Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy Chapter 1073

Chapter 1073

"She probably entrusted it expecting talent."

As befitting a renowned enchantment mage, Avalcan accurately guessed Ragesa's thoughts.

Just looking at the magic worked with Princess Yukbeltire showed how outstanding this boy's talent was.

Though he didn't want to acknowledge it, it was better than his disciple. He could understand Ragesa entrusting Professor Verduus's aerial sailing ship that she had invested so much gold in.

-Oh...!-

-I thought she entrusted it out of pity, but that explanation certainly seems right. As expected of Sir Avalcan!-

The death knights admired his keen insight.

Come to think of it, it had seemed strange.

It was too expensive an item to give out of pity.

It seemed they had been fooled by the successor's words about receiving it because he was pitiful.

'Is he mocking me?'

Avalcan was slightly bewildered at the knights' ridiculous reaction. However, without showing it he spoke again.

"Anyway, you have that sailing ship?"

"Yes."

"Hmm. Then no problem. If you want, we'll cast the magic we brought on that sailing ship."

"I'll do the same."

Though the two mages expressed agreement, Yi-Han didn't.

Actually he hadn't fully grasped the current situation yet.

"Wait a moment everyone. Is this alright? You came together for the professor's work didn't you?"

-Our duty is guarding, not helping Professor Verduus's work.-

The death knights displayed flexibility befitting those who lived twice.

Their duty was keeping Professor Verduus's head attached, not completing his work.

Yi-Han regretted choosing the wrong people to ask. Even if he had asked 'Is it okay to sell Professor Verduus as a slave?', the death knights probably would have answered 'Well his life would still be attached so that's fine'.

Instead Yi-Han asked the two mages who had both common sense and experience.

"Is this really alright? Both of you came to this dog... no, this meeting because you needed help from Professor Verduus didn't you?"

'Wasn't he about to say dog-like meeting just now?'

Avalcan thought inwardly.

But he must have thought wrong. A Wardanaz family mage wouldn't use such vulgar words.

"That's true of course."

"Is it okay not to receive it?"

The two mages nodded simultaneously.

"Better not receive than listen to that fellow's unreasonableness."

"I agree too. Though cooperation is needed, it's not worth readjusting prepared magic from scratch."

"..."

Yi-Han was overwhelmed by the two mages' resolute will.

Only one emotion could be felt from them.

Rather than accommodate Professor Verduus's unreasonableness, they would throw their magic on the ground!

"The prepared magic has no use besides Professor Verduus's sailing ship anyway."

"Right. Since we brought it, accept it."

"But the sailing ship is in Einroguard..."

-Don't worry. We already contacted them to bring it.-

"..."

From when the professor started being unreasonable, the knights had been contacting their colleagues at Einroguard.

To predict all this situation.

They could truly be called extraordinary strategists.

"Th-thank you."

-We should thank you. But if you tell Professor Verduus about this later, make sure to call us too!-

  *

Though the two mages rushed out, instead of chasing to apologize or persuade, Professor Verduus used time efficiently.

That is, immersing in his own work.

Seeing him meticulously adjusting the shrunk sailing ship, Alcicle anxiously asked out of concern.

"Um, don't you need to go out?"

"Why?"

"...Because we gathered for cooperation?"

"Will cooperation happen if I follow them out?"

"!"

Professor Verduus showed unexpectedly sharp aspects.

He was certainly right. Those two wouldn't change their minds just because Professor Verduus followed them out.

'This person... could he be a genius?'

Alcicle who had been shocked blinked seeing a grotesque sight outside the window.

What was that?

'What? That sailing ship... that... uh...?'

Death knights floating in the air were cutting out the outer wall of the upper floor and pushing in a small sailing ship.

Though they were mages, such surreal sights were rare.

Staring blankly, Alcicle met Yi-Han's eyes. Yi-Han gestured for quiet then pleaded with his eyes.

-Please hold Professor Verduus.-

"...H-how am I supposed to do that!"

"Can't you be quiet?"

Professor Verduus snapped irritably without feeling any dissonance.

He was having a very tricky time rearranging the internal mana structure while maintaining the shrinking magic.

"S-sorry. Um... work hard. I won't disturb you. Is there anything I can help with?"

Alcicle decided to try his best for now.

Having no close relationship with Professor Verduus, he wasn't confident how well he could do (others might seduce with penguin mixed-blood cuteness but unfortunately the opponent was a beaver mixed-blood), but he had to try.

"Help? There is."

"Oh. What is it?"

"Could you make some ice?"

Various types of ice were used as reagents depending on their shape and properties.

A cold magic mage of Alcicle's level could make several reagents impossible to collect naturally.

"What kind of ice do you need? The shape and properties..."

Professor Verduus held out a mug.

"Put it on top of this water."

"..."

Realizing his help was needed for iced water, Alcicle was extremely angry.

Dropping his polite speech used because there were many listeners, Alcicle shouted.

"What are you doing!"

"Huh? Why?"

"I said I'd help with magic needs, not help make your iced water chores!"

"Isn't that the same thing?"

Professor Verduus was bewildered.

When he was hot and thirsty, didn't magic efficiency drop?

"What mage would use magic for something like this!"

"Wardanaz does it."

"..."

Even in his anger, Alcicle's mind cleared from sheer incredulity.

'Wardanaz you bastard...!'

To think such an outstanding mage could be this pitiful.

It was truly mysterious.

Alcicle gathered himself. Now wasn't the time to pour out anger.

While they worked above (though he didn't know what they were doing), he had to block Professor Verduus for the empire's most pitiful mage!

"...Alright. Here you go."

Alcicle packed the ice tightly with hatred. Professor Verduus mumbled while immersing in work again.

About an hour passed.

Watching, Alcicle inwardly gauged the time.

'Surprisingly I might be able to keep blocking.'

Though he hadn't been confident persuading at first, thinking about it, Professor Verduus didn't like moving around from the start.

If given ice he just kept sitting saying it was good.

"Ah."

"!"

However that thought vanished like foam as soon as Professor Verduus stood up. Alcicle felt his heart sink.

"Wh-what's wrong?"

"Need to go to the second floor for a moment."

"Why??"

Alcicle wondered if Professor Verduus had finally noticed the dissonance.

Had he realized where the disappeared people went?

"Need Belgarung pigment for reagent."

Several paintings hung here on the second floor put up by the original owner.

If scraped off, enough reagent could probably be secured for current use.

Of course it would be unpleasant for the original owner, the anonymous skeleton great mage, but that wasn't Professor Verduus's concern.

"Wait! Wait!"

"??"

"...Do you really need that pigment?"

"I do?"

'Damn. Why am I so lacking in speech skills!'

Alcicle reflected.

Living his whole life relying on cute appearance, he lacked means when that didn't work.

If it was that Wardanaz bastard he would have persuaded Professor Verduus to jump into the fireplace with a few words!

Professor Verduus paused in front of the stairs. Professor Boladi was standing in the middle.

"I need to go to second..."

Professor Boladi slowly shook his head. Though there was no threatening gesture or words, his meaning was very clear.

Professor Verduus quietly turned and sat down. Alcicle couldn't help asking.

"Don't you need the pigment?"

"Mmm. Think I can substitute."

"..."

Alcicle pondered slightly.

...Should I get combat mage training too after this is over?

  *

The two mages on the second floor displayed concentration that surprised even themselves.

To think their minds would be this light and motivation would spring forth thinking they were helping that disciple's item rather than Professor Verduus's.

"Thank you so much. Here, have some water."

Yi-Han handed a tin cup to the orc mage, Avalcan's disciple.

Unfortunately there wasn't much Yi-Han could do in this sailing ship modification work.

The magic each mage had prepared was already at completion level, and outsiders would only interfere with transplanting it to the sailing ship.

Thanks to this, Yi-Han could only watch while the orc mage Avalcarn worked sweating with his master.

'If only I had a strong heart like Senior Yukbeltire.'

Surprisingly, Yukbeltire hadn't blinked an eye. She had a proud attitude of why step in when other mages were transplanting magic they prepared.

Come to think of it, it seemed more like a brazen heart than a strong heart. Yi-Han changed his mind that he shouldn't emulate her after all.

"Thank you... was there an ice artifact here on the second floor?"

Avalcarn wondered at the cold iced water.

There wasn't much here on the second floor besides decorative paintings, so where did this water come from?

"I made it with magic."

"...?!"

Avalcarn was shocked at the unbelievable mana waste.

Not some third-rate mage wandering the streets, but an Einroguard mage far more amazing than himself wasting like this?

"Why... why..."

Though he tried to stammer out the reason, Yi-Han asked first.

"More importantly, what magic were you two trying to receive Professor Verduus's help with?"

"Ah, we were going to request casting <Beavle's Sorrow>."

Though Avalcan was an outstanding ancient relic specialist, he couldn't cast all magic himself.

He had planned to use Beavle's Sorrow, Professor Verduus's unique magic reinterpreting Baqwantallana's sorrow, to repair damaged relics.

"Is that magic impossible to imitate?"

"It seems that way? I understand it's not just simple casting, but Professor Verduus needs to use small world too..."

The difficulty certainly seemed high enough.

To think Professor Verduus needed to cast it with small world spread.

Yi-Han fell into thought.

"Could you show me the damaged relic briefly?"

"That's not difficult but..."

Even while handing it over, Avalcarn wondered.

Was he planning to go down and ask Professor Verduus?

Though it seemed absolutely impossible, since the other was Professor Verduus's disciple, you never knew.

However, instead of going down, Yi-Han briefly opened the guest room door and went inside.

Just as the orc mage's curiosity was about to burst, Yi-Han opened the door and came out again.

"I cast it and brought it out here. Could you please check if this level is acceptable?"

Thud!

Avalcarn's legs gave out and he collapsed from shock.