Chapter 115

Chapter 115

Chapter 115

The series of illusion magic by Farhait was more challenging than other types of illusion magic. It wasn't merely about creating illusions; the addition of heat as an element naturally increased its difficulty.

ended with just adjusting temperatures suitable for the illusion, but the intermediate and advanced levels could even summon illusions that actually attacked intruders.

Stay calm, the senior thought, realizing the disgraceful nature of his actions, and calmed his mind. Being a freshman didn't necessarily mean failure in magic. Perhaps, he was fortunate enough to find a spell that suited him.

-So, you seem to have a talent for fire element magic. I'm guessing right, aren't I? You showed your talent in Professor Garcia's class, didn't you?-

"Professor Garcia has forbidden the use of fire element magic."

The senior was at a loss for words. Talent aside, what on earth had happened for fire element magic to be banned?

What's with this guy?

The group moved to the kitchen. With the possibility of encountering walking armors or warehouse keepers at any moment, they couldn't afford to waste time. An unidentified senior, waving a piece of paper and a quill pen, led the group forward.

The door, marked with a teapot symbol, creaked open.

-Here's the underground 'Teapot' kitchen. It's relatively accessible compared to other kitchens in the academy. It's a bit disappointing that there's no alcohol-

Is alcohol that important?

Unlike Yi-Han's thoughts, the students from the Black Tortoise were greatly disappointed.

"No alcohol..."

"Really too bad."

"Can a kitchen even be without alcohol?"

Yi-Han was dumbfounded by his friends' strong desire for alcohol.

What are they thinking

Did they come here to learn or to drink?

While the Black Tortoise students were searching the kitchen in vain hope for alcohol, the senior called Yi-Han. After the disgraceful display in , it was time to show something more befitting of a senior. To the unsuspecting and famished freshmen, the academy's hidden places would be profoundly impressive.

-Come with me. And try not to scream.-

?

-Open that cupboard.-

Yi-Han, puzzled, opened the cupboard at the senior's behest.

Is it a trap?

There were hams and sausages, made from cut pieces of meat, hanging inside.

Yi-Han was grateful for the sight of the salted or smoked sausages.

"Oh, thank you. It was pretty well made."

-...-

The senior was flustered.

Normally, freshmen would be overjoyed at the sight of such a find. The senior himself had been thrilled when he accidentally found a piece of sausage in a professor's workshop during his first year. He had eaten it greedily without even using a fork or knife. The taste of that sausage was still memorable.

But this freshman boy was casually critiquing the quality of the food. This was not the behavior of a typical freshman. What in the world...?

"Wardanaz. I've found the ingredients we need. Can you come and help me?"

"Sure. I'll be right there."

The Black Tortoise students gathered ingredients and lit a fire under the cauldron.

-What are you doing?- The senior asked, looking perplexed.

"We're making a nutritious meal for a friend."

-Not a bad idea,- The senior nodded approvingly.

The magic academy was too harsh a place to survive on what was given. This was especially true for freshmen. To survive, one had to fend for oneself.

-...Just a moment. Just a moment.-

The senior, alarmed, tried to intervene. The cooking was unlike anything ordinary; even the atmosphere differed. The ingredients in the pot were undergoing a chemical reaction, emitting a unique mana. It was a form of alchemy.

And judging by the preparations, the process was evidently complex.

It seems a magic spell might be needed

-This is not something a freshman should handle. Stop them!-

Is it?

Yi-Han questioned Salko, needing confirmation after having heard so much. "Tutanta. I heard that this cooking is not ordinary, but a kind of alchemy, and quite challenging. Is that true?"

"...Uh, yes."

Yi-Han managed his expression, recalling the last time he had a magic potion.

"But why is it called Beer Candy?"

"Our ancestors, suffering from a beer shortage while trapped under a mine, created it as a substitute for beer and named it accordingly."

"I see..."

Yi-Han, bemused by the seemingly trivial origin, casually nodded, cut a piece of Beer Candy, wrapped it in paper, and placed it in his pocket. Having accomplished the desired cooking, it was time to collect useful items from the kitchen and return.

'Where were those sausages earlier?'

-A big problem!!!-

The senior hastily scribbled with his quill, the urgency so great that the last word was incomplete.

"What's the matter?"

-The warehouse keeper is coming! Hide in the corner!-

"Heat, distort the air!" The senior chanted along with his spell. This was a much more elaborate magic than before.

A convincing illusion was necessary to cover the mess made by the cooking in the kitchen.

"Can we really deceive the warehouse keeper with this?"

-I don't know! Just stay quiet!-

The senior's tension spread to the other students. Yi-Han and the Black Tortoise students watched the kitchen door with rigid faces.

"...?"

However, the warehouse keeper walking in the corridor didn't open the door. Yi-Han sensed the warehouse keeper casting a spell outside.

"He's casting a spell!"

-Casting a spell... Wait. How did you know?-

The senior paused, taken aback while writing with his quill. He had set up a far-seeing summon in the corridor to detect anyone approaching, but the freshman had no such thing.

How did he know?

"The movement of mana indicates the use of a spell, doesn't it?"

-Youre able to sense that from here? No. That's not important right now. The warehouse keeper seems to be up to something.-

The senior looked down the hallway in dismay. The warehouse keeper, who should have just patrolled and rested if nothing was amiss, was now casting spells on each door for some reason.

That spell is...

'Space magic!'

The senior's face turned ashen. Breaking space magic was notoriously more difficult than other types of magic. Among all magics, it was infamously difficult. To cast such magic on the doors...

'What's he doing! Has he gone mad?'

It was supposed to be a normal patrol, and if nothing unusual was found, just return to rest. Today, for some unfathomable reason, the warehouse keeper had cast space magic on every door.

After the warehouse keeper disappeared, the senior tried to leave the kitchen by opening the door but soon returned inside. To Yi-Han and the Black Tortoise students, it seemed as if the door had merely opened and closed.

"What are you doing?"

-...Try it yourself, and you'll see.-

The freshmen went out and came back in immediately, looking at the door with the same baffled expression as the senior.

-The space of the door has been twisted. It's the warehouse keeper's magic.-

"Do you have a way to solve this, senior?"

-No. We're doomed.-

Yi-Han nodded resignedly to the senior's written words.

"So, we end up in the punishment room after all."

"Sorry, Wardanaz. It's our fault."

"It's alright. I was prepared for this from the start. Just keep your promise later. I didn't take anything, but just in case, I hid them well."

The senior was astounded by Yi-Han's unchanging expression even at the brink of entering the punishment room.

What kind of...?

-Actually... there might be a way.-

"Oh? Is that so?"

The senior became seriously curious about what situation would finally fluster this freshman boy.

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