I Became a Demon Professor at the Academy – Chapter 78

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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Yuziro
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What could Jekkiel and Christine possibly do in a room with nothing to do, until the very last minute before checkout?

Well, there was something they could do.

And they did.

It was a passionate, intense time.

True to their vampiric nature, they clashed and collided, indulging in their desires until the very end.

“Demelie! Demelie! Demelie!”

“Demelie is the hero of the Lamias!”

“Let’s erect a statue in honor of our Demelie!”

As they emerged from the room, their skin flushed and glowing, they were greeted by a rather peculiar sight.

How to describe it… Lamias were cheering for Demelie, hoisting her into the air… It was so surreal, it felt like a dream.

“Demelie! Demelie! Demelie!”

Thud—!

Lamias, lacking legs, weren’t exactly known for their grace.

Demelie soon tumbled to the floor, but no one seemed to notice, lost in their own excitement.

“Haa… I feel so… energized… That was… Wow… Haa… Wow… Kyaa… Pyaa…”

“Amazing, wasn’t it? I heard she’s Jekkiel’s secretary, but she’s truly something else. To think she could cast such powerful clairvoyance magic…”

“WAAAAAAH! We did it! We actually saw it! We saw it!”

Their eyes met Jekkiel and Christine’s, and the room fell silent.

“Everyone, calm down. Tsk, tsk.”

Vivian, standing amidst the commotion, quickly silenced the other Lamias, wiping a trickle of blood from her nose.

“You’re here, Jekkiel?”

“You look… unwell.”

“Ah… this?”

Vivian casually wiped away the blood flowing from her nose, but it was a futile effort; the flow was relentless.

“I overexerted myself deciphering the map. It was more difficult than I anticipated.”

“The other Lamias seem excessively pleased.”

“Naturally. They’re all my subordinates. They couldn’t rest until the map was deciphered.”

From Jekkiel’s perspective, things weren’t bad.

Vivian had initially said it would take another day or two, but she had already finished deciphering the map.

This was a welcome development.

Everything was fine.

Except… the atmosphere was a bit strange.

Since when were the Lamias and Vampires so chummy?

They were over the moon about a single deciphered map…

In any case, it was then that Christine and Jekkiel noticed Demelie, sprawled on the floor.

They quickly approached her.

“Demelie, what happened?”

“M-Master Jekkiel…”

Demelie, barely regaining her senses, looked up at Jekkiel, her body trembling.

“Did something happen to you? They were talking about clairvoyance magic…”

Was it his imagination?

The moment those words left his mouth, the Lamias directed a surge of murderous intent toward Demelie.

Or maybe not.

It was so brief, it was hard to tell.

“I-I… helped decipher the map. They asked for my assistance after hearing about my ability…”

“That’s right. She volunteered. Her loyalty to her master is truly impressive.”

Vivian chimed in, still bleeding from her nose.

“Is that true, Demelie?”

“W-Well… Yes… I suppose so…”

“Thank you. You saved us at least two days.”

Jekkiel gently patted Demelie’s head.

This was a first since she had become his secretary.

“Th-Thank you… Master… Sob…”

Tears welled up in Demelie’s eyes.

She glanced past Jekkiel, catching Vivian’s eye.

Vivian’s face was a mask of fury as she pointed a single finger at herself, then at Demelie, and then made a swift slicing motion across her throat.

If the truth came out, they would all be dead.

Jekkiel received the map from Vivian.

“It’s been deciphered.”

The cryptic symbols, once incomprehensible, were now clear.

The two halves, merged into one, depicted the surrounding terrain with remarkable clarity, pinpointing the location of Lepista’s Wand.

‘So it was beneath the construction site at Rahel Academy…’

He hadn’t imagined such a vast, labyrinthine space existed beneath that site.

Would they be able to find their way out?

Without the map, it seemed impossible.

He was grateful they had deciphered it.

“Thank you, Vivian.”

“We’re the ones who should be thanking you. Heh. Hehehehe… Hehihi…”

The bleeding had stopped, but…

Vivian took a deep breath and her nose started gushing blood again.

“L-Lady Vivian!”

“Get Lady Vivian out of here! Quick!”

What exactly were they thanking him for?

She seemed to have lost her mind from overexertion.

The Lamias, after much commotion, finally retreated, leaving the three vampires alone.

Christine quietly asked, “Jekkiel, are you heading straight to the Academy to retrieve the wand?”

“Yes.”

“…Are you sure you’re alright?”

It wasn’t a simple question of whether he was tired.

She was worried about Regita, the Sin of Greed, who was bound to intervene now.

Jekkiel understood her concerns.

But his answer was nonchalant.

“Of course I’ll be alright.”

“But still…”

“Giving up because something is difficult isn’t courage. Courage is facing those difficulties head-on. And achieving your goal despite those obstacles… that’s what makes it a true mission.”

He continued, his voice calm and steady.

“If you truly desire something, you must strive to obtain it, no matter how challenging it may be.”

“Yes… you’re right.”

Christine’s expression softened.

She smiled at Jekkiel.

“…Just like how you obtained me. Is that… a similar sentiment?”

“Well… obtaining you wasn’t difficult.”

“N-Not difficult? I have my pride! I am the Sin of Pride!”

Jekkiel chuckled at Christine’s flustered reaction.

She was adorable.

Seeing him laugh, Christine couldn’t help but smile.

She simply enjoyed seeing him happy.

Demelie cautiously interjected, “Um, Master Jekkiel… so, are we heading back to the Academy right now? The students are waiting…”

Students.

The students.

Jekkiel closed his eyes and thought.

How hard he had worked since coming to this world.

There was still much to be done, but he had come a long way.

Those words, once a distant dream, were now a reality.

But even now, a flicker of doubt remained.

What if it all turned out to be just a fleeting dream?

He bit his lip.

“Jekkiel?”

“Master Jekkiel?”

Christine and Demelie looked at him with concern.

He shook his head.

“Yes… even a clumsy professor like me has students who wait for him. Well, they’re still clumsy themselves…”

But they were the ones who would one day lead this world to a happy ending.

They were the protagonists.

The main characters, supported by a brilliant supporting cast.

He turned toward the portal leading to the human world.

“…It’s not something I can do alone. We must move forward together.”

Genius was often lonely.

But thankfully, Jekkiel wasn’t a genius.

And that was a good thing.

He wasn’t driven to solve everything on his own.

Even if those around him seemed inadequate now, they would one day become irreplaceable.

They had to.

“I wish to walk that path with you,” Christine murmured beside him.

But for now, it was time to say goodbye.

“You did well, Christine.”

“As did you. You treated me like an object all night.”

“…”

That wasn’t exactly what he meant…

“It won’t be long. We’ll always walk this path together.”

He wouldn’t walk alone.

And he couldn’t solve everything on his own.

‘It doesn’t matter if I die along the way.’

What mattered was leaving behind his ‘will’.

If his students inherited his will, even if he died, it would lead to a positive outcome.

“Demelie.”

“Yes, Master Jekkiel!”

Jekkiel took the lead.

It was time to return.

To the place he had to commute to every day, the place where incidents occurred daily, the place where overtime was a given…

But despite all that, it was a place he had grown attached to.

“We’re returning to the human world.”

“Yessss!”

Demelie followed closely behind him.

Their passionate journey in the demon realm had come to an end.

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After Jekkiel’s departure, Christine shared a cup of tea with Vivian.

“Christine.”

“Yes.”

“Why do you keep looking at your stomach?”

“Ah…”

Christine blushed.

It wasn’t confirmed yet.

Not at all.

But… just in case…

Her sculpted abs were still prominent.

It was too early for a new life to take root in such a firm and compact space.

But still…

“I was just… indulging in a happy thought.”

A thought that made her heart flutter just by imagining it.

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[Demelie and the Lamias are FREAKS….. And we love them for it]