Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy Chapter 1062

Chapter 1062

-But that's not my fault.-

Despite remembering, the skull principal was very confident.

If she had prior plans and wanted to use him as a magic slave during break, she should have taken him by force first.

After doing such things under Professor Verduus herself, complaining about being treated the same way now didn't make sense.

"Magic slave?"

-Fellow, it's a metaphor.-

"..."

This time Yi-Han also glared at the skull principal.

After filling Einroguard's empty treasury for him?

"No. Principal. You took him out when he had plans with Yukbeltire??"

When Professor Garcia spoke in bewilderment, the 5th year senior's eyes sparkled with hope.

Fortunately there was one mage here with proper sense.

-Yes. But Professor Garcia, if I dare defend myself, Yukbeltire is no different. Last year she tried kidnapping a professor, and the year before she tried kidnapping a friend. If you swing a sword, you should be prepared to be hit back.-

"..."

Unfortunately Professor Garcia was immediately refuted.

Yukbeltire's past caught up to her.

Had she even made plans with Wardanaz normally? Hadn't she used her senior authority to bully him?

"Gasp."

"N-no. That's not it."

When Professor Garcia looked at him with a 'surely not' gaze, Yi-Han answered in panic.

Though Yukbeltire was certainly a bothersome person, at least this time he hadn't been threatened with authority.

-Don't listen, Professor Garcia. Even after being kidnapped last time, Wardanaz entered as a disciple. He's someone who can't make normal judgments if he can learn magic.-

"That was your doppelganger, Principal..."

Yi-Han criticized incredulously, but Professor Garcia had already nearly fallen for it.

Yukbeltire's fingertips trembled with anger toward the skull principal, sensing complete defeat.

'A great mage who dislikes the skull principal enough to be suspicious will be born later.'

He could see the future somehow without using divination magic. Yi-Han spoke to soothe his senior.

"I roughly finished what I was doing. I'll help with your research."

"But the lost time can't be made up."

"Would you like to do it for the remaining break, or just get lo... leave?"

After thinking a bit, Yukbeltire answered.

"It would be better to do it for the remaining break."

"Indeed Senior is clever."

While Yi-Han praised his senior, Professor Garcia quietly approached Alcicle.

Alcicle spoke while fuming.

"To leave someone behind!"

"Shh! This isn't the time for that."

"With such shallow tricks..."

Alcicle became even angrier at the typical Einroguard method.

Einroguard mages excelled at all sorts of schemes. One of them was deceiving people by making a fuss as if something big had happened.

-Ah! Sir Pengerin. That mage seems poisoned by gargoyle flames! Please give emergency treatment!-

-A-alright!-

-Got it! Pengerin's out! We'll meet that sponsor first! Run!-

-...These bastards!-

To Alcicle who had been fooled by graduates several times already, such tricks only fueled his anger more.

-No. This really isn't the time for that. You need to worry about something more important.-

"?!"

When even the skull principal spoke seriously, Alcicle paused.

Gonadaltes was a great great mage, and though Alcicle had relatively close relations with him, that reverence hadn't faded.

Alcicle held back his anger and asked first.

"Why?"

-Because Professor Boladi is certain about what happened in the last expedition and trying to hold you responsible. Well then.-

Pop!

The skull principal disappeared right away, seemingly not wanting to be caught by Alcicle.

Professor Garcia floundered alone then spoke.

"B-but it should be fine! Just don't walk around alone!"

"...Should have stayed at Petroguard..."

Alcicle deeply regretted.

What glory was he seeking by returning here!

  *

"Wow! It's Alcicle!"

"Aah!"

Alcicle's hardships still weren't over.

Trudging into the villa and climbing the central stairs, Alcicle screamed upon seeing a girl with golden eyes he had met several times.

Why was Princess Jourin here?

"Alcicle! Wyvern play! Let's play wyvern! Where are you going! Play with Jourin!"

"Wardanaz! Wardanaz! Help!"

Alcicle frantically flapped his wings looking for Yi-Han, the contractor who could at least stop this dragon race.

Watching Alcicle cover the stairs with ice to make a shortcut then slide down, the 2nd year students admired.

"Amazing magic."

"And cute too!"

Alcicle was barely able to find Yi-Han on the first floor. Wardanaz was chatting with other friends.

"Wardanaz! Her Highness is trying to kill me!"

"What? It's not that bad. What's all this fuss..."

Yi-Han knew what wyvern play was too.

It was a game where they threw Alcicle up and he flapped like a wyvern.

"Don't you know human form has worse strength control than dragon form? Do you want to see me stuck in the ceiling? And if that happens, Boladi Bagrak will come stab me right away."

"..."

Instead of saying 'Come on, it's not that bad', Yi-Han made a serious contemplating expression.

At that reaction, Alcicle became even more terrified.

"N-no, you need to say it's not true. Why are you doing this?"

"You should certainly be careful about Professor Bagrak..."

"...I'll stay here for a while."

When Alcicle sat down between them, the 2nd year students spoke firmly.

"Don't touch the spoils."

"Spoils?"

"Wardanaz raided a thieves' fortress and brought back spoils. We were in the middle of an auction."

"...What on earth happened during that time???"

Though he had wasted quite some time at Petroguard, he hadn't thought there would be so many changes.

What on earth had happened during that time?

"Sir Alcicle. Could you close the reception room door?"

"Ah. Is there some reason it needs to be quiet?"

Alcicle got up wobbling. However, Yi-Han shook his head and spoke.

"Senior's gaze is bothering me."

"..."

Only then did Alcicle notice Yukbeltire standing blankly outside the door.

It was tenacious determination to enter research with her junior without wasting even one second once the auction ended.

Adenart hung her head in shame. She wished everyone would forget they were sisters.

"C-can't you tell her to come in and wait?"

"We don't want that."

"Honestly Senior is burdensome."

'Cold bastards.'

Alcicle shuddered at the 2nd year students' cold reactions.

Though Alcicle specialized in cold magic, compared to these Einroguard 2nd year students' reactions, the cold he handled felt rather warm.

"You'll change your minds when you hear. Now, listen."

Alcicle began explaining about Yukbeltire's journey.

First, upon realizing her perfect break research plan had crumbled because of the skull principal, despite the shock Yukbeltire reacted calmly.

-Oh, no! Yukbeltire! To think your magic would be hindered by such an evil great mage. Let me rather become your attendant and help!-

Though her friend volunteered, Yukbeltire refused. This wasn't something a friend could help with.

"...Wait. Wait. Something's strange from the start."

"Why?"

"If it's a friend, isn't it Senior Direth? Senior Direth is absolutely not someone who would talk like that..."

The Direth Yi-Han knew would surely have said this:

-What can you do. Can't help during break then. Go complain to the Principal.-

"Really? Well I heard it like this."

Alcicle shrugged his shoulders. Yi-Han had no choice but to listen despite the blatant and brazen distortion.

'What a vile person. To distort like that when she's not here.'

Anyway, after shaking off the clinging friend, Yukbeltire arrived late at the capital.

Since Yi-Han had departed a week earlier, there was bound to be a time difference no matter how quickly she flew.

"But as we know, we went to Petroguard."

"We did."

"Petroguard was better than expected. Though there were many annoying ones."

The friends listening cut in.

The experience of visiting Petroguard had been quite a shock to these Einroguard students too.

"That's good. From what the Petroguard mages were saying, seems the exchange will happen. If Einroguard and Petroguard do it together... the Pitah Festival was it?"

Alcicle recalled the old name while searching his memories.

The imperial magic schools' exchanges all had names.

When two schools did it, when three schools did it, and so on...

The name of the competition held by just Einroguard and Petroguard was certainly the <Pitah Festival>.

Yi-Han who suddenly became curious asked.

"Have Einroguard and Kalaroguard held an exchange with just the two of them?"

"Yes. Walpurgis Night."

"What about Einroguard and Baldurguard?"

"Uh... it was definitely the Imperial Magic Schools' Friendship Exchange."

"..."

"..."

When a suddenly businesslike and cold name came out, the students were bewildered.

Yi-Han regretted asking needlessly.

"Anyway, Her Highness there arrived late at Petroguard."

Surprisingly, Yukbeltire was already acquainted with Petroguard mages.

Well thinking of her year and ability, it would have been stranger not to have such connections.

"So she talked with them and followed?"

"No. The Petroguard mages made a fuss telling her to get lost. As you know, relations aren't very good between Einroguard's enchantment magic school and Petroguard."

"..."

We don't know that!?

Yi-Han was dumbfounded but unfortunately there was no one to explain.

"When a commotion broke out, I went out and stopped them. We made up by sharing magic talk and showing artifacts."

Alcicle's outstanding magic, distinguished career, and cute appearance were excellent at calming people.

When Alcicle stepped in to mediate, the Petroguard mages put down their old grudges and allowed Yukbeltire's entry.

Yukbeltire also praised the Petroguard mages' artifacts and.

"Oh."

"So Her Highness there asked where you were, and the answer came that you had gone first?"

Yi-Han suddenly felt ominous.

Why did he feel ominous when the atmosphere had been warm?

"What happened?"

"She immediately pointed out that Petroguard mages' artifacts were trash..."

"I didn't point that out."

A senior standing outside, face unseen, retorted. Alcicle ignored her and spoke.

"You did point it out. Actually it was closer to crude criticism than pointing out."

Feeling this wouldn't do, Alcicle quickly escaped with Yukbeltire.

Nothing good would come from fighting in enemy territory.

"...Uh, but Sir Alcicle. Hearing this it seems you just suffered, yet you're strangely taking Senior's side?"

"When I thought about someone abandoning me, I suddenly felt sorry for her."

"...Senior Yukbeltire! Please come inside!"

Yi-Han quickly opened the door and changed the subject.

  *

"So what do I need to do?"

"This week's challenge is fusing these two magics."

Yukbeltire laid out dozens of magic circle diagrams on the table and began explaining.

Maybe it was his imagination but her eyes seemed to blaze slightly.

"Fusing these two magics won't be easy at all so you should prepare. Specifically, bounty hunting and other things all..."

Yi-Han let it flow past his ears then gathered the important diagrams.

"Excuse me. I'll go ask something quickly."

"Sto-"

Yukbeltire panicked, thinking her evil junior was attempting the evil escape he learned from the evil skull principal.

However, surprisingly Yi-Han returned not long after.

"I brought newly drawn magic circles. They said there were some mistakes in the original magic circles."

"...?!!!"