Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy Chapter 826

Chapter 826

"Forget it. Let's go."

"Are you sure it's alright?"

Yi-Han, who had asked, belatedly realized.

"Aha. You're going to attack him, aren't you?"

Come to think of it, it wasn't a bad idea.

Ragesa would vent her grudge, and Yi-Han and his seniors would watch Professor Verduus get attacked.

It would be a happy time for everyone.

'I don't know why I tried to stop this.'

The <Staff Materials and Magic Amplification> lecture would become a time filled with rare laughter and applause.

"What are you talking about? I won't do that."

However, contrary to Yi-Han's expectations, Ragesa showed a negative reaction.

"What? You're not going to attack?"

"No matter how much I want to tie an anchor to Verduus's ankle and throw him into the sea, I won't interfere with students' lectures. It's already pitiful enough that they've come to Einroguard, why should their lectures be disrupted too?"

"..."

At the kind great pirate's words, Yi-Han thought inwardly.

'She's being unnecessarily considerate.'

The students would actually want their lecture to be disrupted.

Especially the enchantment magic school students...

"You can attack if you want… The seniors would like it."

"What nonsense are you talking about? No matter how much I want to beat up Verduus, not like that!"

Although Ragesa knew quite a bit about Einroguard, she couldn't have expected that Professor Verduus was pursuing extreme free lectures.

How could she predict that the lecture content would be about stealing the professor's research materials?

"It's true though... Then why are you going?"

"Do you only have attacks in your head, brat? I'm going to watch. To see how Verduus teaches. If he teaches well, maybe I'll feel a bit better."

Ragesa clicked her tongue as if displeased and said.

Even now, just thinking about Professor Verduus made her feel bitter about the gold coins she had thrown away, but she thought she might feel better if she saw him teaching his disciples.

At least she could think that her gold coins hadn't been completely useless.

'Hmm. She's going to attack.'

Yi-Han was certain.

The moment they arrived at the lecture room, Ragesa would attack immediately!

"Lady Ragesa. Do you really think Professor Verduus will teach well?"

"I know what you're thinking, brat. But I'm not expecting Verduus to teach like Garcia! That would be an unreasonable expectation. It's enough if he's improved from when I saw him last time."

Ragesa's standards had become quite lenient for Professor Verduus.

Yi-Han guessed the reason was probably because she felt she would only hurt herself if she set strict standards.

"What was he like when you saw him last time?"

"Last time I saw him, he sent his disciples to other schools because he didn't want to teach his own lecture."

"..."

  *

However, surprisingly, Yi-Han's prediction was off.

Professor Verduus wasn't in the lecture room.

"Where did Professor Verduus go?"

"He's not coming today due to assassination threats? Well, with so many outsiders here, there might be assassins. Senior Yukbeltire will lecture instead."

A senior next to him kindly explained.

Yi-Han was slightly impressed by that explanation.

'No wonder he's survived until now!'

He felt like he had partially solved the question he had been curious about for a long time: 'How is Professor Verduus still alive with so many enemies?'

To think he would skip the lecture in preparation for Ragesa's attack.

"That damn rodent!"

Of course, from Ragesa's perspective, it was absurd.

She had come to see how he would teach, but he had skipped the lecture itself.

If he had such creativity, he should use it for his research, not for skipping lectures.

"It's alright, Lady Ragesa. The lecture will go well even without the professor."

It might even go better.

"Of course it will go well. Anyone among the students here would teach better than Verduus if you put them up there!"

"Who is this person saying such nice things?"

One of the seniors whispered to Yi-Han.

At first, he had wondered why a pirate had entered the lecture room, but her words of praise were really nice to hear.

"This is Lady Ragesa, daughter of Torgerard, admiral of the southern privateer fleet."

"What?! The one who invested in Professor Verduus?!"

"...There are many other good titles, why do you remember her by that..."

Before he could finish speaking, the students in the lecture room rushed over.

"Hello, Lady Ragesa. I'm Barglius of the Elvali family..."

"I have a research I've just caught..."

Ragesa, reading the thick greed in the students' eyes, growled fiercely and warned.

"All you brats who came thinking I'm easy because I invested in Verduus, know that I'll crack your skulls with iron chains."

"..."

All the students quickly ran away. Ragesa inhaled snuff tobacco and spat out curses.

"I've never felt good coming to Einroguard, I tell you!"

"Then let's start the lecture."

Yukbeltire, who had been checking the time, opened her mouth. Unlike when Professor Verduus was there, the students in the lecture room eagerly raised their hands.

"Senior. I have a question. I'm trying to put a ruthenium alloy in my staff, but magic keeps sparking during spell casting. Why is this happening..."

"When using metal in staffs, you need to perfectly understand the characteristics of that metal. Metals don't have good compatibility with some types of magic. If magic is sparking with ruthenium alloy, it's probably wind element magic. Either put restrictions on the magic or add more metal to mitigate it."

"Senior. What's the problem with my staff now? I asked Professor Verduus several times and barely got an answer, but he just said it was copper."

"Design. You're concentrating mana at the bottom but dispersing it at the top. It's counterproductive."

'What?'

Yi-Han was surprised.

He had thought Yukbeltire would naturally teach like Verduus, but she was a much better professor than expected.

Even when his friends had said 'Senior Yukbeltire teaches well, you know?', he had firmly believed there must have been some mistake...

'Amazing. No, actually, Professor Verduus was very strange.'

Perhaps because Professor Verduus had been so insincere, Senior Yukbeltire felt even more impressive just by giving normal answers.

In fact, if judged coldly, Yukbeltire wasn't like Professor Garcia who took interest in each student and gave them warm gazes.

But just answering juniors' questions like this was enough to be considered amazing in Einroguard's enchantment magic school.

In fact, other seniors were also throwing questions non-stop as if they were going to learn properly today.

"I see...! That's right. Senior. I've made a temporary prototype, could you evaluate it once? How is it?"

"You made it poorly."

"..."

The student's face was colored with shock as his masterpiece, made with all his heart, was negated in four words.

Then friends who knew Yukbeltire whispered.

"Hey. You idiot. Only ask necessary questions to that senior. You'll just get insulted."

"Do you think she's Professor Garcia just because she answers questions well? Think of her as Professor Verduus with added functions."

'Isn't that a bit too much?'

Yi-Han thought inwardly.

Of course, Yi-Han couldn't strongly deny that Senior Yukbeltire was Little Verduus, but still, Professor Verduus with added functions...

'...It's not completely wrong though...'

"Ask your question."

Yukbeltire stood in front of Yi-Han and gestured for him to ask.

She was now moving according to the lecture content she had prepared in advance. The next junior had to ask a question in order.

"Ah. Yes. Hello, Senior. I'm currently preparing a staff that can unlock the seal of a high-level spirit and withstand stronger output. I'm also considering metal materials, and right now I've gotten this far..."

Yi-Han took out a paper with a staff design drawn on it.

The blue gemstone of the King of Frost Giant, the ore of spatial movement, and the Echo Stone were each embedded, and the authority of the tree spirit was written all over.

Recovery authority (mana recovery) - Why not just put in black purplestone to consume more mana?

Life authority (plant growth) - Need rare wood. Let's check Professor Verduus's warehouse.

Tenacity authority (staff durability) - Says need to face stronger enemies. He's crazy.

"..."

"Hey. I told you to only ask necessary questions."

A senior next to him whispered worriedly.

With Yukbeltire's personality, if you recited like that saying 'I'm doing this research', insulting expressions would come right back.

-I told you to ask a question, not recite your life story.-

-Why are you talking about things no one asked about?-

You had to ask just the necessary questions; the moment you said unnecessary things, personal insults would begin.

"But I need advice..."

"You'd better ask us instead. If you don't want your life negated."

"And then?"

"?!"

The students next to Yi-Han were surprised by Yukbeltire's reaction.

They thought she would immediately talk about intelligence, but to think she would ask 'And then?'

"I wanted to get overall advice."

"Putting in black purplestone could be called an interesting attempt. Originally, putting mana-absorbing materials in staffs is close to taboo, but there are exceptional cases. Did the King of Frost Giant give you this gemstone?"

"Yes."

"How did you receive it?"

"That's too long a story."

"...Then tell me later. Who made this Echo Stone?"

"That's..."

Unlike usual, Yukbeltire patiently listened to her junior's story.

Of course, it was because the story was much more interesting than usual.

But she thought differently herself.

'Direth. Look how I'm taking care of my junior.'

She was showing kindness to her junior as Direth had said. From Yukbeltire's perspective, this was a really big concession.

If Direth heard about this later, she should be moved to tears.

"Let's try making a prototype with this combination."

Yukbeltire quickly waved her quill pen and suggested a method.

It was quite a radical proposal for a staff. Based on black purplestone, a mana-absorbing ore, it was a staff with a vessel that could withstand even if a powerful ancient spirit awakened.

The problem was that it consumed an enormous amount of mana, but Yukbeltire wasn't very worried about that part.

Her junior would handle it well!

"Thank you, Senior."

"Right. Of course you should be grateful."

"..."

While Yi-Han made a sour expression, Ragesa nodded behind him and stood up from her seat.

"It seems I misjudged someone. I had prejudice thinking she was Verduus's disciple. But this is much better."

"Hello, Lady Ragesa. I'm only glad that you've realized even now."

Yukbeltire spoke calmly.

The other students in the lecture room admired that appearance.

'She's really not an ordinary crazy person.'

'Maybe she just spoke kindly to us.'

It was clear that she had just spoken that much to the juniors because she wasn't interested.

They could only admire seeing her speak like that in front of an outside investor.

"...Right. A master's affairs are the master's, so they have nothing to do with the disciple!"

"That's right. Then I'll tell you again what I need..."

"Senior, Senior! I'll tell her instead, so please tell me!"

Unable to stand it anymore, Yi-Han finally stopped Yukbeltire and blocked her.