Surviving As A Mage In A Magic Academy [EN]: Chapter 850

Lee Han quickly calmed down, clearing his throat, looking a bit embarrassed.

His hatred for Valdrogard almost made him bother someone innocent.

“Senior, what should we do? I think we should check it out.”

“Yes, let’s do that.”

‘Senior?’ Garal wondered to himself.

If what the boy from the Wodanaz family said was true, Sebius was at least in his sixth year.

Einrogard students could stay in school forever if they didn’t graduate, but Sebius didn’t seem like…?

“Hold on,” Garal said. “Don’t open the main gate. Look at the snowflake pattern above. You can only open it by finding the matching pattern.”

“Why put a spell on the gate?”

“It’s not really a boundary. It’s because Valdrogard students keep getting lost in the village. If you touch it, it makes a loud noise, so we can find them even from far away.”

“……”

Sebius frowned, while Lee Han spoke apologetically.

“Um, Garal.”

“What is it?”

“Actually, I destroyed the magic you just mentioned. I thought it was a spell to summon Death Knights.”

“…What? How?” Garal was very surprised.

The magic was a boundary spell from the Northern Snowflake Magic Tower, and it wasn’t easy to disarm unless you knew the exact snowflake pattern.

“I destroyed it with brute force.”

“…??!”

“Don’t be too surprised. Our junior learned a vision from a great Illusion mage.”

“Ah, are you talking about Ogonin?”

“No. I’m talking about Valdor Orn…”

“???” Garal was even more confused by the wizard’s name he had never heard.

“The chitchat has gone on too long. Let’s go in.”

‘Who is that?’

“Yes.” Sebius said sternly, as if he didn’t want any more talking.

Sebius was careful. He knew that only amateurs got careless when things seemed easy.

Creak-

Garal was right.

The first floor of the mansion was empty. The Six-Directional Backpack was right on the table, like a trap.

“Check for magic.”

“There isn’t any.”

“Alright, then…”

Just as they were about to grab the backpack, Zandanni came down the stairs, yawning.

“Oh, you’re back? I actually had something to ask…”

“……”

“……”

Lee Han and Sebius looked at each other.

“Don’t move. Put down your wand.”

“H-how…”

“Every barrier has a flaw.”

“N-no, that’s not it. How do I put down my wand without moving…”

“…I’ll take it from you.”

Zandanni, who was kidnapped with Garal, was forced into an armchair in front of the fireplace, looking confused.

Garal sighed deeply and asked, “Why did you wake up so early instead of sleeping?”

“I was trying to sleep, but I remembered what you said earlier.”

“What?”

“You asked if I was curious why space number 6 is locked.”

“…So, you got up and came down here to try and open it?”

“Yes.”

Garal was surprised, and so were Sebius and Lee Han.

“That’s a lie.”

“Don’t lie. Did you wake up because you wanted the wine you were drinking earlier?”

“B-both of you are a bit much.” Garal tried to protect Zandanni from the Einrogard students’ accusations, since he was still their employer.

“More importantly, what’s this about space number 6? What are you talking about?”

“Ah, I guess you don’t know yet. This bag is special because…”

“It doesn’t just inflate the space, but creates separate spaces? Amazing.”

“……”

Garal was shocked that Lee Han figured it out so quickly and asked, “Did you know about this?”

“No. I just found out.”

“I… I see.” Garal tried to calm himself. Zandanni, not knowing what was so amazing, asked, “What’s wrong?”

“…It’s nothing.” Suppressing the urge to punch him, Garal began to explain.

Six spaces and the last locked space.

Lee Han and Sebius told Zandanni the truth about the past.

“…That’s how our senior was captured!”

“Oh… my!” Zandanni blinked, shocked by the truth.

“Do you understand now? How cruel it was to steal this bag?”

“But… why would the headmaster capture him for going out?” Even amidst the shock, Zandanni asked.

Lee Han didn’t know what to say.

“…That’s not important right now. Each school has different rules, right?”

“That’s right.” Garal chimed in, worried that Zandanni would keep bothering the most unfortunate students in the Empire.

However, Zandanni provoked them even more.

“And… there might have been a misunderstanding.”

“What misunderstanding?”

“Maybe you two were really close, but the Einrogard students misunderstood…”

Lee Han started laughing, and Sebius joined in. They laughed for about ten minutes.

Garal cleared his throat, embarrassed.

“Ahem.”

“Ah. Sorry.”

“It was just too funny.”

Zandanni was annoyed by their reaction.

He thought the Einrogard guys were heartless and didn’t understand friendship.

“Hmph. Let’s open space number 6.”

“Yes?”

“I’m talking about the locked space number 6!” Zandanni shouted, frustrated that Lee Han didn’t understand.

“You want to open it now?” Lee Han asked.

Lee Han and Sebius were intruders, but trying to check the bag’s hidden space with them was strange.

“We’re going to take this.”

“Still, shouldn’t a magician be curious!”

Garal was surprised by Zandanni’s words.

He hadn’t been curious until Garal mentioned it?

‘But I am curious,’ Garal thought.

Garal was curious why the student had locked space number 6.

If there was no space, it would be different, but creating a space and locking it was strange.

If the Einrogard students took the backpack, there would be no chance to check it.

“If you open it now, I’ll help. I’m curious too.”

“Garal.” Lee Han hesitated.

Garal’s advice would be helpful.

“I’ll help too.”

“What? Do you really need to…”

“……” Zandanni glared at Lee Han.

The four magicians gathered in front of the fireplace.

“The space is twisted. We need to unravel it.”

“What if we destroy it with magic?”

“That’s risky… the backpack could be destroyed.”

Zandanni added, “It would be hard to use that much magic here. You need a lot.”

Zandanni seemed proud. The others exchanged glances.

“…Then what should we do?”

“If we can bypass it, that would be best.”

Sebius shook his head. “I tried a spatial probe, but it’s blocked. They’ve prevented that.”

If you twist space, there are flaws. Magic could flow through those flaws, but the creator blocked them.

“So, we need a direct approach. If we knew the pattern, we could solve it.”

The twisted space was a maze.

Bypassing the maze would be best, but if that wasn’t possible, they had to go through it.

The rule of the space was like a map or guide to the maze.

“Did you hear anything else about this backpack?”

“I didn’t.”

‘He’s really not helpful,’ they both thought.

“What about this?” Zandanni said, unaware of their thoughts.

“Emeralds show the owner the truth. They reveal the right path.”

“Here. We put an emerald scarab inside! It will fix the space.”

“……”

The three exchanged glances again.

Lee Han said, “Zandanni, this maze is bigger than you think. One scarab won’t be enough.”

Expensive jewels were valuable.

The scarab fixed the space without any shock, which was amazing.

But it wasn’t enough to solve the maze.

“Besides, it will be hard to get it back. You might lose it forever.”

“Ah. No need for that.”

“…?”

Zandanni smiled confidently. “This was made to be thrown away.”

“…Yes?” Lee Han was surprised. Zandanni explained excitedly.

The scarab was made to fix the space, but it was hard to get back.

So Zandanni had an idea.

He made the jewel evaporate after it was used.

The range was wider, and there was no need to recover it!

“……”

“……”

Lee Han and Sebius stared at Zandanni, speechless.

Zandanni thought they were admiring him.

‘He’s worse than a criminal!’ Lee Han thought.

Zandanni took out emerald brooches, cuff links, and badges.

The two Einrogard students were nervous as he took out jewels like someone taking out snacks.

“What if we use everything here?”

“…Zandanni, you majored in alchemy, right?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Do you use jewels often?”

“How did you know? Jewels are my specialty.” Zandanni explained how easy it was to use jewels instead of memorizing things.

Why bother with juniper and perilla? Just use an emerald! It was more expensive, but that wasn’t his problem.

Sebius comforted Lee Han, whose face was distorted. “Calm down. That method has downsides too.”

“What downsides? The downside of being happy? The downside of having time to spare? The downside of enjoying life?”

“……”