CH 31
“Instructor, why are you here?”
“I’m not sure what you’re talking about.”
Max said, pushing up his glasses.
“Is this a setup for you to come as a guest lecturer? Like last time?”
“Helen, if you’re joking to cover up your tardiness, I suggest you stop.”
The atmosphere had changed.
The man holding a thick magic book and adjusting his glasses was definitely Max.
But no matter how she looked at him, the Illusion Magic professor she knew was not this Max.
He felt a bit more severe, perhaps?
He had a fierce gaze that would not tolerate even the slightest mistake.
“I have officially taken the position of professor of Illusion Magic at the Royal Academy. I am not a guest lecturer. So I would appreciate it if you refrained from such comments in the future, Helen.”
“Oh, I’m sorry.”
She could feel the sharpness in his voice.
Was it because of the glasses?
– This magic circle will reflect Miss Helen’s desires.
Max’s voice echoed in her ears.
Is this my desire?
The situation where that Instructor becomes a real Instructor?
Of course, she felt a rush of excitement just imagining that for a moment.
But she had no desire to learn from this man at all.
In this embarrassing situation, her brain was moving slower than usual.
One thing was certain.
Illusion Magic had already begun, and this place was a mirror reflecting her rising desires.
It was a reference to the survey she had filled out.
‘I don’t know what it is, but let’s just enjoy it for now.’
After all, she had come to experience it.
Let go of her mind.
This was a place to appreciate how far Illusion Magic could go.
“Please come in. I know that Miss Helen does not like Illusion Magic classes, but neither do I.”
“What… do you mean?”
What was he talking about now?
“Do I really have to explain this to you again? I clearly stated that today is the day for supplementary classes for students who have failed.”
She knew well what supplementary classes were.
The formal exams at the Royal Academy were held four times a year.
According to the regulations, students who received failing grades twice or more in those exams were required to take a certain number of supplementary classes to avoid being held back.
It was a class for losers.
It was something that did not apply to her, who had always stood at the top.
“I know about supplementary classes. But it seems the new professor doesn’t know that I am absolutely not someone who would take them.”
“…Tsk.”
Did he just click his tongue?
“Having confidence in yourself is good, but you should stop when it comes to taking classes from me.”
“What?”
Max sighed and handed over the documents he had been holding along with the magic book.
“Here are the results of the Illusion Magic exam that Miss Helen took in the last formal exam.”
The numerous lines marked on the paper clearly indicated an F.
It meant she had failed.
“I-I failed?”
“Yes. It means you are a student who couldn’t even pass that simple exam.”
“Are you kidding me…?”
“Please come in quickly. I lost my holiday because of you, Miss Helen.”
Max, passing by her, opened the classroom door.
There was no one inside.
“Why is no one here?”
“Because no one else besides Miss Helen received a failing grade.”
“I’m the only one who failed?”
“It was the first exam, and I only asked basic questions, yet you got this score. Is this how the Silvesta family teaches people?”
This couldn’t be true.
‘Instructor, this setup is too much.’
She had never once missed being first.
She had always been the one to make others feel inferior and deprived with her overwhelming scores.
But to think she was the only one who failed?
“The exam results must be wrong. Did you tamper with them or something?”
“Do you really want to deny your own abilities?”
“It’s not denial!”
“Then let’s have you take the exam again.”
“…What?”
“You don’t believe the results of the exam you took, so why not test you with different questions?”
His quick decisiveness was just like the Max from reality.
“Fine.”
She couldn’t possibly fail.
She had studied various ways to counter Max’s magic, thinking she would overcome Illusion Magic.
‘It’s a shame that the illusion breaks faster than expected…’
The Silvesta family would never lose.
Max handed her a new exam paper.
“Try solving this. It’s the ‘basics’ from the introductory book on Illusion Magic.”
“Alright. This is easy.”
As Helen sat down and looked at the first page of the exam, she couldn’t believe her eyes.
“What… is this?”
– Name the three essential elements needed to structure Illusion Magic.
– To maximize realism in Illusion Magic, wizards have added various external factors since ancient times. Choose the one that is not suitable for the era of conflict.
– Explain an Illusion Magic that is not suitable for practical use and the reason why.
…
The exam paper was filled with content she had never seen before.
It was on a completely different level from the introductory book on Illusion Magic she had learned at the academy.
What she had learned at the academy was mostly about how Illusion Magic was cast and what was needed to dismantle it.
But now, these questions were all based on the premise that students would be the casters.
“Where would we even use Illusion Magic…?”
“You’re still talking about such outdated ideas. To dismantle an enemy, you must understand the enemy. Your lack of willingness to learn is why you cannot avoid failing.”
“Ugh…”
Being unable to solve the problems in front of her was something she had never experienced before.
It felt like a fog had settled in her head, making it hard to reach out.
No, she simply had no relevant knowledge.
The content was filled with things she had never learned.
While the Helen in the illusion might know what to do, she had never learned any of this.
“Ha, ha.”
For the first time, she felt pressure, and her breath became ragged, her heart racing.
Sweat dripped from her forehead, and her hand holding the pen trembled.
While she couldn’t write anything, the ink from the pen spread blackly across the exam paper.
It was a suffocating feeling, as if her heart was being crushed.
Not only was her head spinning, but a nasty sense of defeat was also stimulating her.
It was a feeling she had never experienced before.
She had never looked at an exam question and felt the emotion of ‘I don’t know.’
‘Other kids feel this way all the time?’
She couldn’t understand.
How could anyone live with such feelings?
It was frustrating, and at the same time, it felt bad.
A strange sense of defeat pricked at her heart.
Every time she bit her lower lip, that sensation became more vivid.
The feeling of being powerless, of being unable to do anything.
It was quite unpleasant.
“This is… cowardly.”
“Why do you say that? Is there a problem?”
“I’ve never learned anything like this.”
Max clicked his tongue again at her words.
“Tsk, it’s because you sleep or daydream during class that you’re in this situation.”
“What?”
“Seeing you blame the difficult questions when you’ve been lazy in your studies, today’s exam results are predictable.”
She looked at Max, who was looking down at her.
The blatant contempt in his eyes was unmistakable.
“Ugh…”
The gaze of contempt from Max, which had only existed in her imagination.
It was a scene she had envisioned not long ago, before she entered the illusion.
“No, this is…”
As soon as she met his gaze, a tingling sensation spread in her chest.
The feeling of her heart being squeezed pressed down on her.
She couldn’t move a single hand, receiving the gaze of Max looking down at her.
“I had some expectations when you said you wanted to learn, but to think you were just this inferior student.”
“Ah…”
It was a sharp pain.
Every word was like a dagger, stabbing at her heart.
“I heard you were the greatest genius of the Silvesta family, but I’m disappointed. You seem like a genius that professors who want to curry favor with the Silvesta family have forced to elevate.”
Helen couldn’t resist even the insult directed at her family and herself.
She could only gaze into Max’s eyes, which looked down at her from an overwhelming position, as if she were enchanted.
“There’s no need to take the exam again. An inferior student won’t become a superior student just by retaking the exam.”
Normally, she would have jumped up in anger at such insulting words.
But through several experiences with Illusion Magic, Helen knew.
In this place, the Silvesta family and her spirit magic were of no use.
No matter what she said, it wouldn’t reach this man.
“Ugh…”
She lowered her head.
“Do you acknowledge your defeat?”
Hearing Max’s voice above her head, she clenched her fists and nodded.
“Yeah.”
The moment she uttered her defeat, it felt like her heart dropped.
And that sensation lingered in her heart longer than she expected.
“Zero points. What a pathetic score.”
“I didn’t study…”
“Tsk, I will proceed with punishment.”
“Punishment, you say?”
“Yes. Now, please stand here and lift your skirt.”
“What? Instructor, are you crazy…?”
“Lady Silvesta!”
At Max’s loud voice, she instinctively took a step back.
“Inferior students must absolutely obey the professor. Should I explain the academy’s rules to you again for you to listen?”
“…”
The Royal Academy was the best school attended by many talented individuals and noble aristocrats.
And it was also an educational institution that trained those nobles to become the empire’s best talents.
To manage the children of families that were all capable, there was one rule within the academy.
– Inferior students must absolutely obey the professor during class.
That rule was the basic rule that allowed many noble children to become academy students.
Are they going to use that here?
“But…”
“Lift your skirt quickly. There’s no time.”
It was humiliating.
To be told to lift her own skirt.
However, the cold gaze of Max, who was glaring at her, made it impossible for her to refuse.
Grinding her teeth, Helen stood up and lifted her skirt.
“Place your hands on the desk and lower your panties, sticking out your bottom. From now on, you will be spanked according to the number of incorrect answers.”
“You’re going to hit a noble? You… have gone mad?”
“It’s official punishment.”
After all, it was an illusion.
It would be over soon.
Overcoming her humiliation and shame, she slightly lowered her panties and placed her hands on the desk.
Helen’s white bottom, which no one had ever seen, was exposed towards Max.
“Every time I hit you, you must say, ‘I’m sorry for being an inferior student.’”
“…”
“Answer me.”
“Ah, I got it!”
If she couldn’t escape, she would cooperate as much as possible to get it over with quickly.
Helen bit her lip.
“Here I go.”
And at that moment.
Smack!
“Ugh!”
A hot pain like fire shot through her bottom.
Max’s thick hand lightly slapped her rear.
She could feel her elastic bottom jiggling.
“It hurts…”
The burning pain shot through her spine to her brain.
“Say it. Did you forget that you’re an inferior student?”
“I-I’m sorry for being an inferior student.”
It was humiliating.
Not only was it painful to expose her bottom in front of a man, but now she had to say she was an inferior student while being spanked.
It was a humiliation that felt like her heart would burst.
Blood rushed to her head, and she could hear the sound of her veins pulsing above her.
“Here I go again.”
Smack!
“Ugh! I-I’m sorry!”
“Why are you sorry? Tell me the reason!”
“I-I’m sorry for being an inferior student.”
“Again!”
Smack!
“I’m sorry for being an inferior student!”
Every time she was hit, she squeezed her eyes shut and screamed.
Every time her bottom tingled, Helen repeated that she was sorry for being an inferior student.
Inferior student.
Why am I an inferior student?
That question disappeared after five hits to her bottom.
What was closer than the question was the pain she felt when she was hit.
“I’m sorry for being an inferior student.”
It was her voice reflexively saying it every time she was hit.
Smack!
“Ugh! I’m sorry for being an inferior student!”
What had initially been bearable slaps now hurt so much that she had to stomp her feet.
Even as she wiggled her bottom to avoid it, Max relentlessly followed her.
Her heart raced.
With every impact, the sensations throughout her body came alive.
Every time her bright red, sensitive bottom was hit by the thick man’s hand, she realized how powerless she was.
Ah, how powerless the family’s status was.
Helen turned her head to look at Max.
He was silently spanking her bottom.
Why does the culprit that made my bottom so red look so thick?
Big and huge, if he were to press down on me with that hand…
‘Wh-what am I thinking…?’
Max, who had spanked her bottom several times, adjusted his clothes and said,
“Now that the punishment is over, let’s resume the lesson.”
Max offered her a handkerchief and continued,
“First, wipe your sweat. And quickly put your panties back on.”
Helen only then realized that she was still sitting with her bottom exposed next to the desk, without her panties on.
“Oh…”
Hurriedly putting her panties back on and pulling down her skirt, she wiped her sweat with Max’s handkerchief, and smelled the faint scent of his cologne.
It’s a reassuring smell.
“The lesson is simple. If you remember what I teach until the end of the lesson, the lesson is over.”
“Ha, ha, si-simple.”
“Simply having a lesson would obviously result in you falling asleep like before, so I’m going to implement a simple device to stimulate the lesson.”
“What is that…?”
A small, stone-like object was in Max’s hand.
“A rotor. Put this inside your panties.”
“…”
“Don’t even think about resisting. As a mere failing student, Helen, you can’t say anything to me, your professor.”
“A-alright.”
Max approached.
And he shoved the object, the thing called a rotor, in his thick hand, into her skirt.
“Wa-wait! What are you doing!”
“Don’t resist. Are you, a mere failing student, trying to resist your Instructor? Are you going to receive punishment again?”
“Ugh…”
In the end, she couldn’t resist Max’s hand reaching into her skirt.
His hand went inside her panties.
“Hmph!”
Helen offered no resistance until he placed the rotor against her sensitive area.
“Now you will attend the lesson while wearing that. I expect you to concentrate properly.”
“What does this have to do with the lesson…”
Woooong!
With a gesture from Max, a vibration was felt from below.
“Hnggh!!!”
“It will wake you right up.”
It was a vibration coming from the rotor Max had placed inside her panties.
Th-this thing, inside my panties during the lesson?
There’s no way I can do this!