Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy -
Chapter 984
eeanwassurprised.
can’tbelievethatactuallyworked.
venhehimselfhadn’tbeenconfidentwhenhethrewthesuggestionoutthere,soseeingtheotherpersonactuallyreactlefthimgenuinelyamazed.
“Whatareyoudoing?”
“Ah.Right.’llguideyouthereimmediately.”
eeanansweredtheinsaneduplicateonreflex,thenbelatedlyrealizedtheproblem.
Cometothinkofit,whiletheinsaneduplicatemightwanttomeetSeniorCatten,therewasnoguaranteeSeniorCattenwouldfeelthesameway.
Andifafifth-yearseniorwhorankedamongthestrongestinhisyearendedupholdingagrudge,lifeatinroguardcouldbecomealotmoretroublesomegoingforward.
…’lljustsayhewasforcedtocomealong.
***
“J-Junior!”
Catten,afifth-yearstudentfromtheWhiteigerower,lookedateeanwithtearsbrimminginhiseyes.
heyweren’ttearsofbetrayaloranger,buttearsofpureemotion.
“othinkyouwouldbringsuchagreatpersontosomeoneasworthlessasthismage…”
“…reallydolikeyou,Senior.aha.”
SWS!
Unabletocontainhisemotions,Cattenpulledeeanintoahug.
Catbeastmenweregenerallysmallerthanhumans,andCattenwasnoexception.
Buthisstrengthwasbeyondimagination.veneean,whohadendureddirectblowsfrommonstrousenemies,nearlyscreamed.
“…ah!Senior.hathurts.”
“Ah,sorry,Junior.gottooexcited.”
Cattenhurriedlyapologized.
ewassimplytoooverwhelmedbythechancetoseetheSkullPrincipal’sprojection.
“AchancetoreceiveguidancefromthePrincipal’sprojection…”
“Whydidn’tyoujustaskthePrincipaldirectly?”
eeanwaspuzzled.
fcourse,mostinroguardstudentsweren’texactlyeagertoapproachtheSkullPrincipal.
omatterhowinsaneinroguardstudentswere,therewerelimits.
heywouldaskprofessorsquestions,sure—butwhywouldanyonewillinglyquestionamadArchmage?
Still,fromeean’sperspective,withSeniorCatten’sparticularbrandofmadness,itwouldn’thavebeenstrangeatallforhimtoseekmagicalguidancefromtheSkullPrincipal.
Moreimportantly,bythefifthyear,itwasrarernottohaveaskedtheSkullPrincipalsomethingatleastonce.
“usedtoaskhimthingsoften.”
Cattenansweredinaslightlydejectedvoice.
“Butatsomepoint,hestartedavoidingme.”
“…”
eeanwashonestlyimpressed.
othinksomeonecouldbepersistentenoughtomakeeventheSkullPrincipalflee.
Amazing!
“ewasobviouslyinside,buthekeptsayinghewasn’tthere…”
“hat’saprettyshamelesslie.”
“knewyou’dunderstand,Junior.hat’swhybrokethroughthewallandforcedmywayin,butthenendedupinthepunishmentcells…”
“…”
“But’mtrulyhappytohavethischancetolearn!”
Cattenbeamedbrightly.
Atthatmoment,however,asuddenworrycreptintoeean’smind.
feventheSkullPrincipalhadrunawaybecauseteachinghimwasunbearable,wouldthisprojectionreallybeanydifferent?
…ewon’ttakehisangeroutonme,right?
“Pleaseteachme!”
Unawareofeean’sinneranxiety,Cattenrespectfullybowedhishead.
“Atleastyouunderstandbasicmanners.Unlikethatmage.”
MaybemeetingProfessorerdusfirstwasactuallyfortunate.
eeanletoutaquietsighofreliefattheinsaneduplicate’sreaction.
PerhapsbecausehehadencounteredProfessorerdusfirst,everyothermageafterwardautomaticallyseemedreasonablebycomparison.
“fyouwishtoreceiveinstruction,thendemonstrateyourskillbeforeroyalty.”
“Yes!”
Cattenansweredenergeticallyanddrewhissword.
eeanhadalreadyseentheswordsmanshipofinroguard’smostinfamousrepeat-failingfifth-yearseveraltimesbefore.
ttrulywastheculminationofeverykindofmagicthatcouldpossiblybecrammedintoswordsmanship.
nfact,whoelseinthempirewouldevenattemptsomethinglikethis?
WhenCattenfinallymanifestedaprimitiveesserWorld,theinsaneduplicate’s◆оvеlіgһt◆(nlyonоvеlіgһt)browstwitchedfaintly.
hesurroundingrealitydistortedaroundthesword,andtheblazingauratransformedintowater.heinsaneduplicateclickedhistongueindisbelief.
veninancienttimes,swordsmenbornwiththisleveloftalenthadbeenrare.
hiswasn’tsomeordinarygift,likeheightenedmanasensitivityorsuperiorbodilyawareness.
o—
thiswastheaudacitytothrowoneselfattheworlditselfandtearitapart.
Somemightcallitcrudeorviolent.
Butthiswaspreciselythetalentatrueswordsmanshouldpossess.
fmagesreshapetheworld,thenswordsmendestroyit.
heproblemwas—
“sn’titamazing?”
“hewastefulnessisamazing.Whyisheusingsuchinefficientmethodsdespitehavingthismuchtalent?”
—hekeptdoingbizarrethingswiththattalent.
fhewastrulyaswordsman,heshouldhavefocusedinward.WhyforciblymanifestaprimitiveesserWorldinstead?
“Seniorisdeeplyinterestedinmagic.”
“henthepeoplearoundhimshouldhavestoppedhimproperly.”
“sn’titultimatelySenior’schoice?omatterhowrecklessitseems,ifthat’swhathewants,alltherestofuscandoisofferadvice.”
Ateean’swords,theinsaneduplicatepausedbriefly.
hemomenthismasterfellsilent,eeanimmediatelypreparedhimselfdefensively.
hedefensivemagiccancurrentlyuseis…
“see.hat’sactuallyafairlyreasonableperspective.”
“!”
eeanwasstartledwhentheotherpersonacknowledgedhiswordsinsteadofexplodingwithoutrage.
sheseriouslyinanunbelievablygoodmoodrightnow?
therwise,therewasnoexplanation.
“Youagreewiththat?”
“Withwhat?”
“Uh…Senior’srecklessdecisions…”
“Whatdocare?e’snotroyalty’sdisciple.houghhewouldmakeausefulguard.”
heinsaneduplicateevaluatedCattenfarmorehighlythaneeanhadexpected.
Whilepowerfulmagesnolongerneededguardsafterreachingacertainlevel,theyabsolutelyrequiredprotectionbeforereachingthatpoint.
avingaswordsmanlikeCattenguardingyouwouldhardlybeabadarrangement.
“ood.shallteachyoumagic.”
“-sthattrulypossible?!”
Cattencriedoutemotionally.heinsaneduplicatenodded.
“Whatkindofmagicinterestsyou?Ancientsecrets,darkmagic,esserWorlds,reversemagic,incantations,souls…”
“wanttolearn【BasicFlameBarrier】!”
“…?”
heinsaneduplicatedoubtedhisownearsandslowlyturnedtowardeean.
eeanquietlyavertedhisgaze.
“wanttolearn【BasicFlameBarrier】!Pleaseteachme!”
“…”
Untilnow,theinsaneduplicatehadonlyrealizedthatCattenpossessedextraordinarytalentinswordsmanship.
Discoveringthathismagicaltalentwasthisterriblecameasagenuineshock.
omatterwhat,hehadneverimagineditwouldbethisbad…?!
***
heinsaneduplicate’slessonswereprofound,mysterious,andimpossiblyadvanced.
AndtheywerefartoodifficultforCattentounderstand.
helongerhetaughthim,themoretheinsaneduplicaterealizedjusthowmonstrouslygiftedhisoriginaldisciplehadbeen.
“hankyouverymuchforyourteachings!”
“…”
ncethelessonended,thethoroughlyexhaustedinsaneduplicateturnedawaywithoutanotherword.
eeancautiouslyaskedCatten,
“Wasitatleastsomewhathelpful?”
“otatall,Junior!”
“…Sorry.”
“Whyareyouapologizing?’mveryhappy.”
Cattenlookedateeanasifhegenuinelycouldn’tunderstandthequestion.
ishistoryoffailurehadstretchedonforfartoolongforhimtobecomedepressedsimplybecausehefailedtoimmediatelyunderstandsomething.
Atthispoint,hewouldn’tfeeldisappointedoversomethinglikethat.
eeanfoundhimselfslightlymovedbyhissenior’sunwaveringmindset.
fitwerehim,hewouldhavefalteredorbrokendownlongago.
owadmirable.
hatkindofmentalitywasprobablywhyCattencouldcontinuetrainingwithoutwaveringeveninsidethepunishmentcells.
Whileeeanlookedathimwithnewfoundrespect,Cattencasuallypackedhisbelongings.Aseeanwatchedhimstoreemergencyrationsandseveralartifacts,heaskedcuriously,
“Areyouheadingsomewhereafterthelecture?”
“’mplanningtovisittheFrostiants’dimension.”
“h.recentlyencounteredFrostiantsinadimensionvisitedtoo.Whatacoincidence.”
Morespecifically,itwasthedimensionhehadvisitedduringProfessorMilei’slecture.
Forthissemester’ssummoningmagicassignment,ProfessorMileihadinstructedthestudentstoexploreandmapunfamiliardimensions…
…eeanandhisgrouphadcompletedtheassignmentwithabsurdeasethankstoArsil’sassistance,onlytogetsaddledwiththeadditionaltaskofretrievingartifactspossessedbytheFrostiants.
Dealingwithpowerfulandmalevolentbeingswasalwaysdangerous.
AndyetCattenintendedtoheadtherevoluntarily.
twasaratherstrangecoincidence.
“hat’sthesamedimension,Junior.”
“…What?!”
eeanwasstartled.
WhywouldCattenbegoingtotheverydimensioneeanandhisfriendshadexplored?
“Professorngledelaskedmeto.Shewantedmetodeterminewhetheritwouldbesuitableforfinalexams.”
“o,wait.owcouldadimensionfilledwithFrostiantspossiblybesuitableforfinalexams?!”
Feelingbetrayedbyaprofessorhetrusted,eeanshoutedindisbelief.
owcouldProfessorngledel,ofallpeople—notevenProfessoroladi—preparesomethingthiscruel?
Perhapssensinghisjunior’semotions,Cattenlookedawkward.
“don’treallyknoweither…heprofessorsaidthatsecond-yearstudentsseemtovisitextradimensionsfrequentlythesedays,soratherthanstoppingthem,shewantedtohelpthemprepareproperly.”
“Whatlunaticspreadsuchabsurdrumors?!”
Aseeanshoutedfuriously,amemorysuddenlysurfaced.
Cometothinkofit,hehimselfhadsubmittedareporttoProfessorngledelaboutvisitingthedimensioncontainingthePrideDuke,thewangmokKing,andArsil.
twouldn’thavebeenstrangeforProfessorngledeltoseethatreportandconclude:
Second-yearstudentsarerecklesslyexploringextradimensionswithoutunderstandingthedangers.
Coulditbe—
“mm.fyou’retrulycurious,Junior,couldasktheprofessortoinvestigatewhospreadtherumor…”
“owthatthingshavealreadyreachedthispoint,what’sthepointinfindingtheculprit?’lljustfaceitcalmlylikeaproperinroguardstudent.”
Cattenlookedimpressedbyeean’sattitude.
houghyounger,hisjuniorpossessedacomposureandcourageworthlearningfrom.
Wait.hismightactuallybeagoodchancetoretrievethoseartifactstoo.
eeanfellintothought.
hisweekwastheinsaneduplicate’ssurveillanceweek,buttherewasnotellinghowlongthearrangementwouldlast.
JustliketheSkullPrincipal,thatinsaneduplicatewasalsoutterlyeccentricandunpredictable.
Wouldn’tthisbetheperfectchancetorecovertheFrostiants’artifactswhileboththeinsaneduplicateandCattenwerepresent?
“Senior.’llcomehelptoo.Mynextlectureperiodhappenstobefree.”
“owcouldthatbe?!”
“fcourseyou’resurprisedthatameresecond-yearwouldvolunteertocomealong.Butmymasterwillalso—”
“o.’msurprisedthatyournextlectureperiodisfree,Junior.”
“…”
eeanwasleftspeechless.
“Fromthewayyouaskedearlier,thoughtyouwantedtocome.Youenjoythesesortsofthings,Junior.”
“WhatkindofdimensiondoesSeniorthinkhisjuniorlivesintoenjoythingslike—…evermind.’lltakethataspermission.”
otwantingtowasteanymoretimearguing,eeanimmediatelygaveup.
estillhadtopersuadetheinsaneduplicate.
“Master.oday’slectureisover,andmysenior…”
WheneeanexplainedabouttheFrostiants’dimensionandtheartifactshiddenthere,theinsaneduplicatelistenedsilently.
henhespoke.
“obehonest,whenyoufirstcametoattendthislecture,royaltysuspectedyouweretryingtoslackofffromyourstudies.”
“!”
owdidheknow?
eeanshudderedathismaster’sfrighteninglyaccuratededuction.
BringingSeniorCattentotheinsaneduplicatehadabsolutelybeenpartiallymotivatedbyeean’sdesiretoreducethepressureonhimself.
“owever,afterhearingwhatyoujustsaid,itappearsroyaltywasmistaken.Sothiswasyourobjectivefromthebeginning?”
“…xactly.’vebeenplanningthisforquitesometime.”
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