Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 151

Chapter 151

Chapter 151

Professor Garcia, swiftly counting numbers, halted her thoughts. It was pointless. Regardless of the count, the fact remained unchanged: her brilliant pupil was on the brink of death, crushed under magic.

Should I intervene? Professor Garcia pondered, hesitating as she was about to speak. Did she have the right to intervene? Student Yi-Han indeed possessed a prodigious talent in Enchantment Magic. Suppressing it could be a tremendous loss to the Empire, the magic community, and Yi-Han himself. Hadn't Professor Garcia herself attended every possible class during her own magic academy days? Could she, then, truly claim the right to deter Yi-Han?

Professor Troll didn't think so.

Alright, let him learn this one last thing, Professor Garcia decided, planning to dissuade Yi-Han from the next magic subject.

"Stay strong, Yi-Han."

"Thank you always, Professor."

Yi-Han, polite as ever, stood up from his seat. Professor Garcia, driven by curiosity, asked, "Are you off to enjoy the festival with your friends?"

"Yes," Yi-Han replied, tucking a treasure chest under his arm, eliciting a smile from Professor Garcia. It was good not to be overly engrossed in magic as a freshman. Forming friendships and memories was also important.

"After meeting Mage Eumidiphos for instruction and training in Fire Element Magic with the priests of the Aphar Order."

Watching Yi-Han's retreating figure, Professor Garcia regretted not intervening sooner.

Mage Eumidiphos, dressed as if ready for a picnic, awaited Yi-Han. Her straw hat and sturdy cloth trousers exuded the comfortable air of someone managing their own rural farm. However, Yi-Han remained alert. "This person is Professor Boladi's mentor," he thought, marking Eumidiphos as one of the most dangerous individuals in the magic academy.Rêạd new chapters at .com

"Shall we depart?"

"Are you climbing the mountain?"

"Yes."

Yi-Han refrained from asking, "What for?" and instead said, "I'll bring some food and drink if we're going up the mountain."

"Oh, have you not eaten lunch? You could have eaten first."

"No, I've eaten. But you might get hungry climbing the mountain."

Eumidiphos was astonished. A student caring for his mentor was a remarkable sight she had never witnessed in others who came to learn magic.

-"Mage Eumidiphos, I've come to learn magic. When do we start? Please hurry, I dont have much time."-

-"Mage Eumidiphos, are you ignoring me? To think I can't perform such magic. How rude!"-

-"Mage Eumidiphos, objectively speaking, this magic isnt very good. Its fine. Everyone makes mistakes. Teach me another magic."-

Recalling these past encounters, Eumidiphos acknowledged her part in this. Typically, the more talented and skilled a mage, the more arrogant they become. She had laid trials and traps around her secluded tower; those who managed to reach her were inevitably haughty and impolite.

How did such a student come from under the likes of Boladi Bagrak?

"Are you alright?"

Yi-Han, seeing Eumidiphos standing silently with closed eyes, asked in concern.

I was a bit surprised, but its alright. Let me have this hospitality.

"Yes."

Yi-Han then turned and made his way to the cabin.

-"Professor, I need some food."-

-"Did you plan this!?"-

-"Mage Eumidiphos wishes to see the mountains. I can't go empty-handed."-

-"Im giving you because you've been working hard at the festival. Understand?"-

'Wasn't it?'

Yi-Han, however, remained silent, intimidated by Eumidiphos.

Misinterpreting the student's silence, Eumidiphos asked cheerfully, "Do you understand what magic I just demonstrated?"

"Didnt you create a shock by rapidly evaporating the water?"

Eumidiphos was genuinely surprised.

Beyond sheer mana, precision, and strong control, Yi-Han was astute. A great mage needed to think deeply and thoroughly. Mages learning magic often complained, "Why do we need so many skills for studying just one magic?" But that was the reality. Deep and profound thinking was essential for mages who brought their imaginations to life. And here was this boy, already possessing what others took years of traveling and honing their observational skills to achieve.

Eumidiphos admired the boy's talent and found herself truly wanting to eliminate Boladi Bagrak.

'That man has done nothing...'

"You are correct. Very perceptive."

"Thank you."

Yi-Han had no idea of the rapid thoughts that had just passed through the elder mage's mind.

"Mages unfamiliar or clumsy with water magic think it's all about summoning, shaping, and manipulating water. But that's just the beginning. The world of water magic is much wider and deeper."

Eumidiphos clenched her fist, causing the water level in the river to drop dramatically, and the surrounding land began to lose its vitality.

'Moisture absorption!'

Indeed, it was remarkable. Yi-Han had always associated water magic with shape transformation and control, perhaps due to Professor Boladi's relentless training. But this was something else entirely.

The potential for expansion in areas like evaporation and absorption was always there.

'I used to think that water magic was somewhat unsuitable for combat, but I was wrong.'

"You have already mastered the basic transformations and controls, haven't you?"

"Not to that extent."

Yi-Han spoke sincerely, but Eumidiphos took it as mere modesty and didn't dwell on it.

"So, you must be practicing spin attributes. Right?"

"No, that was just an accidental incident."

"It's a natural course and a path every mage must tread, but..."

'Is she hard of hearing?'

Yi-Han thought to himself.

Eumidiphos could dry up his blood with a blink of an eye, so he didn't dare speak out loud.

"Focusing too much on control alone can narrow your perspective. I called you here today to show you that there are other aspects to handling the water element."

Eumidiphos spoke like a kind grandmother. Of course, Yi-Han wasn't fooled by the atmosphere, considering what had just happened.

"Now, go ahead and try."

"...Yes?"

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