Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy Chapter 960

Chapter 960

Fortunately, Professor Garcia did not subdue her disciples by force.

Not because there were too many watching eyes around, but because Professor Garcia herself did not like violence.

Crack!

"..."

Anglago was shocked to see Professor Garcia grab and crush the metal railing installed in the stands with her hand.

Of course, Professor Garcia wasn't a person who liked violence, but there were always exceptions, weren't there?

What if today was the day Professor Garcia decided to use violence for the first time?

"I-I'm sorry! Please spare me, Professor!"

"So you know you did wrong. Quickly bring Student Salko."

"Yes! Yes!"

Anglago hurriedly ran, pushing through the spectators and grabbing Salko, who was commanding in the midst of them, by the collar.

-You bastard! Are you from the Granden City ball game club?-

-Trample him!-

While getting hit a few times by the people around, Anglago shouted.

"Ack, ack! Tutanta, you idiot! The professor is here! Professor Garcia is here!"

"...!!!"

Salko, who had been firing mud bombs, came to his senses as if cold water had been poured on him.

"D-don't lie."

"Look behind you!"

"..."

Salko, whose eyes met the familiar professor's, immediately put down his staff.

"Everyone stop! Stop fighting!"

"What are you doing! We need to trample those Granden City ball game club bastards!"

"No! Stop! I said stop!"

The drunk spectators didn't stop despite Salko's sincere pleas.

Thud!

Professor Garcia shook her head and struck her staff on the ground.

Dozens of shadow tentacles descended from the air above the stands and covered the faces of the rampaging spectators.

"Ugh!"

"Gack!"

The spectators who had been rampaging no matter how much they were stopped collapsed limply. It was an amazingly sophisticated magic.

"Everyone."

Professor Garcia spoke to the two with a stern face. They gulped.

"Run!"

"?!"

Instead of scolding them, the professor led the way, fleeing down the stairs.

The most important thing for an Einroguard mage wasn't to stay and make a name for oneself, nor to scold disciples.

The most important thing was to quickly escape after causing trouble.

"L-let's go together, Professor!!"

  *

The three mages were barely able to get far away from the scene.

-Who on earth was that mage just now?-

-With that level of magic, wouldn't they be from Einroguard?-

-I guess so. Then were those magic users from earlier also from Einroguard?-

-Come to think of it, the brawl at the city gate this morning might have been caused by Einroguard mages too.-

'The last one isn't true!'

Professor Garcia felt indignant.

Of course, statistically, Einroguard mages caused a lot of trouble, but it was still unfair to be accused of things they hadn't done.

Why did imperial people blame everything on Einroguard when incomprehensible magical incidents occurred?

"Now. You two students."

"...Yes..."

"...I'm sorry, Professor. I got excited and forgot my duty as a student."

The two reflected deeply. It wasn't just because Professor Garcia's hand was on their shoulders.

When they came to their senses, they felt ashamed of causing such a riot.

"If you've really reflected, that's enough. Just don't do it again in the future."

Professor Garcia spoke in a much more relaxed tone than before.

In fact, compared to the incidents caused by other seniors, what these two did today was nothing.

Escaping and causing a stadium riot was just...

"Let's go find Student Yi-Han."

"Why Wardanaz?"

Anglago was puzzled.

Unlike the two of them, Yi-Han was still legally out. He was even participating in the game as part of the ball game club.

"Because Student Yi-Han fought for his life against evil god worshippers in the Granden City palace."

Professor Garcia stared at the two as she spoke. They felt cold sweat running down their spines.

"Th-this is the first I've heard of it."

"M-me too..."

"..."

Despite the shamelessness of the students from the theater club insisting they didn't know about what happened at the palace, Professor Garcia didn't get angry.

Everyone causes trouble when they're students, don't they?

...Of course, Student Yi-Han's scale of trouble was much larger...

"Alright, let's leave it at that. Student Yi-Han isn't hurt, right?"

"Haha. You know how strong that Wardanaz guy is. Even after facing an otherworldly being head-on, he was fine after resting for a day."

"..."

"..."

Anglago looked at Salko with shocked eyes that said 'Are you crazy?'

They should have insisted that nothing happened at the palace and Wardanaz only played a supporting role, but what was he saying?

Salko seemed to realize his mistake belatedly in the chilly atmosphere.

'Oh no...! For me to make such a mistake...!'

The excitement from the ball game must still have remained.

"...I'm glad he wasn't hurt."

"Yes..."

"..."

After that, the three mages walked silently through the passage without saying anything.

The Einroguard ball game club area, located on the opposite side of the stadium, was already crowded with excited spectators.

-Long live Einroguard! Long live silver coins!-

-Let us see the players! Let us see the players!-

"Excuse me. We need to pass through."

-Get lost!-

"..."

Dozens of shadow tentacles descended from the air again.

Seeing this, a ball game club student exclaimed in surprise.

"Professor Garcia?!"

Seeing the other recognize her immediately just by her magic, Professor Garcia unconsciously made an excuse.

"They probably recognized me because all the spectators collapsed, not because of the magic."

"I recognized you by the magic! What brings you here? Did someone cause trouble..."

The student who was speaking unconsciously tensed up.

If it was trouble serious enough for Professor Garcia to come here, unlike other professors, just how big...

"It's not like that. I just heard the news while passing by and dropped in. Oh. Congratulations on your victory."

"Thank you!"

The club students were already deeply immersed in the joy of victory.

It was a victory achieved after such a long time, so the joy was even more precious. Congratulatory gifts were abundant everywhere.

But one person was missing.

"Where is Student Yi-Han?"

"Ah. Wardanaz said he had an appointment and went out for a bit. Professor. Wardanaz played a huge role, so if you could be lenient about this much of an outing..."

The senior who was speaking stopped.

Space was distorting near Professor Garcia's fist.

"...That won't do, right?? The school rules are strict after all. Do as you please!"

"No. You won such a victory, so a short outing should be fine."

Professor Garcia sighed at the sight of her disciple who had already disappeared.

When a disciple was too smart, it was really troublesome at times like this.

  *

"Niffirg. You really did well."

-Puhung!-

Niffirg, who had transformed back into a horse, nodded happily.

Though people who had bet money on the Einroguard ball game club were certain they were the happiest about this game, that was actually wrong.

The one who was happiest about this game was this griffin.

It felt like he had relieved decades of pent-up frustration.

'I didn't know he liked ball game so much.'

Yi-Han thought inwardly as he groomed Niffirg's mane.

Regardless of Niffirg's taste, thanks to him, Yi-Han was able to win too. The seniors' tears were a bonus.

"Here. Eat more of this."

Seeing Niffirg munching on snacks, the baby basilisk in Yi-Han's sleeve felt envious.

So you get loved like that if you go out for a ball game!

"By the way... I'm not sure where to go."

Yi-Han fell into thought for a moment.

The trading company warehouse lodgings where they had been staying were a bit dangerous. Professor Garcia might track them there.

But returning to the stadium and staying with the ball game club members was like saying 'Please come arrest me'...

"?!"

As he was pondering, Yi-Han was startled by an unexpected face walking on the main road in front of the alley.

Senior Falcrius from the kitchen club was walking with huge sacks on both shoulders.

"Senior!"

"...Who are you?"

"Ah. It's me, Wardanaz."

"???"

Falcrius was puzzled by Yi-Han's disguised appearance but soon nodded.

In fact, Einroguard mages going around in disguise was such an everyday occurrence that there was nothing much to be surprised about.

"Puhoo. I wondered why you came out so early. Well, you're in several clubs, so you came out first, right?"

"Yes. But why are you..."

The kitchen club's external activities were usually charity.

They received large support from various temples and sponsors to distribute food, and leftover ingredients were shared among starving Einroguard students.

But there were still a few more days until the scheduled date.

Why had Falcrius come out alone in advance?

"Hahaha. That's because we need to gather a lot of ingredients."

The senior explained with a hearty laugh.

Even with support from various temples and sponsors, there were always many hungry people.

If they prepared more than the set amount of support, they could share warm meals with such people too.

Falcrius had applied separately by himself, not wanting to bother other juniors unnecessarily, and came out early like this.

"...You should have told me. I would have helped."

"Puhoo. You're probably the only member busier than me in the club, Wardanaz. And I'm doing this because I want to. There's no need for other juniors to step up."

Falcrius laughed, patting his plump belly that was often mistaken for that of an ogre mixed-blood.

"And the more ingredients left over, the better for us, right?"

"You're right. I'll help... Wait. Senior. Have you met Professor Garcia by any chance?"

"No, I haven't. Why?"

"It's nothing. I'll help you too."

"Puhoo. That's reassuring. Thank you, Wardanaz."

Falcrius grinned broadly.

Considering the junior's talents, it felt more reassuring than the support of ten students.

"Wait. Wardanaz. I was thinking, wouldn't it be better to undo your disguise?"

"Huh? Why?"

"Well..."

To gather more food, they needed to go around persuading people.

They would be visiting various places, and among those, some were weak to noble authority or dignity.

Falcrius looked obviously like a priest, so he didn't have authority, but...

"?"

...Wasn't the junior someone whose features clearly showed he was from a great noble family?

Undoing the disguise and visiting confidently would be more helpful for persuasion.

"Hmm. But... Ugh..."

"What's wrong?"

"Someone might recognize me."

"Puhoo. It's alright, it's alright, Wardanaz. Granden City is a big city with tons of mages. Even if you caused trouble, they won't recognize you."

Among Einroguard students, there were surprisingly many who disguised themselves when going out.

Either they had caused trouble outside, or they were planning to cause trouble.

Usually, it was one of the two.

"That's not what I meant... Anyway, I understand."

Yi-Han undid his disguise.

It did seem difficult to help Falcrius while disguised.

"Then shall we g..."

"Could it be Student Wardanaz!? From the Einroguard ball game club! Right?!"

"What?! That Student Wardanaz is here?!"

"Student Wardanaz! Please sign my pocket watch!"

As soon as someone shouted, people swarmed in like clouds. Everyone wanted to get an autograph on their cloak, brooch, or pocket watch as a memento of today's game.

Falcrius was shocked at the sight.

'Wh-what on earth is this?!'