Surviving As A Mage In A Magic Academy [EN]: Chapter 1073

“Perhaps he entrusted it to him because he anticipates his talent.”

Abal Kigen, known as a famous wizard from the East, accurately guessed Lagesa’s thoughts.

Just looking at the magic he worked on with Princess Yook-beltire was enough to understand how outstanding this boy’s talent was.

He didn’t want to admit it, but he was even more talented than Abal Kigen’s own disciple. It was understandable that Lagesa entrusted him with the Verdus’s air galleon, for which he had invested so much gold.

“-Oh…!”

“-I thought he entrusted it out of pity, but it seems that’s right. As expected of Abal Kigen!”

The Death Knights were impressed by his sharp insight.

Come to think of it, it was strange.

It was too expensive to give away out of pity.

It seemed they had been deceived by the words that the successor had received it out of pity.

‘Are they making fun of me?’

Abal Kigen was slightly taken aback by the knights’ surprised reaction. However, he didn’t show it and spoke again.

“Anyway, you have that galleon, is that right?”

“Yes.”

“Hmm. Then it doesn’t matter. If you want, I can cast the magic I brought on that galleon.”

“I’ll do that too.”

The two wizards agreed, but Lee Han did not.

In fact, he hadn’t fully grasped the situation.

“Wait a minute, everyone. Is this okay? You came here together because of Professor’s work, right?”

“-Our mission is to escort, not to help Professor Verdus with his work.”

The Death Knights, who were said to have lived before and been reborn, were flexible.

Their mission was to keep Professor Verdus alive, not to complete his work.

Lee Han regretted choosing the wrong people to ask. He felt that even if he asked, ‘Can we sell Professor Verdus as a slave?’ the Death Knights would have answered, ‘Well, he’s still alive, so it should be fine.’

Instead, Lee Han asked the two wizards who had common sense and experience.

“Is this really okay? You guys came here for Professor Verdus’s work, right? You need something from him?”

‘Was he about to say god-awful place just now?’ Abal Kigen thought to himself.

But he must have been mistaken. There was no way a wizard from the Wodanaaz family would say such vulgar words.

“Of course, that’s true.”

“Are you sure you don’t need it?”

The two wizards nodded at the same time.

“I’d rather not receive it than deal with Professor Verdus’s stubbornness!”

“I agree. Cooperation is necessary, but not to the extent of re-adjusting the magic I’ve prepared from the beginning.”

“……”

Lee Han was overwhelmed by the two wizards’ strong feelings.

He could only feel one emotion from them.

‘I’d rather throw away my magic than deal with Professor Verdus’s stubbornness!’

“The magic I’ve prepared has no use other than for Professor Verdus’s galleon anyway.”

“That’s right. Please accept it since you brought it.”

“But the galleon is currently in Einrogard…”

“-Don’t worry. I’ve already contacted them to bring it.”

“……”

From the moment the professor started acting stubborn, the knights had been contacting their colleagues in Einrogard.

To predict all of this situation.

They were truly remarkable strategists.

“Th, thank you.”

“-We should be the ones thanking you. But if you ever mention this to Professor Verdus later, please call us too!”

* * *

The two wizards rushed outside, but Professor Verdus did not chase them to apologize. Instead, he started working right away.

Seeing him carefully adjusting the shrunken galleon, Alsicle asked anxiously.

“Um, shouldn’t you go outside?”

“Why?”

“…Because we gathered for cooperation?”

“Does me following them make it cooperation?”

“!”

Professor Verdus had an unexpectedly sharp side.

That was certainly true. There was no way those two would change their minds just because Professor Verdus followed them.

‘Is this person… perhaps a genius?’

Alsicle, who had been in shock, blinked at the bizarre sight outside the window.

What is it?

‘What? That galleon… that’s… uh…?’

The Death Knights floating in the air were cutting out the outer wall of the upper floor and pushing in the small galleon.

Even for a wizard, such a surreal sight was rare.

Alsicle, who had been staring blankly, made eye contact with Lee Han. Lee Han gestured for him to be quiet and pleaded with his eyes.

‘-Please hold Professor Verdus back.’

“…H, how can I do that!”

“Can’t you be a little quiet?” Professor Verdus was irritated, not feeling anything strange.

He was currently rearranging the internal magic structure in its shrunken state, which was very tricky.

“I, I’m sorry. Um… do your best. I won’t disturb you. Is there anything I can help with?” Alsicle decided to do his best for now.

He wasn’t sure if he could do well since he wasn’t close to Professor Verdus (if it were someone else, he would have seduced them with the cuteness of a penguin beastman, but unfortunately, the other person was a beaver beastman), but he still had to try.

“Help? There is.”

“Oh. What is it?”

“Can you make some ice?”

Various types of ice were used as special ingredients depending on their shape and properties.

A frost mage like Alsicle could create several ingredients that were impossible to collect naturally.

“What kind of ice do you need? Shape and properties…”

Professor Verdus held out a mug.

“Put it on top of the water here.”

“……”

Alsicle was furious when he realized that his help was needed for ice water.

Throwing away the polite attitude he had been maintaining because there were many people listening, Alsicle shouted.

“What are you doing!”

“Huh? Why?”

“I said I’d help with what you need for magic, not with making your ice water!”

“Isn’t that the same thing?”

Professor Verdus was taken aback.

His magical efficiency would decrease if he was thirsty because of the heat.

“What kind of wizard would do this with magic!”

“Wodanaaz would do it.”

“……”

Even in the midst of his anger, Alsicle was so dumbfounded that he snapped out of it.

‘Wodanaaz, you…!’

How could such a talented wizard be so pathetic?

It was truly a mysterious thing.

Alsicle calmed himself down. Now was not the time to lash out in anger.

While they were working upstairs (he didn’t know what they were doing), he had to stop Professor Verdus for the most pathetic wizard in the Empire!

“…Alright. Here, eat this.”

Alsicle filled the ice with hatred. Professor Verdus mumbled and focused on his work again.

About an hour passed.

Alsicle, who had been watching, estimated the time in his head.

‘I might be able to keep stopping him.’

At first, he wasn’t confident in persuading him, but when he thought about it, Professor Verdus didn’t like going around in the first place.

He was happy as long as he had ice, and he stayed sitting.

“Ah.”

“!”

However, that thought disappeared like a bubble as soon as Professor Verdus got up from his seat. Alsicle felt his heart sink.

“Why, why are you doing that?”

“I need to go to the second floor for a bit.”

“Why??”

Alsicle thought that Professor Verdus had finally noticed something strange.

Had he realized where the missing people had gone?

“I need pigment from Belgarung to use as a special ingredient.”

There were several paintings hanging on the second floor that the original owner of the house had put up.

If he scraped it off the painting, he could secure enough of the ingredient to use now.

Of course, it would be unpleasant for the original owner, the anonymous lich, but Professor Verdus didn’t care.

“Wait! Wait!”

“??”

“…Is that pigment really necessary?”

“It is?”

‘Damn it. Why am I so bad at talking!’ Alsicle thought.

He had lived his whole life relying on his cute appearance, so he lacked the means to deal with situations where that didn’t work.

If it were Wodanaaz, he would have persuaded Professor Verdus with a few words and made him jump into the fireplace!

Professor Verdus, who was standing in front of the stairs, paused. Professor Volardi was standing in the middle.

“I’m going to the second floor…”

Professor Volardi slowly shook his head. There were no threatening movements or words, but the meaning was very clear.

Professor Verdus obediently turned around and sat down. Alsicle couldn’t help but ask.

“Don’t you need the pigment?”

“Uh-uh. I think I can use something else.”

“……”

Alsicle pondered for a moment.

…Should I take combat wizard training after this is over?

* * *

The two wizards on the second floor showed a level of concentration that surprised even themselves.

The thought of helping not Professor Verdus, but his disciple, made them feel so lighthearted and motivated.

“Thank you so much. Here, have some water.” Lee Han handed a tin cup to the orc wizard, Abalcarrn, who was Abal Kigen’s disciple.

Unfortunately, there wasn’t much Lee Han could do in this galleon modification project.

The magic that the two wizards had prepared was already at a completed level, and the work of transplanting it into the galleon would only be hindered by outsiders.

Thanks to this, Lee Han had to watch while the orc wizard, Abalcarrn, worked with his teacher, sweating and toiling.

‘I wish I had a very confident heart like Yook-beltire.’

Surprisingly, Yook-beltire didn’t even blink. She had a confident attitude that there was no need to step in when other wizards were transplanting the magic they had prepared.

Come to think of it, it seemed more like a shameless heart than a strong heart. Lee Han changed his mind, deciding that he shouldn’t copy her.

“Thank you… Was there an ice artifact on the second floor here?” Abalcarrn was puzzled by the cold ice water.

There was nothing special on the second floor here other than the decorative paintings, so where did this water come from?

“I made it with magic.”

“…?!”

Abalcarrn was shocked by the unbelievable waste of mana.

Not a third-rate wizard wandering the streets, but a much greater wizard from Einrogard than himself, what kind of waste was this?

“Why… why…”

He was about to hesitate and ask the reason, but Lee Han asked first.

“More than that, what was the magic that you two were trying to get help from Professor Verdus with?”

“Ah, I was going to ask him to cast [Bibble’s Lament].”

Abal Kigen was an excellent expert on ancient artifacts, but he couldn’t cast all magic himself.

He was going to use Professor Verdus’s unique magic, Bibble’s Lament, a reinterpretation of Bakwantallana’s Lament, to repair damaged artifacts.

“Is that magic impossible to imitate?”

“I guess so? I know that Professor Verdus has to use special magic as well as simple casting…”

It certainly seemed difficult.

Professor Verdus had to cast it with special magic spread out.

Lee Han was lost in thought.

“Could you show me the damaged artifact for a moment?”

“That’s not difficult, but…” Abalcarrn was puzzled even as he handed it over.

Was he going to go downstairs and ask Professor Verdus for a favor?

It seemed absolutely impossible, but since the other person was Professor Verdus’s disciple, anything could happen.

However, instead of going downstairs, Lee Han briefly opened the door to the guest room and went inside.

Just as the orc wizard was about to ask his question, Lee Han opened the door and came out again.

“I cast it here and brought it out. Could you see if this is good enough?”

Plop!

Abalcarrn’s legs gave way due to the shock, and he collapsed.

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