The Graduate Student Wants to Assassinate the Professor - Chapter 44

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Chapter 44

Meanwhile, Leoryna and Zeles couldn’t directly discern how far the three tailing them could see, since they were using concealment magic to hide their presence. So they continued their conversation, earnestly playing the role of an intimate couple, unaware that the trio had slipped away to drink.
“What should we do? Normally at this point we’d grab dinner and have a drink.”
At Zeles’s words, Leoryna exhaled a deep sigh.
“I’m really sorry, Zeles. You only came to deliver something.”
“No, it’s not like that. It’s been ages since I’ve played around like this, so it’s actually quite fun.”
“Then, um… would going to a restaurant be too much? Should we just eat something simple at a tavern?”
“Yeah, let’s do that.”
The two entered Tavern Street.
People were buying alcohol from various booths selling drinks and sitting at outdoor tables to drink. With so many intoxicated people around, the street was quite noisy and more crowded than during the day.
Realizing that if they didn’t claim a spot quickly there would be nowhere to sit, Zeles glanced around and spoke.
“I’ll go get the drinks, so you grab us a table. There seems to be an empty spot over there.”
“Got it.”
Leoryna nodded and quickly headed to the spot Zeles indicated, claiming the table.
‘I have no idea what Khalid is doing or where. Did he leave? No, more importantly, why should he care what I do with a man?’
Leoryna grumbled inwardly while waiting for Zeles.

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While Leoryna was muttering to herself, Khalid and Zigzagel were sitting nearby, having a drink not far from the alcohol vendor stall.
“Damn it. Leoryna really shouldn’t be dating a real boyfriend…”
Khalid kept gulping down drinks while bouncing his leg nervously.
“The atmosphere wasn’t that bad earlier… Should I have kept watching? Should I go back to Leoryna right now?”
At Khalid’s words, Zigzagel gestured with his chin.
“That guy is over there.”
Khalid’s head snapped around. There was Las—or rather, Zeles—paying for two beers. Both of them stared intently at Zeles.
Meanwhile, Zeles had also spotted Khalid. Having dispelled his concealment magic and mingled among the crowd, there was no way Zeles wouldn’t notice.
Zeles felt the prickling sensation of their gazes on the back of his head and smiled broadly.
‘This dying fool meddles so much. With someone this overbearing around, how could anyone properly spend time with Leoryna? Only I could.’
As Zeles was thinking to himself, a brilliant idea suddenly occurred to him.
He pulled out a mysterious potion he’d been keeping in his pocket and poured it entirely into the beer glass. Then, with a face as if nothing had happened, he returned to Leoryna.
Zeles handed Leoryna the beer glass laced with the mysterious potion without any warning.
“Here you go.”
“Thanks.”
Leoryna reached out to take what Zeles was offering.
But then it happened. Someone suddenly grabbed Zeles’s wrist. The contents of the beer glass spilled over.
Leoryna was startled and looked to see who it was—there stood Khalid with his face twisted in a scowl.
“Hey, what are you doing?!”
It was Zeles who suddenly picked a fight, yet it was Khalid who erupted in anger instead.
“Professor? What are you doing here?”
Without answering Leoryna’s question, Khalid twisted Zeles’s wrist with a sickening crack. Zeles gasped in pain and finally dropped the beer glass from his hand.
“Professor Khalid! What are you doing? I don’t know what’s going on, but let him go! He’s in pain!”
Khalid ignored Leoryna’s protest and ground his teeth. Zigzagel, who had followed Khalid, spoke first, pointing at Zeles.
“Leoryna! This bastard put something in your drink!”
“What?!”
Leoryna looked at Zeles in shock, and he was putting on a pale expression.
“What the hell are you? What were you trying to do to Leoryna?!”
Before Khalid’s fierce momentum, Zeles trembled theatrically.
“I didn’t do anything bad!”
“You secretly put some unidentified liquid in her drink—how is that not doing something bad?!”
“Ow, ow, ow! Professor Huaderica, it hurts! Could you please let go first? I’ll explain everything!”
Zeles was putting on an act as if he were about to cry at any moment. From how hard Khalid was gripping, Zeles’s hand had turned blue from lack of circulation.
“I can’t let go because you might run away. Just explain the situation! What exactly did you put in it? What were you trying to do to Leoryna?!”
“It’s not some harmful drug or anything!”
“Then what is it? If it’s not harmful to the body, why sneak it in?”
“I got this mysterious potion from some Pharmacy Department students, and they said it makes people’s hearts more generous…! I only put a little in! It’s really not bad for the body…”
“A mysterious potion that makes people’s hearts more generous?”
Zigzagel repeated Zeles’s words as if in disbelief.
“Is that an officially approved medicine?”
“Since it came from the Pharmacy Department, it must have been verified at least.”
Listening to their conversation, Leoryna confronted Zeles in confusion.
“Why on earth did you put that in my drink?! Are you insane?”
“I thought that if your heart became more generous, you might accept me…”
As he said this, Zeles quickly winked with one eye. Only then did Leoryna realize that Zeles had deliberately caused this commotion.
Leoryna found this situation troublesome and tedious. She wanted to confront Zeles, the culprit, but decided to play along with his game for now.
“Oh, Las. I’m truly disappointed by your despicable scheme. I can’t even bear to look at you anymore, so get out of my sight immediately.”
Then Khalid released Zeles’s wrist with a flick. As Khalid and Zigzagel glared at him with fierce eyes as if they would kill him, Zeles made not a sound and pretended to flee in a panic, disappearing into the distance.
“Leoryna, are you alright? Has anything else strange happened to you?”
“Not so far?”
“Really?”
“Yes.”
Still uncertain, Khalid examined Leoryna’s body carefully and visibly relaxed.
“You professors certainly have keen eyes.”
“Ah, well…”
Zigzagel and Khalid exchanged slightly guilty glances at each other.
“We were drinking over there, and when we saw you and that guy, we were watching. But then that bastard…!”
Zigzagel continued speaking, his anger still not subsided. Leoryna bowed her head to both of them.
“Thank you so much. I almost fell for it.”
“Still, just to be safe, maybe you should visit the Hospital….”
“Professor Khalid, that’s a bit much.”
“But you can’t even use magic properly! You’re only Fourth Circle!”
I began to doubt what Khalid truly thought of me.
Fourth Circle was more than enough to fend for myself, so just how much was I being underestimated?
However, instead of flaunting my abilities, I played the part of the fragile student as Khalid seemed to expect.
“That’s true. If it weren’t for you, Professor, I would have fallen right into that villain’s trap without any proper resistance. Then I would have suffered all sorts of terrible things.”
‘I’m too weak to pose any threat to you. So there’s no need for you to be wary of me.’
That was roughly the intent. I went further, covering my mouth with my hand and trembling as though fragile. At my performance, Zigzagel spoke to Khalid with a hardened expression.
“Let’s kill that bastard when we see him later.”
“No.”
“No?”
“Right. I’m going to torture him instead.”
“Ah, that sounds even better.”
I squeezed my eyes shut at their conversation.
‘Las, the History Department student who borrowed Zeles’s identity! I’m so sorry!’
“How dare he lay a hand on my precious Graduate School student….”
Khalid still seemed unable to contain his anger as he spoke to me.
“You’re heading straight home, right?”
“That seems like the best idea.”
“Then I’ll take you.”
“No, that’s really not necessary.”
“No. What if that bastard is hiding somewhere and ambushes you? I’m taking you.”
Khalid’s resolve seemed immovable. I answered while continuing to play the delicate part.
“Then I’ll take you up on that.”
Khalid and Zigzagel positioned themselves on either side of me like bodyguards, matching their pace to mine.
And Pongko, who had been watching the three of us, let out a snort.
‘See? See? I told you it was suspicious. There’s definitely something going on.’

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