The Academy’s Undercover Professor – 206



◈ Episode 206 Delica Kingdom (2)

A deep night with a bright full moon.

After leaving Baltanung Casey Selmore returned to his lodgings in Lederbelk.

The bluish moonlight streaming through the curtains illuminated the sofa.

“Hmm. lol.”

There Betty was sleeping curled up like a shrimp.

Did I fall asleep because I was tired of waiting?

‘It’s fascinating. ‘How on earth can an automaton sleep?’

I didn’t know if I was really sleeping or just ‘imitating’ sleeping.

‘It was the Delica Kingdom that created this Betty.’

Casey returned to her room putting a blanket over Betty.

The bed was filled with all kinds of documents and piles of luggage so there seemed to be no space to lie down.

I pushed my luggage away to make some space and then jumped onto the bed.

On the bed which shook once with a thud Casey took out a paper stained blue.

‘A piece of paper containing the man’s magical power. You can use this to peek into your memories.’

The memories you can see are said to be random but that’s when a ‘normal’ wizard uses them.

Casey Selmore was different.

Casey Selmore concentrated his magic on his fingertips and captured it on paper.

Ludger’s magic and Casey’s magic intertwined on the paper.

I slowly closed my eyes.

As my mind drifted off somewhere the sensation of my body being submerged in water tickled my skin.

When I opened my eyes what I saw was the bottom of a river with fast current.

This was the flow of that person’s memories contained in magic.

‘Memory is similar to flowing water. It’s like time moving from the past to the future. ‘Other people here may be busy resisting to avoid being swept away but I’m different.’

For Casey who deals with water handling this flow was easier than anyone else.

Therefore even in this huge torrent she was not swept away and was able to move wherever she wanted.

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Casey went back upstream in his memory.

In the translucent waterway of memories images of memories passed by like a panorama.

But there was no time to check it.

If she loses her concentration even a little she will get swept away.

The goal is the flow of the past that is related to one’s traces.

It wasn’t difficult to find.

Because the scent of water that I felt in my memory was fixed like an indicator and was calling to her.

‘It’s here.’

Casey surrendered himself to the torrent of memories.

And my vision went black for a moment but then the light came back.

“This is….”

When I opened my eyes what I saw was the scenery of the Delica Kingdom three years ago.

In a scene that seemed a little familiar a man had just entered the city.

In the past he was called James Moriarty.

A nameless man now called Ludger Chelisi.

My appearance hasn’t changed much between 3 years ago and now.

The face you use as Ludger Chelsea is your true face.

‘He was unluckily handsome.’

The sharp facial lines and the bridge of the nose look like a sculptor put all his effort into sculpting it.

The eyelashes were also quite long.

From his birth he was clearly marked as a noble person.

‘What on earth are you doing?’

It’s amazing that this is what it really is.

However compared to the time when he was called Professor James Moriarty his impression was a bit limited.

‘Are you looking at memories from a third party’s perspective?’

Although I had doubts about it it didn’t stop me from seeing the memories so I decided to watch in silence.

‘Emotions are flowing in.’

I couldn’t tell his inner thoughts but it felt like some of his emotions were shared.

James Moriarty.

Having just entered the Kingdom of Delica he was slightly excited by the overwhelming anticipation.

“Is this the home of famous mathematicians and scientists?”

His eyes shined brightly with anticipation for something.

Casey looked at the sight in fascination for a moment but came to his senses late.

‘Suddenly you make that kind of expression. ‘You were surprised.’

The other person is a dangerous man who has hidden his identity by changing many identities.

Casey who had re-armed his mind watched Ludger’s actions closely so as not to miss his every move.

Now she is like a ghost. Although I couldn’t get away from Ludger I wasn’t bothered by anyone either.

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The first thing Ludger did was to travel to various parts of the capital and familiarize himself with the geography.

At the same time whenever I saw a bookstore that caught my eye I stopped by there from time to time.

‘book?’

Ludger bought several books at the bookstore most of them related to math and science.

‘In the Kingdom of Delica academic societies in the relevant field form a part of the country’s foundation so there are a lot of specialized books but why on earth did you buy those? Are you really going to study?’

It could have been because I wasn’t a professor yet.

The first time she met James Moriarty was when he was called Professor.

Although he was hiding his identity his academic knowledge was real.

‘Was he really interested in academics? Why is such a person hiding his identity? ‘Something’s not right.’

The sun has set and the night has deepened.

Ludger slowly walked down the street to find a place to stay.

At that time a small shadow protruding from the alley collided with Ludger.

“hmm?”

“Oh ah!”

The person who collided was a boy in his mid-teens wearing a newsboy cap.

The boy looked at Ludger and lowered his head in surprise.

“Oh no! sorry! “Noble!”

This is because Ludger’s well-dressed noble-style appearance reminded anyone who saw him of a famous nobleman.

He even bumped into himself leaving a black stain on his clothes.

There was nothing strange about striking the guard right away.

“It’s done. “I also didn’t pay enough attention.”

“But there are stains on your clothes because of me…”

“You mean this?”

Ludger looked at the stain on his coat and laughed.

“It doesn’t matter. Anyway washing clothes is enough. boy. “Are you hurt anywhere?”

The boy gaped at Ludger’s words.

Contrary to first impression his words and actions were very gentle.

Casey who was watching this shouted in disbelief.

‘What is this man? Why are you so gentlemanly?!’

Isn’t this a completely different reaction from when I first met him?

Of course when we first met she said something a little bit harshly.

The impression was completely different from that of a man named James Moriarty.

‘Is that also acting? no. That’s serious. ‘Because now I can feel part of this man’s emotions.’

If he was lying she could tell right away.

Still there is no hint of a lie.

This means that this man is speaking the truth in a normal way.

‘Was this your personality originally?’

Casey felt like the reality he knew was being denied by this completely unexpected fact.

“I’m fine.”

As the boy said that he wanted to get out of this place as quickly as possible.

The moment Ludger was puzzled by the sight a shout was heard from the alley where the boy had come out.

Eventually a pot-bellied man appeared.

“I finally found it! “You thief!”

“thief?”

Only then did Ludger realize that the boy was holding a book in his arms.

“I finally found you you thief!”

“Oh no!”

The boy shouted angrily.

“I paid right!”

“what?!”

“But that’s because you don’t want to sell it!”

“joy! It was probably stolen money anyway! Because I was suspicious you handed over the money and stole the book and ran away! Besides how can a dirty little boy like you read such a difficult book?”

Ludger knew roughly how the situation was going.

The bookstore owner held out a vicious hand towards the boy.

The boy froze at that sight and closed his eyes tightly.

“stop. Let’s stop there.”

Ludger stood as if blocking the bookstore owner’s path.

“…what are you doing?”

The bookstore owner looked at Ludger’s attire and retrieved his outstretched hand.

At first glance he looked like a nobleman so I had no choice but to be cautious in my words and actions.

“It’s not good to see a grown adult persecuting a child.”

“under. Look. That guy is the thief who stole the books from our store! “Why are you arbitrarily defending yourself…!”

Instead of answering Ludger flipped a coin towards the bookstore owner.

The owner reflexively grabbed it and opened his eyes wide when he saw the golden coin.

“With that much money it would be more than enough to pay for the child’s books. Or should I get change?”

“Adventure adventure. Well if you say so it must be so.”

The bookstore owner hurriedly left the place fearing that Ludger might ask for his money back.

The boy who was watching trembled and bowed his head to Ludger.

“Thank you for your help. But Nari. “I don’t have a lot of money to pay you.”

“It doesn’t matter.”

“yes?”

“Paying the money instead was just a pure favor on my part.”

“….”

A wary light appeared in the boy’s eyes.

It was unbelievable that someone would send a favor for no reason.

“It looks like you’re suspicious.”

“yes? “Oh no.”

“I understand. If you think so do it like this. It’s my first time entering this city today so I don’t know the way around. Could you please tell me a place where I can comfortably stay? If you do that I will not accept the book price you paid for earlier.”

“Really?”

“Because it’s a cleaner transaction than a simple favor.”

The boy’s complexion brightened at those words.

“Then leave it to me!”

A boy goes ahead and offers to lead the way and Ludger follows behind.

Casey watched the whole thing.

‘It’s more ordinary than I thought?’

I thought this man would enter the academy by kicking down the front door but the beginning was nothing short of humble.

‘But that boy…’

Casey felt an indescribable sense of déjà vu when he saw the boy guiding Ludger.

‘no. You’ll know once you watch.’

That man just hasn’t revealed his true colors yet.

For now I was planning to keep watching.

* * *

The lodging the boy guided me to was an inn in a remote area.

However the inside was quite clean as it had been maintained regularly and the price was cheap.

“Here. “It’s also where I live.”

“Is your brother here?”

Just then a cute little girl appeared from inside.

She who appeared to be the boy’s younger sister was trying to welcome her brother but when she found Ludger with her she hid behind her brother’s back.

“Oh brother. “Who is that person?”

“This person is my benefactor and guest. You don’t have to be too scared. “Because he is a really good person.”

As the boy spoke with a smile Celie walked up to Ludger and bowed her head.

“Oh hello.”

“okay. “Nice to meet you.”

“Nari you can stay here! It’s hard to find a place as cheap as this! The owner’s cooking is also delicious!”

“This guy Arte!”

At that time the innkeeper appeared from inside the kitchen with a shout.

He was a bandit-like man with a rough beard and his first impression was so overwhelming that even Ludger who had gone through many hardships was overwhelmed.

“Kek. mister.”

“Where did you go and are you back now?”

“I just went for a walk.”

“what? Rather isn’t that the book you’re hiding behind? “Did you really go to the bookstore again and buy that useless bundle of paper?”

“It’s not useless!”

“Arte. Listen carefully. People like us don’t have time to put anything in our heads. “I’m busy earning and living every day.”

“Oh man! Okay stop! I’ve heard that story over 100 times already! And here! “A guest came to visit today!”

The owner who was about to give a speech belatedly discovered Ludger and opened his eyes wide.

“Oh. “Who are you?”

“The child didn’t say anything. “Customer here.”

The owner stared at Arte in disbelief upon hearing that he was a guest.

His eyes were asking if it was true.

“yes. “I brought you here.”

“Hahaha! Well done Arte!”

The owner who had been scolding Arte just a moment ago changed his attitude bursting into cheerful laughter.

Arte pursed her lips and glanced at the owner.

“customer! Stay and think this is my home! “I can confidently say that there is no place around here that is as comfortable as this!”

“I already explained everything right?”

Seeing them bickering with each other made me think that staying here wouldn’t be a bad idea.

“Arte. Since you brought me here please show me the room.”

“I was already thinking of doing that. lily. “Please follow me.”

Ludger followed Arte up to the second floor of the inn.

“This is the room where Nari will stay from now on. “We clean every day so there’s not much of anything dirty.”

“It’s more cozy than I thought. Even though the price is relatively cheap.”

“I told you that right? “There is no place better than here.”

Ludger said he understood and immediately unpacked the luggage he had brought with him.

Arte looked at the scene and opened his eyes wide as if he had discovered something unexpected.

“uh? “Isn’t that the latest academic journal paper?”

“You mean this? “While I was visiting the city today I stopped by a few different bookstores and found it by chance and bought it.”

“Wow. “That’s really hard to find.”

“Is that so? “I guess I got lucky.”

Arte’s gaze did not fall from the book Ludger had purchased.

“Are you interested?”

“yes yes?”

“You seemed quite interested in academics. Even when he was being chased by the bookstore owner he didn’t want to let go of the book even if it meant death.”

“Yes that… well. that’s right. “My dream is to become a great scholar.”

“That’s cool.”

“Are you cool? “Other people laugh at it saying it’s a dream that doesn’t fit the bill.”

“There is no such thing as a dream that is not in proportion. “Dreams are the freedom of imagination that a person can unleash.”

Ludger presented the thesis book he had purchased to Arte.

“If you’re that interested would you like to learn from me?”

“Really? Why? “Why do things like me…”

“Because a child who does not neglect learning even in such a difficult environment needs appropriate compensation.”

Arte spoke as if she had gained courage from those words.

“Then I want to learn. “I want to learn!”

“okay.”

This is a city where you will stay for a long time.

It wouldn’t be a bad idea to stay with them and teach them at least.

“From now on call me teacher.”

“yes! teacher!”

* * *

Two weeks passed like that.

Ludger stayed at the hostel and spent a busy time doing personal studies and teaching art at the same time.

“teacher. “I’m not sure about this!”

Arte is passionate about learning and has a brilliant mind.

To put it simply he was a talented child.

Because he learned everything quickly Ludger even felt some kind of joy in teaching Arte.

“okay. “What is this problem?”

“It’s a problem recently submitted by the academic society!”

“If you’re talking about an academic society is it the famous Ordo University in the Kingdom of Delica?”

“yes! A high-ranking person in the society has put up a prize! “I think a teacher would be able to solve it.”

“This guy. “The goal was the prize money.”

“lol. “It goes both ways.”

“Give it somewhere.”

Ludger glanced over the problem Arte had brought up.

Then he took out a pen and started writing down the formula on paper.

Arte looked at that with admiration.

The only sound that could be heard in the room was the crunching of the pen.

How much time has passed like that?

“I solved everything. Now take it.”

“Huh? “Already?”

“Already. “An hour has already passed.”

At those words Arte realized that she had been staring at Ludger’s solution to the problem for an hour.

“omg! Thank you teacher! “I’ll submit this pool and come back!”

Ludger said so without thinking.

After sending Arte away Ludger devoted himself again to research.

3 days after that.

Arte came to Ludger who was concentrating on research in his room as usual.

“Mr. Seo.”

“Arte. “What’s going on?”

Arte’s appearance was different from usual.

His face was red and he was out of breath.

The moment I wondered if something was hurting Arte spoke.

“I received an invitation from a conference at Ordo University.”

“invitation?”

“This is the problem the teacher solved three days ago! “The president of the society wants to meet the teacher who solved it.”

Arte clenched his fists and spoke excitedly.

“The Kingdom’s First Society has officially invited you!”

Casey who had been bored watching the shout pricked up his ears.

Ordo University.

Because that was where she first met James Moriarty.