The Academy’s Undercover Professor – 194



◈ Episode 194: Roshen’s Secret (2)

Did he think my rejection was unexpected?

Mr. Vierano couldn’t help but ask.

“May I ask why? “I do this out of pure kindness….”

“Please calm down. “I’m not saying I completely disagree with Mr. Vierano’s opinion.”

I took a step back to reassure Mr. Vierano.

Although he expressed his refusal when asked to persuade that did not mean that he would unconditionally deny the other person’s will.

“Assistant Professor Sedina is a great student. His grades are excellent and his abilities are also outstanding. “I found out that she was living in a bad environment but that doesn’t mean I can do whatever I want.”

“Why? “Aren’t you the teacher in charge?”

“yes. I’m in charge. But Mr. Vierano. You must know this. “Someone’s choice is ultimately up to you.”

“….”

Of course this is just a good excuse.

To be honest I didn’t want to let Sedina go.

Sedina is not just a teaching assistant but a great source of information about the Black Dawn.

‘If Sedina disappears a significant vacuum will be left for me.’

I can handle my duties as a teacher but as a member of the First Order of the Black Dawn it’s different.

Sedina is the child who will become my eyes watching the Black Dawn.

If Sedina leaves for the elf village it will be a major setback in future work.

Of course I can’t say that out loud to Mr. Vierano.

“But Mr. Ludger. “This is for Miss Sedina.”

“It’s not that I doubt Mr. Vierano’s thoughts. However Assistant Professor Sedina rejected that opinion once.”

“What if it’s not her will?”

“You decided that if I persuaded you you would change your mind.”

“Do you know? Miss Sedina is not friendly with anyone else. However I am the only one working as an assistant to Mr. Ludger. “Even then when I spoke to him he responded that I needed Mr. Ludger’s opinion.”

“Did you?”

I didn’t know that either.

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I told him to make friends but he seems to have stayed alone.

“I’m asking you because you’re such a teacher. “If you are a teacher you can change Ms. Sedina’s thoughts.”

“If I persuade you to change your mind it is not Assistant Sedina’s will.”

Can actions made by others be true?

In the end it has no choice but to become another fake.

There is no real happiness after living a lie.

believe that one is happy

All that remains is an empty image of yourself.

“Isn’t Mr. Vierano also unsure about what will truly bring happiness to Assistant Sedina?”

“…I guess you can’t deny that.”

“I fully sympathize with Mr. Vierano’s concern for his fellow countrymen. But sir. Do you really think that Assistant Sedina will be happy if she goes to the elf village?”

I fully understand that Mr. Vierano cares about his fellow elves.

However if you ask me if I think other elves are the same I would say no.

“I also heard about elves. “They have a strong sense of kinship but on the other hand even if they are elves they are ostracized if they are different from them.”

A representative example is Belaruna.

As an elf she was interested in medicine and alchemy research but was treated as an oddball and ostracized even among her fellow elves.

In the end Bella Luna who was kicked out of the forest where she stayed had no choice but to come to the human world.

Elves are definitely a beautiful and noble race.

At the same time they have a closed mindset because they place too much emphasis on tradition and do not seek change.

Will such people really accept mixed race people as one of their own?

“But Miss Sedina has half elf blood.”

“Only half of it.”

“….”

“It seems that Mr. Vierano held quite a position in the forest.”

“…How do you do that?”

If you ask me how I can only get a clue from what you say.

I said tapping the table with my fingertips.

“I could see confidence in his words. I am confident that I have the power to transfer Trainer Sedina to the elf village and that she will be well taken care of. An ordinary elf would never have even thought of that.”

An elf like Vierano who came out to the human world and worked as a teacher was enough to be called a weirdo even among other elves.

If that had been the case Vierano would not have been able to say that he would take Sedina carelessly.

But he asked me for help.

‘Confidence that if I just persuade Sedina I can take her to where the elves are.’

This means that Vierano has a position that allows him to ignore the opinions of other elves.

“Mr. Vierano are you by any chance an elder of the forest?”

“Yes that’s right.”

…uh?

I tried poking it just to see if it would work but I didn’t know it would be the right answer.

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Even among elves there is a distinction between famous families so I just thought I belonged to that group.

“You already knew about me.”

“This is just….”

Instead of trying to make excuses I just nodded.

I sigh internally.

I feel like they’re even more mistaken about me but I hope I’m right.

“As one of the seven roots of the World Tree the Dentis family has been responsible for protecting the boundaries of the forest since ancient times. And I am the head of the Dentis family.”

“Is it okay for someone like that to be working as a teacher in Seorn?”

“I can’t help it because it’s because of past promises. And just because I am in this position does not mean that I am neglecting my original mission. In fact he sent the clans wandering the forest back to their compatriots.”

I see.

Protecting the outside of the forest also means preventing external enemies from outside the forest.

Does this mean that there is also a purpose to protect the compatriots who are isolated outside the forest?

“If we are a family we can help Ms. Sedina adjust well. “Dentis’ thick roots are so tough that they are second to none.”

“But other elves won’t do that. “The Dentis family is not the only famous elf family.”

If you just listen to the story the Dentis family is a very enterprising place.

They help elves wandering the outside world and extend a helping hand to mixed race people without discrimination.

This is a rare trait even among elves.

But other elves won’t do that.

Especially if it is a family of other elves with the name Highborne.

“Anyway I listened carefully to what Mr. Vierano said. Still since the teacher asked for help directly let’s ask Sedina’s assistant’s opinion.”

“yes. Just doing that is enough. I also have no intention of bothering Ms. Sedina any more than that. I know very well that anything beyond this is nothing but self-righteousness.”

As the head of the family you must be very considerate and considerate in these areas.

It seemed like he would act arbitrarily but it was quite unexpected.

‘Come to think of it Teacher Selina said that at the time. ‘Mr. Vierano is popular with students.’

Usually Seorn teachers have no choice but to become friendly with people of the same background.

Teacher Selina who is in charge of elemental science for first-year students naturally knows the spirit teachers who are in charge of students above her.

…of course not me.

To begin with the specialized teachers are all nobles of the Hugo faction so they don’t suit me well.

That’s what Teacher Selina said back then.

Did you say that Mr. Vierano looks like a younger brother but acts like his own grandfather?

So he said that there was a strange charm that made one mentally lean on him.

Afterwards ‘the students said it! I desperately made an excuse saying ‘It’s not me!’ but I don’t know why.

‘Well rumors are rumors. I thought it would be different in reality.’

But after meeting with Mr. Vierano today and having a long conversation with him I think I definitely understand the reason.

Even if he pretends not to be like that on the outside he has a strangely caring personality.

I think this is what it would feel like to literally have a biological grandfather.

However the strange point is that he is trying hard to pretend that he is not.

You seem like a dishonest elf.

“Thank you for your time. “Mr. Ludger.”

“I’m fine.”

“But since I received your help I will repay you soon. “Okay then.”

Teacher Vierano left the teacher’s office after saying those words.

The customer left but I was left with a new problem.

I quietly got up from my seat and knocked on the door of the teaching assistant’s office.

“Sedina. “Is there one?”

“…yes.”

Sedina responded in a voice creeping in from beyond the door.

“Can I come in?”

“yes? “Now wait a minute!”

It took about 1 minute for the sound to be heard. Afterwards the commotion died down and the door slowly opened.

Judging from the slightly red cheeks and rough breathing it looks like he cleaned it up in a hurry.

“Please come in.”

The scenery seen through the open door was unexpected.

I thought Sedina would definitely have all kinds of papers piled up all over the room.

It is not unreasonable to think that she has the ability to gather information and use origami magic.

But my expectations were spectacularly wrong.

“There are a lot of plants.”

The teaching assistant room itself is not that narrow.

Originally it was a space that had to be used by at least 7 people.

Considering that Sedina uses it alone it can be considered spacious.

What filled the space was green plants.

Even though it is the same room the air itself feels much clearer.

“I’m sorry. “I decorated my room however I wanted.”

Sedina who thought I was offended quickly lowered her head.

I shook my head.

“There is no need to be sorry. “I just did it because I found it fascinating.”

Is it more of a plant?

Even if you look at the leaves of most of the visible plants you can’t see any flaws.

“It looks like you worked hard to raise it.”

“Yes yes.”

“Is it a hobby?”

“yes. “I raised it from a young age.”

“Since I was young.”

After all half of my blood is elf.

I looked around the inside of the teaching assistant’s room and asked Sedina.

“Sedina Roshen.”

“Yes sir.”

“Let me ask you something. “It’s an extension of the story I had with Mr. Vierano a little while ago.”

“ah….”

“Are you sure you want help?”

Sedina hesitated without answering my question.

But when she showed hesitation she made a big mistake.

I had to firmly shake my head and say that it couldn’t be like that.

Conversely it could have been an opportunity to show sincerity by telling them not to doubt their loyalty.

But Sedina didn’t do that.

That was not possible.

‘I felt weak.’

My loyalty to the Black Dawn was slightly shaken.

This was a great news for me.

“Sedina. Even though you look like this I evaluate you as a very excellent person. So you can be honest.”

“Mr. Lou Ludger?”

“I also know that you cannot get along with others in this association. And yet you are here. “I guess the reason you were admitted to Seorn was purely due to your abilities.”

I understand that he joined the Black Dawn out of revenge because he hated his family.

But is the future really bright?

Ultimately the Black Dawn must disappear. Because I’m going to make it that way.

So what happens to Sedina who belongs there?

“If you say you want to leave that’s fine.”

“What do you mean by that?”

“If you say you will give up everything and live quietly and peacefully then I will help you.”

Sedina is excellent.

Her talent is definitely helpful to me.

But that didn’t mean I could force them to follow my will.

A person’s will is important.

No one should interfere with one’s intention to do something.

I know that painfully more than anyone else.

“What is said here is a secret between only you and me. “You don’t have to worry about it leaking somewhere.”

“I am….”

Sedina fidgeted with her hands and hesitated.

The path of revenge and the path of tranquility.

You are given the opportunity to go either way.

A smart kid will know which path is much better for him.

As I was thinking that Sedina raised her head and made eye contact with me.

Unlike the way he always avoids my gaze his gaze is very straight.

It was clear again.

“First of all I would like to apologize to Mr. Ludger.”

The moment I heard those words I realized it.

I see.

Like a smart child he made the right choice…

“I was not able to assist Mr. Ludger properly.”

“what….”

“Even on the last day of the festival Mr. Ludger was caught up in something like that and didn’t realize it. I couldn’t even visit the hospital. Moreover I was even hiding my identity.”

Sedina said and lifted the side of her brown hair.

I could see mixed-race ears that were smaller than those of an elf but still more pointed than those of a human.

Her private parts that have been hidden until now.

Just showing it to me made my ears turn red.

It was probably something he was ashamed of and wanted to hide.

“I certainly may not be qualified. “Being able to be with you like this is an undeserved blessing.”

Sedina tried to say that she was okay but her expression revealed a pain that could not be hidden.

“But there was someone who told me they needed me. There was someone who praised me and said I was excellent. “I honestly don’t know right now whether it’s peace in the future or revenge.”

“Sedina….”

“But one thing is certain. teacher. I sincerely want to follow you for acknowledging me. So please don’t say things like it’s okay to go somewhere.”

A firm opinion that cannot be attributed to Sedina who usually just keeps her head down.

As I stared at her with wide eyes Sedina belatedly realized what she had said and returned to her usual state.

“I’m sorry! I presumptuously dare….”

“No no. Sedina Rochen. “I clearly heard your opinion.”

“teacher?”

I said putting my hands on Sedina’s shoulders.

“I have something to confess to you.”

“yes yes?! “What a confession!”

Did he realize that I was sincere?

Sedina’s face turned even redder than before.

okay. It’s a confession.

I am making a serious confession here and now.

“Sedina. “I’m not actually of the First Order.”

“…yes?”