Disguised As A Teacher In Magic Academy

Chapter 31 - The Society of the Black Dawn (2)

'What? What are the two of them talking about?'

Ludger was having a deep conversation with a schoolgirl.

At least that's what it looks like to him.

However, no matter how much he wanted to listen to them with his ears, he could not hear the conversation between the two that was too far away.

If it was just an in-depth conversation, Flora would think that Ludger was just providing career counseling or something related to his college studies to the student.

But he saw it with his own eyes ...

A strange mana field spread around Ludger and the girl.

'What's that? The magic? Judging from its color, was it a spell to block the sound?'

Flora Lumos has a secret she hasn't told anyone.

—The reason why he was able to defend the title of genius even in Soeren.

—The reason why he could see through the weakness of a spell he had never seen or learned before.

That's because Flora Lumos has a unique body type called 'Mana Synesthesia'.

He could sense 'color' and 'smell' mana.

Most people think of mana or magic itself as just visual.

That was because the magic techniques used by others could only be seen through sight among the total five human senses.

But Flora also felt the color besides that.

He looked at the well-organized magic technique as if he was looking at a painting and smelling the scent of a delicious meal.

Born into a noble family, he was so sensitive to those things that he found it easier than anyone to feel that strange feeling if a technique was slightly wrong.

Especially if one color splashed is not in harmony with other colors, or if there is an unpleasant smell mixed between ordinary smells.

—Flora always finds 'wrong' magic in that case.

Clearly, he sensed the right magic with a completely different feeling from the others.

…Same as the colors floating around Ludger.

As a professor he could not control, the magic tricks around Ludger were also perfect without any flaws to point out.

He could not smell it because it was far away, but the color of mana was very clear behind the porch window.

'I can't believe he was conversing while using magic. What are they talking about?'

She's curious.

If it was just an ordinary professor, he would ignore them and pass them by, but he could not bear his curiosity since the other party was Ludger.

'Should I go and pretend that it was a coincidence?'

After thinking that far, Flora shook her head. Isn't that too obvious?

And he seems interested in her.

'I'm not going to do that!'

Ludger was the wall he had to climb.

On the first day, he felt such great humiliation in front of everyone.

Of course, there was no room for discord in his defeat.

His pride was unacceptable if he spoke ill of the other party after losing a fair duel.

The source code spell presented by Ludger was so powerful that he would definitely lose to it.

He had never heard such a spell from the beginning.

So he beat her purely with magic, as he always did to others.

'Stay ... she's kind of amazing.'

When Ludger performed the source code spell, Flora felt a sensation she had never experienced in her entire life…

—An indescribable visual pleasure and sweet aroma.

In particular, Ludger's source code spell is like looking at an elegant painting where countless pieces of silver and grey metal are meticulously and robustly woven.

Flora Lumos felt very proud of her magic because of her unique body type and talent, but she even felt bored by it.

But the source code pointed out by Ludger revived the spark of his boredom.

He thought he wanted to see more if there was anything else up his sleeve.

However, there was an image he had been building all along, so Flora was in a situation where she could not move in a hurry.

'I'll just peek once ...'

When Flora will move …

"Flora? What are you doing here?"

“Kyaa?!”

Flora could not help but be surprised by the voice coming from behind her back all of a sudden.

Looking back, Cheryl, his best friend, looked at him with a puzzled look.

"Ch-Chery. What are you doing here?"

"Whatchu mean? You asked me to study with you in the library."

"Oh, oh right. Of course."

"… Are you sure you're okay?"

Cheryl shows a subtle expression of attention.

It is well known that Flora instead received a hard blow on the first day of Ludger's spell-shredding class.

Because of that, some students who usually felt envious of Flora laughed at her.

Cheryl was worried about him.

"Hmm? Just~ is nothing.”

"What's up there? You seem to be watching something."

"No-no. It's not like that. Let's go study."

"Hm."

Flora pushes Cheryl's back towards the library.

Even so, he could not take his eyes off the second floor of the increasingly distant cafe.

***

After being told by Sedina Rochen, I told her to meet me next time and immediately return to my private office.

I hung my coat on the hanger and sat on the soft sofa while putting my chin in my hand.

'Let's get this straight now.'

There is a place called Shamsus School, where black magicians and mad scientists join hands. It was that place that created the werewolves as their experiment.

Although it was a separate group from the Black Dawn Society, it was an alliance that joined hands with the Black Dawn Society, or perhaps they only had the same intentions for a short time.

The man who joined hands with Shamsus school was one of the executives of the Black Dawn Society, Victor Dreadful.

Sedina's explanation suggests that the Black Dawn Society was responsible for the discovery or research.

'The problem is this happened at Shamsus school.'

Three werewolf experiments secretly conducted by the Shamsus school have escaped.

I don't know exactly where the lab is located, but the rampage that occurred at Leathervelk meant that the lab was around there.

The werewolves should have been captured as quickly as possible in the early days of the incident, but rumors were already spreading in the city. It was impossible to keep it as a secret that never happened because there were already people who died.

One of the werewolves even hid in Soren and took care of two students in the hospital.

Luckily there were no deaths in Soren, but the problem was that the situation became more serious and uncontrollable.

'It was right to have them take care of it themselves because it was their fault, but the problem was that the Black Dawn Society also gave support to Shamsus' school experiment.'

In addition, the former owner of my identity, Ludger Chelysie, was also involved in it.

I would be very welcome if other members were caught and tracked, but it is different if I am also involved there.

In other words, if I want to live, I have to catch a werewolf before anyone else.

'First of all, my priority is to get rid of the werewolves hiding within the academy.'

Just in time, security patrols were also upgraded.

In addition to the werewolves, the professors would also patrol late into the night as there were clearly unknown assailants roaming around inside the Soeren.

No one would feel strange if I got rid of the werewolves there.

'I thought I stopped hunting a while ago.'

Five years earlier, I had ended my blood hunt and practically retired, albeit temporarily.

The reason is not something fancy. Instead, it was because I became very famous.

Of course I used the pseudonym Abraham Van Helsing to keep my true identity from being discovered.

However, the source of the problem was, after hunting monsters in Jvaudan, many people tried to approach me because I became very famous.

So I retired while getting rid of that identity and changing to a new one.

'How many times have I changed my identity?'

The last identity I used was 'Gerrard', a rich middle-aged man with a lot of money, and after that, I became Ludger Chelyise.

It was a false life, not a real life, but I did not feel very dissatisfied or suffocated.

Is it because I was reborn in this world after I died once?

My perception of life and death has changed slightly.

'Even so, I don't want to die anymore.'

I've been dead once, so I hate to die.

I want to live longer and more comfortably. However, there are things I have to do to achieve that.

Originally it was only part of my trip to the imperial capital.

That train attack had turned my life into a complete mess.

'First, let's focus on catching werewolves.'

I have to deal with werewolves first before anyone else finds them.

I racked my brain while thinking about how to catch a werewolf.

The werewolf rumors among the Soen disciples were like hot potatoes.

Even the students who had just dismissed the werewolf story as mere gossip, ended up accepting the werewolf's whereabouts when word of the two injured students at the time got out.

The rumors were greatly exaggerated since they were students.

"You have to learn, learn! Why do you believe such false rumors? I will definitely give you a test today, so you should focus! Those who fill in the wrong answers after that, you'll be alone."

"Everyone, there's a patrol this week, so you should be back at your dormitory as soon as the sun goes down. If you get caught walking around, there'll be penalty points."

"Don't force yourself to get some penalty points. You have to take care of yourself."

Some shy students think they should return to the dorm after class immediately because of the professor's warning, but the number of students who do not immediately return to the dormitory is also not small.

The more arrogant a student is, the more they want to do so if prohibited.

"Hey, there's a werewolf. Honestly, aren't you curious?"

"Continue?"

"Let's get him."

"What's? Didn't you hear that we'll get penalty points if we get caught once we make a mistake?"

"Hey. Think about it. They tell us that because they worry about us, but if we catch werewolves instead, won't the school reward us for doing well?"

"What if the professors catch us before we find the werewolves?"

"Then we just have to try not to get caught!"

There was even an official letter in the newspaper that said if someone caught a werewolf in the town of Leathervevelk, they would get a reward.

First-year students in particular, who have yet to taste the bitterness of the fact that they are not that great in Soeren, aspire to become heroes by hunting werewolves.

It was when they were in the vigorous youth of their lives when they wanted to be praised for being great and showing a good image to their peers.

“Aidan. What say?"

Leo asked him while looking apathetically at the students who were already excited about what to do with the reward they would receive after catching the werewolf.

Just in time, Aidan who finished taking down the formula written on the magic board, asked back at the voice that called out to him.

"Huh?"

"What's? You're not listening?"

"Why? What are you asking me?"

"What do you think of the werewolf case?"

"Ah, that?"

Aidan laughed awkwardly.

"Well, the professors told us to be careful, so I thought I should buy it. If we get caught, there'll be penalty points."

“Ck. Is correct. I knew you'd say that."

“How about you, Leo?”

"I'm also not the kind of person who likes to take action. If there's a victim, then that's what the professor has to do from the start."

A female student approached the two boys who were having the conversation.

She has red hair tied up in pigtails. She was a very attractive beauty with her shy eyes.

He stood in front of Aidan's table and hit the table with his palm.

Leo replies with, "He's here again," but Aidan is different. He greeted the girl, who was looking at him with a bright smile.

"Hello. Tessie. Good morning." Good morning."

"Good morning, you say?"

Tessie Friad, the girl who received the greeting, furrowed her brows while looking at Aidan instead.

Leo sighed seeing her reaction.

"Hey. If you lose the sparring, isn't it time you quit?"

"missing? That's series. You haven't settled the fight with Aidan. And this is about me and Aidan. Can you not interfere?"

"Sighs."

Leo shook his head.

Not long ago Tessie Friend approached Aidan like that.

It happened during the magic battle to be exact.

Aidan, who doesn't know anything, gets into a fight with Tessie, and that's where the two begin.

The situation is favorable for Tessie, but the problem is Aidan's unusual magic.

"Pacify yourself this time. We must use all our powers without hiding each other's powers."

“Okay, ah? I... I do not know.”

The fight then ended in a fairly sketchy draw, but Tessie was unable to accept it.

Tessie always tries her best to learn magic to revive her nearly fallen aristocratic family, Viscount Friend.

Coming to Soren, he had the idea that he should do his best in his first year. In fact, he was so outstanding that his entry value was in the top five.

However, it disrupted his pride that he failed to win a proper victory in the magic battle class rankings and he lost to a loose-minded commoner at that.

His pride is hurt.

And the spell that Aidan would show at that time...

It was definitely not the kind of spell that was usually seen. If the professor did not tell them to end the battle, he could see what kind of spell it was!

"By the way, stay with me today at night after class."

"Sorry, Tessie, but I don't think I can do it today."

"Then, tomorrow!"

“Tomorrow...”

"Why?!"

“What do you mean, “why”? There are werewolves out there, so we can't do any activities at night. If we get caught by the professor, we'll get penalty points."

"Hngg."

Listening to Aidan's reasoning, Tessie folded her hands and sneered.

"You tried to escape me for that reason, right? I know everything. So you're scared?"

It was a blatant provocation.

Tessie expects Aidan to be triggered and yells, “What? It's impossible!”, but Aidan's reaction was different.

"Huh? Yep. Then just think about it that way. ”

Aidan has decided to acknowledge his position because he does not want to fight with his friend—although Tessie herself would strongly disagree that he is his friend.

He never thought that a mature response would tarnish Tessie's self-esteem.

Raising her eyebrows, Tessie shouted in front of Aidan's face.

"It's a match! Aidan!"

"Huh? What kind of match?"

"If you can't fight me, we can do something else."

"Well, so what..."

"werewolf."

When the topic came up, Aidan and Leo stared at each other before looking back at Tessie.

They were already anxious about what kind of ridiculous offer he would make.

"The person who first catches the werewolf wins the bet. Whaddya think? You're not gonna run away because you're scared, are you?"

"No…"

"OKAY. We'll do it."

"The leo?!"

Aidan was about to reject her because it was dangerous, but he was instead startled by Leo's actions that cut off his words.

"okay! The loser will grant the winner!"

"You are the one who shouldn't be so gentle to us."

Listening to Leo's provocative tone, Tessie left after saying, "Of course!".

"Leos. Why did you suddenly accept such a ridiculous offer?"

"You're stupid. If you say that you're not going to do it here, then obviously he's going to bother us again. That's why I gave him moderate approval to go through it like that. Looky. He's gone right away. Peace is finally coming."

“Stay only.. Lying is bad. I wouldn't care about werewolves in the first place."

“Stupid. Is that the problem now? After all, the professors will take care of the werewolves. We just need to shut up. Whether it was a match or anything else, it would not be able to be decided from the start."

"But Tessie seemed sincere about it. What if Tessie meets a werewolf when she wants to hunt him down before the professors do?"

"Hey. He won't do anything reckless alone unless he's stupid."

“Oh, hm. That's right, but honestly, I think if it was Tessie, she'd do it."

"…Imust."

Aidan and Leo look at the back door of the classroom where Tessie disappeared at the same time.

“…”

“…”

There was no way he would do such a reckless thing …

But…

Can they answer "no" confidently for such a statement?

"… Is he real?"

"I told you so."

Tessie, who they have met over the past few days, has a personality that is certain she will do what she says she will do.

He had a strong character where he would grit his teeth and still do so even though it was dangerous.

That's Tessie Friend.

Both of them looked out the window.

There, they could see a familiar girl with red hair panting while heading somewhere.

—The direction is opposite to the female dorm.

He heads to a dangerous forest where the professors have warned not to leave at the beginning of the semester.

"We're in trouble."

They have to stop him.