Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 913

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Chapter 913

Lee Han truly left to submit his work.

Since it was a result barely obtained by borrowing the power of an evil mage criminal, it felt too precious to just let it pass.

Of course, to the mage criminal hamster beside him, that behavior seemed extremely mad.

-…You’re thinking of submitting this when that tyrant is trapped in the workshop right now??

“Not submitting this won’t make Master return to his right mind.”

-…

The hamster trapped inside us realized there was no point in saying anything more.

‘From now on, when new mage criminal bastards boast about their madness, I’ll have to bury them in reverse…’

Newly famous mage criminals often boasted about their madness to leave a strong impression on existing seniors.

But in the hamster’s view, that was just pathetic posturing.

True madness had to emanate subtly and deeply like that.

Enough to make the hamster’s fur stand on end!

“What’s wrong with you?”

-…Nothing.

“More importantly, the King of the yachas recommended 【Gonadaltes’ Decline】, what do you think?”

-What do I think?

The hamster squeaked in bewilderment.

Even a mage criminal like the hamster had no particular objection to Yachaowang’s power and abilities.

If 【Gonadaltes’ Decline】 was the best method in the current situation, then those words must be right.

“Don’t you have any other advice to give? What to be careful of, what to focus on…”

-Hmm.

The hamster, who had been pondering while flicking his whiskers, suddenly realized something strange.

Why was he asking him this?

-Why are you asking me that? Don’t tell me you think I’m your master or something?

Come to think of it, it was absurd.

Even if he was going to ask, he should ask the Insane Doppelganger, not him.

This guy who never helped him once when he became a hamster and was trapped in a cage?

‘Though he did give me grapes.’

“Ah. Why are you being like this? We need to cooperate to quickly overcome this crisis. Master needs to be in his right mind to escape, but in his current tyrant state, he can’t even undo the magic.”

Lee Han, as befitting the tyrant’s disciple, sharply grasped the hamster’s condition and struck where it hurt.

Originally, the hamster’s plan was to temporarily banish the Insane Doppelganger, then escape through the gap when the magic binding him disappeared.

But the Insane Doppelganger, far from being banished, was rampaging even more intensely in a reversed state, so the binding magic couldn’t possibly be undone.

What was even worse was that if left like this, Yachaowang would eventually be pushed back and reverse-summoned, after which the Insane Doppelganger would seize control.

If the Insane Doppelganger seized control, his disciple would at least serve as a commander, but the hamster trapped as a slave could be offered as a sacrifice.

‘From now on, when new mage criminal bastards boast about their evil, I’ll have to switch their arms and legs around…’

To Lee Han, who had unknowingly raised the standards for mage criminals another level, the hamster asked.

-A guy who knows that well is wasting time like this right now? Don’t tell me you’re planning to take all the remaining exams before dealing with the tyrant?

“If I just submit this, I’ll have roughly finished all the exams. I took them in advance.”

-…

‘From now on, when new mage criminal bastards boast about their planning, I’ll sew their mouths shut.’

* * *

While Lee Han was submitting his assignment, Professor Garcia and Professor Boladi began a serious magical discussion.

“【Gonadaltes’ Decline】 magic is really peculiar magic. I looked it up and found that in ancient times, they used this for attacks.”

“That’s right. It’s unfortunate.”

“Aren’t you interested in this magic, Professor?”

Professor Boladi slowly shook his head.

As a professor who had established much experience and theory as a battle mage, he was rather picky when it came to choosing new magic.

“It’s not suitable for combat.”

During the Three Kingdoms period, dark mages had improved this magic for offensive use, but in Professor Boladi’s view, it was inefficient.

Since this magic originally started to bring another’s decline to oneself, there were limits to using it for attacks.

“That’s true. Plus the conditions are so demanding… What do you think about what that person said?”

The ‘that person’ mentioned here naturally referred to Yachaowang.

To Lee Han, he would likely be called ‘that bastard’ or ‘that son of a bitch’, but in Professor Garcia’s view, Yachaowang was an extradimensional being worthy of respect.

Beings who would go all out in matters completely unrelated to them just because of some connection were not common.

“He’s probably right.”

“Hmm. I suppose so.”

Professor Garcia let out a light groan.

The reason the two were troubled was simple.

Actually, when Yachaowang recommended decline as a solution, he had strongly recommended Lee Han. It wasn’t just a casual suggestion.

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-Hmm. In my view, it would be best for Osu’s disciple to cast it.

-With this magic, Professor Bagrek and I could learn it sufficiently too?

-Learning the magic would be sufficient. But the essence of this magic doesn’t lie merely in learning and casting it.

Yachaowang explained the magic as much as he knew.

Simple pain, wounds, or curses could be transferred sufficiently just by learning and casting the magic.

Such things were concepts that even individual mages already knew well enough.

But if what needed to be transferred was an archmage’s old aspiration, the story changed.

If the mage trying to transfer it didn’t understand it himself, or even if he mistakenly thought he understood but only knew it superficially…

-Osu here won’t give it up obediently, will he?

The two professors realized the meaning contained in Yachaowang’s words and shuddered.

Hearing it like this, it was a much more demanding task than they had thought.

If Einroguard students heard this, they would be furious saying “What nonsense are you talking about,” but originally magic was easiest when composed only of theory, numbers, and diagrams.

The moment you add feeling souls and spirits and putting in beliefs and intentions, it becomes a realm that even the most outstanding mages cannot reach without luck.

Having to deeply understand the Skeleton Principal’s beliefs from his youth to cast it.

…Does that make sense?

-Can’t we just kill him?

-Hmm. From what I see, you are truly destructive and combative, so you must be serving as the captain of guards and protector of this territory. However, that won’t do.

-…

Professor Garcia, who had become embarrassed after carelessly making a comment, shut her mouth.

Professor Boladi listened silently then spoke up.

-I’ll try to understand the Principal. Wake him up.

-Hmm. Are you close with Osu by any chance?

-Uh… well… that… we are close but…

Professor Garcia pondered.

Professor Boladi did have quite a bit of friendship with the Skeleton Principal, but that was only when compared to other professors.

Could that be called being close?

-I understand. I’ll wake him up briefly. Everyone be careful.

Yachaowang woke up the Insane Doppelganger who had been held captive with his eyes closed.

The Insane Doppelganger, awakened from his suspended consciousness, asked indifferently.

“Have you come to declare surrender, King of the yachas?”

-No. This mage here says he wants to try understanding you.

“Get lost.”

After saying that, the Insane Doppelganger suspended his consciousness again. It was to conserve energy until Yachaowang’s power was released.

-It failed.

Professor Boladi spoke without any change in expression. Professor Garcia felt more embarrassed herself and hurriedly consoled him.

-P-Professor, it’s because the Principal was young back then. If it were recent times, he would have listened!

-That makes sense too. Right now Osu is strongly bound by honor. He won’t listen well to outsiders’ words. Wouldn’t it be better to just leave it to Osu’s disciple?

-Um. It seems the Yachaowang doesn’t know well, but student Lee Han is still a mage with little experience.

-Hmm. Certainly that mage showed enough ability to contract with a guest star last time… The reason you’re saying this now, is it perhaps because you’re overprotecting him by projecting your past self onto your disciple?

-N-no! What are you saying!

-Hmm. Seeing you get angry gives more weight to my guess just now. Anyway, I’ll recommend once more leaving it to Osu’s disciple. Guide him naturally without mentioning the conversation just now. If he finds out, he might feel unnecessarily more burdened.

* * *

“Still, maybe I could somehow understand it?”

Professor Boladi shook his head again.

Professor Garcia wanted to obtain only the necessary information from Lee Han and then cast Yeongnak herself, but originally the bond between master and disciple was something other outsiders could hardly imitate easily.

What was the reason most Einroguard students couldn’t accept Professor Boladi’s teachings but Lee Han could?

It was thanks to his trust in his master.

That Insane Doppelganger would be the same.

“Groan…”

When Professor Bagrek kept giving negative answers instead of agreement, Professor Garcia let out a groan.

Professor Garcia, who had been pondering and pondering, finally asked in a voice of resignation.

“Fine. If student Lee Han has to solve it, what method should we use to make him understand? Honestly, following the thought process of the Principal’s doppelganger isn’t easy.”

It wasn’t easy to truly understand the mindset of wanting to personally conquer and rule because the world’s suffering was displeasing.

If Lee Han understood immediately, Professor Garcia felt like she would look at Lee Han with somewhat different eyes starting the next day.

“I’ve been thinking about it continuously. Indeed, the best method seems to be time magic.”

“Time magic… Ah!”

Professor Garcia was puzzled by Professor Bagrek talking about his specialty, then realized belatedly.

Time magic wasn’t entirely about pulling and twisting present time. Glimpsing into past time also fell under that category.

Few things helped understanding as much as experience and firsthand experience.

Moreover, Professor Garcia happened to have an artifact suitable for the current situation.

“Using 【Kairos’s Scepter】, we can directly glimpse and experience the past. Professor and I can accompany together to assist student Lee Han.”

“…Professor Garcia too?”

Professor Boladi looked at her with slight worry. Professor Garcia regretted not practicing magic combat regularly and shouted.

“If we prepare a lot before going, it’ll be fine! If we prepare in advance, we can block it sufficiently even if combat breaks out.”

Professor Boladi still hesitated.

Professor Garcia was someone with a kind heart and gentle hands who couldn’t even kill a single insect.

Glimpsing into actual past was similar to visiting another dimension, so when it came time to fight, one had to fight boldly…

Professor Boladi, who had been pondering, finally nodded.

It seemed he could entrust Professor Garcia’s protection to his disciple.

“Thank you, Professor!”

“I’m the one who should be grateful.”

* * *

-Perfect score, perfect score, student Lee Han! Really amazing! But there’s one thing I’m curious about…

-Gasp. Is there some wrong part?

-No, no, student Lee Han! I’m just curious why you wrote so archaically. It really sounds like an elderly person’s speech. It was quite a lightly written example. Did you perhaps use an old dictionary instead of a recently published one?

-…

After receiving a perfect score and returning to the two professors, Lee Han kept grumbling.

“How can you interpret it like that?”

-…

The hamster, full of irritation, went deep into the cage and buried itself in the sawdust.

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