Surviving As A Mage In A Magic Academy [EN]: Chapter 1035

“Uh, is this okay??”

Even as he flew like an arrow, Lee Han couldn’t help but question the situation.

That was a good question.

Should they really leave Senior behind with a mad knight running around?

“If two powerful battle mages are missing, then Senior…”

“Lee Han! It’s good to have confidence, but this is too much! Lee Han doesn’t need to get involved in this!”

Pop!

Professor Garcia appeared behind him, speaking urgently.

Professor Voladi was currently casting a highly complex enhancement spell, including muscle reinforcement, time acceleration, and space reduction.

He moved so fast he was almost invisible.

To keep up, Professor Garcia had to grit her teeth and use spatial teleportation as well.

‘Good heavens. I thought he needed a bit of confidence, but to put himself on the same level as Professor Beggrak.’

“No,” Lee Han corrected quickly. “I meant *you* professors when I said powerful battle mages.”

“…I’m not a battle mage, Lee Han!”

Professor Garcia shrieked, her voice filled with disbelief.

The spatial teleportation faltered for a moment, and Professor Garcia stumbled, causing Professor Voladi to stop as well.

“This should be enough.”

“Th, thank you, Professor.”

“Thank you too?”

Lee Han offered his thanks along with Professor Garcia.

He still wasn’t sure if he should be truly grateful.

“Still, with a mad knight on the loose, leaving him behind is a bit…”

“You really don’t have to worry. My senior is more than capable of shaking him off on his own.”

Professor Garcia wasn’t worried in the slightest.

Anyone who had been a student of Headmaster Skellington outside of Einroguard, or rather, the Empire, could take care of themselves.

Those who lacked such skills had already been dragged into the disciplinary chamber long ago.

Considering the great artist’s skills, even the strongest knight would be easily tricked and evaded in an instant.

“Even so, I’m a little worried…”

“Kraaah!! You spell-slinger!!! Disappearing again!!! Show yourself!!!!”

The knight’s frustrated voice echoed from afar.

Professor Garcia spoke as if to say, ‘See?’

“See?”

“Y, yes, I see.”

Lee Han said, trying hard not to show his disappointment.

“But Professor, I didn’t think Senior would break his promise like this, like other common enchantment mages…”

“My senior isn’t one to break promises like other enchantment mages…”

Professor Garcia tilted her head, puzzled.

Unlike Professor Verdus, who openly had no intention of keeping his promises, the artist was relatively good at keeping them.

For such a person to run away without keeping his word…

“Could it be that Senior… No. No, that’s too far-fetched.”

“!”

Lee Han looked surprised as Professor Garcia trailed off.

Could it be what he was thinking?

“…It probably is, Lee Han. That…”

“That knight is Headmaster’s spy, and Senior noticed it.”

“You’re completely wrong!!”

Professor Garcia was appalled by her student’s rich imagination. Even Professor Voladi seemed faintly surprised.

“Isn’t it? I can’t think of anything else.”

“Senior’s work must be blocked. If his magic wasn’t blocked, there’s no reason for him to run away like that.”

Enchantment mages who confidently accepted a request but then had their work blocked due to unforeseen circumstances fell into two categories.

One was like Professor Verdus, who would proudly shout, ‘It’s blocked! It’s not my fault! I did my best!’

The other was to run away and look for a solution.

The artist was a typical example of the latter.

“Huh? Can’t he just explain the situation and ask for more time?”

“What are you talking about, Lee Han? How could he do such a shameful thing?”

Professor Garcia shivered at the thought of him being so ashamed.

Even Professor Voladi shook his head as if to say that was out of the question. Lee Han felt unfairly accused.

‘Am I the weird one?’

“Let’s go and stop him. Petrograd students will get hurt.”

The Garrih family knight, having lost the artist, was howling like a beast, causing the Petrograd students to scatter in all directions.

As a professor of the same magic school, she couldn’t just leave it like that.

“I understand.”

“Wait!”

Professor Garcia quickly stopped Professor Voladi as he tried to step forward.

“?”

“…I’ll do it!”

“No. You’re not a battle mage, Professor.”

Lee Han made good use of what he had just learned. Professor Garcia glared at her overly clever student.

‘He doesn’t understand how I feel!’

Sending Professor Voladi could result in the knight sustaining unnecessary injuries.

Since the senior was partly to blame for the knight’s rampage, she didn’t want to treat him too harshly.

However, Professor Garcia was overlooking the fact that her student had grown a lot in the meantime.

Of course, Lee Han guessed what Professor Garcia was thinking.

“I’ll go with Professor Beggrak. I’ll stop him if it looks like the other guy is going to get hurt.”

“…Lee Han, I’m not underestimating your abilities, but are you sure you’ll be alright?”

“You don’t have to worry. The professor will listen if you tell him.”

At Lee Han’s words, Professor Voladi silently nodded as if to say there was no need to worry.

Professor Garcia felt reassured, but also worried in a different way.

‘Isn’t he listening to his student a little too well?’

The professors of Einroguard basically had to have a habit of suspecting their students to some extent.

‘The student’s struggle against the professor’ was one of the unofficial mottos symbolizing Einroguard.

Of course, she wasn’t in a position to talk…

“Then I’ll be going… Professor! You have to move with me!!”

Lee Han hurriedly chased after Professor Voladi, who had already disappeared into the distance.

Ram of the Garrih family was an excellent knight, but he had a fatal flaw.

He was complacent.

He was complacent because there were only wizards from Petrograd and Valdrogard here!

That complacency tripped up the knight.

A grunt of pain escaped Ram’s lips.

Shadows twisted in the air as Professor Voladi created shadow daggers, striking quickly, one after another, at his opponent’s limbs before swiftly retreating.

Ram was ambushed. He quickly realized his opponent had vanished.

His limbs felt like heavy iron.

‘…Strong!’

Ram had been angry because of the artist, and now his anger faded and his mind calmed down.

The blow he had just suffered was very serious. It was a curse linked to multiple spells, and even pouring burning magic onto it didn’t easily get rid of it.

To be cursed like this without even knowing who the enemy was… It was a terrible mistake.

Thud!

“Kugh!”

At the same time, a powerful telekinesis pressed down on the knight. Powerful magic.

“I’m stopping you for causing trouble in Petrograd.”

“How… dare you! Ugh!”

The knight focused his magic, trying to overcome the magic holding him down. Ihan cast Eye of the Raven as well.

In response, the knight set his entire body ablaze.

His body was literally on fire, not just burning with magic.

“Heeeugh!”

‘Magic explosion!’

Ihan was very surprised by the knight’s rare technique.

Knights, though not as skilled as wizards, could also add special qualities to their magic.

The knight before him had clearly maximized the fire power within his body’s magic and then exploded it. It was simple compared to magic, but its power was certainly very strong.

The explosion was powerful. It blew away not only Eye of the Raven but also the telekinesis that had been holding him.

“You’re foolish to come so close to a knight, wizard!”

The cursed daggers were still in place, but Ram added strength in his limbs with his remaining magic, trying to grab Ihan.

Now that the magic had been deflected, the wizard would surely be surprised.

And at that moment, telekinesis and the Eye were cast again.

“Keheok…! How, how?!”

The knight, who wasn’t expecting that his opponent could continue casting magic even if he deflected it, collapsed.

Ihan felt a little bad and said,

“I’m sorry. Please calm down for now…”

“Why is a Valdrogard wizard so strong… Keheok!”

‘Uh oh.’

Ihan momentarily increased the output of his telekinesis before quickly stopping. However, his opponent had already fainted.

Looking to the side, he saw Professor Voladi staring intently, his gaze cold. Ihan found himself making excuses.

“He’s not seriously injured. …Probably.”

Ram, having regained consciousness, apologized sincerely.

It wasn’t just because he had been subdued. As a knight of the Empire, causing trouble in another magic school’s territory was shameful.

“…I’m sorry, everyone. I’m ashamed.”

“What request did you make to the artist that made you so angry?”

“Hmm. It’s a long story.”

Ram wore a reluctant expression. Professor Voladi began to slowly prepare behind him. It was clearly torture preparation.

Ihan was horrified and shouted in a hurried voice,

“Please tell us the story! We might be able to help!”

“Well… alright. I’ll tell you.”

The knight, after hesitating, eventually gave up and opened his mouth.

Having been captured like this, it didn’t seem like the wizards in front of him would easily give up.

Ram of the Garrihi family, a knight belonging to the Empire’s Fire Knight Order, had a lover and childhood friend promised to him since childhood.

However, this lover was congenitally weak and eventually succumbed to a magical plague.

The knight, keeping his sorrow deep within his heart, sought out a great artist.

To obtain a work that would allow him to remember his lover in life.

“…”

“…”

Ihan and Professor Garcia were sweating profusely after hearing the circumstances.

Guilt prevented the sweat from stopping.

“…Professor!!”

“I, I didn’t know. Student Ihan. I didn’t know it was this kind of story!”

Ihan, who had participated directly in the subjugation with magic, separate from Professor Garcia, felt twice the guilt.

“This won’t do. We have to explain the situation.”

“Let’s do that. Student Ihan!”

The two finished talking and then approached. The knight was puzzled by the hesitant appearance of the two wizards.

What?

“Actually, that’s the thing…”

30 minutes later.

The red-haired knight, having heard the full explanation, frowned.

“Indeed. So that’s what it was?”

“We’ll apologize on their behalf.”

“We’re sorry!”

As juniors of the same school, Professor Garcia and Ihan apologized with sincerity.

However, Ram shook his head.

“It’s alright. I thought they had given up entirely, but it’s better that that’s not the case. But why are they avoiding explaining the reason?”

“…That’s what I’m saying!”

Ihan strongly agreed.

If they had just explained it, this originally kind knight wouldn’t have exploded like this.

Tap tap tap-

Released from his restraints, Ram got up from his seat and dusted himself off.

“There’s no need to be so sorry. I also did something shameful, so let’s forget about each other.”

“Kuh-hem. I will not forget the knight’s great generosity.”

“I told you not to… Please convey my apologies to the Petrograd wizards as well. I’m sorry I can’t do it myself. I caused too much trouble for such excellent wizards.”

The knight praised each of the works he had seen by the Petrograd wizards, expressing his apologies.

The dynamically lifelike wyvern sculpture (though the wings looked a bit off) and the beautiful moon spirit painting swimming in the night pond.

The living prince painting hanging in the artist’s room…

“Petrograd wizards certainly have outstanding qualities.”

Ihan admitted honestly.

His thoughts had changed through his conversation with the great artist.

Unlike Valdrogard, Petrograd certainly had outstanding qualities.

“…Wait a minute. What did you just say? What painting?”

“The beautiful moon spirit painting swimming in the night pond? Come to think of it, it looked more like an undead walking out of a poisonous swamp…”

The last words bothered him, but Ihan brushed it aside. There was something more important.

“You said there was a prince painting in the room? A living one???”

“That’s right. He was very kind. Do you happen to know which prince it is?”

“…”