The Academy’s Undercover Professor – 25



◈ Episode 25: Black Dawn (2)

‘what. ‘What are you two talking about now?’

Ludger was having an in-depth conversation with a female student.

At least it seemed that way to her.

But no matter how hard I listened I couldn’t hear the conversation between the two people who were far away.

If it were just that Flora would have thought that Ludger was just giving students career advice or talking about lectures.

But she saw it with her own eyes.

A strange magical field spread around Ludger and the girl.

‘What is that? magic? ‘Does seeing color block out sound?’

Flora Lumos has a secret that she does not tell others.

The reason why she was able to maintain the title of genius even in Seorn.

This is why you can see through the shortcomings of magic you have never seen or a magic spell you have not learned.

That’s because Flora Lumos had a special constitution called <Mana Synesthesia>.

She could feel the ‘color’ and ‘smell’ of mana.

Most people perceive mana or magical power itself only visually.

Among the five human senses only sight is able to see the magic techniques used by others.

But Flora also feels color.

She sees a well-planned magic trick as a picture and feels it as the scent of a delicious dish.

As a noblewoman by birth she is very sensitive to such things so she can more easily spot the slightest deviation from the technique than anyone else.

It doesn’t harmonize well with other colors and sticks out or there’s a bad smell mixed in with the normal smell.

It was always the case that Flora discovered the ‘wrong’ magic.

Naturally even when she feels true magic she sees it in a completely different sense than other people.

Like the colors floating around Ludger right now.

As expected from a teacher who had no control over him the magic that unfolded around Ludger was also perfect with no points to point out.

It was so far away that I couldn’t feel the smell but the color of the magic was very clear beyond the glass window of the terrace.

‘I can’t believe you can even have a conversation while using magic. ‘What are we talking about?’

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I was curious.

If it had been an ordinary teacher I would have just ignored it but when I heard that the person I was dealing with was Ludger I couldn’t help but feel curious.

‘Should we just pretend it was a coincidence and go?’

After thinking about it until that point Flora shook her head. Isn’t that too gullible?

And it seemed like he was definitely interested.

‘Absolutely not!’

Ludger was a wall he had to overcome.

How humiliated she felt in front of everyone on the first day.

Of course there was no room for disagreement about the defeat itself.

Her pride did not allow her to criticize her opponent for losing in a fair duel.

The magic of the source code that Ludger showed was so strong that this side had no choice but to lose.

I’ve never heard of such magic in the first place.

So surpass him purely through magic. Just like you have done so far.

‘Still… there was something strange about it.’

When Ludger unleashed his source code magic it was the first time in my life that I had seen Flora.

A visual pleasure and sweet scent that cannot be expressed in words.

In particular the source code magic performed by Ludger was like looking at an elegant painting in which countless silver and gray metals were tightly and firmly woven together.

Flora Lumos was not only proud of magic itself due to her unique constitution and talent but was now even feeling bored.

However the source code that Ludger showed her rekindled her bored feelings.

If there was anything else I thought I’d like to see more.

However because of the image she had built up until now Flora was unable to move quickly.

‘Just take a peek….’

The moment Flora tries to move.

“Flora? “What are you doing here?”

“Kwaaaah?!”

Flora couldn’t help but be surprised as she straightened her back at the voice that suddenly came from behind her.

When I looked back I saw my best friend Cheryl looking at me with a puzzled look.

“It’s Che Cheryl. “What’s going on here?”

“What is going on? “It was Flora who asked us to study together in the reading room.”

“Oh that’s right. “You did right?”

“…is this really okay?”

Cheryl gave me a faintly worried look.

It is already famous that Flora suffered a setback on the first day of Ludger’s expression system class.

Because of this some students who had always admired Flora started laughing at her.

Cheryl was worried about that.

“Huh? Just~. “It’s nothing.”

“What’s there? “I thought he was watching.”

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“No no. It’s not like that. “Come on let’s go study.”

“Hmm.”

Flora pushed Cheryl on her back and headed toward the library.

However her gaze did not fall from the second floor of the cafe far away.

* * *

After getting information from Sedina Roshen I left a message to her saying I would see you later and immediately returned to my personal office.

I hung my coat on a hanger sat down on the soft sofa and rested my chin on my hand.

‘Let’s organize it first.’

There is a place called the Shamsus School where warlocks and mad scientists join hands. This was the one that made werewolves into test subjects.

Although it is a separate group from the Black Dawn it is an alliance that joins hands or shares the same cause for a moment.

The person who joined hands with the Shamsus School was Victor Dreadful one of the executives of the Black Dawn.

Judging from Sedina’s explanation he seems to be in charge of inventions and research within the Black Dawn Society.

‘The problem arose precisely in the school of Shamsus.’

Three werewolf test subjects secretly experimented with by the Shamsus School escaped.

I don’t know the exact location of the laboratory but judging by the chaos at Lederbelk it’s probably nearby.

If this werewolf had been captured early in the incident rumors had already spread throughout the city. Since there have been deaths it is impossible to simply treat it as something that never happened.

One of the werewolves even sneaked into Seorn and sent two students to the hospital.

It is fortunate that there were no deaths in Seorn but the problem is that the situation has become more serious and uncontrollable.

‘It’s a mistake on their part so it’s right to tell them to take care of it but the problem is that the Black Dawn Society provided some support for the Shamsus School’s experiment.’

And Ludger Chelsea the original owner of my identity is also involved.

If another member gets caught and is hunted down I would welcome it but if I get involved it’s different.

It means that if I want to live I must catch the werewolf before others.

‘First of all the priority would be to eliminate the werewolves hiding inside the academy.’

At this time security patrols have been strengthened.

Even if we exclude the existence of werewolves it is certain that there is a monster wandering around Seoren so the teachers will be patrolling until late at night.

No one will find it strange that I get rid of werewolves here.

‘I thought I quit being a hunter a long time ago.’

After finishing the bloody hunt five years ago he actually retired temporarily.

The reason was no big deal. It’s because it’s so famous.

Of course the reason I used the pseudonym Abraham Van Helsing was to avoid revealing my true identity.

However the problem was that after hunting down the monster in Gevodang I became so famous that many people tried to approach me.

So I retired that status and changed my status to a new one.

‘He changed his identity so many times.’

The last identity he used was ‘Gerrard’ a wealthy middle-aged man and from that he became Ludger Chelsea.

Although it was a fake life not real I didn’t feel particularly dissatisfied or frustrated.

Is it because I died once and was then reborn in this world?

My perception of life and death has become slightly different from that of others.

‘Even so I don’t want to die again.’

Now that I’ve already died once I hate dying even more.

If possible I wanted to live longer and more comfortably. However there were things that had to be done to achieve that.

Heading to the capital of the empire this time was part of that.

That one train terror attack completely changed my life.

‘For now let’s focus on catching the werewolf.’

We need to deal with this first before anyone else discovers it.

I was wondering how to catch the werewolf.

* * *

Among the students of Seorn rumors of werewolves were a hot potato.

Even students who had dismissed it as just a rumor came to accept the existence of werewolves upon hearing that two students had been injured.

Since they are students these rumors are especially likely to be exaggerated.

Naturally teachers had to suppress the curiosity and energetic spirit of such students as much as possible.

“Study study! What nonsense are you believing! You will definitely pass the exam today so focus! “Let those who make mistakes take care of themselves later.”

“Everyone this is the week of intensified patrols so please return to your accommodations as soon as the sun sets. “If you are caught wandering around you will be penalized.”

“Don’t waste your time getting penalty points and buy it yourself.”

Because of the teachers’ warnings some timid students thought they should return to the dormitory immediately after class but many students did not.

It goes without saying that the more proud a child is the more he wants to do something when told not to do it.

“hey. A werewolf. “Honestly aren’t you curious?”

“What should I do?”

“Let’s grab this.”

“what? “Didn’t you hear that if you get caught doing something wrong you get a penalty point?”

“hey. Think about it. That’s what we’re saying because we’re worried. “If you catch a werewolf won’t the school give you a reward for doing well?”

“And what if the teachers catch me before I even find the werewolf?”

“Just don’t get caught!”

It was even significant that an official notice was published in the newspaper offering a reward for catching a werewolf in the city of Lederbelk.

In particular first-year students who had not yet experienced the bitter taste of the reality that they were not that great in Seorn dreamed of themselves becoming heroes by hunting down werewolves.

It is at this age when you are at the peak of your energy that you want to be praised as great and want to show a good image to your peers.

“Aidan. “What do you think?”

Leo asked looking anxiously at the students who were already excited about what to do with the reward money they would receive after catching the werewolf.

Just then Aidan who had finished writing down the formula on the magic board asked back when he heard a voice calling him.

“huh?”

“what. “Aren’t you listening?”

“why? “What did you ask?”

“What do you think about the werewolf incident?”

“Oh that?”

Aidan smiled awkwardly.

“Well since the teachers told me to be careful I guess I should just buy it. “They say it’s a penalty point if you get caught.”

“Tsk. okay. “I knew you would say that.”

“Leo what about you?”

“I’m not the type of person who particularly likes to step forward. “If there are going to be victims in the first place it’s up to the teachers to take care of it.”

While the two were talking a female student approached them.

Red hair tied into two big pigtails. She was a very attractive beauty with slightly raised eyebrows.

She stood in front of Aidan’s desk and slammed her palm down on the table.

Leo’s reaction was ‘There she is again’ but Aidan was different. He smiled brightly and greeted the female student who was glaring at him.

“hi. Tacie. “Good morning.”

“Good morning?”

Taycee Friard the girl who received the greeting wriggled her eyebrows at Aidan’s greeting.

Leo sighed at that reaction.

“hey. “If you lost in sparring then isn’t it time to stop?”

“defeat? It was a draw. I haven’t properly settled the matter with Aidan yet. And this is me and Aidan’s job. “Could you please not intervene?”

“Ugh.”

Leo shook his head.

It wasn’t long ago that Taycee Friard approached Aidan like this.

The trigger was something that happened during a real magic sparring session.

Aidan who didn’t know anything yet ended up sparring with Teish and that’s where their relationship began.

The situation was favorable for Teish but the problem was Aidan’s unusual magic.

“We stick together properly this time. “With all our might without hiding our strength from each other.”

“Huh? “Well.”

The sparring at that time ended with a fairly ambiguous result a draw but Teishi could not accept it.

In order to revive Viscount Friard a family that has now almost fallen Teish has always studied magic and worked hard as best as he can.

When she entered Seorn she had the idea that she had to be the best in the first year. In fact her skills were so outstanding that her entrance scores were in the top five.

However in sparring class her pride was hurt by the fact that she was not able to secure a proper victory over a commoner who was outside the rankings and had a loose mindset.

My pride was hurt.

And the magic that Aidan was trying to show at that time.

It was definitely something you wouldn’t normally see. If the teacher hadn’t announced the end of the sparring then I would have been able to see what kind of magic it was!

“Anyway stick around today. “In the evening after class.”

“I’m sorry Tacie but I don’t think I can do it today.”

“Then tomorrow!”

“Tomorrow too….”

“why!”

“Why? That means you can’t be active at night when there are werewolves roaming around outside. “If you get caught by the teachers you get a penalty point.”

“Hmm.”

At Aidan’s excuse Tayce crossed her arms and then a sneer appeared on her lips.

“Are you trying to use that as an excuse to run away from me? I know everything. “Are you scared?”

It was a blatant provocation.

Caught by this Aidan said ‘What? ‘That can’t be possible!’ Taishi expected to shout but Aidan’s reaction was different.

“huh. okay. Then something like that.”

Aidan didn’t want to fight with his friend (Tacy would absolutely deny it) so he decided to give up his position.

I never expected that that adult response would actually put a blemish on Tayce’s pride.

Tacie raised her eyebrows and shouted into Aidan’s face.

“It’s a win! Aidan!”

“huh? “What kind of competition?”

“If you can’t spar you can do something else right?”

“No that means….”

“Werewolf.”

When the topic came up Aidan and Leo looked at each other and then back at Tacie.

I was already anxious about what kind of absurd proposal they would come up with.

“Let’s assume that whoever catches the werewolf first wins the bet. how is it? Surely you won’t get scared and run away?”

“no….”

“okay. “I will do it.”

“Leo?!”

Aidan tried to refuse because it was dangerous but he couldn’t help but be shocked by Leo’s actions who instead intercepted his words.

“good! “The loser grants the winner a wish!”

“Then don’t go easy on that person.”

In response to Leo’s provocative tone Teishi replied ‘Of course!’ and left.

“Leo. Why did you suddenly accept such an absurd offer?”

“you idiot. It’s obvious that if you don’t do it he’ll bother us again. So I gave it a reasonable amount of reassurance and let it go. Look. You went right away. Peace has finally come.”

“But… lying is bad. “I wouldn’t even care about werewolves in the first place.”

“You idiot. Is that a problem now? Anyway the teachers will take care of werewolves. We just need to stay still. “There’s no way it could be decided in the first place whether it’s a game or something.”

“But Tacie seemed sincere. What if Taysy decides to catch the werewolf by herself and runs into her before the teachers?”

“hey. “Unless he’s an idiot he wouldn’t do such a reckless thing on his own.”

“Uh um. “But honestly I think Teishi would be like that.”

“…no way.”

Aidan and Leo simultaneously looked back at the back door of the classroom where Taycy had disappeared.

“….”

“….”

No matter what there’s no way he would do such a reckless thing.

but.

Can you answer ‘no’ with certainty to such a statement?

“…Is it true?”

“That’s right.”

Teishi whom they had seen over the past few days was the type of person who would definitely do anything.

Even if something is dangerous he has a strong personality and grits his teeth to get it done.

That was Taycee Freeard.

The two of them looked straight out the window without anyone else.

There a familiar red head was seen heading somewhere grinning.

That direction is not where the women’s dormitory is but in the opposite direction.

It was in the direction of a dangerous forest that teachers had warned us not to go to at the beginning of the semester.

““A big problem has occurred.””

I had to stop her.