Surviving As A Mage In A Magic Academy [EN]: Chapter 1074

“A monster…!”

“No, wait! I didn’t do this,” Lee Han quickly said, seeing the confusion. “My master did it.”

Wizards have ways to talk to each other even when they are very far apart. Lee Han hoped that even without saying who the young prince really was, mentioning his master would be enough for Avalkarn to understand.

“Is it like… a magic thing to talk to people far away?”

“Kind of, but not exactly. Anyway, my master did this, not me.”

Avalkarn guessed that Lee Han’s unnamed master was the Skull Headmaster.

Rumors said Lee Han was the Skull Headmaster’s student, and few wizards could show such magic so quickly.

It was a wrong, but a reasonable guess.

And partly right, too…

‘Even if his master is teaching him, wouldn’t he have to do a lot himself if it’s a magic communication device?’

Avalkarn, not knowing about the spatial labyrinth and the basement, thought to himself.

Even with help from far away, a student had to do a lot of the work unless the master was there in person.

…So, it really is impressive?

Just as Avalkarn was about to be amazed again, his master’s voice called out.

“It’s done! Avalkarn, come over here!”

Avalkaigen, finished with his work, called his student.

He wanted to show Avalkarn the newly improved sailboat, made better with ancient artifacts.

“Master, what about [The Grief of Bible]?”

“Avalkarn, you can’t mix two potions in one bottle! Focus on what we’re doing now,” Avalkaigen said sternly.

Even though he was disappointed about missing the chance because of Professor Verdus, he shouldn’t keep thinking about it while working on something else.

The magic that made this flying sailboat was not simple. Even putting together finished spells needed great care.

“It’s not that…”

“Ahem!”

“Oh, sorry. I’ll focus.”

The Orc wizard looked scared and lowered his head.

Avalkaigen was a strict master when it came to magic. Seeing this, Lee Han decided to explain everything later.

“Want to take it for a spin? Wait. Can you even steer it?”

The two wizards stopped, even after asking.

This flying sailboat was Professor Verdus’s masterpiece, designed to be steered even by people who weren’t good at magic. But that didn’t mean they should let someone who wasn’t good at magic on board.

Since it was a test model, a wizard who could fix and control the magic circles inside the boat if there were problems was needed to steer it.

“Yes. I steered it last time, too.”

“…I see!”

The two wizards remembered that spells like [Granting of Bible’s Departure] and [Granting of Bible’s Flight] started from at least the 4th Circle, but they nodded without asking.

At this point, nothing seemed surprising anymore.

“Then let’s cut off the roof and get going.”

“Wait. This is the Imperial Capital; shouldn’t we get permission?”

Inside Einroguard, you could fly in the sky, dig in the ground, or set fire to the headmaster’s office as long as you didn’t leave. But outside, there were the Empire’s laws.

If they took off without permission in the capital, knights would come running from everywhere.

-Don’t worry. We’ve already asked and gotten permission.

“…You guys planned this from the start, didn’t you?”

-What are you talking about! No way!

The knights, wrongly accused, protested.

They were already annoyed about having to escort Professor Verdus; how could they be suspected of such a thing?

The knights were just working hard because they hated Professor Verdus.

“I understand. Then I will gladly take it for a spin.”

Lee Han lightly jumped onto the sailboat. Avalkaigen, Puyo, and Yukbertire also took their seats.

Bzzzt!

“?!!”

Avalkaigen, surprised by the magic power sparking from the magic circle, asked:

“Is it okay?”

“Ah. It’s been like this since I got it. It’s because of the hull reinforcement magic, wind resistance magic, and anti-corrosion magic… I’ll turn off the last one.”

Lee Han skillfully used the magic circle.

Having tried different things with Professor Verdus, he had no problem handling the sailboat.

Seeing this, Puyo whispered to Yukbertire:

“Professor Verdus must have made Wardanaz do a lot. Do all the students in the enchantment magic department suffer like that?”

“I’m not sure.”

“……”

The tree spirit hybrid wizard’s gaze turned slightly cold at that confident answer.

“A purple torch? Was there a purple torch today?”

The flying knights of the Capital Knights Order, who watched the skies of the western wall district, were confused by the flashing purple light.

Those allowed to fly in the capital had to have a magic torch of a different color and show it. Anyone without a torch or with a fake one was arrested right away.

A purple torch was a sign that only the imperial family or their relatives could give. It was rarely seen, so the knights were in an uproar.

“The knights of Einroguard asked for it.”

“Did Commander Maring ask for it?”

“No.”

“Well, if he wanted to fly, he’d probably fly without permission anyway.”

The knights’ voices showed both respect and annoyance. Commander Maring, who flew over the capital’s walls whenever he was in a hurry, always made them feel embarrassed.

No matter where they complained or what advice they gave, it was no use.

Even when important officials or nobles asked the Emperor directly, the Emperor would blame himself but always protect Commander Maring.

“How are you?”

“Ah, Count Jau!”

The knights greeted a familiar face.

Count Jau was known among the nobles in the Imperial Capital for being kind.

Not many nobles caused trouble in the capital where the Emperor lived, but even so, Count Jau was very generous.

He was so generous that he even forgave a wizard from a magic school who had accidentally burned his carriage.

“This guy wanted to fly in the sky, so we came out like this. I’m worried I’ve made your job harder.”

The old count with white hair apologized, and the knights waved their hands as if to say no.

“What are you talking about? We understand, since we also raise flying creatures. Pegasuses really hate staying still.”

The pegasuses the knights were riding neighed unhappily.

“Oh dear. I’ve only made things difficult for you. I’ll be going now! Let’s go!”

The knights watched the Count’s back as he flew off with the magic torch, their eyes full of respect.

How peaceful would it be if all the nobles in the Empire were like that?

“…Wait. Isn’t that purple light a bit strange?”

A knight, noticing something odd that they had missed because of their conversation, pointed to the sky.

A purple line was drawn in the dark sky, moving too fast and bright.

What are they riding?

“It doesn’t seem to be a living creature.”

“Y-yes. That makes sense.”

The others nodded at the experienced senior knight’s words.

The movement was too stiff to be a living creature. Since they were knights from Einroguard, it could be a magical vehicle.

“But if it’s a magical vehicle from Einroguard… Ver…”

“Surely not. Professor Verdus wouldn’t be flying around for fun. No way.”

If magic vehicles and flying were involved, Professor Verdus would come to mind in the Empire.

But it wasn’t Professor Verdus. This wasn’t Einroguard, so he might get shot down…

“Oh. Count Jau is heading that way?”

The blue torch held by Count Jau moved towards the purple torch.

Also, the torches that had been circling in the other direction suddenly went to the purple torch.

The knights felt scared.

‘Fast!’

Lee Han was amazed by the speed.

It was much faster than he thought.

It was completely different from when he carefully steered it in Einroguard.

“To make up for the lack of speed,” Avalkaigen shouted over the wind, “I used an ancient artifact!”

“I also put magic on the mast to make it stronger!”

“Thank you, everyone!”

Lee Han carefully stopped the small sailboat.

He had gotten excited and sped up and flown around, but he was worried he had pushed the test sailboat too hard.

He checked and saw no damage to the magic circle or the hull.

“Junior.”

“Yes?”

“People are coming.”

“?!!”

Lee Han looked up at Yukbertire’s words and was surprised.

Torches were flying in from all directions. People were gathering.

‘What’s going on? Did the Death Knights not get permission?’

For a moment, headlines from the Imperial newspaper flashed in Lee Han’s mind.

War Mo Einroguard student, unauthorized flight in the skies of the Imperial Capital… Einroguard again?

Master Ver Mo Professor takes responsibility and appears in the Imperial Court… Life imprisonment expected…

“Huh…!”

“?”

The two wizards were more surprised than Lee Han. They looked at each other, pale.

“What’s wrong? Do you know who’s coming?”

“I don’t know who, but I can guess why! They’re here to find Professor Verdus!”

“Yes?”

Lee Han didn’t understand at first, but then he realized and was horrified.

So, they think it’s Professor Verdus just because of the sailboat?

“Does it make sense that they think of Professor Verdus just because there’s a fast magical vehicle in the air?”

“It does.”

“…You useless lot!”

Lee Han was angry at Professor Verdus’s fame.

Even when he wasn’t there, he was still causing trouble for his student.

-Are you Bible Verdus? Answer!

-Professor Verdus?

People shouted, seeing the small sailboat from far away.

The two wizards braced themselves.

“It’s a foolish mistake. I’m sorry, Teacher.”

“It’s not your fault. I should have known this would happen. I was too focused on the magic…”

If people knew they were related to Professor Verdus, it would be terrible.

Many people would bother them, asking, ‘Where’s Professor Verdus?’ ‘Bring Professor Verdus out,’ and so on.

Lee Han told the others what to do, looking determined.

“Everyone, keep your heads down.”

“What?”

“Quickly! Everyone, keep your heads down. Use invisibility magic and don’t come out.”

The other wizards were confused but did as he said. Lee Han quickly finished the preparations.

The voices were getting closer.

“Professor Verdus! Answer if you’re there! We’re not angry. We just want to see what you made with our money. Come on. Just show your face. We don’t have weapons!”

“Hmph. Do you think I’m stupid? Bible Verdus, come out! You jerk. I’ll tear off your tail and make soup!”

The sky was noisy with shouts from people with different reasons.

But a rough, growling voice came from the small sailboat, surprising everyone.

“Who’s Bible Verdus? I am Stedal of the Nago family!”

“Stedal of the Nago family?! Is that the Stedal who made a lot of money during the Bonesal Flower Gambling incident?!”

“……”

Lee Han was confused and almost ruined his disguise when someone mentioned details he didn’t expect.

Lee Han held his breath, hoping his disguise would work.