Disguised As A Teacher In Magic Academy

Chapter 22 - Suspicion (1)

'Why is that person suddenly here?'

I don't know why the principal was there.

I walked into my private professor's office casually and closed the door.

There should never be a situation where I express my true feelings, no matter what, when I don't even know for what purpose he came to see me.

Cocktail.

As the door closed, an astonishing silence enveloped the room.

I naturally sat on the chair opposite the guest sofa where the headmaster was sitting.

He just smiled brightly at me.

It was the headmaster who opened his mouth first.

"What do you think? The interior design is pretty, right?"

It was a sentence with no context to start a conversation.

But I won't let my guard down. Perhaps such an action in itself was his attempt to pry at me.

"Yes that."

"Soren Academy gives each professor their own personal space. You can do whatever you want here without worrying about anything else, Professor Ludger."

"I like that."

The headmaster's golden eyes turned to me.

I also faced him without avoiding his gaze.

I could see myself inside her eyes similar to the beautifully decorated amber.

Just like when I first met him, I felt somewhat anxious as I looked into the principal's eyes.

I immediately changed the subject.

"What brought you here, Your Majesty?"

"Have I come to a place where I shouldn't have come?"

"I just want to know why a busy man like you came to the new professor's private office."

"Then it's not like I'm in a place I can't go, is it?"

"But I feel burdened."

The headmaster closed his mouth as I spoke frankly.

Her gentle smile was still lingering, but within her eyes, an elusive strange feeling spread out like a drop of ink in water.

The headmaster shook his head

“No special reason.”

"Is that so?"

"Although you are a new professor here, you are still a valuable professor in the School of Science. Of course, as the principal, I can't help but notice you."

"I understand."

Listening to my moderate response, he showed a sullen expression, somewhat dissatisfied with it.

"But you could be a little more surprised?"

"I'm sorry, but I'm already quite surprised."

'That's not a lie, it's the truth.'

I had opened the door excitedly because it was my personal space, and I was very surprised to see the principal.

I'm more sure that I wouldn't be surprised if I met a ghost on the street at midnight.

However, I didn't show it because I didn't have the free time to do it.

In fact, my heart is still pounding, so I'm nervous the president might hear it.

"Other professors were all shocked."

"Did you stop by the office other than my office?"

"Your last."

'Why did he come to me last? And what is the main thought of talking face-to-face with the new professors?'

I suddenly remembered the existence of the secret society that possessed Soeren.

'Maybe…'

Did the principal notice anything?

No matter how secretive the society was, they could not hide its tail perfectly.

And if it's someone like the principal ...

'He may have noticed that those who made suspicious moves had entered the Soeren.'

If I didn't know, I would have spread it out, but since I knew there was a secret society there, I saw the principal's attitude differently.

'Is he suspicious of me?'

'There's a possibility.'

'This is a bit unfair to me, but frankly, I can't raise any objections.'

'I am not a member of a secret society, but I am an executive of a secret society.'

'I don't know what this is all about, but it's actually my current state.'

'In hindsight, my true identity is also not that honorable, so I have to work hard so as not to get caught.'

"So, what question do you want to ask me?"

"It's nothing. I want to check out how your first class is. You just got back from your class, right?"

"Yes." Yeah."

"Have you ever had trouble with students?"

"Not everything."

Instead, I wondered if it was okay for students not to ask me questions like what happened back then.

Well, I purposely gave the impression of forbidding them from approaching me, but I just meant that they wouldn't bother me too much. I don't know of anyone who wouldn't do anything.

Uh. But the daughter of the Lumos family did ask me.

"Hmm, that's interesting. I saw the list of students attending your lecture this time, and there are quite a number of famous students."

"Is that so?"

"Have you seen the list yet?"

"I'm taking her to see it now."

I wave the paper in my hand.

"Well, it's really up to you, Professor Ludger, but just in case, please be careful not to cause trouble, because the princess is there too."

"Yes I will."

'The princess?'

'Did even a princess of the kingdom come to take my classes as well?'

I just feel confused rather than honored or whatever.

Suddenly, I remembered a blonde student who boldly asked me a question.

'In hindsight, I thought he looked familiar, so he was from that lineage...'

"And I heard that there are also a lot of new students in your class. I thought you'd only be teaching second-year students, but I don't think you'd be teaching as a class along with freshmen either."

"Because I don't mean to make a difference between the first and second year."

"I don't blame you. Instead, I approve of the way you brought a breath of fresh air to this Academy. I can especially see some of the most amazing students among the freshmen."

"The kids are amazing you say?"

"Yes. There were some children who used Rare Magic, some children who came from large families, and some children who had worked hard while growing up in the magic tower. Normally, I think there would be a gap if they were from a different year, but I don't think that would be the case for the new students coming this time."

His smiling face brightened as he thought about the students according to his position as the principal of the academy.

But my skin shivers every time I see that smile.

First of all, I am not one who would say such a thing confidently because of my conscience, so I only listened to the principal and responded briefly.

"Well, anyway, Soren has high hopes for Professor Ludger Chelysie"

"I don't deserve such judgment."

"I'm glad you didn't encounter any problems in your first class, and your first impression of the students seems to be fine. You saved me from my worries."

The headmaster stood at the end of his sentence.

"How about having a cup of tea before leaving?" I asked because of courtesy.

"Yes?"

Was it unexpected that I said that?

He showed a slightly puzzled expression before narrowing his eyes like a crescent moon.

"I appreciate the offer, but I have a lot of work to do. I can barely take the time to come here."

"I understand."

"And you just got here, do you know where the tea and glasses are in the professor's office?"

"Somewhere in the shelf, right?"

"Wrong. We actually just prepare coffee. If you want to drink tea, you have to apply a separate tea room."

"so. I don't know about that."

"You can remember it for the future. Then let's get along well in the future as well."

The headmaster, who sent me a goodbye with a cute smile, left after he said those words.

He was like a calm storm.

I sighed softly and rubbed my eyelids with my fingers.

The old man, Wilford, asked as he followed the headmaster, who was walking leisurely down the hall.

"Has your suspicion of Professor Ludger been resolved?"

"Well, I don't know."

The headmaster recalled his conversation with Ludger Chelysie— the restraint attitude he showed him, to be exact.

"I'm not sure."

"Is that so?"

"Ludger Chelysie is a unique man." Primary thoughts.

When anyone looked at him, they would be dazzled by his golden eyes.

To be exact, it was more like they would be possessed by his eyes that were endowed with echoes of magic power ever since he was born.

The charming vaskania.

It was his strength and the first service that brought him to his position.

Of course, he had unintentionally used that charming vaskania on someone else. It was sort of a part of his blood from the moment he was born, so if he made eye contact with someone, they would be lured without his intention.

It was possible to control his eyes at least to some extent, but in the past, his daily life was difficult.

But after becoming the principal, he honestly admitted that he could not reach that position without vaskania.

—Because nothing beats his eyes if the person who comes to Soen has a secret plan and he wants to know it.

'But I'm going to pry him up on the grounds for a personal face-to-face conversation.'

'However, the more mana the other party has, the more they are affected by my vaskania.'

His vaskania could even affect fourth-rate magicians. Of course, the requirement was that other people were currently not using mental defense magic.

Especially since, the greater the magic power the other party possessed, the easier it was for them to be affected by his visa. The power of his vaskania was comparable to the total amount of magic power the other party possessed.

But Ludger isn't like that.

He must be a level four mage, but his reaction was completely different from that of the other professors.

The first time he met his vaskania was when he had just entered the principal's office.

And that was the second time.

The man faced his vasania twice and showed no signs of vacillating.

Did he not see it? No, he knew that he was clearly facing his vasania, but he showed no signs of vacillating.

It meant that he had fought back against his physical strength with a strong will like steel.

The headmaster's eyes glowed.

'He really...'

'the interesting guy.'

The principal had no choice but to think so.

But of course, he couldn't show his feelings frankly.

"I felt suspicious movements, so I focused on the people I suspected the most, but I haven't gotten any results yet."

Since he had just learned that a group of evil people were hiding in Soen, he couldn't even let the little things pass him by.

Ludger Chelysie was involved in the attack****** the car on its way there.

It wasn't his fault…

But he had some suspicions just in case.

"What if the train incident was an eyepatch, and in the meantime, a man named Ludger Chelysie was replaced?"

That's why the headmaster sent Wilford, his most trusted right-hand man and one of the strongest men in Soeren's history…

Under the pretext of picking him up.

"What do you think, Mr Wilford?"

"Hm. I don't think I can trust him right away, but I didn't find anything suspicious about him either."

"Is that so?"

If Wilford says so, it is one of two possibilities:

Either Ludger Chelysie is completely innocent…

Or he was someone extraordinary enough to fool them perfectly.

'I can only hope it's not the last.'

There were so many things to worry about right now, so he decided to stop worrying about Ludger.

"Oh, but I'm sure of one thing."

"What's that?"

"Ludger Chelysie, he's not an ordinary person at all."

"He's not ordinary? What makes you say that?"

"All I can say is that it's just from this old man's premonition."

"What?"

Wilford seems to like Ludger Chelysie a lot.

He can trust Wilford, who watches people well, if he says so.

Still, it did not completely dispel his suspicions.

—Because at any given moment, there may be the worst possible outcome.

A witch is one who must consider deeply such possibilities.

Most importantly, he was the principal of the School of Soeren Academy.

He had no choice but to be cautious in every case as he held a position that required him to be a perfect person who could not tolerate even an inch of carelessness.

***

Left alone, I was finally able to relax my shoulders and sigh after confirming that his presence outside the door was getting further away.

I'm exhausted.

My brain demands mana.

'I can't believe the principal suddenly came to see me.'

Well, according to his words it was just a personal face-to-face conversation with the new professor.

But who would believe such words if the headmaster suddenly came to meet them?

I bet they all question it in their hearts.

"That's not what's important."

I went straight to my private table and sat down.

Tables made of luxurious wood seem to be quite expensive.

There was a clock made of toothed wheels on one side of the wall; on the other side of the wall, a map of Soen was displayed on the board and unfurled.

The red curtains stretched out on the left and right side of the window with an antique design, even the chair I was sitting on was very luxurious.

I was impressed by the totality of Soren, who allocated such a large space for the new professor, and again with the fact that Soren was filled with all sorts of high-end furniture.

I saw a list of students who took my college.

"So it's real."

There are students who have very long and cool names on the list of students who take my classes.

Elendil von Exileon from the second year…

If someone had the name of the Exileon Empire as their last name, you would instantly know that he is a descendant of nobility unless you were a fool.

'He was the student who asked me boldly during orientation, right?'

I think he looks familiar to me. 'So he is a member of the royal family ...'

It drives me crazy. 'Why does the princess, of all people, have to attend my lecture?'

He must have taken classes from other professors besides me, but that doesn't mean my burden is gone.

No matter how Soen was said to be the third region where personal autonomy was guaranteed within the Empire, if there was someone from the imperial family, the story would be different.

If anything happens to her, I'll get in trouble.

'It's impossible for anything to happen to him in Soren, but just in case.'

I cannot rule out minor incidents that might occur when he experiments with magic chemicals, simulates actual combat, or performs alchemy.

Even if I pay attention to the safety of students as much as I can, there are times when students are fighting each other in places that their professors are invisible to.

In order to eliminate such situations as much as possible, the professor is also obliged to protect the students.

… Come to think of it, there was even a secret society hidden in Soen recently.

'This drives me crazy.'

'Well, there won't be any incident that happens right away, so let's think calmly for now.'

I also looked closely at the list of other students.

There are also other first and second years that stand out.

'Flora from the Lumos family as well, and there are even nobles from other kingdoms?'

Then my gaze turned to the student's name and stopped.

'Aidan.'

—An ordinary person who did not grow up in a very great family or who was taught by a prominent magician.

He must have had talent since he made it in, but he was also a child that I could not find anything special compared to the other students.

'He looks a bit familiar.'

There was something strange gripping my nerves.