Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 985

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Chapter 985

The Insane Doppelganger nodded at his disciple’s answer.

Just as erasing the eight sufferings of the world with magic was no easy task, passing on his teachings to his disciple within limited time was also not easy.

Amidst such difficulties, his disciple’s maturity shone like a beacon of light. It was a markedly different appearance from his immature past behavior.

“Well thought. Then let us depart. Mage, you shall handle the luggage carrying.”

“I apologize. I’ll carry the luggage myself, so please don’t worry about it.”

Lee Han apologized on behalf of his master’s words. Catten laughed as if he didn’t mind at all.

“The luggage should be carried by the sturdiest person. Junior.”

‘Then shouldn’t Master be carrying it?’

Of course, no matter how good the Insane Doppelganger’s mood was, Lee Han didn’t voice that thought aloud.

Instead, he waved his staff and summoned a Skeleton Golem. This medium-sized summoned creature was more than sufficient for the role of pack carrier thanks to its bulk.

Though the mana consumption was quite severe…

“Well then. Let’s go!”

“…”

“Senior?”

“Ah. Sorry. That summoned creature is so impressive… Could I perhaps learn it later?”

“…Master! Would you please open a dimensional gate!”

Lee Han quickly pretended not to hear and changed the subject.

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“Hmm. Moradi. Shouldn’t we start preparing for final exams soon?”

“…!”

Giselle turned her head in surprise.

To think that fellow tower students would say such a thing.

“Am I hearing things because I’m tired? I can’t believe it.”

“…Don’t be so harsh, Moradi.”

The White Tiger Tower friends blushed slightly.

They recalled memories of desperately avoiding studying during their first year.

But after becoming second years and experiencing midterm exams, the White Tiger Tower students were slowly beginning to grasp reality.

Perhaps…

Perhaps exams were something you had to study for regularly?

Not preparing hastily a week before, but preparing at least 2-3 weeks in advance??

In fact, maybe Wardanaz, who had been preparing for exams since the start of the semester, was normal and they were the abnormal ones.

“Perhaps Wardanaz finishing midterms before midterms even started was normal…”

“That’s not right.”

“It’s not?”

“No, it’s not. Get a grip.”

Giselle shot back coldly.

The White Tiger Tower students seemed to have their intelligence slightly diminished due to fatigue and pressure.

No matter how much you compromised, finishing all midterm exams before midterms even began was definitely abnormal. There wasn’t even a single upperclassman who did that.

“So you want to start preparing for finals early? Wow. That’s amazing. I never thought I’d see the day you guys would say such things.”

“We said we’re sorry…”

“And those same bastards are going to play Gyeokgu?”

“W-we didn’t go to detention.”

Giselle looked at her friends with eyes that said ‘is that something to be proud of, you bastards?’

Currently, a certain White Tiger Tower student had been dragged to detention after attempting to escape to watch a Gyeokgu match.

Among students who loved Gyeokgu, it remained as a romantic and legendary tale, but in front of Giselle, it was just shameful behavior that brought disgrace to the tower alone.

“That damn ball game should have been banned by imperial law.”

“H-how can you say such things…! You honestly like it too, Moradi!”

“I don’t like it. And I told you if you say that nonsense one more time, I’ll break your Gyeokgu stick.”

Giselle suppressed her exasperation and growled.

Basically, those from knight families couldn’t imagine that other people might not like Gyeokgu.

And every time she saw such things, Giselle wanted to punch them once each to broaden their imagination.

That damn ball game!

“Anyway, I’ve received the final exam discussion. It’s the most admirable and pleasing topic you’ve brought up. Let’s start immediately once this is finished.”

“Right away?”

“Right away.”

“…Couldn’t we start a little later… No, no! Let’s start right away!”

When Giselle looked like she might hit him, the White Tiger Tower student immediately changed his words.

Then he turned his gaze to the massive ore vein in front of them.

Frost steel ore was embedded abundantly throughout the vein.

‘I’d like to mine it all out within this week.’

Recently, Giselle and the White Tiger Tower students had been spending quite a lot of time in other dimensions.

While further exploring the dimension given during the 【Tragic History of Ancient Artifacts and Summoning Magic】 lecture, they had accidentally discovered frost steel ore.

In fact, frost steel wasn’t particularly attractive material to other tower students.

This metal’s characteristic was becoming sharp and keen when imbued with mana, but Einroguard students rarely had use for such things.

However, the story was different for White Tiger Tower students, most of whom came from knight families.

For White Tiger Tower students who had entered school leaving behind all their cherished weapons and armor, such useful metal was rare.

Even if not a masterpiece, it was sufficient for making a sword to wield during their school years.

Moreover, now that White Tiger Tower students were second years with some experience, they could handle refining and crafting themselves…

The problem was that mining this took quite a lot of time.

Even after preparing various mining potions and magic scrolls, who knew it would take this long.

“This thing is damn hard.”

“There’s only one method.”

Faced with the obstacle blocking them, the White Tiger Tower students responded with an extraordinary solution.

Namely, brute forcing it with their bodies.

“Blaze forth, pickaxe!”

“Boil over, strength!”

It was a sight that would have made other tower students sneer, ‘those bastards became more brutish as they advanced grades.’

But this was originally the White Tiger Tower students’ strength.

This method of boldly combining enhancement or transformation magic based on trained bodies might draw mockery for being brutish and simple, but its destructive power was something no one could easily replicate.

“What are you guys doing here?”

“…!?”

Giselle turned her head in surprise.

There was a familiar Blue Dragon Tower friend, a 5th year senior, and the Skeleton Principal’s doppelganger with a Skeleton Golem porter.

“What… what brings you here, Wardanaz?!”

At that question, Lee Han displayed sad and melancholy emotions.

Giselle was slightly flustered by this rare show of weakness from the Wardanaz family friend.

What on earth could have happened?

“Senior Catten said he was checking Professor Ingoldel’s final exam location, so I followed along.”

“…”

It was indeed something to be sad and melancholy about. Giselle whispered in horror.

“Unless he got shot in the head with an arrow, why would finals be held here? There are dozens of places in the Empire perfect for checking swordsmanship!”

The White Tiger Tower students were currently betting heavily on the swordsmanship guild training grounds in Grandden City as the final exam location.

Other upperclassmen’s testimonies supported this, and it was the most suitable place.

But such a remote dimension? Why?

Lee Han hesitated for a moment, then answered rapidly without taking a breath.

“I think Professor Ingoldel has finally gone insane. She’s been poisoned by the toxin called Einroguard.”

“Kuk. Indeed… it can’t be helped. Professors are human too.”

If it had been students from another magic school, they wouldn’t have fallen for such nonsense, but Einroguard students had no choice but to fall for it.

Even relatively normal people gradually lose their minds after staying at Einroguard for a long time.

“Don’t worry, everyone. I’ll follow Senior Catten and thoroughly investigate everything about the exam. While I’m at it, I’ll also bring back some Frost Giant relics.”

“Wardanaz…!”

The White Tiger Tower students looked at Lee Han with eyes that saw reliability itself.

How could they have such a dependable friend?

“Why are you dawdling?”

“Ah. Master.”

When Lee Han stopped moving to have a conversation, the Insane Doppelganger approached from behind.

After hearing his disciple’s explanation, the Insane Doppelganger nodded.

“Shatter.”

Crack!

The massive rock formation and ore veins crumbled down completely.

“Rock with rock, iron with iron.”

Stones clustered with stones and ores clustered with ores. The sorting was completed in an instant.

“It’s done. You mages follow along too.”

“?????”

The White Tiger Tower students looked at Lee Han with eyes that saw bewilderment itself.

Why us??

Of course, even Lee Han had no answer to give them.

“I don’t know either.”

“…Don’t lie, Wardanaz! There’s no way you don’t know!”

“Is he doing this because we’re not practicing magic and doing other things?! We were planning to just finish this mining and go back!”

The students shouted words that even they felt lacked some credibility.

But it was true.

They really were planning to go back after finishing just this task!

“No… I really don’t know either. Why did he tell us to follow?”

Lee Han was about to ask the Insane Doppelganger. However, Giselle grabbed his arm and shook her head.

“…Give it up. Let’s not provoke him unnecessarily.”

“Moradi. Master is in a rather good mood today, unlike usual. It should be fine to ask.”

‘Is that even possible?’

Giselle was puzzled but expressed denial again.

“I said give it up. You’ll just get beaten up again.”

When she put it that way, it was certainly not easy to deny.

Although the Insane Doppelganger had recently become a good-natured and kind doppelganger, there were few beings as unpredictable as the original insane archmage.

“If you say so. But is it okay for the others to follow along?”

“It’s checking the final exam in advance, so of course it’s fine. The work finished early too.”

At Giselle’s answer, the friends grumbled from behind.

‘It’s not fine at all!’

Wardanaz and Giselle disagreed on most other matters, but they always agreed when it came to tormenting and pushing their friends.

Why did they have to agree only on such things…

* * *

“Senior. But what exactly about the dimension are you trying to confirm?”

At Lee Han’s question, Giselle nodded as if he had done well.

In fact, Catten’s judgment might be the most important thing in this expedition.

Depending on how Catten judged, the location might change back to the swordsmanship guild training hall in Granden City.

“First, I’m going to ask if the Frost Giants can help with the exam, junior.”

“…”

“…”

Lee Han and Giselle’s eyes were colored with shock. Fortunately, the students behind them didn’t seem to hear as there was no reaction.

“…So that’s what you meant by confirming an appropriate location???”

“What else could it be? Checking the scenery?”

Catten laughed as if he was pleased with his own joke. The two juniors found it not funny at all.

‘If the Frost Giants are part of the exam…’

‘Do we have to face Frost Giants with swords?’

When Giselle’s face hardened, Catten asked puzzledly.

“What’s wrong, junior? If you have any concerns…”

“…It’s nothing major. I was just thinking whether I could really face a Frost Giant with my swordsmanship skills.”

While answering, Giselle secretly probed the other person.

Was he really thinking of having them duel with Frost Giants?

“Someone of your level can do it, junior!”

‘Damn.’

It seemed to be correct. Giselle inwardly lamented why Professor Ingoldel had gone so crazy and said.

“My aura is still immature.”

“But you’ve set foot in that realm, junior. Your enlightenment could come tomorrow, or even today. You don’t need to worry too much.”

The reassuring advice from a senior who had walked the path of the sword first was deeply comforting.

Giselle nodded slightly.

The path a swordsman must walk is so long and distant that its end cannot be seen.

There was no reason to be impatient about how quickly one ran through a short section of such a path.

“Right. Moradi. Besides, you have to worry about the White Tiger Tower students too.”

“Thank you. Wardana…”

Giselle, who was about to express gratitude to her friend as well, hesitated.

…A guy who awakened aura first while taking care of students from all four towers is saying this?

“…You be quiet.”

“!?”

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