Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 921

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Chapter 921

While the ancient Archmage and the king from another dimension were bewildered, Lee Han was taking the 【Practical Healing Magic】 exam.

The exams for Healing Magic School lectures were mostly similar.

Enduring while healing the rushing patients.

“Junior, congratulations! We’re lucky!”

“What???”

Lee Han was flustered by his senior’s words.

The hunter in front of him had been continuously vomiting purple slime since earlier.

What exactly was lucky about this?

However, the Healing Magic School senior was smiling brightly as if genuinely happy.

“The patients came directly to the school! There were rumors that wild flying monsters increased significantly and blocked the roads!”

Patients from across the Empire visited Einroguard for various reasons, but that was only possible when the roads were open.

No matter how much they wanted to visit Einroguard, it wasn’t easy when wild wyverns were roaming the skies in frenzied packs.

If such situations continued, the worst case scenario would unfold as follows:

-Pack the artifacts. We’ll have to visit directly.

-…

For the already exhausted Healing Magic School students, breaking through external obstacles to reach patients was several times more difficult.

But contrary to the rumors, patients had arrived at Einroguard directly on their mounts.

How fortunate was this?

“I, I see. That’s lucky.”

“Right?!”

The Healing Magic School senior burst into laughter filled with relief and rushed to a newly arrived patient. The new patient’s left hand was continuously transforming into various metals.

‘I think the senior should also be treated as a patient.’

Lee Han thought to himself.

Of course, if the senior was happy, that was a good thing…

…but there should be limits, shouldn’t there?

“Urgh, urgh. Uuurgh.”

The hunter who had been vomiting purple slime flailed his arms. Bartrek quickly brought a bucket and threw it into the magical bonfire to burn it.

“Now. Vomit more.”

“Uuuurgh.”

The hunter looked at Bartrek with resentful eyes.

If he was a mage, he should think about healing instead of just telling him to keep vomiting.

But Bartrek was taking a fairly orthodox approach.

‘Aside from the slime vomiting, everything else is normal. In times like this, it’s right to leave it alone.’

Bartrek checked the hunter’s condition once more. There were no particular abnormalities in areas like body temperature or pulse.

It seemed like he was affected by contaminated magic or a curse, and for such cases, it was better to wait for the situation to naturally improve unless life was in danger.

If they poked around trying to identify it, the magic or curse might strengthen and only endanger the patient.

“Bartrek. From what I can see, it looks like a weak parasite is attached to his soul right now.”

“Huh? What??”

The dwarf friend who was running over with a new bucket was surprised by Lee Han’s words.

‘Did he check in that short time?!’

Without using detection or exploration magic, it was impossible to check someone’s condition.

Bartrek frowned, thinking his Wardanaz Family friend had acted on his own while he was moving the bucket.

“Wardanaz! We clearly agreed! We decided not to use magic since it could worsen things!”

“I didn’t use magic.”

“What?”

“I said I didn’t use magic. Look.”

Lee Han slowly extended his hand.

Then the weak parasite attached to the hunter’s soul began to be pulled out.

He hadn’t used magic or any other method. He had interfered with the other person’s soul purely through will.

“There.”

With a gesture, the parasite pulled out of the soul vanished helplessly. The hunter blinked in surprise at his suddenly lightened body.

“Wha… what, how did you figure out there was a weak parasite attached to his soul without using magic? And how did you remove it??”

Bartrek shouted while looking at Lee Han with shocked eyes.

Even the hunter who had been vomiting purple slime cast a shocked gaze. He was so surprised that he stared without even spitting out the remaining slime in his mouth.

To not only detect a soul without using any particular magic but even interfere with it?

“Uuuurgh…?”

“Did you really not use any magic? Is it some kind of blessing?”

“Hmm. Well, the thing is.”

Lee Han pondered where to start explaining.

There was some crazy mage spirit in the mountain range right now, and while helping with this being’s work, he had come to understand some ancient magic, and understanding that expanded his soul-related abilities…

‘The story seems like it would be too long.’

“The story would be quite long to explain, is that okay?”

“Of course!”

“Uuuurgh!”

Both expressed their agreement.

Basically, perceiving and interfering with souls was a special talent, like perceiving and interfering with spirits.

Not only the Illusion Magic School but other magic schools also had many areas dealing with souls.

Starting from observing the colors or wavelengths emitted by someone’s soul to understand emotions or thoughts, to techniques like grabbing and tearing out souls or temporarily separating and duplicating one’s own soul.

However, the ability shown by the Wardanaz Family boy was simple but extraordinary.

To have enough influence to perceive and interfere without using magic.

“Right now in the Einroguard mountain range, there’s something like an ancient Archmage’s spirit…”

“…”

“…”

At the story beginning much further in the past than expected, both their faces stiffened slightly.

* * *

“…So I was deceived by that evil king of yatcha and ended up making an unnecessary contract. Do you understand up to here?”

“I’ll hear the rest next time. Wardanaz!”

Bartrek eventually gave up listening and had to go back to caring for patients.

Professor Alcasis was looking this way with murderous eyes.

“Thank you, mage sir! I won’t forget this kindness.”

Meanwhile, the hunter who had finished spitting out all the slime in his mouth also expressed his gratitude.

Lee Han picked up his quill and asked.

“But how did you get infected by such a parasite? Parasites that attach to souls shouldn’t be common.”

Beyond simple curiosity, such records needed to be properly written down as they would serve as reference material for other students later.

The hunter answered with an embarrassed expression.

“Well, I made a bet with a friend… to enter and exit some ruins.”

“Ruins? What kind of ruins do you mean?”

Even among ruins, the danger levels varied tremendously.

Ruins like old hunting lodges used by hunters were generally safe, but ruins like old mage towers used by mage criminals were as deadly as the upper floors of Einroguard.

‘Since it wasn’t that strong a parasite, maybe it was a small mage tower ruin?’

“From what I heard, it was supposedly ruins where an ancient evil god that perished long ago had stayed.”

“…”

Lee Han immediately became serious.

The hunter also seemed to know he had done something reckless, as he lowered his gaze to the floor.

“That’s… I’m sorry. Really! What’s with alcohol! What’s with betting!”

“Next time you get cursed from such bets, go to Baldrogard.”

Though he said that, thinking about it coldly, the possibility of it really being an evil god-related soul parasite wasn’t very high.

If it had been such a formidable creature, it would have been much more powerful, and there’s no way it would have been dragged out by Lee Han’s willpower alone without using any special magic.

‘Probably the rumors were wrong, or it’s contamination left behind by mages who entered the ruins afterward and experimented.’

What are you doing right now?

“!”

Lee Han greeted happily when the Insane Doppelganger’s phantom appeared from the 【Echo Stone】 embedded in his staff.

“Master! You’ve regained your senses!”

Royalty has never lost consciousness. Don’t worry about such trivial things, mere disciple.

‘Hmm. Would he get angry if I bring up past stories?’

Lee Han was about to ask ‘How about trying to reclaim your gentle appearance from the old days?’ using the ancient Young Skeleton Principal as an example, but he restrained himself.

Come to think of it, if Professor Verdus came and said ‘Return to how you listened well as a freshman, Wardanaz!’ Lee Han would probably want to punch him too.

What are you doing right now?

“I’m taking an exam.”

You didn’t understand the meaning behind the question. It’s not really asking what you’re doing, but…

-Wardanaz! Over here!

“Ah. I’ll contact you again later. I’m busy right now.”

Lee Han turned off the stone and hurried over. Seeing his senior call him like that, it seemed help was needed.

A moment later.

How dare you?

“No. I said I’d contact you again later!”

Lee Han was dumbfounded by the Insane Doppelganger’s phantom appearing again.

He had clearly promised not to appear on his own last time, so why was he doing this?

‘Could it be that he conveniently lost his memory from the shock of the revelation?’

Look at the vast sea of magic before you, my disciple, and compare it to these wretched and insignificant beings scattered here. Which is more valuable?

“The latter. I told you I’m taking an exam right now.”

Lee Han scolded the Insane Doppelganger as if asking what nonsense he was talking about.

It was fortunate that he had returned to his senses, but perhaps there was still some shock remaining as he kept spouting nonsense.

…No matter how much you’ve contributed, this attitude right now is…

The Insane Doppelganger tried to point out his disciple’s lack of manners with a cold expression.

Regardless, Lee Han checked on the patient and then chatted with his senior.

“No. How did the internal organs turn into cotton?!”

“Calm down! It’s not the worst case scenario yet.”

“It’s full of cotton balls, how is this not the worst… Let’s call the professor!”

“No! The professor is busy right now too!”

“Then… Ah. Master. Since you’re here, please help a bit. Do you know what kind of magic this is?”

It’s a curse using triple transformation magic. Pathetic. To be fooled by such appearances.

“Indeed…! Such trickery!”

It’s a trick those vermin often use.

Lee Han admired the Insane Doppelganger’s advice and immediately followed it.

Indeed, they had layered transformation magic several times to confuse the mages trying to dispel it.

More than that, right now…

“Master. Should this curse be healed immediately, or would it be better to just recover with potions and leave it alone?”

Of course you should leave it alone. Is that even a question?

The Insane Doppelganger answered once again.

It was too much to just ignore and pass by since his disciple kept asking such stupid questions that he couldn’t leave it alone.

Royalty’s words mean don’t waste time on such a lowly exam and return immediately to receive the secret teachings. Disciple.

“Yes yes. I’ll really finish just this and contact you again.”

Having gotten everything he needed, Lee Han mercilessly turned off the Echo Stone.

The healing magic school senior beside him asked curiously.

“What kind of artifact was that just now? Its performance is incredible?”

“Haha. Thank you.”

There were several wise artifacts that answered their owner’s questions, but the stone embedded in Lee Han’s staff had exceptional abilities among them.

After all, the status of the person providing answers was quite something…

With the annoying chatter beside him gone, Lee Han’s work speed naturally increased.

After treating the patients in his assigned area once and clearing the beds, surprisingly, some rest time returned.

“Rest! Rest!”

“Hurry down and collapse!”

The upperclassmen rang bells and waved their arms.

They had to rest without hesitation when they could, or they would never be able to endure. Lee Han and his friends boldly ran down the stairs.

‘To the sleeping bags!’

While running, Lee Han used telekinesis to spread out his friends’ sleeping bags in the warm spots near the fireplace. Bartrek and Tijiling sent him moved looks.

“Wardanaz…!”

“It’s nothing to make a fuss about.”

Lee Han also quickly jumped onto his sleeping bag along with his friends.

At that moment, a familiar face suddenly appeared above.

It was the Skeleton Principal’s Insane Doppelganger.

“…”

“…”

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