Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy Chapter 828

Chapter 828

At those words, Yukbeltire, in a rare moment of confusion, grabbed Yi-Han's wrist.

"What are you doing?"

"I'm trying to do something else."

"Why? Don't tell me you're running away?"

Yukbeltire, in her urgency, tried to provoke Yi-Han's pride.

Though she wouldn't admit it, she had become quite interested in this black purplestone staff after all.

'...I want to see the staff completed.'

But Yukbeltire still lacked understanding of her junior.

Her junior had no pride.

"Yes."

"..."

Yukbeltire was so dumbfounded she lost her words.

"A mage's pride... self-esteem... such... And you're Direth's juni... as a junior, honorably..."

'Oh my. She can't provoke well.'

Provocation also needed to be cast effectively with interest in and understanding of the other party.

Yukbeltire's provocation was disjointed because she lacked so much understanding.

"Senior Direth would applaud if I ran away."

"That's true. Direth is unnecessarily soft."

"She's very soft on you too, Senior..."

"?"

At Yi-Han's words, Yukbeltire wondered what he meant.

Direth was soft on her?

"Direth is so rude to me..."

"Yes, yes. So, Senior."

"..."

Seeing her junior being just as rude as Direth, Yukbeltire's fingertips trembled slightly again.

"The king-class spirit you mentioned earlier is a spirit king, right?"

"Yes."

"How can I obtain a branch from a spirit king?"

"Isn't the lightning spirit you contracted a spirit king?"

"..."

This time it was Yi-Han's turn to be at a loss for words.

That...

That's right?

'Certainly, Ferkuntra had the title of Thunder King.'

Among beings from other dimensions, titles of king or nobility symbolized their strength.

While kingdoms and royalty on the continent were determined by bloodline, spirits couldn't have the title of king unless they were strong themselves.

"So... um.. yes. I understand. But what I contracted is a lightning spirit, can it give a branch?"

"No. You'll have to find a wood-type spirit. Ask it to introduce you."

'Should I send a letter to Brother Arsil?'

Yi-Han thought he might have to swallow his pride and send a letter to his brother.

Honestly, he didn't want to admit it, but Arsil would probably be able to casually introduce a high-level wood spirit with a title like Forest King or Divine Tree King.

"I understand. I'll ask the lightning spirit and send a letter to my brother too. I'm not sure when I'll receive a reply though."

Originally, even sending a letter outside was quite difficult in Einroguard, but now this level of task was easy for Yi-Han.

He had taken dozens of people out, so one letter was nothing!

"Then we'll have to wait until we have a way to obtain the materials."

"Tell me more about the Echo Stone."

Yukbeltire subtly urged.

It wasn't that there were no communication artifacts of this type, but this Echo Stone had such a unique form that it piqued her curiosity as a member of the enchantment magic school.

From what she heard, it seemed to be connected to an ancient being...

"Didn't I tell you everything earlier?"

"I'm telling you to talk about the origin of the stone."

"Why is that necessary?"

"It's necessary to increase the completion level of the staff."

"Why?"

"...If you don't want to talk, then don't."

"No... Are you angry now?"

"I'm not angry. It's unpleasant that you keep insisting I'm expressing such irrational emotions."

'This person. It seems she really is very interested in the black purplestone staff...'

Yi-Han felt his previously dismissed suspicion turning into certainty.

  *

After the lecture ended (Yi-Han eventually told her about the Echo Stone) and as he was about to stand up, Yi-Han suddenly remembered something.

"By the way, Senior."

"What is it?"

"Isn't there a quiz for this lecture?"

"There isn't."

"I see."

If Professor Verduus's weakness was his lack of interest in students, his strength was also his lack of interest in students.

Yi-Han smiled at the news that there was no quiz.

"Then is there a midterm exam? A test?"

"There isn't."

"...Oh, there's no midterm exam either?"

At this point, Yi-Han started to worry a bit.

It wasn't good that there was no midterm exam; the skull principal might appear in the middle, send Professor Verduus to the punishment room, and suddenly add a midterm exam.

"Anyway, this lecture is about completing a staff. It's enough if you just make a staff and bring it."

"I see..."

Yi-Han was nodding at the straightforward criterion of evaluating everything with the final exam when he paused.

"Then if I complete this first, what do I do for the remaining period?"

"Don't attend and proceed with whatever research you want."

"...!"

At first, he thought it was nonsense, but thinking about it, it was quite plausible.

It was a lecture that didn't check attendance anyway.

'If I complete it first, can I really do whatever I want with the remaining lecture time?'

Yi-Han thought about what he could do if this lecture time became free.

He could preview the <Poison, Bone, Blood> lecture, prepare in advance for <Terribly Beautiful Creatures>, or maybe manage his vegetable garden more before the <One Drop of Potion Instead of Complex Magic> lecture.

'Hmm. Strangely, I'm not very happy even though I imagined it.'

"Anyway, I understand. Thank you, Senior. I'll contact you as soon as I hear about the materials. Please send my regards to Senior Direth, take care of your meals, stop bothering other people..."

"Are you done? Let's go."

Ragesa urged from behind. Yi-Han stopped mid-sentence and bowed his head.

"Then, until next time."

"I've never bothered..."

Regardless of what she was saying, Ragesa and Yi-Han had already left far down the corridor.

"What's the next lecture? Please tell me it's an interesting lecture without Verduus."

"<Magical Algebra and Arcane Geometry>..."

Ragesa screamed like a pirate stabbed in the chest.

Of all things, math!

Yi-Han realized he had misread and corrected himself belatedly.

"Ah. I read it wrong."

"..."

"<Mind, Spirit, Energy>. It's Professor Ingurdel's lecture."

"Oh!"

Ragesa let out a happy exclamation at the combat lecture.

Then she wondered.

"But come to think of it, why are you, a Blue Dragon Tower brat, taking a lecture exclusive to White Tiger Tower?"

"...To get an easy grade?"

"Kihihi! Your joke is quite good."

"It's not a jo... Raphael. Anglago!"

Yi-Han, who had spotted his friends, waved.

The two White Tiger Tower friends, who had been talking with serious expressions, turned their gazes at Yi-Han's call.

"Oh. Wardanaz."

"I missed the last lecture, is there anything I missed?"

"...Take this."

Anglago held out a note with the quiz content written on it.

[Visit the most dangerous place possible, endure for at least two days, then write and submit a journal. (Weekends recommended, places with different time axes recommended)

Professor Ingurdel]

"..."

"Ho. As expected of Professor Ingurdel, teaching well."

Ragesa was satisfied with the lecture content.

As expected, Ingurdel knew how to temper students like steel, befitting his reputation.

Yi-Han and his friends glared resentfully at the evil pirate. Ragesa, unconcerned, asked back.

"Where else is there such a good test for honing a swordsman's abilities?"

"Can't we do something normal? I want to enter the Imperial Swordsmanship Tournament."

"Bah. That's for flowers growing in greenhouses. Maybe if it were an underground illegal arena swordsmanship tournament."

"..."

Yi-Han apologized to his friends with his eyes.

It was an apology for bringing Ragesa.

Anglago spoke while making groaning sounds.

"I wish they'd at least specify the location. I don't know where to choose. If I choose wrong and hear it was easy, it's worse than not doing it at all."

In the worst case, he might suffer and still hear from the professor, 'What, did you just play in such an easy place?'

"Choosing and finding the location is also an ability. Brats."

"...We'll figure it out ourselves!"

Finally, Raphael flared up.

Then Ragesa burst into laughter as if she had been waiting for this and swung her staff. Raphael tried to resist in fright, but the old pirate's attack was much faster.

Clank clank clank!

Raphael, tightly bound in iron chains, was hung upside down in the air.

"Let this go!"

"If you want to be free, you should free yourself with your own skills! Brat. You've learned a lesson. This is what happens when you act recklessly in front of a mage stronger than you."

After finishing her words, Ragesa suggested to Yi-Han.

"By the way, for a test like this, why don't you take your White Tiger Tower friends there with you?"

"What? Uh, wouldn't that be a bit dangerous?"

After this lecture ended, Yi-Han was planning to go down to the punishment room to meet Ferkuntra.

He had to visit in person to ask about the branch.

Now that Professor Ingurdel's lecture had turned into an assignment, he had to visit the punishment room anyway...

'Isn't it dangerous?'

Even though his friends had become 2nd years, he felt a bit sorry about taking them to the punishment room, especially to visit Ferkuntra.

"What are you saying, Wardanaz?"

Anglago said with shining eyes. Come to think of it, there were few friends who knew 'the most dangerous place' as well as Wardanaz.

Moreover, Wardanaz's reluctance to take them made it even more tempting.

How well had he chosen?

"I'm ready. You don't think I'm still last year's Anglago, do you?"

'If not last year's Anglago, then what, some other realm's Anglago?'

Raphael thought inwardly while hanging.

But following Wardanaz certainly seemed quite plausible.

He was really good at finding dangerous places after all!

"Well then... alright. Let's go together."

"You should take other friends too, kihihi."

Ragesa urged Anglago. Anglago made a troubled face, not wanting to lose the dangerous place he had just found.

"There's no need to go with many..."

"Don't tell me a knight is hogging the opportunity for glory all to himself?"

"...I'll call them right now!"

Watching Anglago being played like a puppet, Yi-Han felt needlessly worried.

'I hope they won't get angry about being deceived?'

  *

"We've been deceived!"

Anglago shouted without realizing it.

Jijel and Dolgyu beside him looked at Anglago as if to say 'What nonsense are you talking about?'

"What deception?"

"Yi-Han didn't deceive you, Anglago."

"Ah. No. The punishment room... I didn't think we'd come this deep..."

"Did you think Wardanaz would bring us to a cozy study with a warm fireplace?"

"You asked first, didn't you, Anglago?"

Faced with his two friends' scolding, Anglago had no words to retort.

'Kuk. It's unfair.'

"The punishment room should be... relatively mild, right?"

Jijel said, looking at Yi-Han.

In fact, she had been prepared for somewhere a bit more terrible and dangerous than the punishment room.

"Yeah. Moradi. I have something to tell you alone for a moment."

"...This sounds ominous."

When Yi-Han called her separately, Jijel suddenly felt very ominous.

Usually, there was no reason to call someone aside for good news.

"Actually, the reason we're going deep into this punishment room basement isn't to endure in a dungeon, but because I have a favor to ask."

"To whom? Are you asking a favor of a prisoner?"

"No. A high-level spirit. It's the warden in charge of the general punishment room here."

"...Wow. I'm really not surprised at all."

"Really? That's a relief."

"That's irony, you idiot."

"Anyway, I have to ask for something quite precious. So things might get more difficult. I thought it would be better for you to know in advance."

"Why on earth did that idiot bring all his friends to follow you?"

"I clearly tried to stop him."

"..."

Jijel threw a slightly suspicious glance.

It seemed that with Wardanaz's skills, he could brainwash Anglago even while trying to stop him.