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Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy Chapter 921

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Chapter 921

While the ancient great mage and the king from another realm were dumbfounded, Yi-Han was taking the <Practical Healing Magic> exam.

The exams for the healing magic school's lectures were mostly similar.

Enduring while healing the influx of patients.

"Junior, congratulations! We're lucky!"

"Huh???"

Yi-Han was confused by his senior's words.

The hunter in front of him had been vomiting purple slime continuously.

What on earth was lucky about this?

However, the healing magic school senior was smiling broadly as if truly happy.

"The patients came to the school themselves! There were rumors that wild flying monsters had increased a lot recently and blocked the roads!"

Patients from all over the empire visited Einroguard for various reasons, but that was only possible if the roads were open.

No matter how much they wanted to visit Einroguard, it wasn't easy when wild wyverns were roaming in aggressive groups in the sky.

If such a situation continued, in the worst case, the following would happen:

-Gather the artifacts. We'll have to visit directly.-

-...-

For the already tired healing magic school students, breaking through outside obstacles to reach patients was several times more difficult.

But contrary to rumors, patients arrived at Einroguard riding their own mounts.

How fortunate was this?

"I-I see. That is lucky."

"Right?!"

The healing magic school senior burst into laughter full of relief and ran to a newly arrived patient. The patient's left hand was continuously changing into various metals.

'In my opinion, the senior needs treatment as a patient too.'

Yi-Han thought inwardly.

Of course, it was good if the senior was happy, but...

...There should be limits, shouldn't there?

"Ugh, ugh. Uuugh."

The hunter who had been vomiting purple slime flailed his arms. Bartreck quickly brought a bucket and threw it into the magic bonfire to burn.

"Here. Vomit more."

"Uuuugh."

The hunter looked at Bartreck with resentful eyes.

As a mage, he should think about healing instead of just telling him to keep vomiting.

But Bartreck was taking a somewhat orthodox approach.

'Except for the slime vomiting, everything else is normal. In this case, it's right to leave it alone.'

Bartreck checked the hunter's condition once more. There was nothing particularly strange in areas like body temperature or pulse.

It seemed like he had received contaminated magic or a curse, but for such things, it was better to wait for the situation to improve naturally unless life was in danger.

If they poked around trying to figure out its identity, the magic or curse might strengthen, endangering only the patient.

"Bartreck. In my view, it seems like a weak parasite is attached to his soul."

"Huh? What did you say??"

The dwarf friend running over with a new bucket was surprised by Yi-Han's words.

'Did he check in that time?!'

Without using detection or search magic, one couldn't check the other's condition.

Bartreck frowned, wondering if his Wardanaz family friend had acted recklessly while he was moving the bucket.

"Wardanaz! We clearly agreed! We agreed not to use magic because it could worsen unnecessarily!"

"I didn't use magic."

"What?"

"I said I didn't use magic. Look."

Yi-Han slowly stretched out his hand.

Then the weak parasite attached to the hunter's soul began to be pulled out.

He hadn't used magic or any other method. He had interfered with the other's soul purely through will alone.

"Here."

With a gesture, the parasite pulled out of the soul vanished helplessly. The hunter blinked in surprise at his suddenly lightened body.

"Wh-what, how did you know a weak parasite was attached to the soul without using magic? And how did you remove it??"

Bartreck shouted, looking at Yi-Han with shocked eyes.

Even the hunter vomiting purple slime threw a shocked look. He was so surprised that he stared without even spitting out the remaining slime in his mouth.

To not only detect the soul without using any particular magic but even interfere with it?

"Uuugh...?"

"Did you really not use any magic? Is it some kind of blessing?"

"Well. So, that is..."

Yi-Han pondered where to start explaining.

There's this crazy magic thought entity in the mountains, and while helping with its business, he happened to realize an ancient magic, and after realizing that, his soul-related abilities expanded...

'The story seems like it will be too long.'

"The story might be a bit long to explain, is that okay?"

"Of course!"

"Uuugh!"

The two expressed their agreement.

Basically, perceiving and interfering with souls was a special talent like perceiving and interfering with spirits.

Not just the illusion magic school, but many other magic schools had areas dealing with souls.

From observing the color or wavelength emitted by another's soul to discern emotions or thoughts, to grabbing and tearing out souls or temporarily detaching and duplicating one's own soul, and so on.

However, the ability the Wardanaz family boy had just shown was simple but extraordinary.

To have enough influence to perceive and interfere even without using magic.

"There's something like an ancient great mage's thought entity in Einroguard's mountains..."

"..."

Their expressions stiffened slightly at the story starting much further in the past than expected.

"...So I ended up making an unnecessary contract, deceived by that evil King of Yakshas. Have you understood up to here?"

"I'll listen to the rest next time, Wardanaz!"

Bartreck eventually gave up listening and had to go back to tending patients.

Professor Alkasis was staring this way with eyes full of killing intent.

"Thank you, Mage! I won't forget your grace."

Meanwhile, the hunter who had finished spitting out all the slime in his mouth also expressed his gratitude.

Yi-Han picked up a quill and asked.

"But how did you end up with such a parasite? Parasites that cling to souls shouldn't be common, right?"

Beyond simple curiosity, such records had to be written down properly as they would serve as reference material for other students later.

The hunter answered with an embarrassed expression.

"Well, I made a bet with a friend... to enter and come out of a ruin."

"A ruin? What kind of ruin?"

Even among ruins, the level of danger varied greatly.

Ruins like old hunting lodges used by hunters in the past were ordinarily safe, but ruins like old magic towers used by magic criminals were as vicious in their danger level as Einroguard's upper floors.

'It wasn't that strong a parasite, so maybe a small magic tower ruin?'

"From what I heard, it was said to be a ruin where an evil god who perished in ancient times had stayed."

"..."

Yi-Han immediately became serious.

The hunter, seeming to know he had done something reckless, lowered his gaze to the floor.

"That... I'm sorry. This is... Damn alcohol! Damn bets!"

"Next time you get cursed from such a bet, go to Baldurguard."

He said that, but thinking coolly, the possibility of it really being an evil god-related soul parasite wasn't high.

If it had been that great, it would have been much stronger, and there's no way it could have been pulled out by Yi-Han's willpower alone without using any particular magic.

'The rumor was probably wrong, or it's contamination left by mages who entered the ruin later and experimented.'

-What are you doing now?-

"!"

Yi-Han greeted the mad doppelganger's illusion that appeared from the <Echo Stone> embedded in his staff with delight.

"Master! You've regained your senses!"

-Royalty has never lost its senses. Don't make such petty worries, disciple.-

'Hmm. He'll probably get angry if I bring up the past?'

Yi-Han restrained himself from asking 'How about regaining your kind appearance from the old days?' while citing the example of the young skull principal from ancient times.

Come to think of it, if Professor Verduus came and said 'Return to your obedient freshman self, Wardanaz!', Yi-Han would probably hit him too.

-What are you really doing?-

"I'm taking an exam."

-You didn't understand the meaning in the question. I'm not asking what you're really doing, but...-

"Wardanaz! Over here!"

"Ah. I'll contact you again later. I'm busy now."

Yi-Han turned off the stone and hurried over. Seeing his senior calling like that, it seemed help was needed.

A moment later.

-How dare you?-

"No. I said I'd contact you again later!"

Yi-Han was dumbfounded at the mad doppelganger's illusion appearing again.

He had clearly promised not to appear arbitrarily last time, so why was he doing this?

'Surely he didn't conveniently lose his memory from the shock of reversal.'

-Compare the vast sea of magic before you, disciple, and these vile and trivial beings sprawled here. Which is more valuable?-

"The latter. I told you I'm in an exam now."

Yi-Han chided the mad doppelganger as if to say 'What nonsense are you talking about?'

It was fortunate he had returned to his senses, but perhaps some shock remained as he kept spouting nonsense.

-...No matter what contributions you've made, this attitude now is...-

The mad doppelganger was about to point out his disciple's manners with a cold expression.

Regardless, Yi-Han checked a patient and then chatted with his senior.

"No. How did their internal organs turn into cotton?!"

"Calm down! It's not the worst yet."

"How is it not the worst when it's full of cotton balls... Let's call the professor!"

"No! The professor is busy now too!"

"Then... Ah. Master. Since you're here, please help. Do you know what magic this is?"

-It's a curse using triple transformation magic. How pathetic. To be deceived by such an appearance.-

"I see...! Such a trick!"

-It's a deception often used by lowly beings.-

Yi-Han admired the mad doppelganger's advice and immediately followed it.

Indeed, it was confusing mages trying to undo it by layering transformation magic several times.

-More importantly, right now...-

"Master. Is it better to heal this curse right away, or leave it alone and only recover with potions?"

-Of course you should leave it alone. You call that a question?-

The mad doppelganger answered again.

He couldn't just ignore and pass by as his disciple was asking too many stupid questions.

-Royalty's words mean to stop wasting time on this vile exam and return immediately to receive arcane magic, disciple.-

"Yes, yes. I'll really contact you again after finishing just this."

Yi-Han, having gotten everything he needed, mercilessly turned off the Echo Stone.

The healing magic school senior beside him asked curiously.

"What artifact was that just now? Its performance is amazing."

"Haha. Thank you."

There were several wise artifacts that answered their owner's questions, but the stone embedded in Yi-Han's staff had one of the best abilities among them.

After all, given the status of the person answering...

With the annoying person gone, Yi-Han's work speed naturally increased.

After processing the patients in his assigned area once and clearing the beds, surprisingly, a brief rest time came.

"Rest! Rest!"

"Quickly go down and collapse!"

The seniors waved their arms while striking a gong.

If one didn't rest without hesitation when able to, it was absolutely impossible to endure. Yi-Han and his friends boldly ran down the stairs.

'To the sleeping bags!'

Yi-Han spread out his friends' sleeping bags with telekinesis near the warm fireplace as he ran. Bartreck and Tijiling sent grateful looks.

"Wardanaz...!"

"It's nothing."

Yi-Han also quickly jumped onto his sleeping bag along with his friends.