Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy -
Chapter 987
“hat’simpossible.urdimensionisvast,andthenumberofmagesisendless.owcouldwepossiblytrackdownsomeonelikethat?”
Cattenshotbackasiftheveryideawereridiculous.
Apparently,hehadneverevenconsideredthattheculpritmightbestandingamongthejuniorsbehindhim.
DespiteCatten’sinsolentattitude,theFrostiantdidnotimmediatelyreachforhisweapon.
xceptionalwarriorsdeservedrespect.
“oonesaidtosearchtheentiredimension.Surelythatmageisstillsomewherehere.Comparedtootherdimensions,thisoneisrelativelysmall.tshouldbepossibletofindhim.”
“don’tunderstand.owdoyouknowthatmageisstillinthisdimension?”
Cattenquestionedhimagain.
ftheFrostiantsalreadyknewthemage’slocation,theywouldhavemoveddirectlyinsteadofissuingorderslikethis.
Whichmeanttheystillhadn’tfoundtheirtarget.
Yetsomehow,theywereabsolutelyconvincedhewasstillhere.
“Warrior.hinkcarefully.Whywouldachallengeracknowledgedbythekingenteradimensionlikethis?”
Frombehind,isellemutteredquietly,
“BecausetheProfessororderedhimto.”
“Shh.Quiet.”
Fortunately,neithersideheard.
heFrostiantcontinuedconfidently.
“hatchallengermustalsobeaftertherelicweseek.Andsincehestillhasn’tobtainedit,hemustremaininsidethisdimension.canfeelit.hatbastardishidingsomewhereinthisplace,waitingforus!”
“…”
eeanbrieflyconsideredrecommendingahealingmage.
Whatexactlywasthisgiantsensingfromanenemywhodidn’tevenexist?
Butunlikehim,Cattenseemedpersuaded.
“ndeed…fwarriorsofyourcalibersayso,thenitmakessense.”
‘o,itreallydoesn’t.’
“xactly.t’snotjustme.heothergiantssenseitaswell.hepresenceofthatbastardlurkingsomewhereinthedimension.”
‘hesepeopleneedgroupcounseling.’
Unlikethetwojuniorssilentlydespairingbehindhim,Cattenappearedtohavereachedadecision.
“Understood.’llsearchforhimpersonally.Butrememberthis.fthatpersonseekstherelicforselfishandevilpurposes,’llrevealhislocation.Butifhisreasonsarejust,’llremainsilent.”
“a!rulythewordsofawarrior.”
“’mamage.”
“…What?Youwereamage!?”
“Didn’talreadysaythat?hreemages.”
“thoughtyoumeanttherewasanothermagebehindyou.”
heFrostiantlookedgenuinelyconfused.
Anyonewouldhavemistakenhimforawarrior.
hetwobehindhimwereunmistakablymages.venwithdisciplinedposture,theystillcarriedthedistinctairofspellcasters.
ButCattenradiatedabsolutelynotraceofmagic.
isbearingwasthatofapurewarrior.
Cattenrebukedthegiantsternly.
“othinkaraceasmightyasyourscouldfallpreytoprejudice.Reflectonyourignorance!”
“But…butyoureallyareamage?Wasactuallywrong?”
eavingtheFrostiantmutteringinshock,Cattenwalkedawaywithhisjuniors.
“heFrostiantsarepowerful,butarroganceblindsthem.Juniors,ifyoueverfightthem,exploitthatweakness.”
‘Prettysurethiswasn’tarrogance.’
Asthetwojuniorsexchangedsubtleglances,Cattencontinuedspeaking.
“First,weneedtofindthatmageandearntheFrostiants’recognition.mm…wonderwhatkindofmageheis.Someoneacknowledgedbytheirkingandchasingafterrelics…’mconcernedhemightbeanevilmage.”
Catten’sconcernwasreasonable.
heFrostiantKingwas,fundamentally,aviolentandterrifyingbeing.
Adecentmagewouldhavelittlereasontochallengesuchanexistence.
AndifthatsamemagewasalsotryingtoobtainaFrostiantrelic…
“…Senior.hat’sme.”
“?”
Catten’searstwitchedupright.
Foramoment,hisjunior’swordsfailedtoregister,asiftheywerecursed.
“Junior.believemisheardyou.Whatexactlydidyousay?”
“hepersontheFrostiantsaresearchingforisme…”
eeanexplainedinadejectedvoice.
astyear,throughaseriesofspectacularlyunluckyevents,hehadcrossedpathswiththeFrostiantKing.
versincethen,theFrostiantshadcontinuedmakinghislifemiserable.
elookedsopitifulthatisellefinallysteppedforwardtodefendhim.
“t’snotWardanaz’sfault,Senior.heFrostiantsaretheoneschasingafterhimunilaterally…”
“’mnotsayinghedidanythingwrong.Junior.henwhatabouttherelic?”
“BecausetherelicwasstolenbytheFrostiantsinthefirstplace.”
eeanexplainedthemissiongiventohimbyArsil,hisfamilysenior.
herelictheFrostiantssoughthadneveroriginallybelongedtothem.
Sincetheyhadstolenit,amageofouseWardanazhadeveryright—andobligation—toreclaimit.
‘…hiskindofsoundslikebullshit.’
venwhilespeaking,eeanremainedcautious.
Arsilcouldconfidentlyspoutnonsensewhilethesurroundingspiritsnoddedalonglikeloyalfollowers.
eean,unfortunately,didnotpossessthatkindofauthority.
fhestartedtalkingnonsense,therewasaveryrealpossibilityhe’dgetpunched.
WhatifCattenaskedwhyaWardanazmagehadtherighttointerferejustbecausetheFrostiantsstoleit?
“ndeed.henyouhavelegitimategrounds,Junior.”
“…Senior!”
eeanwasgenuinelymoved.
Perhapsbecausetheywerebothfrominroguard,Catteninstinctivelysidedwithhim.
“henonlyonethingremains.Juniors.”
“Whatisit?”
“WecutdowntheFrostiantsandresolveeverythingthroughforce—”
“Beforethat,letmereporttomymaster.”
eeanhurriedlyinterruptedhim.
Catten’sappearancemadeiteasytoforget,buttherewasareasontheBeast-FolkPersonality-CutenessnverseProportionypothesisexisted.
hisseniorwasalsooneofinroguard’scertifiedlunaticswhowouldimmediatelydrawaswordifthingsescalated.
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“heFrostiantsdroveyouaway?”
hensaneDoppelgangerreactedfarmoreintenselythaneeanhadexpected.
eeanhadanticipatedindifferenceorperhapscynicalamusement.
nstead,theArchmagelookedopenlyfurious.
“owdaretheyrejectanenvoybearingtheauthorityofroyalty.hoseoversizedbastardshaveclearlygrowndrunkonthepassageoftime.’llremindthemexactlywhoholdstheirleash.Prepareyourself.”
Attheseverecommand,eeanansweredawkwardly,
“Master…neveractuallyrevealedyouridentity.”
“…?”
hensaneDoppelgangerpaused.
isdisciplehadnegotiatedwiththeFrostiantswithoutinvokinghismaster’sname?
“henonwhatbasiswereyouspeakingwiththem?”
“Well…encounteredtheFrostiantKingoncebefore…”
“…”
houghbaffledbytheabruptchangeintopic,thensaneDoppelgangerpatientlywaitedfortheexplanation.
venhehadgraduallydevelopedpatiencethankstohisrelationshipwithhisdisciple.
“…endedupbeingsemi-forcedintochallenginghim,andapparentlyrumorsaboutitspreadamongtheFrostiants…”
“see.”
hensaneDoppelgangerslowlynodded.
“Sotheyrecognizedyouasachallengerbeforeyourroyalidentitywaseverrevealed.hatexplainseverything.”
iventheFrostiants’violentandwarlikeculture,itmadeperfectsense.
AsachallengeracknowledgedbytheFrostiantKing,eeanwouldnaturallyreceivespecialtreatmentbeforeanyoneevenlearnedwhohismasterwas.
“hidit,though…”
“What?”
“thoughtanexcellentmageshouldn’tcasuallyrevealhisidentity…”
hensaneDoppelgangerimmediatelyraisedahand,cuttingoffhisdisciple’snonsensebeforeitcouldcontinue.
isteninganyfurtherwouldonlywastetime.
“o.Revealyouridentityandwinthroughhonorablecombat.Donotreturnuntilyoudo.”
heArchmagetrulywaswise.
Asthoughanticipatingcomplaintsorexcuses,heimmediatelywavedhishandanddistortedspacebeneatheean’sfeet.
Bythetimeeeantriedtoprotest,hehadalreadybeensentdowntothecliffsbelow.
“hisiswaytooharsh!”
isdistantshoutechoedupward,butthensaneDoppelgangerignoreditcompletely.
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“Doyouthinkhe’llreallyfindthechallenger?Aweakmortallikethat?”
“trustthatwarrior.houghbornfromaweakrace,hiseyescarriedthesoulofagiant.”
“You’dpraisehimthathighly?ow’mcurious.”
heFrostiantschattedamongthemselveswhilediscussingthebeastmanwarriorwhohadvisitedearlier.
Atthatmoment,anotherfigureapproachedfromthedistance.
Amagecarryingastafftippedwiththestonegrantedbytheking—asymboleveryFrostiantwouldrecognizeinstantly.
“!!”
“oway!”
“heardyouwerelookingforme…”
eeanspokeasconfidentlyaspossible.
herewasnobenefitinadmittinghehadbeenhidingandavoidingthemtheentiretime.
eneededtoappeardignified.ikeatruechallengerwhohadwalkedhereunderhisownpower.
UD!
neFrostiantimmediatelypunchedthegiantbesidehimdirectlyintheface.
heothergiantreachedfortheclubleaningagainstthewall,buthereactedafractiontooslowly.
hattinydelaycosthimeverything,andhecrashedbackwardontotheground.
“??!”
Startled,iselleturnedtowardCatten.
“Whyaretheydoingthat?”
“inroguardstudentsdothatsortofthingallthetimetoo.”
“Whatareyoutalkingabout—”
henisellerealized.
heFrostiantwhohadknockeddownhiscompanionwascheeringtriumphantly.
“Withthis,thechallenger’shonorbelongstomealone!”
“…”
ehadtakenouthiscompanionfirstbecausehewantedthehonoroffacingeeanhimself.
hesighthorrifiediselle,butatthesametime,itfeltstrangelyfamiliar.
treallywasexactlythekindofthinginroguardstudentswoulddo.
“Youfinallyappeared,Challenger!’vebeensearchingforyou!”
“hereseemstohave✧оvеight✧(riginalsource)beenamisunderstanding.wasn’thidingwhiletargetingtheartifact.wasmerelytrainingalonetofurtherrefinemymagic.”
“sthatso?thardlymatters.”
‘hesebastards.’
eeanstaredindisbelief.
hesewerethesamegiantswhohadconfidentlyinsistedhewashidingsomewhereinsidethedimension,plottingagainstthem.
owtheywerecasuallyclaimingitdidn’tmatter?
Asexpectedofgiants,theirshamelessnesswasonanotherlevel.
“Challenger.seekthehonorofdefeatingachallengerpersonallyacknowledgedbytheking!”
“…wantrecognitioninreturn.fwin,youwillstopdemandingduelsfromme.Youwillalsostakeyournameonguaranteeingmyhonortotheothergiants.”
“ood!”
heFrostiantacceptedimmediately.
WhetherotherFrostiantslosttheiropportunitytoduelwasnoneofhisconcern.
onorlikethisbelongedtowhoeverclaimeditfirst.
ftheotherswantedthechallenger’shonor,theyshouldhavearrivedearlier.
Frombehindhim,Cattenquietlyasked,
“Whenexactlyshouldintervene,Junior?”
“thinkweshouldheartheconditionsfirst.fitstartslookingimpossibleforWardanaztohandle…”
omatterwhatordersthensaneDoppelgangerhadgivenhim,eeanwasstillfundamentallyamage—notenoughofagianttochargeintodangerblindly.
aturally,hehadpreparedbasicsafetymeasures.
hosesafetymeasureswerethetwopeoplestandingbehindhim.
Dependingonthetypeofduel,ifthingsbecameimpossible,theywouldinterveneandcreatechaos.
“Challenger.’llpresentseveralcontests.Choosewhicheveryouprefer.First,lookatthatglacier!”
eeanturnedtowardit.
heglacierbesidetheFrostiants’valleywassaturatedwithdimensionalmana,preventingitfrommeltingnaturally.
celikethatcouldonlybedissolvedwithmagicorshatteredbyoverwhelmingmanadisruptingitsinternalstructure.
“here’sawhiteflowertrappedinsidetheglacier.hecontestissimple.Whoeverretrievestheflowerfirstwins.”
“shouldintervene.”
Concludingimmediatelythatthiswasimpossible,Cattenreachedforhissword.
Butiselle’sreactionwasunexpectedlyuncertain.
“…Actually,thatonemightbemanageable.”
“?!”
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