It’s an Academic Fact That Rankers Are Model Students – Chapter 197

Chapter 197: Back to the Magic Academy (1)

Time goes back to the past, a few days before Kyung-joon broke the window and met Frankel.

More precisely, it goes back to before Kyung-joon had finished reading the letter.

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For these reasons, our Fairy-Elven Alliance is deeply considering and discussing the invitation of Kyung-joon-nim as a special professor at the Fairy-Elven Magic Academy.

Would you be able to visit the Magic Academy once again, as you did before, so that we can discuss this matter in more detail later?

Sincerely,

Larev, Supreme Elder of the Fairy-Elven Alliance』

Wooong.

The magic of the postscript that Larev had put in the letter ended.

“Wow, all this fuss over one of my papers?”

Kyung-joon was inwardly surprised.

He never imagined that the paper he had written to make an air conditioner would cause such a big stir……

He couldn’t even imagine it.

And that wasn’t the only thing that surprised him.

<As expected, Ezeri was taken away just as expected.>

>˃̣̣̣̣̣︿˂̣̣̣̣̣̣<

“Yeah. I didn’t know she’d actually get scouted.”

He knew she was going to be at the Magic Academy at least until she finished her doctorate, but he guessed she was scouted by the Grand Magic Tower.

He should have at least written a contract beforehand.

His plan to bring her to his domain after she finished her doctorate and make her a slave…… no, a talent for his domain’s magic research, like Ceram, had been thwarted.

Kyung-joon was disappointed, but he felt it couldn’t be helped.

“Well, wherever she goes, it’s her choice.”

Talent always chooses the best place to go.

The only regret was that his territory hadn’t grown big enough to compete with a place like the Grand Magic Tower.

It was only natural, considering his territory hadn’t even been properly established yet.

“But the place that took her was the Grand Magic Tower…… Teemo, what exactly is the Grand Magic Tower?”

He had heard a lot about the World from Teemo, but he hadn’t heard about the Grand Magic Tower.

< ༼ʘ̅_ʘ̅༽’ >

When Kyung-joon asked, Teemo put up a scholar emoticon as if he had been waiting for it and began to explain.

<In the Fairy-Elven Alliance, magic towers are not only research institutions but also places where anything is done using magic. There are places that make furniture like lights for everyday life, and there are places that cooperate with dwarves to make magic weapons.>

<They make profits by selling them through merchants to individuals, groups, and even countries, and keep the magic towers running. Among them, the magic towers that have a great influence and scale to play a major role in the alliance are called Grand Magic Towers.>

“Aha. It feels like a company, a big company.”

<(‘ – ‘ ) (._.)(‘ – ‘ ) (._.)>

<Compared to Master’s world, that’s the perfect analogy. In the end, both companies and magic towers have the same goal: profit.>

“Yeah. Yeah. But it’s a little disappointing that she was taken away by another company, not mine.”

In the end, Ezeri was scouted to Grand Magic Tower Arc-en-Ciel after finishing her master’s degree.

“What kind of place is Arc-en-Ciel?”

Kyung-joon asked.

Teemo didn’t know everything, so he just asked in case he did, but surprisingly, Teemo knew what Arc-en-Ciel was.

<According to the data remaining in my core, it’s recorded as a ‘magic research facility under the former Infinite Knowledge Seeker’. There are no detailed records after that, but it seems to have evolved into an institution that focuses on researching and producing scrolls.>

“Oh, the former one is here too.”

Kyung-joon admired, thinking that he was indeed the Infinite Knowledge Seeker.

“But only scrolls? Was my predecessor only doing scrolls?”

<No. Before the sealing, they also handled magic tools and were in charge of research on the military defense industry, and they also made separate deliveries. Now, it seems that they have gotten rid of everything and become a Grand Magic Tower representing scrolls.>

“Right, scrolls, scrolls…… That’s why they scouted Ezeri.”

Kyung-joon nodded his head, making an aha sound.

It made sense that she was scouted based on the new knowledge she gained from their joint research.

And because of that scouting, scroll programming spread throughout the magic academy, causing a stir, and all in all, they wanted to bring Kyung-joon, the originator of scroll programming, on board this time.

<So, Master, will you be visiting the Magic Academy again?>

“Yes. I’ll have to go and talk to them first. That’s the only way to find out what we both want.”

Larev, the Supreme Elder of the Fel Alliance, had mentioned in his letter that he wanted to invite him as a special professor, but he had to go there and talk to him separately to hear the details.

<They’ll probably be thinking of bringing Master in as a new professor to research and teach scroll programming.>

“A professor…… “

Of course, Kyung-joon couldn’t really tell if this was appealing or not.

“Is that a good thing?”

< ( ఠ ⚇̭ ఠ )>

Teemo put up a ‘huh!’ emoticon at Kyung-joon, who was asking if being a professor was a good thing.

<Of course it’s a very good thing. Especially if it’s Fael University, which is considered the best in the Fairy-Elven Alliance. Basic research support is a given, and there is no limit to the number of projects you can work on, unlike ordinary universities, so if you have the capacity, you can work on dozens of projects simultaneously with magic towers and do all the research you want. Not only that, but Fael University is a national university, so you get retirement benefits, and if you publish more than 20 magic books in the Fairy-Elven Magic Society’s 5th circle or higher academic journal for 10 years, you’ll easily pass the tenure review. Once you pass tenure, you’re essentially tenured, so you can just nurture your juniors and then apply for emeritus status when you’re over 700 years old and give special lectures and enjoy a peaceful old age. That’s why it’s considered a more stable job than being a civil servant in the Fel Alliance. Moreover, the position of professor at Fael University gives you a certain degree of autonomy and authority, allowing you to do what you want without much restriction from anyone. And of course, your social standing in the alliance follows automatically. In particular, a Fael University professor’s ID card acts as a de facto free pass visa within the Humanity Cantons.>

The reason why Kyung-joon was immediately granted permission when he first visited the magic academy was because of Sever’s ID card.

(※The professor’s ID card of Sever that Kyung-joon obtained after clearing the basement villa dungeon in Volume 2.)

Similar to professors in reality, the profession of professor in the Fairy-Elven Alliance was a very good job in many ways.

It was a job that anyone would take if they were offered the position.

Of course, it’s true that the salary is lower than other high-paying professional jobs, such as being an executive or senior researcher at a Grand Magic Tower, but considering that elves would work as professors for hundreds of years, it was an offer that should be taken immediately.

<Besides, I’m sure Master will be able to handle a professor position.>

Kyung-joon, who started from the library in the Beginner’s Village with nothing, went outside and cultivated the land to create a village, and now expanded his influence to the forest to command thousands of monsters.

Not only that, but he was also in the bread business with the Number One Player, World’s Best, and had secretly formed a certain relationship with Luxemb, who was far away.

Maybe a professor position at Fael University would be nothing to him.

“No.”

However, Kyung-joon didn’t think so.

He shook his head with a humble expression.

“I don’t know that much about magic yet.”

Kyung-joon was studying magic, but most of it was incidental.

Even the 『mana genetics』 he had studied this time was not a result of studying magic, but rather a by-product of studying science.

Of course, this alone was a tremendous achievement, but……

“I’ve been creating new and innovative magic with my knowledge of Earth science, but in terms of pure magic skills, I’m probably inferior to any kid at the magic academy, right? But me, a professor there? I think it would be tough even as a student. What’s a professor?”

The only reason Kyung-joon was able to write that paper was because of Ezeri.

In fact, Ezeri had done all the writing of the paper.

Kyung-joon only provided the core ‘idea’ of the paper.

It was all Ezeri’s role and her credit to refine, polish, and cook it.

If he accepted the offer and became a professor, he wouldn’t be able to do a proper job as one.

At least that’s what Kyung-joon himself thought.

Similarly.

“In the end, it means that passing the exams and getting into the university you want…… is not the end. It’s whether you can keep it up after you get in.”

The reason why Kyung-joon was putting so much effort into various studies, including the Science Certification Exam, as well as his schoolwork related to his grades.

It was partly because it would help him with his college applications, but it was all for the sake of improving his real ‘skills’.

Getting into college wasn’t important.

What was important was being able to get into college and keep up with it.

Whether you’re a professor, a researcher, or an executive, what matters is not the position, but the skill.

“So, whether I’m offered a professorship at a magic academy or a full-time student status, I should refuse. If I really want to do it, I should go through the proper channels. And magic was a bonus in the first place, wasn’t it?”

Magic was a bonus for Kyung-joon, both in the past and now.

It was second priority, but first priority was always his studies in reality.

So, suddenly becoming a professor at a magic academy or enjoying early college life was no different from suddenly deviating from the path he was on.

<You’re right. But then, you’re going to turn down this magic academy offer?>

Kyung-joon went this far.

Therefore, Teemo concluded that he would probably decline the professorship offer.

“No.”

But once again, Kyung-joon shook his head.

Instead of the humble expression he had before, he had a sly smile on his face, as if he was plotting something interesting.

“That wouldn’t get us anywhere.”

Despite all these things, Kyung-joon still had a reason to go to the Magic Academy.

“I was going to stop by the Magic Academy because of the scrolls anyway.”

Originally, he was going to visit the Fairy-Elven Magic Academy after his final exams and during the winter break.

He had to go there and get more ‘scrolls’, which were essential to running his domain.

His original plan was to use his connection with Ezeri to get hundreds of them for free, like he did during the summer vacation, but Ezeri ended up getting scouted and disappeared.

“So I’ll have to go now and make a new deal.”

Ezeri was gone, but her advisor and Sever’s friend, Frankel, was still there.

He could use that connection to make a new deal.

Larev’s suggestion that he visit the Magic Academy again probably meant that he wanted him to meet with Frankel again.

“I’ll go and do something I can handle and that they want, and I’ll get my scrolls.”

<It would be nice to do something big for them and get a promise of regular scroll supply.>

“Yeah, I think that would be good. I think our domain won’t be able to function without scrolls in the future.”

A so-called win-win strategy where both sides benefit.

The Fairy-Elven Alliance would probably want Kyung-joon to achieve something with the magic academy through ‘scroll programming’.

In return for working with them, Kyung-joon would be promised a regular supply of scrolls.

For now, it seemed like a win-win situation.

Moreover, if you look closely, working with the magic academy could be a huge benefit.

Just as he was able to complete his Kyung-joon style scroll making method and dedicated scrolls thanks to Ezeri’s knowledge and her laboratory equipment, he could use this opportunity to further develop scroll programming and create something that would be of great help to his domain and his studies.

“Okay. Let’s get ready to go.”

The midterms were over and the finals were still a long way off.

He had to prepare for both the finals and the Science Certification Exam Level 1 during the finals period, so it wouldn’t hurt to go now and get the big things out of the way.

So that he could handle it when he got busy again later.

<They seem to want to get closer to Master, too, so it’s a good thing.>

“Yes. It’s just that my winter visit has been moved up to now.”

The Magic Academy, or rather, the Fairy-Elven Alliance, wanted to form some kind of ‘connection’ with Kyung-joon.

They were expecting him to show them something great again.

Whether it was a professorship, a lectureship, or a student position.

Just like when Kyung-joon worked with Ezeri during summer vacation and opened up a whole new horizon called ‘scroll programming’, they were hoping for something like that.

“Let’s go and shake things up a bit.”

All the problems that were currently happening at the Fairy-Elven Magic Academy.

Kyung-joon had no intention of solving any of them.

Not a single one.

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