The Academy’s Undercover Professor – 63



◈ Episode 63: Chase of the Shadow (1)

The reason Sedina Roshen was so excited in front of Ludgar was because she had something to say to him.

That was the reason she lingered in front of the door instead of leaving when Ludger ordered the guests to be congratulated and it was fortunate for both of them.

“It seems like the subordinates have done things as they please.”

“Oh… yes.”

Sedina was about to make an excuse at Ludger’s words but realized there was no need to do so and immediately nodded.

As Ludger said it was an undeniable fact that things were done arbitrarily.

“What exactly happened?”

“One of the Second Order… no one person tried to handle things on his own terms.”

“Tell me from the beginning.”

Sedina’s delicate body trembled at Ludger’s harsh voice.

But this was not a reaction of fear.

It’s thrilling.

Because she didn’t know that her eyes would fall like nails on Ludger’s face who was staring at her intensely.

“At first it was when someone from Third Order asked for information. “He was gathering information on some of the people he dealt with while hiding in Seorn and he realized that one of them had been in contact with the source of this rumor.”

A stone that grants wishes.

If you had just heard about it you would have dismissed it as just a common rumor at the Magic Academy.

The Third Order listened intently to obtain information as if they were being drawn to something.

“That’s how I found out the truth. “There is a very powerful artifact secretly stored somewhere in Seorn.”

“And the report must have gone up.”

“yes. you’re right. The Third Order notified this to its superior the Second Order. and….”

“The guy who received the report didn’t inform the higher-ups.”

“…yes.”

If it was a relic-level issue it would not have been strange to inform the First Order.

However the Second Order cut off this information from their own line and concealed it.

And he did it as he pleased.

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“Did you really think I wouldn’t know?”

Sedina hurriedly responded to Ludger’s voice which even seemed a little angry.

“I’m also good at that….”

“Who is this Second Order?”

“This is Demires.”

Ludger lifted his chin and gestured for him to say more.

“Among the Second Order members he was closely related to the Intelligence Department and was in charge of that department’s affairs. However my abilities were not that great compared to my desires…”

“What do you think is the reason why that guy named Demires did this?”

“It’s hard to judge that but I think… maybe he’s trying to make a big contribution this time and rise to the position of First Order.”

“First seat?”

“yes. “Zero Order the founder of the Black Dawn created the positions of the seven First Order members and said that positions can be changed at any time.”

When the story of the First Order came out Sedina became excited without even realizing it.

Because the First Order is something she looks up to and respects.

The same goes for this man in front of me right now.

“Currently the First Order is firmly maintaining its position but there are quite a few Second Orders that are eagerly seeking that position.”

“I see.”

Ludger shook his head but stuck out his tongue about the Black Dawn Society’s system.

I thought they were just notorious guys who dealt with traitors cruelly but I never thought there would be such harsh rules inside.

‘Are you saying that people who are left out or who can’t handle things properly will have their positions taken away?’

That means that the current First Order may have already taken someone’s position.

But what I’m most curious about is the entity called Zero Order which created this organization.

Who on earth is this guy that created these crazy rules?

‘I am confident that my position will not be taken away.’

That confidence probably has some basis.

And the clear reason is that he has faith in his own power.

I don’t know what kind of guy it was but the thing I had to be most careful about was Zero Order.

“So what is the situation now?”

“It appears that Demires did this by calling in other Third Orders who agreed with his opinion. “Before moving the artifacts they raided the storage location stole the items and are currently on the run.”

“Where is it?”

“First of all since the situation is what it is I only need to find out where they ran away and in that direction and other than that…”

“It looks like you haven’t left Seorn.”

“yes.”

Ludger lightly brushed his chin with his hand.

The reason Sedina did not confirm Demires’ whereabouts until the end was probably because it was urgent enough to inform this side.

If we look at the time when the president contacted us it means that it hasn’t been that long since the incident occurred.

However considering that the president said he needed help it seems like he was a member of a secret society so he escaped well.

“Is this a game of tag?”

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“yes?”

“no. “I’m talking to myself.”

“ah. yes.”

Ludger turned his head and looked out the window.

Now is the time when the sun is slowly setting and the sunset is starting to burn.

Spring is not over yet so the days are not long. The darkness of the night will soon cover my son-in-law.

If that happens tracking will become even more difficult.

That moment when the chaser delays and the chased party takes a breather to some extent.

It was his turn to step forward.

“I guess I’ll have to move slowly.”

“that…! “Are you moving it yourself?”

“I guess so. “We have to deal with it here before the situation escalates further.”

“Then what should I do?”

Sedina mustered up the courage to ask that.

If Ludger steps forward and you don’t do anything you feel uncomfortable.

Besides all she’s done is bring information.

You can’t say you did anything like this.

“nothing.”

“yes?”

“You Sedina have done your job well just by informing me of this fact.”

“Me?”

He played his role sufficiently.

Sedina had no idea such words would come out of Ludger’s mouth.

No I wondered if I had ever truly heard something like this in my life.

“Is that true?”

“okay.”

Ludger answered like that without a moment of hesitation.

“Well done.”

“…!”

At that one word something stirred inside Sedina.

It was my first time. Being recognized by someone.

He was always treated like trash so he tried to run away from his family. However even in the place she fled to there was no one to welcome her.

I have thought several times that perhaps this is my limit.

However Ludger acknowledged this to himself.

My eyes were red and I felt like tears were about to flow.

But I desperately endured it.

Because he couldn’t show his ugly face like this in front of the person he respected the most.

fluttering.

Ludger put on his black long coat that was hanging on a hanger.

“I went out. “Please clean up after yourself.”

“….”

He said as he passed by Sedina who was desperately trying to hold back her tears.

It was no wonder that I was hurt by his indifference as if he didn’t even care about this area.

Sedina did not know that this was his own consideration.

* * *

No why do you do that just because you said a few words?

I shook my head remembering Sedina left alone in the teacher’s office.

I just said a few words to make him feel better but he ended up crying alone.

Even though I didn’t understand it I thought that it was because I went through such a hard time that I became like that.

Although he is trying hard to pretend to be strong it is just a shell to hide his weak inner feelings.

‘Is it the Roshen family?’

I have also heard of the Roshen family.

It’s okay to call it recent. It cannot be denied that it is an emerging powerhouse among famous and prestigious families.

However this one also had a lot to say. Although not much is known to the outside world it is certain that he used all kinds of dirty methods to grow his family.

If I had to rank it the Bellboat Rickson that I recently got rid of with my own hands would be at that level.

Perhaps the head of the Roshen family was even more evil than that.

‘But it has nothing to do with me now.’

This is clearly Sedina’s personal business.

Her hatred of her family and her connection to Julia Plumheart.

It has absolutely nothing to do with me.

Now she’s acting as my assistant but in the end our relationship is nothing more than a shell.

There is no need for me to pay much attention to it.

‘There are other things that are more important than that.’

The priority is to find the stolen relic <All-Purpose Stone>.

First of all since I know where the other Black Dawn members ran away to there is no problem in chasing them.

No matter how spacious Seorn is there is a lot of space to hide.

But that doesn’t mean you’ll never find it.

After coming out of the building I slowly walked down the street and looked up at the sky.

Time passes slowly.

When the sun has completely disappeared beyond the western horizon.

The light soon disappears without a trace and the coldness comes in with the blowing wind.

As it got dark the cries of grasshoppers began to be heard one by one.

Stand tall.

I stopped walking.

I look around but there is no one in sight.

No there were students leaving school one by one and people walking around talking among themselves but it would be correct to say that no one was interested in me.

That’s because I’ve already completely assimilated into the surrounding environment.

「Ater Nocturnus」

The black shadow covering my body sways hiding my existence from the surrounding scenery.

This is my original magic called Black Nocturne in Latin.

However strangely this magic is not a dark attribute elemental magic as it appears.

It is not even the <Apparition> series that I teach to my students.

To be exact this is a <summoning> type magic.

<Summon> magic one of the five classes of magic.

There are four specializations in this summoning magic.

[Spirit] who inherited the will of nature

[Golem] made of metal and clay

[Code] to invoke and apply the soul’s residual will

And the last one is the [magic beast] that I am using now.

All wizards deal with mana. And this mana is a mysterious power that has not yet been properly defined.

When a person deals with this mysterious power the magical power itself is affected by the person’s inclination.

Constitution Life process The user’s wishes or hidden talents.

It doesn’t matter what it is.

All of those elements are woven together and mana itself has a will and takes on the form of a ‘summoned beast’.

That’s the magic number.

These magic beasts which have different shapes and abilities are different from ordinary living creatures.

Even this magic beast I am commanding right now takes the form of a ‘clothes’ rather than a regular summoned beast.

And the roles are equally heterogeneous.

“let’s go.”

Susssseu.

The shadow of the edge of the coat flowed like ink dissolved in water and moved across the ground.

Eventually a darker shadow more vivid than the darkness spread like a carpet on the ground creating a path.

I moved along the path he guided.

“huh?”

“what’s the matter?”

“no. “I feel like something just passed by.”

“I didn’t feel it. “Is it a bird?”

No one I met in the dark recognized me.

I don’t even recognize its existence.

This is one of the abilities of my magic beast “Ather Nocturnus.”

Eating away the abstract power of the user’s ‘presence’. Since it is not simply hidden it shows great performance and does not fall prey to magical searches.

However it cannot be used for a long time.

Because it eats away at my existence if I wear it for a long time it will devour my very existence.

Crash.

I took out a pill from my pocket and popped it into my mouth.

Because of its extreme fuel consumption it cannot be used for a long time.

They follow my orders well but that doesn’t mean they listen to everything I say.

It follows me because I feed it like this but if I don’t it will eat me at any time.

‘Every magic I use has a screw missing.’

As I came to Seorn and started teaching the basics I realized this fact even more.

Still I have no choice but to use it.

I thought so and continued moving along the darkness.

* * *

“huh?”

“Flora. what’s the matter?”

Flora Lumos who finished studying for the day stopped while walking down the street with her childhood friend Cheryl.

Cheryl was puzzled by Flora’s sudden behavior but Flora did not respond.

‘Something just passed by me.’

I couldn’t see it with my eyes.

I couldn’t even feel it with my skin.

If it were someone else they would have mistakenly thought it was just the wind blowing.

But Flora didn’t do that.

‘It stinks.’

A strong scent wafted into her and then moved away from her again.

It’s not just a smell. This is definitely a magical smell.

But it was also something I had never smelled before.

If your usual magic is something sweet and stimulating.

The smell of magic now was a little darker and deeper like black coffee full of flavor.

‘What on earth is this? ‘It’s magic invisible to my eyes.’

Even the fact that it passed by him.

Flora was a little proud but also curious.

‘The smell remains.’

The reverberations still remained like the road.

‘Let’s go.’

Flora thought it through and took action right away.

“Flora? Flora!”

Cheryl Wagner called out to Flora in response to her strange behavior.