I Became an Unknown Professor at the Academy

The helicopter landed in the garden below, and as I approached, the rear door opened. I stepped onto the platform and entered the helicopter, and the door closed behind me.
Only then did the loud noise of the propeller finally cease.
“Hello there!”
The overly enthusiastic voice of the female priest filled the silence.
“I’m Na Yeon-ju, and I’ll be escorting you, Professor!”
“Let’s get going.”
“Yes, sir!”
Na Yeon-ju had a lively appearance to match her energetic voice.
She glanced at my reflection in the window and lifted the helicopter back into the air.
“Where would you like to go?”
“To the Academy.”
“Understood! It will take about an hour!”
She was certainly a priest of the God of Information. Where did she pick up such a manner of speaking?
“Professor!”
“I can hear you even if you speak softly.”
“Oh, sorry!”
She scratched her head and began to observe me again.
“Do you have something to say?”
“Hehe, are you really in a relationship with our Executioner?”
Her eyes sparkled with excessive enthusiasm, filled with pure curiosity.
“Yes.”
“Wow!”
Na Yeon-ju clapped her hands to her cheeks and jumped up, causing the helicopter to wobble.
“Oh, sorry! I’m sorry!”
She grabbed the control stick again, and the helicopter finally stabilized.
I turned my head to look at the reflection of the ‘child’ in the window.
“How old are you?”
“Huh? I’m nineteen this year!”
One year younger than Baek Hana.
A peculiar way of speaking.
【The gate stained with crimson.】
【The priests of the union stared anxiously at the gate that had fallen into the hands of the heretics.】
【Then, the gate, which was emitting an ominous light, began to shimmer.】
【A supply vehicle emerged from the gate with a loud noise.】
【Broken windows, blood-stained exterior, and dangling door panels.】
【A gust of wind blew past the paladins who were holding their weapons.】
【The golden, flowing hair of a priestess shone brilliantly in the wind.】
【Her eyes, a calm shade of blue, fell upon the ‘youngest’ priest, whose eyes had been gouged out and heart pierced.】
One of the pieces of information stored in my mind began to play.
The youngest priest.
The ability to freely control any vehicle.
The youngest priest rescued the members of the priest union who had fallen into a trap and escaped through the gate.
There were many severely injured individuals with severed or pierced body parts, but the only fatality was the young priest who had been driving.
In other branches, the youngest priest died while rescuing the trapped priests, with slight variations in the situation.
Afterward, the heretics, whose eyes had been gouged out and hearts pierced while they were alive, met their end at the hands of Claire, who had returned after dealing with the rampaging level 14 gate.
‘Na Yeon-ju.’
Just like when I first met Claire, I was certain that the youngest priest was the one sitting in the pilot’s seat.
“Do you have any intention of enrolling in the Academy?”
“The Academy?”
“Yes.”
The creature laughed and scratched its head.
“Hehe, I’m embarrassed to say this, but I’m really bad at studying.”
“You won’t need to take an exam.”
“Oh!”
The creature’s eyes widened, and its mouth hung open.
“I don’t have anything else to ask.”
Its voice was dejected, but I wasn’t going to change my mind.
“I’ll take a short nap, so wake me up when we arrive.”
“Yes, sir.”
I closed my eyes.
I had heard from Viche that Baek Hana had woken up yesterday and that her condition wasn’t too bad.
Currently, my connection with Viche was temporarily severed due to my depleted magic power, so I couldn’t obtain any additional information.
For this reason, I summoned the memories stored in the ring.
Pretending to be ‘fine’ was one of the creature’s specialties, so I couldn’t rest easy until I confirmed it in person.
The fragments of memories slowly flowed into my mind, taking shape and settling into their original form.
―…I love him.
These were the first words that Baek Hana spoke after waking up from her nightmare.
‘He’ must have been referring to me.
I felt a small ripple in my emotions, which had just calmed down.
-I see.
Claire responded calmly.
Baek Hana tried to apologize, but Claire cut her off and made a statement that surprised even me.
-I’ll help you.
The headache that had disappeared returned.
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.
.
“Professor! We’ve arrived!”
I opened my eyes to the sound of Na Yeon-ju’s voice, which had regained its liveliness.
‘Did you land at the parking lot assigned to the temple?’
I had expected the creature to land at the nearest branch to the Academy, but it had brought me directly to my destination.
‘I might as well have advertised that I went out and came back.’
Since we had flown noisily to the villa where the cultists’ hideout was located, it wouldn’t be difficult for them to guess who had attacked their branch if they weren’t idiots.
This wasn’t the outcome I had hoped for, but since I hadn’t refused, I decided not to dwell on it.
“What’s your schedule after this?”
“I’ll return right away!! I need to have dinner and catch up on my homework…”
The creature beamed, but its expression fell when the conversation turned to homework.
“Get down.”
“Huh?”
I stepped out of the helicopter, leaving the creature behind with a slightly foolish expression.
“Ah, Professor?!”
The creature’s panicked voice was followed by the sound of the helicopter door opening.
“Did, did I do something wrong?”
The creature rushed to my side and looked up at me with an anxious expression, twiddling its fingers.
It looked exactly like a child.
“Take a day off and rest. I’ll take care of your homework.”
“Really?!”
“Yes.”
“Wow!”
The creature spread its arms and jumped up, then suddenly ran to me and hugged my waist.
“From today on, I’ll be your fan!”
“I don’t need it, so let go. You’re in the way.”
“Hehe~”
I gently pressed its forehead, and it released its grip.
‘If it’s a coincidence, it’s still a coincidence.’
My presence as a variable might have changed the creature’s destiny. But I wouldn’t have known if I hadn’t met it.
“Huhuhu, I don’t have to do my homework…!!”
Since we had met like this, it wouldn’t hurt to take care of it a little.
The creature also had abilities that were beneficial to me in various ways.
I brought the creature, who was humming a tune, to the temple of the God of Information on Light Street instead of the mansion.
“Have you returned?”
Yesol glanced at Na Yeon-ju, who was standing next to me, and greeted me.
“Have you had dinner?”
“I was just about to prepare it.”
“That’s good.”
I pushed the creature, which had been humming a tune but had suddenly frozen, towards the back.
“Come to the mansion with this child in half an hour.”
“I will.”
After hearing Yesol’s response, I left Na Yeon-ju there and exited the temple.
‘Two of them are active.’
They probably thought they were being discreet, but it was just laughable.
I had only observed them for a short time before arriving at the mansion.
The mansion, which I had returned to after three days, hadn’t changed much since I left.
The hallway was still dark, with the lights turned off, and the usual noise was absent.
However, the children, who had been swallowed by nightmares and were lying in their rooms, were now gathered in Baek Hana’s room, which was definitely a change from before.
I quietly walked down the hallway and opened the door to Baek Hana’s room.
The children, who had been watching over Baek Hana lying in bed, turned their gaze towards me.
-Pee, peep!
The fairy, which had been sitting by Baek Hana’s bedside when I left, flew towards me with a whimpering expression.
Ever since it became aware of its status as a queen, it had become extremely arrogant, but its inner self hadn’t grown beyond that of a tender child.
I caught the fairy with my magic power and said,
“Everyone, leave.”
The children hesitated for a moment, then bowed to me and left the room.
“Professor…”
“Wait for me in the study.”
I handed the fairy to her and pushed her out of the room.
Soon, the door closed, leaving only Baek Hana and me in the small space.
I approached Baek Hana, who was lying quietly as if asleep, and gently stroked her slightly dry hair, brushing aside the bangs that covered her eyes. A small warmth was transmitted to my fingertips from her skin.
“…”
“…”
After some hesitation, I leaned forward and brought my lips to her ear, hidden beneath her hair.
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.
Click.
Claire, who had been alone in the study after leaving the fairy with the children, turned around.
She approached Baek Woo-jin, who was opening the door to the study.
“Professor…?”
The distance between them closed in an instant, and her lips met his, feeling warm and soft.
It all happened so suddenly that Claire blinked in surprise.
Once.
Twice.
Three times.
It was only after blinking her eyes three times that Claire realized what was happening.
Sssss…
“…”
Claire trembled as her waist was gently pulled towards him.
Her body heated up, and her breath quickened, causing Claire’s mind to become hazy.
“Phew…”
Their lips parted, and Claire took a deep breath to calm herself, feeling a slight disappointment.
“W-Woo-jin…?”
Claire, who had finally regained her composure, called out his name, trying to suppress the heat that had risen to her face.
However, the one she adored didn’t respond and leaned in again.
Claire closed her eyes and tilted her head slightly.
But.
Smack!
“Huh…?”
Instead of sweet affection, she received a stinging slap.
Claire opened her eyes in surprise at the stinging pain on her forehead. She blinked and saw Baek Woo-jin taking a step back, looking at her with a blank expression.
Baek Woo-jin watched her for a moment before quietly turning around and leaving the study.
“…”
She had many things she wanted to say, and she also wanted to ask about what had just happened.
But.
Thump! Thump!
Her heart was pounding, and her face was flushed.
It was a while before Claire could leave the study.