Surviving As A Mage In A Magic Academy [EN]: Chapter 492

“Is that so?” Professor Voladi said, his voice flat, not really listening to Lee Han’s hurried explanation. He reached inside his dark coat and pulled out a small glass bottle. Inside, a red liquid swirled like smoke, catching the dim light. He tipped the bottle and took a slow drink.

*A potion?* Lee Han wondered for a moment, thinking it might be some kind of magic healer. But the thick, dark red was too familiar.

*Blood.*

Lee Han understood then. Professor Voladi was making his magic stronger with blood magic.

Considering the power of the blood sword he had just shown, it would have been hard for even Professor Voladi to cast it so quickly without any cost.

“Are you alright, Professor?” Lee Han asked, concerned.

Sometimes, when seeing how strong Einroguard’s professors were, it was easy to forget they were still just people.

…Of course, there were liches too…

Magic wasn’t an easy skill where you only get rewards. Hard fights made the wizards tired too.

“I’m fine. Don’t worry about it,” Professor Voladi said.

A teacher might worry about his student, but a student didn’t need to worry about his teacher.

Professor Voladi looked Lee Han up and down.

Even after such a hard fight, Lee Han seemed perfectly fine. It was amazing how much magic he had.

“Do you remember the magic you used just now?”

“Yes? Are you talking about the >Peng Erinn’s Frost Elemental Clone>?”

Professor Voladi slowly shook his head.

Of course, it was good that he had used >Peng Erinn’s Frost Elemental Clone>, but that wasn’t what the professor meant.

“The magic you used after that.”

“Ah, the one where I made the water sphere spin…”

“Yes. I think we can give it a name.”

“…!”

Lee Han was surprised.

Naming a spell was a big deal.

It could only happen when that magic was clearly special.

What good would it do if Gainando looked at the Magic Missile spell in a book, cast it, and then said, ‘My magic is slower and weaker, so I’ll call it >Gainando’s Magic Missile>! It’s a magic anyone can use!’ No one would care.

Wizards can’t just decide to name any spell. It has to be special. So, Professor Voladi’s words surprised Lee Han.

“A name? I don’t think it’s that important.”

It wasn’t that he wasn’t proud.

Succeeding in a spell by dividing the casting process was a joy only a wizard could feel.

It felt like solving a very hard puzzle, putting all the pieces in just the right place.

But he couldn’t name every hard spell he did, could he?

“You don’t have to create something new to give it a name. You can name improvements too.”

“That’s true, but…”

As Lee Han hesitated, Professor Voladi explained more.

“The magic you used is like Yumidihus’s Water Orb, but it’s also different.”

Water magic was often called weak, but Yumidihus changed that.

He was a wizard who made water magic very strong by adding different things to it!

One of his spells, >Yumidihus’s Water Orb>, spun the water element as fast as possible.

It was said that Yumidihus himself used this spell to kill a demon duke instantly.

Professor Voladi had learned from Yumidihus, so he taught this magic to Lee Han, who wanted to learn more about elemental magic.

And Lee Han changed the Water Orb in his own way and made it better.

He cut out parts of the original magic and used his own magic to make up for what was missing.

It wasn’t as strong as when Yumidihus used it, but it was still good. It was strong enough to hurt the Sea Serpent and stop it from moving.

Most importantly, it was much faster to cast.

In a fight, you need just enough power to beat the enemy, not to show off.

“It would be better for fighting people.”

“Doesn’t it use a lot of magic?”

He was happy to be praised, but Lee Han was also realistic.

By cutting out parts of the spell, he was using magic in a wasteful way.

“Every magic has good and bad sides.”

“…Thank you. I’m honored.”

Lee Han was grateful and decided to enjoy the moment.

*Not bad.*

Of course, this >Wodanaz’s Water Orb> magic probably wouldn’t become popular in the empire.

It would be nice to live his whole life with just one magic, but Lee Han didn’t expect that.

*Objectively, it has some problems, but…*

First, water magic itself wasn’t that important. If you added spinning to it, it would be even less important. And if you added the problem of using too much magic…

It seemed like only a few wizards could use it.

But even so, he was happy his magic was named.

Later, when asking for money or help, he could say, ‘I have the 4th circle magic >Wodanaz’s Water Orb>,’ which would sound good, right?

Professor Voladi nodded, happy that Lee Han was pleased.

Then he spoke again.

“When you go back to Einroguard, write a book about what you learned about water magic this time.”

“…Yes?”

Lee Han, who had been happy, stopped.

*What did he just say?*

Like >About Basic Lightning Elemental Magic and Its Applications> or >About Basic Blood Magic and Its Applications>, wizards often wrote books about their magic.

Einroguard students also tried to write books to help them learn.

…Usually older students!

While Lee Han was thinking, *Is he crazy?*, the professor went on.

“Ah. Wait. I was wrong.”

“I knew it.”

Lee Han was hoping Professor Voladi would tell him to try again in his fourth year.

*Or maybe not? He’s shameless, so he might make me do it in my third year. Then I’ll skip his class in my third year…*

“Write two books. One about the magic you learned, and the other about how to make the magic better.”

One was to explain the magic, and the other was to think about how to improve it.

Professor Voladi added one more to satisfy Lee Han’s curiosity, just like his magic power.

Otherwise, he didn’t know what crazy things Lee Han would do, like running at the Sea Serpent today.

“……”

While Lee Han was too shocked to speak, Professor Thunderfoot ran over.

He looked tired from calming down the Maykin family and the city people who were scared because a student had jumped into the fight.

“Hey, you crazy kid! Why did you run in front of the Sea Serpent!”

Professor Thunderfoot shouted, then stopped when he saw Lee Han’s angry face.

“…Was I too harsh?”

Ianop finished preparing the magic to show the Einroguard students and went to the harbor with the mercenaries.

The mercenaries asked carefully.

“Wizard, shouldn’t we hurry?”

“Sea Serpent hunts don’t end quickly.”

Fights with big monsters usually took a long time.

There would be plenty of time even if they went later.

*If I just show this magic…*

Ianop had prepared a weakening magic that was very beautiful.

It looked like black magic, but it wasn’t. It was an enchantment that weakened the opponent’s regeneration.

It would be very effective against the Sea Serpent.

“Wi, Wizard. The harbor is on fire…”

“?”

“The harbor is bright!”

“!”

Ianop was surprised by how bright the harbor was.

Glowing balls of light filled the air, making it as bright as day.

*Even if they are wizards from Einroguard, this is too much! Unbelievable!*

Ianop wondered if Einroguard had created a new magic.

Even if the light was bad, there was no need to waste magic by making so many balls of light before the Sea Serpent hunt.

“Wow. Amazing.”

“Wizards are amazing…”

The mercenaries were flattering him, but Ianop was too busy to listen.

He couldn’t even guess how that magic worked.

Ianop felt embarrassed, like he had long ago.

He couldn’t even understand such a simple magic.

*I don’t understand at all…! How can they do that in one go…*

“Wizard. Wizard!”

As Ianop was distracted, the mercenaries called out to him.

“What is it?”

“The hunt…”

“Is it about to start?”

“They say it’s over?”

“…What?”

Ianop looked away from the lights.

The Sea Serpent’s body was lying on the harbor pier.

He could see that a lot of magic had been used.

There was ice and the Sea Serpent’s body was cut in a strange way.

What kind of magic was it…

“It’s over!?”

“Yes, yes…”

The mercenaries were scared by Ianop’s strange behavior and quickly brought a sailor over.

“You said you saw it clearly, right?”

“How many times do I have to say it? I saw it from the bottom!”

“Okay. Okay, just tell it well. He’s a very important person.”

“What… a wizard from Einroguard?”

The sailor looked at Ianop in the carriage, confused.

The only important person dressed like that in this city right now was the wizard from Einroguard.

“It’s not your place to ask. Do you want your money back?”

The mercenary was annoyed, but the sailor was tough and got angry.

“What the hell… I came here because someone called me…”

Ianop flicked another silver coin instead of answering.

Then, the sailor’s attitude changed.

“What are you curious about?”

“Who cast that light magic? Do you remember which professor it was? Did they use anything special when casting it?”

“A student cast it. And, uh… anything special? If you mean those scroll-like things, they didn’t use them.”

“…!!!!!”

Ianop was so shocked he groaned.

There was only one student.

“Is it a student from the Wodanaz family?”

“Oh, that’s right! That was the name.”

“Don’t lie!”

“I’m not lying! Ask anyone else, and you’ll see.”

The sailor seemed so sure that Ianop knew he was telling the truth.

*To do that in one go? How can they do that in one go?*

He didn’t actually do it in one go, but Ianop thought so.

“What about catching it? How did they catch it?”

As Ianop was shocked, the mercenaries asked, curious.

“One of them was caught by shooting magic arrows.”

“Did the Einroguard wizards enchant them?”

“No. The student from the Wodanaz family did that too.”

“……”

The mercenaries were amazed and their voices got quieter.

They understood why Ianop was shocked.

“What about the other one?”

“The Einroguard wizards caught it directly.”

“The student didn’t help this time, I guess.”

“No. They fought together.”

“……”

“…Are they twins?”

“Triplets… or maybe quintuplets…”

Only the mercenaries’ quiet voices filled the harbor streets in the middle of the night.