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Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy Chapter 564
🕑 Added 2024-06-13 11:01:15 +0000 UTCChapter 564
"No. He hasn't pushed me into a pit before."
"Phew. That's a relief."
Professor Garcia, who was relieved to hear the answer, hesitated.
'Didn't he just say <into a pit>?'
Then could it mean that he had been pushed into somewhere other than a pit?
"Yi-Han..."
"Then what is this pit for?"
When Yi-Han asked very blatantly while being wary, Professor Garcia felt heartbroken.
The thought of resolving this outstanding student's suspicion as soon as possible came first.
"It's for the final exam."
"Is that so."
"?"
Professor Garcia was puzzled.
Yi-Han's reaction was too calm.
Of course, the boy from the Wardanaz family wasn't the type to be emotional or fidgety, but still, such a calm reaction?
"Then are there monsters hiding under the pit?"
"There aren't?!"
Professor Garcia's voice rose without her realizing it.
"You don't think of me as the principal, do you, Yi-Han?"
"How could I have such a rude thought? Absolutely not. But since it's the final exam, I thought there would be at least monsters hiding..."
Professor Garcia sighed deeply and said.
"It's prepared to test the magic learned this semester. There are no monsters."
In the first semester, Professor Garcia had introduced various schools of magic and taught the basics.
And this second semester, she was in charge of the <Basic Practical Magic> lecture and was teaching students various useful practical magic.
Examples were <Underwater Breathing>, <Undead Repel>, <Undead Detection>, <Lesser Undead Unsummoning>, and so on.
'There seems to be quite a lot of undead-related ones.'
Somehow, there were quite a lot of anti-undead magic included, but Professor Garcia's lecture was the most practical among this semester's lectures. Above all, it stood out that it was a lecture by an Einroguard graduate who truly cared about the students. It was a lecture that only taught magic that students could use right away in real life.
"Uh, but you also taught undead-related magic, but there are no undead?"
"I don't know what you're talking about. When did I teach undead-related magic?"
"You taught <Undead Repel>, <Undead Detection>, <Lesser Undead Unsummoning>..."
"I don't remember? Aha. Yi-Han, you must have been confused because you took so many lectures."
"..."
Yi-Han was dumbfounded, but he could understand what Professor Garcia meant.
If the skull principal found out who taught it, he might play even more twisted tricks, so she was trying to keep it a secret.
'Just say it out loud.'
However, Yi-Han was slightly hurt. He could take anything else, but being poked about taking many lectures hurt a lot.
"I understand. Excluding undead-related magic... Then it's <Underwater Breathing>, <Lesser Detoxification>, <Waterproofing>, <Vision Amplification>, <Lesser Lock Picking>, right?"
"Correct."
Yi-Han carefully approached the pit and looked down.
After casting <Gonadaltes' Dark Vision> and infusing mana into his eyes to enhance his vision, he could see the structure under the pit.
'The professor will fill it with water, and the students will swim and dive deep.'
Looking at the bottom of the pit, there was a small passage that could be taken to the side.
There would be simple poisons or locks inside that passage.
As the water rose, the visibility would become narrower, so the final exam would be to overcome such an environment with magic, find the passage, and solve the poisons and locks.
Having thought this far, Yi-Han suddenly felt a question arise.
"Professor. If you fill this with water, is it correct that we dive in and find that hidden passage? And there are traps inside the passage?"
"Oh. That's right. Yi-Han. You saw it well."
Professor Garcia answered with delight when Yi-Han cleanly grasped it.
"But why are you standing like that?"
"I'm being careful not to fall into the pit."
"...Yi-Han... I said I won't push you..."
"I don't quite understand what you mean."
Despite Professor Garcia's words, Yi-Han lowered his posture and maintained his balance, observing the bottom of the pit in case someone pushed him from behind.
"Anyway, Professor. I understand that structure, but..."
"?"
When Yi-Han trailed off, Professor Garcia was puzzled.
She couldn't understand why that outstanding disciple was doing that to ask something.
"...Is it okay for me to know about the final exam in advance?"
Even as he asked, Yi-Han was slightly nervous.
It was because Professor Garcia might belatedly say, 'Ah! Yi-Han. I accidentally told you. I have no choice but to prepare a more difficult test just for you.'
Of course, Professor Garcia was a kinder person compared to other professors, but she was still a professor, wasn't she?
"Ah. It doesn't matter, right?"
"...It doesn't matter?"
"Yi-Han will get a perfect score anyway. That's why I called you."
"..."
Yi-Han was momentarily at a loss for words.
No…
No...?
'Is that so?'
Feeling like it made sense but also didn't make sense, Yi-Han asked again.
"Still, you can only know after taking the test, right?"
"I've seen you use magic several times... It's fine. I'm sure even without taking it. Aren't there other professors who think similarly to me?"
Professor Garcia waved her staff to create a space where students could sit while taking the test.
And she enchanted the surroundings with warm warmth so that they could warm up their bodies a bit after coming out of the test.
"Uh... I have seen them."
"Right? Those professors also told you to do your own thing instead of wasting time on a meaningless test, didn't they?"
'They gave me something more difficult.'
Yi-Han recalled the memory of Professor Alpen saying, 'It was too easy, so I prepared something more difficult' during the midterm exam.
But it didn't seem like a good idea to tell that to Professor Garcia.
If he did, Professor Garcia might also react, 'Ah, there's such a method?'
"It was similar."
At Yi-Han's answer, Professor Garcia nodded as if she had expected it.
While preparing for the second semester final exams, the professors were each listing their own difficulties and grumbling.
-A transformation potion would be too difficult after all. But I gave a firecracker potion last year... It's annoying, should I call that Wardanaz guy and have him make the test?-
-Professor!-
-J-just kidding. Just kidding. How is Professor Verduus preparing?-
-Me? I'm going to have them make artifacts with discarded materials.-
-Oh. That's quite a good test, isn't it? It seems you prepared well.-
-Yeah. Gonadaltes told me to do this.-
-......-
-......-
-That's right. I should ask Wardanaz to prepare it. I almost forgot.-
-Professor Verduus. Could you come to the back of the lounge for a moment?-
Of course, there were a few unscrupulous professors, but basically, even among the professors, there was a strong thought of 'Is there a reason for a student who will get a perfect score anyway to take the test?'
Professor Garcia also had an understanding professor who said this to her during her school days.
-Garcia. You don't need to take the test. Focus on other tests. And when you beat up your friends, please use your palm instead of your fist, okay?-
"So Yi-Han, instead of preparing for a test you'll get a perfect score on anyway, prepare for other tests. Not all the other professors will let you pass the test."
"Thank you, Professor."
Yi-Han was sincerely grateful for Professor Garcia's consideration.
Of course, the fact that Yi-Han had the skills to get a perfect score played a big role in Professor Garcia making this suggestion, but…
...more than that, it was probably her desire to let Yi-Han, who was taking too many lectures, rest from at least one lecture.
Because if he didn't have to worry about Professor Garcia's test, he would have a little more leeway.
'I should never tell her about Professor Alpen's method.'
"Instead, Yi-Han, check the difficulty level of this final exam site for the other students. After all, it's more accurate to see it through a student's eyes than a professor's."
"Professor Garcia, you are truly an excellent person. I am fortunate to have met you."
"Wh-why are you saying that all of a sudden?"
When Yi-Han spoke in a voice choked with emotion, Professor Garcia was very flustered.
It was too sudden a compliment.
"I will check it with my best effort."
"You can just check it with a light heart..."
Professor Garcia worriedly filled the pit with water as her disciple prepared too enthusiastically.
She had just wanted him to check it with a light heart, but she was worried that she might unnecessarily burden the shoulders of her overly diligent disciple.
***
Splash!
Yi-Han came up soon after entering.
Yi-Han, who shook off the water by waving his waterproof cloak, reported to Professor Garcia.
"I think the water needs to be a bit darker."
"Ah. Is that so?"
Professor Garcia took a quill and made a memo.
Water basically becomes dark underneath when it accumulates, so she hadn't added any special magic, but it still seemed a bit bright.
'Is the light source strong?'
"Yes. Shall I summon the darkness element?"
"What are you saying? Yi-Han, you don't need to do that. I should be the one preparing."
Professor Garcia waved her hand and stopped him.
She had called him to hear simple impressions, but the other party was too diligent.
"I understand. Then I'll go in again for a moment..."
"Ah. There's no need to go in again..."
Splash!
After a while.
Yi-Han came up again.
"Professor. The entrance to the passage is a bit small, but there are no other notable entrances around, so I think it can be found quickly if you're just a little calm. How about creating fake passages?"
"Hmm... I see."
Professor Garcia made a memo again.
Yi-Han went in and out, in and out, in and out again without giving her a chance to stop him.
-The poison seems to be the type that interferes with vision, but wouldn't it be better to have a poison that interferes with breathing?-
-I tried unlocking the lock myself, and a student with good dexterity could unlock it even without magic. How about reinforcing it more?-
-I thought there would be something when coming up too, but I was a bit surprised that there was nothing. Wouldn't it be better to add undead after all?-
"..."
Professor Garcia closed the notebook she was writing memos in and asked Yi-Han.
"Yi-Han. Have your friends recently acted in a way that made you feel hurt?"
"Pardon? Not particularly, but?"
***
Yi-Han, who had come out of Professor Garcia's lecture hall, felt a slight uneasiness.
He was worried that he might not have lived up to the professor's expectations.
'Were my suggestions not good?'
Professor Garcia had considered Yi-Han and even let him pass the test and asked for his opinion, but he couldn't come up with any useful improvements.
He thought the professor might have been disappointed.
'I should go back with some more improvements next time I see her.'
"Yi-Han. Don't come back with improvements next time."
Professor Garcia poked her head out between the lecture hall door and shouted. Yi-Han was startled and asked back.
"Did you see that with divination magic?"
"No. I saw it with a professor's experience. Anyway, you were really helpful, so don't come back with improvements!"
"Yes. I understand."
Honestly, he didn't believe it was really helpful, but Professor Garcia's sincerity was conveyed.
Yi-Han felt a subtle emotion once again as he went down the stairs.
"Ah. Wardanaz! Over here, over here!"
When a walking beaver called Yi-Han, Yi-Han moved his steps as if he hadn't heard.
Professor Verduus flew over lightly and blocked Yi-Han's way.
"Are your ears possibly clogged?"
"Ah. Professor Verduus!! When did you come? You startled me!"
Comments
Kezzy
Nothing could ever make me hate Professor Garcia
