Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 823

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Chapter 823

Unaware that his junior was lowering his evaluation of him to Yukveltire’s level, Falkrious began his explanation seriously.

It was a scholarly appearance that didn’t match at all with his usual image of urging kitchen club members to move faster.

“That disease isn’t an ordinary disease. Look.”

Despite his reluctance, Lee Han looked at the mage lying there groaning weakly.

‘It is peculiar indeed.’

Though it looked ordinary on the surface, the mana emanating from the disease within the mage was drawing strange whirlpools and continuously changing.

Since Lee Han could detect mana more keenly than any of the mages here, he was able to see the shape of the mana flow this clearly.

“It is peculiar indeed. Usually, curse-type diseases like that maintain consistent patterns no matter how vicious they are, but this one keeps changing.”

“Hehe. Wardanaz. As expected of someone taking classes from all academies. You saw it correctly. That’s why it’s troublesome.”

The mana of the curse disease currently settled within the mage was continuously changing, unlike ordinary diseases.

This made it difficult to grasp its flow or pattern and solve it.

Lee Han asked, not understanding.

“Do such diseases exist? I don’t think it was in any of the books I’ve read.”

“Of course not. That’s a disease that mage created himself.”

“Excuse me?”

“To be precise, it’s a disease he created while experimenting on himself.”

Falkrious held out a paper recording the testimony of the Mage from the Watercloud Mountain Tower.

-Mage from the Watercloud Mountain Tower

-Complex curse disease (unidentifiable, curse fusion mutation phenomenon occurring)

-Patient continuously layered curses on his own body for curse-breaking research…

Among the patients coming to Einroguard, there were many who came due to truly unfortunate injuries, but quite a few also came due to their own doing.

And 99% of those who came due to their own doing could be considered mages.

Getting injured so bizarrely that the surroundings couldn’t solve it wasn’t easy either.

Usually, only someone who kept putting suspicious curses into their own body could accomplish such a thing.

“…So, you’re saying he kept putting curses into his own body?”

“Wardanaz. You shouldn’t look at patients with such eyes.”

Falkrious quickly blocked Lee Han’s front. His junior’s gaze was too cold, far too cold.

“I think someone who keeps putting curses into their own body should have their head treated first, not the curses… Wait. Is that person perhaps from the Black Magic Academy?”

“Hmm? No, no. He’s probably from the Enchantment Magic Academy. Since he’s from the Watercloud Mountain Tower.”

‘Phew. That’s a relief.’

Lee Han inwardly sighed in relief.

If he had been from the Black Magic Academy, the already rock-bottom image of the Black Magic Academy would have plummeted again.

“If he’s from the Enchantment Magic Academy, I understand. They’re all somewhat mentally abnormal.”

“Wardanaz. The Einroguard Enchantment Magic Academy is just a bit special…”

Falkrious was about to say ‘And you’re also from the Enchantment Magic Academy’ but stopped.

“Hehe. And that level isn’t extremely abnormal. Mages often do such things.”

“Have you perhaps also continuously put curses into your body, Senior?”

“I once continuously ate poisonous mushrooms to find new reagents.”

“…”

“Someone had to eat them!”

Thinking his junior might really quit the Healing Magic Academy, Falkrious quickly explained.

And this really wasn’t something only the Healing Magic Academy did.

Magic inevitably involved experiments during the research process, and the easiest experimental subject to obtain was the mage himself.

At least he wouldn’t report himself to the Imperial Court!

The Mage from the Watercloud Mountain Tower tried to understand the characteristics of curses first in order to create a powerful curse-breaking artifact.

Not only the individual characteristics of each curse, but also their characteristics when curses fused with each other or when mutations occurred.

-Hmm. So the blood-clotting curse works like this.

-What if I apply Parralkal’s Gaze here? Let me tear up a spell scroll.

-Still bearable. Two don’t seem to cause much fusion or mutation. Good. Then next… Cough. Cough. Cough.

-Are you alright!? He-Healing Mages! Call the Healing Mages!

‘I really might become an Anti-Magic Extremist.’

After hearing the full explanation, Lee Han maintained his patience and asked.

“Then how do we treat that?”

“Since there are no precedents, we’ll have to experiment slowly with patience. He’ll probably stay here all year. Hehehe.”

“…Did you just laugh, Senior?”

“I didn’t laugh.”

Falkrious, who had been rubbing his cauldron-lid-sized palms together excitedly at the thought of researching a unique and interesting disease for a year, flinched at his junior’s point.

But regardless, the patient would have to stay for a long time.

Since there was no precise treatment method, they had to research by trying various things.

“What if we force it out with power?”

“Hehe. Wardanaz. It’s fine at Einroguard, but don’t say such things easily outside. You’ll be treated as a crazy mage.”

A Healing Mages saying they’d solve a disease by just pushing through with mana quantity was similar to saying ‘Let me extract all my blood for a transfusion!’ in front of a patient dying from excessive blood loss.

It was a solution, but it did sound somewhat like a suicidal act.

“And it won’t work for this patient’s case. If the curse is lightly covering the soul, you can force it out with power, but when it’s embedded deep into the bone marrow, forcing it out could severely damage the mind and body. Since there’s no need to treat it immediately, it’s right to wait and take time.”

Usually, if you compared the soul to a solid orb, such curses were like dye painted on that orb.

Lee Han’s pure and massive mana quantity could be compared to a fierce waterfall.

Even sticky painted dye would eventually be washed away under a fierce waterfall, but the story changed when dye was directly injected into the orb.

To wash away the dye, you’d have to crack the orb and shoot water streams inside, and naturally, there was a high possibility the mage would be damaged in the process.

“Such cases exist? How do you get curses inside the soul?”

“Easy. He directly opened his soul and put them inside.”

“…”

Lee Han seriously considered whether mages’ research permits should be managed by Imperial law.

“Senior! The Professor asks you to come for a moment! Feet keep growing from the patient’s wrist!”

-Kid. Where on earth did you find such a patient? You’d have trouble finding such a patient even if you searched the entire ocean!

-Please be quiet. Falkrious! Come quickly!

“Coming right now!”

Falkrious answered quickly and winked at Lee Han.

“Feel free to experiment on that patient if you want to try. Wardanaz. Your hands must be itching already, right?”

Lee Han was disgusted by the kindness of sharing good teaching materials for his junior’s skill improvement.

“Absolutely not…”

But Falkrious had already run off.

Lee Han shook his head.

“Hey…”

“!”

At the voice from behind, Lee Han turned his head.

The middle-aged Mage from the Watercloud Mountain Tower was looking at Lee Han with hollow eyes.

“Do you need anything? Shall I give you some more pain relief potion?”

“No, no. Rather, I saw earlier. How did you cure the curse so quickly?”

“I forced it out with mana.”

“…Don’t talk nonsense.”

Only after 15 minutes of persuasion could Lee Han finally convince the patient.

The Mage from the Watercloud Mountain Tower was shocked while being convinced.

“How could such… Wait. What should I call you?”

“Please call me Osyu.”

“Aha. You must respect the Demon Lord.”

‘Do you want to die?’

Lee Han wondered if this person had forgotten that he was currently at Einroguard.

Otherwise, it would be hard to make such rude remarks.

“Fine. Osyu. I trust you. Then… do that to me too.”

“Pardon? That won’t do.”

“…Here. Take this.”

The mage slyly pulled out a pouch and pressed it into Lee Han’s hand.

When he opened it, he found small glittering sapphires inside.

“This should be enough, right? I need to get back quickly. I have to finish my research before summer comes.”

“No… it’s not that it’s difficult because of lack of money. Pushing through with mana doesn’t cost money either.”

The other person seemed to accept that Lee Han had pushed through with mana, but couldn’t quite accept that this was just naturally possible without any cost.

Naturally thinking there must be a price, he had offered a bribe.

“Then why won’t you do it?”

“Because it’s dangerous.”

Lee Han relayed exactly what he had heard from Falkrious earlier.

Originally, illness is something painted on the outside of the soul like a bead…

“It’s fine.”

“Really?”

“Yeah. It’s fine. I won’t die, I won’t die. So please just do it.”

‘It’s not fine.’

Lee Han thought this person was indeed typical of the Divination Magic Guild.

Even when told he might die, only saying what he wanted to say was exactly like a certain beaver beastman professor.

“I learned some illusion magic too. I’ll extract my spirit body and disable resistance, so use mana to definitely…”

“No. That won’t do.”

“Please! You’re an Einroguard student! I’ll put in a request under the name of Mulmasan Mountain Range Mage Tower. I’ll send sponsorship too! How about an invitation? So you can go on outings!”

The mage grabbed Lee Han’s sleeve and clung desperately. Lee Han was slightly overwhelmed by that desperate momentum and asked.

“It’s not a matter of profit, but because it’s dangerous. Wouldn’t it be much safer to just take time and treat it properly?”

“I told you I have to finish my research before summer! You know Professor Verdus, right? Do you know what happens when you receive tons of investment money but can’t finish research on time? You become like Professor Verdus! Unable to even leave Einroguard because of assassins! I don’t want to become like that!”

“…”

The other person’s cry that he didn’t want to become like Professor Verdus had soul-shaking power.

Lee Han, who had been pondering, thought he should try something.

‘The Professor is busy, and Lady Ragesa is busy too. The person I can ask is…’

Lee Han glanced at his staff.

He wondered if he should call again so soon after last talking with the Insane Doppelganger, but there was only one archmage he could ask right now.

“Please wait here for a moment. Are you there?”

Silence.

Lee Han earnestly called his master until an answer came back.

Then a phantom appeared from the Echo Stone.

What is it.

“Greetings, Master. Your disciple wanted to offer respectful greetings, so I dared to…”

Given the previous incident and his position of needing a favor, Lee Han’s attitude was very humble.

Perhaps pleased by the flattery, the Insane Doppelganger nodded and listened.

It seems you faintly understand, even if just fragments, what courtesy as a disciple means. Your future might not be completely dark after all. You wretch.

“Haha. Thank you. But Master, I have something I’m curious about during magic training.”

This time it’s 5th Circle, right?

“Actually, no.”

…

The Insane Doppelganger frowned and stared at Lee Han.

He had told him to learn more 5th Circle magic, but every time this disciple called, it felt like he was doing something else.

Lee Han hastily made excuses.

“It’s a process for 5th Circle! All of this is becoming my foundation!”

…Fine. Let’s hear you babble once.

Perhaps the flattery of respectful greetings was quite nice, as the Insane Doppelganger went straight to the main point instead of cursing.

Lee Han earnestly explained the patient’s condition.

“Is there perhaps a way to quickly treat such a patient?”

Simple. I’ll teach you one useful secret technique.

“Thank y…!”

Lee Han, who was about to rejoice, hesitated.

“Is it perhaps 5th Circle magic or higher?”

No. If we categorize the process, it would be about 3rd Circle.

‘Thank goodness!’

Actually, 3rd Circle magic wasn’t exactly fortunate by 2nd year standards, but Lee Han’s magic standards were already quite warped.

3rd Circle felt easy to him.

“I would be grateful if you taught me. What kind of magic is it?”

This magic absorbs all of the other person’s corruption.

“…Uh, so that means I have to suffer in their place?”

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