Chapter 47

### Chapter 47: How to Steal a Wizard's Woman (1-31)

“Shit….”

In an office that looked to be about 15 square meters, a man muttered a curse under his breath.

Sitting at a desk by the window, his name was Hans Milberg. He was an assistant professor who taught magical array manipulation, a course led by Seong Suho.

Last week, he had caused a major incident in front of the dean, but he had spent the weekend relieved that it had passed more quietly than expected.

However, he received a notice of termination when he came to work on Monday.

He found himself in a situation where he had to vacate his laboratory in a month.

The news spread like wildfire among the school officials, and he could no longer hold his head high.

Being fired from Strathmore Magic School was unprecedented, except for a mad professor who had caused a ruckus 50 years ago, trying to take over the school.

Incidentally, that professor had been killed by the dean's magic, making Hans Milberg the first to be fired while still alive.

“Shit, shit! How hard have I worked for this school!”

All he had done was sexually harass students during class, but he thought he had worked hard even at that.

“Damn… If only I wasn’t fired, somehow….”

With his experience as an assistant professor at Strathmore Magic School, he was confident that any country would accept him.

But being fired changes everything.

Other countries would likely not even allow him to enter, fearing the trouble that might come from taking in someone dismissed from Strathmore.

Thinking about the court mage of the Levin Kingdom, the assistant professor considered clinging to her.

“Using that incident as leverage, she’ll surely grovel.”

Hans Milberg was one of the professors with a bad reputation in the school.

The rumor was that he used his authority to call female students and sexually harass them.

And that was...

“Soon she’ll be getting married, and if I bring up the stories from the school, she’ll surely take care of everything.”

It was actually an understatement.

Every year, when a good-looking female student entered, he would secretly find their weaknesses and take advantage of them.

It usually involved one or two students each year, allowing the incidents to pass quietly.

The affected students were all commoners and had no choice but to listen to him for the sake of graduation.

One of those students had graduated, succeeded, and become a court mage.

Despite his actions, the rumors never caught up with him, showing that the internal affairs of Strathmore Magic School were not as clean as they seemed.

“Speaking of which, Luna Strathfeld….”

He thought of a student he had recently taken an interest in.

Every year, a few female students with outstanding appearances stood out.

However, most of them were from noble families, and even as an assistant professor, he knew better than to touch them.

So, all he could do was humiliate them during class and enjoy it.

Recently, he had accidentally learned some information about Luna.

Luna was from the Levin Kingdom, where he planned to cling to.

And her past was...

“...Interesting. If treason means the entire family is wiped out, how did she survive alone?”

She had survived the massacre of her family due to treason and was living a decent life.

But ultimately, she was still a fallen noble.

She had no title and her land had been confiscated.

She was maintaining her life as a noble by receiving support from other nobles.

A plan formed in Hans Milberg’s mind.

He believed that Luna Strathfeld did not have the skills to graduate top of her class.

Without graduating top, there was no way she could stay at the school.

He planned to stay in the Levin Kingdom and thought that in three years, Luna would return to the Levin Kingdom.

Even if not top, she would graduate with excellent grades and receive great treatment.

If he could take advantage of her and find her weakness, he thought he could control her for life.

“Since things are like this, I’ll find Luna Strathfeld’s weakness... Huh?”

As he was planning his despicable scheme and looking out the window, he saw a woman sitting alone on a bench.

It was Luna Strathfeld.

***

Luna left the lecture hall as soon as the class ended.

She couldn’t bear to stay next to the man any longer.

Wandering aimlessly around the school, she eventually sat alone in an empty field.

She hadn’t even had breakfast, but she had no appetite.

After hearing Seong Suho’s words, she found herself crying endlessly on her bed.

She was overwhelmed by a sense of loss she had never felt before.

“...I was the only one who liked him.”

Luna recalled the events and thought about Seong Suho.

He had helped her with her magical array, separated her from the assistant professor’s indecent behavior, and shared secrets with her.

In all those situations, she had felt his affection and naturally believed he liked her.

But after hearing his words yesterday, everything crumbled.

From Luna’s perspective, the concept of Seong Suho liking two women didn’t exist.

To her, he didn’t seem like someone who pursued women.

Thus, she concluded that he had no reason to like her while liking Professor Sonia.

She never thought that her mood would be so affected by one man.

Everything changed after coming to this school... no, after meeting Seong Suho.

But her suspicions about his relationship with Professor Sonia began to grow.

“...But Professor Sonia is married. Wait...”

Luna recalled the events of yesterday.

Seong Suho looking at the sunset with a wistful expression. (From Luna’s perspective)

A box with intricate patterns next to him.

Though she couldn’t see it clearly, it was definitely a cosmetics box.

She remembered Seong Suho’s words from yesterday.

(Professor Sonia!)

(Ah... Indeed, it’s exhausting after a night of chaos.)

(Sleeping together is also part of the job.)

Part of the job... part of the job...

Unreasonable scenarios began to form in Luna’s mind.

“Could it be... Professor Sonia...”

A student with the lowest grades and a professor.

A secret deal.

Seong Suho offering his body to give her a gift.

She imagined that Sonia had used her power to take Seong Suho.

“No!”

Luna jumped up from the bench and shouted.

At that moment,

“Ah! Miss Luna.”

“Huh?”

Several female students were passing by.

They were students who took the same classes as her.

“What are you doing here?”

“I was just thinking about something alone.”

“I was just heading to lunch. Do you want to come with us?”

“Um, sorry. I’m not feeling well today...”

“Oh... I see.”

As the other female students were about to pass by,

Luna turned her head and spoke to them.

“I’ll definitely join you for lunch tomorrow. Thank you for inviting me.”

“Oh! Okay!”

The girls chatted as they headed to the cafeteria.

(Unexpected. I thought she didn’t like being with us.)

(She’s quiet, but she doesn’t seem like a bad person.)

(I feel sorry for her because of the assistant professor.)

Luna, who usually didn’t care about others’ opinions, started to pay attention recently.

She had always been alone and didn’t care about others’ evaluations.

But now, with someone by her side, she didn’t want to have a negative impact and became curious about her own reputation.

To avoid causing harm to the person next to her.

As Luna watched the girls’ backs, a man’s voice came from behind her.

“Hey, hey... Isn’t that Luna?”

“...”

Luna knew who it was without turning around.

She bit her lip tightly.

‘Ah... Why now...’

When she turned around, as expected, the assistant professor was standing there.

Luna greeted him cautiously.

“Hello.”

“Hmm... What are you doing here alone?”

“...I was just feeling unwell and resting.”

Luna silently prayed.

‘Please go, even though I know you won’t...’

Luna looked at the assistant professor with a truly hateful gaze, unlike her usual stoic expression.

The assistant professor’s brow twitched, and he spoke.

“You look quite bad. You must really be unwell.”

“I’m sorry. I’m...”

“Minus 10 points.”

“Huh?”

Luna looked at him in shock, not believing he could deduct points outside of class.

“Luna, I heard you’re a noble. Don’t you know how to show respect?”

“...I’m sorry.”

She clenched her jaw.

‘Are all professors really like this?’

Luna’s admiration for Strathmore had hit rock bottom after her misunderstanding about Sonia.

The assistant professor’s words only irritated her more.

“Your friend is also a problem, a problem.”

“...What friend?”

“The student with the strange name! I can’t even remember it.”

The only student with a strange name next to her was Seong Suho.

Though he came from an unknown country, Luna had initially found his name unique.

The assistant professor’s words snapped Luna back to reality.

“I’m going to make sure he gets enough deductions to be expelled.”

“...What?”

Luna thought she had misheard.

“300 points for expulsion. 10 points a day for a month. You don’t want that, do you?”

“T-that... Why... him...”

“Don’t worry. Luna Strathfeld, I’m not talking about you.”

The assistant professor was unaware of the relationship between Luna and Seong Suho.

He was using Seong Suho to show his power to Luna.

But to Luna, the deductions were no longer important.

‘You have no right to treat him like that...’

Anger began to rise in her at the assistant professor’s treatment of Seong Suho.

But to the assistant professor, Luna looked like she was trembling in fear.

He thought his plan was working and said to her,

“If you have any complaints about the deductions, follow me!”

“...Yes.”

Luna followed him, seething with anger.

***

I left the cafeteria after eating, scratching the back of my neck.

The students were bustling around.

‘Ah... Maybe I’m not feeling well today. The food didn’t sit right.’

[You ate more than usual.]

‘It’s meat... I just didn’t feel like eating much, but I did eat a lot.’

I’ve noticed that Monday’s meals are particularly delicious.

It’s probably a measure to improve the Monday blues.

After filling my stomach, worries began to surface.

‘Can Sonia handle it well?’

[She’s a very discerning woman. I think she can handle it.]

‘...There’s a famous saying in my world.’

[What is it?]

‘Reconciling two women is harder than unifying Europe.’

[...]

‘It’s really hard...’

And the person who said that couldn’t even unify Europe.

But if Sonia takes a step back, things might be different.

As I oscillated between optimistic and pessimistic thoughts, I heard some female students talking.

“What should we do... Should we tell her?”

“Ah... But if we get involved, we might get in trouble too.”

Armonia spoke through the communication.

I headed to the lecture hall to get some more rest.