Chapter 25 – Doppelganger (1)

Lehel Darad.
He is the owner of one of only seven Merak Towers in the kingdom and the chairman of Parenzia Academy, the highest educational institution in the Kingdom of Penheim.
One of the five great dukes who created the original magic, and an immortal being who succeeded in connecting the end of mortal life to the beginning through his own magic.

From the past to the present, many people have called the great white-haired wizard this way out of respect.
A person who has returned after seeing the end of eternal life.
It’s called Yunhoegong (輪廻公).

Purring! Purring!!

Administrative chief Merins ignored Yun Hoe-gong’s call.
She had been writing documents announcing the results of the examination and reasons for disqualification for the newly opened salon this semester since morning.

Rumbling! Rrrredreddizedizededizedddddddnedededededdeddeddredrededededed——!!

However, the love calls ringing from the communication crystal did not stop until lunch was over.
I’m so busy, why are you doing this again?
Merins raised his hand to the communication crystal in a militant manner and shouted.

“Yes. “Go up now!”

Even though she finally had a moment to rest from her murderous work, Merins’ heart grew heavier.
This was because Chairman Lee did not know what kind of wind was blowing that had called him.

The first thing new wizards who enter the Magic Tower face is the wall of reality that tells them their skills are limited to this level.
Dunjae. Beomjae. Smartass. Genius.
Among wizards who graduated from the Academy, only those who have surpassed at least an ordinary level can have their names listed on one of the Seven Magic Towers.
Among them, those who make it to the ‘upper level’ of the Magic Tower are people who have at least heard of being talented.
And anyone who becomes a direct disciple of the tower lord or a wizard who has mastered magic of the 6th level or higher cannot help but acknowledge that he or she is a genius.

So is that the end? Is there a wall above it?
Of course not. The ultimate goal desired by all wizards in this world is the creation of ‘unique magic’.
This is the realm of monsters that geniuses cannot dare to enter.

It’s one thing.

It penetrates everything with one principle.
Even if you look at the same thing in the same place, the results are completely different.
Wizards who grew up hearing stories of such monsters in the magic tower, on the battlefield, and at the academy often joke about it like this.

Those who have learned unique magic are all crazy.

Smart!

“Chairman. “I am the head of administration.”
– Uh… Come in.

The head of administration, Merins, was someone who had been assisting Lehel Darad, the Lord of Reincarnation, for quite some time.
In her mind, the totality of the wizard named Lehel did not deviate much from the sentence mentioned above.

“Chairman… ? Are you okay?”

When I opened the door and entered, I saw a white-haired wizard with tears streaming down his head.
Perhaps that expression is appropriate.
Because I was lying face down on the large work desk that took up half of the room, crying.

“You messed up again, huh…”
“Again? “How much have you lost this time?”

Three trembling fingers.

“3,000 gold?”
“No.”
“Then… “30,000 gold?”
“…”
“Thirty? Three hundred thousand!!?”
“… Hehe.”

It seems to be correct this time. The rumor that news of Merak Mateap’s bankruptcy shook the coin market every day was not false.

Lehel was a serious extravaganza and gambling addict.
She was a fiction. A day ago, she used to travel around the continent and participate in games.
She said she should save up as much gold as she could because she didn’t know what the world would be like in her next life, but she had never seen Lehel win her money.
It was clear that being the chairman of Parencia Academy and becoming the owner of the Magic Tower were all because of money.

“I thought Grand Canyon would win this time…”
“No. Even so, where is the case where you lose all your money through gambling?”
“Whew. So, that’s right. “I also called you this opportunity to make up my mind.”

At those words, Merins had some expectations.
Is the chairman finally coming to his senses?
Has the time come for the student council to break away from the brutal management of the academy as it pleases?

“I’m going on an away gambling trip starting today! “I will at least visit all the gambling establishments in the Parencia area, Thessalon, and the Frankish region!”
“Oh, please Hella…” …”

Merins, who followed her maternal faith and lived as a devout servant of the main religion her entire life, prayed to a single god.
While she searched for God, Lehel pressed her conical hat into her rumpled robe.

“I’m enjoying watching the academy while I’m away. Something like last time should never happen. Got it?”
“You mean the student council? “You fired him directly.”
“That’s true, but I think kids these days don’t read the school rules. “Wow, that’s how hard I wrote it down.”

Marylin thought.
Who on earth reads a textbook-length textbook?
It was clear that all the professors and staff at her academy felt the same way, but not Lehel.
A monstrous wizard whose thoughts cannot be judged by the way of thinking of a normal person.

“So there you have it. There’s a good way I thought of…”

A terrible disaster poured out from the wizard’s mouth.

“Louis? Are you going to give the store owner a lecture?”
“Professor Vincent, who was teaching the basics of elemental magic to freshmen last time, is still hospitalized at the temple due to an explosion that occurred in the salon. “You can just put it in its place.”

Merins’ face turned pale at Lehel’s shocking remarks.

A store owner or something like that acts as a teacher in a class attended by nobles?
Generally speaking, on that day, Penheim will write a new history of shame.

But that wasn’t the only reason Merins was surprised.
Lewis’ origins have nothing to do with it. In fact, even though she was not a mage who was from the Magic Tower and was also a noble, she often gave lectures in Fenheim by inviting the leaders of the knights and officials working in the royal capital.
The reason she was shocked was because Lewis had already taught her class at the request of her director for the same reason.

“Please think again. “Since I left class to that suspicious man just once two years ago, the only third-year student who comes near the cafeteria is Viscount Ruhilen!”
“Okay? “I actually like it!”
“What’s good about being good!”

At that time, the lecture that Lewis was in charge of was canceled after one day, and the Parencia branch of the Temple of Light was lined with students complaining of insanity.
Survived… No, the third graders who returned to their daily lives were all silent about what happened in the classroom.
Not a single person revealed what happened.
I just devoted myself to studying like crazy in order to leave Parencia as soon as possible.

“Now, here is the appointment letter and timetable. Please take them to the canteen.”
“Chairman…”

On the other hand, Lehel was very calm.

She believed that Lewis’ class would be a great stimulus for students who did not read the school rules.
Even if he does not go around boasting about his identity, the intimidation and dignity of a strong man naturally flows out.
In particular, if these freshmen, who have a lot of problems, see a new side of Lewis, who they thought was normal, they will show respect every time they visit the cafeteria from now on.

“I feel a little more comfortable now. “Why didn’t I think of this good method earlier?”

She opened the 〈 transfer door 〉 and left her academy with a light heart, as if she were flying.
To draw all the goods of her world into her own cradle.

***

“Hmm…”

After Professor Glatos’ lecture on black magic ended, Liv stretched a little.
Unlike before, as I was studying and working part-time at the cafeteria at the same time, fatigue gradually accumulated.

“Are you tired, Liv?”
“Are you going to work at the canteen again? The owner of that store was really mean. Why are you making me work until this late?”
“It’s not like that.”

Despite her friends’ concerns, she slightly shook her head.
Rather, Lewis lets people stay in the canteen as long as possible in order to give him a little more money.
At night, when few people came, you could rest or read a book inside the cafeteria.
As I quietly turned the pages, listening to the sound of insects in the grass, the smell of Lewis making food on the second floor came down the stairs.

“Boss Lewis is a good person.”

He couldn’t understand why she cared for him so much.
Liv put the books in her bag and headed to her store.

A small three-story building illuminated by the falling sun.
The sunset seen through the transparent glass window was always beautiful.

“Uh? “It’s another letter.”

Liv found a pile of letters sticking out of the mailbox in front of the store.
Collecting them casually, she sighed and looked at them one by one.

An invitation to the salon sealed with dark red sealing wax. Invitation to prom. And even a piece of paper containing a rather embarrassing confession.

These were all letters that increased after Liv started working at the canteen.
Male students, who until now had only looked at her in her classroom or library full of people, can now contact Liv much more easily.

‘Still, it would be an inconvenience to the boss.’

From Louise’s perspective, she couldn’t be upset because strange mail kept coming to her mailbox where she lived.
The same was true for Liv, who had no intention of dating anyone else.

But she is also an aristocrat.
Because there are families where it would be rude not to reply, Liv opened the letters one by one.
Meanwhile, she found a letter addressed to Lewis.
It had the seal of Parencia Academy on it.

“Welcome, Baron.”

Just then, Lewis came out from inside the cafeteria.
Liv hid her letters in a hurry, but he had already seen them all.

“You’re always popular.”
“Oh, no! This… !”
“Ha, if I had gone to school, I would have received dozens of love letters…”

That might really be the case… Liv thought.
Instead of those baggy clothes, just wear something a little neater and more formal, and just change your hairstyle——

“What are you thinking?”
“Oh, well, there! “There’s even a letter from the boss here!”
“Yes? Really? “Let me see.”

Lewis accepted her letter as if he had really expected it, but of course it was not a shy expression of courtship from the girl he was in love with.

“What is it? It’s from the chairman.”
“Chairman?”

Lehel Darad? Are you saying that this person who is not usually seen sends letters directly to the store owner?
Lewis read the letter casually and nodded.

“They’re asking me to take charge of classes for new students.”
“Class?”
“Yes. There are times when outsiders come as invited lecturers. I also tried it once a long time ago. Hmm, I’d like to decline because the construction isn’t finished yet…”

Surprisingly, he didn’t show any signs of being annoyed or disliked.
On the contrary, from what I have observed, Liv’s response was to cooperate quite actively.

“Do you like teaching?”
“Rather… Well, there are common sense things that are good for students to learn in their lives.”

Liv still didn’t know whose standards that common sense was based on.