I Became an Unknown Professor at the Academy

“Ughhhhhh!!!”

A shadow that appeared on the wall suddenly transformed into a massive mantis-like figure.

“Whoa!”

The middle-aged man narrowly avoided a sharp scythe attack aimed at his neck and head.

Keeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

“Where are you rushing off to so quickly?”

As the attack failed, two silver arrows pierced the neck of the Shadow Mantis, which was trying to quickly hide in the wall.

The arrows, which were stuck in the only link connecting the body and the head, instantly severed the connection, and the Shadow Mantis’s head fell to the ground helplessly.

“Is this the tenth one?”

The middle-aged man, who had narrowly avoided the Mantis’ scythe attack, playfully kicked the fallen head and asked.

“Yes, this is exactly the tenth one. Let’s quickly disassemble it and go out for a cold beer?”
“Yeah, if you know, disassemble it quickly.”
“Did you hear that? Disassemble it quickly!”

The man with the quiver on his waist shouted, and the personnel waiting behind him quickly ran to where the Mantis’ head had fallen.

“Hey, be careful when you pull it out!”
“No magic stone has been found in the head.”
“We’ll remove the front legs first.”

They carefully separated the upper body of the Mantis, which was hanging limply like it was stuck to the wall, and expertly cut and extracted the necessary parts, storing them neatly in pre-sorted boxes.

“The disassembly is complete. Unfortunately, no magic stone was found.”
“Damn, I thought I’d get a bonus.”
“Would a magic stone be that easy to get?”

As the middle-aged man expressed his disappointment, the man clicked his tongue and turned his body.

“Come on, let’s all go home quickly!”

“Oh!”

The men, who had packed the by-products of the Shadow Mantis into bags, lined up in perfect order, and the middle-aged man and the man joined the formation in front and behind them.

“I don’t want to fight anymore, so please keep the lantern light at maximum.”

The Shadow Mantis, whose main body is a shadow, can only move along walls.

That’s why they could prevent the Shadow Mantis from approaching by strongly illuminating the surroundings and preventing shadows from forming on the walls.

“Let’s see… this is the way.”

Since it was the seventh-level crack and a labyrinth-themed area, the man slowly led the group by following the markings he had made along the way.

And when they reached the exit, which was also the entrance…

“Oh, hello?”

The man waved his hand amiably and greeted a group of people checking their equipment in front of the blue portal.

“Ah!! Ah, hello!”

The young man in thick armor bowed to the man with a surprised look.

“Why are you doing this to a stranger? It’s burdensome.”
“Th-the ‘Silver Archer’ of Fantasia?”
“Hmm! What Silver Archer… I’m Kim Deok-woon from Fantasia.”

His words were curt, but Kim Deok-woon’s mouth twitched, wanting to curl upward.

“Hey! Stop the nonsense and get out quickly!”
“Damn… Let’s go! Just wait a moment.”

Kim Deok-woon, as if he had never been angry, returned with a kind smile and a bunch of spare lanterns and low-grade potions that the disassembly team had.

“We’re not coming back here, so use them generously.”
“No…”
“Hey! Put it away, put it away!! And don’t be too greedy, okay?”
“Oh, okay…”
“Haha, you’re young and capable. Anyway, happy hunting.”

Kim Deok-woon patted the young man’s shoulder and jumped into the portal.

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[Fantasia Guild]

“Ughhhh…”

Kim Deok-woon, who had pushed through the revolving door and entered the building, suddenly trembled, wrapping his body.

“What, what is it? Did you turn up the air conditioning too high?”
“Why am I suddenly feeling a chill…”
“Right? Am I the only one feeling this? As soon as I came in, I felt goosebumps all over my body.”
“But since everyone else seems fine, it seems like we’re the strange ones…”

Kim Deok-woon tilted his head at the middle-aged man’s question.

“Hyemin!”
“Huh? You’re back?”

He ran to a woman in a suit carrying a tablet.

“As soon as I came in, I suddenly felt a chill, but did you feel anything strange?”
“That? Actually, people have been feeling chills since the morning. But since it was fine after that, we just let it go.”
“If everyone felt it, shouldn’t we investigate?”
“We did investigate during the day, thinking someone might have cursed us, but the experts said there was nothing wrong.”
“Which experts?”
“The best ones money can buy.”
“Yoo-hee?”

Park Hyemin nodded at Kim Deok-woon’s question.

“Well, if it’s those experts, they are definitely trustworthy.”
“Anyway, it’s nothing, so go upstairs quickly. Jung-min is waiting.”

As Park Hyemin pointed to the elevator with her chin, Kim Deok-woon saw Jung-min, the middle-aged man with a frown between his eyebrows, and exaggeratedly fussed over him.

“Oh my, Jung-min is going to get angry again. If we just report, we can go home, so let’s have a drink later?”
“What, if you’re treating?”
“Okay~”

Kim Deok-woon ran to the elevator with a cheeky smile.

“Haha, I was worried you’d leave me behind.”
“If you knew that, you should have moved faster.”
“It’s my cute junior’s love life, so give me a break!”
“Shouldn’t you send your senior, who is like a god, to get married first?”
“No, that’s a bit…”

Kim Deok-woon, who had been giggling, suddenly became serious.

“Your face isn’t that ugly…”
“What did you say?”
“Ahh! No violence!”

Ding!

As soon as the elevator doors opened on the top floor, Kim Deok-woon quickly rushed out and opened the tightly closed wooden door, shouting.

“Guild Master! Team Leader is resorting to violence again!”
“Deok-bae, you must have done something to provoke him.”
“I swear, this time it’s not my fault! Believe me!”
“Hahaha.”

The master of the Fantasia Guild, Park Sung-tae, laughed as if accustomed to Kim Deok-woon’s unruly behavior, pounding his desk.

Paak!

“Ouch!”
“Hahaha, if you want to fight, go downstairs.”

Lee Jung-min, who was about to punch Kim Deok-woon on the head again, lowered his raised fist, seeing the guild master’s enlightened smile.

Kim Deok-woon, with tears in his eyes, rubbed his bruised head and slowly got up.

“Hahaha, it seems no one is injured, so I feel a little relieved.”
“Would you make such a mistake while collecting Shadow Mantis remains?”
“There was no mistake, but that bastard arbitrarily distributed the remaining supplies to the novices, causing unnecessary expenses.”

At Lee Jung-min’s report, Kim Deok-woon muttered under his breath, “Damn… Why are you tattling?” and Park Sung-tae, sitting there like a blind man, laughed again as if enlightened.

“Any magic stones?”
“We tried to find them on the best spot, but none came out.”
“Hmm, that’s a shame.”
“But the wing scales, body fluids, and the quality of the scythe-knife are all top-notch.”
“You’ve worked hard.”

Park Sung-tae took out two documents from the drawer and handed them to Kim Deok-woon and Lee Jung-min respectively.

『Date of Commencement: August 13th, Saturday, 1:15 PM.

Area of Responsibility: Kang Seo.

Main Targets: Five key guild headquarters and temples (B&A, Gold Cross, Steel Falcon, White Rose, and Small Mouse).

Deliver five kinds of despair.』

Kim Deok-woon slowly read the document written in a narrative style and asked.

“Isn’t this a bit too little?”
“Hahaha, I’d give more if I had more.”

Park Sung-tae replied.

“It’s all because of you and those who like to give too much!”
“Damn!”

Lee Jung-min hit Kim Deok-woon on the head again.

“Damn, I should write a vacation request.”
“By the way, on August 13th, we’re going to Jeju Island for a team-building trip.”
“What? Team-building in this era? We don’t even have new recruits.”
“If you don’t like it, you can come to work alone.”
“If it’s a team-building trip, I’ll be in charge of the atmosphere again.”

Kim Deok-woon’s sudden change of attitude made the two of them chuckle.

“By the way, didn’t something happen to Min-jung?”
“It’s not a big deal, just a little argument and some trouble caused by the kids.”
“If there’s any problem, please let me know.”
“Why, are you going to lecture me?”
“Not a lecture, but I’ll go to apologize with gifts.”
“Anyway, this guy is such an opportunist…”

At Lee Jung-min’s scolding, Kim Deok-woon playfully folded the document he was holding.

Then he put it in his mouth and chewed it like gum, continuing, “Is there anything else to deliver to other teams?”

“You can go home now, I’ve already delivered everything.”
“Early dismissal!”

As soon as the guild master gave his permission, Kim Deok-woon shouted and rushed out of the room.

Lee Jung-min clicked his tongue and said, “This is the list of Shadow Mantis by-products.”

“You’ve done well. You can go now.”
“See you tomorrow.”

After politely saying goodbye, unlike Kim Deok-woon, Lee Jung-min left the guild master’s room. Park Sung-tae, now alone, unfolded the list in his hand.

『The inner core and body fluids of the Glacier Scorpion are needed as new drug ingredients for a new drug to replace the Dream Herb. It has been reported that an 11th-level crack appeared in Paju, Gangwon-do, where the Glacier Scorpion was spotted. Please confirm or acquire the facts by next month.』

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[This is what is written.]

Following the orders of her master, she reported everything she saw and heard here without missing a single word.

-You’ve done well.

[No… Not at all, my merciful master.]

Although she was just a spirit without a physical body, the praise of the exalted master brought a sense of ecstasy that she had never felt even when she was alive.

-Return.

[I will follow the merciful master’s orders.]

After the spiritual communication with the master ended, Viche looked down at Park Kyung-tae, who was chewing on the paper he had just read.

The leader of the vermin who dared to harm the lovely young lady.

She wanted to tear out his heart and paint the room red, but the orders of the exalted master were absolute.

[Let’s go back.]

As soon as she spoke, faint spirits appeared from all directions and seeped into Viche’s body.

“Hmm…”

Park Sung-tae’s face suddenly turned pale as he was writing the document, and he quickly left the room, clutching his left chest.

[I hope we can meet again.]

After Viche left, neither Park Sung-tae nor anyone else dared to enter the office for a while.