I Became an Unknown Professor at the Academy

After the commotion had subsided, Claire and Yesol followed Baek Woo-jin into the study.
The remaining children’s gazes naturally turned towards Na Yeon-ju, who remained standing stiffly.
-A cute burp came from the fairy, who was rubbing her full belly.
Then, Edyn, who was munching on a piece of the fairy’s chocolate, opened her mouth.
“We’re so lucky to have such an amazing junior…”
Zzzzz!
As the familiar sound rang out, Edyn collapsed onto the table. While Nam Seo-hee glared at Edyn and clicked her tongue, Maria quietly continued.
“Is it Na Yeon-ju?”
“Ah, yes, that’s right…”
“Okay, why don’t we sit down?”
“Yes, yes…”
Na Yeon-ju, realizing what she had done, sat down with an overly stiff motion and straightened her back.
“Hey, it’s uncomfortable to see you so tense. You don’t have to be so stiff.”
“This is comfortable…”
Na Yeon-ju’s voice, which had been confident and lively just a moment ago, was now trembling like an aspen tree. It was pitiful to hear.
“Are you going to discipline her?”
“Discipline her?”
Edyn, who was groaning, raised her head and replied.
“No, we do discipline them. But it’s not the seniors who do it; it’s the High Priest or other adults.”
“Is that even discipline? They just tell us to eat late-night snacks and go to bed early.”
“We’re adults too! That’s enough discipline! Look at her!”
Edyn pointed at Baek Hana, who was sitting quietly.
“She’s always clinging to the professor, acting spoiled. Whenever she needs something, she asks the professor, and he solves everything for her! That’s real freedom!”
“He doesn’t grant every request…”
“Anyway!!”
Maria’s face turned red.
She wanted to show her senior side, but her best friend didn’t understand her intentions and acted so childishly that she couldn’t help but feel embarrassed.
But.
“Just relax, man. There are no adults here, so why are you so uptight?”
Edyn slowly moved her hand, snatched a piece of chocolate that was rolling next to the fairy, and threw it to Na Yeon-ju.
“Ah…”
Na Yeon-ju, who had inadvertently caught the chocolate, stuttered and looked back and forth between the chocolate in her hand and Edyn.
“You did cause a stir, but the professor and the Executioner probably won’t make a big deal out of it. They’ll just think you’re a bit eccentric.”
“The professor would think so.”
Nam Seo-hee, who rarely agreed with Edyn, nodded.
“Is that so…?”
“Yes, it is.”
Na Yeon-ju’s stiff shoulders gradually relaxed. Maria naturally joined their conversation.
“But how did you come to such a misunderstanding? And how did you meet the professor?”
“Yeah, I was wondering about that too.”
“I’m curious too.”
Baek Hana, who had been quiet, quietly joined the conversation.
“Well, it’s like this…”
Na Yeon-ju swallowed her saliva at the intense gazes of her senior sisters.
‘Can I tell them?’
Na Yeon-ju quickly recalled her encounter with Baek Woo-jin.
Fortunately, she hadn’t been told not to talk about this incident to anyone.
“Did the professor tell you not to say anything?”
“No, he didn’t! He never said anything like that…”
Instead of making such a threatening statement, he asked about her in a slightly stiff but strangely gentle voice.
“Well, it’s like this… I was about to do my homework at the temple when a priest suddenly opened the door and said that a divine revelation had come.”
“Wow, a divine revelation.”
“It’s well-known that you talk to the great one without hesitation.”
After the final year evaluation of the first year, another rumor began to circulate in the academy: that Bwiar, who was known for her kindness, personally liked Baek Woo-jin.
Other rumors spun off from this, such as the Executioner’s influence or Bwiar’s playful nature bringing the two closer together.
Of course, apart from these rumors, it was also well-known that their god Bwiar often played pranks on the Executioner and Baek Woo-jin, and that Baek Woo-jin had tried to destroy the divine statue several times.
“What did he say?”
“Well, it said to fly a helicopter to the coordinates and take the Executioner’s lover to the desired location.”
“A helicopter?”
“Coordinates.”
Edyn and Maria reacted to different parts of the story.
“Can you fly a helicopter too?”
“Yes, I can. I’m a non-combat ability user who can pilot anything as long as it’s drivable.”
“Wow… That’s why the professor said that.”
Initially, they wondered why he wanted to assign a younger junior as his driver, but after hearing the story, it made sense.
“So, where did you meet the professor?”
“Ah, he was standing in the garden of a huge mansion in Paju.”
“Did you see anything else special?”
“Well, there were a lot of golf courses around…”
Na Yeon-ju trailed off and looked at her senior sisters.
Just then.
“It’s okay, you can tell us.”
Baek Hana’s calm voice spread throughout the kitchen.
“Well…”
Na Yeon-ju, who had been watching the two seniors, turned to look at Baek Hana for the first time.
A beautiful woman with eyes similar to, yet slightly different from, the respected Executioner.
“Well, it’s just my thought… but he looked really tired.”
“Tired?”
“Yes, he did.”
“Tell me in detail, anything is fine.”
Na Yeon-ju felt an inexplicable fear as Baek Hana slowly approached her.
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“Claire, your place isn’t there.”
I pointed to the seat next to me for Claire, who had followed me into the study.
Claire, who was standing with Yesol, flinched and tried to act as if nothing was wrong. She came to my side and returned to her original seat.
“If I’m disturbing you, I can step out for a while.”
“It’s fine. We have plenty of time.”
“Hoho~ Yes, the night is long.”
As Yesol covered her mouth and laughed, Claire pinched my thigh with her hand.
“Let’s stop the jokes.”
“Yes.”
Yesol straightened her posture.
“I’ll talk to Bwiar about Na Yeon-ju, so you just need to tell the person in charge of the temple where she was originally that she’ll be staying here for the day.”
“I will do as you say. But, professor?”
Yesol asked me cautiously.
“I heard that the professor said he would help with the homework.”
“Yes, I did.”
I had forgotten about it because of the matter with Baek Hana and Claire.
“If you don’t have any specific plans, I’ll take care of it.”
“Please do.”
“Huhu, it’s just a simple matter that can be resolved with a phone call.”
As Yesol said, considering her position within the church and the rise of my status due to Claire, it was indeed a trivial matter that could be resolved with a single phone call.
“How many apprentice priests are there among the current student body?”
“There are 27 in total, including Maria and Edyn in the first year, and the upperclassmen.”
27.
Not a large number, but not a small one either.
“If there’s a need to go out, assign a high-ranking knight.”
“I will do as you say.”
She follows without asking for a reason. This is one of the reasons I keep Yesol close.
“If you’re curious about the details, ask Bwiar directly. In a way, this is also her doing.”
She made a fuss and caused a commotion over something that could have been handled quietly.
‘If they have any brains, they won’t directly interfere.’
If they were to retaliate now, it would be obvious who the culprit is. Above all, they don’t yet have the means to stop Claire.
Despite this, I said this because it’s not just the shadow guys who would get involved in the mess that Bwiar has caused. In fact, the shadow guys would be more cautious after this incident.
‘The other temple guys will go wild.’
The ones who want to overthrow Bwiar the most are the other gods who are being suppressed by her.
She must be aware of this as well, so perhaps she’s using this opportunity to weed out the troublemakers.
“Convey the same message to the other temples. Especially, have a knight accompany the high priest.”
“I will deliver it to the headquarters in the name of the Executioner as soon as I return.”
Yesol looked at Claire, who was sitting next to me.
“The professor’s will is the same as mine. Unless Bwiar directly gives a divine revelation, follow the professor’s will as if it were mine.”
“I will do as you say.”
Yesol’s stiff expression softened slightly, and Claire, noticing this, coughed and moved her hand from my thigh to her own.
“Lastly, Kim Sung-won will send you a list of church staff. I’d like you to investigate their activities since the disappearance of the barrier.”
“What’s the deadline?”
“It’s not urgent, so you can handle it whenever you have time.”
“I understand.”
“That’s all I have to say. Do you have anything else to add?”
“No… Oh.”
Yesol, who was bowing politely, slowly raised her head as if she had remembered something.
“May I also stay here for the night?”
“Go ahead. You can use my bedroom with Claire.”
“Oh my, even so, that place is a bit…”
Yesol looked at Claire as if asking if it was really okay.
“What do you mean by ‘a bit’? Are you saying you don’t like it?”
“How could I say that? I just don’t want to disturb you.”
“What are you talking about? And that room is also where the child sleeps.”
“You should have told me that first.”
As soon as Yesol heard that the fairy was sleeping there, she straightened her posture and fixed her expression.
“Then I will take my leave.”
As Yesol’s gaze shifted, she quickly bowed to me and left the study.
I glared at the door that Yesol had opened and left, and then hugged Claire, who was looking at it, and sat her on my lap.
“…”
She blinked blankly, her eyes, which had been wide open, now round with surprise at the sudden change.
“Pro… Woo-jin?”
I didn’t answer, but instead tightened my arms around her and buried my face in her neck.
“Ah, the children might come in…”
That won’t happen because of Yesol. Baek Hana is also currently distracted by the girl I’ve shown interest in.
“Let’s stay like this for an hour.”
She didn’t answer. Instead, her soft hands touched my cheeks and hair.
Consciousness slowly sank beneath the surface.
“Rest well.”
A slightly worried voice and a warm temperature.
That day, for the first time, I opened my eyes long after the designated time had passed.