I Became a Demon Professor at the Academy – Chapter 37

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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Yuziro
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Knock knock-

With the sound of knocking, the office door opened.

Adrian thought it might be Michelle again, but it wasn’t.

Red short hair, and an eye patch covering one eye.

It was Charlotte.

“What is it?”

At that question, Charlotte glanced at the ring on his left hand.

Had she come to say the same thing as Michelle?

“I came to ask for advice about the magic competition.”

“Anything specific?”

“First… Was I selected to be a contestant?”

Normally, he wouldn’t have answered.

Revealing the list of contestants before the day of the competition would affect the students’ morale.

If they knew there was no possibility of being selected as a representative, would they study diligently?

Of course not.

So there was a principle to not answer her, but…

Looking at Charlotte’s eye made him hesitate a bit.

When this world’s protagonist asked with a sincere eye like that, it carried a different weight than other students’ questions.

That hesitation didn’t last long.

He shook his head.

“No. You’re excluded.”

The girl’s eyes widened as if it was unexpected.

And then Charlotte clenched her fist, as if frustrated.

“I’ll work really hard. Please select me as a representative.”

“It’s not about working hard, but doing well. You focus on preparing for the all-out battle.”

“I have… a reason for why I must participate!”

Charlotte suddenly shouted.

“What’s the reason?”

“That… I can’t say. But I really want to participate.”

-I’ll kill you.

Tia’s words were still etched in Charlotte’s mind.

-Tell me your bust size.

-I don’t know such things.

-Just give me a rough estimate. Like, bigger than apples or something.

-Why are you suddenly like this?

-We’re friends, aren’t we?

Of course, towards the end she suddenly showed strange behavior and acted like a crazy person, which made Charlotte even more wary.

I hate Adrian.

That’s what Tia had said.

Why did Tia hate Adrian?

She didn’t know the reason, but honestly, she wasn’t that curious either.

If there was someone who hated Adrian, Charlotte hated that person.

She felt this was definitely a fight she had to face herself.

She wanted to participate in the competition, win it, and protect Adrian.

She knew all of this was a very presumptuous wish, but nevertheless, there were things that needed to be done.

‘Hmm.’

Adrian was once again conflicted.

The claim that there was an important reason she couldn’t talk about probably wasn’t a lie.

Not from Charlotte.

Moreover, Charlotte’s growth rate was quite impressive.

But her ‘late bloomer’ trait hadn’t fully finished developing yet.

That was the problem.

He couldn’t help but worry about sending her, who was nicknamed the ‘sunfish’, into the competition.

If he couldn’t ask about the reason, he had no choice but to ask about her determination.

“Charlotte, how determined are you?”

“I’ve made every determination I can. Really.”

“I’ll have to ask more specifically then.”

Adrian got up from his seat and approached Charlotte.

As the distance between them closed, Adrian asked once more.

“Are you prepared for death? Are you that desperate?”

“Death…”

Charlotte fell into thought for a moment.

When she met Adrian and made five promises with him, it was as if she was reborn.

She was reborn exactly at that day, and from that day on, she was able to diligently study every day and pursue the goal of avenging her parents.

So, if asked whether she was prepared for death, there was no need to think further.

Since it was a life he had saved, it was only natural to dedicate that life to what he was doing.

“Yes. I am.”

The girl’s answer was firm.

“Really?”

“Really. I’d rather die than survive and see myself lose in the magic competition. That’s what I think.”

Adrian nodded.

He had definitely confirmed Charlotte’s will.

And with this level of determination, it would be better to use this magic competition as an opportunity to raise her ‘late bloomer’ level rather than forcibly hiding and protecting her.

“Good. Then I’ll have to make you useful starting right now.”

“I’ll do anything you tell me to, Professor.”

“Then go to the training ground. We’ll depart soon.”

Charlotte nodded and immediately left the office.

Enthusiasm was welling up in the girl’s eyes.

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&nbs

On a night when stars twinkled in the sky.

Michelle, who had just returned from the bathroom, fiddled with the memo placed on her seat.

You speak so arrogantly, but your handwriting is quite nice.

Michelle grumbled inwardly.

‘What’s with the supplementary lessons? Is it individual tutoring?’

By now, quite a few people at Rahel Academy were aware that the failing class was staying late to study on their own.

Of course, most reactions were like ‘Why are they doing that? Why are they struggling so hard?’.

But the failing class students were desperate, so they focused on studying hard without paying attention to such gazes.

Yes, it was a very beautiful sight.

But…

‘It’s the first time he’s offering supplementary lessons though.’

What was Adrian’s teaching method?

Wasn’t it something like ‘I don’t like you guys, so just study on your own and get promoted to another class’?

As a result, most of the time was spent on self-study except for lecture hours and times when they sought him out to ask questions.

So why suddenly supplementary lessons?

‘What’s his intention?’

It was late at night.

If she went to the training ground now, wouldn’t it be just Adrian and Michelle alone?

What was the intention and meaning behind that?

Michelle fiddled with the memo.

‘Come to think of it, he suddenly appeared wearing a ring.’

But then he said he wasn’t married.

The girl began to deduce with all her might.

And before long, the puzzles in her head started to fit together.

‘Is he trying to give me a ring?’

At this late hour, quietly calling her out, what else could he do?

No, that must be it.

No matter how she thought about it, Michelle had no reason to need supplementary lessons.

She understood all the contents written in the materials without difficulty and had no questions, and the things she couldn’t yet utilize in practice, she would gradually be able to use with her own strength.

So… it must be something other than supplementary lessons?

No, no.

In a way, is it supplementary?

Like supplementing half of her life or something?

‘Am-, am I crazy? There’s no way I’d accept.’

Although his expressions and actions were rough, she acknowledged that they had a great effect on learning.

But being good as a professor and being good as a man are different things!

And so suddenly like this?

Isn’t there any consideration for a woman at all?

This isn’t the time.

Michelle went to the changing room and began to examine the clothes she had brought.

She wasn’t looking through them to look good, but to find somewhat better clothes to firmly reject him.

Really.

‘Why do I only have such cute clothes…!’

Clothing was an area Michelle hadn’t paid much attention to, thinking that as long as they looked classy and neat, it was enough.

But now that she looked closely, they were all clothes that made her look young.

wasn’t there anything more mature?

‘This is perfume… These are earrings…’

She had brought them just in case.

It seems a woman’s intuition is never wrong.

‘No, but why do I have to care about this?’

Suddenly, a feeling of indignation rose from a corner of her heart.

Why should she, the next head of the Meinens family, be thinking about preparing this and that while her heart was pounding?

Nineteen letters.

There were just nineteen letters on the memo he wrote.

Adrian always treated Michelle calmly and nonchalantly, so why did Michelle always get so nervous?

Again and again, it was unfair at every step.

Thinking about that point made her feel that Adrian was so petty, and she felt indignant.

“Hmph.”

She shoved the clothes she had been examining back into the locker room closet, and strode out confidently.

“I’m Michelle. Michelle Meinens.”

The person who will definitely become the highest-ranked magician in the future!

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&nbs

“You’ve come.”

The dark training ground had its lights turned off.

As soon as she entered, Adrian’s low voice rang out.

Michelle looked at him with a gaze mixed with great wariness and slight expectation.

No doubt he was planning to do some ridiculous supplementary lesson again this time.

But well, if it was something that suited Michelle’s taste, she might have been willing to overlook it.

As the distance between them narrowed, a tense atmosphere flowed.

It was so tense that even the great Michelle was scratching her cheek.

“Wh-, what are you trying to say? Hmph.”

That’s when it happened.

With a click sound, the lights in the training ground turned on.

“Ah! Found it! The switch was here, it took a while to find it!”

…Isabel?

“The professor told you several times it was over there, Isabel.”

…Lotten?

“Michelle’s here too?”

…Even Charlotte?

What is this?

A public confession?

Michelle looked at Adrian with an expression that seemed to say ‘What on earth?’.

He simply snapped at Michelle nonchalantly.

“Because you were dawdling, the supplementary lesson was delayed by ten minutes. What do you think about that, Michelle?”

“…Was it really supplementary lessons?”

“Of course. You guys are the ones who will represent this class in the magic competition. There will be hellish supplementary lessons starting from today.”

“Hellish supplementary lessons?”

“Yes, what, did you expect something easy?”

“Sigh.”

Of course.

The third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh… anyway, everything Michelle hated most was Adrian.

Just Adrian.

Unconditionally.

“We’ll start the supplementary lesson now.”

Adrian swiftly spread blue mana in the air.

[T/N- I’m sorry about the delays in chapters, I’ve been sick for a few days… I’ll be trying to catch up with the missed chapters as soon as I can! Don’t worry, I saw the comments about missing parts in chapter. I’ll fix them ASAP, but i have no clue why it keeps happening…]

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