The Academy’s Undercover Professor – 111



◈ Episode 111 Rain and the City (1)

After returning to the hideout Alex immediately changed into his usual light clothes.

“ha. Still this outfit fits me best.”

“At least button the front button properly.”

Despite Ludger’s point Alex sat down on the sofa and didn’t listen properly.

Ludger was about to say something but stopped.

He knew very well that the reason Alex was acting like that was because he was quite mentally exhausted.

Just then the door opened and the members arrived one by one.

Secret organization executives. The only one who wasn’t there was Bella Luna and she was busy analyzing the werewolf drug that Ludger gave her.

“Everyone is gathered. “Then let’s start the meeting now.”

After checking all the gathered people Ludger glanced sideways at Alex.

“Alex.”

“okay.”

Alex shook his head and explained what he had seen at the Kunst Auction House and how things were going inside.

In particular he was completely familiar with the structure of the internal underground storage room and every time he heard the story the members’ expressions were filled with surprise.

“That’s it.”

“Hmm. “Is it structured like that?”

Hans asked Alex stroking his chin.

“You said you were going to film the interior at a total of six locations right?”

“okay. “There were two artifacts placed in each storage room safe.”

“Are the internal structures of all safes the same?”

“uh. All three are the same standard. “There are differences in how the items are spaced but remember everything.”

Ludger said.

“Violetta. “Do you know anything about architecture or interior design experts?”

“yes. “You can just ask Old Kids for that part.”

“Please Sheridan. How is the production of the ordered items going?”

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“It’s almost finished. “It will be completed in three days.”

“Please as quickly as possible.”

“I’m still thinking of doing that. Besides there are more than one or two things I need to fix right now so aren’t you pushing me too hard?”

Sheridan pouted his lips and grunted.

In fact she was busy making portable communication devices photography devices along with artifact tools and other items.

She is probably the busiest in this organization.

But what can you do? It is Gongdori’s fate to have to create many things within a short period of time every time.

“But aren’t you doing it because you like it?”

“That’s true!”

Sheridan couldn’t bear to refute.

No matter what anyone says isn’t it you who enjoys the entire process?

In fact even now I want to make something quickly so my hands are itching so much that I can’t stand it.

“The auction will be held for a total of three days. Since it is being held on a particularly grand scale this time the period will also be longer. And each day of the week the items up for auction are different.”

“After checking the list of items what you were looking for was in safe number 3 where the most important items are stored. So that means it will be released on the third day.”

On the first day items stored in safe no. 1.

On the second day the items stored in safe number 2.

“What we need to take care of are those that are submitted on the third and last day. In that case it would be appropriate to carry out the operation on the second day.”

“leader. “Is there a reason you chose the second day?”

“On the first day of the auction security will be the tightest. They must also be on alert in preparation for any unexpected situation. At that time if you were even slightly noticeable you would be immediately suspected. “If you can at least get through the first day safely you will be a little more lethargic from the next day onwards so that is the best time.”

“It’s definitely plausible.”

“Is it better than that?”

It was Violetta who opened her mouth.

“I heard an engineer from the Security Bureau came there? “The Nightcrawler Knights of the Security Department have a reputation.”

“Yes it’s just a review article.”

Alex answered but Violetta snorted lightly.

“How can we be sure there is only one? There may be more to come after that. And after listening to Alex’s story it seems like he is talking about an article from the Security Bureau. Wouldn’t this cause a disruption in the operation?”

“….”

Hans and Sheridan also nodded in agreement with Violetta’s words.

Alex’s role is that of a conman imitating another identity but if someone who knows his past is here things will go wrong.

“It’s more surprising than that. You are a knight and ward of the Security Bureau. “What was the relationship between you two?”

“What kind of relationship is this? “There is no relationship.”

“We were lovers.”

Instead it was Ludger who answered.

Alex stared at Ludger with a stern expression.

“…leader.”

“It’s a lie that will soon be discovered anyway. “I also saw Pantos at the scene so what’s the point of leaving here?”

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It was something he couldn’t refute so Alex could only sigh.

He finally raised his hands and shook his head as if he had given up.

“I only met him a little while ago. They were lovers but they didn’t last long and they soon broke up. “That’s just the story.”

Alex’s voice as he said that was so calm and heavy that it lacked the usual frivolity.

“Did you have an affair?”

“…something like that.”

Alex smiled bitterly and did not deny Violetta’s words.

Because it wasn’t wrong.

“Still I am confident that I will definitely be able to fulfill my role. So don’t worry.”

“…Well just looking at the information I brought in today seems to be enough. I won’t doubt it. “It seems like the owner thinks so too.”

Violetta did not push Alex any further.

Since Ludger the leader of this organization was silent I a mere subordinate could not argue any further.

At that time Arpa who had been quietly listening to the story raised his hand and asked a question.

“So are we going to proceed with the operation as is?”

“That’s right. There is a security bureau engineer but there is only one. “It’s still an element within the table.”

“Then there is no problem?”

“okay. “As long as no more troublesome people show up there won’t be any problem.”

Ludger stared out the window.

Dark clouds gathered in the sky casting a light shadow over the son even though it was broad daylight.

The sky was making a loud noise as if it had an upset stomach and it seemed like it was going to rain heavily at any moment.

Are these dark clouds coming from the north?

It’s ominous.

“As long as no one bothers me.”

* * *

Lederbelk train station.

As the dark clouds gradually became thicker the citizens sensed that heavy rain would soon fall and moved hurriedly.

The entrance to the train station which would normally be crowded with people was deserted as if a war had broken out.

At that moment the sound of cheerful footsteps echoed in contrast to the desolate place.

“It’s finally arrived!”

A light blue side tail that looks like clear water droplets swaying in time with your steps.

A woman wearing a short beige trench coat that had been refined for ease of movement looked back with a bold smile.

“Hey assistant. It’s going to rain soon. “If I delay like that I’ll end up like a soggy mouse.”

“Now wait a minute! Casey! Don’t keep going on your own like that! “I have a lot of luggage!”

The one who came out protesting like that was a girl with a smaller body than the woman called Casey.

A girl with short blonde hair and an ambiguous age that looks like she’s between a teenager and an adult.

She looked as if she had a perfectly formed doll and was carrying a large piece of luggage that was three times her size on her back and under both arms.

“How dare you entrust me with this luggage and tell me not to be late!”

“That’s because you are strong. Isn’t it natural for more capable people to lift heavier things? “It’s about efficient distribution of work.”

“It’s sophistry! What’s the point of packing so much luggage when traveling in the first place? “Most of them are even useless!”

“It’s useless. “Can you tell me that it is a tool that relieves my endlessly burning inspiration?”

At that moment part of the bag the blonde girl was carrying was thrown to the side and the contents inside spilled out onto the ground.

It was countless pieces of paper.

“iced coffee! really! What is this again? Newspapers and incident materials that had been collected from all over the continent over the past five years were piled up neatly in the bag without throwing them away. Did you know that this alone is over 30 books long? “Do I have to carry all of this around myself?”

“It’s all necessary everything you need. So Betty. “Aren’t you going to move quickly?”

The girl named Betty distorted her face.

“why.”

“Why? “That’s because it’s going to rain soon.”

It’s raining? That’s definitely not a good thing.

Betty doesn’t like being in the rain. It could not be helped because it was related to her birth.

“When are you coming?”

“Hmm. “It’s dark it’s a bit windy and the humidity right now is about 5…?”

“5 minutes? “It’s not too late for that!”

“4 3 2 1.”

As soon as her count ended.

Knock.

A raindrop fell from the sky and fell on the top of Betty’s head.

“ah…?”

Betty’s complexion turned pale.

Her eyes turned to the sky. Raindrops fell one by one through the gaps in the dark clouds which looked like countless herds of pitch-black beasts were running through them.

“Aaaah! Casey! It’s raining! “It’s raining!”

“I know.”

“I’m not saying I know but I’m saying we should avoid it now! Ah! “Any paper that falls on the floor will get wet!”

Seeing Betty screaming Casey opened the black umbrella he had prepared in advance.

“uh? When did you get your umbrella? What about mine?”

“I only have mine.”

“yes?! Now wait a minute! It’s not okay to get caught in the rain! “You know very well how delicate I am!”

Casey grinned showing his overlapping teeth as he looked at Betty who had become desperate and lost in thought.

“I’m kidding.”

The moment he said that Casey’s magic appeared.

Rain falling from the sky flows as if blocked by an invisible membrane.

And surprisingly it was even avoiding the paper spilling on the ground.

The raindrops that had been falling were one or two but now it was hard to see what was in front of them and Betty and Casey were the only ones that were okay.

Betty who was in tears glared at Casey.

“really. If this is going to happen please do it a long time ago!”

Despite Betty’s annoyance Casey just laughed wondering what was so funny.

If a third party especially someone with a certain level of knowledge in magic had seen this scene they would have been astonished.

Casey was not using magic to create water but was using magic to interfere with the raindrops falling from the sky.

It could only use one attribute but only a wizard who had reached the peak of that attribute could do it.

A skilled person who can go beyond creating water out of thin air and interfere with the water that exists in nature.

Her name is ‘Casey Selmore’.

Holder of the title <The Secret Color of Water> one of the modifiers that only a handful of existing magicians can obtain.

Even though she is a wizard she is an eccentric adventurer who wanders the world without a fight. She is the blood relative and granddaughter of Serocion Selmore a very famous detective in the past.

And finally.

A genius private detective who took down the infamous ‘Professor James Moriarty’ in the Kingdom of Delica.

That’s how she arrived at Lederbelk.

“Casey. “What on earth did you come to Lederbelk for?”

Betty who was watching in wonder as the falling raindrops passed her suddenly couldn’t hold back her curiosity and asked.

She was collecting the materials that had spilled on the page and putting them back into the case.

Snap.

Casey who was walking ahead kicked a puddle of water on the floor with his leather boot and said.

“I can smell an incident here.”

“What exactly is the smell of that incident?…”

“Betty. You know what? It is said that several incidents have occurred recently in this city called Lederbelk. A representative example is the werewolf attack incident.”

“He’s a werewolf. But there’s no real problem with the appearance of the Cryptid right?”

“That’s because it’s not an ordinary cryptid.”

“yes? “It’s not normal?”

Instead of answering questions Casey

“And… the last trace faces this way.”

“Whose traces?”

“James Moriarty.”

Betty asked again if she had heard something wrong.

“Who who?”

“James Moriarty.”

“So who is it?”

“Oh James Moriarty!”

“Oh why are you yelling! And if it’s James Moriarty I told you Casey got it! “Did you say you killed him?”

“Do you still believe that nonsense?”

“I don’t know. “It was after that that I met Casey.”

“Ugh.”

Casey Selmore couldn’t help but let out a sigh.

“That’s just something people say freely. “It’s all nonsense with no logic or evidence.”

“Then was it a lie that you and the man fell together from the cliff where the waterfall falls as if they were in love after the final battle that depended on the fate of the Kingdom of Delica?”

“no. “It’s real.”

“…What is it? that is.”

“The only difference from what is known is that the man is not dead.”

“why? I heard you fell down a cliff. They said there wasn’t even a body left. “Did you see him get away alive?”

“no. “Just my intuition.”

Betty frowned.

“Are you feeling it again? “Where should I put my excellent reasoning skills?”

“I passed it on to a friend I met a long time ago but I think I may have been influenced a little by her as well.”

“A friend?”

“there is. Even though I want to meet a friend now I can’t easily meet him. And I’m not just saying this based on intuition. “There is actually evidence that the man is alive.”

Casey pointed with a thin finger to the case where Betty had been holding papers and newspapers just a moment ago.

“There are newspapers and case materials contained in the case you are carrying.”

Betty parted her lips.

This is because I could never have imagined that the scraps of paper that this tomboyish girl had collected so far had meaning.

“Really?”

“Five years ago.”

“…?”

“There was an incident in the Kingdom of Durman where countless cryptids proliferated abnormally and attacked the citizens. “It was an incident called the Night of Blood.”

“ah. I heard that too. “There was an enormous monster that led the Cryptid at that time.”

“The monster of Gévaudan. It is known to be a monster bigger and more terrible than any Cryptid that has ever appeared. “Isn’t it amazing that the Cryptids have eaten so many elite knights belonging to the royal family?”

“That’s right that’s right.”

“And there was a hunter who defeated such a magical beast.”

“i know. Abraham Van Helsing the greatest hunter. “You’re famous right?”

“okay. Abraham Van Helsing built a great reputation hunting down the monster of Gévaudan. But he suddenly disappeared.”

“Why is that?”

Instead of answering Casey said something else.

“Four years ago in the Kingdom of Patali adjacent to the Empire. It was a country that had fallen into ruin to the extent that the nobles exploited the people to enrich themselves causing the country’s finances to suffer. A thief appeared there. A mysterious thief wearing a black shadow people called him “Arsene Lupine.” “He stole a lot of things and was active for about a year before suddenly disappearing.”

“Casey? “What are you talking about?”

“3 years ago. A huge conspiracy stirred in the shadows of the Delica Kingdom. One man tried to unite all the organizations in the underworld take over the military industry start a war and make a huge amount of wealth. This is the infamous <James Moriarty>. And then he suddenly disappeared.”

“….”

Betty also realized what Casey was trying to say.

“You’re saying they’re all the same person now?”

“My guess is yes.”

“Isn’t that too much of a guess?”

“I wish so but I recently heard another interesting news. “Do you know that there was a civil war in the Northern Utah Kingdom that occurred not long ago?”

“yes? yes. It was like that. The prince’s faction started a civil war and the princess’s faction fought against it. In the end the fight ended with the victory of the princess faction.”

“okay. But there is one piece of news that is not well known. “There was a man at the forefront of the princess’s faction’s victory.”

“…yes?”

“The man’s name is Machiavelli. He is said to have suddenly disappeared after the end of the war. Just like the others I mentioned.”

Casey chuckled and gazed at the landscape of Lederbelk where a hazy water mist was rising.

There were no people in sight because of the rain that even an umbrella could not stop.

All that is reflected on the retina is the image of the city getting wet with rain.

“Lederbelk is believed to be where he last headed.”

Her blue eyes seemed to be staring at something else beyond the city.