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Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy Chapter 1081
🕑 Added 2024-12-02 12:08:26 +0000 UTCChapter 1081
Though he had various experiences since enrolling at Einroguard, he never imagined experiencing a demon asking for help for the first time.
'Is it because of my fierce appearance?'
-I am not crazy. Are you not of Wardanaz family blood?-
"Shh. What nonsense are you talking?"
Yi-Han made the demon shut up afraid others might hear.
Being beings from another realm, demons had different senses from mortals. Thanks to this, it saw through Yi-Han's bloodline despite only his appearance being changed.
Despite being scolded, the demon must have been quite desperate as it pleaded earnestly.
-Please help me. I am Orlach, the Duke of Pride's duel flag bearer and front curtain jester.-
Generally demons didn't reveal their positions like this first.
Information was mortals' most powerful weapon when dealing with demons.
Just knowing what kind of demon the opponent was, a mage could target its weaknesses. It was certainly desperate.
'Strange.'
"These dark mages aren't such threatening people."
-Dark mages? I'm not afraid of such things now!-
Orlach shouted as if that was ridiculous.
Orlach wasn't a weak demon to be scared of a few such mages. Wasn't he the honorable Duke of Pride's duel flag bearer?
"Such things? You bastard. Are you looking down on Einroguard dark magic school?"
-Th-that's not it!-
When Yi-Han flared up, the demon quickly apologized.
There weren't many places it could get help now.
-What I fear is that angel bastard.-
"!"
Yi-Han was greatly surprised at the name of a completely unexpected being.
An angel?
Actually angels were beings hard to commonly encounter in the empire. It was opposite to demons who were relatively easy to see (in some families they were as common as stones rolling on the road).
The reason lay in the two realm races' tendencies.
Demons who had deep interest in mortals' souls and always waited for chances to descend to the empire.
Compared to that, angels had no interest in other realm races and were only immersed in rules and laws they set themselves.
This heavenly race living in closed seclusion was truly rare to meet.
Not just making contracts with mages, even visiting was difficult. How could one contact those who wanted nothing?
Therefore imperial mages wisely targeted demons. Demons full of desire couldn't avoid mages' contracts no matter how much they suffered.
Yet to hear that race's name here...
"Angels shouldn't clash with other races unless absolutely necessary? What on earth did you do?"
He wondered if it had invaded angels' practice grounds and massacred them.
However Orlach denied it.
-Angels wouldn't come out beyond realms chasing just for such deeds.-
"...I-I see."
Yi-Han shuddered at angels' ecology being far more surprising than expected.
To think they wouldn't chase if one just fled their territory even after invading and massacring.
Orlach urgently explained what happened.
-By His Highness's order I was wandering searching for the most beautiful cloth in this mortal land. But at some point, I realized someone was chasing me. It was an angel.-
Though quite a powerful demon, Orlach wasn't a demon confident in combat.
In contrast the opposing angel must have specialized in combat as it chased without giving even a moment's gap.
Increasingly cornered, Orlach finally entered underground ruins and hid in an ancient relic.
Fortunately the angel didn't chase further, perhaps unable to track this far...
"Aha. So that's how you were sold."
-That's not important. If the dark mages draw me out, that angel bastard will resume tracking!-
The demon trembled.
It had planned to hide for a while seducing this mansion's owner, but things would be different if dark mages forcibly drew it out.
If the angel found it in that process...
-If you help me I will work diligently according to custom period. Please help!-
'Oh?'
Listening to the story, Yi-Han felt doubtful.
Come to think of it, couldn't such negotiation be done with the dark mages rather than Yi-Han?
If it said it would serve diligently as a slave, the dark mages would have responded to negotiation too...
"But why talk to me? There were other dark mages too?"
-Are you not of Wardanaz family blood?-
Orlach wondered why a mage inheriting Wardanaz family blood would ask such a question.
There were mages good at using demons too. Countless mages had fallen trying to inadequately use demons.
In that regard, the Wardanaz family was one of the empire's foremost in experience and expertise using demons.
Even Orlach himself had served under the family in the distant past.
Naturally from a demon's perspective, rather than entrusting life to unknown dark mages while revealing weaknesses, entrusting life to a reliable demon expert master was a much better choice.
If having to stay as a servant anyway, better a reliable master - how could one trust dark mages met for the first time?
"...You worked for the family?"
-Have you not seen my true name in the family's old demon register?-
"How can one remember every name in such a thick register!"
Yi-Han got needlessly angry at the demon. Orlach quickly bowed his head intimidated.
*
After urgently stopping the seniors' work, Yi-Han called Direth and explained the situation.
"Ms. Dir... eth. An unexpected situation has occurred."
"??"
When he quickly explained what he heard from the demon, Direth's face turned serious.
To think an unexpected angel was involved in this story.
"But it's strange."
"You mean the angel?"
"Ah. The angel too, but I mean the demon telling its story in such detail. That's not common."
Since information could be weakness, demons tended to hide even such situations.
Even if an angel was chasing, rather than staying silent they had no reason to needlessly tell weaknesses to unfamiliar mages.
Unless they had trust in or acknowledged the other to some degree...
"Right. Said it was the Duke's subordinate? Maybe it acknowledged you since you faced the Duke of Pride?"
Direth offered a plausible guess.
Though borrowing the Spirit King's power, Yi-Han had stood against the descended Duke of Pride.
Since the Duke himself admired that ability, it wasn't strange if subordinates had heard about Yi-Han.
"Indeed. Truly sharp deduction."
Yi-Han answered shamelessly.
He really didn't want to say the demon came because it had been used by the Wardanaz family.
"But hasn't quite some time passed? Would the angel still be tracking?"
"If it was tracking before being trapped in the relic, high chance it's still tracking now."
Direth answered firmly.
A hundred or two hundred years wasn't very long for races like angels. Very high chance it was still chasing the demon.
"..."
Yi-Han was horrified at the answer different from expectations. Meanwhile Direth gathered the students and explained the situation.
"This demon seems marked for tracking by an angel. If we draw it out carelessly we might have to face an angel."
"An angel?!"
Coholti was startled. Other students were no less surprised.
A completely unexpected name had suddenly popped up.
"Should we search if it's nearby?"
"Hard to detect. Plus specialized magic is rare."
Though the empire had many anti-demon magics, magic against angels was rare.
Even Direth hadn't learned magic tracking angels. What use would learning such things have?
"But it's really unexpected for a demon to tell circumstances in such detail."
"Must have quickly submitted seeing Sir Anog's strength."
Coholti explained proudly instead.
If they had come by themselves, the demon might not have submitted and things could have grown bigger resisting.
From when the angel detected conflict and came to the mansion, things would grow from there.
Thanks to Setlad Anog making the demon submit with just his presence and spill hidden secrets, handling things became easier.
"Right, Sir Anog?"
"You talk too much."
"Y-yes sir!"
Though Coholti closed his mouth, other students' thoughts weren't much different.
Though Direth knew the circumstances (though misunderstood), from the perspective of students who didn't know, it was utterly amazing.
Without any clash or confrontation, making a demon submit and reveal hidden secrets with just presence.
They had never heard of such things. He really wasn't an ordinary combat mage.
"Hmm. Yukbeltire has related magic, but sending a letter to make her come would take too long..."
"She's in the capital."
"...Why is she in the capital?!"
At her junior's, no, Setlad's words, Direth shouted in shock.
The other students were startled.
Could they treat that fierce combat mage so carelessly?
"Ah, no. Ahem. Why is she in the capital?"
Realizing her mistake, Direth coughed. Coholti apologized directly instead of his rude friend.
"I apologize. Direth isn't usually such a friend."
"...It doesn't matter so be quiet."
Annoyed, Direth hit the combat mage's back then signaled him to follow.
Meeting alone, Direth asked in a serious voice.
"Why is Yukbeltire in the capital?"
"That's what I'd like to know."
Yi-Han spoke while watching Direth's reaction.
Tattling was easy but he worried sparks might fly to him too.
Actually he could have done moderately but got too deeply involved wanting to see Professor Verduus walk on four legs.
"What do you mean that's what you'd like to know? She must have chased you junior!"
"!"
Yi-Han was surprised realizing his inner thoughts were discovered.
"How?"
"What do you mean how! With her personality if she came to the capital it's obvious!"
Direth was truly an outstanding detective.
Just from her friend being in the capital, she figured out the purpose and actions.
"I'm sorry."
"Why are you sorry junior? She should be sorry for chasing and taking charge again. Just when I thought she might reflect..."
'Whew.'
Yi-Han sighed in relief.
She hadn't noticed he volunteered because of Professor Verduus's quadrupedal walking.
If she had noticed that too, he might have really been treated the same as Senior Yukbeltire.
"...If she's in the capital it would be easy to call her."
Grumbling continuously, Direth finally regained composure and muttered.
She wanted to hit her friend's back of the head once, but now she had to prioritize the immediate matter.
"Should we call her?"
"No. Let's just send a paper bird and borrow the artifact. Feel like we'll fight if we see her face."
*
Yukbeltire moved her steps with the angel detection artifact and grimoire packed in her bag.
Though Direth respected her busy schedule and asked just to send the artifact, Yukbeltire showed generosity she rarely showed only to acknowledged people.
That is, she planned to go herself and cast the magic.
This thoughtfulness considering even the possibility of Direth making mistakes must be among the foremost at Einroguard.
Yukbeltire thought that inwardly.
"What. You came yourself?"
"!"
When an unfamiliar mage standing at the front gate spoke to her, Yukbeltire paused.
This mage radiating fierce energy must specialize in magic combat as not a single opening could be glimpsed on his whole body. Yukbeltire was slightly intimidated.
"Who are you?"
"Nothing you need to know. Go inside."
"...!"
What a rude mage!
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Dots
I wouldn't have the confidence to repeatedly hit a guy who could reduce me to ash
