Disguised As A Teacher In Magic Academy

Chapter 16 - First Lesson (2)

“There are students who secretly look down on their professors and try to command them, so be careful not to be eaten because you are gentle,” they said.

Selena was suddenly frightened.

'I heard that even the royal family went to this school.'

They say that the third Princess is in her second year. Selena may not have met him right away because she taught the first year, but tensions multiply with someone of high status attending Soren.

The orientation seemed to have ended smoothly on the first day of the semester, but it was also true that she was still nervous due to her low self-esteem.

Selena thought she couldn't stay that way, so she decided to befriend the other newly appointed professors.

Still, if he had a co-worker who could share the hardships with each other, his life in the academy would probably be better.

That way, he became close to Merilda, and after meeting people one by one, he went to the latter.

Ludger Chelysie's.

A man of noble birth who was no ordinary person. However, it was not a burdensome status to approach because his family had collapsed.

Until he met her, he must have thought so.

'Well.'

At first, he wondered what was happening as the crowd in the hallway dispersed from one side to the other.

'Did the royal family member I just heard appear?'

It was a man in neat clothes who came slowly towards him, breaking those expectations. He wore a gray suit, a black coat, and a silk hat on his head.

'Well, my God.'

The thought of Selena when she first faced Ludger was a tremendous admiration.

He had heard that he was a fallen noble.

Seeing her, Selena had no choice but to correct her prejudice.

Walking slowly while spreading dignity around him, he was far more noble than any other noble he had ever seen.

Her every step was like a work of art, so she stared at him blankly without even realizing it. Selena hurriedly called out to him as she was late in remembering her goal to meet him.

'scary.'

When he stopped and looked at her, his heart felt like it was falling.

Still, Selena tried hard to smile and told Ludger carefully that she wanted to eat with him.

He bit his tongue after he said that.

He thought Ludger would look at him with disdain and say, 'Ordinary people like you?'.

"certain."

But Ludger accepted his offer too easily. As she walked with him along the way, she adjusted her steps and kept a proper distance between them.

She felt her consideration for others in her small behavior.

'Unlike her appearance, she has a very warm personality.'

When introduced to other colleagues, Ludger did not care whether his interlocutors were nobles or commoners.

Although Chris Benimore was openly hostile towards him, Ludger did not respond much.

Usually, a person may be angry or irritated, but his or her hospitality is not dim in the slightest.

It seemed like he was standing alone in the clouds that were above the sky.

Later, he heard that he was a great man who was a former military officer and had even submitted some academic papers to the magic tower.

'Professor Ludger was an extraordinary man.'

He also wanted to be a charismatic professor.

Even while eating, Ludger only ate quietly without saying a word.

His attitude of holding a fork and knife was also restrained as if he was the only one living in a different world.

Even the passing students glanced at him, and they had already said many words.

He acted as if it was natural, and he did not seem to care about the reactions around him.

He was like a living statue, and in the entire process, he could even feel some kind of conviction.

Ludger's attitude was the same when professors shared a farewell after meals and dispersed into their own private accommodation or professor building.

He seemed to be in a bad mood, but he thought that he was indeed like that.

Selena, who returned to the inn with Merilda, recalled a brief encounter with Ludger that day.

Selena took a deep breath and deliberately made an expressionless face.

Merilda, who was walking with him, noticed his behavior.

"Selena, what are you doing? You're frowning."

"Professor Merilda, don't you think I look strong like this?"

"What?"

Merilda was about to ask again what she meant by that but immediately burst out laughing.

"Ha ha ha! Selena, you're impersonating Professor Ludger, aren't you?"

"What's? No, no, that's not it..."

Merilda waved her hand at Selena, who was confused and threw some nonsense, telling her that it was okay.

"Well, that's understandable. Professor Ludger is such an amazing person that it's hard to believe he's a new professor like us, but when you think about his past, it makes sense."

"What?"

"Oh, you don't know about these rumors, do you? I checked what kind of people enter the Soeren with me. He was a military officer."

"Is ... so?"

"What's even better than that is, Selena, you and I are both recommended to be professors here with the support of the magic tower or the Spirit Society, but she's not like that. He was not affiliated with any place and came here with his own ability."

"Whoa. Worth it... The first impression is different."

"I'm sure he has a good way of teaching. Still, we have no choice but to teach students our own way. Don't be influenced by others. You don't have to pretend to be strong because we're already Soren's professor as well."

"Ah yes!"

The two women, who had just met for the first time that day and had quickly become close to each other, chatted happily and headed for the professor's special accommodation.

***

Three days have passed since the orientation on the first day of the semester.

Since those three days were the revisions of the class, it was bound to be a busy time for students who had yet to decide which class to take.

Of course, it doesn't affect me.

This is the first lesson I have been waiting for. I walked a little excitedly across the hallway.

Three days earlier, I had issued quite a number of warnings in my class like landmines.

Rumors about me must have been widespread among the students.

Do any students want to take my classes after I say that?

Well, I'm sure there will be. In cases where there was no room for another class, they had no choice but to choose my class with a heavy heart and force themselves to complete the exam.

There's a lot of consideration to that. The important thing is that the fewer students I have to teach, the more comfortable I will be.

There are a minimum of 15 to a maximum of 80 students who can take the class.

Classes will not be closed just because of the small number of students, so if that is the case, it is enough for me to lead the lesson well.

Of course, it is impossible for my students to be at least 15 people, so I think it might reach around 30 people.

With that thought, I opened the door and entered the classroom.

'Hm?'

And I saw it…

Students fill the class.

The number is more than 30 students I think, even exceeding 60.

No, actually it was the maximum number of people that could be accommodated in the classroom.

'What?'

'Why are there so many students?'