The Academy’s Undercover Professor – 158



◈ Episode 158 Unwelcome Guests (4)

Even Ludger who seemed to have no fear in the world had people he was reluctant to meet.

Among them the first and most unchanging place was his teacher.

A person who was practically like a parent who fed and raised Ludger.

But on the other hand because his personality was so eccentric and unruly he was like a typhoon who inevitably got caught up in incidents when we spent time together.

So Ludger declared independence and broke away from his Master.

In fact it was closer to running away on my own.

Moreover while running away he even brought back some of the teacher’s favorite items and ingredients for the magic reagent from the magic book.

To be honest it wasn’t just awkward to face it was scary.

However even excluding Master there were many people who Ludger was reluctant to meet.

Among those people if I had to count it on one hand it would be the detective in front of me right now Casey Selmore.

‘Why on earth are you here?’

Did I come to see it because it was Seorn’s festival?

Except when an incident occurred she was always a moody person who acted as she pleased so there was nothing strange about her coming here.

It’s just that I didn’t know that I would suddenly face it.

‘Casey Selmore didn’t recognize me and talk to me. The current situation is purely coincidental.’

Ludger finished his decision quickly and opened his mouth pointing in the direction of the stadium.

“The stadium is over there.”

Ludger said just one word.

I wasn’t the type to talk long anyway and I didn’t want to talk too long with the woman in front of me.

Casey with his uncanny ability to reason might be able to read something from trivial words and actions.

There was a need to be careful in everything.

“ah. It’s over there. “Thank you for letting me know.”

“Nothing to say.”

“Oh indeed. By the way.”

Casey asked staring at Ludger before leaving.

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“Haven’t we met somewhere before?”

“….”

Ludger did not answer.

Instead with a calm gaze he asked what he meant.

“I’m not asking that for any suspicious purpose but it just occurred to me. Ah so what should I say? There is such a thing right? “I feel a sense of déjà vu.”

“This is my first time meeting you.”

Ludger said that clearly.

We are meeting here for the first time today.

Casey’s response was that he was still confused by that firm voice.

‘Something is strange.’

It’s the first time you see it.

But the more Casey looked at this man in front of him the more he couldn’t help but feel a sense of déjà vu.

There is no doubt.

Rather it was closer to curiosity.

The first reason I spoke to this man was because of the strange atmosphere he gave me just by standing still.

“Hmm. nice to meet you It’s fate that we met like this so should we at least say our names to each other? My name is Casey Selmore. “I’m doing detective work.”

“I’m sorry but I don’t really feel like talking.”

“yes?”

Contrary to his expectations that there would be a reaction that would recognize him Ludger’s reaction was cold.

Casey wondered if he had done anything to offend this man.

But no matter how much I thought about it I didn’t do anything to make the other person angry.

‘Usually people are impatient because they can’t even talk to me.’

Some people are fascinated by her looks.

Another person was tempted by her reputation and showed off his behavior by trying to get too friendly with her.

But Ludger was the opposite.

While Casey was slightly embarrassed Ludger tried to leave thinking that his job was done by giving directions.

But Casey was one step ahead of him when he opened his mouth.

“you. “You’re a teacher who works here right?”

Ludger was a little worried about how to answer that question.

I made it clear that I didn’t want to talk but Casey didn’t seem to have any intention of backing down.

However if you try to push it further here you might arouse Casey’s suspicion. At least that was likely the case with the Casey he knew.

I pushed it away once.

‘I guess I’ll have to step away at least once.’

Ludger thought so and opened his mouth.

“Why did you think that?”

“I knew it right away just by looking at it.”

“Did you know it right away when you saw it?”

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“First of all the clothes you are wearing. It’s a very luxurious garment. It is so detailed that not a single seam line or thread is visible. “The unique wavy pattern on the shoulders is probably a coat sold at the <Perrylton> tailor shop.”

Ludger nodded because it was true.

“you’re right.”

“But a suit like that is something that commoners can’t easily buy. It may be worth living off of but it is difficult to wear it on festival days like this in an environment where clothes can easily get dirty or smell like food. Because it’s a waste. Moreover this is the Golem starting ceremony. Do you know when your clothes will get oily?”

Casey spread one finger.

“Then there is only one answer. This means that he is a person who is not concerned about money. But are you a merchant? That’s not it. They always carry a money bag with them. But there’s nothing in your pockets. There is no sound of a coin. Merchants are punctual. However the pocket watch on my chest didn’t get used much. It means you don’t care much about time. then? “He must be a nobleman.”

“Hoo.”

“But even though he is noble he has no family mark. He is not wearing a ring that symbolizes his family name. This is one case where you don’t want to or can’t reveal your family name. It’s called a fallen aristocracy. However there is no reason for a fallen noble to visit Seorn as a guest so he must be someone who lives or works here.”

Puzzles called clues are piling up one by one.

Eventually the picture created by putting all the pieces together pointed to one result.

“If you exclude them one by one in the end only one fact remains. You are a teacher here in Seorn. If you’re a fallen aristocrat and have such a presence there’s a name I picked up. “You’re Ludger Chelsea right?”

You only saw it for a moment but did you make that judgment?

It wasn’t easy before but my skills have improved much more now than then.

Her unbelievable analytical skills and outstanding insight may have raised her to a higher level than before.

“you’re right. “Okay then.”

“Huh? “Wait a minute!”

“What other reason is there?”

When Ludger asked Casey looked dumbfounded for a moment.

“No that… aren’t you surprised?”

“What do you mean?”

“Usually people are very impressed or surprised when I make a guess like this.”

Casey has always seen similar reactions.

When you analyze a person you meet for the first time make inferences and guess that person’s occupation most people are likely to be surprised.

Sometimes people who recognized the extraordinary nature of her path even harbored feelings of fear.

Casey thought that was natural. Because I am aware that I am special.

To be honest it is true that I was half enjoying this reaction.

For her who was overly talented the world was a boring place without stimulation.

The noble mission of leading the world in a better direction still remains deep in my heart and becomes the driving force of my life.

But still there were times when I felt unbearably bored.

Analyzing someone and finding out their essence was Casey’s own little pastime to wash away the boredom.

However the man in front of me showed a completely unexpected reaction.

It is so calm that one naturally accepts it without being surprised.

“Is that surprising?”

The answer that came back was also spectacular.

Casey was truly taken aback by that reaction.

‘what? ‘Why don’t you look very surprised?’

He was stiff from the first time we met so I tried to surprise him a little but I failed.

Rather ‘Did you finish your business? My pride was hurt as I tried to leave the place by saying ‘I’m leaving’.

“Other people were very surprised.”

“There are many people in the world. “Isn’t it possible to figure out someone else’s occupation at first glance?”

In the first place Casey’s behavior of arbitrarily analyzing jobs and talking to them was something he experienced during his time as [James Moriarty].

And he also did similar work while working as a ‘private investigator.’

I knew what my opponent would do but being surprised by that was something a novice would do.

On the other hand Casey who heard Ludger’s answer thought differently.

‘I see. This person thought even my behavior like this was natural.’

Most people called Casey’s behavior strange.

But Casey always wondered ‘Is that really strange behavior?’

And then I realized.

The fact that you are quite different from the people in the world.

Different and strange do not have the same meaning.

But because it was so outstanding.

People couldn’t acknowledge the difference and just passed it off as strange. That’s why Casey Selmore was also called a weirdo.

However Ludger accepted Casey’s actions as if they were natural.

It wasn’t something I forced myself to say while watching her.

There Casey realized what Ludger’s true nature was.

‘This person is the same as me.’

I have heard of the name Ludger Chelsea.

Although he was from a fallen noble family he became a teacher at Seorn and is said to have recently invented a groundbreaking magic called Source Code and showed it to his students.

They teach magic that has never been seen before in a normal way.

Could an ordinary wizard really do such an act?

‘Considering the personality of this man I just met I don’t think he showed such magic for some purpose.’

Ludger’s assessment changed in Casey’s mind.

Judging by this the person named Ludger Chelisi is of the same type as her.

The word ‘ordinary’ means being isolated from a world that is very different from other people.

‘I never thought there would be another person like this. From the moment I caught a glimpse of it from afar it seemed like there was something there.’

In fact when Casey spoke to Ludger he had other intentions than simply asking for directions.

As he passed by he caught a glimpse of Ludger and suddenly saw a person he had known in the past.

‘That guy was like that too.’

Casey recalled a man he met in the Kingdom of Delica.

James Moriarty.

Although they are anxious now that they can’t get enough of each other they weren’t hostile from the first time they met.

‘At that time he was also a person who seemed detached from the world as if everything was meaningless.’

There was no particular reason why I went to meet the man of rumors.

Just curious.

I just went to see a great young mathematician out of curiosity.

What was just an encounter shook Casey’s life completely.

‘But we weren’t that bad at first.’

But it wasn’t a good relationship either.

From the first meeting the two fought like water and oil do not mix.

Because he was talented and his pride was correspondingly high he had no choice but to clash not because he really hated it.

Still we implicitly recognized each other’s skills and abilities.

Casey was also secretly happy to meet a colleague.

‘That relationship ended in disaster.’

It was the incident of that day.

An incident where people go missing one by one.

Moreover for some reason even the police continued the investigation and did not even proceed properly.

She couldn’t bear to see that and came forward.

‘And then what I saw… that man. James Moriarty.’

The man who stood quietly in front of the body of a child who had gone missing.

The red blood flowing down both hands must have come from the corpses of the child and the police officers lying around.

Casey realized what kind of man James Moriarty was.

Wicked person.

Because he was so outstanding it was his fate that he had no choice but to turn his back on the world.

-Why on earth did you do that!

At first I tried to solve it through conversation.

Maybe there was some misunderstanding.

She sincerely thought she had hoped so.

-I thought you were smart but you’re asking a surprising question. Because you hang out with criminals did you have the illusion that you are like them?

However the man cruelly shattered her expectations with his cold voice.

-How can humans live according to those who are inferior to them? Casey Selmore. You know this too right?

-You know?

-The world is so dull and boring and the people who live there are so insignificant…

His eyes were shining faintly as he turned his head slightly still with his back to me.

-I feel like I’m going crazy because I’m so suffocated and stuffy.

-So you’re saying that you did all of this just because of your own stimulation? And killed the people here?

-Is that so wrong?

Maybe he didn’t even realize that he was bad.

Bad things are done only to people who are equal to oneself.

For James Moriarty who did not regard others as the same person the act he had just committed was not evil.

-You know that too right? That there is a voice like mine deep inside.

Those words from James Moriarty stirred the darkness in Casey’s heart.

The resentment she had harbored and ignored for a long time.

Casey lowered his head.

-Yes. I hoped you weren’t a bad person.

-….

-It’s just that this whole situation is just…yeah that’s right. misunderstanding. I hoped it stemmed from an inevitable misunderstanding. If we communicate well with each other we can definitely resolve it somehow… such a minor misunderstanding.

-….

-Because we are different. Because I believed that if we talked we would be able to understand each other.

James Moriarty made no reply to her words.

He wasn’t shaken by those words and just stared at her with cold gaze.

okay. I see.

In the end you chose this path.

Casey made a sad expression as if he was about to cry but then bit his lip showing his determination and took out his wand.

-James Moriarty. I’m arresting you here!

What was contained in that action was the noble will to punish the evil in front of him.

And James Moriarty faced it.

-As much as you want.

He was clearly smiling.