I Became an Unknown Professor at the Academy

[Kugh…!!]

Ben Stiller, who had spat out dark red blood, trembled and then slumped like a broken doll.

【Hmm!! It seems the match is over!!】

Eleanor shuddered as she heard the clear voice of the child, who seemed to be listening to the conversation right next to her. She rubbed her goosebump-covered arms.

[ …Since Ben Stiller has lost consciousness, Baek Woo-jin is the winner.]

The screen shared through the god’s gaze.

In the screen, even though the winner had been decided, none of the audience members cheered. No, they couldn’t.

Half of the professors had lost consciousness from the murderous intent in Ben Stiller’s battle cry, and the other half were struggling to process what had just happened and how to make sense of the situation, causing their brains to lag.

【Huhuhu!! This is what happens when you mess with our daughter!! So, everyone, behave yourselves!!】

【Well, that’s it! The broadcast is over!! Everyone, enjoy your time~】

As soon as the words were spoken, the smartphone screen went dark.

Eleanor, without hesitation, put her smartphone back into her cleavage and got up from the sofa. She stood in front of the glass wall and looked down at the stage.

Her servant, who had carried Ben Stiller off the stage, was already making his way down.

There was a priest right in front of her, but since a god was currently possessing the priest, she couldn’t dare ask for treatment.

“It’s a shame he didn’t die. I would have saved the remaining payment, and the secret…”

“No, it seems he already knows.”

Eleanor had clearly seen it.

-Do not speak the name of Claire Bean Assen lightly.

-If you break this promise…

It seemed like he was talking to the audience, but he was definitely looking up at the room where Eleanor was.

‘I just wanted to see how great he was, but it seems I’ve touched a nerve.’

It seemed like he had definitely angered him.

“Fortunately, it seems like he’s willing to let it go this once, but it would be better to lay low.”

Since she had inadvertently touched his nerve, she thought it would be best to approach him with humility and honesty, revealing everything, to have any chance of improving their relationship.

Hmm~

Eleanor, who had been looking down at the stage with a serious expression, suddenly started humming and turned around.

“By now, the United States must be in an uproar~”

Every year, countries fiercely compete to acquire excellent Awakened individuals, so it’s no wonder they would be in chaos after losing a national-level Awakened individual so casually.

Eleanor left the room with a light step.

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“Bwiar.”

【Hehe, what?】

The kid, who had somehow moved to my smartphone, showed a good-natured smile that a child would and twisted her body.

“You must give me a reason that I can accept.”

Whenever we interfere with each other’s business, we must first seek permission from the other party. At the very least, we give a warning.

That’s the absolute rule that maintains our relationship. And today, you broke that rule.

【Hmm!! Are you misunderstanding something? Claire is my daughter, you know? It’s only natural for a parent to be interested in their child’s affairs!!】

“…”

The word ‘nonsense’ rose to his throat, but he swallowed it back down.

Since she was making excuses, it was clear that no matter how much he pressed her, he wouldn’t get a proper answer.

“If you do this again, I’ll destroy your identity.”

【Claire won’t let you get away with this!!】

“Hmm.”

I couldn’t help but sigh at how ridiculous she was.

I wondered whose side she would take.

【Hmm, can’t I share two of Claire’s secrets in exchange…?】

Since it was obvious whose side she would take, she tried to persuade me with something else.

“I’ll think about it after I see the goods.”

【Hic… You’re like a god-eating bad man…】

As she put on a pathetic crying act, another god who had been standing below the stage approached me.

“He completely destroyed his magical power circuits.”

He was talking about the guy who Eddie Holt had carried off the stage earlier.

“It’s difficult to treat, and even if he recovers, it’s impossible for him to regain his past status. Because of this, we’ve suffered a loss. I came here personally because the condition for our request was for him to fulfill it without compensation, but now the target has become impossible to revive twice.”

“Get to the point.”

Beroth, who was possessing the priest, slowly blinked her golden eyes.

“Among my daughters, there’s one who’s not as good as Bwiar’s child, but she’s still quite capable.”

【Huh?! Beroth! What kind of trick are you trying to pull?!】

“Your choice of words is vulgar, and I’m not trying to pull any tricks.”

Beroth looked up at me and continued.

“If we are destined to meet, I ask that you look at her without prejudice.”

The possessed priest’s head tilted slightly down.

It was a sight that would have startled any other human.

“If you keep your word.”

“Yes, I will.”

As Beroth raised her head.

【No, no, no!! This is unacceptable!! This is a declaration of war─】

I crumpled the smartphone I had been holding in my palm, and at the same time, Bwiar, who had been projected through it, disappeared.

“I have one question.”

“If you answer, will you give me a chance to ask a question as well?”

After a short deliberation, I nodded and asked, “Do you remember me?”

“Remember…”

Golden eyes filled with divine power examined me carefully.

“Have we met before? I don’t know. I’m not even sure if it’s right to answer that I don’t remember, as everything within me is telling me that I met you for the first time today. Was that a good answer?”

It was enough.

So, I nodded.

“Then it’s my turn.”

Beroth took a step back from me and asked, “Is the murderous intent you have towards me related to the fact that I don’t remember you?”

“No.”

“That’s good.”

The priest’s eyelids slowly began to lower.

“I’m sure I met you for the first time today. However, through your question, I was able to infer a few things.”

The priest’s eyelids were half-closed.

“The fact that you know me, and the reason for your murderous intent is not directed at me at this moment.”

Sssss.

With those words, the priest’s eyelids closed, and she softly fell to the ground as if falling asleep.

-The reason for your murderous intent is not directed at me at this moment.

‘Murderous intent.’

From the moment Beroth descended into the priest’s body, I had to desperately suppress the boiling emotions within me.

Beroth had been involved in almost all of Baek Hana’s deaths.

Some unknown guild had acquired the rights to Baek Hana and raised her as a Paladin, a beast for the slaughter of divine creatures.

The Temple of the Gods and its servants did not view her as anything more than that.

However, these emotions were caused by events that had not yet occurred.

-If we are destined to meet, I ask that you look at her without prejudice.

I pondered Beroth’s words and turned around.

As I had answered earlier, if the other party kept their word, I would also keep mine.

I didn’t harbor any ill will towards the humans who followed the gods; my animosity was directed towards the gods themselves.

However, if they became an obstacle, I would eliminate them.

That was all there was to it.

“Huff.”

I deactivated the barrier I had set up around me.

“Jayden.”

I called out to the man who had stood up in the audience.

Fortunately, he was one of the few who had managed to hold on to his sanity, and he quickly jumped down and ran towards me.

“Yes, Professor.”

“Can I borrow your smartphone?”

“Ah, that’s…”

The man scratched his head and took out his smartphone.

The dark screen lit up with the word ‘loading,’ and then the screen turned on.

-Ding!

-Ding!

-Ding!

Whoosh!

At the same time, dozens of emails and calls from unregistered numbers came in.

“What is it?”

“It seems that Bwiar broadcasted your duel with Ben Stiller to the whole world. The Korean government, who saw the broadcast, is frantically trying to contact you to obtain information about you.”

“Hmm.”

Suddenly, the image of Bwiar, who had been wriggling in my hand, came to mind, and I almost crushed the smartphone in Jayden’s hand.

Damn bastard.

“I tried contacting Kang Hanna before the broadcast ended, but the students and the professors who remained there didn’t know anything.”

“Huff…”

Half of my anger towards her subsided at the fact that Baek Hana was excluded from the target.

If possible, I didn’t want her to be involved in fighting or even colliding with anyone. Such memories were not worth keeping.

Whoosh!

“It’s noisy.”

“Yes, sir.”

Jayden quickly turned off the smartphone.

The surroundings became quiet again.

I deliberated briefly.

Should I return to the hotel or go to the party?

The deliberation didn’t last long.

“Let’s go back to the party.”