The outsider's entry was on that morning.
Jas Parker, at the young age of thirty, was already a brilliant math teacher at the prestigious Saint Gloria Private School.
However, he did not like the head of the academic departnt very much.
‘He asks for the strangest things. Does he think I beca a teacher just to do this kind of stuff? Should I just quit and leave for the mainland?’
But the salary was enormous. He grumbled and knocked on the door of the head of the academic departnt’s office.
Knock knock.
“Co in.”
The voice of the departnt head ca from inside.
‘Does he think he's the dean or sothing? He’s being so extra...’
The only people who have a personal office at Saint Gloria Private School are the chairman and the dean.
But one day, out of nowhere, the head of the academic departnt had demanded his own office.
His argunt was that he needed a personal space because he had so many responsibilities.
‘The chairman is a good person, that’s why...’
The dean, being conservative and authoritative, had only agreed to this due to the chairman's decision.
Upon entering the office, Jas found the head of the academic departnt sitting at his desk, reviewing docunts.
He raised his fountain pen and signed a docunt.
‘Oh? Was he left-handed?’
Jas tilted his head in surprise.
‘Was his signature like that before?’
Unlike what Jas had known, the head of the academic departnt scribbled his signature in reverse.
Thinking he might have mistaken sothing, Jas called out to him.
“Departnt head.”
Only then did the head of the academic departnt look up.
Jas placed the daily newspaper on the desk.
“You heard that the student council president collapsed last night, right?”
“They said he was unconscious.”
Did he smile?
Jas noticed a slight smile flicker on the departnt head’s lips as he ntioned the student council president being unconscious.
“He was unconscious, but they say he woke up quickly.”
“Oh, I see. They say his personality has changed strangely. He acts like he’s possessed by an evil spirit.”
Possessed by an evil spirit?
Jas hadn’t said anything like that, but the departnt head added that analogy of his own.
“The exam is passed. Perfect for the role.”
“Huh?”
When Jas asked in confusion, the departnt head shook his head.
“No, never mind. We need to go now. The outsiders must be arriving soon.”
The departnt head stood up and grabbed his jacket. Jas quickly took the jacket from him.
Although Jas hated himself for this, he thought he had no choice but to do it since it was part of social life, and he diligently assisted the departnt head.
They went down to the village and t with the dean, chairman, the pope, the crown prince, high-ranking nobles, and political figures.
‘Wow. People I’ve only seen in the newspaper...’
While secretly charging up his fanboy energy, Jas followed the departnt head, who was in charge of the formalities, only to notice an extra edition of the newspaper.
It was an article ntioning lody Hastings as the student representative.
Reading the extra edition, he glanced at the departnt head, who was too focused on the formalities to notice it.
‘This looks like sothing I need to address.’
Fearing the departnt head might throw a fit again if he didn't act fast, Jas decided to quickly pull the departnt head aside and handed him the extra edition.
“Well, that’s good.”
Contrary to Jas’s expectations of the departnt head flying off the handle, his reaction was unexpectedly composed.
“It’s a bit unsettling that Hastings is the student representative, but it can’t be helped. It’s better than performing the sealing ritual for ‘that person’.”
‘That person?’
While Jas was confused, the departnt head continued speaking.
“It’s a critical ti. We can’t afford to let Eglinton’s body be hard, so make sure to be extra careful.”
Jas tilted his head in confusion at the departnt head’s instructions.
“You want to take care of Eglinton’s health? Am I supposed to look after a student’s personal health?”
The departnt head tore his eyes away from the extra edition and looked up at Jas.
Their gazes t, and Jas felt a chill in his spine. He couldn’t understand what the departnt head was thinking, but he definitely felt an overwhelming sense of danger, as though refusing would lead to death.
The departnt head then smiled gently. His mouth was smiling, but his eyes were cold and emotionless.
“As you saw earlier, Eglinton the Duke is also on the list of visitors. He’s a guest of honor who must be treated with the utmost respect, just below the pope and crown prince. Now, does it make sense?”
Jas nodded, though his face remained dazed. If that was the reason, he understood it.
“That’ll do. We’ve been away for too long.”
At the departnt head’s words, Jas nodded.
That’s when it happened.
Clunk—
A noise ca from sowhere.
The departnt head and Jas were startled and turned their heads. The sound ca from a wardrobe left at the end of the alley.
“What’s that?”
Jas cautiously approached the wardrobe.
“Oh? They’re blocking the view by filling the space with bodies. Even spirits are getting smart about this.”
The departnt head muttered to himself.
What did he an by blocking the view?
The departnt head was staring at the wardrobe intently, as though sothing was standing in front of it.
‘What, what’s there?’
Shivers ran down Jas’s spine from the departnt head’s behavior, so he too stared at the wardrobe, but no matter how much he looked, he couldn’t see anything.
“Looks like they’re well loved by the spirits. I’ve suspected this for a while, but now I’m sure.”
“Departnt head. I don’t understand what you’re saying. Could you explain more clearly?”
“It’s nothing. Just ignore it.”
“...Yes.”
Jas, looking flustered, stepped back.
“lody Hastings. I know you’re hiding there.”
The departnt head’s next words shocked Jas, and his eyes widened.
lody Hastings is inside there?
“Check it out.”
The departnt head gestured for Jas to open the wardrobe.
Reluctantly, Jas opened the wardrobe door wide, only to quickly shut it again upon seeing a man and a woman passionately kissing inside.
The departnt head looked at Jas with a frown. His face was flushed red.
He was a thirty-year-old bachelor who had never even had a date, let alone kissed anyone, so the scene he had just witnessed was shocking to him.
“M-Milf lovers... They don’t seem to be students of this school.”
Flustered, Jas stamred. The departnt head opened his mouth, as though he had sothing to say, but...
“Haah. Haah. Here you are! Everyone’s been looking for you. They said we need to move to a different place, departnt head!”
The physics teacher rushed in, looking for the departnt head. They had been gone for too long.
With a displeased look, the departnt head briefly glanced at the wardrobe and sighed before walking off.
“Let’s go.”
Jas followed him, breathing a sigh of relief.
Jas couldn’t stop thinking about the scene he had just seen. Inside the wardrobe were clearly lody Hastings and Noah Eugene Eglinton.
Their eyes t as Noah Eglinton, who had his head tilted to kiss, made eye contact with Jas.
His bright blue eyes showed no signs of embarrassnt. He nonchalantly waved his finger, signaling Jas to close the wardrobe door.
In that brief mont, the energy emanating from Noah was anything but human.
Jas froze, unable to move a muscle.
He closed the wardrobe door at Noah’s gesture. It wasn’t by his own will, but as though soone else was controlling his body.
And if he said «N.o.v.e.l.i.g.h.t» sothing about this to the departnt head, he would no doubt be scolded for making a fool of himself.
‘It must have been a mistake.’
So he convinced himself that the people inside the wardrobe weren’t students from the school but rather look-alikes.
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