The Academy’s Undercover Professor – 168



◈ Episode 168 The hottest festival (1)

“Is that true?”

Even though his skin felt numb Ludger maintained an expressionless expression.

But deep down I was satisfied.

Because I reaffirmed that the hunting dog’s teeth are very sharp.

“yes. I overheard them talking. “I couldn’t confirm the exact purpose but I knew the name of the organization.”

Ludger explained the situation and asked naturally.

“Do you know these people?”

“…To some extent.”

“Then the conversation will be easier. “Please take care of it.”

At those words Casey was shocked to realize what Ludger had called him for.

“Now wait a minute! “Did you just use my business card carelessly because you were cleaning up after yourself?!”

“Wasn’t it you who told me to call you in the first place if I needed help?”

“But…”

Casey trailed off at Ludger’s point.

That is correct. In fact when she gave Ludger her business card she told him to call her if he needed help.

The business card she gave me was like a promise of one-time help.

But I never imagined that he would call me for such a trivial matter.

Casey pursed his lips a few times and spoke as if protesting.

“… Usually a person of that caliber can be called in a more important situation.”

If someone else had received the same business card they would have been very worried about where to use it.

“This position is important enough to me.”

But Ludger didn’t do that.

Casey was called in to handle the cleanup just because they caught a suspicious group.

Since he was the one who promised to help Casey couldn’t think of anything to say in response.

“ha. all right. But did it really have to be me? “If you come across a suspicious group during the festival it would be better to call the people of Seorn.”

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It was a sharp question but Ludger who had thought about the question in advance answered it easily.

“It’s a festival right?”

“…yes?”

“At least there’s no need to make things messy by telling other people.”

“ah. “You really called me to deal with it quietly?”

“I have no intention of hiding this incident. However there is no need to immediately announce that this has happened. Work is done the day after the festival ends. So we have to handle things quietly for now.”

Casey looked at Ludger with an expression of surprise.

The choice chosen by a man who seems to be as cold and cold-blooded as the ice mountains of the North is the path for everyone.

It was just so surprising to her.

“The right person came to mind at the right time and called me. “Didn’t you say Mr. Casey is a detective?”

Ludger pointed with his chin at the unconscious remnants of the Black Dawn.

“Where on earth did these guys come from and what kind of people are they? “I think you know better than anyone.”

‘This person…’

Casey heard Ludger’s words and realized what he had in mind when he called her.

‘He had no intention of calling me for personal purposes.’

Even the business card given to Ludger by the dark magician.

It just seemed like something like that.

So I guess it was so easy to use business cards.

Precious items that others cannot obtain even if they pay tens of millions of dollars are nothing more than a handful of trash in front of this man.

At the same time they are considerate enough to handle things quietly so as not to ruin the atmosphere of the festival.

‘Of course I am not part of that consideration.’

Perhaps they are doing this for the sake of the students.

Even though others don’t recognize it.

Because I believe it is right.

‘It’s not like I was looking at the wrong person.’

In Casey’s judgment Ludger is a superhuman.

Not a superman who transcends humanity but a superman who pushes for what he believes is right.

but.

Still what does this uneasy feeling mean?

‘I feel like I’m missing something important.’

No matter how much I thought about it I couldn’t find an answer.

Casey first wondered what to do with these fainted people.

‘Black Dawn Society. ‘I’m sure these guys might be connected to James Moriarty.’

After a proper interrogation you can hand it over to Seorn.

Ludger who was watching Casey contemplating the future sighed in relief.

‘Fortunately it doesn’t seem like there were too many doubts. With this I was able to handle the business cards that I had been forced to take on.’

When I first received the business card I seriously considered throwing it away.

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As someone who didn’t want his identity revealed the business card that Casey Selmore gave him felt uneasy.

Still I was glad I held off on throwing it away just in case.

Thanks to this when I heard the news that lower orders of the Black Dawn including Joanna Lovett were secretly moving.

Because I was able to think of how to use this business card.

‘Dispel Casey Selmore’s suspicions and at the same time weed out the Black Dawn hiding in Theorn.’

Of course there was a possibility that Casey Selmore could have the opposite suspicion about Ludger.

At first glance the fact that this situation was flowing so naturally seemed suspicious.

‘But I am nominally a teacher in Seorn. ‘No matter what they won’t carelessly doubt me as I am under the president’s protection.’

I was fortunate that the president was an outstanding person.

If he had been an incompetent person he would have been suspected.

‘This puts Casey Selmore’s focus on the Black Dawn not me.’

This was the reason why the remnants of the Black Dawn were handed over to her.

Let a good hunting dog sniff out the prey he is about to bite.

At the same time Casey Selmore will even prove Ludger’s alibi.

For Ludger it was a way to kill two birds with one stone by dealing with troublesome people all at once.

‘If only we could finish Smeralda’s work with this…’

I was just about to think that.

Kwaaaa───!!!

A huge pillar of fire rose from afar burning away the darkness of the night all at once.

The two people’s eyes naturally turned to the place where the fireworks exploded.

It was not the flashy colors of fireworks but bright red flames that seemed to have flowed from hell.

Crackling at the same time! Hans’ urgent voice rang out from the communication device plugged into his ear.

[older brother! We’re in big trouble!]

The moment Ludger heard those words things were going in a bad direction.

I realized that something unexpected had happened.

Ludger said to Casey.

“I’ll leave this to you.”

“yes? “Oh wait a minute!”

Ludger didn’t listen to Casey who was shouting something behind him and kicked out of his seat.

Ludger tapped the communicator with his hand and sent a signal to Hans.

“Hans. “What happened?”

[First of all as originally planned we succeeded in leading Crolo Phoebius to the target location and luring the witch.]

The target location is a supplies distribution warehouse.

It was a place where no one would visit right away yet where one could avoid people’s eyes.

A maze-like place with all kinds of objects piled up was suitable for Crowlo to run away without being caught.

[But then suddenly the bastard Krolo stops in his tracks and says something.]

“What did you say?”

[I don’t know. Because it happened so suddenly.]

Hans was receiving information on the rat he had been controlling.

As a result there was a limit to the amount of information that could be obtained.

Krolo who had been following along stopped and did something to Esmeralda.

And right after that Esmeralda runs away and flames engulf the warehouse.

[Whatever it is it is certain that the bastard did something unplanned.]

“I see.”

I never thought that Crolophebius would act as he pleases here.

I was so scared that I thought I wouldn’t be able to do anything but being pushed to the edge probably gave me some courage.

It seemed clear that Esmeralda who thought she would remain calm no matter what revealed her power.

“What is the situation now?”

[…I don’t know. All the rats I sent inside have died. I don’t know anything else but it’s going to be absolute hell. The rats outside are also afraid of the fire and are not listening to orders.]

“It’s not good. “How big is the fire now?”

[It’s big enough to be clearly visible from the outside. Because one third of that large warehouse was swept away in no time. For now we will be able to survive with the fire extinguishing system inside the warehouse but it seems like it is only a matter of time.]

In case of fire Seorn’s warehouse is equipped with an automatic fire extinguishing device to put out the fire.

That was the reason he lured Esmeralda to that place in the first place.

‘But that alone is not enough to deal with someone who wields the highest level of fire spirit.’

Although it is possible to slightly prevent the spread of a fire it is impossible to extinguish the fire itself.

The fire Esmeralda had to deal with wasn’t that bad at all.

“Sheridan.”

Ludgar sent a signal to Sheridan through the communicator.

[What’s going on Nari?]

“How is the festival scene?”

[The fireworks display is being prepared right now. But why?]

“Weren’t there any abnormal signs detected there?”

[Signs of abnormality? What can’t you see?]

“Then that’s a relief.”

[Hmm. Looking at that reaction it seems like something happened there. Right?]

“okay. “I need to take some time there.”

[Hehe okay. I was already waiting at the scene just in case.]

Sheridan said that and cut off communication.

Puff puff!

And not long after colorful fireworks exploded one after another in the night sky.

* * *

“what! Why are there suddenly fireworks already?”

“who is this! “There’s still 30 minutes left to start!”

“You don’t manage it properly!”

Sheridan who hid himself from the shouts coming from afar giggled.

‘Well there are still a lot of fireworks left to explode but this should be enough for now.’

People were distracted by the sudden fireworks display.

Normally the fireworks display would start in 30 minutes.

Some people were puzzled that it had already begun but they were quickly forgotten by the brilliant colors created in the air by magically treated fireworks.

“Wow! pretty!”

“Look over there! “It’s a firework!”

A dragon made of flame flew through the sky spouting fire from its mouth.

The children were amazed with their eyes shining at the existence of the dragon in the legend.

At this level it would be enough to attract attention.

‘lily. Now all that’s left is your role.’

Ah but fireworks other than bombs might not be bad in their own way right?

Sheridan promised himself that he would make something similar when he returned to the hideout later.

* * *

Ludger was relieved to see the colorful fireworks exploding in the distance.

Thanks to Sheridan’s delay people won’t know there’s a fire here yet.

[older brother. When will you arrive?]

“I have a place to stop by for a while. “What’s the situation?”

[There isn’t much difference from before yet but it still seems like a matter of time.]

“Are there any witnesses nearby?”

[Not yet. But it will happen if you don’t suppress it in time.]

“We should hurry.”

After cutting off communication Ludger stopped walking.

An outdoor exhibition hall where people stop visiting.

At the center was a large cloth-covered structure.

Sigh!

Ludger peeled off the fabric covering the structure.

In his right hand a blue magic stone was shining softly.

* * *

There is a strange excitement in festivals.

Even people who normally don’t have anything special to do suddenly feel excited and excited when it comes to festivals.

It was also a time when love between opposite sexes burned strongest.

That was the reason why most couples appeared after the magic festival ended.

Naturally there were couples who couldn’t control their passionate feelings and made love in places without other people.

“Oh my. “What are you doing here?”

“Just wait a moment. “I heard there will be a spectacular fireworks display soon?”

A couple sitting on the grass close to each other.

The male student licked his lips as if he had been waiting for this moment.

In order to have our first kiss here I stopped by the dormitory and brushed my teeth more than three times.

‘It’s my first time but I’m careful not to show off…’

I barely move my right hand which is stiff and doesn’t move easily.

He carefully places his hand on the shoulder of the female student sitting next to him.

The female student only twitched her shoulders and did not throw her hands away.

A sign of permission.

‘This is your chance!’

The male student tried to control his harsh snoring as much as possible and attempted to engage in more skinship.

Puff puff!

Then suddenly colorful fireworks decorated the sky.

The fireworks display which would normally take another 30 minutes to unfold has already started.

“Wow. pretty.”

‘No what? ‘The timing was good but why did it start so suddenly?’

Unlike the woman who was purely happy the man couldn’t help but be embarrassed.

It was a moment when I decided to go further inside.

Snap! Snap!

Large rats emerged from the dark bushes.

If it had been an ordinary rat it would have run away when it saw the two people but the guys that appeared now were different.

A swarm of rats showed their vicious front teeth and approached the two couples as if threatening them.

“Aaaah! “Why is the rat here?!”

“Hi! Gross! “I hate rats!”

“uh? Hey hey! Where are you going! Hey you bad guy! “Are you leaving me alone?”

A boy running away screaming and a girl chasing after him.

As the two people disappeared Hans who had been hiding in the dark appeared.

“You mean students? “I end up dating when I can’t even study hard.”

A flock of rats gathered around Hans and raised their paws.

It’s like ‘Did I do well?’ It was an attitude of wanting praise.

“okay. “Thank you all for your hard work.”

After using a swarm of rats to chase away all the people gathered in the area Hans returned to the warehouse.

The blazing fire showed no sign of going out.

It’s okay right now because there are no witnesses but how long will this last?

It’s only a matter of time before you get caught.

‘When is your brother coming?’

It was that moment.

Dagdaukdaukdauk!

The sound of horses’ hooves coming from beyond the thick darkness.

“What is it?”

As the sound did not suit the current situation Hans’ eyes naturally turned to the source of the sound.

In the distance something was coming towards us at great speed.

“Is that a horse?”

It wasn’t just a horse either it was a horse made of brass-colored shiny metal.

The sight of a horse spewing pure white steam from its back and its blue eyes glowing in the darkness was intimidating in itself.

And on such a metal horse.

One person was holding the reins.

“older brother?”

Riding on the horse was Ludger Chelisi.

Heehee!

Steam Golem DT-3000 accelerated its running speed.

Blue eye lights stretched out like a long tail in the darkness of the night.

Even in the midst of the shaking Ludger did not lose his posture.

It is truly the state of in-mile body.

The place Ludger was heading to was a logistics warehouse where a fire was spreading.

At that moment a huge flame burst out through the entrance of the warehouse.

The flames were on the verge of engulfing Ludger who was running toward him.

“older brother! “It’s dangerous!”

The moment Hans who was anxiously watching the scene shouted.

Ludger gave a big swing of the reins.

Paaaat!

Blue mana began to form on the steam golem’s hind feet and its body soared high into the air.

Bright red flames passing under the horse’s hooves.

Ludger and the steam golem jumped over it and jumped into the open warehouse.

“her.”

Hans could only watch the scene blankly as if he were possessed.