Surviving As A Mage In A Magic Academy [EN]: Chapter 226

Professor Voladi kept talking, his voice soft, even though Lee Han still felt angry.

“The Rock Drake is not the right monster for you right now.”

*So, is it the Rakshasa Ogre then?* Lee Han thought, but didn’t say it out loud. It made him even angrier that Professor Voladi, who had told him to catch the Rakshasa Ogre, was now saying *this*.

“Remember what I said,” Professor Voladi continued, “Wizards must be patient. Being too quick to act can ruin everything.”

“Yes, Professor, I know,” Lee Han said, trying to keep his voice calm. “But… are you talking about *my* goal?” He stopped, confused.

Lee Han’s goal? What was Professor Voladi talking about?

*Did I ever tell Professor Voladi that I wanted to become an important official? Or that I wanted to become the richest person in the empire?*

He hadn’t told him anything like that.

If it was another goal…

*I did want to punch the skeletal headmaster once.*

“Excuse me, but what do you mean by ‘my goal’?”

“Wasn’t it to create the perfect combat magic by learning many types of magic?”

Lee Han was speechless.

That was exactly how Lee Han felt right now.

Magic could be dangerous, but combat wizards, who used magic in battle, faced the most danger.

Combat wizards always worried about the same thing.

How can I make magic better for fighting?

Magic wasn’t always the best skill for a fight.

If you want to kill someone up close, you use a sword. If you want to kill them from far away, you use an arrow. Why spend years learning magic to make a hand like a blade or an arrow made of wind? It seemed very inefficient.

Of course, high-level magic was very powerful.

But it was hard to use those spells in battle.

You needed time to prepare, special items, and focus.

And your enemy wouldn’t wait for you to finish casting the spell. They would try to kill you first.

You had to focus to cast the magic (and failing could kill you), but you also had to watch out for attacks.

Combat magic was very difficult. Even talented wizards were not effective in battle without special training.

Because it was so hard, combat wizards knew their weaknesses and tried to fix them.

I have trained in fire magic my whole life. But I was hit by an arrow in the last battle, and I’m worried. What should I do?

Cast a fire spell around you to stop others from getting close.

I can’t do that. My friends are fighting with me.

Then learn to make a fire shield.

I’ve tried, but it uses too much mana. And fire can’t block special arrows.

I see. Take this robe.

Is it a robe with magic protection?

No. It’s a robe that earth mages wear. If you wear it, archers will attack others first. Earth mages are usually very strong.

But it wasn’t easy to fix all your weaknesses with just one type of magic.

Some things could only be done with enchantment magic, and some things could only be done with summoning magic.

If you were a great wizard, you could fix it with one type of magic, but…

The easiest way was to learn magic from other schools.

But there was a reason why combat wizards didn’t do this.

To stop ambushes, I want to learn divination magic. To summon a shield, I want to learn summoning magic. To take less damage, I want to learn enhancement magic. And I want to learn healing magic in case I get hurt. What do you think?

Does that sound strange to you?

It was hard to become great in just one type of magic. Learning many types of magic? That seemed even harder.

Even the best students at Einroguard only learned two or three types of magic.

No matter how good it was to learn together, people had limits.

“Wait. I understand, but why are you telling me this?” Lee Han asked, confused.

“Aren’t you learning magic from all schools to create combat magic?”

Lee Han answered seriously, “It’s a coincidence!”

“A coincidence? I see.”

*Did he understand?*

“Sometimes, your feelings are better than logic. Especially because you are good at divination magic.”

Lee Han was frustrated.

Professor Voladi only cared about the results and didn’t care about the reasons.

Now that Lee Han was taking magic classes from different schools, he must be thinking, ‘It would be good to become a combat wizard who uses all those magics.’

“Professor, learning many types of magic to create perfect combat magic sounds good, but isn’t it too hard?”

Lee Han tried to convince Professor Voladi.

It sounded good, but was it possible?

Professor Voladi nodded.

*Did he understand…?*

“But you are different. You did well in all the classes.”

Lee Han was angry at the professors.

Why did they have to talk so much?

Shouldn’t they keep a student’s grades a secret?

“Then it might be possible.”

Professor Voladi believed that Lee Han had finished his basic elemental magic training, and he was still young enough to learn more.

Professor Voladi thought that if Lee Han wanted to learn many types of magic to become a better combat wizard, then that was a good goal.

So, Professor Voladi was going to let him use the magic he had learned from other schools.

“The magic from other schools will now start for real.”

“Excuse me, but how?”

“Didn’t I tell you to bring books from the library?”

Lee Han finally understood. Professor Voladi was combining magic from different schools.

Lee Han sighed inside.

I should have set the library on fire!

Wait. Maybe it’s not all bad.

Maybe it’s not so bad,

Lee Han thought. Even if other magic schools get better, it’s not the end of the world.

Professor Voladi will try to use all these new magics together. That will take time. Maybe his lessons will slow down.

And the other schools of magic probably won’t try as hard as Professor Voladi.

While learning how to use different magics together, this class will become peaceful and warm.

As Lee Han tried to see the bright side, Professor Voladi’s voice interrupted his thoughts.

“Prepare.”

A storm of Magic Missiles was ready to strike from every direction.

Professor Voladi said he’d use other magics in class, but he never said he’d stop teaching the hard stuff.

Of course, he was doing both.

“…Freeze!!”

Professor Voladi was truly disappointed.

Professor Voladi was a little distracted. He had been talking about catching a Rock Drake. Because of this, Lee Han hadn’t finished the ice shield spell.

Of course, it wasn’t a total failure.

Lee Han made the ice shield and even floated it in the air.

But the ice shield couldn’t move on its own to block attacks yet.

He wasn’t good at enchantment magic yet. So, the ice shield moved in strange ways and bumped into things. He still had a lot to learn.

Still, it was amazing for a first-year student.

But neither the teacher nor the student thought it was a big deal.

That’s strange. Why is it so hard?

Lee Han was breathing hard.

His magic was fine, but he was getting really tired mentally.

It was harder to make and keep the cold air than usual.

It wasn’t like this last time…

“Ah.”

Lee Han stopped as he realized why.

“What’s wrong?”

“Professor, it’s harder to use ice magic now because the Frost Giant King is gone.”

“That’s right. I’ll bring in the cold air for the next class.”

Lee Han couldn’t believe how Professor Voladi just ignored that he had forgotten.

He’s a born professor. Really.

Lee Han. It seems like there was something in the snack…

His friends were worried about Lee Han’s sad face.

He had eaten the Skull Headmaster’s snack, thinking it was okay, but maybe it was a trap after all?

“It’s just that the class is difficult.”

“I see. If that’s the case.”

Gainan was relieved. He and the other friends whispered to each other.

“Should we really be happy about this?”

“Think about all the extra classes Wodanaz is taking… it’s crazy!”

But what could they do?

Their friend was already going down that path.

The Blue Dragon Tower students tried to smile and said.

“Still, the summoning magic class will be a little better today!”

“That’s right. Wodanaz, you’re especially good at summoning magic. It won’t be too difficult…”

However, as soon as the students sat down, Professor Milley pushed up his glasses and spoke in a strong voice.

“Everyone has brought books from the library, so today’s class will cover some difficult content.”

Lee Han shook his head sadly. His friends felt bad for him.

“Wodanaz…!”

“Cheer up! Don’t give up!”

Of course, the other tower students didn’t understand what was happening.

“What are those Blue Dragon Tower guys doing?”

“Why are they so worried about Wodanaz? It would make more sense if Wodanaz was worried about them, but…?”

“Quiet.”

Professor Milley quieted the students. He didn’t need magic to do it, unlike the Skull Headmaster. He just knew how.

“You have been casting summoning magic using magic circles. That’s how hard summoning magic is.”

Professor Milley waved his wand as he spoke.

Then, stone pieces rose from the floor, crashed together, turned into metal, and then into swords.

The professor didn’t stop there. He waved his wand again, casting enchantment magic.

Then, the sword danced as if it were alive.

“Everyone, can you see this sword?”

“Yes!”

“I cast several spells to make this dancing sword.”

Lee Han, who had done something similar that morning, nodded.

Professor Milley took out a potion and waved his wand.

Then, the same dancing sword appeared.

“There are many ways to do the same thing. Summoning magic is a quick way to do it.”

It was easier to summon a dancing sword than to make one from scratch and enchant it.

“But summoning magic is hard. It takes a lot of work, it’s complicated, and it’s difficult to summon anything, living or not.”

The students, who had heard this many times, nodded.

“You can’t make that dancing sword in many ways yet, not at your level. And you can’t even summon it yet either.”

“…?”

Lee Han tilted his head a little.

Hmm. I should just stay still.