The Academy’s Undercover Professor – 23



◈ Episode 23 Hunters of the Wind-Up City (2)

‘Write. Ugh. In fact I almost got caught as a suspicious person.’

Hans carrying Ludger’s suit case walked slowly down the dark alley avoiding the gaze of the police who suddenly burst into the scene.

Although he arrived here today Hans already had a map of Lederbelk city in his head so he didn’t get lost.

‘Rather than that you’re going to catch a werewolf. When are you going to come back?’

As he was thinking like that something fell in front of Hans in the air.

What rolled down to his feet was the head of a huge wolf.

Hehe!

Hans’ shoulders trembled and he desperately tried to suppress the scream that threatened to escape through his lips.

“Are you surprised?”

Ludger slowly walked out from the darkness of the alley across from him.

Shoes and leather pants. A pure white dress shirt and brown leather vest worn over it. In addition to the dark long coat worn outside even the hat on his head.

It has an intimidating appearance that would have made you sit down if you had come across it without knowing.

Hans shouted his lips quivering.

“Holy shit! older brother! When you show up say something and then show up! “You almost dropped your bag!”

“It would have been fine if it hadn’t been like that.”

“Wow Mr. Rather is this the werewolf? Well I’m not ignoring your skills but I wonder if you managed to catch this scary guy in that situation.”

After examining the dead werewolf’s head with its tongue out Hans trembled and handed the black suit case to Ludger.

After receiving it Ludger turned his back and walked ahead.

Hans also followed Ludger’s footsteps.

“Can I leave my hair like that?”

“okay. “I don’t need it anymore.”

“No then why did you bring it?”

“You want to be surprised.”

“…Are you still thinking about what you tried to pick on your brother in the alley earlier?”

When Ludger said nothing Hans sighed and raised his hands.

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“I understand. I lost. “I lost so let’s not do that again.”

“I saw you doing it.”

The two people left the alley and came out onto a deserted road where they could see some passers-by.

“So what exactly was that werewolf just now? “Are you really a cryptid?”

“no. “It was an experiment that someone had artificially created.”

“Experiment? I’m going around. I have to be careful when I’m in this city. “It means that the people who made it are here.”

“I still have something to tell you about that.”

“What to say? “I suddenly feel very anxious. Is it okay for me not to listen to it?”

“….”

“Oh okay! “Tell me what it is.”

“I’ll have to move up what I originally planned a little bit.”

“Original plan? no way….”

“I think it’s better here than in the capital.”

Ludger threw two pouches at Hans.

Hans took it and checked the contents: one was full of gold coins and the other contained his animal fire neutralizer.

“older brother. “Is this…?”

“Shouldn’t we settle down soon?”

“That’s this leatherbelk? In this place that borders Seorn and might be home to a secret society the Black Dawn? “It’s a big city so there are even gangs in the back alleys?”

“okay.”

“I’m going to turn.”

“You have plenty of funds so try hard.”

“What about you brother?”

“First of all I am an academy teacher so I cannot make a hasty move. “The president still doubts me.”

“So now you want me to do this all by myself?”

Ludger shook his head.

“I’m not asking you to do everything. First gather important information first. Who are the gangs in this city who are the mafia and how the back alley world flows. Also how can I find a place there? Just find out and tell me.”

Because then I will step forward.

Hans who understood what Ludger was saying swallowed his saliva and then smiled and nodded.

“cancer. “That is also my specialty.”

* * *

After returning to the academy’s dormitory I unpacked all my belongings.

I’ve left the information gathering job to Hans alone for now but he’ll be fine.

Although it may seem unreliable its ability to gather information is unrivaled.

It’s not for nothing that I take him with me often.

‘I’ll have to develop my own power to prepare for unexpected situations.’

Since we couldn’t move right away we decided to just do some preparation work.

Unless the President still suspects me and is not sure exactly what the secret society the Black Dawn is trying to do.

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Moving hastily can actually be poisonous.

After simply unpacking my luggage I sat down on the soft sofa and reviewed the events of the day.

‘That werewolf. ‘It was not a pure cryptid but an experiment intentionally created by someone.’

The existence of werewolves is not surprising.

Monsters existed in this world too and although they have now been driven out beyond the shadow barrier which can be said to be the outside of the continent traces of them still remain.

Cryptid is a prime example.

These days they are a subspecies of monsters and are closer to urban legends or ghost stories that appeared due to abnormal occurrences of magical power rather than being called monsters.

The werewolf I caught this time is also a type of cryptid but to be exact it is just a fake.

‘Experiments and spells to create werewolves have been known to exist since ancient times.’

There is a curse potion made by adding various medicinal herbs to water with wolf footprints and mixing it with wolf fur.

A transformation potion that can turn an ordinary human into a beast if he drinks it.

Of course this is black magic.

Black magic is banned at the national level so if you are caught you are subject to the death penalty regardless of the reason.

Even in the back world it rarely wanders around.

‘But how dare you create a werewolf like that. Considering that it even has the mark of an experimental subject it doesn’t seem to have been touched by any significant force.’

Seeing that it is on a leash does it mean that the wild wolf was captured alive and mixed with human factors?

In addition to the restraint mark there are also traces of various experiments engraved on the werewolf’s corpse.

It was clearly the result of science.

The potion that corrupts humans and transforms them into beasts is now the exclusive preserve of black magicians who have almost disappeared.

That science got involved.

‘Someone intentionally encouraged it.’

Then who is it?

To make a test subject of that level secret ordinary space is not enough.

It requires a fairly large laboratory and must be out of public view.

Space secrecy and whether or not there are experiments.

Taking all of that into consideration it makes sense that a big player who can provide enormous amounts of money is involved in this matter.

A nobleman or a millionaire.

‘It looks like there is someone suspiciously wealthy within the empire.’

I shook my head.

I don’t know who is suspicious and since we have killed the werewolf and collected his serum there will be no need to worry about this anymore.

It’s a long-awaited weekend and I don’t want to get involved in any more troublesome things. Tomorrow is Sunday so let’s get some rest.

‘Rather than that I need to prepare for the next class.’

There are so many things that need to be done that it’s a headache.

* * *

Monday morning marking the beginning of a new week after a peaceful Sunday.

After having a simple breakfast of toast and coffee I went to work in my personal office in the main building.

Class is tomorrow but since I am a new teacher I have to show up for work.

Because that’s social life.

After sitting down at the desk in my office I opened today’s newspaper that I had brought with me from my dorm.

It was a task to simply check what happened in Lederbelk or Seorn.

however.

‘…What on earth is this?’

On the front page of the hot issue that came out just this morning there was a title emblazoned on the front page.

[An unidentified killer appears in Lederbelk. Still on the rise!]

-Five additional deaths were recorded in Lederbelk last Sunday. This brings the total number of deaths to over 10. The identity of the culprit has not yet been revealed but witnesses say it is a terrible beast with black fur. The police announced that he was just a crazy murderer and that they would arrest him immediately but citizens were still shaking with anxiety.

‘What is this?’

I read and reread the article on the front page of the newspaper.

No matter how you look at it this was the case of the werewolf I killed last Saturday.

However the newspaper said that there was a death on Sunday.

That’s as many as 5 people.

‘At that time I definitely took the guy’s life away. But does the fact that a new victim emerged mean that it wasn’t just one?’

It was a moment when I felt that things were going strangely.

Beep! Beep!

The translucent crystal ball placed on the work table began to blink while making a strange sound.

I know what this is.

‘The president is calling.’

To be exact it is a kind of signal artifact to gather teachers.

This meant that there was something to discuss.

‘I guess I should go.’

I got up and put on the coat that was on the hanger.

Suddenly I remembered what Teacher Selina said during dinner last Friday.

Did you say that there were testimonies from students that they had seen werewolves even inside the academy?

‘Even eyewitness accounts within Lederbelk’s victim academy.’

Even if we exclude the one I hunted there could be at least two more werewolves.

Maybe even more than that.

Trying to shake off those anxious thoughts I headed to the conference room where the teachers were gathered.

Murmur.

The conference room located on the upper floor of the main building was full of teachers.

Each person is clearly competent in the field they teach.

As I entered people’s eyes were focused on me.

Most people’s eyes were filled with curiosity but I knew that it was not towards me but towards the source code I invented.

‘Mr Ludger! ‘It’s here!’

I saw a familiar pink head shaking in a corner.

I found Teacher Selina waving in this direction and headed in that direction.

‘Is that Ludger Chelisi?’

‘I heard you invented a pretty amazing magic. Is that true?’

‘They say he comes from a fallen noble family but he doesn’t really set the tone.’

Among some teachers there were quite a few who looked at me with hostility because I was from a fallen noble family.

Their hostile and jealous gaze was quite stinging but I simply ignored it.

As I sat down in the empty seat next to Teacher Selina she greeted me.

“Did you have a good weekend?”

“I had a good rest. “Did you rest well Miss Selina?”

“yes. I think it’s been a long time since I had a good rest either. “Have you heard any news?”

“You mean we gathered this time?”

“They say two first-year students were attacked by a gunman last night and were seriously injured.”

After listening to Selina’s explanation the situation was like this.

Last night.

It is said that two first-year students who were returning to the dormitory after going outside the academy were attacked inside Seorn.

Although it was not life-threatening it was a serious injury and it was a huge shock that something like this happened even inside Seorn.

And one of the students who just woke up this morning said:

It is said that a terrible beast attacked him.

“I guess the werewolf rumors that have been going around since last week were true. It is also said that there were victims in the nearby city of Lederbelk.”

“okay.”

It is difficult to dismiss it as simply seeing something in vain. The wounds on the victim’s body are said to look as if they had been scratched by an animal.

That may be the reason why all the teachers were gathered together this time.

First of all it was a contract that Seorn’s teachers had to work at their best in times of emergency.

That would mean that it would be difficult to calm the situation with internal security or employees alone.

‘If the opponent is a werewolf it would be much better to send elite teachers rather than pouring in useless manpower.’

Seorn’s teachers do not just teach students in an ordinary way.

At the point when they teach students at the prestigious Seorn the teachers’ skills are guaranteed to some extent.

“The president is coming.”

When a woman who looked to be in her mid-50s with wrinkles on her face spoke the teachers who were talking among themselves all became quiet.

I looked to see who it was but Selina next to me explained it.

“This is Ms. Marie Ross. You have been at Seorn for over 20 years. “The field I teach is pharmacy.”

“okay.”

Has been in this position for more than 20 years? That means he has great abilities.

When she steps forward and settles the situation all the other teachers remain silent.

“The president is coming.”

Soon the door opened and the president came in.

She always looked beautiful. In addition to the fascinating golden eyes the two-tone hair of white and light pink naturally attracts people’s attention.

“Good morning everyone. “The reason I called you so urgently today is because I have something to announce to you all.”

The president got straight to the point without wasting time.

All the teachers gathered in the conference room pricked up their ears.

“It is said that a strange man appeared inside Seorne recently. In fact last night two new students who entered school this year were attacked and seriously injured.”

“Who is the culprit?”

“It hasn’t been revealed yet. However according to witnesses it was the work of werewolves or cryptids.”

When the rumored werewolf was mentioned a stir even occurred among teachers.

“That can’t be possible. President. Aren’t you mistaken? “This is a cryptid in Seorn.”

The person who stood up so openly was a greedy middle-aged man who appeared to be in his mid-50s.

He had oily dull blonde hair neatly parted 2 to 8 and even had a mustache and his face was full of grumpiness.

I feel like I see an old school principal that every school has.

However when he appeared the atmosphere in the conference room changed strangely.

“Is there anything you want to say? Mr. Hugo Bourtegue?”

“This is Seorn. It is a place under the protection of the Exilion Empire. “It seems like the students were making some kind of mistake by believing only the ghost stories that were going around saying that Seorn was a werewolf.”

“Mr. Hugo. “I don’t think you know anything but didn’t I just say there were two victims?”

“I know. Both victims were children of noble families. That’s why I don’t think it was the werewolf’s doing.”

Hugo Bourtegue took a quick glance at the audience.

“I believe that this criminal is a student of Seorn. “He is also a commoner.”

“What?”

“Otherwise out of all those students there would be no way that only the sons of noblemen would have been injured. A werewolf attacked in Seorn? Rather than saying that it is much more believable that some students deliberately pretended to be werewolves and committed an incident.”

Those words were certainly persuasive but I couldn’t help but feel something viscerally unpleasant about Hugo’s words.

okay. That’s not purely questioning the situation.

It’s just an attempt to find fault with the president’s words and shift the blame for this incident onto specific students.

After scanning the atmosphere I nodded to myself.

‘ah. I guess I get the idea.’

Since Seorn is an organization it is inevitable that factions will exist within it.

The students are divided into sides between commoners and nobles so why should teachers be embarrassed?

The reality is that even among teachers there is a subtle current flowing between teachers from commoners and teachers from noble families.

Chris Benimore the new teacher who came in with me this time also refused to eat talking about fallen nobles.

‘I thought the Black Dawn would be at a disadvantage but it seems that’s not the case.’

If Hugo was the only one who was acting like that I wouldn’t have known. The problem is that there are quite a few people who secretly agree with his opinion.

Teachers from aristocratic backgrounds have come together to form a faction.

And that faction didn’t seem to be on very good terms with the president’s faction.

This is a situation of internal strife when even if we join forces it’s not enough.

As I was wondering if this was the true state of Seorn a small bug crawled up the wall and onto my shoulder.

The moment I wanted to throw it away with my hand I had no choice but to stop.

This wasn’t a bug. It was a small thin piece of paper in the shape of an insect.

Fortunately no one else has noticed yet.

I held it casually and checked the contents without being seen by others.

It was fortunate that most of the teachers’ attention was now focused on the war of nerves between the president and Hugo.

“….”

After checking the contents I pressed my finger to my slightly itchy forehead.

“Three test subjects escaped. Please capture him alive immediately. If it is not possible remove it.”

I will immediately find out who sent this message and who is behind the creation of this werewolf.

But the most important thing was the last sentence.

“If the test subject material is stolen there is a risk that our identity will be revealed.”

Oh my god.

Why are you putting me through this ordeal?