Surviving As A Mage In A Magic Academy [EN]: Chapter 870

‘Where am I…?’

Lee Han quickly thought about the two spells he had ready. He used ‘Wodanaz’s Telekinesis’ to make a shield around himself.

With those urgent preparations done, he started using enhancement magic.

He quickly boosted his physical abilities, lowered his stance, and gripped his staff in one hand while holding onto his cloak.

Having finished all the preparations quickly, Lee Han suddenly felt strange.

‘…Why am I so good at this?’

Doing something again and again makes you better, but this was more than just being good!

He was surprised himself.

‘Let’s not think about it too much.’

Lee Han carefully stood up straight and looked around. There was no bottomless pit or angry ghosts waiting to attack him, like he had worried.

Instead, he saw an endless horizon and a boundless sea.

The mountains of Einroguard were impressive, but compared to the mountain ranges far below, they seemed like small hills.

The sea beneath the mountains was also strange.

It moved quietly and eerily, like a dark blue living creature, so big and deep that it made you feel lost.

Sea, then mountains, then more sea behind the mountains… it went on forever.

He looked up, amazed, and saw stars and planets he had never seen before slowly floating in the air.

He hadn’t noticed while looking around, but he was standing on a mountain range.

It was just too huge to feel the steepness.

Any wizard would learn about dimensions, and Lee Han, who was taking classes from all schools, had learned a lot. But what he saw now was amazing.

He had learned about many dimensions, but none were as huge and amazing as this one.

‘What dimension is this?’

As he wondered, the black book flew in from behind. It had followed Lee Han through the dimensional gate.

Lee Han greeted it happily.

“Die!”

Like a master of magical combat, Lee Han used his black stone staff.

The book was made of magic, so he aimed for its weak point.

But the black book was good at defending itself. It quickly zipped away, making space before casting a spell.

The black book split into dozens, and pieces of paper fluttered in the air like snow.

It wasn’t just an illusion; each piece had a strong force that would trap Lee Han if it touched him.

The colliding paper tried to wrap around him like bandages, but Lee Han quickly swung Valdororn’s magic hammer to blow them away and focused his power on the black stone part of his staff.

Zap!

Unlike the magic hammer, which had to be swung up close, the black stone could mess with the opponent’s magic from far away as long as it made contact. The dozens of papers scattered instantly.

The black book seemed surprised that a wizard would use such a scary staff and fluttered its pages. It realized it couldn’t stop Lee Han with just paper, so the pieces began to turn into an army.

Seeing the familiar knights of Headmaster Skull, Lee Han gritted his teeth.

“You dare push me through a dimensional gate and then summon an army?”

-……

The black book felt wronged.

Of course, the black book hadn’t stopped the approaching Gate of Gusanpalhae.

But the black book couldn’t stop it anyway. Only those who were allowed could enter this dimension.

And it hadn’t pushed him!

“Hmph. It doesn’t matter. I’ll show you the power of the dragon.”

-!?

Lee Han made a chilling sound, and the black book was a little scared.

What had he been doing to suddenly talk about showing the power of the dragon?

“Outsider, I see.”

“…!”

Lee Han blamed the black book for the rough voice coming from behind.

He hadn’t noticed someone coming because of that thing.

“It’s all your fault!”

-……

The black book fluttered again, feeling wronged.

The one who spoke from behind seemed familiar.

He was huge, like a giant, with a scary face like a demon.

It was a Yaksha he had seen in Einroguard.

But the Yaksha of Einroguard was old and simply dressed, while this Yaksha was young and wore fancy clothes.

Lee Han’s voice became polite.

“Are you perhaps a Yaksha…?”

“I am and I am not. Are you human? I don’t see humans often, so I get confused.”

“I am.”

“I see. Then call me the Yaksha King. That title should be easy for you humans to understand.”

“You were a king!”

Lee Han became even more polite.

He had often felt how powerful kings from other dimensions could be.

The Yaksha King looked at him closely. “Hmm. Are you one of Osu’s students?”

Lee Han paused. *Osu? Headmaster Skull?* He didn’t want to admit it.

“Well…” he started slowly, “sort of. It’s… complicated.”

The Yaksha King raised an eyebrow, a huge golden eye gleaming. “Complicated? Do humans always talk around things like that?”

Lee Han sighed. “Okay, okay,” he said. “Yes, I’m his disciple.”

“Ah!” The Yaksha King nodded, as if this made perfect sense. “So, you didn’t want to say it right away because you’re ashamed to be Osu’s student? I understand. Disciples hide their masters for all sorts of reasons. But tell me, why *you*?”

The Yaksha King only got up after giving Lee Han, whom he had just met, about 30 minutes of psychological counseling.

He made analyses like, ‘Perhaps he was twisted because of a caring master,’ but Lee Han put up with it.

Plop!

The Yaksha King took off his huge armor and helmet, which gleamed reddish-gold, and placed them on Lee Han. Lee Han asked in surprise.

“What is this?”

“This dimension is huge. I know wizards can travel through dimensions, but this place is immense. You might get lost or meet enemies, so I’m giving you my helmet.”

“…Thank you.”

“Now that I think about it, wizards like knowledge, right? I should tell you something interesting. Wizards who visit this dimension usually do so by accident, except in rare cases. And they don’t live longer than three days.”

“Oh, *how* kind of you to tell me that.”

Lee Han said sarcastically.

‘What kind of person tells a guest this?’

‘I really shouldn’t hang out with Headmaster Skull’s friends in the future.’

“I’m not kind. I’m helping you because you’re Osu’s disciple. If I were kind, would I have let those wizards die?”

“Were you close to my master?”

The Yaksha King pointed to his own eyes, which were burning with golden light. They radiated a powerful magical energy.

“Did my master give them to you as a gift?”

“Osu took my eyes and made new ones.”

“Actually, like I said, I’m not on good terms with my master.”

Even at Lee Han’s words, the Yaksha King tapped the scabbard at his waist.

“I see. Humans often pass down grudges from master to disciple, so you think I’ll take it out on you? I don’t care at all.”

Lee Han didn’t answer right away.

After dealing with Yukbeltire, he knew that ‘I don’t care at all’ might be a lie.

“Osu took my eyes as a test. I was curious, you see.”

“About how well he could take eyes?”

“Is that a joke? Jokes change depending on where you are, so they’re often not funny.”

“Haha. Too bad. It was a carefully made joke.”

The Yaksha King continued his story.

“This dimension is one of the biggest, most endless, and infinite, and only those who are allowed can come here.”

The Yaksha King had been ruling the Yakshas and other races for so long he couldn’t remember.

Then, a young human wizard visited the dimension. Not by accident, but because he was qualified.

“I would have left him alone, but I got curious and approached him.”

The wizard had amazing good karma.

“Not bad karma?”

“Hmm. Is your kingdom so noisy that you can’t hear well?”

Lee Han decided never to say nonsense in front of this Yaksha King again.

“Perhaps…”

“I’ll remember that. I wondered how strong he was, so I asked for a match…”

“And you hurt one of your eyes.”

“To be exact, I was hurt much more than that.”

Lee Han wondered if he should run.

For a Yaksha who didn’t care about grudges, he remembered things well.

“But why did my master visit this place?”

“Don’t you know?”

“Uh, no.”

“Hmm. That’s strange. Usually, when a master sends a disciple to a dangerous place, they warn them and explain things. To send you without any explanation… The most likely thing is… you stole your master’s vision and found out how to visit on your own?”

“Absolutely not.”

Lee Han was serious, even though he was talking to the Yaksha King.

“Is that so? Then how did you come to visit?”

“There’s a sad and wicked story here.”

Lee Han explained what had happened, trying to hide his anger.

Headmaster Skull gave him a book, and when he learned some magic from it… well, that bastard…

The black book fluttered its pages, grumbling. It had done well, but it felt like Lee Han was being too harsh for not stopping a single dimensional gate.

The Yaksha King tilted his head, confused.

“Amazing. I can’t believe it.”

“Right?! I can’t believe it either.”

“Ah. We’re talking about different things. You mean it’s wrong for a master to do this? I was talking about Osu. Osu would be seen as kind by humans. To treat a disciple like this…”

Lee Han looked at the Yaksha King like he was looking at Gainan.

“You’ve been tricked.”

“Hmm. People can change.”

“I’m telling you, you’ve been tricked.”

“Even so, it’s amazing. For a wizard with so much good karma to change like this.”

“Can you hear me?”

“I can hear you. But you’re angry at your master, so I don’t believe you.”

‘Wow. This person could be a professor at Einroguard.’

He was good at understanding Lee Han. He would be just as good at understanding the students.

“Anyway, I don’t know why Osu visited this place. Look there.”

The Yaksha King pointed up.

Stars and planets, strange spaces, and above them.

A point of light could be seen on the top of the mountain. It was small, but it shone brightly.

“What is that?”

“Everything.”

“Pardon?”

“That’s what it means. If you can reach that place, you can get anything you want.”

“Indeed. I see.”

Lee Han answered without thinking. Then the Yaksha King said with interest.

“Hmm. A human wizard can’t stay still after hearing this. Was your soul damaged in the accident?”

“……”