Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 896

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Chapter 896

‘Aren’t these people the mage criminals?’

Lee Han thought to himself after hearing the full explanation.

Perhaps these knights were even more wicked than the mage criminals.

At least the mage criminals weren’t able to harm Lee Han, but these knights here were directly causing him harm.

“What kind of ridiculous suggestion is that?”

“It’s not that ridiculous…”

The knights, attacked by Lee Han, retorted with a slightly hurt tone.

They had thought it was quite a good idea.

“It’s a ridiculous suggestion! I mean, what kind of test is it to secretly coordinate attacks in a many-versus-many battle?”

Lee Han, who usually showed a relatively kind attitude toward external authority figures, had experienced too many shocking events today.

The knights before him seemed too wicked to put on a mask for…

“Hmm. The advantage of this test is that it would be hard for you to notice. You wouldn’t notice, the students wouldn’t notice, but you could naturally take a test befitting you. No need to feel burdened or nervous. Isn’t that quite good?”

“It’s not good at all. It’s the worst kind of test.”

“…”

The knights were also slightly indignant at Lee Han’s attitude.

As expected of an Einroguard mage, his arrogance couldn’t be hidden.

“We were just trying to help a friend.”

“Right. And the biggest reason for this whole thing is because of you.”

“…No, why is this despicable and wicked coordination my fault?!”

“How difficult do you think it is to create a proper test for a student who rides dragons and slays monsters? Hmph. Professor Ingoldel did his best too.”

Struck at his weak point, Lee Han was left speechless.

The victorious knights nodded with triumphant smiles.

“Now do you understand Professor Ingoldel’s grace? What a good professor he is?”

“Riding dragons and slaying monsters isn’t the only good test. Mage. Our coordination is also quite a good test.”

“…Everyone stop bothering Wardanaz.”

Professor Ingoldel, unable to watch any longer, stepped forward to stop his friends.

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“…Aren’t you going to catch the intruder?”

After some time had passed and Lee Han had regained his composure, he changed the subject.

Only then did the knights realize their oversight.

“Well… compared to a contract with a dragon, such a fellow is just a trivial matter.”

“Hmm… it’s not a bad thing to teach criminals fear. If we just catch him, he won’t learn his lesson.”

‘Are they joking?’

Lee Han cursed inwardly.

Instead of spending time watching a dragon contract, shouldn’t they be chasing after the remaining intruder to catch him!

“Oh. Professor Bagrek.”

Professor Ingoldel, who had been trying to comfort Lee Han, spotted Professor Boladi walking up from below and greeted him. Beside him was also Catten, a student from the Jahan family.

“Even Jahan? What brings you here?”

“Jahan! It’s been a while. Have you thought about the proposal I made last time?”

“The knights need talent like you.”

Pushing aside their friend Professor Ingoldel, the knights swarmed toward Catten.

Their eyes burned with the passion of ‘we’ll make him join the knights no matter what.’

Lee Han spoke leisurely as if it were someone else’s business.

“Senior Catten must have it tough too. Being so popular like that. Haha.”

“…”

Professor Ingoldel was inwardly dumbfounded.

The Wardanaz family boy would later experience the same thing at dozens of times the intensity that Catten was experiencing now…?

‘Ah, no. Wardanaz has had enough hardship today. There’s no need to point out a difficult future in advance.’

Despite the knights’ passionate courtship, Catten remained unmoved.

“I appreciate the offer, but I want to walk the path of magic.”

“Grr…! Einroguard, you bastard!”

“This damned magic school! There are plenty of other mages!”

The knights were furious at Einroguard for not letting go of talent.

Since they brought in talent from across the entire Empire anyway, couldn’t they spare just one person?

Catten of the Jahan family was an excellent mage, but he would surely be even more excellent as a knight…

“?”

Lee Han, who had been listening to the conversation, asked with confusion.

“Professor. What do you mean Catten is an excellent mage?”

Lee Han wondered if they meant implementing magic through swordsmanship. That was certainly magic that no one else could imitate.

Professor Ingoldel whispered with a slightly embarrassed face.

“…Those friends don’t know much about Jahan’s magic.”

There was no need to tell outsiders about Einroguard’s education, and if they knew about Catten’s situation, they would cling even more persistently.

And Catten himself was somewhat shameless when it came to magic.

“Hoho. I’ve had quite remarkable achievements in magic recently.”

“Grr. Stop talking, Catten! Don’t boast about being a mage in front of us.”

“Since you all made sincere offers, I’m giving you a sincere answer.”

“Sigh… Right. Since you’ve chosen the path of magic, we should be happy about those achievements. The Empire has lost one great knight, but Einroguard has gained one excellent mage.”

‘No. That’s quite shameless!’

Lee Han was dumbfounded by Catten’s words.

Remarkable achievements in magic recently.

What on earth was he talking about?

“Lightning transformation. Well done.”

While Lee Han was leisurely observing Catten, danger was quietly approaching from behind.

Lee Han was startled by Professor Boladi’s voice, who had somehow approached and spoken.

“Huh? What is lightning transformation?”

“Advanced application of lightning elements.”

Even though his disciple didn’t understand, Professor Boladi kindly explained.

Currently, there were quite a few fields where Lee Han was delving into advanced courses on his own without anyone telling him to.

Starting with improving water orb bullets, implementing blue flames with Professor Jorzic, soul magic with Professor Kirmin, higher undead in black magic…

And in lightning elements, there was lightning transformation.

Perhaps because he had contracted with a powerful lightning spirit from long ago, the Wardanaz family boy had shown considerable interest in the destructive power that the lightning element possessed.

This lightning transformation was also that spirit’s authority.

To be precise, it was the mage’s interpretation of that authority. Even if a spirit could do something as naturally as breathing, a mage had to interpret it and implement it as magic.

A powerful combat magic that temporarily transformed a mage’s body into lightning through complex application of lightning elemental magic and transformation magic.

That was lightning transformation.

Unlike Perkuntra’s authority called flash lightning transformation, the magic Lee Han aimed for was relatively limited and restricted, but that didn’t make it weak or easy magic by any means.

Just looking at how it had defeated the summoned demon monster showed this.

The concept of a mage’s existence was added to the already powerful concept of lightning elements. This addition of concepts transformed simple lightning into an attack imbued with ideology.

The Wardanaz family boy probably felt pressure to defeat the demon monster as quickly as possible because of Jowrin.

Otherwise, there would have been no reason to hastily cast such incomplete magic to launch an attack.

“That’s how it is.”

“…Huh, are you saying I used lightning transformation magic?”

Lee Han, who had been blankly listening to Professor Boladi’s explanation, belatedly came to his senses and was startled.

I did that!?

‘Is this person trying to scam me?’

Lee Han first decided to be suspicious of Professor Boladi.

Wasn’t this about fabricating a chaotic battle situation to his advantage and then saying ‘You succeeded once so you can do it, now try the lightning transformation’?

“Right.”

“Your Majesty. Your Majesty.”

Hm?

Jowrin, who had been crouched down watching, tilted her head when Lee Han called her.

“I used lightning magic, didn’t I?”

Yes. You did.

“That wasn’t just ordinary lightning magic, was it? Just regular Perkuntra’s Lightning…”

Hmm!

Jowrin activated her brain at Lee Han’s question.

Though it was a chaotic situation, the excellent dragon’s mind remembered the circumstances closely and replayed them accurately.

I don’t think so! The reasons are as follows. First, if it had been ordinary lightning magic, Lee Han’s incantation should have preceded it. Second! If it had been ordinary lightning magic, it should have come from Lee Han’s staff side, not from his empty hand! Finally, from what I saw, the lightning’s penetration and destructive power was different from ordinary lightning magic! There was something extraordinary about it!

“…If you’re someone who knows so clearly and coldly, why do you randomly shoot breath attacks and attempt close combat?”

?!

Jowrin, who had been excitedly deducing, made a sad face when lightning suddenly flew at her.

‘This is bad. I remember too.’

Hearing Jowrin’s words, Lee Han’s memory suddenly came back to life.

Come to think of it, it was such an urgent situation that he had missed it, but it seemed like his hand that wasn’t holding the staff had transformed into a streak of lightning.

He didn’t think he had recited an incantation either…

‘The destructive power was also different from ordinary lightning. No matter how much mana you charge into ordinary lightning, it doesn’t penetrate like that.’

It would make sense if the power itself was different because the mage’s very existence had transformed into lightning.

Lee Han resolved that when he returned, he should stop showing Jowrin detective story magazines.

She was only too smart in useless areas.

“I’m sorry, Professor. It took time to recall what happened.”

“There’s no need to be frustrated.”

“!”

Lee Han brightened at Professor Boladi’s unexpectedly kind words.

‘Could he be about to say that since there are many other things to do, the lightning transformation can be done later?’

“It’s common for magic that succeeded in urgent situations not to be maintained.”

“Ah. So that’s what you were talking about…”

“?”

“It’s nothing.”

This was also a kind remark in its own way.

Originally, high-difficulty magic wasn’t completely mastered just because you succeeded once.

Magic was only completely mastered when a mage could wield it freely; if it worked once and didn’t work once, it wasn’t mastered.

This was even more true if it had succeeded in an urgent situation like now. Instead of rushing, he needed to try again slowly.

“Certainly, I was lucky, it was by chance, heaven helped me, the dragon’s aura enhanced the mage’s abilities, according to divination magic it was an auspicious day, so the magic succeeded, but I’m not sure if it will succeed in the future. I should practice steadily and slowly.”

Lee Han answered while cramming in as many reasons as possible. He had to insist here to make things easier later.

“What about recreating the urgent situation?”

‘Are you calling that a suggestion?’

When Professor Boladi seriously recommended fighting demon monsters again, Lee Han cursed inwardly.

Calling that a suggestion!

“Wouldn’t it be difficult to artificially induce that?”

“Not at all. If you give permission, I can prepare it without you noticing.”

The knights from behind interjected. Lee Han pretended not to hear and ignored them.

“Professor. I think I need to practice this lightning transformation more by myself. It’s too embarrassing a level to mention anywhere.”

“?”

“??”

The knights looked at him wondering what nonsense this was, but Lee Han ignored them once again.

“So please pretend you didn’t see it and forget about it, Professor.”

“Hmm.”

Professor Boladi pondered his disciple’s words for a moment, then nodded.

“Professor Yonramo asked me about it before, but I won’t mention it.”

“…What kind of request?”

“It was a request related to lightning transformation.”

Regarding the active information sharing about specific students that occurred in the Faculty Lounge, Professor Boladi was quite an active person.

It was natural for Professor Yonramo, who was in charge of transformation magic, to show interest when he heard about lightning transformation.

-Are you really preparing lightning transformation magic?

-That’s right.

-If he really succeeds, please tell me. If he succeeds at that, there would be no need to take the exam.

-Understood.

“…Please just tell that professor and forget about it?”

Lee Han spoke as if resigned, feeling that even he knew this was an unrealistic story.

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