Surviving As A Mage In A Magic Academy [EN]: Chapter 108

Professor Kirmin, trying to understand, asked more questions.

“What do you talk about with Professor Thunderfoot?”

“Usually, we talk about organizing ingredients in the cabin and what to grow in the garden.”

Professor Kirmin hummed, thinking.

It was clear Professor Thunderfoot thought highly of the young Wodanaz.

Alchemists don’t usually let just anyone into their cabins.

Also, he remembered seeing Blue Dragon Tower students carrying ingredients from Professor Thunderfoot’s lab.

The boy from the Wodanaz family probably shared what he got from Professor Thunderfoot with his friends.

‘Professor Thunderfoot must see Wodanaz as his alchemy student.’

“And what about Professor Lightningfoot?”

“I’m learning about the animals near the magic school and how to handle them.”

‘…Professor Lightningfoot feels the same…?’

Professor Kirmin looked at the wand Ethan was holding.

It was a wand with a tree spirit, full of life.

The only professor who would give something like that away was Professor Willow.

‘Professor Willow too??’

Rattle!

The leopard bone summon, tied to Ethan’s belt, jumped down, making a strange sound.

Ethan spoke sternly, like he was scolding a pet.

“No! Get back here now!”

The incomplete leopard bone summon whined and went back.

Professor Kirmin didn’t understand what was happening at first.

“I’m sorry. That bone summon hasn’t been listening to me lately.”

“Isn’t that summon…?”

“Ah, you know about it? Professor Mortoom gave it to me.”

“……”

Even dark magic!

Professor Kirmin was shocked. He began to list the professors in his mind.

He couldn’t tell how many professors had already contacted Ethan.

He was surprised, but another question came to mind.

‘With so many professors interested in him, why is he learning from Begreck?’

He couldn’t think of any reason why a student would want to learn from Begreck…

“Professor?”

“Oh, excuse me! My mind wandered for a second there, distracted by that fascinating summon of yours! The reason that summon isn’t listening is because it’s getting stronger.”

“Should I scare it to make it listen?”

“Undead are hardly ever scared.”

“?”

Ethan was puzzled.

Then why were those undead summons trembling in fear when they saw Ethan in Professor Mortoom’s Dark Arts chamber?

‘Hmm. He probably doesn’t know because it’s not his specialty.’

Professors often didn’t know about other specialties. Ethan wasn’t surprised.

“Don’t worry too much. The fact that the summon is strong means it’s smart. It might not listen now because it’s getting stronger, but once it’s fully strengthened, it will listen well. …But why are there so few undead bones?”

“Professor Mortoom told me to go around the school and find them.”

“Ah…”

Professor Kirmin nodded.

That was exactly what Professor Mortoom would do.

“Instead of just giving them to you, he’s trying to give the student some fun… isn’t he?”

“Ah… yes, well.”

Ethan nodded.

Professor Kirmin seemed very friendly. Professor Volardy would have said, ‘He’s doing useless things.’

“Still, that Sharkan is a very rare and precious monster.”

“…Wasn’t it a leopard?”

“Oops.”

Professor Kirmin stopped.

He had accidentally revealed the gift that Professor Mortoom had prepared to surprise the student (though it was questionable whether the students would like it).

“Of course, it’s a leopard. A leopard.”

“……”

Ethan didn’t believe him.

After the lecture, Ethan decided to search the library to find out what a Sharkan was.

‘It wasn’t a normal leopard?’

Could it be an undead monster that kills its owner?

The leopard bone summon felt Ethan’s gaze and wagged its bones excitedly. Ethan stroked its head.

…If he was nice to it, it wouldn’t bite his neck later, even if it got stronger.

“Anyway, Professor Mortoom seems to like you a lot, Wodanaz.”

“Professor Mortoom likes all the students.”

Ethan was serious.

Since no students wanted to study Dark Arts separately, Professor Mortoom was even showing kindness to Gainando.

If that weren’t the case, would a knight who came to learn Dark Arts to catch dark magicians be listening to the lectures so carefully?

“A magician doesn’t like a student without talent, no matter how kind the magician is.”

Professor Kirmin counted the professors mentioned again.

Including the professors who hadn’t been mentioned, there were many.

He was starting to worry about the Wodanaz boy’s health.

The professors who were already teaching him wouldn’t give up easily, and Wodanaz would probably be called to all the lectures.

He was already very tired from Professor Begreck…

Was he really okay?

‘Hmm. I’m not sure.’

Professor Kirmin couldn’t decide if he wanted a talented student or if he should add to the burden of a student who was already struggling.

After thinking about it, Professor Kirmin decided to take him as a student.

“Wodanaz, if you’re okay with it…”

“Ah, I’ve also met with the Headmaster.”

“…Gonadaltes? What did you talk about?”

“I got a magic book. Could you look at it to see if it’s okay?”

Ethan was trying to get Professor Kirmin to help him understand the Headmaster’s evil magic book.

But it didn’t work.

Professor Kirmin stared at Ethan, shocked.

To be caught by the school’s number one madman.

“…That would be difficult. But good luck!”

“???”

Ethan was surprised when Professor Kirmin put his hand on Ethan’s shoulder and encouraged him.

There was something strange in his voice.

It felt strange. It was like when older students say ‘Good luck!’ when someone gets a difficult teacher. They say it with pity.

“Thank you. But Professor, I’m not sure if I can do well in illusion magic, so I have a question…”

“Wodanaz, you don’t need to learn illusion magic.”

“?!?!”

Ethan was shocked again by Professor Kirmin’s sudden change.

‘Why is he doing this?’

‘Good luck, Wodanaz. I’ll cheer you on.’

Ethan thought the students at this magic school didn’t react much.

Even though they were young, they were treated like adults, and they had different backgrounds, so they were more mature.

The same was true for the >Understanding Basic Magic< lecture. The students didn't react much when Professor Mortoom entered. Summoning magic was a bit different, but that was an exception. But… “Professor, there’s always illusion magic on the stairs I’m trying to go to, so is there a way to get rid of it or break through it?” “Can you make something like honey on black bread by using an illusion?” “I want to put up a barrier to stop intruders in the lounge using illusions, but could Wodana, no, could another first-year break through it?” Dark magic was not popular. The students were very interested in most kinds of magic. Illusion magic alone had gotten five questions. Professor Kirmin waved his hand to calm them down. “Okay, okay. If I answer all the questions, we won’t have enough time, so let’s stop taking questions and just experience illusion magic.” Professor Kirmin stopped talking and stood still. The students were confused by the silence. Gainando whispered. “What’s he doing?” Ethan stared at Professor Kirmin. Then, he started to feel something was wrong. ‘Could it be an illusion?’ If it was, it was amazing. He had entered the lecture hall with Ethan, talked with Professor Garcia, and hadn’t switched places, but he had tricked the students and replaced himself with an illusion. As he realized something was wrong, Ethan suddenly felt that his surroundings were different. Just like how he could see the lightning element after realizing it in Professor Volardy’s lecture… In magic, understanding was like seeing a different world. Ethan realized that there was an invisible person standing in front of his and Gainando’s desks. “Gainando, there’s a professor in front of you.” “What?! Be paralyzed!” Gainando was surprised and cast a curse. He was good at dark magic. Professor Kirmin wasn’t going to be hit by a first-year’s curse. Professor Kirmin returned the curse with a strange look. Zap! Gainando was hit by a weak paralysis curse and fell sideways, stiff. “It was good that you found it, but you shouldn’t just cast a curse!” “I’m sorry, Professor.” Ethan apologized. Gainando was stiff. ‘Does Gainando really have talent in dark magic?’ It was hard to paralyze even one part of the body, but he had stopped the whole body like that, even if he shot it at himself. If it was talent, it was talent. Professor Kirmin switched back with the illusion. Gainando was trying to release the paralysis curse. “As you just saw, I easily got in without you noticing. This is what illusion magic can do. Becoming invisible, finding the opponent hidden in invisibility, and creating illusions to confuse the enemy.” Professor Kirmin was very showy. The students were interested. Ethan remembered Professor Mortoom’s dark magic, and his heart hurt for no reason. “But you freshmen will have to start with the basics, right? A great magician is very observant. Look at the students next to you and see if anything has changed. Noticing something wrong is the first step to understanding illusions.” Professor Kirmin put illusions here and there in the lecture hall without the students noticing. The students were surprised to see that their friends had changed slightly. “Wait, you… you weren’t this thin when you came to the school.” “It’s because I haven’t been eating well, you idiot.” Some students noticed the illusions. Professor Kirmin praised the observant students and taught them the next step. “If you can notice something wrong with just your eyes, you can also learn the >Low-Level Illusion Dispel< magic. Get rid of the illusions here.” Ethan and the other students looked at the illusions. An illusion of a locked wooden box was in front of the students. When a student from the Black Turtle Tower said the spell and waved his wand, the wooden box screamed loudly. “!!!!” “Be careful when dispelling illusion magic. The fact that there’s an illusion means that there are boundaries around it.” Professor Kirmin advised the student and looked at Ethan. Ethan held up his wand and pointed it at the illusion of the wooden box. He saw the illusion clearly, imagined what it would really be like, and waved his wand with the spell. “Disappear, illusion!” The illusion of the wooden box disappeared. The princess next to him clapped softly. But instead of praising him, Professor Kirmin said to Ethan with a sad look. “Wodanaz, you don’t need to practice illusion magic so much.” “…?!”