Academy’s Undercover Professor Chapter 529

Episode 529 Middle Dream (2)

Don’t be captivated by anything.

Julia had warned that.

Ludger asked because it was a bit unexpected.

Why does it have to be like that?

But Julia didn’t answer that question.

The moment Ludger saw that embarrassed expression, he couldn’t help but notice.

It wasn’t that I intentionally didn’t want to tell you, it was that I couldn’t. It was clear that something had changed the moment he spoke.

okay. That means you have to experience it yourself to know.

“I’m going in.”

Ludger jumped down.

Hurray! Sheridan immediately jumped down.

Okay! Sedina also seemed to have made up her mind and jumped with her eyes closed.

Hans was left alone and confused.

To be honest, I never want to go in. Didn’t he get caught up in this without any preparation?

Dreamland has a structure that becomes more and more dangerous the further down you go.

As soon as I entered the upper middle layer, I was in trouble because the wild beasts ran rampant, but with my poor imagination, I couldn’t figure out what would happen if I went down to the middle layer.

but.

It was like being the only one left when everyone else went.

okay. If I’m not there, who will be there to help you?

“Oh, let’s go together!”

Hans gritted his teeth and jumped to the surface.

In no time, calm water came closer.

‘What if I fall and sink like this? ‘I’m not good at swimming.’

That fear is temporary.

Slurp.

The body that touched the surface of the water sank beneath it so gently.

It feels like it has been soaked in jelly, not water.

‘uh?’

Hans, who had made up his mind, opened his eyes involuntarily at the strange sensation.

It is too comfortable to be called underwater. I could breathe and I didn’t have to flail my arms and legs.

‘what is this.’

Hans looked around.

The water seen from outside was like looking at an open sea.

It was natural to think that there would be an endless abyss beneath it that no one knew about.

But when you come in, the scenery you see is completely different.

Below the water, it was as white as white drawing paper.

Is this what a whiteout feels like in Antarctica, where snowstorms rage all year round?

A white world where no living things, structures, or natural objects exist.

When I raised my head and looked up, the border of the water was full of islands and blue sky.

From the outside it looked like an endless abyss, but the inside was white.

The moment you realize that.

The world has turned upside down.

“Wow!”

I felt dizzy from head to toe, as if someone had spun me half a circle.

Above is the pure white world unfolding below.

The blue world spread above and below.

The scenery changed as if an hourglass had been turned upside down.

Tuk.

Hans’s legs touched the green ground.

The part where the soles of my feet touched vibrated gently like water.

Hans checked his feet several times.

Below, which was now the floor, the image of Sky Island that had come down until now was visible upside down.

“Oh my… it’s like I’m in a mirror.”

Thump thump.

I tapped the surface of the water with my shoe-clad toes.

Hans groaned at the elasticity he felt in his toes.

“Do you think it will be difficult to go back from this?”

“It’s not that it’s difficult, but a normal person can never go back.”

Hans was startled by Ludger’s sudden answer.

“Ay! It’s a surprise! Give me a signal and come in! And wait a minute. I can’t go back again. “So we’re trapped here?”

“I’m not trapped. “You just have to go down further.”

Ludger just stared at the snow-white scene with wary eyes.

“I guess we’ll have to wait and see what happens here.”

“That’s it…”

Hans took a step toward Ludger.

and.

─The world has changed.

Ludger’s appearance was erased like a watercolor painting dissolving in water, and all kinds of colors were painted over the pure white landscape.

Hans stopped walking.

A golden wheat field spread out before his eyes.

Hans opened his mouth. Without even realizing it, I couldn’t help but stare at that wheat field.

The sun set and the sunset unfolded beyond the wheat fields.

The ending to the picturesque scenery was a small mansion next to a wheat field.

A rocking chair was placed in the entrance yard of the mansion, and a hammock was hanging between two trees planted in the yard.

“ah.”

No words came out of my mouth properly.

How can I not know?

It was a scene I had pictured hundreds and thousands of times in my head.

If the.

After everything with Ludger is over.

When all incidents are over and rest and peace have finally come.

Hans dreamed of buying a large piece of land with the money he earned, building his own mansion, and living a quiet life.

Sit in a rocking chair and drink a cold beer as the sun sets.

Satisfied that today’s peaceful day is over, I go to bed after looking at the beautiful starry sky unfolding in the sky.

That was Hans’ blueprint for the future.

The scenery was unfolding before my eyes just as I had imagined.

Rather, it was perfectly conceived, even down to minute details that did not exist in imagination.

I see a rocking chair.

A transparent beer glass with bubbles was placed on a small wooden table next to it.

gulp.

Hans took steps towards the scene without realizing it.

At this moment, I forgot where I was and what I was doing.

The mere fact that the future he longed for was out there stimulated Hans’ spirit to a sweet degree.

It is natural to be attracted to the utopia that unfolds before our eyes rather than to the vague and uncertain future that we do not know what will happen.

That was when I was about to take a step toward the mansion.

“Khehe!”

Hans let out his breath as a rough hand pulled on his haunches.

“Who who?”

“Hans. “What on earth are you doing?”

“older brother? Oh, so now…”

The moment Hans saw Ludger’s sculptural face, he realized a sense of reality that was belatedly surging upon him.

“that’s right. Now that I think about it, I am in Dreamland… But the scenery unfolding in front of me right now…”

Hans pointed to the wheat field and mansion with a trembling finger.

Ludger looked in that direction and narrowed his eyes.

“What are you talking about?”

“older brother! You can’t see it? “The scenery itself has changed!”

Hans’ voice trembled with excitement.

Ludger became even more suspicious of Hans’ reaction.

The reaction was too serious to be just a lie.

But Ludger could not see any scenery.

The world is just like drawing paper.

“You…”

The moment I was about to say something to Hans.

Ludger closed his mouth again.

This is because the image of Hans he was seeing disappeared and a scene unfolded before he knew it.

Hwioooo.

A blizzard raged on the cold mountainside covered with white snow.

Inside the simple hut there, an orange color seeped out subtly.

It was a sight I remember.

Ludger stood still and stared at the cabin.

Soon the cabin door opened and a man wrapped in a leather blanket walked out.

-It’s raining heavily.

-Are you going?

It was Ludger who saw the man off.

To be exact, Machiavelli during the time he was active in the civil war of the Kingdom of Utah.

Ludger, who had a long gun strapped to his back, asked the man.

-The enemies are not moving because of the snowstorm. If you go out here carelessly, you will be surrounded.

-It’s obvious even if you don’t look at it. They will go to plunder nearby villages. We’ll have to make up for the lack of supplies in this weather. Even as we are talking like this, they are probably approaching the village step by step.

-We will carry out a large-scale surprise operation on their outpost tomorrow. Now is the right time to do it while they are away. Are you going to kick that important opportunity away?

-Even if I am left out, this operation is unlikely to fail.

-That’s too humble for a statement from the best marksman in the Northern Mountains.

A man in his mid-40s smiled bitterly at Ludger’s words.

The steam that flowed from the corner of my mouth was quickly eaten away by the snowstorm and torn away.

As if he was hinting at his future fate.

-What does the sniper plan to do alone? If you go, you will die.

-If you don’t go, the villagers will die.

-An evacuation advisory has already been issued. I warned you several times that it would be dangerous. In fact, the majority have fled and the remaining people are prepared to die.

-No one in the world can prepare for their own death. Maybe they didn’t go because they didn’t want to leave? That’s not possible.

-I can’t help.

At Ludger’s words, the man shrugged his shoulders as if he was saying something obvious.

-You are a key force that cannot be left out of the battle that will begin early tomorrow morning. Anyway, what else could Machiavelli be used for except for such an important battle?

-I can add a few people.

-There is no need. For no reason are you holding on to my ankles. Don’t worry too much. Because I plan to just kill time by sniping in moderation.

-….

-Haha! This is completely different from the way he treats the princess. Have you ever been this affectionate man?

-…Now that I’ve said this, any more than that would be a waste of time.

-No problem.

The man tried to leave through the blizzard.

Ludger looked behind him and softly called his name.

-hey. Leonis.

Leonis’ steps stopped.

He looked back at Ludger, asking what was going on.

Looking at Leonis’s back like that, Ludger knew he would never see him again.

He said he would just take some time, but in reality, he did not know that he was going to die to protect the citizens of his country.

I shouldn’t have sent it here.

That one life is equivalent to the lives of 1,000 ordinary soldiers in a civil war.

So, I had to forcibly stop him from going and save him here, even if my relationship with him became estranged.

But what came out of Ludger’s mouth at that moment was the complete opposite.

-See you tomorrow.

All I can say to the person leaving is just a little encouragement.

Leonis’ eyes widened at those words, but then he smiled loudly and nodded.

-iced coffee. okay. See you tomorrow.

So Leonis headed down the mountainside where a snowstorm raged.

and.

He never came back.

Later, the civil war ended with the victory of the princess faction, and the name Leonis, a hunter-turned-sniper, entered the hall of heroes that graced the Kingdom of Utah.

The honor given to the dead was so fleeting.

I shouldn’t have sent it.

This was Ludger’s last thought as he looked at his tombstone as Gerard before leaving the Kingdom of Utah.

“Is that something like that?”

Ludger, watching the scene, seemed to understand why Julia Plumheart had warned him so much.

“I guess this is why they say not to be possessed by anything.”

This pure white place realizes the person’s earnest wish.

A regrettable past that you want to return to.

The present requires stability and abundance.

The ideal future you most dream of.

Is there anyone who does not regret the past, is satisfied with the present, and does not look forward to the future?

The inner weakness that all humans inevitably have.

This world persistently penetrates into the weak hearts of humans and tempts them endlessly.

Like the sight Ludger sees now.

at that time.

If Ludger had stopped him by even invoking military law, Leonis would have survived.

Instead, people who didn’t leave the village might die, but considering how many times they had warned them, they were prepared for it.

In the fierceness of the civil war against the prince’s faction, Leonis’ rear-guard sniping was the best support that reliably protected Ludger.

Therefore, among those who could be considered comrades in arms, the relationship between him and him was particularly special.

To be honest, I regret it.

Even more so than a person who didn’t listen to warnings and didn’t even know anything.

It is only natural for a human being to want to save a comrade who has crossed the ridge of death with him several times.

If it’s here.

Those regrets can be reversed.

If you just entered this world, you could erase the past you wanted to erase so much and start living the life you wanted.

This is poison.

A poison that seeps into the bones to the point where it is fatal.

That’s why it was sweeter and sweeter than anything else.

“That’s very insulting.”

Ludger smiled coldly.

“It is true that I regret what happened that day. But even if I had stopped him, wouldn’t I have regrets?”

Leonis risked his life and noblely left to save the people.

Would that man be happy if you trampled on his determination and saved him?

Eventually, the relationship between the two will crack, which will only lead to further regrets.

Maybe it will be a bigger regret.

“I certainly regret it, but it was only my will to make that choice that day.”

The moment he saw Leonis’ expression, Ludger knew he couldn’t stop him.

That’s why I sent it.

Leonis, who was leaving, also did not express any regrets.

He just proudly jumped into death to save people.

Here, correcting the regrets of that day means.

It was an act of breaking even the last promise I made to the man who was now dead.

“And if you wanted to correct your regrets, you shouldn’t do it in a place like this.”

Even if you try to change the regrettable past in the dream world, isn’t it ultimately a fake?

It was no different from the mental victory of hoping to ease one’s mind.

Goooooh.

Ludger unleashed his magic power with anger.

Blue magic spread around him like a constellation, forming a magic spell.

The resounding magic power resonated with each other and erupted high like a volcano.

The torrent of magical power spreading in all directions completely erased the snowy mountain covered in a blizzard.

Ludger’s blue eyes flashed in a landscape that shattered like glass.

“Nothing like this can stop me.”