Surviving As A Mage In A Magic Academy [EN]: Chapter 779

“It’s because of you! Because of you, I…!”

“Are you completely mad!? I’ll get my revenge!!”

Gainan was shouting, tears welling up, but the world of wizard duels was ruthless. Once you start losing and getting hit, it wasn’t easy to fight back.

Adenarde summoned an artifact in the form of a chakram from thin air.

As a wizard specializing in summoning and enchantment magic, Adenarde was good at mixing these two types of magic together in her attacks. Each time the round, bladed artifact spun in the air, it gathered magical power and simultaneously used that power to fire magic missiles.

Thwack! Thwack! Thwack!

“My vision is blurring… Ack!”

Gainan, who was trying to cast a curse spell to buy time, was struck mid-cast and lost his concentration.

‘Black magic is so slow!’

Gainan blamed the irrationality of black magic, which required long incantations to launch a counterattack. Summoning wizards could do other things once they summoned something!

“Sniff… sob!”

Gainan, who had been frantically running down the snowy slope, quickly threw himself to the side. As he did, the prince’s figure disappeared ‘poof’ below.

‘…Blast!’

Adenarde realized her mistake as soon as Gainan disappeared from view. Clearly, Gainan was using tricks he learned at Einrogaard to buy time by getting out of sight before launching a counterattack.

But instead of backing down in fear, Adenarde calmly pulled out a potion. There was a strange genius in the same year, so she received a little less attention, but originally Adenarde was also a genius who chose three majors in her faculty. She was a student who even received the question from Professor Garcia, ‘Are you really sure??’

As an outstanding student of the Alchemy Faculty, Adenarde took out her potions to make her senses sharper and her magic stronger, drank them, and summoned another chakram.

‘…Come on!’

Adenarde glared ahead with the clearest and most distinct animosity she had ever felt since entering the academy. She would definitely inflict divine punishment on this half-brother!

“…?”

However, the counterattack did not come. Adenarde checked below the slope, wondering if she was mistaken. Instead of preparing a counterattack using black magic, Gainan was digging into the snow and running away far into the distance.

“!”

“Just you wait! I’ll get my revenge!”

“Ha! Do you think you can escape!”

Thinking he had already created enough distance, Gainan gracefully raised his middle finger and cursed at his half-sister. At that sight, Adenarde gritted her teeth, determined to chase him down and finish him off.

And then, Lee Han arrived.

“…What are you two doing?”

“…”

“…”

In a battle, things can turn around fast. A wizard who was once at an advantage could become disadvantaged, and conversely, a wizard who was disadvantaged could become advantageous. And Gainan, who had been beaten and running away, suddenly became very advantageous.

Thanks to Lee Han appearing in the direction he was trying to escape, he was able to tattle first.

Gainan started shouting in a rush of words that were hard to understand, about how ‘the royal family is mean and bossy!’

Of course, it was hard to understand because he was trying to say too much at once.

-Wow! That’s a language I’ve never heard before!

“That’s not a new language, it’s just the Imperial language.”

Lee Han quickly stopped the baby basilisk as it showed interest. Only after his excitement subsided was Gainan barely able to convey what he was trying to say.

“So, you’re saying you gave him a sandwich as a gift, and then the princess got angry and started attacking?”

“She was probably trying to attack me to eat both of them!”

“…”

Lee Han looked at Gainan very suspiciously. No matter how he thought about it, it seemed like Gainan had other secrets he wasn’t telling.

“The princess does have a strong appetite, but I don’t think she’s the type to attack another student to take their food, is she?”

“Lee Han. You said it yourself! You never know what people will do when they’re hungry!”

“Yeah… I did say that. When you said you would be the food storage keeper…”

Lee Han said in a cold voice. Those were the words Gainan had said to him when he asked him to be in charge of the food storage.

“Did I? Anyway! The point is that Adenarde attacked me first! Even though I shared my sandwich!”

“Wor… Wodanaz.”

Adenarde arrived, panting, from a distance. Adenarde was breathing heavily from running through the snowy path. Gainan looked at her as if she was being hypocritical and whispered.

“She’s pretending to be tired! Don’t be fooled!”

“Th, there’s a reason for this.”

“She’s going to say she was hungry! She’s really going to say she was too hungry! Don’t be fooled!”

“…Gainan. Stay away for a moment.”

Lee Han pushed Gainan away to listen to Adenarde’s explanation. Adenarde, who had finally caught her breath, explained as elegantly as possible why she had attacked her half-brother. But Adenarde was mistaken about one thing. Sometimes, no matter how elegantly you say something, it doesn’t become elegant.

“…Ah. So, you’re saying you were so angry that the sandwich was switched that you attacked Gainan?”

“That’s right! Wodanaz.”

Adenarde thought Lee Han understood and shouted in a happy voice.

-Uh… is that person a glutton?

“She’s definitely like that.”

-Compared to that person over there?

“I think they’re similar.”

“?”

Adenarde tilted her head, wondering what Lee Han was doing, talking into his sleeve in an unknown language. Was he perhaps cursing her half-brother?

The two barely reconciled.

“…”

“Hmph.”

“It’s good to see you reconciled. Don’t attack each other, and if the other is in a life-threatening situation, be kind and helpful. Just do that much. I don’t expect anything more.”

Lee Han was a realistic person. In a situation where they had to explore an uncertain dimension, there was no room to dramatically improve their relationship. ‘Because it’s impossible even in Einrogaard.’

“We had some problems, but it’s fortunate that the three of us have gathered like this. Let’s move to the central area as quickly as possible.”

“Lee Han. When and how will we rest and eat?”

“Wodanaz. Have you witnessed any creatures that live in these worlds on the way here?”

Gainan and Adenarde each asked questions they thought were important. And Gainan quickly changed his words.

“Actually, I was going to ask about beings from other dimensions too!”

“…”

While Gainan’s half-sister was giving him a very contemptuous look, Lee Han separated the two and spoke.

“I haven’t encountered any monsters on the way here yet. There’s no way there aren’t any who can sense intruders from the outside, so don’t let your guard down. The beings who belong to these dimensions usually didn’t like intruders coming in from the outside. The intruders naturally included wizards, and these attackers who start fights were the biggest problem that makes it dangerous to explore other dimensions.”

-Master. You met spirits, didn’t you?

“…”

-Master? Can’t you hear me? I met a few ice spirits on the way here! They ran away when they saw you!

The baby basilisk chattered diligently, wanting to help Lee Han. Lee Han smiled and pressed down on his sleeve. The baby basilisk, its mouth completely blocked, struggled without knowing why.

“…Lee Han. Didn’t the basilisk just make a noise?”

“It’s saying it’s hungry. Haha.”

“What a complete glutton!”

Gainan ridiculed the baby basilisk. How could it be so greedy for food?

-Die… mmm… mmm!

The baby basilisk tried to lash out with an angry hiss, but it didn’t work.

“Wodanaz?”

“Yes?”

“There’s a spirit over there.”

“Are you mistaken? There’s no way there’s a spirit that hasn’t run away yet…”

Unintentionally letting the truth slip, Lee Han turned his head in the direction Adenarde was pointing. Surprisingly, a few hedgehog-shaped ice spirits were playing above the slope.

“Could they be special spirits that don’t run away even when they see me?”

“W, well, I’m not sure…”

Adenarde didn’t know what to say when she received a difficult question and stammered. Honestly, I don’t think so…

-Master. There are already many beings who serve you, aren’t there? Why do you need spirits like that??

The baby basilisk tilted its head and expressed its confusion. Didn’t Lee Han have contracts with powerful and evil beings, starting with the baby basilisk, griffons, and Perkontras?

“…Don’t you feel something strange while you’re talking?”

-???

The baby basilisk didn’t realize what was strange. Isn’t it good if the contracted summons are strong and evil?

“First, I want to negotiate with that spirit and ask for directions.”

“That’s a good idea. Princess. I’ll cheer you on.”

“…Y, yes. I’ll be back…”

Lee Han and Gainan were not wizards who were liked by spirits. Adenarde felt unnecessarily sorry (only to Lee Han) and moved her feet.

“Lee Han.”

“?”

“I’ve never seen such a huge ice formation before.”

Gainan looked around while waiting for Adenarde. He hadn’t had a proper look around because he had been hit by Adenarde as soon as he arrived.

“That’s an ice shelf. You’ll see it often when you travel around ice-type dimensions.”

Lee Han explained the huge ice plain terrain. Wizards who wandered through other dimensions had to become familiar with all sorts of the land and nature.

“What’s that gap over there?”

“That must be a deep crack in the ice.”

“Then what’s that huge lump?”

“That’s the head of a frost giant…”

Lee Han, who was explaining, stopped. Something was strange.

“Wodanaz. It is said that frost giants appear here. It would be better to move east.”

Adenarde, who had finished negotiating and came down, explained. Adenarde was puzzled when the two of them were only looking at the other side instead of reacting, and turned her gaze.

“Why are you…!”

One of the frost giants was suddenly crawling up from under the glacier. Each time it slammed its huge fingers into the glacier, the ice cracked. Thud! Finally, the frost giant landed completely on the glacier. It was similar in size to the giants that appeared in the Einrogaard Mountains, but its eyes flashed with cunning and intelligence that could not be seen in giants, and hostility too.

-Is it an intruder?

“…We are wizards.”

Lee Han carefully said, stopping his friends who were about to run away immediately. Although beings from other dimensions were relatively hostile, running away or attacking without even talking could be like pouring oil on the fire. If they succeeded in negotiating, they could not only reduce the danger but also greatly help in exploring the dimension.

‘What can I offer the other party? Think. The frost giant is…’

-Wait. That’s…?

The frost giant trailed off, pointing to the end of Lee Han’s staff. Embedded there was the blue gemstone he had received from the former Frost Giant King. ‘Ah!’

Lee Han thought of a way to persuade the frost giant and shouted.

“That’s right. This is a gem I received from the Frost Giant King!”

-So you are the honorable challenger recognized by the king! I have heard rumors about you!

“Oh my! What an amazing coincidence! To think I would meet someone who knows about that here. Fate must be watching over us. Since we have this opportunity, would you like to exchange something we need?”

-Oh, I have something I need!

“What is it?”

-The honor of defeating the honorable challenger recognized by the king!

Lee Han immediately gestured. His friends quickly ran out.