The Academy’s Undercover Professor – 256



◈ Episode 256 Dean Gord (1)

When I came back after sorting out the War Mage the situation was all over.

Now the captured prisoners were gathered in the middle of a large square and the mine slaves were pointing their guns at them and spewing out vicious murderous actions.

When Ludger appeared they bowed their heads as if to express their gratitude.

Because he knew very well that all of this was his fault.

On the contrary they were not only grateful to Ludgar but also had feelings of awe and the fact that he had stepped forward and organized the War Mage had spread widely among them.

If the War Mages had remained their rebellion would not have succeeded.

Therefore it was as if everyone here owed their lives to Ludger.

But how do the authors know that news?

“older brother. “What will you do now?”

Ludger realized that it was Hans’s doing but tried to pretend not to notice.

“The cleanup here is finished. Now if we just collapse this tunnel rare metal will no longer be able to be mined.”

“What are you going to do with these guys here?”

Hans asked pointing to the captured men.

They had already been beaten up so much that they were covered in bruises here and there but when they heard Hans’ words they lifted their heads up and tried to say something to Ludger.

Ugh! town!

However because a gag was placed over his mouth all that came out instead of a voice was a harsh moan.

Ludger looked down at them with a cold gaze.

“Even if we save these people will they really live an honest life if they get out of here safely?”

“It can’t be. “When you come to a place like this there is a very high probability that you will be treated as helpless by the outside society.”

These are people who work as slaves in underground mines and are armed with firearms.

These are people who only do dishonest and illegal things to begin with.

“But you should be given a chance.”

Ludger said that and looked at the slaves lined up around him.

“You are the one who suffered so deal with it as you wish.”

The opportunity he wanted to give was not an opportunity for the captive humans.

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It was a choice for those who had accumulated resentment over many years of suffering at the hands of them.

Ludger turned his back.

As soon as the two men left countless gunshots rang out from behind them.

* * *

The Delica Kingdom suffered a major upset.

Sub-races who claimed that they had been captured as slaves flocked to report it.

If it had just been one or two people it could have been dismissed as a scam that defrauded sub-humans who came to travel but the problem was that the number was in the hundreds.

The traces of assault and overwork remained on the body of the sub-human who had not been properly washed and this became clear evidence.

The atmosphere in the Delica Kingdom was already turbulent these days so reporters who were thirsty for scoops did not miss this opportunity.

Slavery had long since been abolished following the colonial wars 100 years ago.

But now the rumor has spread by the wind that hundreds of demi-race people have been captured and used as slaves in the mine.

The Delica Kingdom was embarrassed by this incident but announced that it would conduct a thorough investigation.

After seeing the article printed on the front page of the newspaper Ludger folded it up and placed it nearby.

There were piles of newspapers from other newspapers filled with the same articles.

“Like you said I spread the information to all kinds of newspapers.”

“Well done. “If this were the case there would have been considerable confusion among the higher-ups regarding this matter.”

Since the slaves have escaped and are spreading the word about the existence of the underground mine the Kingdom of Delica will not be able to mess with them.

“Will the people who were released as slaves be okay?”

“It’ll be okay. “The rumor has spread this far and no fool would want to get rid of them.”

Rather they will do even better to prove that they are not the criminals.

“Wasn’t the whole kingdom in trouble?”

“This was a lot of experimentation at the national level but that doesn’t mean the entire Delica Kingdom did something like this.”

“But it’s not clear that at least those in high positions joined hands.”

“okay. Since there was a war mage at the scene someone connected to the military probably did this in secret.”

“If he can show this level of influence even though he is in the military he must be at least the rank of general.”

“Those generals don’t have money so there must be companies or nobles who support them.”

The two had a conversation and carefully organized the information.

At that time Sheridan who was quietly fiddling with a machine nearby raised both hands as if he had finished something.

“It’s all done!”

What Sheridan created was a gauntlet that could be worn on the forearm.

The material was leather instead of metal to make it more comfortable to wear but that wasn’t the important part.

What sticks out from the wrist of the gauntlet is a wire launcher that can shoot a hook.

“Like Nari said if it’s a design like this it’ll be nice so I don’t have to take it out and use it myself!”

Sheridan said as he handed Ludger a gauntlet equipped with a wire launcher.

Ludger silently accepted the gauntlet and examined it with admiration.

‘First of all just in case I offered an idea to see if it could be made this way.’

Wishing you could make something and actually making it are completely different things.

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However Sheridan may have been inspired by those words but even after leaving the mine he did not even sleep or wash properly and only focused on making it.

And surprisingly she successfully created the object Ludger had mentioned.

Ludger equipped with a gauntlet on his forearm fired it at the ceiling.

The place they were in was a factory where no one came and the hook that was fired hit the steel frame of the factory and got stuck.

When I tested the tension by pulling the wire moderately it was clearly powerful enough to pull up one person.

“I never thought I would really make it like this.”

Ludger thought.

Sheridan’s invention skills are definitely amazing.

no. It’s not just amazing it’s actually strange.

“I feel proud that Nari evaluates me that way! “I’m tired now so I’ll just lie down!”

As soon as Sheridan could say that he stretched out on the floor and fell asleep.

The way it was snoring and snoring was just like a cat.

Hans looked at that figure with an uneasy gaze.

“Wouldn’t they make bombs on the spot or make strange things all at once? Moreover even though everyone else said they were leaving he insisted on being with his brother. “What a strange dwarf.”

“Isn’t that what you say when you sink the teeth of an animal into something and it turns into a beast?”

“Oh brother. I am the constitution and this is the personality. “It’s completely different.”

“Think of it like that.”

“Ugh. I can’t live because I’m so frustrated. So brother. What is your next goal? “Have you decided on anything?”

“okay.”

Ludger opened another newspaper.

There was a newspaper there that dealt with sub-racial slaves but there was something else that caught my eye.

It was about Casey Selmore exposing James Moriarty’s crimes and condemning him.

Hans glanced at it from the side and said regretfully.

“…Are you okay? “My brother has now become a criminal pursued by this country.”

“That’s why we’re hiding in these abandoned factories.”

But James Moriarty’s notoriety did not spread that way.

This incident was so big that it had a huge impact but it wasn’t something that could be easily walked around in broad daylight.

Hans picked up a newspaper read the article written in it and sighed.

[A vicious criminal. The hidden side of James Moriarty.]

Hans immediately crumpled up the newspaper and slapped it on the floor.

“Damn. “No matter how much I think about it this is strange.”

“Hans.”

“Think about it. They take young children and use them as living experiments and kidnap people of different races and use them as slaves in mines. “They were the ones who made the mistake so why should you take the blame?”

If you think about it Ludger was no different from a hero who revealed their evil deeds.

They rescued the sub-humans who were held as slaves and destroyed the laboratory.

However the rumors about James Moriarty that spread widely were not at all like that.

“You didn’t do anything wrong brother.”

Ludger was rather a victim.

He couldn’t even protect the child he cared for like a disciple.

He was just one victim.

“Hans. Just like you said I could definitely remain as a victim.”

Ludger certainly had such a choice.

Just a victim. There are really bad guys out there.

“But if that path is chosen will the person who instigated all of this really be able to pay for his sins?”

“that….”

“They will hide. I’m going to cut off your tail. “If that’s not enough they will pretend that it is not their fault.”

Ludger has seen that happen many times.

History so far has proven that.

“Hans. “Sometimes simply appealing isn’t enough.”

When people hear your appeal they will sympathize with it.

They will be saddened by the suffering of the victims and angry at the person who committed the evil act.

But what next?

People will someday forget this.

The real culprits of the incident will still eat and live well without being properly punished.

The victim’s sorrow is eternal.

The cry for justice is like a passing wind.

“Someone has to move despite the risk of getting their hands dirty.”

I have no intention of listening to the voices of people in sorrow.

Sympathizing with the victim’s words and nodding his head was only a superficial consolation.

“Is that your justice? “Acting by sacrificing yourself?”

“Hans. This is not justice. “It’s not self-sacrifice.”

Being cursed and pointed at.

Even if muddy water splashes on your body.

just.

We cannot let the evil glimmer before our eyes.

That was all.

“Wouldn’t that at least provide comfort to those who have died?”

“I think you’re regretting your choice now.”

“regret?”

Ludger smiled self-deprecatingly at Hans’ sharp point.

“I always regret it. From the moment I was born in this world. “All the things I did.”

“….”

“But do I have the right to regret what I couldn’t save?”

Maybe he was too rusty to be sad about something like this.

Because the tears have dried up and even the laughter has disappeared.

“Why are you doing this?”

“Why?”

Nevertheless there was only one reason for not turning away from the truth and coming forward.

“Because I live in this world.”

* * *

A night when the sun sets.

In the dean’s office at Ordo University the light did not go out even during the night.

Dean Gord Himbel rubbed his bleary eyes as he read books and papers.

There were a lot of noisy things happening recently but they had little to do with him as a scholar.

Perhaps it will calm down quickly as time passes.

Shake!

At that time the glass window of the dean’s office opened wide.

Even though there was no wind or rain outside a strong wind blew and the papers piled up in the dean’s office flew into the air.

Gord Himbel opened his eyes wide.

There was someone standing on the window frame of the open window.

“Who is it?”

he asked with a trembling voice.

The other person was covered in a shadow that had assimilated into the darkness outside so his identity was unknown.

All it has is a crow-shaped mask on its face and a black cloak.

A faint red glow emanated from inside the crow mask.

“Rector Gord Himbel.”

Gord’s eyes widened at the voice without any modulation.

“That voice… Professor James Moriarty?”

Gord did not understand the current situation.

Why is James Moriarty here?

Rather how could he who had become a criminal and was being chased come all the way here?

Gord took a shaky breath and stared at him with a calmer gaze.

“…Once you’ve arrived I won’t bother you.”

With those words Ludger got down from the window frame and entered the dean’s office.

He casually walked into the room and sat down on the sofa on one side.

Gord Himbel swallowed his saliva.

“I heard rumors about you.”

“What rumor did you hear?”

“…Isn’t it already in the newspaper? “Professor James Moriarty was encouraging heinous crimes behind the scenes.”

“Do you think so Dean Gord?”

Gord Himbel was speechless for a moment at that question.

He immediately regained his senses and shook his head.

“I don’t know. “The people I have seen so far are truly…”

“Really?”

“He was truly a great professor. And he was also an outstanding scholar. “Anyway I don’t think anyone at Ordo College would disagree with me on that.”

Then he turned into a criminal.

It was difficult for Gord to understand.

“Are you confused?”

“To be honest… that’s right. And it’s also strange. “Why did you suddenly come to see me?”

“The dean helped me come to Ordo University.”

“…okay. It was like that. “I didn’t know you were that kind of person.”

“It’s not your fault Dean. “It was just because I was so good.”

Gord stared at this man with wary eyes wondering what he was going to say.

“Dean Gord. “Aren’t you curious?”

“…What do you mean?”

“Why did I do this and why did I come to see the dean?”

Ludger who was sitting on the sofa looked at Gord with his fingers intertwined.

“So I will give the Dean a chance.”

“opportunity? “What opportunity?”

“If you ask me a question I will give you the answer.”

“Is that all?”

“Of course there are conditions. I will also ask the Dean as many questions as the Dean has asked me. Of course the dean must also answer the truth.”

“I guess we’re going to exchange questions and answers with each other.”

“yes. Yes. You can think of it as a game rather than an opportunity. Dean Gord can ask the first question first.”

Gord took a deep breath and asked Ludger a question.

“How on earth did this happen? “Why did a brilliant professor like you suddenly get involved in a crime?”

“There was one unfortunate incident. “I had nothing to do with this but I unintentionally got caught in the mud.”

“Is that the answer? “Please explain in more detail.”

“I found a laboratory. It was a laboratory where people were used as biological experiments. There people kidnapped children and tried to steal their souls.”

Gord opened his eyes wide.

“oh my god. “You did something like that of a warlock?”

“I witnessed it and ended up being accused of trying to expose the secrets of the laboratory.”

Gord was silent.

You might be wondering whether you should really believe that or not.

“Dean. “Now it’s my turn to ask a question.”

“…okay. “What are you curious about?”

Ludger asked staring at Gord through the mask.

“Dean. “Why did you do that?”