Episode 88. Professor (6)

Under the gray sky, a girl with impressive white short hair walked down an alleyway alone.

Only squirrels from the forest were the only guests who came to this dark crevice between buildings where trash sometimes fell.

This girl, who knew all the shortcuts in the school, calmly moved on to the next class, breaking through the cobwebs.

The reason the girl passed through the alleyway was because passing this way would save a lot of time.

“Damn it, why are you going here? Elsie, catch up quickly. What if I miss it?”

“Can’t we just go to the interview with Professor Ian right now? Yuri is said to be the most followed professor, so there are far more than we follow-”

Rocks, who was following her as she climbed over the wall without even looking at the beautiful trail that stretched between the flower garden and the lake, was breathing heavily and couldn’t hide her annoyance.

“Don’t roll your hair and come quickly. Professor Ian promised to meet him in three days anyway. The risk classification of new unique magic users is ultimately a matter that we must judge with our own eyes.”

Rox, a member of the Imperial Academy’s Unique Magic Research Department, pulled Elsie’s sleeve, a new scholar.

Before he had time to shake off the dust on both of his arms, Elsie let out a crying sound as she was being dragged by him.

“Couldn’t we have been discovered a long time ago? He’s doing this on purpose, to test how far he can keep up!”

“Does that make sense? Right now, there are very few wizards even in the Imperial Academy who can find us without any special detection magic. Maybe even ten.”

“Since the distance isn’t even close… . There’s no way I could have been caught.”

Then, facing the wall, Yuri started shaking her hands.

“Oh, what is he doing now? You’re riding on a drain pipe!?”

“ah… .”

“under… . Should I have brought gloves?”

Rox’s expression gradually turned to embarrassment.

“Stop doing this, can’t we chase after you with magic?”

“You idiot, no matter how powerful the invisibility magic is, you can’t hide the movement of mana around you. If you use magic now, you will be found out right away.”

“Ugh… . I’ve never done sports in my life, but I came to the Imperial Academy… .”

The news that Yuri’s own magic had completely covered Kiruna spread so quickly that even among the high-ranking members of the imperial family, no one was aware of it.

There were many who fell in love with the beauty of that moment, but they could not ignore public opinion that was anxious about whether it would be okay to leave a student who could paralyze the entire campus in an instant.

For this reason, the Imperial Academy, which was in charge of managing and researching unique magic users, dispatched Rox and Elsie from the Unique Magic Research Department to investigate the dangers of Yuri and Mina and their impact on ordinary students.

Observe Yuri on the first day and Mina the next day.

On the third day, they had a meeting with Professor Ian, who was known to be in charge of them, and then confirmed the research achievements of Karl, who was said to be his assistant and assistant.

“By the way, I must have fainted from exhaustion from the first day… .”

“I will die… .”

After an unexpected adventure, the two were able to follow Yuri to the general hall, a place dedicated to liberal arts classes.

“The next class Yuri will take is… . ‘Understanding the Beast’.”

“It is a great lecture.”

“Yes, there will be many students, so narrow the distance so you don’t miss it… . uh?”

As if they weren’t tired, Rox and Elsie, who chased Yuri past the drinking fountain and entered the classroom, looked at her frozen like a frog in front of a snake with blank eyes.

“… I was overwhelmed. Yuri, the strongest among the freshmen.”

“Who is he… ?”

Standing right in front of Yuri, a very ordinary female student covered Yuri’s mouth with a puzzled face.

* * *

“De, Professor Dededayna-”

“Shh!”

Dana hurriedly put her index finger on Yuri’s lips and whispered.

“I’ll explain the circumstances later, so just skip this one time… !”

“Ah, that, yes… .”

Dana discovers that Yuri’s mana sensitivity is exceptionally sensitive.

“Yeah, it worked out better.”

He pushed Charlotte, who was hiding behind him, and asked.

“Will you pair me up with him?”

Yuri, who always pays attention to students struggling with school life, seemed like a good first conversation partner for Charlotte.

Since the glasses that impede perception didn’t work on Yuri, she should reveal Charlotte’s original appearance, but… . That would be fine, though, since she wasn’t one to shake her head at Charlotte’s introverted appearance or pointed ears.

“He has a hard time sitting alone in a crowded place.”

“Ah, so you came here disguised as a student like this? You were trying to sit down with me.”

“Yeah, yes! Originally, I was going to do that, but I thought it would be better if the same students sat together rather than a professor.”

“If that’s the case, of course we should help! I’m sorry I was so surprised.”

“… No, if it were me, I would have run out on the spot… .”

Dana breaks into a cold sweat as she casually held Charlotte’s hand and looked at Yuri’s back as she searched for an empty desk for two.

‘I thought it was going to be a real big deal… !’

He never thought that he would meet a student who would recognize her in this place.

Although I noticed it only after coming right in front of me, even that would be impossible for a normal level mage… .

‘Is it because he’s a unique magic user?’

Even the dragons knew very little about the most powerful miracle humans could achieve, unique magic, so it wouldn’t be absurd.

‘If I get a chance, I’d like to research it… . Will Yuri or Mina help me? Couldn’t it be?’

Dana licked her lips thinking about something else for a moment, then came back to her senses and sat in the back seat where she could see Charlotte.

Looking at her back, she could tell that she was very nervous, but the atmosphere didn’t look bad, probably because Yuri, who is friendly with other kids with similar personalities to her, was having a good conversation.

“Okay, I guess I’ll make a friend this time. Great… . Well?”

Relaxing, Dana sat cross-legged and looked around, noticing two intense stares at her.

‘What are those suspicious things? Did you set the transparency to a very tight one? Why are you looking at me?’

It was clear that the gloomy duo had seen through the perception-damping magic, but they weren’t Kiruna’s students, judging by their looks and the magic they felt.

‘I don’t think he’s even a faculty member. Should I catch it now? Or should I observe the situation a little longer.’

If we chase after them in a classroom where so many people are gathered, there will be a commotion that will have to cancel today’s class.

‘I can’t blow Charlotte’s chance to make friends like that.’

Deliberately not looking at them, Dana straightened her posture.

* * *

“You like shady places, don’t you? Me too.”

“really?”

“yes. Don’t you feel like you’re at ease?”

15 minutes before class starts.

At first, he tried to get the best view of the blackboard, but took shelter in a corner with Charlotte, who shook his head harder as the table got closer.

“Ah, you lived in Paideia. Somehow, even though we were in the same grade, it didn’t seem like I’d ever seen them.”

“Yuri, you live in agoge even though you’re class A?”

“yes. The facilities aren’t great, but it’s fun to be with other kids.”

Yuri looked at Dana, who was sitting at the back of the row, and asked Charlotte.

“Professor Dana seems to like you very much. How did you get close?”

“Well, you came all the way here during the consultation. Today is the first time we’ve had a proper conversation… .”

“really? Are you very active in helping?”

“That, right?”

“I guess everything I’ve heard has been bullshit. That’s why people don’t know until they meet.”

“Even though you’re an eccentric person… . If you are by my side, I will be very reassured.”

Charlotte smiled at the thought that just by Dana watching from behind, the trembling in her heart seemed to subside to some extent.

“You are a genius. He is always full of confidence and there is nothing he cannot do.”

Could it be because of the promise that if the moment comes when Charlotte is dominated by the wild nature, he will take responsibility and restore it to its original state?

The scent of blood, which I had avoided even inhaling, now felt like a moderately pleasant sweetness.

Despite having such a long conversation with Yuri, the first human she met today, Charlotte’s mind did not go blank.

“cool. I wish all professors were like that.”

“How are the others?”

“There are some really nice people, but-”

At that time, the entrance door on the platform side cut off Yuri and burst open.

“Kek, here you go… .”

“… ?”

“There are far more professors who are not… .”

* * *

As class began, Yuri grumbled at Charlotte in a low voice.

“I kept taking a break because I was sick, and I said this was the first time I came out, right? It’s okay, this lecture is really bad. Are you really better off studying alone?”

“That, is that enough?”

“First of all, I don’t like the strong sale of textbooks. Test questions are not given here.”

Professor Cliff, who had an arrogant and sharp impression, was reviewing his thesis almost half-lying in his chair.

The students opened the textbook and were reading the passages he specified.

“I was like that, and suddenly someone picked it up and made me summarize the contents. If the content of the presentation differs from his own, he gets very angry.”

“That is too much.”

“right? After that, self-study, class is over.”

“Then the professor doesn’t teach at all… ?”

“So it is better to study alone. The test questions are given arbitrarily… . Ugh, I should have asked the seniors for their lecture reviews before applying.”

“… uh? Didn’t you say you’d make a random presentation?”

Charlotte, who had been reading Yuri’s book in the middle of the desk, began to tremble.

“What if I get caught? It’s a big deal, I’ll prepare for it… !”

“Charlotte, don’t worry and look around you.”

“… yes?”

More than half of the students were sleeping face down on their desks, using textbooks as pillows.

Most of the awake students were either solving assignments in other classes or chatting with the seat next to them.

An atmosphere prevailed in the classroom, as if the students who were reading the textbook properly were becoming idiots.

“Yuri, why are you all so carefree? What if you announce it like that?”

“He always picks only the ones whose names have been memorized.”

“Well, then please.”

“yes. Is there anyone other than me who knows the name of such an indifferent professor?”

Charlotte couldn’t find what to say to Yuri, who said to herself, “I’ll stand firm so you can rest.”

“It really is a class with no merit… !”

“If it’s an advantage, there’s only one.”

“yes?”

Shortly after Yuri’s words that they would arrive soon, exhausted-looking assistant professors brought huge iron bars to the podium.

Yuri said to Charlotte, who shuddered at the many shining eyes in the dark.

“The opportunity to directly see the demons on the border is rare.”