The Academy Needs a Real Education

Episode 9. butterfly

After my long sermon, the Mint student bowed briefly and left the office.

‘I’m running out of gin.’

For me this was the best.

I hate it with my head, but the professor’s acting… Your body is already reacting. If I stay like this for one more month, this cheesy concept might eat into my brain… .

Along with the desire to go home, I secretly became curious about the reaction of Mint students who heard my speech.

While maintaining my cool-headed professor image, I told him what I wanted to say, but I don’t know how he would have accepted it.

“teacher.”

“why.”

“Student Mina, you seem to have made up your mind? I am laughing.”

“… so? I’m glad.”

“Teacher, I can see why your tinnitus is so strong. Even if I cheered him on, he would have given up on magic in the end, but seeing how he cheered me up like that.”

“I don’t know. The advice I gave you may not be the right answer.”

Even if someone advises Mint students to put aside their wild dreams and make realistic plans for your future, they are not wrong.

Still, the Mint student was still young and talented enough to give up the challenge. It seemed like he didn’t want to give up his dream of becoming a wizard.

‘butterfly… .’

Mint Student’s Unique Magic.

Seeing the butterfly spreading its wings as if it were about to take off at any moment, it was a nagging thought that I might be a student who lives with a burning desire for magic inside, even if he doesn’t show it on the outside.

“Didn’t you hold on to roll Mina student next to you?”

“Am I not like you?”

“No, because I’m not that kind of goddess?”

The trivial battle of nerves between the two did not last long, cut off by a soft knock.

“professor. This is Lien, the exclusive maid. Now it’s time to go home. If you are late for work… .”

“no. leave now.”

Rien cautiously opened the door.

‘Am I going to be trained for something else?’

Rien’s bangs and bobbed hair that covered only his right eye were impressive, but his purple hair and expressionless eyes seemed dull yet seasoned.

In fact, he has a good sense and is polite.

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Just like I was standing guard at the door so that no one could visit my office while I was on break even though I didn’t tell them to. Looking at the delicate tone and behavior of respecting and caring for me, I can clearly feel that he cares about me.

“I took over the cleaning of the professor’s office with the night shift maids. I will check the status again at dawn tomorrow, so you will be able to do research in a pleasant working environment from tomorrow.”

“yes.”

“Me, professor?”

Lien was about to close the door of the empty office and asked me cautiously.

“The goddess statue that I dropped… Do you ever need it?”

“ah.”

Rien looked at the trash can and half of the goddess statue on the desk a couple of times, then tilted her head slightly and looked up at me.

“Shall I paste it?”

“… no.”

* * *

“Princess Frill.”

“Hmm… .”

“princess… ? A dinner is scheduled for today with Mr. Klagawad of the Leigang family. Get ready now-“

“Cancel it, Gina.”

“ah. Yeah.”

Gina, the maid in charge of frills, looked at the princess in contemplation in front of the mirror with worried eyes.

Princess Frill, who went to school after almost three months, had a dark expression after returning from Professor Ian’s class.

Even when she asked the escort drivers what had happened, Gina couldn’t get the answer she wanted.

The princess told me to go outside for a while, so I waited outside the classroom, and suddenly there was a loud noise inside, so I hurriedly went in and found a flower field in bloom.

… What the hell are you talking about?

“pass.”

“Yes, Princess.”

“Am I beautiful?”

“Of course you are.”

“Really?”

“I have always been sincere. Didn’t you have a dinner date with a boy who adores the princess today? I envy the princess. Not only me, but all the girls in the school would like to live a life like a princess.”

“Ugh… .”

Gina looked at Frill, whose expression was still dark, with worried eyes.

‘Did you kick Professor Ian?’

If you see them suddenly asking if you’re pretty, aren’t you thinking about why you got dumped?

While Jina was thinking about what to do with this, Frill had been thinking of the mint-haired schoolgirl all this time.

The green flower that she spewed out. blue butterfly. Emerald fantasy.

It was such a shocking sight that I wondered if anything more beautiful could exist in the world.

Today, I went out dressed in an unadorned style, as if I was considering all the ordinary people who will be taking classes with her.

In the evening, I planned to dress up and go out in order to catch the attention of the aristocratic boy and overpower him.

She was able to have both natural innocence and eye-catching splendor. sexy? Time will solve that!

However, there is brilliance and mystery in that emerald magic. There was a fatal beauty that made even the professor forget what to say and immerse himself in it.

The magic of the commoner girl was so beautiful that even if she wore the prettiest clothes she knew and flaunted her valuables as best she could, she would never be able to turn other people’s eyes to her.

Frill had always known that magic was not pretty. The things the court mages taught me since I was little were too boring and not pretty.

She had never learned magic.

‘Yes, just like the professor did…’ .’

Magic was extremely boring. however.

‘Mana is the drawing paper that draws me. Magic is the canvas on which I am drawn.’

‘Reinterpreting mana and the world with your own colors. That is the essence of magic and its true value.’

Professor Ian’s nonsense, which was very different from the magic-mad professors, became an irrefutable fact thanks to the magic of the mint-colored haired girl.

I still can’t forget the scent I smelled in the thick fog of the green ruins. Spicy peppermint scent and fresh floral scent. And, the butterfly that flew above it.

Money, fame, and even her status. Even if she gave her everything she had, she couldn’t have such beauty.

‘… There was such a big and pretty butterfly hiding in a common E class child?’

“pass. What is it like to have a pretty heart?”

“I think it can be said that kindness, which is the most praised virtue of the princess, is the representative of a beautiful heart.”

“yes?”

If Jina’s words are true, wouldn’t I be able to use prettier magic than that girl?

No, definitely will. Because Frill is a genius with the blood of the emperor and the sun, the genetic gift for magic must be enormous.

All court mages had told such a story to Frill.

‘I don’t know much about magic yet… .’

For the first time in her 17 years of life, Frill recalled the lesson.

What did the professor say to the mint-haired kid? Did I tell you to think about who I am?

“Who am I… .”

‘No, it’s not like this.’

If I wanted to learn such magic more quickly, I thought it would be quicker to meet Professor Ian.

‘I’ll have to ask a commoner girl how she was able to use such magic.’

While thinking about when Frill will visit them.

“Hmm. Who am I… ?”

Gina made up her mind while watching Frill in agony in front of the mirror, talking about the eternally unsolved homework of all philosophers.

‘I need to meet Professor Ian.’

* * *

Even after witnessing the eccentricity of rummaging through trash cans and taking out half of the statue and placing it on the desk, Rien remained gratefully calm.

‘I really couldn’t have thought of anything… I don’t think so.’

Thanks to her passing naturally, I felt less embarrassed.

Time passes, the evening when the moon begins to rise.

Lien asked in the faculty dormitory, which offers rooms that are more spacious and cozy than the luxury hotels she has only been to once in her life.

“Are you satisfied with your meal?”

“Not bad.”

“Fortunately, the. If you have a preferred menu or have any requests, please feel free to tell us. We will reflect it right away at our next meal.”

“… Next time, should I ask for something that takes less work?”

“All right. Then, can we prepare something simple for breakfast tomorrow?”

I nodded and looked at her standing upright.

‘… I think I’ll pretend.’

“We will stand by to provide what you need at any time.”

“… I prefer to eat alone.”

“That’s right. We will vacate the seat right away. If you need anything, feel free to call me while you sit down.”

“… no. I’ve changed my mind. sit down anywhere.”

Lien tilted her head a little, but sat down in the hardest-looking customer chair.

I’m eating little by little, but it’s too luxurious, so I can’t go any further.

Looking at the luxurious table and the maid standing next to me in an upright position, I didn’t know what to eat, it was hard to eat because I felt burdened.

When I was half eaten, I stopped eating and asked Rien.

“My name was Lien. Did I say you were my exclusive maid?”

“Yeah. I’ve been assigned to work only for Professor Ian’s peaceful life. If you do not want me, you can immediately replace me with someone else.”

“What exactly do you do?”

“I manage and take care of all the other chores so that the professor can focus only on teaching and research. From meeting the professor at the time you want in the morning, to turning off the lights when you go to bed, I will be responsible.”

Generally, they wait in the research lab or faculty dormitory and take care of chores.

Beginning professors who are not yet familiar with the school usually go to work with a dedicated maid for about two weeks to learn about the school’s facilities and adapt to the school’s atmosphere, she added.

“When I am with the professor, the general maids who have been taken over by me will take care of the tasks for me.”

‘Professors at this school are treated like VIPs every day.’

But, it’s rather bad… . It was too burdensome for me, who had never been out of a semi-basement room before. I liked Rien for taking care not to burden me, but… .

“It won’t be easy.”

“Because they are treated like that, our professor-only maids are happy to fulfill their responsibilities every day.”

“yes… . I’m a little tired today. Clean everything up and get off work.”

“Yeah. I wish you a peaceful night.”

* * *

When I turned off the lights and fell face down on a bed that seemed like enough for three people to lie on, the white light like fireflies above my head disturbed my eyes.

“hello! I came to play. teacher. The bed looks good.”

“Hey, my eyes hurt. Turn down the fire.”

“Oh, sorry. By the way, Mr. John, why don’t you just live here? I’ll take good care of you.”

“Do you think this is the place you created?”

“No, did I make this place? the author made it The teacher helped. If you knew this was like this, it would be chaos or order. It’s non-interference, it’s nabal, and I should have just messed around.”

“… .”

“No, do you really have no heart here? The acting of a noble aristocrat is really amazing. Did you secretly practice at home?”

“Is that so!?”

“I can’t have that expression without it.”

“Anyone who wants to live will really do anything.”

Professor Lee Ahn’s private room, where only a small, soft light is floating around.

As Rien said, it would have been nice if it was a peaceful night, but on this quiet night, I kicked the blanket off countless times. Maybe it’s because I have so many things to do today, so I can’t sleep.

“Ah, sir. Still, there are fortunate things out of misfortune.”

“What?”

“There are not many students who believe that Mina used her own magic.”

Few students believe the story that an inferior student in E class suddenly awakened to his unique magic.

It is said that there are over 80 students who have seen the auditorium she transformed with their own eyes, but it was not persuasive to say that they were all low-ranking students taking supplementary classes during winter break.

Even if you hear rumors spreading among the lower students, the upperclassmen just burst into laughter and pass it off as if they know what magic is unique to them.

“That is fortunate. But how do you know all of that?”

“Because she is a goddess. I’m not omniscient, but at least I can know what’s going on in this school.”

“This is at least helpful… ”

“No way!?”

“Wait, now is not the time to be chatting with you like this.”

I got out of bed and told the goddess who was disturbing my sleep in the middle of the night.

“This is the biggest crisis of my life.”

“I guess so. I have lived in modern times for nearly 30 years, and who is in a crisis as much as a teacher who suddenly has to play a cheesy aristocratic professor… .”

“This is not the time to play around. Didn’t I see you at dinner? I should be a magic professor from a noble family, but I don’t know anything about noble manners or magic.”

“That sounds a bit harsh. If you go to a ball or something like that, you might be treated like a wounded soldier.”

“A wounded soldier? Are you okay? Would you like to brag about it?”

“Will I be embarrassed? It looks like you won’t be able to last three days and you’ll be pickled in holy water at the bottom of the cathedral. How can I not handle that situation?”

“… yes. Anyway, that’s why I’m trying to learn the culture of that nobleman now. From my point of view, this is more urgent than magic right now.”

It may not seem like a big deal, but for me, who has to breathe and act, I desperately need to learn the culture and attitude of a nobleman.

If it was not Princess Frill but another member of the royal family who broke into class today, I would have been executed on the spot, no joke.

Damn, in other possession novels, the status window characteristic corrects it on its own, but unfortunately, there is no such element in the novel written by Ayeongi… .

“So that’s what I mean.”

“yes.”

“Can you see ghosts?”