I Became an Unknown Professor at the Academy

“Colosseum…?”

Baek Hana, the first to enter the gate, could see the grand, circular arena spread out before her.

“It looks like something starts when you go down there.”

Nam Seo-hee, who had entered with Baek Hana, calmly observed her surroundings before speaking.

-Kyaak?!

At the sharp scream, Baek Hana and Nam Seo-hee turned their heads.

They caught a glimpse of Na Joo-hee, who had been summoned outside the audience seats and was falling towards the circular arena below.

“Let’s sit here for now. Hana.”

“Okay.”

Baek Hana and Nam Seo-hee sat down in the audience seats.

The seats were made of a hard material like marble, so the comfort level was, to put it bluntly, not good at all.

“But where is Professor Cheon?”

“Yeah, he should have come in first.”

As the two of them looked around the audience seats for Professor Cheon Ji-ho, the students began to be summoned one by one.

“Cough, cough…”

And for some reason, Jayden, who had fallen headfirst, quickly used his levitation magic to land on the floor and cleared his throat.

“Professor Cheon Ji-ho?”

His voice, imbued with magic power, spread quickly.

-I’m down here.

Soon after, Professor Cheon Ji-ho’s voice could be heard from below the audience seats.

“Everyone, gather down here.”

Jayden jumped down to the lower level first, followed by the other students.

“Let’s go too.”

“Okay.”

Baek Hana and Nam Seo-hee were the last students to jump down from the audience seats.

“Ah, all thirty of you are here.”

Jayden, who had come down after Baek Hana and Nam Seo-hee, confirmed that no one was missing.

“Haa, I’ll quickly check what’s around here.”

Professor Cheon Ji-ho, with his right sleeve fluttering, quickly climbed up the wall.

“Hey…!! Why did you leave me behind?!”

“I didn’t hear you.”

“Ugh…”

As Na Joo-hee and Nam Seo-hee glared at each other, Baek Hana glanced up at the open sky.

‘It looks so real.’

The sunlight shining down felt warm and cozy, just like the real thing, and the blue sky and floating clouds looked no different from the real thing.

Although she had experienced this artificial gate several times through Baek Woo-jin, the vividly recreated natural environment was so lifelike that she was fooled every time, and it always felt new.

“There seems to be a waiting room and bathroom inside. But there are no other facilities.”

“Hmm, so there’s no food, huh?”

Unlike Professor Cheon Ji-ho, who seemed a bit serious, Jayden didn’t seem too concerned about the lack of food.

“Let’s move towards the center. I saw something on the floor when I was coming down.”

“Yeah.”

Jayden took the lead, followed by Professor Cheon Ji-ho and the students.

“The floor is so soft.”

“Yeah, it doesn’t seem like you’d get seriously injured even if you fall.”

Na Joo-hee, who had overheard Baek Hana and Nam Seo-hee’s conversation, tapped her foot on the ground.

And she was slightly impressed by the easily indented floor, which was like a sponge cake.

“It seems like we have to stand on these in a certain order.”

“Yes…”

When the two professors reached the center of the Colosseum, they discovered a white panel that was obviously a hidden mechanism. And it even had a black footprint on it, as if to guide them.

“Hmm, it seems like stepping on this will summon one of the other academy students participating in the memorial ceremony.”

“What? Students?”

At Professor Cheon Ji-ho’s surprised question, Jayden nodded.

“Professor Baek instructed me to organize and send the candidate students from the other academies by yesterday.”

“You’re saying that… this was prepared for that reason?”

“Yes. Well, I understand that you might find it hard to believe since you don’t know the greatness of this place.”

He would have had the same reaction if he didn’t know what this place was.

“Since there’s no way out anyway, let’s not waste time and just activate it. Who wants to step on it first?”

“No, instead of having the students go first, shouldn’t we…”

“Hey, that’s not what Professor Baek wants. He put us here to observe and advise the students from behind. So let’s just focus on our roles. If we go first, we might end up short on numbers.”

“That’s true. But your Korean is so fluent, even though I heard that you’re not good at it.”

“Well, I’ve made some effort to impress my superiors.”

Jayden turned around and looked at the students.

“So, who wants to go first?”

Swish.

“It’s Hana and Iseul.”

He scanned the faces of the two girls with contrasting colors.

“In a real battle, the king should be the last one standing, but since this is for training, it’s right to prioritize the king’s will.”

As soon as Jayden finished speaking, Yoon Iseul lowered her raised hand.

“For that reason, Hana?”

“Yes.”

Baek Hana put on her slightly worn half-gloves and stepped forward.

“Everyone else, please step back. We don’t know where they’ll be summoned from.”

When the other students had moved far enough away, Baek Hana placed her foot on the black footprint on the panel.

Whoosh─!!

“…”

The ground shook slightly, and in an instant, those around them disappeared.

But the confusion didn’t last long.

They discovered the rest of the group huddled together in the audience seats.

“So… do we fight that?”

Baek Hana clenched her fist as she looked at the summoned object, which was taking shape while emitting a blue light.

‘A student from another academy…’
The summoned object, which had taken on a perfect human form, was wearing a well-balanced gold and black uniform, with a Western-style sword at its waist.

Flash!

“What are you going to do if I stare at you?”

Srrrling.

The summoned object didn’t answer and drew the sword from its waist.

And just as its shoulders were about to rise.

Paaang──!!

With a sound like bursting air, the summoned object’s head disappeared.

Baek Hana’s fist, which had crossed where its head should have been, slowly moved back to its original position.

Kooong!

With a heavy sound, the summoned object fell to the ground and turned into particles, disappearing.

But that was only for a moment.

Whoosh─!!

In the spot where the summoned object had just disappeared, a new one began to take shape.

“Use your strength efficiently…”

Baek Hana, who was lightly jumping in place to warm up, waited until the summoned object with a different face drew its sword.

Srrrling.

And as the summoned object drew its sword and took action, Baek Hana kicked the ground.

Paaack─!!

This time, Baek Hana’s fist pierced through the summoned object’s chest.

‘Too easy.’

After that, Baek Hana turned ten summoned objects into dust.

“Now it’s getting interesting.”

Until now, it had all been one-hit battles, but the summoned object that had just fallen had endured two attacks. She could feel that the summoned object’s skills were gradually improving.

-Hana, can you forfeit?

But just as she was starting to get into it, Jayden’s voice, imbued with magic power, reached her, and she had to follow his instructions. He was a professor, and she was a student.

“Forfeit.”

Whoosh─

Then, once again, a small vibration came through the floor, and the summoned object being summoned in front of her turned into dust and disappeared with the wind.

Swiik.

“…”

Baek Hana’s ears and tail perked up.

It was only for a moment, but she couldn’t forget the warm and cozy touch that had brushed her cheek.

“U…”

Baek Hana, who had been about to call out the name of the person she wanted to see, couldn’t finish her sentence.

When she came to her senses, she was already in a different place.

And she was holding food in her arms.

Swish, swish.

Baek Hana’s tail swayed happily.

She had already been motivated to work hard, but now she had an even better reason to do so.

“Hana.”

“Ah, Seo-hee.”

Baek Hana, who was holding instant food in her arms, stopped her swaying tail and approached her friend.

“The professors are looking for you.”

“Let’s go.”

As if she had never smiled before, Baek Hana narrowed her sharp eyes and returned to where the group was gathered with Nam Seo-hee.

“You can forfeit whenever you want, and… the players are moved to the waiting room. And food is provided… that’s what we’ve found out so far.”

Jayden organized the information they had learned through Baek Hana’s battle.

“Since we can forfeit whenever we want, let’s do some confirmation first.”

After that, ten more students stepped onto the arena and declared their forfeit.

“The opponent is fixed as apprentice chevaliers from France, and the amount of food provided depends on the number of opponents defeated… and if you forfeit and challenge again, you have to start from the beginning…”

“It seems like we can keep repeating until we defeat the first place.”

“Yes, I think so too. And if my guess is correct, defeating the first place will lead to a replacement with the candidate from another academy.”

“Hmm… since you said a month, it doesn’t seem like we have much time.”

Jayden nodded in agreement.

“It seems like we need to educate them about attributes. It’s better to show them directly rather than explain it with words. I’m not sure if we’ll be recognized, but… I’ll go first and demonstrate one by one until the first place.”

Jayden jumped down from the audience seats and headed towards the center of the arena.

“Please pay attention and watch carefully. These are the opponents you’ll be facing in real battles.”

At Professor Cheon Ji-ho’s words, the students nodded and moved to positions where they could see the best.

“It’s starting.”

Jayden stood on the panel, and a summoned object began to take shape with a blue light.

However.

“…”

Until now, students wearing apprentice chevalier uniforms had been summoned, but an old man with a thick staff appeared in front of Jayden.

And.

Paaack──!!

The thick staff struck the back of Jayden’s head.