Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy Chapter 1010

Chapter 1010

On the way out of the tower after finishing the conversation (the skull principal had to set fire to the main gate to distract the mages' attention), the skull principal asked.

"What does it mean that you handled the Anog family's reagents?"

"I went out during club week and took on a request for pocket money. It was then."

"Such a diligent fellow. Sometimes I wonder if you really belong in Blue Dragon Tower."

To take on and complete requests during that short period.

Moreover, there was even a battle with evil god worshippers in between.

Lost in admiration, the skull principal passed over the question about the Anog family.

With countless families in the empire, it wasn't easy for the skull principal to take interest in each one.

Several knights listening to the conversation broke into cold sweats inwardly.

It was fortunate they had no physical bodies of flesh and blood. Otherwise, they would have been discovered long ago.

"Let's depart."

"Will it be alright? If the next tower also..."

"You don't need to worry about that."

The skull principal spoke with confidence.

"Of course, I slightly underestimated how your achievements would appear to outside mages."

-Slightly...?-

"Slightly?"

The skull principal ignored the noise and continued speaking.

"But now I've figured it out. I'll selectively mention just enough for the mages to extend the debt."

What happened at the Day Lily Magic Tower had deviated even from the skull principal's plan.

The skull principal had wanted to moderately deceive the mages, not drive them mad.

Having deeply reflected, the skull principal planned to create the intended effect by appropriately controlling information from now on.

-But Master. With such a commotion here, won't news spread to other towers?-

"That won't happen."

The skull principal declared.

"Because mages only think about themselves, they absolutely won't spread rumors about things like this."

-Indeed!-

"..."

Yi-Han was dumbfounded but couldn't deny it.

Honestly, even to Yi-Han, the Day Lily Magic Tower mages seemed like they would keep the secret.

Even if a knife was held to their throats...

'...Wait. But how did Lady Maykin know I had mastered a small world?'

Thinking about it, it was strange.

Though the spirit king contract was one thing, mastering the small world was relatively recent.

'Did Yonaire write it in a letter? I don't think there was a chance to smuggle out letters recently.'

-Which tower is next?-

"The Malachite Magic Tower."

-Ah, those fellows who handle telekinesis.-

"Yes. The staff they commissioned Professor Verduus to make was finally completed."

Occasionally, requests entrusted to Professor Verduus were successfully completed.

The lucky clients this time were the Malachite Magic Tower mages.

"We might be able to persuade them even without bringing up Wardanaz."

-That's not true.-

The knights offered firm counsel.

Mages weren't easy enough to overlook just because an artifact arrived much later than the promised period.

  *

"To delay paying the wages..."

"Do as you wish."

-!-

The knights were startled when the Malachite Magic Tower mages readily agreed.

Yi-Han was equally surprised.

'No. Even so, this easily?'

How much must Professor Verduus have delayed the request for them to show such goodwill just because it was completed?

Yi-Han felt something close to a shudder at that notorious reputation.

It was truly mastery-level tardiness.

"Are we just going to let it pass like this?"

-It seems we can, Master Yi-Han.-

The knights answered gladly to Yi-Han's question.

The knights also didn't want another incident like the 'Day Lily Magic Tower Madness' to occur.

While the group was whispering, one of the Malachite Magic Tower mages pointed at Yi-Han and asked.

"Is this Professor Bagrak's disciple?"

"..."

"...Oops."

At the skull principal's words, Yi-Han sensed something was going wrong.

"Principal?"

"I forgot these fellows are close with Professor Boladi."

"..."

Forget what you should forget!

Though Yi-Han was dumbfounded, it had already happened. All he could do was grasp the situation as quickly as possible.

So now...

He couldn't guess exactly what Professor Bagrak had told them from where to where.

He probably mentioned the water bullet, and probably mentioned Wardanaz's telekinesis...

"Our Malachite Magic Tower naturally has quite a number of combat mages. We especially welcome young talented mages like Master Yi-Han of the Wardanaz family."

"...How much have you heard?"

"What do you mean?"

The tower mage answered with a beaming smile. That smile seemed suspicious, like wearing a mask.

The skull principal signaled a knight beside him. The knight cleared his throat and moved to the reception room door.

Click!

-...-

The Death Knight who tried to open the door and check outside was overwhelmed by the sight.

The tower mages had somehow silently gathered in front of the reception room.

-I think we're doomed.-

"Yes. I understand."

The skull principal answered briefly. The beaming mage continued speaking.

"Since the door is open, the gifts we prepared..."

"The gifts won't be necessary! I'll just accept the thought!"

"Your Excellency! Don't you usually request donations? Why refuse when we've prepared them?!"

"Look in a mirror at your own eyes before saying such things! What do you mean going madder than when killing magic criminals!"

Having achieved his purpose, the skull principal prepared to retreat again.

Escape was several times more troublesome here because this tower had many combat mages.

"Your Excellency! Your Excellency!"

"Master Disciple. Didn't Professor Bagrak tell you about us?"

"Actually, I'm quite close with Professor Bagrak! I have things to tell you about the professor, so let's just sit and talk for a moment!"

"Oh, really?"

"Would it be real!"

The skull principal grabbed his disciple's ear and opened the reception room window. A knight who had received the message had already prepared the carriage.

"Bagrak, you unhelpful fellow!"

-But Professor's close relationship with the Malachite Magic Tower is originally...-

The Death Knights tried to defend Professor Boladi.

Professor Boladi's close relationship with the Malachite Magic Tower was a well-known fact even the knights knew. Since combat mages were mobilized when the empire needed force, they couldn't help having relationships.

Hadn't even the skull principal roared with laughter in joy when he heard Professor Boladi had sent letters to Malachite Magic Tower mages to increase the successor's magic education intensity?

"Shut up."

-Yes.-

Their master particularly disliked hard-to-refute points. The knights quietly closed their mouths.

The skull principal sighed at the sight of mages who wouldn't give up and were chasing after them by creating telekinetic stairs in the air even as the carriage tried to escape through the sky.

"You help t... No. You stay still."

Removing various telekinetic forces interfering with the carriage and safely subduing and sending back pursuing mages was very troublesome work.

The skull principal, who was naturally going to order his disciple too, changed his mind.

Because the more his disciple showed his abilities, the more these tower mages seemed likely to go mad.

"To think these fellows had heard about the small world too..."

The skull principal who had been muttering paused.

Come to think of it, though Professor Boladi might have asked about telekinetic magic in letters since it was lecture content, he probably wouldn't have revealed the small world.

"You all."

"Yes!"

The tower mages swimming through the air with telekinesis after being pushed away by the skull principal answered.

"Do you know about the small world too?"

"Pardon? The small world? Of course we know what it is, but why suddenly?"

"...It's nothing! Depart!"

The skull principal felt goosebumps for the first time in a while.

To think they were like this even without knowing he had mastered a small world...!

  *

-Master. How about stopping visiting towers?-

-That's right. Apart from results, I'm a bit worried whether Master Yi-Han will be alright later...-

"..."

Yi-Han wore a very complicated expression at the knights' words.

"...What specific dangers could there be?"

-You'd better avoid visiting the towers we visited today if possible.-

-Even if you do visit, absolutely do not eat or drink anything they offer.-

Yi-Han engraved the Death Knights' advice deep in his heart.

Though it didn't seem very helpful, still...

"No! The remaining towers will really be fine."

"..."

-...-

Yi-Han and the knights sent distrustful looks. The skull principal soothed them as if understanding.

"I understand your feelings! Of course, there were unusually many unexpected events."

"Honestly, shouldn't you have predicted the Malachite Magic Tower..."

"How can I remember all of Boladi's relationships? The Malachite Magic Tower incident is the fault of Professor Boladi who bragged about his disciple in detail like a doting parent."

'Wow. Your shamelessness is almost at Professor Verduus's level.'

"I'll perfectly control information for the remaining towers to create the intended effect."

"But it seems things strangely backfire whenever you deal with mages, Principal..."

'Indeed, how intelligent.'

The knights inwardly admired.

To already realize such a secret. Truly worthy as a successor.

-Master. A letter.-

The knight sitting in the driver's seat pointed to a paper bird flying from far away. The skull principal spoke wearily.

"Is it from the Malachite Magic Tower?"

-No.-

"The Day Lily Magic Tower?"

-No.-

"No? Then bring it without burning it."

Though he had planned to burn it immediately if it was from a tower, it was different if not.

The skull principal received the paper bird and checked its contents.

"It's from Erindarbell."

"!"

The sender was a great mage famous enough that even Yi-Han had heard the name.

"What did they send it for?"

"Well. Last time they sent an apology letter... Could Yukbeltire have caused trouble again?"

"Pardon? Why is Senior coming up..."

"What? Weren't you two close? Erindarbell is Yukbeltire's mother."

Yi-Han was greatly surprised.

And even while surprised, he accurately denied what needed denying.

"We're not close."

"...R-right. I understand."

If his memory was correct, the content of the last letter sent was definitely an apology about Yukbeltire involving various mages including her dark magic school friend in trouble during break.

At that time, the skull principal had generously replied.

That as mages live, they can distort space and create overlaps, and isn't that how they grow?

Of course, the involved mages thought a bit differently, but that wasn't the skull principal's business.

[To His Excellency Gonadaltes, I send this letter.

I received word from Yukbeltire that Your Excellency's disciple mastered small world magic in his 2nd year.

If you permit, during your tower visit this time, I would like to directly observe the capabilities of the empire's future pillar.

Thank you.

P.S. - Yukbeltire is trying to sue Your Excellency in imperial court for forcibly taking her research appointment. I await your explanation regarding this.

Erindarbell]

"..."

The skull principal who had been thinking about the letter's contents paused.

If Yukbeltire told Erindarbell, and Erindarbell also knew his disciple had mastered a small world...?!

"Turn the carriage around!"

-Master. The mages have already come out to greet us...-