Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 815

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Chapter 815

“No. It’s fine. I said I’d help, so I should go with you.”

“He says it’s fine.”

“You shut up.”

Already feeling complicated, Diret’s voice naturally sharpened as his friend kept scratching at his insides.

However, it was hard to deny what Yukveltire had said about needing a battle mage like Lee Han at full strength.

Neither Diret nor Yukveltire were battle mages who had professionally trained in magical combat.

Of course, not being trained battle mages didn’t mean they were weak. You could tell just by looking at the Einrogard students.

Basically, mages could cast sufficiently powerful attacks given time and leisure, and the same was true for Diret and Yukveltire.

Diret with dark magic.

Yukveltire with enchantment magic.

Both being excellent mages in their respective schools, applying their learned magic to combat was very easy.

However, that didn’t mean they had no weaknesses. The biggest difference between battle mages and regular mages was whether they could prepare for unexpected emergencies or not.

In situations where attacks flew from all directions and all kinds of noise and threats prioritized targeting mages, could they maintain calm composure and cast necessary spells?

Einrogard students fought incomparably better than ordinary mages thanks to being trained in harsh environments, but there were definitely limits.

There weren’t many students who would put aside their research goals to prioritize training combat-necessary magic.

Of course, there were very rarely unfortunate students who learned both…

“If I had to classify it, I’m a long-range summoning type of combat style. Diret is similar. We need a mage who can respond at medium and close range. Summoned creatures have their limits.”

“Especially those Einrogard kids are good at exploiting these weaknesses.”

Whether they were inanimate summoned creatures that mages directly programmed routines for, or summoned creatures called from other dimensions, they all had their habits.

Outsiders who didn’t know much about magic might not notice, but Einrogard students who often bumped shoulders with each other were skilled at exploiting such weaknesses.

In the end, the most stable approach was to have a mage who could flexibly respond to all situations.

“I understand. I’m not sure if I can do well against other upperclassmen, but I’ll give it a try.”

“Wardanaz family junior. You’re Professor Bagrek’s top student. You’ve defeated the King of Ghouls, Basilisk, Sea Serpent, Frost Giant King, mage criminals, and so on. You should naturally be able to do well.”

Yukveltire encouraged her junior with a senior-like attitude.

Lee Han, moved by that encouragement, replied curtly.

“Senior, you’re Professor Verdus’s top student, but you still haven’t completed your artificial dimension?”

“…You’re making a completely nonsensical and illogical comparison.”

Yukveltire coldly ignored him with her usual unshakeable attitude.

However, Diret could see his friend’s fingertips trembling slightly.

Yukveltire, who normally ignored whatever other students babbled like Professor Verdus did, couldn’t ignore the words of a junior she held in relatively high regard.

“Yukveltire. If you want respect from your junior, treat him a bit better.”

“What more am I supposed to do here?”

“…Never mind. Keep living like that!”

Diret immediately gave up.

He thought his friend would improve once she felt wronged and hurt enough.

Of course, she might never improve…

* * *

Duke Ikalderen had thought he knew quite a bit about Einrogard.

Various ancient documents and books, testimonies from visitors and graduates, research on other magic schools.

Having prepared so thoroughly, he judged that stealing one treasure from Einrogard would be entirely possible.

Moreover, the Duke had the particular arrogance and pride of someone who had never been defeated over a long period.

As someone from an imperial noble family, hadn’t he plotted countless schemes since his youth to bring down political enemies?

However, Einrogard was far too different from the Duke’s expectations.

At this venerable magic school, Duke Ikalderen tasted defeat for the first time in his life.

-I was wrong. What do you want? I’ll pay whatever ransom you desire.

-Please be quiet.

-…Isn’t Duke Ikalderen admitting his mistake?

-I understand. So please be quiet.

-…At the very least, prepare quarters befitting a Duke’s dignity.

-If you keep chattering, I’ll lock you in the underground dungeon.

-Do you think this treatment befits an imperial Duke?!

-I’m doing this with permission. Why did someone of your stature commit theft at Einrogard?

-Of course I won’t deny that I gave orders to my subordinate. But all of this ultimately stems from the arrogant selfishness of the Principal who monopolizes ancient secrets and won’t share them with honorable imperial nobles… Pugh! How, how dare you throw sewage at an imperial Duke?!

-You seem to like sewage. Spray more on him.

-Wait, wait! Stop. I’ll stop.

-If you babble one more time, I’ll spray toxic magical wastewater on you.

-…Can’t you at least make meals befitting my dignity… Stop! I’ll stop! I’ll really keep my mouth shut!

The Death Knights commanded by the Imperial Principal were terribly barbaric and violent.

Facing such rude and harsh conditions for the first time in his life, Duke Ikalderen had his spirit broken and had no choice but to submit.

Duke Ikalderen, who had been living with only hard beds and rough blankets, tasteless meals and boring books (【The Great Mage Osyu Gonadaltes’ Biography Volumes 1, 2, 3】) as companions, received new information.

-Duke. You said you’d pay a ransom before, right? Do you still have that in mind?

-…Finally! Can I finally pay the ransom?

Originally, the Duke would have said “How dare you kidnap an imperial Duke and demand ransom? I absolutely won’t allow it!” But his time with the Death Knights had greatly reformed the Duke.

-Yes. You can pay it now. To be precise, it’s a bit different from paying… but anyway, it’s roughly similar!

The Death Knights began explaining to the Duke.

This time, Einrogard was having Club Week with guests visiting from outside, and it was traditionally an event where sponsorship and investment took place.

Duke Ikalderen could pay his ransom by sponsoring the student of his choice here…

‘This is much better than I thought!’

He had listened tensely because it was the Death Knights speaking, but Duke Ikalderen was relieved that the content was much more reasonable than expected.

Wasn’t this kind of sponsorship event something he had done even before being trapped in Einrogard?

-Oh. Don’t say useless things to outsiders. If you say useless things for no reason, you might really have to spend 300 years as an invertebrate.

-…Al, alright.

Duke Ikalderen flinched and was cowed. His thought of possibly asking for help disappeared completely.

-Can I go out like this?

-Yes. Feel free to go out and look around.

-Alright…

-Oh! Are you perhaps Duke Ikalderen, Your Grace?

As soon as he entered the corridor, some students cheerfully approached him.

Meeting people who called him by his title, the Duke felt his eyes grow warm as he answered.

-That’s right. I am indeed…

-Found him! It’s the Duke! Kidnap him!

Erde of the Marcang family, a 3rd year student of the Blue Dragon Tower, and his friends burst into triumphant evil laughter as they waved their staffs.

The Duke, who had been stripped of all protective artifacts upon coming to Einrogard, was helplessly subdued.

-Why, why are you doing this! What are you doing!

-Your Grace. We’re sorry! We must receive your sponsorship!

-Couldn’t you just ask with words!

-Then other guys might steal you away, so that won’t work! Your Grace must stay with us until Club Week ends!

Einrogard students knew well the difference between pure guests and guests imprisoned by the Skeleton Principal.

The former couldn’t be attacked by students (except for Baldrogard students), but the latter meant students could attack and take them by force.

Of course, they could have asked with words as the Duke said.

But then they’d have to share with other guys, wouldn’t they?

If they kidnapped him, it would be exclusive, so there was no need for that.

-The illusion magic worked well, right? Does the Duke look like someone else?

-Yeah! He looks like Senior Perse!

-Such rudeness… Won’t you untie this!

-Your Grace. Please be quiet!

-Ugh!

The Duke still didn’t properly understand Einroguard.

Anyone who thinks they know Einroguard well is someone who hasn’t grasped Einroguard at all.

-You there. Stop.

-Ivanna…! What’s going on here?

-Senior Perse that you’re holding captive right now. Something’s strange.

-What’s strange about it? Senior Perse is struggling like this because he drank a luminescence potion by mistake!

-Sorry, but I saw Senior Perse at the Gyeokgu club racetrack 30 minutes ago. And I guess you couldn’t pay attention to the shoes. There’s no way Senior Perse would be wearing such tattered rags!

-…Damn, we’ve been caught! Attack!

-That’s our line. We’ll repay the grudge from the smuggling incident!

The White Tiger Tower third years, Ivanna’s gang, shouted fiercely and charged forward.

They were already bitter about the failed smuggling during enrollment, so this seemed like perfect timing.

When the White Tiger Tower students with enhancement magic formed ranks and charged like a fortress, the Blue Dragon Tower students hurled curses.

-Ignorant fools!

-What kind of people learn magic just to fight! Why did you even come to magic school!

Ivanna didn’t respond.

Those words themselves were a trap. One had to be especially careful when dealing with the illusion magic school.

However, one of her friends got emotional and retorted.

-You bastard, your grades aren’t even better than mine… Huk!

-Got you!

Illusion magic became very vulnerable the moment a mage’s defenses wavered.

When emotions fluctuated or when one of the five senses connected.

And right now, it was both.

‘Move without looking. Move without looking…’

Ivanna kept her head down low to avoid seeing the chaotically raging scenery and enemies.

Several spells flew in and she felt dull pain, but she endured it with enhancement magic. Whether it was real or illusion didn’t matter much.

-Got him! We’re getting out!

-Uuuugh!

-Transform him! So the others won’t notice! A wooden barrel! Into a wooden barrel!

Duke Ikalderen, who had been under illusion magic to look like someone else, shook his head desperately when he was about to be transformed into a wooden barrel.

However, the ruthless White Tiger Tower students stubbornly dragged the Duke away and transformed him into a wooden barrel.

-Retreat! Retreat! Leave the fallen ones behind!

-White Tiger Tower bastards, just you wait! This absolutely won’t end like this!

* * *

“There they are.”

“?”

Lee Han tilted his head at the two seniors’ words.

On the 6th floor, he could see seniors walking below the large spiral staircase carrying a wooden barrel.

“What’s there?”

“Duke Ikalderen.”

“…They locked him in a wooden barrel?!”

“No. They probably transformed him.”

Diret handed Lee Han glasses fitted with purple lenses. Lee Han checked through the lenses of those glasses.

Amazingly, the wooden barrel looked like Duke Ikalderen.

“…”

Lee Han was at a loss for words.

No matter how good the Duke’s patronage was, was it okay to kidnap him like that?

“Isn’t it uncomfortable to be forcibly transformed like that?”

“?”

Yukveltire tilted her head with an attitude befitting Professor Verdus’s disciple, completely not understanding Lee Han’s question.

Lee Han realized from that reaction that he had asked the wrong person.

“Senior Diret. Is it okay to transform someone like that…”

“Hm?”

Diret turned his head to Lee Han’s question while summoning a demon that looked like a giant toad.

“…What is this?”

“We need a place to confine the Duke.”

“Ah. I understand. Let’s begin!”

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