29 – Black Ring

Ahn Hyeon-do.

A first-generation Ganghwa-type Awakener and a talented person who rose to the 50th place in the world’s Awakener rankings during his active career.

He is also the current president of Arena Academy.

“Hmm.”

He is sitting on an ordinary chair in a small room with nothing special, looking at a small piece of stationery.

‘Baek Woo-jin… … .’

When I returned to the academy after obtaining the artifacts to be offered as prizes earlier than planned, two very startling reports were posted.

One was a report stating that the academy’s barrier had stopped working.

The other was a report about black grade professors.

The people who wrote the report were different, but Ahn Hyeon-do, who read both, roughly threw out the first report and contacted Kim Seong-won, who posted the second report.

And he could hear in great detail what had happened while he was away.

A young man wearing a black ring enrolled in the academy.

I heard that the man’s name is Baek Woo-jin, and that the barrier that stopped working, which was the content of the first report, was also the work of that man, Baek Woo-jin.

Of course, I didn’t hear it directly from myself, but because all the circumstances of the day were heading that way, Anhyeon also didn’t deny it and accepted it as fact.

After the establishment of the academy, a professor who had never appeared before appeared in an official position exactly 20 years later.

“Did I become senile without even realizing it?”

From the outside, it looked like he was in his mid-30s, but Hyun-do Ahn’s actual age was about to reach his 60th birthday.

He read the letter he was holding once again.

『I am writing this letter for my future self.

At some point, I might not even remember writing this letter.

But don’t doubt It’s because I, Ahn Hyeon-do, wrote this.

As proof, I’ll write down a few secrets that I would never know otherwise.

The 31-year-old, 9-step crack Julia Grace met in the cold snowfield for the first time… … .』

Ahn Hyeon-do quickly passed the unnecessary part and moved his gaze downward.

『In this way, I am Ahn Hyeon-do.

So you have to trust me unconditionally.

You never know when the entity will begin its activity.

Maybe I won’t be active until I return to the dust.

However, if a professor with a black rank appears, never go against it.

It is a being that has helped a lot in the creation of Arena Academy, and is a dangerous existence that humans cannot do anything about.

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Right now I don’t believe in any god, but I don’t know how I am reading this.

keep in mind

That God is far away and His being is very near.”

“That’s great.”

If you look at the handwriting or the useless part in the middle, it is clear that the letter he wrote was correct. The problem is that he has no memory of writing such a letter as he wrote here.

Ahn Hyun-do read the letter a few more times, then folded it again and put it in his arms.

“I did follow the warning, but… .”

Black grade professor.

Although he was in a lower level in terms of computation, the authority he had was the same as himself as the chairman.

That’s why the things that happened in the entrance exam were quietly passed over.

– Tiring.

A clear sound flowed from the smart watch.

It was an email saying that all the people who should have gathered in the conference room had gathered.

Two days later, the freshman entrance ceremony.

Before that, Ahn Hyeon-do had convened a general meeting to introduce the suddenly reorganized composition of the faculty and the very special professor who made it happen.

“Still, you don’t seem to be a very clogged person.”

He went out of the director’s office to see the protagonist of the day he hadn’t met yet.

**

[ First meeting room ]

Space to accommodate all faculty and staff in the main building of the academy.

As it is a seat for the entire staff, not a small number, the structure was also in the form of a lecture hall, not a conference room.

The air in the conference room, which was densely packed with people, was very heavy.

Of course, since a place is a place, it was necessary to be polite to a certain extent, but the atmosphere in the meeting room was so thin that it could be said that this was the first time since the establishment of the academy that there was no chatter.

Thirteen faculty members who were suddenly dismissed from their professorships.

And assistant professors and associate professors who took their place.

It wasn’t just the professors who saw the change.

Some people in administrative positions were also replaced without a sound.

The reason was the back pockets that both of them had been implicitly carrying.

To that, people made some guesses.

Either someone crossed the line or the chairman drew a knife.

For that reason, the faculty members who attended the meeting room might spark themselves. Or, he had no time to open his mouth as he tried to remember whether he had forgotten or committed something.

Of course, not everyone was like that.

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Representatively, Kim Seong-won, the head of the finance department, sat in the front row.

Unlike other people who are nervous, Kim Seong-won is sleeping calmly with his eyes half-closed. And Choi Min-sik, the head of the academic affairs department, watches it from the sidelines with pitiful eyes.

Choi Min-sik also met Baek Woo-jin through Kim Seong-won on the day of the entrance exam, so this position was not too burdensome like Kim Seong-won. I felt all the pressure and burden I had to feel the day I met Baek Woo-jin.

-The chairman has come down.

Voices came from the speakers on the ceiling, and soon the door to the meeting room opened.

“I’m sorry for bringing you all together when you must be busy preparing for the beginning of the semester and the entrance ceremony.”

Hair that is neatly pulled up.

A face with big eyes and a soft impression overall.

Skin showing slight fine wrinkles.

Strong muscles and large stature.

Ahn Hyeon-do, who could not find any trace of the years, climbed onto the podium in the meeting room.

“I don’t want to hold on to busy people for a long time, so let’s talk briefly and finish the table quickly.”

There was no device to amplify the voice, but Ahn Hyun-do’s voice resonated clearly throughout the conference room.

“You’d think everyone knows that some faculty members have recently been dismissed and replaced by younger students.”

Ahn Hyun-do looked at the faces of the new professors huddled in the most secluded seats.

“Don’t just pick faults and do that. If you get caught, I’ll kick you in the ass.”

Standing on the podium, he said something like a joke to lighten the mood, but the professors who were listening couldn’t take it as a joke.

That’s because if he was kicked in the butt by Ahn Hyeon-do, who was still as active as he was on active duty, he could become paralyzed.

“And young friends, don’t be conceited outside and act modestly.”

The new professors sitting in the corner quickly nodded.

“uh… … Finally, I’ll end by introducing one professor. Professor Baek Woo-jin?”

Ahn Hyun-do scanned every nook and cranny of the conference room, but could not find a new face.

“Isn’t Professor Baek Woo-jin here? I heard you attended—”

again.

The sound of shoe heels, short but clearly heard in everyone’s ears.

Hyundo Ahn’s eyes widened slightly.

A person who had not been seen until just a moment ago had appeared as the starting point of a single sound.

Hyun-do Ahn was not the only one surprised.

Choi Min-sik, who was sitting next to Kim Seong-won, who was dozing off, was also startled.

It was none other than Baek Woo-jin, who stood up next to him.

again. again.

Baek Woo-jin climbed the podium with a certain sound at regular intervals.

“Professor Baek Woo-jin?”

“… … .”

Baek Woo-jin didn’t answer, just nodded slightly.

Hyun-do Ahn did not think that attitude was impertinent in the slightest.

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Rather, goosebumps appeared all over her body.

A human being who cannot feel his presence even though he is looking at him with his own eyes.

no. According to the contents of the letter, it must be something other than a human being.

Wearing strangely messy hair or oversized glasses that could look a bit ridiculous.

However, contrary to what he looked like on the outside, he was a man with a heavy atmosphere that was difficult to approach easily.

Ahn Hyun-do looked at where the faculty members were sitting and said.

“Most of the professors are brown, light blue, gray except for me. You may know that there are only these three grades, but in fact there is one more color.”

He pointed at Baek Woo-jin’s left hand.

“The black ring that Professor Baek Woo-jin is wearing right now. Yes, in our academy there is a black rank. This was a grade that had existed since the establishment of the academy, and information that had only been disclosed to very few people until now. Then you guys are curious about this part.”

Ahn Hyeon-do pointed at himself with the thumb of his right hand and said.

“Black is the rank right below me. However, the authority he has is no different from mine, except for his position.”

The meeting room, which had been quiet until now, suddenly started to stir.

A level with the same authority as the chairman?

That meant that I could make decisions and get involved in everything from personnel rights to budgets.

It’s a bit absurd, but it was as if the chairman suddenly became two.

Then a middle-aged man in the second row raised his hand, and a gray ring was on his finger.

Gray higher than sky blue.

The gray ring was given to special lecturers brought by the chairman himself from outside.

“I’m sorry, but the question… … .”

Ahn Hyeon-do, who was about to say that he would not accept it, shut his mouth when Baek Woo-jin, who was standing next to him, raised his hand slightly.

Baek Woo-jin opened his mouth to the professor who had just raised his hand.

“Let me speak.”

‘her… … .’

Ahn Hyun-do, who was standing right next to him, admired it.

It’s the same guy, but he had a really charming voice.

Not only that, but other professors in the conference room had similar thoughts. Some of the female faculty members even blushed.

“… I have a question for you, Chairman.”

Special instructor with raised hand.

Jaden Martell, an outstanding battle mage during his active duty days and currently in charge of teaching flame-type destruction magic.

Ahn Hyun-do nodded his head to ask Jayden a question.

“Can you get that ring too?”

“Hmm.”

Ahn Hyun-do did not immediately answer Jayden’s question, but glanced at Baek Woo-jin standing next to him.

Originally, I had planned to end this meeting without asking questions, but since the person in question accepted the question, the answer was also left to the person in question.

just as expected.

Baek Woo-jin, who was standing next to him, nodded and said.

“This is Arena Academy. So I will also follow the rules of the academy.”

Except for the chairman, the professors had to prove that they deserved this kind of treatment by participating in the annual contest for the ring.

Baek Woo-jin just replied that he would also participate in the skirmish.

However, Baek Woo-jin’s words did not end there.

“But waiting until next year would be too boring. If you are confident enough to take this ring from me, challenge it during the summer festival.”

Event Match, an indispensable part of Arena Academy’s summer festival.

junior and senior students.

Seniors and assistants.

Assistant Professor.

professor and professor.

A subordinate requests a challenge from a superior, and the superior can get one thing he wants from the subordinate on the condition of accepting it.

Usually, it is for fun, such as making a funny dance or singing, but it is not uncommon to find cases where it is not.

At this time, Yu Hee-shin’s priests take care of notarization, so whatever you have accepted in the event match, you must keep it.

So it’s not hard to see that the superiors, who are often bothered by this, drive away challengers by making outrageous demands.

Baek Woo-jin told the professors gathered here to challenge him through the event match.

“Is there anything else you want to ask?”

“… … There is not.”

Jayden lowered his hand and closed his mouth, and Baek Woo-jin asked Ahn Hyun-do, who was standing next to him.

“If there’s nothing more to say, let’s go back.”

“Well. yes. Let’s meet at the entrance ceremony.”

Baek Woo-jin didn’t respond and quietly came down the podium and opened the door to the meeting room and left.

“Hmm. Then thank you for coming together to hear the trivial story. Everyone, go back and see your business.”

Ahn Hyun-do smiled shyly and ordered the dispersal, and the faculty and staff got up from their seats and left the conference room.

At that time, Kim Seong-won, who had closed his eyes as if asleep, suddenly opened his eyes and licked his lips, muttering softly.

“Summer Festival… Match event… … This could be some money… .”

“It’s like a crazy money ghost.”

Minsik Choi, who was sitting next to him, clicked his tongue and shook his head.

“whatever. I don’t even have hair to fall off anymore. You have to make a lot of money.”

Seongwon Kim snorted and got up from his seat, and Minsik Choi followed Seongwon and started to leave the meeting room slowly.

“therefore. What are you going to make money from?”

“What? It’s a bet.”

“A pitiful bastard.”

Choi Min-sik clicked his tongue at Kim Seong-won for a moment, then quietly put his mouth to Kim Seong-won’s ear and muttered softly.

“… Do you have any investments?”

Bountiful Choi Min-sik’s hair.

Kim Seong-won once again realized that the world was unfair.