Lang Strauss.
Professor of toxicology.
He died of a long illness at the age of 87.
The shocking news shocked the entire Kijen.
It was widely known that his condition was getting worse.
There were many cases where she vomited blood during class, and Francesca, the senior teaching assistant, taught instead.
-Lang, isn’t that enough? Giving up field work now.
-You could have entered the Council of Elders, but why are you pushing yourself so hard!
Not only Professor Keygen, but also close acquaintances urged Lang to retire, but he stood on the podium with difficulty day by day, saying that he could not abandon his mission. Overwork only made his condition worse and worse.
In the end, this may have been inevitable.
It seems that Lang was also aware of his end. A will written in his handwriting was found.
[It’s not appropriate to bother students who have a bright future because of an old dead man. If I die and the ‘Night of Erebus’ opens, I hope to continue teaching for the students.]
[I want Francesca, the senior assistant, behind me. I know this is an unprecedented story, but he is a talented person who will become a far greater necromancer than this old man. The child’s talent and passion are a waste.]
[Even if the funeral is held in a mausoleum, hold it modestly. I would like to omit cumbersome customs.]
[Nephthys, a great comrade, teacher, and close friend of mine. I hope you will forgive me for leaving you alone like this again. I lament the curse of time, but don’t be too sad.]
…….
After Lang’s death, the ‘Night of Erebus’ was held in Kizen.
The Night of Erebos is an old Kizen tradition for mourning the death of a renowned Kizen necromancer.
If there was a tradition that the Necromancers, who always pursued change, development, and practical interest, insisted on making an exception, it was about ‘death’.
During this period, professors and teaching assistants wear black. The students are wearing school uniforms as usual, but all buttons are fastened and black ties are worn. Boys had to wear black socks and girls had to wear black stockings.
And during the three days of ‘Erebos Night’, no lights or lights could be turned on, which meant that the deceased should close their eyes comfortably in the cozy darkness.
Still, in order to follow Lang’s will, the first and second days were all normal classes. Instead of using mana projectors, the professors directly drew pictures on the blackboard or used photographic materials, and refrained from using fire or black magic that produced bright light.
Students who returned to the dormitory after class had to go to bed and sleep soundly when night fell.
In the dormitory, the power generator was completely shut off and all lights were turned off, so at night, the entire keygen was in darkness.
Even the lighting of candles was forbidden, unless it was a serious matter. During this period, light was an act of insulting the death of the deceased.
Day after day passed like that, and the morning of the third day of Erebos was bright.
The funeral of the deceased was scheduled for the last day.
Renowned necromancers of Kizen go to a holy place called ‘Mausoleum’ after they die. After performing various ceremonies right here and sending Lang away, the night of Erebus will finally come to an end.
All the professors in Keygen attended Lang’s funeral.
Among the students, some who had a relationship with Lang were selected to go up to the mausoleum.
Among the people Simon knew, Lorraine, the daughter of Nephthys, and Claudia Menzies, an aspiring self-educator in Class A, went to the mausoleum.
In particular, the 3rd year students were upset, but Lang’s popularity was so great that most of the blind self-education majors quit their missions and returned to Rock Island.
However, Lang’s will to continue the class could not be ignored, so the third day of Erebos night was conducted in the form of self-study conducted by assistants without a professor.
“Of course, he’s self-taught from the first period.”
d!ck, wearing a black tie, muttered as he sat down and unpacked his things.
“…Uh, sleeping too much makes me even more tired. Have you been sleeping since 8 o’clock?”
Simon smiled softly as he pulled out a chair next to him.
“Think positively. It’s okay to make up for the lack of sleep at this time.”
Even the self-study class was not the usual practice hall with a magic pot, but an ordinary classroom with only desks and chairs. When the night of Erebus was in progress, the fire to boil the magic pot was also forbidden.
“Hello everyone~”
“What’s wrong with the slugs? You’re here early.”
Kamibarez and Meirin also arrived at the classroom.
Both were wearing black ties as well. Cami Varez, who usually went barefoot, wore black stockings, and Mailyn kept her long hair neatly tied with a black hairpin.
“You guys know what?”
As always, d!ck opened his mouth.
“This blind self-study class is not self-study, it’s a normal business.”
“What are you saying, is it possible to have normal classes without the professors?”
In response to Meilin’s question, d!ck said in a secret voice.
“That’s what I mean. Assistant teacher Francesca, who was promoted to professor this time, actually didn’t go to the mausoleum.”
All three eyes widened at the same time.
“Really? Why?”
Chief assistant Francesca Belmond, who followed Lang more than anyone else.
She had a new anecdote.
According to principle, Lang’s teaching staff would be disbanded, and other professors of self-education and teaching assistants would come in from outside, but Nephthys could not refuse Lang’s last request.
Although unprecedented, Francesca was promoted straight from teaching assistant to Professor Keygen.
In fact, the procedure was the problem, but no one questioned her in terms of ability. Even on the field, everyone was satisfied with her skills.
“and.”
d!ck lowered his voice.
“Mrs. Nephthys, I was going to entrust the last sacrifice and funeral ceremony to the deceased’s most cherished disciple, Francesca.”
“Professor Francesca.”
Meirin corrected in a hard voice.
“Ah, yes. Anyway, Professor Francesca rejected Nephtis-sama’s offer.”
The three of them met eyes with a surprised expression. Simon asked.
“Why did you refuse?”
“Oh, that’s right. I don’t quite understand! I heard that scattering the ashes of the deceased at the end is an honorable ceremony.”
“From what I’ve heard, it’s because of the class progress…”
again and again.
All four of them closed their mouths at the same time.
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Scared to speak, Francesca, now a professor, came into the classroom with her red hair flying. The A class students who came to take the morning class had their faces hardened.
‘Ji, didn’t you go to the real funeral?’
Maybe it was because he had a halo of being a professor of Kizen’s poisonous studies, but he looked completely different from when he was supporting Lang.
All black from head to toe. He wore a black suit, black shoes, and a black scarf wrapped around his neck. Every time she walked, her red hair and shawl fluttered in her ideal shape in the wind.
For the first time, she stood in front of class A as a professor. As always, the routine of making up one’s resolve by tying up one’s long hair with a string remained the same.
“Class monitor.”
Those were Francesca’s first words.
While everyone was dazed, Jamie Victoria jumped to her feet. She moved quickly.
“Attention! Salute the professor!”
“hello!”
When all the students bowed their heads in unison, she replied with a gentle smile.
“Welcome.”
Jamie and other students felt their hearts tingle.
Lange is a bit old-fashioned, but he was the only Kizen professor to salute his students. The young disciple decided to inherit that routine.
She sighed and inhaled.
“Professor Lang.”
The students’ mouths fell open.
“You made everyday life more important than anything else.”
She was telling Lang’s story first, which no one had even mentioned.
It felt more pitiful because I felt like I was digging into my own wounds.
“That’s why I tried to lead my sick body and stand on the podium somehow. Professor Lang said like a habit: don’t look back on the past, don’t look for the future, just be faithful to the moment.”
Her voice spread softly.
“It is said that the past entangles the present, and the future exhausts the present. He said that when a faithful present accumulates, it becomes a rich past and a shining future. Professor, he was faithful to the present until the moment he passed away.”
Her voice was more appealing than any of her classes.
“Professor passed away, but I will live in the present. I promise to devote all my strength and passion to teaching you every day. I believe that Professor Lang will also smile at me.”
It was a short speech, but Francesca touched the hearts of the students.
Meirin, who had always admired her, widened her eyes, and Kamibarez also kept her mouth shut. Her sniffles could be heard from all over the classroom.
“Okay, let’s start class.”
Originally, Francesca’s class was dynamic, but today it felt much more upgraded.
She walked around the classroom dripping with sweat, drawing detailed pictures with chalk to help understand the components of toxic substances.
There were no students or teaching assistants who looked down on them because they were teaching assistants.
Maybe it was because the speeches in the class were so impressive, everyone sincerely followed her as Professor Keyzen.
Three hours flew by just like that.
“Attention. Salute the professor!”
“Thank you for your effort!”
“Good work. Let’s meet again next week.”
The afterglow must have been long as the students slowly left the classroom. In particular, her Francesca and her close friends, some of her would-be self-taught students, visited her directly and left her a word of consolation. Francesca also smiled kindly and accepted her story.
Sew.
At that time, Simon quietly took Kazan’s glasses from his bosom.
After receiving this item, professors and teaching assistants were checking to see if they were wearing biometric faces or if there were scars on their cheeks.
Simon put on his glasses and looked at Francesca.
“…….”
Again, there was no difference. There are no scars on the cheeks either. Simon tries to grab onto the frame to take off his glasses.
“…Kami?”
Kamibarez, who was looking at Simon with a bewitched expression, blushed in surprise. She then waved her arms around.
“Ah, ah! It’s nothing!”
“huh?”
Meirin, who packed her bag into the subspace, approached.
“Hey, what are those obsolete glasses? You look like an old nerd.”
“It’s been a while, but I still feel it.”
d!ck approached from the side, took off Simon’s glasses with a light motion, and put them on himself. Then he looked back at the three of them and grabbed the poo pom.
“how is it?”
“Put me out.”
Meirin pretended to vomit, and Kamibarez clapped his hands with an expressionless face.
“uh.”
Then d!ck paused. Then, she started to scan Meirin’s body up and down.
Meirin, who had been standing still, suddenly blushed.
“Hey man! What is that gaze treatment?”
“Hmm? What?”
“Give me those glasses!”
Meirin came. d!ck quickly dodged around her side and patted her on the shoulder, holding her glasses in Simon’s hand.
“Keuuu, Simon, you’re a man too!”
“……?”
“Oh, what are those glasses?”
Simon tried on his glasses again.
There was a slight see-through effect, probably because it was glasses that could see through the biological face. Of course, it didn’t have the dramatic effect that d!ck thought it would, just something whitish could be seen through the uniform.
“hey!!”
Mei Lin jumped up and took her glasses.
I tried on the glasses with the momentum to bite them off if I got caught in anything, but… it was nothing more than I thought.
She gave the glasses back to Simon with a pathetic tut tsk tongue.
“But where did you get this?”
Simon shrugged at d!ck’s question.
“Kajan gave it to me.”
“Wow! It’s petty! Are the two of you the only ones that close? I feel like I’m being ostracized in the dorm these days. Please help me get closer too!”
Simon chuckled.
“For now, I want you to be quiet while you sleep.”
“Keugh.”
“Hmph, I don’t know who you are, but d!ck was always at fault.”
“Hey, cheer up d!ck! We’ll be friends soon!”
The four of them chatted happily and left the classroom. Class A had about two hours to spare before the next hematology class.
d!ck went to the dormitory storage room. A lot of business-related supplies came in today, so it seemed like there was a shortage of workers.
Meirin said that she and her club friends stopped by the Magic Technology Museum. It was a building located right next to the Maengdok Academy where Simon took classes.
and.
“It’s been a while, only the two of us are left~”
Kamibarez, her cheeks flushed, said with a smile. Simon smiled and nodded her head.
“Let’s go eat, Kami.”
“yes!”
