The Academy’s Undercover Professor – 153



◈ Episode 153: Public sparring (3)

Matthew Someritt’s back was damp with cold sweat.

As time passes the overwhelming feeling that your mind and soul are slowly being eaten away by bugs.

When can you feel this kind of tension in your life?

‘But now I’m feeling it.’

It feels like I will be swallowed up by Ludger Cellisi the man in front of me at any moment.

You have to attack first before you get eaten.

Even though his instincts shouted so Matthew Summerit could not hastily use magic.

It was because of the momentum flowing from Ludger.

‘It’s such a powerful force. Is that really a first grade teacher like me? ‘I can’t believe it.’

Ludger wasn’t even pointing his staff in this direction.

If he were his usual self he might have been angry if he made fun of them with that behavior.

But Matthew Somerett didn’t do that.

‘The opponent is a wizard who uses source code magic that can manifest any magic at lightning speed. You didn’t aim your wand? I’m not letting my guard down. There’s no need for that.’

I am already familiar with his information.

Matthew Somerett thought differently about the appearance that appeared to others to be standing still.

─Ludger has already begun preparations for battle.

Look at that comfortable-looking posture.

It was clearly a bait to catch the other party off guard by deliberately showing a gap.

The moment he gets hooked and takes the lead what will come back to him will be a series of countless counters.

When I thought about it like that Ludger standing still looked like an iron-clad figure with no gaps visible.

‘Ludger Chelsea! He’s a scary man.’

Matthew bit his lip.

People around him said he was overrated but he didn’t believe it.

no. At first Matthew clearly had mistrust of Ludger’s assessment.

But when I faced him directly and pointed the cane at him those thoughts disappeared as if they were gone.

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That guy is a real guy.

That attitude of pretending to be relaxed and that action of lightly holding the cane without pointing it.

Even those eyes waiting for the magic to come from here.

That was the image of an absolute being that could be shown because he was confident that he could definitely win the wizard’s battle.

“Ugh!”

My breathing is getting harder and harder. The sweat running down my forehead stung my eyes.

Ludger who was waiting to see when his opponent would fire his magic could not hide his doubts when he saw Matthew Somerett.

‘Why is that person like that?’

Matthew’s complexion wasn’t so good that I was worried about him.

Did he come out on purpose when he was feeling sick or sick?

Maybe it’s both.

The audience watching the fight between the two was equally puzzled.

“what? “Why are you just standing still and doing nothing for five minutes?”

“What’s going on?”

Line who was sitting on one side of the audience was equally puzzled by this situation.

“senior. “Why are you both standing still even though it’s been so long since the game started?”

“Heh. “Line’s junior doesn’t know anything yet.”

“yes?”

Erendir who was sitting next to me spoke with great pride.

“Look at that. Teacher Matthew looks nervous right now. “I’m even breaking into a cold sweat.”

“yes. But what?”

“Can’t you see that? “The fight between the two has already begun.”

“The fight has already started?”

Line’s voice shouted in surprise naturally attracting the attention of the people around her.

Erendir was very excited and chattered.

“Don’t you know? The fight between true experts goes on even without direct magic. Like right now!”

Oh~.

People who were secretly eavesdropping on their conversation nodded in understanding without even realizing it.

Because it somehow seemed plausible.

Above all it seemed very persuasive that it was the third princess not anyone else who said that.

“weird. “I think Mr. Ludger is bored.”

Line was the only one muttering in a low voice.

I don’t know why I felt that way but it just felt like that.

However when the senior spoke with such confidence Line had no choice but to change his opinion.

At that moment Matthew Summeritt who had remained in his position until now moved.

It was because I couldn’t bear the suffocating tension any longer.

‘Ugh. Okay good. Now that it’s like this I’ll show you properly!’

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Matthew gritted his teeth and prepared his magic.

A magical line was drawn in the air a magic formula was engraved and eventually a spell was completed.

The magic shone and white ice flowers formed in the air.

It was a 3rd tier elemental magic [Exploding Ice Flower].

The moment the ice flower bloomed an explosion occurred and countless flower petals rushed towards Ludger.

Clap la la rock!

Some in the audience let out exclamations of admiration at the powerful yet beautiful magic.

[Oooh! Awesome! Beautiful ice magic that unfolds in an instant! How will we stop Professor Ludger!]

‘If this is the case no matter how you are…!’

Matthew Summeritt who was confident of his victory opened his eyes wide at the sight that unfolded next.

This is because the ice petals flying towards Ludger melted and disappeared in an instant.

Since when?

Hot flames swirled around Ludger forming a thin wall.

‘Is that a fire attribute defense magic [Shivering Wall]? When? I can’t even see the magic being performed properly. Is that the source code of the rumor?’

The first attack was taken from this side but I can’t believe it was so easily blocked.

Although it was a powerful blow I was shocked by the fact that it did not cause any real damage.

‘what.’

Ludger on the other hand was puzzled.

It was because the attack was too weak.

‘Is this the end? really?’

It would be too obvious if I pretended to be attacked as soon as a light check came in so I blocked it once and waited for the next magic to come but strangely the opponent took no action.

Fights between wizards are so time-consuming that even every tenth of a second counts.

But look now.

The opponent has already wasted 3 seconds after the first attack.

‘Shouldn’t you have just been hit by the attack from before? no. Even so it doesn’t mean you’ll pass out after being hit by this.’

If you want to shoot you have to use a level 4 magic especially one with outstanding power to be able to defeat it convincingly.

However the opponent tried to compete with 3rd level magic rather than 4th level magic.

Then wouldn’t this side have no choice but to go on defense?

“Ugh!”

Matthew whose attack was blocked fell back with a sigh.

I felt an enormous amount of pressure as I witnessed the power of source code magic before my eyes.

The magic implementation speed is so fast. Isn’t this a truly amazing level?

I already felt like I couldn’t breathe.

‘You don’t look good.’

After examining Matthew’s expression Ludger was convinced that the expected magic would no longer come.

‘Looking at your bad complexion I guess you’re not in good shape. ‘It wouldn’t be polite to waste time with someone like this.’

I can’t believe I wasted so much time with a sick person.

Ludger felt sorry and decided to end it as quickly as possible.

Ludger’s staff which had been pointing downward the entire time moved slowly.

‘It’s coming!’

Matthew immediately used defensive magic.

I remembered what I heard from Chris Benimore before entering the stadium.

─Listen carefully. When Ludger Chelsea uses magic just focus on defense. Don’t think about anything else just defense.

Matthew Summeritt like Seorn’s teacher was quick to judge the situation.

Matthew immediately implemented the spell and created a magical barrier around him.

Puff puff!

Immediately after that countless spells struck the top of the wall.

─This guy is basically the type that uses magic briefly and quickly. It means that each blow is not strong. Moreover the amount of magical power is small so it cannot be fired for a long time.

Following Chris Benimore’s advice Matthew gritted his teeth and poured magic into the magic barrier to increase its strength.

The plan was to hold on like this and take advantage of any openings.

But something was strange.

‘What kind of magic is endless…!’

Magic flying in numbers beyond imagination.

While wizards usually fire magic slowly one shot at a time Ludger fires magic endlessly as if he were firing a machine gun.

A skill that can be performed thanks to source code magic.

Matthew slightly overlooked its power.

Parching!

A crack appeared in the magical barrier and before there was time to reinforce it another magic struck and destroyed the barrier.

Is this what it feels like to see it raining and open an umbrella but instead of the rain stopping the raindrops come right through the umbrella?

“ah.”

Those were his last words.

The swirling magic instantly engulfed Matthew Somerit.

[Oooh! After a long battle it is Mr. Ludger Chelisi who emerges victorious! A magical barrage of barrage after barrage without any time to breathe! This is unbelievable speed!]

Ludger was satisfied with the result as he watched Matthew Somerett faint and be carried out on a stretcher.

Still I thought I had done enough to show respect to the other person.

An exclamation flowed from the audience.

‘Three goodness. He stays still the whole time but the moment the opponent reacts he fires countless magic attacks.’

‘Was everything that was quiet until now just for this moment?’

‘Besides look at that reaction. I feel satisfied after winning so cruelly.’

‘Ludger Chelsea. He’s a scary person. In effect you are playing with your opponent. ‘It’s the same teacher.’

Everyone stared at Ludger with wary eyes.

Hugo Bourtegue who had hoped that Ludger would be cruelly destroyed clenched his fists and gritted his teeth.

‘That damn bastard! ‘You mean you can relax without any worries even in a situation like this?’

Just looking at that expressionless face made me feel hot.

Hugo clenched his fists and slowly relaxed the strength in his hands.

How can a person be full from the first drink? There was still a chance.

‘Ludger Chelsea. ‘You must have consumed a lot of magical power during this sparring.’

The plan he developed with Chris Benimore began here.

‘okay. Better just keep winning. The higher you go the greater the impact when you fall.’

Hugo’s eyes shone faintly.

* * *

‘hmm. The consumption of magical power is quite extreme.’

Since then Ludger has played a total of three more matches.

And I won it all.

‘Why did it become like this?’

I was definitely planning on losing a bit but when I came to my senses it was the finals.

Ludger thought seriously.

Even if the opponent had only used proper attack magic he was naturally willing to lose.

But he was not defeated. It was won.

‘Why is no one giving me a proper attack?’

I didn’t understand that.

Ludger’s opponent in the sparring only responded with persistent defense as if they had made a promise to each other.

Even though it deliberately exposed the gap instead of attacking it curled its neck like a turtle hiding in its shell so in the end Ludger had no choice but to sigh and use magic.

‘It’s not good.’

This was not pleasant to Ludger who wanted to conserve his strength.

‘But these days I’ve been cutting back on my medication. If things continue the way they are now I’ll suffer from a lack of horsepower in the next game. Was it a big mistake to think that nothing special would happen just because it was a festival?’

Since he was of a constitution that consumed magical energy just by breathing it was beyond his calculations that the sparring would take so long.

It’s still okay but it was clear that I would run out of mana during the finals.

‘I probably would have lasted 5 days because I ate it yesterday. If this happens I need to prepare medicine in advance.’

Ludger left the magic sparring room during the given time before the finals and stopped by the teacher’s office.

Ludger who was trying to take the magic recovery medicine opened the desk drawer and couldn’t help but narrow his eyes.

‘does not exist.’

I looked elsewhere to see if I had forgotten to put it somewhere else but I couldn’t find it.

I crossed my arms and glanced around.

When I strained my eyes I saw slight dents and dirt on the carpet.

‘footprint. ‘There was a thief in my teacher’s office last night.’

The other person may have thought that they acted as carefully as possible but the traces could not be completely erased.

But when a thief broke out why did they steal only the magic power recovery pill and nothing else?

‘indeed. Was it something like that?’

The strange scenes I had felt before were fitted into the missing puzzle to complete a picture.

Why was my magic sparring opponent blatantly wasting time by focusing on defensive magic?

There is only one reason.

It was to drain this side’s magical power.

‘Someone noticed that I lack the total amount of magical energy.’

Where on earth? who?

It means that someone saw him taking medicine. Even though I tried to hide it as much as possible it was a bit surprising that I was discovered.

‘I see. Was it a banquet hall then?’

There was a time when I consumed a lot of magical energy and took medicine without checking my surroundings.

Maybe someone witnessed that scene at that time.

‘I can’t believe you revealed my secret. It’s a little painful but it can’t be helped.’

In the end there are only secrets that are discovered and secrets that will be discovered.

There are no perfect secrets in this world.

Aren’t there people who immediately realized the identity he had hidden in the past and were persistently pursuing him?

‘It’s natural for information to leak somewhere. Because humans are not perfect.’

The problem is that the other side is attacking us through that weakness.

‘If you look at the fact that my opponents the noble teachers are keeping me in check it’s probably a fact that everyone in the Hugo faction knows. If that’s the case it would mean that it was at least that person who started this rumor.’

And he must have found out somewhere that this person was taking the medicine with him and stole it while he was away.

I was quite embarrassed.

Should we manufacture medicine now? Then time was running out.

‘There are 5 minutes left. ‘It’s a tight time just to get back on the field.’

Because I had reached the finals I couldn’t leave my seat.

If he suddenly disappears here not only the prestige of the Academy but also our image will suffer.

Ludger thought there was nothing he could do and left the teacher’s office and immediately returned to the stadium.

[everyone! This is the long-awaited final! Both sides please come up to the stadium!]

Since the magical power was very tight Ludger decided to end it as quickly as possible.

The opponent who advanced to the finals was a man who looked somewhat treacherous.

Age is around mid 30s.

The slightly slitted eyes and the mean smile seemed oddly suited.

[Today’s final! Ludger Chelsea the undefeated legend who has not allowed a single attack so far! And that opponent! A teacher in charge of 2nd grade practical magic and a wizard from the Marquis de Bourtegg! Debian Burtegg!]

‘Debian Burtegg? If it’s Bourtegue is it the same family as that gentleman named Hugo?’

As can be seen from the surname Burtegg Debian was from the same family as Hugo Burtegg and to be exact he was a close relative of him.

However unlike Hugo Debian was skinny rather than fleshy.

Ludger took a quick look at his appearance.

When I compared the footprints on the carpet with his actual foot size the match was surprising.

‘It’s him.’

A man who entered his room and stole his medicine cabinet.

And the culprit who planned all of this.

Ludger’s gaze turned to Hugo Bourtegue and Chris Benimore sitting in the stands.

Among them Chris Benimore also noticed Ludger’s gaze and sneered at him.

Ludger shook his head.

“I guess I looked down on people too much. “A person who is supposed to be a teacher can pull off such childish pranks.”

It was just a joke but Debian must have heard it and reacted.

“A joke? This is ridiculous. Isn’t the guy who didn’t know what happened to him stupid? “I should have kept the medicine cabinet well.”

Debian deliberately only showed Ludger the medicine bottle in his vest pocket.

Despite his blatant provocation Ludger just stared at him with a calm gaze.

Ludger was not one to be swayed by such low-level and cheap provocations.

[Okay then! Let’s start the semifinals!]

The audience responded with cheers to commentator Jesse Luna’s shout.

Ludger opened his mouth to Debian who was already fully prepared.

“Before getting into a fight let me give you some advice.”

“What is this all of a sudden? Are you scared now? “I don’t plan on seeing that.”

“This fight. “Just give up completely.”

Debian burst into laughter at Ludger’s unexpected words.

“Fuhahaha! Are you just bragging when you say you’re doing your best? why? Wouldn’t it be better to just ask him to live?”

“This is sincere advice. “If you surrender here and return the stolen medicine we can pretend it never happened.”

“Can you pass over?”

Debian’s face frowned as if he was getting a little annoyed.

“You seem to be thinking something strange right now. Can’t you understand the situation? Are you still making jokes without knowing the seriousness of the situation?”

“Do you think I’m joking?”

Debian suddenly trembled without realizing it.

This is because Ludger’s eyes turned to look far away as if he were looking into an endless abyss.

“I don’t make jokes or anything like that. So listen to me.”

Normally there is no need to be considerate towards the other person once you have come this far.

Because Ludger was not the type of person to show mercy to those who opposed him.

“This is your last chance.”

Nevertheless Ludger is now warning Debian.

It’s not too late now.

As I say this I can turn it around.

Because what Debian did was nothing compared to what might come soon.

“At least it would be better for me to lose while I can ‘use magic.’”