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Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy Chapter 930
🕑 Added 2024-10-13 03:50:32 +0000 UTCChapter 930
'Damn. I should have stopped them.'
In a way, it was his own doing. Yi-Han regretted encouraging his friends to ignore school rules and go astray.
"Hmm. The professors' requests won't be easy either, is it really right to accept additional requests?"
"Junior, you...!"
At Yi-Han's words, the gathered Change Location Club members (all already covering their faces with masks) showed an intense reaction.
At that reaction, Yi-Han thought for a moment that his true intentions had been discovered.
"You're just a second-year but already know how to control your greed?"
"You're really going to be big. As expected of someone who looted the principal's villa."
"...Haha. I'm not usually a greedy person."
Yi-Han lied with a cunning attitude.
However, though the seniors admired him, they didn't cancel the request.
"But we have to do this."
"Why is that?"
"In our club's case, we don't discriminate in accepting requests."
The Change Location Club wasn't particularly on good terms with not only professors but also students.
When club members moved things around within Einroguard, they didn't check one by one who the owners of those things were.
As such, the Change Location Club strived to maintain its reputation through thorough skill.
Those who had to be called upon even if there was resentment, if necessary.
That was the reputation the Change Location Club wanted.
"If we're picky about accepting requests, the information coming in gets limited too. That's fatal for us."
"That's right."
"And the biggest reason is that we received a lot of gold coins."
'I shouldn't have asked.'
No matter how he thought about it, the last reason seemed to be the biggest. Yi-Han grumbled inwardly.
"Here, junior. This is your share."
"There are my friends among the theater club members too. We must help them."
Yi-Han declared with a serious attitude as he threw the heavy pouch of gold coins into his backpack.
The seniors gave advice as if worried.
"Don't act too sentimentally."
"Friendship is good, but don't let it interfere with work. Understand?"
Perhaps because the junior was still a second-year, he had some naive aspects. The Change Location Club seniors were slightly worried at this sight.
Work should be done coldly!
*
The students drove the carriage through Einroguard's main gate. It seemed they would arrive at Granden City's White Poplar Gate around sunrise.
Professor Garcia advised the students.
"Cast your magic now."
"Yes."
The Change Location Club members waved their staffs. Then the masks settled onto the students like new facial features, as if they were real faces.
Yi-Han similarly transformed his mask. After changing clothes too, his outward appearance completely changed from a beggar in rags to an ordinary traveler.
"By the way, professor."
"What is it, Yi-Han?"
"Um... Why did you come along?"
"What are you saying, junior? It's an external activity, did you think we'd go out by ourselves?"
The seniors laughed as if to say 'What nonsense are you talking about?' Professor Garcia laughed along.
"Yi-Han is just a second-year now. Of course he might not know."
"Haha. That's true. Sometimes I forget the junior is a second-year."
'Am I the only one who finds it strange that a professor is accompanying such a request??'
Yi-Han felt the collapse of common sense in the carriage.
To think he was the only one who found this strange.
But Professor Garcia spoke as if it was natural.
"Everyone, when you enter Granden City, stay at the <Inn of Ten Thousand Schemes>. Let me know before changing locations. It's fine to purchase items for requests, but remember to keep within reasonable limits."
"We'll keep that in mind."
"I'll be staying nearby too, so contact me immediately if anything happens."
When students went out, Einroguard faculty naturally followed as surveillance.
And Professor Garcia was one of the kinder and more lenient among the surveillance. Just from what she was saying now, there was a hint that she would turn a blind eye to some extent.
Wasn't she saying she wouldn't mind if they bought what they needed and returned to school as long as they didn't act too blatantly?
'Isn't this too much favoritism towards the Change Location Club?'
Yi-Han was dumbfounded by the fact that the skull principal monitored the theater club like he wanted to kill them while favoring the Change Location Club.
While the junior was dumbfounded, Sebius passed a memo to Yi-Han.
"Here. These are the items you need to bring back. If it's difficult or you can't do it, quietly tell me."
Originally, Change Location Club members each had to fulfill their own share.
For thieves, no, location changers, incompetent comrades were shackles that held them back.
However, Sebius was telling him to secretly say if he couldn't do it.
"Senior..."
Yi-Han looked at Sebius with moved eyes. The hamster mixed-blood senior grimaced.
"What?"
"It's nothing. Don't worry. I'll do my best to bring them back."
"Do that. Oh right. About the theater club request, we'll all do this together. We need to divide roles... We need someone to infiltrate and help from that side."
"Yes."
Just as it takes two hands to clap, such an escape also needed someone to help from the inside.
A role to act together with theater club members, give instructions, and relay communications.
"You'll take that on."
"Pardon?"
Yi-Han was flustered.
"Why me? Isn't it an important role?"
"The reason is simple. You're the only one among us with the culture to blend in with the theater club."
"..."
To break through the thorough blockade and contact theater club members, disguising as a cultured gentleman or lady from Granden City had the highest possibility of success.
A cultured person who came to watch a play together.
And among the Change Location Club members here, no one was interested in plays.
"But I don't know much about imperial plays either??"
"What are you saying? You're from Blue Dragon Tower."
"That's just Blue Dragon Tower's unique humility. Saying they don't know well even when they do."
"Ah. I can't believe I forgot that."
"..."
Yi-Han inwardly cursed at his seniors.
Was it okay to torment someone from a different tower like this?
"...I understand. I'll try to infiltrate."
"Good. I'm counting on you. Now then, good luck to everyone. Let's share information on the first floor of the inn every evening, and finish the work within this week. If it goes into next week, it'll overlap with other clubs..."
"Is it a problem if it overlaps with other clubs' schedules?"
Yi-Han was puzzled.
Einroguard clubs didn't handle their work on the same week or day as each had their own circumstances.
But was there a reason for overlapping to be a problem?
"Yeah. If things disappear when a lot of Einroguard students are out, we'll be suspected. We need to finish before that."
"..."
"Now, good luck to everyone!"
*
'To be able to come out so easily. It feels strange.'
Yi-Han slowly walked down the main street of Granden City, savoring the freedom he hadn't experienced in a long time.
Of course, a thorough search would be waiting when he returned to Einroguard, so large-scale stockpiling of supplies like he attempted at the beginning of the semester wouldn't be possible, but small purchases should be feasible.
'Hmm. I still have enough stockpiled supplies. Magic items? I don't need anything urgently right now. I should just buy the things I was asked to get and look for useful artifacts.'
If it had been his first year, he would have been running around without a moment's rest, but now that he was a second-year, Yi-Han had developed some experience and composure.
It was thanks to continuously preparing and stockpiling until now, like an ant that worked all summer living comfortably.
With a relaxed and generous heart, Yi-Han looked at the street.
In the middle of Granden City's main street, carriages and horses of various appearances were coming and going, and beside them, numerous crowds were busily running. The races were so diverse that he saw some rare races he hadn't even seen at Einroguard.
-You crazy bastard! This is what happens when you let a wild boar drive a carriage!-
-My wild boar was trained by a magic expert from Illeinas! It's your mangy horse that's the problem!-
-Buy herbs guaranteed by mages from Einroguard and Baldurguard! Herbs guaranteed by the empire's twin carriages!-
-The bull rebellion in the south is over! We'll sell cheap to commemorate, so come and buy quickly!-
As Yi-Han was looking around contentedly, he spotted the Maykin family's villa mansion.
It didn't seem bad to visit his reliable friend's family and ask for necessary items.
'I wonder if Lady Yoanen will be there.'
-I'll be counting on you.-
"Yes. I'll contact you immediately when students arrive."
-Kekeke... The students will learn another lesson.-
"..."
Yi-Han was shocked to see Death Knights visiting and lying in ambush at the Maykin family mansion in the distance.
The Death Knights were setting traps in preparation for the upcoming club activities!
If students sneaked out for a moment under the pretext of club activities and visited their family mansion, they would immediately fall into the ambush.
'Why on earth are they going this far?'
Yi-Han pondered once again the question he had asked countless times.
Why on earth go this far??
'If there's an ambush at the Maykin family mansion, other places will probably be similar. I should assume there are ambushes at places students might go.'
Seeing the traps were more thorough than expected, Yi-Han thought he should finish the work first before running errands or looking for artifacts.
He didn't want to be the first person to enter the punishment room because of greed.
'What exactly counts as the excuse of purchasing items for requests? Will the Death Knights check with Professor Garcia? The professor will probably cover for us...'
"!"
As he was thinking and turning his steps, Yi-Han was surprised to spot familiar faces.
Amur, who ran Amur's Stables in the town near Einroguard, and Arien, the branch manager of Kaako Trading Company, were walking down the street.
"Mr. Amur!"
"...Who are you?"
Amur scratched his cheek with his thick fingers, puzzled.
No matter how he looked, a stranger was calling his name.
"I'm the magic school student you helped escape before. I'm in disguise."
"Ah!"
At those words, Amur immediately understood.
If the other was a student who came out of Einroguard, it wasn't strange at all for them to be in disguise.
Of course, Arien didn't understand.
"Who are you?"
"I'm the student you lent money to last year. I was really grateful then."
"You say I lent money last year? Me? Such a person... Uh... Ah, no. Young Master Wardanaz???"
Arien felt a shock like being struck by lightning.
It was hard to forget even if he tried.
Not only did a boy from a great noble family come directly to borrow silver coins, but he also purchased goods efficiently enough to put ordinary merchants to shame before leaving!
It was so dumbfounding that he had even discussed with other employees, 'Could this be someone impersonating the Wardanaz family?'
If he hadn't received the borrowed silver coins back along with a letter during the break, he might have really thought that.
"How did you sneak out again?"
"This time I'm officially out for club activities."
"Ah. I see..."
As he was answering, Arien felt something strange.
Why would someone who officially went out be in disguise?
"...Come this way! I'd like to treat you to a drink."
Arien shook off his doubts and guided Yi-Han to <Hot Stone>, a popular cafe in Granden City.
What was important to a merchant was the other's value, not useless truth.
In the worst case, a student might escape while out for club activities...
"Wait. Can we perhaps sit by a second-floor window overlooking the street?"
"Of course."
Though puzzled by the unusual request, Arien accepted.
Mages were originally hard to understand people after all!
Comments
Christie Schauer
Of course Prof Garcia is in charge of the Change Location Club. 😂 I can't wait until she gets a good look at Yi-han's backpack.
