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Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy Chapter 633
🕑 Added 2024-07-06 01:29:28 +0000 UTCChapter 633
"Hey, Wardanaz. You should have told us in advance if such demons were roaming around."
"No, they don't usually roam around."
Yi-Han explained, feeling there was a misunderstanding.
"No matter how our family is, we're not a place that uses demons like that, this isn't Einroguard."
"Then is that thing in front of us not a demon but a slime?"
Alcicle checked the giant demon outside again at Yi-Han's words.
Eandurde next to him was growling with her hair standing on end.
"Usually, golems roam around. Demons do it sometimes, but that's really rare. Don't misunderstand."
Yi-Han explained earnestly, seemingly not wanting to be misunderstood as a family that uses demons.
Of course, it had little effect. Alcicle was already feeling dizzy.
Clop clop clop!
"Kn-knights!"
Alcicle shouted with a choked voice at the sight of knights approaching from afar.
It hadn't even been a few hours, but he was already this happy to see people.
Yi-Han, who was next to him, asked curiously.
"Did you like knights?"
Alcicle ignored him, pretending not to hear, and waved his hand.
"Over here! Here!"
"You must be Mr. Alcicle of the Pengerin family. It's an honor to meet you."
"I'm also honored to meet Sir Arlong, whose fame is widespread in the empire!"
Alcicle welcomed Arlong, flapping his flippers.
Of course, he was a renowned knight in the empire, but a considerable part of this enthusiastic response was due to the loneliness of not having met people until just now.
Arlong spoke to the demon.
"I'll guide them directly from here."
-Gladly.-
"Can't you behave properly in front of guests? Don't forget that I can tell the family head to extend your service time."
-I... I'm sorry... Knight. Please forgive me.-
Arlong glared at the demon with stern eyes. The amorphous demon walked away dejectedly.
Now that guest guidance was over, it had to go pick grapes in the orchard.
"Ah. Mr. Alcicle of the Pengerin family. Please don't misunderstand. The Wardanaz family doesn't usually use demons. It just happens to be the day we're repairing the golems..."
"I-I see. Of course I don't misunderstand. I absolutely won't mention this anywhere."
Unaware that Alcicle was breaking out in a cold sweat, Arlong contentedly stroked his mustache.
Arlong, having served the Wardanaz family for a long time, also had some numbed senses.
"Mr. Yi-Han. I'm glad you've returned like this. The person next to you is..."
"My junior."
"To have such a spirited warrior as your junior, I'm truly glad. How do you do?"
"Grrrr."
Eandurde met Arlong's eyes and then slowly hid behind Yi-Han.
She felt an immense strength from him, different from someone like Alcicle.
"How is the family head?"
"He's in the outer realm. It might be good to send a message right away."
Yi-Han nodded.
Alcicle, who was next to him, asked with eyes full of curiosity.
"You mean send a message?"
"Hmm. You know that the family head is exploring the outer realm, right?"
"Yes."
Alcicle nodded up and down.
Only a few people in the empire knew what the head of the Wardanaz family was doing.
Exploring the outer realm, that is, other realms connected to the continent, was exactly what the current head of the Wardanaz family was doing.
People who don't know well might wonder why they keep sticking their heads into other realms full of such dangerous beings, but in fact, it was unavoidable.
Even if we stay still here, beings from other realms would be interested in the continent.
Rather than waiting and responding passively, mages wanted to respond actively by going around the realms first, and the head of the Wardanaz family was the most mage-like mage.
And in fact, even if there was no threat of invasion, mages would have stuck their heads in. If one wasn't interested in the mysteries and knowledge of other realms, they weren't qualified as a mage.
"Since he's doing this quite seriously, he spends almost all of his time in the outer realm. My eldest brother is helping too."
"Most of the time... how many hours a day? Four or five hours?"
"He's in the outer realm most of the time except for a day or two a year."
"!!!"
Alcicle was shocked at those words.
Entering other realms was dangerous and exhausting, so mages tried to come out as quickly as possible and return to the continent.
Just look at how careful mages are when they enter the spirit realm to find spirits.
They created barriers with all kinds of magic circles and spells before entering.
If they were this careful when dealing with spirits, who were relatively peaceful and safe among beings from other realms, to just wander around the outer realm and make it their home...
"How is that possible?"
"He went in after creating a realm gate artifact?"
"Ah, no. Not how he went in... Anyway, it's amazing."
Alcicle nodded, trying to calm his pounding heart.
Just hearing this made him feel it was worth coming to the Wardanaz family.
To think even that was possible.
It felt like he had witnessed the distant horizon of the discipline of magic.
"But what do you mean by message? Can you send messages inside too?"
"Yes. It's some kind of magic artifact, but I don't know the exact structure either."
"An artifact that can send messages across realms...!"
Alcicle shuddered.
Of course, Alcicle could also send telepathy or something to someone who had briefly visited a safe realm with lots of restrictions.
That was about the difficulty level of sending a message to a friend who had gone under a shallow puddle.
But for a mage who freely roamed and explored other realms, it was a completely different story.
How could you send a message to a mage who had gone into the deep sea without even a rope?
If that was possible, it really...
'I want to meet him so badly!'
"But there's a drawback."
"A drawback? What is it?"
"Maybe because the other realm is far away, it takes about 30 minutes for a reply to come."
"...Th-that can happen."
Alcicle could only nod at such a realistic answer.
Well...!
Yi-Han picked up a quill and wrote a letter.
[Family Head. How are you? After finishing a year at Einroguard…]
Yi-Han, who was writing the letter, stopped the quill and frowned.
Alcicle carefully asked.
"What's wrong?"
"Well. I habitually wrote too long. I need to send it short."
"How much shorter?"
"Like this."
Yi-Han crumpled up the paper, threw it away, and wrote again.
[Yi-Han arrived mansion. Alcicle too.]
"Hmm. I think I need to shorten it more."
"...Hey, th-this isn't right, is it?"
"Ah. I'm sorry. Should I write Pengerin?"
"That's not what I mean...!"
A noble's dignity and authority were above blood ties.
Even if they were parent and child, they would use formal titles in public places, and it was the same for letters.
And no matter how close they were, Alcicle was a guest, wasn't it too shortened!
"Wr-write a little more."
"No. Even four words now is a bit long. The family head might get angry and tell me to shorten it."
"Surely that can't be. Then just one more word! Write 'Alcicle of the Pengerin family'."
"That's four words though."
After arguing back and forth, they were finally able to complete the final version of the letter.
[Yi-Han, Alcicle Pengerin.]
"Then I'll send this."
Yi-Han stood in front of a huge hall called the <Exploration Room> on the first floor of the mansion and threw the letter into the mouth of the door.
As could be seen from the powerful and complex flow of mana felt inside, this was the frontline where outer realm exploration was taking place.
'Amazing. To think it would feel so different after learning for a year at Einroguard.'
Yi-Han marveled as he felt the swirling flow of mana inside.
Just a year ago, it had felt like just a huge mass of mana, but now he could feel distinguishable patterns within it.
Next to him, Alcicle alternated between marveling at that mana and sighing.
"What's wrong? Are you hungry?"
"No! The letter seems too rude..."
"That's enough. Let's wait for the reply. Oh right. I'll go to the kitchen and ask them to cook some sardines."
"Ah, no. It's fine. I didn't come here to eat."
Regardless, Yi-Han went to the kitchen and asked for sardine dishes.
Then, from behind the kitchen, a giant, amorphous demon with dozens of hooves walked out with a gloomy look.
"...Where is that demon going?"
"It's probably going to get sardines. Now, junior. Let's continue studying while we wait."
Eandurde pretended to be amazed by the mansion like Alcicle, acting as if she hadn't heard. Yi-Han mercilessly dragged his junior and sat her down in front of a desk.
