Surviving As A Mage In A Magic Academy [EN]: Chapter 1193

Fire exploded from Professor Voladi’s wand. The attacker, a large figure in dark robes, was consumed by flames before he even hit the courtyard’s cobblestones. In seconds, all that remained was a swirl of gray ash, carried away by the night wind. Voladi was a master at making people disappear completely.

*No witnesses, no body, no clues.* That was the way to do it.

Soon, the head butler inside the mansion would wake up and find his master gone. He’d be confused, of course. But with all the noise and chaos in the courtyard, he wouldn’t be able to figure out what had really happened.

Voladi could use this confusion to his advantage. He could take out a few more targets while everyone was still in disarray.

Suddenly, he froze.

Voladi, who could kill without a flicker of emotion, now stared down in surprise. His students. And Kirmin. They were rushing into the courtyard.

“Professor!”

“Yes? What is it?”

Professor Kirmin waved his hand impatiently and hurried forward, his robes billowing behind him like he was flying.

“It’s not like this is a new concern, but what if Professor Beggrec escapes again?”

“……”

The Headmaster Skeleton would have thought they were idiots if he had heard them, but surprisingly, the two still had no good solution.

Professor Kirmin swallowed hard and said,

“That is indeed the problem.”

“Can’t we just capture him with magic? We have Death Knights here, after all.”

‘Is he really a student?’

The Death Knights following behind thought to themselves.

Shouldn’t students trying to bring back their teacher usually try to talk to him or beg him…?

On second thought, it seemed like getting what you deserved. Professor Beggrec’s students liked solutions similar to Professor Beggrec’s.

‘You get what you give, after all.’

“It would have been possible normally. But because that angel lost the dimension…”

“That blasted angel!”

Lee Han rarely got angry.

The Dimension of Divine Light Obliteration, which Apazran had lost to Professor Voladi, was causing trouble again and again.

It was a dimension made for escape, so even Professor Kirmin and the Death Knights couldn’t easily stop him…

‘If I see him again, I’ll catch him and lock him in the Einrogard dungeon.’

“…But I have thought about it a little.”

“!”

Lee Han’s eyes lit up as he looked at Professor Kirmin.

As expected, the professor was different.

“What is it? Did you maybe put poison in Professor Beggrec’s meals…”

“Wodanaz, I think you should stop reading those mystery novels. The way I thought of is simple: try to talk to him.”

“With the power of friendship?”

It was a bit less exciting than what Lee Han had hoped for—snapping his fingers, Professor Beggrec falling down, and then being tied up with chains—but if it worked, he wouldn’t complain.

“No. You have to do the talking, Wodanaz.”

“Huh?”

Lee Han was surprised.

He didn’t think Professor Beggrec would listen to him.

He had ignored him and left the last time he called out to him…

“A student’s words will have more effect than a friend’s. Besides, he doesn’t listen to his friends anyway.”

“Don’t you have any poison you’ve been giving him? Something that makes him see things…”

Professor Kirmin shook his head.

He wished he had something like that, but life wasn’t that easy.

He had to deal with things as they were, with what he had.

“I wasn’t going to tell you this, but because of the situation, I’ll be quick. You know Professor Beggrec really hates the Order, right?”

Lee Han nodded.

The Headmaster Skeleton hadn’t told him everything, but he knew that they really, really didn’t like each other.

Professor Kirmin hesitated a little, even as they walked, before finally speaking.

“A strange magic was going around among the vampire families in the west. It was a magic where giving blood would bring all sorts of rewards. Sometimes youth, sometimes power, sometimes the ability to see the future.”

“That’s…”

Lee Han was shocked at the magic that seemed suspicious to everyone.

Did they really believe it?

“Yes. Now, it seems like a suspicious evil cult to everyone. But back then, the Sanguis Order wasn’t known as that, and most of the families weren’t magic experts like us. It’s normal for strange magic to become popular for a while in rich society.”

Unlike the Einrogard students, who were tired of even the word ‘magic’, most people in the Empire were still amazed by magic.

It was common for old, forgotten magic to become popular and spread in social circles.

“Anyway, it spread quickly. Vampires were already used to drinking blood, so it was even easier for them.”

Most of the important vampire families in the west quickly became very interested in this.

Imperial vampires were more closed off than other races, so the news spread faster within their society, and the trend that started with the important families quickly spread to everyone else.

“Don’t tell me, Professor…!”

Lee Han asked in surprise. Professor Kirmin answered sadly,

“No. Voladi was from the Italfa family. Some families thought it was suspicious and stayed away. But they weren’t very strong.”

After saying this, Professor Kirmin hesitated even more than before.

Then, as if finally deciding, he said,

“There’s no point in waiting, so I’ll tell you straight. The vampire families in the west weren’t that bad to each other before. The important nobles looked down on the less important nobles who left, but they didn’t do anything… until the evil god started causing trouble.”

The evil god order didn’t give anything for free.

Sanguis, who at first gave a lot even for small sacrifices, showed his true colors and demanded bigger sacrifices from some of his followers.

He wanted them to sacrifice their own people.

“!!”

“Of course, the Italfa family, who were weak and annoying, became the target… and one of them was Voladi’s family. I don’t need to say more, do I?”

Lee Han nodded.

He already knew that the vampire families in the west had been destroyed because of the Sanguis Order and what they had done.

He didn’t know that they would sacrifice their own people as offerings.

“Voladi wanted revenge at that time, but he couldn’t have caught everyone involved. Even if it was just the people who were directly involved, there would have been many more who were indirectly involved. A big attack happened after that, too.”

Something big had happened in the Empire. Even though the Empire was huge and different areas had a lot of freedom, they couldn’t hide this.

The powerful leader of the school, the Skull Headmaster, sent the Empire’s soldiers to surround the whole western area. They were going to take control of the region by force. In that situation, even Professor Voladi would find it hard to get his revenge in his own way.

Even Lord Langbern was probably a survivor who barely escaped the chaos.

“Do you think the Professor is trying to find and deal with all the people involved that he couldn’t catch back then?”

“…I’m not sure either, Wodanaz.”

Professor Kirmin thought about Voladi’s old friends. Some of them probably still secretly supported Voladi.

If these associates were caught, the Sanguis Order would definitely react.

Professor Kirmin thought Voladi’s plan was risky. Voladi was attacking people connected to the Sanguis Order. This might make the Order angry and cause more trouble.

Professor Kirmin wasn’t sure if his friend was really acting rationally, without any personal motives, in using this strategy.

The Skull Headmaster told him to trust Professor Voladi, but the old image of his friend, still wanting revenge, flashed in his mind.

“Whatever it takes, by any means necessary, just tie him down for a moment.”

-If you just let your guard down, we can tie his hands and feet. Just let your guard down a little.

‘He told me to persuade him a moment ago…’

Lee Han was confused by what Professor Kirmin and the Death Knights were saying.

Did these people really think they could persuade him?

“What? Get lost!”

The mercenaries and guards who were causing a ruckus in the courtyard reacted harshly to the new group.

The mercenaries were worried, wondering if it was the Knights’ pursuit, and the guards were worried, wondering if a new intruder had appeared when they hadn’t even caught all the mercenaries yet.

They were already very worried because of Professor Voladi, and now that some punks were bothering them, the knights’ eyes blazed with a blue light.

Professor Kirmin reached out and stopped them.

“Let’s not make things worse since we don’t know the situation inside. I’ll handle it.”

“It’s a mage! Watch out!”

One of the guards tried to take out an artifact to prepare for magic.

However, even such a quick reaction was useless, and everyone in the courtyard froze. It was like they turned to stone, their eyes wide and empty.

“??”

Lee Han was startled.

None of the illusion magic he had learned so far had shown such a fast and powerful effect.

What on earth was going on?

‘Small world? No, it was too quiet. An Evil Eye? But an Evil Eye with this kind of power…’

Sensing his disciple’s confusion, Professor Kirmin said with an embarrassed face.

“Wodanaz… you’re probably wondering what just happened. Don’t tell anyone, okay? My mother… she’s a succubus.”

“!!!”

Lee Han had to be surprised once more before he could even fully process the professor’s race.

Dream demon power was very strong, like a basilisk. It was hard to control exactly. It wasn’t possible to use the petrifying Evil Eye on one person but not on another.

“Are you able to control the power of a dream demon so precisely?!”

“To be exact, I just blasted it across the entire mansion, but it didn’t work on you, Wodanaz…”

-It didn’t work on us because we’re undead.

Turning around, Amrek, who had come with him, was staring blankly into the air with an empty gaze, lost in a dream.

Lee Han decided to apologize as soon as this was over.

“Then let’s go up.”

“Please wait a moment.”

Having experienced the professor’s escape once, Lee Han had no intention of approaching in a normal way.

Wouldn’t he immediately run away if there was even a brief opening?

Crack!

The Death Knights were shocked.

Of course, they thought the successor would have prepared a few methods, but transforming into a dragon was unexpected.

Let’s go!

-Uh, uhh…

Lee Han, transformed into a Black Dragon, suddenly broke through the walls and ceiling of the mansion and charged towards the fourth floor.

“!”

Professor Voladi, who was originally planning to escape while the Death Knights were coming up, lost his focus for a moment at his disciple’s transformation and widened his eyes.

The mansion was collapsing and falling apart, but that wasn’t very important, and the appearance of a dragon was much more important.

What on earth was going on?

Taking advantage of the gap, the Death Knights, who had been hiding under the wings, jumped out.

-Got him!

-Professor Ku, use your sleep spell! We need to lock him up in Einrogard until this is all over!

“…Aren’t you going to persuade him?”

Lee Han, who had transformed back and was coughing, looked at the knights as if he was dumbfounded.

The Death Knights hid their embarrassment and avoided his gaze.

-Of course, persuasion comes first. Here. Persuade him.

-We believe in you!

“……”

He suddenly felt very burdened by this encouragement. Professor Voladi stared intently at Lee Han.

“Lee Han? What are you doing here? I told you to focus on your studies.”

“Well, Professor… about that…”

As Lee Han was at a loss for words, Professor Kirmin cleared his throat. It was a sign not to be intimidated.

‘He’s the one who ran away, Wodanaz! Don’t be intimidated by your incompetent teacher!’

“Professor Voladi, you can’t just leave the school and do whatever you want. This is wrong.”

“I have my reasons. Good reasons.”

Professor Voladi explained calmly.

It was the theory that Lee Han already knew well: ‘Since there are many enemies in the Order, I will strike first and concentrate the hatred on this side’.

“But Professor, you should have asked for permission. You can’t just act on your own like this.”

“I… I understand. I’m sorry if I caused trouble.”

-He’s hopeless.

The Death Knights shook their heads.

The master and disciple were fundamentally too incompatible.

The only remaining method was to keep knocking him unconscious to prevent him from using magical escape…