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Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy Chapter 1056

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Chapter 1056

Despite Professor Garcia's protest, the skull principal answered shamelessly.

-If he wanted to, he could persuade Professor Boladi to return anytime. The fact that he doesn't means he too enjoys going around together.-

"..."

Though it was unreasonable nonsense, Professor Garcia couldn't refute for a moment.

Indeed with her disciple's speaking skills, he could certainly persuade him with room to spare.

Though Professor Boladi was strict and blunt, he was relatively lenient with his disciple. If Yi-Han had whined, he likely would have listened.

'...No, wait. Am I being fooled by the Principal?'

While Professor Garcia was confused, there were people watching this from the second floor balcony of the villa mansion.

They were Jourin and Eandurde.

The golden-haired girl licking an ice cream in her hand asked Eandurde while watching all this.

"Does Gonadaltes always treat Yi-Han like this?"

"Huh? Yes."

"That's too much!"

Jourin kept tapping the heel of her red shoes on the tiled floor, getting angry as if it were her own business.

To think the outside world she hadn't known while in the mansion was actually like this.

"I've decided. When Jourin goes to Einroguard, I'll stop such things from happening!"

"...Uh... there's no need..."

Eandurde suddenly felt uneasy.

If Jourin had been a reliable adult dragon, Eandurde might have been tempted thinking 'Gasp, the dragon will overturn Einroguard?'

But the Jourin that Eandurde had seen so far still had many clumsy aspects.

Even if she said she would change Einroguard, she would probably be deceived by the skull principal and get reversed instead...

"What were you two talking about?"

While they were talking, other 2nd year students approached hearing Jourin's voice.

Seeing familiar students she had met last semester, Jourin thought this was perfect and called them.

"Ah. Everyone's here! Listen to Jourin's resolution!"

"What? What resolution?"

"When Jourin goes to Einroguard...!"

Jourin in human form spoke passionately.

Though the pressure was less than in dragon form (actually there was no pressure at all as she looked cute like a bisque doll), that burning sincerity moved the hearts of the 2nd year students.

When the speech ended, the number of students listening attentively had multiplied several times.

Clap clap clap clap clap clap clap-!

"Long live Her Highness! Long live Her Highness!!"

"The empire's future is here!"

Eandurde, the only sane one, looked around frantically.

It seemed her senior needed to return quickly before this dragon caused trouble.

"Wardanaz."

"Yes?"

"Tell me honestly."

Jijel spoke in a chilly voice.

Yi-Han, who was gagging the third wanted criminal in front, flinched slightly.

"...I-I don't know what you're talking about."

"What are you hiding!"

What happened when catching the second wanted criminal was as follows:

-Is this it?-

-An underground tavern, from the sound it's an illegal gambling den. A place mercenaries often gather. Now, both of you listen. When we cause a commotion with magic at the entrance, Professor Bagrak will be waiting on the opposite side to round them up. Got it, Wardanaz?-

-Indeed. I understand, Moradi. ...Everyone throw your weapons aside and get down!-

-Hey! Wardanaz! Why are you charging in on your own! Are you crazy?!-

-You bastard. Are you an evil god worshipper? Tell me now! If it turns out later you were hiding it, revenge from a great noble family will come!-

-Sa-save me! No! I have no connection to evil gods at all!-

Ignoring the well-laid plan where students would cause a commotion and Professor Boladi would ambush from the opposite side, Wardanaz had acted arbitrarily.

From Jijel's position, it was completely incomprehensible.

Unlike Anglago, someone like Wardanaz wouldn't charge in with blood rushing to his head.

The third wanted criminal was similar.

-...They say he's hiding in this workshop's basement. Wardanaz. If you move on your own again this time... Wait. Where did Wardanaz go?-

-Yi-Han? He went in using invisibility magic earlier?-

-...This guy really!-

Jijel, who had fallen for her friend's words about buying snacks from a stall (freshly baked waffles were tempting too), felt shame at herself and quickly rushed into the workshop.

And what Jijel witnessed inside was Yi-Han beating up all the wanted criminal's companions then interrogating the criminal saying 'Are you an evil god worshipper! If you're an evil god worshipper, say it now!'

No matter how she thought about it, this was definitely strange.

"...Sigh. Can't be helped. I thought it would be fine since Gainando didn't suspect, but I guess that was too much."

At her friend's rude answer, Jijel's fingertips trembled minutely with anger.

'Who is this bastard comparing with whom?'

At least if it was another friend!

Jijel closed her eyes and meditated quickly.

Experience built at Einroguard wasn't limited to magic. It applied to swordsmanship like this too.

Without those experiences, calming her mind this quickly would have been impossible.

"Right. You acted carelessly. Shall I guess? You must have heard something. Probably got information about wanted criminals that even the professor doesn't know. And you're trying to monopolize it."

Jijel, who knew bounty hunters' habits well, made a sharp guess.

At that guess, Yi-Han readily admitted.

"That's roughly right."

"Right. You're originally crazy about danger..."

"Professor Bagrak can't know."

Yi-Han told Jijel what he had heard from the skull principal.

Though Gainando was better off not knowing, there was nothing good about deceiving Jijel who was already suspicious.

The elf friend's face hardened upon hearing about the connection between the newly revived evil god order and Professor Bagrak.

This was very different from what she had expected.

"But what were you about to say just now? I did what with danger?"

"I was saying you always risk danger, Wardanaz. Though you're Blue Dragon Tower, that point is admirable."

Jijel hurriedly changed her words.

She hadn't known he was following Professor Boladi for such a reason.

She had naturally thought he was going along to catch wanted criminals...!

"That doesn't seem like what you were going to say?"

Yi-Han was slightly suspicious but given the situation, he didn't probe further.

"Anyway Moradi. Since one has already appeared, we need to be more careful from now on. It can't reach Professor Bagrak's ears."

"Were there evil god worshippers after that?"

"No. There weren't."

Jijel inwardly expressed condolences to the second and third criminals caught.

Though they would have been normally captured common criminals, due to misfortune they experienced all sorts of magic and threats.

'More terrifying rumors about the Wardanaz family will spread... Well. Wardanaz doesn't really care.'

The Wardanaz family already had several ominous rumors following them, and Wardanaz himself wasn't the type to care about such things.

Jijel just passed over what she thought inwardly.

For Yi-Han who actually cared quite a lot about such rumors, it was a very lamentable thing.

"Then how should we handle catching the remaining wanted criminals? Should we definitely catch them before Professor Bagrak?"

"Yes. Catch them first, check if they're evil god worshippers, and if they are, threaten them to keep quiet."

"If they're not worshippers?"

"Still threaten them to keep quiet. We can't let them say strange things to Professor Bagrak and make him suspicious."

'You already look plenty suspicious...'

Though Jijel had such thoughts, she finished by shaking her head.

Still, she felt somewhat sorry that Wardanaz was willingly going through hardship for Professor Bagrak.

'...Wait. But why is Wardanaz, a 2nd year... Ah. Professor Bagrak has no disciples.'

"What's wrong?"

"N-nothing. More importantly, what's this revenge from a great noble family? You kept saying that earlier too."

"I don't know either. I just said whatever came to mind."

"..."

Jijel was dumbfounded.

What kind of person was this?

But it was certainly effective. Even she had flinched hearing it.

"Aren't you going to tell the prince? He must be getting suspicious by now."

"Ah. Right."

When Yi-Han reacted as if just remembering, Jijel nodded with an expression saying she knew it would be like this.

"I should bring him waffles. Then he'll forget what he was suspicious about."

"...Though I shouldn't be the one saying this, aren't you looking down on the prince too much?"

Magic criminal Kitarenanoom poured sticky black liquid on the empty upper left side of his body.

With a sizzling sound, the broken flesh repeatedly regenerated and destroyed.

"Ugh. Damn spider bastard!"

Indeed the infamy of coming from the void beyond realms wasn't false rumors.

The poison they spewed was on a different level from the continent's spider-type monsters. It dug into existence itself and left severe aftereffects.

Though Kitarenanoom had barely escaped with his life, he lost many stored spells and parts of his flesh. It was truly a painful blow.

Creak-

"Mage. Boss says to collect the lodging fee."

"...Here."

Kitarenanoom threw a handful of gems to the mercenary who opened the door and entered.

A magic criminal who barely escaped with his life could only entrust himself to fellow criminals.

Where Kitarenanoom was now was called the <Capital Underground Fortress> among mercenaries.

Of course it wasn't really a fortress.

This was originally an abandoned town slightly away from the capital walls.

Mercenaries who discovered the ruined town with only traces remaining had modified its underground like a fortress.

As time, history and rumors accumulated, the underground of this town gained defenses comparable to any decent fortress.

Though the empire's land was vast and there were many places knights' hands couldn't reach, so there were countless such disguised thief hideouts...

...Kitarenanoom evaluated this underground town quite highly.

It was because of the leader running the town.

'Iron Cloak Ibinta bastard. Just wait. Once my injuries heal I'll get everything back.'

Iron Cloak Ibinta.

He was from the rather infamous adventurer organization <Shadow of Kangla>, and now led the thief gang settled in this town's underground.

His uniqueness lay in his caution.

Usually when setting up such hideouts, thieves would grow greedy and their confidence would swell, trying to plunder passing merchants or carriages nearby.

However, Ibinta displayed caution hard to believe from a thief. Rather than causing any incidents in this hideout, he would go far away to work.

Thanks to this, this underground town still hadn't been discovered. This was also why Kitarenanoom could barely arrive and take refuge here.

"By the way mage. Don't go outside for a while. There are guys lurking around the town."

"Have you identified who?"

"Don't know. How would I know? Probably looking for escaped slaves."

The thief showed no signs of fear.

Beyond being confident they wouldn't discover this underground, he believed it wouldn't matter even if discovered.

Even if a subjugation force was organized and came in from above, thinking of this fortress's defenses they could easily escape through tunnels.

"..."

Kitarenanoom somewhat agreed with the thief's words. Indeed this underground fortress was sturdy.

But strangely his heart was restless and ominous.

Why?