Surviving As A Mage In A Magic Academy [EN]: Chapter 402

“It’s going to take some time.”

The alchemists from the Paragranum Guild came back. They said it would take some time. Professor Swiftfoot looked surprised and asked, “What are you trying to summon that takes so long?”

“According to what Mr. Joannes Meikin said, even if we reduce the intimidation, lower-level spirits might be crushed.”

“It’s not that bad… probably,” Lee Han mumbled.

He had never seen a spirit crushed before.

“Since it’s going to take time, let’s check other things first.”

“Other things?”

“Please wait a moment.”

One of the alchemists got up and went outside. Lee Han and Professor Swiftfoot looked at each other, wondering what was happening.

“What is it?”

“Well…? I don’t really know either…”

After a few minutes, the alchemist returned with Professor Volardi.

“This person will help with the verification. Thank you again.”

“It’s what I should do as a professor.”

Lee Han and Professor Swiftfoot sighed at the same time, thinking, ‘Why him, of all the professors?’

A wizard always leaves traces when casting a spell.

Magic power is emitted when they use their will to change reality. This power remains even after the spell ends, and skilled wizards can detect these traces.

One of the goals of the Paragranum alchemists’ potion was to hide this emission of magic power.

“It would be useful in battle,” Professor Volardi said, a rare note of satisfaction in his voice. This made Lee Han feel uneasy.

“Why are you making this potion?”

“Rare plants and animals are affected when they sense lingering magic. This potion will help when dealing with them.”

“Also when training students,” Professor Volardi added, but the alchemists didn’t understand.

‘This is driving me crazy,’ Lee Han thought.

Lee Han knew three ways to tell when Professor Volardi would attack: the emission of magic power, the killing intent he showed, and his movements.

However, Professor Volardi skillfully controlled his killing intent and used it to trick others, putting Lee Han at a disadvantage because of his lack of experience.

Lee Han could sense the magic power and movements, but now one of them was disappearing.

Professor Volardi took a sip of the potion and swung his wand. Lee Han barely blocked it. He was lucky to be focused; it was much harder than usual.

Professor Volardi seemed to notice this. He nodded and said, “I would like a few bottles of this potion.”

“I will send them when they are ready.”

Lee Han thought he should keep some for himself. He didn’t know when he might have to fight Professor Volardi… or other people.

He realized that it was hard to exploit the weaknesses of experienced battle wizards.

‘Normal ambushes won’t work,’ Lee Han thought. Usually, invisibility magic was a perfect ambush.

But battle wizards were different. Everyone knew about invisibility ambushes and had ways to counter them.

To exploit a battle wizard’s weaknesses, you needed a creative method that they wouldn’t expect.

>Paragranum’s Veil< could be one of those methods. If someone suddenly ambushed without any signs, even an experienced battle wizard would be caught off guard. "The spirit is ready!" "Finally?" Lee Han grumbled, rubbing his numb arm. If it had been summoned sooner, they wouldn't have needed Professor Volardi. "Okay. This way..." He opened the door and stepped outside. A cool breeze brushed his face. Looking at the sky, he saw a shimmering shape – a spirit in the form of a bird. It was clearly a wind spirit. "Ah. Can we make a contract if we become close?" Lee Han asked, his face lighting up. The spirit Lee Han could summon now was Perkhuntra, one of the least useful spirits in Einrogard. Once summoned, it was like a special move that he couldn't use for a while, so he often couldn't summon it when he needed it. And it wasn't clear if it would even be effective. But that wind spirit seemed very useful. If he had such a spirit, he could have asked it to find the White Tiger Tower students when they disappeared... As soon as Lee Han came out, the wind spirit flapped its wings wildly and returned to the spirit world. An awkward silence fell. Professor Volardi broke the silence. "It seems it couldn't even be fooled by the potion." "We will improve it further!" the alchemists said enthusiastically. Such failures didn't bother the alchemists. New discoveries were only possible after many failures. They appreciated these trials because they could improve the final product. Of course, one student was not happy. It was the weekend, but Lee Han studied outside instead of returning to the tower. In the garden in front of the main building, many first-year students were playing in groups. "Wodanaz, don't you have to go to the Phoenix Tower?" Gainando answered proudly, "Don't ask stupid questions. It's obvious who Lee Han considers a real friend, right?" 'I feel sorry for watching the priests fight,' Lee Han thought. The Phoenix Tower priests were in the lounge, arguing like they were at a meeting. -The next divine magic is from our order... -No! The person's wishes should be respected! Since you're learning enchantment magic, it should be our order! -Since you're learning prophecy magic, isn't it our order? -I heard you're trying to raise a basilisk, so it's our order... Even Lee Han felt burdened by this. What if the two orders were just lucky, and he couldn't awaken divine magic from then on? Wouldn't the priests be sad, even if they didn't show it? "I don't want to go back to the tower right now." "Right?! See!" "But Gainando, are you doing your homework? Open the >Advanced Geometry and Arithmetic< book." "I... I didn't bring it." "Go get it." Gainando lowered his head and mumbled as he walked towards the tower. The Blue Dragon Tower friends quickly opened their books and looked down. The Princess was staring at her book intently, whether Gainando walked by or not. "Why is she like that? Does she have overdue homework?" "Ah. It's because of the alchemists from Paragranum." "We already finished, but the Princess pointed out a few things and gave it back." Lee Han had already passed, but the other students hadn't. Most of them gave up because of the harsh evaluation, but some were still trying, having received specific feedback. 'Wait. Those guys are like Professor Volardi, but did they explain it properly?' Lee Han wondered. In Lee Han's view, the alchemists of the Paragranum Guild were the alchemist version of Professor Volardi. Would the people there become Professor Volardi if they became more active and aggressive? ...It's a good idea, but there are still many unresolved points in the detailed parts. It would be good to supplement the method of completely concealing the energy. The method written here cannot conceal the energy. If you supplement the method of concealing the energy and come back... Lee Han was shocked to see the potion the Princess was researching. Surprisingly, she was researching a potion similar to >Paragranum’s VeilParagranum’s Veil< recipe. The Princess looked at Lee Han with even more surprise. To think that he could come up with the recipe just by reading it once! It was like the flash of inspiration of the Paragranum alchemists. An area of ​​innate talent that she couldn't even dare to follow with her own talent! "How on earth..." "Friends! The professor is calling people! Let's go!" Someone ran up and shouted. The Blue Dragon Tower friends threw down their books and jumped up. The other tower students quickly packed their bags and started running. Lee Han, who hadn't fully understood the situation, ran along and asked, "What is it? What's going on?" "Professor needs help to prepare for the lecture!" "Are you all running so eagerly to do that?" "Food!" they shouted. "Ah..." Lee Han was impressed by the sight of his Blue Dragon Tower friends running. He felt strangely proud because the guys who would have been lazing around saying, 'Well, we have a lot of food anyway...' during the first semester were doing that. "Should I just stay in another tower in the second grade?" The Princess, who was next to him and heard Lee Han muttering, turned pale and waved her hand. It was Professor Swiftfoot who called the students. "Dig ditches and roads from here to here, and dig very deep here. So that even if something comes out, it can't get out from inside." "Yes! Professor!" Lee Han was shocked to see his friends smiling brightly. "Do you guys know what this preparation means...? No. Never mind," Lee Han decided to keep it to himself. What would he do even if he found out that a terrifying guy would appear in next week's >Advanced Mount Training< lecture? "Professor Milley will be using it together, so you have to dig well." Even the summoning magic lecture?