I Became an Unknown Professor at the Academy

The first to react was Edyn.
“Ugh…”
Edyn, with a look on her face as if she couldn’t bear the nausea, covered her mouth and ran out into the rain.
Not long after, the sound of something being vomited mixed with the sound of the falling rain.
Kwaaaak~~!!
Maria’s hand, clenched into a fist, turned pale.
She had to hold on to something, or she might have followed Edyn and run out of this place. But that wouldn’t do.
She had to smile, even if it was hard, for the little girl who was breathing heavily and looking at her anxiously, as if she might lose her breath at any moment.
She had to smile.
“Hmm…”
Why couldn’t she smile in any situation, even though she had been trained to do so?
“Is it… really?”
In the street, where only the sound of rain could be heard, a girl’s voice, cracked with anxiety, mixed in.
“Is it… really… her lifespan…?”
Nayoung, with a completely bloodless face, carried on Nam Seo-hee’s back, asked Claire again.
Claire simply nodded her head.
“Ah…”
Nayoung’s eyes widened.
At that moment, Baek Hana, who had been staring at the fairy, raised her head.
“I have it.”
A very small voice.
Baek Hana turned to Maria and shouted.
“Maria! You, you have it here?”
“…”
Maria, who had been suppressing her emotions, flinched for a moment, then opened her trembling eyes wide.
She didn’t need to ask why. She knew what Baek Hana was asking for.
“I have it!!”
“Me too…”
The two looked at each other and nodded.
“Then-”
“The scales!”
Baek Hana’s steps, which had been heading towards the mansion, stopped.
“Hana!! The scales!! The artifact we received as a prize!! We need that!!”
“Do you know where it is? Go with Seo-hee.”
“Yes…”
She didn’t ask why.
There wasn’t enough time for such questions.
Nam Seo-hee also understood the seriousness of the situation, so as soon as Baek Hana gave her permission, she ran towards the dormitory with Nayoung on her back.
“Edyn!!”
-Just wait!!
In the increasingly heavy rain, Edyn roared like a beast in response to Maria’s call.
“Hana…”
“I’ll be right back.”
Baek Hana glanced at the fairy gasping for breath on Claire’s hand, then turned around.
Swaaaah~
Baek Hana threw away her cumbersome umbrella, and white animal ears grew on her head.
Kakaak~~!!
Every time her feet hit the ground, cracks formed and shattered.
Baek Hana almost slipped several times in the increasingly heavy rain, but instead of slowing down, she poured more magic into her legs.
‘Please…’
She tried to force a bright expression, but the exhausted fairy’s appearance, which couldn’t hide its weakness, loomed before her eyes.
‘Please…’
Baek Hana’s thoughts didn’t go very deep.
Right now, her mind was filled with the thought of returning to the child as soon as possible.
Kwaang~~!!
Baek Hana pushed open the door to the mansion and ran inside, leaving her dirty footprints on the dark hallway.
“It’s here!!”
The sphere, which she had been worried might disappear, was still in the drawer, emitting a faint light, revealing its presence.
Tudu-duduk~~!!
The bag on the desk was turned upside down, and the diaries inside fell out onto the floor. Baek Hana quickly emptied the bag, carefully placed the sphere on the desk, and tightly closed the opening.
She was afraid that it might break in her hand, slip in the rain, or that she might not make it in time.
“Calm down…”
Baek Hana took a moment to catch her breath, then held the bag close to her chest, roughly brushed back her wet hair, and moved her trembling legs again.
The aftermath of accepting magic far beyond her limit. But Baek Hana, who knew her body better than anyone, once again drew magic from her heart and sent it to her legs.
Whoosh~~!!
Even the time it took to cross the maze seemed too long.
Baek Hana jumped over several tall bushes in one go and crossed the maze.
Kwaaaak~~!!
“Ugh…”
The left sole and thigh of her foot felt as if they had been pierced and torn by something sharp, causing excruciating pain. Despite this, Baek Hana ran, and her speed didn’t slow down.
“Hana!!”
“Haa, haa…”
Baek Hana ran towards Maria, who had come to support her, and quickly raised her head.
‘You’re here…’
Nam Seo-hee, Nayoung, and Edyn, who had left earlier, had all returned to their places.
‘Fortunately, it’s not too late…’
The fairy, sitting on Claire’s palm with an unreadable expression, was still alive and breathing the same breath as her.
“Here, here.”
“Yes…”
Baek Hana, who looked like she might collapse at any moment, got up from Maria’s arms and took the shining sphere out of her bag. She tried to approach the fairy with it, but Maria blocked her way.
“What are you doing?”
“Calm down, Hana. You can’t save that child with that.”
“What?”
Baek Hana’s eyes widened.
“Hana. Calm down. There’s a way.”
“…”
Maria nodded, and Baek Hana’s eyes calmed down a little. Instead, her gaze shifted to Nayoung, who was holding the Libra.
“Nayoung…”
“Potion.”
Nayoung, with a pale face, answered in a calm tone, unlike any she had ever heard before.
“When that child drank the potion I made, that person took it away. And then the professor…”
“I understand. Just…”
“Yes.”
Nayoung nodded at Baek Hana’s desperate gaze.
‘It will definitely work.’
Nayoung was the most anxious and nervous, but at the same time, she had a strong conviction.
She slowly poured her magic into the Libra she was holding.
‘That sphere alone won’t solve the problem.’

If it were possible, they wouldn’t have been told not to use it when they received it. Above all, she clearly remembered what happened when she first visited this mansion.
When that child drank the potion she had made, she didn’t understand why such a reaction occurred and why she was warned. But now she knew.
‘Giving it back to her would be more harmful.’
After all, that sphere didn’t extend lifespan but brought forward the body’s time.
Whoosh~~!!
“Ugh…”
A strong light burst from the Libra in Nayoung’s hand, and everyone present turned away or covered their eyes for a moment.
And when the intense light illuminating the surroundings subsided.
【What will you offer?】
In the dark sky, a mysterious light shone on a giant woman looking down at Nayoung.
The giant woman held a giant Libra in one hand, identical to the one in Nayoung’s hand, and asked again.
“Ah… I, I’ll offer this…”
Nayoung, who had come to her senses, held out the shining sphere.
“I’ll offer this too!”
Maria, who had received the sphere from Baek Hana, quickly approached and held it up.
Swiik.
The two spheres in their hands disappeared like a mirage.
【What do you wish?】
The woman asked.
“Please… increase that child’s lifespan…”
Nayoung pointed to the fairy gasping for breath on Claire’s hand without hesitation, and the woman’s gaze also turned to the fairy.
Drrrrrrr.
The Libra in the woman’s hand moved.
When the Libra, which had been tilting to one side and rising, finally reached equilibrium.
【Your wish is granted.】
The woman answered Nayoung, but.
-Pii, piiii…
The fairy’s breath was still labored, and the sparkling eyes were gradually losing their color.
“How much… how much has it increased?”
Nayoung asked anxiously.
【1 minute.】
“Huh?”
Nayoung’s eyes shook at the woman’s answer.
“Don’t fuck with me!!”
Edyn, who had been startled by the unexpected answer, shouted angrily.
“1 minute? 1 minute? You fucking bitch!!”
“Edyn…”
Maria quickly grabbed Edyn, who was about to rush towards the woman.
“Let go!! I’ll-”
“Please…”
Maria, whose emotions were suppressed, bit her lip.
Edyn, who had bitten her teeth so hard that they might break, looked at the fairy.
The mischievous little rascal was now scared, with a frightened expression on her face.
“…”
Edyn swallowed her boiling emotions and stepped back.
The woman, who had been looking down at Edyn with an interesting gaze, opened her mouth again.
【I ask you. What value does what you have offered hold for you?】
“Of course, it’s-”
【Is it something you would give your life for?】
A sneer appeared on the woman’s dry lips.
【In any era, humans are the same. You offer something that is at most a memory, something that is there or not, and ask to twist the natural order.】
Drrrrrrr~~!!
The Libra in the woman’s hand moved again.
The Libra, clearly tilted to one side.
The sneer on the woman’s lips grew stronger.
【The time allowed for the young queen is 7 minutes.】
Kwoong~~!!
The Libra in the woman’s hand landed on the ground.
【If you can balance the Libra within that time, you will fully obtain what you desire.】
As the woman looked down at them with arrogant eyes and revealed her sharp teeth.
-10 years.
A man walked through the rain.
“10 years.”
The man, with wet hair, approached the woman and said again.
“I offer 10 years of my lifespan.”
.
.
.
Kim Kyung-tae.
A graduate of Arena Academy and a key Awakener of the Milky Way Guild.
He shouted at the woman, who looked like a goddess but also like a demon.
“Are you offering 10 years?”
The woman didn’t answer.
Instead.
Drrrrrrr~~!!
The Libra moved slightly.
“Hah, damn. It’s barely moving.”
Kim Kyung-tae frowned at the barely moving weight.
“I-”
“Junior. Don’t do that.”
He blocked the mouth of the white-haired girl, whose name he didn’t know, who was trying to follow him.
“Junior, you’ve done enough by creating this opportunity. So…”
Kim Kyung-tae channeled his magic.
“Stop hesitating and come out if you’re going to. Seniors and juniors.”
Although he had only spoken in a normal voice, his voice, infused with magic, clearly spread through the falling rain.
“I was going to come out anyway.”
“Phew, this is a little embarrassing for the seniors.”
“Kim Kyung-tae, you bastard. Look at how loud you’re talking after joining the Milky Way.”
Six men and women emerged from the dark street.
They approached the woman and said,
“I offer 10 years.”
“I offer 11 years.”
“Just offer 10 years, don’t be so dramatic.”
Drrrrrrr~~!!
The Libra moved again. But it was still far from reaching equilibrium.
Kim Kyung-tae frowned, but quickly brushed off his emotions and turned around.
“May I ask for your permission?”
“…”
The woman, who was like a divine executioner, the most powerful sword of Bwiar, and the one who carried out the will of the gods, nodded.
“Thank you.”
Kim Kyung-tae sighed with relief and approached the fairy. The other graduates quickly followed him.
“Fairy.”
-Pii…?
The fairy, who was breathing weakly, raised her head.
Kim Kyung-tae took a breath and smiled, then took out a chocolate from his pocket.
“Do you remember me?”
-Pwang…!!
A small light appeared in the fairy’s eyes, which had been losing their vitality.
“Do you remember? That…”
“Move aside, kid.”
Kim Kyung-tae was pushed aside, and a new graduate took his place.
“What about me? Do you remember me? I bought this for you-”
“My baby~ Does the sister remember?”
“The sister? She’s more like an aunt…”
“You bastards.”
The graduates each pushed their faces towards the fairy and brought up old memories.
Just as Kim Kyung-tae was about to approach, scratching his head, the fairy spoke.
-Friens…!!
The fairy, who seemed like she would collapse at any moment, stood up and said.
-Friend…!!
She pointed to each of the graduates’ faces, showing the lively smile she had shown before.
“Damn…”
“What’s up?”
“Are you crying? It’s just the rain getting in your eyes. Aren’t you the one crying, senior?”
As the graduates sniffled and wiped their noses, Kim Kyung-tae also rubbed his teary eyes.
‘Thank you, Chairman.’
Since the message only vaguely mentioned the location, time, and the need to hide, he had considered just leaving. But.
-Pihihi. Hiiit…!!
He couldn’t get that mischievous smile out of his head.
-Pihihi, pihii…
The fairy, who had been laughing, sat down on Claire’s palm. Then, she weakly raised her head and moved her small lips.
-Let’s play… I’m tired…
“No!! Wait, wait!!”
“Hey?! Don’t sleep!!”
Kim Kyung-tae gritted his teeth at the fairy’s barely audible breathing and shouted at the woman.
“Look!! I’ll increase your lifespan by the amount we offered right now!!”
In response, the woman narrowed her eyes and smiled.
【Impossible.】
“What?!”
【A started transaction cannot be undone, even by me. I can only wait for it to be fully completed or naturally broken by the natural order.】
【Don’t worry. In 3 minutes, the lifespan you placed on the scale will return to you.】
“No, you crazy…!!”
Kim Kyung-tae didn’t shout at the woman, who was mocking him. He knew that the more he did so, the more she would enjoy it.
“Bastards!! Come out right now!!”
Instead, Kim Kyung-tae shouted at the other graduates who were still hiding and watching. But no one else emerged from the rain.
“…”
“Stop.”
Kim Kyung-tae froze as the cold voice froze his anger.
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-Pii, piiii…
Baek Hana couldn’t look at Claire, who was approaching with the fairy in her arms.
She didn’t have the courage to look at that face.
-Pii, pihhit…
The fairy, carried by Claire, struggled to raise her trembling eyebrows.
-Friends… Friends… Pihihi, hihi…
Why could she still smile?
“Again…”
Baek Hana’s voice was choked with tears.
“Let’s play again.”
Her smiling lips trembled.
“Yes! Let’s play again after you wake up. Okay? Let’s draw, play hide-and-seek… I’ll do everything for you…”
Edyn’s eyes were red with bloodshot.
“I bought a lot of clothes for you…”
“I’ll buy you lots of chocolate.”
“Mi, mi, hwuuk…”
-Eung… Hihi…
The fairy’s eyelids gradually lowered.
【1 minute left.】
No one spoke at the woman’s words.
They just stared at the fairy with her eyes closed.
“Hana.”
“…”
Baek Hana’s bloodshot eyes turned towards Claire.
“Are you resentful? For not telling you.”
“…”
Baek Hana bit her lip.
“Say, say… it wouldn’t have changed anything even if you had told me…”
Instead, she felt guilt and various emotions, and she couldn’t leave behind any memories that could be called precious. Above all.
‘…I have no right to resent anyone.’
Baek Hana tried to capture the fairy’s last moments in her eyes, wiping the blood that had flowed from her lips.
Baek Hana.
‘…?’
She heard the voice she wanted to hear the most.
If you wish, I will help you.
‘Help, me?’
The small girl, from whom even her breathing could no longer be heard.
Even after offering 70 years of lifespan, the Libra was still tilted unreasonably.
Baek Hana’s lips moved.
【The end─】
“Help, me…”
Drrrrrrrrrrr~~!!
Along with the loud noise, the Libra’s scale, which seemed immovable, moved.
【W, what is this…?】
The woman couldn’t close her mouth at the sight of the perfectly balanced scale.
Just then.
…Clack.
…Clack.
The sound of footsteps, mixed with the sound of rain, stood out.
…Clack.
The clear sound of footsteps stopped.
“Come down.”
An irresistible force pressed down on the woman.