Episode 2. possess

Is it because it is the farthest from reality?

Ah-young enjoyed reading fantasy novels. Of course, the genre of her novels was also fantasy.

By the way, the fantasy novels I read were all works that I could borrow from the school library and read. The famous classic masterpieces, which are mainly filled with heart-pounding adventure stories.

That’s why I’ve been living my life without paying much attention to web novels, and this was the same for Ah-yeong, but as a result of looking back and forth about her career as a writer.

To apply her writing in the future, aiming for the web novel market was a less thorny path.

In the web novel market, contests were held quite often compared to the Spring Literary Contest, and the profits falling to the writers were higher than those of paper books.

Moreover, accessibility is good. There were almost no hurdles to overcome to challenge the dream of becoming a web novel writer, so both students and office workers were fine.

Anyone can challenge and succeed.

Of course, for that reason, this floor is a red ocean beyond imagination, but it was difficult to find a better condition than this for Ah-young, who has no great ambitions for school.

Of course, if you have the heart to study seriously, the variety of career paths you can choose will increase… It was hard to expect something like that from Ayoung right now.

Even if Ah-yeong is diving by herself, running away from the noise of the world, I must not fall into Ah-yeong’s sea together.

If the student turned his eyes to writing to forget the reality, I, the teacher, had to face the reality instead.

Because of my persistence in thinking about Ayoung’s future, our goal was to publish a web novel.

When this summer vacation began, I planned to organize one by one and do a free serialization. In order for writing to be profitable, away from escapism and play with settings, I had to be aware of trends to some extent.

You won’t be able to earn even 100 won with a novel that only the author enjoys.

So, in my spare time, I read and analyzed web novels mainly in the fantasy genre.

Then, there were a few works that I fell in love with, but among them, the genre that I could read with a light heart and enjoy it was ice water.

The development in which the main character suddenly gets sucked into the novel without any warning and adapts and survives in it is certainly interesting in itself, regardless of the material.

but… .

I didn’t want to try it myself.

‘Who would like it if someone who had passed the employment examination for less than a year was possessed in another world… .’

dizzy.

I have already verified dozens of times whether it is a dream or not. That’s why it’s even more frightening that there is no basis to deny this reality.

Even though it felt like all my blood was being sucked into the floor, my eyes were quickly scrolling down the letter in my hand.

‘Yes, we should start by gathering information. Isn’t that the national rule?’

I’m glad I read a few of the ice water. Now that I’m suddenly possessed, is it helpful?

“… .”

Shit.

Actually, I haven’t read that much.

* * *

‘Dear Professor Ian Laver.’

“under. under. ha ha ha.”

‘Congratulations on becoming a member of the Kiruna Magic School. Kiruna is the largest youth magic education facility on earth located in Illis, the capital of the Empire, and enjoys the glory of Elma, the first goddess of light… .’

“… ah, don’t do this Let’s slow down now I don’t like jokes like this. yes?”

‘… You, who served on the eastern and western frontlines, analyzed actual cases in wartime situations with Witch Beasts and studied the unification and diversification of magical soldiers’ magical systems. … .’

“… please.”

‘… Arche Magic Tower, which digs into the essence and source of magic, I can’t say enough words in anticipation of Professor Ian’s performance as a full professor of magic linguistics.’

“mom… ”

‘I salute your courage and inquiring spirit, Kiruna Principal Skillbeck.’

“… .”

No matter how many times I read the letter over and over again, nothing changed.

Feeling like a lost child from another planet, I looked around.

As if less than half a day had passed since unpacking, all sorts of books and papers were scattered around. At the end of the long, narrow office, there were chairs and desks, and a statue of a goddess the size of a palm was placed in the corner.

Probably Professor Ian’s personal office.

The wooden door in front seems to be firmly closed, but no one knows when someone might burst in.

He covered his head and sat down.

When I woke up, I was about to cry even if I was in the middle of New York, but it landed in a strange place where I don’t even know how to get back…

‘You have to be alert. Kim Yohan.’

He shook his head quickly while holding his head.

It wasn’t the time to cry. I haven’t even seen my classmates graduate yet. I didn’t even see the ending of this novel.

‘Look, there are two reasons to return to this life. No, if you include mom and dad, there are four of them.’

Yes, I will somehow survive and return eventually… .

However, the stumbling block was that the object I possessed was Professor Ian.

* * *

It might have been better to possess the villain.

It’s a position that seems unfavorable for the villain to survive structurally, but at least two things are given to the villain.

The power to commit evil deeds and relatively distinct personal information. I don’t know anything else, but those two conditions are mostly given.

If the villain is weak and vague, wouldn’t readers feel uncomfortable even when the main character defeats him in a spectacular way?

However, the Ian I possess is an extra, neither one nor the other.

Aren’t there a lot of novels where people possess extras?

Of course it is.

However, it is rare to possess an extra without any information.

If an extra had at least a little bit of personality like a 10,000-year-old or a gag character, based on that, I would have been able to predict and prepare for what I would experience in the future.

Like the main character in the web novel, even if he can’t use such a penalty to his advantage.

However, Professor Ian is just an invisible person. When I list the names of professors, they are only mentioned once or twice.

As for how much Ian plays in this novel, even Ayoung, who is meticulous about the worldview and setting, just shook her head.

‘Professor Ian… ? I don’t know I haven’t thought of anything yet.’

A character with only the author’s official name. An extra that even the editor doesn’t know much about.

It wasn’t until I saw his name in the letter that I vaguely remembered that a character like this existed.

The only thing that can be called a characteristic is that he was a soldier?

The background of the novel, Kiruna Magic School. Ian Leiber, a first-time professor of magic linguistics there. A low-ranking nobleman born in the military.

this is all i know then… .

“Professor Ian… . My name is Spearmint, a sophomore in the Department of Magical Linguistics.”

What I don’t know about him, I have no choice but to fill in with my guesses.

I have to live as Professor Ian right now, but I don’t even know his tone. You don’t know your personality, your reputation, your past, your connections, or even your parents’ names.

Even so, if I relaxed and didn’t hide my appearance as English teacher Yohan Kim and went around casually, it would look unnatural here. ‘Cause this is a different world

A vulgar aristocrat who behaved according to my standard of common sense, and lacked the qualifications of a professor. These modifiers might kick me out of here in less than a month.

yes. If you possess a character in a novel, you must keep the concept.

‘now. It’s a problem because I don’t know what the concept is.’

Will an English teacher at a small bourgeois high school with a military background be able to play a professor at an aristocratic magic school? I decided not to think.

Because if you can’t play it, it’s over. You have to do it.

“I don’t mind, but a small request… I’m here to give you one. Professor, if you are not busy, could you listen to me?”

The weak voice of an unfamiliar female student came from across the door.

‘It may be a small request to you, but I have no other trials like you.’

no, it was better

I could use my professor’s authority to pretend I wasn’t here or ignore it without saying a word, but that kind of rudeness is possible because the other person is a student, and it couldn’t be forever.

You can’t stay stuck here all the time, and one day there will definitely come a time when you have to face, bump into, and talk with the people in this novel.

What’s your name? what mint was that Anyway, she came to visit me in a fairly low-key way.

As a student, and even as an editor, I don’t even know his name.

In other words, this student is not even an extra in this novel.

It’s a big risk if you leave the worst first impression on the lead or supporting actors who control the flow of the novel, but I think it’s okay to be taken as a strange professor to them.

‘Yes, Mint student. You should be my practice partner.’

While repeating that, I tried to relax a bit.

Even though I can communicate everything, I am a thousand times more nervous than when I was talking to a foreigner for the first time.

‘How do you feel about your first words… ‘

I thought of the magic professors in the web novels I had read. An aristocrat, a young professor who is a wizard… .

‘There’s an image that just comes to mind.’

After coming to a conclusion that I would regret forever, I opened the door.

* * *

Mina Spearmint, who had just entered her second year, already knew that Professor Ian was in the office.

As I held my breath before knocking on the door and pondered for a long time on how to speak, I heard some voices on the other side of the door.

I couldn’t hear what he was saying because he was small, but a little bit of his own talk leaked out.

“… Professor Ian?”

As a commoner, she had called Professor Ian with the most wrinkly and wry attitude.

Then, the blue bow-shaped hairpin in her hair swayed nervously.

Even the slightest noise coming from across the door suddenly stopped, and the front of the lab was as cold and silent as a corpse.

A reaction as if the thief held his breath.

“… .”

The longer and thicker the silence was, the darker the shade was on her face.

This… , was not rejected, nor was it ignored. Pretend no one is inside.

Do you hate dealing with me that much? I’m busy, so I don’t want to mix up a formal word to come next time?

‘It sucks… .’

Pooh-

Professor Ahn intentionally let out a big sigh to listen carefully, then turned around and shed a few tears.

… In fact, I actually sighed.

‘I can’t even see your face… This is the last time I put my hopes on because I’m a new professor.’

In the end, no professor in the Department of Magical Linguistics opened the door to her.

far… .

Her teeth were grinding in anger, but she was able to contain her anger because she had expected this to happen.

‘yes. There’s no way there’s a professor interviewing an inferior student at this school… .’

In particular, there is really no one in the Magical Linguistics Department.

I’ve proven it myself… ?

Not once or twice, having been disappointed by the dark side of Kiruna Magic School, Mina pretended nothing was wrong and tried to get out of Erebna Mage Tower.

Erebna Magic Tower, where the labs and offices of magic professors are gathered.

Inferior students like her can’t even go higher than a certain floor level. You can go higher than the 10th floor only by unlocking the high-level sealing ceremony.

Thanks to this, excellent students are taught by professors and become better, and inferior students become inferior without ever meeting professors.

You can tell just by looking at the structure of the mage tower. This school does not bother looking for hope in inferior students. There are already geniuses out there, so what?

There is a rose field in front of you, so there is no reason to wander around the garbage dump looking for roses.

Irregular students are just a platform and practice partner for geniuses.

still.

‘Anyway, that’s how it is… . How could a new professor do this? All professors are like that… ?’

I walked down the hallway of the Mage Tower with no one there.

I wanted to pretend that I wasn’t hurt and that I was cool, but there was no one around to look after her, and it was too difficult to do that now.

I was overcome with sadness and tears welled up.

‘Even if you don’t pay the tuition, it’s okay, how can you make it to the end… .’

“Didn’t you call?”

“… !”

The hurried call was the most arrogant and coldest professor’s voice she had ever heard.

Mina was frozen like ice and stiffly turned around. Carefully, like being in cold water and then suddenly entering warm water.

‘Is this a dream?’

It wasn’t.

The young professor she had never met was watching her closely.

“Come in.”

Instead of the magician’s robe, Professor Ian, neatly wearing a soldier’s angular uniform, didn’t even listen to her answer.

I went back to his office, which was a mess even from afar.

Unlike other professors here full of hypocrisy, with the door wide open.