The Academy’s Undercover Professor – 81



◈ Episode 81: Approaching night walk (3)

Terina gave Lloyd one order before he went to interrogate Ludger.

‘Lloyd.’

‘Yes Captain.’

‘If you don’t get a proper answer from him just give up.’

‘Is that okay?’

‘okay. Instead shake hands when you leave at the end.’

‘You mean a handshake?’

‘It’s done naturally. ‘You know what I mean right?’

Lloyd didn’t even ask why he had to do that.

The night before.

In the alley Terina explained everything.

The person who killed the Kalsapa Assassin is a wizard who specializes in close combat.

If he was able to defeat the Assassin of the Kalsapa he was by no means trained to a superficial level.

So how can we check the traces of that training?

It’s the hand.

Since he handles a cold weapon with his hands his hands are bound to be rough and hard unlike those of an ordinary wizard.

“Did you shake hands with your bare hands?”

“I wasn’t but he was wearing gloves.”

“I see. But there’s no way I wouldn’t have noticed you with just one layer of gloves.”

Lloyd nodded.

In the end what he was aiming for was just a handshake at the end.

The question asked before was a trick to divert the other person’s mind.

“So how was it?”

“yes. “What I felt when shaking hands with him….”

Lloyd reported the facts as they were confirmed.

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“He is an ordinary wizard without any training.”

“what?”

Terina’s face frowned as if she couldn’t understand.

* * *

After Lloyd left Ludger left alone in the teacher’s room sat in front of his work table and clenched and unclenched his fists.

“Is it a handshake?”

A third party may think it’s just a polite way to end a meeting.

From Ludger’s point of view I couldn’t help but think that this was a truly revealing act.

‘Lloyd of the Nightcrawler Knights under the Security Department. Age: late 20s. He wore glasses on his face and his hair was neatly parted. I guess it means he has an unwavering gaze and a personality that gets things done neatly.’

I felt it even when we were talking.

Lloyd calmly but confidently asked all the questions one by one as if he had prepared them in advance.

Like a well-written script.

As Ludger was asked his questions he hallucinated that he was laying bricks.

Before he knew it the bricks piled up had surrounded him.

So they surrounded him to prevent him from escaping.

And finally Lloyd’s handshake.

‘He keeps asking questions mentally pushing the other person and at the end when he lets down his guard he makes a decisive move. Be thorough. It’s a very sophisticated method.’

If it was a stranger I would have shaken his hand without thinking.

But Ludger guessed his intentions right away.

‘That guy named Lloyd must have been checking out my private office before I got there.’

When Ludger opened the door and came in his eyes were looking up the window frame and shelves and his fingertips were scanning the books in the study.

We checked places that are not easily touched by humans and where dust easily accumulates.

Restrained behavior. Clothing that is not disheveled.

He has the personality to refuse even light refreshments from here.

Ludger was sure.

He says he has a bit of mediocrity.

That person asked to shake hands without even wearing gloves?

‘I was trying to confirm something through a handshake.’

So what are you trying to check?

Are you trying to gauge the other person’s skills by flowing magical energy through your joined hands?

It is very rude and can be considered an attack on the other person. Even if you are a member of the Nightcrawler Knights you cannot do something like that carelessly.

Moreover he is Seorn’s teacher.

Even if you are just starting out in the security agency you cannot be treated carelessly.

‘Then what can be confirmed simply by holding hands?’

It’s just a trace.

A mark carved into the palm of your hand.

‘Last night the security bureau technicians visited the scene where Violetta and I had a fight. I don’t know how they got there but it was perfect timing.’

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And a clue may have been obtained from the traces of a fight there.

The culprit is a wizard but he is also good at using weapons.

How is that possible? Even if you ask this it seems like it would be possible for the Nightcrawler Knights.

There was magic and there was a stabbed body. As they belong to the Security Bureau they are also elite so they would have figured it out right away.

‘indeed. ‘Did they try to confirm by holding hands that I was that person?’

They are smart guys.

Trying to convince someone that a suspect is the criminal just by shaking his hand?

If I didn’t know about it I would have wondered if there were people like that.

but.

In other words if you are aware of it it is quite possible to deal with it.

Ludger recalled the conversation he had with Sheridan before leaving the hideout the other day.

‘Sheridan.’

‘huh? ‘Why me?’

‘Before I go I have one favor to ask of you.’

‘What is it? ‘What are you making?’

‘okay. Is it possible to make something like an inner glove to wear on the hand? ‘It’s similar to human skin but made of a very soft material.’

‘what?’

‘Is it possible?’

‘of course! However it is difficult to be completely similar right now. ‘I have to tinker with the material but that takes time.’

‘That’s okay. ‘I can do the rest with my magic.’

‘huh. okay. I have some leftover materials from making the bast cotton ball that Nari used so it will work out somehow. Oh but what happened to that bast face?’

‘It was torn apart and thrown away.’

‘what?!’

Artificial skin received from Sheridan.

Ludger added part of it to the inside palm of the glove.

That’s right.

The texture behind the gloves that Lloyd felt while shaking hands was not Ludger’s real skin after all.

‘No matter how much you are a security officer you won’t notice.’

Sheridan’s skills are real. The artificial skin she created is no different from real skin.

Human skin masks made from it can easily pass even thorough inspections in border areas.

You wouldn’t know unless you touched it at least once and recognized the subtle differences between it and the actual wearer’s skin.

Who would notice that I shook hands with someone I met for the first time today?

‘Knights of the Security Bureau. ‘I’ve got a good head but that’s it.’

Ludger slightly curled the corners of his mouth and began reviewing the exam questions to be asked in the first test.

* * *

“senior. Is that true? “Aren’t you mistaken?”

“You think I don’t even know that?”

“No but….”

“Enya. Stop it. “There’s no way Lloyd didn’t notice.”

“But Captain….”

Terina to say the least felt quite distraught.

Ludger thought it was the only clue but he found nothing suspicious.

What I thought was the last rope turned out to be a disaster.

‘Then the case has fallen into the labyrinth again?’

This means that the real culprit is hiding somewhere in Lederbelk.

But I couldn’t figure out who he was.

Because I don’t know how many people live in Lederbelk and how big the city is.

‘Arsene Lupin. I thought I finally found traces of that man.’

Are you saying I missed it again without being able to catch it?

Terry and Ryan Howl clenched their fists.

A time when she was still known as a protector of the country and was renowned as an elite member of the knights.

She who knew no failure and was always on the path to success tasted defeat for the first time.

She was born as a noblewoman and had natural talent and effort to match but she was just a thief.

no. He’s no longer just a thief.

Strange thief.

A man who stole what cannot be stolen and played with many wealthy people.

Arsene Lupin.

In my heart I wanted to find him right away.

‘I can’t waste my time on an investigation that isn’t making any progress.’

As no clues are found her role ends here.

She is the leader of the Nightcrawler Knights under the Intelligence Bureau.

Because it was a difficult place to move around like now.

“Lloyd. “Enya.”

“yes!”

“yes!”

“I’m planning to leave for the capital again.”

“Then the investigation of this case is….”

“We won’t be able to proceed any further without proper clues. This is a temporary suspension. “I have to report that to my superiors.”

“So is that the end?”

“I can’t stay here forever. Because I am a busy body. So Enya. “You stay here.”

“yes?”

“If you remain here in Lederbelk and anything suspicious happens don’t hesitate and report it to me. Do you understand?”

“But what about Senpai? “I’d rather have someone senior than me…”

“no. Lloyd has something else to do. Lloyd. Do you agree?”

“If it is the commander’s order.”

“Uh uh. But even if you suddenly say something like this…”

“Enya. “Please.”

“…!”

This is not an order from the Security Bureau.

Enya realized that this was an order from a ‘personal’ Terry or Ryan Howl and nodded with a determined look on her face.

“yes! “Captain!”

“okay. “I believe you will do well.”

Terina replied and was about to leave.

At that moment Lloyd shouted.

“Da Captain! Are you going to keep going? Still the leader saw that teacher named Ludger in person…”

“no. “That can’t be possible.”

“yes? Why…”

“It was ‘those conditions’ that made me come here in the first place.”

“Those are the conditions.”

It was something Lloyd couldn’t understand. Is it really that difficult just to see a face?

Terina was about to explain the whole situation to her confused adjutant but when she felt a figure coming towards her she turned her head.

“You’re coming at the right time.”

“yes?”

Lloyd and Enya also looked in Terina’s direction.

There a woman was slowly approaching towards us.

‘Since when?’

Even though it was close enough to be easily seen with the naked eye I could not sense any sign of it approaching.

Two-tone long hair of white and light pink.

A beautiful woman approaches waving it in the morning sunlight.

She smiled brightly and waved her hand in this direction.

“Hey! Terina! long time no see!”

“Elisa. “It’s been a while since I last saw you but I saw you early in the morning.”

“Oh my. “That’s how it feels.”

Enya and Lloyd couldn’t help but feel embarrassed as they saw her talking to Terina in a friendly way probably because she knew her.

‘Elisa? Elisa Willow?’

‘You’re the president of Seorn Academy right?’

A genius wizard who achieved the 6th rank of Rexerer at a young age.

She the president of Seorn Magic Academy had appeared.

“Elisa. “What’s going on here?”

“How can this happen? “You’re about to leave but you can still see your friends off right?”

“joy. “It’s a useless consideration.”

“What is a good friend?”

“Well then is there any reason why you can’t arrange for that guy named Ludger Chelisi?”

“no. “That’s different.”

Elisha shook his head.

“Don’t bother too much with our talented new recruit?”

Terina could only swallow her annoyance as she looked at Elisa who was talking to her with an indecipherable smile.

okay.

The reason she couldn’t meet Ludger Chelisi in person was because none other than Elisa Willow prevented it.

“I guess you liked it quite a bit.”

“Because he is a rare and capable person. “But you don’t know what Terina will do if she meets you in person right?”

“You look at me like I’m someone who destroys people.”

“Wrong?”

“….”

Terina glared at Elisa and then quickly turned her head.

“I’m going. Enya. “Lloyd.”

“Oh yes!”

“Yes Captain!”

“ah. Terryna. “Are you going to leave like this?”

“okay. I’m going. So there is no need to see off.”

“huh. okay. “Without seeing the princess?”

“He is also the one who inherited the blood of the royal family. There’s no need for me to check if you’re doing well. “You will take care of it.”

Terina coldly cut off the conversation as if she didn’t want to talk any more.

Elisa was not dissatisfied or disappointed with Terina’s attitude.

It seems like it’s natural between the two.

I just accepted it naturally.

“I’m going.”

Still maybe it’s because I’m thinking about old times.

Terina added the last word.

* * *

‘Is it the president and the guardian of the country?’

I secretly watched what was happening outside the window and shook my head.

Even watching from afar it is clear that the atmosphere between the two is not very friendly.

no. It’s not completely hostile.

But even though they are acquaintances they don’t seem that close.

‘Is it an ambiguous relationship?’

Two people who were originally friends meet as leaders and keep each other in check.

It’s probably because there was some kind of incident in the past between the two.

‘I don’t know exactly what happened.’

Thanks to you it worked out well.

Because I no longer have to face Terry or Ryan Howl in person.

‘I guess it’s all thanks to the president’s protection.’

Rector Elisa Willow.

If she hadn’t stopped Terry or Ryan Howl it would have been her not Lloyd who came to me.

It was truly a fortunate thing.

And with this incident one thing I am certain of.

‘The president decided to trust me.’

The werewolf incident and the public sparring between Aidan and Jevan Pelio. Until the all-powerful stone incident that followed.

And when the knights of the Security Bureau came to visit me I was convinced by the measures taken by the rector.

The president decided to take care of me.

In other words I have taken a big step towards trust as a teacher in Seorn.

‘However it is different from unconditional trust. Now I think he’s a good guy and I’m protecting him in some way.’

If he looked suspicious the president might come forward and try to kill me.

So you have to be as careful as possible to avoid that.

‘Now all that’s left is to find the First Order of the Black Dawn.’