Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy Chapter 848

Chapter 848

"I agree too. Some members of the Change Location club say all things in the world belong to them, but..."

"..."

"...Whether you agree with that or not, I think at least this item rightfully belongs to our Einroguard student."

"You're right, Senior!"

Yi-Han clapped his hands as if flattering Sebius's words.

Honestly, even if they didn't have the right, he would have suggested stealing it unconditionally if it was an improved space expansion backpack.

That's how much he needed such an item.

"Shh. From here on, we need to be quiet."

Sebius carefully stopped his steps. Then he asked Yi-Han.

"Have you ever been to the 5th floor?"

"No."

"I thought so. There's rarely a reason to go even to the 4th floor."

During the first year at Einroguard, even if students wandered around the main building, it was usually just the 2nd floor, and occasionally the 3rd floor.

Since 2nd year students could directly enter the 7th floor town where upper-year students gathered, they surprisingly had few reasons to go to the 4th-6th floors unless there was something special.

'I went to the 4th floor a lot though...'

Yi-Han wanted to say he had frequently gone to the 4th floor since his first year but held back.

He didn't want to be seen as a strange junior by his senior.

"The 5th floor isn't much different from the 4th. Strange classrooms, strange traps."

"And the principal's strange minions too."

Sebius ignored him again, pretending not to hear. Yi-Han felt disappointed.

"But if there's one difference, it's that there are guest quarters. If they don't have other acquaintances, they often stay there."

While guests with connections to specific schools at Einroguard, like Kalaroguard students, could stay at those school's magic towers, there were sometimes guests who had no acquaintances among any of the school's faculty.

"Baldurguard guys don't stay in places like magic towers regardless of connections."

"Why is that? Because they dislike magic?"

"No. Because they get attacked frequently if they stay in places easily accessible to Einroguard students."

"..."

Yi-Han felt slightly sorry as a fellow Einroguard student.

"Anyway, the 5th floor quarters are quite safe. They're not even visible unless you're a guest in the first place."

According to Sebius's explanation, the <Visitor Quarters> located on the 5th floor was like a small town.

A small town that only those qualified as guests could reach.

Of course, students who weren't guests couldn't reach that town no matter how much they wandered the 5th floor.

"Now, how do you think we should approach such a place?"

Yi-Han confidently answered his senior's question.

As a junior of the same school and club, he had to show competence at times like this.

"We kidnap a guest. If we put that guest in front, the path should appear."

"...That would be a usable method too. But what I meant was a method to approach from another floor."

If there was something even the skull principal couldn't touch, it was the chaos inherent in Einroguard's main building.

It was unpredictable because magic accumulated for so long moved by different rules.

Clever Einroguard students knew how to ingeniously use this chaos.

"When a path opens due to spatial overlap from one floor to another, the surrounding magic naturally weakens. When breaking through places with strong security, you need to approach from another floor."

"I see. Thank you."

Yi-Han regretted.

How much more admirable would he have looked if he had said 'We use the weakening of nearby magic when spatial overlap occurs from one floor to another' instead of kidnapping a guest?

'Tsk. I should have thought more before speaking.'

Sebius took out a map from inside his clothes.

Every Einroguard student had their own map. It was too easy to get lost without making a map.

However, Sebius's map was unusual. Instead of terrain, it was densely filled with only times.

"Are these overlapping times?"

Sebius nodded.

Although Sebius was picky about choosing mages to work with for relocations, he couldn't deny that this junior was an outstanding partner.

Except for the drawback of being only a 2nd year, it was hard to find such a capable talent.

...He was almost scary for being too capable!

"Originally, a path would open near that pig tower statue in 30 minutes."

"Then why did you come this way?"

"A toxic swamp appeared nearby, making it difficult to enter. The chances of the path not opening also increased."

"..."

Yi-Han changed the subject.

"Then what about here? It says the ceiling here opens in 47 minutes."

"This place can't be used for a while because someone destroyed the corridor."

Sebius spat out a low curse as if displeased.

Because some recklessly crazy bastard smashed the 6th floor corridor, another convenient path was blocked.

"..."

Yi-Han silently remained quiet.

'Is misfortune piling up because of Gainando and Adenart?'

He strangely felt unlucky...

"So we have to enter here, which opens in an hour. I'll explain a few spells before we enter."

Sebius thought it was a good opportunity and started explaining.

Since his junior was also taking the <Advanced Illusion Magic and Spirit Body Theory> lecture, he thought it would be good to explain the spells learned there.

"First is <Ogonin's Fascination>. It's a 3rd Circle spell. It's cast on the opponent, weakening their resistance and making them see illusions favorable to the caster."

"Ogonin's... Fascination..."

Yi-Han listened while taking notes diligently.

It's said that outstanding illusion mages can literally control their opponents, but originally, controlling beings with higher intelligence was really difficult.

As one had to completely read their thoughts and guide them accurately, it usually took a lot of effort.

Rather, it was more efficient to generally weaken the opponent's resistance like this and then let them imagine on their own.

"Next is <Ogonin's Misinterpretation>. Also a 3rd Circle spell. This is cast on the mage themselves. It disguises your appearance to match the surrounding terrain."

If you cast <Ogonin's Misinterpretation> on yourself in an Einroguard corridor at midnight, you would likely appear as a professor to others.

<Ogonin's Misinterpretation> was a spell that disguised you in the most inconspicuous form for that situation.

"These two spells are usually used together. One alone has many shortcomings."

"They're both spells that approach the soul, right?"

"...Yes. That's correct."

When Yi-Han hit the core point, Sebius inwardly admired him.

As can be seen from the fact that they were spells learned in this semester's lecture, these two spells were developed to approach the soul, apart from their own effects.

The great illusion mage Ogonin had developed efficient and excellent spells so that later students could easily follow.

Sebius couldn't help but admire Ogonin's spells every time he saw them, as they were good in performance and also increased one's approach to the soul when learned.

"One approaches the enemy's soul and disrupts its surface, while the other shakes the surface of one's own soul to create waves... But are there no spells made by mages other than Master Ogonin?"

Yi-Han asked out of pure curiosity.

Sebius answered curtly.

"Are you saying you don't like Master Ogonin's spells?"

"N-no. I was just curious."

"...I'm sorry. That wasn't very senior-like of me. Sometimes there are juniors who disregard Master Ogonin's spells, saying they're boring."

Sebius didn't like juniors who neglected Ogonin's spells and tried to learn other spells first.

That was a very foolish act, drunk on superficial charm.

"I respect Master Ogonin too! I respect him tremendously!"

Yi-Han quickly shouted, afraid his true thoughts might be exposed. Sebius didn't show it openly, but he seemed quite satisfied.

"Lastly, there's <Ogonin's Detection>. If you've learned <Ogonin's Emotion Perception>, this should be easy to understand..."

"I've learned it."

"...I, I see. Anyway, this is a spell that detects hostility by sensing the waves emitted by nearby souls."

Regardless of the principle, to explain it simply, it was a spell that detected nearby enemy approaches in advance.

All three were certainly efficient and convenient. Especially for members of the Change Location club.

'I certainly seem to have been too prejudiced against Master Ogonin.'

Yi-Han reflected once again.

As he had felt before, he seemed to have approached with too much prejudice because of his first encounter with Ogonin.

Perhaps it was because he had met Baldoorn, an outstanding illusion mage.

When next to the skull principal, even Alhidle of the Pengerin family could feel like a novice mage.

"These three spells are originally spells you should learn during this semester. You passed the lecture because you learned soul recognition in a different way, but it wouldn't hurt to master them later. I'll cast them for you today."

"Oh."

Yi-Han, who had mastered <Ogonin's Fascination> and <Ogonin's Misinterpretation> while Sebius was explaining <Ogonin's Detection>, paused.

So he wasn't supposed to learn them now?

"...Just finish learning Detection too."

"Yes... But Senior. Shouldn't you have told me this first..."

"Be quiet."

'Senior is going too far.'

Yi-Han grumbled inwardly.

  *

Zandanni of the Alzadek family, a 4th year student from Baldurguard, spoke with a gloomy expression.

"I knew Einroguard mages were amazing, but to think they could use such magic."

The Baldurguard students who had witnessed the ancient magic Black Coffin were quite shocked after returning.

Especially Zandanni, who prided himself on (in his own way) seriously studying magic, was even more shocked.

How could that Einroguard student fire such magic?

"...There's no need to be too intimidated. Even by Einroguard students' standards, that magic isn't ordinary. It must have been a very exceptional situation."

Garal, the mage hired by the Baldurguard students, comforted Zandanni.

It wasn't an action that matched Garal's original personality, but those words were sincere.

Even for an Einroguard student, magic like Black Coffin couldn't be used carelessly.

They must have used an exceptional method like an ancient artifact.

"Are you not deceiving me? That Wardanaz family boy clearly cast it calmly."

"...A 6th year might be able to maintain a calm expression. You can't tell from outward appearances."

Garal was slightly confused even as he spoke.

Honestly, he wanted to ask how it was cast.

'If he used an ancient artifact, why didn't I notice?'

With Garal's words and the other students' encouragement, Zandanni finally cheered up.

Well, if it was an Einroguard 6th year student, it might be understandable somehow.

"Our time to stay at Einroguard will end soon, is it okay to keep staying like this?"

"It's fine. We finished sightseeing on the first day. We should spend the remaining time relaxing leisurely before returning."

"..."

'Are these guys really mages?'

Garal was inwardly dumbfounded.

Mages should try to squeeze out every last drop when visiting other mages' territories.

Without such inquisitiveness, one wasn't a mage.

Of course, it might be a luxury to expect such desperation from Baldurguard brats, but this was too lazy...

Clink-

Regardless, the Baldurguard students leisurely relaxed in their quarters, sipping wine taken from high-quality leather bags. One played music while the other two enjoyed mage cards in a cultured manner.

Garal wanted to hit them once despite being paid to work.

"...That backpack. I've been thinking since before, but it's quite unique. It doesn't seem like a commercial product."

"As expected, you have a good eye! That's right. It's a gift my senior's senior received from an Einroguard mage. A token of friendship."

"...??"

Could dragons and mice really get along?