Disguised As A Teacher In Magic Academy

Chapter 32 - Wolf Man (1)

Sedina Rochen recalled her dream encounter with Ludger with a blank face.

The First Order master has recognized him.

He had always made many mistakes, and even within the Black Dawn Society, he was considered an outsider, yet Ludger Chelysie had recognized him.

"I'm not wrong."

—Rochen, the family of the leading great merchant in the Empire. Sedina was born as a child there.

It may seem like a good family to others, but to Sedina, the Rochen family is a worse place than hell.

His last name, Rochen, always followed him like a curse, and it was the same when he left his family.

Rochens.

To escape from that hateful family, Sedina had entered the Black Dawn Society.

—To get rid of Rochen and find his true self in the Black Dawn Society.

Even after learning that society was antisocial and immoral, he still chose that path.

He could be different there.

She can live alone, not as the unimportant daughter of the Rochen family.

But the truth is not like that.

Since the Black Dawn Society was a place of resistance against the world, most of its people were low-class people or criminals operating in the lower layers of society.

In such a place, Sedina, who had the last name Rochen, was very different from their kind.

-what? You have a family name? Is that real?

- Rochen? Why in this world someone from such a great family is here.

- Careful. He could be a spy sneaking around here.

That damned upper class.

Unlike them, who emerged from the muddy water, there was no way they could see Sedina, who had descended from above, as someone who was on the same board as them.

That's why he's called the Third Order even though he's talented in magic and has entered Soen.

Rochen's surname eventually made him feel alien even in the Black Dawn Society.

'Even though I just want to be recognized.'

He wanted to get rid of his hateful family, so he entered the Black Dawn Society. Eating well and living well is not the goal.

He believed that if he tried hard, the look of caution and contempt towards him would gradually change.

He wants to believe that.

However, the Black Dawn Society members' vigilance towards Sedina became worse, and she was subjected to jealousy and jealousy because she even had the ability to enter Soren.

Originally, Sedina was a talented person who could occupy a position above the Second Order.

Even without being able to receive the attention of the First Order, he continued to be at the low rank of the Third Order due to being supervised by the other members.

—Good pawns to use before disposal.

—Only a little, useful human.

They can take advantage of the Rochen family name they have.

Their intentions were conveyed so clearly that they brutally tore through Sedina's tender heart.

"But I met him."

When he is tired and thinks it is okay for him to meet any end…

An order was issued for him in the organization.

It was an order from the Second Order that was slightly higher than him.

First order.

Code name, .

Unlike the other First Order, he was an unknown existence whose true appearance and identity had yet to be revealed.

He was asked to contact her and check the progress of his mission.

The man, called Ludger Chelysie, is an undercover expert and executive who specializes in infiltration and murder and has never revealed his true identity.

But there was a drawback: his personality was very trashy.

He was a psychopath who beat people in their seats when he was upset or even killed them in the worst case, even though those people were fellow members of a secret society.

Even Zero Order, the leader of the Black Dawn Society, turned a blind eye to such behavior.

Unless the other party was the same First Order executive, Ludger would definitely be a symbol of fear within the Black Dawn Society.

Being tasked with asking why he had not contacted them was practically no different from sending him to die at his hands.

Sedina Rochen shed tears of hatred.

He hated the Black Down Society fellow who told him to go and die, and he also hated his cowardly self who could not refuse such an order properly.

What she hated more was the idea of giving up everything and living as the daughter of the Rochen family again.

"I don't want that."

He hated his family so much that he would rather just die.

So he approached Ludger.

—With a determined mindset to die, it doesn't matter if he kills her.

But as he gets closer to her, the man's charisma is beyond his imagination, and Sedina unwittingly shudders.

His tongue slipped, and his voice trembled. He had done almost everything he should not have done in front of him.

"I could die."

That's what he thinks.

But what surprised him…

Ludger didn't kill him.

He did not even show any killing intent.

Just like the rumors were circulating, he felt that his personality was trashy and grumpy during their conversation, but that was all.

Ludger let her go without saying a word.

And at that time…

Ludger instead praised him for his good explanation.

He wouldn't be that happy if it was just a small talk.

But in Ludger's flattery, he could feel his honest behavior.

From correcting his title that he was a Ludger professor, not a First Order, he listened to it more carefully than anyone else, even though it might just be a pretense.

He's very happy about it.

—Because he thinks that he might be able to help someone.

He felt like tears were coming out of his eyes.

'Tn 'Tn. First order. No, Professor Ludger Chelysie is really great.'

He felt his heart racing as he watched him start from their first meeting.

He thought it was due to tension and fear at that moment, but the meeting he had just had made him come to his senses.

That's a sense of admiration.

It was an endless adoration for the man she really wanted to serve.

He didn't think he was treated like that because he was special.

It was nothing more than a small reward for the misfortune and effort he had endured until then.

Ludger Chelysie may have done a good deed for his subordinates as an organizational executive.

It was too early for him to be happy about it.

Stay on…

Nonetheless…

It was the first time someone had praised him for doing so well.

When it was time to leave school, and the sun was setting, Ludger packed his outerwear and checked all his gear.

In order to properly hunt the werewolf, speed was essential, and of course, all the tools needed for hunting had to be prepared.

It was highly classified items that were not very visible on the outside, so people who met him while passing by would not be suspicious of him.

Ludger, who left the professor's office thinking so, met Hugo, who visited him just in time.

"Oh! Professor Ludger!"

"...Professor Hugo Bourtag."

Hugo Bortag's.

His family was Marquis Bourtag, a magical extended family famous for its long history in the Empire of Exile.

However, due to their excessive magical and authoritarian tendencies, the family gradually declines due to their inability to properly accept modern science.

A representative man who was at odds with the principal at the morning's meeting visited Ludger.

"Do you have business with me?"

“Hoo. You punk. Do I need to have a business to come and see you?"

—A very friendly Hugo attitude.

That's what he said, but Hugo went there to offer it to Ludger.

"You. You haven't seen the other professors properly, have you? Looks like you're just close to the other new professors."

"What's wrong with that?"

Hugo furrowed his brows at Ludger's stiff demeanor that didn't even bow, let alone be intimidated by him.

However, he was the one who was going to lose, so Hugo decided to hold back such an attitude and move on.

“Ahem. But I'd like to introduce you to a professor close to me."

“…”

Listening to Hugo's subtle offer, Ludger soon realized what purpose he was visiting him for.

Hugo intended to bring Ludger to a faction consisting only of aristocratic professors.

Even in a situation where the students were restless because of the werewolves, was dividing the professors into groups for power a fight?

Ludger shook his head while laughing at Hugo's attitude.

"I'm sorry, but I'm comfortable now."

"What?"

Hugo's face flushed red with Ludger's immediate rejection.

He had already spoken very well, but not only was the fallen noble ungrateful to him, he even rejected Hugo's offer?

"Do you know how many years I've been a professor here?"

"Do I need to know?"

"It's been 15 years. That means I'm the next highest professor except for that old lady, Mary Ross. Means I'm a senior and a superior far above you!"

"Superior, you say?"

"Yes!"

"Squeaky. My only boss is the principal."

The principal.

Hugo gritted his teeth hearing the word.

For Hugo, the name "principal" was not at all welcomed. It was more of a disgust that aroused his sense of inferiority and anger.

Hugo, who immediately set his facial expression, opened his mouth.

"Professor Ludger, I heard you were in the military before you came here."

"It was just a short visit."

"Don't you say that you achieved brilliant military service while you hunted Cryptids?"

'Did he get that much information?'

Well, it's a specification that was deliberately spilled by the Black Dawn Society, so it's not strange if people like Hugo knew about it.

Ludger nodded his head.

"I'm saying this because I admire your ability. Don't you want to bring back your fallen family? With the support of our aristocratic faction, it's possible."

Hugo chose to make the most persuasive argument that could make Ludger succumb.

She's anxious.

The headmaster faction was getting stronger by the day. Even Hugo could not be careless towards such a woman, especially since she was a rank six Lexure magician and had natural political abilities even though she was young.

'If it wasn't for him, I would be the next principal!'

Hugo was not satisfied with that.

Moreover, the president was not only being kind to noble students but also paying more attention to commoners.

There were as many as five new professors, three of whom were commoners and one of whom was a fallen noble.

There was only one pure-blooded noble.

'That hurt my pride, but Ludger Chelysie.'

It was already known that he came from a fallen noble family.

Normally, he wouldn't see it, but he couldn't help it because the situation was urgent.

In addition, Ludger Chelysie was a fourth rank magician at a young age and a fairly capable man.

It also happened when he posted military achievements on Cryptid Hunting.

There was no longer a coveted and talented person except him, to the exclusion of his birthplace.

That's why Hugo visited him in person.

"I can help you. So what do you think of joining hands with us?"

"What does it really mean for me to hold hands with you?"

Back then, instead of answering no, he asked back.

Hugo continued, thinking that Ludger was finally interested in his offer.

"There's nothing fancy about that. All you have to do is build a friendship with us and receive protectors from other nobles and take better care of their children."

"In other words, do I have to accommodate noble students?"

“Oho. You just need to show them a little flexibility.”

Hugo thought Ludger was about to give up.

This man who originally served as a soldier might try to rebuild his family by building some achievements.

Hugo judged Ludger's track record that way.

"Then I can't do it."

"W-what?"

Hugo asked back foolishly because he did not know that he would get a rejection there.

"I appreciated the offer, but I turned it down."

"A-are you serious about that?"

"Yes. You told me to treat students differently and discriminate against them. I'll pretend I didn't hear it."

"That's not discrimination! I'm just telling you to be flexible!"

"Then I'll ask you. If the principal gives ordinary students a better advantage and wraps it up as flexibility, are you willing to follow him?"

"What's? Are ordinary people the same as nobles? You have to say something that makes sense!"

"That's what I mean."

"What?"

Hugo showed an empty face. '"That's what I mean" he said. What mean?'

"Flexibility should ultimately be applied to both sides, not on either side. But if flexibility only applies to the aristocracy, it is no longer just flexibility. That's a privilege."

"No, I mean, nobility ..."

"There were no commoners, nor nobles, nor royal families in Soren—they were all mere disciples receiving magic lessons. I don't intend to bend this idea."

"You…!"

Hugo gritted his teeth at Ludger's words.

Hugo raised one side of his lips to calm his anger and mocked Ludger.

"good. I'm not thinking straight. By the time you arrive here, I'm ignoring the fact that the principal may have used his authority in your appointment."

"I don't know what you're talking about."

Ludger meant.

He had no intention of getting involved with a man like Hugo from the start.

Help him resurrect his fallen family?

Then they will find out that his family is a fake. From Hugo's point of view, it was meant to help him, but to Ludger, he was nothing more than a nosy man who would reveal his identity.

He did not even want to revive his so-called fallen family from the start. His only goal was to stay there for two years without being caught.

Moreover, it would also bring trouble for him if he joined hands with Hugo and faced the principal.

No matter how he looked at it, Hugo and the headmaster were not equal.

Hugo himself might not have thought so, but in Ludger's view, the principal was much more exaggerated.

'If I do something weird and get caught in the headmaster's eyes, I'll be exhausted.'

There was a tiger on the mountain, so he definitely had no brains if he also held hands with the fox.

It would be ideal to walk on a rope without being one of the parties, so Ludger was bound to make a choice because the other party was clinging to him blatantly.

If he had to choose between the two, naturally he would choose the principal.

It was more convenient for him to choose a principal who treated everyone equally than the authoritarian nature of the aristocracy.

"I have to patrol now, so I'll go. Professor Hugo, you may be in danger, so please come in first."

"You'll regret it."

"I'll remember it."

Ludger's provocative words made Hugo's face flushed like a boiled octopus.

His thick cheeks trembled, but Hugo could not say anything to the back of Ludger, who had left him.

To be honest, it was because he was afraid of the appearance of Ludger staring at him.

He was much more senior and much more prestigious than Ludger, so why was he even afraid?!

Hugo did not want to admit that fact.

"Ouch!"

Hugo stomped on the innocent ground, then he gasped for breath while leaving the place.

If any students were caught roaming around that night, he thought of giving them penalty points.

***

Ludger, who parted ways with Hugo, patrolled outside.

Before he knew it, magical lights were lit inside the Soren after sunset and the lights were scattered around him.

A supposedly silent night with no sense of presence, finally appeared, but strangely, the darkness was still alive.

Ludger sighed inwardly and headed towards the nearby bush.

"So you didn't listen to the order telling you to go straight back to the dormitory."

As he broke through the shrub protected with magic, the students hiding within it swallowed their breaths.

Ludger spoke coldly as he looked at the three students, who were staring at him dumbfoundedly.

"Or you listen to orders, but you act boldly."

“Eh, Professor. That... not that, but..”

"You all have five penalty points."