Professor Thunderwalk responded maturely without getting angry at the disciple’s forced criticism.
The professor relaxed the intensity in those eyes and smiled as gently as possible. That only made Lee Han even more wary.
-I-I think I can feel an evil aura.
“I think so too.”
Lee Han agreed with the baby basilisk.
As expected of a monster that was the serpent among serpents and possessed the poison among poisons, it was sensitive to a vicious aura.
Professor Thunderwalk paid no attention and focused on reading the design underneath.
‘This... could definitely break Professor Verdus mentally!’
If the design Lee Han had written was practical and rational, the design underneath was an endless parade of every kind of flashy dark magic.
<The Eye of Ahrak>, <Living Wall>, <Boiling Darkness>, and countless other high-level dark spells that even Professor Thunderwalk had never heard of!
There was no telling what kind of dark mages had participated.
‘The Descendants of Ahrak? But those eccentric bastards would never be helping with a student commission. The Legion of Oondorgu? Those lunatics would be the same. And is that not magic from the Obsidian Magic Tower? Those rigid bastards would never provide something like that without compensation...’
No matter how much the professor thought about it, no dark mages came to mind. Professor Thunderwalk eventually gave up.
It seemed there were mages in the dark magic school whom the professor did not know.
“But how exactly can this finish Professor Verdus?”
Lee Han asked, slightly curious.
It was not that he particularly wanted to finish Professor Verdus. It was simply the pure curiosity of a mage.
How could this finish Professor Verdus?
“It is simple. These high-level dark spells here are secret arts that have not been made public, correct?”
“They probably are.”
The dark mages seemed to have rambled on about it, but Lee Han had only half listened, so his memory was vague.
It was probably true, so Lee Han nodded.
“And naturally, you received separate explanations about these spells.”
“Yes. Though I still have not fully understood them. The magic is so difficult...”
Naturally, they had not written every detail of such difficult dark magic into the design, from its explanation and principles to its casting method.
If they had, even several books of designs would not have been enough.
Ordinarily, a design simplified things to a certain degree and recorded only the essential information, while the mage handled the rest independently.
Was that not why the dark mages gathered in the north had caused such a commotion trying to teach Lee Han even one more dark spell?
“That is not important!”
“It seems important to me...”
“What matters is that Professor Verdus does not know these spells well.”
No matter how much of an insane genius Professor Verdus was, the professor could not reverse-engineer dark magic outside the professor’s main specialty from such abbreviated explanations alone. These were absolutely not spells that could be deciphered so easily.
“What do you think would happen if you submitted this along with the other one? Hmm? What if you attached it as merely one of the plans you had considered? Do you really think Professor Verdus could look at it and simply move on?”
“......”
Lee Han began to waver slightly.
Lee Han could sense Professor Thunderwalk’s wicked scheme, but separate from that, it was tempting.
Professor Verdus was originally a lunatic who would never compromise once blocked by something magical.
What kind of reaction would such a person have if given a dark-magic puzzle that could not easily be solved?
“I will think about it. Since this is not something I created through my own ability, I have some reservations.”
“Haha. Yes. Think about it carefully. Of course, it feels somewhat unfair that you had no problem receiving advice from the young principal, only to suddenly become conscientious now. Haha.”
“...I will try to submit them together if possible.”
Lee Han thought that from now on, even if he received the young prince’s help, he should conceal it somewhat.
Judging from Professor Thunderwalk’s current appearance, the professor did not seem merely a little resentful.
‘I should have said I received advice from an other-dimensional being.’
“Ah, right. Have you finished preparing for Professor Rzhi’s examination?”
“Excuse me? Uh...”
Professor Thunderwalk failed to notice Lee Han’s hesitation and turned away with a snort.
“Surely you are not planning to transform into a dragon? Do not do that.”
“......”
“?”
When the expected reply—something like, ‘Who would transform into a dragon? Haha, Professor, what a joke’—did not come, Professor Thunderwalk froze.
For some reason, a chilling sense of foreboding came from behind, where the disciple stood.
That foreboding took the specific form of language and flew in sharply.
“...Uh, am I not allowed to transform into a dragon?”
Professor Thunderwalk nearly screamed.
***
“You want to see the professor?”
“Yes.”
“Why?”
Anpagon, a senior from the enchantment magic school, stared at Lee Han as though unable to understand.
Meeting the professor during lecture hours already felt like a waste, so why would anyone try to meet the professor outside lecture hours?
“I have something to submit early regarding the examination.”
Now that Lee Han thought about it, Professor Verdus’s midterm examination was an assignment that could simply be submitted and left behind.
There was no need to wait until lecture time, show the magic, and then leave.
While the two were talking, Sigunting, a senior one year below Anpagon, approached as well.
“Oh. What brings you here?”
“I came to see Professor Verdus.”
“Why in the world?”
“......”
Lee Han was slightly moved by the warm atmosphere of the enchantment magic school.
They cared so much about their junior.
‘I must become this kind of senior too.’
“I have something to submit early regarding the examination.”
“Hmm. That may be difficult right now.”
“?”
“Come over here and look.”
The seniors pointed toward the entrance to Professor Verdus’s workshop.
A sign was hanging in front of it.
Concentrating to make up for insufficient work time
Do not disturb!
“The professor always hated being disturbed, but never sealed off the space before. Lately, though, after receiving so much divine punishment...”
“Divine punishment?”
“Ah, divine punishment. That came out wrong. The professor has been attacked so many times lately that the professor has become rather sensitive.”
Lee Han focused his senses and examined the area around the workshop entrance.
There was indeed a considerable sense of wrongness, unlike usual.
It was not merely that the door had been reinforced or the gaps sealed shut. It felt as though the space itself had been twisted and knotted to block access.
‘I have no idea how to undo this.’
Lee Han could ordinarily grasp the structure of most magic through his senses alone, but this obstacle was so difficult that he could not even begin to make sense of it.
‘What if I strike it with force...’
Thump!
A fierce surge of mana rushed forward like a wave, but the twisted and knotted space flexibly dispersed it in every direction.
Then Professor Verdus’s prerecorded voice rang out.
-Do not break it with force, Wardanaz! I will make you rebuild it!
“......”
“...I did not know the professor had even added a function like that.”
The seniors were impressed despite finding Professor Verdus insufferable.
The magic itself was impressive, but predicting that Lee Han would try to break it with force was truly astonishing.
Had the professor used even a little of that ability for good...
“Seniors. Please help me.”
“Sorry, but even I would have difficulty breaking through that. It would probably be better to wait until the next lecture begins. The professor will come out then.”
Deciphering the sealed space was not impossible, but it would require a considerable amount of time.
Rather than attempting it, waiting until the lecture started and Professor Verdus crawled out would probably be faster.
“Wait. The professor will come out, right?”
“Surely... after suffering that badly, the professor would not hold out again.”
The fact that they still could not completely deny the possibility was what made Professor Verdus frightening.
While the seniors whispered, Lee Han sank into thought.
‘Hmm. I only need to shove the assignment inside.’
In truth, Lee Han did not particularly want to meet Professor Verdus face-to-face and have a deep conversation either.
Any conversation would most likely end with Professor Verdus overturning his stomach by saying something like, ‘Why bother leaving?’
Everything necessary had already been written in these thick documents, so if he could somehow send them inside...
“Is there no way to put just this inside?”
“Hmm. I do not think so. As you know, the spatial seal...”
“No. If it is an object that small, it may be possible.”
“!”
At Anpagon’s words, the two juniors turned in surprise.
“Is that really true?”
“Yes. Of course, it will not be easy. A few more conditions are necessary. We need someone who has learned spatial magic. Even if it is not penetration-type magic, at minimum, intermediate spatial movement...”
Since they were trying to penetrate spatial magic and push something through it, a spatial mage with at least a certain degree of skill was naturally necessary.
Anpagon frowned while trying to remember whether anyone in the same year studied spatial magic.
“I can use it.”
“......”
“...I expected as much.”
‘It did not seem like you knew.’
Sigunting looked at Anpagon with slight suspicion.
“Next, we need equipment capable of weakening Professor Verdus’s spatial magic.”
“Does equipment like that exist?”
“There is an artifact made by Senior Yukbeltire. It is called <Yukbeltire’s Long Spear>, an artifact that temporarily dispels spatial distortion. It will not undo all of it, but it should be enough to weaken it.”
Anpagon’s plan was simple.
They would weaken Professor Verdus’s magic, then use the opening to somehow throw the object inside with spatial magic.
It was a small object, and since Wardanaz would not lose to anyone in magical force, there was a sufficient chance of success.
“That is not perhaps an object meant to attack Professor Verdus, is it?”
“I told you it is an assignment I am submitting early.”
“I know. I heard you. But if it were an assignment equipped with a function for attacking Professor Verdus, I think I would feel a little more motivated.”
“...Where is the <Yukbeltire’s Long Spear> artifact?”
Lee Han changed the subject. The two seniors shrugged.
“Senior Yukbeltire naturally has it. You will have to go and get permission.”
“That could be called the greatest obstacle in the plan.”
“......”
That was certainly true.
Princess Yukbeltire was absolutely not someone who would kindly lend out an artifact.
Lee Han thought again before rising from his seat.
“Please wait here for a moment.”
“???”
When the junior left after saying that, the two were bewildered.
Wait for a moment?
“Did he go to borrow it?”
“He is not a first-year. There is no way he would have such a foolish idea. He must have gone to make a trade.”
At the mention of a trade, the two made extremely displeased expressions.
They remembered being taken advantage of by Princess Yukbeltire several times.
Seniors in other schools of magic supposedly looked after their juniors, but in the enchantment magic school, being subjected to several merciless transactions was standard.
How much time had passed?
Lee Han returned, breathing heavily.
“I brought it!”
“...Did you agree to help Senior with some work? That seems like far too much of a loss.”
“Ah. No. I stole it and brought it out.”
“?!?!?”
The two were horrified.
How?!
“How did you bring it out?! Senior Yukbeltire is certainly not someone easy to deal with?!”
“I cannot tell you the exact method, but I received help from someone close to Senior.”
“Senior Diret?”
“No. Someone else.”
“Is there anyone other than Senior Diret?”
“I told you it was someone else.”
Lee Han became irritated, which was rare.
Why could these seniors not believe what he said?!
“R-right. Understood. Since you brought it out, that should be enough. I will prepare to activate it, so Wardanaz, prepare to send it inside immediately.”
“Yes. Understood.”
Magic required complicated preparation. Once all preparations were complete, it often proceeded quickly and simply.
Indeed, when Anpagon activated the spear and weakened the twisted space, the assignment was transported inside in an instant.
“Thank you!”
“For what? You brought the spear, and you used the magic too. Make sure you return it without being caught.”
“Yes!”
Lee Han nodded, then ran off carrying the spear.
As they watched his back, the two seniors from the enchantment magic school unconsciously smiled with satisfaction.
Perhaps a junior like that had entered the school as compensation for enduring such an evil senior...
-Aaargh!
“???”
“Was that Professor Verdus screaming just now?”
“S-so the assignment really did have a function for attacking the professor!”
“What in the world are you...”
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