The Academy’s Undercover Professor – 143



◈ Episode 143 Festival Preparation (2)

Proposed by Hugo Bourtegue.

The moment I saw that name I could sense his plan at an event where teachers had public sparring.

‘He says he wants to hold a unique event but in reality is he planning to further solidify the position of the noble force he leads?’

Hugo probably found fault with the president for changing the schedule on his own.

Did you say that some time ago teachers from the aristocratic faction including Hugo went to protest to the president?

I wasn’t there at the time so I don’t know the exact situation but this proposal was probably made at that time.

‘Just looking at it it looks like the sparring itself will be between teachers from noble families and teachers from commoners. The main target would naturally be teachers who teach 1st and 2nd grade students.’

On the day of the festival guests from outside will also visit so they will spar with each other without showing any signs of laughter.

However behind this Hugo Bourtegue was calculating that he would use this opportunity to solidify the position of teachers from noble families in Seorn.

‘This is going to be a bit of a headache.’

Usually when an event like this is held it is natural for new teachers to attend.

It is an immutable truth that no matter what organization you join the youngest members must step up first.

Perhaps in the case of this teacher sparring event newly appointed teachers must attend.

‘Already Esmeralda the First Order may move during the festival so do we need to hold an event like this?’

To be honest I don’t want to waste time for no reason.

However you cannot forcefully remove an event that has already been decided. Such is the sadness of being the youngest.

‘It would be best to just fight moderately in the beginning and then lose.’

Once the festival starts in earnest it will be difficult to find time.

In the case of teachers they have to form teams of two and patrol periodically.

‘Because you never know when and where an incident will occur.’

Since Seorn is an academy that trains wizards the frequency of incidents that occur when a festival is held cannot be compared to usual.

Since it is not just an incident but an incident related to various magic experiments it can cause casualties if done incorrectly.

There are protection magic and safety magic in place to prevent it but you always have to assume the worst.

‘At least since I have some free time I’ll use that time to try to stop Esmeralda somehow.’

There is only one week left to prepare for the festival.

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This side also had to be fully prepared.

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“So Lee you have no past memories of your parents?”

A clearing in the forest adjacent to the park grounds.

In the vacant lot that Freuden had created but was now a regular dining area Erendir wrinkled his forehead as if he was in deep thought.

“That’s strange. But what I saw was definitely you from the past.”

“Am I really sure what you saw?”

“of course. There’s no way I don’t know the color of that hair. And memory storming is based on the magic power of the person involved. “I saw it with your magic so of course it must be your past.”

“But… I heard you saw it from the perspective of someone called your mother. “It’s not my point of view.”

“okay. That’s why it’s strange. “It’s normal to look at it from the perspective of the magical power owner.”

“First of all in my case I saw my senior’s past that way so it’s not wrong.”

When Erendir was about to talk about when he was a first year student he hastily changed the subject.

“anyway! What I saw seemed quite different from the norm. “Do you feel that way too?”

“Uhm. I’m sure it is but I don’t think we can be sure of this either. “The phenomenon of memory storming itself is not yet well known so unexpected situations may arise.”

Line assumed that it couldn’t be that way.

Because she had no memories of her parents.

“Rine. Do you really not remember the past? “Not one?”

“yes. “All I remember is that when I came to my senses as a child Master took me in and raised me.”

“Master?”

“yes. “He is the one who taught me magic before I entered Seorn.”

“What kind of person was he?”

“He’s just a grandfather. He was a bit clumsy and somewhat frivolous but he was still a good person. “She treated me like a granddaughter.”

“Hmm.”

Erendir stroked his chin.

No matter how much you think about it it’s strange that Liné can’t remember her past.

A person cannot remember all of the past.

Because humans are animals of forgetfulness.

Not being able to remember things that happened when you were young doesn’t mean you can’t understand.

Even so when asked to remember one’s childhood it is common to recall it vaguely.

Even small memories were good. If there is even a fragment of memory it is definitely remembered.

But Line wasn’t like that.

To be precise it would be correct to say that it was not possible to do so.

Her memories were cut off as if they had been forcibly cut out by someone.

“No matter how much I think about it it’s strange. You have no memory of your parents? “You can’t be without the parents who gave birth to you.”

“Maybe I was sold before I grew up. In fact things like that are not uncommon.”

It was still a thing that commoners who had no money sold their magically talented children to wizards.

“no. Even taking that into account it’s somehow strange that I don’t remember anything.”

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“That’s right.”

“And when I saw you in the past you seemed to be very happy with your mother. “At that time you only looked like you were about 9 years old.”

“9 years old….”

“Rine. “When is the earliest time you remember?”

“That was probably when I was about 10 years old.”

“Almost nine years ago. Isn’t it strange when you think about it? “How can I not have any memories from before I was 10?”

“…I see.”

Until now Line had not been very curious about her past.

If you think about it rationally it is definitely a strange thing.

I have no memories before the age of 10 and after that my teacher raised me.

What’s surprising is that even until Erendir pointed this out Rine himself didn’t feel that it was strange at all.

Line’s expression hardened as if she recognized the seriousness of the situation.

“You said that what you remember is when you stayed with Master right?”

“yes that’s right.”

“Then I think the teacher might have something to do with it.”

“yes? “My teacher?”

“Rine. No matter how much he is a teacher you should not be hasty in trusting him. The situation was very suspicious to begin with. “Looking at your reaction it’s clear that he was someone who was nice to you but maybe it was all an act.”

“….”

Line couldn’t answer.

As Erendir said her teacher may be connected to the erased past.

Did Master erase his memories? Or is it related to someone else whose memories were erased?

Then why did he do his best to teach me magic and raise me diligently?

‘I don’t know.’

It’s full of things you don’t know everything about. All the memories of the past that had disappeared as well as the mother whom Erendir had mentioned.

“I guess there’s no way to check right now other than doing more memory storming.”

“But haven’t we already used up all that?”

“yes. So in reality even that doesn’t work. As teacher Marie Ross said we will be able to confirm when the talisman is released on the market.”

Erendir looked at Linne’s expression turned glum as she spoke and held her hand.

“Don’t worry too much. I’m sure it will work out. And do you know? “Maybe your parents are alive somewhere.”

“I guess so?”

“then. of course.”

Line’s expression brightened a little as if the sincere consolation helped.

However even as Erendir looked at her he could not shake off some feeling of uneasiness.

‘It’s definitely strange that Lin’s junior’s memories were erased. There was definitely some kind of incident there. But there’s something more strange than that.’

Erendir saw Lyne’s past through her magic.

However what we actually saw was not the past from Line’s perspective but Line’s past from her mother’s perspective.

‘How was it possible to see her mother’s memories with Linne’s magic?’

Is that really possible?

Magical power is solely personal. It was basic common sense that no one else could replace someone else’s magical power.

That common sense has been destroyed.

At the same time I sensed that Line had a huge secret that she didn’t even know about.

‘If I dig a little more I think I’ll get lost.’

Should I go to Teacher Marie Ross now and ask for some more talisman?

However even if you use it there is no certainty that you can clearly see the memories of the past that have disappeared.

‘What should I do?’

This is the friend I made when I first came to Seorn.

As Erendir I wanted to do my best to help restore Linne’s memories.

‘You can’t believe you erased the memories of such a good child. I don’t know who it is but I will definitely make you pay for it!’

As I was burning my strong will a new guest appeared in the empty space where only the two of us were.

“…There you are again. 3rd princess.”

Freuden Ulburg.

His reaction was that he had half given up as if it was no longer bothersome to point out that Erendir was coming here.

Freuden suddenly noticed that Linne and Erendir’s expressions were more serious than usual.

“Rine. “What happened?”

“Oh that’s…”

“Nothing happened.”

It was Erendir who interrupted Linne.

She immediately glanced at Rine. The story from before should not be told to anyone else yet.

Rine also noticed that gaze and kept his mouth shut.

“…I see.”

Freuden was puzzled by the two people’s sudden silence but did not delve any deeper than this.

That was because one troublesome person followed him.

“and. what. The Third Princess Erendir is also there right? “It’s a very strange combination.”

A handsome man with narrow eyes and long scarlet hair tied into a ponytail.

Henry Presto made a sad appearance behind Freuden.

“Senior Henry?”

“Rine. Nice to meet you. long time no see.”

“Henry Presto? “What are you doing here?”

Erendir said as he glared at Henry.

Henry’s family the Presto family was a traditional horseman family that had served Ulburg one of the three major dukes for a long time.

Each of the three great ducal families of the Exilion Empire has its own banner family.

Such a family of horsemen has a presence among the nobility beyond their original rank.

The Wagner family follows Lumos which symbolizes the eagle.

The Deville family follows Kadatushan which symbolizes the mountain goat.

And lastly the Presto family worships Ulburg who symbolizes the wolf.

“A frivolous and soft-spoken person like you.”

Of course if it were just a vassal Erendir wouldn’t be too wary.

Henry was a particularly nasty person.

Unlike Cheryl who went with Flora if anything happened in Seorn it was all related to Henry.

Also Henry was aware of all the events taking place in Seorn as if he were holding them in the palm of his hand.

As a model student Erendir had no choice but to be cautious.

“The princess speaks so negatively of me. “What did I do so wrong?”

“…You should be able to avoid being on guard in the first place.”

There was another reason why Erendir was especially wary of Henry.

“Are you sure you still keep that incident from first grade in your mind? As I said then I wasn’t the one who started the rumor right?”

“Be quiet!”

This is because the man who spread the dark history of Erendir during his first year was none other than Henry.

Henry smiled as if he was embarrassed and scratched his cheek with his index finger.

“This is true. “I can’t prove my wrongdoing.”

“Even if you didn’t spread the word! “I can’t say I didn’t at least throw a piece of firewood at that rumor!”

To let others know about the dark history that can be said to be Lady’s wounds. How can he be a person who lacks manners and consideration?

And Henry is Freuden’s friend.

This was precisely the reason why Erendir hated Freuden.

If they were friends Freuden would also be a similar person!

“…Is that why you were wary of me?”

When Freuden realized why Erendir hated him a rare expression of confusion appeared in his voice.

“anyway! “This is a matter between women so don’t interfere.”

“…I wasn’t even interested in the first place.”

“ah. I’m kind of curious. “Can you tell me what you talked about?”

“Shaak!”

Henry looked at Erendir threatening him like a stray cat. Then he raised his hands and stepped back.

Henry waved his hand at Line who was looking at him curiously.

“hi. Line. “It’s been a long time since then right?”

“yes? “Oh yes.”

“Now wait a minute Rine! Are you sure you know that cunning snake-like man?”

“What a cunning snake. “Even though you are the princess you are speaking too harshly.”

“Be quiet there!”

Liné nodded with a puzzled expression.

“yes. “I just happened to meet him in passing and received some help.”

“You got help? “I guess you didn’t use that as an excuse to ask for conditions?”

“Hey princess. No matter how much I say that it hurts me. “I didn’t ask for any conditions in the first place.”

“Is that true?”

“Senior Henry is right. “I was just recommended a good part-time job.”

It was a part-time job with very good pay compared to the time.

All I had to do was go to the banquet hall and serve quietly.

“Now that I think about it the banquet hall where I worked part-time at the time was where the terrorist attack took place.”

Line’s words were muttered casually because it was already in the past.

Erendir’s eyebrows twitched at that bombshell.

“They said nothing happened! “As expected you are an incredible person!”

“uh? Huh?”

Henry broke into a cold sweat under Erendir’s devouring gaze.

No honestly this is unfair too.

Henry asked his friend Freuden for help.

“Let’s just stop there. Henry I don’t think this guy had bad intentions either. maybe.”

“…Hey Freuden? My friend is in trouble. Amado? “Are you going to do that too?”

Freuden did not say any more than this as if this was all he could help.

This is true. There is nothing on my side here. Henry shook his head as if he had no choice.

Although he looked embarrassed on the outside his sharp gaze was already shining like a snake searching for its prey.

“Oh indeed. Rine’s junior. “You know it’s a festival soon right?”

“yes? “Oh yes.”

In response to Henry’s question which suddenly changed the subject Line nodded without thinking.

“You’re a new student so this is your first magic festival right? “Then shall I give you some good information?”

“Good information?”

Line reacted slightly warily.

That’s right didn’t I almost die when I went to a part-time job that Henry recommended?

Henry seeing her reaction waved his hand.

“I really didn’t know about it at the time. under oath. But this time it’s a festival so there’s no big danger. “Really?”

“still….”

“hmm. I can’t help it if you don’t want to hear the story. Ah~ Is there anyone good here? “It’s a part-time job that pays more than three times more than it did back then.”

“I will do it!”

Rine’s eyes lit up and she shouted loudly.

At this moment Rine didn’t even care about her lost past.