Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 995

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Chapter 995

Before the other person could finish speaking, the Insane Doppelganger was already pushing his disciple aside.

Waiting until all words were finished before exchanging moves in a fair and honorable duel was something that only happened in stories.

Real duels between mages began with ambushes and schemes.

“Shi…”

The Insane Doppelganger, who was chanting a spell to strike first, felt something was off.

Since the Insane Doppelganger and the Skeleton Principal shared the same roots, they could predict each other’s thoughts to some extent.

If he was preparing to strike first, there was no way the Skeleton Principal wouldn’t be preparing his own first strike.

…Could it be?

It was too late. Bagrek!

As the Skeleton Principal’s frost-like command fell, Professor Boladi revealed himself from behind the doppelganger.

In the professor’s hand was a sword. The sword with a transparent blade reminiscent of glass scattered an alien aura in all directions, as if proving it wasn’t made of materials from this world.

And a sharp sound of tearing flesh burst forth. Professor Boladi thrust his sword strike like lightning before the Insane Doppelganger could even react.

Targeting the vital points of neck, heart, and lungs in sequence, Professor Boladi didn’t stop.

Even in this advantageous situation, a simple mistake could reverse the tide of battle. That’s how powerful his opponent was.

Professor Boladi tried to definitively neutralize his opponent by borrowing the power of the small world he was currently manifesting.

The sword the Skeleton Principal had given him was a magic sword that condensed concepts from another dimension into weapon form.

While it was a suitable weapon for neutralizing thought-beings that couldn’t be defeated by ordinary physical damage, no matter how sharp a sword was, if the person wielding it had terrible skills, it couldn’t even cut through paper.

As Professor Boladi was gauging his remaining attempts, his disciple’s shout reached his ears.

“Professor! Please wait a moment!”

Professor Boladi instantly stopped his attack.

The Insane Doppelganger immediately recovered his strength. The surrounding space warped strangely and drove away the ambusher.

Realizing the ambush had failed, Professor Boladi abandoned his regrets and obediently retreated by leaping through dimensions.

…Are you really my disciple!??!!!?

The Skeleton Principal was so dumbfounded that he glared at Professor Boladi who had returned to his side and got angry.

Even though he was from Einroguard, the Skeleton Principal usually used honorifics once someone held a professor position (except for Professor Verdus), but this time he was so dumbfounded he forgot even that.

No matter what, how could he stop just because his own disciple asked him to stop?

“I’m sorry.”

Will being sorry fix this! Are you really Bagrek!?

He hadn’t brought Professor Garcia worried she might act too softly, but who would have thought that trusted Bagrek would make such a mistake.

“…You prepared quite thoroughly.”

The Insane Doppelganger said as if spitting out the words.

Without his disciple’s shout, it would have been a sharp enough attack to seal him away.

“That sword is…”

A sword refined with concepts to deal direct damage to existence. You should feel honored. Casting that sword once cost a year’s budget for the territory.

Despite escaping from the secret move his opponent had prepared, the Insane Doppelganger’s complexion wasn’t bright.

The Skeleton Principal’s attitude showed absolute confidence.

That meant he was prepared enough that it wouldn’t matter even if the same trick didn’t work again.

-Truly monsters beyond the heavens.

The hamster squeaked, completely overwhelmed.

Thanks to the alcohol’s effects still remaining, Lee Han could understand what had just happened by borrowing his dramatically enhanced wisdom.

First, Professor Boladi’s ambush wasn’t ordinary stealth magic but spatial movement magic using dimensions.

Even setting Lee Han aside, there were quite a few archmages here (though one was in hamster form), and to fool all their senses would be impossible with stealth magic.

He must have set spatial coordinates in advance, had the professor wait in a sub-dimension, then sent a signal for the ambush.

But even though he could guess the general method, he had no idea how it was actually implemented.

‘Other dimensions aren’t places that can be used so conveniently as passages for spatial movement. Could there really be a dimension that mages can use as they wish like that?’

The ambush at least allowed him to guess the general method, but when it came to the magic sword, he couldn’t even guess the method.

Extracting concepts to make a sword.

“It seems you didn’t heed the royalty’s warning. Are you confident you won’t regret it even if your territory is destroyed?”

The Insane Doppelganger spoke while drawing up his magic.

Originally he had been prepared for self-destruction, but that only had meaning if he decided it himself.

Moreover, being sealed by some mere doppelganger wasn’t even worth discussing.

No matter that it was the magic tower his disciple belonged to, the Insane Doppelganger had no intention of breaking his word.

From the moment the Skeleton Principal broke non-aggression and approached, the duel had begun.

And that duel would destroy everything nearby.

Even without me saying it, you must be guessing it too.

“…”

The Skeleton Principal’s words came across more chillingly than any threat.

The Insane Doppelganger realized intuitively.

Since the Skeleton Principal was also a being similar to himself, he wouldn’t have come recklessly without any countermeasures.

Look outside.

With those words, all the surrounding debris was cleared away and the cave disappeared. The open vista of the mountain range and Einroguard located below came into view.

And also the strange dream veil covering it all.

“Did you spread a unique world over the entire territory?”

That’s right.

The Skeleton Principal answered calmly.

There was no need to explain how much preparation and cost this great magic had required.

The Insane Doppelganger nodded as he looked at the veil that would turn any damage into dreams.

“Quite excellent. This is magic the royalty doesn’t know.”

Of course. You’re a confined being after all.

Behind the Skeleton Principal, a geometric collection of circles reminiscent of a mandala began drawing patterns.

The Insane Doppelganger summoned a crown and staff as if to counter. The staff’s head was carved with a rooster, its end with a snake, and its body with a warrior.

A being not permitted in any time or space… Since you are my karma, I won’t say I feel no regret. That’s why I showed more mercy than necessary.

“What nonsense you spout. Would you call it mercy that ants don’t challenge the sun?”

But you crossed the line. How dare you kidnap the lord’s disciple in his territory.

With those words, the Skeleton Principal was about to open the floodgates of magic.

At that very moment, Lee Han shouted.

“Please wait a moment, Principal!”

What is it, Batanaz.

“…Excuse me?”

You traitorous bastard. All these professors and gold coins are suffering for your sake, and you’re taking their side?

Lee Han was at a loss for words at the sudden accusation.

What the…

“What do you mean taking their side? Didn’t all this happen because you left your post in the first place, Principal!”

I told you. I needed preparation to seal him away. Then you should have properly kept the enemy off guard and struck from behind, not stupidly get captured by the enemy and take their side? Hmph. Very disappointing.

The Skeleton Principal waved his hand as if he didn’t want to hear any more interference from his bat disciple.

Even the Insane Doppelganger didn’t seem to want his disciple’s words. When the two archmages joined forces, all the outsiders were banished across space to the distant outskirts.

Dharma wheel!

“Be liberated, Abraxas!”

-It’s the world’s destruction. We must flee further!

The hamster squeaked, realizing the two archmages were about to bring out their unique worlds and clash.

But Lee Han shook his head.

“No. I’m going to persuade them!”

-…What kind of elixir did you drink to go crazy! Come to your senses! You’re going to crawl into those colliding worlds… Gack.

The hamster groaned under the crushing pressure from above.

Professor Boladi signaled the hamster to be quiet. The hamster despaired at the fact that another crazy mage had been added.

“Can you persuade them?”

“…I’m not certain, but I intend to try persuading them.”

“That doppelganger could become dangerous at any time. You know that, right?”

“Yes!”

“Understood. I’ll send the signal.”

Professor Boladi nodded as if he wouldn’t ask any more questions.

The reason the Skeleton Principal wanted to go beyond reverse summoning the other person and completely seal them was because of their danger.

Even if reverse summoned, the same thing could happen again if they descended later, so he intended to permanently seal them in a place where neither summoning nor reverse summoning would be possible.

However, his disciple had stepped forward saying he would try to persuade the Skeleton Principal despite knowing the other person’s danger.

Then as his master, he would simply trust and help.

“…Thank you, Professor.”

Lee Han expressed his sincere gratitude.

It must have been a difficult choice for Professor Boladi as well.

The Skeleton Principal was Professor Boladi’s superior and master, and hadn’t he already disobeyed orders once?

Moreover, in the current situation, Lee Han’s words about trying to persuade didn’t seem very promising.

Yet he would trust and help because he was his disciple.

This was the deep trust between master and disciple. Lee Han felt pride in being Professor Boladi’s disciple.

After bowing to the professor, Lee Han also expressed his gratitude to the hamster.

“Thank you, Hamster.”

-…Why me… You, you?! Don’t tell me you’re taking me!?

The hamster, who had been puzzled, realized Lee Han’s intention and shuddered.

This crazy bastard was trying to take him into that world’s storm!

“I need a mage to give advice. The alcohol’s effects are gradually weakening too.”

-There’s another mage right next to you! You brat, don’t tell me you’re taking me because it’s dangerous!

After quieting the squeaking hamster, Lee Han focused on the confrontation.

Since he had to somehow intervene and try to persuade the Skeleton Principal, he couldn’t miss a single moment.

The staff the Insane Doppelganger held was itself a Unique World. Each time he swung it, a new sky opened and countless angels revealed themselves beneath it.

However, to the Skeleton Principal, no matter how much of a Unique World it was, it was just great magic he already knew, learned from dragons long ago. Naturally, he was prepared to deal with it.

As the dharma wheel began to roll, the angels were erased. The Skeleton Principal shouted as if declaring.

Since Abraxas is severed, you can’t use Gnosis either. What’s next? Hurry up and use it. Let’s finish this before today ends. Unlike you, I have paperwork piled up like mountains.

Both were archmages, but one side knew all of the opponent’s magic, while the other side knew none of the opponent’s magic.

Moreover, one side was in a situation where they could fully use their authority as the master of the territory.

The Insane Doppelganger’s struggle could only buy time, nothing more was possible.

As mountain ranges turned into lakes and the dream veil covering Einroguard stretched taut to the point of tearing, the outcome of the confrontation gradually became clear.

Thud!

The Insane Doppelganger fell to one knee. Though he said nothing, just looking at his pale complexion showed the match was over.

Professor Boladi, contact below to prepare for sealing. They must have waited quite a while. …Professor Boladi. Professor Boladi. Bagrek, what are you doing?

To permanently confine an existence like the Insane Doppelganger required much preparation, and appropriate mages were waiting below. They were mages the Skeleton Principal had hired while shedding tears of blood.

When Professor Boladi, who was in charge of contact, gave no response, the Skeleton Principal shouted in an irritated voice.

Batnaz. If you keep acting like a spy…

The Skeleton Principal, who was about to blame Lee Han standing next to Professor Boladi as the obvious culprit, finally felt something was off.

That was fake!

‘Miniature world!’

Surprisingly, his disciple had perfectly mastered Basilios Pocket Dimension.

The Skeleton Principal, who hadn’t expected Lee Han to have mastered the miniature world so perfectly, was caught off guard.

Lee Han used the miniature world to hide his presence and shorten the distance to his target.

By the time the Skeleton Principal realized, Lee Han had already arrived in front of the Insane Doppelganger and was blocking the way.

“Please wait just a moment!”

-Please let me go and have your conversation just the two of you…

The hamster squeaked with a pitiful crying sound.

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