The Academy’s Undercover Professor – 195



◈ Episode 195: Roshen’s Secret (3)

Sedina’s eyes instantly turned into dots at my shocking confession(?).

The mouth also became an inverted triangle.

It must have been quite a shock.

I completely understand.

If a boss you sincerely trust and follow suddenly says ‘Actually I’m not your boss but I’m an industrial spy’ anyone would do that.

If you think rationally it was right to keep hiding this fact.

I had to take a little more time to win Sedina’s favor and then when I was sure that she wouldn’t betray me I had to tell her the truth.

But during our conversation earlier I realized one thing.

There is an irreparable crack in Sedina’s infinite trust in the Black Dawn.

The moment I realized that I decided to move forward with my plan.

‘Now that Zero Order has suddenly come to Seorn we can’t move with such leisure.’

This is a kind of gamble made based on a split-second decision.

But it was a gamble that was sure to pay off.

“What do you mean by that? teacher. “You’re joking too much.”

“It’s not a joke. “I am not the First Order you knew.”

Sedina tried to ignore reality but she couldn’t because of my hand holding her shoulder.

“I am neither John Doe nor the Black Dawn. “The identity you have believed in so far is nothing more than a fake.”

Sedina’s expression turned pale as she realized the reality.

“Then… have you been deceiving me all this time?”

“I didn’t mean to.”

She moved roughly shaking off my hand and immediately tried to run away from the teaching assistant’s office.

I watched the scene in silence.

Without following her catching her or chasing her.

I just watched.

“ha. ha.”

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Sedina placed her hand on the doorknob.

But she never went out.

Even though you can run away.

Even though I can tell that I’m fake.

The slight rise and fall of her shoulders proved that Sedina was quite embarrassed right now.

I called her name.

“Sedina.”

“Why…!”

Sedina shouted.

It was a loud sound uncharacteristic of her.

If I hadn’t installed sound blocking magic in advance even if the soundproofing was good I would have been able to hear it all the way down the hallway.

Sedina shouted with heavy breathing.

“Why have you been deceiving me until now! Deceive! Then for whom on earth have I been doing all this time…!”

“Sedina. “You haven’t answered my question yet.”

“What question!”

Sedina looked back.

There were tears in the corners of her eyes.

It will be both surprising and sad.

That’s right.

Who wouldn’t be sad to hear that the person they respected and trusted so much was a fake?

The country will also be shaken by the sense of betrayal.

To be honest I would be lying if I said I don’t feel sorry.

It might have been better to remain in this false relationship.

But I made a choice.

A cruel truth rather than a lie that is pleasant to hear.

“Sedina. Is the person in front of you who you truly want to follow? Or is it the First Order of the Black Dawn?”

“Of course…!”

Sedina bit her lip after saying that.

“of course….”

of course.

I won’t be able to answer.

Once a crack is created it never returns to its original state.

Rather it creates an even bigger rift.

“Then let me ask you one thing. “Were all your attitudes of serving me up until now a lie?”

“that….”

“Sedina. You clearly thought I was of the First Order just a moment ago. Nevertheless you showed hesitation when faced with the opportunity to turn your back on the Black Dawn.”

Sedina trembled at my point.

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“You probably don’t know either. What happened to the traitor within the Black Dawn? “How could I not know?”

The first day I took office here in Seorn.

It was Sedina who came up to me and told me all the news.

“Still you hesitated. You made a choice in a situation where you might be called a traitor. “I gave the right answer.”

“….”

“You know it too. “Your actions so far have not been sincere loyalty to the organization.”

Sedina could not answer that question.

Because you must have hit the nail on the head.

“So I also gave you the right answer. The answer called truth. “Do you still think I’m deceiving you?”

“What do you want from me?”

Sedina who managed to regain her senses asked.

Did he think that since he told the truth like this new demands might be placed on him?

“It’s simple. All you have to do is bring their information to me.”

And if there is something to receive there is also something to give.

“If you do that I will help you get revenge.”

“…My revenge will be achieved by the Black Dawn.”

“Are they really going to help you get revenge? “If I’m helping you get revenge why are you abandoning me like that when you have the ability?”

Sedina probably knows this too.

The treatment he was receiving from the Society of Black Dawn.

“Sedina. I value your abilities highly. You’ve probably put in a lot of effort to get there. Even though no one acknowledged it.”

“…!”

At my words Sedina’s eyes shake as if there was an earthquake.

okay.

In the end Sedina’s greatest desire was not revenge.

“So let me speak as someone who recognizes you.”

Ultimately she wants to be recognized.

He said he worked hard like this.

He said he came this far with his own strength.

“You worked hard. “It is truly wonderful.”

Sedina eventually couldn’t hold back what I said and shed tears.

Although I was trying hard to act like an adult and strong.

In the end she was just like any other student I had ever seen.

It was the same child.

* * *

Sedina’s tears stopped after a while.

Ludger held out his handkerchief to Sedina.

“As a teacher and an adult I will achieve your goals. “Would you like to join us?”

Sedina looked down at the handkerchief she had received from Ludger and quickly wiped away her tears.

Red flushed eyes stared at Ludger.

The eyes were straight and unwavering.

“…yes.”

Her small hand held Ludger’s hand.

“I will follow you.”

“good night. With this there is one more secret shared between the two.”

“…Maybe I’m okay now.”

“Act as usual. “I am nominally the First Order of the Black Dawn.”

“That Mr. Ludger. Then the real John Doe no John Doe….”

Although he has now turned his back on the Black Dawn it is still not easy for him to stop referring to the First Order.

Sedina immediately corrected her words.

“…What happened?”

This was the part I was really curious about.

At least as far as Sedina knew it was true that John Doe of the First Order was supposed to be Seorn’s teacher.

And that too under the identity of Ludger Chelsea.

“No way during that train terrorist attack….”

“okay.”

Sedina needed to know this too so Ludger explained the whole story to her.

John Doe was swept away by the liberation army along with the train attack.

And somehow this person ended up using that identity instead.

“That’s ridiculous….”

Sedina who had her own fantasies about the First Order stumbled as if she felt dizzy when she heard those words.

“I let my guard down but I was also unlucky. “Unfortunately the liberation army attacked the train at that time.”

John Doe fell down a distant cliff in the Arete Mountains due to a suicide bombing by the Liberation Army.

It had to be considered practically dead.

“So what is your goal Mr. Ludger? Why do I continue to work as a teacher in Seorne…”

“My goal is to destroy the Black Dawn.”

Ludger’s actual purpose is to collect pieces of the relic.

I was planning to talk about this later while introducing the other members.

“What on earth is your true identity?”

Sedina asked with a trembling voice.

“Now it’s Ludger Cellis.”

“Is it still not enough for me?”

“You will gradually find out over time.”

The relationship between Ludger and Sedina was clearly different compared to other executives.

Unlike them who were united by their mutual bond Sedina and Ludger joined hands knowing each other’s weaknesses.

However it was not the case that there was no trust at all.

“All right. “Then I will act as usual.”

Sedina immediately answered clearly.

Whatever it may be in the end he joins hands with Ludger and is on the same boat.

She had no choice but to do her best.

‘It’s more surprising than that.’

Sedina had always looked at Ludger with awe.

His abilities insight charisma.

Because there wasn’t a single thing that didn’t work out.

‘So I thought it was the First Order.’

In fact it wasn’t the First Order.

If so it means that they have been pretending to be members of the First Order without being discovered by anyone until now.

‘That doesn’t make any more sense.’

I knew it was great from the beginning.

But after witnessing the truth Ludger seemed even more amazing.

To the point where I even felt a kind of fear.

but.

‘You acknowledged me.’

He knew how hard it was for him.

He held out his hand and offered comfort.

Ultimately it was thanks to Ludger’s sincerity that Sedina was able to calm down her anger and despair despite the shock of betrayal.

‘The fact that you took the loss and told me the truth must mean that you care about me that much.’

The warmth that I had never felt before touched my heart even more deeply.

At this moment Sedina’s goals have changed.

The original purpose is to follow the Black Dawn and assist the First Order.

But not anymore.

As human to human.

Let us respect and follow the man Ludger Chelisi.

It was a categorical imperative newly engraved in her beliefs.

“Then let’s reestablish our relationship and make an introduction. “This is Ludger Cellis teacher of Seorn.”

“Sedina Roshen… no. It’s called Sedina Plante.”

“Is that your mother’s last name?”

“yes. “It’s my late mother’s last name that no one knows.”

That it was said.

It was proof that we truly trusted Ludger.

* * *

After leaving Ludger’s teacher’s office Vierano reflected on the conversation he had with Ludger a moment ago.

‘Still they said they would pass on the word but the expected results probably won’t come out.’

Vierano knows it too.

Sedina is wary of herself and on the contrary trusts Ludger very much.

Still I couldn’t leave her alone.

‘Miss Sedina is definitely… her blood relative.’

Elven forest.

In the elf kingdom that exists there there are seven root elders who worship the World Tree.

The Dentis family to which Vierano belonged was one of them.

And another family that exists in Vierano’s memory.

The Plante family is the largest and thickest of the seven roots.

‘It is said that she from the Plante family has been missing since the tribal war. Never would I have thought that I would find her flesh and blood here.’

And that too with Roshen’s name on it.

Perhaps Roshen spent a lot of money to buy her as a slave from the underworld.

I was appalled by the atrocities committed by the Roshen family but that wasn’t the important thing.

I found a blood relative of the Plante family.

And the fact that she is here in Ceorn is important.

However Sedina did not trust his compatriot Vierano.

It’s not that I don’t like it. However there seemed to be a lot of reluctance.

‘Because I am of mixed race I must have been discriminated against and persecuted for a long time. Even if I’m an elf it’s natural for me to be cautious.’

What is surprising is that she truly follows Ludger.

‘As expected he is a great person. ‘I can’t believe I’m receiving that much trust from a child who is so wary.’

Moreover speaking directly with him Vierano couldn’t help but realize.

That Ludger really cares about Sedina.

But he doesn’t know what power Sedina has.

I don’t even know what her real name Plante means.

‘Should I have told you?’

Vierano wondered if he should have tipped off Ludger Sedina’s guardian.

But I was worried that Ludger’s attitude toward Sedina might change if he found out.

‘I don’t think a man of that caliber will easily change his attitude.’

If Sedina’s hidden castle is Plante the story is different.

If you learn the truth even a person who is stubborn in everything will inevitably be shaken.

‘Rather if I tell you now Mr. Ludger might be surprised. ‘If you say too much at once you’ll be in trouble.’

I decided to bury the truth for now so that Ludger would not be surprised.

Because he too will need to prepare his mind.

It won’t be too late to talk after you become friends.

‘Next time I visit should I at least give you some special tea leaves grown in the elf forest?’

I thought it wouldn’t be a bad idea to have a tea party while drinking tea together.

Even though his tastes are old-fashioned tastes that a ‘grandfather’ might like.

Vierano unaware of that fact even had hopes that Ludger and Sedina would be happy.