The Academy’s Undercover Professor – 188



◈ Episode 188: The King of the Dark Street (3)

At the same time Terina is having a conversation with Ludger in the slums.

After receiving the artifact from Terina Casey returned to the rented house he was living in.

As much as I wanted to talk to Terina Casey also had work to do.

“Ugh. Casey. Please clean up your room! “There is no separate pig pen!”

The house they lived in this time was too large for just Casey and Betty but it was only for a few weeks.

Casey’s paranoid collection of all sorts of things made the room so cluttered that it was difficult to find a place to step.

It wouldn’t have mattered if they had organized it well but since they didn’t even do that properly and left things lying around everywhere it was reminiscent of a homemade magic mirror.

“okay. “We are one?”

“You say you do it every day but you never do it!”

Betty finally couldn’t stand it anymore and started cleaning up.

Of course even if I organized it like this it would be restored to its original state after a week but even though I knew that I couldn’t quit.

“Casey should thank me. “No one would take Casey away if they weren’t the best partner like me.”

Betty begins to tidy up while grumbling.

Casey completely ignored Betty’s words and approached one wall.

There was a map of the city of Lederbelk there.

Above the map was a newspaper article clipped with thumbtacks.

And what follows those tacks are countless threads.

Casey cut out an article about the Silver Sun from today’s newspaper and pinned it to one side of the map.

Then after connecting the thread related to the slums he flicked it once with his fingertips.

I crossed my arms around Casey looking at the trembling thread.

A feast of threads that spread as intricately as a spider web over the map.

In it Casey stared at the map as if he were lost in his own world.

‘A strange number of incidents have been occurring in Lederbelk recently.’

Until just last year Leatherbelk had no major problems.

But many things have happened this year.

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Werewolf incident.

A completely burned-down abandoned factory.

Kunst auction house attack incident.

The resurrection of Gévaudan’s monster.

The appearance of the Black Dawn.

‘And this Silver Sun disappearance incident.’

As for the suspect the slum side was the most likely.

It is said that slums have been undergoing tremendous changes recently.

Casey also only heard about it and didn’t confirm it himself but it’s not like rumors are spreading for nothing.

‘Terina must have gone there to check.’

Casey carefully placed the artifact he had brought with him while thinking of Terina on one side of the desk.

The artifact split apart with a clicking sound revealing the magic stone inside.

Casey took a quick look at the magic stone and took the pure white paper surrounding the magic stone separately.

‘This is a key item related to memory storming.’

The name hasn’t been decided yet but I know this is no ordinary item.

‘To think of making something like this with the bark of an elven tree that only grows in the forest of elves.’

Should I say that the wizards of the New Magic Tower are amazing or reckless?

To think of bringing wood from the forest from an elf who loves nature more than anyone else.

But that spirit of challenge is what created this new product.

If you listen to the story it is said that they made a deal by joining hands with the elves who accepted the new civilization so there was no problem.

‘If you use this you will be able to read.’

Casey looked at the pure white paper for a while then folded it up and put it in his pocket.

‘Let’s organize it first.’

Casey’s top priority is tracking down the Black Dawn.

The reason I went to the scene where Silver Sun disappeared was because I thought it might be related to the Black Dawn.

But the result was a disaster.

Casey realized the moment he saw the mansion which had literally nothing left let alone a trace.

─No matter what I do I can’t find any clues.

Something closer to a miracle that surpassed magic happened.

Even Casey couldn’t do anything about this.

As for the results alone no connection to the Black Dawn was found.

‘So then all that’s left is the information obtained from the guys we interrogated that day?’

Members of the Black Dawn Society captured on the last day of Seorn’s <Magic Festival>.

Through his deal with Elisa Casey was given the opportunity to interrogate them directly.

Of course the result of the interrogation is not always the correct answer.

In reality it would be correct to say that there is not much that can be gained.

‘Even though secret society members are low-ranking people should I say they have a strong will or are they crazy?’

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They don’t open their mouths easily and when they do they only give out false information.

There were many times when the things I managed to figure out were really not that big of a deal.

‘Besides physical torture is not my method.’

But Casey got information from those guys.

The method is very simple.

All you had to do was ask a question.

‘The elements that convey information to people are not limited to simply language.’

Gaze eye tremors breathing subtle reactions etc.

That small action could have been a sufficient answer.

Unless you were someone who had special training for situations like this it was bound to be noticeable.

In fact the Third Order of the Black Dawn showed many of the reactions she wanted.

And for Casey that was enough.

Casey posted a new map on the blank wall next to the map of Lederbelk City.

<Baltanung>

It is a neighboring city of medium size although it is not large compared to the large city of Lederbelk.

and.

‘A place related to the Black Dawn Society.’

Casey suddenly felt worried.

‘It’s not very pleasant to fight with a crazy dog.’

Casey who was about to feel a little shaken thought of James Moriarty.

The back of the man wearing a neat suit with a black cape flowing behind his back.

‘I guess I’ll have to do it though.’

Didn’t you come here with the sole intention of chasing James Moriarty?

On the contrary now that he knows that the Black Dawn Society is related to him he should work harder.

I’ll have to find a ride to Baltanung soon.

* * *

Terina secretly had a high opinion of the man who was the owner of the back alley.

A barren land with nothing.

He is a man who has made great progress in a slum that could perhaps be evaluated as worse.

It is not just about having excellent business sense.

He knew that Silver Sun had disappeared and that she would come so he sent a guide.

It is clear that he knows every little thing that happens in the city.

It was clear that he was someone to be wary of.

‘That’s why I deliberately tried to scare you.’

The man in front of me didn’t seem to mind even after being stabbed.

Looking at the naturalness of his actions it was clear that it was not acting.

I wanted to open my mouth right now and ask what your identity was.

But asking such a question here was tantamount to admitting that this side had lost the battle of wits.

From what I’ve talked to so far the man called the owner knows the intention of the question but he probably avoids it or just glosses over it.

‘No matter what I still can’t believe it. Even ordinary knights freeze and cannot move when they receive my death blow.’

The owner persevered through it.

‘He’s not an ordinary guy after all.’

It was not for nothing that he reigned as the master of this back world.

Excellent resourcefulness. Innate sense. Even to the point where I don’t mind living here.

‘Is he the king of the dark streets?’

It would have been easier to talk about if he had been a villain who had amassed wealth illegally or a criminal who had done even the slightest evil.

Just pulling out a sword and cutting off one hand is enough.

However according to information received from Enya this man’s business was surprisingly clean.

Nightcrawler suddenly appears and commits violence against that person?

Even though the Nightcrawler Knights do more dirty things than other knights.

Don’t criticize the other person just because of your feelings.

This was nothing short of tarnishing the reputation of the Nightcrawler Knights.

They also had a line to follow.

‘Plus he’s well-respected so if you mess with him by mistake he’ll turn everyone in the area into an enemy.’

If you touch the owner here all the people in the slums will fight to the death.

These are people who have lived without hope from the beginning.

What if such people are barely able to live like human beings and then interference comes here?

At that time one side really had to disappear completely.

Even the winner will be left with nothing but scars.

That had to be avoided.

“Have you finished everything you were wondering about?”

“okay. Thank you for your cooperation.”

Terina nodded and stood up.

Since I had nothing to do there was no need to stay here any longer.

“I will not see you off.”

“I was planning on saying there was no need anyway.”

It was the moment when we exchanged glances and were about to step back.

“leader. Are you here? “There’s something I’d like to ask you for a moment.”

The door to the living room which had been firmly closed creaked open and Alex came in.

It was an appearance that even Ludger did not expect.

“Alex?”

Enya recognized Alex and called his name.

Alex opened the door without thinking and froze when he saw Enya.

this.

Ludger realized that he had not been able to tell Alex in advance.

Because the visit was so sudden there was no time to talk.

“You’re Alex right?”

“….”

“Why are you here?”

Ludger let out a small sigh inside his mask.

A former lover who had broken up on bad terms ended up meeting in a place like this.

* * *

Alex tried to get away but Enya had no intention of doing so.

Enya blocked Alex’s path as he quickly walked outside the building and was about to turn into an alley.

“Let’s talk.”

“I have nothing to say.”

“Why are you here? “You said you were going back to your hometown.”

Alex kept his mouth shut as Enya glared at him.

I definitely remembered saying something like that before I broke up with her.

Of course that was a lie.

A lie to force Enya away.

“You don’t know.”

For Alex the best thing to do right now was to cut him off coldly.

“Wasn’t our work over a long time ago anyway?”

“….”

Enya bit her lip.

The eyes that were glaring at Alex were moist and moist.

Seeing that Alex’s heart throbbed in pain.

‘you….’

Alex’s heart was shaken by the sight of Enya looking like she was about to shed tears.

There’s no way you don’t know the emotions contained in those gazes.

Because it was the eye that I looked into for the longest time.

‘You still haven’t forgotten me.’

Enya still had feelings for herself.

He still remembered himself for hurting him and leaving him.

It made me feel happy and unbearably sad at the same time.

Because I had to hurt her again right here and now.

‘If you would lift your hand here and wipe away the tears from her eyes.’

Can we go back to that time?

To the times when we laughed together and dreamed of the future.

─No.

I stopped moving my hand.

This is because the sight of Enya glaring at her was reminiscent of her crying and screaming in the past.

Alex laughed in self-deprecation.

‘There’s no way I have the right to do that.’

The one who hurt Enya and left first was himself not anyone else.

You also have to ask for forgiveness.

And what cannot be forgiven.

It’s all about yourself.

“…If you’re done with your business why don’t you leave?”

Alex was surprised that he could speak in such a cold tone.

Enya trembled at those words and then nodded.

“You haven’t changed at all from the past to the present.”

Enya’s suppressed voice flies into Alex’s chest.

But Alex endured desperately and did not show it to the public.

When Enya saw Alex like that she showed a hint of disappointment.

Maybe I just wanted this man to feel sorry even just a little.

“okay. I’m sorry for disturbing you. “Goodbye.”

Enya left those words and turned her back.

Alex remembered this.

Same scene as before.

But what is different from then?

In the end she didn’t shed any tears.

‘You have become stronger.’

Unable to resist Alex reached for her back.

It didn’t reach it in the end.

Once Enya was out of sight Alex slid down to a sitting position leaning his back against the wall of the building.

“haha. “I’m really ugly.”

As I watched her back as she was about to leave I held out my hand without realizing it.

Isn’t such a half-hearted determination not enough to even see the leader?

Even now I wanted to run to Enya and catch her.

Everything that hurt you that day was a lie.

Actually I still have you in my heart.

‘There’s no way I can tell you.’

She is a noble and she is a commoner.

Even motivation from the same knight training camp cannot lead to success in the end.

Because this is that kind of world.

therefore.

So we have to change it.

Because that was what the person who came up to him and held out his hand when he was covered in mud wanted.

Jeez.

I turned my head when I heard footsteps and there was Ludger who had taken off his mask.

Is the story with Leader Nightcrawler over?

“What is it leader? “What did you come here for?”

“I am sorry. Alex. “I should have told you in advance.”

“It’s okay to apologize. Because I was the one who came in without checking. Did you come here to comfort me? “Are you bringing people behind you?”

I felt the hidden figure startle at those words.

Soon the members of appeared clearing their throats shyly.

Alex burst into laughter at that sight.

“How many people are there? “It must have been all over the neighborhood.”

“Because there’s no way you don’t know something.”

This is what happened when the Nightcrawler Knights visited.

Alex also understood that part so he lowered his head.

“Ugh. “If we’ve come this far there’s no way we can keep it a secret and get away with it.”

Alex smiled self-deprecatingly and ran a hand through his hair.

Sheridan took a quick look and asked.

“The Nightcrawler just now was your former lover?”

“that’s right. “He was my classmate comrade in arms and my first love.”

“If you are a comrade in arms… you too.”

Violetta notices something.

Alex shrugged.

“What are you going to hide now? that’s right. I was once an aspiring knight. “To be exact he was an imperial cadet.”

Hans’ eyes widened as if he noticed something.

“wait for a sec. If you are a cadet in the Empire you will definitely…”

“that’s right. “I was a cadet at the Imperial Military Academy Noble Knights.”

And then he added a bitter afterword.

“To be exact he was a dishonorable discharger.”