Chapter 49: Palpak And Malbath

"Hmm...if his body was fine after you hit him, then he's definitely good, but...there's something I don't like about him."

"He...smells."

Professor Palpak said as his eyes sharpened. It seems that he really didn't like how Lucifer smell.

However, Professor Palpak was not talking about his literal smell. Professor Palpak was talking about how...Lucifer was acting.

"He feels...." Professor Palpak as he tried to find the right word in his mind.

And it didn't take him long to arrive at the answer that he wanted as he continued to speak.

"He feels fake. Don't you think so, Malbath?"

Right, for Professor Palpak, Lucifer feels fake. It feels like every action he takes was calculated, and Professor Palpak didn't like that at all.

After all, youngsters should just do whatever they want, and be real to themselves.

Professor Palpak thought that it was unnecessary for Lucifer to act like that.

Well, that was not Professor Palpak's main problem with Lucifer as he continued speaking.

"He's from the Luciferian Empire, isn't he?"

Right, the fact that Lucifer was from the Luciferian Empire and he was acting...suspicious on his very first day was something Professor Palpak didn't like.

After all, who knows what was going on in that youngster's mind?

As long as Professor Palpak could feel that Lucifer was still acting fakey and all that, Professor Palpak would never feel alright with Lucifer.

However, it seems that Professor Malbath had a different opinion on the matter as he spoke.

"Yeah, he's from the Luciferian Empire, but...what do you mean by fake?"

"If he's acting fake, then he wouldn't be able to hide from your Demon Eyes, no?"

Professor Palpak had Demon Eyes that could see through all lies and deception.

Well, by lies and deception, it is illusion. Right, Professor Palpak would be able to see through any illusion with his Demon Eyes.

And since Lucifer was 'fake,' it falls under the category of illusion.

That was why Professor Palpak should be able to see through the illusion that is now called Lucisfierre.

However, it seems that was not the case as Professor Palpak turned his body around and looked at Professor Malbath as he spoke.

"I can't see through it." 

Right, Professor Palpak couldn't see through the illusion. Although it sounds crazy that he couldn't see through it with eyes specifically used to see through illusions, it was actually not.

After all, it was Lucifer. A Hell God. An Archdemon. A ruler.

A mere peasant teaching in a mere academy would never be able to see through an illusion made by someone like Lucifer.

Anyways, when Professor Malbath heard what Professor Palpak said, he quickly spoke with an irritated face and tone in his voice.

"Then why do you think he is faking things? If he is fake, then you should be able to tell! And since you can't tell, then he isn't! It's as simple as that."

Right, what Professor Malbath said was the truth. Since Professor Palpak couldn't see through the illusion, there was probably no such thing in the first place.

After all, Professor Malbath knew that Professor Palpak's Demon Eyes have never failed him.

It means that Professor Palpak has seen through every illusion that he has ever encountered in all of his life.

And now...Professor Palpak was saying that a youngster was able to evade from his eyes?

"That's just bullshit!" Professor Malbath added as he began to shook his head.

He really couldn't believe that Professor Palpak would behave like this when he showed him such a good seed.

Well, Professor Palpak couldn't help but react like this to Lucifer.

Even though it was the truth that there was no illusion if Professor Palpak couldn't see through it, it was just...Professor Palpak feels that there is an illusion.

Right, Professor Palpak feels that there is something wrong, and even his instincts were telling him that there was something wrong.

That was why...even though his Demon Eyes were not working, Professor Palpak pointed it out.

After all, there was still the possibility that his Demon Eyes just couldn't see through the illusion.

It's not like Professor Palpak's Demon Eyes would work on every demon.

What's more, Professor Palpak was not that arrogant to think that his Demon Eyes would be able to see through all illusion.

There might be some illusion that he hadn't seen through in the past, but hadn't just noticed it.

Although Professor Palpak could remember that there were no illusions that he couldn't see through, he couldn't just be sure about that.

However, Lucifer was known to be just a youngster who just joined the entrance exam.

The subject of the matter...although Professor Palpak doesn't mean to belittle his talents, Lucifer was just a weakling.

And a weakling wouldn't be able to hide from his Demon Eyes.

That was why it was weird! Professor Palpak shouldn't be even having a bad feeling about a weakling like that.

'Hmm...maybe it really is just bullshit.' Professor Palpak thought as he looked at Professor Malbath.

Now that Professor Malbath said his piece, Professor Palpak began to think that maybe it was really just bullshit.

After all, Professor Malbath was as strong as Professor Palpak. If one can't solve it, then two should.

And since the other one already spoke, it was clear as day that there were no illusions going on around that weakling.

"I guess so..." Professor Palpak murmured as he nodded his head.

And as soon as he did, Professor Malbath quickly spoke again.

"Geez, I showed you a good seed, and you doubted him right away. You can do that for all you want, but we don't really have to care about those political shits."

"I mean, does it matter to us? A student might act suspicious, but it definitely doesn't matter to us."

"We are here to teach, and we are demons. As long as it is to the benefit of the academy, it doesn't matter what kind of demons our students are."

"Did you already forget the oath you made to the headmaster? This is what happens when you become an old geezer, geez."

Professor Malbath said all those words without missing a single beat at all.

It seems that he was really annoyed by how Professor Palpak acted when he showed him such a good seed.

After all, a good seed would definitely help the First Academy right now.

Besides, an academy wouldn't really care about who its students are.

That's not how the academies work. Especially in the Hidden world.

That was why it was even weird for Professor Palpak to suddenly worry about something like that when he has been teaching for a long time now.

It was then that Professor Palpak spoke as he opened his mouth wide as he pointed at Professor Malbath.

"I already said that it's my bad! It was just a feeling that I had, and I just had to point it out!"

"You have moments like that so don't bullshit me with that lecturing mouth of yours or I'mma send you back to your momma!"

"You understand that, you fucking old man!?!"

And when Professor Malbath heard those words coming from his rival, a vein immediately popped in his head.

His face got red as the blood rushed to his head as Professor Palpak just insulted him.

That was why Professor Malbath clashed head-to-head with Professor Palpak as he shouted back.

"What did you say?! You didn't say that it was your bad so what the fuck are you talking about?!"

"If you keep talking shit, I'mma train that fucking boy to send you back to your father's rod of power!"

"And no, I don't fucking understand you, you talking shit walking piece of shitpile!!"

And when Professor Palpak heard those words, he quickly snapped back as he spoke.

"Say that again..."

And it was in this way that the two old men who were teaching at the First Academy argued with each other.

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While the two professors were arguing with each other, Lucifer, the topic of their talk, was just standing right now.

He was standing in a very dark place, and there was nothing that Lucifer could see in this place.

Right, Lucifer could see nothing in this place. Even though he was a Hell God, he couldn't see anything.

However, Lucifer wasn't really panicking or something like that.

In fact, he was rather calm about this as if he was just taking a stroll in his backyard.

After all, Lucifer...was currently experiencing the teleportation spell.

Although it was weird that the scenes in front of him weren't changing, Lucifer didn't care about that at all.

This was the scene that appeared to his eyes when he walked inside the teleportation spell.

Of course, it hasn't been that long ever since he came inside this place. And it seems that he wouldn't stay here for long as Lucifer could see something appear in front of him.

It was some kind of light, and it was in the shape of a door.

It was the door that would lead to the other side of the teleportation spell.

"Hmm...not bad." Lucifer murmured as he walked towards that door.