I Became an Unknown Professor at the Academy

“Ugh…!!”

Jayden, who had inadvertently entered the gate, rubbed his head and stood up.

“Damn old man…”

Jayden cursed his rejuvenated master, who never missed a chance to hit him on the head, and looked around.

The long corridor, designed to evoke the medieval era, had candlesticks placed at regular intervals to illuminate the way.

…Thud. Thud.

When I turned towards the huge window on the opposite side, I heard a faint sound, and saw the dark sky with drizzling rain.

‘Is this a themed gate?’

One of the types that appear in upper-level gates of level 9 and above, where the entire gate is unified in one color, like the realm of Oberon, the fairy king, and the fairies, is called a themed gate.

【Guest.】

“…?!”

Jayden reflexively rolled on the ground as he heard a chilling woman’s voice from below.

Just as he quickly got up and was about to manifest his magic towards the source of the voice,

【Master says to stop fooling around and bring the item.】

“Ugh?!”

Jayden was so startled by the voice right behind him that he fell forward.

【The sight of the guest being so flustered is quite comical, but Master’s time is very valuable, so please get up quickly, or I’ll have to drag you out.】

“Cough, cough…!!”

Jayden, who was so shocked that his magic power got tangled, coughed painfully and struggled to get up. Then, he turned around to identify the source of the voice that had startled him.

【Follow me.】

A semi-transparent spirit with a beautiful appearance, despite its translucent form, exuded a gloomy aura that contrasted with its radiant beauty.

‘Banshee…!!’

The Banshee, also known as the Bean Sidhe, is the highest-ranking species of corrupted ghosts, first discovered in level 11 gates.

While not a unique individual like Oberon, this Banshee retained its sanity, unlike the corrupted Banshees that had lost their minds, making it a highly dangerous creature.

【Please come this way. Or would you like me to break your unnecessary legs and drag you along?】

“I, I’m coming now.”

Jayden quickly moved his legs and followed the Banshee, whose name he didn’t know.

Even in his prime, he couldn’t have faced this creature alone, and with his skills having deteriorated, he had no choice but to obey meekly.

Kugugu-gung!!

“…?!”

As Jayden walked down the long corridor, the ground suddenly shook, and a path that hadn’t been there before appeared to the side.

【Stop.】

Jayden, who had been staring at the newly formed path, snapped out of his daze at the Banshee’s chilly voice and stopped in his tracks.

Kwooong, kwooong!!

“This is insane…”

A much stronger vibration than before shook the ground, and all the space except for the spot where Jayden and the Banshee were standing began to twist and turn like a puzzle.

【Go through there.】

As the twisted space reassembled itself, the Banshee pointed to the huge door that appeared in front of them and passed through it.

“Stupid bastard…”

Jayden scratched his head and cursed himself for his past declaration to take Baek Woo-jin’s ring. He wanted to slap himself so hard that he would forget about it.

“Huff.”

As Jayden brushed off his black history, he straightened his hair and cautiously opened the door.

Tap-tap-

Unlike the gloomy corridor, the room that greeted him exuded a cozy simplicity.

“Come in.”
“…Yes.”

Baek Woo-jin sat in a wooden chair in front of a burning fireplace, his hand resting on a crystal floating in the air.

Jayden approached Baek Woo-jin, his eyes fixed on the shimmering crystal.

“The scales.”
“Ah, yes, here they are.”

Jayden took the scales out from where he had kept them and added,

“I don’t know if these are what you’re looking for.”
“They are.”

The scales floated in the air and landed in Baek Woo-jin’s hand.

An old set of scales, whose origin he couldn’t remember.

He vaguely remembered winning them at an auction, but he had never discovered any magical traces or activation methods, so he had assumed they were just antiques and used them as decorations in his research room.

Jayden waited expectantly, wondering how Baek Woo-jin would use the scales.

Hwaah-!!

At that moment, the crystal shone a little brighter, and Baek Woo-jin said,

“We’ll continue tomorrow.”
“…What?”
“You can leave through the exit behind me.”

Baek Woo-jin pointed behind him, where a portal had appeared out of thin air.

“Your master outside is anxiously looking for you. He’s making a racket, so please take him and leave.”
“Ah…”

Jayden remembered his master, who had been hitting him on the back of his head. Along with the words he had spoken. That’s why he felt so desperate.

Perhaps he would never see this sight again, and yet he had to leave because of his master, who was grumbling and whining.

“The gate will remain until the end-of-year evaluations are over, so stop feeling sorry for yourself and get out.”
“…That’s, that’s not it!! Yes!! I’m leaving now!!”

Jayden rushed towards the exit, not wanting to waste any more of Baek Woo-jin’s time, and to take care of his master before he changed his mind.

**

Tap-tap-

As Jayden left, the room returned to its quiet state.

“Viche.”

【Yes, Master.】

A spirit that had been hiding on the floor revealed itself and stood before me.

A unique individual, like Oberon, who retains his memories and appearance from his lifetime, even though she does not have a physical body.

The limit of what I could achieve with the crystal I had just subdued was the spirit in front of me.

A unique individual, with her hands neatly folded under her and her head bowed, waiting for my instructions.

She was not a mere imitation.

The first thing I wanted to create when I entered here was the Fairy King, Oberon, who had already been killed by humans.

I had sufficient information and resources for the creation, yet Oberon did not manifest.

However, another unique individual, ‘Viche’, was summoned without any flaws, and now stood before me, awaiting my commands.

She had no physical body, but she remembered everything from her lifetime.

What formed her was not the energy that humans call magic power, but her ‘soul’ itself, which had lost its physical body to return to.

Yes. The crystal had not created her by using my magic power as a resource, but had ‘summoned’ her. And in a master-servant relationship, no less.

Through this, I learned something new. Unique individuals are not created by the crystal but are actual beings that exist somewhere and are summoned. And.

“How’s your memory?”

【I apologize, but no matter how hard I try, I cannot remember where I originally was.】

She remembered her life, but could not recall the place she had been before she was summoned.

“I understand. Rest.”

【Yes, Master.】

She bowed her head and disappeared back into the floor.

‘Unintentionally, I’ve twisted the future.’

Since I summoned Viche, the 14th-level gate that has yet to appear will likely change to a different theme. Or perhaps the one who owns her will forcibly sever our master-servant relationship and take her back.

Having finished my thoughts, I put down the crystal I had been holding. It floated lightly and stopped at a comfortable position, then retracted the light it had been proudly emitting and went into rest.

With the crystal calm, I turned my attention to the scales in my hand.

“This is the power you despise.”

I unleashed the power of Nothingness that I had sealed away.

“Go wild.”

**

…Wednesday lunch, in the student cafeteria.

Edyn, sitting across from Baek Hana, sighed heavily, looking utterly unmotivated.

“Why can’t we use our smartphones…?”
“Stop whining and eat your food.”
“Haa…”

Edyn, who had been banned from playing games by Lee Yesol, couldn’t even last a day and had been grumbling since morning. Maria, who was enduring just like Edyn, naturally felt the urge to slap Edyn every time she whined.

“Ha, Hana, do you have any particular potion you want?”
“I like anything Nayoung makes.”
“Oh, really? Heh, heh…”

Unlike the usually gloomy Nayoung, she had been very enthusiastic ever since she teamed up with Baek Hana last night.

As they were finishing their lunch as usual,

“Excuse me.”

A familiar but not-so-welcome voice caught the attention of everyone except Nayoung, who turned to look at the source of the voice.

“Hi.”

Na Joo-hee, with her striking red hair, greeted Baek Hana awkwardly.

“Mmm…”

Edyn tried to butt in angrily, but Maria, who had become sharp-tongued, was quicker.

“If you have something to say, say it.”

Baek Hana asked indifferently, and Najuhee hesitated, glancing at her blue eyes before answering.

“That…”
“Excuse me, Lady.”

Just as she was about to speak, a boy whose age was highly questionable suddenly cut her off and appeared.

Najuhee’s eyes narrowed dangerously as the boy, who had interrupted her, addressed her.

“Who are you?”

He looked like a boy in appearance and height, but he was undoubtedly wearing the Arena Academy uniform, so Najuhee decided to figure out who he was first.

“My name is Sean. I arrived here today as an exchange student from the Royal Academy in England. And.”

Sean, who had introduced himself, smiled oddly and said to Na Joo-hee,

“I’m Jayden’s disciple.”