The Academy’s Undercover Professor – 169



◈ Episode 169: The hottest festival (2)

Huh! Huh!

Inside a dark warehouse.

Crolo Phoebe who was desperately running through the natural maze created by equipment piled high to the ceiling suddenly felt a sense of skepticism.

‘What am I doing now?’

He is running away now.

From what?

From that witch.

Naturally one question emerged after another.

‘How long do I have to live like this?’

How long can I keep running away like this?

You may be able to escape danger for now.

But the witch will chase him even to the end of hell and kill him.

There is a limit to running away.

Because the woman in his nightmare will never let him go.

despair.

This was what Crolophebius felt.

How on earth did this happen?

Gorgeous mansion. Soldiers following his orders. And even the employees who bow their heads in awe of him.

The whole past felt like a dream.

‘Why me?’

Krolo’s legs slowed down and eventually stopped.

“ha. ha.”

I’m tired of running away now.

He saw Esmeralda slowly coming towards him through the darkness of the warehouse.

It appears to be moving towards this direction with a relaxed movement.

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slowly.

Very slowly.

It does not accept evil or curse.

But that sight was what stirred Krolo’s fear from the deepest depths of his soul.

“Huh?”

Esmeralda tilted her head as she looked at Krolo who had stopped in his tracks.

“Why don’t you run away more? “Have you given up now?”

Krolo twitched his lips.

Esmeralda sensed that he had something to say.

“I guess there’s something you want to say? Then give it a try. It might be the last time but there’s no reason you can’t listen to it. “I’ll let you leave at least a will.”

At the blatant provocation Crowlo cried out blood rising in his neck.

“Enough is enough!”

“what?”

That was a cry that even Esmeralda didn’t expect.

Enough is enough?

What on earth is this man saying is enough?

“How much do you have to ruin me to be satisfied! That’s it now! The Fabius family has already fallen! Because of you!”

Is it because of the stress of approaching fear and death?

Ironically the emotion that came to mind for Crolo Phoebe whose spirit was pushed to its limit was not sadness but anger.

‘Why do I have to suffer like this?’

Look at the difference between your brilliant past and your miserable present.

I can’t eat properly I can’t sleep properly and I have nightmares every day.

Her once brilliant blonde hair became dull and her bright eyes were full of dark circles.

A dark beard and thin cheeks. Even the sunken eyelids.

He literally looks like a ruined person.

‘This is me? ‘Is this me the head of the great Fabius family?’

Krolo gritted his teeth.

‘why? ‘Why do I have to struggle so much?’

Drove countless people to death?

What does that mean?

Aren’t they just commoners?

He simply punished those who tried to oppose him.

‘If only she had listened to me properly in the first place if only those damned commoners hadn’t resisted me. ‘This never happened in the first place.’

When I thought that all the pain I had experienced so far sublimated into anger.

Anger overtook reason.

“It’s all because of you.”

Krolo didn’t even realize what he was saying.

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“If it weren’t for you I wouldn’t have become like this!”

Esmeralda’s expression hardened at that cry.

“This happened because of me?”

Those words that Crolophebius shouted in a panic.

There was nothing to call reason so it was okay to just pass it off as an aside but Esmeralda couldn’t do that.

“What kind of face do you have….”

Are you saying that to me?

It was the moment when I wanted to refute it.

-It’s because of you.

A low ringing sound in my ears.

That was not what Crolophebius was saying. Rather it was something I had often heard in my nightmares until now.

-Because of you!

-Everyone died because of you!

A curse word I heard several times in my dreams.

The villagers covered in blood shouted at her.

Those words overlapped with Crolophebius’ shout and rang in her head.

“no….”

Esmeralda grabbed her head with both hands.

no. no. I’m not like that.

Did he notice that Esmeralda was in a strange condition?

Krolo took a step back without realizing it.

“no!!!”

───!!!

At the same time a huge fire spewed out from behind Esmeralda and engulfed the entire area.

* * *

‘It’s serious.’

Ludger frowned as the flames burned everywhere.

Although water was steadily dripping from the sprinklers on the ceiling the spreading fire showed no signs of being calmed down.

On the contrary it was burning more fiercely as if to show off.

It is literally a fiery hell descending on royalties.

Ludger led the steam golem DT-3000 deeper into the warehouse.

And I was able to find two people.

and Crolo Phoebe who was unconscious from his burns.

“…Esmeralda.”

The sight of Esmeralda slumped in her seat and shaking her shoulders.

But there was a being with an even more overwhelming presence.

Whioooo!

Burning flames gathered in one place like a whirlpool and eventually formed a huge fire giant.

A fire spirit with an ugly appearance full of flesh and a curved back.

“Quasimodo.”

As if responding to Ludger’s call Quasimodo also stared at Ludger with eyes dripping red-hot magma.

Even though it was just a glance the air became hot.

I felt the heat touching my skin seeping into my lungs.

‘Esmeralda’s condition doesn’t look very good.’

The same goes for not killing Krolo.

Ludger sensed that something was wrong.

‘I haven’t killed Krolo yet. Seeing him slumped in his seat in front of the object of his revenge he must have suffered a great psychological shock.’

Esmeralda sits down in the burning flames.

Suddenly.

Her past seen through painting magic seemed to overlap with the situation in front of her.

A word passed over Ludger’s head like lightning.

Trauma.

Esmeralda was now in trauma.

‘then.’

Ludger got off the steam golem and approached cautiously.

In order not to offend Quasimodo I paid close attention to my every step.

‘Quasimodo the spirit of fire. No it is not a spirit but a being close to a vengeful spirit. This guy is not just a summon.’

Ludger thought as he approached Esmeralda.

Even though his owner is in such a state he is a vengeful spirit who can move on his own and even his true self is full of hatred.

It has already gone far beyond the ordinary level.

As we narrowed the distance to an appropriate distance the heat became much stronger.

Quasimodo has forbidden access.

Ludger cautiously opened his mouth.

“Quasimodo. “You know about me right?”

[human being….]

“I felt sorry at that time. “I couldn’t help it because of the circumstances.”

The fact that conversation works means that persuasion works.

Ludger spoke carefully trying not to offend the guy as much as possible.

“I am your master’s companion. “I have no intention of fighting.”

[….]

Quasimodo did not answer.

Instead he just grinned and had a smile on his face.

Did you understand it?

‘You have such a scary face.’

Because this guy’s face was made of magma and flame the level of brutality was different.

Even Ludger who had encountered many people with a ferocious appearance had a smile that sent chills down the spine.

‘Once you see the reaction it is favorable to me.’

Ludger naturally operated the machine on the gaiter on his left hand.

A device that can shoot ultra-small anesthetic needles made by Sheridan.

Kirilik.

Carefully wind the machine’s mainspring to maintain as much tension as possible.

After naturally aiming it at Esmeralda.

Sigh!

It was fired so secretly that no one would notice.

It was the moment when a very small needle flew towards the nape of Esmeralda’s neck.

Good luck!

A huge hand of fire appeared and blocked it.

‘what….’

Ludger looked up at Quasimodo in disbelief.

Did you realize that this side was going to launch a surprise attack?

‘Since when?’

Quasimo was still looking down with a smile on his face.

That smile was truly full of foreignness.

Ludger saw that and realized.

‘This guy. ‘You didn’t trust me from the beginning.’

The smile on his face said that he understood what he was trying to do to ease his guard.

─It’s all an act to deceive us.

Even though there was no command from the owner he acted like that arbitrarily.

It’s so cunning that it’s hard to believe it’s a vengeful spirit.

Grumble!

Quasimodo’s smiling face instantly became distorted with anger.

‘danger…!’

Ludger immediately stepped back.

Quasimodo’s fist fell like a hammer on the spot where he had been a moment ago.

Spreading shock waves and spreading flames.

The intense heat passed through his body like an aftereffect.

Ludger took a step back and brushed off the embers on his coat.

Even though I have used all kinds of fire resistance and defensive heat resistance magic the heat still penetrates.

‘I felt it back then but this guy is truly beyond imagination.’

At that time Quasimodo was reverse-summoned by directly eliminating the medium that summoned him but this time it was different.

As long as Esmeralda was present Quasimodo could not be reverse-summoned without permission.

He knew that too so he was protecting Esmeralda.

‘Then this time…’

Coordinate settings.

When Ludger used his magic Quasimodo responded immediately.

Wow.

Quasimodo’s mouth opened wide and a furnace-like flame stirred inside.

Ludger quickly climbed to his feet.

[Ather Nocturnus]

A shadow surrounded Ludger’s body and soon black wings spread wide behind his back.

Ludger soars into the sky in an instant.

Flames passed beneath his feet.

Quasimodo extended his hand towards Ludger.

Then the flames swirling around moved and followed Quasimodo’s will and attacked Ludger.

As the wriggling tentacles of flame approached from all directions Ludger concentrated on dodging.

‘They don’t want to give me time to use magic.’

It was learned.

There is magic here that transcends space. And how to respond to it.

Phew.

Immediately afterwards a huge fist flew right in front of Ludger.

Ather Nocturnus moved and turned into a large shield blocking Quasimodo’s fist.

Cheeeeeek!

The shadow could not stand the intense heat and was pushed away.

Ludger fell back due to the recoil and landed on the ground.

‘It’s not a good match.’

Ather Nocturnus is a magic beast that uses shadows.

As a result it was extremely weak against fire and light attributes.

Wiggle.

Ather Nocturnus shook his body as if whining at Ludger.

“…I get it.”

Ludger had no choice but to take a pill out of his inner pocket and put it in his mouth.

Then the rapidly depleting magic power was replenished in an instant.

A magical power recovery potion that is so effective that it is incomparable to anything taken before.

Ather Nocturnus sucked up Ludger’s magic to his heart’s content as if he had never complained before.

“Work as much as you eat.”

Ather Nocturnus swelled wildly.

Just like Quasimodo who rose up to protect Esmeralda a huge black shadow monster rose up behind Ludger and glared at Quasimodo.

And the two collided at the same time.

Ludger took advantage of that opportunity and tried to hit Esmeralda with the anesthetic needle again.

Quasimodo didn’t leave that behind.

Good luck!

The hot flames swirled around Esmeralda.

The intense heat distorts the air and distorts my vision.

‘Is this an intention to prevent the coordinates themselves from being specified by making them invisible to the eye?’

Cunning and even smart.

This is just a vengeful spirit? I never imagined that Esmeralda’s presence would be of this magnitude.

‘This is the power of the First Order of the Black Dawn.’

bang! bang!

Every time Ather Nocturnus and Quasimodo collide shock waves explode in succession.

However the fire spreading to the warehouse in real time was growing out of control.

If this continues this side will burn to death first.

‘Should I borrow God’s power again?’

Ludger thought about that and then shook his head.

It takes a long time to prepare to use this power and once the power is unleashed it will devastate the entire surrounding area.

This is not appropriate in a situation where every minute and every second is urgent and may result in innocent victims.

‘The plan to surprise Esmeralda is abandoned.’

The fight between the two monsters was decided in an instant.

Ather Nocturnus returned to Ludger in a shriveled state seemingly unable to overcome the power of the opposite sex no matter how much magical power he poured into it.

“You can’t last even one minute?”

Wiggle.

Ather Nocturnus trembled once as if he felt unfair.

Even after pouring all the mana recovery potions into it I couldn’t last even a minute.

Ludger sighed and stood up.

He didn’t even have time to get annoyed with his magic beast.

Quasimodo wanted to kill Ludger as quickly as possible because he didn’t know what else he might do.

Good luck!

Sticky flames spewed out from Quasimodo’s mouth.

“DT-3000 activation.”

The steam golem waiting in the form of Ludger’s horse received the command and moved.

The horse trembled and then changed into human form.

thud! thud!

The golem walked forward and stood in front of Ludger crossing its massive arms in a defensive stance.

Immediately after hot flames hit the golem directly.

Cheeeeeek!

The golem’s surface turned red from the intense heat.

Nevertheless the flames did not stop and the golem’s body tilted and shook at the moment.

Ludger placed his hand on the golem’s back.

“Reinforced durability. Increased heat resistance. Shape recovery. Reinforcement of materials.”

<Transformation> and <Alchemy> magic of the materialization type not the manifestation type.

The golem’s appearance which had been melting and collapsing returned to its original state.

The half-collapsed golem stood tall again.

Crack.

Ludger put another pill into his mouth.

I poured the rising mana back into the golem and struck the reinforcement.

A flame that never stops.

And a golem that repeats endless collapse and restoration.

The breath of fire that seemed to shoot out endlessly ended like that.

The embers spread and the warehouse fixtures turned to ash and scattered like powder.

Everything around Quasimodo was melting.

The center of the warehouse has become wider than before with even the steel structure melting away.

Quasimodo was grinning and glaring at Ludger.

“This is true.”

Ludger sighed at Quasimodo’s actions of truly trying to kill them.

It is virtually impossible to target Esmeralda from a distance.

However it is difficult to defeat Quasimodo himself.

So what are the remaining options?

‘Is it just a frontal assault?’

Somehow Quasimodo can be subdued just by administering a special anesthetic to Esmeralda.

‘The remaining pills are…’

Ludger chuckled and shook his head as he tried to check how much magic power recovery potion was left.

Fighting while looking at the liver did not suit his temperament.

“I’ll do the best I can here too.”

Saying that Ludger took out an object from his chest.

Quasimodo raised his guard thinking Ludger was up to something else.

“Don’t panic. “You can take some time right?”

What Ludger took out was a black and gold colored pipe tobacco.

And inside the bowl of the cigarette there was finely broken poisonous weed filled with the poisonous scent of magic herb.

Ludger who was about to light his pipe chuckled when he realized the situation around him.

The hand holding the pipe was stretched out to the side.

“Let’s borrow some fire.”

Chi profit.

The embers floating in the air landed on the poisonous plant and ignited it.

Write it.

Ludger held a pipe emitting white smoke to his mouth and inhaled lightly.

Even his eyes were closed so just looking at him made him look like a languid person enjoying some leisure time.

Flash!

And when he opened his eyes.

His eyes were a deep blue of expanding magic power.