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Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy Chapter 713

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Chapter 713

Yi-Han thought inwardly about the unusual club name.

The <Teleportation (Change Location)> club. He wondered if it was related to space magic research.

"That's a nice club name."

"Is it?"

Ratford brightened.

"As expected, Mr. Wardanaz. I knew you'd like it."

"I need to practice space magic this year."

While other school magics would be extensions of what he learned last year, time-space magic was almost like starting anew, so Yi-Han was quite worried.

If there were seniors researching space magic, it would be a great help.

"Space magic?"

Ratford wondered why Yi-Han suddenly talked about new magic, but he just accepted it.

After all, his friend in front of him was someone who would pick up and study new magic when bored.

Even if he said he started another new magic next week, Ratford wouldn't be surprised at all.

"This way."

Ratford entered a side alley next to the buildings crammed together in Exile Town on the 7th floor and advanced deeper along the alleyway.

Yi-Han asked curiously.

"It's quite far, isn't it?"

"Well, it's hard to find a building."

Given the club's nature, secrecy and security were important, so they couldn't be located on the main street like other clubs.

Yi-Han interpreted Ratford's words differently.

'Indeed, they said it's hard to find a decent building in this Exile Town.'

Although it looked like a thriving town from the outside, in reality, most of the buildings were dangerous places off-limits.

It wasn't strange for Ratford's <Teleportation (Change Location)> club to be deep in an alley.

"We need to go underground from here."

"Underground too? Ratford. If it wasn't you but someone else, I would have thought they were kidnapping me."

"Haha. What brave person would dare kidnap you, Mr. Wardanaz?"

"The seniors."

"What a joke."

"It's not a joke, it's true."

Yi-Han said it wasn't a lie, but Ratford didn't believe him.

Even seniors were just people, so there was no way they would try to kidnap Yi-Han.

Even if some seniors mistakenly tried without knowing better, they would come to their senses after a few hits.

"We're here. It's this place."

Ratford, who had been walking down basement stairs and along a dim sewer passage, lightly tapped the wall.

Then, with the sound of bricks rolling inside, a door opened revealing a path into the club.

'It feels much more secretive than the library club.'

Although he wondered why it was in such a gloomy and secretive place, Yi-Han thought it was the difference between official and unofficial clubs and let it pass.

While official clubs with many members and financial power could use large buildings in sunny locations, unofficial clubs would have to use buildings in corner and remote locations.

'A sad reality reflecting the difference in clubs' financial power.'

"Everyone. Are you there?"

-Ratford's here!-

-What? Who's here? Surely not a tracker sent by the skull principal...-

-No, no. Ratford's here.-

-Ah. That's a relief.-

'?'

The conversation of the seniors flowing from inside seemed more tense than necessary.

'Did they recently attack the skull principal or something?'

"I've brought a friend interested in the club."

-A friend? How's their skill?-

"Their skill is certain. I guarantee it on my honor."

-If Ratford says so, it must be certain. Welcome.-

Click-

As the sound of lifting a bolt came from inside, Yi-Han thought the club's security was quite thorough.

Clank rattle clang bang!

However, as the sounds of opening locks, undoing chains, and so on continued one after another, Yi-Han made a slightly disgusted expression.

"Did you perhaps lock up a demon inside?"

"Haha. What crazy person would lock up a demon in a social gathering place?"

"The Wardanaz family... No, never mind."

Finally, the door opened.

The <Teleportation (Change Location)> club building had a warm and cozy atmosphere similar to the year lounges.

Near the fireplace where logs crackled and burned, one senior could be seen skewering several birds that had been plucked and gutted, roasting them to a golden brown.

Other seniors next to him were preparing reagents. They were trying to change the patterns on wooden crates, but their expressions were furrowed as if it wasn't going well.

"It's done. Let's eat while we work."

"What is it? What kind of meat?"

"Meat we got from the soup club. We borrowed some traps. Is the work not going well?"

"The stonemason club's pattern isn't coming off easily."

'...?'

Yi-Han felt something off.

It was a warm and cozy atmosphere, but this atmosphere was familiar in a somewhat different sense.

Specifically, like when Yi-Han took his friends out at night to secure supplies...?

"Aaaaah! It's a Blue Dragon Tower student?!?"

The seniors who finally realized it was Yi-Han screamed in shock.

They had naturally thought it was a Black Tortoise Tower student since Ratford invited him, but no matter how they looked, he was clearly a Blue Dragon Tower student.

Yi-Han asked, slightly flustered.

"Uh, can't Blue Dragon Tower students join this club?"

"Th-there's no such rule, but."

"Usually Blue Dragon Tower doesn't join. Other towers too."

"??"

Yi-Han didn't understand why Blue Dragon Tower students didn't join.

Black Tortoise Tower students were interested in space magic, so why not Blue Dragon Tower students?

"Why not? Is there a reason Blue Dragon Tower students aren't interested in space magic?"

"Space magic?"

Now it was the seniors' turn to be flustered.

"What space magic?"

"Isn't this the Teleportation (Change Location) club? I thought it was like a space magic research group."

"..."

"...Uh, Mr. Wardanaz. It's not that kind of place."

Ratford whispered in bewilderment.

"...Then what kind of place is it?"

"It's, uh, a club that permanently changes the location of... objects."

Yi-Han, finally realizing the identity of the discomfort he had felt earlier, shuddered.

No wonder...!

The Change Location club.

This club with quite a long tradition selected only the most outstanding relocators from Black Tortoise Tower.

As there were strict membership criteria, usually Blue Dragon Tower or White Tiger Tower students wouldn't join.

"I'm not insulting your tower or White Tiger Tower, but honestly, the guys from those two towers have no talent. What they do is closer to plundering or raiding."

One of the club seniors explained.

While any Einroguard student would become accustomed to 'borrowing' supplies, there were some differences in methods.

From the perspective of Change Location club students, the methods of other towers were violent and rough.

Quietly, secretly diverting things allowed for sustainable theft, but they caused a commotion and created fights every time...

"Are you that junior? The one the official clubs are trying to kidnap?"

"No, what kind of crazy people would try to kidnap Mr. Wardanaz?"

Ratford was shocked.

Don't they value their lives?

"Ratford. Einroguard students were half-kidnapped to enter the school too. There's no law saying clubs can't do the same."

"Anyway, Wardanaz. We're different from official clubs. We don't let just anyone join."

'Official clubs don't let just anyone join either.'

Seeing the seniors trying to refuse with a solemn attitude, Yi-Han made a sour expression.

Moreover, Yi-Han hadn't even said he would join!

"Senior. Mr. Wardanaz is more than qualified."

"Ratford. This is completely different from being good at magic. There are guys who can only use 1st Circle magic but are good at relocation, and guys who can use 5th Circle magic but can't relocate at all."

"I know. But even so, I'm telling you he's more than qualified."

As Ratford stubbornly refused to back down, the seniors also spoke seriously.

"You know too? Our club can't be joined just through connections. There need to be achievements."

"Achievements?"

Yi-Han asked, wondering what they meant.

"That's right. Achievements. We're talking about the most amazing relocation you've accomplished so far. We only look at skill. If you have the skill, you can join right away. If not, no matter how close you are, you can't. An incompetent relocator gets their comrades caught too."

'Can't they just call it theft?'

Yi-Han wanted to briefly talk to the seniors about what social language meant.

"Wardanaz. The most amazing relocation I've accomplished so far was raiding the 6th floor kitchen. It was a den that sent 11 people to the punishment room."

"I raided the 4th floor workshop. Thanks to the reagents there, I didn't have to worry about research for half a year."

"Well. What have you done?"

"Uh... Well..."

As the seniors stared pressingly, Yi-Han spoke nervously, saying what came to mind.

"I raided the principal's villa?"

"..."

As the atmosphere turned cold, Yi-Han realized his mistake.

'Oops. I should have just talked about smuggling.'

That would have been enough!

"Wh-what are you saying? You raided the principal's villa?"

The seniors asked back as if they couldn't believe it.

However, there was a tiny bit of expectation mixed in their voices. It was expectation hoping that what the junior had just said was true.

"Mr. Wardanaz's words are true. He raided the principal's villa last year."

"Im-impossible...!"

"This crazy bastard! How are you walking around outside normally?!"

The Change Location club seniors trembled with shock.

Ratford, excited, continued speaking.

"That's not all. From the professors' lounge to other dormitory towers, and even smuggling..."

"Ratford. What you just said is enough."

Yi-Han quickly covered his friend's mouth.

He was worried that if he said any more, he might be driven out for being too crazy.

"Wardanaz. We won't take back what we just said. You're more than qualified to join."

"Join our club. Although our club isn't official, we're not inferior to other clubs in abundance!"

"We get food from the soup club, and reagents from the stonemason club. If you have the ability, you can get anything you need!"

As they received necessary supplies from clubs and warehouses within Einroguard, Change Location club students lived quite abundantly in their own way.

Of course, there was a risk of going to the punishment room, but wasn't that a risk all Einroguard students had?

"If you have the ability, you can make a big score as much as you... Oh, senior's here. Senior. A new talent has come! Ratford's friend, and their achievements are no ordinary ones! Honestly, I want to take them on this relocation too!"

-There's that much talent?-

Along with a puzzled voice from outside, the senior who had just arrived revealed themselves.

It was a hamster mixed-blood that looked familiar.

"..."

Yi-Han and Sebius looked at each other with dumbfounded gazes.

'What is this person doing here?'

'What is this bastard doing here?'

Yi-Han, who came to his senses first, asked.

"Senior. Weren't you a library club member?"

"It's fine to join multiple clubs. And I joined the Change Location club first. What are you doing here?"

"I was invited."

Another senior couldn't hold back and shouted.