90 – Conversation that left me puzzled
Gregerik Kirsland is a male professor at Delos Academy, and he is in charge of the 1st year liberal arts course, ‘Basics of Magic and its Origins’.
Of course, he uses his lively personality to make the class not boring.
Even though he is usually close to the cadets, there are quite a few people who envy him because he has a clear distinction between public and private affairs.
He is also considered one of the talented professors who will lead the next generation academy because he is not very old.
Kiki.
“Professor Grerick, are you seated?”
It was not uncommon for uninvited guests to come to his lab.
Because he is a person with wide and flat relationships, people always gather around him.
However, the person who came today didn’t look too good to have a sad conversation.
At this, Grerick, who was enjoying coffee and a leisurely time together in the corner of the lab, jumped out to greet him with a surprised face.
“Professor Berman, what have you been up to here… ?”
The reason he was surprised wasn’t just because Berman’s complexion had hardened.
Currently, he is in the position of an equal professor and professor, but it was because he was also a disciple who studied under Berman at one time.
Although Berman’s personality is upright and benevolent, in the memories of his pupils he remains as a stern professor like a yaksha, so it was a reflex reaction of the spinal cord.
“I have come to ask you something. Is it time?”
Even if there was a difference in age, it was not like Berman’s way of speaking, who used to use respect for quite a few people.
That must mean that the inner intimacy he has with Greric is considerable.
At this, Grerick nodded and tried to pour the warm water he had hurriedly dragged into the glass.
“Yes, of course. Wait a minute. I’d like some coffee…. What!?”
Iron puck.
However, due to the nervousness of having a conversation with the teacher after a long time, he made the unsightly mistake of pouring hot water on the table instead of a glass.
Berman smiled bitterly when he saw him wiping off the water with a dish towel he had brought from somewhere.
As in the past and now, he is a disciple who has no shortage of personality or ability, but he seems unable to fix his mistakes when he is nervous or unexpected situations arise.
‘Looks like he was worried for no reason.’
Berman was relieved to feel that his clumsy behavior contained the image of the disciple he remembered.
Recently, a series of unsavory things have occurred at the academy, so I wonder if I am suspicious.
He only thought he wouldn’t do that, but it seems it’s not for nothing that people say that when you get old, you also have worries that you didn’t have.
Still, since he had made it this far, he immediately savored the coffee Grerick had served, thinking that he would have to check and go.
“Do you have yours?”
“I just had a drink, so I’m fine. Rather, he said he had something to ask me.”
“Well, I did.”
Worried about where to start looking for something to say, Berman eventually chose to ask directly.
Anyway, it doesn’t suit my temper to go round and round.
Above all, since he was a student who studied mathematics under him, I thought he would soon notice that something was strange.
“According to what I checked at the meeting not too long ago, it was said that you submitted the agenda for this freshman practical test. Is it right?”
“That’s right.”
Even the complexion didn’t change, and when Grerick expressed his affirmation, Berman’s eyes sharpened in an instant.
I don’t know if you think it’s pointless to deny it because your name was written on the document anyway, or if you can make that face because you really didn’t have any malice.
Depending on the answers you will hear from now on, you will be able to take the strand in one of the two directions.
“Could you tell me why you came up with that agenda? As you know, exploring the ruins won’t be easy.”
“When you ask why, it seems that there is an ambiguous part of the answer. To be honest, it wasn’t something I thought deeply about, but….”
“Even a trivial reason is fine. You must have your own thoughts.”
He was saying it around the corner, but it was no different than asking him to give an answer that would convince him, even if it was a trivial thing.
As the teacher’s atmosphere seemed unusual, Grerick hurriedly organized the contents in his head while wiping off the cold sweat.
In his own way, about the reason for suggesting historical site exploration as a practical subject for the first-year class relocation test.
“Well, isn’t the temple on the island an area where you can set foot in the third year or under the guidance of professors?”
“Yes.”
In the first place, it is an area where access is prohibited to ordinary cadets.
It’s not just because of the danger of the temple itself.
Since it is usually used by archaeologists who research and excavate ancient documents, the fact that the environment must be preserved is a big factor.
“That’s why I thought it would be a different experience for freshmen. In addition, there were conflicting opinions among the committee members as to whether or not new test contents should be drawn up.”
It’s a different experience.
Obviously, there is nothing wrong with just listening to it, but if you dig into the contents one by one, there are certainly aspects that make you tilt your head.
Berman felt that Grerick’s words were trying to theoretically explain the process by giving meaning to the puzzle put together by chance.
“Even so, it was a risky choice. You would know.”
There was a frost-like dignity in Berman’s voice as he pointed out Grerick’s actions.
Grerick might have been right in thinking if he regarded the exam as a stepping stone and adversity to be purely overcome.
But at this academy, what’s more important than raising cadets is protecting them.
In that sense, is it right to let newbies enter the unknown space of a temple that they haven’t even fully grasped yet?
Berman tried to point that out.
‘Although the lawmakers who passed this are also a problem.’
When Berman first saw the contents of this exam, he naturally believed that he would not be selected.
However, with the cadets becoming more and more leveled up, a useless sense of duty to come up with new tasks that fit the name of the exam.
Because of those two things, the votes of the committee members coincidentally overlapped, creating the current situation.
As for Berman, he felt like hitting his forehead, but he couldn’t help it because he had no remorse.
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Meanwhile, Grerick, whose face was dumbfounded by his teacher’s point, stupidly scratched his head and laughed.
“Yes. I also regretted it for a while, wondering if it was a somewhat hasty choice, but looking at the first graders this year, it seemed like they would overcome it well. Especially that cadet…. Um, I can’t remember the name. Dina… ?”
“You must be talking about the Dinauer cadets.”
Thinking it was a big deal, Berman mentioned it by name instead.
Grerick has been very attached to his students since before, and he tends to remember the names of the students who left a deep impression on him.
It was strange that such a man remembers the name that went up and down among the professors from the time he entered the school so vaguely.
Thanks to the long vacation, I was away for a while, so it might be unavoidable.
“Ah, yes. You’re right. Like that cadet, it seems that this year there are a lot of talented people who can be called Jade.”
“You are not wrong. I heard that one of the Red Sword’s heirs also belongs to the first year….”
Grerick is also one of the professors who has been with the academy for quite some time, and he feels something every time.
Even though it is a place where talented people of the empire gather, the fact that beings that can be called true jade only gather at certain times.
Just like the generation of swordsmen, who were the seat of the Five Great Heroes and the hero who saved the empire.
“Besides, I recently had one cadet to keep an eye on. I hope that child will also get good results this time.”
“As soon as he returned from vacation, he must have picked a good boulder. Yeah, can you tell me your name?”
He may seem like a good man from the outside, but the eyes of a man named Grerick Kirsland are not that low.
It is safe to say that the cadets are treated equally regardless of their ability, and the standard for selecting the best among them is rather cold-hearted compared to others.
To think there was a first-year cadet that caught his eye.
Thinking it was rare, Berman gulped down the remaining coffee and asked rattling the empty cup.
“I will tell you later. Since I’m a rare cadet, I don’t want to be taken away by someone else. To give you a hint, I belong to Class C.”
Class C?
Berman’s eyes flashed at an even more unexpected answer.
I thought he would be a talented person belonging to the upper ranks in at least Class A, if he could keep an eye on him, but Class C?
Does it really mean that there was a boulder hidden among the cadets?
“Oh, are you thinking of raising a disciple?”
“I’m still just thinking about it.”
Greer smiled and said that he would tell you something next time.
Berman felt that the smile was a bit different from his usual one, but he didn’t notice anything in particular, so he dismissed it as a whim.
In the end, he had to leave the lab after being satisfied with having a conversation with his student for the first time in a while without any expected results.