Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy Chapter 864

Chapter 864

'What did I do wrong to my junior?'

Direth thought for a moment.

Of course, last week, due to a small misunderstanding, her junior had been forced to learn <Skeleton Golem Summoning>.

But that was done with good intentions, wasn't it? Someone with a kind heart like her junior should have understood.

...Right?

"I'm sorry, Senior."

Yi-Han quickly approached and whispered in a low voice.

Yi-Han could guess how shocked Direth must be right now.

Bringing two professors to the classroom...

"You must be surprised that professors came into the classroom."

"Uh. I'm more surprised by the dragon coming."

Direth was shocked at her junior's attitude of taking the dragon for granted. Yi-Han explained sheepishly.

"I'm sorry. I thought the professors would be more shocking."

"Is that Her Highness?"

"Yes."

Yi-Han explained why Jourin had come and why the professors had come together, while watching his senior's reaction.

Direth surprisingly accepted it readily.

It wasn't an easy thing for a dragon to wander around in Einroguard.

"Well, it might be better for the professors to come along."

"I thought it was a bit of an overreaction."

"Huh? Absolutely not. There are a lot of crazy bastards, so it's right to go together."

"..."

Yi-Han was momentarily at a loss for words at the sight of Direth showing absolute distrust towards her juniors.

Meanwhile, a conversation was taking place behind them.

-A dark magic lecture! Jourin is so excited!-

"That's right, Your Highness. Contrary to popular misconceptions, dark magic has a lineage that has been passed down for a very long time, you could say it's the orthodox line of ancient magic. Moreover, Direth is one of the most outstanding talents among Einroguard students."

Professor Garcia raised expectations even more. Jourin's large eyes sparkled like stars.

-Wow! Like Gonadaltes?-

"That's right."

"..."

Direth broke out in a cold sweat at the conversation heard from behind.

Professor Garcia was one thing, but why on earth was Professor Boladi acting like that?

'What do you mean like the principal...'

"Senior. Hang in there. I'll help you."

"Yeah. Thanks. But junior."

"Yes?"

"Go sit over there."

Direth said incredulously, looking at Yi-Han who was standing next to the podium, preparing to help.

The junior was supposed to be the one listening to the lecture, not giving it.

Why was he standing beside her trying to help?

'Oops.'

Yi-Han realized his mistake and returned to his seat. Jourin hugged Yi-Han like a doll with her front paws.

Seeing her junior suffering from the confinement, Direth apologized inwardly.

'I'm sorry, junior. I'm just a mere student.'

Direth lacked the courage to boldly declare in front of the professors and high-ranking royalty not to torment her junior.

"First. The <Poison, Bone, Blood> lecture is... an advanced lecture on some elements that are often used in dark magic but easily forgotten in their importance."

"Direth. Don't mind us and proceed comfortably."

"Think of us as if we're not here."

"..."

Direth felt a surge of anger.

If they really wanted her not to mind them, the three should have waited outside!

"...Last week, we learned Skeleton Golem Summoning. Junior."

"Skeleton Golem Summoning?"

Professor Boladi asked, looking at Yi-Han. Yi-Han, confined between Jourin's front paws with restricted movement, nodded with difficulty.

"Yes."

"I see."

'What does he see?'

Yi-Han flinched at the sound of Professor Boladi scribbling notes with his quill.

If he hadn't been trapped between Jourin's front paws, he would have checked what was written.

"You taught Skeleton Golem Summoning when it's still the first semester? Direth. Even if it's Yi-Han, aren't you being too harsh on your junior?"

"No, that's..."

Direth felt wronged.

She hadn't taught it, but had thrown it at him to take a day off for a change of pace, and her junior had somehow managed to complete it within the lecture time...!

"...You're right... I guess I was a bit harsh on my junior..."

'What do you mean "even if it's Yi-Han"?'

Jourin asked curiously. Professor Boladi kindly answered.

"Outstanding students need teaching that matches them."

-Ah! Like how Professor Bagrak always hit Yi-Han?-

"That never happened."

"..."

Professor Garcia looked at Professor Boladi as if dumbfounded.

More than that, she couldn't believe that Princess Jourin knew about that. Thinking that more false rumors about Einroguard might spread when there were already many, she suddenly felt worried.

"Ahem. So, Direth. Next week is the midterm... How is the <Poison, Bone, Blood> lecture going?"

"Ah. Well."

Direth hesitated.

Actually, for the <Poison, Bone, Blood> midterm, she was planning to let the students choose a topic they wanted and then have them learn one moderately difficult magic.

The problem was that <Skeleton Golem Summoning> was more than sufficient as a midterm topic.

She had been thinking of just having her junior summon it again moderately and then passing the exam with that, since he was already taking many lectures...

...But with two professors and a dragon in front, she felt awkward.

'But Professor Garcia will understand, right?'

She believed that at least Professor Garcia would take her side, if not the other two. Wasn't she also an all-school lecture taker?

"Actually, I was planning to do this."

Professor Garcia listened attentively with a thoughtful expression to Direth's explanation.

Surprisingly, Professor Garcia didn't readily accept. Of course, she knew Yi-Han was having a hard time, but apart from that, Direth might be held responsible later.

Given the skull principal's personality, he might find fault and send her to the punishment room, so she had to judge carefully.

Direth entering the punishment room next to Professor Verduus.

It was unthinkable even to imagine.

"Sounds good."

"..."

Professor Garcia looked at Professor Boladi once again as if dumbfounded.

This professor, really!

"Professor!"

"?"

"What if the principal finds fault later?"

"I don't think he will."

"...Of course, I don't think so either... Direth. I think it'll be fine."

Professor Garcia inwardly suspected.

Perhaps Direth wasn't worried because she wasn't Professor Boladi's disciple?

'He's scarier now that he has a disciple after not having one...'

-Then it's all decided, right? Yi-Han, Yi-Han! Show me the skeleton golem!-

Jourin urged, crumpling the telekinetic defensive barrier Yi-Han had wrapped around himself with force.

Seeing that, Yi-Han thought again how fortunate it was that he had learned telekinesis magic.

'The mad doppelganger was helpful after all. ...Wait. Isn't this Stockholm syndrome?'

"Please wait. I'll summon it."

For Yi-Han too, it was very welcome if he could reduce the midterm lectures in advance.

At first, he had worried about how to endure all these lectures, but if he could reduce them like this first, things might become much easier.

'If the <Advanced Illusion Magic and Spirit Body Theory>, <Staff Materials and Magic Amplification>, <Terribly Beautiful Creatures> lectures are removed from the exam and additionally the <Poison, Bone, Blood> lecture is removed... Professor Garcia's lecture, <Understanding Intermediate Combat Magic>, <Elemental Magic and Its Applications>, <Divination Magic Good for Going Crazy>, <One Drop of Potion Instead of Complex Magic>, <Sword and Life>, <Imperial Languages That Become Blood and Flesh>, <Tragic History of Ancient Artifacts and Summoning Magic>, <From Caterpillar to Dragon>, <Mage's Life with Plants>, <Practical Healing Magic>, <Mind, Spirit, Energy>... Hmm. I should stop thinking.'

Yi-Han quickly stopped as he was considering the remaining lectures.

He had a feeling that if he thought about it more, his soul would take severe damage.

"...Move!"

After taking out the bones of a large monster with added dark and blood elements, Yi-Han chanted the spell along with the process and gave the command.

Then the bones transformed and settled into a large summoned beast. It was a medium-sized skeleton golem enhanced with dark and blood elements.

Jourin clapped and praised.

-Amazing!-

"Well made."

"Not bad."

At the praise from the dragon and two professors, not only Yi-Han but also Direth secretly sighed in relief.

After all, with only one student, the evaluation of the lecture was directly linked to that one person's evaluation.

-Yi-Han! Yi-Han! Make it move forward!-

"Yes. Yes."

Ancient dark magic summoning, where the mage directly constructed commands instead of contract and summoning, had the advantage of being able to perform such miscellaneous tasks without complaint.

Jourin was overjoyed at the sight of the skeleton golem emitting a dark red aura.

After seeing only much smaller races, she finally had an opponent of a size she could play with.

-Yi-Han! Jourin will try to knock down that bad guy!-

"My. I only believe in Your Highness."

Along with flattery, Yi-Han delicately controlled the skeleton golem.

As it must not give any impact to Jourin, the skeleton golem had to pretend to pounce while delicately letting itself be beaten.

Whoosh whoosh-

As the skeleton golem threw punches in the air, Jourin quickly spread her wings and dodged.

Yi-Han didn't notice because he was concentrating, but Professor Boladi made additional notes.

Reaction speed - Top class.

Dragons were an extremely rare race in the empire, and there were big differences between individuals. As they could grow and change greatly in just a day, it was necessary to carefully assess their condition.

That way, there would be no accidents when his disciple fought the dragon.

-Jourin's strike!-

Jourin swung her front paw while shouting a cool technique.

Yi-Han, thinking it was about time, instead of defending or evading, left the golem's chest wide open.

Although it had been strengthened by feeding dark and blood elements based on the bones of a large monster, it couldn't withstand the claws of a dragon containing mysterious and powerful mana.

Crash!

With a loud noise, the skeleton golem collapsed. Jourin flapped her wings and shouted.

-Yi-Han! Jourin knocked down the bad guy!-

"Your Highness is truly the future of the empire!"

'My junior seems too skilled at flattery.'

Direth thought inwardly.

To think he could win the favor of not only the professors but also a high-ranking royal like this.

She couldn't guess what on earth he was trying to do later.

Was he trying to become the principal of Einroguard?

Jourin, who seemed to have enjoyed wrestling with the skeleton golem just now, carefully spoke up while watching Yi-Han's reaction.

-Jourin wants to compete again...-

"Shall I summon it? It's not that difficult."

-Really?!-

As it could be summoned continuously as long as there was mana, it wasn't a particularly difficult task. When Yi-Han nodded, Jourin tried to hug him with a scream of joy.

'Ugh. I need to make my telekinesis stronger in the future.'

Yi-Han's barrier screamed at the dragon's strength that increased with joy.

-Oh! Can't you make this bad guy sturdier?-

"Hmm. It might be difficult with my current level."

The large monster bones given by Direth were already strengthened to almost their limit thanks to Yi-Han directly inserting dark and blood elements.

Such enhancement wasn't infinitely possible. Naturally, it was only possible within the limits of the material.

They needed to find better reagents than the large monster bones, or Yi-Han needed to learn how to magically increase efficiency.

After hearing the explanation, Jourin's eyes sparkled again as she spoke.

-Jourin has a good method!-

"What is it?"

-Here!-

Jourin stretched out her front paw and spread it. There was an unfamiliar material there.

"What's this?"

-Jourin's tooth!-

"..."

Yi-Han's face turned pale.