Surviving As A Mage In A Magic Academy [EN]: Chapter 1116

Of course, a stubborn spirit wouldn’t give up easily after being blocked.

Ihan felt the heat on the back of his hand again. General Hwacheon kept sending messages until he got an answer.

The baby basilisk in his sleeve tilted its head, looking puzzled.

“Master, can’t you feel the spirit’s energy?”

Even *I* can feel it, and I am right here. How can you not notice?

“…Be quiet.”

-!

The baby basilisk felt very wronged.

What did it do wrong?!

‘Did I spill poison earlier?’ The basilisk wriggled to check if there was a hole in the sleeve.

Meanwhile, Ihan sighed. He felt a deep sense of weariness because of General Hwacheon.

Why did only these kinds of spirits stick to him?

‘Nilia had kind and diligent spirits come to her on their own…’

In comparison, Ihan only attracted spirits who were crazy, violent, or had a history of causing trouble.

Feeling very gloomy, Ihan opened his mind and answered. If he stayed still, this spirit wouldn’t stop.

-General Hwacheon, I know you’re a powerful spirit. But don’t forget that you’re severely injured right now. I can cross over to the spirit realm and suppress you anytime.

Of course, this threat had some bluff in it. Ihan had no intention of crossing over to the spirit realm to suppress General Hwacheon at all.

From gathering power to finding the place where General Hwacheon was hiding… He couldn’t even guess how much time and money it would take.

Ihan wasn’t cruel enough to go through all that trouble just to destroy a spirit who was already weak and gone from the real world.

You’ll come to the spirit realm? That’s great!

General Hwacheon was delighted to hear the threat. It was already clinging on like this because it wanted to fight again, and now the other side was offering to come first.

When are you planning to come, by any chance?

……

Ihan realized he had miscalculated. He shouldn’t think of this spirit as a normal one. From the start, it wasn’t afraid of disappearing, so ordinary threats wouldn’t work.

‘I should just ignore it then.’

Don’t ignore me. Please?

General Hwacheon realized Ihan’s thoughts and spoke earnestly. It wasn’t easy for spirits to make contact like this in the spirit realm.

Just as wizards prepared various spells and sacrifices to cross over to the spirit realm, spirits also had to pay a price to make contact and communicate.

However, General Hwacheon said it would keep contacting him, even if it cost it energy. A spirit who charged in without caring about serious injuries wouldn’t care about such minor costs…

-Keep talking nonsense.

Of course, Ihan didn’t care.

‘I really have to ignore it now!’

Wait, wait! Aren’t you interested in a contract? Huh?

General Hwacheon shouted urgently. It didn’t know what Professor Verdus was, but that wasn’t important. It had to continue the conversation with this beloved one.

There are many kinds of spirit contracts. But making a contract with a spirit as strong as General Hwacheon was very lucky for a wizard.

It wasn’t like you could contract with such a being just because a wizard wanted to. General Hwacheon was even willing to contract without receiving any difficult sacrifices or offerings.

-No. Get lost.

Rarely, Ihan refused. He was basically weak against spirits and there were even benefits, so he would usually consider it, but even considering that, this spirit was too much of a troublemaker.

After dealing with such a spirit once, he felt a newfound sense of gratitude for Perkontas. Despite having the titles of Thunder Lord and Lightning General, if he had that level of personality, he was truly humble and generous.

…What is it?

Perkontas was glowing with divine power in the punishment room. He reluctantly released some of his power. He felt something strange.

“I-Is there something wrong?”

I don’t know. Did my contractor insult me or something?

“Did you make a contract? Who is that lucky person…”

Don’t try any cheap tricks.

The lightning spirit made a clicking sound with his tongue. A loud thunderclap in the punishment room startled the student sitting in front of him.

So my intentions were discovered.

“Hurry up. Eat quickly.”

“…You eat it!”

The third-year student picked up the bowl and threw it at Perkontas. Perkontas lightly transformed his form to avoid it.

As the student took out a hidden wand and tried to cast a spell, Perkontas activated the punishment room’s magic. Chains rose up, binding one of the student’s arms and taking away the wand.

Don’t you feel pathetic wasting time here with this?

“Don’t you feel pathetic being a Great Spirit and working as a meal nanny here!”

……

The student’s words, thrown out without much thought, accurately stabbed Perkontas’ sore spot.

Since the new dragon took over the authority of the Lord of Ainrogard, Perkontas’ role had changed slightly.

He was still in charge of the punishment room, but the work he did inside was different. Before, he used to monitor students who were trying to escape…

…Now, he grabbed students who were trying to eat unhealthy, greasy meals and forced them to eat good meals. In addition, he also strongly recommended regular sleep instead of irregular sleep.

Perkontas realized he liked his old job more than he thought.

When he first took on the role, he thought it was a disgrace because of some crazy archmage, but as he forcibly shoved meals into the mouths of students here, he suddenly missed the old days.

Can’t you shut up? Eat quickly!

“Go ahead and keep talking. I even took Professor Verdus’s lectures for two semesters. I won’t be shaken no matter how much you threaten me!”

Back in Ihan’s room…

Well, since he’s loved by all spirits, he might not be interested in a contract with a spirit like me.

-……

Ihan had to clench his fist to suppress the urge to retort.

‘I really want to retort!’

However, there are things that those spirits can do, and there are things that only a spirit like me can do. You might feel regretful someday.

-Not likely.

Ihan scoffed at the ridiculous words. It didn’t seem like there was anything General Hwacheon could do.

Maybe being hated by other spirits or burning the surroundings, but Ihan could do both of those things alone.

You don’t believe me. Then how about this?

General Hwacheon used its power to create fire. This spirit, who had made countless enemies, had an excellent ability to sense enemies targeting it.

In the flames that sensed hostility, General Hwacheon sensed the form of the enemy targeting Ihan.

The King of Ghouls! The King of Ghouls… hates you!

-I suppose so.

Ihan wasn’t very surprised. If the King of Ghouls didn’t hate him after what happened, that would be more surprising.

It had already taken a big hit and it wouldn’t be easy to come out into reality, so there was no reason to be afraid now.

General Hwacheon was slightly embarrassed when the other party showed a calm reaction as if they knew.

Then… oh… this undead… is a desecrator! Do you also know that this powerful undead hates you?

-Yes.

……???

General Hwacheon became confused. Usually, those loved by spirits were gentle and generous by nature and didn’t have many enemies.

But the mortal in front of him had already made several enemies in other dimensions.

What is it?

‘Are my eyes wrong?’

Do you also know Prahgal and Sanguiros?

-Of course I know… wait, do you know anything about the Sanguiros Order?

Ihan asked, just in case. This evil god order, which had been destroyed once and recently reappeared, was the enemy Ihan was currently most interested in. Especially since Professor Voladi could run out with a knife at any time.

Of course! Haha! You don’t seem to know who this spirit fought with. I’ve burned many of those fanatics.

General Hwacheon’s words were true. Fire doesn’t distinguish between good and evil when it burns. Besides, evil god worshippers were relatively easy to burn. They always approached first.

At first, it was satisfied with just swallowing the evil god worshippers who entered the spirit realm to use the spirits like slaves. However, General Hwacheon felt a sense of lack from some point on.

As it burned them enthusiastically, the number of those coming in gradually decreased… Eventually, General Hwacheon directly descended into the material world and began to attack evil god worshippers. It was a terrible situation for the evil god worshippers.

A crazy spirit who had nothing to do with them kept chasing them because it was bored!

-You must have been trapped for a long time anyway. I doubt you know anything properly.

What! You underestimate me too much. This spirit never forgets an opponent it has fought.

General Hwacheon then said something scary. Of course, there might not be any enemies who fought at that time who are still alive. But do you know? What is the common point between evil god worshippers and rabbits?

-Uh… what is it? Their numbers increase well?

That’s also a good answer. But the answer I thought of is, ‘They keep appearing in the places they used to go to.’

Like rabbits who keep going on the same path, evil god worshippers were obsessed with certain places. Unlike external hideouts that can be abandoned at any time, certain places cannot be easily abandoned due to religious reasons.

Special places where the power of the evil god had descended or where statues were engraved served as underground temples, and if you targeted those places, you could always meet fresh evil god worshippers.

I used to burn a lot using this.

-Indeed. So you know such locations.

You understand quickly!

-Tell me then.

Ihan took out paper and a quill. Then, he wrote down the conditions of the place that General Hwacheon called out. After finishing writing, Ihan sent a paper bird to Headmaster Skull. General Hwacheon asked with a hopeful voice.

So, are we making a contract now?

-No. Get lost.

Ihan, having gotten what he wanted, was trying to really cut it off. General Hwacheon cried out in horror.

“Wait, wait, wait! Please wait! You are very interested in the Sanguiros Order, right? But are you only going to be happy with knowing about the places they used to use?”

-…What do you mean?

This is a secret, but this General Hwacheon not only never forgets an opponent it has fought, but can also find the descendants who have deep connections with that person.

-……

Ihan was disgusted. It was the first time he had encountered a spirit with such unpleasant abilities.

If you give me time, I can find descendants who are deeply related to those I have burned…

-Then find them and bring them.

But the injuries I have now are not insignificant. Aha! I have a good idea. It’s a contract.

-I see.

If we make a contract, there will be an effect of resonance between our souls, and it will also be easier to have a passage when spying on the material world like this…

-I understand. Find another contractor, make a contract, and work hard to find them and bring them. Until then, don’t call me unnecessarily.

The mortal really didn’t answer the spirit’s call anymore. General Hwacheon made a tearful face.