Chapter 193
“Professor Edric, it’s time for your lecture.”
“Has it already gotten that late?”
At the sound of his name, Edric rose from his chair, stretching his stiff body as he moved.
Watching him with eyes full of admiration was Johan, the newly appointed assistant professor of the military studies department.
‘I can’t believe I get to work under him as an assistant professor!’
Edric, once known as the Empire’s most handsome man and a direct descendant of the Imperial Family, had aged into a figure of even greater gravitas.
If, in his youth, he had resembled a sculpture-like beauty, now he carried the aura of a seasoned warrior who had braved countless battlefields.
‘The Dragon Slayer—Edric!’
But Johan’s admiration wasn’t for Edric’s lineage or his appearance.
Of course, those things added to his presence, but there was something far more important.
He was the only living Dragon Slayer on the continent.
Step, step.
Johan followed closely behind Edric as they walked through the academy’s corridors toward the military studies lecture hall.
There was no real obligation for an assistant professor like Johan to attend Edric’s lectures.
But the thought of listening to his hero’s class in person was something he couldn’t pass up.
“Nice to meet you all. I am Edric, a professor in the military studies department. My full name is Edric Bell.”
The moment Edric entered the lecture hall, the previously noisy freshmen fell completely silent, as if someone had cast a Silence spell.
Then, all at once, their eyes lit up as they gazed at him with admiration.
‘I’m so jealous! They get to take Edric’s class!’
Johan cast envious glances at the freshmen.
Having come from Silvania, not the Imperial Academy, he had never had the chance to attend Edric’s lectures before.
Johan had been one of the most promising talents in Silvania, yet he had given up all his wealth and prestige to take a position as an assistant professor at the Imperial Academy for one reason—
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