Chapter 400 – Chapter 400. American Dream (2)
Arthur muttered as he watched Lee Ho-yeon go outside the cafe.
“…Is that a monster?”
“Don’t say that to my student. He’s nicer than he looks.”
“I’m not saying that. No matter how much I came down from active duty, I can understand that much. I think Sol is stronger than when you were a student?
Imsol smiled and held the chocolate latte in front of her.
When her student was praised, she felt like her own shoulders were lifted for no reason.
Lee Ho-yeon said that she was raised by herself.
“That’s right. I’m definitely stronger than when I was 20.”
“I’ve never seen a guy like that in my life. It’s as amazing as when Sol saw you for the first time.”
Arthur swallowed her saliva.
No matter how much time has passed since I came down from active duty, I can’t believe that the cadets are losing their momentum.
Her own common sense could not have imagined it.
‘That’s enough to tell me directly.’
There are things that the more talented people are, the easier it is to miss.
The same goes for Imsol.
You might call it arrogance.
Knowing everything from the beginning, you are overlooking something really trivial.
Arthur, who came up from below, was able to point out that point.
“Come to think of it, Sol seems to have gotten incredibly strong too… What the hell did you two do?”
“I was stronger than the old man.”
“…Yes, you are handsome. Anyway, I have something to tell you.”
Arthur continued with a smile.
“Yeah. What’s going on?”
“There is a secret magic association found at the conference this time.”
“A secret magic association…? Isn’t that all pseudo?”
“It’s usually the case, but this time they’re a bit bigger. Besides, by joining forces with Mine, their strength…”
Arthur continued to explain to Imsol.
Imsol focused on Arthur’s words while drinking her chocolate latte, and her explanation continued until she emptied half of her chocolate latte.
“So what do you want to say. Help?”
“Right.”
“You’re the president of the academy. Why are you asking the academy professor for help?”
“… You know. Political fights are fierce these days. I have to solve these things on my own without borrowing the power of the academic society.”
“I made it clear. That kind of position would be annoying.”
“I’m sorry. I thought I could change everything if I became the president.”
Imsol smiled bitterly.
She is Arthur, who jumped into the society for the sake of a society where talented wizards are treated well, but even after she rose to the position of president, she could not defeat the elders who were firmly established.
“It’s done. No matter how hard the old people struggle, it’s over as soon as the wizards below don’t acknowledge it.”
After all, power has meaning only when there is someone who supports it from below.
Arthur asked, admiring Imsol’s words.
“Yes. Well done. What are you going to announce this time? Being co-authored with a student, this is the first time that the genius wizard Im Sol has done something like this. Isn’t it the genius wizard’s hobby to surprise the academic society by himself?”
“I prepared a little harder this time. It’s my pupil’s debut match.”
“Huh… Can I expect it? You won’t even tell me in advance this time?”
“If you’re the man, you wouldn’t have to worry about leaking it, but you can’t. This time, it’s really a paper that will turn the whole world upside down. I want to see the reaction from you as well.”
“I think you mean it when you say that… You’ve never said anything like that before.”
Arthur was surprised inside.
Although Im Sol always brings something huge enough to overturn the academic society, she has never boasted like that before.
Rather, she regretted that she was not a big deal.
“You’ll know when you see it yourself. My student discovered something amazing.”
“Okay. Then I’ll raise the board. It’s the debut of a disciple that Sol-i likes so much.”
Imsol’s eyes widened slightly at Arthur’s smirk.
“… What are you talking about. I don’t like it. Okay, see you that day. If you need help with the secret society, call me then.”
Imsol frowned at her and stood up from her seat.
There was a slight red blush on her cheeks as she left the cafe.
Arthur looked at Imsol’s back and listened to her coffee.
Sniffling-
“Has spring come to genius wizards…”
He muttered softly and smiled wryly.
*
I returned to the suite and opened the magic circle.
A fake dungeon magic that Rebecca is making together.
When I have time, I should touch it little by little.
Rebecca makes the overall framework, and I work in a way that I supplement the details.
Rebecca’s concept of barriers is much better, so I’ll have to leave it to Rebecca to create the way the dungeons are organized.
“It’s better to make this a little stronger… And since we have to do it without anyone knowing, it’s better to mix it with the magic of hell.”
In this dungeon, you have to deal not only with the cadets of the academy, but also with the professors and wizards of the association.
You’ll have to put in a lot of effort so that they don’t find out that it’s a fake dungeon.
“Especially Professor Im Sol is a problem.”
That person should not notice me and Rebecca’s magic.
To do that, we need to make it more robust.
“Let’s mix some more infernal magic. Professor, you’re a monster.”
“What are you doing?”
“…!”
I was startled by the sound I heard from behind and canceled the magic circle.
When I turned around, I saw the professor sticking his head out to see my magic circle.
“…Professor, why are you sneaking around?”
“Oh, I’m sorry. I kept using the perception block barrier I had at the cafe.”
I swallowed as I watched the professor disarming the cognitive decline barrier.
I hope I didn’t hear
If you get caught, it’s very annoying.
I didn’t show any embarrassment and continued to speak calmly.
“Are you done talking with the president?”
“Yeah. It wasn’t that long.”
“Then, since it’s the first day, shall we go sightseeing?”
Anyway, the study of magic was bad.
Would you like to spend some time with the professor?
“Not bad. How about eating first instead? The quality of the restaurant here is good.”
“Oh, I like to eat first.”
I was still hungry.
We took the elevator to the restaurant on the top floor.
‘What kind of restaurant is this luxurious?’
I blinked at the marble floor.
The floor was so clean that I could see my face through it.
Flavor Dang, which I often went to in Korea, was very luxurious, but this is incomparable.
“This is Im Sol.”
“Please wait a moment.”
When I handed out an invitation to the conference at the entrance, the staff guarding the entrance clapped their hands, and another staff member walked from the inside.
“Come this way.”
I followed the professor and walked into the restaurant.
The inside was more than the entrance.
Gorgeous lighting and expensive decorations.
And I saw customers ordering from the menu.
“…Was this a place to buy food? I thought it was catering.”
“Don’t worry, I’ll buy it for you.”
“I have a lot of money too, Professor.”
“Shh. Let’s sit down.”
We sat at the window seat.
There were other wizards around, all looking at us and whispering.
– It’s Imsol. Was Sol Im present at the presentation today? I didn’t see it on the schedule.
– The disciple who announced together was Lee Ho-yeon. Im Sol is the co-author of a 20-year-old debut… That friend is great too.
– The momentum I feel doesn’t make sense. Is it true that you haven’t even graduated yet?
– So Im Sol will take it with you. You’re not the type to take a guy around just because he has a handsome face.
– Well, it’s because she’s crazy about magic.
I put on a puzzled expression at the words I heard around me.
What I hear is, of course, the professor hears it too.
However, the professor’s expression did not change.
I licked my lips and asked.
“Looks like you’re used to it.”
“You’ll get used to it after listening to it for years, too? What do you want for dinner?”
Fortunately, he doesn’t really seem to care.
“I’ll take the professor’s recommended menu.”
“Then let’s do crayfish.”
While Professor Imsol called the staff to order, I looked at the professor’s attire.
Unlike wearing only sweats every day, he wore a proper suit today.
No matter how much a professor is, he is polite in a polite place.
After admiring the professor’s clothes for a while, I suddenly became curious.
What did you talk about with the president?
Will you tell me if I ask?
“Can I ask what you said to the president of the school when I was gone?”
“Um… You don’t like more people knowing secrets, but if it’s you, I’ll let you know.”
“Of course. Where am I going to tell you?”
“There is a secret magic association in the wizarding world. It seems that it has recently increased in America.”
“A secret magic society? I’ve never heard of it before.”
What I don’t remember is that it’s not even in the original.
It probably happened in the United States, so it seems that it was not covered in the original work.
“I guess so. If you know, it’s not a secret society.”
“Aha.”
We continued our conversation slowly even after the meal was served.
“There has been such a trend since the beginning. Those who say that the ethics of magic experimentation must be eliminated in order to conduct magic research and experiments.”
“The magic ethic?”
“To put it simply, they are the ones who want an anti-humanitarian experiment. They are the ones who want to use living humans as experimental materials.”
“Ah….”
Even in the original world, there was something like animal experimentation ethics.
It was a rule that kept animal rights at a minimum.
But this side of town seems to be experimenting on humans, not animals.
It’s a scary world too.
“Usually, it’s mostly incompetent guys making strange excuses… But it seems the scale has grown. That’s why they need help.”
“Isn’t Arthur the president of the society? Then we can borrow the power of the wizard society, right?”
“That’s not easy.”
“Hmm.”
After all, where there is power, things don’t go as they please.
You can tell just by looking at the hardships of Su-rin noona, the head of the student council, and her board president.
I clenched my fists and met the professor’s eyes.
“If you need strength, I’ll help too. There’s still time before the announcement anyway.”
“Thank you, I am. By the way, I was researching the magic circle. Don’t you need some time for yourself too?”
“… I just made it out of boredom.”
“Then I’ll ask you.”
I let out a sigh of relief.
I guess I didn’t see it right either.
I don’t know when the professor will find out, so I’ll have to use fake dungeon magic only when it’s safe from now on.
“But Professor, I have a request for you.”
“Yes?”
Professor Imsol was eating ice cream from dessert.
You look good, so I can play around with you now.
“I want to call you Sol too.”
“… What are you talking about?”
“Everyone close to the professor calls him that. Can’t I call him that too?”
“Do you want to say something weird again? I’m really going to scold you.”
I laughed at the professor’s reaction.
After all, making fun of these people is the most fun.
“Then, if I win, Professor, can I do it?”
“… What if you beat me?”
“Yes. I told you to do everything you want to do.”
“Haha, do whatever you want.”
“It was a promise. Did you really say that?”
“I’ll do everything, so win and tell me. Okay? And don’t say anything strange.”
The professor shook his head, and I nodded happily.
Now all we have to do is win.
I have received the promise, so I do not have to worry about being rejected no matter what I ask for.
‘But why is ice cream so delicious?’
As soon as I took a bite of ice cream, I opened my eyes wide.
This is why the professor likes it.
It’s incredibly sweet, but not overbearing.
“Professor, here’s the dessert…”
Tboob. Tboob.
I stopped talking at the sound of footsteps walking towards me.
If he was an employee or a customer, he would have ignored it, but he could feel the wizard’s momentum.
Besides, it felt like the mana was being deliberately sprayed in this direction rather than the mana that came out naturally.
Exactly… It was facing me, not this way.
I turned my eyes to the approaching man.
A face that anyone would say is okay and a tall stature.
Even neat clothes and a confident smile.
I looked at the man and thought.
‘… Who is this bastard?’
He is a character who does not appear in the original story.
However, in my experience, none of the guys with such a nice smile have been nice.
‘Besides a man.’
A pretty woman has room to reconsider, but a man has no such room.
It’s safe to say that he’s just a bad guy.
“It’s been a while. Wizard Imsol.”
He came to our table as expected and greeted Professor Imsol with a smile.
‘Determined who to kill.’
I looked at him and nodded his head.
