Chapter 348

Chapter 348

Chapter 348

30 minutes later.

Professor Garcia returned, panting.

"Sorry, everyone. I kept you all waiting too long."

"???"

Yi-Han was gradually feeling something was off.

Professor Garcia was panting as if she had been in a physical altercation.

'Did she perhaps beat up the people who were causing trouble earlier?'

But that didn't seem to fit Professor Garcia's inherently kind personality.

"P-Professor, please have this at least."

As the students offered her a teacup, Professor Garcia gulped it down. She seemed parched.

"Phew. I'm sorry, everyone. Did you order any snacks while waiting?"

"The tea was enough."

"No, the snacks here are delicious too. The fruit slices are good..."

As Professor Garcia was speaking, she hesitated.

The students hoped it wasn't what they were thinking.

"...I'll be right back."

Whoosh!

As Professor Garcia hurried out again, Yi-Han hardened his expression and said,

"I can't let this go on. I'll go check for a bit."

Not once, but repeatedly doing this, Yi-Han couldn't help but worry as a student.

"Wait. Isn't that dangerous? If you go and end up interfering..."

Nillia was unsure if she should follow.

She understood the desire to help, but the help of someone without the ability was closer to a nuisance.

Nillia had experienced that among the hunters as well.

This situation of the students going to help Professor Garcia could also be like that...

"No. Professor Garcia is clumsy at fighting, so in case of an emergency, she might need help."

"...????"

"???????"

The friends were too flustered to react to Yi-Han's words.

While they were like that, Yi-Han quickly turned around and rushed out the door.

"Wa... Wardanaz! What the hell...?!"

—

Among the Einroguard professors, Alkasis Lagrinde, who taught healing magic, was relatively easy to find.

If a group passed by with faces equally pale and tired, they were usually undead or Alkasis' disciples.

Professor Garcia panted and said,

"Lagrinde... Professor."

"Professor Garcia."

Professor Alkasis curtly bowed in greeting.

But Professor Garcia had no intention of exchanging greetings with the other.

'How many professors are out here anyway?'

She had just sent one away, and now a new professor appeared.

It was as if there was a secret professor gathering around here that only Professor Garcia didn't know about.

"May I ask what brings you here?"

"I came to find a student."

"Is it by any chance student Yi-Han from the Wardanaz family?"

At Professor Garcia's words, Professor Alkasis' expressionless face moved slightly, seeming a bit surprised.

"That's right. You know, so the story is quick."

"Well, you see, Yi-Han is a first-year, and he's learning many majors, so his skills in healing magic are..."

"He single-handedly provided emergency treatment when the knights attacking the Crimson Lotus Forest had an accident. Isn't that enough qualification?"

"..."

Professor Garcia inwardly shouted at Yi-Han.

'What on earth did you do with the words I said during the semester?'

Even if it was just basic healing magic, the moment it became known that a first-year could use it, the path of hardship would be wide open, so she had emphasized that so carefully!

Professor Garcia sighed.

But she couldn't blame her student either.

When someone was injured right in front of her, she couldn't just stay still for her own comfort.

Just looking at the aura he exuded, one wouldn't be surprised if he was an experienced combat mage.

'But still...'

Professor Alkasis calmly prepared her magic.

No matter how talented a genius the opponent was, she was still an immature beast.

In a mage's duel, the experienced mage had an absolute advantage.

Professor Alkasis had conserved her mana, ready to subdue the opponent as quickly as possible.

'With his abundant mana, direct suppression magic is unlikely to work. I'll have to summon something from the outside to bind him.'

'I’ll immediately cast a fog and invisibility, then cast an enhancement spell and flee.'

The two mages just stared at each other silently. The air was taut with tension.

Yi-Han instinctively felt he was at a disadvantage.

'Damn. I can't tell what she's trying to do...'

He couldn't tell what kind of magic the opponent was trying to use. Moreover, Professor Alkasis knew Yi-Han had abundant mana.

"...You idiot! What are you doing! Run! Don't even look back, just run! Arm, wither!"

"!?"

At that moment, two of Professor Alkasis' disciples who had been watching nearby rushed out and cast magic at their master.

They were seniors familiar to Yi-Han, Phil and Chill.

Professor Alkasis, despite her disciples attacking her, was not surprised or angry.

She just swatted the magic away with her staff, as if it was annoying and tiring.

"Run! Vitality... Ugh!"

Phil was subdued with a single swing of the professor.

Professor Alkasis had rapidly regenerated the flesh in the airway connected to Phil's throat, causing temporary obstruction.

Phil tried to break free, but the professor's skill was as solid as a master tailor's stitching, and it couldn't be easily disturbed.

"When you wake up, study throat-related things again. Stupid child."

"Eyes, obscure the light!"

Chill, undaunted by his friend's collapse, targeted the professor's eyes again.

After all, the healing magic students didn't get sent to the punishment room even if they tried to escape or rebel, so Professor Alkasis didn't get angry or punish them.

Thud!

The professor blocked Chill's magic with a dismissive gesture.

It was a simple movement, but Yi-Han and Chill could tell how advanced the technique was.

In that brief moment, she had grasped the structure of the incoming magic, then channeled mana into her fingertips to deconstruct the magic.

Chill gritted his teeth and shouted.

"Aren't you ashamed! Taking a freshman to brainwash him like us! Aren't you ashamed of that?!"

"...Damn, you're right, Chill!"

The senior healing magic students, who had been wavering between self-interest and conscience, threw off their cloaks and grabbed their staffs.

Hearing Chill's words, they felt their faces burning.

As Einroguard students, they couldn't do such a thing to a first-year freshman.

Professor Alkasis' gaze grew even darker and more piercing.

"I don't care if you attack, but I'll kill anyone who wastes mana uselessly."

"Don't lie! Instead of killing us, you'll just make us work, won't you, Professor!"

"Attack!"

"How many times?!"

"This time, formation 11! Move in the 11-person formation!"

'How many times have these seniors attacked?'

The healing magic students, having rebelled more than once or twice, quickly formed a formation and charged at Professor Alkasis.

'Alright! This should be enough...!'

Chill was relieved.

Of course, the students would be brutally subdued, but at least they could buy time for the junior to escape.

But Yi-Han didn't run.

"...??!?"

When Yi-Han came and stood next to Chill, Chill was shocked.

"What are you doing! Are you crazy!"

"Senior. How can I just run and leave the seniors behind?"

"...You..."

Chill felt a surge of warmth in his eyes. Tears welled up unexpectedly, overflowing from his eyes.

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