Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy Chapter 752

Chapter 752

Professor Garcia was slightly flustered but quickly came to her senses and carefully examined the relic.

What was important now was rescuing the student, wasn't it?

The principal often said 'An outstanding mage doesn't discriminate means for their purpose', so he would understand.

'...Even if he doesn't understand, there's nothing we can do!'

"Wait. An ancient relic with the power to penetrate worlds. A stone-shaped relic the principal has... Isn't this Saint Eaktus's Stone?"

After examining the relic, Professor Garcia was surprised once again.

The terrible mana trapped in the stone wasn't just crudely compressed mana forcefully packed in.

It was a world.

A new world was constructed inside the stone with enormous mana.

And the purpose of that world existed solely for penetration.

A stone containing a world of order created to penetrate all obstacles blocking the way ahead, and to penetrate.

Although mages knew well how absurd stories like 'a spear that can pierce anything' were, this stone made such absurd stories come to mind.

It contained that much destructive power.

"The principal called it by a different name."

"Isn't that because the principal thinks the creator's name should be attached rather than the user's..."

Professor Verduus made an 'mmph' sound as if agreeing.

Originally, artifacts were named after their creators, not users.

But there were always exceptions to rules.

Exceptionally great users had their names attached instead of the creators.

"We can't just use this. Professor Bagrak. Your body will burn up."

Professor Garcia spoke in a worried voice.

Even strong artifacts burdened users, let alone ancient relics with separate names for each one.

Especially this Saint Eaktus's Stone felt dangerous even when heard in legends or the principal's complaints, but seeing it directly with her own eyes, she could feel how dangerous a relic it was to the point of feeling it on her skin.

Professor Garcia and Professor Bagrak couldn't escape that price either.

Such relics needed preparation of expedients or roundabout methods...

"There's a way."

Professor Bagrak reached out to Professor Verduus. Seeing this, Professor Garcia was shocked and said,

"No matter what, we can't force Professor Verduus to use it!"

Professor Garcia's conscience allowed kidnapping, but forcing him to use the relic and passing on the backlash crossed the line.

At that cry, Professor Bagrak looked at Professor Garcia with a very slightly flustered expression.

"...Is that not it?"

"No."

Professor Garcia became embarrassed.

To think she alone had thought of human sacrifice.

Professor Bagrak cut the sealing magic binding Professor Verduus's arms.

Immediately, Professor Verduus tried to cast magic by forming hand seals.

Thud!

Professor Bagrak subdued him again.

"Stay still."

"Mmph..."

This time, Professor Verduus didn't move even when released. Having accepted reality, Professor Verduus became dejected like a beaver whose home had collapsed.

"Use this relic."

Professor Bagrak took out another ancient relic and held it out to the beaver mixed-blood.

Professor Garcia screamed at the brilliantly shining teardrop-shaped jewel.

"Anabadalda's Teardrop?!"

According to legend, seeing the ancient relic Anabadalda's Teardrop, which protects its owner from any karmic fire, directly, Professor Garcia was truly surprised.

"How on earth did you get it, Professor Bagrak?!"

"I borrowed it from the principal's room."

"..."

Professor Garcia started to get worried.

She or Professor Verduus didn't care much whether they went to the punishment room, deep punishment room, or eternal punishment room, but hadn't she dragged Professor Bagrak into this?

Moreover, she was worried about how much he had destroyed the room to get those two ancient relics. The principal's anger would rise according to the degree of room damage.

"Let's proceed."

"Ah, yes. Let's go in when the students leave."

Professor Garcia planned to handle things as quietly as possible.

Originally, even if Einroguard students went missing, professors didn't go looking for them directly.

As such, showing the sight of three professors (one of whom was even in a sealed state) coming to rescue student Yi-Han in front of other students made her feel a bit sorry.

But Professor Garcia had her own excuses.

'Because none of the Einroguard students who have gone missing until now were kidnapped by the principal's mad doppelganger...!'

All Einroguard students were unfortunate, but some students were a bit more unfortunate.

Professor Garcia thought exceptional rules should apply to such students.

"Now."

The three professors cast invisibility magic and lightly entered the campsite.

Perhaps because it was a weekday afternoon, no students were visible. They had returned to school for now, leaving their work behind.

Professor Garcia made a guilty expression for coming up skipping lectures when even students didn't skip them.

"Haa. I feel sorry for the other students..."

"?"

"?"

Professor Verduus and Professor Bagrak looked at Professor Garcia as if to say 'What are you talking about?'

Professor Garcia realized the two people before her eyes were the farthest from consulting about her guilt and changed the subject.

"...Shall we proceed with the work?"

"This place seems good."

Professor Bagrak pointed to the magic tent the 5th year students had been using.

The magic tent containing a vast space inside was conveniently installed right in front of the weakness of the great magic spread over the mountains for carrying out work.

Professor Garcia entered, grateful for the students' excellence. The three professors dispelled their invisibility magic and looked around inside the tent.

"This is..."

"Mmph?"

Professor Bagrak released Professor Verduus's gag.

Professor Verduus looked at the magic circle and work inside the tent and said,

"This looks like Yukbeltire's work?"

"Don't say nonsense, Professor Verduus. There's no way student Yukbeltire would come here to help student Yi-Han."

"B-but it looks like Yukbeltire's work... What is this?"

Professor Verduus fell into confusion.

Yukbeltire wasn't someone who would come here to help a junior.

But this was Yukbeltire's magic.

This conflicting fact created an error in Professor Verduus's logic circuit.

"And that's not what's important now. What's important is whether we can borrow it."

"Precisely."

"Precisely. We should proceed right away."

"Then let's do it immediately."

Professor Garcia picked up the stone and teardrop.

At that moment, the tent door opened and Direth entered alone.

"That bastard. Not a friend at all. To think she'd go back saying she needs to check her research when time is of the essence...!"

Direth, who entered cursing an anonymous Blue Dragon Tower friend, was flustered to see three professors inside the tent.

"...What are you doing here?"

"Uh... Well..."

The three professors were no less flustered than Direth.

"Proceeding with work?"

"Preparing for rescue."

In fact, only Professor Garcia was flustered.

Professor Verduus and Professor Bagrak were proud rather than flustered.

Fortunately, instead of causing a commotion like 'Einroguard professors are trying to rescue only the Wardanaz family junior!' or 'Principal! Look at these professors here!', Direth intelligently grasped the situation.

"Did you come to help the junior?!"

"Shh, shh...! Student Direth. Lower your voice."

"I didn't know three of you would come to help...!"

Direth was sincerely moved.

Unlike upper years or the junior's friends, to think even professors would come like this.

Even that Professor Bagrak and that Professor Verduus were here.

"Not me? I was kidnap... Kuk."

Professor Verduus let out a death cry and collapsed when Professor Garcia lightly hit his back.

"That's right, student Direth. We three came like this. Of course, Einroguard students should escape with their own power even if they go missing, but against the principal's doppelganger, how..."

"I agree too!"

Direth shouted passionately.

After talking with a heartless, anonymous Blue Dragon Tower friend, talking with a normal person like Professor Garcia made her so happy.

Wouldn't there be exceptions to rules or whatever?

No matter how she thought about it, being kidnapped by the skull principal's doppelganger was an exceptional situation.

"But Professor. This was the limit with my and my friends' level. Do you perhaps know a way to break through this, or about counter-magic?"

"There is a way."

"!"

Direth marveled.

Indeed, the breadth of magic Einroguard professors possessed was truly unimaginable.

Although she had reached 5th year, Direth couldn't well imagine if she could ever have such insight.

"We're going to break through using ancient relics here."

"..."

Direth was slightly flustered by the unexpected method but accepted it positively.

As expected of professors, it seemed they each prepared such ancient relics.

"You're amazing. To think you made such relics."

"We stole them from the principal's room?"

"..."

The atmosphere became awkward at Professor Verduus's words.

Direth answered with an embarrassed laugh.

"I-I steal too if I need something."

"Me too."

"...Let's proceed with the work."

"Ah. Wait a moment. I'll contact the junior. He must be enduring really hard right now."

  *

Yi-Han placed bacon on a frying pan heated with fire using telekinesis. With a sizzling sound, bacon grease splattered.

Crack-

Eggs behind rose into the air, then cracked themselves and dropped into the frying pan. Yi-Han distributed half of the precious oil to the eggs, and the other half to use when toasting bread.

Staying long in Einroguard made one economize even on oil.

"..."

Antagondal looked at Yi-Han like he was looking at the most pathetic and stupid mage in the world.

If he hadn't covered his face with a silver mask, he would have thrown an even more terrible contemptuous gaze.

"Would you like some?"

"No. I don't need meals. More importantly, what are you using telekinesis for?"

"Pardon? Don't other mages use telekinesis for chores?"

"They do. But not for cooking!!"

Antagondal spoke as if he had seen an insult to magic.

Telekinesis could be used to conduct alchemy or do preliminary work for magic, but there were no mages who used 5th Circle magic just to make fried eggs and grill bacon.

If they had such ability, they would usually employ servants or slaves.

"I'm not a great mage, so it's fine."

"What crazy nonsense..."

Before he finished speaking, the skull principal's mad doppelganger suddenly entered.

Yi-Han put his food on a plate and asked the doppelganger.

"Would you like some?"

He didn't really want to share, but originally one had to be kinder to those they disliked to avoid getting picked on.

Otherwise, even the food Yi-Han himself was going to eat could be taken away.

At those words, Antagondal looked at Yi-Han in horror.

'Does this guy have no fear?'

To think this guy who should be extremely careful before escaping was even babbling nonsense to the mad doppelganger!

However, instead of getting angry, the mad doppelganger showed signs of acceptance.

"Bring it."

"Yes."

Yi-Han placed the meal in front of him along with freshly brewed coffee.

The mad doppelganger quietly put the food in his mouth with his bare hands.

'...Have I perhaps gone mad?'

Antagondal became truly afraid as he couldn't understand this surreal scene at all.