Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy
chapter-506

As Yi-Han was dejectedly watching the back of the dwarf mage walking away with quick steps, something suddenly occurred to him.

'Wait a minute...!'

Now was not the time to feel dejected about being pickpocketed, no, having something put in his pocket.

"Professor. We need to move now!"

"?"

Yi-Han quickly pushed Professor Bagrak's back and started moving.

Thanks to being trained in the harsh environment of Einroguard, he could predict the actions of the other transformation mages.

'We need to get out of here!'

"What's going on?"

"I have something to ask about magic combat! It's not a question to ask here, anyway, I'll ask in a place where outsiders can't come!"

At the mention of magic combat, Professor Bagrak seemed quite interested and readily took a step.

As Yi-Han went down the side staircase of the corridor to avoid the pursuit of the outsiders, he could hear murmuring voices from behind.

-Huh? I think they went this way...-

-Wait. Why did you come here? You said it wasn't like that earlier!-

-Haha, let's not blame each other after coming together. We're all in the same boat!-

-Ugh... Alright! Then let's talk together!-

'I'm so glad I learned divination magic.'

Thanks to practicing divination magic, he was able to escape without being caught by the crazy mages. Yi-Han inwardly expressed his gratitude to Professor Krair.

Of course, this had nothing to do with divination magic.

Gainando, who had packed his bag to attend the dark magic lecture, was puzzled when he saw Yi-Han's face.

"Hey. Gral. Yi-Han looks a bit strange."

"Wardanaz was always strange. And don't act friendly. Don't poke me with your staff either."

Raphael got irritated and pushed Gainando away when he poked him with his staff.

Usually, when other Blue Dragon Tower students were told 'Hey, don't talk to me,' they would say 'What? How dare you be rude?' and they would have no reason to talk to each other, but this prince just ignored it and said what he wanted to say.

"He looks tired, doesn't he?"

"Of course he's tired. How can he not be tired learning magic like that?"

"No. He was usually fine with that much."

"..."

'Is this guy really a friend?'

Raphael looked at Gainando with a very subtle gaze.

When a friend tries to learn that much magic, he should stop him for the sake of his health, but saying 'He was usually fine with that much'...

He couldn't tell if it was words coming out of his mouth or noise coming out of his snout.

"Are, are you okay?"

"Huh? Ah. I was greeting the transformation mages who came from outside."

"I see."

Ymirg, who was nodding his head, felt something strange.

'Huh?'

He had never heard of transformation mages coming from outside, and it was strange that Wardanaz was greeting them.

Moreover, above all, today was not even a day when there was a transformation magic lecture!

"Transformation mages came to visit? Why are you greeting them?"

Raphael seemed to think the same way and threw a question.

Gainando looked at his friend as if he was pathetic and said.

"You don't know that either? Last time when the summoning mages came, and when the dark mages came, Yi-Han greeted them too. It's probably the same with the transformation mages."

"...No... Wai... Hey! Hey!!"

When Gainando just said his own nonsense and went into the lecture room, Raphael almost grabbed the back of his neck.

It was such nonsense that he was pondering where to start refuting, and he left in the meantime.

That prince had a special talent for making people angry.

"Hello. Professor."

"Ahem. Yes. Good work. I heard you came back after completing a mission outside?"

Professor Mortum, who seemed to have heard about the mission, coughed and gestured for Yi-Han to sit down.

"Yes. Since other professors were also there, it wasn't that hard."

Yi-Han spoke hypocritically without even wetting his lips. It was almost an instinctive answer.

Since he didn't know how the conversation between the professors would go when he wasn't there, it was best to be careful.

"It wasn't hard? Ahem. You were lucky. It will be hard from now on."

"..."

"..."

His friends were fed up, but Yi-Han sympathized with Professor Mortum's words.

'That much is considered warm and kind concern.'

Considering the difficulty of the mission he had completed last time, there was a possibility that when he became a 2nd-year student, he would be sent out alone to hunt a dragon and bring back change.

"Ahem, ahem... missions from outside are bothersome since they have to be tailored to the standards of the client who pays silver coins. And you guys are... Hmm. Dark mages."

"..."

"..."

His friends' faces darkened.

If the seniors were there, they would have said, 'Professor, please shut up, they'll find out anyway when they become 2nd-years,' but Professor Mortum just spoke honestly.

It seemed that the difficulty of the missions received by dark mages was higher than the missions received by mages from other schools of magic.

While mages from the enchantment magic school received missions like 'Please fix the broken artifact, thank you,' dark mages received missions like 'A plague zone broke out in the south, please call some dark mages'...

"Uh, but if we make golems or summons well, won't there be demand?"

Gainando, who was taking out bones he had picked up from his backpack, asked in disbelief.

Last time, Yi-Han had definitely said this.

-Yi-Han. Why do we have to study magic like bone armor enhancement? I don't think people will ask for bone armor enhancement.-

-Oh my. Gainando. You don't seem to know, but these days, bone armor enhancement magic is popular among adventurers. They're all clamoring to have it cast on them.-

-What?! Really?! Then what about bone spear enhancement?-

-That's right. It's in short supply because there are few dark mages.-

-Then what about skeleton-type summons or golems?! Are they popular too?-

-That's the most popular. I heard last time that there are few things nobles can boast about like bone golems.-

-I've never heard of that?-

-That's because they're embarrassed that they couldn't get a bone golem, so they pretend to be uninterested.-

-Aha!-

"Ahem. Those kinds of golems or summons are only used by dark mages, why would ordinary people who don't know magic be interested in such gruesome summons?"

"...???"

Gainando looked at Yi-Han with a world-shattering expression, but Yi-Han ignored him as if he hadn't heard.

"Don't think about selling weird things, and improve your skills so that you can respond to any mission. Ahem. Everyone, take out your bones."

The students took out their bones.

They were currently practicing magic to additionally enhance the summoned undead when they summoned it.

"Ahem. Wardanaz, go over there and practice dark elements."

Yi-Han moved without being surprised or flustered anymore.

'Well, I've already done undead enhancement several times.'

Since he had successfully done it several times, there was no need to practice it again now.

"Professor. Are the seniors not here today?"

At Gainando's question, Professor Mortum answered while soothing his throat with hot tea.

"They also have to study on their own... You guys should be able to handle this much by yourselves."

'Indeed.'

Yi-Han understood.

And this was good for Yi-Han in the long run as well.

Considering the lack of personnel in the dark magic school, Yi-Han might have to take care of the 1st-years even after becoming a 2nd-year.

'You have to be able to do the magic you can do on your own. That's true.'

Moreover, since he had encountered Senior Direth last time when she was trying to gather information anonymously through the notebook, it seemed good to keep a distance for a while.

People have a sense of shame, don't they?

'Unless it's the skull principal, they'll be a bit embarrassed.'

"..."

"..."

Following Professor Mortum's instructions, Yi-Han opened the side door and entered, and he hesitated at the sight of Direth wearing a mask.

Huh?

"Professor? Didn't you say there were no seniors?"

"Ahem. That was about bone magic... You think I'll have you practice dark element magic alone?"

Professor Mortum reprimanded Yi-Han in an irritated voice.

How could a guy like Wardanaz ask such a stupid question, not to mention Gainando?

If he was going to practice dark element magic, of course there had to be a dark mage watching next to him.

"Th-That's right."

"Hurry up and practice. I'll also check your dark elements during the final exam."

Gainando asked in surprise.

"Us too?!"

"Ahem. No. Only Wardanaz additionally."

"Phew. That's a relief."

"..."

"..."

Ymirg and Raphael looked at Gainando as if he were trash.

Yi-Han turned his gaze to Direth wearing a mask.

"Uh, senior."

"No?"

"Pardon?"

"I'm not a senior. I'm someone you're meeting for the first time."

Yi-Han turned his gaze to the crow mixed-blood mage wearing a mask whom he was meeting for the first time.

"Yes... Dark mage I'm meeting for the first time. Please guide me in dark element magic..."

"...Nice to meet you..."

The dark element lecture began in an awkward atmosphere.

The skill of the crow mixed-blood mage he was meeting for the first time was very outstanding.

"Among the various elements, the dark element belongs to the most unique and heterogeneous axis."

"That's right."

"Therefore, you need to be even more careful when handling it, and rather than using it by itself, it's advantageous to combine it with magic from other schools. Especially in the case of transformation magic or enchantment magic, just temporarily imbuing the dark element..."

Direth started from the basics of dark element magic.

Even if Yi-Han was directly taught by other professors or the skull principal, neglecting this part was not Direth's style.

"But senior."

"Yes. ...Wait. I said I'm not a senior."

"Yes... Dark mage I'm meeting for the first time."

Yi-Han pointed to the back and asked.

"What is that?"

Behind the crow mixed-blood mage he was meeting for the first time, there were large straw dolls standing.

If it were just one, it might be overlooked, but similarly shaped straw dolls were standing ominously, so he couldn't help but be concerned.

"Ah. Those are practice straw dolls."

"Are we releasing the dark element into those dolls?"

It wasn't very surprising since he had done basic elemental training in a similar way with Professor Bagrak.

Of course, Professor Bagrak made him do it on living people instead of straw dolls, but there wasn't much difference, was there?

"It's not releasing... but closer to imbuing... We're making cursed dolls."

"Cursed dolls... you say?"

Perhaps sensing an ominous sign in Yi-Han's voice, the crow mixed-blood mage he was meeting for the first time suddenly spoke faster and longer.

"This is not meant to be used in strange places, it's a method commonly used when learning to utilize dark elements."

Due to its characteristics, the dark element was mainly used in indirect ways such as imbuing or transforming rather than direct ways such as shape shifting or release.

One of the most commonly used application magics among them was the dark cursed doll.

Just by firmly imbuing the dark element into a straw doll, this doll becomes a cursed item that sucks the vitality out of people when they possess it.

Dark mages who were skilled in this magic could make cursed items out of all kinds of objects.

"You understand? It's absolutely not a strange magic or one that violates Imperial law. Junior. Are you listening?"

"You just called me junior..."

"You heard wrong. Now. Focus."