Ludwig’s body tingled. The sensation of mana coursing through him was new to him and felt rather refreshing. His former skeleton body though had mana, he didn’t feel it to this extent.
Now he can see it all around him and within him far clearer than before.
“Put the slime back on,” Van Dijk said as he wiped the rest of the bone dust off his hands. “You should also head back to the academy once morning comes, take your remaining time to study up, I heard you have Alchemy class, the teacher is rather… peculiar,” Van Dijk said.
‘Peculiar? More than you? I highly doubt that,’ Ludwig’s thoughts remained inward.
Van Dijk soon left the lab, leaving a portal for Ludwig to leave from after him, the latter placed the slime back on and it soon morphed onto his body giving him the appearance of a human.
Though the Soul Letting Lantern clearly stated that no one who does not already know of Ludwig’s current undead situation will be able to see him as anything other than a human, it was better to have that fake layer of protection for his own sense of self. He didn’t want to always look down and see nothing but bones.
Once Ludwig wore his clothes, he left to Van Dijk’s office. He proceeded with reading the available books to him, but once again his mind was rattled due to the difficulty of the task.
[Your Wisdom level is far below the required needed to read through this book]
Ludwig ignored the notification as he began reading with the mother of all pain wracking his brain.
Hours later, Ludwig ended his session when the sun began breaking. Dawn had past and he needed to head to the academy again.
After packing, he hurriedly left the tower and made it before the time for class would start. But something was different today, everyone was giving him strange looks as he passed through the halls of the academy.
“Did you hear, they said that he killed Thomas Vondel…”
“Yeah, I heard, and if not for Tower Master Van Dijk, he’d be dead by now…”
“I heard that Ravi Vondel is still looking for him… he can’t do much inside the school but I wonder what would happen if he leaves…”
The rumors and the gossip were something that Ludwig never experienced in the real world, and only heard about and read about in books and novels. It was a new experience for him and all he could do was snicker as he went past the students who continued talking about him.
Ludwig arrived to the classroom, which was a junction of both a massive botanical garden and a classroom at the same time that was packed full of all sorts of conserved organs, and colorful liquids on shelves and walls. There were even skeletal frames for study, none of which were human.
Some of the students were already seated, and while Ludwig entered late he wasn’t the last one.
Kassandra noticed Ludwig entering, and he saw her too, but she soon turned her head.
‘Did she also hear the rumors?’ he thought.
But it wasn’t something he could control, he went up the rows and sat in an empty seat.
“You really survived that,” Ludwig Heard.
Turning, it was Hoyo, the guy who warned him about what was going to happen. Ludwig wasn’t a big fan of this guy since he knew that Ludwig indeed was the cause of Thomas’s death.
“Keep everything to yourself, you hear me?” Ludwig warned.
“D-don’t worry, I won’t talk about this to anyone,” Hoyo replied in a hushed tone. “Anyways, the two bastards who were with him are looking for you however,” he said.
“Did you not hear what I just said?” Ludwig warned in a sterner tone, and Hoyo simply backed off.
Ludwig knew well that though Van Dijk covered for him, at the end of the day someone did actually die and Ludwig was the only suspect. Even with an alibi, people tend to focus their nonsensical accusation on the ‘only’ available suspect disregarding facts. Unless another person comes up and is blamed for the death of Thomas, it will always leave a stain on Ludwig that he was the cause of that death regardless of the alibi.
“Good Morning young ones,” a calm feminine, and charming voice echoed through the classroom.
The teacher that just entered seemed to be in her mid twenties and looked quite charming. A pretty looking woman with a gentle and bright smile. Wearing the academy’s teacher gowns and hugging a large leather book to her chest.
But something wasn’t right, as Ludwig’s new body had allowed him to use even more of his discerning powers. The same powers that allowed him to see Van Dijk’s flame and the path of mana, he raised his brows up and was absolutely baffled by what he just saw.
The illusion of that appearance, that gentle country girl appearance who came here to teach simply dissipated in front of his eyes as he saw what lay beneath.
“A demon?” he muttered. Low enough that no one could hear it, it was so low that even the student next to him couldn’t pick it up. But the teacher in question had her eyes snap right onto Ludwig’s
Golden eyes with a cat-like slit for irises. A beautifully carved face, enough that would make any man fall for her in an instant. A mix of vivid purple and black short-cut hair, and two long curving horns, along with a viscous, scandalous almost looking body. Two massive mounds of fat hung on barely able straps that held them with difficulty. With a thin waistline and a demonically curving ass. Thighs barely held together with tight-looking stockings held with a holdup that extended up her skirt and only god knows where they were attached to. And a thin tail seemed to sway from behind her left and right almost inviting even.
She wore an incredibly tall stiletto that seemed to be holding itself with an almost needle-width heel.
“You’re new here, it’s not gentlemanly to stare you know,” Ludwig heard right into his mind.
“You don’t need to reply, dear undead. Keep what you just saw a secret, however… not many know what I am,” she said.
That was the most obvious, shut up and pay attention to class Ludwig had ever heard before.
Ludwig nodded in acceptance, but before he could even act.
[Necro’s Blessing is activating]
‘Oh shit NO!’ Ludwig cursed inwardly as he knew what was going to happen.
[Inspect]
Fuck…
Character Screen
Name: Cymoria Azmiralis.
Title: [Man Slayer] Consumed the vitality of a hundred men in one night.
Level: ???
HP: ???
[Status Effect]: Intermediate Polymorph.
Lore:
A succubus who once led the largest information-gathering hub of the country. After her identity as a demon was exposed, she was chased by the holy order and found solace in the bosom of the Dark Tower Academy. Now she works as a teacher for the academy and is teaching students the art of alchemy.
“Aghnnn…” the professor moaned. The sound was loud and prefoliation enough that everyone in the classroom was too stunned to speak.
The kind looking teacher can make sounds like that?
Ludwig gulped hard as he saw the angry look in the teacher’s eyes which were locked onto him.
Fuck…