The Genius Professor Wants An Easy Life - Chapter 100

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Chapter 100
Among the many wrongs Ban Legia had committed, some were false accusations—but what he’d done to Müller was not among them.
One hundred percent his fault.
‘I’ll apologize later. Right now, we’re in a bind.’
“Your Grace, I must speak plainly given the urgency. That demon over there wielding the Demon Sword—it’s rampaging out of control. I need you to stop it.”
“Why should I?”
“…Your Grace?”
“Retired or not, my blade exists for one purpose alone—to serve the Emperor himself. So tell me, why would I draw steel for trash like you?”
I narrowed my eyes.
“Is this because of my past rudeness to you? I apologize sincerely for my words. I was foolish and immature.”
“Don’t flatter yourself. I’m not settling old scores over a foolish remark. This is a matter of simple arithmetic.”
“…Arithmetic, Your Grace?”
Müller dug at his nose with an air of careless indifference.
“As I said, I’m the sword of the Empire. I came here only because there might be trouble involving the Third Prince. But you expect me to fight that monster for a worthless insect like yourself? Do you understand what I stand to lose if I’m wounded in the process?”
I recalled Müller’s nature and swallowed hard.
‘Müller won’t draw his blade for anything he deems valueless. Especially not when there’s a risk to himself.’
Because he viewed himself as the property of the Empire.
“I’m not alone here, Your Grace.”
“Hmm.”
Müller’s expression remained unmoved.
“Let’s see—I don’t see anyone here worth saving. Randolph? He was a great mage once, perhaps, but now? Mediocre at best. The rest? Talented enough, I suppose, but does the Empire lack such talents? They could all fall here and no one would notice the difference.”
My face hardened like stone.
‘That’s a cruel thing to say.’
The former Chancellor Randolph,
and Professor Bernstein,
even Chancellor Karac and the other temporary faculty members—
None of them deserved to be dismissed so callously.
‘Now I understand why “Ban” was ever so rude to him before.’
After all, Ban’s foolish acts often had reasons that made some sense when you looked at the full context.
I didn’t know exactly what situation had led to Ban’s rudeness toward Müller, but looking at him now, I could piece it together.
Ban’s outburst must have been a mutual fault.
‘Either way, I need to persuade him. Draw on my merchant king days—’
“I respect your loyalty to the Empire, Your Grace. But I find it odd. Why haven’t you gotten yourself a proper pair of glasses?”
“What did you just say?”
“Your judgment of people seems rather poor. Presbyopia, perhaps? I thought you might benefit from spectacles.”
“!!”
Oops.
The Black Flame Dragon’s rage flared up after all this time.
‘Hold on—I should’ve kept a lid on this! Now’s not the time to provoke—’
I blinked.
‘—or is it?’
Trying to talk Müller around with honeyed words wasn’t going to work.
From my years as a merchant king, I knew what worked in situations like this.
‘Provocation.’
“Hold your tongue.”
“I fail to see why you’re angry. A man incapable of recognizing talent like mine—wouldn’t you say that borders on infidelity to the Empire itself?”
“Preposterous nonsense!”
“Shall I prove it?”
I lifted the corners of my mouth.
It was the Black Flame Dragon’s signature sneer.
“Do you remember what I said before? That a knight, no matter how strong, is nothing but a shield for a mage? I’m going to show you that truth with your own eyes right here.”
“You insufferable bastard!!!”
Bingo.
Müller’s patience snapped.
“I’ll stop that demon creature once. Just once. And if you can’t prove your words in that time, prepare yourself—I’ll beat you to within an inch of your life before the demons even get the chance.”
Once.
It was an absurd condition.
What could I possibly accomplish in such a brief window against that rampaging madness?
But—
“I have a condition as well.”
“What?”
“If you can prove that what I’m saying is true, then I expect an apology for the disrespectful remarks you just made about these people.”
Müller’s expression darkened at once.
He didn’t protest, aware that he’d misspoken a moment ago.
“You get one chance. After that, I’m done.”
Just then, the monster lunged toward me.
Randolph and the others, exhausted from their earlier exertion, couldn’t stop it in time.
“Professor Ban, watch out!!”
“Danger!!”
Fortunately, Müller stepped in front of me.
Crash!!!
The Demon Sword and the Imperial Bestowed Sword collided, releasing an explosive force.
“Ugh!”
To my surprise, Müller was driven back by the momentum.
‘I can understand why Müller is holding back, actually. To suppress the Demon Sword’s rampage, even one of the Empire’s five greatest swordmasters wouldn’t escape unscathed.’
From Müller’s perspective, accepting some damage while buying time until the Demon Sword burned itself out was the wisest course of action.
“Why are you standing there silent? Don’t forget—the opportunity I’m giving you is only one.”
“Don’t worry.”
I stepped forward.
Into the reach of the Demon Sword’s aura.
My body trembled with the shock.
If Müller hadn’t been shielding me, I would have been pulped the moment I crossed the threshold.
It was only a temporary protection.
That was fine.
I had a plan.
“Keep your eyes open and watch carefully, sir.”
I raised my hand.
“You’re about to witness a brilliance so dazzling it will make your eyes widen in astonishment.”
It was no empty boast.
<Probability of subduing the self-destructing demon>
-If there is an opportunity to create a miracle: 100%
An absolute guarantee of victory.
That’s right.
I had a winning method.
And the moment had arrived.
I raised my hand and began to move mana.
Boom!
A violent recoil came rushing back.
‘Just as I thought—the Demon Sword. There’s no opening to slip through.’
I examined the Control Spell that bound the monster through the Demon Sword.
As befitted one of the strongest magical blades in existence, it was impenetrably solid—no matter my strength, there was no way to break through it.
‘It doesn’t matter. My real target was something else anyway.’
“I apologize in advance, sir.”
“…What?”
“I’m going to borrow something from you for a moment.”
I deliberately didn’t specify what.
He’d find out soon enough.
“!!”
Flash!
I unleashed my Magic.
The problem was what kind of Magic I’d unleashed.
I’d copied the Control Spell that the Demon Sword used to bind the monster and deployed it.
Who had I suddenly cast a Control Spell on, you ask?
…On Müller, who’d left his back exposed to me.
“You bastard! What are you doing?!”
Müller’s eyes flew wide open.
“Didn’t I tell you? That I would prove what I said before. For that to work, you had to become my reliable shield, didn’t you?”
That’s right.
I’d struck him from behind and placed him under my control.
Completely unprepared, Müller had fallen helplessly into my hands.
‘Surely he won’t actually use me once the fighting ends, right?’
I had no choice.
I needed to create an opening in the Demon Sword’s defense.
‘Müller needs to abandon pure defense and become more aggressive.’
I couldn’t puppet him like a doll.
Only rough guidance was possible.
‘The moment Müller goes on the offensive and creates an opening in the Demon Sword’s guard, I’ll seize it.’
“You bastard!!!”
Clang!!
But then an unforeseen problem arose.
Even as Müller pressed forward, the Demon Sword showed no sign of yielding ground.
‘Could it be that Müller isn’t going all out?’
That didn’t seem to be the case.
The Demon Sword’s capabilities exceeded my expectations by far.
Cold sweat broke across my skin.
‘This is going to fail. What do I do?’
Then a thought struck me.
‘There was an opening a moment ago, wasn’t there? Why didn’t I press it?’
An absurd thought.
Müller was a Transcendent Knight, after all.
And here I was, a magic user with no expertise in swordsmanship, daring to offer unsolicited advice.
What was even more absurd was that my observation didn’t feel like delusion.
‘This feels familiar.’
I swallowed hard.
It was remarkably similar to when my Grand Sage of Magic ability manifested!
‘Could it be?’
-The “Versatility of a Thousand Transformations” has activated!
-You possess “unparalleled talent” across all disciplines!
This was one of my abilities!
‘I knew I had talent in other fields, but to the point of giving pointers to a Level 8 Knight’s swordsmanship? That’s too much.’
My face must have shown my bewilderment.
Of course, it didn’t mean my swordsmanship knowledge matched a Level 8 Knight’s.
Rather, it was a flash of genius—a brilliant idea that struck at a vulnerability in an instant.
‘What do I do with this? Even if I offer advice, he’d never accept it. He’d only get angry.’
Then the situation shifted.
Whoooosh!!
The Demon Sword deployed a Domain.
A unique power of Level 8 Knights alone—placing their surroundings under their dominion to wield transcendent force.
‘What kind of demon sword unfolds a Domain!’
Müller ground his teeth and deployed his own Domain in response.
But the moment the two Domains collided.
A single opening revealed itself to me.
Different from the previous gaps I’d noticed.
A clear path to victory.
Without hesitation, I sent a message spell.
I shared my thoughts directly—it was too difficult to explain in words.
-My lord, please follow my lead.
Naturally, Müller’s reaction was not favorable.
“You arrogant little worm!! Now you dare give pointers to a Transcendent Knight?! Once this is over, I won’t leave you unscathed—”
But even as he raged.
Müller’s mouth abruptly snapped shut.
He perceived the same opening I had. He understood my words were no jest.
His blade moved as if enchanted.
Precisely as the idea had formed in my mind.
The result was astonishing.
Crack!!
The Domain the Demon Sword had woven shook violently.
“H-how could anyone conceive of breaching this gap? No knight, however transcendent, should be capable of such a thought. Not unless they were an unparalleled genius—”
A cry thick with shock.
I hesitated over how to respond.
‘I need to be careful with my answer this time.’
“Did I not say? I shall heal your lordship’s aged eyes with my brilliant Domain.”
“!!”
…For the Black Flame Dragon, this answer would suffice.
In any case, the Domain wavered, and the Demon Sword took considerable damage as well.
The real opportunity had arrived.
I raised my hand.
“Sleep now, wicked blade.”
A brilliant flash.
It was Control Release Magic.
-Don’t… mock me…! With mere… trash like this…!!
True to form, the Demon Sword.
Despite striking precisely at the gap, it did not crumble.
It resisted my Magic with overwhelming force.
‘This won’t be easy.’
Before, I would have had no further recourse at this point.
But now, it was different.
‘I am now a 2nd Circle Mage. I have two stars.’
A second star rose within me.
Normally, for ordinary 2nd Circle Mages, the second star serves as a vessel for spells that a single star cannot manifest.
But for me, it was different.
I could convert 2nd Circle Magic spells and compress them into a single star.
Then what role does the remaining second star play?
‘I can have it amplify the first star.’
In other words, my ascension to 2nd Circle Mage was not merely the ability to cast Level 2 spells.
The Level 2 incantations that flowed from my hands were fundamentally different from Magic as it had existed before.
Just like now.
“I command thee—kneel before the greatness of my Domain.”
A cataclysmic flash of light!!!

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