Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy -
Chapter 989
“owexcessivelycruel!”
Aftereeantattledonthem,thensaneDoppelgangerconfiscatedeverylastwaxmemopadtheFrostiantspossessed.
aturally,noneofthegiantsdaredcomplaindirectlytohim.
heyonlygrumbledquietlyamongthemselves.
“Sinceancienttimes,wisekingshaveneitheroppressedtheirpeoplenorsilencedtheirsubjects.”
“hat’sright.”
“Quiet.”
heFrostiantsinstantlyfellsilentlikefrightenedmice.
hemomenteveryoneshuttheirmouths,Cattenseizedtheopportunityandbroughtuptherealmatter.
“herehavebeenvariouscomplications,butletmefirstexplainmyproposal.hesemagesrequireatrialtoprovetheirqualifications,andwouldlikeyourassistanceinpreparingit.”
heWhiteigerowerstudentsflinched.
hentheydesperatelybegancommunicatingwiththeireyes.
‘Refuse!’
‘ellthemtorefuse!’
owcouldaproudwarriorraceassistwithsomeacademyexamformagicstudents?
hatwoulddamagetheirhonor.bviouslytheyshouldrejectit.
“…Understood.Weshallassist.”
“!!!!”
heWhiteigerowerstudents’expectationsshatteredinstantly.
heFrostiantsfearedthensaneDoppelgangerfarmorethantheyhadimagined.
Cattenbrightenedimmediately.
“Juniors!histurnedoutwonderfully!neverexpectedthegiantstoagreesoeasily!Professorngledelwillbedelighted!”
“Wow…”
“ah…We’rethrilled…”
eeanandiselleansweredwithpainfullyfakesmiles.
Cattentiltedhisheadsuspiciously.
“Aren’tyouhappy?’msensingasomewhatawkwardatmosphere…”
“o.We’rehappy.aha.”
“Absolutelythrilled….Wardanaz,doyouhappentohaveanyofthatpoisonedliquorleft?”
“Damnit.shouldn’thavethrownitawayearlier.”
eeanandisellesighedheavily.
adtheyknowntheywouldendupfightingFrostiantsagain,theywouldneverhavediscardedthepoisonliquor.
“You’renotplanningtomakeusfightthemwithswordsalone,right?Magicisallowedtoo…right?”
“Probably.houghhonestly,havingFrostiantsasanexamalreadyfeelsinsane.”
Asthetwowhisperedquietly,thensaneDoppelgangerurgedthemimpatiently.
“urryup.Whatareyoustandingaroundfor?”
Fromhisperspective,hisdisciplewaswastingtimechattinginsteadofretrievingtheFrostiants’artifact.
aturally,thatannoyedhim.
WhyweretheymakingsuchafussoverafewFrostiants?
isdisciplestilllackedproperdignity.
eeanclearedhisthroatandlookedtowardthegiants.
“henshallpresentmyproposal….”
Justashebeganspeaking,hehesitated.
Cometothinkofit,althoughhehadfullyintendedtorecovertheFrostiants’artifactonceanopportunityarose—
Moreaccurately,stealit—
ehadneverplannedtoannouncethatintentionopenly.
WasitreallyfinetosaythisdirectlyinfrontoftheFrostiants?
“Whatproposal?Speakquickly.”
“Stopdraggingthingsoutandspeak.”
BoththeFrostiantsandthensaneDoppelgangerpressuredhimatthesametime.
Unabletododgetheissueanylonger,eeanfinallyconfessedhonestly.
“…cameheretoobtaintheartifactyou’researchingfor…”
“…”
heWhiteigerowerstudentsbehindhimcouldonlystareinadmiration.
heyhadalwaysknownWardanazwasbold.
Butthis?
‘ncredible,Wardanaz!’
‘eactuallysaidthatinfrontoftheFrostiants…!’
Declaring“cametotakeyourartifact”directlytoaraceofmurderousgiants.
oonehadexpectedevenWardanaztosaysomethingsoreckless.
heFrostiantsthemselvesalsofellspeechlessforamoment.
Apparentlyeventheywerestunned.
Fortunatelyforeean,however,thensaneDoppelgangerwasstandingrightbesidehim.
“Didn’tyouhearmydisciple?Answerhim.”
“…Understood.Youmaytaketheartifact.”
errifiedofthensaneDoppelganger,theFrostiantsansweredhesitantly.
heWhiteigerowerstudentswereshockedalloveragain.
‘hatactuallyworked?!’
‘getitnow,Wardanaz.YouintendedtousethePrincipal’sprojectionfromthebeginning!Whataterrifyingbastard!’
omatterhowlonginroguard’shistorywas,WardanazwasprobablythefirststudentevertoexploittheSkullPrincipal’sprojectionthisthoroughly.
heWhiteigerowerstudentsshudderedathisterrifyingcunning.
eeanhimselfwasshudderingtoo.
‘hiseasily?’
venintimidated,hehadexpectedatleastsomeresistance.
nstead,theysurrenderedimmediately.
Atthispoint,maybehecouldpushthingsfurther.
“Pleaseswearthatyouwon’tchallengemetopointlessduelsinthefuture.”
“…Understood.Weswear.”
“Andnoloudlygrumblingnearbyeither.Sweartothataswell.”
heFrostiantslookedstartled.
owhadthischallengerreadtheirthoughtssoaccurately?
‘sitmagic?’
“…Weswear…”
“toldyounottowastetimeonpointlessnonsense.”
hemomentthensaneDoppelgangerspoke,eeanimmediatelysenseddanger.
ehadgottengreedy✪оvеlіgһt✪(fficialversion)tryingtoexploithismaster’sauthoritytoomuch.
“apologize.”
“nough.etroyaltysettlesuchmatters.YoulikelyintendtousetheseFrostiantsassubordinatesanyway.”
“Yes…Yes?!”
eean,whohadansweredabsentmindedly,nearlyscreamed.
What?
“o,…”
eean’sactualgoalhadbeenfarsimpler.
emerelywantedtoavoidgettingharassedbyFrostiantsdemandingduelseverytimehevisitedanotherdimension.
eabsolutelydidnotwantgiantwarriorsswarmingaroundhimofferinglifelongservicewheneverhecrosseddimensions.
Unfortunately,thensaneDoppelgangerinterpretedhisintentionsdifferently.
ikeathoughtfulmaster,heperfectlyunderstoodthoughtseeanhimselfhadneverpossessed.
therwise,whywouldhisdisciplespeakinsucharoundaboutmanner?
“YouFrostiantsstilloweroyaltyadebtfromagespast.Repayithere.”
“…Understood.Weswear…”
“…”
Beforeeeancouldinterrupt,theoathwascomplete.
Fromnowon,iftheymetagaininanotherdimension,theFrostiantswouldapparentlycomechargingovertofightonhisbehalfwhilestakingtheirhonoronit.
“Wow,Wardanaz.Recoveringtheartifactwasonething,butneverimaginedyou’dmaketheFrostiantsserveyouafterward.”
“…Can’tyoushutup?”
“W-whyareyougettingangry?!”
heunfortunateWhiteigerowerstudentpanickedafterbeingsnappedatmerelyforexpressingadmiration.
Whatdidevendowrong?!
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inroguardibrary.
hehistoriclibraryhadgatheredtogethermostofthesecond-yearstudentsfromeverytower.
venforaweekend,itwasunusualtoseestudentsfromdifferenttowersgatheredinoneplacelikethis.
owever,bynow,second-yearsnolongerfoundsuchthingssurprising.
nstead,theirattentionfocusedelsewhere.
“W-whatthehellisthat?”
“hat’sthePrincipal’sprojection.hearditfollowsWardanazaroundlikesomecursedspecter.”
“o,knowthatalreadyAllNovelF(ull).Comanthoseidiotshammeringmetalbesidehim.”
“Ah.heWhiteigerowerstudentsmust’veacquiredoresomewhere.hey’reforgingequipment.”
“…nsidethelibrary?”
Regardlessofthestaresandcomplaintsfromstudentsofothertowers,theWhiteigerowerstudentscontinuedpumpingbellowsandhammeringaway.
obeginwith,inroguard’slibraryhadnevertrulybeenaplaceofsilenceorpeace.
fithadbeen,therewouldhavebeennoreasontoconstructtemporaryfortressesandwagesurvivalbattlesinsideitlasttime.
Atthispoint,whatdifferencedidabitofforgingmake?
“Rowena.ow’stheswordcomingalong?”
“hisshouldturnoutquiteuseful.Wecanprobablyfinishthreemoretoday.”
“ehe.Allthatsufferingwasworthit.”
heWhiteigerowerstudentsnoddedasmemoriesofmininginanotherdimensionresurfaced.
Afterenduringsomuchhardship,thefinishedequipmentfeltevenmorevaluable.
“Wardanaz.hanksfor—”
hestudentstryingtothanktheirfriendhesitated.
AnyonecouldtellWardanazwasinanextremelyfoulmood.
Didn’thelooklikethisafterreturningfromthedimensionlasttimetoo…?
“Why’sWardanazactinglikethat?”
Whileeveryonepuzzledoverit,Bartrekproposedaconvincingtheory.
“sn’titbecauseexamsarecomingup,there’stoomuchtoprepare,andeverything’sabsurdlydifficult?”
“ndeed.”
hatwaswhystudentsfromvarioustowershadgatheredinthelibrarytobeginwith.
AndaslongasWardanazremainedaninroguardstudent,hecouldn’tescapeexampreparationeither.
Consideringthesheernumberanddifficultyoftheclasseshewastaking,itwouldhonestlybestrangerifhewereinagoodmood.
“thinkit’sbecausesomepeoplegotsenttothepunishmentcells.”
ormallyquiet,Raphaedelunexpectedlyofferedhisownopinion.
hattheoryalsosoundedplausible.
Severalfamiliarfaceswereindeedmissingaftercausingtroubleandgettingdraggedofftopunishment.
“…ButwouldWardanazreallybeangryjustbecausesomeonegotsenttothepunishmentcells?”
nestudentsuddenlynoticedtheflawinthatlogic.
Wardanazwasn’ttheWhiteigerower’ssupervisingprofessor,afterall.
Whywouldhereactthatstrongly?
heWhiteigerowerstudents,however,nolongerfoundanythingstrangeaboutit.
“What’sstrange?e’salwaysbeenlikethat.”
“Right.heidiotswhogotsenttherearetheonesatfault.”
“…owthatyoumentionit,thatdoesmakesense.Moradi,isWardanazupsetbecauseofthepeoplewhogotsenttopunishment?”
Whenuncertainaboutthissortofthing,theWhiteigerowerstudentsinstinctivelysoughtoutareliablefriend.
Passingnearby,iselleansweredwithanexpressionthatclearlysaidwhyaretheseidiotschattinginsteadofstudying?
“e’sprobablystillannoyedabouttheFrostiants.ewantedtoavoidgettinginvolvedwiththem,butgotdraggedintoitanyway.”
“uh?Butwouldn’thavingFrostiantshelpyouinotherdimensionsbeuseful?”
“Atthesametime,itmeansgettingtangledupwithcountlessotherFrostiantshenevermadeagreementswith.maginehowexhaustingthatwouldbe.”
“ButWardanazwasalreadyongoodtermswiththegiantslivinginthemountainrangebehindtheschool.WhatchangesjustbecauseFrostiantsgotadded?”
“…”
Foramoment,isellefoundherselfspeechless.
Shehadn’texpectedsuchadevastatinglylogicalargument.
“…hengoaskWardanazyourself.”
“Ah,no.Maybenot.”
ventheWhiteigerowerstudentsunderstoodthatsaying“youwerealreadyfriendswithgiantsanyway”tosomeonecurrentlyangryaboutFrostiantswasprobablyunwise.
Meanwhile,eeanlightlytappedatinymetalflaskhangingfromhisneck—acontainernolargerthanalocket—withhisstaff.
‘Asexpected.Stillwon’topen.’
heWhiteigerowerstudentshadproducedallsortsofbrillianttheories,butnoneofthemwerecorrect.
herealreasoneeanwasirritatedwasbecausetheFrostiantartifactrefusedtoopen.
“ereitis.hisliquor.hisiswhatwecamesearchingfor.”
“…Poisonliquorlikebefore?”
“Somethingfarmorepreciouslieswithinit.Wisdom!”
“!!!”
eeannearlyjumpedattheFrostiant’sexplanation.
iquorcontainingwisdom.
veryinroguardstudentdesiredintelligence-enhancingpotions,andeeanwasnoexception.
otafailedproductthatturnedpeopleintobabblingprophetslikelasttime.
Agenuinewisdompotion.
fitwasaFrostiantartifact,maybeittrulyexisted.
heproblemwasthatnomatterwhathetried,theflaskrefusedtoopen.
“owdoyouopenit?”
“Wedon’tknoweither.hat’swhatwe’vebeentryingtofigureout.”
“…!”
hetinyflask,barelylargerthanafist,wasabsurdlydurable.
iquidsloshedinsidewhenshaken,butanymanaeeanpouredintoitwasdispersedwithincredibleprecision.
‘Damnit.Someoneevendesignedthisthingtoresistmanahammering!’
eeancouldn’tcomprehendwhythecreatorhadgonetosuchridiculouslengths.
“Wardanaz.Youdon’treallyneedtoworrysomuchabouttheFrostiants.”
“uh?”
eeanlookedstartledwhenisellesuddenlyspoke.
“Dimensionsarevast.Youprobablywon’trunintoFrostiantsveryoften.”
“Uh…thanks.Butwhyareyousuddenlysayingthat?”
“?”
isellehesitated.
Wasn’theupsetbecauseoftheFrostiants?
“Comeoverhere.We’refinishing【AdvancedMagicalMathematicsandsotericeometry】today.”
heimpossibledeclarationcamefromthensaneDoppelgangerstandingbehindthem.
eean’sexpressiontwistedonceagain.
‘…Ah.Soitreallywasn’ttheFrostiants.’
Cometothinkofit,Wardanazhadalwaysgottenalongsuspiciouslywellwithgiants.
Frostiantswerestillgiantsattheendoftheday.
aturally,hewouldprobablybecomefriendswiththemquicklytoo.
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