Surviving As A Mage In A Magic Academy [EN]: Chapter 987

“This is impossible! Our world is huge, and there are so many mages. How can we ever find just one?” Catton asked, looking confused.

Catton looked around, confused. He didn’t even think that the mage they were looking for could be right behind him, among the younger mages.

The Frost Giant didn’t immediately draw his weapon, despite Catton’s arrogant attitude.

The Frost Giant paused. Even though Catton was arrogant, he was clearly a strong warrior, and strong warriors deserved respect.

“-No one said to search your entire world. Surely, that mage is still here. This world is smaller than others, so we should be able to find him.”

“I don’t understand. How do you know the mage is still here?” Catton asked again.

If they knew where he was, the Frost Giants would have already gone there. The fact that they were giving instructions meant they didn’t know where he was yet.

But how could they be so sure he was still in this world?

“-Warrior, think. Why would someone the King knows come to our world?”

Giselle muttered from behind, “The professor told him to.”

“Shhh. Be quiet,” Lee Han said.

Fortunately, the Frost Giants didn’t hear them. The Frost Giant continued, speaking with certainty.

“-That challenger is after the artifact we want. Since he hasn’t gotten it yet, he must still be here. I can feel it! He’s hiding somewhere, watching us!”

Lee Han thought the Frost Giant was imagining things. ‘He should see a healer,’ Lee Han thought. ‘Where is he even feeling this enemy?’

However, Catton seemed convinced by the Frost Giant’s words.

“Indeed… If powerful beings like you feel it, it makes sense.”

‘It doesn’t make sense,’ Lee Han thought.

“-That’s right. Not just me, but other giants feel it too. We all feel him somewhere in this world.”

‘They should all get healing magic,’ Lee Han thought.

Even though the two younger mages were not hopeful, Catton decided what to do.

“Alright. I will find him myself. But remember this. If that person wants the artifact for greedy reasons, I will tell you where he is. But if he has a good reason, I will stay quiet.”

“-Ha! Like a true warrior!”

“I am a mage,” Catton said.

“-…What? You’re a mage!?”

“Didn’t I say that before? Three mages.”

“-I thought you meant there was another mage behind you.”

The Frost Giant was confused.

‘Does he really look like a warrior to everyone?’

The two behind him were definitely mages. Besides their posture, they had the unique aura of mages.

But Catton didn’t seem to have any magic about him. He seemed like a pure warrior.

Catton scolded the Frost Giant. “It’s not good for a strong race like you to be so quick to judge! You should be ashamed!”

“-Th… That… Really a mage? Am I wrong?”

Leaving the Frost Giant, who was muttering in shock, Catton turned back to his junior mages.

“Frost Giants are strong, but their arrogance blinds them. Junior mages, if you ever face them, you must use this against them.”

‘It doesn’t seem like they were mistaken because they were arrogant,’ Lee Han thought.

While the two junior mages exchanged glances, Catton continued, “First, to be recognized by the Frost Giants, we have to find that mage first. Hmm… I wonder what kind of mage he is. To be recognized by their king and want the artifact. I worry he might be an evil mage.”

Catton’s concern was valid.

The Frost Giant King was a violent and powerful being.

A good mage wouldn’t have much reason to meet such a being and challenge him.

And to try to get the Frost Giant’s artifact on top of that…

“…Senior. That’s actually me,” Lee Han said.

“?

Catton perked up his ears.

He didn’t understand his junior’s words, as if he had been cursed.

“Junior. I must have misheard. What did you just say?”

“I’m the one the Frost Giants are looking for…” Lee Han said sadly.

Last year, he had the misfortune of meeting the Frost Giant King, and since then, the Frost Giants had been bothering him.

Giselle couldn’t bear to see him like that and defended him. “It’s not Wodanaz’s fault. Senior. The Frost Giants are chasing him for no reason…”

“I’m not saying it’s his fault, Junior. Wait, then what about the artifact?”

“Because the Frost Giants stole the artifact too,” Lee Han explained.

He explained the mission given to him by his family brother, Arsil.

The artifact the Frost Giants wanted didn’t belong to them.

Since they had stolen it, Lee Han, as a mage of the Wodanaz family, had the right and duty to get it back.

‘Hmm. It sounds a bit like nonsense,’ Lee Han thought.

Lee Han was careful as he spoke.

Arsil could say nonsense and the other spirits would agree, but Lee Han was different.

If he said nonsense, he might get hit.

What if Catton said that if the Frost Giants stole the artifact, the original owner should get it back, so why was a mage from the Wodanaz family doing it?

“Indeed. Then it is true that the junior mage has a legitimate right,” Catton said.

“…Senior!” Lee Han was touched.

Maybe because they were from the same Einroguard, Catton took Lee Han’s side.

“Then there’s only one thing left to do. Junior mages,” Catton said.

“What is it?”

“Cut down the Frost Giants and use force…”

“Before that, I’ll report to my master,” Lee Han quickly stopped Catton.

It was easy to be mistaken because of his cute appearance, but one shouldn’t forget why the [Beastkin Personality – Cutness Inversely Proportional Hypothesis] was created.

This senior mage was also a madman from Einroguard who could draw his sword at any moment!

“The Frost Giants turned you away?” Lee Han’s master asked.

His master’s reaction was not what he expected.

He expected a lukewarm or cynical reaction, but his master was much more upset.

“They dared to refuse someone sent by royalty? These giants have gone too far! I need to teach them a lesson. Get ready!”

Lee Han was flustered by the stern order and replied, “Master. I didn’t exactly reveal your identity.”

“…?”

The master paused at his disciple’s words.

He had spoken with the Frost Giants without saying who his master was.

“Then what did you tell the Frost Giants?”

“…Well, I fought the Frost Giant King before…”

“……”

He was dumbfounded that his disciple was saying something different, but the master waited patiently.

Because of his friendship with Lee Han, the master was now more patient.

“…That’s how I had to fight him, and maybe that’s why the Frost Giants know me…”

“I see,” the master nodded slightly, as if he finally understood.

“Before you even said you were sent by royalty, they challenged you. That makes sense.”

Since the Frost Giants were violent and loved to fight, that made sense if that happened.

The disciple must have been challenged before he could say he was royal.

As a challenger recognized by the Frost Giant King, he had to accept the honor and duel!

“I hid it though…”

“What?”

“I… I hid that I was a challenger.”

“…Why?”

“I thought a great mage shouldn’t reveal himself so easily…”

The master reached out and stopped his disciple’s nonsense. It was a waste of time to listen.

“Go, tell them who you are, and win the duel with honor. Don’t come back until then.”

The Archmage was truly wise.

Maybe he knew his disciple would complain or make excuses, so he waved his hand and pushed the ground away.

Before Lee Han could argue, he was suddenly standing far below the cliff.

“-…Aren’t you being too harsh!” His disciple’s cry echoed from afar, but the master didn’t care.

“-Will we really find the challenger? Just a weak human?”

“-I believe in that warrior. He is weak, but he has eyes like a giant’s soul.”

“-To say that! I’m curious.”

The Frost Giants talked about the beastkin warrior who had come earlier.

Just then, someone else arrived.

It was a mage with a stone from the king at the end of his staff, which any Frost Giant would know.

“-!!!!”

“-Could it be!”

“I heard you were looking for me…” Lee Han tried to shout confidently.

It seemed like it would be bad if he said he was hiding or avoiding them.

He had to seem like a challenger who had come directly and confidently!

Wham!

The Frost Giant warrior punched the face of the companion next to him.

The companion reached for the club on the wall, but he was too slow. He fell backward.

“??!” Giselle was startled and asked Catton, “Why are they doing that?”

“Isn’t this something students at Einroguard often do?”

“What do you mean?” Giselle asked, puzzled.

The Frost Giant who had knocked down his companion was cheering. “Now, the challenger’s honor is all mine!”

Giselle was shocked, but also felt like she had seen this before. This was actually similar to things that happened at Einroguard.

“-Finally, you have appeared. Challenger! I have been looking for you!”

“There seems to be a misunderstanding. I wasn’t hiding to get the artifact. I was just training to improve my magic!”

“-Was that so? That’s not important.”

‘These bastards,’ Lee Han thought.

Lee Han was dumbfounded that the Frost Giants were shamelessly saying he was hiding to target them, and now saying, ‘That’s not very important.’

Maybe because they were both giants, they were both shameless.

“-Challenger. I want the honor of defeating a honorable challenger recognized by the king!”

“…I want recognition. If I win, don’t ask for any more duels. You must promise the other giants will respect me.”

“-Good!” The Frost Giant readily agreed.

The giant didn’t care about the others. He thought that whoever got there first deserved the honor.

If they wanted the challenger’s honor, they should have been here.

Catton said quietly from behind, “What kind of duel should we stop, Wodanaz?”

“I need to know too. So, if the duel seems too hard for Wodanaz…” Giselle said.

Even though his master told him to, Lee Han wasn’t a reckless mage who would charge in.

Of course, he had prepared safety measures, and those were the two behind him.

Depending on the duel, if it didn’t seem right, they would step in and cause a ruckus!

“-Challenger. Look at that glacier!”

Lee Han looked.

Beside the valley where the Frost Giants stayed, a glacier of blue ice sparkled coldly. It was ice with magic tangled in it, so it didn’t melt.

To melt it, you needed strong magic, either to dissolve it or break it apart.

“-There is a white flower inside the glacier. The match is to see who gets that white flower first.”

“I must step in,” Catton said.

Catton immediately reached for his sword when he thought it wouldn’t work.

However, Giselle seemed to think it was okay. “That level… seems like it might be okay…”

“?!”