The Academy’s Undercover Professor – 7



◈ Episode 7 False Identity (2)

The outside of the hair is white. Inside is a beauty with strange two-tone hair light pink like cherry blossoms.

The president smiled brightly and accepted my greeting.

“yes. Nice to meet you Mr. Ludger. Are you feeling better than that? “I heard you were caught up in a terrorist incident.”

“Nothing happened. “I received help from the Cold Steel Knights in times of danger.”

“oh. That’s really nice. I was also quite nervous. I am a new teacher who was chosen after a long time but I was wondering what would happen if I got hurt. If that happens we won’t be able to save our face right?”

If you look at him openly talking about his reputation he definitely doesn’t seem to have an ordinary personality.

but. Isn’t it true that everyone who ascends to a high position is somehow distorted?

Especially if it’s a wizard.

My teacher was like that too. The same goes for the girl in front of me.

It wasn’t that surprising.

“Aren’t you feeling unwell or something?”

As I watched the president staring at me with a subtle smile I wondered if I had caught something.

Come to think of it has the president met Ludger before? So maybe you’re noticing that I’ve changed?

As anxious thoughts passed by her voice woke me up.

“I’ve only seen it on paper but this is the first time I’ve seen it in person. You’re quite tall and look good right?”

Fortunately this seemed to be the first time that Ludger and the president actually met.

I answered with an internal sigh of relief.

“Thank you for the compliment even if it’s just empty words.”

“no. These are not empty words. I’m sure students will react enthusiastically to this when the semester starts. “You are such a handsome man.”

“That’s too much praise.”

“Now take this first.”

The president handed me a piece of paper.

“Although it was announced in advance it is still better to have a thorough contract. The contract period is 2 years. The pay is as written there. Please note that food and beverages are automatically provided.”

I accepted the contract and examined its contents carefully.

I didn’t think it was a big deal because I knew they would be kicked out as soon as my reserve status came out anyway.

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That is until you read what is written on the inside.

‘Oh what? wait for a sec.’

What was written in the contract was truly eye-opening.

‘A month’s salary is 30 imperial gold coins?’

One imperial gold coin is worth 1 million denars in ‘denar’ the continent’s common currency.

In other words 30 imperial gold coins are equivalent to 30 million denars which is a huge amount of money close to 300 million won in the world where I live.

This is one month’s salary.

Salary is 300 million won. At this point I had to wonder if my organs were being taken away but this is Seorn Academy.

It is the best magic academy in the empire.

Even in the district where I lived wasn’t the annual salary of a lecturer at Gangnam Academy up to 10 billion won?

It is quite possible.

‘And bonuses are added each semester and another bonus is added at the end of the year? Can I even get a pay raise based on performance? If students’ evaluations of faculty and staff are good it goes up?’

Even if you do really well and get a bonus your annual salary will be over 500 million denars.

The contract period is 2 years so the total is more than 1 billion denars.

With this money you can live comfortably wherever you go. You can even do a side job if you get permission.

Gulp.

I swallowed my saliva without realizing it.

It’s amazing that the salary is this much but the support money for teaching classes is enormous. Depending on teacher evaluation additional support funds may be provided.

In addition you can find a separate house and eat here so you don’t have to spend money unless you have something serious to do.

‘If you last two years it’s 1 billion denars. In earth money it’s a whopping 10 billion won. Even that was set to a minimum. If you do well the salary can be increased and the contract can be extended after it ends.’

It was a condition that could only be considered crazy.

Is this the best academy in the empire?

What is the life I have lived so far…?

“how is it. “Are you okay?”

“…Not bad.”

It’s not a bad level. This is awesome. That’s super awesome too.

I take a deep breath and read the contract again.

It wasn’t a dream either. It’s literally like a golden pumpkin rolled in whole.

But there was a fundamental problem.

‘It is true that Seorn is great enough to give him this amount of money but at the same time the weight he carries as Seorn’s teacher is also considerable.’

Would I really be able to handle that position?

Can I really function as an educator in this place where all kinds of crazy geniuses are rampant?

‘It can’t be. It would actually be a miracle that my insignificance wasn’t revealed in just one day.’

Still I am confident in speaking out and bragging. Because I grew up in an environment where I might die if I didn’t do that.

I quickly turned my head and analyzed the situation.

‘If you look at the salary alone it is attractive but it is also burdensome. But I can’t refuse since I’ve already come this far. Ludger has already become a teacher here. And I became that Ludger Chelsea.’

How can you refuse in a situation like this in the first place?

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My appointment as a teacher has already been confirmed so I can’t suddenly say I won’t do it now. Then of course they would think it suspicious.

In fact the answer I had to give was almost predetermined.

‘Then I have no choice but to do it.’

I have now made up my mind on how to utilize this identity as Ludger Cellisi.

All you have to do is close your eyes here and survive for two years.

okay. After just two years this life can be over. Isn’t it better than the military because you get paid a lot of money and can move freely?

Thinking like that made me feel at ease.

I handed the contract to the president and opened my mouth.

fraud. bluff. Get in the mood.

Because that’s my specialty.

“Contract details. “I checked everything.”

“great. Then please take care of me in the future. “Mr. Ludger.”

“yes. Please take care of me. President.”

I shook hands with the president who smiled in my direction.

It was a secret that I was sweating desperately to keep a straight face because I felt like the corners of my mouth would turn up.

* * *

After finishing my meeting with the president I headed to my assigned lodging following the guidance of Mr. Wilford who was waiting outside.

Should we really call it Seorn Academy?

Even the teacher-only building that exists on the site looks expensive.

I couldn’t believe that the two-story house that seemed like something out of a fairy tale was my home.

“There are still three weeks until the semester starts so you can rest well until then.”

After saying those words Mr. Wilford led the carriage again and disappeared.

He was a true example of a gentleman who did not forget to be polite even when leaving.

‘Let’s go.’

I grabbed my suit case and went inside the house.

I felt it when I saw it from the outside but when I came inside the feeling was quite different. It was fully furnished and had been maintained consistently so there was not a single speck of dust in sight.

I checked the bathroom just in case and it was just as surprising.

The bathroom was filled with pure white tiles and looked as if it would have been used by nobles. There is good hot water and there is even a bathtub where you can take a bubble bath.

This is understandable since it is a world where a magic revolution has occurred.

dump.

After checking every corner of the house I sat down on the soft sofa.

‘From now on I will be an academy teacher…?’

A lot happened today.

I was unintentionally caught up in a terrorist attack was mistaken for someone else and even ended up coming to Seorun Academy and working as a teacher.

It’s just a wonder how it ended up like this but now that we’ve come this far there’s no way to escape.

Now if I suddenly disappear there will be rumors about a person named Ludger and since my real face has been sold I will have no place in the empire.

It was so fatal that the real face was sold not the disguised face.

In the end I had no choice but to act as Ludger Chelsea.

Right now.

“Whew. “It’s hard.”

27 years have already passed since I came into this world.

I was reincarnated in this world without any special abilities and with only memories of my past life.

However the existence of parents in this life was so terrible that I had to survive on my own in the end.

Meanwhile it is an unfortunate life in which he is caught up in all kinds of incidents and has overcome the risk of death several times.

Even to me the current situation is just embarrassing.

How did you end up becoming an academy teacher?

It is also the best academy in the empire.

I wonder if this can simply be expressed as ‘somehow.’

‘This is actually fake employment.’

Even though it wasn’t my intention I was given a fake job.

But that didn’t mean I could quit now.

It was the so-called favorable terrain.

The moment you get off here you will be eaten by a tiger. That was my situation now.

It’s a fight to see if you fall off the tiger and get eaten and die or if the tiger gets tired first.

‘okay. 2 years. You just have to last two years. That’s enough.’

It was a car that needed a new identity anyway.

In this situation the identity of Ludger was very attractive.

Ludger Chelisi is a man who came to the Empire from a distant land. You won’t run into anyone who knows him here.

Still I decided to find out a little more about a person named Ludger just in case.

I took Ludger’s suit case and went up to the bedroom on the second floor. After entering the room I drew the curtains on the window and looked closely at the inside of the room. This was to prepare for possible external surveillance.

‘There’s nothing wrong with it.’

The moment I thought it was okay now I was about to open my bag.

Rattling.

“hmm?”

What is this? The bag is locked right?

I carefully checked the leather suit case. Upon closer inspection I noticed a fine magic circle engraved on the metal clasp.

‘This… is a security spell.’

Although the scale is not large I would have guessed that a highly difficult magic circle that requires detailed magic management would be engraved in a place like this.

‘Is this because he is a teacher appointed to Seorun Academy?’

I took a step away from the suitcase and wondered what to do with this.

It wasn’t that I was giving up it was that I was trying to figure out a way to open it.

‘It would be convenient if I had the reagents but since my existing luggage was sent by parcel in advance I have no choice but to use another method.’

I grabbed a towel and immediately wet it with water. After putting the wet towel aside I took a stick and started a small fire at the tip.

It was “Pyro” which can be said to be a basic manifestation-type elemental magic.

Although it is only the size of a lighter flame its heat is considerable.

I held the fire on the end of the stick to the lock of the suit case.

The intense heat began to heat up the brass.

After a few minutes when the brass heated up and turned red I reached for a wet towel.

Chii Iik.

The heated metal quickly cooled down along with the sound of water evaporating. In an instant the lock was twisted and the magic circle engraved on it was also twisted.

Of course doing this does not eliminate the effect of the magic circle.

Because magic isn’t that easy.

‘But it is possible to create a gap in a strong castle wall even if it is only for a moment.’

just now.

Without wasting a moment I sharply fired my magic and pierced the center of the magic circle.

An important part that can be called the ‘core’ in a magic circle.

Parching!

‘That’s it.’

When I broke it the effect of the magic circle disappeared.

At the same time the lock opened with a clicking sound.

‘Opening something like this is a piece of cake.’

It is not uncommon for magic circles or barriers to be engraved on these suit cases.

Most wizards are very sensitive to security so security magic is close to basic knowledge.

If you can’t engrave it yourself ask an acquaintance or a company that can engrave it professionally.

In this case if you try to forcibly remove the security magic a spell that discards the contents will be activated.

It is an expression of the extreme ideology typical of magicians who want to destroy their data only when it is revealed.

However in order to safely disarm security magic you must analyze the magic to see how it is implemented. Of course the process took a very long time and I who was in a hurry did not have time to do so.

So this method was chosen.

A method that is close to a trick that does not require any analysis of magic.

‘It is enough to know where the magic circle is engraved and its material.’

Usually the place where these magic circles are engraved is made of strong metal. Because you can’t carve a magic circle all over a leather bag.

Leather is very inefficient as a medium for transmitting magical power.

The same goes for cloth and paper. Except for parchment made by peeling off the bark of a magic tree it was impossible to carve a magic circle or barrier on cloth or paper unless you were an Arch Mage of at least the 6th rank or higher.

Conversely metals have relatively good magical conductivity.

The most commonly used ones are iron and brass. Better materials than that are silver gold and platinum.

The best is jewelry made by cutting gemstones but since the material itself is very expensive it is not used unless you are a high-ranking noble.

Naturally the cheapest iron or brass were the most popular and I was well-versed in strategies for using both materials.

A method of heating metal with a magic circle engraved on it to expand it and then quickly cooling it with cold water to shrink it again.

The magic circle engraved on the metal is misaligned and twisted during the process of expansion and contraction of the metal.

Even if there is a deviation like this the magic circle will automatically recover without causing any major problems.

However the gap that arises at that time is very fatal.

At that moment I sharply pour in my magic power to destroy and nullify the core magic of the magic circle.

‘I’m glad it worked out well.’

Well it’s not a commonly known method it’s just a trick created by appropriately applying scientific knowledge.

Most wizards are obsessed with history and tradition so they often look down on science.

As a result there were many cases where preparations for this aspect were not made which was exactly what we had hoped for.

‘If he was truly crazy he would be carrying around a steel case covered in magic circles.’

Fortunately Ludger Chelsea was not like that.

I opened the suit case and checked the contents to see what was inside.

‘Hmm this is.’