The Academy’s Undercover Professor – 68



◈ Episode 68 Magical Synesthesia (1)

“Flora Lumos. “What on earth is going on here?”

Flora hesitated to answer Ludger’s question.

Actually there was something I wanted to ask about something that happened the other day.

Are you the one who used unusual magic without others knowing?

‘But how do you say that?’

The only evidence that magic was used was the smell.

And it is not something that anyone can smell but a unique scent that only Flora Lumos can smell.

It was because of the smell.

Even though my mouth was torn apart I couldn’t say those words.

“Oh so….”

Why was Ludger there that night in the first place?

And what is the identity of the medicine cabinet he was carrying?

There were many things I wanted to ask but at the same time I also thought about this.

‘Now what?’

Come to think of it she didn’t really have a good relationship with Ludger. Rather doesn’t it fall into the category of being bad?

Ludger himself says he doesn’t understand at all but Flora still hasn’t forgotten the humiliation she experienced on the first day of class.

It was a defeat caused entirely by his own shortcomings and even his subsequent battle of revenge failed spectacularly.

okay.

To her the man named Ludger Chelisi was just a man worthy of a challenge for her a genius.

Flora played with the hem of her uniform skirt.

‘Yes that’s right. Wake up Flora Lumos. ‘Mr. Ludger is sick and sleeping and that’s none of my business right?’

Even as Flora gathered her thoughts Ludger just stood still and stared at Flora.

Huh.

Flora cleared her throat slightly and faced Ludger.

“….”

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And without realizing it I turned my eyes to the side.

When I made up my mind to make eye contact with Ludger I felt embarrassed.

‘What is it? ‘Those eyes.’

Ludger was just staring normally but it was not like that at all in the situation he was being attacked.

Ludger is a man who becomes a pictorial just by keeping his mouth shut. He has a sharp impression and you can feel his charisma just by looking at him.

Anyone who catches his gaze will naturally feel intimidated.

There was something about that intense unwavering gaze that was difficult to look at for more than three seconds.

It felt like I was dealing with another noble being higher than a noble.

“Is there nothing you want to say?”

Ludger was quite embarrassed to go to work early in the morning and see a student standing in front of the door.

Especially if it is a student who may have witnessed his secret in the past.

‘Did you really see it? So you’re going to threaten me about that?’

Naturally a look of caution mixed into Ludger’s gaze.

Flora didn’t even know that and was just embarrassed by Ludger’s hotter(?) gaze.

In the end Flora had no choice but to reveal her purpose after hesitation.

“I heard you are hiring a teaching assistant.”

Actually I didn’t come here for work related to teaching assistants. She tried to ask what she saw the other day but she couldn’t get it out loud.

So to change the topic I pretended it wasn’t the case and switched to the topic of teaching assistants.

In fact my interest arose when Ludger selected a teaching assistant.

“It certainly was.”

Ludger nodded and agreed to her words.

“But why is that like that?”

“So that’s right.”

Flora said with courage clenching her small fists.

“I… I can be a teaching assistant right?”

“….”

This is said by raising one hand and placing it on one’s chest.

For a moment Ludger wondered if he had heard something wrong.

“…What did you just say?”

“So I said I could help you with your teaching assistant job.”

“So you said you wanted to be my assistant now?”

“no. “That’s not true!”

Flora immediately protested.

You can become a teaching assistant! That’s a completely different thing.

“Isn’t it true?”

“I can help the teaching assistant with his work. “It’s not like I’m becoming a teaching assistant!”

“I see.”

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“What is that disgusting reaction?” “It’s been a while since I came here and said it myself…”

Flora pursed her lips.

Still the second-year senior said he would personally come and help with the work but if it were another teacher it wouldn’t have been enough to immediately say thank you and hold my hand.

However Ludger’s reaction was sour. Doesn’t it seem like someone who just saw something like that?

“Even though I look like this I’m really talented at magic right?”

“I know.”

“I don’t know… why are you reacting like that even though you know?”

“Because we don’t need any more teaching assistants right now.”

“yes?”

Flora’s eyes widened as if she had heard something wrong.

Her long dark blue hair swayed with emotion.

“What is that now….”

“It’s just as you said. “I have already hired one assistant and do not need another assistant right now.”

“So I’m thinking of becoming a teaching assistant….”

“The same goes for taking on the work of a teaching assistant. Above all I see something different in this area than just magical skills. “You probably already explained it in the last class right?”

“That was it…”

Ludger does not select assistants simply based on their magical skills or the student’s background.

Only humanity.

How diligent are you and how faithfully do you fulfill your role?

That was the condition set by Ludger and he said that only a brief interview would be held to determine it.

Flora looked slightly shocked as if she didn’t know that what she had the courage to say would be rejected so harshly.

She bit her lip slightly and lowered her head.

At that moment Ludger’s voice rang in her ears.

“I just appreciate your kindness.”

“yes?”

Flora lifted her head.

“What is that?”

“You weren’t trying to help?”

“Oh no?! “Cha Cha Cha aren’t you mistaken?!”

“….”

Why is he doing this?

Ludger thought that he really didn’t know what a student was thinking and decided to move on like an adult.

“Then let’s do it like that.”

“I mean that’s not it.”

“If I don’t have anything else to do I’ll just go in first.”

“no! “There’s one more!”

“another?”

What does it mean this time?

Ludger also promised that if he was wasting his time with trivial things like this he would be really harsh this time.

When I gazed at Flora with such determination she squirmed but aroused magical power.

“Mr. Ludger said that at that time right? “If there is anyone who understands his magic please come find me.”

Last class Ludger showed the students the magic of specifying coordinates.

And said.

If there is a student who properly analyzes his magic and can even imitate it he has done his homework properly and will give him a reward accordingly.

A lot of that too.

But that’s really when we can implement the magic he showed us.

Are you saying that this student in front of me can do that?

“look.”

Flora said that and created a small water droplet in the empty space between herself and Ludger.

It didn’t stop there. Small pieces of ice formed on the ceiling and a gust of wind blew from the other side of the hallway.

Ludger’s eyes lit up as he saw the scene.

okay. That was clearly the <coordinate designation method> he had shown in class earlier.

It wasn’t as polished and neat as he showed.

It’s clunky and the effect is only weak.

But the basis is clearly the same as what he showed.

“It was really successful.”

“Because I am a genius.”

When Ludger obediently acknowledged this Flora’s arrogance automatically rose.

“What do you want? Do you want to receive the store as I said then?”

“At first I thought it would be okay to get a store.”

“I did it?”

Flora thought that would definitely not be fun.

And then I changed my mind again.

“I want other compensation other than the store.”

“Another reward?”

“yes. that’s right.”

Flora’s request was bold but she deserved it.

Ludger thought for a moment and then nodded.

“good night.”

“Really?”

It was something I had just tried but my eyes widened as if I didn’t know that Ludger would willingly allow it.

Of course she also had her own ulterior motive.

You can’t openly ask someone to show you another magic and you can’t ask them to tell you a secret either.

But what if we leave that judgment directly to Ludger?

He boasted that he would give him a huge store.

If you ask Ludger for a similar reward he will think about another reward that fits the store he wants to give.

‘Mr. Ludger is surprisingly knowledgeable. There’s no way someone of this caliber would give something strange for no reason.’

The man she had seen until now Ludger Chelisi was a man who strictly guarded what he said.

He is blunt hard and sometimes speaks carelessly but he is confident in his words.

Should I say I have faith?

There is no way he would tell nonsense just to show off.

“Come in.”

Ludger said that and opened the door to the teacher’s office.

“yes yes?”

“I told you to come in.”

“….”

Flora swallowed.

Are you saying we’re going into the teacher’s office alone now?

Flora had a strange thought without realizing it but quickly shook her head and roughly brushed it away.

‘okay. He simply asked me to come in. ‘Let’s not think strange thoughts alone!’

She answered that she understood and followed Ludger into the teacher’s office.

What should I say about the inner teacher’s office? I had a strong perception that it was a Ludger-like place.

Static and clean.

It was well organized and gave me a strange sense of stability.

The pleasant smell of wood and the scent of ink and paper.

Even the light that softly illuminates the interior space.

This is Mr. Ludger’s personal space.

“This way.”

Ludger guided Flora to a door attached to one wall of the teacher’s office.

It was a private laboratory exclusively for teachers where assistants stayed and Ludger himself conducted magical experiments and research.

Ludger opened the door and went inside first and Flora followed him.

‘It’s wide.’

Flora had such feelings when looking at Ludger’s laboratory.

Normally all teachers receive support for a similar-sized laboratory but Ludger felt it was especially large compared to other teachers.

That’s because there were almost no miscellaneous things taking up space.

Does this really mean he was a soldier?

He did not leave any items aside for the bare minimum of books and documents he needed.

On a long blackboard along one wall you could see a dense magic circle and theories drawn with magic chalk.

‘What on earth were you researching?’

Most of them were just excerpts from papers or books and they were things that Flora also knew.

However Flora had no choice but to stop in her tracks when she saw a pattern drawn on one end of the magic board.

‘What the hell is this…?’

The beginning of various magics studied by Ludger.

I didn’t feel particularly inspired by it but the pattern I’m seeing now is different.

‘Pattern? no. Is that a magic trick?’

However for a drinking technique the appearance is somewhat strange.

Basically magic techniques take on a three-dimensional form as if drawing a picture through lines and planes using magical power in the air.

The appearance varies greatly depending on the magic but there are many that are basically flashy or elegantly beautiful.

But there was something strange about that thing that Ludger drew but it was very strange.

What appeared was an ordinary cube.

If you are told to draw you can draw with your eyes closed.

However if there is another small cube inside the cube and each corner is connected by a line the story is different.

‘Did you just draw it? no. ‘That wasn’t just drawn.’

The moment she got closer and was about to check the technique Ludger opened his mouth.

“I was wondering what to give you. “I decided to give you a lot of stores with my own words so if you want something similar you have to give or show something equivalent.”

Flora looked back at Ludger.

He seemed to have already finished worrying.

“The coordinate designation technique I showed you. It manifests magic from a distance by determining mathematical formulas and coordinates centered on the user just as you felt and used it. “You control the mana you used as much as possible fix it in the air and use the coordinates of the air to unleash another technique.”

Of course even if you say this students who cannot understand will not understand.

In fact the same goes for Flora Lumos.

The reason she was able to use this in a similar way was because she followed the process she saw with her own eyes. Additionally natural talent made it possible.

“If you’re like that I don’t mind showing you this.”

Ludger said that and started drawing a magic trick in front of him.

But it was very different from the usual magic techniques.

‘What is that?’

Flora’s shoulders shook without realizing it.

It is not about creating a shape by drawing strokes at a time.

That one stroke continued uninterrupted.

It curves elegantly and becomes a single surface which eventually penetrates the existing surface.

What was completed was a revolution that went beyond techniques.

The basic technique is to draw a line of magic in the air to create a three-dimensional picture.

But what Ludger showed me just now.

That form on Earth is called ‘Klein’s disease’.

It was a technique and magic that showed the possibility of another dimension beyond the third dimension.

“…!”

At the same time Flora’s ‘synesthesia’ was activated.

A transcendent sense that goes beyond the limits of the five human senses.

The moment Flora encountered it with her sight and smell she could not bear the shock and fainted.