Academy’s Second Seat

“… … Luna, then, would you like to practice magic with me?”

‘two… … Two people?’

It was the first thought that Luna wanted to hear.

These days, Luna is experiencing a strange phenomenon.

When he got near Rudy, his heart wouldn’t listen to him.

And when I went near Rudy, I felt something getting hotter.

Luna acted more energetically in order not to show off like this.

It was because it seemed that if I acted as usual, I would not be able to speak properly.

But when the two of us asked us to go to the lab, we were so embarrassed.

Being in a large space like a classroom was hard to bear.

Even though he was studying a little further away, Rudy was still concerned.

However, he didn’t want to move away from Rudy.

Rather, I wanted to be with you.

Luna was so confused by these contradictory emotions.

It still was.

The senior student lab was a small space compared to the classroom.

The thought of being with Rudy in such a small space made my face explode just imagining it.

But, I wanted to go.

‘that… … Yeah, since Ena and Rika aren’t there anyway, let’s go study magic! mmm! I’m going to study magic!’

thump thump.

Even as she thought about it, Luna’s heart was pounding rapidly.

“Yeah, yes! I need to practice magic after a long time!”

Luna spoke vigorously, hiding her confused thoughts.

Luna followed Rudy to the senior student lab.

It was a place I had been to once, but the feeling was a little different from that time.

When I first came, I had a slight suspicion of Rudy, so I had a strong feeling of fear.

“Come on in.”

Rudy opened the door to the lab and spoke to me.

“Sir, excuse me.”

“It’s only me, so what do you say?”

“is it… … ?”

Luna smiled awkwardly and entered the laboratory.

“I’m going to practice magic here. If you want to study magic circles, you can use the temporary scroll over there.”

“Thank you, hehe… … .”

Luna smiled as she looked at Rudy’s kind explanation.

After seeing Luna like that, Rudy smiled lightly, and then started practicing magic.

“me too… … .”

After watching Rudy’s concentration for a moment, Luna also started practicing magic.

thump thump.

‘why… … Why can’t you concentrate?’

Luna glanced at Rudy, who was concentrating on practicing magic.

narrow space.

close distance.

thump thump.

‘eww… … Would you like to hear it?’

Luna’s heart began to beat more violently.

‘Listen to me… … .’

Luna put her hand on her chest and took a few deep breaths.

However, nothing changed.

I looked at Rudy, wondering if he could hear his own heartbeat.

Rudy was concentrating on practicing magic, not paying attention to anything else.

Luna saw Rudy like that and thought she should focus on herself.

So Rudy and Luna both concentrated on practicing magic.

“Whew… … .”

Luna raised her head, thinking that she had studied hard.

However, Rudy was still concentrating on practicing magic.

‘I think Rudy has a really good concentration… … .’

When Rudy was studying other things, she didn’t care about anything else and just studied.

I thought it was really great and it was a part that I respected.

Luna stared at Rudy who was so focused.

‘Rudy has long eyelashes… … My skin is really white… … .’

Looking at Rudy who was so focused, she saw something she had never seen before.

Anyway, I haven’t been able to look at Rudy head-on these days, so I haven’t had time to look at her face properly.

‘Come on, you look good… … .’

That’s what I thought when I first saw it, but I didn’t think much of it.

Just like when I looked at a piece of art, I was like, ‘Oh, that’s pretty.’

However, it was a little different now.

As I stared at my face, my heart was beating faster than before and my face turned red.

‘What… … what?’

Luna was so embarrassed.

However, he did not avert his eyes.

He continued to stare intently at Rudy’s face.

gulp.

As Luna swallowed her saliva, Rudy suddenly jumped up from her seat.

“Okay… … all!”

“Oh!!”

Luna shouted in surprise when she saw Rudy suddenly woke up screaming.

Then Rudy looked at him.

For a moment, I turned my eyes away, not knowing where to put my gaze.

‘de… … Did you find out?’

“Oh, sorry, Luna. surprised?”

“Uh, uh, uh… … . ah… … no! no! I’m not surprised!”

Luna uttered nonsensical words even though she was clearly screaming.

Rudy tilted her head for a moment before opening her mouth.

“Sorry, I finally got what I wanted.”

“What did you want?”

“You have reached intermediate magic.”

“Master and Intermediate Magic?”

Luna was surprised.

I knew that Rudy was very good at magic, but it’s already intermediate magic.

Usually, it was normal to reach intermediate magic around the time of entering the second year, or the second semester of the first year for outstanding students.

However, the midterm exams were just over.

This was the sound of reaching intermediate magic at an unbelievable speed.

Of course, even if they reached intermediate magic quickly, there were people who were blocked by the wall of talent and could not develop.

But, that’s it and this is this.

Great was great.

Luna looked at Rudy, who was smiling triumphantly.

Is that a talent?

Rudy was running ahead of herself.

I thought it was great, but at the same time, I was also jealous.

However, the jealousy did not last long.

Luna sincerely wished Rudy well.

It was because he helped him like that, but it was even more so because he saw Rudy working hard.

Rudy is studying every day without enjoying other entertainment.

Even when other people point their fingers at him, he is steadfast in his work.

Anyone who sees it like that will want to support Rudy.

Luna smiled and said with sincerity.

“Good work. congratulation! Rudy!”

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next day.

There was a place I went to right away without eating lunch with Luna.

Professor smoking area behind the academy.

“… … Rudy Astria?”

There were two people there.

Professor Cromwell and Professor Robert.

Professor Cromwell was smoking and Professor Robert was sitting in the front, not smoking.

From the image, it seemed that Professor Robert smoked and Professor Cromwell did not smoke, but the opposite was the case.

“Are you here to smoke?”

Professor Robert said with a smirk.

“no.”

It was natural.

The academy rules made it illegal for students to smoke.

“What made you come here?

I came here for one reason.

It was just because at the beginning of lunchtime, I heard that Professor Robert and Professor Cromwell were in the smoking room together.

and… … .

“Professor Robert, if you haven’t eaten, would you like to eat?”

“… … me?”

Professor Robert asked with a puzzled face.

“Robert is a student counselor… … It’s almost the first time. haha.”

Professor Cromwell said with a pleasant smile.

“Hey, there’s a professor here who likes you so much, so why are you having dinner with me?”

Professor Robert said, pointing his finger to Professor Cromwell.

I stared at Professor Robert who said that.

“Heh heh, could it be because the professor refused to consult with the student?”

Professor Cromwell said, smoking a cigarette.

“It’s a pity that you didn’t come to me, but you’re my friend, so I’ll let you go.”

“What are you, his father? And who are you, Manda?”

Professor Robert grunted and stood up.

and walked forward.

“ha… … Follow.”

“Then let me eat with the other professors. Please advise.”

Professor Cromwell said hello and walked to another place.

As I stared at Professor Cromwell as she walked, Professor Robert called me.

“what are you doing?”

“ah… … I will go.”

I followed after Professor Robert.

Professor Robert went to a small restaurant inside the academy.

shabby restaurant.

It was a place that seemed like it would collapse if you just touched it.

“Have you never eaten anything like this?”

Professor Robert nodded.

“Robert, who is this san?”

An old woman came out of the store.

I asked him if he was close with Professor Robert.

“student.”

“Is that your disciple?”

“no. just a student friend disciple.”

“I am Professor Robert’s disciple. Take good care of me.”

I greeted the old woman politely.

“Why are you my disciple?”

“Knock… … Why are you saying that you want to become a disciple by yourself? He looks like a nobleman, but he also looks cheap. Are you a low-ranking aristocrat?”

“He is the second son of the Astrian family. Be careful.”

“… … What?”

At Professor Robert’s words, the grandmother’s eyes widened.

“Is that the Astria I know?”

“Then, are there any other Astrian families in the Empire?”

“her… … Oh yeah. I’ve lived in the world for a long time, so there’s nothing special about it. I don’t know if a member of that family can eat our restaurant’s food.”

Grandma said so and went inside the restaurant.

“Can I give you what you always ate?”

“Oh, give me that for two.”

Professor Robert said so and sat down.

and told me

“what are you doing? sit down. Do I have to take the chair out?”

“no.”

I sat across from Professor Robert.

“I grew up as a peasant, but I’m very innocent. Do you treat commoners like that?”

“He was an old man, so he was just polite.”

Even in a fantasy world, courtesy towards elders was a basic skill.

Of course, that was not a necessary feeling for a capable and high-status person.

It was good to just do it, or not.

“So, why did you call me?”

Like Professor Robert, who is easy-going, I went straight to the point.

I also liked this one better.

It was just disgusting to get to know the other person while looking like Rie.

I spoke to him straight-forward, as Professor Robert did.

“Make me a disciple.”

“student?”

Professor Robert made an absurd face.

I told him one more time.

“Tell me the black magic.”

“under… … !”

Professor Robert’s eyes began to fill with irritation.

“Do you know what kind of magic black magic is?”

“It is the most powerful of all magic.”

“So, where does that power come from?”

Its power is… … .

“It’s a risk.”

“Yeah, well learned. Black magic is magic used with risks. Magic is magic used through the equivalent exchange with mana. It is normal to use that power as much as it uses mana.”

“I know.”

“Then is black magic an equivalent exchange?”

“no.”

Black magic was different from normal magic.

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Mental pollution that occurs once you fail.

These were only a few of the risks of black magic.

It was black magic that had to sacrifice one’s own physical strength, a part of the body, or even the soul.

“I don’t want to die for your father.”

“The family doesn’t care about me.”

“Your family may have abandoned you, but not your father.”

I had never seen my father, so I couldn’t argue with that.

Because the Astrian head may have abandoned me as the heir, but I do not know whether he would have abandoned me as a son.

“What kind of Astrian master is black magic? I’d rather go to Cromwell and learn telekinetic magic.”

Professor Cromwell’s Telekinesis Magic.

Obviously, it had infinite applications, and it was a good magic when fighting.

However, he cannot survive with this kind of magic.

To say that there are many areas of application means that we cannot concentrate on one area that much.

It was like the sound of omnipotence and incompetence in one word.

Also, black magic had many applications, just like salt copper magic.

The reason, of course, was risk.

“A kid who couldn’t even reach intermediate magic is already… … .”

“Intermediate magic has been reached.”

“… … What?”

Professor Robert asked with a puzzled face.

“Intermediate magic… … have you reached?”

This reaction was natural.

Even if you did a lot of hard work in the game, you couldn’t reach intermediate magic at this speed.

It was the result of the Luna incident, the high magic level of Rudy Astria from the beginning, and the magic nogada that she did whenever she had time.

I was able to achieve this level of results by mobilizing all my luck, effort, and talent.

“…it’s an incredible talent.”

“I just tried.”

Professor Robert thought for a moment before opening his mouth.

“Then I’ll give you a test.”

“Is this a test?”

“Learn the flames of the abyss before Limgan School. Then let me teach you black magic.”

Abyss Flame.

It was the most basic black magic.

It was never something I could do.

I also liked the period.

It fits perfectly with the time I had envisioned until the time I was in school.

“Then are you saying that you are accepting me as a disciple?”

“What is the disciple? just telling you Would I accept a kid like you as my disciple?”

“good.”

I accepted Professor Robert’s offer.

“I will learn soon.”

“haha… … Yes, give it a try.”

Professor Robert laughed meaningfully.

“Come on, the food is out.”

As we talked, the food came out quickly.

And when I saw the food, dozens of question marks popped into my head.

“Eh?”

“There is no other food, so eat it with gratitude.”

savory smell.

And a very friendly bowl.

“Come on, it’s rice.”

And white rice.

The food served at the restaurant was cheonggukjang.

Cheonggukjang made by boiling in an earthenware pot.

Other than that, the side dishes below were things I had never seen before, but this friendly smell was the perfect match for Cheonggukjang.

“What a rookie like you… … uh?”

I grabbed a spoon and started eating in a hurry.

“you… … Why are you eating so well?”

Without answering Professor Robert’s words, I packed the rice into my mouth.

Korean food that you see after eating only Western food like meat and vegetables every day.

It was so inspiring.

How could they have known how to see cheonggukjang in a fantasy world?

I felt like I was going to cry.

“Too… … It’s delicious… … Big breath.”

Even when I tried 20 times and beat the final boss of this game, I wasn’t that impressed.

Cheonggukjang from a fantasy world.

It was so absurd, but today, I was grateful for such a broken probability.

“help… … One more bowl, please.”

“that… … okay.”

The restaurant owner’s grandmother panicked and handed me a bowl of rice.

Impressed by Cheonggukjang, I received 3 bowls of rice that day.