Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy Chapter 896

Chapter 896

'Are these people magic criminals?'

Yi-Han thought inwardly after hearing the rest of the explanation.

Perhaps these knights were even more vicious than magic criminals.

At least magic criminals weren't able to harm Yi-Han, but these knights here were directly causing harm, weren't they?

"What kind of absurd opinion is that?"

"It's not that absurd..."

The knights rebutted, slightly hurt when attacked by Yi-Han.

They had thought it was a good opinion in their own way.

"It's an absurd opinion! No, what kind of exam is it to participate in many-versus-many combat and secretly launch a combined attack?"

Though Yi-Han usually showed a relatively kind attitude to outside authorities, today there had been too many shocking events.

The knights before his eyes seemed too evil to wear a mask...

"Hmm. The advantage of this exam is that it's hard for you to notice. You won't notice, the students won't notice, but you can naturally take an exam befitting you. You don't need to feel burdened or nervous. Isn't that good?"

"It's not good at all. It's the worst exam."

"..."

The knights were slightly indignant at Yi-Han's attitude.

As expected of an Einroguard mage, he couldn't hide his arrogance.

"We were just trying to help a friend."

"That's right. And the biggest reason for this is because of you."

"...No, why is a vile and evil combined attack because of me?!"

"How difficult do you think it is to give an exam befitting a student who rides a dragon and subjugates monsters? Hmph. Professor Ingurdel did his best too."

Caught off guard, Yi-Han was at a loss for words.

The victorious knights nodded with triumphant smiles.

"Do you now understand Professor Ingurdel's grace? What a good professor he is?"

"Riding a dragon and subjugating monsters isn't the only good exam. Mage. Our combined attack is a good exam in its own way."

"...Everyone stop tormenting Wardanaz."

Unable to watch anymore, Professor Ingurdel stepped in to stop his friends.

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"...Aren't you going to catch the intruders?"

Yi-Han, who had come to his senses after some time passed, changed the subject.

The knights then realized their mistake.

"Well... In the face of a contract with a dragon, such guys are just trivial matters."

"Hmm... It's not a bad thing to teach fear to criminals. If we just catch them, they won't learn a lesson."

'Are they joking?'

Yi-Han cursed inwardly.

Shouldn't they chase and catch the remaining intruders instead of watching a contract with a dragon!

"Oh. Professor Bagrak."

Professor Ingurdel, who was about to comfort Yi-Han, greeted Professor Boladi walking up from below. Next to him was Caten of the Jahan family.

"Even Jahan? What brings you here?"

"Jahan! It's been a while. Have you thought about what I proposed last time?"

"The knight order needs talented people like you."

Pushing their friend Professor Ingurdel aside, the knights swarmed around Caten.

Their eyes burned with the desire to 'somehow make him join the knight order'.

Yi-Han spoke leisurely as if it were someone else's business.

"Senior Caten must have it hard too. Being so popular. Haha."

"..."

Professor Ingurdel was inwardly dumbfounded.

The Wardanaz family boy would experience the same thing about tens of times more intensely than what Caten was going through now...?

'Ah, no. Wardanaz has had enough hardship today. There's no need to point out a difficult future unnecessarily.'

Despite the knights' fervent courtship, Caten didn't waver.

"I appreciate the offer, but I want to walk the path of magic."

"Ugh...! Einroguard, you bastard!"

"This cursed magic school! There are many other mages!"

The knights were angry at Einroguard for not letting go of talented people.

They bring in talented people from all over the empire anyway, so couldn't they let go of just one?

Though they say Caten of the Jahan family is an outstanding mage, he would surely be more outstanding as a knight...

"?"

Yi-Han, who had been listening, asked in puzzlement.

"Professor. What do they mean by saying Senior Caten is an outstanding mage?"

Yi-Han wondered if they meant implementing magic through swordsmanship. Certainly, that was magic no one else could imitate.

Professor Ingurdel whispered with a slightly embarrassed face.

"...Those friends don't know much about Jahan's magic."

There was no need to tell outsiders about Einroguard education, and if they knew Caten's situation, they would cling more persistently.

And Caten himself was a bit shameless when it came to magic.

"Hehe. I've had quite amazing achievements in magic recently."

"Ugh. Stop talking, Caten! Don't boast about being a mage in front of us."

"Since you sincerely made an offer, I'm sincerely answering too."

"Sigh... Alright. Since you've chosen the path of magic, we should be happy for your achievements. Though the empire has lost one great knight, Einroguard has gained one outstanding mage."

'No. He's being a bit too shameless!'

Yi-Han was dumbfounded by Caten's words.

To say he had quite amazing achievements in magic recently.

What on earth was he talking about?

"Lightning transformation. You did well."

While Yi-Han was leisurely observing Caten, danger was quietly approaching from behind.

Yi-Han was startled by Professor Boladi's voice, who had somehow approached and spoken.

"Huh? What's lightning transformation?"

"Advanced application of the lightning element."

Even though his disciple didn't understand, Professor Boladi kindly explained.

Currently, there were quite a few areas Yi-Han was digging into advanced courses without anyone telling him to.

Starting from improving water bullets, implementing blue flames with Professor Jorzik, soul magic with Professor Kirmin, higher undead in dark magic...

And in the lightning element area, there was lightning transformation.

Perhaps because he had contracted with a powerful lightning spirit from before, the Wardanaz family boy had shown considerable interest in the destructive power of the lightning element.

This lightning transformation was also that spirit's authority.

To be precise, it was a mage's interpretation of the authority. Even if the spirit could do it as easily as breathing, the mage had to interpret it and implement it as magic.

A powerful combat magic that temporarily changes the mage's body into lightning by complex application of lightning element magic and transformation magic.

That was lightning transformation.

Unlike Ferkuntra's authority called instantaneous lightning transformation, the magic Yi-Han was aiming for was relatively limited and restricted, but that didn't mean it was by any means weak or easy magic.

Just looking at how it had defeated the summoned demon monster was enough to tell.

The concept of the already powerful lightning element was combined with the mage's existence. This addition of concept transformed it from simple lightning into an attack imbued with thought.

The Wardanaz family boy probably felt pressured to take down the demon monster as quickly as possible because of Jourin.

Otherwise, there was no reason to hastily cast an incomplete magic and launch an attack.

"That's right."

"...Uh, are you saying I used lightning transformation magic?"

Yi-Han, who had been listening blankly to Professor Boladi's explanation, belatedly came to his senses and was startled.

I did that?!

'Is this person deceiving me?'

Yi-Han was suspicious of Professor Boladi first.

Was he making up the chaotic battle situation to his advantage and then saying 'You succeeded once so you can do it, now try lightning transformation'?

"Yes."

"Your Highness. Your Highness."

-Hmm?-

Jourin, who had been watching curled up, tilted her head when Yi-Han called.

"I used lightning magic, right?"

-Yes. You did.-

"Wasn't that just normal lightning magic? Ordinary Ferkuntra's lightning..."

-Hmmmm!-

Jourin activated her brain at Yi-Han's question.

Though it was a confusing situation, the superior dragon brain remembered the situation in detail and accurately recalled it.

-It doesn't seem so! The reasons are as follows. First, if it was ordinary lightning magic, Yi-Han's spell chant should have preceded it. Second! If it was ordinary lightning magic, it should have come from Yi-Han's staff side, there's no reason for it to come from the empty hand! Lastly, in Jourin's view, the penetrating power and destructive force of the lightning was different from ordinary lightning magic! There was something extraordinary!-

"...How can someone who knows so coolly and well fire breath recklessly and attempt close combat?"

-?!-

Jourin, who had been excitedly deducing, made a crying face when lightning suddenly struck.

'This is bad. I remember too.'

Hearing Jourin's words, Yi-Han's memory suddenly revived too.

Come to think of it, he had missed it because the situation was so urgent, but it seemed his hand not holding the staff had changed into a streak of lightning.

He didn't seem to have chanted a spell either...

'The destructive power was different from ordinary lightning too. No matter how much mana you charge, ordinary lightning doesn't penetrate like that.'

It made sense if the power itself was different because it was lightning transformed from the mage's own existence.

Yi-Han resolved to stop showing Jourin detective novel magazines when they returned.

She was too smart in unnecessary areas.

"I'm sorry, Professor. It took time to recall what happened."

"There's no need to be frustrated."

"!"

Yi-Han brightened at Professor Boladi's unexpectedly gentle words.

'Is he perhaps going to say I can do lightning transformation later since there are many other things?'

"It's common for magic succeeded in urgent situations not to be maintained."

"Ah. Is that what you meant..."

"?"

"It's nothing."

This was kind words in its own way too.

Originally, just because you succeeded once with high-difficulty magic didn't mean you had completely mastered it.

Magic was only completely mastered when the mage could freely control it, not when it worked once and didn't work once.

This was even more so when succeeded in urgent situations like now. Instead of rushing, he had to try again slowly.

"Certainly, I was lucky, it was by chance, heaven helped, the energy emitted by the dragon enhanced the mage's ability, according to divination magic it was an auspicious day so the magic succeeded, but I'm not sure if I can succeed in the future. I'll have to practice steadily and slowly."

Yi-Han answered while cramming in as many reasons as possible. Insisting here would make things easier later.

"What about creating an urgent situation again?"

'Is he seriously saying that?'

When Professor Boladi seriously suggested fighting the demon monster again, Yi-Han cursed inwardly.

How could he say that!

"Wouldn't it be difficult to artificially induce that?"

"Not at all. If you give permission, we can prepare it without you noticing."

The knights behind interjected. Yi-Han pretended not to hear and ignored them.

"Professor. I think I need to practice this lightning transformation more on my own. It's at too embarrassing a level to talk about anywhere."

"?"

"??"

The knights looked at him wondering what nonsense he was talking about, but Yi-Han ignored them again.

"So please pretend you didn't see it and forget about it, Professor."

"Hmm."

Professor Boladi pondered his disciple's words for a moment and then nodded.

"Professor Yonramo asked me before, but I won't tell him."

"...What request?"

"It was a request related to lightning transformation."

Professor Boladi was quite active in the lively information sharing about specific students that took place in the professors' lounge.

It was natural for Professor Yonramo, who was in charge of transformation magic, to show interest after hearing about lightning transformation.

-Is he really preparing lightning transformation magic?-

-That's right.-

-Please tell me if he really succeeds. If he succeeds at that, there would be no need to take the exam.-

-Alright.-

"...Let's just tell only him and forget about it, Professor?"

Yi-Han spoke resignedly, feeling that even he was saying something unrealistic.