How to Survive at the Academy Chapter 248

epilogue (1)

The man sits quietly on a tree stump and looks up at the blue sky.

A neatly dressed shirt, silk vest, linen trousers, and a bluish coat with a thin wizard’s robe.

It was a stuffy outfit, but I couldn’t help it to keep it neat. Still, she had no other eyes to see now, so she sat with a slightly relaxed mindset.

Light up the tobacco. It was a bad habit I learned while hanging out with a senior professor, but there is nothing like this when it comes to organizing your thoughts.

Then, while listening to the chirping of birds in a daze, I look up at the sky and think. The past, the present, the future, and the precipice point. Various thoughts were fluctuating, but there was one thing that I had to do for sure.

The man survived.

And there are questions that inevitably follow the survivors.

It was a question of how to live.

*It has been two years since Tracyana Bloomriver came to Sylvania Academy.

“After all, even after graduation, you will come here again…”

When I paid the coachman and packed my luggage, I could see Aken Island across the sea at a glance.

In the catastrophe that occurred the year before last, the Maxes Bridge collapsed, but since then the newly constructed Bloom River Bridge has taken its place.

Compared to the older Maxes Bridge, it is a much wider and neater bridge. As the bridge was built with support from the Bloom River family, it was named after the Bloom River Bridge.

Following Tracyana, an elderly woman got out of the carriage.

Cinir Bloomriver, head of the Bloomriver family.

After coming down from the carriage while being waited on by servants, she looked at the bridge leading to the Sylvania Academy and talked.

“The construction itself seems to have gone well. It’s been quite a while since it was completed, but I’m really busy, so I’m finally checking it out.”

“Mother… No, because the head of the household was busy with the family business. Not being able to come and check it out in person is not a big deal.”

“Still, I wanted to see it with my own two eyes as it was a business where a lot of family money was invested. Well… I’ll see you often now.”

Cinir put on a leather-padded coat and tidied up his clothes.

She was the new Professor of Alchemy at the Sylvania Academy.

Sylvania Academy lost more than half of its staff in the catastrophe of the year before. That’s why I called in all kinds of personnel to reorganize as many faculty members as possible.

Among them, those with aspirations of teaching responded to the call, but most declined.

It was because it was Sylvania Academy that was seriously injured, so it felt like an unstable place because you couldn’t know how the situation would go in the future.

Still, there was value in the name accumulated over the years, so new positions were filled by presidents of various academic societies, tower masters, retired knight commanders of famous knights, mercenary captains, and alchemy authorities.

Sinir Bloomriver also had a lot of work to do as the head of Bloomriver, but he decided to take up the teaching job because he was convinced that his daughters were taking over the family business well.

Those who survived the scene of the catastrophe in which Seongchangryong Velbroke ran amok seemed to have gone through all the hardships to manage the academy somehow.

And it is only now, after two years and several months, that the damage has been restored to some extent.

Sinir was one of the last members of the new faculty to join. In a way, he is the first faculty member to teach after the restoration of the academy.

More than 70% of the buildings that had been demolished were all rebuilt with the support of the imperial family, the upper class, and the church.

It is to the point where I wonder if a new heyday has come thanks to the buildings shining like new.

However, the scars also remained.

Near the end of the Bloom River Bridge, there is a large stone monument.

It was a tombstone with the names of the victims from the catastrophe of the year before last.

The tombstone erected to commemorate them and not to forget them is well over a few meters in size.

Tracyana let out a deep sigh as she looked at the names tightly packed on the large tombstone.

“From your point of view, who was on the scene at the time, these are very heavy names.”

Tracyana was attending school in Sylvania at the time of the disaster two years ago. He was in a situation where he was about to graduate, and he was the top of his grade, so he ran around trying to save his juniors as much as possible.

I tried my best to save a lot, but I also died a lot.

Tracyana looked up at the tombstone for a moment, then shook her head coolly.

* “Oh, oh my…! oh my gosh! I didn’t hear the story that senior professor Shinir was appointed today… I didn’t hear it…! sorry! You have come a long way! The undergraduate manpower is not enough right now, and the schedule is also full…! No, I shouldn’t have treated you like this… I… I’ll apologize…!”

A person of about Cinir has been directly appointed as a professor, but there are no human beings to greet him properly.

Normally, it might be a situation where you would have to shout, but after seeing the situation at the new Trix building, Sinir shut up.

There was no one who didn’t look busy.

It was understandable that this huge school was running with only a little more than half of the manpower of its heyday.

Claire, who had been promoted to full professor sooner than expected, was walking across the Trix Hall with wide-eyed eyes and a pile of documents in her arms.

As he was in charge of personnel affairs, it was Professor Claire’s job to guide Professor Sinir.

“You seem very distraught. I need to be put into practice as soon as possible.”

Sinir responded politely.

Seeing that appearance, which looked dignified even at a glance, Professor Claire suddenly burst into tears.

“Senior Professor Sinir… You have common sense…”

“…yes? Did I do something?”

“no. Since you respond with polite encouragement to a polite apology… For some reason, tears… are about to flow…”

What kind of treatment does this person receive with the title of full professor?

Thinking that asking in detail would only be an act of digging through the wounds, so Sinir kept his mouth shut.

“Then that way… Ah… I see. Tracyana student. She’s really stout. She has become so much more mature than when she was a student that I almost didn’t recognize her. It’s only been two years, but people change really quickly.”

“Assistant Professor Claire… No, Professor. How have you been?”

“How are you… I can’t even say empty words. Originally, the more transitional this is, the more work there is. Still, I’m done with the tidying up, so I’m going to have to do it. Thanks for your concern, student Traceyana. Oh look at my mind Not a student anymore.

Claire put the pile of papers on the work desk and corrected her words.

“Assistant Professor Tracyana.”

While Cinir went to check out her private lab, Tracyana followed Professor Claire to get a work guide.

On the way, Professor Claire arrived at the private laboratory, giving various instructions, and as soon as she entered, she opened the window and ventilated.

I wish I had done more than when I was an assistant professor, Tracyana stuck out her tongue as she looked at the number of documents that were no less.

An immature child who looks like nothing and laments every day. When you think of Professor Claire, you’re bound to get that kind of image, but in reality, he was doing the work for several people by himself.

The assistant professor trait has disappeared a lot, and now he is good at most things. The head assistant, Anis, hadn’t graduated any more, but rather, it felt like the pace of work was getting faster.

“You haven’t been informed of who your advisor is yet, have you? Assistant Professor Tracyana.”

“Yeah… I guess you’re not Professor Claire?”

“I am no longer in a position to take responsibility for anyone…”

“Ah… yes…”

Tracyana made a pitiful face as she looked at Professor Claire, who was in tears.

Professor Claire whipped out a specific document from among the papers and shook it off to check the contents.

It seemed to be a list of advisors who would be in charge of assistant professors.

After looking over the list for a while, Professor Claire smiled embarrassedly.

“Ahaha, I think Assistant Professor Tracyana will also have a hard time.”

“yes? Is my advisor a strict person?”

“no. Rather than…”

Professor Claire flipped the paper around and showed it to Tracyana.

The name of the professor next to assistant professor Tracyana… was familiar.

– ‘Ed Rosteylor’

“…what?”

“Is that a name you know?”

“I’m sure I was in third grade when I graduated…? Why… is my name listed as my advisor?”

Professor Claire thought about where to begin with her explanation, but then opened her mouth as she thought it would be easier to talk about the conclusion first.

“I was appointed as a special professor at the beginning of this year. A letter of recommendation from Princess Penia, who was appointed as the next emperor, and a letter of recommendation from Saint Clarisse came in at the same time. As soon as I graduated, I was given the position of full professor, and now, as soon as I accumulate some years of experience, I will be appointed as a senior professor. Just looking at the speed, it seems that the department head will be there in a few years.”

“A senior professor at that age…? It’s an unconventional greeting…”

“The achievements made at the time of the disaster were also revolutionary, and in the field of spirit magic and magic engineering, the faculty members made indescribable achievements. Besides, in the field of astronomy, he’s practically unrivaled…”

He is a professor who can cover the fields of animism and magic engineering at the same time, and he is also a person who can even dabble in astronomy.

On top of that, he has a noble family background and charisma to lead students… He was a talent that a bachelor who struggled with lack of manpower would never want to miss.

As evidence of that, the bachelor caught Ed Rosteyler by giving him unconventional treatment that he had never had before and would never have in the future. In addition to being known externally, rumors circulated that there were many other conditions that went under the law at the undergraduate level to the Ross Taylor family.

It’s just a rumor, but there were many stories that many of the actual powers of the Sylvania Academy were passed to Ross Taylor.

“…”

Senior professor at the age of early 20’s. When Tracy Ana thought of her position as an assistant professor, the difference was palpable.

I know that even Professor Glast, who was promoted quickly and was the first to become a senior professor, was in his late 30s at the time. Even at that time, he was famous for his unconventional greetings.

“Since a former junior has become an advisor, Tracyana and assistant professors must be a bit embarrassed.”

“no. I don’t really care about that. It was because he was the son of a duke in the first place, and it was rather uncomfortable to treat him badly. It’s just… I don’t have a good sense of how the work will be done.”

“Actually, that’s what I’m really worried about. “Professor Ed Rosteyler is an erratic person.”

“…yes?”

He rose in the world at an unbelievable speed, and in an instant, he was on an equal footing with Professor Claire.

In fact, it was obvious that as time went by, Ed Rosteyler would rise higher. Being on an equal footing must be a fleeting thing right now. The achievements he had already made and the honor that followed them were famous all over the empire.

Among the freshman candidates, many were excited about the fact that they could see Professor Ed Rosteiler in person when they came to Sylvania. Although it was a fact that Tracy Ana, who had no interest in her teaching, did not know.

“He handles all the basic duties neatly, but he has a lot of work, so it’s hard to visit him well. Originally, it doesn’t come out often in the private laboratory prepared in the North Forest, but it’s harder to find it during vacation.”

“is it so?”

“He even goes out of school a lot and comes back… Even these days, you don’t see him often… Considering that you mentioned before that you were going to visit Ross Taylor’s parents’ house during vacation, he might be going to his parents’ house now..”

“No, you mean you just wander around like that without even talking about where you’re going?”

“…Still, he goes around doing everything he has to do… I can’t say anything… In the first place, working with a great person or an extraordinary person is difficult… Because everyone thinks they’re as capable as they are. .”

It seemed clear that the person who was sure about the work. In fact, he was such a person even when he was a student.

Tracyana rested her chin and thought for a moment. Perhaps she had met the wrong professor… she thought.

“I still have three documents to hand over, but Assistant Professor Tracyana, please hand them over. If you’re not in the northern forest laboratory… I’m not sure where you’ll be…”

“Ah, yes… Paperwork…”

It’s the first job I’ve been given since taking office.

Find Ed Rosteiler and deliver the papers.

“Besides that, I have to prepare for the graduation ceremony for the 4th grade students. Since the youngest professor is in charge of handling the job, it should be assumed that Traceyana is the assistant professor.”

In addition, preparing for the graduation ceremony for the current 4th grade students.

“I can do this kind of work.”

“is it so. That’s great, Assistant Professor Tracyana…”

Professor Claire felt faint for a moment while looking at Tracyana. It was because he remembered the days when he had just been appointed as the youngest professor and was being forced to take on his duties.

Now that he is in a position where he is driving his work, the time is so colorless.

However, this did not mean that his workload was reduced.

Tracyana took a quick look at the documents she received.

“This document…?”

“Professor Ed Rosteyler is going to take care of the business during vacation. Actually, you don’t have to do all of them, you just have to choose one of the three.”

“is that so?”

“yes. All of them are important tasks, but it’s hard to handle them all during the rest of the vacation. Still, I want you to finish at least one of the three for sure. If possible, before the vacation is over.”

After all, vacation time is not far away. Looking at the school schedule, after finishing the freshman selection test and sending the graduates off, school starts right after that.

“You must be busy taking care of the freshman selection exam, but I hope you will find time to take care of it.”

“okay…”

Tracyana opened the first document.

“Pulan…?”

“Ah, that’s it. Do you know Pulan, the land of pastoralism? It is a place where the dairy farm area is widely spread.”

“yes…”

“Recently, I got a call from the undergraduate research team. The record about ‘Tircalax’, the highest wind spirit that was famous in the past, was cut off there.”

“If it’s Tyr’calax… a giant bear-shaped elemental the size of a mountain ridge… right?”

“yes. that’s right. In fact, the academic research field is a less important task, but if the academic field is not handled on time, there will be an inspection from the imperial family. I have to keep doing the minimum research work.”

Professor Claire continued her conversation while signing other documents.

“Recently, documents about Tircalax’s records were found in the Pulan region. It is a great discovery in the field of animism. Professor Ed is the only one who can use a hand among the animology professors right now, so I’m asking at the academic level if I can go to the Pulan region and find out if there are any left.”

“is that so…”

“Well, it’s not particularly dangerous, but just in case, someone with at least some fighting skills should go.”

Tracyana nodded, then took out the other papers that followed.

This time, the documents were more realistic and practical.

“This is… Commercial City Old Deck…?”

“yes. It’s probably a business trip request. It’s not academic research, it’s practical work related to logistics distribution. It’s time to renew the distribution negotiations with Elte Trading Company, which is in charge of the bachelor’s logistics.”

“Why is Professor Ed handling this…?”

“Professor Ed has a wide network of people at the top. In addition, I often hear rumors that the situation at Old Deck is unusual these days… I think the bachelor hopes that a trustworthy person will appear.”

“Isn’t it serious?”

Claire scratched her signature on the papers with her quill, then tilted her head as if pondering for a moment.

“Do you know who the current owner of Elte Corporation is? That old merchant by the name of Slog Keldlux.”

“Wasn’t it Lortel?”

“The official title of a Lortel student was ‘Agent Hoeju’. While a student at Lortel was in Sylvania, he needed a face to sit in for a practical meeting. An assistant manager is not enough to manage Elte’s head office in Oldeck.”

Joined Lortel, pushed out the golden king, Elte, and held the post until Lortel returned to Sangdo.

“But, there are rumors that Lortel students are planning to evade here and there so as not to give up their position even after graduation. Perhaps, they have ambitions to reshape the balance of power in the Old Deck.”

“The stories of those shady merchants… I’m not used to…”

“Me too. One thing is for sure, since the situation at OLDEC is dire… At least Professor Ed, who has extensive local connections, is saying that it would be better to go directly.”

It was definitely an understandable decision. It would be okay to assign another person in charge, but from the point of view of leading the bachelor’s office, it was better to have someone who could handle the work clearly.

“Then, the final document…”

“Ah, that is a request for a business trip to the Rameln Mountains.”

“Why do you have so many places to go on a business trip?”

“Originally, talented people are often asked for. That’s the Scout thing.”

Tracyana swallowed dryly and flipped through the papers.

“You know the wizard Gelan the Severer, right? Professor Glast and Professor Kaleid, he’s a wizard who participated in the Ain tribe war with you two… Recently, following the traces of the archmage Glockt, he’s been haunting the Rameln Mountains… I’m looking for traces of his life. What do you say…”

“Are you thinking of scouting this guy for a professorship?”

“You are a very talented person. However, there were rumors that he was interested in research on Aspect Magic recently… I thought that the most likely option would be to ask Professor Ed, who is the best Aspect Magic expert in the Bachelor’s School, to persuade me. Since the bachelor is currently in a manpower shortage, he will definitely want to bring him.”

“okay. By the way, will you come to persuade me…”

“well. In fact, it would be most certain that Principal Obel, who is now lying in bed, would go personally, but he is unable to move because he is unable to move…”

Professor Claire continued with a voice that seemed to be regretful.

“Because Lucy, who is proficient in Aspect Magic, left school and relied on Ross Taylor Mansion while recovering her magical powers… After all, Professor Ed is the right person for me.”

Seeker Glast, Outlaw Khaled, Severer Gellan.

Zelan is one of the three wizards who lived together with Obel during the war and made the most outstanding achievements. He is also the one who entrusted the children of the Ain tribe to the Cledrick Monastery of the Abbot of Austin.

“Obviously… all three are too tight to deal with at once. It’s just as important, but…”

“So, if you find Professor Ed, be sure to pick one out and tell him to deal with it.”

“Yes, I understand… But, how do I find Professor Ed…”

When Tracyana asked that, Professor Claire replied with a grin.

“The fastest way would be to visit the private laboratory in the northern forest. If you’re not there, look for all the other facilities in the school… If you’re not in Aken Island… it’s vacation time…”

“…?”

Professor Claire’s difficult smile was somehow ominous.

She whipped out a piece of paper that had been jammed between the papers and spread it out on the desk.

It was a map of the entire empire at a glance.

At that point, Tracyana felt an ominous sensation.

“Oh, maybe…”

“From here.”

Professor Claire picked up the center edge of the empire. The northern end of Ross Taylor’s estate managed by the head of state, Tanya Ross Taylor.

“So far.”

And to the Baron of Failover, which is also attached to the southern end.

“If you stop by, you’ll probably be somewhere in here.”

Tracyana’s face turned blue. If Professor Claire couldn’t find him on the island of Aken in the first place, there would be no sharp method for Tracyana.

As soon as he took office, his first mission was to ride a wagon straight to the center of the continent for several days. I wanted to know what was going on, but I couldn’t help it.

It was the fate of the youngest professor.