I Got a Fake Job at the Academy Chapter 202

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◈ Episode 202 Water and City (1)

Word about the clinical research spread quickly among students.

“Did you hear? They said they were conducting clinical research to increase the amount of mana released.”

“Is that okay? If it’s a clinical study, what are you doing to your body anyway?”

“By the way, I heard that Mr. Ludgar Celish is doing it?”

“That teacher?”

A lot of the story came up in the internal community of Seorn as well.

Everyone was contemplating whether to participate or not.

“Anyway, isn’t clinical research like that?”

“A study to increase the amount of mana released? It’s not that easy in the first place.”

“that’s right. If it did, other wizards would have already done it.”

Many of them had negative reactions.

Of course, there were also people who thought positively.

“You’re still Mr. Rudgar?”

“that’s right. From the source code to the magic square. It’s a new magic that hasn’t been seen before. Maybe it will be possible this time too?”

Faith based on the premise that since he has shown extraordinary appearances before, he will do so again.

However, if you think about it rationally, directly participating in the research has a considerable anxiety factor.

“It’s not just a thesis study, it’s a clinical study. Honestly, wouldn’t there be some side effects?”

“If you say you will increase the amount of mana released, but it goes wrong… … .”

“I’ll just wait and see who does it.”

The burden that there might be side effects gave students hesitation.

Even if Rudger has made great strides so far, there is no guarantee that it will continue in the future.

Not to mention, having side effects related to magical power is tantamount to a death sentence for magicians.

Success is good, but failure is irreversible.

Fear spread vaguely among the students.

“Hmm. After all, there are hardly any applicants despite the recruitment announcement.”

Rudger scratched his chin after hearing the current situation reported by Sedina.

I fully guessed that no one would immediately come forward to apply anyway.

“teacher. Would it be okay? At this rate, the research would be canceled before it even started… … .”

“Okay. There will be no applicants at all.”

Now is the worrying stage.

Risk and return, the process of carefully contemplating whether they are really possible while adjusting them.

People who want to do something even while taking risks will inevitably come out.

“It’s a race against time anyway. Right now, the announcement is just up, so I’m going to think about it, but as time passes, people who will do it will appear one by one.”

This is all you have to do is wait patiently.

Anyway, there are still 3 days left in the recruitment period.

“That’s why, Sedina.”

“Yes, teacher!”

When I called his name, a strong voice returned.

Until this time, there was a hint of fear in his voice, but after he learned the truth that day, it completely disappeared.

Rather, it was much brighter from the expression, and the atmosphere was lively, so it was better to see than before.

“Here, if there are any students who come to see the official document, make a list and report it.”

“yes. All right. Oh, are you leaving your seat by any chance?”

“okay. I have work to do now.”

Sedina knows what to do with it.

It must be going to the branch of the Black Dawn.

Sedina felt a strange feeling.

He was a member of the Black Dawn until recently.

Of course, she did not formally leave the Black Dawn, so Sedina was still nominally the Second Order of the Black Dawn.

But since they had already completely left their minds, they didn’t feel sorry for Rudger if they hit them.

On the contrary, I was surprised by his surprisingly calm appearance.

‘I’m surprisingly not deeply loyal to the Black Dawn.’

I know the truth.

Being loyal to someone, on the contrary, was a fool to seek ‘recognition’ from that person.

Not John Doe, the First Order of the Black Dawn.

Now that a man named Ludgar Celish has acknowledged it.

For Sedina Lawshen, the Black Dawn had become a good thing anyway.

Of course, that doesn’t mean you can’t draw attention completely.

Her purpose was to deliver information about the Black Dawn to Ludger.

“Then I will go.”

“Ah, sir. There is one thing you should know before you go.”

“What is it?”

“There are rumors circulating vaguely among the other Orders that another First Order might be coming to Baltanung.”

“The First Order? That’s an interesting story.”

“Perhaps the person with the highest probability is not Victor Dreadful… … . Of course, this cannot be said to be accurate. It’s just that such a story circulates inside the organization.”

Sedina said that it was better not to blindly believe, but Ludger did not.

“I didn’t light a fire, but there’s no way there will be smoke. If such a rumor is going around, there must be a reason for it. Thanks for letting me know what happened. It was helpful.”

“Oh no!”

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Sedina said it as if it were not right, but the corners of her mouth kept trying to ascend to the sky.

Then go!

Leaving behind Sedina’s greetings, Ludger left Seorn.

* * *

Lederbelk’s neighboring town Baltanung.

Even though the sun had not yet set, the city was dark.

Orange fumes like yellow dust filled the city.

It was a miasma that was qualitatively different from fog and could damage the lungs with just breathing.

That made Baltanung look qualitatively different from Ledervelk.

‘Is this Baltanung?’

The double-decker streetcars that followed the ground were full of day laborers. There was no hope on their faces.

Tall buildings and narrow roads. So no more light came in.

In the darkness, the water stagnated and rotted, and the beggars quarreled over the discarded food.

‘It’s truly the end of the century atmosphere.’

There was nothing to see in Baltanung, as most of the infrastructure and industrial manpower had been taken away from neighboring Laedderbelk.

Shoot it——.

Even the blowing wind was so cold that it seeped through the cracks in her clothes.

The sun hadn’t even set on the street, but the scarlet street lights were on.

The light was blocked by soot and was hazy and dark, as if water had been poured on it.

‘It must be difficult to find the warehouse Hans mentioned at this rate.’

There were not even common road signs in Baltanung.

No, it’s true that you can’t see it because it’s broken.

Seeing the graffiti in the vicinity, it seemed that the city of Baltanung had practically given up.

‘Now that it’s like this, we have no choice but to procure information locally.’

The streets were quiet enough to match the gloomy atmosphere.

Few people opened the store, and even those who opened the store looked wary with a club on one side.

If they saw even the slightest shadow of a person, they would turn their heads and stare at it, but they didn’t look like they could ask for directions.

Crack!

The skinny wild dog barked and ran away in a hurry when the shop owner grabbed a club.

Rudger headed down the alleyway.

The streets of Baltanung are dark everywhere you go, but the alleys are so bad.

A disgusting stench stung his nostrils.

Rudger raised the hood that covered his mouth even higher without changing his expression.

“Hey bro. Did you come alone?”

After walking through the twisting alleys a few times, three bullies greeted Ludger.

The yellowed teeth were impressive.

One in the front and two in the back.

“Does the clothes look good?”

“You mean these clothes?”

Rudger glanced down at his clothes and shook his head.

“I chose something cheap and simple to avoid drawing attention as much as possible.”

In fact, what Rudger was wearing was a cheap frock coat that was common.

But the arches didn’t think so.

An unconcealable noble that flows from Rudger.

A simple, cheap coat could not cover the old-fashioned air of prayer that was as natural as breathing.

“Give me everything you have. Take off your clothes too.”

Yangachi, who looked like a captain, said that and stretched out his hand toward Ludger.

It seems that a stranger who doesn’t even know the subject has flowed in, but I was really lucky to find it first.

From the looks of it, he must have broken the money.

chin.

The moment I thought so, Rudger grabbed my wrist.

Yangachi frowned and opened his mouth to say something, but Rudger spoke first.

“Do you know where Area B-13 is?”

“This kid is crazy! What kind of bullshit is that all of a sudden? Aren’t you going to let this go?”

“I got one question wrong.”

Wooddeuk.

Yangachi’s wrist that Rudger was holding broke in an instant.

“Aagh!”

Yangachi knelt down without even thinking about wielding the dagger.

My brain burned white from the irresistible pressure and pain.

“Timmy! This bastard!”

“die!”

The two archers waiting behind swung their weapons at Ludger.

One had an iron pipe, the other a rusty dagger.

As soon as it reached the body, Rudger’s body spun.

Whirik!

The fluttering hem of the coat disturbed the eyes of the bullies.

The weapon he wielded cut through the air.

Rudger’s new model disappeared as if it had just snapped to the floor.

“uh?”

At that moment when the archangel holding the dagger did not understand the scene in front of his eyes, he felt intense pain in his jaw.

baek!

The man holding the dagger rolled his eyes and fell backwards.

Rudger hit his chin with his fist and immediately approached the remaining bully.

“Oh, don’t come!”

The moment the frightened bully reflexively tried to swing the iron pipe, Rudger’s right hand extended like a comb.

Rudger’s fingertips hit the uvula.

“Cheuk!”

The moment I hit the arch, I was suffocating and my eyes were dizzy.

Ludger’s knee was visible in his field of vision as he crouched down, clutching his aching neck.

f*ck!

Broken teeth flew into the air with a loud sound.

The blood that flowed out was splattered along the side of the alley.

Ludger, who overpowered the two bullies in an instant, turned his attention to the first one.

“Ask me again.”

“Hee!”

When Rudger opened his mouth, the bully who had been shedding tears trembled.

He looked up at Ludger with a look full of fear.

Ludger’s blue eyes shone clearly in the orange smoke.

“Tell me where B-13 is, if you don’t want to die.”

* * *

Area B-13 is an abandoned factory in Baltanung.

In the past, it was considered a key area for developing industries, but now it is a desolate land where no such trace can be found even after washing your eyes.

Residents of the city of Baltanung refer to this abandoned factory area as a self-help call the Fallen Glory.

They said it was an honor that they were able to live like others at one time.

‘It’s just the right place for suspicious guys to hide.’

There are no people and there are many large factories.

The problem is that there are several buildings even if the area is specified, so where exactly is it located?

After looking around for a while, Rudger noticed something strange.

‘A stone statue?’

In front of an abandoned building, there was a stone statue that suited the gloomy atmosphere.

The placement was so natural that it seemed like it was there, but Rudgar’s eyes couldn’t be fooled.

‘It’s a gargoyle.’

A gargoyle is a summoned beast in the form of a stone statue to protect a mansion or a specific place.

To be precise, it was good to see it as a kind of golem.

In the past, he was a gatekeeper who attracted quite a lot of attention, but now that the Age of Steel has come, he has been pushed out of the spotlight by the steam golem.

Still, I heard that there are a few people who prefer gargoyles because they suit the unique atmosphere of a castle or mansion.

‘It’s quite suspicious to be in an abandoned factory like this.’

No matter how you look at it, these guys aren’t here.

The surface was intentionally corroded and covered with black grime, but Ludger could tell.

It’s just the appearance, that gargoyle was very fine.

If it was too late to notice, the gargoyle would have grabbed a weapon and charged at him.

‘I’m sure it’s inside that factory.’

However, gargoyles were periodically placed around the factory, so it was impossible to approach them carelessly.

‘It’s the same on the rooftop.’

Gargoyles are also placed on the high roof of the factory.

It is virtually impossible to go to the rooftop through floating magic or a wire launcher.

Space movement requires calculating coordinates, but since we don’t know what’s inside, we can’t use it hastily.

Mana should be saved as much as possible.

‘Now that this has happened, is the only way left to go down?’

I hated the smell, but I couldn’t help it.

Rudger immediately went down into the aqueduct to find the entrance.

Contrary to concerns, the sewer did not smell bad.

‘Is it because people don’t live, so there’s no sewage for life? But it smells of strong drugs.’

There is no way that the smell of drugs just wafts in an empty factory.

It is virtually confirmed that there is a branch of the Black Dawn Society here.

Rudger removed the hood that covered his mouth, and aroused his magic.

Two-woong—!

The air oscillated once as if a large drum had been struck, then scattered waves in concentric circles.

The wave propagates, hits the wall, reflects, and returns to Rudger in the past.

After completing the search using sound waves, Ludger drew the structure of the underground waterway like a map in his head at once.

‘There’s an entrance to the factory if you go a little further from here.’

But there was another problem.

‘There is one more guest besides me.’

When analyzing the returned sound waves, there was one other person besides Rudger in this underground canal.

Not patrolling personnel.

If that were the case, I wouldn’t be able to go alone.

That said, he was a completely different person from the Black Dawn.

‘And that side also sensed me.’

The other side seemed to have a lot of feelings, too, and was approaching after tracing back the waves this side had sown.

Rudger leaned against the gutter wall and closed his eyes.

In that state, I controlled my breathing and maximized my five senses.

The opponent was also keeping their footsteps as quiet as possible, but I couldn’t fool them.

The moment when the distance between the two became so close.

Ludger, holding a cane, turned the corner and sprang out of nowhere, aiming at the opponent.

The other party was not surprised and responded calmly.

Was that a wizard too?

The hand holding the wand was facing this way.

A confrontational situation in which each other aims at each other with canes.

The two were able to confirm each other’s appearance belatedly.

The first thing that caught Ludger’s gaze was aqua-colored hair that stood out even in the dark underground water.

“Casey Selmore?”

“Ludger Chelsea?”

Since we didn’t expect each other to be here, we were quite taken aback.

“What are you doing here, detective?”

“What about Mr. Rudger?”

“I came here because the base of a suspicious group hiding in Seorn is here.”

“That is amazing. I am here because there are suspicious people.”

A few seconds to stare at each other without avoiding the other person’s gaze.

The two lowered their wands at the same time.

It is an unspoken agreement with each other.

“I didn’t know that Detective Casey would come here.”

“Is that the same for me? First of all, Mr. Rudger is a teacher.”

Of course, an agreement is just an agreement.

He didn’t fight with each other, but what he had to do didn’t change.

“Where are you going?”

“I will do my job.”

“Are you going to go in there alone now?”

“Is there anything wrong with that? Detective, you do your job.”

“Aren’t you willing to cooperate with each other?”

“If the detective says you will follow my orders first, I will consider it positively.”

“Ahaha. make good jokes That’s what I would rather say on this side. Command and initiative belong to this side.”

“Then the negotiations are broken. Then, I’m off.”

Ludger suggested that we go our separate ways and were about to leave.

There was nothing better than being involved with her.

But he had no choice but to stop immediately.

remember something?

no.

Because Casey Selmore pointed his cane at Ludger’s back as he was about to leave.

“Don’t move.”

“… … What is this?”

Rudger said in protest without looking back.

“What are you doing? Didn’t Mr. Rudgar say that? let me do my job I’m a detective, so I’m doing a detective’s job.”

“What does that have to do with now?”

“Yes. It has to be.”

A certain certainty felt in Casey’s voice as he said that.

Rudger suddenly felt a sense of déjà vu.

“I can definitely tell by looking at his back. no. that’s right. I know for sure.”

A similar situation.

Ludger also experienced it in Delica Kingdom three years ago.

“It’s been a while, haven’t we?”

“… … .”

“How long will you pretend not to? Do I look stupid?”

Casey smiled, showing his crooked teeth.

“Or should I call you like this? Professor James Moriarty.”

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