Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 441

Chapter 441

Chapter 441

“That crazy bastard!”

'That's quite a compliment.'

The death knight thought inwardly.

It was a rare compliment for the skull principal to say that.

“He's roaming the school in such a filthy way!”

'Even such high praise?'

Certainly, he deserved such praise.

In a situation like this, the safest place would be the library where Einroguard's collection of books was stored.

Even during the flood ten years ago, some clever students used to do their assignments in the library.

...Of course, there was no one who packed their luggage and came to live there...

—

Yi-Han mobilized all the rafts and boats he had made in advance to move the students from the four towers.

It looked like a fleet migrating to find a new island.

"Wardanaz. I respect your judgment, but..."

Salko carefully brought up the topic.

Salko was originally a bold character who didn't care about Yi-Han's mood, but today was different.

-Water! The water is rising!!-

-Don't worry, I scooped it out!-

-There's a hole in the boat...!-

-Don't worry, I blocked it!-

-The boat capsized in the waves!!-

-I'm launching an ice boat now! Switch over right away!-

Sailors tend to respect the captain after going through a storm.

Even Salko had no choice but to acknowledge the favor of this incident.

"...Is staying in the library really a good idea?"

"Even if it's not the best choice, let's at least avoid the worst for now."

Actually, Yi-Han was also anxious.

Choosing the library as the safest place from water was not wrong.

But the library was not that easy of a place either.

Since the interior geography changed periodically, if they were unlucky...

'We're alive!'

Yi-Han let out a sigh of relief.

As they entered the library, a familiar sight caught his eye.

A cozy lounge full of chairs, sofas, and tables, and a long corridor extending behind it.

It didn't seem like they were being dragged into the wilderness right away like last time.

"The rain stopped!"

"Wardanaz! We're alive! We survived!"

The students who found a new home were moved to tears, kissing the floor and lighting fires. Gainando tried to pull out a book from the shelf to use as firewood, but was attacked by the book and screamed.

"This is not the time."

"You're right. It's a dry place without a hint of moisture, but we can't just sleep on the floor. We need to make quarters..."

"No. Salko. That's urgent too, but there's something more urgent."

Yi-Han gathered the students from the four towers. The students who were trying to light a fire and boil something grumbled and ran over.

"Tables, desks, bookshelves... Be careful with the bookshelves. There will be magic to protect the books. Anyway, gather anything useful around and set up a barricade first. We need to build a fortress."

"..."

"...Uh, why?"

A friend who hadn't fully grasped the situation asked in confusion.

"You idiot. The principal might attack, you know."

"Right. The lounge has a fixed entrance, but this place is wide open and difficult to defend."

"Aha. So..."

Yi-Han cut off his friends' words as if it was absurd.

"No. It's not because of the principal, but there were originally a lot of monsters in the library, remember?"

"Ah..."

"Wait a minute, Wardanaz. Wasn't that because we wandered into the wilderness and deep areas last time? This is the lounge area, so shouldn't it be fine?"

Yi-Han and Yonaire shook their heads at the same time.

"Monsters sometimes appear in the lounge area too."

"Last time, they attacked while I was studying."

"..."

"Come on. Everyone must be tired, but let's just do this work. Otherwise, we might have to keep waking up at night."

"Wardanaz. I think it would be good to dig deep trenches on the outside as well. Can I work with the Black Tortoise Tower friends?"

At Salko's words, Yi-Han readily accepted.

The Black Tortoise Tower friends, who suddenly had more work, glared at Salko. It was a very rare sight.

"But it seems difficult with just you guys. We should ask the White Tiger Tower to help too."

The White Tiger Tower friends, who suddenly had more work, glared at Yi-Han. Of course, it was common, so Yi-Han didn't mind.

The princess, who was sitting among her followers, immediately stood up.

This time, she was going to show something.

Morning of the new week.

The students walked to the entrance of the library with dark faces.

No one had the delusion of 'Will they postpone the exam for a week since the flood is like this?'

That was something only a newly admitted amateur would think.

"Those going to the lecture, this way!"

"Hey! That guy is the one who capsized the boat yesterday! How can you trust him to be the helmsman!"

"Friends taking the lecture on Monday! Come this way! Wait. Where did everyone go?!"

"I'll take the Wednesday lecture. I think it's safer to move with Wardanaz!"

The front of the library had become a temporary dock.

The students boarded boats divided according to the lectures they had to attend. There was also a phenomenon where students refused to board boats with a helmsman they didn't like.

"Yi-Han. What are you doing?"

"Preparing for summoning."

"What kind?"

"Devouring-ship fish."

"What's that?"

"Gainando. I'm a bit busy right now, so go over there for a moment."

"!!!"

Gainando was shocked and ran to the Blue Dragon Tower friends.

And then he tattled.

"Those priests...! Those priests!!"

"What are you talking about?"

The friends usually ignored Gainando's words, but this time it was a bit different.

They clearly saw Yi-Han preparing for summoning together with the priests.

"Gainando is right about that. That's something we can help with too."

"Right?! They pushed me away..."

"Even if Gainando is not helpful, we can be helpful."

"Right. Right."

"..."

Ignoring the glaring Gainando, the Blue Dragon Tower students crept closer.

"Wardanaz. We can help too."

"No... it's okay."

Yi-Han declined.

This devouring-ship fish summoning ritual had already been practiced several times with the priests, so there was no need to receive help from the Blue Dragon Tower friends.

"Gi, give me a chance! A chance to prove myself!"

"???"

Yi-Han was puzzled by his friends' nonsense.

'Did they have a bad breakfast?'

Why are they talking nonsense after eating well?

"Proving or whatever, this is just about preparing reagents as determined and putting in mana... Ah. Wait. Where did Priestess Siana go?"

"Right now, Priestess Siana is preparing drinking water..."

"Right. I forgot. One person is free. Princess. Can you help?"

Yi-Han noticed the princess and called her.

Since she was also well-versed in alchemy, he could trust and entrust her even without Priestess Siana.

"Understood."

Adenart nodded calmly and ran over.

And before the other Blue Dragon Tower friends could react, she joined the summoning team.

"..."

"..."

The Blue Dragon Tower friends looked at the princess with eyes full of betrayal.

Only by herself...!

"I humbly pray to the one who devours ships, we intend to summon you with the following offerings. Sea shadow sand, eight-layered water..."

Yi-Han began to chant the spell in a clear voice.

The devouring-ship fish summoning ritual was quite simple except for the fact that the reagents were very difficult to obtain and it consumed a lot of mana.

The priests scattered the ingredients into the magic circle as determined. The mana swirled violently, and suddenly the flow of the surrounding water became faster.

"The horn of the devouring-ship fish, a piece of the keel of an eighty-eight-year-old sunken ship..."

"It's coming!!!!"

The students screamed.

The sea, no, the water that had risen in the school was splitting in half, and a huge being was rising.

With the sound of the water gurgling, a huge whale-like being opened its mouth.

Every time it uttered a word, it felt like it was splashing and swaying.

-Thank you... for calling me back... to the sea...-

'It's not the sea.'

'Should I point that out?'

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