Academy’s Undercover Professor-Novel - Chapter 93

ACADEMY’S UNDERCOVER PROFESSOR

[Translator – Alice]

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Chapter 93 – Magic Duel (1)

“Urgh! Let go!”

Ivan Luke glared at the intense pressure on his wrist and attempted to shake off Ludger’s arm.

‘Wh-what kind of power is this!’

His hand didn’t even budge.

That was how strong Ludger’s grip was.

Ivan, who thought that wizards were just a bunch of people who only locked themselves in the backroom and read books, felt a huge shock.

“Y-you won’t let go of me? You don’t know who I am?! Are you trying to get fired?! ”

“If you can do it…”

There was a slight shade on Ludger’s face as he looked down on Ivan.

“Just try it.”

“Y-you…!”

“Stop right there.”

It was Ivan’s executive aide who intervened between Ludger and Ivan.

Ludger stared at him, and then looked around with a side glance.

Unbeknownst to him, the bodyguards who protected Ivan had surrounded the both of them.

The aide stared at Ludger with a deeply sunken gaze.

“Stop right there and let go of that hand. If you don’t…”

“If I don’t do it, what do you intend to do?” Ludger asked back in a brusque voice.

The moment the aide was about to say that Ludger would regret it, he looked into Ludger’s eyes and closed his mouth.

His voice didn’t come out properly.

He gulped and felt a cold sweat running down his forehead.

‘This person… He’s not an ordinary person. ’

He was thinking that Ludger would win if a fight broke out.

He knew that Ludger was a professor in Sören, but the aide was also a professional wizard hired directly by the Luke company.

Although he had been living while hearing a constant cursing with his head bowed to a boy who was much younger than him, he could boast that his skill was more than sufficient, even in front of a Sören’s professor.

But…

‘This gaze… This vigor… I feel like my bones will freeze even though I’m simply facing him. Is he really a new professor? ’

When the aide was about to step back, he saw Ivan fuming and changed his mind.

He couldn’t step back.

Even if Ivan Luke’s personality was recognizably a jerk, he was the only bloodline of the chairman.

Even though Ivan’s abilities did not match the bloodline he had inherited and the chairman had no great affection toward him either.

Still, the chairman treated him as his own flesh and blood.

That was the reason why he was serving as Ivan’s aide.

There were even three security teams consisting of knights from the military academy.

‘Yeah. There’s no way we can lose like this anyway. ’

However, if there was one thing that was getting in their way, it was that the place was not good for a fight.

If they were having a dispute in a dark alleyway where they were alone, they could just quietly deal with Ludger, but they were in a banquet hall full of light.

All kinds of aristocrats were watching the situation with interest.

There were too many eyes looking at them.

‘The Young Master’s trash personality has already spread throughout the whole high society. Even so, if we stepped up and suppressed him with force, there would be a major blow to the image of our company. ’

It was an upsetting and annoying thing to do, but in that situation, he had to solve it as kindly as he could.

The aide finished turning the gears in his head.

He cleared his throat and opened his mouth.

“Stop right here. We’re in a busy place, so if we fight like this, it would hurt other people as well.”

“…”

As the aide spoke as gently as possible, Ludger let go of Ivan’s hand.

As he was finally released, Ivan grabbed his throbbing wrist and chewed his lips.

“Th-this damn fallen aristocrat…!”

“Young Master, stop right here. There are a lot of eyes looking at us right now. ”

The aide intended to end the situation as soon as possible before the spoiled Ivan did something.

So when he was trying to persuade Ivan that they should back away for the moment…

Slap!

Ivan slapped the aide’s cheek with all his might.

“Hey, you asshole, I told you to call me Director. ”

“…I apologize, Director. ”

“And can’t you see what he did to my arm? You want me to step back after I ended up like this? Hey, do you want to be fired?”

“…No.”

The atmosphere suddenly began to flow in an odd way.

The aide sighed inwardly as he looked at Ivan’s bloodshot eyes.

It seemed like the time had passed for the situation to be solved with conversation.

“Do I have to just get over it when I’m being pissed off in front of people’s eyes like this, huh? Answer me.”

“No.”

“No, right? Right?”

Ivan looked back at Ludger.

His eyes were blazing with an endless hostility.

“Hey, you’re done for. I’ll make sure to fire you from your position. You know I can, right? I’m a man of my word.”

Ivan Luke…

He was the director of the Luke family and a spoiled kid who did unruly things under the shelter of the chairman, but the weight of his power was not light.

It was nothing for the Luke company, which provided a huge amount of funding to Sören annually, to put pressure on a new professor and get him fired.

Ludger, who was watching the scene from beginning to end, wondered what was going on.

Originally, he should have quietly escaped and began his search for the First Order.

It was because of that maniac that everything had been ruined from the beginning.

‘There are a lot of eyes around us, but it doesn’t seem like anyone is trying to stop him.’

It was the moment when Ludger was trying to figure out what to do…

A familiar person intervened towards the center of that accident.

“Oh, my? It seems like something interesting is happening right now.”

“…Your Honor?”

It was Elisa Willow, the principal of Sören and a genius wizard.

She appeared naturally at that breathtaking scene while smiling brightly in a black dress with tons of drooping frills.

‘Did she come here to help?’

When Ludger had that kind of anticipation, Ivan Luke, who was already annoyed, glared at Elisa as if he was about to eat her completely while thinking that a new intruder had appeared.

“Who the hell are you?”

“Me? I’m the principal of Sören.”

“What?”

Ivan scanned Elisa from head to toes with a slightly incredulous gaze.

He had heard of Sören’s principal before, but it was the first time he’d actually seen her, so he couldn’t recognize her immediately.

‘This young woman is the principal?’

Ivan thought that it was rather good.

“That’s good. Hey, you, principal. How did you educate the professors of Sören?”

“Educate, you say? What kind of education?”

“This fallen aristocrat dared to commit a violent act against me just now!”

Ivan had no doubt that he was the victim, although those watching the scene would not have called it violence.

Still with a smiling face, Elisa spoke.

“So what?”

“What do you mean “so what”? Please fire that guy right now. If you want to continue to receive support from the Luke Company, it’ll be better for you to do that.”

“The Luke Company? Aah. So you were the son of Chairman Luke.”

Elisa nodded her head while clapping her hands once as if she’d finally understood.

Ivan smiled with the side of his mouth, thinking that someone who could converse with him had finally arrived.

But shortly afterward, his face darkened at Elisa’s words.

“So what?”

“Pardon? Didn’t you hear my words just now? So our Luke company—”

“The owner of Luke’s company is Chairman Theodor, right? But why does a mere director step forward and decide things as he pleases?”

“A-a mere director? Hey! Even though my position is currently a director, I am the only son of Chairman Theodor, . Do you understand? I have the authority, too.”

“Oh, is that so? Then could this entire situation be finished by a discussion with your father?”

“…”

Ivan was dumbstruck at the remark.

There was no way he could have talked to his father about it.

They were words that he’d shouted emotionally on the spot because his rage had surged into his head.

But what was the matter with his father? Even so, there would be no way out if his father was there.

“A-anyway I’m sure my father is thinking the same thing. I’m his son anyway, would he not know about it?”

“Oh my. Is that so? Thank goodness.”

“What do you mean with “thank goodness”?”

“The chairman arrived here just in time, you know!”

“…What?”

Ivan’s face turned into a foolish expression.

‘The chairman came here, she said? No, it couldn’t be…’

“Th-that’s a lie that doesn’t even work…”

“Wouldn’t it be better if you saw it for yourself to find out whether I lied or not?”

After she said that, Elisa slightly moved to the side.

Only then did Ivan discover someone who emitted a strong presence beyond the crowd that had been concealed behind her.

—He was a hale, old, gray-haired man who could not even be called an adult.

He was standing with a cane and glaring at Ivan strongly.

“Aargh!”

Ivan’s complexion turned pale, and he turned as white as a blank sheet.

He was a man who didn’t know how to be scared in this world, but his father was the only living person whom he shrunk away from in fear

“F-father?”

“You worthless bastard. When I told you to go and build a social network, you created an incident as you pleased?”

“Th-that’s not it…”

“You’re too loud. Forget your excuses. The source of trouble is me, who entrusted this job to an idiot like you.”

Chairman Theodor Luke glared at Ivan, as he was furious with anger, then he bowed his head toward Elisa.

“I’m sorry, Principal Elisa. My stupid son did this kind of incident as he pleased.”

“No, I’m fine. Rather, I felt a little refreshed because I didn’t have a lot of people standing up for me like that these days.”

“…Thank you for saying that.”

Theodor’s gaze soon turned to Ludger.

His gaze was quite unhappy with the situation.

Even if Ivan was the one who’d done wrong first, there was no way he could see the man who’d almost fought with his son in a kind manner.

It was then that Elisa suddenly intervened.

“Oh, my. But still, I think he was being a little harsh with your son, Chairman. ”

“Principal Elisa? Right now that’s—”

“So I want to give them a chance to end the situation neatly. ”

“…”

Theodor immediately shut his mouth, as he had read something from her attitude.

It was the same with Ludger, who was watching the situation.

‘I was relieved that the principal had stepped in.’

The principal’s eyes glanced discreetly at him.

The corners of her mouth were flinching as if the situation was so unbearably amusing.

‘I think she’s a bit fickle.’

He had learned very well from the many of their encounters that she had that kind of personality.

He appreciated that she was mediating the situation, but the principal seemed to want to steer the situation in the direction that she wanted.

“The two of you will have a fight neatly in front of everyone, what do you think?”

Have a fight…

At the remark, the audience watching the situation had their eyes aglow, as they were seemingly intrigued.

What she was saying was simple:

She was asking them to have a duel.

“Of course! Mr. Ivan doesn’t know magic, and Professor Ludger is a wizard, right? This would not be an equal battle if they fought, so I’ll give Ivan a chance to choose someone to fight for him.”

Ivan looked like he didn’t understand why Elisa was saying that all of a sudden.

…But he soon stared at Ludger, gritted his teeth, and nodded.

“Alright! This is what I was hoping for! ”

Elisa had told him that he could use someone else in his stead, so he seemed to think that it was worth trying.

Elisa looked back at Ludger and asked with the gesture of her mouth:

‘What do you think? Can you do it?’

Seeing that, Ludger sighed inwardly.

He’d barely managed to get things to calm down, so he couldn’t believe there was a new accident that was being triggered.

‘But I can’t say no.’

It was Elisa who’d calmed Ivan down before he went wild no matter what others had said to him.

Moreover, the way in which the duel was conducted was not bad for him, either.

If he forced them to end the situation vaguely, Ivan would have a hostility toward him and secretly plan to go against him.

However, if he joined the duel and showed a neat result in front of everyone, then the story would change.

Even Ivan wouldn’t be able to recklessly be enraged afterwards, since the principal had stepped up and was watching the situation as well.

‘No, he’s just convinced that he’ll win on his own.’

When a duel was held in front of so many eyes, he would not retaliate for losing.

Because if Ivan tried to do something, Theodor, the chairman, wouldn’t let him be.

“I’m sorry, Professor Ludger. Just because of me…”

“No, it’s fine.”

Ludger shook his head, saying that it was okay to Selena, who was sorry and didn’t know what she should do.

“Even if it wasn’t the case, I felt like I needed to step up occasionally in this kind of place.”

“Pardon? What does that—”

“It’s just like that.”

Unbeknownst to him, the center of the banquet hall had been emptied, and a large space was created in the center.

The audience, who’d stepped back to the side. stared at Ludger with intrigued gazes.

Among them were also some gazes of spite and hostility toward Ludger.

—Especially Chris Benimore.

“…In the end, It became like this.”

It was Ivan’s aide who came out as his substitute and Ludger’s duel opponent.

He was originally an aide, but he was also an expert wizard and someone who once served in the military.

“I won’t play easy with you now that things have become like this.”

He pulled out a wand from his waist and pointed it at Ludger.

Ludger replied with a shrug and raised the large cane in his hand.

Everyone looked at the sight, breathless.

A duel between a professional wizard hired by the Luke company and a new professor who’d just joined Sören.

It was an epic event that one couldn’t see anywhere, even if they paid for it.

“Now, both of you, please show a fair duel! Then… start!”

The observers were Principal Elisa and the Chairman, Theodor Luke.

At the same time as Elisa’s shout, Ivan’s aide quickly processed his spell.

He was thinking of ending the duel as soon as possible.

—Because that was the best thing he could do for a talented junior as a senior who walked the wizard’s path.

‘I want to blame you for your actions in front of the young master. I’ll finish it as soon as I can without letting you drag for time. ’

In fact, the way he fought was by casting quick spells in succession and overpowering the opponent right away.

The most important thing in a magic duel was the accuracy and speed in which the spells were completed.

And he was so specialized in those aspects that he could describe his abilities as excellent.

In fact, when he was in the army, he’d made a significant contribution with this ability, and since his retirement, the Luke Company had paid a large sum to hire him as well as buying that part of him at a high price.

A high-speed magic with an observe and win tactic.

He had fought that kind of duel many times, and he had never lost.

That place was also just another such duel.

At least, he thought so.

‘Huh?’

The spell…

It was the moment when he casted the spell and fired it like a machine gun…

He saw something he couldn’t believe…

A myriad of spells that were far greater in number than the spell he had repeat casted…

They swallowed his magic and he watched the wave of spells rush toward him.

It was like a tidal wave of overwhelming force that swallowed the small wave of spells he had cast.

He didn’t have time to respond, nor did he even have the time to feel the sense of crisis that required him to respond to it.

───!!!

What followed the spells was a myriad of acute pain that drove his into whole body.

He lost consciousness and fell back.

“…”

“…”

The area surrounding them quickly became quiet.