Survive as a Prison Guard in the Game

Chapter 65
Isabelle (3)

Mages and their Familiars.

The relationship between the two is like a mirror.

Mirrors that reflect each other.

Mages with a timid personality will contract with a docile Familiar, and those with a fiery personality will contract with an aggressive Familiar.

Looking at the familiar can reveal a mage’s personality, so it’s a good idea to check the familiar first when targeting NPCs of Mage background.

However, sometimes there are mages who don’t have a Familiar.

There are only two possible reasons for this

They’re not from the Magic Tower.

Or they were Excommunicated.

-I’m not from the Magic Tower.

Isabelle was an orphan from the streets.

Luckily, she was discovered by a mage and learned magic, but because she wasn’t affiliated with a Magic Tower, she couldn’t sign a contract with a Familiar.

-A contract with a Familiars? Even if you give me one, I won’t do it. I don’t want to be lumped in with those supremacists.

Isabelle, an anti-magic person from the Kingdom of Resha, who dislikes mages from the Magic Tower. Isabelle had never envisioned signing a contract with a Familiar.

-I had no choice that day.

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-In order to survive, I made a contract for the first time with a Phantom Species.

That’s all the information provided in the game.

It didn’t tell him what enemies she would encounter or what events would take place.

The only thing he knew was.

That she was going to fight someone very strong.

“What’s going on?”

“A Phantasmal Species from beyond the forest.”

Leaving Isabelle to gape at the scene outside, He rushed out of the snack bar.

The first priority is to limit the damage.

Luckily, they were coming from a single direction. Running toward the forest out front, he looked around.

There were many children playing with the Fantasy Species.

While using the Purification Power, he issued an order to the fantasy creatures.

‘Take the children and run back.’

At that moment.

Those who could carry them on their backs did so, while those who couldn’t were dragged by their clothes.

Isabelle, arriving a beat late, looked around.

“What the hell is this….”

“You’ll be able to see it any minute.”

At his words, Isabelle’s gaze shifted to the forest. If she didn’t feel it before, she could sense it now.

A multitude of footfalls coming from the distance.

“What the hell is going on.”

“I want you to sound the alarm so those who haven’t yet evacuated can flee.”

“I can’t do that.”

“Then put up a barrier to keep them out.”

“I never bothered to do it.”

He’d forgotten.

-Barriers? What’s the point, I’ll just blow them all up before they can get to me.

A mage that specializes in attack.

Isabelle of Madness.

“Can’t we just wipe them out?”

“I’m an outsider, so it doesn’t matter. Won’t you end up being chastised in the Magic Tower?”

“Eh, I don’t know. I’ll go to Burning Hell after I get my punishment. If you’re in a Special Task Force, you should have some authority. Don’t you?”

“Maybe.”

“Bluff.”

Isabelle spread her hands, preparing her magic, while he stood in front of her, sword drawn, eyes scanning the area ahead.

Was there a child who hadn’t gotten away?

He swept his eyes around the perimeter, checking to see if any of the children might still be close to the fence.

The children had all been evacuated.

The phantasmal creatures stood in front of him.

*Swish!*

A group of what appeared to be vacationing wizards were approaching.

*Doo-doo-doo-doo!*

He could hear them now, though very faintly.

Staring straight ahead, he signaled to Isabelle.

“Here they come.”

“Can you clear the tree for me?”

“How much.”

“All that you see in front of you.”

Charging mana into his sword, he poised.

Gale Slash.

In the past, he’d just used it as a long horizontal slash, but as he gained insights, the technique became more powerful.

He spun his body, applying centrifugal force to the blade.

The second spin produced a gust of wind.

The third and final time.

The Mana and Wind contained in the sword burst forth.

*Whoosh!*

A gust of strong wind swept the entire area in front of him.

*Swoooosh!!*

*Crash!* *Boom!* *Craash!!*

Trees were broken and the ground was uprooted.

Objects blown by the wind were scattered into the sky.

After everything was swept away, a fan-shaped expanse of empty land was revealed. Beyond it, he can see phantasmal beasts charging towards him.

Their eyes were hardly friendly.

“Firewall.”

With Isabelle’s chant, a wall of fire rose over the fan-shaped ground. A rapidly expanding wall of fire trapped the phantasmal beasts.

“I thought you said you didn’t know any defensive magic.”

Isabelle pouted.

“I hate that I have to trap them like that and then beat them up. If only it weren’t for that damn disciplinary policy. Tsk.”

A member of the group stepped forward.

A spectacled, old-fashioned man.

“What’s going on here?”

“The phantasmal creatures beyond the forest were acting erratically, so we judged it dangerous and temporarily blocked them off.”

The spectacled man frowned.

There was disdain in his tone and expression.

“Abnormal behavior? How would you know that, you’re not even a mage.”

“Is it normal for them to run like a herd of rabid animals?”

“That’s ridiculous, you’re trying to lecture me about how you think you know more about Phantasmal species than I do.”

The man scoffed.

“I’m a mage affiliated with the Yellow Tower, and I have a contract with Phantom Species. You, on the other hand, wield a sword… and yet you claim to know all there is about the Phantom Species. You personally assumed based on your own judgment that the Phantom Species were acting abnormally, and therefore proceeded to ravage that forest?”

The man’s gaze shifted to Isabelle beside him.

“And a half-assed mage. It’s really fucked up. I expect to see you held accountable for such nonsense.”

“Heh”

“Do you seriously have that much knowledge of phantasmal species?”

“Excuse me?”

“Well, then how are you going to solve that situation?”

Redin pointed with his hand in the direction of the Firewall.

*Thump!*

The floor trembled with a strong vibration.

*Thump!*

*Thump!*

Following a series of vibrations, a huge roar could be heard. Soon, a giant gorilla appeared above the Fire Wall.

“Ooooooooh!”

With a massive leap, it jumped over the Fire Wall and charged towards them, causing the bespectacled man to stumble backwards.

“This… This is ridiculous.”

“Please explain to me why he’s running at us like that.”

“Oh… it’s coming. He’s coming to get us, Oh… No!”

The spectacled man screamed and ran away.

Behind him, the terrified mages sprinted after him.

“Pathetic bastards.”

Isabelle muttered, shaking her head and sighing.

“A bunch of real half-assed bastards who can’t even use magic. Every time they say they’re from a magic tower, I want to punch them in the face with a fireball.”

“What’s a real half-assed?”

“The ones with no magical talent, no intellectual prowess, no academic credentials, and massive egos.”

Isabelle whirled about.

“This pisses me off, I’m going to blow off some steam.”

She clasped her hands together and chanted a spell.

“Fire Hand.”

A giant fist made of fire appeared in front of her, and as she stepped forward, it moved with her.

The gorilla was coming her way.

Isabelle smirked and stretched out her fist, and the fire hand mirrored it, striking the gorilla right in the face.

*Kwaaannggg!!*

As soon as the fist made contact, there was an explosion.

“One shot!”

Isabelle’s cheerful shout was accompanied by an indiscriminate barrage of punches. A series of blows rained down on the gorilla.

*Boooom!*

*Boooom!*

*Boooom!*

The gorilla collapsed to the ground in an endless barrage of explosives. Isabelle ran a hand through her hair and grinned broadly.

“Looks like he’s going to live.”

“It’s not over yet.”

The atmosphere inside the fire wall was tense. The number of people with gorilla-like momentum was increasing.

The atmosphere inside the fire wall was tense. The number of people with gorilla-like momentum was increasing.

*Whoooosh!*

Just then, the defensive magic field spread around the fence was activated. It must have been triggered by the officials after seeing the rampaging gorilla.

A green membrane formed around the illusory forest.

The civilian casualties seem to have been averted, and he turns to look at Isabelle, recalling the game’s storyline.

Isabelle went beyond this forest.

Why had she entered?

“Oh… There are some children out there!”

A voice called out from behind her.

Isabelle clapped along with it.

“Ah, students from the Magic Tower.”

“Students?”

“They were scheduled to sign a familiar contract with a phantom species today.”

“They were scheduled to sign a familiar contract with a phantom species today.”

This was great.

This would be a good excuse to go in with her, rescue the children, and capture one of the Flame Foxes.

Isabelle made the first move.

“I’ll go rescue them, you stay here. You’ll only be a nuisance if you stay here.”

“I’ll come with you.”

“Forget it. If you’re a prison guard, isn’t your job to catch bad guys? Now go catch the bad guys.”

“That sounds like the job of a crime control unit, doesn’t it?”

“Uh… I don’t know. Whatever.”

With that, he took off after Isabelle, who utilized fly magic to take flight.

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Today was the day for the new students to commune with a phantasmal species and conduct a familiar contract.

Laura, a new teacher at the Academy of Magic this year, was nervous about this event.

She stayed up all night for days, trying to figure out the students’ aptitudes, which familiar would be a good fit, and how to plot and organize the day.

She really put her heart and soul into it.

But why did this happen?

*Scratch!* *Screeech!* *Scratch!*

A wolf-like phantasmal species scratched at the barrier magic with its sharp claws.

Laura turned her head to look at the children.

The young children who had just entered the magic school were trembling in fear.

“Tea… Teacher, I’m scared.”

“It’s okay, kids, someone will be here soon to save us.”

‘I need to make them calm down.’

This was the first time Laura had ever been in such a frightening situation.

‘I thought that due to the pact, fantasy beasts would never attack humans…….’

The King of the Phantasmal Species in the Forest of Illusions and the Master of the Magic Tower had made a pact for their mutual benefit, something that every mage with a Familiar Contract knew.

Laura had come into the Forest of Illusions alone with the children because no phantasmal species had ever attacked humans before.

‘I shouldn’t be scared also.’

Laura concentrated, keeping the barrier magic from breaking.

But she knew instinctively.

It won’t be long before the barrier is breached.

Laura bit her lip hard.

If she abandoned the children and ran off on her own, she could escape, but her pride as a teacher wouldn’t allow it.

*Craaacck!*

*Craaacck!*

Cracks began to form as the sharp claws continuously clawed at the barrier. It had been working its magic for so long, it couldn’t help it.

*Crack!*

The barrier gradually started to fracture.

All she could do was to keep her magic flowing and pray that someone would come to their aid.

“Kids, it’s going to be okay.”

She assured the children.

As she spoke to them, she prepared herself for the worst. If she could just tie up some of these phantasmal creatures for a while, maybe some of them could be saved.

*Craaacckk!*

*Clink!* *Clink!* *Clink!*

The barrier magic was destroyed.

Laura used the remaining magic to restrain the phantasmal beasts.

“Children… run…….”

Then.

*Boom!*

A huge explosion engulfed the phantasmal species.

It didn’t end there. A searing heat spread out along with a cool breeze.

Laura’s eyes caught sight of two individuals.

They slowly approached her.

“We heard the news and came to save you. Are these all the children here?”

“Yes…….”

“Let’s go back, we’ll escort you.”

*Grunt.*

Sinking back into the ground, Laura breathed a sigh of relief.

“Thank you…….”

“Wait.”

The woman frowned.

“There’s a strange creature approaching.”