Surviving As A Mage In A Magic Academy [EN]: Chapter 755

Fortunately, the disguise seemed to work, and the hunting dogs continued to scatter.

Many things nearby were giving off energy like their target. This confused the hunting dogs.

Professor Verdus grumbled as he watched the hunting dogs crash against the force field.

“Why do they seem to be coming this way the most?”

“Aaaah! Professor! It’s latching on!” Gainando shrieked.

The flying machine Professor Verdus made was wide and dish-shaped. It was not stable. It wobbled every time the hunting dogs hit it.

“They can’t break through the force field anyway.”

“But they are staring at us!” Gainando trembled as he watched the demons, dripping acidic saliva, pound on the force field protecting their vehicle. The black smoke that rose each time the saliva landed was quite frightening.

“Just shake them off!”

“How do I shake them off?”

“Figure it out! Be smart like Wodanaz!”

Professor Verdus was busy. He was using magical items to push away the hunting dogs coming at them. He couldn’t help much.

Even if he wasn’t busy, he might have given a vague answer because he was annoyed. But right now, he was really busy.

Clang!

A golden disc-shaped artifact appeared in mid-air. The artifact blazed as if it had condensed the sunlight itself, and then it unleashed that flame upon the hunting dogs approaching from the front via teleportation.

Whoosh!

It didn’t end there. This time, a round drum appeared and swept away the hunting dogs with each beat.

“Amazing!” Angalo exclaimed without realizing it.

Seeing things like this made it clear why someone like Professor Verdus could remain a professor at Einrogard. No matter what else people said about him, Professor Verdus was amazing at making magical items.

“Garcia! Begrek! Help me!” However, Professor Verdus himself desperately called out to his fellow professors, as he didn’t want to use the artifacts he had painstakingly created for mere escape and combat.

These magical items were strong, but they broke easily. Every time he used magic against the demon dogs, his magical items or the flying machine got damaged.

Of course, the two professors coldly ignored him. Professor Verdus had no choice but to grumble and pull out a new artifact.

“Stupid demons! Gonadaltes should have destroyed the demon world!”

“Professor!”

“This magical item is expensive… Ugh. This one is too good. This one is too confusing…”

“Professor!!”

“What!” Professor Verdus snapped, annoyed by Angalo’s constant pestering.

“Gainando has disappeared!”

“……” Perhaps recalling Professor Garcia’s warning, Professor Verdus’s complexion turned slightly pale.

“Lee Han, you’ve really been through a lot!”

“It’s nothing. Thank you, Professor. And to the others as well…” Upon arriving at the main building, the remaining hunting dogs gave up their pursuit and turned back.

Professor Garcia breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing Lee Han and the other students arrive safely.

“Professor Bibles! You’ve worked hard too, Professor.”

“Uh-huh.”

“Professor?”

“Uh-huh…”

“Why does it feel like one person is missing?” At those words, Lee Han and his friends quickly checked their numbers. Gainando was gone.

“…He disappeared at some point…”

“……”

“……” While everyone was in shock, Professor Garcia began shaking Professor Verdus back and forth.

“Now! You’re telling me that now!”

“Ugh, hugh, ugh.”

“Go find him! Go!”

“Alright! Alright! I’ll go find him!” Normally, Professor Verdus would have argued and asked, ‘Why should I?’ But Professor Garcia was holding his collar tightly. So, Professor Verdus quickly said yes.

Thud!

“?

The students tilted their heads, puzzled by the sound coming from outside. The hunting dogs threw Gainando to the ground. Then, they disappeared quickly.

“……”

“H-How did you get back?” Gainando looked sad as he answered his friends’ questions.

“The doppelganger saw me and told them to put me back where I was.”

“…That crazy doppelganger!”

“Yeah. It must be blind if it’s that crazy!”

“I’m glad you’re back safe! Gainando!” The friends surrounded Gainando and tried to comfort him.

It was very lucky he was safe. Lee Han knew this very well. Lee Han had been caught before and suffered for almost a week. Compared to that, Gainando being sent back right away was lucky.

“Garcia. He’s back, so let go.”

“……”

“Why are you looking at m-… Cough. Cough, cough!”

“Lee Han. Are you alright?”

“I’m fine.”

“Wodanaz. Are you alright?”

“I said I’m fine…”

“Wodanaz. The White Tiger Tower guys left some fruit as a get-well gift. I think there’s a chance it’s poisoned…”

“……” Annoyed, Lee Han chased his friends out and hung a >Resting, Do Not Disturb< sign on his private room door. Surprisingly, Lee Han was actually resting. Professor Garcia told Lee Han to rest. He said it was for the student who had been captured since the weekend and suffered for almost a week. -It’s only two days anyway, so take a good rest until the weekend. I’ll talk to the other professors. -Are you sure it’s alright? The other professors… -Don’t worry. I can say at least this much. ‘But I am worried.’ Lee Han was worried about Professor Garcia. Professor Garcia was very strong, one of the best teachers at Einrogard. But in the professor world, older and more experienced teachers had more power, right? Lee Han was a bit worried. Professor Garcia was one of the youngest teachers. Could she really say things like that to older professors? Congratulations on your safe return from the most dangerous opponent. I'm giving you this book as a gift. Ileg Chagla I'm going to formally protest to the headmaster's doppelganger about being kidnapped during club work. When you feel better, let's build a lighthouse together in the 7th floor glacier area. I'll send you the proposal, so take a look. Alde Marcant I'm sending this basket for my junior who must have been starving while captured. Eat well, and don't tell the other club members. Saje Falcrius I can't believe that kidnapping an excellent Quidditch player could happen even within the school. Even so, I applaud your ingenuity in escaping on a griffin. Here, I've brought some toys, so use them on your friends while you rest. Carnella Hormashi Unlike friends in the same year, other seniors sent letters and gifts. Senior Ileg sent a book called 'Escape from Einrogard'. It was a story about a magician trying to escape Einrogard. It was surprising because Senior Ileg had graduated many years ago. The Stone Mason Club seniors sent a project plan called 'Tower of Frozen Light'. They had been working on it for ten years. It was to build a tower in the icy area to get special materials. Senior Falcrius sent a basket of meat. It had beef, pork, lamb, horse meat, chicken, and even wyvern meat! There was also venison, goose, duck, rabbit, drake meat, and more. Senior Carnella sent something strange. It looked like a toy. ‘What is this?’ Lee Han was puzzled by the bell-tipped rod-shaped artifact. Should he shake it when his friends studied? 'If I train them like animals, maybe they will learn to study just by shaking this toy later.' -! As he shook the rod, the basilisk let out an excited hiss and wagged its tail. Only then did Lee Han realize that this was a toy for animals. Reflecting on treating his friends like animals, Lee Han quietly pushed the toy aside. -Senior. Thank you again for helping me. I'm worried that you spent too much time because of me. Is the Black Magic School alright? Lee Han left a message for Diret. The answer came back faster than expected. -You don't have to worry about that at all. -But Senior. I have a question. I heard that Senior Yukbeltire also participated, but why did that senior help me? -Same tower, same enchantment magic school, right? Even if he pretends not to, Yukbeltire was worried about you too. -Ah, I see. Thank you. -Okay. Get some rest! Don't wander around outside for a while! ‘He’s lying.’ Lee Han judged coldly. Lee Han knew Professor Verdus very well. These lies were too obvious for him. The same tower, the same magic school, the same emotional theory, none of that worked on Professor Verdus. And in Lee Han's view, Yukbeltire was a similar person to Professor Verdus. ‘I hope he didn’t make some strange deal to help me. Like offering Imperial silver coins…’ Or even worse, Imperial gold coins! If Yukbeltire made such a bad deal, Lee Han would feel very guilty. Iactus: So, the problem has been resolved? Bakhantallana: You could say that. Iactus: Damn it. It looks like we won't be able to approach the mountain range for a while. Still, that second-year managed to escape. He's not a student who takes all the schools' courses for nothing. Bakhantallana: I don't usually like overestimating, but I agree. ‘!’ Looking at the >Einrogard Watchman< page after a long time, the members were just chatting. Beaver-Penguin-Fox: Was there anything magical we could take from there? Iactus: There probably is. But if you don't value your life, I wouldn't recommend approaching it. Even the fifth-year students couldn't do anything. They were helpless until the professor came. Beaver-Penguin-Fox: That's too bad. I like ancient magic. ‘Someone I’ve never seen before.’ Iactus and Bakhantallana had been seen before, but BeaverPenguinFox was a new member. ‘Why a beaver of all things in the pseudonym?’ The name 'Beaver-Penguin-Fox' sounded strange and maybe a bit bad. But Lee Han said hello first. Gonadaltes: Everyone, nice to meet you. Beaver-Penguin-Fox: …Pr, Principal?? Iactus: No. Just a crazy newbie. Iactus and Bakhantallana explained Beaver-Penguin-Fox's name. Then, Beaver-Penguin-Fox filled the page with curses - twenty-nine lines of them! “……” Slightly wronged, Lee Han protested. Gonadaltes: Your name is strange too. Beaver-Penguin-Fox: My name? What's wrong with it? Gonadaltes: It has a beaver in it. Professor Verdus is a beaver beastman. Beaver-Penguin-Fox: …I just picked cute animals. You're the one who's creepy for thinking that way. Iactus: That's right, Gonadaltes. Why are you putting Professor Verdus on a cute and innocent animal? It's your fault if I think of the professor every time I see that animal from now on. ‘Such vile people.’ Lee Han lamented the established members' territoriality. Even though Beaver-Penguin-Fox was strange, Iactus and Bakhantallana were blaming Lee Han. Lee Han thought, 'People are always protective of their group, no matter where you are.' Gonadaltes: Speaking of fifth-year students, does anyone know about Diret of the Black Magic School? Iactus: How could we not? Bakhantallana: If you don't know, are you even a newbie? Beaver-Penguin-Fox: Why? Gonadaltes: I want to ask Diret for help with magic research. What should I pay him so he will help me? Beaver-Penguin-Fox: It will be hard to get help right now. I heard Diret is helping with research for the enchantment magic school. Gonadaltes: Enchantment magic school research? Beaver-Penguin-Fox: Yeah. Lee Han put down his quill and despaired. If they were helping with enchantment magic school research at a time like this, it could only be Yukbeltire. Had he made an even more evil deal than Imperial silver or gold coins! ‘He’s not even worthy of being called a senior.’ Trying to take advantage of a junior's misfortune to benefit himself. He was Professor Verdus's disciple for a reason. Gonadaltes: I see. Thanks, everyone. I should get going. Iactus: No, already? Don't just ask and leave. You have to answer something before you go. Gonadaltes: Then ask. Iactus was a little annoyed because he thought the new member was arrogant. So, Iactus asked a hard question to trick him. Iactus: There's a rumor that a magic criminal was involved in what happened this time, do you happen to know who it is? Gonadaltes: It's Antagondals. Everyone be careful. He's not just a weird magician. Iactus: ……