episode_0163

“Is Jang Ah-hyun available?”

Sejun Han violently swung open the heavy, huge door that opened on both sides, entered a huge room with only one person inside, and called out to someone.

Huge room. Passing the large, long banquet-like table that often appears in movies and novels about the Middle Ages, I looked at the brown mahogany desk in the distance, where the person Sejun was looking for was drinking tea and holding papers on top. was watching.

“Please call me Chairman. This is public work time, not private time, Sejun.”

As the saying goes, she was alone, so it was natural that the only signs of people were hers, but she also had a small wrinkle between her eyebrows, as if she had just met someone in trouble.

What lies ahead of her is something Sejun already knows. In any case, it would be clear that she was thinking the same thing she was seeing.

“… Is it really an ultimatum?”

“Yes. I tried to hold on as long as I could, but it wasn’t easy. Even if you pour in all of Tae-seong’s connections, if the whole world turns out to be hostile like this… Haha.”

“Is there no way? At this rate, the foundation the Dean has built will be shattered. And we too will be scattered and sold to different countries.”

” If you look at the content of this edict, it actually means that they will be willing to resort to force. I’ve been dragging my feet for almost 5 years, but now it looks like I’ve completely drawn my sword.”

Sejun was left speechless by Jang Ah-hyeon’s calm voice, paused for a moment, and then sighed.

Jang Ah-hyun continued to speak to Se-jun, who was speechless as if he was at a loss for words.

“Unless the professor comes back and cleans it up completely, it might be a little difficult now. Even if some, or even a significant number, of talented people are eventually recruited, this academy will be recognized as an independent institution… .”

“Is there a chance that the dean will come back?”

“I don’t know. Since you promised, you will definitely come back. But I don’t know when that will be… .”

Sejun sighed again at Jang Ah-hyeon’s calm words, pulled out a chair and sat down. Why doesn’t he know? She already knows that there’s no point in running wild and screaming without a plan.

‘When will you come back? It’s not like he can’t come back at all.’

Sejun looked out the window. Contrary to his feelings and annoyingly, the weather was really nice.

‘It’s been a while since then.’

At the last moment, Northmund disappeared beyond the dimension, saying he was going to end everything.

Five years have passed since then.

A lot has happened in the meantime.

First, the head of Elm Academy became vacant, and Helen Burns temporarily took over the vacant position.

In any case, since he was a former American spy, he was worried about what would happen to the school, but surprisingly, the construction work was secure enough for Northmund to keep him close, and Northmund managed to run the missing academy well up to a certain point.

But don’t people say that once the crisis goes away, the story behind it comes out?

As the threat from outside disappeared, the governments of each country, which had been united by the monster’s movements, gradually began to divide and fight for power.

After learning that talented people from the Academy were useful in the Great War, governments around the world began to move to retrieve the talented people belonging to the Academy.

In fact, that was the original contract that Northmund signed. The Academy’s talented students are members of each country, and are assigned to each country even after graduation.

It’s just that it’s a crisis situation due to a monster invasion, so the academy is leading and managing them.

Helen Burns felt pressured by this situation and stepped down from her position, and Jang A-hyun took advantage of her position to become the academy’s chairman.

Her first step was to make the Academy an independent institution.

And we did our best to avoid losing students, citing as an example a clause that states that an unlimited number of manpower can be supplied for the defense of the school.

This was a measure taken because we knew that what countries around the world wanted was the dissolution of Elm Academy.

It is necessary in times of crisis, but in times of peace, the government can never allow an organization with enormous military power to rival the state.

If people with special abilities continue to be taken away like that, the academy will eventually become meaningless and be scattered to pieces.

“That’s why I became a professor.”

In any case, it was true that Elm Academy was short on manpower, so it recruited as many graduates as teachers as possible.

Although it was the exact opposite of Sejun’s image of a professor, he knew that Jang Ah-hyun was trying to prevent the leak by pushing as many graduates as possible to become teachers at the school, so he couldn’t just urge her on.

“Yes? What did you say? Professor Sejun Han?”

“No, just talking to myself. It was just something I said to myself while looking back on my memories so far. And I’m not blaming you for this situation. On the contrary, I think it’s amazing that I’ve endured until now. Anyway, it’s amazing that you’ve been able to support such a huge school on your own. In a way, it was because of you that I was able to endure until now.”

“… What is it? What is that childish line that seems to suddenly try to avoid the other person by praising them after being caught doing something wrong?”

“No, it’s true… .”

It’s not fun. For example, in many parts of the world, the budget going to the organization was reduced or eliminated, and the academy, which was allocated a budget by the organization, really held out as much as it could.

In fact, now that even the organization has turned against the school, it was possible to run a school isolated from the rest of the world thanks to Jang A-hyeon’s financial support.

“It’s okay if it doesn’t mean anything. My mind is a bit complicated right now. I was wondering if I was thinking of something else, but I’m glad I did. Last time, I heard that a country tried to buy you for a large sum of money.”

“No, there is no way I could betray you! I’m still satisfied now. And I’m not going anywhere until the dean comes!”

“So I’m glad. It was too much money to turn down because the same thing could have happened. Hehehe.”

Although he was grinning, Sejun ironically knew how miserable the current situation was, so he couldn’t help but smile along with Jang A-hyeon and lowered his head.

And just as he was about to raise his head, he heard the sound of a door opening in the distance, so he turned his head in that direction.

“Chairman. Oh, there was also a close-quarters weapons professor.”

When I looked towards the person who was calling me by a title I couldn’t tell if it was an honorific or not, there she was.

Even though I was looking at the yard, even if I didn’t see it, I couldn’t tell who it was from the shadow.

Long straight hair and two horns. A tall woman with slitted vertical pupils.

It’s Yun Shia.

“What happened to what I entrusted to you, Assistant Professor Yoon?”

“Yes, the conversation with Gideon Gray went well. It’s a good thing that Gray also had quite a bit of affection for this academy. I think he decided to cooperate with us as much as possible.”

“Chet Is this traitorous bastard thinking about others? Dean Northmund’s student was the first to betray.”

“Mr. Sejun. Don’t say that. In a way, Gray went as a scapegoat. I knew it and it was already discussed in advance.”

“I know. Sheesh, no matter how much it is.”

Yoon Sia was in charge of the job of teaching assistant. In fact, Jang A-hyeon wanted to give her an important teaching position, such as a professor, in order to keep her in the school and not take her away – in fact, she hoped to some extent – but she was arrogant and said that she did not want to accept any position unless it was given to her by Professor Northmund.

It was so absurd that I almost lost my temper for the first time in a long time, but I consoled myself by explaining the current situation and eventually agreed to take on the role of physical training and combat instructor.

I’m only saying this now, but it’s a good thing. Although Yoon Sia’s combat power is at a level that no one can surpass at this point, no one could imagine her teaching a class as a professor.

Perhaps, instead of giving a lecture, they just study on their own and go somewhere, or they just teach classes at a level of violence that will be engraved in their bones.

If you survive the process, you will become an Ikkitousen superpower, but most of you will end up dead or crippled.

‘Well, even now, there are more than one student being taken to the infirmary.’

She, who participated as a teaching assistant in Sejun’s close combat class, often knocked out the cadets.

‘It may not have been intentional, but it wouldn’t have been that way from the person who suffered it.’

It’s not uncommon for someone to be kicked and thrown ten meters away, or to have the arm that blocked the attack bend backwards while trying to defend against her attack.

Thanks to that, it is almost a public fact that her fans come into the academy and then leave as antis.

Even in the YouTube video she appeared in, comments like ” I know Dragon Lady well, but she’s just a really crazy bitch. You guys are being deceived. ” This is also an example.

The rumor was spreading almost identically to the rumor that a crying female ghost would appear in the main hall at midnight where the Northmund statue was located.

‘But it also seems like they’re doing it on purpose.’

The appearance is really pretty. I feel sorry for Yue, but even from Sejun’s perspective, it seems like Yoon Sia will fall into the trap if she just stays still.

That’s why, every year, at the beginning of the semester when new students arrive, the story about Assistant Professor Yun Sia circulates, but it disappears by the middle of the semester.

Perhaps he acts like that because he has a deep attachment to Dean Northmund and feels burdened by other people’s interest in him.

“So, what did Gideon Gray say?”

Se-jun, who had been lost in his thoughts, came back to reality after hearing Jang A-hyun’s words, and Yoon Sia still looked at Jang A-hyeon and Han Se-jun with blank and cold eyes and spoke out loud.

“The deal is that he will teach new talents in his home country. I guess they are thinking of making something similar in the US.”

“What? This traitor, after all.”

“So to what extent can this satisfy the U.S. government?”

“Yes. I think Gray also talked about easing the pressure on Ellada Academy. The US government seems to have agreed to some extent, perhaps because it was viewed on the outside as a sign of regret for one’s alma mater.”

“Yes. That would have been best.”

Jang Ah-hyeon said that and closed her eyes slightly. Sejun clicked his tongue at the look of agony on her face when she, who had been with Sejun for a long time, tried to picture the future but couldn’t figure it out.

Although he was called a traitor, Sejun didn’t have that much resentment toward Gideon.

He also tried to protect this academy. Because of the continued pressure from the world, he decided to leave this school and return to the United States as per his contract.

On the outside, he was one of Northmund’s best disciples and played a great role in the final battle against the monsters. When he returned to the United States, the United States seemed to be somewhat satisfied and reduced the pressure on Ellada.

Of course, it has not been completely let go, but the decision of the world police state has great meaning to other countries.

And since he decided to unravel what Northmund taught in the United States, it means that the United States will also be able to have a strong army of talented people in the future. This may have increased the satisfaction of higher-ranking people.

“Chet, I expected that places similar to this academy would open up in each country someday, but it was bittersweet to hear it.”

“Don’t attach any particular meaning to it. Because we have the title of first. And it will last forever as long as Professor Northmund, the world’s hero, is there.”

“Yes. I guess so. As long as the dean comes back.”

“Actually, my funds are now at their limit, but I’m glad that it seems to be loosening up a bit.”

Jang Ah-hyeon said that and looked at the dragon horned woman who was about to leave the principal’s office again, as if she had conveyed everything that needed to be conveyed.

He is still an unknown person. Is it out of hostility or just blankness? The mysterious eyes that stand out the most on a face with sparkling white skin.

‘what.’

Somehow, the emotions in those eyes are different. It’s an iris whose inner thoughts are similar to usual, but the emotions contained within them seem somehow different.

A subtle difference that only Jang Ah-hyeon, who has been involved with her for a long time due to unavoidable circumstances, can know.

And is that feeling joy? why not? no way?

“Wait a minute, Assistant Professor Yoon. Stop there!”

“Yes. Why?”

“What are you? What’s going on? What do you think you know? There’s something you didn’t say, right?”

“Umm… .”

In response to Yoon Sia’s reaction, Jang A-hyun nodded slightly, saying, “As expected,” and Sejun, who could not understand the situation, narrowed his eyes slightly to see what it meant.

Sejun, who was looking at Yoon Shia and Jang Ahyeon alternately, also clenched his fist and asked as if he felt something.

“What is it? Is this about the Dean? What, you mean that you can sense the presence of the same dragon race?”

“… .”

“It can’t be like that haha… under… . No really?”

Jang A-hyeon frowns slightly at Se-jun’s stern reaction. Looking at them, Yoon Sia spoke with a sly smile that seemed like she was probably showing them for the first time.

“Yes, you are right. Professor… The professor is coming.”