Surviving As A Mage In A Magic Academy [EN]: Chapter 947

The alchemists in Yoane Makin’s workshop sometimes tricked themselves.

They thought Yoane was crazy – everyone in Einrogaard knew that – but they believed they were normal, sane alchemists.

But in a city like Einrogaard, with its crooked streets and strange magic in the air, anyone who stayed normal around a mad person for too long was probably a little odd themselves. Because, deep down, these alchemists were also a bit crazy!

Next to Yoane, who wore mismatched socks and talked to her cauldrons, they seemed almost boring. But when it came to alchemy, these alchemists could become completely obsessed. Their eyes would gleam with a strange light, and they would forget to eat or sleep, lost in their experiments.

“Find it first, no matter what. Before the alchemists from the other workshops!”

“It would be good to visit the other workshops altogether. We need to find out what they know.”

“That’s a good idea. Did you bring the Transparency Potion?”

The workshop alchemists immediately thought about using the Transparency Potion to sneak in.

The Transparency Potion easily solved many problems for alchemists, like sneaking into other workshops.

“Oh!”

The workshop alchemists who came outside noticed alchemists from another workshop and gave them wary looks.

The alchemists coming from the alley ahead worked at the alchemy workshop under Prince Bogajun.

This feels like more than just chance.

“Shhh. Let’s see what they really want.”

While they were whispering, the alchemists under Bogajun came closer.

“Greetings. Have you heard any rumors about a special Yeommok root?”

“……”

“…Wh-What is that?”

The workshop alchemists tried to look normal and pretended not to know.

The alchemists under Bogajun, who didn’t know anything, spoke excitedly.

“It seems a very special Yeommok root has come to Granden City! Rumor says someone got one grown by a Red Dragon above lava…”

‘How can that be possible?’

The workshop alchemists were shocked.

The Yeommok root they saw was very strong.

It was much stronger than a normal Yeommok root. If they used it, they could make potions stronger and make rare potions that were usually hard to make.

But that didn’t mean a Red Dragon had grown it above lava.

First of all, how would they steal it? A dragon’s greed was too much for a simple herbalist.

‘No. That’s not important right now.’

“So, are you also planning to find that reagent?”

“Of course. The Prince would be happy.”

“Hmm. I don’t know much about it. Could you tell me more over a drink?”

“Yes? It’s not hard to explain, but…”

“They say a new drink has come out at the Inn of Myriad Schemes. Let’s go.”

“The Granden Outlaw, you mean! I wanted to try it!”

The alchemists from Yoane’s workshop smiled secretly. They planned to trick their rivals with strong drinks.

‘The reagent is ours!’

Lee Han and his friends went to places where they could sell the reagent.

Lee Han wanted to be the greatest merchant in Granden City, so he didn’t want to sell it quickly.

He could sell it at a street stall or in an alley, but that would only happen once.

If he found a good place to sell it and gained trust, he could use it again in the future.

But Lee Han didn’t expect two things.

First, the places in Granden City that bought alchemical ingredients were harder to deal with than he thought.

It was hard for students who couldn’t use their Einrogaard student ID or any other ID to sell it easily.

-We already have a contract with someone. Sorry.

-We only buy reagents from places the Paragranum Guild trusts.

Second, the rumors about Gonadal Tess, or Stedal Nago, were still popular.

-What? A reagent from the Nago family? The family of Stedal Nago?

-If that’s true, I want to see it. Will you bring the reagent?

Even places that didn’t want to buy it were very interested when they heard the name of the Nago family.

Wasn’t that the family of the magician who was famous in Granden City?

Of course they would be interested in hearing that the family was selling reagents. Also, there was a shortage of Yeommok root.

“I never thought a fake name would be used like this…”

“Even the headmaster wouldn’t have known.”

Yoner said. Lee Han walked next to her and asked.

“Will there be a problem when they check the reagent?”

“Hmm… it’ll probably be fine. It’s hard to get an appointment, but once we get to the reagent check, there’s not much that can go wrong.”

Well-known workshops bought reagents from trusted places, so they didn’t accept new offers easily.

But they had asked them to bring it, so they were very interested.

If the reagent wasn’t as good as they expected, things could go wrong, but the Yeommok root that Lee Han and his group had was very good. There was little chance of a problem.

“Several alchemists will check the quality, do some tests, talk about the price, and make a contract.”

“Do we really have to visit Yoane’s workshop?”

“No, you can’t, sister. Like I said, she knows a lot. It’s better to go to a place that’s not as careful.”

Yoner had been in and out of the family’s alchemy workshop since she was young, so she knew a lot about buying reagents.

From the seller’s view, a buyer who didn’t know much and cared about trends and rumors, paying more than needed, was good.

Yoane was the worst buyer in that way.

She knew a lot and never wasted money…

“I think Prince Bogajun’s workshop would be good. I heard they have a lot of money and care about how things look.”

“Yoner. You’re going to be the next Imperial Treasurer. Then let’s go there.”

“……”

Lee Han wanted to do this regularly if it worked out.

Buy discarded reagents, fix them with the Mad Doppelganger’s knowledge, and sell them.

If he did well, it could be a more stable income than random requests.

“It takes a lot of work, but it seems like all the second-years can do it together.”

Yoner agreed (but she didn’t agree to become the greatest merchant in Granden City).

This reagent sale could be a better income than she thought. It would help students struggling with magic research funds.

The problem was that it took more work than she thought.

It sounded simple, but the preparation, management, and checking in each step were hard.

But the second-years were united, so that could be solved. He could call them and make them do it together.

‘Ah. Magic power is also a problem. But that won’t matter much.’

Magic power was a bigger problem than work, but he wasn’t thinking about it.

Because his friend from the Wodanaz family could solve it easily.

“How’s your research going?”

“It’s hard, but I have to start preparing now for third or fourth year…”

Lee Han looked at his friend, proud of her.

If student Ga or student Ang planned like that, the average Einrogaard student would improve a lot!

“By the way, Lee Han, did you know about the Makin family’s secret wish?”

“No. I don’t know much about that.”

Old families had secrets and secret wishes.

Magic and knowledge known only to family members, and goals.

“Hmm. Then guess.”

Yoner asked her friend for fun.

Could this genius from the Wodanaz family guess the Makin family’s secret wish, based on what he had seen?

“Hmm… it’s not to find the Makin family’s lost tart recipe, is it?”

“…Of course not! How do you know that!?”

Yoner was shocked.

The Makin family had a long history and was good at alchemy, so they had done great things in many areas.

Desserts like Makin family’s sweet plate chocolate or Makin family’s magical chocolate eclair were still famous.

But some recipes were lost, like the Makin family’s legendary tart.

Legend said that it could calm an angry Great Devil or Spirit King, so it was probably not a normal dessert but a special potion or substance. But it was too old and there weren’t enough clues, so not many people in the Makin family cared about it.

Why would they look for that when there were other secrets and wishes?

“I looked up some old books because I thought it could make money since it was a lost recipe. But it seemed more like a magical potion than a dessert.”

“…I guess so…”

Yoner trembled at her friend’s talent and slowly explained.

“I’m interested in another lost item. Do you know about the Makin family’s cauldron? You probably don’t…”

“Are you talking about the cauldron that always makes treasures?”

“……”

She had heard that the Wodanaz family had all sorts of old and magic books, but Yoner was shocked that he knew a story that had been almost forgotten in her own family.

She could guess why Lee Han knew about it.

“Y-Yeah. That’s right. It’s been a long time, so it might be exaggerated, but we can guess some things, right?”

“Replication.”

The friend with the curly red hair nodded. Talking to people who understood magic was fun.

If Ga heard this, he’d talk about snacks or magician cards…

“That’s right. The magic of making copies. It’s not unlimited and there are limits, but that magic is clear. That’s what I want to know.”

Complete material replication magic was almost impossible, so the Makin family’s cauldron probably did it in a limited way.

Yoner wanted to copy part of the secrets of that cauldron. That would be a great achievement.

“There it is.”

As they walked, they saw the alchemy workshop where the alchemists under Prince Bogajun worked.

The workshop looked wealthy, as Yoner said.

Unlike other workshops, it had a fancy gold and silver sign and a scale with crystal decorations.

“Won’t someone steal that?”

“Shhh. It’s been stolen a few times. Don’t say that inside. Let’s go.”

The two knocked on the workshop door and told the employee the name of the Nago family.

The employee was surprised and ran inside to tell them.

“They’ll see you now. Please come in!”

Lee Han and Yoner looked at each other and nodded.

It was a better response than other places. It was a good sign.

Clunk-

They went into the reception room and sat down. Soon, the door opened. Alchemists with familiar faces came in.

It was Yoane and her alchemists. Yoner’s face turned pale even though they were disguised.

“Yoner?”

“!”

Yoane recognized her sister even in disguise.

She had changed her appearance, but Yoane’s sharp eyes saw the family resemblance.

Yoane used magic on her amethyst glasses to see through her sister’s disguise. It was Yoner.

“Then who is that…”

“Gainando.”

“You’re not Gainando. You must be Wodanaz?”

“…Yes… that’s right.”