Surviving As A Mage In A Magic Academy [EN]: Chapter 1060

“Then, Ibinta, answer this: Have any of your thieves acted suspiciously lately? I mean, have they been constantly seeking blood, or hiding cuts of meat, saying they have a use for them?”

‘I told you, no!’

Ibinta gritted her teeth.

Thief gangs were everywhere in the Empire. So, it was normal for a powerful wizard like Ethan, from the Wodanaz family, to not care much about a thief leader.

However, Ibinta was proud of what she had achieved.

Building and keeping such a big underground fortress near the Imperial capital was not easy.

Thief gangs aren’t as well-behaved as knight orders. If they don’t get enough money, they’ll quickly leave or betray you.

To control these troublemakers and keep everything secret, you need to watch them closely and be suspicious.

‘…Patience.’

Instead of getting angry, Ibinta calmly explained her reasoning.

Just thinking about the other person’s family helped her calm down.

“…So, if there were any evil god worshippers in the fortress, I would have noticed quickly. If you don’t believe me, you can check inside with your magic. You’ll see I’m telling the truth.”

Ethan noticed Ibinta was getting too emotional, so he whispered to Giselle, making sure only she could hear.

“Doesn’t he seem too emotional?”

“Anyone would be, if their people and fortress were destroyed.”

‘Talking like it’s someone else’s problem when he was part of it.’

Ethan grumbled to himself.

Of course, Ethan was the one who suggested the mission and provided the means…

“Okay, Ibinta,” Ethan said, his voice calm. “I’ll look around myself then. Managing thieves can’t be easy, especially if they don’t listen.”

“…It’s not that hard,” Ibinta replied.

“Yes, it is. I know from dealing with people who don’t listen that it’s usually very difficult.”

Giselle gave him a strange look.

Giselle wondered if he was talking about the wizards from the White Tiger Tower, who were known to be stubborn.

“The thieves really didn’t listen. The reason we took in that Kitarenanum guy was because the others wanted the gold. I didn’t really want to take him in…”

“I understand. I understand. Greed is a terrible thing.”

While talking, Ibinta strangely felt understood.

He even felt like the wizard in front of him understood him.

‘What is this?’

Ibinta was confused.

Could he have been affected by mental magic without realizing it?

Otherwise, there was no way he would feel this way about a monster from the Wodanaz family…

Meanwhile, above ground, Professor Garcia and the Skull Headmaster rushed towards the fortress ruins, worried about Ethan.

I knew it!

‘If you knew, you should have stopped him.’

Professor Garcia swallowed the words he wanted to say.

They had rushed to the scene after hearing the news. No matter how much he trusted his student, taking down a large thief gang underground was unexpected.

“If anything happens to Ethan, it’s all the Headmaster’s fault.”

Well, you should be worried about something else.

“Pardon?”

Does he really not know, Professor Garcia?

The Skull Headmaster was surprised by Professor Garcia’s reaction.

He thought Professor Garcia was only worried about Ethan and not seeing the bigger problem.

Of course, you should be worried about the surrounding damage! Wodanaz has at least four or five spells that can kill everyone!

Since there is no sure thing in battle, Wodanaz could be hurt if he was careless.

And if the enemy was well-prepared, he could be in trouble.

But in that case, it was the thieves who were in danger, not Wodanaz.

If he used magic that he usually didn’t use because he couldn’t control it…

“Ah, no. Ethan is much stronger than his grade, but still, aren’t you overconfident?”

Please Perkhuntra, please Perkhuntra, please Perkhuntra… Oh! The lucky skull is on my side!

The Skull Headmaster was happy to arrive at the ruins.

Fortunately, his clever student had used the most controlled magic he could. This lightning wielder wasn’t the type to cause unnecessary damage.

If he had used something like the Bracelet of Ten Thousand Demons and summoned a demon, the underground fortress and the nearby forest could have been half destroyed.

“Let’s go in quickly!”

Look, Professor Garcia. Anyone can see that a spirit has swept through here.

The Skull Headmaster pointed to the surface. Even on the ground, there were strong signs of lightning, so he could easily guess what had happened underground.

“Come on in. Oh. Who made this hole?”

Wodanaz must have made it.

“No. This isn’t Ethan’s style. Did he have a summon like this?”

He must have taken it by force.

Professor Garcia slightly hated himself for not being able to strongly disagree.

“Why isn’t Professor Begreck here?”

Ominous.

“I told you it was ominous! Please find Ethan’s location quickly!”

It’s not that Wodanaz is ominous… Wodanaz is perfectly fine. So calm down. Rather, Professor Voladi’s location is ominous.

There was a reason why the Skull Headmaster said it was ominous.

Originally, the Skull Headmaster expected Ethan to clear the fortress (minimizing damage), and Professor Voladi to scold him later.

But when he arrived and scanned with magic, Ethan was wandering around with some thief in the west of the underground fortress, and Professor Voladi was quickly searching the closed areas in the east with Gainando.

‘That guy. Could he have been caught?’

The Skull Headmaster felt slightly uneasy.

Wodanaz was good at lying, but he had soft spots.

If he felt guilty about hiding secrets from his teacher and made a mistake…

Professor Voladi!

The Skull Headmaster flew to Professor Voladi first. He wanted to know what was wrong.

“Huff, huff… Headmaster! Why are you so late!”

Gainando, who was struggling to keep up with Professor Voladi, complained.

Were you attacked by thieves? Professor Voladi wouldn’t be like that.

“No! I’m just tired! The professor has been walking around non-stop!”

The Skull Headmaster was impressed by Gainando’s courage.

To argue so confidently about something that didn’t concern him.

Even 5th grade Einrogard students rarely showed such courage.

What’s going on, Professor Voladi? Why are you searching separately like this?

“The professor is looking for traces of evil god worshippers.”

Professor Garcia and the Skull Headmaster’s faces changed at Gainando’s thoughtless answer.

What?

Forget about the Ksaksarigol Order, Professor Voladi. Joining last time was a mistake.

“What joining?”

Professor Garcia asked suspiciously.

Joining the Ksaksarigol Order, something was strange last time too.

Ethan and the Skull Headmaster had glossed over it, but his student had never been involved with the Ksaksarigol Order.

Could it be?

“It’s not the Ksaksarigol Order.”

Gainando shook his head and answered.

Recently, Ethan seems to be constantly looking for evil god worshippers, and it’s neither Prahgal nor Ksaksarigol…

Professor Garcia and the Skull Headmaster were shocked.

What????

“He, Headmaster. What should we do? Gainando wasn’t supposed to know.”

Surprisingly, neither did I.

The two were even more shocked that the prince knew.

It seemed like the identity hadn’t been revealed yet, but it was only a matter of time.

“It seems like you have something in mind, Professor Garcia.”

“Ah, yes? That’s, uh, um.”

Professor Garcia was flustered when Professor Voladi spoke to him. The Skull Headmaster quickly signaled him to stop.

Given Professor Garcia’s personality, he wouldn’t be able to withstand the interrogation of a senior professor.

“If you tell me what you know, I will share information too.”

“Uh… what information?”

“Information about the questions Professor Garcia has about the Ksaksarigol Order.”

Professor Garcia almost fell for it.

It seemed like Ethan and the Skull Headmaster had been up to something…

…Are you saying you’ll tell me the answer?

Professor Garcia! Are you going to betray us?

“Someone might misunderstand if they heard that.”

Even as he said that, Professor Garcia’s eyes were sparkling. The Skull Headmaster sighed and gave up.

Alright. I’ll tell you first. In fact, an expedition to hunt monsters from the void was organized this vacation.

“You’re not saying Ethan participated in that, are you? Please say no.”

It was a truly unfortunate tragedy.

“I said say no??”

The responsibility for this lies with that Peng Erinn…

He participated!

Professor Garcia knew it. Gainando also protested.

“No wonder Ethan said he was annoyed and didn’t want to go out! Was it because of that?!”

No. The reason Wodanaz doesn’t want to go out with you is because you’re a stubborn idiot who only plays the magician card deck you always lose with.

The Skull Headmaster, full of spite, crushed Gainando’s world and then continued to make excuses.

During the process, he came into contact with various people, including the Ksaksarigol Order. But everything ended well, so isn’t it truly blessed? Professor Garcia, put away the complaint. Let’s not do this.

“Try saying that in front of His Majesty.”

And Professor Voladi. This was all done for your sake too. Professor Garcia will agree with that.

“Uh… um… th-that’s true.”

Professor Garcia hesitated and avoided Professor Voladi’s gaze, but he did not change his mind.

Honestly, he was worried about how Professor Voladi would react if he heard the name of an evil god.

“I understand.”

That’s not a face that understands at all…

‘How can you tell the difference in expressions?’

Professor Garcia was curious.

On the outside, it looks like the same expressionless face, but how does the Skull Headmaster figure it out?

When it seemed like the other party would do anything, the Skull Headmaster finally gave up and declared.

Alright. Now that it’s come to this, there’s no choice. I’ll tell you the truth. But swear. That you won’t act without thinking.

Professor Voladi swore immediately.

Swear on your honor as an Einrogard professor too.

Professor Voladi swore again immediately.

Swear on your student too.

“…How long are you going to keep doing this?”

He’s so obedient that he’s even more suspicious!

Professor Garcia had to agree with the Skull Headmaster.

You will willingly accept Professor Garcia or Wodanaz being attached to you for surveillance in the future too.

“I understand.”

Damn it. If I didn’t have a student to teach, I would have just locked him in the disciplinary room for a while.

The Skull Headmaster grumbled and then revealed the truth.

The Sanguiros Order has returned, and people have seen its followers.

…Wodanaz listened to our orders, so don’t say too much.

“Our?”

…My order. Okay? Huh? Professor Garcia, is that really important right now?

While the two were arguing, Professor Voladi answered silently.

“I understand.”

The Skull Headmaster and Professor Garcia were very upset by the immediate answer.

Even Gainando was whispering next to them.

“Isn’t that a lie?”

Be quiet. You loser of magician cards.

Oh