Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 920

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Chapter 920

‘Oh no. Right after I just made that resolution.’

Lee Han quickly reflected on himself.

He had made a resolution after seeing the young Skeleton Principal’s good deeds, yet here he was getting irritated right away.

“Um. I’m sorry. I’ve had a lot on my mind lately, so I got angry for no reason. Here, let me put some grapes in for you.”

-Get lost!

“…”

At the angry hamster’s profanity, Lee Han consecutively threw grapes into the cage.

The hamster screamed and fled to a corner.

‘Oh no. Doing this again!’

Lee Han reflected once more. At the same time, he felt a slight sense of self-loathing.

To act like this right after making a resolution.

‘Tsk. Is it really impossible for me? Acting like the young Principal…’

“Student Lee Han. Are you alright?”

Professor Garcia, who had gathered the scepter’s light and carefully put it back into the storage container, looked at his disciple with concern.

The experience with the scepter was like having compressed information crammed into one’s head in a short time.

No matter how excellent a mage might be, it would be confusing and bewildering.

“I’m fine, Professor. And I learned a lot.”

“Really? What kind?”

“Seeing the real Principal’s, no, the young Principal’s appearance…”

“Didn’t you just say the real Principal?”

“…I thought I should perform more good deeds.”

‘Why bother?’

Professor Garcia tilted his head inwardly.

In the professor’s view, her disciple was already performing plenty of good deeds.

By Einroguard student standards, that level was quite good…

‘No. There’s no need to discourage such thoughts.’

Professor Garcia, who had been puzzled, gathered his thoughts again.

There was nothing wrong with doing more good deeds. If his disciple had gained such enlightenment, as a master he just needed to support it.

“Student Lee Han. I’m proud of you for having such thoughts.”

“Sigh. But as soon as I arrived, I took out my anger on this hamster…”

“…Th-that much is fine. That hamster will understand too.”

Throwing a few grapes at an evil mage criminal was something even the young Skeleton Principal would surely react to with ‘Well, that much is…’

There was no need to feel dejected over such a thing.

“What about Yeongrak?”

Professor Boladi, who had been quietly listening from the side, asked softly.

In fact, Yeongrak was also the most important objective of this journey.

If they couldn’t change the Insane Doppelganger’s mind, they would have to devise a solution from scratch.

In that case, the situation might really escalate beyond Einroguard.

“I’ve found a clue.”

Lee Han answered cautiously after much deliberation.

He didn’t have complete certainty yet. But thanks to what he heard from the young Skeleton Principal, there were parts that clicked.

-Just as you came down out of genuine concern for me, please genuinely care for others. Then you’ll soon understand.

And the Insane Doppelganger had said something similar too.

-Get used to this magic. You bastard, you must realize it yourself.

‘Hmm. Come to think of it, those weren’t similar words at all.’

The former was kind, while the latter was just incomprehensible rambling.

Lee Han newly realized how twisted an archmage the Skeleton Principal had become with age.

How was one supposed to understand the latter?

‘Ultimately, to surpass a certain level in magic, one must understand the meaning contained within.’

Lower circle magic rarely had such issues. If one just grasped the movement of mana and the incantation of spells, there was no need to think about what meaning the mage had put into creating this magic.

But higher circle magic couldn’t be perfectly reproduced by simply following procedures.

The small world was a good example. Though it was the same magic, it was impossible to cast without fully understanding the meaning the mage had put into this magic.

Lee Han speculated that higher magic, though different in compositional form, contained small worlds like the small world magic.

A structure where one couldn’t fully draw out the power without grasping and understanding the will contained in the small world.

…Actually, this was something completely unnecessary to learn at Lee Han’s current grade level, but Lee Han had essentially self-taught and realized it on his own.

‘Yeongrak is the same. I should have cast it with sincerity.’

Lee Han, deeply moved by the young Skeleton Principal’s words and actions, planned to try casting Yeongrak again with that resolve.

He wasn’t certain, but for now, no other method came to mind.

“There’s no guarantee of success, but I’d like to try…”

“That’s settled then!”

“Indeed.”

“…”

When the two professors conversed as if it had already succeeded, Lee Han was speechless with disbelief.

What’s with these people??

“Professors. You didn’t mishear me, did you? I clearly said there’s no guarantee of success…”

“Yes, yes. We heard you. Student Lee Han. Let’s rest and depart as soon as you recover your energy. His Majesty the Yachaowang must be pushing himself quite hard too.”

“…”

Lee Han suddenly missed the young Skeleton Principal.

If the young Skeleton Principal were here, he would have scolded them saying ‘Listen to your disciple properly!’

‘What are these people planning to do if I fail?’

Whether their disciple worried or not, the two professors, confident in resolving the matter, had their own conversation.

“Oh right. During this visit, I wrote down some of the young Principal’s magic. I took notes hastily, but I plan to organize them properly when we return.”

Professor Garcia pulled out a crumpled bundle of papers.

There were magic spells the young Skeleton Principal had directly taught, as well as magic Professor Garcia had observed and analyzed the structure of in reverse.

Though it wasn’t a very long journey, it was enough to receive deep inspiration as a mage.

“Didn’t Professor Bagrek take notes?”

“I took notes too.”

“I thought you would.”

Professor Boladi pulled out a well-bound black leather notebook. The two professors exchanged notes on which magic had impressed them most.

‘Professors really. They’re truly relentless.’

Lee Han shook his head in dismay.

He was just thinking about how harsh the ancient times were and whether they could somehow invite the young Skeleton Principal to Einroguard…

Yet here the professors were, discussing magic right after returning. He thought one really had to be like this to become an Einroguard professor.

“Hmm. Then we can start by teaching Student Lee Han the time magic here.”

“Understood. The young Principal’s Hwidore seems too difficult to teach right now.”

“…”

Lee Han’s eyes widened at the sight of the two professors trying to forcibly pass on the magic they had learned from the young Skeleton Principal to him.

What kind of malice was this??

‘If the young Principal were here, he would never have allowed this!’

* * *

The Yachaowang was greatly surprised by Lee Han’s group’s arrival.

Hmm. Osu’s disciple. My prediction was wrong. I never expected failure.

Seeing Lee Han’s dark complexion, the preparation had clearly failed.

It was shocking, but it couldn’t be helped. The Yachaowang immediately offered his next advice.

In this case, we have no choice but to annihilate it together with me. Evacuate the students and call the mages. I’ll try to interfere as much as possible, but you must never let your guard down…

“Wait, I didn’t fail! Your Majesty.”

Professor Garcia shouted while stopping the Yachaowang who was walking ahead.

The Yachaowang asked in bewilderment.

You didn’t fail?

“Yes!”

Then why does Osu’s disciple look so gloomy?

“My face is naturally like this.”

Lee Han said with an indifferent expression.

Of course, he understood the feelings of Professor Garcia and Professor Boladi.

Since Lee Han was also the Skeleton Principal’s disciple (and moreover, his direct disciple), it would be rude and cowardly for only the two of them to monopolize the magic.

Considering the generous heart of the young Skeleton Principal who gave without reserve, they had to pass on the magic to Lee Han as quickly as possible.

…Of course, Lee Han’s own opinion wasn’t included in this.

‘Why should the amount of magic I have to learn increase because the professors forced themselves to learn magic?’

No matter how much he thought about it, it was an incomprehensible puzzle.

Hmm. I was mistaken. Then, Osu’s disciple. Show me what you’ve prepared!

At the Yachaowang’s shout, Lee Han shook off his idle thoughts and stepped forward.

The people around also cheered for Lee Han.

“Student Lee Han can do it!”

-You must succeed!

“…”

Lee Han kicked the hamster cage once with his foot. The hamster squeaked and hurled curses.

-Why are you only doing this to me?

“How can you kick a professor with your foot?”

-…

The hamster had no choice but to be convinced by the strangely logical words.

Well, that’s true!

‘Focus. Forget the hatred and contain the enlightenment I felt then.’

Lee Han threw away his irritation toward the hamster and resentment toward the professors and deeply immersed himself.

【Gonadaltes’s Yeongnak】 was ultimately magic that began from the young Skeleton Principal’s resolve to bear the pain of others himself.

He had to understand that resolve and prepare himself to help a little.

‘I don’t know how much I can help… but still, as much as I can…’

While concentrating, Lee Han momentarily wondered if it was okay to make such a compromising resolution.

At the very least, when casting magic, shouldn’t he put forth a resolve like ‘I will dedicate all my remaining wealth and life’?

But it couldn’t be helped. Such lies were impossible in front of the magic he was casting.

A little more than what he had done so far.

Doing his best within what he could do.

At that moment, Lee Han felt his vision expand spiritually and widely.

A vast sense of expansion shook his soul, like when he understood unknown worlds and laws.

‘This is…!’

* * *

The first thing the Insane Doppelganger saw when he regained consciousness was the Yachaowang choking his neck with one arm.

“…What are you doing?”

You’ve regained consciousness, my friend.

“Regained consciousness. What do you…”

The Insane Doppelganger immediately grasped the situation just by looking around the workshop once, understanding the mana flow outside the workshop, and lightly detecting the magic installed on the outskirts.

“Did you turn the tables?”

That’s right.

“How did you stop it?”

These excellent mages and your disciple stopped it.

Professor Garcia waved his hand with a very awkward expression.

Unlike his disciple, Professor Garcia still found it awkward to deal with this cold Insane Doppelganger.

“Show respect as royalty.”

“Ah, no. I just did what I had to do.”

“Mage. Accept the praise of royalty with your chest out. Not just anyone can receive it.”

‘Is there no way to make him go crazy with the young Principal’s personality…?’

Professor Garcia became slightly dejected as he remembered the young Skeleton Principal’s kindness.

Who would have thought he’d already miss him when they hadn’t been apart for long.

“Release me.”

I shall do so.

The Yachaowang quickly withdrew his arm. The Insane Doppelganger rapidly reverse-summoned the foundations of the demigod army he had cast outside.

Professor Garcia, who had been watching carefully, asked cautiously.

“You’ve, you’ve given up your desire to conquer the continent, right?”

“Did royalty say such things? Indeed, that must have been the case. You don’t need to worry.”

The Insane Doppelganger said with a sneer.

By the Insane Doppelganger’s standards, continental conquest was close to a mistake committed by failing to overcome impatience.

Setting aside what would happen after conquest, how many resources would be wasted in the process of that conquest.

To the Insane Doppelganger who sought to achieve his aspirations through magic, this method felt excessively crude and brutish.

‘Phew.’

Professor Garcia let out a sigh of relief. From what he was saying, it really seemed like he wouldn’t conquer the continent.

“Royalty will also ask one question.”

“Ah. Yes.”

“Why is royalty’s disciple not showing himself?”

“…Well…”

When Professor Garcia hesitated, the Insane Doppelganger became slightly tense.

Could there have been some mistake while casting Yeongnak?

“…He went to take the remaining exams.”

“…”

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