Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy Chapter 1106

Chapter 1106

"What? Isn't this that magic?"

Yi-Han was rather bewildered by his senior's words.

He felt like he was covering himself with shadows to prevent future divination, so why say it wasn't?

"That... it should be more subtle... and weaker..."

The golem senior stammered as he began explaining.

Originally, <Escape to Shadow Fortress> cast as magic was a much quieter and calmer magic.

If forced to make a comparison, it could be likened to a lake. Throwing oneself into a lake to avoid enemy divination.

But the music magic his junior was casting now was intense and overflowing with power.

Like a storm, it gave off an overwhelming pressure that seemed to wrap up and blow away all enemy divination spread around.

Though the end result of avoiding detection by breaking through enemy divination was the same...

...Could these two be called the same magic?

"Isn't the principle the same?"

"That's true but strictly speaking..."

"If there's no problem I'll proceed like this. Senior, isn't it already an unreasonable request for me to learn such a difficult magic as is? If I can just cast even a degraded version, I should be grateful."

"It's not degraded! Hey!"

The golem senior tried to correct his junior's misunderstanding but Yi-Han focused on playing again.

Since the magic was still being cast, he couldn't spend too long doing other things.

Kwarrung!

If other mages had been present, they would have heard thunder as mana swirled like the golem senior did.

A storm violently assaulting above the shadow fortress hiding the caster's fate.

And the noise that storm created!

The magic completed along with a concentration of mana reminiscent of sharply carved cliffs. Yi-Han exhaled deeply and put down his instrument.

"How was it?"

"What do you mean how was it. I told you already."

The golem senior replied curtly.

"Come on. I told you, even if it's a degraded version..."

"It's not degraded!"

"Is that so? Then there's no problem with the magic now, right?"

"That's true, but aren't you curious?"

As a mage, one should naturally be interested in such phenomena.

Especially for a mage like his junior who had achieved vast magical accomplishments despite being only in second year.

Why was there such a difference between the music magic cast looking at the score and the original magic?

Perhaps music magic was the original, and the current <Escape to Shadow Fortress> magic was a simplified version developed based on this original?

"Not curious."

"...Don't lie."

"Really. More importantly, if there's no problem with the magic, I have something to do so I'll be going now."

"What are you going to do?"

"Going to meet Her Highness Jourin by breaking through the inspector's surveillance."

"Aha! Right. Have a good trip!"

The golem senior changed his mind and decided to investigate the magical questions by himself.

After practically pushing his junior out, the golem senior sprinkled salt, holy water, and all kinds of reagents helpful for warding off misfortune around the doorway.

And inwardly prayed to fate.

'Please make this junior go find the professor next time.'

  *

'Move before the magic's time runs out.'

Yi-Han moved immediately.

Normally he might have taken more time to check.

Playing the magic several times, recording range and duration, checking variables...

But now there was no time for that. If he tried the magic again and it didn't work well, it would be disastrous.

...Jourin's patience wouldn't hold out that long!

'Honestly, Jourin's patience level should be considered 0.8 Gainando. Unlike Gainando trained at Einroguard, Jourin's is even lower.'

Pop-

As he ran and cast invisibility magic, Yi-Han's form completely disappeared from the air.

After loading two magics that seemed most necessary with storage magic, Yi-Han took a deep breath.

Though Einroguard's main building looked the same as usual, the atmosphere flowing around it was full of dissonance.

Though it had always made viewers dizzy from magic accumulated over an unfathomably long time, now...

'Unfamiliar magic is flowing through the air.'

This must be dragon magic cast by Uman.

Divination magic to catch students wandering at night!

-My goodness. To think he'd triple the patrols.-

"!"

Yi-Han lowered his posture at the familiar voices of knights heard from far away.

Though he was using invisibility magic and shadow fortress magic now, needless carelessness would only bring ruin.

-Weren't you the one who said patrols should be increased normally? Always complaining about students raiding the warehouse.-

-True. But that was a fair contest between me and the students. My insight as a knight versus the mages' ingenious ideas. It was determining which was superior. But now there's none of that, with magic covering everything in veils...-

'What crazy talk is he saying so seriously?'

Yi-Han almost jumped out to object. If this was a strategy, it was truly cunning and vicious.

What fair contest?

Students were risking their lives wandering at night because they were hungry...!

But apart from his indignation, he could gain information thanks to the knights' conversation.

'So His Highness did add new magic.'

While the existing knights had patrolled fairly, no, just walked around patrolling, currently Uman seemed to be monitoring by spreading magic all around the main building.

It was a completely different level of strictness from the previous method that at least gave some breathing room.

'Not sure how effective the fortress magic will be. Should I just push into the main building now?'

Yi-Han took out his book to talk with Jourin.

Though he had heard the location before, he planned to check again just in case.

Whoosh!

"...?!!!"

Yi-Han was startled by flames suddenly shooting up from the distant mountainside.

'What?'

The flames didn't burst from just one place. Flames shot up from the forest near the lake, from the southern playground of the main building, even from near the main gate.

At first Yi-Han thought evil god worshippers, anti-magic extremists, or magic criminals were attacking Einroguard.

Having suffered much until now, it wouldn't be strange if they came for revenge.

However, the culprits were completely different from expectations.

"Inspector bastard!! Try inspecting this!!"

"Inspector get out to the capital!! Einroguard is students' land!!"

Students' magically amplified declarations burst out from all around.

Students resting in the towers rushed to the lounge windows and applauded in unison.

"The spirit of Einroguard isn't dead yet!"

"Well done! Burn it all down!"

"......"

Yi-Han was lost for words at the response that was far more extreme than he had thought.

'So this is why the skull principal lets things slide somewhat...!'

Einroguard students were not ones to be suppressed just because they were strongly oppressed. Rather, they might cause riots when provoked.

Actually strictly speaking, they had become that way because the skull principal tormented them from admission, but that wasn't important right now.

-I knew this would happen!-

-This is why inspectors! They don't know what education is but just order this and that!-

-Everyone to positions! Prevent the damage from spreading!-

The knights moved without much surprise.

Seeing the menu the new inspector served every meal, they had thought 'Ah the students will revolt soon.'

When students were hungry they couldn't revolt, but when force-fed unpalatable food they would revolt.

'...Thanks to this it worked out well. Main building surveillance will decrease.'

Yi-Han opened his book. The Sentinel club was also noisy as flames could be seen everywhere.

Eaktus: Hahaha!! How does it taste!!!

Beaver-Penguin-Fox: You did this? Though this isn't easy to say, I truly admire you.

Eaktus: Hmph. The rebels will keep growing. Try stopping the destruction happening everywhere.

Beaver-Penguin-Fox: But how will you handle the search later?

Eaktus: There are ways. Remember three words. 'Memory confusion potion'.

'No way?!'

Yi-Han was shocked inwardly.

He knew Eaktus was an extreme member but to think he was the mastermind of this commotion!

'He was much crazier than I thought. I must avoid getting involved.'

Of course, this wasn't something someone casting magic alone and infiltrating the main building in this situation should say.

But Yi-Han thought shamelessly.

'Compared to a senior like that, someone like me follows rules very well. This kind of infiltration should be forgivable as just a cute prank, right?'

Jourin: Yi-Han!!!

Gonadaltes: Ah. Yes, Your Highness. Are you still on the fifth floor?

Jourin: Did Yi-Han set these fires outside?!?!?! Because of Jourin?!

"......"

  *

Currently only Jourin and Uman were staying in the visitor quarters town on the fifth floor.

Actually since Uman was constantly wandering around Einroguard territory nagging about everything without rest (thanks to which 17 holes and 53 cracks in the walls were immediately repaired), essentially only Jourin was staying in the town.

And only a similarly unfortunate great mage could play with such an unfortunate princess.

"There! Jourin won!!"

"Your Highness. For reference, the queen doesn't teleport but moves diagonally forward, backward, left and right."

"Is that so?"

Jourin grumbled and put it back.

Regular chess was still difficult unlike chess with gold dragons that could move freely forward, backward, left, right and diagonally, and use breath attacks.

"But why did you suddenly want to play regular chess?"

"Well... um..."

Jourin hesitated before opening her mouth.

"Eand... a student said this. Playing chess with special pieces is proof of being immature... Though Jourin doesn't think so..."

As she spoke, Jourin glanced repeatedly at the skull principal. She wanted him to agree quickly.

"Actually it is immature. I'm glad you're growing."

"...That's what it was?!?!?!?!"

Jourin was shocked.

Then why had no one told her?!

"J-Jourin thought this was all proof of Jourin's dignity and virtue... Wait, those were words Gonadaltes said to Jourin!"

Jourin's eyes turned fierce.

Could it be that Gonadaltes had deceived Jourin?

"Your Highness! Look over there! Forest fire!"

"If Gonadaltes is deceiving Jourin I'll never forgi... Th-there really is a forest fire!"

"Your Highness. Why would I lie to you? This mage is too saddened."

"S-sorry. For Jourin to doubt Gonadaltes..."

Jourin reflected deeply.

To emotionally doubt innocent Gonadaltes. It was shameful behavior for a dragon.

The knight standing guard beside them thought inwardly.

'Isn't this why they become twisted later?'

Dragons who followed their masters devotedly when young would bear grudges when mature, wasn't the master somewhat responsible for this?

"B-but is it okay to just stay still when there's a fire like this?"

"Well, Uman will handle it. And don't worry. It must be fires set by students."

"Yi-Han?!"

-......-

The knight standing guard beside thought inwardly again.

'Why immediately think of the heir?'

There were many more students who might set fires. This was an unfair accusation.

The skull principal nodded hearing the false charge against his disciple.

"Probably so."

-No how can that...-

The knight unconsciously let out a sound.