‘It feels uncomfortable to watch, but I guess it’ll be okay. Anyway, now I’m just going to suck quietly.’
All the hard work I’ve been through so far was just to pass the appointment.
There was no need to go through any trouble anymore.
‘It’s temporary for a year, but I won’t have anything to do with it, and of course I’ll become a full-time professor after a year.’
After saying goodbye, I left Randolph’s laboratory.
Is it because of my light and bright heart?
The academy campus looked beautiful.
In fact, the atmosphere at the academy was also excited.
‘The announcement of successful candidates has been made.’
The students who passed were seen hugging their families and being happy.
‘It looks good.’
I smiled.
I never had an experience like that when I was young.
My father was an alcoholic and gambling addict, and my mother was always in the hospital. I have never had the experience of being properly congratulated on something by my family.
So, seeing things like that made me feel happy.
However, I heard a voice disturbing my peaceful mood.
“Why are you laughing so unluckily at the topic of Banregi?”
It was Joanna, the daughter of cancer!
She looked down on me with a more ferocious look than usual, as if she was in the mood to start a fight.
‘I guess I’m in a bad mood. In the end, I failed.’
To be exact, it was 3rd place.
Catherine is the chief, and Liebel is the deputy.
This is because the two of them received big bonus points for taking the lead in fighting against monsters.
This is an unacceptable score for Joanna, a candidate for the next head of the magical family.
‘In the end, you decided to apply to Amethyst Academy?’
Fortunately, the entrance exam schedules for the four prestigious academies did not overlap, so if I was rejected, I was able to apply to another academy.
If you go through the portal right now, you will be able to take the test in time.
Joanna snorted as she looked around Rubiness Academy.
“It was better. “It would be better to go to Amethyst, the best of the four prestigious schools, rather than attend Rubines Academy, where people like you are appointed as professors.”
Even though Joanna is about to break up, she says she wants to have a good night.
However, rather than being angry, I felt something else.
‘If he continues like this, he will ‘fall out’, what should I do?’
Joanna will easily take the top spot at Amethyst.
The problem was next.
Unless there is special intervention, she will inevitably ‘fall out’.
Because the keyword symbolizing her future was ‘frustration’.
‘From now on, we will fall endlessly.’
There is a high possibility that it will be on hard difficulty.
The seeds had to be sown in advance so Joanna wouldn’t break down in frustration.
“Anyway, Catherine, that dirty thing is the chief. The grading standards are also messed up. The level of the academy… .”
I looked at Joanna quietly and said.
“You don’t have to be so upset because you lost.”
“… I beg your pardon?”
“I’m telling you not to make the mistake of thinking that something has happened to you. You are just a student who is just starting to grow. Of course, you could lose or fail.”
“!!”
Joanna closed her mouth.
A story she’d probably never heard before.
I grew up always being pressured to succeed.
‘… Even if I say this, you won’t hear it right now.’
Joanna’s personality will only make her angry.
However, Joanna had a reaction I didn’t expect.
“… “What do you know?”
It was right to be angry.
the problem is,
“My, how much did I struggle not to lose?”
Pop.
Transparent water filled the open eyes and fell down.
‘Wow, why are you crying?’
The tear she shed was just one drop.
However, considering that Joanna never wanted to show weakness in front of others, it was a huge incident.
Joanna bit her lip as if trying to stop crying.
“I will never lose to you.”
Then he suddenly turned his back and disappeared.
I stared blankly at the back.
‘… I’ll see if it’s okay next time we meet. Even if you go to another academy, there will be a chance to run into you.’
Hero Academy has 16 main characters and 4 academies.
Of course, there is exchange between academies.
Joint classes, training, festivals, competitions, etc.
The 16 main characters clash through numerous interactions.
‘For professors, there is also a dispatch system.’
That will happen later.
I decided to put off worrying and just enjoy the present.
Today is a happy day for me too.
‘I finally passed the appointment! It’s temporary, but I’m a professor now too!’
Just then, loud voices were heard.
“hahahahaha! Confucius, congratulations on passing! Finally, a star named Van Confucius will rise in the world of magic. Wow, this Hans. “I will only follow in Confucius’ footsteps from now on!”
“Chu, congratulations. Seo, I never thought that senior Ban would actually be appointed. Oh, it’s not that I didn’t want to go to graduate school so I prayed for my classmate to fail!”
I ignored Lyndon’s nonsense and looked at Hans.
“Hans, aren’t you going back to the Duke’s house anymore?”
For reference, Hans came along as an attendant.
Since I passed the appointment, I have to return to my original workplace, Duke Ecclesia.
“I already submitted my resignation to the duke family, right? “I found a new job.”
“… what? “A new job?”
“I will join Confucius’s lab as a graduate student! Please take good care of me in the future, loyalty loyalty loyalty!!”
I made an absurd face.
A 5-star Supreme Mage is a graduate student?
For reference, the achievement of the academy’s junior professors, or ‘junior professors’, was usually 5 stars.
“Ah, classmate. “Please stop that old man.”
“Shut up, you bastard! “This Hans will keep a close watch on you to make sure you don’t slack off!”
“Oh really. You’re even more of a problem. “They just talk loudly all the time and don’t actually do anything.”
Linden’s words make sense.
To be honest, I thought Hans was more upset than Linden.
‘Still, I’m sure he’ll do well as a military leader. ‘Because Hans is a typical old man.’
I nodded in approval.
“hahahahaha! It’s a happy day, how about a company dinner today?! “Let’s go for a drink, shall we?”
“… Are you paying for it?”
“Ah, of course I have more money than Confucius, but how dare I do that? This Hans, a middle-aged man who knows manners. “It’s not uncommon to open your wallet in front of a superior!”
“… … .”
“Linden, what are you doing? Instead of praising Confucius’ grace?!”
“… I don’t want to go to a company dinner. Oh no! thank you! Senior Banregi… No, long live the great Professor Ban!!”
… It was a time when I wondered if these guys were trying to kill me on purpose.
A sight that caught my eye unnecessarily came into view.
It was Catherine and Rivelle.
“… … .”
The two of them were looking at the acceptance list in confusion.
alone.
Unlike all the other students who were sharing their joy with their families, no one was by their side.
‘… Never mind. I’m already too aggro towards these two. You can’t get any closer.’
It was time to make up my mind and try to pass by the two.
I suddenly stopped next to the two.
I had one ‘snobbish’ thought.
“I think ‘La Rene’ would be a good place for this dinner party.”
“yes? “Didn’t you decide to go to a cheap tavern?”
“Why are we going there? Isn’t that a place you go with your family to celebrate passing the exam? Above all, it’s expensive there.”
La Renée was a high-end restaurant targeting families.
On Earth, it’s like a family restaurant.
As Linden said, it was a hot place where students who passed the academy visited with their families to celebrate their acceptance.
‘I wanted to go there once. It’s a famous place that appears several times in scenarios.’
The problem is that it is too much for my poor wallet.
But, there was a way.
“If you two have nothing to do, why don’t you eat together?”
“… professor?”
Catherine and Rivelle looked at me with their eyes wide like squirrels.
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I spoke in as cold a tone as possible.
“I’m not particularly concerned about you, so don’t be mistaken. “I’m just trying to take advantage of you because if there are two of you, I can get a double discount for successful students.”
okay.
I come from a small-town citizen who never misses out on discounts.
It was definitely not a case of acting out because I was reminded of the memories of always being alone when I was young.
The problem was that they didn’t seem to believe me at all.
“… “What did you say?”
“go… thank you.”
“I told you not to be mistaken. I definitely… .”
“Wow, Mr. Confucius! Such a warm heart! “I’m impressed, Hans!”
“ah… The classmate I know is not like this. Why are you like that? “He’s a devil to me.”
… Shut up, you guys.
Anyway, today is a happy day.
It’s been a while since we had a company dinner, and we drank a lot.
And the next day.
When I came to my senses in a single room in a slum that I had found as a lodging, I was startled.
An official letter arrived from an unexpected place.
[Ministry of Education Notice]
-Notice to those scheduled to be appointed as temporary professors at Rubines Academy.
For reference, the Ministry of Education was an administrative agency in charge of education at academies throughout the empire.
As an empire that regarded education as its most important task, it had great authority.
the problem is,
“What kind of dog noise is this?”
A curse came out of my mouth.
It had to be that way.
Ridiculous.
There were words written that could never be accepted.
-Rubines Academy hired an excessive number of temporary professors.
-Temporary professor TOs will be limited to one per department.
-The temporary professors who have already been hired will be evaluated on their performance during the first semester and only the best one will be selected.
For reference, this time, there are as many as five new temporary professors in the Magic Department at Rubiness Academy. Originally there were 4 TO members, but with me added, there were 5 people.
In other words, to survive, you had to compete for one semester and come in first place out of five.
‘Crazy, why? There was nothing like this in the original scenario!’
At that moment, a hypothesis occurred to me.
‘Could it be that what I did in the dream world a while ago provoked the Ouroboros?’
I swallowed my saliva.
‘Ouroboros’.
There was a possibility, especially considering the ‘identity’ of the ‘Maestro’ who would have taken the lead in this Dungeon of Dreams work.
‘If my guess is correct, it is not something to take lightly. This is clearly a ploy aimed at me. They will do whatever it takes to get me eliminated.’
There was a reason to think so.
* * *
At that time, a garden somewhere far away from Rubiness Academy.
A beautiful man was looking at the flowers.
He was ‘Maestro’, the apostle of Ouroboros.
However, his expression was different from before.
The leisure time was hardened everywhere.
“… The death of Maestro, Viscount Vermont has been confirmed. “It is presumed to be the work of a newly appeared Ascendant.”
However, the Maestro gave an unexpected answer.
“Is this really the work of an ascendant?”
“… What do you mean?”
“An unknown star that appeared in the Heavenly Ark of Prophecy.”
“!!”
“I keep getting that star.”