Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 907

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Chapter 907

Looking at Lee Han who had become strangely polite with puzzlement, Intarendals began his explanation.

“Everyone has both yang and yin. There are good parts and evil parts.”

“That’s true.”

Though Lee Han couldn’t yet guess what the other person was trying to say, he agreed for now.

People were originally complex beings, so good and evil aspects often coexisted.

Just looking at Gainando, he would steal other friends’ meals but sometimes also give up his meal to friends.

“That, that example seems a bit off… but anyway, you seem to understand correctly. This is a fate that even great archmages like Lord Gonadaltes cannot avoid.”

For ordinary living beings, even if good and evil aspects coexisted, they were meant to achieve balance within that complexity.

But for thought entities that had changed like some kind of law or rule, such balance was impossible.

Either good or evil.

They had to choose only one of the two.

“Right now, the evil aspects that were within Lord Gonadaltes have awakened.”

“…Wait, then does that mean he was a benevolent archmage until now?”

“You’re asking an obvious question?”

“…”

When the chamberlain looked at him with eyes saying ‘why are you asking something so obvious,’ Lee Han was dumbfounded.

Did he perhaps think the Insane Doppelganger had politely sent Lee Han an invitation and taken him as a disciple?

“Lord Gonadaltes tried to eliminate the world’s suffering by inheriting the orthodox lineage of secret arts. How could this not be a good purpose?”

Befitting the desire for honor, the Insane Doppelganger’s purpose was extremely high in difficulty.

He would pass on the secrets of ancient magic he had mastered to his disciple and someday achieve his cherished wish.

Thinking by ancient mages’ standards, it wasn’t such a strange idea. Even if the mage himself died, if the magic that mage created was passed down, it was as if that mage lived forever.

Of course, that cherished wish was nearly impossible to achieve, and on top of that, appearing as a thought entity himself to teach the secrets was quite unique even by ancient standards.

And now the reversed Insane Doppelganger’s purpose was to personally conquer the continent and rule it strictly.

‘Hmm. Certainly when compared, the former is more good.’

Lee Han was frustrated but couldn’t argue back.

Though he had attacked disciples and mage criminals, at least he had tried to solve things peacefully by passing on magic, hadn’t he?

Compared to that, the current Insane Doppelganger was openly trying to conquer the continent.

‘Come to think of it, isn’t this the Skeleton Principal’s fault?’

Lee Han suddenly felt anger surge toward Einroguard’s principal who wasn’t present.

This desire for honor had ultimately split off from the Skeleton Principal, which meant the goal that this desire for honor had was also a goal the Skeleton Principal had in his youth…

…That would also mean the Skeleton Principal had thoughts like ‘Should I conquer the continent?’ in his youth.

Looking at his current state, it seemed he hadn’t carried it out, but the fact that he had harbored such schemes was absurd.

Why on earth would he think such things?

But there was little point in blaming someone who wasn’t present. What was important now was stopping the Insane Doppelganger.

‘I always thought of him as an Insane Doppelganger, but who knew it was possible to go crazy one more time from there.’

“Lord Intarendals. We must stop him! Master originally had a gentle nature and didn’t like fighting. For someone who seeks the supreme realm of magic to fall into such madness!”

-…

The hamster, who had been quietly listening and organizing his thoughts, looked at Lee Han in disbelief.

What kind of crazy talk was it to say that tyrant had a gentle nature?

‘No. But his claim is right. We must stop this.’

From the hamster’s position as a mage criminal, the current situation wasn’t good either.

Of course, it hadn’t been a particularly good situation before this either, but if things escalated here, it could flow toward an even worse outcome.

Even if by some chance it succeeded, the Insane Doppelganger wouldn’t let him go, and it would probably fail anyway, at which point saying ‘I’m an innocent mage criminal with no involvement’ wouldn’t be believed by the Empire’s subjugation force.

“I agree as well. Lee Han of Wardanaz Family. That appearance is completely different from what Lord Gonadaltes usually pursued. One could dare say he has lost his reason.”

When the chamberlain at least agreed, Lee Han breathed a sigh of relief.

If Intarendals had also talked about loyalty and declared continental conquest, it would have been truly hopeless.

“Thank you for agreeing. Then how should we stop him?”

“I’m also not sure…”

“…”

-…

When the person who could be called the greatest Insane Doppelganger expert here showed difficulty, the mage and hamster were shocked.

“N-no. If Lord Intarendals doesn’t know, then who would?”

“I only serve Lord Gonadaltes with loyalty, I’ve never thought about methods to change Lord Gonadaltes as desired.”

“True loyalty should be able to correct someone when they go down the wrong path…”

Lee Han stopped speaking because he felt it was meaningless.

What good would it do to point out Intarendals’s usual attitude now when there was no method available?

He needed to think of other methods as quickly as possible.

“…Ah! How about this? Master feels indebted because he learned magic from a dragon. If His Majesty Jowurin persuaded him?”

“That won’t work. At least it won’t work on the current Lord Gonadaltes.”

The chamberlain accurately predicted his master’s way of thinking like a loyal retainer.

-His domination of the continent is for the sake of all life, so if he shows how he rules after subjugation, the dragon will understand too.

‘What kind of ridiculous…’

Lee Han cursed inwardly.

There was no greater absurdity than this. Rule first, explain later?

With that kind of thinking, persuading through the Emperor’s race would be useless too.

No matter how much of a dragon he was, wouldn’t he judge that such lenient rule wasn’t right and that he should rule strictly in his place?

And the most frightening point here was that the Emperor might agree too.

‘…Surely he wouldn’t agree. No matter what… no matter what…’

Since Lee Han wasn’t very close to the Emperor, he couldn’t be certain.

Would the Emperor firmly refuse when this Insane Doppelganger demanded the throne?

In a situation where the Empire’s evil noble families had bound the Emperor with cunning contracts and were forcing him into hard labor?

‘…Dragons are generally a wise and benevolent race… Damn. I can’t be sure.’

Wooooooong-

A powerful wave of mana was felt from outside the workshop. The chamberlain shouted urgently.

“Lord Gonadaltes is trying to summon a demigod legion!”

“…”

Lee Han felt his spine tingle for the first time in a while.

His intuition told him that if he didn’t do something right now, the situation would become irreversible.

‘A demigod legion, could that be like the Black Crown magic he showed last time? Is it possible to summon that at a legion level? How?’

Countless thoughts flashed by, but Lee Han didn’t get swept up in them and checked what he had available.

Calling upperclassmen or professors would probably be too late. Moreover, he couldn’t even guess how the Insane Doppelganger would react.

‘A being that can speak strongly to the Insane Doppelganger, if such a being exists…’

Suddenly Lee Han looked at Perkuntra’s emblem.

A powerful being at the Spirit King level would surely be able to shout at the Insane Doppelganger.

‘No!’

Lee Han, who was about to call Perkuntra, thought of a better method.

Come to think of it, wasn’t there someone he had met when he was forcibly dragged to the Nine Mountains and Eight Seas last time?

Lee Han took out the Yachaowang’s horn fragment. Perkuntra wasn’t an incompetent helper, but in the current situation, the Yachaowang seemed more suitable.

Grasping the horn fragment with desperate feelings and infusing mana into it, an incantation naturally flowed from his mouth.

“Please help me. O King of Golden Eyes. A mortal craves your wisdom!”

Even while reciting the incantation, Lee Han was slightly worried.

As he had thought when receiving the horn fragment, the Yachaowang was a being situated in a distant dimension.

He hadn’t made a contract with Lee Han and had no particular connection to the continent, so could he appear with just one horn fragment?

Hmm. You called faster than I thought.

“!!!”

However, surprisingly, the Yachaowang appeared immediately from thin air.

There were no signs whatsoever and no great magic. That made Lee Han even more surprised.

The hamster was also surprised, as instead of forcing out human words, he let out squeaking sounds.

For a being from another dimension to so easily leap across the gap and descend like this?

‘Who exactly is this one?’

Osu’s disciple. I was expecting this to happen.

In the Yachaowang’s voice, there was a mystical aura that only beings capable of divining the future could display.

Lee Han was completely overwhelmed by that energy.

Forgetting even his resentment from being tricked by the star guide last time, Lee Han unconsciously asked his question respectfully.

“Are you saying you predicted this situation?”

That’s right! It wasn’t particularly difficult either. It’s quite obvious when you think about it that demon assassins would target you, Osu’s disciple.

“…”

-…

The hamster felt shame for a moment.

It was embarrassed at being overwhelmed by some madman from another dimension.

And the emotion Lee Han was feeling now was similar.

“No.”

Hmm?

“This isn’t a situation where we’re being attacked by demon assassins.”

Lee Han suppressed his anger and explained as quickly as possible. There was no time to be angry right now.

Fortunately, the Yachaowang understood immediately.

Hmm. My prediction was slightly off. It seems your existence as Osu’s disciple acted as a variable.

“…Enough with the excuses, please help us! You said you were close with the Principal in his younger days. Wasn’t there ever a time when he went mad?”

Osu’s disciple. I can only think that you’re misunderstanding your master…

The Yachaowang was a bit troubled that Lee Han seemed to think of his master as some kind of madman.

The Skeleton Principal wasn’t that kind of madman.

Of course, the current Insane Doppelganger definitely seemed to need stopping.

Hmm. We should solve the immediate problem first. Osu’s disciple. I’ll need your help.

“What should I do?”

Lee Han asked directly instead of wasting time arguing over details.

Call your master. Not Osu, but Osu’s Doppelganger. Hmm. Rather than just calling him, it would be better to call him like this. Say that you saw new possibilities in the Vision of Dynamus and want to challenge Yeongnak again. Call him saying that you, Osu’s disciple, want to try casting Despotis.

“…????”

With several unknown ancient magics appearing, Lee Han hesitated for a moment.

From what he could tell, they felt like magic that was at least on the level of miniature worlds or higher.

‘Is it okay to lie like this about magic I know nothing about?’

However, the resonance of enormous power felt from outside made Lee Han unable to hesitate any longer.

Lee Han immediately took out the 【Echo Stone】 and called the Insane Doppelganger.

I’m busy right now, so hurry up and lead the vanguard.

“Master. I saw new possibilities in the Vision of Dynamus. I want to challenge Yeongnak again. I also want to try casting Despotis…”

Before he could finish speaking, the Echo Stone went out. Then the workshop door burst open like lightning.

The Insane Doppelganger shouted with blazing eyes.

“Is that really true!”

Hiyah!

The Yachaowang immediately ambushed the Insane Doppelganger who had let his guard down in his haste to come.

When the giant yacha wearing crimson flashing armor and helmet subdued him with both arms, the Archmage cried out in shock.

“Who are you?”

It’s been a while. Osu.

“The King of Yachas…! Even if there is a debt of gratitude, how dare you interfere with royalty?”

At this unimaginably insolent act, the Insane Doppelganger’s eyes boiled over with contempt and rage.

And those eyes immediately turned their gaze to his disciple.

“Disciple, do you dare betray your master?”

“…Your Majesty. This is salvageable, right? Please tell me it is.”

Lee Han spoke with all his heart.

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