The Blockhead Became an Overpowered Magician - Chapter 42



42 – Oh, that’s it (2)

The warm afternoon sunlight was shining on the academy. The plants in the garden rustled gently in the breeze.

Now that all classes are over, the students enjoy their free time with laughter and chatting.

Some students were leisurely reading books on the bench, while others were moving around in groups of twos or threes to participate in club activities.

Meanwhile, in contrast to the cheerful atmosphere around her, Erne was walking with her anxious mind.

He walked through the academy grounds as if he were exploring a dungeon.

I couldn’t help but feel nervous the moment the president became involved.

However, it was a slightly different feeling of tension.

Ern was more wary of fantasy magic than he was wary of his boss.

Arbas Recto’s educational philosophy was simple and clear. A wizard must never let down his guard.

‘I wonder if I’ll let down my guard when I start using attack magic right from the first interview.’

The president Ern knew was someone who could easily lay a trap on the way.

The president could be said to be a very successful educator in terms of (forcing) others to adhere to that philosophy.

Still, Ern somehow reached the corner of the top floor of the teaching building.

“The president called me and I came to see you.”

The secretary must have received the message, knocked, exchanged a few words with Arbas, and made way.

“Professor. The president is asking you to come in.”

“Thank you.”

When Erne entered the president’s office, the secretary closed the door silently.

Arbas Recto was facing Ern at his desk, just like that time. His bushy beard and thick glasses were still the same.

“Hello.”

“Okay. Welcome back.”

“……”

“….”

A breathtaking silence.

Ern first looked around. Unlike the first time, he didn’t even try to hide his gaze.

This was because there was a precedent of being under illusion magic and even being attacked in the president’s office.

“hehehehe. There’s no need to do that, so hurry up and sit down.”

“…I understand.”

When Ern sat down, Arbas interrupted him.

“We don’t do such tests on our faculty and staff. I just did it the first time because I couldn’t control my curiosity.”

“Is that so?”

The president nodded his head with a gentle smile.

‘… Are you still considerate of his subordinates?

“If that’s the case, won’t students be able to take the test? LOL!”

“…Yes?”

“Now, think about it. Professor or student. Who has more experience?”

“I guess there are a lot of professors…?”

“That’s right. If the faculty discovers all my fantasy magic and destroys it, what will the students do?”

‘No such evil!’

Ern was astonished by the president’s malicious intent under the guise of good intentions in his heart.

‘As expected, he’s a weirdo….’

It was fortunate that I didn’t touch anything related to the professors’ work.

Of course, Ern did not forget to control her facial expression and nodded her head in agreement.

“That can’t be right. After all, this is a place of learning for students.”

“That’s it! You shouldn’t take away the opportunity to be taught.”

“That’s correct.”

“Okay… Since we’re talking about teaching, I’d like to tell you my business.”

Thinking that she had come, Ern adjusted her posture and sat down.

Arbas also adjusted his glasses and took out a document from a drawer.

“This is the lesson plan you wrote down. Let’s look at the first week’s lesson… To put it simply, it’s an attack avoidance lesson.”

“Yes.”

The class was not conducted indiscriminately.

Before starting the semester, the process of submitting a plan and receiving approval was required.

The reason why Ern confidently led her students was because permission to teach was given from above.

“And this… Is the academic supplies management report.”

“….”

“The semester has started, and the number of teaching materials that need to be supplemented has increased rapidly.”

“Yes.”

Arbas asked with a serious face.

“How on earth did you teach?”

Erne calmly explained her classes over the past week.

“…So in the end, we attacked with increased firepower.”

“You mean every single one of them did that?”

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“Yes.”

“Did Her Royal Highness take the same class?”

“There were no exceptions.”

Arbas stroked her beard for a moment, thought, and then continued.

“I think the intensity of the class is too high.”

“….”

“There is a basis. Actually, look at this report. Professor Ern, you took the protection device out of storage and destroyed it as soon as you could…”

The president put down the paper and leaned back in her chair to look at Ern.

“Wouldn’t it be a good idea to revise the lesson plan?”

And then Arbas urged Ern to answer with a silent look.

‘… ‘Why are you doing this?’

Meanwhile, Ern could not help but have doubts.

If Erne was really a new professor, he might have been so frightened by the president’s words that he gave up.

However, Erne had a higher level of understanding of academic affairs than the president thought.

Furthermore, since I was aware of Arbas’ quirky tendencies, I naturally felt a sense of discomfort.

‘Is this perhaps a test of me?’

I wondered if illusion magic wasn’t working, so they were trying to put pressure on him with words.

Whatever it was, it didn’t matter.

Anyway, what Ern had to say and the attitude he had to take had been decided.

“It’s all necessary.”

“Hmm?”

“President, I am a professor of combat practice.”

Arbas remained still, fiddling with his beard as if telling him to continue.

“I know what magic combat is and how it works.”

“…I guess so.”

“And I have also experienced how a battle mage should react when encountering a difficult enemy, and how he falls in vain if he is not careful.”

‘Of course it’s in the game….’

I felt like a triangle was spinning in my mind, but anyway, all I had to do was sell the story.

“I have a duty to pass this on to my students.”

The president said, raising one eyebrow.

“I have no intention of bending, is that right?”

“To be precise, you should not bend.”

“You said no?”

“I believe a new threat is coming. And I will never lose my disciple.”

It was packaged in a cringy way, but there were no lies.

The war against black magic was about to begin, and I had no intention of letting the named characters die.

Arbas nodded his head and then began to twitch the corners of his mouth.

“That’s true… Everything is true.”

‘Was it a test after all?’

“hehehehe… hehehe! As expected, my eyes were not wrong. That’s right, Kagon has been needing talent like you all along!”

Arbas was fascinated by the young man in front of him.

First of all, he highly evaluated Ern’s confident attitude.

He set his own tone and did not give in even though I put pressure on him as president.

Plus, those eyes. Those were sincere eyes without a single hint of lies.

‘Somehow our thoughts have been the same since we first met!’

From the philosophy of battle wizards to the attitude toward class!

Ern was acting as if he was looking into his own heart.

“Other professors are too timid, so… No matter how much I nag them, nothing changes.”

“Is that so?”

“Of course. In fact, classes should be conducted boldly and as if they were real-life.”

“That is a reasonable statement.”

“Tsk tsk, young people these days….”

“……”

Ern, one of the younger ones these days, thought it would be better to keep his mouth shut.

“Okay. Let’s continue like this. No, no… Wouldn’t it be better to increase the intensity of the classes?!”

“…We plan to do so gradually.”

“That’s good!”

As Ern looked at Arbas, who was clearly excited, a question suddenly occurred to him.

“But is it okay to deal with fixtures?”

“Am, of course. Can I spare my support for ‘real’ combat training?”

“Actually, I thought you had something about my school in mind.”

“hahahaha!”

When the president suddenly burst out laughing, Ern fell into confusion.

‘What, why are you so scary?’

“Now you’re testing me!”

“?”

Arbas continued speaking before Ern could respond.

“I know both your tower owner and the previous tower owner… And I am confident that I know more about the magic world than others.”

It wasn’t wrong.

This was because Kagon Academy was an institution that had to walk the tightrope properly among all schools of thought.

Ern decided to listen to her boast that started out of nowhere.

“So, I’ve heard a lot about your school compared to other wizards. Isn’t that quite relaxing?”

“……”

“Increasing the profits of the magic tower by accelerating the replacement of protective devices? hahahaha! I don’t know if other wizards would believe it, but at least not me.”

‘No, I was just asking because I was really curious…’ .’

The president misunderstood something, but his expression looked quite bright.

So, rather than going through the trouble of explaining things, Ern decided to just accept the situation.

“That was a rude question. After all, you are the president.”

“hehehehe! No, it’s not like that. It’s nice to see that he’s bolder than most young people these days.”

“That’s too much praise.”

“No, I tested you first, so wouldn’t it make sense to do this? I’ll look forward to it next time.”

‘No, what do you expect???’

Ern was worried that she might have dug her own grave.

‘But it looks good so it’s probably okay… ?’

… I guess so?

He wasn’t quite sure of himself either.

“Hmm. Actually, this is not the only business. I would like you to convey this to your magic tower owner.”

Arbas handed over the letter to Ern and explained further.

“It’s nothing much, it’s about the Sensia Magic Tower Scholarship.”

“You mean scholarship?”

Ern’s ears flashed. A person with white hair came into her mind.