The Academy’s Undercover Professor – 9



◈ Episode 9 Disguised Employment (1)

I lay dazed in bed for nearly an hour. I didn’t have the strength to do anything right away.

At this point I felt a bit unfair.

How on earth does a secret society executive get caught up in a train attack and die?

If he was a secret society executive who planted ganja in nearly 40 people at Seorn Academy shouldn’t he have survived in that situation?

“ha.”

Yes I know. Even if you get angry like this the dead guy won’t come back.

That all of this is just meaningless emotional waste.

I had to admit it.

I am now Ludger Chelsea and I have to hold on to this damned status for two years.

‘Honestly I thought it wouldn’t be that difficult as long as the Academy didn’t get caught.’

Still I thought I could at least imitate a teacher convincingly because I had life experience.

Because I know how to use magic and have a lot of theoretical knowledge.

The idea that I could comfortably spend the next two years was not a fool’s errand but a confidence based on thorough calculation.

But not this.

A secret society. Even an executive.

Moreover judging by what they say they are not usually dangerous people. Assassination of some factor in the Academy? Deal with traitors? The method is also quite cruel.

Even gangsters and mafia in the back world don’t do this. Isn’t this a radical action that only some bad guys would do?

Isn’t it too much to cause difficulty inflation by adding new missions?

It’s like going straight from normal mode to hell mode.

“Let’s think about it.”

Now I have one more target to avoid being caught with this false identity.

The Academy and an unknown secret society.

If either of these two groups finds out that I am not a Ludger I will be finished from that day.

Either by the hand of the chancellor by the laws of the empire or by the secret society’s own purges.

Death was closer to me now than at any other moment.

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“You have to think.”

Ludger Chelisi is an official of a secret society.

The name Ludger may be an alias since he is a created identity but he is in a position commonly known as the First Order.

Among the secret societies that permeated this academy the First Order was the only one including me. You don’t need to know right away what their purpose is.

What matters is who the rest of the First Order is.

Since I couldn’t ask that out loud there was no way to know right away unless someone came up to me and contacted me.

‘For now you can ignore the second order and third order.’

It is presumed that the real Ludger had a quite eccentric personality even within the organization.

Even though he only used a low voice and showed off a little it was a fact that could be easily inferred by looking at the contemplative expression on the subordinate’s face.

Since his personality is one of a kind as a subordinate he wouldn’t try to mess with this for anything. That is something I welcome on my part.

In the end I only had to worry about one other First Order official equal to Ludger’s status.

The problem is who the First Order is.

‘You can’t ask shamelessly. Anyway I don’t know how one executive doesn’t know another executive. If you do something like that you’ll be immediately suspected.’

Now I had to deal with not only the Academy and the Empire but also the existence of a secret society hidden within the Empire.

I thought I was only riding on the back of one tiger but I found out that I was riding on the backs of two tigers.

I thought I was such a great guy too. Even the circus won’t do this.

The moment either side fails it’s over.

The moment the balance was lost it was almost certain that one would die.

‘okay. ‘I have no choice but to do this anyway.’

I immediately took out the books contained in the suit case and opened the letter next to them.

‘The first thing to do is to get information.’

This letter must be a code used by their organization.

Then there was a need to interpret it.

All passwords have a certain pattern.

And the book that was in the bag was probably the one that could analyze the pattern.

‘I’m a teacher at a magic academy so grimoires are excluded. Besides that there were a few books that were out of the ordinary.’

I looked through the books.

[Watcher in the Rye] [Ringerk’s Philosophy] [Traces of Totalitarianism] [One Hundred Years of Solitude]

From novels and autobiographies to bestsellers in the non-fiction category.

Among them there was one book that caught my eye.

[A gentleman’s culture]

‘This is it.’

I recalled the image of Ludger I saw on the train.

His minor actions or some untidy actions. Shake your legs a little or shake your hands.

If that man had really seriously studied gentleman culture and read this book he would not have behaved like that.

‘Even this book has suffered the most damage.’

Some of the covers were worn and deteriorated.

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It sounds like you read that much but was there really a reason for that?

‘This book was being used as an interpretation of the secret code.’

I opened the book [A Gentleman’s Culture] and turned the pages.

Churrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

Traces of hand stains visible between the pages of the book.

Some pages were unread and some pages were read until the paper wore out.

The regularity hidden among the irregularities slowly became visible.

When I looked closely at a particular worn page I saw something between the letters.

I immediately took the letter and compared it to the side.

‘It is said that the continent uses a unified language but each country has slightly different languages.’

Since traces of Ludger Chelish originated from the Queoden Kingdom you can think of it as the Queoden language.

In particular the letter explicitly contained traces of some proper nouns and dialects used in the Queoden Kingdom.

Although it is a small and barren kingdom in the north Queoden has surprisingly produced quite a few great writers. There are over 20000 words used in its dialect of which as many as 8000 are advanced vocabulary words.

Surely this is the point of the password?

Considering the connection between the arrangement of the language and this letter it is not difficult to distinguish between the codes.

Because I know Queoden.

‘also.’

My prediction was correct. When I coded and checked the Queoden language I could see the connection between the words between the letters.

<Greetings> <Farewell> <Farewell Party> <New Meeting> <Crow> <Eyes> <Starlight> etc.

Next to it some words symbolizing numbers were mixed together.

The number represents the page of this password codebook and if you interpret it by combining other words…

‘First Order. Infiltrate Seorn Academy as a teacher and win their favor. ‘Further instructions will be delivered based on the situation.’

It goes like this.

I couldn’t get any conclusive information but this was enough.

I closed the book [A Gentleman’s Culture] and tilted my head back.

“Whoa.”

2 years remaining.

I had to live as a teacher at the academy and as an officer in a secret society.

Of course I couldn’t live like that forever. Even if you spend two years safely as a teacher the wall of secret society remains.

Their presence was very annoying to me.

If you fail in the middle you have the highest chance of being killed.

‘But I can’t eliminate all secret societies by myself. I don’t know how the organization is structured but they planted ganja at Seorn Academy. ‘I’m sure they’re quite dangerous.’

It is impossible to deal with them individually.

But if I left it at that this secret society was a shackle holding me back so I had to erase it and get rid of it.

So how?

‘We should use the power of the academy.’

There is a saying 以夷制夷 (以夷制夷).

Deal with barbarians and subdue them.

Seorn Academy is not just a school. It is a place that symbolizes the future of an era that nurtures the future of the empire.

Even though it is called the Academy it is a place with so much power that it can influence many countries so it is not an impossible task.

If Seorn and a secret society face each other no matter how great the secret society is it will inevitably be pushed out.

How many soldiers and how many wizards are staying here? There is even a possibility that the knights may move because it is inside the imperial territory.

They knew that too so instead of choosing to attack them head on they planted spies.

In other words all I had to do was to carefully dig up their information so as not to be discovered by the secret society and then leak that information to the Academy.

‘Of course if it’s too long the tail will get stepped on.’

The secret society could have purged me for betraying me and conversely the Academy could have suspected me of being a spy and excluded me.

In the end it was important to maintain a reasonable line.

The moment I lean to one side all that awaits me is doom.

It’s like riding a tightrope while holding a long pole.

We should never be biased towards one side or the other.

‘For now… let’s think about the first class in a week.’

The order didn’t specifically tell us what to do. Earning favor means first establishing a clear image as a teacher.

In that case the priority is to fulfill your duty as a teacher.

Seorn is a place where smart students go so if you show even the slightest bit of inadequacy you might get ripped off by the students.

Don’t talented children at the age of their prime think they are the best and even ignore their teachers?

I don’t know what it’s like here but I’ve realized through long experience that all places where people live are similar.

‘…There are so many things to consider.’

You shouldn’t look funny to students.

It must not appear suspicious to the Academy.

You must not be caught by the secret society.

I wondered what on earth I was doing but if I endured all of this I would receive a worthy reward.

okay. For that I could endure enough.

After getting out of bed I went into my personal study and opened the magic textbook.

I had to make plans for the future and prepare how to proceed with the classes.

2 years remaining.

I couldn’t just play around.

* * *

The first day of the semester has arrived.

Students who went to their hometowns during the vacation period returned one by one and even this year’s new students arrived with the new semester.

The students who were previously first graders crossed the school gate with their hearts full of anticipation as they moved up to second grade and what new classes they would be able to take in the future.

The sound of students greeting each other warmly and meeting friends they had not seen for several months filled the room throughout the classroom.

however.

Although they were all followers of learning taking classes at the same academy that did not mean they were all the same students.

Noisy students and quiet students.

Naturally the atmosphere among students was divided and naturally their status in society was determined.

Inside Seorn Academy students are largely divided into three classes.

The upper class led by those from families of royalty nobles and high-ranking clergy.

The middle class led by wealthy merchants.

And finally the lower class made up of poor commoners.

Even if they were the same students their status could not be ignored and as a result a wall was built knowingly or unknowingly to divide classes within the academy.

While nobles smiled brightly and exchanged greetings commoners on the other hand often kept a close eye on others or gathered quietly among themselves.

The same was true for the upcoming manifestation class classroom.

“hey. “Did you hear the news?”

“What news?”

“There is a class on the theory of manifestation and understanding of elements. “I heard the new teacher is doing it?”

“A new teacher teaches second graders not first graders? “Do you think you’re quite capable?”

“I can’t help it. My predecessor left. After hearing the news I heard that your past record is quite impressive. “I heard he had a military background and published many papers.”

“Then aren’t you a great person? “It’s not normal.”

“But you know what?”

“What is it?”

“That person. “They say he comes from a fallen noble family.”

At the mention of fallen nobles a sneer naturally appeared on the lips of the faction leading the conversation.

Those who tarnish the noble name of nobility.

It was common for fallen nobles to be treated worse than wealthy merchants among nobles.

At least it can be a bit annoying to commoners?

Since he was appointed as a teacher at Seorn he may have skills but he is bound to look ridiculous to upper class students.

At the same time noble students harbored similar thoughts.

For a new teacher from a fallen noble family getting grades in class is a piece of cake.

The moment everyone was discussing what kind of person they might be the front door of the classroom opened without a sound.

Everyone’s eyes turned to the front door.

A man was entering the classroom through the open door.