Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy -
Chapter 988
WhileCattenwasstillflusteredbyhisjunior’sconfession,theFrostiantcontinuedexplaining.
“hisduelismeanttoprovehoweffectivelyawarriorcanutilizestrengthandmana.”
“see.Understood.”
eeanansweredcautiously.
Judgingbytheglacier’sice,thefactthatmanacouldmeltitwasdefinitelyadvantageousforhim.
ehadrecentlygainedpracticalexperiencehandlingmanathroughrichalcum,sothatknowledgewouldlikelyhelphereaswell.
‘Still…theremightbeanevenbetteroption.’
fhemadeahastychoiceonlyforamorefavorabledueltoappearafterward,itwouldbedisastrous.
eeancalmlywaitedfortheexplanationtocontinue.
“henextduelisthis.”
UD!
“…?”
heFrostiantdraggedoveracollapsedcompanionanddumpedhimontoanearbyrock.
eeanandisellestaredinshock.
Whatkindofduelwasthissupposedtobe?
“Youstrikethisguy’sheadhardenoughtowakehimup.”
“…don’tknowmuchaboutFrostiantanatomy,butifyouhitsomeoneintheheadthathardwhilethey’reunconscious,hemightsleepforever.”
“AAA!Challenger,youunderstandnothing.hishelmetisamagicalhelmet.”
heFrostiantlaughedandpointedatthefallenwarrior’shelmet.
Sureenough,magicalpowerradiatedfromit.
venwitheean’sexcellentmanaperception,hehadn’tnoticedituntilitwaspointedout.
‘Amazing.sFrostiantmagicstructureddifferently?venaccountingforthat,thisisimpressive.’
Ahelmetcapableofconcealingitsmagicalpropertiesthatthoroughlywasnoordinaryartifact.
“t’saninvinciblehelmetthatblocksallimpact.”
“…Buthegotknockedoutearlier.”
“punchedhisface.venaninvinciblehelmetcan’tprotectwhatitdoesn’tcover.”
heFrostiantlookedateeanasthoughhehadaskedthestupidestquestionimaginable.
“henyouwakehimupbypunchinghisface?”
“Whatnonsenseareyoutalkingabout?fyoustrikeafallenwarrior’sweakpointdirectly,hemightsleepforever.aturally,youhitthehelmet.”
“Youjustsaiditwasinvincible…”
“tisinvincible.Butifyouhitithardenough,someimpactstillgetsthrough.hat’sexactlywhatthisdueltests.”
“…”
Atthatmoment,eeandecidedtoassumethatroughlyhalfofeverythingFrostiantssaidwasexaggeratedboasting.
Foraninvinciblehelmet,itwasn’tparticularlyinvincible.
‘see.Acontestofapplyingenoughimpactthroughthehelmettokill—no,wakethetarget.’
hisduelwasalsoadvantageousforeean.
Sincethehelmetblockedimpactthroughmagic,disruptingthemagicalstructureitselfwouldlikelydisabletheeffect.
omatterhowsophisticatedFrostiantmagicwas,eeanfeltthatBaldoron’sManaammershouldatleastbecapableofinterruptingittemporarily.
‘heredoesn’tseemtobeanyseparateanti–manahammerstructurebuiltintoit.ighchanceofsuccess.’
“Junior.”
“?”
Atsomepoint,Cattenhadquietlyapproachedfrombehind.
hebeastmanseniorloweredhisvoiceanxiously.
“Willyoureallybealright?fyougivethesignal,evennow…”
“Ah,’mstillfine.et’sheartherestfirst.”
“!!!”
Cattenlookeddeeplyshocked.
ehadapproachedtoverifythingspersonallyincaseisellehadmisunderstood,buteeangaveexactlythesameanswer?
“Aretheremoreduels?”
“hat’sright.hefinalduelisespeciallyenjoyable.Acontestofdrinkingpoisonedliquor.”
Drinkingcontestsinvolvingstrongalcoholweren’tuniquetoFrostiants.
Similarcustomsexistedallacrossthempire,andgiantsanddwarveswereparticularlyfondofthem—
“t’sliquorinfusedwithmagicallybrewedpoison.”
“…Pardon?”
eeanaskedagain,convincedhehadmisheard.
Unfortunately,hehadheardperfectlyclearly.
heFrostiantrolledoveramassivebarrelandexplainedproudly,
“t’sliquormixedwithpoisoncraftedbyourshaman.Whenawarriorwishestoprovetoughness,hegulpsthisdown.”
heFrostiantsapparentlydidn’tstopatstrongalcohol.
heyactivelyaddedpoisontoit.
ccasionally,giantsgenuinelydiedfromdrinkingtoomuch,butFrostiantsviewedthatnodifferentlythancombatcasualties.
ogiantwouldstopfightingsimplybecausesomepeopledied.
histime,Cattenimmediatelymadeuphismind.
“’mdrawingmysword,Junior.”
“uckisonmyside.hisworkedoutperfectly.”
“?!?!?”
CattenstaredatthedelightedWhiteigerowerjuniorincompletedisbelief.
…CoulditbethatheandWardanazactuallyweren’tclose?
‘o,theydefinitelyseemedclose…’
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heduelnaturallyendedineean’svictoryafterhechosethethirdcontest.
“Urrgh…”
“…”
Despitewinning,eeanfoundhimselfunabletocelebrate.
henumberofcollapsedFrostiantshadincreasedfromonetotwo.
“Poison…toomuchpoison…”
“fyoucollapse,who’ssupposedtoguaranteemyhonor?Senior,doyouknowanywaytoneutralizethispoisonedliquor?”
“Junior.fcoursedon’t.”
Cattenansweredwithcompleteconfidence.
eryfewpeoplecoulddeclareignorancethatconfidently.
Somehow,eeanfoundhimselfnoddingalong.
‘Fairpoint.’
“’veneverevenseenthisliquorbefore.Besides,it’sFrostiantpoison.”
“asouseMoradineverfoughtFrostiants?”
“oteveryfamilyspendsitstimebattlingmonstersfromotherdimensions.”
Arguingwithisellewouldaccomplishnothing.
eeanquicklychangedtactics.
onadaltes’sYeongnak!
ormally,thisbizarrespell—whichtransferredanotherperson’sstatusailmentontohimself—hadlimitedpracticaluse.
Butinasituationlikethis,itwasdifferent.
eeancouldabsorbordinarypoisoningwithrelativelylittlerisk.
CU!
heFrostiant,whosecomplexionhadturneddarkfrompoison,abruptlyregainedconsciousness.
“You’reawake?”
“Did…didlose?”
“Yes.”
“don’tremember!refusetoacceptit!et’sduelagain—”
S—
Catten’sswordstoppedattheFrostiant’sthroat.
hegiantimmediatelynodded.
“…Requestinganotherduelafterdefeatwoulddisgracemeasawarrior.willguaranteethechallenger’shonorinmyownname.”
“hankyou!”
heFrostiantthenwokeuphishelmetedcompanionlyingnearby.
Allwhilegrumblingunderhisbreath.
“What’swrongwithdecidinghonoraftertwoorthreematchesinsteadofjustone…”
“…”
“…”
hehelmetedFrostiantslowlyregainedconsciousnessandshouted,
“should’veusedmyfistsinsteadofaclub…Whathappened!?”
“hechallengerpassedthetrial.promisedtoguaranteehishonor.”
“Youidiot…!Youshould’veleftittome!Youstolethehonorfromtherestofus!”
“mph.henyoushouldhavechallengedfirst.”
herecoveredFrostiantsbegansnarlingatoneanother.
Andoncetheirargumentended,theykeptglancingtowardeean.
“Perhapsanotherduelcouldbringthehonorofchallengingonerecognizedbytheking…”
“onestly,isn’tonedueltoofew?ruehonorrequiresmultiplebattles…”
“Whatthehelliswrongwiththesepeople?”
isellemutteredindisbelief.
heylookedlikeamajesticwarriorrace,buttheirbehaviorwassomehowevenpettierthanthegiantslivingintheinroguardmountains.
heyhadlostfairandsquare,yettheykeptlingeringaroundwithcommentslike‘oneduelisn’tenough’and‘afewmorewouldbenice.’
“W-whatareyoutalkingabout?Weneversaidanything.”
“Wewillnottolerateinsultsfromoutsiders!”
Apparentlystungbyhercriticism,theFrostiantsfinallystoppedpesteringthemandledthegrouponward.
nsidethevalleystoodafortressbuiltfromsnowandice.
heFrostiantsstationedtherereactedinconfusionuponseeingthevisitors.
“Whoarethey?Whatbusinessdooutsidersfromanotherdimensionhavehere?”
“heyarehonorablechallengersacknowledgedbytheking.”
“What!?henthathonorshouldbelongtome—”
“t’salreadysettled.challengedandlost,andpromisedtherewouldbenofurtherduels.”
“Whoareyoutodecidethat!?”
heFrostiantsimmediatelyswarmedaroundtheircomradeinoutrage.
Becauseofthisselfishidiot,theopportunityforglorioushonorhadvanished.
“understandyourdisappointment,butwhatcanyoudo?veryoneshouldjustletitgo…”
venaftereeansaidthat,theFrostiantsrefusedtogiveup.
neofthemmutteredquietly,
“ftheonewhomadethepromisedisappears,wouldn’ttheagreementreset?henwecouldduelagain.”
“ndeed!…Wait,couldyoucomeoverhereforamoment?”
“owdareyou?!You’llnevereliminateme!”
heFrostiantbeingdraggedawaybyhiscomradesshoutedfuriously.
Buttheotherswerejustasserious.
Sincethechancetoearnhonorrecognizedbythekinghaddisappeared,theygenuinelywantedtoremovetheoneresponsibleandreclaimtheopportunity.
“hat’senough,youtrash.Areyouseriouslystillfightingoversomethingsotrivial?”
Atthevoiceofthehumanmagebehindthem,theFrostiantsturnedinanger.
omatterhowmuchrecognitiontheseoutsidershadearned,Frostiantswerenotaraceknownforpatienceormercy.
“Whatinsolentfooldares—asp!onadaltes!”
“-onadaltes!”
“onadaltes!?”
heFrostiantsfrozeinhorrortheinstanttheysawthemagestandingatthevalleyentrance.
omatterhowpoorFrostiantswereatdistinguishingtheappearancesofotherraces,therewasonefacetheycouldneverforget.
henightmareofgiantkind.
onadalteshimself.
hemagestoodattheentrancewithagroupofattendantsbehindhim.
“Whatbringsyouhere?”
“Adiscipleofroyaltyarrivedasanenvoy,yetthingsweretakingfartoolong.”
heWhiteigerowerstudentsfollowingbehindthensaneDoppelgangernoddedrepeatedly.
WhateverelsetheSkullPrincipal’sprojectionmightbe,rightnowhewasontheirside.
‘PleasecrushthoseFrostiantsproperly!’
“onadaltes’sdisciple,yousay?!”
“alreadyshowedmercyonce.”
hensaneDoppelganger’svoiceturnedcold.
“herewillnotbeasecondtime.Watchyourtonguescarefully.”
heFrostiantsimmediatelyloweredtheirheads.
“SohereallywasthatArchmage’sdisciple…”
“…hat’sright.”
hefactthatthensaneDoppelgangerhadshownupaftertheduelendedwasadmittedlyirritating.
Still,eeandecideditwasbetterlatethannever.
hankstohisarrival,theFrostiants’clingyobsessionwithfurtherduelsvanishedcompletely.
‘Justwhatexactlydidhedotogiantsinthepast?’
eeanhimselfhadwitnessedtheyoungSkullPrincipalrampagingthroughgiants,demons,andpracticallyeverythingelseinancienttimes.
ButfortheFrostiantstoremainthisterrifiedevennow—
speciallyasaracefromanotherdimension—
‘o.hat’snotimportantrightnow.’
“veryonestopobsessingoverhonorandduelsalready!et’sfinallymoveontotheactualissue.”
eeanimmediatelypressedtheadvantage.
owthattheFrost➤оvеⅠight➤(Readmoreonoursource)iantswereintimidated,heneededtoshutdowntheduelissuepermanently.
“Understood.We’lldiscusstherealmatter.”
“Butwaitamomentfirst.”
heFrostiantsnodded,theneachpulledsomethingfromtheirpockets.
Waxmemopads.
eeanwatchedtheenormousgiantsscribblingonthemandgrewcurious.
egrabbedthehelmetedFrostiant—thesameonewhohadbeenknockedunconsciousearlier—andasked,
“Whatexactlyareyouallwriting?”
“Challenger,can’tyouread?”
“…don’tknowFrostiantscript,butcanreadplentyofotherlanguages.”
“earninglettersisimportant.”
Beingpitiedbysomeoneeffectivelymonolingualwassomehowdeeplyirritating.
Still,eeanenduredit.
“Sowhatdoesitsay?”
“hispartmeans‘honorablechallengeracknowledgedbytheking.’tdescribesyou,Challenger.”
“…Andthelineunderneath?”
“hatmeans‘discipleofthemageonadaltes.’Anothermodifierdescribingyou.”
“Andthelastline?”
“tsaysthatsinceyoupossesstwohonorstoovaluabletoyieldtoanyoneelse,wemustclaimthembeforetheothersdo.”
eeanslowlynodded.
henhefirmlydecidedthatFrostiantsshouldneveragainbeallowedaccesstowritingmaterials.
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