Surviving As A Mage In A Magic Academy [EN]: Chapter 1114

Ihan stared at the opened relic. “What…?” he whispered, very surprised.

Around him, many wizards stood ready. The wizards from Daylily Magic Tower were trying to impress a talented young wizard – it seemed a bit like a silly show, but these were not weak wizards at all. They were powerful in their own right.

Even Tower Lord Eulangdam, who was forced to wear uncomfortable and flashy clothes that he wouldn’t normally wear (he was worried that Wodanaz wouldn’t come if he greeted him in his dirty research wizard robes), quickly changed his clothes as soon as he heard the news.

“A relic tracked by White Poplar Knights and the Guardians of Shadow Valley? We can’t underestimate it. I will take command myself.”

“Wait, just a moment. What about the preparations for the next event?”

“What was the next event?”

“The Daylily Magic Tower Ball…”

“The name is terrible! It’s probably been ten years since anyone danced.”

“Excuse me? B-but, Lord Eulangdam, you told us to prepare it exactly as the noble families outside do…”

“Enough, enough! This isn’t the time to hold such an event when the Tower has more pressing matters to attend to. And showing our magic will impress him more anyway.”

The other wizards were impressed, but some of the wizards who had prepared the event cast suspicious glances.

It was strange no matter how they looked at it, that he was now acting like this after getting angry even though he had prepared it all…

…Could it be that he was so bored and tired of it that he was doing this?

Whatever the reason, Eulangdam deployed the wizards to completely surround the relic.

Even the Tower wizards, who wouldn’t normally participate in such a thing, were excited to step up. This was much better than a boring event.

Therefore, Ihan didn’t think much of it even while he was taking off the chains of the relic and opening it.

He had always trusted the professors’ power, and with the addition of the Daylily Magic Tower wizards, wasn’t this something that would be solved even if he just watched?

But for the spirit that came out to ignore the various powerhouses and speak to Ihan… it was a very worrying matter.

‘Besides, it’s more of a big deal than I thought.’

Even among wandering spirits who are lost, there were very different in power.

Saratan didn’t have a very good history for someone who called himself a king. Wasn’t he even defeated by other spirits?

Of course, Ihan didn’t know how Saratan had been defeated. Maybe someone tricked him or turned against him.

But wasn’t he a loser in the end? He might have some power as he claimed to be a king, but unless he showed he was strong, the title of king was meaningless.

In comparison, the spirit called Hwacheon General seemed to have no interest in calling himself a king, but he felt much more dangerous.

It meant that instead of ruling a spirit kingdom or making it beautiful, he was only interested in other things.

The Daylily Magic Tower wizards immediately found it in the records, of course…

“Saratan. Do you have any idea why that spirit is showing interest?”

-That…

“That?”

-I didn’t know it would be that spirit…!

Saratan was horrified.

He never imagined that the spirit trapped inside the relic would be the Hwacheon General.

Wasn’t he an ancient spirit from several generations before him, and a much more violent spirit at that!

Looking at the energy coming from the relic, he thought that even at the highest, it would be equal to or below his level…

“Is that important now?”

Ihan spoke sharply, sounding annoyed.

This spirit was of no help at all.

He should be telling him what he knew about the Hwacheon General and guessing why that spirit was interested in Ihan.

Likes magic power, likes magic power, likes magic power…

‘Hmm. Should I not ask? I have a feeling this is the answer.’

Saratan decided to be brave.

In fact, when it came to a fighter, Saratan was definitely a spirit who wouldn’t back down anywhere.

When he thought about it, he was angry that he had been scared by an old spirit he had never even met.

-…That’s right. I wanted to fight him once too! Summon me!

“……”

Ihan seriously considered kicking his staff.

He’s been talking nonsense for a while now.

“It’s not summoning, it’s why is that spirit showing interest in m-…”

Good, good! Since I’m going back anyway, it wouldn’t be bad to burn someone like you before I go!

“!”

In an instant, the spirit’s body lost its shape and turned into a giant pillar of flame!

The space where the wizards were gathered was the Sealed Room. This room was on the fifth floor below ground in the Magic Tower.

This place, where hundreds of magic circles were stacked layer upon layer, was used to seal strong beings from other worlds, and once the magic circles were turned on, strong pressure pushed down, so no one could escape.

However, Zbagni did something no one expected. It was crazy.

He broke through the magic circle! He burned his whole body to do it!

This was a huge loss for him, but Zbagni didn’t care. The only desire Zbagni felt right now was the desire to fight that very strange wizard.

You are loved by spirits and stars? Face me, Hwacheon General, who spirits and stars hate!

-You crazy bastard!!

Saratan screamed.

He realized what Zbagni had just done.

What was trapped inside the relic was not Zbagni himself, but a copy of him.

This copy was like a clone, so even if it was defeated and destroyed, it would not destroy the main body in the spirit realm.

Of course, that didn’t mean there was no damage. The copy was only a part of himself, and it would definitely hurt him if this copy was sent back to his own world.

That was why Zbagni had been trapped inside the relic for so long.

He could have chosen death and been sent back to his world instead of being trapped, but it was much better to just wait until the seal was broken someday than to lose so much power.

A long time in the real world was a time that could be waited for in the spirit world.

But now Zbagni had wasted all those choices.

After burning all of his copies to break through the magic circle, he pulled power from his real body to make up for the lost power.

When a being from another world uses power in this world, the world pushes back. How much damage would Zbagni take from this pushback?

Zvagni roared as he unleashed his Avatar. But that wasn’t enough for him. He pulled power from his very soul, a dangerous act for a spirit as strong as him. He couldn’t ignore the huge power he was losing.

And the strangest thing was that, even with all he was giving up, Zvagni only got a short chance to fight.

What good would breaking through the magic circle do?

There were many strong mages and knights nearby, ready to fight!

To lose so much for just one chance…

‘Saratan, you rascal!’

Saratan was shocked, and Ethan was just as surprised.

At the same time, he cursed Saratan. This spirit was completely useless.

Of course, it wasn’t Saratan’s fault that a spirit like the War Heaven General came from the relic. Even without Saratan, the knights would have brought the relic, and the spirit would have been freed.

But he couldn’t help how he felt.

Ethan felt like bad luck always came with Saratan. Every time Saratan was around, something bad happened!

‘Just hold on a moment!’

“-Let me out! I can help fight!”

“-How can I let you out? I’m not your master, remember!”

Ethan replied, gathering his magic.

A prince who was a powerful mage could easily make Saratan appear fully. But Ethan was not that strong, and he didn’t have time anyway.

If he had that kind of power, he needed to use it to survive.

Luckily, help was coming quickly from all directions, so he only needed to hold on for a little while.

The moment Zvagni broke through, strong people moved instantly from all around.

Professor Voladi and Professor Garcia, Archmage Euldam of the Magic Tower, Knight Barmandam of the White Birch…

…and even Joute, the Guardian of Shadow Valley, and Jourin, who was turning into a dragon in anger!!

‘No!!’

Ethan screamed in his mind.

It wasn’t because of the others, but because of Jourin.

Joute’s care for Ethan, a fellow junior black magician, was a little annoying, but not a big deal.

They could always plan a black magician meeting to give Joute advice. Dirett, if he were there, could probably persuade him.

However, Jourin turning into a dragon was a problem.

Even if the other mages didn’t know, Archmage Euldam would understand.

There were many royals in the Empire, but only nine Dragonkin.

And the fact that this Dragonkin was following him meant…

Excellent, excellent! It is always more joyful to carry one who is loved!

Ethan stopped thinking and focused on the fight. The evil feeling from the spirit stopped him from thinking about anything else.

‘Water Orb!’

The Water Orb spell, stored in his magic, was cast and fired quickly.

It didn’t just fly in a straight line. Ethan used space magic to hit the spirit directly.

His brain felt like it was burning because he was focusing so hard, but his magic experience helped him create a near-miracle. He cast the spell perfectly.

At the same time, Ethan used Saratan’s power from the staff. He couldn’t make Saratan appear, but he could use his power.

The power of Unyielding!

“-Trust me, mage!”

For the first time since they made a contract, Saratan did not disappoint Ethan.

Saratan, who had been taking the mage’s magic like water, roared and used the power of Unyielding.

It made the staff stronger and created a powerful shield in front of it.

The front was blocked, and the Water Orb hit from behind, but the War Heaven General smiled and cut off his own flesh.

It didn’t matter, as he wanted to fight as much as possible before being sent back.

How strong you are, being loved by a spirit! I want to carry you even more!

“…You son of a b*tch. Who says I’m loved by a spirit!”

Ethan, who usually didn’t show emotion when fighting, was now angry.

The hard times he had while making contracts with spirits flashed through his mind.

The War Heaven General stopped at Ethan’s words, which were full of feeling.

That mortal mage seemed to be loved by everyone.

But why was he so angry?

It was almost as if Ethan was like him.

‘Could I be wrong about something?’

But no matter what he thought, the War Heaven General kept moving. He knew he only had one or two more chances.

The War Heaven General’s body shrank as if a flame was dying.

But it was a trick. A huge wall of flames appeared around him, to buy time to fight. At the same time, the War Heaven General showed his body in the air again.

He had used power from his true form again!

Saratan cursed.

“-That crazy old man!! He should be growing old gracefully!!!!”

Hahaha! Hahahaha! Try to block this!

Inside the wall of flames, many fiery warriors began to appear.

Ethan didn’t even have time to curse like Saratan.

First, he used the black stone of the staff to stop any more reverse magic, and then he summoned as many Water Orbs as possible to defeat the fiery warriors.

However, the water orbs were like morning dew in the heat of the warriors. They quickly got smaller and disappeared.

Just as Ethan gritted his teeth and tried to cast again, the warriors suddenly disappeared without a trace.

What!

Even Zvagni was surprised.

To stop his army without any warning?

‘Euvangealion!’

Even though he couldn’t see anything, Ethan knew it. His magic clothes, Euvangealion, were protecting him.

Knowing that his clothes were protecting him, Ethan calmed down. He summoned the Water Orb again.

It wasn’t the same Water Orb he had used before. He knew that a normal Water Orb couldn’t defeat the enemy.

This Water Orb didn’t just create power by spinning, but also contained magic, like .

It was smaller and didn’t spin as fast, but Zvagni knew he would lose.