Chapter 223 – 223. Plum Blossom Swordsman Reincarnated Into The Baek Family
223. Plum Blossom Swordsman Reincarnated into the Baek Family
All the professors of Goldway Academy were summoned to the conference room.
Over 40 professors, including the dean, were all focused on Floy.
“…I’m not sure if that monster is really a demon, but even if it’s not, that monster is dangerous. I couldn’t even mount a proper counterattack against it. We need to report to His Majesty King Cobalt and request support.”
Floy spoke to the professors.
The professors were all lost in thought, and Dean Harvis’s face was severely hardened.
Besides me, the only people here who weren’t professors were Melissa, the student council president.
I was attending the meeting as a person of interest, and Melissa was there as a representative of the students. Moreover, Melissa was the eldest daughter of the Argent Duke’s family. If she used her family’s power, she could exert influence on the academy that even the dean couldn’t ignore.
“…Professor Floy. That monster might not be a demon. Isn’t it possible that some dark mage created a magical creature and left it in that cave? There’s not enough information to judge that creature as a demon.”
Dean Harvis was negative about the existence of demons. Unlike his benevolent appearance, he was a man full of greed.
Just the fact that I was able to attend Goldway Academy by giving him money in the form of a donation proves that.
If he were a clean and upright person, I wouldn’t have been able to attend the academy.
‘If rumors spread that there’s a demon, the city will immediately fall into chaos. The citizens will panic, and the students attending the academy will quickly try to leave the city.’
In the worst case, he probably thought that the academy might even close down. Also, there was no telling how much money and time would be spent searching for the hidden demon.
From the dean’s perspective, he would deny the demon for the sake of his career, money, and power.
‘That’s on the surface. Behind the scenes, he’ll look for the demon. It’s too big of a risk to leave alone.’
Some of the professors agreed with the dean’s words.
“If there’s no concrete evidence, our Goldway Academy will be blamed for causing chaos among the people of the Cobalt Kingdom… no, all the people of the continent.”
And there were also professors who disagreed with them.
“But what if it really is a demon? The demon drew a magic circle with the blood of a thief. We haven’t even completely deciphered the magic circle that the demon drew yet.”
That professor pointed to one side of the conference room wall.
There were two magic circles drawn in black ink on a large piece of paper. One was the one on the cave wall, and the other was a magic circle that had been drawn on the ceiling, which was then transferred to paper.
“Professor Mariel, who went into the cave for investigation, said that she couldn’t find any magical reactions. Those magic circles might just be plausible scribbles.”
“Scribbles…? Are you really a professor in the magic department? To treat such elaborate magic circles as scribbles. We just don’t know about those magic circles. It’s our job to decipher the magic circles, and we have to find the demon for the sake of the world.”
“As the dean said, it’s too early to judge it as a demon. And objectively speaking, there’s a good chance that it’s not a demon.”
The professors exchanged opinions with each other. Each professor had a different opinion, but they could be broadly classified into three categories: those who thought it was a demon, those who thought it wasn’t, and those who remained silent without hastily opening their mouths.
“Wait. Professors! Be quiet! We can’t judge yet whether it’s a demon or a monster. Professor Floy is a professor in the swordsmanship department and has some knowledge of demons, right? And student Eugene also doesn’t have much knowledge about demons. It’s too lacking in evidence to judge it as a demon based solely on their opinions.”
“……”
Floy’s right eye twitched. But she couldn’t say anything. As the dean said, she had no knowledge of demons.
‘This is the reality of swordsmanship professors.’
Most of the people speaking up were from the magic department. Most of the swordsmanship professors were silent. There was no point in opening their mouths here, as they would only be ridiculed by the magic department professors.
“Dean. What is your opinion?”
“I think we should first find out about those magic circles. Is there anyone who knows what those magic circles are?”
“……”
The professors closed their mouths.
There was no way they would know a magic circle that even the archmage Harvis didn’t know.
‘Knowledge about demons. Especially knowledge related to demon magic, is very rare and forbidden knowledge.’
Yuria drew the magic circles.
Yuria had received a book from Bella Hutris, who had contracted with the plague demon in the past, and those magic circles were the knowledge written in that book.
“Professor Priscilla. What do you think?”
Everyone’s gaze turned to Priscilla. Priscilla was sitting quietly in her chair with her arms crossed.
“…Why are you asking me that?”
She spoke informally to the dean without hesitation.
I looked around. I knew she was a dragon, so I didn’t think much of it, but I wondered how others would react.
The professors’ reactions were more indifferent than I had expected.
‘Is it because Priscilla is publicly active as an archmage?’
I observed the dean’s reaction.
“Isn’t Professor Priscilla knowledgeable about magic circles?”
The dean was treating Priscilla carefully. He was a little softer in his tone than when he dealt with other professors.
He must know Priscilla’s identity. Seeing that Priscilla was working as a professor, there might have been some kind of deal between them.
“……”
Priscilla got up from her chair and walked to the wall where the paper with the magic circles was attached.
She raised her finger and pointed to the magic circle on the right. It was the magic circle that had been drawn on the ceiling of the cave’s basement.
“It’s a sacrificial ritual magic circle. It has the effect of converting the life force of a creature into magical power.”
…As expected of a dragon. It matched the effect that Yuria had mentioned.
“Amazing, Professor Priscilla. If it’s such an evil magic circle, then it must be a magic circle drawn by a demon.”
One professor said in admiration. However, Priscilla shook her head.
“I can’t be sure.”
“Huh?”
“This magic circle is often used not only by demons but also by dark mages. There’s no rule that only demons use evil magic.”
“……”
Priscilla then pointed to the magic circle next to it.
“This magic circle has two meanings.”
“…Two meanings, you say?”
This time, the dean asked. His eyes, along with those of the other mages, were sparkling with curiosity about the new knowledge.
“One is a summoning circle. This is a magic circle to summon the Demon King.”
At Priscilla’s words, the surroundings instantly became noisy.
“This is crazy! The Demon King!”
“Is it really a demon?!”
“Quiet. Be quiet. Professor Priscilla’s explanation isn’t over yet.”
At the dean’s words, everyone closed their mouths and focused on Priscilla. Priscilla looked around as if she was pathetic and said.
“I don’t know why you’re making such a fuss. There’s no way you can summon the Demon King with just one magic circle like this. To summon the Demon King simply by sacrificing humans, you would need a sacrifice of at least a kingdom’s worth.”
“…What is the other meaning of this magic circle?”
“Worship.”
“Worship…?”
“This magic circle is also a symbol of the Demon King. Lower demons draw this magic circle and worship the Demon King.”
“If what Professor Priscilla says is true… does that mean that what was in the cave was a demon?”
“I don’t know.”
“…Didn’t the professor just say that lower demons worship the Demon King through magic circles?”
“Demon worshippers with excellent knowledge know all of these magic circles. Just because these two magic circles were drawn doesn’t mean we can jump to the conclusion that it’s a demon. The things in the cave simply drew magic circles with human blood, didn’t they?”
“…You mean it’s possible that a human is the culprit, not a demon.”
They had found out about the magic circles, but the situation was falling further into a fog.
The meeting continued.
Priscilla got up in the middle and left the conference room.
“Professor Priscilla. Where are you going?”
“My research is more urgent than this meeting.”
“……”
The dean didn’t respond to her rude behavior. Now I could be sure. He knew Priscilla’s identity.
The meeting finally ended when it was evening.
“It’s impossible to know whether what was in the cave was a demon or a demon worshipper. As this is a serious matter, we need more detailed information. Unless there is a valid basis for judging it as a demon, I will postpone the judgment on the creature that Professor Floy saw. Everyone, please work as usual. However, you must never divulge the contents of this meeting. For the sake of the academy and the city. I trust that everyone will cooperate.”
“Surely, Dean, you’re not going to bury this matter as it is?”
“Of course not. I am also fully aware of the danger of this matter. I will bring a demon expert to the academy, and some professors will secretly conduct an investigation into demons with me.”
In the end, it wasn’t that they were going to search for the demon on a large scale right now.
‘It’s as Yuria intended.’
It was a good thing for me. I still wanted to enjoy my life at the academy. There were still women I hadn’t slept with yet.
I glanced at one of the professors. When she met my eyes, she twisted the corners of her lips and made a seductive expression.
‘That perverted woman I met in front of the hamburger shop last time… was that what she meant when she said we’d meet again?’
She was a woman I had sex with on the street while waiting in line in front of a hamburger shop. At the time, I was wearing my academy uniform. She had sex with me even after knowing my identity.
‘Lewd woman. I’ll have to go find her later.’
***
“Haa. The dean has no intention of investigating properly. He probably wants to buy time and hope that the demon escapes from the city.”
Floy leaned against the dark window in the hallway and lamented.
My thoughts were the same as hers. The dean would gloss over this incident. That was the easiest thing for the dean to do.
“Professor Floy seems disappointed in the dean.”
“I am disappointed. I thought the dean would be more proactive.”
“What kind of action do you think would be right?”
“Even if they don’t inform the citizens, all the professors should come forward and find the demon… Ugh. What, what are you doing?”
I reached out with both hands and touched Floy’s chest and buttocks. One hand went inside her blouse and massaged her ample breasts, and the other hand went inside her pants and rubbed her crotch.
“What do you think I’m doing? I’m caressing you as I see fit.”
“M-Master… this is a hallway. If someone comes…!”
“It’s dark, who would come here? And… your pussy is wet.”
“This is… ahh…”
“As my sheath, obediently accept my flesh sword.”
“Ah… yes… Master…”
I pulled down the female knight’s pants and inserted my dick.
***
Melissa asked me when we were alone in the student council room.
“Eugene. You asked about demons before, and you and Professor Floy almost died in the cave while investigating the demon’s traces. You knew early on that a demon was hiding in this city. Why didn’t you say anything?”
“…It was just a guess. The reason Professor Floy and I went to the cave was to find evidence. If I said there was a demon without any evidence, who would believe me?”
“If you had told me the truth and asked for help, I would have helped you.”
My eyes lit up at Melissa’s words. This was an opportunity.
“…Can you really help me?”
“I’m the student council president. I won’t refuse if a student asks for legitimate help.”
“There are a few suspicious places this time. Professor Floy is busy preparing for the competition, and the other professors won’t believe me. President. Please help me.”
“Suspicious places… are they related to demons?”
“I don’t know. I’m going to try to confirm that.”
“I’ll help you. What are you planning to check?”
“The Turtle Dormitory. I’m thinking of checking that place.”
“The Turtle Dormitory? There’s nothing wrong with that place… Ah. There were rumors that ghosts appeared there. But no student has actually seen a ghost. I think it’s just one of the rumors in the academy… but you think differently.”
“Where there’s smoke, there’s fire, so you never know.”
“It doesn’t make sense that a demon is hiding in the academy… but, okay. I’ll check it out. I was also concerned about the rumors. When are you planning to go?”
“Now… no, let’s go tonight. Ghosts usually come out late at night.”
