Surviving As A Mage In A Magic Academy [EN]: Chapter 960

Luckily, Professor Garcia did not use force on his students.

It wasn’t just because people were watching. Professor Garcia truly did not like violence.

Crack!

Angalo was horrified to see Professor Garcia grab the metal railing in the stands and crush it.

This was shocking because everyone knew Professor Garcia hated fighting. What if today was the day Professor Garcia decided to resort to violence for the first time?

“I’m… I’m sorry! Please spare me, Professor!”

“So, you do know what you did wrong. Quickly, bring Salco here.”

“Yes! Yes!”

Angalo hurriedly ran, pushing through the crowd, and grabbed Salco, who was shouting orders and throwing mud bombs to make the chaos worse, by the scruff of his neck.

-You bastard! Are you from the Granden City Quidditch Club?

-Trample him!

Angalo shouted as he was hit a few times by the people around him.

“Gack, gack! Tutanta, you fool! The Professor is here! Professor Garcia is here!”

Salco, who had been firing mud bombs, snapped out of it as if cold water had been splashed on him.

“D-don’t lie.”

“Look behind you!”

Salco, making eye contact with the familiar professor, immediately put down his wand.

“Everyone, stop! Stop fighting!”

“What are you doing! We need to trample those Granden City Quidditch Club bastards!”

“No! Stop! I said stop!”

The drunken spectators didn’t stop, even with Salco’s heartfelt pleas.

Thud!

Professor Garcia shook his head and slammed his staff on the floor.

Then, dozens of shadow tentacles descended from the air above the stands and covered the faces of the rampaging spectators.

“Gack!”

“Krrk!”

The spectators, who had been rampaging no matter how much they were stopped, slumped down and collapsed. It was a surprisingly sophisticated piece of magic.

“Everyone.”

Professor Garcia said to them with a stern face. The two swallowed hard.

“Run!”

Instead of scolding them, the professor took the lead and ran down the stairs.

The most important thing for an Einrogard wizard wasn’t staying in place to make a name for himself, or scolding his students. The most important thing was to quickly get away after causing an accident.

“…L-let’s go together, Professor!!”

The three wizards barely managed to get away from the scene.

-Who was that wizard from earlier?

-With that level of magic, wouldn’t they be from Einrogard?

-Indeed. Then maybe those wizards from earlier were from Einrogard too.

-Come to think of it, maybe the brawl at the city gates this morning was caused by Einrogard wizards as well.

‘Not the last one!’

Professor Garcia was frustrated.

Of course, statistically, it was true that Einrogard wizards caused a lot of accidents, but it was still unfair to be accused of doing something he didn’t do. Why did people in the Empire always blame Einrogard for any strange magic, even when they didn’t understand what happened?

“Alright. You two students.”

“…Yes…”

“…I’m sorry, Professor. I forgot my duty as a student and got carried away.”

The two deeply regretted their actions. It wasn’t necessarily because Professor Garcia’s hand was on their shoulders. When they came to their senses, they were ashamed of the ruckus they had caused.

“If you really regret it, then that’s enough. Just don’t do it again.”

Professor Garcia spoke with a much more relaxed attitude than before. In fact, compared to the accidents caused by other seniors, what these two had done today was nothing. A defection and a stadium riot were nothing, really…

“Let’s go find Ihan.”

“Why Ihan?”

Angalo wondered.

Unlike the two of them, Ihan was still legally out and about. Wasn’t he currently playing in a Quidditch match for the Quidditch Club?

“It’s because Ihan fought against the evil god worshippers in the Granden City Palace, risking his life.”

Professor Garcia stared intently at the two of them. The two felt cold sweat running down their spines.

“I… I’ve never heard of that.”

“M-me neither…”

Professor Garcia wasn’t angry that the students pretended not to know about the palace incident. He knew they were just acting.

Everyone makes mistakes when they’re students, don’t they? …Of course, Ihan’s mistakes are a bit on the large side…

“Alright, let’s go with that. Ihan wasn’t hurt anywhere, was he?”

“Haha. You know how strong Wodanaz is. He faced an alien being head-on, but he was back to his old self after a day of rest.”

Angalo stared at Salco in astonishment, with a look that said, ‘Are you crazy?’

He should have been insisting that nothing happened at the palace and that Wodanaz only played a supporting role, but what was he saying?

Salco seemed to realize his mistake belatedly in the chilling atmosphere.

‘Oops…! I made a mistake…!’

“…It’s a relief he wasn’t hurt.”

“Yes…”

After that, the three wizards walked silently down the passage.

On the opposite side of the stadium, in the Einrogard Quidditch Club area, excited spectators had already gathered.

-Long live Einrogard! Long live Eunhwa!

-Let us see the players! Let us see the players!

“Excuse me. We’re just passing through.”

-Get lost!

Dozens of shadow tentacles descended from the air again.

A Quidditch Club student who saw it shouted in surprise.

“Professor Garcia?!”

Professor Garcia, seeing that the other party recognized him immediately just by looking at the magic, unconsciously made an excuse.

“They probably recognized me because the spectators all collapsed, not because of the magic.”

“I recognized you by the magic! What brings you here? Did someone cause an accident…?”

The student, who was speaking, tensed up without realizing it.

If it were any other professor, it wouldn’t matter, but if Professor Garcia came all the way here because of an accident, how big could it be…

“It’s nothing like that. I just heard the news and stopped by. Oh, congratulations on the victory.”

“Thank you!”

The club students were already deeply immersed in the joy of victory. It was a victory they had achieved after a long time, so the joy was even more precious. There were congratulatory gifts everywhere.

But one person was missing.

“Where is Ihan?”

“Ah. Wodanaz said he had an appointment and went out for a while. Professor, Wodanaz played a really big role, so please be lenient about this outing…”

The senior, who was speaking, paused.

The space around Professor Garcia’s fist was distorting.

“…I guess not?? The school rules are strict, after all. Do as you please!”

“No, it’s fine. He can go out for a while since we won like this.”

Professor Garcia sighed at the sight of his disciple, who had already disappeared. It was really hard when his disciple was too smart at times like this.

“Ponryg. You did really well.”

-Phoohee!

Ponryg, who had transformed back into his speech, nodded happily.

The people who had bet money on the Einrogard Quidditch Club were convinced that they were the happiest people because of this game, but that was wrong. The happiest one because of this game was this Griffin. It felt like he had relieved a grudge that had been building up for decades.

‘I didn’t know he liked Quidditch so much.’

Ihan thought to himself as he smoothed Ponryg’s mane. Regardless of Ponryg’s tastes, Ihan was able to win thanks to him. The tears of the seniors were a bonus.

“Here. Eat some more of this.”

The baby basilisk envied Ponryg, who was munching on snacks, from inside his sleeve. If I go out to the Quidditch match, I can receive that much love!

“Anyway… I don’t know where to go.”

Ihan was lost in thought for a moment. The merchant guild warehouse he was staying in was a bit dangerous. Professor Garcia might track him down. But going back to the stadium and staying with the Quidditch Club members was like saying, ‘Please arrest me’…

Ihan, who was worried, was surprised by the unexpected face walking down the main street in front of the alley.

The senior from the kitchen club, Priest Falcrius, was walking with huge sacks on both shoulders.

“Senior!”

“…Who is it?”

“Ah. It’s me, Wodanaz.”

Falcrius was puzzled by Ihan’s disguised appearance, but soon nodded. In fact, it was so common for Einrogard wizards to go around in disguise that there was nothing to be surprised about.

“Phew. I was wondering why you came out so early. Well, you belong to several clubs, so you must have come out first?”

“Yes. But why are you, senior…?”

The kitchen club’s external activities were usually charity. They received great support from various temples and sponsors to distribute food, and the abandoned and leftover food was shared among the starving Einrogard students. But there were still a few more days until the schedule. Why did Falcrius come out alone in advance?

“Hahaha. Well, it’s because I need to gather a lot of ingredients.”

The senior explained with a hearty laugh. Even if they received support from various temples and sponsors, there were bound to be many hungry people. If they prepared more than the scheduled support, they could share a warm meal with those people as well. Falcrius didn’t want to bother the other juniors, so he applied separately on his own and came out first like this.

“…You should have told me. I would have helped you.”

“Phew. You’re the only member in the club who’s busier than me, Wodanaz. And it’s something I like to do. There’s no need for other juniors to step in.”

Falcrius laughed, patting his thick belly, which was mistaken for an ogre hybrid.

“And the more ingredients we have left over, the better for us, right?”

“You’re right. I’ll help… Wait a minute. Senior, have you ever met Professor Garcia?”

“No? Why?”

“It’s nothing. I’ll help you.”

“Phew. That’s reassuring. Thank you, Wodanaz.”

Falcrius smiled broadly. Considering his junior’s talent, it felt more reassuring than the support of ten students.

“Wait a minute. Wodanaz, I’ve been thinking, shouldn’t you take off your disguise?”

“Yes? Why is that?”

“Well…”

In order to gather more food, they had to go around and persuade people. They would be visiting various places, and some of those places were weak to the authority and dignity of the nobles. Falcrius looked like a priest to anyone, so he had authority, but…

” ? ”

…Didn’t his junior have features that made him look like he came from a great noble family to anyone? It would be more helpful for persuasion to take off the disguise and visit with dignity.

“Hmm. But… Uhh…”

“What’s wrong?”

“I’m afraid someone will recognize me.”

“Phew. It’s okay. It’s okay, Wodanaz. Granden City is a big city, so there are a lot of wizards. Even if you caused an accident, they won’t recognize you.”

There were more people among the Einrogard students who disguised themselves when they went outside than one might think. Either they caused an accident outside, or they were planning to cause an accident. Usually, one of the two applied.

“…That’s not what I meant… Anyway, I understand.”

Ihan took off his disguise.

It seemed difficult to help Falcrius while disguised.

“Then let’s go…”

“Aren’t you Wodanaz?! From the Einrogard Quidditch Club! Right?!”

“What!? That Wodanaz is here!?”

“Wodanaz! Please sign my pocket watch!”

As soon as someone shouted, people flocked to him like clouds. Everyone wanted to get a signature on their cloaks, brooches, or pocket watches as a souvenir of today’s game.

Falcrius was shocked by the sight.

‘W-what is this!?’