The Reincarnate Became a Professor at the Academy

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It went without saying, but…

Escaping from a transcendent being was extremely difficult.

Fundamentally, to transcend the laws of the stars meant having the ability to harness the energy of nature at will.

'Of course, there are clear limits depending on one's ability.'

Among transcendent beings, those at the entry level…

Those at this stage could not achieve such feats.

However, those who had reached maturity among the transcendent…

Those who were considered particularly strong among transcendent beings could usually do such things.

And among them, those who were regarded as exceptionally outstanding are said to have almost endless mana.

In my case, I could do it starting from the Intermediate Realm.

That fell into a very peculiar category.

From the start, there were not many who could handle such an amount of mana.

Because I had reincarnated several times.

Anyway, that was generally the case.

Anyway, the reason I was saying this was.

"Why did you run away?"

A cold voice.

In the end, I got caught.

A movement technique derived from the Duke of Extermination.

It was slower than the Wind God's Steps.

'In the first place, if I hadn't run away desperately…'

There was only one reason I ran away.

Something pricked at me.

I didn't know why, but it felt like it was poking at my last faint conscience.

So I ran away reflexively.

Eventually, I got caught, though.

I looked up at the Duke of Extermination.

Shimmering blonde hair, blue eyes like a lake.

Features delicate, skin pale white.

And.

She looked at me with eyes filled with all sorts of complicated emotions.

I scratched my head.

"Uh… long time no see."

"It's been a while. It certainly has been. But do you say such things on a first reunion?"

"…Did I do something wrong?"

"Your uncertain tone irritates me, but do you even know what you're apologizing for?"

"Um…"

I pondered.

Was it because I suggested marriage to the Duke of Extermination and then immediately perishing with the Insect Dragon King?

However, I think that couldn't be helped.

If I hadn't acted then, it would have been the empire that perished.

Perhaps it was about my reincarnations?

That could indeed be infuriating.

I wanted the Duke of Extermination to be happy. But if she heard that I remarried for her happiness…

'It would be complicated.'

I was not a good guy.

Rather, I was selfish. Full of possessiveness.

But marrying the Heavenly Demon wasn't my choice.

Of course.

Thinking about it now, I did love her and the Duke of Extermination equally.

At some point.

Before that, I wanted to keep some distance, so I used to hang out with the likes of the Witch or the Dragon Princess.

But just before falling into the King of the Underworld's trap, I realized she had entered my heart too.

So I was able to sacrifice my life for her.

However.

It was a very selfish thought.

I still wished that they wouldn't choose other men.

"But… you recognized me right away."

"Don't underestimate the fairy race. Do you think we wouldn't recognize our own husband?"

"My appearance has changed a lot."

"You haven't changed that much. When you were the Purple Tower Master, you were more handsome than now."

"…Are you saying Professor Han Seojin was that attractive?"

Shin Yura spoke in a tone of disbelief.

Only then did the Duke of Extermination seem to recognize Shin Yura and looked at her.

"Who is this child?"

The Duke of Extermination scanned her with her blue eyes.

"You've been practicing Brilliant Blazing Fire and Glacial Heavenly Moon for about half a year now. And you're just starting to use Divine Thunderbolt?"

"…You can tell such things?"

"Han Seojin's magic formula is unique. By repelling Glacial Heavenly Moon and Brilliant Blazing Fire, you amplify mana to use the power called Divine Thunderbolt. It's hard to notice at first, but once you've been around him, you can tell."

"… A past connection should remain in the past, don't you think?"

A smirk.

The Duke of Extermination lifted the corners of her lips.

I was not sure why.

It was a little, no, extremely cold.

"A past connection, huh. That might be true. But isn't it better to do everything you can in the past than to be unable to do anything now?"

"Wha, what!?"

Shin Yura was flustered.

Indeed, she had done everything she could and couldn't.

I had seen everything there was to see.

"But Yura, don't you think you've picked up some strange speech patterns?"

"…No matter how much you're my professor, that's a bit harsh…"

Shin Yura shot me a slightly sharp look.

Was Yoo Eunchae that influential?

"…Well, the old isn't bad. But wouldn't something new be better?"

"What?"

"If she's the fairy race, they must be quite old… Compared to them, I'm only 20."

"…"

Crack.

I heard something breaking.

"Well, you could think that way. But fairies don't age for hundreds of years. Compared to someone with no experience or memories…"

"But men like younger women, don't they? Right?"

"…I prefer the Duke of Extermination over such things."

"…"

At my words, the Duke of Extermination's ears twitched slightly.

Thankfully.

It seemed she still liked me.

'I'm really grateful.'

I was absent for a whole century.

I knew the fairies were pure and eternally devoted to their partners.

But confirming this made me feel really good, yet…

'This isn't the important thing right now.'

I looked at Shin Yura.

"I don't know why you're angry with the Duke of Extermination."

"…"

"…"

The Duke of Extermination and Shin Yura fell silent.

Did I… did I say something wrong?

Shin Yura looked a bit desolate, then returned to her dignified expression.

The Duke of Extermination had a look of 'as expected.'

More than those things.

I scanned my surroundings.

I could feel eyes on me.

They were very unpleasant stares. Eyes that seemed to be dying to know who I really was.

I didn't particularly like it.

However, it was the aura, similar to that of demons, that posed a problem.

'There aren't many favorable gazes either.'

Gods, apparently.

And transcendents.

Some of their gazes were favorable, but others were indifferent.

Or they looked at me as if wondering if I could be a weakness for the Duke of Extermination, or how they could use her.

In a very unpleasant way.

And there were also surprised glances.

"What? Why are our Professor Seojini and Yura together…?"

A dazed voice.

But it was very familiar. It was also welcoming.

However, the place wasn't ideal.

The Duke of Extermination's brow furrowed slightly, following the direction of the voice.

White hair tied in twin tails, violet eyes. Her physique was close to that of a high school student, and she wore her hair in twin tails, not acting her age.

Truly not acting her age.

"Our… Seojini?"

"Yep! He's my professor and my student!"

"That's not a very good habit."

"Huh? What's what?"

She was smiling brightly.

However, the Principal was looking at the Duke of Extermination with cold eyes.

It was the look of a mother defending her child from a predator.

'Am I the offspring?'

I was way past the age to be treated like that.

It didn't feel particularly bad, but the other party wasn't pleasant.

"Well, let's just go with that for now."

"The word 'for now' bothers me a bit, but I'll agree. This place doesn't seem very nice anyway."

Then she glanced to the side.

With a look as if something was disgusting and an expression of annoyance.

"It seems like demons are gathering around here."

"It can't be helped."

The Duke of Extermination said, glancing at me.

However, she did not say anything to me.

"Is this my fault?"

"No, it's not."

At my words, the Duke of Extermination shook her head.

"It's what my husband did, so it's partly my fault too. I want to deal with those wretches first."

The Duke of Extermination looked at them longingly.

"What's important now is not that, so let's hold off."

"Right, right. Our Seojin and Yura are much more important than those things."

"…It's been bothering me since earlier."

"Calling my Seojin 'our Seojin'."

"Tsk…"

The Duke of Extermination clicked her tongue softly, and soon blue lightning crackled around him.

"Let's talk about it later. It seems there's a lot to discuss."

"I want to say 'you started it first,' but those things are too deeply interesting, so it's annoying."

Both of their gazes focused on one spot.

From there, an immense magical power erupted as if exploding.

"Is it the Black Flame King?"

"Who's that?"

"One of the Demon Kings~. Quite troublesome and hot-tempered. A nasty fellow too."

"Nasty?"

"For now, there's no need to clash with that."

"Agreed, agreed. Then I'll open the space right away."

The principal said this and made a gesture as if grabbing the air.

Crunch.

Then there was a sound as if something was being seized.

"Move!"

Then, something dark emerged from the space and swallowed us whole.

The principal's ability was related to spatial movement.

A person who had ascended to transcendence with just one Unique Trait, considered the only one in this world.

Thus, the power exercised in the Middle Realm was different from others.

The influence was strong.

However, the principal was one of the few beings who could traverse the boundary between the human realm.

Naturally, the influence she could wield was enormous.

Although the principal seemed content with the academy…

If she were to conquer the world, then after all matters were settled at the boundary, they would have no choice but to come back to a world she had conquered.

Therefore, the principal was monitored by all sorts of transcendents and gods.

Moreover, they had no intention of absolutely opposing the principal.

She could move anywhere on Earth whenever she desired.

For the gods, it would be terrifying, as their power stemmed from the faith humans had forged.

However, perhaps I should say.

The principal could communicate.

Unlike the capricious Heavenly Demon and the Duke of Extermination, who broke everything according to their own will,

She was adept at politics.

In other words, she made allies.

"So, there shouldn't be any issues staying here for a while."

"Are Transcendents that dangerous?"

"Even the gods are interested, you see. Yura, our chief professor, is very promising. If things go well, he could ascend to Transcendence right away."

"I see."

"If there's a problem, it's that he's so incredibly promising that even petty beings are targeting him."

"Petty…?"

"The gods, I mean. Those guys are petty despite being born with divine names and having reached transcendence. Is it because they're naturally gifted?"

"Why are the gods targeting him?"

"It's simple. If someone who has reached transcendence becomes their apostle, the gods can take an even greater leap. Of course, there's no chance our Seojin would become their apostle, but… they'll poke around here and there just to see if they can. Like this."

The principal came close and poked my cheek with her finger.

And then, I felt the killing intent.

It was the Duke of Extermination.

"You look happy."

"…Not happy at all."

"You seemed happy."

"Hmm, maybe because I met you after a long time."

"…"

A simple remark.

Yet, the Duke of Extermination's cheeks turned very red.

With her ears turning red, she looked at me with trembling eyes.

"…Just in case."

The principal spoke in a trembling voice.

"What kind of relationship do you two have?"

"Well…"

In the moment I was pondering what kind of relationship we had, the Duke of Extermination quickly spoke.

"We are a married couple."

She said it swiftly, not giving me a chance to stop her.