The Genius Professor Wants An Easy Life - Chapter 92

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Chapter 92
‘I set the constraint only for those who feel guilt, so villains wouldn’t apply.’
Thanks to that reasoning, Silpine threw herself into catching and killing villains with renewed fervor to satisfy her frustration.
She’d eliminated so many criminals from the Free City that people had begun calling her a dark hero, singing her praises.
Some in the Security Forces even suggested she deserved a Certificate of Commendation.
“Hehe, Master, I’ve been feeling neglected lately, haven’t I? Like some fish you’ve caught and left to die in a bucket?”
“Don’t worry. Soon you’ll have a real chance to paint the streets red. Against your true enemies.”
A flicker of madness danced across Silpine’s pupils.
“Ah, I’m trembling with excitement. Does that mean I can spill as much blood as I want? How thrilling.”
“But there’s a condition. You’ll only draw blood with your genuine power.”
“!!”
Silpine’s expression hardened.
“I know you’ve borrowed strength from another being. If you truly wish for revenge, then from now on, you’ll renounce that power. This is my first lesson to you.”
An unexpected turn.
But true.
‘The reason Silpine has been displaying such formidable power already is because of that Contract.’
The problem was that her growth had a clear ceiling.
Surpassing Lv. 7 would be nearly impossible.
More than that,
‘Even if Silpine runs amok in this situation, it won’t help much. It’ll only be a nuisance.’
There was a different role I needed her to play.
“Instead, I’ll give you a task. Try crafting something for me using Alchemy.”
After hearing the details, Silpine’s brow furrowed.
“Master? Are you serious?”
“Why not?”
“Isn’t that a Forbidden Art? Specifically, a top-tier prohibited practice under Tower regulations.”
“Whether it’s top-tier or not, it doesn’t concern you anyway, does it? Or do you lack confidence? If you can’t manage even this, then give up on revenge.”
Thump-thump.
I watched Silpine’s expression carefully.
‘She’s not going to get angry, dismiss her guilt, and try to kill me, is she?’
Fortunately, she didn’t.
“Ah, Master, I like it. I’ll trust you.”
Silpine smiled at me—a smile that sent chills down my spine.
“Following your words sounds more fun. But if I end up disappointed, brace yourself. I might direct quite a bit of anger at you.”
I felt a twinge, but I nodded anyway.
When I thought of the events to come, there was no way she’d be disappointed.
‘If anything, it might be too spectacularly overwhelming.’
I moved on to the next conversation.
“Ohoho, truly remarkable. Such a plan indeed. This Lairhan shall follow your word faithfully.”
“Master, should I simply kill everything I see?”
I’d given separate orders to Lairhan from Sarryongseongchae and the Black Crow Amanda, and
“Hehe, if you ask directly like this, Professor, I suppose I have no choice. This Julia will lend her special efforts.”
“Do I have to go along with Julia too? This is a crime! What if I go to prison?!!”
“Ahhh! I can’t do this either!! How am I supposed to do something like this?! I’m dropping out of grad school!”
“You fool! This is the Master’s command! I just need to supervise, right? Hehe?”
I’d assigned covert tasks to Julia, Wilhelm, Linden, and Hans as well.
“Katrine, drink this Elixir and accumulate Mana befitting Lv. 3.”
“Is it really okay for me to take this?”
“Yes. It’d be wasteful to throw away, so consider it a gift.”
“Don’t look away like that and get embarrassed. It’s unfitting but cute.”
“…….”
Then came a hesitant voice.
“P-Professor…? Is there nothing you need to say to me?”
Libel’s eyes gleamed with a plea for attention.
“Libel, I have no special task for you.”
‘You’ll handle things well on your own.’
Though he carried a ticking “bomb” inside him that could detonate at any moment, in a situation like this, he was the most reliable hero.
“I, I see. Ah, understood.”
Libel’s shoulders sagged as he shuffled away, his expression dejected.
It was a sight I’d seen often enough that I paid it no particular mind.
The truth was, I didn’t have the luxury to hesitate.
‘Is there any other move I can make from here?’
I fell into deep thought.
I’d already mobilized every available resource.
But I was still uneasy.
‘I wish I had one more insurance policy—something more certain.’
The person who came to mind then was Mikhail, third prince of Yodo.
He could provide the greatest help to the plan I was developing,
‘but I hesitated to drag him into this.’
Even now, Mikhail was keeping his head down, trying to avoid drawing attention from the imperial court as much as possible.
The reason he didn’t show his face as much as the other students.
‘Yet he never misses a single class, worried that I—his course instructor—might face disadvantages.’
I felt grateful and apologetic in equal measure, making it difficult to burden him further.
But then something unexpected happened.
“Well, well, Professor Ban Ecclesia. It’s been a while. How have you been?”
“Your Highness?”
“Ha. I came because there’s something to discuss. Would you read this letter?”
When I saw the contents of the letter, my face showed surprise.
Before I could even ask, Mikhail had already taken matters into his own hands!
“Wouldn’t that be a burden on Your Highness?”
“Ha, I can’t say it won’t be. Whether it’s Father or my older brother, one gesture from me and they all fly into a panic. There will certainly be quite a stir. Still, you see.”
Mikhail gazed at me with a quiet smile.
“You’ve been working so hard, running about on your own two feet, that I found it difficult to just sit idle.”
An unexpected confession.
“I’ve come to quite like this academy. The tedious lectures, the annoying assignments, the grueling exam preparations—all things I never would have experienced otherwise.”
……
“I was able to experience all of it because you pushed my back forward. So this time, let me lend my strength.”
A wave of gratitude washed over me.
It wasn’t easy for Mikhail to summon ‘courage’ in the first place.
Yet he’d made a difficult choice for my sake.
“Thank you.”
I spoke with all sincerity.
“No matter what trials and tribulations may come, not a speck of dust from this academy shall be harmed. That is the very pride of Ban Ecclesia.”
“…That’s all well and good, but couldn’t you do something about that tone of voice?”
……
If not for the Black Flame Dragon’s interference, it would have been a truly heartwarming conclusion.
In any case, the preparations were completed.
‘I’ve done every bit of preparation I can. Even if one of the Three Evils causes trouble, I can handle it.’
The Three Evils.
The term referred to the three major villain factions: the Abyss, the Cult, and the Black Tower.
The Three Evils were independent organizations separate from Ouroboros, but they frequently cooperated with one another.
‘In the original basic scenario, it’s not the Three Evils but far lesser villains who cause trouble. But I have to account for the worst case.’
That’s right.
The strategy I’d prepared now was a countermeasure assuming that the Three Evils or villains of comparable caliber would cause trouble.
You could tell just how thorough my preparations were.
And beyond these strategies, I’d also planned to prepare another trump card.
‘Before everything breaks loose, I’ll reach Star Rank 2.’
I gazed inward at my core.
The energy I’d absorbed from the Elixirs consumed on Whirlpool Island was accumulating.
Even after consuming four Elixirs, the amount was not substantial.
Far from reaching the level of a vast ocean, it barely filled a single cup.
‘But even this much is an enormous amount for me.’
If I could melt and absorb all this mana, I could just barely reach Star Rank 2.
‘I’ll finally be a Star Rank 2 beginner!’
Whoosh!
I closed my eyes, and time passed.
But there was a problem.
As I’d predicted, the Three Evils did directly intervene.
The problem was it wasn’t just ‘one’ of them.
At a time I didn’t foresee.
The Three Evils convened all at once.
* * *
A bustling district in the Imperial Capital.
The streets were as crowded as those of the Free City.
There was a café on the second floor of a building.
Yet something felt wrong.
Despite being clearly situated in the heart of the city, where countless people passed through, there was not a single customer.
It wasn’t closed for business—the café’s owner was brewing coffee alone.
“Mmm-mm. Such a lovely aroma~ You know, the finest coffee stock is brewed from human bone, wouldn’t you say?”
An unsettling hum.
That was when it happened.
-You’re late.
A figure in a dark robe pushed through the door.
The café owner smiled faintly.
“Welcome, emissary of the Cult.”
Astonishing!
But that wasn’t all.
-Poor taste. A branch of the Abyss operating out of a café, no less.
“Well, it’s not a branch, really—merely a personal hobby of mine. I do love coffee. Doesn’t it smell divine?”
-A Bone Mage like you drinking coffee? The joke’s wearing thin. Don’t think I’m ignorant of ground human bone used as sweetener.
“It’s honeyed, though? All my patrons love it. I have quite the regular clientele.”
“My, my—did you two arrive first? Might I trouble you for a cup as well?”
Flap!
A bat with white wings flew through the window, and with a flutter, transformed into a gentleman in a white suit.
-Both of them. A Black Tower sorcerer in a white suit, no less. And the alias is “Gentleman”? The absurdity knows no bounds.
“Isn’t the Cult a bit outdated? These days, even we sorcerers pay attention to fashion. It’s all the rage.”
-Silence. We didn’t come here for jokes. When does ‘he’ arrive?
“I couldn’t say. We’re merely errand runners, after all.”
Members of the Three Evils gathered in one place.
It would astonish any observer.
Though all villains, the Three Evils were never allies.
Yet someone had brought them together.
The identity of ‘him’ was soon revealed.
The café door creaked open, and a strikingly handsome man entered.
“Good to see you. I am the Second Prince, Renius.”
The Second Prince and apostle of Ouroboros was the orchestrator of this gathering!
“Ha. So it really was you calling us, Your Highness. When we first received the summons, I thought it was a jest.”
“And you seem far more fearless than expected. What possessed you to come alone when we might kidnap you outright?”
The Bone Mage of the Abyss and the Gentleman of the Black Tower smiled together.
It was no joke.
These were beings fully capable of making good on such a threat, royal blood or not.
The Cult’s emissary, too, lowered his aura in silent submission.
For Renius, arriving alone without escort guards, it should have been a life-or-death crisis.
Yet—
“Beasts must never be treated like men. Kneel.”
“Hah. We’d rather not. Why should we?”
That was the moment.
The eyes of the Three Evils’ villains went wide.
Crack!
An incomprehensible force pressed down upon them.
“Gack?!”
All three villains of the Three Evils were neutralized in an instant, coughing blood.
No time to resist or understand what had happened.
They couldn’t even guess what technique had been used.
It was neither a knight’s formless sword aura nor magical power.
A force of a kind they had never encountered.
“…We were disrespectful. Speak.”
Renius nodded, satisfied.
“My proposal is simple. In the Free City, act as you wish.”
“Act how, precisely?”
“All three of you have desires in the Free City, don’t you? Use this Phantom Break as your opportunity to claim them. I’ll handle the aftermath myself, so you needn’t worry about consequences.”
“What is it that Your Majesty desires?”
Renius answered briefly.
“All you need do is kill a handful of Academy students in the chaos.”
“Who?”
“The students named Katrine, Libel, Julia, and Wilhelm.”
“Is it…?”
The bone sorcerer from the Abyss wore an expression of intrigue, and Renius nodded.
“Students of the class under Ban Ecclesia’s tutelage. Slaughter them all.”

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