The Academy’s Undercover Professor – 190



◈ Episode 190: A lamp for the abandoned (2)

Shoot ahhh.

How much time passed in the endless pouring rain?

Alex raised his head and stared at Ludger.

There was a determined light in his empty eyes.

-Have you decided?

-okay.

Alex took Ludger’s outstretched hand.

Ludger helped Alex up.

Not even caring that their clasped hands got dirty with mud.

-Well since it’s a monumental day let’s first go and punish those who stole my subordinate’s money.

-wait for a sec. Why am I your subordinate?

-Isn’t that obvious? I made the suggestion so I’m the boss.

-I didn’t hear that!

-Call me leader.

-No what are you doing now…!

Ludger and Alex went into a bar where there was a gambling con man.

Afterwards the sound of something breaking inside followed by the screams of several people.

That was the first meeting between the two.

“Alex you also have a really unfortunate past.”

The other members had nothing to say about Arpa’s pure appreciation.

They were not easy to sympathize with other people’s pasts.

Hans was the first to open his mouth.

“I understand. Because of this damn constitution I was treated like a monster and ran away from place to place.”

“Well that goes for me too.”

Sheridan nodded with his arms crossed.

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“I was kicked out of the dwarven village because I was treated like a weirdo. Me indeed. “I’ve only ever almost destroyed half a village.”

“No that’s the benefit of self-employment!”

All the people gathered here were the same.

Those abandoned by the world.

Or those who have turned their backs on the world.

They were people who had never encountered each other in their lives.

Yet they are here.

They gathered together in the same place at one time every day.

Thanks to just one person.

“It’s all thanks to the leader.”

“If it wasn’t for you I wouldn’t have come this far.”

“I owe a lot to the two leaders.”

Ludger scratched his cheek awkwardly as everyone looked at him.

“I think it somehow results in an undeserved evaluation of me.”

“It’s not too much. It is a natural evaluation. “What should I say about a leader? He or she is a bit like a beacon of light.”

“lamplight?”

“okay. lamplight. “A beacon for those who have been abandoned like us.”

Everyone nodded as if agreeing with what Alex said.

Ludger who had hoped for some rebuttal to Alex’s words felt his face getting hot.

no. In fact my face got hot.

“Owner. Are you really embarrassed right now?”

“uh? It’s true. Leader’s face looks a little red doesn’t it?”

“her. “I can’t believe you reacted like that.”

The members spoke as if they had discovered something rare.

“older brother. “Aren’t you just annoyed or something?”

“why. “If you’re annoyed will you stop?”

“Uh um. maybe?”

“To put it vaguely. “To be honest I don’t feel too bad.”

Ludger chuckled.

“Because at least what I’ve done hasn’t been in vain.”

It was the moment I muttered like that.

A small light flowed from Ludger’s chest.

‘This.’

Ludger took out the shining thing from his chest.

A fragment of a relic acquired at the Kunst auction house a while ago.

It was shining now.

“Oh brother. “It’s shining now.”

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“I know.”

Everyone’s eyes turned to the light.

No one knew that that was the item Ludger was looking for the most at the Kunst auction house that day.

Eventually the light disappeared and the relic fragments returned to their original form.

Back when it was just an ordinary piece.

“leader. “What on earth was that?”

“The piece of relic reacted.”

“You reacted? What on earth? Or rather suddenly now?”

“That’s what Relic is. Because it is an unknown object that is difficult for us to understand today. “It wouldn’t be surprising if it suddenly started acting like this.”

Alex who had been curious for a while asked when he had the chance.

“The leader is aiming to collect the fragments right?”

“That’s right. “The reason I traveled the world in the first place was on a journey to find this.”

I wandered the world to find pieces of the relic.

This was the only thing the members knew.

They didn’t know why Ludger was looking for the pieces and what the completed relic was.

“If you don’t mind may I ask why you are looking for that?”

Everyone waited for Ludger’s answer to Arpa’s question.

“Have you ever felt that this world is stuffy?”

“What is that?”

I thought I would get a clear answer but what came back was an unexpected question.

“Have you ever felt like this world was a giant cage that someone had made?”

The others exchanged glances at Ludger’s question.

It is true that he suffered from the inequality and irrationality of the world but what Ludger was talking about was something more comprehensive than that.

“lily. “Is that some kind of riddle?”

“It means what it is.”

Ludger stared at the piece of relic on his palm.

“The world is a sturdy cage created by someone and those who live within it live without knowing that they are oppressed.”

Twisting.

Ludger tightly held the relic.

“This relic is the key to breaking that cage.”

At first the members thought it was just nonsense but they realized from Ludger’s sincere actions that he was not lying.

“wait for a sec. If as the leader said this world is a cage and the relic is the key to breaking the cage…”

“Aren’t you saying that the completed form of that relic can destroy the world itself?”

There is at least not one person here who does not know how dangerous a relic is.

That power is vast and the elements that the relic itself can cause are truly diverse.

Perhaps the idea of ​​destroying the world might not be empty words.

“You have nothing to worry about.”

However Ludger judged that this relic in its complete form was not that dangerous.

“How can you be sure of that?”

“Because the people who created this didn’t want it.”

“The people who made it.”

Relics are ancient artifacts.

If someone had made it that person must have been a very outstanding person a long time ago.

But you don’t know how many years ago it was so how can you know that the person who made it didn’t want it?

Those people died a long time ago.

But since it’s Rudger I thought he might know somehow.

“But even if you collect all the pieces the broken relics will never come together.”

“yes.”

Of course to restore a relic you must go through the corresponding process.

Now I couldn’t even imagine how much money it would simply cost to restore lost technology.

“wait for a sec.”

Hans suddenly remembered that Ludger had made a huge amount of money and was investing it somewhere.

“It’s impossible for my brother to travel around the world and save so much money…”

Ludger has made countless amounts of money so far.

During his time as <Arsene Lupine> he robbed the coffers of nobles and unscrupulous merchants.

With that money alone Ludger could go anywhere and make a living.

But he didn’t.

I didn’t settle down somewhere and was busy wandering around the world.

So where on earth is that enormous wealth?

Hans didn’t really care about that part.

However now that Ludger has told us part of the truth we can guess where he spends the enormous profits he has earned.

“It costs a lot of money. Recruit famous archaeologists with big mouths and create an institution to study relics. “It wasn’t something that usually cost money.”

“…I guess that’s why. “I also started a business here.”

“That’s the way it is.”

The salary he receives as a teacher in Seorun is already a large amount of money that an ordinary person would not be able to touch in his entire life.

What about Bellbot Rickson’s secret safe?

The wealth of this person who has accumulated illegal wealth for a long time is truly enormous.

Ludger even managed to prosper his business as the owner of this place.

Nevertheless Ludger did not reveal that he had a lot of money.

I didn’t actually spend any money except when investing in the business.

“All for that one thing….”

Hans didn’t understand.

It was the same for other people too.

Ludger said the world is a giant cage.

I understand that you feel frustrated seeing that.

However wandering around your whole life while hiding your identity to destroy it is a completely different story.

“Isn’t it a waste?”

“What do you mean?”

“The money my brother has earned so far. “With that alone you can buy an entire mansion in some good land and live there for the rest of your life.”

Hans’ dream was similar.

Enjoying life peacefully in your own home while looking at your own endless land.

Naturally to Hans Ludger’s actions seemed incomprehensible and surprising at the same time.

“Like you said I could have ignored it and lived.”

“But why…”

“well. Why? It was strange that I couldn’t stay still. “Maybe it’s like you guys.”

“You mean like us?”

“Didn’t I tell you? Everyone here is an outcast from the world. “That goes for me too.”

At first Ludger also thought it would be good to live quietly.

It’s okay to end your life normally in a quiet place without being noticed by anyone.

I had such a dream.

But I know it can’t be done.

Because his constitution was given to him by fate and because this world did not allow it.

“Obviously there was always an opportunity to escape. In the first place this is not a mission that must be accomplished. “You don’t have to take responsibility and you don’t die if you don’t achieve it.”

Even though he knew that he couldn’t stop.

I couldn’t stop moving forward.

Why?

He must not have known that the road ahead of him was a bloody thorny road.

“In the end I will be angry too.”

okay.

I was just angry.

“Because I’m angry I try to fight and then I see people abandoned on the side of the road.”

So hold out your hand.

Hold me.

lead them.

We move forward together.

“It’s really a trivial and trivial reason.”

“….”

No one could open their mouths.

The desperate emotions seen in Ludger’s vaguely muttering appearance were felt by everyone here.

“no. “It’s not like poetry.”

Alex denied Ludger’s words.

“If it weren’t for our leader we wouldn’t have come this far.”

“Thank you for saying that.”

It was then that Pantos who had been listening quietly opened his mouth.

“Surprisingly. “I thought someone as big as you would have loftier aspirations.”

“Was this not enough?”

“There is nothing strange about collecting relics. “It’s just that the occasion was simpler than I expected.”

“Is it simplicity?”

Ludger chuckled at those words.

“Maybe it’s more simple.”

“What does that mean?”

“no. “It’s just something I tried.”

From Ludger’s words Pantos sensed that there was more he had not yet said.

“It just so happened to be a place where we could talk openly.”

The members laughed at Ludger’s joking words.

At first it was a place to comfort Alex.

At some point it became an atmosphere of confession saying that they were the same.

“I have a question.”

Did you think there was no chance but now?

Bella Luna raised her hand.

“What is that?”

“The two leaders know their past… but honestly we don’t know their past.”

Everyone said ‘Is that so?’ I thought.

“Now that I think about it it was like that.”

“Now that I think about it I don’t know what Nari did in the past?”

“Don’t you know Hans?”

“Huh? me?”

As the arrow returned to him Hans broke into a cold sweat.

He gave Ludger a look that suggested he might like it.

When there was no answer from Ludger Hans turned away.

“Oh no it’s not me who knows everything. “It’s funny that I talk about it when it’s not my job.”

“Honestly I’m curious. “If you’ve come this far can’t you tell us?”

Sheridan also supported Belaruna’s opinion.

“I agree. Honestly I’m also curious about what the leader did in the past.”

“Me too me too!”

Alex and Arpa also helped.

“hmm.”

Pantos also nodded his head in understanding.

“Well anyway the owner helped us…”

Only Violetta showed hesitation in order to remain loyal to Ludger.

“Violetta. Be honest. You’re curious. Even though there is no chance other than this time?”

“Uh then a little bit….”

Violetta also had no choice but to raise her white flag due to Sheridan’s criticism.

Naturally the atmosphere shifted towards Ludger having to tell the story.

When a lot of people gather things like this happen.

Ludger complained to himself.

Look at those eyes that say they will not allow you to hesitate or run away.

If I were to be swayed by emotion and speak honestly it would be a failure.

“Still it wouldn’t be polite to hide it after coming this far.”

“Oh brother. “Are you really saying this?”

“Then you are lying? “We will continue to be together in the future so it’s time to let you know.”

Violetta’s eyes who had been pretending not to hear Ludger’s words changed completely.

Pantos who had been pretending not to be very interested also pricked up his ears which were pure white beasts above his head.

“I was planning on telling you someday but I’ll tell you now that it has come to this.”

The members who were waiting for those words felt like their hands were sweating.

What on earth is this that makes me so nervous?

Ludger opened his mouth in the silence that fell like morning dew.

“I was royalty.”

Everyone held their breath at those words.