I Became a Demon Professor at the Academy – Chapter 17

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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Yuziro
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“Ugh… Ughh…”

Alfred was struggling immensely.

It wasn’t particularly surprising.

Because I had used my familiar “Thanatos” like a nail.

He was hanging on the wall, with the scythe nailed into his chest.

It was even more difficult to keep him alive while pinned to the wall.

Him being alive is a miracle.

Seriously.

‘Fortunately these guys are also vampires, so things were resolved quite easily.’

Thanks to that fact, I could use black magic.

From the humans’ perspective, they would think, ‘Since there were vampires, of course there would be traces of black magic.’

First, I locked the training ground’s door so that no one could easily enter.

From now on, there were really many things I had to do, but the first was ‘farming for myself’.

This time I was lucky, but the enemies I would face in the future would be even stronger.

No matter how much the students are the actual protagonists, the role of enduring their pain until they grow is entirely mine.

For now, I have to survive.

I’ve had my life force eaten away too much recently.

How did I check it again? So if I abstractly think in my head, ‘I want to check my life force’…

That’ll do.

Like displaying battery level, text appears in the corner of my vision.

Only four percent remaining.

It was really dangerous.

Because most of the useful skills have a requirement of possessing at least 10 percent of life force in order to activate.

Fortunately, there’s one dead guy in front of me, and one alive, both vampires like me.

There’s nothing better than this when it comes to finding the things necessary for survival.

First, I smeared some blood from the guy lying on the floor onto my index finger and carefully brought it to the tip of my nose.

For a vampire, 101 years old is a young, just a green kid.

No wonder he was insolent.

Anyway, there wasn’t much time to waste.

I immediately began searching the guy’s corpse.

I mainly searched the pockets on the upper body.

I hoped there would be something inside.

Quite desperately.

‘There it is!’

My hand, rummaging through the inner pocket, pulled out a jelly-like bead.

I immediately took it out.

“Of course.”

When a vampire descends to the human world, it would be absurd not to bring this.

Although it looks like an ordinary red jelly bead on the outside, it actually contains an incredible amount of condensed blood.

In other words, it means it’s a potion that vampires love to use.

Of course, I couldn’t bring any when I left to infiltrate as a professor.

But if you supply it to me like this, I’m grateful.

Is there any need for long deliberation? I immediately tossed it into my mouth.

With a sudden pop, as soon as I bit it with my molars, a tremendous amount of blood began to be supplied from the bead.

A sensation I hadn’t felt in a long time.

It was so good that I almost felt dizzy.

Would it feel like this when a patient who has been forcibly made to quit smoking tastes cigarettes again after a long time?

Would it feel like this when someone isolated in a desert without water drinks water?

Gulp-

The amount of blood this thing contains is immense.

Even trying my best to swallow it, blood kept flowing out of my mouth because I couldn’t swallow it all.

For now, I had some leeway.

But how could I be satisfied with just this much?

Eating just one made me crave more.

With the desire for more, I thoroughly searched the inside of the guy’s pockets.

However, I couldn’t find any more blood beads.

In a way, it was only natural.

For him, the human world was just a place to visit briefly.

But that’s when it happened.

Among the things pulled out from the pocket, a small seal caught my eye.

I instinctively examined it closely.

And when I realized that the pattern on the seal resembled a skull-shaped apple, I unknowingly jumped up from my spot.

“…Christine’s seal?”

A chill ran down my spine.

It wasn’t particularly surprising that this incident was related to Christine.

However, if this seal was discovered, the story would change.

A high-ranking entity’s seal is only awarded for ‘very important missions’.

‘At most, it should be the task of killing a professor in charge of low-level students. And in the process, killing a few more students who witnessed it.’

I was sure I knew that much.

But if everything I know is true, this seal shouldn’t have been awarded for this task.

‘There’s something more that I don’t know.’

But if there’s something I don’t know, I just need to find out.

My gaze naturally turned to the guy hanging on the wall.

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“This is… the Queen’s seal.”

“That’s not what I’m asking.”

When I rebuked him, Alfred slightly turned his head and avoided my gaze.

If I only used the whip, he would become resigned and exhausted, so this time, it seemed like a carrot was needed.

I’m not sure how it would be perceived by the other party, but I tried my best to put on a friendly expression.

Well, I tried.

“Being awarded this seal means that this mission is extremely important.”

“……”

“But it doesn’t make sense. Entrusting such an important mission to a rookie like you.”

“Rookie…”

The guy pressed his lips tightly.

It seemed he still had pride in this situation.

“Am I wrong?”

“…Just kill me. Even if I’ve been defeated, I won’t abandon my loyalty to the Queen.”

“I see. Is that so?”

While acknowledging his own defeat, he won’t abandon his loyalty to the Queen.

At first glance, it sounded like a truly beautiful statement.

But, not revealing that fact would destroy this guy’s last shred of pride.

“But what you said is a bit strange.”

I detached the blade part of the scythe from the end of the handle.

This is really a great weapon.

It separates smoothly.

When separated, it can be used like a saw, which is handy.

“?”

Alfred’s eyes wavered.

He didn’t seem to have a clue what I was about to do.

No, maybe he had a very clear idea.

That’s why he was so flustered.

“No matter how I think about it, telling me to kill you is too insolent. From now on, I’ll make sure the words ‘Please kill me’ come out of your mouth.”

Grabbing his collar and pressing down, I first brought the blade to his wrist.

It’s not that I have any particular ill feelings towards you.

Just as you have something you must do, I also have something I must do.

And as a result of the clash between those two beliefs, I was stronger.

What can you do?

“Wai-, wait a moment. Wait a moment.”

Alfred was noticeably flustered.

“I-, I might talk? I might be able to talk…”

“No need.”

“Wha-, what?”

“I lost interest.”

“I-, I-, I said I’ll talk? I’ll talk!”

“Enough, enough.”

Squeak-

“Aaaaargh!!!!!”

For a while, only the sound of cutting and screams echoed in the quiet training ground.

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“So, what should I do?”

“I’ll tell you! I’ll tell you anything! Please… Please just kill me! Please!!!!!”

Alfred, now reduced to just a head, begged in a sorrowful voice.

His body was currently precisely cut into sixteen pieces.

Once cut by this scythe, unless I allow it, he can’t die even if he wants to.

Thanatos, known as the scythe of death, possessed such a tremendous power.

“Infiltration, it’s infiltration. We needed to assassinate a few people to infiltrate demons into the academy.”

“Currently, who have you succeeded in assassinating?”

“Just one professor in charge of the lower-level students. That… that is, the one who disabled the barrier of Rahel Academy.”

He spoke frankly, and his attitude was now quite pleasing.

Moreover, it wasn’t bad news that a professor in charge of lower-level students had died.

That professor was one who had committed numerous corrupt acts.

As expected, he must have fallen for the sweet temptation and disabled the barrier.

I let out a deep sigh.

While raising the blade with one hand.

“I could have predicted that much. You should tell me the reason for the infiltration.”

“Eek, eeeek!! I’ll tell you!!!!”

Just a moment ago, weren’t you going on about loyalty to the Queen? If my subordinates were acting like this, I might feel a bit disappointed.

“The site for the new training ground that Rahel Academy is planning to build this time. That site is the target!”

“I don’t know about new construction. But there is a site where construction was halted due to abnormal mana energy.”

“Ah! Yes! Then that’s the place! There!!!”

I had to tilt my head.

I’m trying to think from the demon’s perspective since I’m also a demon, but no matter how much I think about it, I don’t understand why they would covet that land.

“Are you planning to train there or something?”

“It’s because of the underground of that site.”

“Underground?”

“Yes. Lepista’s Wand is there.”

Lepista’s Wand? Did you say Lepista’s Wand?

I almost showed a startled reaction in front of the enemy.

Since this world is based on a game, the option of ‘exclusive weapons’ naturally exists.

Even I possess Thanatos, don’t I?

The wand left behind by Lepista, a renowned demon mage, has many outstanding traits, but that’s not why I was surprised.

‘It’s Charlotte’s exclusive weapon.’

It’s the exclusive weapon of the protagonist, Charlotte!

When I played the game, I couldn’t find it no matter what and always gave up, but it was buried under the academy?

I have to obtain it.

No matter what.

Every time I resolve one question, two more questions arise.

I asked urgently.

“Being obsessed with treasure is a characteristic of dragon demons. Why are you vampires after it?”

“That’s… uh… ah, this is really a secret.”

I held the saw in front of his eyes.

“O-, of course! From now on, it’s not a secret!”

“Good.”

“Actually… the ‘Sin of Pride’ was recently replaced. The newly enthroned Queen wishes to demonstrate her abilities by obtaining Lepista’s Wand.”

“It would cause friction with the dragon demons, the Sin of Greed.”

I’m being really serious about this.

Legita, the Sin of Greed with the blood of the Gold Dragon flowing through her veins.

That woman definitely won’t sit still.

“It’s being carried out secretly. If it’s discovered, she said she’s prepared for a clash as well.”

It doesn’t seem like he’s lying, and it fits perfectly as a reason.

Christine, who has newly ascended as the Sin of Pride, would have to prove her abilities in some way.

‘A matter involving two Sins…’

Is this how it feels to be a shrimp caught between fighting whales?

No, is it a whale caught between fighting whales?

Either way, it’s hopeless.

Whichever it is, it doesn’t seem like it will be resolved easily.

I’ll have to establish a very clear plan regarding this later.

“I’ve confirmed it. Now I’ll kill you as you requested.”

“Wai-, wai-, wai-, wait a moment!”

“Hmm?”

“Please spare my life!!! Please!! I want to live!!!”

After a brief contemplation, I snapped my fingers and reassembled his body.

If I killed all of Christine’s subordinates, it would be quite awkward when I faced her later.

That was the only reason.

Of course, there was no sympathy or compassion.

“Thank you! Thank you!”

“Blood beads.”

“Pardon?”

“Hand over all the blood beads you have.”

“Ah, yes.”

The guy fumbled and took out about two.

It’s a windfall.

I immediately tossed them into my mouth.

Gulp—

The quality is even better than the blood bead I ate earlier.

I couldn’t swallow the blood gushing out of the bead all at once, so I spewed it out of my mouth quite a bit.

So what? How long has it been since I quenched my thirst?

Even though my clothes were drenched in blood from what I spat out, I was indescribably happy.

Happiness isn’t far away.

Seriously…

“Then, then I’ll take my leave now.”

“Go ahead.”

Today’s overtime work was really long.

Seeing the sun already starting to rise, I felt it renew.

I thought overtime was followed by going home, but it turns out overtime is followed by going to work…

Was it around the time when I was staggering, half-intoxicated by fatigue and the taste of blood?

Zzzzing-

“Guh, ack?!?!”

A beam suddenly fired, piercing through Alfred’s body.

No, his very form was erased.

The training ground’s door melted away entirely, and someone came running in with loud footsteps.

“Wha-, what’s going on!! Is everyone okay! Is everyone alright!!!”

The woman with fluttering lavender hair was Violet, the principal of Rahel Academy.

“……!”

I never even imagined she would melt the training ground’s door and come in.

I collapsed to the ground, still staggering.

But her next action was even more unexpected.

She teleported to my side in an instant and placed her thigh under my head.

“Oh, oh my! What do I do! It’s Mr. Adrian! The-, there’s a patient here! Come quickly!!!”

People poured in through the melted door.

Those people in white uniforms must be healers, and those people holding cameras…

The sound of camera shutters began to flood in.

“Did the principal defeat the demons?”

“Who is the person collapsed on the ground?”

The principal shook her head.

“No… This person protected our academy. This professor is the hero of the academy!”

“No, I… Mmph…”

She covered my mouth with her palm.

Her pink eyes were filled with worry.

“You can’t say anything yet! Your whole body is covered in blood! What in the world happened… You’ve worked hard… You’ve really worked so hard…”

Reporters pushed through the healers and recklessly approached the principal and me.

“Please give us a final word!!”

“Is what the principal said true? Did you protect this academy?”

…Oh, whatever.

“Please, provide a better environment for the failing class students.”

With those words, I closed my eyes for now.

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