Chapter 29

### Chapter 29: How to Steal a Wizard's Woman (1-13)

“B-Bug... little bastard!?”

“?”

The assistant professor's face turned bright red as he glared at me as if he wanted to kill me.

He was extremely sensitive to what I said.

‘Why is he reacting like this? Does he have a phobia of bugs?’

[It seems Sir Suho's words were taken metaphorically.]

‘Huh? Metaphor?’

[It seems he mistook your words about bugs for a reference to himself.]

‘Ah!’

I gained enlightenment like a Buddha and understood the situation five seconds later.

‘This is bad….’

[….]

Looking at the professor's expression, it seemed any explanation would be futile.

In fact, the more I tried to explain, the worse it would get.

But I couldn't just stay silent.

“So, the little fly….”

“F-F-Fly!?”

Okay, now he seemed to have defined himself as a fly.

They say silence is golden, but in this case, my mouth was the problem.

‘…Sir CEO, what should I do?’

[It's a bad habit to only seek help from superiors when in trouble.]

‘…I hate you.’

Even Armonia had given up on the situation.

The professor, who looked like he was about to hit me, was surrounded by the voices of female students.

(Oh, this is really embarrassing.)

(You should have known better….)

(I heard that the senior in the club said to never get close to that professor.)

(Why?)

(Well, he secretly takes girls and forces them to….)

The professor loudly silenced the commotion.

“Who’s talking during class!?”

“““…””

All the students shut their mouths.

But they looked at the professor with disdain, as if they were looking at a bug.

“Grr….”

The professor, seemingly aware of the situation, walked to the podium with heavy steps.

Thud, thud, thud.

The lecture hall shook with each step.

He arrived at the podium and looked at me, saying,

“You! What’s your name!?”

“…Suho Sung.”

“Since you were talking loudly, you lose 10 points!”

“….”

After I lost 10 points, the class resumed.

Fortunately, the restarted class was quiet and did not include the assistant professor's antics.

***

“…So, let’s end today’s class here.”

“““…””

No one responded.

Everyone just looked at the assistant professor as if he were a fly.

“Grr….”

Thud, thud, thud. Bang!

The assistant professor quickly walked out of the lecture hall, causing a small earthquake, and slammed the door shut.

Everyone started murmuring.

I stared blankly into space and lamented to Armonia.

‘That fly bastard….’

[Which one are you referring to?]

‘…Both.’

Both flies are bastards….

While my mind was filled with thoughts of flies, Luna spoke to me from the side.

“Um… really… thank you.”

But before Luna could finish, a group of students rushed over.

“Wow, that was really impressive!”

“Awesome, it felt so good.”

“Your name is Suho Sung, right?”

“Ah, yes.”

Everyone was excited by the earlier incident and started talking to me.

Luna, whose words were cut off, was looking at me intently.

“…”

While I was surrounded by the noisy crowd, Louis approached Luna and spoke to her.

“Luna, are you okay?”

“…Yes, I’m fine.”

“I really wanted to say something to that professor….”

He looked like someone who kept muttering the bus number after missing the bus.

“It’s okay. Don’t worry about it.”

“…”

Luna answered and then looked at me.

Louis stared at Luna with a complicated expression and then left the lecture hall.

Luna kept looking at me during the break, as if she wanted to say something, but the crowd around me prevented her from doing so.

When the break ended, Sonia entered.

This class was Sonia’s Basic Attribute Studies.

She greeted the students and, before starting the class, looked at me.

Smile.

She smiled at me and then began the class.

‘Hehe, this feels good? Secret relationship. I’m getting excited.’

[You should be careful. Luna Stadtfeld is watching.]

‘What do you know? She’s probably just observing my face.’

Luna’s gaze remained on me until the end of Sonia’s Basic Attribute Studies.

She kept looking at me whenever she got the chance.

After the class ended, Sonia announced some matters from the podium.

“I asked you to decide your main and secondary attributes last week. I believe you have all made your decisions. Starting tomorrow, we will have movement classes based on your chosen attributes.”

Sonia explained that the students should tell the assistant their chosen main and secondary attributes as soon as the class ended.

“Thank you all for your hard work today.”

Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap.

The class ended with the students’ applause.

As the class ended, Luna approached me.

“Um… earlier… thank you.”

“Ah! Student Suho.”

“Yes.”

Luna’s words were cut off again.

“Sigh….”

Her sigh reached my ears.

But Sonia, unaware of her sigh, smiled brightly and called me to the podium.

“Could you come over here for a moment?”

“Yes, I understand.”

“…”

I walked to the podium, leaving Luna staring at me.

Other students were leaving the lecture hall after telling the assistant their main and secondary attributes.

I glanced back and saw Luna tidying up her desk and preparing to leave.

When I reached the podium, Sonia was looking at me with a pained expression.

She then spoke quietly so the other students couldn’t hear.

“…Did you feel good leaving me alone?”

“Of course not. I was in so much pain that day.”

“…”

“…”

“‘Hehe.’”

We both acted playfully and laughed together.

“I’m joking. That day was really enjoyable.”

“Me too.”

“The reason I called you is about your main and secondary attributes. Have you decided?”

“Yes, I’ve decided.”

I had thought about it all day yesterday and came to a conclusion.

“My main attribute is Wind, and my secondary attribute is….”

“?”

“Lightning.”

“…”

Sonia just looked at me quietly.

After a few seconds, she smiled bitterly.

“I’m glad I called you just in case.”

“Huh? What do you mean?”

“…What about other attributes besides Lightning?”

“…? I… haven’t really thought about it.”

“…”

The reason I chose Lightning was simple.

Lightning attributes are extremely difficult to draw magic circles for, but if you have a high ability to use magic circles, you can avoid mistakes.

This meant that there would be no problems while drawing the magic circle.

This alone made the Lightning attribute quite valuable to me.

The other drawbacks were something I needed to overcome gradually.

Moreover, since it costs 10,000 enel to develop an attribute, it would be a waste to develop another one.

“I know that Student Suho has a fondness for the Lightning attribute.”

“…”

I don’t have any such fondness….

I’ve never had such a fondness, but I decided to stay quiet.

“However, starting this year… there are no more Lightning attribute magic classes.”

“…Huh? Is it because it’s unpopular?”

I couldn’t understand.

Even if it’s unpopular, can a main attribute class be removed from a magic school?

I understood only after hearing the name of the person Sonia mentioned.

“Maximilian Vinter….”

“…You don’t think?”

“…He was the professor in charge of that subject.”

“Ah….”

The situation was getting complicated.

‘Ah, nothing is going right….’

[You might need to develop another attribute.]

‘It’s a waste of enel….’

Actually, I thought that I could just take the Lightning attribute class casually.

The biggest reason I chose it was because I didn’t want to waste enel on learning other attributes.

Sonia explained further.

“After the professor passed away, even the students who were originally taking the class switched to other subjects.”

“…So, there’s no way to take the class?”

“Yes… However, the subject still exists, so you can apply for it, but you’ll have to study on your own in the lecture hall.”

“…”

I actually wanted to apply for the Lightning attribute after hearing Sonia’s words.

‘Then I’ll be the only one in the class? That’s perfect.’

[If you have freedom during that time, it could be beneficial for us.]

‘Right, the class itself has no meaning to me anyway.’

The magic I use isn’t improved through effort but through enel.

Moreover, I only learned magic because of school life.

I made up my mind and told Sonia.

Sonia tried to persuade me, but she couldn’t change my mind.

There was no reason to change if it would be convenient.

“…I understand. If it gets too difficult, let me know. I’ll try to change it for you.”

“Haha, I’ll do my best not to.”

I told the assistant my main and secondary attributes and headed to the club room with Sonia.

***

When Sonia and I arrived at the club room, Louis was the only one there.

Sonia looked around and asked Louis.

“Oh? Is Luna not here for a moment?”

“Well….”

Louis explained what happened today.

Luna had run straight to her dormitory as soon as she left the lecture hall.

Sonia frowned after hearing Louis’s explanation and apologized to me and Louis.

“I’m sorry. As a fellow professor, I’m ashamed.”

“No, Professor Sonia, it’s not your fault….”

“Right. The problem is the fly, the fly.”

“Pfft.”

Sonia covered her mouth and laughed at my fly story.

But she quickly controlled her laughter and smiled bitterly.

“Sigh… That assistant professor… has always been like