I Became an Unknown Professor at the Academy

Time is given to everyone equally, but strangely, the flow of time is perceived differently depending on the situation and the person.
Right now, for example.
“Ugh, uhh, uhhh!!”
“Come on, just a little more!”
“You can do it, Edyn!”
“Please, end it now.”
The sun was setting, and the sky was turning orange.
Claire quietly watched the children, who were excitedly cheering in front of a street stall run by two professors she knew.
Edyn was jumping up and down after swallowing the ‘Burning’ potion, and the children were cheering her on. But Claire’s blue eyes stopped not on Edyn, who was about to succeed, but on the fairy sitting on Baek Hana’s shoulder.
-You can do it!!
The little girl, with her tiny fist shaking, cheered with a voice that seemed to contain an energy that couldn’t possibly come from her small frame.
Claire reached into the pouch on her waist.
Until this morning, the pouch had been full, but now there was room for her fist to fit comfortably. Her palm, which had gone inside, touched a few small bottles containing the essence of the Slime Queen, which she had taken from the study.
-Pihihit!! Pii, piiii…
-Piak?
The little girl, who had been full of energy and playing happily with the children just yesterday, was now panting as if she had been running until she was out of breath.
-…Are you really okay?
The little girl smiled and nodded at the children’s questions.
Each time, Claire took out the essence of the slime from her bag and gave it to the fairy. This made the children believe that the fairy’s changes were due to hunger.
‘Don’t doubt.’
Claire swallowed as she felt the faint presence of the fairy, which had become so weak that she could barely sense it. She clearly remembered the words spoken to her by the one she had taken a liking to.
‘…Believe.’
The little girl seemed like she might disappear at any moment, but she was still there. Visible, audible, and tangible. Still there.
“Waaah?!”
“Tsk, if only you could have held on for ten more seconds.”
“It’s a real shame, but you’re out.”
A bright red flame burst from Edyn’s wide-open mouth, and the fairy sitting on Baek Hana’s shoulder clapped and laughed. Despite having cheered Edyn on just moments ago, the fairy now seemed to be enjoying herself, causing Claire to force a smile.
“Sister?”
“What is it?”
Claire, who had been watching the fairy, answered with as little emotion as possible.
Lee Yesol, noticing the clear difference in her superior’s demeanor compared to yesterday, asked cautiously.
“Is there something wrong, Sister…?”
“Problem…”
Claire took her hand out of her bag and took the camera from Yesol’s hand. She framed the children, who were jumping around, in the lens.
“Time…”
Click.
The image of the children was captured in the camera.
But Claire spoke softly as she saw the little girl, who was more blurred than yesterday.
“Time seems to be passing too quickly.”
“We did run around quite hectically yesterday and today.”
“Yes…”
Claire handed the camera back to Yesol.
Yesol maintained her usual expression, but for some reason, her superior’s eyes looked sad. After a moment of hesitation, she hung the camera around her neck and stuck close to her superior.
“Sister, how about we get a little closer?”
“Haa…”
Claire sighed as she thought about how, since they were already hiding their identities, they might as well do it thoroughly, even changing their titles.
“Come on in~”

“Yes.”
But as Yesol persistently stuck to her, Claire couldn’t help but smile and follow her to the children.
“Ughhh…”
“Oh dear, you couldn’t hold it in?”
“Guh-whaa?!”
“What are you saying? Stick out your tongue so I can heal you.”
“Ubeak…!!”
Maria grabbed Edyn’s bright red, swollen tongue and blew divine power into it.
“Seo-hee, you can do it!”
“I don’t want to eat that again…”
Nayoung and Baek Hana were already cheering for Nam Seo-hee, who was shaking after swallowing the Burning potion.
“Do you think she’ll succeed today?”
Yesol smiled as she took a picture of Edyn with her swollen lips.
“You have to, if you want to fully enjoy the end.”
“Huhuhu.”
Soon after, a flame appeared from Nam Seo-hee’s mouth, and Maria also failed consecutively.
Yesol laughed as she captured the children’s suffering in her camera, and the fairy on Baek Hana’s shoulder moved to Claire’s palm.
“Hoo.”
In her hand, the bright red potion.
Baek Hana glared at it and swallowed.
“Hana, you can do it…!!”
-Pwang!!
Nayoung and the fairy were the only ones in good shape, and they cheered for Baek Hana, who swallowed the potion with a solemn look in her eyes.
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After the crowd gathered in front of the street stall dispersed.
Yoon Do-sik scooped the potions into a bag.
“Did it go unnoticed?”
“Haha, it couldn’t have been noticed in the first place.”
“That’s true.”
Yoon Do-sik and Jayden worked together to make the potions at a level that the students could never endure. This was because if the artifact was given to the wrong people, it would be very difficult for them to deal with the aftermath.
“It was fun, but I don’t want to do it twice.”
Watching the students spit fire from their mouths was entertaining, but having to secretly switch the potions in front of so many eyes to give the artifact to a specific student was not a pleasant task.
The chairman had called, and he had assumed there was some business to discuss, but he never expected to be given such a troublesome and risky task.
“That guy is really funny.”
“Are you talking about Professor Baek?”
“Yes. That guy. If he wanted to give it, he could have just done it openly. Why go through all this trouble?”
“Haha, how would we know what Professor Baek is thinking? There must be a reason why he did it that way.”
“……”
Yoon Do-sik stared at Jayden, who was counting the money while tapping the heavy bag.
“Why?”
“No, nothing.”
Yoon Do-sik shook his head, intending to say that Jayden had just sounded like a fanatic. He stood up from his seat.
“If you’re free tonight, shall we have some medicinal wine in the lab?”
“Oh, medicinal wine!”
Jayden stood up with a mouth-watering expression, holding the pocket full of bills.
“I’d love to join you, but I have a prior engagement… I’m afraid I won’t be able to make it today or tomorrow… or even for a while.”
“Well, if you’re busy, there’s nothing we can do. Let’s talk when you have time. It won’t spoil if we keep it for a while.”
“Haha, thank you.”
Jayden laughed lightly and handed the money bag to Yoon Do-sik.
“What about that?”
“What do you mean?”
“You know, that thing. The one you and Professor Baek were supposed to do.”
“Cough, cough–!!”
Jayden, who didn’t usually feel the heat, coughed as he put on his jacket, which he had taken off.
“Didn’t we agree not to bring that up again?”
“I’m asking seriously this time.”
Yoon Do-sik shook the bulging pocket.
“Well, the result is pretty obvious, so it’s not that meaningful, but since we have some money, a little gambling is fine, isn’t it? Haha.”
“Ugh…”
Jayden looked embarrassed and glanced around. Although their stall was closed, there were still students and invited guests lingering around the other stalls.
“Professor Baek said he would take care of it.”
“Aww, I was kind of looking forward to it. I guess I’ll just have to rest at home tomorrow.”
“Haha, rest is important too.”
“Then I’ll take my leave. Contact me when you’re free.”
“Yes, take care.”
Jayden didn’t move towards his lab until Yoon Do-sik was completely out of sight.
“Phew.”
When he arrived at his sanctuary, where no one could see him, he threw his jacket on the sofa and took out his smartphone from his pocket.
He scrolled through his contacts and tapped on the name Robert.
Soon, Robert’s name appeared on the screen, and a gentle classical music began to play through the speaker.
“Have you arrived?”
-Of course, that’s why I’m answering your call, right?
“Oh, I’m sorry. There’s a lot on my mind.”
-I understand. If I were in your position, my head would have exploded just from managing the Tower Lord.
Jayden sighed deeply and nodded in agreement with Robert’s words.
“I asked for a favor, but what about the personnel and level?”
-Level 10. 30 people.
“I asked for it, but it’s surprising. There’s not much to gain from this.”
Robert chuckled at Jayden’s question.
-Why wouldn’t there be any gain? We can witness the disappearance and re-establishment of the barrier. Moreover, it’s enough for me to be able to help that person. He might throw something my way later.
“Ha, ha…”
Jayden laughed awkwardly.
The person Robert was referring to was none other than Baek Woo-jin.
And the reason Robert and the magicians from the Clock Tower were called was to fulfill a task that Baek Woo-jin had instructed in exchange for postponing the duel. In other words, even if Robert worked hard, the chances of Baek Woo-jin giving him something were very slim.
-So, should I proceed as you said before?
“Yes. The chairman and the professor said they would handle the aftermath themselves.”
-I understand. I’ll wait outside the Academy, so contact me if you need anything else.
“Thank you.”
Jayden threw his smartphone onto the sofa and drank some water from the refrigerator to quench his thirst.
‘I hope it goes by quietly.’
A few days ago, Jayden met with Baek Woo-jin and was told about one particular matter.
On the last day of the festival.
In other words, the barrier would disappear tomorrow. And it might take several days to restore it.
And as a condition for postponing the duel, he gave one instruction.
-Kill them.
No matter who they are, if anyone tries to enter the Academy without permission, they should be killed without exception.
“I should send an email just in case.”
Jayden picked up his smartphone and sent an email to Yoon Do-sik, telling him not to come to the Academy tomorrow, no matter what.