episode_0169

I’ve said several times that there seems to have been a misunderstanding.

Elin had already decided to seriously look for a title.

By the way, Luke is a professor.

“I should try being a professor too… .”

I was worried.

Of course, becoming an academy professor is not something you can do lightly with the thought, ‘Should I give it a try?’

To teach the best talents in the empire, you must have the best abilities.

“The president will welcome you with open arms.”

But none of that was true for Elin.

Not only did he inherit Luke’s spatial magic, he even created his own magic.

Of course, we need to consider whether they have the ability to teach… .

“Okay, then I can use the same lab as the teacher.”

A deep desire sparkled in Elin’s eyes.

“… Why?”

“You’re the same space wizard.”

“… … ”

Luke’s instincts screamed.

If you work in a lab like Elin’s, you’ll be taking risks every day.

But I had nothing to say in rebuttal.

Even if I use a different lab, Elin will still come to visit me every day.

“Let’s talk about the future later. For now… … .”

Luke forced himself to turn his head and look into the distance.

The vast Bertain estate is visible.

The open view also brought into view the plaza restored by Elin.

“Shouldn’t we protect the empire?”

First of all, the demon had to be sealed.

* * * * *

We have already obtained help from two families in the capital.

Bertain is ambiguous in terms of being helpful.

At least I won’t side with the devil.

Now it was time to select talent to be dispatched to each region.

-I’ve gathered the graduates you asked for. You’ll probably recognize some of them.

The very next day after I made the request to the president, I received a call.

How already?

I had that thought though.

The faster the better.

Luke and Elin headed straight to the academy.

“Hahaha. Welcome, Professor Luke.”

As soon as the president saw Luke, he clenched his teeth and tapped his shoulder.

“Not yet.”

“What do you think? We’ll be together for 5 years. Hahahahahaha!”

A bright smile that seems to shine from the face.

Luke had never seen the principal so happy before.

“Hello, President.”

“Oh, I see you, the small pillar that holds the center of the empire.”

Ellen bowed her head.

The president also greeted them politely.

“President. I have something to tell you.”

“Hmm? If it’s the devil’s case, there won’t be a problem, my lady. This old man has prepared thoroughly.”

The president smiled kindly and pounded his chest.

Ellen shook her head as if to say that wasn’t the case.

“I also want to become a professor like you.”

“… … ”

The president stopped in that state.

For a moment, Luke thought Elin had cast a time-stopping spell.

Kuk.

I clenched and unclenched my fist.

Time was flowing properly.

“Hmm… …I guess that won’t work. After all, I’m not an academy graduate―”

Snap!

After the president grabbed Elin’s hand.

I knelt down faster than light.

“Glory, glory! With the education of the princess, the empire will advance one step further, no, twenty steps further!”

“Um, is there a separate interview or something…?”

“Oh my, what on earth could there be to interview the princess? Isn’t she truly a versatile beauty who is skilled in both civil and military affairs!”

“Thank you, thank you… .”

Flattery pouring out to the point of being burdensome.

Ellen took a step back.

“If you stand as a professor with Luke, I can build you a magic tower!”

“There’s already a magic tower, so it’s okay.”

“Hot! Sorry. The great archmage already has a magic tower, of course. So, is there anything you want? I’ll give you anything!”

The president didn’t panic at all and just gave in naturally.

“Then… please let me use the same lab as the teacher.”

“Oh, of course. There is no one in the Empire who does not know the relationship between the Princess and Luke, so isn’t that obvious?”

“Wait, what do you mean?”

Luke intervened in the middle.

Does everyone know about Elin and Luke’s relationship?

“What? Aren’t you talking about the news that you are the princess’s fiancé?”

“… Who the hell started that rumor??”

“Huh? Aren’t you the one who’s been walking around the capital with a leash? There were a lot of reports recently saying that the princess’s tastes are a bit extreme.”

widely.

Luke hit his forehead.

It had been so long since I had returned to the capital that I had forgotten about the power of the Imperial Newspaper.

“Ahem. Could the rumors be wrong…?”

The president watched the great wizard who was soon to become a professor.

Because the reason for putting the leash on may be punishment.

“No, that’s correct.”

Of course, Elin had a gentle expression and shook her stupid hair.

The rumor has already spread like that.

It finally felt like the empire was returning to normal.

“Haha. A class by a couple space wizard. The students will be really happy.”

The president also burst into a happy laugh.

I can already hear the competition rate for next year’s Academy Awards skyrocketing.

“Hoohoo.”

“Hahaha.”

“… … ”

Everyone is laughing happily, except for Luke.

The president came to his senses and said.

“But that’s after you’ve caught the devil. Come on in. I’ve called in some very talented people!”

I followed the president into the conference room.

The first person to discover it.

“Hello, brother.”

“Hello, Your Majesty… .”

Nia and Bena were waving their hands with embarrassed expressions.

* * * * *

Of course, the president didn’t call them to tease Luke.

To be exact, it wasn’t just the two of them that were called.

“Long time no see, bro!”

Kkudangtang!

An orange-haired boy stands up, roughly pushing away a chair.

No, now the man with the appearance that should be called a young man waved his hand.

“… Long time no see, Palace.”

Palace Rochefort.

He was Lanian’s younger brother and a genius in fire magic.

“Oh, you remember my name!!”

“Ahem. Could you please lower your voice a little?”

Palace shouted with a moved face.

A woman reminiscent of Natia opens her fan.

“It’s been a while, Pibaina.”

“… It’s Fabiana.”

“Oh, sorry.”

Natia’s nephew.

Fabiana Racen glared at Luke, her eyes only visible above the fan.

“As expected, we’re all already familiar with each other.”

The president nodded as if he had expected that.

Luke understood why they had been gathered together.

“Was the one who called you a promising wizard?”

These people here are the magicians who attended the prospective magician exchange meeting held in Bertain.

“Promising prospects! Be careful with your words. They are all wizards who are already doing their part well.”

It’s certainly been seven years since they were called promising prospects.

“Hasn’t Miss Nia become a proper battle magician?”

Having inherited all of Bucklin’s visions, Nia became strong enough to participate in the battle against Gernom.

“The Palace Army has mastered all eight existing circle flame magic. Now they are preparing their own magic.”

“Haha! That’s too much praise!”

Palace, who entered the magic tower right after graduating, was aiming for the pinnacle of flame magic.

“Ms. Bena is working hard and diligently in Ms. Lanian’s lab!”

“Hmm… I don’t think that’s a compliment… .”

Even as a graduate student, rather than a slave of Lanian, Benado developed his summoning magic day by day.

“Wouldn’t this be enough to stop the devil?”

“It may not be enough, but it will definitely help a lot.”

Although direct combat with demons may be impossible, it would be suitable for monitoring whether any abnormal phenomena occur.

It was while Luke was giving a cool-headed assessment.

“Ahem. Did you forget to introduce yourself, President?”

Fabiana put down her fan and coughed in vain.

“Oh, I forgot. So, Ms. Fabiana… …um. She made a groundbreaking announcement about reorganizing the 3rd circle water magic. Thanks to that, we were able to remove 32 complicated strokes.”

It was a great achievement for a theoretical wizard.

Now more wizards will be able to enter the 3rd circle easily.

But that didn’t help seal the demon right away.

“Hmm. I see.”

Luke nodded soullessly.

“… Can I help you build a network?”

Fabiana’s hands holding the fan trembled, feeling somehow ignored.

“It’s okay because there is long distance communication paper.”

“Not everyone has Luke’s invention, right? In wartime situations, you need a quicker and easier way to communicate. The water bead image scroll I developed is… … .”

Fabiana introduced her invention one by one.

But I suddenly felt like I was being sold.

I listened patiently until the end.

“That would be cheap to mass produce.”

“That’s right. It’s much more cost-effective.”

A means of communication that can be mass-produced by improving it to 1 circle.

Although it was of inferior quality to long-distance communication paper, it was an excellent invention for exchanging urgent messages.

“You’re surprisingly useful.”

“Ah, well, I’m Fabiana of the Raceton family… … But what did you just say? Surprisingly?”

“I’m sure this will be a great force, President.”

He turned his head to the rector, leaving Fabiana behind with her doubts.

The president shrugged.

“Only those who have gathered right now are here. Of course, more will come.”

“Are there other graduates?”

“Of course. Gaelan Pirandello, Johanna Warrens, Dione Cansura… … .”

“… Are you saying you called them all?”

Luke was astonished at the endless stream of names.

One of the three great swordsmanship schools of the empire.

Didn’t you call all the geniuses of Pirandello, Warren, and Kanshura?

“Isn’t this enough to stop the devil?”

“… I will start planning the curriculum from now on.”

“Hahaha! As expected, you get it right!”

In addition to the promising young wizards who have grown up, there are also madmen from the three great swordsmanship families.

The power was stronger than expected.

Even if Gernom runs wild, we won’t be swept away like this.

Luke nodded.

“Thank you, President.”

“Why are you doing this to me? Everyone said your name, so I took off my shoes and came forward.”

“… … ”

Something surged inside Luke’s chest.

To be honest, we weren’t that close as seniors and juniors.

It was natural that wizards and swordsmen had different living spheres.

We didn’t even keep in touch often, but you’re helping me out so readily.

“I’m glad I don’t feel like I wasted my life.”

When I was suddenly dropped into the academy.

It was really hard to adapt to an environment so different from Earth.

To be honest, I kept having doubts.

Is everyone around me really alive?

I wonder if all the NPCs are deceiving me.

Rather, I approached it because I didn’t believe it.

I tried to be friendly and approachable to the people around me.

Because I thought it would be revealed if we got closer to a certain point.

If everyone is acting.

I thought that if I was just a character in a game without an ego, I had to find a way to get back as soon as possible.

But it wasn’t.

Every single connection Luke made was true.

“Is there anyone who has worked as hard as you in the academy?”

It all came back to me as a reward from an unexpected place.