The Academy’s Undercover Professor – 72



◈ Episode 72 Back Alley Meeting (1)

The bar was a mess.

The laughter of women wearing heavy makeup and perfume and the men approaching like bees attracted by the smell of honey.

There were people drinking and making noise and there were also people playing musical instruments.

“It’s quite noisy.”

“That’s because this place is famous. “It is a bar with a total of four floors so there are bound to be a lot of customers.”

Ludger and Hans entered the entrance and lightly searched the surroundings.

“Where is the meeting place?”

“Fourth floor.”

“Is it the very top?”

“Up to the second floor the general public can use it but from the third floor onwards only authorized people can enter.”

The two men had a light conversation and went up to the second floor.

The second floor was not much different from the first floor. The place was full and it was as noisy as the first floor.

The only difference is that there is a guard on the second floor that was not on the first floor.

As Hans said the stairs leading to the third floor were blocked by two sturdy guards.

“Only those with permission can go up here.”

“here.”

Hans held out the invitation he had prepared in advance.

The guard confirmed this and moved left and right without saying a word to open the way.

“Let’s go brother.”

“okay.”

Hans took the lead and Ludger followed.

The guard’s gaze flew behind me but I simply ignored it.

Eventually when he arrived at the third floor Ludger immediately understood why this was a high-class bar.

‘It’s so quiet that it can’t be compared to the noisy first and second floors.’

Even though it is so noisy below the noise is not transmitted well here.

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The space itself is definitely soundproof.

Even the interior was more luxurious and the faces of the customers sitting at each table were clearly compared to those below.

Everyone was wearing neat and tidy clothes enjoying the moody atmosphere and lightly sipping alcohol.

The light flowing from the scarlet lamp created a dreamy atmosphere inside.

However Ludger and Hans’ goal is one level higher than this place.

This was the highest place in the bar a place where only the most important people could gather.

“egg plant.”

“yes.”

The two people climbed the wooden stairs and arrived at the fourth floor.

Unlike the third floor which resembled a wide hall the fourth floor consisted of a long hallway.

‘Is it the room type?’

It was a very suitable place for a quiet conversation.

“What room is it?”

“At the very end. “It’s the innermost place.”

“Is there no one guarding this place?”

“ah. That’s probably because this is a special place in its own way.”

“A special place?”

Hans explained the information he had picked up.

“I heard that this bar has been used as a meeting place for the behind-the-scenes organizations of Lederbelk. As a result they established an unwritten rule among themselves: they would never fight.”

“Don’t fight….”

“Well even if they are people who betray each other betray each other and live in ruins doesn’t that mean that there are iron rules and beliefs that they always follow?”

“That’s right.”

Ludger shook his head.

“As you know brother this world also has its own rules. And this is also where that rule is applied most strongly.”

“The fact that you invited us to a place like that….”

“It’s probably to make sure we follow the rules.”

“That’s interesting.”

Ludger smiled slightly.

Such courage for someone who single-handedly destroyed an enemy society.

If Ludger had been a little more eccentric or cruel there would have been a bloody storm on the fourth floor of this bar today.

It’s not like you can’t remember that.

Nevertheless the fact that they invited him must have been a sign of their confidence.

“I guess I should see your face sometime.”

I thought it was arrogant but I wasn’t angry.

Even if it means rolling in the mud if we represent those who know the extent of the situation we can show at least some morals towards such people.

“I’m going in.”

“okay.”

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Eventually the two people reached the end of the hallway opened the door and went inside.

Inside there was a large round table made of wood and various foods were placed on it.

And even the people sitting at a certain distance from the table.

‘The total number of important people is four.’

Ludger’s gaze first turned from himself to the person sitting on the right side of the table.

He had a beard on his face and some flesh but what caught my eye the most was his ridiculously small build making it hard to believe he was an adult.

‘It’s dwarfism.’

Also called short stature it is close to a type of disorder in which the body structure is the same as that of a normal person but the height is excessively small.

‘Is this person the leader of a group?’

In this world where human rights are not yet fully developed his disability must have made life difficult to an extent that is difficult to imagine.

Ludger recognized that this dwarf man was Pinion the leader of the Circus circus.

The next thing I noticed were the two people sitting in the center directly across from me.

‘Is it an old man and a girl?’

This was also a quite striking combination.

A scary-looking old man with white hair and a blonde girl as cute as a doll.

However just as they are gathered here those two people are also heads of one organization.

Mastella and Deon are the leaders of the group Old Kids.

‘Among them if you say it’s the one who takes the initiative surprisingly it’s the child.’

Normally the older Deon would be seen as the leader but Ludgar did not think so.

Because the attention to analyze this was felt strongly by Mastella not Deon.

He knows how to manage his facial expressions and although he is young he is clever.

‘And the last one is the Women of the Black Rose.’

Starting with Ludger there is only one person sitting on the left side of the table.

She was a noble lady wearing a black dress her hair tied up in a ponytail and her face covered with black cotton thread.

‘Is that woman Violetta the leader of the Black Rose Women?’

Pinion.

Mastella and Déon.

Violetta.

All the leaders of Lederbelk’s backworld excluding the Red Society gathered in one place.

And even a few subordinates to guard their leader.

Ludger sat down in the seat provided for him and opened his mouth.

“James Moriarty.”

His monocle over one eye sparkled in the light.

“Everyone calls me that.”

“Hmm. James Moriarty. “I wouldn’t tell a blatant lie here.”

The first to react was Violetta.

An alluring voice came from beyond the black cotton yarn.

“Are you really the legendary man who ruled the Delica Kingdom?”

“It seems like you know me well.”

“There’s no way you wouldn’t know. James Moriarty the de facto ruler of the Kingdom of Delica famous for its steel industry even tampered with military supplies to start a war with other countries.”

war.

As soon as those words came out of her mouth the atmosphere in the room became even heavier.

In particular Hans who was standing behind Ludger did not hide his uncomfortable feelings and showed them through his facial expressions.

Ludger nodded willingly.

“Even though one annoying detective ruined it all.”

“I haven’t heard from him since then so I thought he was either dead or secretly arrested and in prison. I had no idea that he would show up at Leatherbelk like this. So for what purpose did you come here? Are you planning to start a war that you couldn’t start then on a larger scale called an empire?”

Violetta’s voice had a strange edge to it.

The other leaders also stared at Ludger as if they were thinking the same thing.

The gaze was not favorable.

“War. “What an absurd thing to say.”

However to Ludger Violetta’s words were just laughable.

How can you talk about war when you don’t even know the reality of what happened in the Kingdom of Delica?

It is commendable that we have figured it out up to this point but it is still a limitation of the behind-the-scenes world so it is not enough.

“I don’t think so.”

“Did someone like that destroy the enemy society as soon as he came here?”

“I just cleaned it up because there was a mess in front of me.”

Ludger trivialized the fact that he had eliminated the Red Society.

There was just something dirty and I just cleaned it up.

How arrogant is the true meaning behind those words.

But no one could criticize Ludger. Because he actually did it with overwhelming skill.

“So what do you want?”

It was Pinion the leader of Circus who spoke this time.

A loud voice that does not suit a small body. Ludger noticed that he was smoking.

“Seeing as you came here and accepted our invitation it seems like you have a purpose.”

“okay.”

Ludger nodded obediently because he had nothing to hide.

“I want to create my own power here.”

“It’s a force.”

Pinion tapped his fingers on the armrest of his chair.

“That alone is not a sufficient answer.”

“Do I need further explanation?”

“If the enemy society was eliminated simply to create power that would be fine. That would be worth it. Those from the enemy society were hell-bent on messing with us even before this and they must have had a dirty personality in the first place. I may have offended you. That’s why it exploded.”

“You know me well.”

“The important point is this. “Is there a guarantee that the new organization created by a famous person named James Moriarty will not become a second enemy society?”

The second enemy society.

That’s exactly what they were worried about.

The enemy society did anything to make money and even in the underworld this was something that crossed the line.

They united to fight against such an enemy society.

Because they had so many people and didn’t know what they would do the three organizations had managed to maintain balance by working together.

That balance was destroyed by an individual who appeared out of nowhere.

“indeed. “Was that something you were worried about?”

The complexions of the people gathered hardened at Ludger’s harsh tone.

A serious matter to them Ludger treated it as if it were no big deal.

Of course there are qualifications.

Ludger single-handedly destroyed the enemy society. Even though it had knight-level power given to the enemy society.

But in a way

He is a more dangerous being than the enemy society.

“In that case it would be better to first resolve the misunderstanding and talk about it here.”

“misunderstanding? “What misunderstanding?”

Deon asked raising an eyebrow.

Ludger shook his head once and then pointed at Mastella with his chin.

“Stop making unnecessary moves and speak up yourself.”

“What is that…”

“Grandpa Deon. That’s it.”

I stopped Deon who had a cute childish voice.

Mastella a cute girl who looked like a doll stared at Ludger with eyes full of curiosity.

“You managed to realize that I did it for you.”

“I didn’t live a life so easy that people looked down on me just because I was a child.”

In the world a child with natural talent and behavior is much more scary than an old person who does nothing and just grows older.

Those who don’t know this will just talk about experience and ignore it saying what a child would know.

It wasn’t Ludger.

“So what are you saying we are misunderstanding?”

“If I wanted to get rid of you because I thought you were annoying I would have done that a long time ago.”

It was an explicit statement but no one got angry.

Because it was an obvious fact.

“But the reason I didn’t do that is because of course I also have a line to follow.”

“So what do you want to say?”

“At least you are much better than the Red Society that died at my hands. “There is no need to pretend to be with you so I agreed to this meeting.”

When it was revealed that at least this side had no hostility the wary gaze faded a little.

But I still don’t feel trust.

They suspect that even these words may be deception and lies.

That’s how it works on this floor. No matter what they say you have to be suspicious first.

“So what are we going to do now? “The various infrastructure and businesses owned by the enemy society are all nominally owned by you.”

Pinion twitched his mustache and ate the leg of the old turkey in front of him.

Violetta scolded him for selling off his manners.

“Pinion. “Can you please at least stay still in this place?”

“I’m sorry ma’am. “I can’t even pretend to be noble like you.”

“Ajumma? Tsk. “This is why they are uncultured.”

“You two should do it in moderation.”

Mastella who was worse off stepped forward and stopped him.

Ludger seemed to have a general idea of ​​how these three organizations worked.

Although the relationship is bad there are people who can moderately mediate.

Since they maintain their own balance it doesn’t seem like there will be any major collapse.

“So are you going to maintain the genealogy of the Red Society?”

Mastella’s bold question.

Ludger naturally shook his head.

“It doesn’t suit me to do such a messy thing.”

“It’s about face. “Then I guess you’re thinking of something great right?”

“okay.”

At the time of creating the organization Ludger had already made a plan.

And this place Lederbelk will become the cornerstone for that.

“I am thinking of starting a new business. A project that can be undertaken more proudly unlike what the enemy society did.”

“That sounds really interesting a business.”

Violetta said.

However unlike the admiring tone it was closer to being a bit sarcastic.

How honorable would it be if the business they were conducting in the underworld was honorable?

Even if they don’t do dirty things like drugs or human trafficking like those in the enemy society their business is nothing to brag about.

At best it’s all about selling alcohol and transporting luggage.

Ludger seemed to have read their thoughts and said with a grin.

“If you think that way that would be your limit.”

“What?”

“So while everyone is here let me make a suggestion.”

Now it was our turn to get to the point.

“Everyone come under me. “That will bring you success.”