Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy Chapter 1071

Chapter 1071

Yi-Han very unpleasantly pushed Professor Verduus forward.

Who was he trying to use as a shield!

At that moment, Professor Boladi, Alcicle, Yukbeltire, and even the death knights arrived belatedly.

"No. So many guards?! ...Well, understandable."

Though surprised, Avalcan immediately understood.

Well it was guarding Professor Verduus after all, so it was natural. In some ways this number even felt small.

"Still, Einroguard people care for Professor Verduus. Amazing people."

"I'm not an Einroguard mage."

Alcicle very unpleasantly revealed his identity.

Not only mistaking him for an Einroguard mage but thinking he cared for Professor Verduus?

"And I didn't follow because of guarding but to see if he crawls properly on four... no, I came for magic."

At the end Alcicle finally came to his senses.

A Pengerin family mage couldn't say he came to watch someone crawl on four legs.

"I am an Einroguard mage but I don't care for the professor."

"No. Aren't you the princess?"

Avalcan recognized Yukbeltire's face.

As an enchantment magic school mage, he couldn't not know Yukbeltire. Wasn't she the rising star of the enchantment magic school greatly anticipated from Einroguard?

...And Professor Verduus's top disciple too!

"I don't care for him either."

Professor Boladi also stepped up to explain.

The death knights who suddenly became the last people caring for Professor Verduus hurriedly explained.

-We're just following orders!-

"...I was wrong. I didn't know everyone disliked him this much."

Avalcan reflected.

He hadn't known people from Einroguard would show such aversion.

"More importantly if he made him work since first year... 4th year? Why haven't I heard of him?"

Turning his gaze to examine Yi-Han again, Avalcan wondered.

If he came along to help with magic he must be 4th year, and if he helped Professor Verduus's work since first year his talent must be certain...

Was there such a student in Einroguard's enchantment magic school?

"A bit lower."

"Lower? Ah. You mean year? 3rd year?!"

"Even lower..."

"..."

Avalcan looked over the Einroguard people with eyes of shock and horror.

Though some like Professor Boladi and Yukbeltire maintained indifferent attitudes, Alcicle and the death knights had conscience and avoided his gaze.

"What are you people doing?!"

"Calm down, Avalcan."

When Professor Verduus tried to stop him from below as if it wasn't his business, Avalcan thundered loudly.

"It's because of you when you think about it!"

"Let him calm down. What's the point of getting angry at Professor Verduus."

When Puyo intervened, Avalcan calmed his heaving breaths.

"And that Wardanaz family boy has outstanding ability regardless of year. He helped my work last year too."

-That's right. Wardanaz student learned by himself, no one forced him.-

'Is that so?'

Yi-Han wondered inwardly.

Honestly it seemed like Einroguard professors had somewhat forced him...

"Master, you assigned work too?!"

Avalcan seemed shocked for a different reason.

To think Puyo whom he rather respected would do the same thing as Professor Verduus?

"Ah, n-no. I'm different from Professor Verduus. Strictly according to level..."

"How long are you going to chatter? Let's start the magic."

Professor Verduus lying on four legs spoke as if annoyed.

When Avalcan's gaze turned elsewhere, Puyo let out a sigh of relief. He had almost had his built-up reputation contaminated by Professor Verduus.

"Alri... wait. Did you say Wardanaz family?!"

Avalcan who realized belatedly was surprised again.

At that sight, Puyo tried to soothe him saying family wasn't important.

"Weren't you 5th year?!"

"...W-well, I don't know what rumors you've heard."

At their conversation, Professor Verduus got irritated again.

"I said let's start the magic!"

"Fine!"

After shouting back at Professor Verduus, Avalcan prepared magic.

Looking at him, that Wardanaz family disciple seemed qualified to attend this meeting.

Princess Yukbeltire had proven her outstanding talent from before so nothing needed to be said...

"But who's that kid?"

"!"

At Professor Verduus pointing at his disciple, Avalcan froze stiff.

Caught up chattering about unexpected guests, he hadn't explained about his own disciple.

"...This is my disciple Avalcarn. Greet them."

"H-hello."

The orc mage who had been standing quietly in a corner unable to join the stormy conversation opened his mouth shyly.

Though his large build made people easily mistake him for a warrior at first glance, this orc was a mage with talent outstanding enough for his master to cherish greatly.

Having found and raised him since discovering him abandoned in swaddling clothes, Avalcan's affection for his disciple was very deep.

"Right. Got it."

Professor Verduus nodded then turned his gaze away. It was an attitude showing no interest.

Actually looking at Professor Verduus's personality, it was a natural reaction.

Unless they made mistakes when starting magic, until then that teapot and that orc mage were the same objects to the professor.

But that reaction touched Avalcan's pride.

Someone disliked is disliked no matter what they do.

"He will help with this magic."

"Alright."

"Aren't you going to ask? What kind of mage he is?"

"Why should I ask?"

Professor Verduus asked as if truly not understanding.

Asking Professor Verduus who didn't question even his own disciples to question others' disciples was too much to ask.

"..."

"Now, now. Everyone calm down."

Puyo quickly stepped in afraid Avalcan might spread Professor Beavle's personal information to imperial bounty hunters and assassins.

"Since it's come to this, let's start by briefly introducing our disciples."

"Why?"

Professor Verduus showed an openly disliking attitude.

He wanted to quickly exchange magic and go their ways, so what was this introducing disciples he had no interest in?

Puyo sent pleading looks to the professor's disciples.

Yi-Han pondered then sent pleading looks to Professor Boladi.

"Come with me for a moment."

"Why?"

Professor Boladi ignored the question and dragged Professor Verduus to the second floor.

Yi-Han could feel waves of mana spreading from the second floor. It was soundproofing magic.

A moment later.

"Introduce disciples..."

Professor Verduus returned looking much more dejected. Puyo looked at Yi-Han with shocked eyes.

He had asked for persuasion as a disciple!

'I apologize. I'm not confident.'

Yi-Han was unashamed.

Persuading Professor Verduus with words was impossible.

"Avalcarn. Show what you've done recently."

"H-here it is."

The orc mage shyly took out a strangely shaped mirror.

Ancient style gold decorations adorned the frame, and the mirror's surface was bronze that spread new magic patterns from inside whenever light touched it.

Yukbeltire shuddered at the artifact clearly superior to ones she had made.

"H-h-how..."

"Senior. That's an ancient relic isn't it. He must have repaired it not made it directly..."

"Ah."

Yukbeltire immediately came back to her senses.

Alcicle listening beside asked as if not understanding.

"Anyone can see it's an ancient relic... did you think he made it directly?"

"..."

Having been around too many monster-like mages lately, the boundary of common sense had slightly crumbled.

Yukbeltire's fingertips trembled with humiliation.

"Avalcarn repaired it."

"Amazing. Repairing ancient relics like this isn't easy."

Puyo honestly admired. He could understand why Avalcan cherished his disciple so much.

The current imperial magic system was quite different from the ancient magic system. It was a form built up and changed over long time.

Because of that, difficulty increased when imperial mages restored ancient relics. Many times it was hard to even guess what some damaged magics were.

Therefore, mages specializing in ancient relics needed outstanding magic ability to substitute with imperial magic if needed, extensive historical knowledge to find and restore needed magic from ancient documents, and connections and tact to beg great mages who knew magic from that era.

"Is this Avalcain's Bronze Mirror? I knew you obtained it but to think you'd complete it so quickly."

"Thank you for the praise."

"Not just anyone could engrave Avalcain's refraction magic at such a high level. Worth being proud of. Professor Verduus, what about your disciple?"

When Avalcan's disciple introduction ended, Puyo called Professor Verduus.

His voice came from under the table.

"Go ahead, introduce."

"...N-no. You should introduce... Why tell disciples to introduce themselves? Do you perhaps not know what your disciples are doing these days?"

"Huh? Yeah."

"..."

-......-

The old building fell silent with contempt. Avalcan felt his wariness toward Professor Verduus's disciples disappear and be replaced by sympathy.

He had worried they might be better than his disciple, but hearing that just now, he no longer worried about such things.

"...Show what you've done recently."

At the sight of the tree spirit mixed-blood mage speaking in a tired voice, Yi-Han glanced at his staff.

'Is this too casual?'

Though making this staff was certainly amazing enough, since he received so much help starting from spirits, he wondered if he should bring this out.

"Senior. Don't you have anything good?"

"?"

Yukbeltire about to take out the adamantite plate sent a look not understanding her junior's question.

If asked about recent work, of course she should talk about this achievement of fusing and engraving realm rod and refraction, what else was there to talk about?

"Ah. You mean to talk about this? I thought of something else since we received too much help from Master... no. Let's talk about this!"

Yi-Han speaking realized his mistake seeing his senior's fingertips trembling again.

Come to think of it, that Avalcarn mage must have received all his master's help doing magic too, so there was no need to be strictly particular.

"No need. I'll bring out something done without help so wait a moment."

"Ah. Why are you really like this."

Yukbeltire checked her list of recently made artifacts and persisted stubbornly.

Seeing the two seeming to argue, Avalcan asked curiously.

"What are you talking about?"

"Senior is embarrassed and won't bring out her recent work."

"A mage shouldn't hide their work. Professor Verduus. Didn't you teach even that?"

"I didn't teach it?"

"...I'm crazy for asking. Anyway bring it out."

Yi-Han snatched the adamantite plate from his senior's hand. Then placed it on the table.

Avalcan's face turned blue seeing the essence of magic.

"Im... impossible! You two did this?!"

"Right? You think it's impossible too?"

Professor Verduus's voice came from under the table sounding pleased. Even while shocked, Avalcan asked not understanding.

"Wh-why is that fellow acting like that?"

"Ah. You can ignore him. He said he would crawl on four legs if we completed it."

For a moment Avalcan was about to say 'I could crawl on four legs too if my disciple completed this' but came to his senses.

His disciple was still beside him.