadael hesitated behind him, whispering.

No matter how positively they tried to view it, it was hard to accept an empty vault as ‘financially sufficient.’

Lee Han nodded his head coldly.

“Yes. The Black Magic Academy has plenty of money.”

“…??”

“???”

The two wondered if Wardanaz had perhaps discovered some secret treasure or vault of the Black Magic Academy that they didn’t know about.

But Lee Han had his own reasoning.

‘Even if we raise the price significantly, it’ll only reduce the number of buyers. Plus it would be like advertising that the Black Magic Academy is poor.’

Even if they raised the price of the mushroom field, Einroguard students would more likely try to steal or obtain them elsewhere instead of reluctantly buying them.

And if rumors spread that the Black Magic Academy was poor?

‘We’d end up losing money on every deal.’

Though he was only a second-year, Lee Han was rapidly learning the ruthless economic world of Einroguard.

This too was a world of survival of the fittest where showing weakness meant being devoured.

“Senior Agdung. Could you explain to them about our Black Magic Academy’s abundance?”

“Huh?”

Agdung was flustered by the sudden call.

He didn’t really know much about the economic state of Einroguard’s Black Magic Academy.

“I’m asking for your help.”

“Mmm.”

But he couldn’t dare ignore words spoken by the Skull Principal’s disciple.

Agdung felt his life was at stake as he racked his brain as much as possible.

“How abundant is the Black Magic Academy… Ah, we were served honey tea as soon as we arrived.”

“That’s impressive!”

Since it was genuinely impressive, the other upperclassmen were amazed.

In the case of the Buyeo Magic Academy, they wouldn’t even offer a glass of water whether outsiders came or not.

‘Did the Black Magic Academy actually have more money than we thought?’

“That honey tea was made for Senior Diret and the other upperclassmen to drink…”

“Excuse me?”

“It’s nothing. Please continue.”

Lee Han made a complicated expression.

He had made it for the struggling upperclassmen to drink, but the professor had used it to show generosity to outsiders.

But it couldn’t be helped. This too was fate he had to bear as the professor’s disciple.

“The new disciples who joined are also several times more numerous than our Callarogard.”

“Is that so?!”

“??”

Not only the upperclassmen but Lee Han was also slightly surprised.

Was that true?

‘If it’s zero for both sides, then several times is technically correct…’

“Also, the upperclassmen of the academy are incredibly busy with requests flooding in for each of them. You can tell just by seeing this second-year student helping with my work.”

“Senior Agdung. I think you can stop there.”

Lee Han quickly cut him off.

If he went any further, the Einroguard upperclassmen might notice something strange.

* * *

“Everyone. Be careful of your breathing when picking the Dispersal Mushrooms.”

After the deal was finished and while harvesting mushrooms from the mushroom field, Agdung gave advice.

Since Dispersal Mushrooms themselves were reagents used in curses that scattered or reduced mana, if you accidentally inhaled the powder that burst from the mushrooms, it would damage a mage’s mana.

“It’s best to cover your face with cloth. It’s even better if you cast a simple windproof spell.”

“I see…”

Lee Han nodded at Agdung’s advice and expressed his gratitude. Then he picked Dispersal Mushrooms with his bare body and filled them into a basket.

“…”

Agdung stared at the Skull Principal’s disciple walking away with a look of shock.

As expected of the Skull Principal’s disciple, every single action was extraordinary.

‘Come to think of it, I wonder if his friends from the same year in the academy are also exceptional.’

Agdung suddenly had that thought and looked around at the other friends.

“Gainando. I told you Mist Cloud Mushrooms are sensitive to temperature and will vaporize if handled incorrectly. I gave you ice.”

“Whine whine. It’s cold.”

“Did you learn cold resistance magic just to use it when eating shaved ice?! Use it quickly!”

“…”

Maybe not that one?

While Agdung was slightly confused, an ominous wave of mana rolled in from the distance.

Agdung frowned at that wave. It was a familiar wave to him as a mage of the Black Magic Academy.

‘Contaminated Ones or Corrupted Ones?’

Contaminated Ones were monsters reborn as separate mutations when the continent’s magical substances accidentally fused with mana of different properties.

Typical Contaminated Ones were wastewater or slimes that mages carelessly dumped from workshops and caused problems.

Corrupted Ones were monsters born when beings from other dimensions fell to the continent and lost their essence, unable to overcome the environment of this different dimension.

Various rampaging spirits, demons, and very rarely even angels could be seen among the Corrupted Ones.

Both could become troublesome enemies, but experienced mages always had ways to deal with them.

Moreover, the Black Magic Academy specialized in dealing with such contaminated and corrupted beings.

“What’s wrong?”

Lee Han also seemed to sense something unusual as he hurriedly ran to Agdung’s side.

Though he was farther away, his sense for detecting mana was so keen that he caught the wave from that distant place.

Agdung wasn’t surprised.

It wouldn’t be strange if the Skull Principal’s disciple had detected it much earlier than himself.

“It seems like Contaminated Ones or Corrupted On… Ones. I’m wondering whether to use 【Contaminated Ones, Begone!】 or 【Resolution Toward Corruption】 first. Which should I use first?”

Suppressing the urge to keep using formal speech, Agdung asked.

Lee Han was flustered by that question.

“…I don’t know either of them?”

“?!?!”

Agdung was shocked by Lee Han’s answer.

He had so naturally assumed that the Skull Principal’s disciple would have learned them as a matter of course.

【Contaminated Ones, Begone!】 was a 3rd circle defensive magic that blocked the approach of Contaminated Ones, and 【Resolution Toward Corruption】 was a 4th circle defensive magic that blocked the approach of Corrupted Ones – both were defensive magics suitable for exorcism.

These were spells that experienced orthodox dark mages usually learned…

“You really haven’t learned these two spells?”

“I’m sorry.”

Usually it was Gainando who apologized for not learning magic, but this time Lee Han rarely apologized.

‘What did I miss?’

Lee Han wondered inwardly.

He was certain he had never heard about those spells during last year’s dark magic lectures.

Had he missed them because he was absent for a week?

‘Damn. Should I have prioritized the dark magic lectures first?’

“Ah, no. There’s nothing to be sorry about! Don’t apologize! Don’t apologize!”

Agdung turned pale and shouted when the Skull Principal’s disciple apologized.

Then he explained what kind of spells the two magics were.

“…the two of them are this kind of magic.”

“…Senior. I’m a 2nd year.”

“Right? …Th, that’s right?”

Only after receiving Lee Han’s glaring stare could Agdung realize.

The other person was still a 2nd year!

‘Why wasn’t I noticing this obvious fact??’

He definitely knew it in his head, but he hadn’t connected this fact at all.

Because he was too focused on the fact that he was the Skull Principal’s disciple…

‘…Right. No matter how much he’s the Skull Principal’s disciple, he’s still a 2nd year…’

Agdung reflected a little.

No matter how much the other person was the Skull Principal’s disciple, suggesting he use magic he hadn’t even learned yet.

“…Sorry. Should I call your friends over? I’m going to install defensive magic on the field.”

“Yes. I’ll help too.”

“Thanks.”

At Lee Han’s words, Agdung laughed while rattling his bones.

‘I should take responsibility for this.’

Even though they were from different schools, as the most senior student, Agdung felt responsible and sensed the approaching enemy’s wave.

Lee Han, who was waiting nearby, asked Agdung.

“Senior. Do Contaminated Ones and Corrupted Ones emit the same nature of mana?”

“Ah. To be precise, they’re a bit different. Both feel like violent and twisted mana, but Contaminated Ones feel more like existing mana has been altered, while Corrupted Ones feel more like they’ve been reversed…”

“I see. Senior. I think what’s approaching now is Contaminated Ones.”

“!?”

When his junior suddenly answered, Agdung was flustered. They weren’t close enough yet to identify the opponent’s nature.

“Why do you think so?”

‘Could he possibly distinguish at this distance?’

If he could feel that difference from this distance, it would be truly incredible perception.

Just a 2nd year being able to sense mana waves themselves was already impressive enough…

“First of all, isn’t this area where Einroguard seniors consistently conduct magic and research? I think the probability of Contaminated Ones appearing is much higher than Corrupted Ones. Generally, Corrupted Ones have much lower probability anyway.”

“Sharp observation.”

Agdung agreed while clicking his bone jaw.

Perhaps because he was a clever student, he was approaching the situation calmly even in a potentially confusing situation.

“And when I concentrated my senses, the mana feels altered.”

“…”

“Senior?”

“Ah, it’s nothing.”

“Excuse me?”

“No. I said it’s nothing. Then let’s prepare to cast 【Contaminated Ones, Retreat!】!”

Agdung quickly changed the subject.

If he made a few more verbal mistakes here, the Skull Principal’s disciple might perceive Calarograd school itself as a strange place.

Of course it was a strange place, but originally students from the Empire’s magic schools, except for Baldrogard, all tried to hide their magic school’s embarrassing aspects.

Their magic schools were always embarrassing existences, but still, they should be embarrassed among themselves, not reveal it to outsiders.

“Black stone, cloves, sacred bone fragments, golden hair. Oh no. I used up all the golden hair.”

“Would my hair work too?”

“Oh. That’s good?”

Lee Han called his friends and instructed them to pluck some of Gainando’s hair. Gainando’s screams flowed across the field.

“Contaminated Ones, fear the mage who wields that power. Contaminated Ones, fear the mage who wields that power…”

Repetitive incantation.

It was a technique of repeatedly casting the same spell to increase the magic’s power.

To cast defensive magic over a wide area like the mushroom field, even if it took time, they had to increase the power this way.

“Whew. Let’s rest for a moment.”

Agdung briefly stopped the incantation, feeling his bone joints aching.

Changing one’s body to undead made stamina issues relatively free, but that didn’t mean there was no pain or consumption.

“The bone in my arm area is a bit worn. I should replace it before it breaks.”

“Isn’t it inconvenient?”

At Gainando’s question, Agdung laughed as if asking what he meant.

“When I can replace them like this, how rational is this method? Like this… remove… the bone… and insert… a new one… done!”

Gainando wanted to say ‘Even if I get some flesh scraped, it heals if I wait quietly,’ but since Agdung worked so hard to replace the bone, he couldn’t bring himself to say it.

‘Dark mages all seem too strange.’

“Good. Let’s start again.”

“I’ll help too.”

While Agdung was doing the first task, Lee Han, who had been watching carefully from the side to see how the magic was cast, spoke up.

Since there was a senior dark mage present, it was a situation where mistakes could be handled.

Knowing this, Agdung readily accepted. For such physically demanding work, having a reliable assistant was good.

“That would be appreciated. The west side is almost finished now, so could you just finish up the west a little? I’ll start on the remaining areas…”

“Contaminated Ones, fear the mage who wields that power.”

With one incantation, powerful magic circled around the mushroom field.

Seeing this, Siana clenched her fist regretfully.

“He cast it in two times…!”

“I, I thought it would be two times too…”

“…”

Agdung could only watch the conversation of the Einroguard 2nd year students with bewildered eyes.

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