Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy Chapter 876

Chapter 876

After brushing off the soot on his collar, Yi-Han began to check again.

No matter how he thought about it, there must have been additional provocation.

"Professor. You see this staff? Actually, this staff..."

Yi-Han summarized the story related to this staff, that is, how Yukbeltire had proposed it first and wanted to make it.

After hearing all that, Professor Verduus pondered for a while and then tilted his head.

"That's strange."

"What is?"

"Garcia forced me to make the staff. I even said Yukbeltire wanted to do it, but Garcia wouldn't listen."

"..."

-It seems like Yukbeltire wanted to do this.-

-Didn't I tell you not to try any tricks?-

-Aah! Aaah! It's not, not a trick!-

-What do you mean Yukbeltire wanted to do it? Professor, you don't know what your disciples want to do.-

-That's true, but this really was something Yukbeltire wanted to... Aah! Aaah!-

Yi-Han could recall the memory as he had been there too. His face hardened.

Professor Verduus, not understanding his disciple's inner thoughts, continued speaking.

"Then it's Garcia's fault? I should tell Yukbeltire!"

"What are you saying? I don't have such a memory."

"Huh?"

"I don't have such a memory. Did Professor Garcia say such a thing?"

"Huh huh huh?"

Professor Verduus was flustered.

"She did! Here! She did it while breaking my collarbone!"

"Professor Garcia is someone who can't even kill a bug. There's no way she would have made such a threat. Since she's such a robust person, you probably added body language on your own when you heard her."

Professor Bentozol, who was listening from the side, also supported Yi-Han.

"I don't know about other things, but Professor Kim isn't someone who would make such threats. If she were that kind of person, why would she do your petty errands in the first place? She would have just crushed your head right away."

"She, she really did...! I'm telling you she really did?!"

"Professor. That's not what's important right now. What's important is that Senior Yukbeltire is angry."

Yi-Han quickly changed the subject. Professor Verduus nodded readily.

"Right. That's true."

"We need to resolve that."

"Should I go and admonish her once more not to act irrationally?"

"...Absolutely do not do that. Just apologize."

"Would it be resolved with such a worthless thing? I don't think so."

-Wouldn't it be better to just hand him over?-

The demons, unable to watch anymore, cautiously advised.

  *

"Sen..."

Bang!

"...ior..."

Bang!

"...!"

Bang!

Yi-Han called out to Yukbeltire, defending and evading with each syllable he uttered.

Yukbeltire, belatedly seeing Yi-Han's face, cast a suspicious gaze. Other seniors also whispered.

-Could it be Professor Verduus transformed?-

-No. The professor doesn't have the observational skills to transform into a student.-

After confirming it was really her junior, Yukbeltire asked with a stern attitude.

"What's the matter? Why are you there?"

"I came like this because there seems to be a misunderstanding."

Yi-Han hurriedly explained before the attacks could resume.

Professor Verduus had regained the artifact, and he was going to meet Professor Krair soon to apologize...

"And he says he wants to apologize to you seniors too!"

"It's a scheme."

"It's a trick."

"Could Wardanaz have been deceived?"

The school's seniors were cold.

Professor Verduus knew how to cast thousands of spells, but he was someone who absolutely didn't know how to apologize.

-Hurry!-

Jourin slapped Professor Verduus's back with her front paw. She was afraid the angry students might attack Yi-Han.

"I'll apologize!"

"!"

The students were surprised when Professor Verduus, who had been flung out, dangled his head from the attic entrance and shouted.

"As a professor, I didn't help you properly!"

"Has he gone mad??"

Despite the students' shock, Professor Verduus began to apologize earnestly as he had just memorized.

At first, the students listened with folded arms, thinking 'Let's hear what nonsense he has to say', but as Professor Verduus's apologies continued, their expressions showed slight wavering.

Usually, apologies are more effective when made by someone who never apologizes in their lifetime.

Professor Verduus's apology was strong enough to melt even the hearts of the cold enchantment magic school students.

"Hmm..."

"Hmmm..."

As the stern expressions of the seniors with folded arms seemed to soften slightly, Yi-Han quickly urged.

"Quickly apologize to Senior Yukbeltire too."

"Alright! What did you tell me to apologize for again?"

"...The staff."

Seeing him struggle to remember an apology that wasn't even a full page when he could remember every single nail of his airship, Yi-Han wanted to hit him.

"Yukbeltire, I'm sorry! I'll apologize! I made the staff you were supposed to make on my own."

"!"

Yukbeltire's eyes widened slightly when she heard an apology she hadn't expected at all.

The other students behind her whispered at those words.

-He wouldn't help when asked for help, but he made what Senior Yukbeltire was making instead?-

-It's obvious. He probably made it instead because it looked interesting.-

-Wouldn't it be better to just subdue him now and hand him over to Professor Krair?-

Realizing the atmosphere was turning ominous, Yi-Han quickly poked Professor Verduus's back once more.

Like a golem receiving an order, Professor Verduus faithfully added to his apology.

"I'm really sorry!"

"...I don't know what you're talking about. I don't care at all."

At that answer, Professor Verduus turned to Yi-Han angrily.

"See! She says she doesn't care!"

"Shut up and keep apologizing."

"...I'm sorry! Um... I couldn't help it because I'm more skilled than you!"

"???"

Yi-Han was shocked.

Because he kept urging, Professor Verduus had malfunctioned and started spewing strange words.

In a way, it was natural, as he was forcing someone who had never apologized before to do so.

Having used up all the memorized words, Professor Verduus had no choice but to come up with apology content on his own.

"Professor!"

Though he tried to stop him urgently, Professor Verduus seemed to understand differently and continued apologizing.

"You can entrust it to me next time! Um... Practice magic hard until then!"

"..."

Yukbeltire's gaze, which was already cold normally, now became almost as frigid as the realm of frost giants.

Jourin and Eandurde whispered from behind.

-It seems we should push him down even now...-

"I think so too."

  *

Surprisingly, Yukbeltire accepted the apology.

She didn't want to act too emotionally because of the staff theft incident either.

"I don't act like that. Understand?"

"...Yes..."

Yi-Han nodded while looking at the seniors and siege weapons that had gathered behind.

It already seemed excessive enough, but he was afraid those siege weapons might be aimed at him if he pointed that out.

"Still, thank you for accepting."

"Because you, the Wardanaz family junior, are also Direth's close junior, and you agreed to help with research during the break."

Professor Verduus, who was listening from the side, said as if puzzled.

"Huh? If that's the case, wouldn't my research be more..."

"Shut up. Please."

Professor Bentozol dragged Professor Verduus away and threw him behind. It seemed he couldn't let his guard down until they returned the item to Professor Krair.

'Amazing. With the two of them together, Professor Bentozol feels relatively normal.'

Yi-Han named this the <Professor Madness Conservation Hypothesis>.

It seemed he had found a new hypothesis following the <Animal Mixed-Blood Personality-Cuteness Inverse Proportion Hypothesis>.

Vowing to send a paper to Einroguard graduates later, Yi-Han quickly moved with his group.

Jourin asked a question as if she didn't understand.

-Yi-Han. Jourin has something she's curious about.-

"Please speak, Your Highness."

-If the artifact needs to be returned to Professor Krair, couldn't Professor Verduus just go and return it himself...?-

She didn't understand why this entire group had to accompany Professor Verduus to return the artifact and apologize.

"There are several reasons for that."

-Ah! I understand! Because there might be students who don't know the bounty on Professor Verduus has been lifted!-

Jourin shouted with joy as if she had become Detective Toveris.

'To be precise, it hasn't been lifted yet.'

"That's right, Your Highness. And apart from that, there's another reason."

-What is it?-

"Professor Verduus might disappear midway without returning it."

Jourin laughed merrily at the amusing joke.

However, the rest of the group was all serious. Even the demons were serious.

-...It's not a joke?-

"No."

-...-

Jourin looked at Professor Verduus with disgust.

  *

Professor Parsellet Krair of the Krair family was a banshee mixed-blood and had multiple personalities.

The current personality was the most ill-tempered among them.

It was natural, as a certain professor had brought an excuse that even an Einroguard student wouldn't make, like 'Someone stole it!' instead of bringing the promised artifact.

"Verduus! With the principal not here now! Don't think there's anyone to protect your life!"

"...Professor Krair is really angry."

"Somehow I had a bad feeling about today's divination!"

The divination magic school students quickly averted their gaze and fled outside the workshop.

While Professor Krair was usually a kind person despite some eccentric aspects, when an angry personality like this emerged, one had to avoid her for now.

"Um... Professor..."

"Who!"

Professor Krair, who was about to get angry asking who it was, paused.

The group that had come was too unexpected.

Not only Professor Verduus, but also Professor Bentozol, demon slaves, and even a dragon and students...?!

Professor Krair stopped her anger and asked.

"What on earth is this?"

"Professor. Professor Verduus has found the lost artifact."

"...Was it really lost?"

Professor Krair asked with eyes full of suspicion. Jourin wagged her tail and said.

-It's true! Jourin can guarantee it!-

"Your Highness. I believe Your Highness's testimony, but you shouldn't trust Professor Verduus. Do you know what he babbled last year instead of bringing the promised counting rods for fortune-telling? He said he was making it better, so why was I getting angry."

-Th-that's a bit different...-

"The year before last, when I told him to make and bring a turtle shell, he said he had used it himself so it was gone. The principal, unable to watch anymore, had to cover for him saying he lost it. And before that..."

Completely refuted, Jourin lowered her tail and hid behind Yi-Han. It wasn't very effective due to the huge difference in size.

"...Still, Professor. This time he really found it and came like this."

"Hmph."

Although Professor Krair was angry, her momentum softened a bit when the student offered it.

It was Professor Verduus's fault, not his disciple's.

Moreover, that disciple was the most pitiful student in Einroguard.

"Fine. I'll lift the bounty. Still, it's well made..."

"If you had given me a bit more time, I could have added user protection."

"Then why didn't you do it earlier!"

Professor Krair's shout struck Professor Verduus's eardrum. Professor Verduus lost his balance and staggered.

Yi-Han thought to himself.

'So I went through all that trouble because he didn't add user protection magic...'

Come to think of it, if Professor Verduus had thoroughly done the safety magic first before obsessing over other useless functions, it wouldn't have mattered.

Thinking about it that way, anger welled up anew.

Professor Krair, who had been examining the <Star Guide> this way and that, suddenly seemed to remember something and asked Yi-Han.

"You didn't use it recklessly, did you?"

"Uh..."

"Well, even if it's you, Wardanaz, this would have been difficult to use. I'll guide you on how to use it during the midterm exam, so there's no need to be hasty. You can look forward to it! Finding stars is a joyful thing."

"The contract too. I'm looking forward to it."

"You're not going to make a contract. What are you talking about?"

"..."