The Academy’s Undercover Professor – 17



◈ Episode 17: Doubt (2)

‘I can’t remember anything right now.’

Even though I thought about Aidan nothing came to mind right away so I decided to move on.

I put all the personal information of the remaining students into my head.

A total of 54 first-year students. There are 26 second-year students.

Roughly the ratio between first and second year students is about 2:1. I thought the number of first graders was higher based on the color of the name tag but it was more than I thought.

‘There are some guys to watch out for even among first graders. A rookie who is promoted by the Magic Tower and the Alchemy School and a child who was advertised by the Magic Tower as an unexalted rookie?’

Even students with average grades in Seorn are called geniuses when they go outside.

And did you say that all geniuses are off somewhere?

Since this is a place full of such people it is bound to be far from common sense.

After checking the list of all students I placed the documents on the desk and pressed my finger against my itching forehead.

‘I’m tired. ‘I’m tired in many ways.’

I thought about my meeting and conversation with the president a little while ago.

Considering that the president came up to me and made subtle comments it means that I haven’t completely gained her trust yet.

Go out and even Seorn’s reliability.

I don’t completely doubt it but it’s probably half and half.

There was a high possibility that their eyes towards me would differ depending on how I behaved in the future.

‘doesn’t care.’

Since I have already decided to do my part I have no intention of showing any suspicious behavior.

The president is the 6th rank <Rexor> which can be said to be almost the highest rank among the existing 8 ranks.

From what I heard I heard that they are looking at the 7th level.

A 4th rank wizard cannot be defeated even if 100 people attack him.

‘Even if the president says so. The biggest problem is probably the secret society.’

The secret society is quiet as it is the beginning of the semester but as time passes and an opportunity arises to act we will move as soon as possible.

The problem is for what purpose did they sneak into Seorn Academy?

What are you trying to do by planting people here while dealing with some of the users?

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Are you literally hoping for the overthrow of Seorn? Or is there something in Seorn?

‘Maybe it’s some kind of treason against the empire.’

I took the newspaper stuck between the documents and opened it wide.

The newspaper article written in black letter was still covering the recent terrorist attack on the Magic Engineering Locomotive.

[The terrorist attack on the Magic Engineering Locomotive was eventually revealed to be the work of the revolutionary army.]

It seemed almost certain that revolutionary forces were behind the train terror attack.

Revolutionary army. Or the liberation army.

The revolutionary army which raised the slogan of citizens’ resistance to the fall of imperialism and the destruction of the existing unfair class system…

‘To put it bluntly they are nothing more or less than terrorists.’

If it were the original history of Earth the politics at this time would have felt like a modern constitutional monarchy plus a parliamentary system but in this world where magic exists the authority of kings and nobles was still very strong.

Still seeing all the various movements that have taken place in this world over the past 50 years it appears that this world is trending similarly to the flow on Earth where I lived.

Magic stagnated and on the contrary science emerged rapidly.

At the same time magical engineering was created by combining science and magic.

It’s simply amazing that this drastic change has occurred in less than a century.

That was the reason why revolutionary armies arose.

‘It’s just that there is a high possibility that the secret society is not related to the real revolutionary army.’

To put it bluntly the death of Ludgar Chelsea the real First Order member meant that.

If they were the same organization why on earth did he get caught up in the train attack and die?

The reaction he showed at that time was that of a person who never expected that the train he was riding would be attacked.

It is said that this terrorist attack itself was completely unexpected even by the secret society.

‘It would be right to distinguish between secret societies and revolutionary forces.’

And there is another fact that can be guessed here.

The First Order with the identity of Ludgar Chelish is said to be not suitable for battle.

‘He definitely had skills in magic. The judgment wasn’t bad either. ‘He’s probably been highly trained.’

However if he was so overwhelming that he could be called an executive of a secret society that was not the case.

What particularly bothered me was the reaction of the secret society subordinate I had contacted.

‘Even when the guy called me saw my face he just assumed I was from the First Order. Even though they probably don’t recognize Ludger’s face on the train.’

Why?

I just took it for granted that my appearance had changed.

‘If you thought it was natural to change you can see the characteristics of the dead Ludger Chelisi.’

In other words the characteristics of the First Order are that it specializes in disguise and infiltration.

That was fortunate for me.

At least there is no need to arouse suspicion from other organization members based on appearance.

You can rest assured.

‘First of all the secret society will not say anything about my activities as a teacher. ‘You can just pretend that it’s an effort to erase the Academy’s suspicions.’

I can just ask the guys below to do the annoying work so as a member of the First Order I only have to worry about solidifying my position.

You probably won’t have to worry much for a while.

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However the real problem arises when a secret society rises to the surface and becomes active.

From planting an executive-level person as a teacher it was clear that they were planning to overthrow Lee Seorn in some way.

‘It’s complicated.’

It doesn’t look like Seorn will fall easily but that doesn’t mean it’s an iron-clad fortress that’s completely impossible to attack.

No matter how powerful an empire is it is bound to collapse.

History has proven it.

Especially in times like these where transitional forms are extreme that possibility becomes closer to reality.

Even if it were just one chance we couldn’t ignore even the slightest possibility that a secret society would overthrow Seorn.

‘In that case it would be better to leave Seorn and entrust yourself to a secret society.’

no. That’s not possible.

I have to do that to survive but that won’t last long.

Now that he has changed his identity as Ludger Chelisi and is acting as if he is a new teacher it won’t be a problem.

Will the other First Order members who have been working together so far not notice Ludger’s subtle changes?

‘I’m sure I’ll get caught.’

If you are found to be a traitor you don’t know what will happen. The secret society’s victory over Seorn is the worst of the worst.

The best chance of survival would be if I maintained my position as a teacher and deliberately disrupted their plans.

However if I blatantly side with Seorn the organization will immediately notice my betrayal.

‘This is a moment that requires extreme tightrope walking.’

Unless you know what the secret society’s purpose is you can’t plan what to do right away.

I picked up a pen and wrote a summary of my future plans on a blank piece of paper.

-Beware of the secret society of the First Order. We need to find out who it is quickly. After that avoid contact as much as possible.

-Your position as a teacher will remain the same. Be alert every time so as not to neglect class.

-For now focus on working as a teacher to avoid arousing suspicion from the academy.

Roughly speaking it’s about 3 items.

I wasn’t worried that someone might see this post.

It’s written in Korean so people in this world won’t know what it means even if they wake up from death.

‘Hmm. ‘Right now all I can do is do my best as a teacher.’

Knock knock.

I tapped the wooden desk with my fingertips.

Well if a secret society contacts me and pressures me to ask why I’m not moving I can use the excuse that it’s just to remove suspicion.

I immediately took out a new piece of paper to write a letter and picked up a pen.

There was an acquaintance I was originally supposed to meet somewhere else but I had to tell him that I couldn’t make it there.

‘There’s a lot to do.’

Actually I should have taken care of it in advance on the first day but there was so much to worry about that I forgot about it.

Well there’s nothing to regret about this so he won’t say anything.

Considering the possibility that someone might open this letter I paraphrased it as much as possible instead of saying it directly.

Like Ludger Cellisi’s letter I also used a password.

At the end when it said to come to leather velcro I added a phrase that I forgot to write down.

[Please take my luggage with you on the way.]

* * *

The reply to the letter I sent came the very next day.

The promise written in the letter was to meet at the Lederbelk industrial complex next weekend.

For my part I wanted to meet a little earlier but they said they were both busy with work so I decided to understand.

Grumbling.

After checking the letter I immediately burned it just in case anything happened.

I immediately left the teacher’s office dressed lightly and headed to my dorm.

“hey…!”

At that time someone hurriedly came and stopped me.

He seemed to be Seorn’s employee but judging by his neater attire than the others he looked like an errand boy who also carried news.

“Are you Mr. Ludger Chelisi?”

“yes. That’s right. “What business do you have?”

When I asked that the messenger trembled and looked slightly frightened.

Just when I thought that even the employees were avoiding me the messenger seemed to have calmed my mind and handed me a document.

“What is this?”

“This is the patrol duty card.”

“On patrol duty?”

Isn’t that usually done by employees or security? Why do teachers do that?

As I stared at him with those eyes the errand boy broke into a cold sweat and made an excuse.

“They say there was an order from the president this time. “The opinion is that now that new students have entered the school this is the time when Seorn students are at their most relaxed so we are trying to prevent them from causing any problems.”

“Do I the teacher do that?”

“The president said they would be most effective because they are teachers. And the contract also clearly states that teachers must also take action to prevent problems that arise within Seorn.”

Come to think of it there was a clause like that.

However I thought it was up to us to do it at our own discretion.

I had no idea that he would be this active.

“Hmm.”

But is it because my acuity was perceived differently?

The employee broke into a cold sweat and hurriedly added further explanation.

“There is no need to stay up all night and do that. All you have to do is check from the time of dismissal until the dormitory curfew.”

“And today is my turn?”

“yes yes.”

I received a duty ticket from the errand boy without saying a word.

It had today’s date and the name Ludger Cellisi written on it.

Since there are many teachers other than me at Seorn I guess this kind of patrol duty is only done about once a week.

It might be a little annoying if it happens on the weekend.

“Okay then I’ll be alone.”

After telling me everything I had to say the messenger hurriedly ran away from me as if someone was trying to catch me.

I ignored the errand boy and looked at the list of duty officers.

‘Because Seorn is so large is there a structure where one teacher moves around each designated area?’

Besides me there were three other people on duty today. Among them I saw the name of Selina the new teacher of elemental studies who was appointed with me this time.

Well we’re in different areas so we probably won’t run into each other but if we do let’s at least say hello.

‘Rather than that the fact that it wasn’t originally like this but was suddenly implemented under the president’s instructions means that the president also suspects that ganja was planted among the teachers.’

Perhaps the reason teachers are treated like this is to detect any suspicious contact or movement.

If you were a spy you wouldn’t make a hasty move unless you were an idiot but that doesn’t mean the president’s policy is meaningless.

The fact that the president himself issued such an order has a deterrent effect by instilling awareness in the other party to prevent them from acting recklessly.

This is a kind of warning.

From the president’s point of view it is a policy that has nothing to lose as it is good if a suspicious person is caught and a warning can be sent even if a suspicious person is not caught.

‘There is no room to refute that the teachers are stepping in to prevent incidents because students who are excited after the nominal start of the semester don’t know what they might do.’

They are not ordinary students but geniuses who perform magic. Of course the scale of their accidents is different from that of ordinary students.

If you have to stop it you definitely have to stop it.

In the first place what right does a new teacher who took office this year have to refuse the president’s orders?

Even in the academy hierarchy exists. If I’m going to crack it I’m going to crack it.

For reference the patrol area I was assigned to was <Magic Training Ground>.

“…This is so.”

The training ground was a place where students often visited to show off their magic skills so it was difficult to avoid problems.

You’re sure they’re not sending me here on purpose right?

I headed to the training ground praying that it wasn’t the case.

* * *

The magic training center was not far from the main building.

It is a short distance that can be reached in just 10 minutes along a well-paved path.

A large building can be seen beyond the trees in a well-maintained garden.

The overall design is reminiscent of a large greenhouse.

‘It’s so big.’

It is so impressive that it is so large that most playgrounds on Earth cannot be properly used.

There are as many as three buildings like that.

They are each called the 1st Training Area the 2nd Training Area and the 3rd Training Area and the 3rd Training Area the largest of these is also the main stage of Seorn Academy’s semesterly event “Magic Festival.”

First I looked at the 3rd training center which was the closest and there were no major problems so I passed.

There were only a few people at the second training site we visited next and most people finished training and returned to their dormitories.

Now I just need to check the first and last remaining training ground.

Eventually a problem arose.

“How dare you a lowly commoner!”

I could feel the magic power fluctuating inside the training ground along with a shout that seemed to be torn apart in octaves.

Sensing that my anxiety had become a reality I immediately ran inside the training ground.

When I ran down the hallway and reached the railing of the stands.

One female student was seen trying to shoot magic at another female student.

The magic used is 2nd level lightning magic [Burning Thunder]

Even if it is a second-tier magic it can cause fatal injuries if the opponent is defenseless.

‘I shouldn’t be late.’

I immediately activated the spell.

The magic that the student created is almost complete but since I have the source code I can perform magic within the third level faster than anyone else.

The magic used is a first-level release magic made of magical power [Shiny Stone].

He hurled it as if throwing it piercing through the center of the technique just before it was completed shattering it.

“who is this!”

The student whose magic was destroyed glared at us with angry eyes as if he thought he had been interrupted.