Disguised As A Teacher In Magic Academy

Chapter 42 - Steps to Truth (4)

"Huu. Haa. It's still cold."

Hans, who was waiting for Ludger outside the abandoned factory, trembled as he reached into his pocket in the cold, calm night air.

It's been half an hour since Ludger came in.

'It's almost time he finished it.'

Ludger had gone to great lengths not to make it obvious, but Hans realized that he was very angry.

Well, he'll be angry too.

He did not believe that the madman had kidnapped a seven-year-old boy and his parents and used them as human experiments.

No matter how much he is someone who cannot be fair and honest, there are 'lines' that must be protected, even by people who do his job.

That Shamsus school crossed that line too hard.

'He's a little late. Is it difficult because they have two black magicians?'

Moreover, if the black magician is the brother of insects, who has his own reputation in the underworld.

But Hans didn't think Ludger would die.

They've known each other for years.

Ludger was a man who should have been dead a long time ago.

There was only one reason why he was not dead:

He's that strong.

"He doesn't seem to intend to make it clear."

He was a hunter who hunted the monster in Jevaudan alone.

There were more than five knights that the monster had eaten, and Ludger hunted such monsters alone.

Moreover, Ludger did not just use the identity of 'Abraham Van Helsing' as a hunter.

He is also a private detective,

A mysterious thief,

A criminal consultant, though,

A mercenary, a,

An artist, though,

And next.

He had many faces, and every mask he had used in the past had always exerted a great influence.

Just surprised!

Just when he thought it was time, a strong light that made his eyes ache came out from the entire abandoned factory.

Whiiiirrrr!

At the same time, the light turned into fire, turning the abandoned factory into a sea of fire.

It was a terrifying force that blew up that huge factory.

Hans knows exactly who did that.

"So he used it."

Hans himself referred to the skill as 'it', but in fact Hans also did not know what kind of ability.

He had asked Ludger about it before.

The only word he heard was Ludger's strange answer that it was a 'real miracle'.

'Magic is magic. What exactly is magic?'

After all, Ludger's use of the skill meant that his opponent was extremely formidable.

And it shows how serious Ludger is about it.

***

Ludger entered data from the lab and the experimental drugs they had used for the experiment in the suitcase and went out.

Hans who was waiting outside greeted him.

"You're coming? Let's leave this place first. The police will come here even if it is an abandoned factory because what you are doing here is quite luxurious. What about the inside?”

"I've taken care of everything."

Ludger had checked deep into the lab after dealing with Veron.

The appearance of a horrifying experiment trapped in a cage in the darkness…

They were all ordinary people who enjoyed their daily lives.

But their daily lives are finally ruined.

They were the ones who suffered from crossing the boundary where their bodies mutated. They had lost their minds and could no longer be called human.

The only mercy Ludger could give them was to let them go to the afterlife painlessly.

Ludger had blown up the entire laboratory, killed the scientists, and came out with their research reports and experimental results.

"What is this?"

hans asked as he looked at the red liquid-filled ampoule inside the suitcase he had received from Ludger.

"Yes." Yeah."

"The world has become very scary. Who would have thought that anyone would conduct human experiments in a place like this? I never imagined that scientists and inventors would join hands with black magicians."

"Not that."

"Yes? What else is there?"

"How do you think they have such a big secret lab?"

“It...”

"There's someone behind them who gives them huge amounts of money."

It would have required a huge amount of funds to secretly build such a laboratory.

That is, there are a lot of people behind the scenes supporting them.

"Don't worry. I already know who it is."

"Are you real?"

"Yes." Yeah."

Hans was uncomfortable with Ludger's reply.

“Don't say..”

"Why?"

“Not... that... right?”

Ludger did not ask what Han meant. He only looked at Hans once.

Uh.

Hans can't stop it, then.

Hans who soon realized it received the suitcase.

"I'll go to the hiding place first. If you're gonna stop by after work, just come."

Hans left without listening to Ludger's reply.

Ludger stood still in his place for a while.

The bright red flames from the factory burning in the distance illuminated the abandoned factory zone.

It was like the most spectacularly lit candle before the fire was extinguished.

***

"You brought me food like this?!"

Praang!

Inside a mansion, millionaire Belfort Ricksen threw a plate of food brought by his servant.

The maid who was hit by the plate fell down, her forehead bleeding.

The food on the plate stained his clothes and face.

But no one can help or help him.

An old man in his 60s, whose white beard had grown over the years, showed a look of disdain at his servant and clicked his tongue.

"Did you say it was food? Nonsense for something I paid for."

Belfort stood up from his chair and left the dining room.

He is a man who stands tall as a very successful capitalist in this era of revolution.

But when he succeeded, it was an old man full of wrinkles that Belfort saw in the mirror.

After all, he had dedicated his youth to obtaining his position.

So he wants to get his youth back.

With that desire, he had helped the black magicians in conducting some sort of experiment.

Recently, several experiments have escaped, and he was told that the experiment was chaotic.

'Shit! An idiot! That's useless rubbish!'

'You think, how much money have I invested in you?!'

Belfort returned to his room in anger.

'Still, the experiment itself is not meaningless. Sooner or later, there will be decent results from him.'

A drug that will restore a weak human body to its prime condition...

The ability to regain his youth was not far off.

He not only wanted to be young again but also become healthier and stronger.

It was the moment when he tried to turn on the lights in his large room that was previously dark while immersed in such thoughts…

“Belfort Ricksen.”

“A-what?! Who are you?!"

There's someone in the middle of the room.

Belfort tried to turn on the magic lamp, but the lamp did not turn on because something was wrong.

Belfort is trapped in a room alone with an unknown intruder in the darkness without moonlight.

“S-security! Security!"

"They won't hear you, even if you call them."

He had already spread a sound barrier in the room. Of course, since it was the home of a millionaire, if one were to use such magic, the alarm would instantly sound.

Ludger's magic is so closed that even the magic in the alarm won't catch it.

Ludger, who was sitting on a chair, stood up.

And he slowly approached Belfort…

"Belfort Ricksen, let me ask you a question."

“A-what?! Whoareyou?! Reveal yourself!”

"A seven-year-old boy desperately tries to survive this terrible reality, watching himself and his parents become monsters…"

Bam!

Ludger stretched out his arms, grabbed Belfort's collar, and pulled him closer to his face.

His eyes glowed red in the darkness.

"How do you think people who know they have no choice but to burn them to death?"