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Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy Chapter 938
🕑 Added 2024-10-16 11:21:44 +0000 UTCChapter 938
"What? Why do we need calming potions?"
Anglago asked, as if he didn't understand.
Shouldn't they be making poison or monster summoning potions, or at least potions that would terrify and drive people mad?
At that question, Yi-Han looked at Anglago as if he were looking at trash.
"What are you trying to do to innocent people?"
"Ah, no... I, I was just speaking theoretically."
"When the commotion starts, the play will stop for a while. The audience will probably try to go outside for a break. That's when we need to distribute the potions."
Adenart and her knight escort, Rowena, looked at Yi-Han with slightly moved expressions.
To not forget dedication to the imperial people even in this situation.
The Wardanaz family wasn't the empire's pillar for nothing...
"And after distributing them, make an excuse that you need to get more ingredients and slip out with a few nobles. With nobles beside you, even the Death Knights won't be suspicious."
"..."
"..."
Ignoring the disappointed looks the two were sending, Yi-Han continued speaking.
"Even if the surroundings are chaotic, if we all rush out together, we'll be easily discovered, so we need to divide the personnel like this. You'll be... let's call it the 'Potion Escape Party'. Tell the seniors who are confident in alchemy to join this side."
"Wait, Wardanaz. I'm not very confident in alchemy. Wouldn't Maykin be better?"
Anglago hesitated.
Being from the healing magic school, he had self-studied potion making to some extent and had taken classes in his first year, but it wasn't his main major after all.
"No. Yonaire has another role. Yonaire is in the 'Noble Charming Party'."
"..."
Yonaire looked at her friend with eyes that seemed to say 'What kind of name is that?'
But the other students immediately understood what it meant. Salko nodded.
"I see. You'll deceive the nobles by talking to them in advance?"
"That's right."
When the play stops midway, some nobles would naturally choose to leave instead of waiting.
It was better for students from great noble families, including Yonaire, to talk to these nobles in advance and naturally receive invitations.
Then they could leave with these nobles when the play stopped.
"If we say we need to leave secretly without the Death Knight escorts knowing, they'll cooperate."
"Indeed."
'I guess I'm in the Potion Escape Party.'
Nillia nodded as she listened to her friends' conversation.
As an alchemy major, she was confident in potion making...
At that moment, Yonaire grabbed Nillia's hand and said.
"Nillia. You need to speak well."
"...Huh?? Am I not in the Potion Escape Party?"
"What are you saying? You're in the Noble Charming Party."
"That's right. Lady Nillia suits the Noble Charming Party."
"Even I, from the same tower, think you suit that side."
"..."
Nillia was flustered and at a loss for words at her friends' words.
Why??
"Salko. You move with the seniors who prefer to break through."
"Can we call it the 'Dwarf Tunnel Party'?"
"...Name it whatever you want. Anyway, you need to be able to slip out quietly when the chaos starts. Can you do it?"
"Of course. Leave it to me."
Not everyone could leave with the nobles.
Some of the students planned to escape directly from the palace where the play was being held.
With the Death Knights' surveillance reduced, it would be relatively easy to dig tunnels or find other passages.
"I'll stay behind and support the party that runs into problems. Good luck, everyone."
Yi-Han and his friends exchanged solemn glances.
With this much preparation, even if some were caught, quite a number should be able to escape if things go well!
*
"Wait. Dargard. Come to think of it, why aren't you participating in the Noble Charming Party?"
"Ah. I'm not confident in dealing with nobles."
"..."
Anglago was dumbfounded.
What was this Blue Dragon Tower bastard saying?
But surprisingly, even other Blue Dragon Tower seniors nodded as if they sympathized.
"Dealing with nobles isn't an easy task."
"That's right. Compared to that, alchemy is so much easier. The potions in the cauldron don't talk back to me."
Encouraged by the seniors' support, Asan spoke up.
"Socializing is for people like Nillia now. I don't suit it well. I prefer numbers."
"She certainly is different."
Even Anglago from White Tiger Tower acknowledged that Nillia's sociability was extraordinary.
She would probably become friends with all the nobles in about 30 minutes.
"But I'm curious about something."
One senior lowered his voice slightly.
They were currently inside the palace bathroom.
It wasn't a space befitting the great art of alchemy, but to secretly make potions while avoiding the gaze of the Death Knights prowling around, this was the only way.
"What are you curious about?"
"Why can't we see any of the other Change Location Club members? Surely they didn't send just one person."
"...Uh..."
Anglago hesitated at those words.
That's right?
Asan seemed to think the same, tilting his head. But the two who weren't members of the Change Location Club had no idea.
"I'm not sure."
"Could it be that your friend Wardanaz said he'd solve it alone? To show his ability in front of the seniors."
The seniors joked and laughed.
However, Asan and Anglago's expressions immediately became serious.
"...Surely not..."
"No way... Even so... Though it's possible..."
*
Nillia received invitations from five families in just 15 minutes.
'Save me!'
When the nobles collectively proposed going on a northern mountain range hunt, Nillia could feel cold sweat running down her back.
Nobles who came to the rugged northern mountain range to enjoy hunting usually either died by their prey, died by misstepping, or died by suspiciously similar arrows to those used by the Shadow Patrol.
"Um, the northern mountain range could be a bit dangerous..."
"Hunting inherently involves danger, Miss Maykin!"
"Isn't it more fun the more dangerous it is?"
'Then why don't you enroll in Einroguard...'
Yonaire felt upset inwardly.
Why were people who liked such dangerous things only gathered in front of the theater?
"Um. Your Highness. Could you help a bit?"
"...Hmm..."
After hesitating, Adenart finally decided to step in.
She had a sense of responsibility as a princess, but even considering that, Nillia's eyes looked too pitiful.
"Everyone. I have something to say."
"When shall we depart? This coat should be fine for the northern mountain range, right?"
"You'd better wrap a scarf around that! Oh. Are there theaters in the northern mountain range too?"
"..."
Adenart's fingertips trembled.
Unlike Gainando, the imperial patrons supporting the princess were quite numerous, but unfortunately, none were present here today.
Thanks to this, the nobles were excitedly chattering among themselves about when to go to the northern mountain range.
"Everyone... Everyone..."
Adenart's voice gradually diminished, intimidated by an experience she had never had before.
Seeing this, Rowena became angry and was about to shout when Yonaire hurriedly stopped her.
"If you do that now, it'll only embarrass the princess more!"
"B-but those people! Those people...!"
"Calm down! They're just excited among themselves!"
Now people were asking specific questions about good dates for hunting.
Nillia, whose eyes had started spinning, spotted Yi-Han passing by and called out urgently.
"Mr. Setlad! Mr. Setlad!"
"??"
Yi-Han rushed over, wondering if some problem had occurred.
"What's the matter?"
"Ah! You came at a good time, Mr. Setlad! Would you like to go hunting in the northern mountain range with us?"
"It'll be perfect for freezing to death."
"!"
At these shocking words, the chattering people all froze.
Still, the person who had spoken up hesitated and tried to persuade again.
"But... Miss Nillia here is an experienced hunter from the <Shadow Patrol>... And there will be other people too..."
"That's nonsense. The north is one of the harshest and fiercest lands in the empire. And the northern mountain range is particularly harsh even within the north. I once met a knight from the Moradi family while wandering the north."
Yi-Han began persuading people while selling out Jijel's family.
Even people who had been shocked and frozen by Setlad's rude words were soon drawn into the story again.
When imugi, minotaurs, and even evil god worshippers came up, the shocked people became cautious.
"How could this be! To think the north was such a dangerous land... I was planning to visit the Moradi family next month, but I suppose I should postpone it."
"...There's no need to go that far... No, never mind."
Yi-Han felt slightly guilty.
But the monsters he had just mentioned were things Yi-Han had directly heard about or experienced alongside others.
'The north is truly dangerous after all.'
*
Unexpectedly, among the three, Salko's party progressed most stably.
Having found a warehouse behind where the illusion mages were working, Salko and the seniors began digging an underground passage on the spot.
Yi-Han admired their skill and said.
"It would be nice if we could escape from Einroguard like this too."
"That's difficult. There are barriers underground too."
'He really wastes money on useless things.'
After cursing the skull principal once, Yi-Han asked.
"What about the Death Knights?"
"They don't seem to have noticed yet. They seem distracted by something else."
'Is it because of what I said?'
Yi-Han thought it might be because he had reported Madpf as suspicious.
If the Death Knights still couldn't pay attention to the students to this extent, the effect was much better than expected.
'Hehe. At this rate, we can immediately...'
-Mr. Anog.-
"!"
Yi-Han, who had been walking out, was startled when Death Knights approached from the front.
'...Have we been discovered?'
"What's the matter?"
-Madpf was an evil god worshipper. When we interrogated him, he spilled that they were targeting the palace.-
"..."
Yi-Han was momentarily dazed.
Having only been thinking about escaping the palace, he couldn't help but be dumbfounded when the topic of evil god worshippers suddenly came up.
'What on earth...?'
Come to think of it, he had recently heard from Direth that evil god worshippers were rampant and people were tracking them.
But to think it would happen so close by.
'Then what should I do? Should I cancel all the plans?'
-Mr. Anog.-
"Yes?"
-We're gathering all the people among those currently in the palace who can cooperate and explaining the situation. Would you come?-
"...Alright."
Yi-Han nodded for now.
As he moved his steps, he saw Einroguard students, illusion mages, and even Alcicle gathered in the hall.
It seemed they had called all the mages who could be of help.
"What on earth is going on? Evil god worshippers? Surely they're not hiding here too."
"Wouldn't it be better to stop the play?"
"It's more shameful to stop work out of fear of evil god worshippers. It's tarnishing the names of the knights and mages gathered here!"
"Still, shouldn't we at least tell the nobles?"
"We can't. Don't we not know who among the nobles might be collaborators?"
While people were murmuring, Anglago quietly approached and whispered.
"...W-Wardanaz. Surely the commotion you prepared isn't the evil god worshippers... right...?"
"..."
Yi-Han kicked Anglago away. Seeing this, the Death Knights thought inwardly.
'As expected of a violent mage!'
