Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy Chapter 917

Chapter 917

"...Aren't you too modest for royalty?"

Having regained his composure with Professor Garcia's help, Yi-Han decided to ask his questions one by one.

"You even know I'm of royal descent? I've been hiding it out of embarrassment..."

"..."

No, you haven't?

Yi-Han was about to argue 'You yourself boast about being royalty and your doppelganger bullied me for being royalty' but held back.

What would the past skull principal know?

The young skull principal spoke with a benevolent attitude.

"It's true that I was a prince. It's also true that I commanded people while being served in the kingdom's beautiful palace. But that's all in the past. Because I made a greater vow to myself than inheriting the crown as a prince."

"What kind of...?"

"I will eliminate suffering from the continent."

"..."

"..."

Yi-Han's group, who roughly knew the outcome, fell silent.

The young skull principal smiled as if to comfort the group instead.

"Don't worry. Of course, the me from where you came might not have achieved his long-cherished wish. But that doesn't mean I can't achieve it."

"That... um... isn't it too difficult magically? The possibility..."

To Yi-Han's question, the young skull principal spoke gently with a look of wisdom.

"It might be. But it doesn't matter. Because I will challenge it."

"..."

Yi-Han stepped back and whispered to the professors.

"I think I'm too unfamiliar to continue the conversation, could you perhaps do it instead?"

"No, Yi-Han! It's because it's you that he's talking this much. Honestly, I'm really struggling right now too!"

Professor Garcia was equally unfamiliar and struggling.

Dealing with a young, kind, and friendly skull principal was a truly terrible thing beyond imagination.

To the point where she felt it was better when he was an arrogant tyrant skull without a shred of flesh!

Seeing the two struggling excessively, Professor Boladi quietly opened his mouth.

"Then I'll..."

"No. I'll do it."

Yi-Han quickly stopped him.

No matter how he thought about it, it was better for him to continue the conversation than for Professor Boladi to talk.

"Um. Lord Gonadaltes. May I ask a few questions?"

"Of course."

"Have you perhaps learned magic from dragons?"

"No. I haven't. I suppose the future me has learned magic from dragons?"

"Ah. Well..."

As Yi-Han hesitated slightly, unsure if he could tell him this, the young skull principal smiled.

"There are divination mages who dislike hearing about the future, but I don't mind much. If I fail because I'm bound and constrained by hearing about the future, then that's as far as I go, isn't it?"

"...Lord Gonadaltes. Please come to Einroguard!"

"Yi-Han. Don't say such nonsense..."

Though he knew it was impossible, such words sprang from Yi-Han's mouth without him realizing.

It was impossible to bring a being from a past echo-like realm, not even another realm. It was like trying to take out and bring a shadow.

'Wait. If he hasn't learned magic from dragons...'

Yi-Han briefly organized the timeline.

The skull principal's history was so long that it was at a level where a chronology should be made, but there were some monumental events that even Yi-Han knew among them.

Royalty -> Learns magic from dragons -> Arrives at Gate of Nine Mountains and Eight Seas realm -> Gets tricked by demons -> Somehow attains enlightenment -> A very long time passes -> Tricks poor dragon -> Einroguard principal.

'Then does this mean it's still the early stages?'

A young skull principal who hadn't learned magic from dragons.

Yi-Han was curious about what the young skull principal at this time was doing.

Of course, he had said with his own mouth that he was killing evil mages, but more specifically...

"It's not difficult. Let me explain. I left the kingdom and formed a secret society with mages who share my ideals. When the will and time are right, we gather to overthrow the evil ones and help the unfortunate."

Even before learning magic from dragons, the young skull principal already had skills worthy of being called a great mage.

Though he considered himself trivial because he hadn't achieved anything yet, he couldn't possibly be weak to visit and kill magic nobles of powerful kingdoms and escape.

Yi-Han, who had been taking notes while listening, suddenly remembered and asked.

"Do you know about a magic called <Gonadaltes' Decline>?"

"Ah. You know about that magic too? It still needs a lot of research..."

The young skull principal felt embarrassed when the guests mentioned the magic.

As Yi-Han had heard from the mad doppelganger before, <Gonadaltes' Decline> was merely a byproduct that came out during research, not at all the final goal of the research.

Originally, he should have collected and confined all the decline in the world.

"If you wish, I'll show you."

"Really?"

"Yes. Since you've come from another realm, you probably can't stay long, so right away... Ah."

The young skull principal, who was about to speak, hesitated with a very apologetic expression.

"Actually, I have something I need to do now. Could you wait just one day?"

"Of course we can... But what are you going to do?"

"This city has long suffered from tyranny and invasion. Because of that, they're having trouble obtaining clean water. I plan to provide a permanent method to block external pollution and obtain clean water."

"Ah. Do you perhaps have some connection to this city?"

"Not particularly."

Behind the young skull principal, who said he would prepare great magic for the people of a city he had no connection with, it seemed like a halo was radiating.

Even Yi-Han almost missed the original fleshless skull principal.

'Ugh. Too dazzling.'

  *

"First, I plan to create a city gate by mixing mermaid tears and blue jade. A gate made like this purifies and blocks external pollution."

The young skull principal spoke as he moved his steps towards the harbor.

In the Three Kingdoms era, all kinds of terrible magical plagues were rampant.

It was natural, as demons were summoned when bored, and each kingdom didn't mind spreading plagues with magic.

Though nobles were fine as they were located in safe places and protected by magic, ordinary people would die off with just a bit of bad luck.

The young skull principal planned to inscribe a huge purification magic on the city gate to prevent this.

"Aren't mermaid tears difficult to obtain?"

Yi-Han asked in puzzlement.

Mermaid tears were certainly difficult to obtain materials in the current empire.

Perhaps they were much easier to obtain in the Three Kingdoms era?

"They are difficult materials to obtain. But we still need to obtain them. Now."

The young skull principal borrowed a small ferry and personally took the oar.

Yi-Han asked in confusion.

"I'll row."

"No. How could I make guests from outside, and those who said they were my disciples, do such a thing?"

The young skull principal looked at Yi-Han's group with loving eyes.

His heart felt like he wouldn't let a single drop of water touch his disciples.

Yi-Han could see Professor Garcia biting her lips tightly behind. It was that surreal.

Splash!

Of course, the young skull principal wasn't purely rowing with strength. When magic was cast, not only did the oar move by itself, but the wind began to help the ferry.

The boat instantly gained speed and rose onto the distant sea.

"Oh right. I'll cast defensive magic on you. There are sirens around here."

"Ah. I'm fine. I'm also friends with sirens."

"?"

At Yi-Han's words, Professor Garcia tilted her head.

'Huh...?'

According to the complaints of the sirens in Einroguard territory, they were certainly not close friends.

Especially the siren Parthenope, who was so upset that she kept protesting 'How can there be such an absurd human?'

Are there more sirens?

"I see... To think someone like you is my disciple, I'm too honored."

"Please don't say such things."

Yi-Han seriously considered whether he should ask the other to 'Please treat me poorly.'

That's how unadapted and painful it was.

He might be fine listening to sirens' songs for a year, but the benevolent skull principal...

-♪♩♩♩♪...-

"!"

Yi-Han's group tensed slightly at the siren song that began.

Though they were prepared, it was dangerous to let their guard down when dealing with races like sirens.

-!-

However, the sirens' song soon stopped.

The sirens recognized the young skull principal's face and closed their mouths, quietly bowing their heads.

"Thank you all for your consideration."

The young skull principal politely greeted the sirens. The sirens guarded and helped around until the ferry passed through their waters.

"...Uh, what magic is this??"

Yi-Han, who hadn't fully grasped the situation, asked in confusion.

Had the young skull principal just subdued the sirens with magic?

"Magic?"

"The sirens... stopped... singing... you know!"

"Ah. So that's what you meant. The sirens here sometimes show me kindness."

"Ah. Have you perhaps saved these sirens before?"

"No. I haven't done such a thing."

"..."

It took a moment for Yi-Han to recover from the shock.

So now...?

'Did the sirens show goodwill purely based on his aura?'

It was hard to believe.

The sirens of Einroguard never did such a thing.

It seemed like they had only barely become a little friendly after long and complex negotiations...

'Perhaps the Einroguard sirens became evil after a long time passed?'

No sooner had he thought that than a huge sailing ship sank in the distance. Sirens whose territory had been invaded were fiercely attacking the ship.

"...Professor Garcia. I can't believe sirens help like this."

"I'm very surprised too, Yi-Han. It's not easy to accept but... It must be like your brother Arsil."

"My brother was only popular with spirits at least."

The young skull principal continued to move, receiving goodwill from various sea races.

When Yi-Han saw not only sirens but also large fish and whales coming out to greet the young skull principal, he gradually began to doubt whether they had come to the wrong past.

It was too surreal!

"There, there's a mermaid!"

Yi-Han, who spotted a mermaid's tail fin, cried out urgently. The young skull principal greatly praised Yi-Han.

"Excellent! To think you'd be the first to find the mermaid."

"...How will you obtain the tears?"

Ignoring the embarrassing praise, Yi-Han asked again.

Mermaid tears were precious materials.

Even if one tried to obtain them from a mermaid through negotiation, there was a high chance the mermaid wouldn't give them willingly. Even if it was a huge treasure by human standards, it might not feel very valuable to a mermaid.

But capturing or threatening was too difficult given a mermaid's powerful strength.

A mermaid moving in the sea boasted mobility equal to a unicorn. If it felt even a slightly ominous aspect, it would instantly distort space and disappear into the deep sea.

"First, we should ask."

"...Is, is that all?"

"Asking is more important than you might think."

The young skull principal humbly addressed the mermaid.

The mermaid, who had been politely listening with courtesy, disappeared into the sea for a moment, then soon came up with a sparkling jewel and gifted it to the young skull principal.

It was mermaid tears.

"Thank you for your grace. I will never use it for selfish purposes."

The mermaid, having received the young skull principal's greeting, gracefully disappeared.

And Yi-Han felt like nothing would surprise him anymore.