The Academy’s Undercover Professor – 86



◈ Episode 86 Elemental Science Class (2)

Spirits are originally created from nature.

Spirits have existed since the beginning of Mother Nature and naturally they have lived in this world long before humans.

Spirits derived from nature retain the power of nature.

That is why they are strong beautiful and the purest.

There are only two types of emotions that such spirits feel towards humans.

It was all about liking and indifference.

Therefore when spirits make contracts with humans they decide the criteria based on curiosity.

No matter how cruel the opponent is even if they are pointed at by the same people the spirits do not care.

Because in front of Mother Nature the standards of good and evil that humans divide into are nothing more than dust.

Nature is not afraid of humans.

Humans are also a part of Mother Nature. They were one of the elements of the world.

Spirits derived from nature have no reason to fear humans who are part of nature.

but.

It was happening right before my eyes.

The spirits feel fear of a human.

As far as Selina knew this had never happened before.

“Mr. Ludger? “What on earth happened to this?”

“Miss Selina. “You don’t have to be too surprised.”

Seeing Selina staring at something strange Ludger thought he should calm her down a little.

“There are all kinds of people in the world. “It’s not surprising if there are people who are disliked by spirits.”

“You’re hated by the spirits?”

“yes. “I have such a unique constitution.”

In fact the excuse Ludger gave was too poor to even be called an excuse.

But this was the best excuse Ludger could make.

Because I can’t reveal to her the truth about his true ‘physique’.

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“Is that so?”

Does this mean that Selina in front of you truly believes those words?

Of course Selina wasn’t completely stupid either.

There are degrees of naivety and even she would never have believed such absurd statements.

Normally that is.

However if the person who said those words was Ludger the story would be different.

Ludger was a mysterious man.

Since being appointed to Seorn hasn’t he shown one after another of incredibly skillful and amazing performances that make it hard to believe that he is a new teacher?

The most famous anecdote among them is the creation of [Source Code] a new magic that has never existed before.

The creation of new magic.

Even she who is a fellow teacher feels like going back to the days when she was a student every time she sees Ludger like that. How amazing is it?

In the end that’s it.

Even if you say the same thing the persuasiveness varies depending on who the messenger is.

Now to Selina the existence of Ludger was so trustworthy that she believed whatever he said.

“And look. It’s mainly only low-level spirits that are reluctant to me. “Other spirits don’t do that.”

“Uh… but there are only low-level spirits around?”

“In that case you can check the spirit that Teacher Selina is using.”

Most of the spirits floating around right now are low to lowest level spirits.

On the other hand Selina was invited to become a teacher by Seorn at a young age so she has signed contracts with spirits of intermediate level or higher.

It doesn’t just stop at one attribute but the mid-level spirits she commands are as many as three types: water wind and earth.

“ah.”

It was just as Ludger said.

Although invisible to other people there were contract spirits around Selina that had not yet revealed themselves.

As many as three middle-level spirits.

They were not particularly afraid of Ludger like other lower-level spirits.

The middle-level spirits that could only be seen by her eyes reacted with curiosity at the appearance of the other low-level spirits.

“How do you feel?”

“uh? It’s true. “The spirits of intermediate level or higher who have contracted with me are calm.”

Selina’s eyes sparkled as if she was amazed to learn something new.

“It’s more interesting than that! “I’ve never seen lower-level spirits be this reluctant to someone before.”

Selina sticks her face out in this direction.

Ludger leaned his upper body back slightly.

“There are different types of people in the world.”

“It’s a shame. “It would have been nice if Mr. Ludger had also been friendly with spirits.”

“it’s okay. Rather Ms. Selina. Is it okay for you to waste so much of my time? “The students are waiting.”

“yes? Ah indeed! Look at my mind. You were testing students right now right? thank you! “Mr. Ludger!”

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“Nothing to say.”

Ludger sighed in relief as he watched her hurriedly approach the students and arrange a contract with the spirits.

At least I passed it on because it was Selina. If it had been anyone else I might have questioned his existence.

‘I’m glad I’m not in a situation where I’m lacking in magic power.’

Ludger was fully aware that the spirits were afraid of him.

However if you were to ask whether the lesser spirits were completely afraid of him the answer would be no.

Because what the lesser spirits were afraid of was not exactly themselves but something else that they saw behind them.

‘Right now I still have a lot of magical power so I don’t think I can recognize it after becoming a mid-level spirit.’

But when he used up a lot of his magic power.

And if the [noise] in the example reaches the level where it resonates in his head.

At that time even mid-level spirits will react.

If that were the case it would have been difficult to even make an excuse to Selina.

‘Even in the best condition do lower-level spirits recognize it? ‘Ironically it is because it is the weakest being that it is aware of this strange power.’

Crack.

In a place far away from the students Ludger chewed and swallowed the magic recovery potion to avoid being caught by others.

Ludger’s gaze was directed at Selina who was praising the student who had just succeeded in making a contract with a spirit.

She was truly happy about the student’s success as if it were her own.

‘Rather than that does Teacher Selina only use intermediate spirits?’

As far as is known she commands a total of three intermediate spirits.

Intermediate spirit of water intermediate spirit of wind and intermediate spirit of earth respectively.

That alone was definitely a great skill.

Still I thought that if I had come to Seorn as a teacher there would be one more thing I could be confident about.

Ludger who was thinking like that narrowed his eyes at the sudden strange sensation he felt.

‘Gaze.’

Ludger just rolled his eyes and followed the owner of his gaze.

‘Where is it?’

First of all they are not students. The direction of the gaze was rather flying between the dense trees.

However it was difficult to guess the exact direction as if there was a thick fog surrounding it.

‘Is it a spirit?’

Lesser spirits are afraid of him and are reluctant to even come close.

Intermediate spirits are only wandering around Selina.

‘A strange heat felt with the gaze. He must be quite powerful.’

okay. This is clearly a flame spirit.

It is a being that can affect the temperature of the surrounding atmosphere with just a little attention.

Minimum high-level spirit.

They are high-level wizards but if you compare them to magicians they are at least level 5 in power. Among them in the case of particularly strong entities up to 6th rank is possible.

Above all the gaze gazing in this direction is full of wariness.

‘This is the entrance to the Forest of Dreams so there is no way a high-level spirit would appear in a place like this.’

Moreover this place is literally a forest. The spirits living in the forest are basically the spirits of plants light water wind and earth.

Flame spirits were often seen in hot places mainly volcanic areas or deserts.

But in a forest like this even on the outskirts there was a high-ranking spirit of flame.

‘Other students didn’t seem to notice its presence.’

Even Selina who is the most sensitive to spirits did not react.

‘It is not something that exists in a natural state. ‘Someone is artificially manipulating him.’

From the gaze directed in this direction one can feel the intent of evaluating what kind of person he is.

Is he really trying to confirm whether this human that other spirits fear is really a threat?

It was a bit annoying to Ludger but he had no intention of making a show of it in the current situation.

‘Is there someone else in this forest who is controlling the spirits? Or is this spirit being controlled by someone hiding among the students?’

I wasn’t sure yet.

However if you show your power to check the flame spirit it will immediately run away.

For now I had no choice but to leave this side to be judged as it pleased.

‘He is a person who acts as a high-ranking spirit while hiding his identity.’

A teacher of elemental science in charge of older students?

The possibility was extremely low. On the contrary if you look at the way he is staring openly there is probably only one.

First Order.

An executive of the Black Dawn Society who has been hiding in Seorn.

Is it him or her a student or a teacher?

An entity that Ludger has not even been able to confirm yet. And unlike other members of the Black Dawn he is the only one to be wary of who may notice his strangeness.

‘I don’t know why you’re suddenly looking at me like this. Or are you sending some kind of signal?’

So what happens if you react here?

Reacting openly can have the opposite effect.

The opponent is the First Order of the Black Dawn. As he is an executive of a secret organization he will be careful when contacting other executives.

So what should we do?

Ludger opened his mouth with something in mind.

“It’s a little hot.”

A natural mumble to oneself.

No matter who sees it it is nothing more than words quietly recited to oneself.

However the meaning was clearly conveyed to the being staring in this direction.

‘There was a response.’

I feel it.

A part of the air is momentary but trembles.

Clear evidence that the other person is listening to your voice.

But no more is said than that.

He clearly draws a line by keeping his mouth shut saying that this is just how he reacted.

‘ruler. ‘What are you going to do?’

It’s okay if you don’t react from there.

In any case Ludger received a clear clue that the opponent was using a superior spirit of flame.

But as time passed there was no response from the other side.

Ludger became a little nervous.

‘If the other person uses a superior spirit should I intentionally lift the ban imposed on me to make me react?’

Although he is prohibited from speaking it is in fact a kind of barrier he has built around his own mind using his magical power.

And this prohibition was to prevent the strange ‘origin’ that he possessed.

source.

The real reason the lesser spirits were afraid when they saw him.

The spirits do not approach Ludger simply because they are afraid of him.

More precisely they are afraid of the power he possesses.

‘I don’t really have it because I want it.’

Can you really say you have it?

The root of it was something even Ludger could do nothing about.

It cannot be removed much less ignored.

On the contrary if this side does not maintain its magical power at all times that source will conversely try to encroach on this side.

That was the reason why he regularly took magic pills to maintain his magic power at its maximum level.

There are a total of three prohibitions currently maintained.

The only ones that react are low-level spirits.

‘It’s just a simple prediction but if each time the prohibition is unlocked higher-level spirits can recognize it.’

In order to influence a higher-level spirit you may have to unlock two of the three prohibitions.

Ludger wasn’t very happy about that either.

You have to solve two taboos just to see your opponent.

Even if only one ban is lifted Ludger will have to listen to that horrible noise-like voice.

When the second one is released you can feel their touch.

And the last third.

The last prohibition that the teacher advised us not to lift even if it meant death.

It’s hard to even imagine what will happen the moment you unlock it.

‘How on earth did this happen?’

Suddenly I remembered what my mother had told me in my past life.

He says all kinds of beings are watching him.

I didn’t believe it at the time but I’ve been painfully aware of it every day since I came here.

So I was annoyed. Because it keeps bringing up memories that I don’t want to remind him of.

It was that moment.

Hwareuk.

A small spark formed in front of Ludger’s eyes and eventually turned into letters.

Ludger was not surprised by that sight. Since he had already completed his mental preparation he calmly scanned the letters engraved in flame with his eyes.

‘indeed. Does that mean the other side was also anxious? They come to me first on their own.’

[3 days later. After school dismissal time. Here again.]

The First Order which they had been looking for so long attempted to contact us first.