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Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy Chapter 1059
🕑 Added 2024-11-25 12:41:31 +0000 UTCChapter 1059
Yi-Han was slightly bewildered by the other's reaction.
"How does he know my family? Could it be..."
-...Are you suspecting me?-
Ferkuntra was dumbfounded at his contractor's gaze.
Even for betrayal, wasn't this too quick?
"Could you have said that from excitement?"
-Seems I've swept the fortress clean. I'll return now.-
The Thunder King felt pride in his self-restraint. To not burst into anger even hearing such nonsense.
It was impossible with ordinary cultivation. Since contracting with this contractor, Ferkuntra too was experiencing mental growth.
Rumble!
"Hmm. Seems not."
"Though I shouldn't be the one saying this, is it okay to doubt a high-ranking spirit like that?"
"I wasn't doubting, just confirming. Or was there a mistake in our disguise?"
Yi-Han checked his and his friend's attire.
Instead of their usual Einroguard rags, no, Einroguard uniforms, they were both wearing plain coats without patterns on top. It seemed difficult to identify their status with just this normally.
"Even knowing we're from Einroguard, he couldn't guess the family."
"That's true."
"Maybe he just guessed from your recent infamy?"
"..."
Yi-Han unconsciously shuddered at his friend's chilling speculation.
"Impossible. How could someone who's been hiding underground guess me just from rumors?"
'Seems possible though.'
Jijel honestly thought that possibility was quite high. That's how significant the recent rumors his friend had built up were.
"That's absolutely impossible. Moradi. Got it? Don't bring up such nonsense speculation."
"...I get it so calm down. He did seem to recognize you for sure. Let's ask when he comes to."
While calming her friend who was unusually talkative, Jijel tied up the opponent tightly.
'Certainly a unique cloak.'
She could understand why Wardanaz showed interest. Yi-Han whispered knowingly beside her.
"You're calculating how much it would be worth in gold coins, right? Actually, I too..."
"...No. I wasn't at all."
"?!"
Yi-Han was bewildered.
Then what thoughts did she have first seeing that cloak?!
A moment later.
The two Einroguard students completely stripped the collapsed thief gang leader. Yi-Han cast detection magic even under the soles of the other's boots.
"Nothing. Disappointing."
Since things were often found in such places at Einroguard, Yi-Han felt even more regretful.
"Well with subordinates of this scale, he probably wouldn't hide things so pettily."
"Such luxury for a mere thief!"
While Yi-Han was getting angry at strange points, Ibinta regained consciousness.
Realizing all his equipment and magic items had disappeared, Ibinta felt dejected.
"Cursed fate! After trying so hard not to get involved with mages, to end up like this!"
"Awake? How did you know I was from the Wardanaz family?"
"I've seen a mage from your family before."
Ibinta answered readily.
Though other thieves might have resisted out of pride and humiliation, Ibinta wasn't that type of thief.
And honestly, he couldn't act arrogant before Wardanaz bloodline.
Though pretending to be calm on the outside, inside he was trembling not knowing what would happen to him.
"You've seen our family's mage? When?"
"During the southern volcanic chaos."
"Southern volcanic chaos means..."
Yi-Han who had been counting years on his fingers paused. Jijel listening beside him seemed to remember too and asked.
"Wasn't that ten years ago?"
"A bit longer. Then it must have been resolved by Big Brother Hierdan."
When another Wardanaz family member came from Yi-Han's mouth, Jijel felt rare interest.
Actually for an imperial great noble family, the Wardanaz family was unusually surrounded by veils of mystery.
Though the Wardanaz family wasn't the only reclusive family in the empire, it was rare for a family with such prestige as the Wardanaz family to be so reclusive.
Yi-Han clearly had two older brothers and one was the master of the spirit seen before...
'The first. The eldest son.'
"Even now it makes me shudder. The sight of one great mage resolving all that chaos."
Ibinta spoke without being asked. Fear was still vivid in his voice.
"I'm sure it does."
Jijel wasn't particularly surprised.
Outsiders couldn't help but be shocked seeing a great mage's magic.
Just seeing something like a small world unfold, they would feel the laws they had known until now crumbling beneath them.
"Indeed Big Brother Hierdan makes me a bit uncomfortable."
Yi-Han nodded showing agreement with Ibinta's words.
At that sight, Jijel tilted her head slightly.
Oh?
'Something different... seems different?'
The 'frightening' Ibinta just spoke of and the 'uncomfortable' Wardanaz spoke of seemed to have different meanings.
If the former was being overwhelmed by magic's transcendent realm, the latter was...
'There's no way Wardanaz would be uncomfortable because of magic in the first place?'
It made no sense for someone who would show interest before anyone else seeing overwhelming magic to be uncomfortable with family because of that.
Jijel carefully asked.
"Why uncomfortable?"
"Hmm? Well, Big Brother Hierdan is a bit... efficiency-seeking."
"...Aren't you too?"
"He has perfectionist aspects."
"You're like that too."
"He kind of manipulates people..."
"You're like that t..."
"Moradi. If you're going to be so rude after asking, why did you ask?"
"Ah, no...! Never mind. I misspoke. I apologize."
Jijel was about to refute but closed her mouth.
It could certainly sound quite rude, and moreover she was too curious about Wardanaz's backstory.
"It's a different dimension from me. Let me give an example."
Yi-Han brought up his experience to persuade his friend.
-Young Master... here are... the newly brought books...-
-Thank you, Demon Servant with Eighty-Eight Eyes.-
"Wait."
"?"
"...Never mind. Continue."
Jijel had to bite her lip to not ask about the servant just now.
Though the Moradi family, being in quite a harsh place in the north, often saw surprised reactions from visiting guests, it couldn't compare to the Wardanaz family.
-<Promising Imperial Business Ventures Even Fools Can Do>? No, who brought in such an excellent book? I've never heard of it?-
-Huhu... thank you for the praise...-
-I especially like the business that can be done with red pines mentioned here. It says we can sell various unique flower bulbs to imperial horticulturists for a lot of money later. Moreover, red pines are plants that don't die even if the bulbs are dried completely for storage?-
-That's... right... Actually... there are some planted... in the mansion garden...-
-M-might I dig some up?-
-Of course... Young Master... if it helped you, could you perhaps put in a small word of praise to the family head later...-
"Wait. Wait."
Unable to listen anymore, Jijel finally cut in.
Though it was amusing that Wardanaz had been doing such things alone in the mansion, they had come too far from the current topic.
"What does this have to do with anything?"
"Listen to the end, Moradi. Everything is related."
"...Alright."
Yi-Han returned to the original story.
Having obtained both information and permission, Yi-Han went around the wide garden looking for and digging up red pine bulbs.
And in the midst of such diligent collecting and gathering, Yi-Han suddenly had doubts.
-...But will this really make money?-
Thinking coldly, it didn't seem like people would pour gold coins just because flower petals were a bit unique and pretty.
Coming to his senses, Yi-Han checked the book <Promising Imperial Business Ventures Even Fools Can Do>.
He had read it without checking because of the very tempting title, but originally the author was important too.
<How to Survive at Einroguard> written by Gainando and <How to Survive at Einroguard> written by Professor Garcia felt different in weight despite having the same title.
But surprisingly, there was no author.
-Who wrote this?-
-Young Master... the wisdom in the book is important... not who wrote it...-
-...If you don't tell me, I'll frame you for dirtying the garden!-
-Pl-please...! Anything but that...!-
When Yi-Han interrogated, the demon servant finally spilled the truth.
The book's author was truly someone unimaginable.
"The skull principal?"
"What? What skull principal?"
"Ah, no... you said it was someone unimaginable so I couldn't think of anyone."
"Moradi. There's only one person it could be here. Of course it's Big Brother Hierdan."
"?"
Though Jijel couldn't understand, Yi-Han had already started the story again.
-Big Brother. I have something to ask...-
-Yi-Han? I'll give you 2 minutes 24 seconds. Finish your business within that time.-
-Ah. Yes. I'll finish in 30 seconds. Did you perhaps write <Promising Imperial Business Ventures Even Fools Can Do> yourself and put it in my study?-
-Yes. That's right.-
-...Why???-
-I heard you've been reading too many books lately instead of going around with Arlong. Maintaining a balanced physique before entering magic is natural.-
-Uh... you could have just told me to walk...-
-Then you would have resisted. There was also the possibility of reduced efficiency from forcing you. But you made your body healthy with a happy and joyful heart. Why aren't you satisfied?-
-...No, how can I be satisfied when the book was fake?!-
-Then you shouldn't have uncovered the truth. Learn the lesson and don't do it again in the future.-
-......-
Only because the other was a great mage in another dimension, otherwise...
"No. I couldn't have done anything even if not."
"..."
Returning to reality, Jijel was overwhelmed by Yi-Han's story.
Though Jijel had thought her sister Jicklin was quite unique, compared to Wardanaz, her sister felt quite sensible and normal.
Just slightly excellent at swordsmanship and slightly strong competitive spirit!
"Anyway, now you understand why I feel uncomfortable?"
Though Yi-Han often got falsely accused by mean friends from other towers saying things like 'That bastard Wardanaz! Manipulating people!', compared to his eldest brother this wasn't even manipulation.
He said he was lucky to notice that book <Promising Imperial Business Ventures Even Fools Can Do>, but how many things must he not have noticed?
"Maybe I keep clashing with strong beings from other realms because of Big Brother's schemes too."
"That's definitely not it."
Though Jijel answered firmly, Yi-Han ignored her pretending not to hear.
He wanted to make someone responsible for his misfortune.
"Anyway Ibinta. I'm a mage with a human heart completely different from my brother, so you can rest assured."
"..."
Ibinta unconsciously looked up and down the passage. The scars left by lightning were terribly vivid.
'This bastard seems even crazier...'
Comments
Snow
I would die if it actually turned out his big bro was still manipulating things behind the scenes for Yi-Han’s ‘growth’
