The Graduate Student Wants to Assassinate the Professor - Chapter 118

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Chapter 118

As Leoryna trembled with a sense of betrayal watching her familiar prepare to leave without her, Pongko—a talking rabbit, no less—gave an exaggerated shrug.
“I don’t believe there’s anything you’ll need from me. Surely nothing will happen while I’m away?”
“That’s true.”
Khalid nodded in agreement, and Leoryna waved her hand dismissively at Pongko.
“Fine. Go on ahead then. If anything comes up, I’ll contact you by magic. You know the way home, don’t you?”
At Leoryna’s permission, Pongko bobbed his head once and hopped away, disappearing between the alley walls.
Once Khalid confirmed Pongko’s departure, he pushed through the crowd and positioned himself at the bar counter. Then he gestured toward Leoryna beside him and spoke to the Bartender.
“This woman is celebrating her birthday today—would you mind preparing a special birthday toast for her?”
“Oh my! What an honor! Happy birthday, miss! May I ask your name?”
“Um… it’s Leoryna.”
The Bartender then raised his voice loudly.
“Everyone! This lovely woman here is celebrating her birthday—her name is Leoryna!”
All eyes turned toward Leoryna.
Without hesitation, patrons raised their glasses high and cheered in unison.
“Happy birthday, Leoryna!”
Leoryna felt as though she might die from embarrassment.
“Thank you so much…”
While Leoryna managed only a slight bow to those around her, Khalid wore a satisfied expression.
“Go on, drink up.”
At Khalid’s urging, Leoryna sipped the potent cocktail the Bartender had prepared and spoke.
“I won’t get drunk today, I promise.”
“Sure, sure.”
Khalid replied in an indulgent tone.
His condescending inflection made her feel as though he were belittling her resolve, so Leoryna pushed the cocktail far away on the bar table instead. Instead, she watched a soccer match on the screen and cheered for the team her favorite player belonged to.
“Which team do you support, Professor?”
“I support Lisis.”
At Khalid’s answer, Leoryna regarded him warily.
“I support Tail. Our teams are rivals?”
“Is that so? Then how about the losing team’s supporter receives a penalty?”
“What kind of penalty?”
Leoryna asked cautiously, still eyeing Khalid, and he shrugged.
“Hmm… nothing comes to mind at the moment, so let’s figure that out as we go.”
“I’m in!”
Leoryna exclaimed eagerly.
The patrons in the pub each supported different teams, so whenever one person sighed, another would cheer. Khalid and Leoryna, following suit with the others, gasped and groaned as they focused intently on the match.
“Damn it! Stop playing such terrible passes!”
As the player’s mistakes continued, Leoryna found herself shouting in anger without thinking. Khalid laughed beside her.
“Why are you laughing?! Is it funny that I’m kicking the ball like that?”
As an excited Leoryna protested, Khalid laughed even harder.
“No, I just realized you really love this sort of thing. It’s the first time I’ve seen you act so passionately.”
At Khalid’s words, Leoryna finally became aware that she had gotten carried away. She settled back into her seat with composure and watched the match.
But that composure didn’t last long. As the match progressed, Leoryna’s reactions shifted constantly—growing angry one moment, delighted the next.
When the team she was supporting won as time ran out, she found herself clutching a drink and roaring with excitement.
“Ahahaha! I knew it! I knew they’d win! My instincts never fail!”
While Leoryna gulped down her victory drink, Khalid slammed his glass on the bar in fury.
“Damn it! Did these bastards all take some kind of drug? What kind of pathetic game was that?!”
Unlike his earlier composure, he had now become fully immersed and joined the Lisis Supporters as they began transforming into hooligans.
“Boo! This is outrageous!”
“The Referee made a biased call!”
At the words of those supporting Lisis, the Tail supporters suddenly erupted in anger.
“What did you say? You got something to say?!”
“They won because they deserved to win!”
The Pub instantly descended into chaos.
“Come on! Bring it!”
Khalid eagerly threw himself into the fray, swinging his fist at a man from the next table who had been supporting Tail.
“Ow! My nose!”
“Oh no, Professor!”
Leoryna, who had been savoring her victory, snapped back to reality at the sight of Khalid’s fist.
“I’m so sorry! My professor is quite drunk right now! If there’s any issue, please contact the Halderion Academy Department of Magical Formula Design! Bartender, we’re settling our tab!”
Taking advantage of the moment when the man from the next table staggered backward clutching his nose, Leoryna hastily apologized and managed to drag the struggling Khalid out of the Pub.
“Wait, let me go! Those bastards started it first…!”
“Professor, I’m extremely embarrassed right now. Could you please just stay quiet?”
When Leoryna clenched her teeth and glared at Khalid, he meekly lowered his head.
“Fine…”
Still, Khalid huffed indignantly while brushing back his hair. Watching him, Leoryna found herself thinking something unbidden.
‘The guy’s handsome.’
The moment Leoryna became aware of what she was thinking, she raised her hand and slapped her own cheek. Khalid stared at her in bewilderment.
“Why, why are you doing that? Why are you hitting your own cheek?”
“I was having improper thoughts.”
Leoryna continued before Khalid could press further.
“More importantly, about that penalty…”
Khalid, who had been the one to bring up penalties in the first place, now felt nervous at finding himself in the losing position.
“Whatever it is, go easy on me.”
Leoryna smiled with the satisfaction of a victor and pondered thoughtfully.
“Let’s see, so…”
She grinned mischievously and spoke.
“Truth or Dare!”
“What?”
Khalid tilted his head at words that fell outside his expectations.
“Why? Don’t you like the truth game? It seems you have a lot of secrets to hide in life.”
As Leoryna spoke with a teasing lilt, Khalid’s eyes narrowed.
“Do I seem like someone who lives telling lies?”
‘He’s the type whose inner and outer selves align, I suppose.’
At Khalid’s words, I nearly shook my head without thinking.
But what I wanted to ask him was something he could easily lie about.
“That’s not it, but still, it’s nice to see a professor who can’t lie for once, isn’t it?”
“Don’t push your luck. You get exactly one question.”
“Of course.”
I drew a breath before asking.
“Hypothetically speaking, if it were possible—would you become the Demon King if you could?”
“The Demon King?”
Khalid’s face contorted sharply. For a moment, his expression turned quite menacing. But he quickly composed himself and shook his head vigorously.
“I wouldn’t do it even if you gave it to me.”
“Really?”
“Why would I ever become the Demon King?”
“Plenty of people want to become powerful. If they held power in their hands, there must be something good about it, right? So if you became the Demon King, you could definitely obtain something that would satisfy your heart!”
At my words, Khalid’s expression grew troubled.
“That’s something only those who misuse power would want. Too much power just brings more annoying complications. I refuse to get tangled up in such bothersome affairs.”
“Ah… is that so?”
“Yes.”
“You’re being sincere about this, aren’t you?”
“Of course.”
At Khalid’s firm tone, I laughed outwardly, but inwardly, I grew somewhat uneasy.
‘He denies it so vehemently, yet Khalid truly becomes the Demon King? He said he wouldn’t do it even if offered. Can the oracle that this man will become the Demon King and wage war in the future really be true?’
But I soon brushed the thought away lightly.
‘It’s Petila’s oracle, after all. She sees through causality itself. She can’t be wrong. But, but…’
I gazed at Khalid intently.
“Is that all you were curious about? Why ask something like this?”
Khalid looked somewhat deflated. I nodded.
“Yes, I was curious what would happen if you gained power, Professor.”
‘I hope Petila’s oracle is wrong.’
I couldn’t help but entertain such an irreverent thought.

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