The Academy’s Undercover Professor – 173



◈ Episode 173: The Flower of Dead Fire (3)

Casey Selmore who was outside trying to contain the fire had an unsettling vision of the strangely swaying flames.

‘Isn’t something going to happen like this?’

Casey’s intuition told him that something big was coming soon.

As if to prove that the prediction was correct a strong dazzling light emanated from the warehouse.

“what…!”

The water curtain that had surrounded the warehouse as if protecting it was only momentary but half of it was blown away.

Although it was only an aftereffect it greatly shook her magic.

Casey frowned but sensed a familiar attribute there.

‘Does this smell like water?’

That means the magic that was just performed inside was water attribute magic.

With this level of power it would be at least level 6 magic.

‘But I’ve never heard of such magic.’

What confused Casey Selmore was that he couldn’t figure out what magic it was.

As a colorless wizard who controls water he doesn’t know about water magic.

From the beginning I had doubts as to whether it was ordinary magic.

‘Ludger Chelsea. Who is that person….’

at the same time.

At the moment when half of the water curtain was blown away by the magical aftereffects Joanna Lovett arrived at the warehouse.

“Sister…!”

Joanna jumped towards the burning warehouse.

“for a moment! “Stand there!”

Aidan and his party tried to chase after him but they had no choice but to be blocked by the suddenly restored water curtain.

“What is this?”

“water? Or rather is this magic? “How can this huge warehouse be blocked by water…?”

Casey who belatedly noticed the four panicking people came over.

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“you. “What are you doing here?”

“you are…?”

Casey waved his hand at the four pairs of eyes looking at him.

“You are students here right? It’s dangerous here so stay back. “Go and call the teachers.”

“Are you the one who put up this water curtain?”

Aidan asked boldly.

Casey nodded yes.

“however? “Do you not know who I am?”

“yes? “Who is your sister?…”

“omg!”

It was Taycee Freeard who screamed.

It was only after belatedly examining Casey’s appearance reflected in the light coming from the warehouse that I was able to discover her identity.

“Eh Aidan! That’s him! “It’s him!”

“Tacy. It’s him. “Who on earth are you doing that?”

“Who are you?! Are you asking because you really don’t know?! “You’re crazy you’re crazy!”

Tacie shouted in a very excited voice.

“A wizard who received the title of color from the Magic Tower! User of single attribute elemental magic! At the same time he is a genius detective who has solved all kinds of dangerous cases! “You don’t know that Casey Selmore?!”

“Really?”

Casey who had been listening quietly nodded.

“There was a student who knew me. “Is it unexpected?”

“There’s no way you wouldn’t know. You are my role model. really!”

“Thank you sweet girl. “If it were normal I would have at least signed an autograph because it was so special but unfortunately given the circumstances I can’t do that.”

Casey glared at the warehouse where the flames were still burning.

“That fire is dangerous. So everyone please stay back.”

“Now wait a minute! Someone went in there a little while ago! “If I leave it like this I might die.”

“People? “I wonder if they went in when the barrier was weak.”

Casey muttered softly and shook his head.

“Still I can’t help it. You guys wait here. “Because that’s not what’s important.”

“but!”

“It’s not a bad thing to have strong will but if you don’t have the skills to back it up it’s closer to failure.” And you don’t have to worry.”

“yes?”

“Because there’s a pretty trustworthy person in there right now.”

“A trustworthy person?”

Aidan asked that question but Casey didn’t answer.

* * *

The light subsided and silence fell in the warehouse.

Esmeralda still couldn’t believe the current reality.

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The hot flames had almost all disappeared.

The remaining flames were still softly lighting the inside of the warehouse but compared to the first time they were closer to residual flames.

Like a flower gradually fading even the remaining flames gradually subsided.

The fluttering embers were like flower petals flying in the blowing wind.

A flower of lingering fire.

At the center of the world there was a man looking up at the sky.

The light of fireworks pouring down from a gap in the ceiling.

The back of him standing alone under the colorful spotlight.

I couldn’t take my eyes off it.

Beetle.

At that time Ludger’s body lost its balance and tilted.

Ludger who had managed to get his bearings grabbed his forehead with his hand and shook his head.

“No matter what this is a bit difficult.”

I’m still in this state even though I’ve used up almost all of the magic power recovery potion I made just in case.

Fortunately the seal control was barely maintained.

Ludger was relieved that it did not lead to the catastrophe he had feared.

“Ludger Chelsea.”

Ludger turned to Esmeralda at the name called to him.

A messy face covered in scorched charcoal and stained with tears.

However the off-white color did not disappear and she opened her mouth.

“Why did you save me?”

“….”

“You know we’re not that good of a relationship.”

We are not on good terms.

That was something Ludger also knew.

The First Order of the Black Dawn is not in a cooperative relationship with each other.

We get along poorly and compete.

Sometimes we hold hands but that is also just a business transaction.

Considering that Ludger’s fight with Quasimodo was clearly something that should not have happened.

“You didn’t have to fight. No there was no need to be here in the first place. But why…”

“Didn’t I tell you? “It’s because I don’t like that guy.”

I tried to make excuses but Esmeralda didn’t believe me.

“Don’t lie. Are you going to go to such lengths to fight just because you don’t like it? “You can’t believe it…”

Esmeralda noticing something strange trailed off.

Ludger’s eyes narrowed and his gaze became sharp.

It was then.

[That geekigeek. This human.]

A fiery hand erupted from the ground and grabbed Esmeralda’s body.

“Ahh!”

There was Quasimodo who was thought to have completely disappeared.

It reappeared in its original ugly giant form.

“You don’t die even if you get hit by that? “It’s truly unbelievable vitality.”

Is it because the existence itself is not on the same line as ordinary living things?

Ludger was perplexed inside.

‘It’s not good.’

Almost all of my magical power was used up just a moment ago.

I’m pretending to be relaxed right now but what if Quasimodo comes back to life?

At that time I really had no choice but to run away.

Esmeralda is even captured by Quasimodo.

[strength! Give me your strength!]

“Ahh!”

Esmeralda caught in Quasimodo’s hand screamed.

Ludger looked.

Quasimodo forcibly absorbs power through an invisible thread connected between the two.

The power drawn from Esmeralda was being transferred to Quasimodo.

[Hehehe. okay. Give me your strength. Give me your life.]

Quasimodo smiled as if it didn’t matter what happened to Esmeralda.

Esmeralda who was already completely damaged both physically and mentally could not resist it.

[Esmeralda. Don’t resist. You’re a good kid right? We must take our revenge.]

“Aaaah!”

Esmeralda screamed in pain as her powers were forcibly taken away.

Ludger fired magic at Quasimodo but was unable to properly hit him.

[You are weak. That side also ran out of strength.]

Quasimodo stared at Ludger and grinned.

In those eyes there was joy that he had won.

[Wait a moment. After I regain my strength I will kill you in the most painful way in the world.]

“….”

Ludger’s face hardened and he seriously wondered whether he should unleash the power of God.

‘no. If the seal control is released with the remaining magic power there will be no turning back.’

Ludger looked back at Esmeralda.

Esmeralda also barely moved her head to look at Ludger.

Even in pain she gaped at Ludger.

“Run away….”

It’s not like asking for help it’s about running away.

Does this mean that even in these situations you still care about others?

“Whoa….”

Ludger sighed and brushed his flowing bangs over his forehead.

He grabbed his staff and aimed it at Quasimodo.

Quasimodo whose upper body had now completely regenerated opened his mouth and laughed.

[Are you going to fight until the end? I praise the spirit of trying to fight instead of running away.]

Quasimodo laughed at Ludger and created a sword of fire in his left hand and swung it.

Kaang!

Ludger’s staff and the flaming sword collided sparks flying in the air.

Ludger took five steps back.

Even though I exerted most of my strength my hands were numb.

The protective magic that had been protecting the body had almost run out of effect.

It felt like my clothes were getting scorched and my skin was getting dry.

Despite the pain Ludger maintained his posture without changing his expression.

Holding a cane sword.

I stared at Quasimodo.

Quasimodo felt strangely uncomfortable at that sight.

[What are those eyes?]

Kang! Kang! Kaang!

Every time the fiery sword was swung Ludger blocked or shed it all.

Even though he may stumble and fall at any moment he does not collapse until the end.

I’m annoyed.

Why is that guy standing so firmly?

Why are you looking down on me even in this situation?

[On the subject of everyone dying…!]

Quasimodo’s face was distorted with anger.

I was irritated by the reality that no matter how weak I was now I could not subdue a single Ludger who had consumed equally as much power.

[I’m tired of playing with it. Just die.]

Quasimodo opened his mouth towards Ludger.

Compressed high-temperature flames shot toward Ludger.

The flames spread and spread out like a fan.

Ludger who only had one sword in his hand had no room to avoid.

“If you’ve come this far isn’t it time to move on?”

And the moment Ludger muttered a word.

A large stone wall rose from the ground and blocked Quasimodo’s flames.

At the same time a sharp wind blew through Quasimodo’s body and water poured down on his head.

Three intermediate spirits appeared around Ludger.

Each spirit possesses the attributes of wind water and earth.

Esmeralda realized whose spirit it was.

“Selina?”

Unlike herself who suppresses only one Quasimodo Selina made a contract with three intermediate spirits.

Now the spirit she commands appears and saves Ludger.

[What is this all of a sudden!]

Quasimodo glared at the spirits at the sudden occurrence.

The three spirits stood as if guarding Ludger and glared at Quasimodo without giving up.

“Wouldn’t it have been nice to have helped you from the beginning?”

The spirits reacted disapprovingly to Ludger’s words.

Ludger is not loved by the spirits.

Beyond simply being unable to win the favor of spirits it was a constitution that spirits feared or avoided.

However the spirits that made a contract with Selina appeared to help Ludger.

Their owner is Selina but now they have decided to form a temporary alliance with Ludger.

[What are you trying to do to me with only three intermediate-level spirits?]

“This is enough for you who has become so weak.”

Heehee!

A wind spirit in the shape of a horse rode Ludger on its back.

The moment the horse hit the ground it became a gust of wind and passed by Quasimodo.

At the same time Quasimodo’s left arm which was holding the sword was cut off.

Ludger pointed the tip of his sword at Quasimodo again.

[You damn bastards!]

Quasimodo aimed at Ludger but he had already retreated far away along with the wind spirit.

At the same time a water cannon flew at the back of Quasimodo’s head.

A water spirit that looked like a butterfly roamed the sky and continued to attack Quasimodo.

Quasimodo tried to eliminate the most opposing water spirit first.

But before that the ground rose up and blocked Quasimodo’s path.

[Wow! How dare you fly!]

Quasimodo regenerated his severed left arm.

He crouched down and shot fireballs in all directions.

The size of the flame is the size of a fist but it is fatal even if it touches it.

Ludger gave the wind spirit an evasion command and analyzed Quasimodo’s condition.

‘It’s not good. The spirits can’t last long.’

At first glance the situation seemed to be favorable to one side but in reality it was the opposite.

The three spirits summoned now have appeared outside of the will of the contracted party.

Although it is fighting so hard now it was a precarious candle that did not know when it would go out.

‘Quasimodo continues to get stronger.’

By forcibly extracting strength from Esmeralda she was gradually returning to her prime.

‘On the other hand the number of times I can use magic is now limited.’

In terms of the number of times you can use real magic at your leisure you can only use it twice.

If it goes beyond that it will inevitably affect seal control.

Just two spells.

That was the end of Quasimodo.

‘hmm?’

Ludger who was avoiding Quasimodo’s attack on the wind spirit caught something in his field of vision.

“What happened?”

A soot-covered blond man was staggering to his feet.

Krolo who had fainted in the corner of the warehouse opened his eyes.

Ludger was so dumbfounded that he burst into laughter even in such a tense situation.

‘I can’t believe I’m alive and not dying in this fight. He’s quite a lucky guy. Is it because of the expensive armor he is wearing?’

Crolophebius was a man you no longer needed to worry about.

When I think about how this guy’s unexpected behavior ruined this project I feel irritated.

In fact in terms of eliminating witnesses it would be better here…

‘for a moment.’

Ludger who had given up his life his eyes lit up.

A good method just occurred to me.

This method can kill Quasimodo.

“Hey!”

Ludger patted the wind spirit’s back and spurred its movement.