Surviving As A Mage In A Magic Academy [EN]: Chapter 427

Chapter 427

I had already mastered difficult spells like “Imbuing the Light of Truth” and “Imbuing Purity”, but I was stuck on “Imbuing Latent Heat”. My friends didn’t know how to help and felt frustrated.

Professor Verdus, as a professor should, immediately understood the situation and offered advice with practiced ease.

“Relax! You idiot!”

Salco watched my fist clench, a flicker of anticipation in his eyes.

‘Could he hit the professor? No, surely not. But if it’s Wodanaz… he might actually do it.’

“Isn’t it true that magic power can’t be so easily put in and taken out?”

“It can be done easily… ish.”

“It’s not that difficult… cough.”

The friends who answered without thinking glanced at each other and lowered their heads.

If you didn’t have much magic power, controlling the amount wasn’t that difficult.

Frankly, increasing the amount of magic power was harder than decreasing it.

“Oh dear. No choice then. I’ll help you. Now, try again. Relax.”

“No, it’s okay. I can practice by myself.”

I said this sincerely.

I honestly thought I would be better off practicing alone than having Professor Verdus help me.

“No, Gonadaltez told me to look after you a bit.”

“This isn’t looking after me, though?”

“Yes, it is.”

“I think you misunderstand what ‘looking after’ means.”

“I know it well. Now, I’ll help you! Relax! Now, reduce the magic power by roughly… 1/14th!”

“How do I do that?”

“Just intuitively!”

In the end, I didn’t master “Imbuing Latent Heat” perfectly. My friends felt sorry, as if it was their fault for taking up my time.

But I thought it wasn’t because my friends had taken up my time, but because Professor Verdus was too noisy beside me.

If only Professor Verdus hadn’t been there, I really could have mastered it during the lecture.

“…So that’s why I couldn’t master it. It’s really because of Professor Verdus.”

“…Is that so?”

Tizling Priest stared at me, bewildered.

He had simply asked, as a greeting, ‘How was today’s lecture?’ but he hadn’t expected such a long reply.

“But Wodanaz-nim, those kinds of spells aren’t usually learned in one lecture. They’re taught over several sessions…”

“That’s true.”

“Then there’s no need to be so impatient, is there?”

“That’s not true. If I’m too relaxed just because there’s plenty of time, I might be overtaken by other friends.”

“From what I’ve heard, the other students only practiced one spell today?”

Because the difficulty was so high, all the friends chose only one spell and diligently practiced it.

“They did.”

“Then how would you get overtaken?”

“They might suddenly master it and learn another spell, or practice while I’m attending other lectures. And if several friends do that, I could easily drop from an A to a B. It happens surprisingly often, Tizling Priest.”

Tizling Priest wondered if I was joking and he just didn’t understand because he lacked a sense of humor, so he turned his head.

However, my face, as I chopped ingredients with a knife, was very serious.

“…I see.”

Tizling Priest, who wasn’t particularly interested in grades, didn’t quite understand, but decided to accept it for now.

“Oh, right. I don’t think I can help with today’s duty.”

“It’s not your duty today, though…”

My turn had ended a long time ago, and it was the other priests’ turn to take over, but I had been helping out.

It wasn’t just because the priests were admirable (though they were!), but for a more practical reason.

It was because the priests kept fighting when I wasn’t there.

“-I didn’t expect you to succeed in White Flame transformation so quickly. Hmph… Thinking about it, I seem to have worried needlessly. There’s no way Aphah wouldn’t cherish a follower like Wodanaz-nim. Thinking about it again, really…”

“-…Priest Nigisor. Do you really have to brag in front of everyone right now?”

I had never considered that the Phoenix Tower priests could become a nuisance.

But surprisingly, it was possible.

The overly excited priests were, unexpectedly, more difficult to deal with than the Blue Dragon Tower students.

They didn’t seem to know that when bragging, one should consider the situation and place!

Bragging like that in front of the clergy priests who hadn’t yet awakened their divine magic because they had never bragged before, and those priests, who weren’t immune to such bragging, would get worked up and propose a battle of theological debate…

“Still, I’m glad that the priests seem to think a bit before they brag in front of others.”

Tizling Priest was embarrassed by my words.

They were priests from the clergy representing the Empire, after all. What a disgrace.

“By the way, Tizling Priest, aren’t you thinking of teaching something related to the Freisinga clergy? Your turn has come, after all.”

“The teachings I’ve received aren’t like that… If Freisinga-nim wishes to give something, I think it’s closer to His nature to decide the time Himself. Perhaps you wish to increase the number of curses?”

“No, it’s not that.”

I immediately denied it.

I didn’t mind getting more curses related to magic power, but other curses were quite troublesome.

Tizling Priest didn’t seem to expect much, so he accepted it readily.

“Actually, you’re already carrying too many curses.”

‘I forgot about them.’

The curses related to magic power were so insignificant that I honestly forgot they even existed.

The priests of the Freisinga clergy were supposed to handle curses with their bodies and live a simple life, but it was questionable whether this was even possible.

“If you’re not doing your duty today, do you have other plans?”

“That’s right.”

Tizling Priest narrowed his eyes as if trying to guess and opened his mouth.

“Are you receiving teachings from the Headmaster?”

“…No?!”

One-on-one meetings with the Headmaster during break time after dinner?

I was horrified.

“I don’t receive teachings after dinner! Even so! It’s break time!”

“Yes? Oh, I thought you liked it.”

I was doubly horrified.

“Then Professor Verdus…”

“Absolutely not. I’m going for a walk around the school.”

“Ah. Is that so.”

Tizling Priest nodded as he moved the finished stew.

Huh?

“But isn’t it forbidden to take walks after dinner?”

“Yeah. I’m sneaking out.”

Tizling Priest hesitated for a moment, seeing me declare I was sneaking out as naturally as breathing.

After all, other tower students were sneaking out too, so what was the point of stopping me?

“The Headmaster has increased the search personnel, so the ways to go out are being blocked. I need to find them in advance.”

“All the sentences you just said are incomprehensible to me… Ah. I see. There’s a good way.”

“How about going out with our tower priests?”

Priests were basically allowed to go out even after dinner for prayers or rituals.

Wasn’t that why I had borrowed a priest’s robe before?

Of course, I switched to using invisibility magic because it was more convenient…

“If you’re with the priests, they won’t suspect anything.”

“Is it really okay to use faith like that?”

“Why are you saying that now…”

Tizling Priest looked at me as if wondering why I was suddenly acting like this. It stung a little more because it was the gaze of Tizling Priest, who was always kind.

‘I should show a more faithful side in the future.’

“Alright. I’d be grateful if you’d come with me. Actually, it’s good to go for a night walk with several people.”

“Is that so? Why is that?”

“First of all, it’s easier to respond when problems arise if you have a vanguard and rearguard.”

I didn’t mention the fact that someone had to play the role of a scapegoat to draw attention in case something happened.

I was afraid that Tizling Priest would give me a look of contempt.

“Anyway, it’s good to divide roles.”

“Do you divide roles with magic?”

“No. Rather, a key or trap expert and a guy who has to take the hit if something happens…”

I, who was talking, changed the subject because it seemed a bit too obvious.

“Anyway, it’s good to have several people, so I’ll ask you. Wait. But is it okay to call clergy priests who aren’t on duty? Will they understand?”

“No. They won’t understand, so I think it would be good to ask Priest Nigisor and Priest Siana.”

“Tizling Priest, are you perhaps angry with your friends?”

The good thing about going out with Priest Nigisor and Priest Siana was that there were no priests in the lounge to glare at them even if they bragged to each other.

With each step, they shared stories of how amazing, wonderful, and miraculous their faith was.

I watched Tizling Priest’s expression instead of looking at the dark hallway ahead.

‘Did I bring the wrong guys?’

“-We’ve been discovered, run away!!!”

“-You run away first!”

“-Kuh! I’ll remember you!”

Faintly familiar voices were heard from afar. It seemed that other tower students were caught wandering around.

“Greetings.”

However, the priests were not like that. When they bowed their heads and greeted, even the Death Knight walking down the hallway bowed his head and passed by.

‘It really works.’

One priest might seem a bit suspicious, but when several priests walked together, it seemed they were assumed to be looking for a place to pray and were allowed to pass.

I had the vain thought of whether I could pass through the main gate if I disguised myself as a priest.

‘But that would be impossible.’

Tap-

Fortunately, luck was on our side today.

Apart from the spiraling staircase and the trap that showed an illusion of lava the moment you stepped on it, there were no obstacles to reaching the 3rd floor of the main building.

“Hah… hah.”

“Did you see the illusion just now? Did you see the illusion just now!??!”

Priest Nigisor and Priest Siana were drenched in sweat and wore fearful expressions.

Regardless, I said with relief.

“Today is a very lucky day. Only this many traps!”

The two priests were looking at me as if I were crazy, but I, who was concentrating at the very front, didn’t notice and continued speaking.

“Friends who enjoy night walks like the 3rd floor of the main building the most. The 2nd floor of the main building is safer, but there are fewer changes, so there’s less to find. In comparison, the 3rd floor has much more to offer. Salco said that he saw a room full of canned goods in a corner of the 3rd floor when he was wandering around with friends. Can you believe it? A room full of canned goods!”

“I’ve never seen Wodanaz-nim so excited before.”

Priest Siana said in a slightly surprised voice.

He was so serious when taking care of the priests…

“I’ll cast the Light of Truth on everyone’s staffs, so if you find something while wandering around, tell me immediately.”

“Ah. Wodanaz-nim. I think I found something. Isn’t this a fake wall?”

Priest Siana pointed at the wall in amazement.

It was a wall with a hidden door, elaborately made.

“Ah. That’s a fake wall. But be careful because if you go in there, you’ll go out into the underground alley. Two people from the White Tiger Tower went in there last time and couldn’t find their way out, so they were dragged to the disciplinary room.”

Priest Siana was horrified and took a step back.

How many night walks have you been on!?

“And take this. It’s a map I made simply. I made it while exchanging information with other tower students.”

“Thank you.”

“Oh, right. If a place not on the map appears, stop immediately and stand still. There was someone who saw a Manticore last time, but it was an illusion, so monsters of medium size or larger are likely to be illusions. It’s better to stand still. There’s no point in resisting anyway.”

Priest Nigisor and Tizling Priest were starting to get horrified.

Surviving As A Mage In A Magic Academy [EN]

Surviving As A Mage In A Magic Academy [EN]

Life of a Magic Academy Mage Magic Academy Survival Guide
Status: Ongoing Native Language: Korean
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[English Translation]
Graduate student Yi-han finds himself reborn in another world as the youngest child of a mage family.
'I'm never attending school, ever again!'
'What do you wish to achieve in life?'
'I wish to play around and live comforta-'
'You must be aware of your talent. Now go attend Einroguard!'
'Patriarch!'

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