Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy
Chapter 986

Despitetheencouragement,eeansilentlyreflectedwhilelisteningtohisfriendcriticizehim.


heWhiteigerowerstudentsmusthavecausedanunbelievableamountoftrouble.


Well,itwasn’tasifhecouldn’tunderstandMoradi’sfeelings.


Statisticallyspeaking,Whiteigerowercausedthemostincidentsoutofallfourtowers.


BlueDragonowerstudents,beingnobles,stillcaredsomewhataboutappearancesevenwhilecausingtrouble—thoughtheystillpickedupfoodoffthegroundandateit—andBlackurtleowerpreferredtohandlethingsquietlyandsecretly,sotheyrarelygotcaught.


Whiteigerowerstudents,ontheotherhand,wererecklesslyboldinthestrangestsituations.


JustlookatAnglago.


Didn’theboldlyescapejusttowatchaballgame,thenboldlygethimselfthrownintothepunishmentcellsafterward?


oBlueDragonowerstudentwouldeverdosomethinglikethat.


hinkingaboutitthatway,BlueDragonowerreallyissuperior.


eeannoddedtohimselfwithfaintsatisfaction.


isellenarrowedhereyessuspiciouslywhenshesawhim.


Whydoesthissomehowfeelirritating…?


“Moradi.Don’tbetooupsetjustbecauseAnglagoendedupinthepunishmentcells.Salcowenttoo.”


“…waswonderingwhatnonsenseyouwerethinkingabout.hat’snotthereason.”


“t’snot?hen…Ah.see.t’sbecauseoftheexams.Don’tworry.heBlueDragonowerstudentsdon’twanttotakethemeither.”


hosewerenotcomfortingwordsatall.


Andevenwhendoingtheexactsamething,WhiteigerowerstudentsdiditfarmoreaggressivelythanBlueDragonowerstudents.obodyshouldevertrustcomparisonslikethat.


hisbastardissmugbecauseheawakenedaurafirst…


Butvoicingthatthoughtwouldonlydamageherdignity.


isellegaveupandchangedthesubjectinstead.


“…ow’syourexampreparationgoing?”


“’llprobablystartseriouslypreparingoncethisweekisover.”


Ashespoke,eeanglancedtowardtheinsaneduplicatewalkingahead.


heinsaneduplicatepreferredseeingeeanriskhislifelearninghigh-levelmagic,butdidn’tparticularlyappreciatehimobsessingoverinroguardexams.


obeprecise,heconsideredexamsaworthlesswasteoftime.


“…Areyouokay?”


“Whatdoyoumean?”


“Withexampreparation.here’sachanceMasterwon’tapproveofit…”


“tdoesn’tmatter.’llteachyou.”


“?”


eeangenuinelydoubtedhisownears.


otonlywastheinsaneduplicateallowinghimtofocusonexampreparation,hewasofferingtohelppersonally?


eeanhadneverevenconsideredaskinginthefirstplace.twouldhavebeenfartoounreasonable.


Yetheretheinsaneduplicatewas,volunteeringassistanceforarequesteeanhadneverevenmade.


“You’llhelpmeprepareforexams?”


“Areyoufailingtolistentoroyalty’swords?”


“o,no,that’snotit.’msimplyoverwhelmedbythehonor…”


Aseeanhesitatedawkwardly,iselleaskedcuriously,


“sn’tthatagoodthingforyou?”


heprojectionmightbeaninsaneancientArchmage,butnobodycoulddenyhismagicalability.


fanarchmagelikethatpersonallyassistedwithexampreparation,itwouldbemoreeffectivethananyordinarytutoring.


fcourse,itwasdangerous.


Atthebeginningofthesemester,theotherstudentshadnearlypanickedwhenthatinsaneprojectionabductedWardanaz.


But—


KnowingWardanaz,heprobablydoesn’tcaremuchaboutdanger.


oiselle,eeanWardanazhadalwaysbeenamagicaddictobsessedwithhighriskandhighreward.


Someonelikethatwouldneverhesitatesimplybecausetheteacherwasdangerous.


speciallynow,whenthetwoofthemseemedtobegettingalongstrangelywell.


Somethingaboutthisfeelsirritating.ssheinsultingmeinherhead?


eeangrewsuspiciousinwardly.


isellewasstaringathimratherintensely,andhefeltoddlyuncomfortable.


“t’sdefinitelygood…butit’sconfusingwhensomeonewhonormallywouldn’tactthiswaysuddenlydoes.magineiftheprincipalsuddenlybecamekind.”


“…hat’shorrifying.”


“Right?here’snotmuchdifference.”


Butwhethereeanandisellefounditunsettlingornot,therewasn’tmuchtheycoulddo.


heinsaneduplicatewasnotthesortofpersonwhowouldbackdownjustbecauseeeanrefused.


“Ah.henhelpingtheothersstudymightbecomedifficult.”


eeanrealizedbelatedly.


ftheinsaneduplicatestayedbesidehimhelpingwithexampreparation,tutoringhisfriendswouldbecomenearlyimpossible…


“tdoesn’tmatter.Bringthemalongtoo.Royaltyshallgranttheminstruction.”


“!?!”


hosewordsshatteredexpectationsevenfurther,andthistimeevenisellelookedstunned.


“What…whatisthis?Whyisheactinglikethis?”


“-don’tknoweither.ventellingyourgrouptocomewithusearlierwasunexpected.”


venwhenaskeddirectly,eeangenuinelyhadnoanswer.


ehadnoideawhatwashappeningeither!


o.havetoask.


venthoughisellehadwarnedhimnottoprovoketheinsaneduplicate,hiscuriosityhadreacheditslimit.


Aftersilentlycheckingwhichdefensivespellshecurrentlyhadprepared,eeancautiouslyasked,


“Master.henwhydidyoutellmetobringtheothers?”


“Foranincompletemage,comradesareanecessitythatcannotbedenied.ftheyareyourcomrades,mayaswellrefinethemintosomethingsomewhatuseful.”


“…!”


“!!!”


heunexpectedlyreasonableanswershockednotonlyeean,butiselleaswell.


othinkhewouldacknowledgeeean’sfriendsascomradesandevensayheintendedtoimprovethempersonally.


Cattenlookeddeeplymoved.


Asexpectedoftheprincipal’sprojection!isloveanddevotiontowardstudentssimplycannotbeconcealed!


Unfortunately,thetwocold-heartedjuniorsweren’tdeceivedsoeasily.


hisissuspicious.shisinsanitydevelopinginanotherdirection?Didthehamsterdosomething?Shouldinterrogateitlater?


alreadyknewWardanazattractedinsanearchmagesthewaycarnivorousplantsattract➤оvеⅠight➤(Readmoreonoursource)insects,butthisisbeyondabsurd.e’scompletelyinsane.


…Moreprecisely,onlyonecold-heartedjuniorwasn’tfooled.


eeantiltedhishead,butdecidedtoacceptthingsfornow.


ftheinsaneduplicatereallyintendedtoshowconsideration—evenifitwasbornfrommadness—thenperhapsmadnesscouldoccasionallymoveinapositivedirection.


houghwhetherpositivemadnessactuallyexistedwasanothermatterentirely.


“henthereasonyoutoldthoseWhiteigerowerstudentstocomealongearlierwasbecausethey’remycomradestoo?”


heinsaneduplicatestoppedwalking.


henheslowlyturnedaroundandstaredattheWhiteigerowerstudents.


“heywerecomrades?”


“Yes?Yes…they’refriendsfrommyyear.”


“assumedtheywereservants.”


“…”


“…”


heWhiteigerowerstudents’expressionsinstantlydarkened.


eeanglancedtowardthembeforehurriedlytryingtosmooththingsover.


“Whatareyoutalkingabout?owcouldtheseguyspossiblylooklikeservants?”


“heywerebehavinglikeservants,soassumedtheywereservants.”


“…”


histimetheWhiteigerowerstudentsturnedbrightred.


obefair,afterspendinghoursmining,theyreallydidlookrathershabby.


“W-wenormallydressmuchmoredignifiedly…!”


“hatwasjustbadtiming,Wardanaz!Saysomethingniceaboutus!”


Whatexactlyamsupposedtocompliment?


eeaninwardlysighed,buttheywerestillhisfriends.


“heyjustpreferphysicallabor,butthey’reallexcellentmages.Master,youevencalledthemmagesearlier.”


“nemaybebothamageandaservant.Aproperservantmusthandlemiscellaneoustaskswhilealsoservingasaguard.Whatexactlyareyoutryingtosay,disciple?”


Ancienttimesareexhausting.


Apparently,inancienttimesevenservantswereexpectedtobecompleteall-rounders.


heyneededmagicalability,andalsohadtostepforwardasguardswhenevernecessary.


“Regardless,thatisn’tthesituation.”


“understand.Royaltysummonedthembelievingtheywerethedisciple’sattendantsandguards.hatwasroyalty’smistake.Youmayreturn.”


“?”


heWhiteigerowerstudentshesitated.


hentheylookedbehindthem.


heyhadalreadytraveledquitefarfromthesafezonemarkedonthemap.


Returningalonetothedimensionalgatefromhere…


“mm.onestly,it’sprobablysaferforyoualltoheadbackratherthangetscoldedbyMasterfornoreason.”


eeanattemptedtosendhisfriendsaway.


omatterhowhelookedatit,travelingtogetherwouldonlyresultintheinsaneduplicateconstantlyirritatingthem.


AndWhiteigerowerhaditsownpride.herewasnoreasontofollowalongasglorifiedservant-guards.


“We’llprotectWardanaz!”


“Justleaveittous!”


“…”


eeanstaredblanklyattheimmediateresponsefromhisfriends.


isellewassoembarrassedthatshesimplyturnedawayandlookedelsewhere.


***


“DoyouknowmuchaboutFrostiants,juniors?”


ncetheyarrivedneartheFrostiantterritorymarkedonthemap,Cattenmovedtogetherwitheeanandiselle.


hegoalwassimple:


ContacttheFrostiantsandnegotiate.


heinsaneduplicatedidnotaccompanythem.


Archmagesgenerallydidnotinvolvethemselvesinpreliminarynegotiations.rivialmatterswerealwayslefttodisciples.


“’veheardthatunlikeordinarygiants,Frostiantspossessahighlydevelopedcivilizationandintelligence.”


“hat’scorrect.iantsonthecontinentdeclinedlongago,buttheFrostiantsavoidedthatfatebyexistinginanotherdimension.”


heFrostiantshadescapedthedeclinesufferedbytheancientgiantsthroughtheisolationofextradimensionalspace.


Asaresult,terrifyingbeingsliketheFrostiantKingoccasionallyappearedatinroguardandtriedtokilleeanpersonally.


Ugh.Whycouldn’ttheFrostiantsjuststayintheirowndimensionforever…


eeaninwardlylamentedasunpleasantmemoriesresurfacedonceagain.


FacingtheFrostiantKingdirectlyhadnotexactlybeenapleasantexperience.


Andthesufferinghadn’tendedthere.


Afterward,everyFrostiantheencounteredwouldsaythingslike:


h?You’rethechallengeracknowledgedbytheking?henshalldefeatyouandclaimthatgloryformyself!


Fromeean’sperspective,itwasanutterlyunreasonablecurse.


Still…there’sasolution.


eeandiscreetlycheckedtheFrostiantKing’sbluegemstonehiddeninsidehisstaffbeneathlayersofconcealmentmagic.


Aslongasthatremainedhidden,theFrostiantswouldneverrecognizehim.


ewouldsimplyappeartobeanordinaryhumanmage.


“heyareaproudandpowerfulrace.here’sahighprobabilitythey’lldemandproofofstrengthbeforenegotiations.”


“owdoweproveourselves?”


“here’sastrongchancethey’llrequireatrial.Junior.heyrespectstrength.”


eeanandisellenoddedseriously.


Cattenwavedcasuallyasiftellingthemnottoworry.


“’llhandlethetrial,soyoujuniorsdon’tneedtoconcernyourselves.Andiftheyinsistontestingyoutoo,’llpersuadethem.”


“…?”


iselletiltedherheadslightly.


DidCattenpossesssomesecretdiplomaticskillthatallowedhimtonegotiatewithFrostiants?


“Doyouactuallyhaveamethodforpersuasion?”


“Ah.Sorry,juniors.misspoke.ftheytrytotestyoutoo,’llcutthemdown.”


Cattencorrectedhimselfsheepishly.


Apparently,hehadaccidentallyexaggeratedinfrontofhisjuniors.ehadnoconfidencewhatsoeverinpersuadingFrostiantspeacefully.


“…”


“…”


hatanswerleftamuchstrongerimpressiononthetwojuniorsthandiplomacyevercould.


eeanandiselleunconsciouslystraightenedtheirpostures.


“Senior.ftherewereanypartsofmymagicalexplanationsyoudislikedearlier,pleasefeelfreetotellmedirectly.”


“Andifthetowerjuniorsactdisrespectfullyinanyway,pleasemakesuretoletusknow.”


“???”


Cattenlookedgenuinelyconfusedbythesuddenchangeinattitude.


Whyweretheysuddenlyactinglikethis?


“hisshouldbecloseenough…onorablegiantsofeternalfrost,hearme!CattenofouseJahanhascomeseekingdialogue!”


-!


heFrostiantsreactedimmediatelytotheboomingvoiceechoingacrossthecliffs.


UD!


AFrostiantpatrolwarrioremergedfrombeneaththeglacierinasingleleap.ookingoverthethreevisitors,thegiantspoke.


-newarriorandtwomages.Sinceyouannouncedyourselvesfirst,youdonotappeartobeintruders.


“hreemages.Andwecametonegotiate.”


-egotiation?Wedonotnegotiateeasilywithoutsiders.speciallynotthosefromotherdimensions.


“hewayyousaidthatimpliesthere’sstillapossibility.”


AtCatten’swords,theFrostiantgrinned.


hestrengthradiatingfromthiswarrior’sposturetoldhimthatthehumanunderstoodsomething.


-hatiscorrect.hereissomethingweseek.


“Yourlostartifacts?”


-a!Asifwewouldentrustsuchmatterstoweakmagesfromanotherdimension.


heFrostiantscoffeddisdainfully.


heirsacredartifactsweretoberecoveredbyFrostiantsthemselves,notoutsourcedtoweakerraces.


“henwhatareyousearchingfor?”


-Weseekthechallengeracknowledgedbytheking!Surprisingly,heisapparentlyamagefromthesamedimensionasyou.fyoudiscoverhiswhereabouts,wewillrecognizeyouashonoredguests.


“…”


eean’sfaceslowlypaled.



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