Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy

Chapter 660

However, Professor Boladi didn't seem to mind much.

He had noticed Yi-Han's intention.

"It doesn't seem to suit your aptitude."

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Yi-Han wondered what the professor meant.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

'Is there anyone for whom Professor Bagrak's lecture suits their aptitude?'

No matter how vast the empire was, it seemed unlikely that anyone would find Professor Boladi's lecture suitable for their aptitude.

"What aptitude are you talking about?"

"Aren't you stopping your junior because they're frail? You thought well."

Professor Boladi praised Yi-Han.

Einroguard's lectures had a harsh aspect, often pushing out and failing students who weren't prepared or lacked talent.

In Professor Boladi's opinion, his lecture fell into that category. He hadn't had a disciple for quite a long time.

As such, it was good that Yi-Han carefully checked his junior before bringing them to the lecture. He was already fulfilling his role as a senior admirably.

"I'll leave it to you to screen students trying to enter the lecture. If they're not prepared, send them back."

"...No..."

Yi-Han's response was delayed because he didn't know how to answer such an absurd statement.

'I don't think it's time to be picky about people.'

Right now, there was essentially only one person studying in Professor Boladi's combat magic theory school (if it could even be called a school).

He should come to his senses now and change the education curriculum for juniors, and incidentally attack Yi-Han a little more gently too...

If he didn't do that, no one would enter again this year.

The only positive aspect right now seemed to be that he could boast about a 100% increase in numbers if he brought even one student.

"I don't think it's time to send people back..."

"Grrrr!"

"...Why are you acting like that again?"

Yi-Han lamented, covering his face with his hands as his junior next to him bristled and growled.

One professor was already giving him trouble, and now his junior was too!

"I'm not weak!"

Eandurde shouted fiercely at Professor Boladi. It seemed the earlier comment about being frail had scratched her pride.

The gorgon mixed-blood junior, who had been huffing, looked at Yi-Han. It was a look as if asking him to take her side.

However, Yi-Han was cold.

"Junior. You are weak."

"?!"

"You're weak, so apologize quickly. Go on."

Yi-Han was saying this sincerely for his junior's sake.

What good would it do to prove here that Eandurde was actually tough and a master of arena fighting?

It would only result in a 100% increase in Professor Boladi's lecture attendees.

It was something that would make everyone unhappy except the professor.

However, the immature junior didn't understand Yi-Han's consideration and made an expression full of betrayal.

"I'm not weak!"

"Hey..."

"Prove it!"

"Hey!"

Yi-Han was shocked.

Eandurde had lunged at Professor Boladi!

'I didn't educate her properly!'

When he told her not to lunge at the skull principal, he should have firmly emphasized not to lunge at Professor Boladi too!

Eandurde lowered her posture while kicking off the corridor of the toy store.

Against an opponent skilled in ranged attacks like a mage, she had to reduce her surface area and make aiming difficult.

At the same time, her cloak flew through the air. It was simple, but in such a narrow space, it could effectively block vision.

Professor Boladi lightly tapped his foot. Then the space inside the toy store expanded.

As the narrow corridor widened sideways and Eandurde ended up standing alone in a wide space, she was flustered, having intended to use the terrain.

Still, Eandurde didn't stop. She tried to attack the professor by diving into the blind spot created by the cloak covering her vision.

"I'm stro...!"

In an instant, Eandurde was sent flying sideways. Formless telekinesis had flown like a giant palm and struck her.

Eandurde didn't even realize what had hit her due to the casting speed that was on a different dimension from the mages she had met so far.

"Junior, the casting speed of skilled combat mages is on a different level from what you know!"

Yi-Han shouted from behind.

Basically, mages learned magic for the pursuit of truth, not for victory in combat.

Just looking at Baldurguard students, one could see that there were quite a few mages who were slow in casting or had low success rates.

It wasn't much of a problem since they could do it slowly and repeat a few times in safe situations anyway.

But combat mages who had to exert concentration in tense battle situations and cast magic faster than others were different.

They weren't very interested in casting powerful and profound magic. They focused on casting simple magic quickly and stably.

And Professor Boladi was the one who most perfectly implemented such combat mages' philosophy, so it was natural for Eandurde to be defeated without even being able to react.

'So quickly say you were wrong and jump back!'

Yi-Han looked at his junior with such thoughts.

However, his junior seemed to have misunderstood Yi-Han's intention.

She sniffed happily and gestured to Yi-Han. It was clearly a gesture asking to attack together.

"...No, I meant fall bac..."

Before he could finish speaking, an ominous feeling surged. Yi-Han rolled to the side.

Dignity was one of the first things a combat mage had to discard.

Sure enough, Professor Boladi's attack came flying in. The professor had clearly judged that Yi-Han would attack together with his junior.

'What a truly ridiculous false accusation!'

"Aaaagh!"

Gainando, who was hit by the attack instead because Yi-Han dodged, hung upside down. Despite his friend's pain, Yi-Han focused.

If concentration wavered in a magic battle, it was immediately over. He had to focus even if his friend died.

"Yi-Han! I'm hanging! Yi-Han!"

"Become agile like the wind!"

There wasn't time to prepare multiple spells. Yi-Han cast an enhancement spell on his junior and then ran forward.

It seemed stupid to approach the opponent, but it was the right thing to do now. If he kept his distance and dodged, he would just become a one-sided punching bag.

'I've cast momentary foresight and nimble steps. Next is...!'

Yi-Han quickly racked his brain for spells among those he had recently learned that could catch Professor Boladi off guard.

Music magic was too slow, and the only thing...

'The pocket watch. I have the pocket watch!'

Before his thought finished, spheres made of mana rained down like a shower with a flash.

Professor Boladi had no intention of leisurely giving time to a great mana holder like Yi-Han.

Realizing he was half a beat late, Yi-Han prepared to endure with his body instead of casting magic.

It was possible because of the harsh sword training he had received. Mana filled his entire body and at the same time his cloak fluttered.

Whoosh!

The cloak of defense given by Arsil detected hostility and deflected the attack. The spheres scattered in all directions.

Yi-Han almost shed tears of gratitude for his brother.

Professor Boladi wasn't surprised at all.

For a combat mage, the opponent's artifacts were always a constant within expectations.

When one of the three patterns engraved on the cloak of defense lost its light and became quiet, Professor Boladi realized that the opponent's artifact was a limited artifact that could be used three times a day.

Then once more.

Once again, spheres made of mana rained down like a shower. This time Yi-Han advanced.

'He's aiming for something.'

Professor Boladi sensed intention in Yi-Han's approach.

As he wasn't a disciple who neglected training even during breaks, he might have achieved something.

"Kyaak!"

The still unrefined gorgon mixed-blood freshman lunged. Perhaps due to the disciple's enhancement magic, her speed was so fast it was difficult to aim.

At the same time, her eyes with a petrification curse flashed.

She had been told not to use it usually, but her ferocity exploded when she saw Yi-Han being attacked by a crazy mage.

Professor Boladi didn't neutralize the opponent's gaze or defend against the curse. He just closed his eyes and took action.

Bang!

Eandurde was subdued in one hit. Eandurde, who was slammed into the floor, growled, unable to overcome the shackles created by transformation magic.

At the same time, Yi-Han approached closely.

Professor Boladi exhausted the cloak's last defense with a generous mind to see what Yi-Han was aiming for.

Wasn't it also magnanimous for a professor to watch what his disciple had prepared?

Click!

When Yi-Han's movements suddenly became unnaturally fast, Professor Boladi's eyes wavered slightly.

He instinctively realized what magic his disciple was using.

Water orbs that appeared in an instant blocked Professor Boladi's retreat. Yi-Han fiercely thrust his staff that had transformed into a lightning spear.

Professor Boladi might perfectly know all of Yi-Han's ordinary magic, but rather, because he had calculated perfectly, it would be harder to deal with when a variable occurred!

However, Professor Boladi escaped Yi-Han's encirclement with disappointing ease.

"?!"

The secret was simple.

He had accelerated time himself.

'...Damn it!'

Yi-Han cursed Alcicle.

No matter how he thought about it, Professor Bagrak shouldn't have been excluded from the suspects who made the pocket watch Yi-Han had.

Look at him using that time magic now!

When the 5 seconds ended without gain, Yi-Han realized he had lost.

It was when the rebound of the magic would come rushing in.

Thud!

"...I lost, Professor."

Due to the rebound, Yi-Han shouted while kneeling on one knee. It was more bearable than the first time since it was his second experience.

"Well done."

"Pardon?"

Yi-Han wondered why Professor Boladi was suddenly praising him.

Was he acting artificially because there were many eyes watching?

However, Professor Boladi pointed to the collar of his coat.

There was a small cut and burn mark where Yi-Han's lightning spear magic had grazed it.

The attack had hit!

"Pro-Professor!"

"?"

"I landed an attack on you!"

"You could say that."

"I defeated your coat!"

"Yi-Yi-Han. That doesn't seem right..."

His friends spoke in bewilderment.

That was something White Tiger Tower students who had been beaten up by Yi-Han would say, 'It was an even match since we at least put a hole in Wardanaz's coat', not something Yi-Han should say.

However, Yi-Han didn't care.

His friends didn't know how amazing it was to even hit Professor Boladi's coat.

"I defeated the coat!"

"Yi-Han must have gone crazy...!"

"Well done. I didn't know you could use time magic."

Yi-Han, who had been shouting excitedly, immediately came back to his senses.

Taking out the artifact he had just used from his clothes, he asked the professor,

"Professor. Have you ever made an artifact like this?"

"No."

Professor Boladi answered expressionlessly. However, Yi-Han, who had caught the suspicion disease, felt everything was suspicious for no reason.

'You're not lying because you're ashamed, are you.'

"Junior. Are you okay?"

"...I am weak..."

Eandurde got up, shedding tears of shame.

To be subdued in one hit without being able to do anything.

"Don't cry. It's because the opponent was cra... no, because the opponent was strong. All professors are like that."

"Sob sob."

Yi-Han comforted his junior. Even if he scolded her later, now wasn't the time when she had just been thoroughly beaten by Professor Boladi.

"I'll learn that person's skills... and get revenge..."

"Don't talk nonsense. Let's talk again later when we go back and you've calmed down."

Yi-Han didn't want to let her take this lecture even if it meant breaking his junior's legs.

"A-are you finished?"

As the surroundings quieted down, the store owner, Tatabats, poked his head out from behind the counter and asked.

'Oh no.'

Sensational imperial newspaper headlines like , , flashed through Yi-Han's mind.

"Yes... but that..."

"That was amazing!! As expected of a professor!!"

As soon as Tatabats finished speaking, other customers started applauding.

The customers' faces were full of satisfaction at having seen a great spectacle.

"Professor, is there any chance you could regularly perform the magic you showed today here? We'll pay you handsomely!"

"How much?"

Yi-Han asked curiously, but Professor Boladi wasn't interested and refused before walking out the door of the store.

Yi-Han's group followed the professor outside. Professor Boladi, who had been waiting, spoke to Yi-Han.

"Wardanaz."

"Yes?"

"I'll be expecting more advanced time magic."

"...Professor. I used an artifact."

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