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Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy Chapter 755
🕑 Added 2024-08-16 08:14:57 +0000 UTCChapter 755
Fortunately, the disguise seemed to be effective, as the hounds kept scattering.
They were confused by the many beings in the vicinity emitting energy similar to their target.
Professor Verduus grumbled while watching the hounds colliding with the barrier field.
"Why does it feel like most of them are coming this way?"
"Aaaaah! Professor! This one's biting and won't let go!"
Gainando screamed.
The flat bowl-shaped flying vehicle Professor Verduus had created wasn't very stable in form, so it shook left and right every time hounds collided with it.
"They can't break through the barrier field anyway."
"But they're glaring at us like this?!"
Gainando trembled while looking at the demons dripping acidic saliva as they pound on the barrier field protecting the vehicle.
The black burning smoke that appeared whenever the saliva dropped was terrifyingly ominous.
"You can just knock them off!"
"How do I knock them off?"
"Figure it out yourself like Wardanaz!"
Professor Verduus was too busy sweeping away the hounds charging from the front using artifacts.
Of course, even if he wasn't busy, he would have given a perfunctory answer out of laziness, but now he was really occupied.
Click!
A golden disc-shaped artifact appeared in the air.
The artifact burned as if condensing sunlight, then spewed that flame at the hounds approaching via spatial movement from the front.
Whoosh!
It didn't end there. This time a round drum came out, sweeping away hounds with each beat.
"Amazing!"
Anglago marveled without realizing it.
At times like this, he could understand why someone like Professor Verduus could remain a professor at Einroguard.
If nothing else, he was an unrivaled expert in artifact creation.
"Garcia! Bagrak! Help!"
However, Professor Verduus himself desperately called his colleague professors, not wanting to use the artifacts he had painstakingly created for such escape and combat.
These artifacts weren't very durable despite their powerful effects.
The artifacts or vehicle were damaged every time he poured magic at the beast-like demons.
Of course, the two professors coldly ignored him.
Professor Verduus had no choice but to take out new artifacts while grumbling.
"Ignorant demons! Gonadaltes should have swept away the demon realm!"
"Professor!"
"This artifact is expensive. Ugh. This one... I made it too well. This one's also iffy..."
"Professor!!"
"What!"
Professor Verduus also yelled when Anglago kept bothering him.
"Gainando disappeared!"
"..."
Perhaps recalling Professor Garcia's warning earlier, Professor Verduus's face turned slightly pale.
*
"Student Yi-Han. You really went through a lot!"
"Not at all. Thank you, Professor. And everyone else..."
When they arrived at the main building, the remaining hounds gave up approaching and turned back.
Professor Garcia let out a sigh of relief seeing Yi-Han and the other students arrive safely.
"Professor Verduus! You went through a lot too!"
"Mmm."
"Professor?"
"Mmm..."
"Why does it feel like someone's missing?"
At those words, Yi-Han and his friends quickly checked their numbers.
Gainando was missing.
"...He disappeared at some point..."
"..."
"..."
While everyone was shocked, Professor Garcia started shaking Professor Verduus up and down, left and right.
"Say! That! Now!"
"Ugh, huugh, uuugh."
"Go find him! Now!"
"Alright! Alright! I'll go find him!"
Originally, he should have said 'Why me?' a few times, but when Professor Garcia grabbed his collar, Professor Verduus naturally blurted out an answer of acceptance.
Thud!
"?"
The students poked their heads out curiously at the sound from outside.
The hounds threw Gainando down, then blinked away and disappeared into the distance.
"..."
"H-how did you come back?"
To his friends' questions, Gainando answered with a dejected face.
"The doppelganger looked at me and told them to put me back where I was."
"That's because he's a mad doppelganger!"
"Right. He has no discerning eye because he's crazy!"
"We're glad you came back safely! Gainando!"
The friends surrounded Gainando and tried to comfort him.
It really was fortunate that he returned safely.
Just look at Yi-Han.
Hadn't he suffered for nearly a week after being caught once?
Compared to that, being chased away as soon as they met could be seen as lucky in a way...
"Garcia. He's back, so let me go."
"..."
"Why are you looking at me like tha... Kak. Kak kak!"
*
"Yi-Han. Are you okay?"
"I'm fine, I said."
"Wardanaz. Are you alright?"
"I said I'm fine..."
"Wardanaz. The White Tiger Tower guys left fruit as a get-well gift. In my opinion, there's a chance there's poison in it..."
"..."
Annoyed, Yi-Han chased his friends away and hung a 'Resting, No Visitors' sign on his personal room door.
Surprisingly, Yi-Han was resting now.
Professor Garcia had given orders for the poor student who had been caught from the weekend and suffered for nearly a week.
-It's only two days anyway, so rest well until the weekend. I'll tell the other professors.-
-Will that really be alright? The other professors...-
-Don't worry. I can at least say this much.-
'But I'm worried.'
Yi-Han was worried about Professor Garcia.
Of course, in terms of physical abilities, Professor Garcia was among the top tier of Einroguard's faculty, but doesn't experience and seniority play a big role in professors' society originally?
He was a bit worried if it was alright for Professor Garcia, who was among the youngest, to say such things.
[Congratulations on returning safely from the most dangerous opponent. I'll gift you this book.
Illeg Chaegla]
[I'm thinking of formally protesting to the principal's doppelganger about being kidnapped during club work. When you're feeling better, let's build a lighthouse together in the 7th floor glacier region. I'll send the plan too, so read it.
Alde Marcan]
[I'm sending this basket for the junior who must have starved while captured. Eat well, and don't tell the other club members.
Priest Falcrius]
[To think kidnapping an outstanding ballgame player would happen even inside the school. I'll applaud your wit in escaping on a griffin amidst that. Here, I got some toys, so use them on your friends while resting.
Carnela Hormasi]
Unlike friends in the same year, other seniors sent letters and gifts.
<Escape from Einroguard> sent by Senior Illeg, about a mage trapped in Einroguard escaping (surprisingly, it was a novel written directly by a senior who graduated decades ago).
The plan for the <Ice Mining Tower> in the glacier region that Stonemason Club members had been preparing for ten years to stably supply reagents.
Senior Falcrius's meat basket packed full of beef, pork, lamb, horse meat, chicken, wyvern meat, venison, goose, duck, rabbit meat, drake meat, etc.
And Senior Carnela who sent a strange artifact that looked like a toy.
'What is this?'
Yi-Han was puzzled looking at the stick-shaped artifact with a bell attached.
Was he supposed to shake it whenever his friends studied?
'If you train like that, maybe later you'll be able to study just by shaking this stick.'
-!-
When he shook the stick, the basilisk made an excited hissing sound and extended its tail.
Only then did Yi-Han realize this was a toy for animals.
Regretting treating his friends like animals, Yi-Han gently pushed the toy aside.
-Senior. Thank you again for helping me. I'm worried you spent too much time because of me. Is the dark magic school alright?-
Yi-Han left a message for Direth.
The answer came back faster than expected.
-You don't need to worry about that at all.-
-But Senior. I'm curious about something. I heard Senior Yukbeltire participated too, but why did that senior help me?-
-You're in the same tower and same enchantment magic school, right? Even if she pretends otherwise, Yukbeltire was worried about you too.-
-Ah. Thank you.-
-Yeah. Rest well! Don't go outside for a while!-
'She's lying.'
Yi-Han judged coolly.
Such a clumsy lie wouldn't work on Yi-Han, a Verduus expert.
Emotional arguments like same tower, same magic school never worked on Professor Verduus.
And from Yi-Han's perspective, Yukbeltire was similar to Professor Verduus.
'I hope she didn't make some strange deal to help me. Like paying imperial silver coins...'
Or in the worst case, she might have even paid imperial gold coins.
If she made such a terrible contract, Yi-Han felt he wouldn't be able to bear the guilt.
Eaktus: So the problem was resolved in the end?
Baqwantallana: It can be seen that way.
Eaktus: Damn. The mountains seem really unapproachable for a while. Still, that 2nd year managed to escape well. No wonder he's taking all schools.
Baqwantallana: Although I don't like to overestimate usually, I agree.
'!'
When he checked the <Sentinels of Einroguard> page after a long time, the members were just having a conversation.
Beaver-Penguin-Fox: Was there nothing to salvage magically?
Eaktus: There probably was. But I wouldn't recommend approaching there unless you don't care about your life. Even 5th years couldn't do anything, as if their hands and feet were tied, until the professors arrived.
Beaver-Penguin-Fox: That's a shame. I'm interested in ancient magic.
'A new person.'
Although he had seen Eaktus and Baqwantallana before, Beaver-Penguin-Fox was a member he was seeing for the first time.
'Why beaver in the alias?'
It was an ominous name, but Yi-Han greeted first.
Gonadaltes: Nice to meet you all.
Beaver-Penguin-Fox: ...P-principal??
Eaktus: No. Just a crazy newbie.
Eaktus and Baqwantallana explained about the new member's alias.
Then Beaver-Penguin-Fox, whose misunderstanding was cleared, plastered the page with twenty-nine lines of curses.
"..."
Feeling slightly wronged, Yi-Han protested.
Gonadaltes: Your alias is strange too.
Beaver-Penguin-Fox: My alias? Where?
Gonadaltes: It has beaver in it. Professor Verduus is a beaver mixed-blood.
Beaver-Penguin-Fox: ...I just chose cute animals. You're more creepy for thinking that way.
Eaktus: That's right, Gonadaltes. Why are you putting Professor Verduus on cute, innocent beasts? It's your fault if I think of the professor every time I see those beasts from now on.
'Such vile people.'
Yi-Han lamented the existing members' exclusiveness.
No matter how he thought about it, the other party was strange, but they blamed him. Indeed, exclusiveness couldn't be avoided anywhere.
Gonadaltes: Speaking of 5th year students, does anyone know about Direth from the dark magic school?
Eaktus: How could we not know?
Baqwantallana: If you don't know, aren't you a freshman?
Beaver-Penguin-Fox: Why?
Gonadaltes: I was thinking of sending a letter asking for help with magic research, but I'm wondering what I should offer in return for acceptance.
Beaver-Penguin-Fox: It'll be difficult for a while. I heard she's helping with enchantment magic school research.
Gonadaltes: Enchantment magic school research?
Beaver-Penguin-Fox: Yeah.
Yi-Han put down his quill pen and felt frustrated.
If she was helping with enchantment magic school research at a time like this, it could only be Yukbeltire.
Hadn't she made an even more evil deal than imperial silver or gold coins?
'A person not even worthy of being called senior.'
To try to gain her own benefit by using a junior's misfortune.
No wonder she was Professor Verduus's disciple.
Gonadaltes: I see. Thank you all. I should go now.
Eaktus: No, already? Don't just ask and leave. You should answer something before going.
Gonadaltes: Then ask.
Slightly annoyed at the new member's arrogant attitude, Eaktus deliberately asked a difficult question to tease him.
Eaktus: There's a rumor that a magic criminal was involved in what happened this time, do you perhaps know who it was?
Gonadaltes: It's Antagondal. Everyone be careful. He's no ordinary eccentric mage.
Eaktus: ...
