Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 875

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Chapter 875

-If you get deceived by an evil dragon, even the wisest mage will be done for, so you should be careful…

Jo, Jowrin isn’t evil!

Jowrin flared up at the demons’ false accusation.

As expected of demons, their actions were despicable and petty.

She had only given advice thinking of Lee Han, yet they would pin such false accusations on her.

Lee Han! Jowrin advises that you forgive Professor Verdus and revere him as your master!

Jowrin snorted and looked at Lee Han and the demons as if asking how this was.

“Uh, I don’t want to. What on earth made you think to say such a thing?”

Of course, Lee Han answered as if asking what she was talking about.

Even returning the stolen artifacts would be doing enough (actually, he was wondering if even this wasn’t too much right now), but he had absolutely no intention of doing anything beyond that.

…!

Realizing she had been deceived by Lee Han’s cold reaction, Jowrin glared fiercely at the demons.

These evil beings!!

* * *

Professor Verdus’s feeble voice flowed out from inside.

-Let’s negotiate!

“Understood. Professor. Let’s negotiate. Come out.”

Yukveltire spoke while staring at the attic where Professor Verdus was hiding with an ice-cold expression.

Meanwhile, her hands kept moving without stopping. The meaning of the hand signals was simple.

-Fire immediately when he comes out.

The Buyeo magic school students behind nodded their heads.

They absolutely couldn’t give Professor Verdus any opening. They had to bring him down immediately.

-Good. Then fall back to the rear of the corridor!

But Professor Verdus was equally distrustful of his opponents. The professor knew well that his disciples could easily sell out their master.

“That’s not possible. Professor.”

-You said let’s negotiate?

“Yes. But you would summon other artifacts within the magic tower, Professor.”

The Sacred Workshop was Professor Verdus’s magic tower, and each floor of the tower was filled with artifacts that could be summoned with a single call from the professor.

It was only because they had trapped him in the attic with a surprise attack, but in a frontal confrontation, the students would have been swept away.

-No! Trust me!

“We won’t either. Please trust us.”

-Yukveltire! I’ll give you double the promised payment!

The students stirred at Professor Verdus’s shout.

If they received double the bounty that Professor Paselette had offered, this was definitely worth considering.

However, Yukveltire coldly shook her head.

“I can’t trust you.”

-I’ll pay in advance! I’ll tell you the storage location so take it!

“I can’t trust you.”

-Why are you acting so stupidly!?

Professor Verdus was flustered.

This disciple from the Imperial Family had the flaw of only caring about herself and not helping her master’s work well, but she wasn’t a mage who acted stupidly or emotionally.

Why was she rejecting this proposal?

“Sta… I’m not acting irrationally at all. Open the attic door. Professor.”

-I refuse!

“Bring the magic cannon.”

At Yukveltire’s command, the students moved quickly. With the sound of wheels rolling, a massive bronze cannon densely carved with magic circles revealed itself.

Professor Verdus jumped up and down inside, getting angry.

-That’s my stuff!!

“You should have delivered it 2 years ago, Professor.”

-I can still improve it more! Why! Why have you really become so stupid!

Professor Verdus didn’t realize that the more he said such things, the more he only fueled his disciple’s hatred.

Yukveltire looked up toward the attic and proposed.

“Sta… Open the door. Otherwise, I’ll begin the siege.”

-The artifacts here alone are sufficient for defense. You’ll never break through.

“Time is on our side. Who would come to help you, Professor?”

-O… Osyu?

“The Principal has gone to the capital.”

-…

After pondering, Professor Verdus changed his attitude and pleaded.

-Two and a half times! Yukveltire! I’ll give you two and a half times!

“Sta… It’s not necessary.”

-Staff?

“I didn’t say anything.”

-No. You said staff.

“Begin the attack.”

The Buyeo magic school students excitedly loaded their magic. Professor Verdus looked around restlessly.

He had been ambushed while in the attic, so there weren’t many artifacts inside.

The artifacts he had were for self-defense and work.

Most of the artifacts with powerful firepower or capable of subduing mages were on the lower floors, and the few powerful artifacts he did have were neutralized first during the ambush since Yukveltire knew about them too.

Professor Verdus struggled to tear apart the work materials inside to make temporary artifacts. The defense toward the attic entrance was strengthened and intercepting spells were added.

Kwarrrrrrung!

“!!!”

“Pro, Professor didn’t acquire artifacts, did he?”

The students cried out in surprise at the fierce spells that flew at them as soon as they approached.

Such firepower. They wondered if Professor Verdus had somehow secured additional artifacts.

“Don’t waver. It’s a bluff. He temporarily made them using the materials inside.”

Yukveltire had a complete grasp of how the supplies in the magic tower were stocked.

Since they had blocked other artifacts from being summoned, all Professor Verdus could use were the materials inside the attic.

Hasty construction had its limits.

Despite the barrage of lightning and flames, when the students slowly prepared their defenses and approached, Professor Verdus cursed once again.

“What a wicked and spiteful mage! How dare you steal someone else’s artifacts and use them as you please!”

“Professor. I’m here.”

Professor Verdus let out a scream characteristic of beaver beastmen and fell backward. Jowrin spoke to Lee Han as if she couldn’t believe it.

He looks so cute, but that’s really Professor Verdus??

“Haha. You’ve learned another lesson. You mustn’t be deceived by appearances. Your Majesty.”

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After giving Jowrin a lesson, Lee Han first checked the situation below.

Since he had entered through the secret passage that Professor Verdus had told him about, he hadn’t seen the outside situation yet.

Lee Han was shocked.

‘What. Did a war break out??’

Senior Yukveltire and the other Buyeo magic school upperclassmen were armed menacingly and deploying siege weapons.

“What on earth did you say to Senior Yukveltire? Did you perhaps mock her about her staff?”

For someone as calm as Yukveltire to be so determined to kill him like this.

Lee Han suspected that Professor Verdus had done additional provocation while he was unaware.

Of course, Professor Verdus felt very wronged.

“I didn’t do it! Why would I do such a pointless thing! And what’s this about a staff?”

“Think carefully, Professor. Even if you don’t know, Senior might have felt that way…”

“I’m telling you it’s really not true! More importantly, we need to get out of here quickly! Yukveltire is trying to kill me! She’s completely insane! She must have gone mad!”

Yukveltire is not that kind of mage…

When Jowrin cautiously took Yukveltire’s side, Professor Verdus finally noticed the dragon’s presence.

“A dragon!”

“Yes. This is Prince Jowurin.”

“Then claws, scales, tears, blood…”

Professor Verdus was about to recite the 365 magical materials that come from dragons, starting from tendons to molars.

But his exclamation never reached its end. Professor Bendozol rushed forward first and began strangling Professor Verdus.

“I’ll kill you right here!”

“Gack… Wardanaz!”

Caught off guard, Professor Verdus desperately called out the name of his most reliable disciple.

‘I really shouldn’t have come.’

Lee Han sighed deeply, not wanting to get involved. Eandurude beside him looked at his senior with eyes full of sympathy.

To think that his sky-like senior was suffering like this from the professors!

“Everyone please calm down! Professor Verdus. You’re surely not coveting the dragon’s body, are you? You could be cursed and hunted forever.”

“Wouldn’t it be fine if the dragon gave it directly?”

“Stop talking nonsense! Before I kill you!”

Professor Bendozol warned with his eyes rolling back. Even the strong-hearted Professor Verdus seemed to flinch at that murderous aura and stepped back.

“Do you think His Majesty the Dragon would dare give even a part of his body to lowly mortals!”

Lee Han could see Jowrin fidgeting and avoiding eye contact.

‘It’s okay, Your Majesty. No one will know.’

‘Th-that’s right, isn’t it?’

“More importantly, Professor. Can’t we exit through the side path we came in from?”

“Yukveltire carved a tracking mark on my tail. She’ll notice if we go out through the side path.”

Professor Bendozol grumbled at those words.

“Just cut it off then.”

“It’s a curse that regrows even if cut?”

“Then cut it again!”

“Are you stupid? If it could be solved that way…”

Stop fighting! Jowrin is dying of frustration!

The exploding Jowrin pounded the floor with her front paws. Eandurude patted Jowrin’s tail as if pleased for once.

“S-sorry, Lord Dragon! Because of that bastard I’m going to tear apart!”

“Right! Because of that guy… mmph.”

Lee Han quickly covered Professor Verdus’s mouth.

“Can’t you dispel the magic?”

“There is a way.”

“What method?”

“Bring the artifact that cast the magic or bring a dispelling artifact.”

“Where are they each located?”

“Yukveltire has both of them.”

“…”

Lee Han had to admit that Professor Verdus’s top student was truly meticulous.

‘Did she perhaps prepare an assassination plan for Professor Verdus for a long time?’

“What if we make one?”

“We’d need to bring reagents and materials…”

“Does Senior Yukveltire have those too?”

“Yeah.”

‘Should I just sell him out?’

Lee Han briefly considered it but held back. After all, wasn’t this happening because of the artifact he had taken?

“…I guess persuasion is the only option. Professor. Here’s the 【Star Guide】. If Professor Kraer receives this, he’ll lift the bounty.”

“!”

Professor Verdus looked at the artifact Lee Han pulled out with surprised eyes.

“You got this?!”

“…Um, yes.”

“Isn’t this strange?”

Professor Bendozol asked, sensing something odd.

An artifact disappeared from Professor Verdus’s workshop, and he brought it back this quickly.

Usually in Einroguard, such cases mean the culprit is…

“The reason is simple.”

Professor Verdus, having gotten the artifact in his hands, answered triumphantly as his mood improved.

“What is it?”

“He respects me, so he hurried to retrieve it!”

“…”

Lee Han almost kicked Professor Verdus’s tail.

‘This happened because of the artifact I took. This happened because of the artifact I took.’

“You call that talking sense?”

Professor Bendozol shouted in disbelief.

Professor Verdus’s disciple came to rescue him out of respect for his master. It would never happen before Einroguard’s destruction.

No! Jowrin will testify!

Seeing Lee Han might be suspected, Jowrin hurriedly made excuses. Professor Bendozol looked like he wanted to hang himself.

“Is… is that really true!?”

“Yes… I hurried to retrieve it out of respect…”

Lee Han had no choice but to say it. Professor Verdus’s triumphant appearance was strangely irritating.

“Wardanaz has respected me since long ago, even helping with my work during vacations.”

“…Ugh.”

Lee Han made a pained groan.

It was harder to endure than most curses.

‘If I stay here any longer, I might really go insane.’

“Professor. I’ll persuade Senior Yukveltire for now. Since we’ve recovered the artifact, the bounty should disappear soon.”

“Yeah. Be careful. She’s completely mad.”

“Senior isn’t that kind of person. Senior Yukveltire! This is Lee Han…”

“Trying lowly tricks with a fake voice?”

Along with the reply came a murderous attack. Lee Han quickly dodged and then cursed Professor Verdus.

“What exactly did you do!”

“I really didn’t do anything!”

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