Fake Professor, Misunderstood As Strong - Chapter 138

Chapter 138: The Desert of Chaotic Thunder! Part-4.
The next day, the group used ‘Float’ magic to head towards the designation.

All of them flying together caused them to look like a pack of birds trying to migrate to warmer areas.

“Ugh, we have been flying for the whole day! Can’t we rest at night now?”

Jareth shook his head at Shin’s words and said,

“I think yesterday’s rest was enough; we need to pick up the pace, and if we don’t travel at night, then we will waste a lot of time in this desert…”

“There’s nothing here that can be considered a good practice target for Mark and Risa; the thunder that falls from the sky is much stronger in this place now that we are so deep in the desert…”

“They can’t withstand it if it falls on them…”

“In other words, wasting our time here is pointless; just keep moving till we reach the central city…”

Shin shook his head and stopped complaining, seeing that Jareth had already made up his mind and there was no point in arguing anymore with him.

Considering the fact that Jareth is misunderstood as a Grade 1 mage, Shin doesn’t want to offend Jareth too much.

A few months ago, Jareth and Shin were in the same grade, so Shin didn’t care about offending Jareth and never held back from saying rude things.

But things are different now; he can’t keep saying rude things because Jareth has become too strong for him.

Unless he himself becomes a Grade 1 mage, Shin won’t be messing around too much from now on.

The only reason he can still talk to Jareth so frankly is because he considers Jareth a rival and a friend.

What Shin didn’t know was that Jareth only thinks of him as an acquaintance, not even a friend.

…

Risa was getting bored from all the traveling, and she suddenly thought of an idea.

‘Its night right now, which means even the professors will not be able to dodge if they lie…’

She smiled a bit, glanced at Aria, and asked,

“Professor Aria, are you a siscon?”

Aria was so taken aback by that sudden question that she nearly lost her mana output and barely avoided falling down from the sky.

“Eh… w-where did that question come from so suddenly? Of course I-I am not a siscon-”

Before Aria could finish her sentence, a massive bolt of thunder fell on her from the dark clouds above; fortunately, she was already using her mana shield and had avoided getting hit by it.

“Ah! Student Risa, stop messing around! I nearly had a heart attack just now!”

Aria was scared witless by that sudden thunder strike and complained to Risa with an aggrieved look on her face.

Risa ignored her words and glanced at Shin before saying,

“Professor Shin… Who do you like more? Your wife or your favorite barber shop?”

Shin started sweating buckets after hearing that question.

“Er… uh… t-that’s quite a difficult question… er… i-I like them both-”

A massive bolt of thunder fell on Shin and revealed that he was lying.

“Ah, professor, you are lying. Tell me about who you like more!”

Shin refused to say anything further; he wasn’t going to get tricked into saying something that he shouldn’t.

Seeing that Shin was not going to say anything, Risa stopped talking to him and then glanced at Jareth for a moment before thinking.

‘What do I ask him about?… uh… I don’t seem to know much about the Vice-principal…’

Just when Risa was hesitating to ask, Shin suddenly smirked and said,

“Hey, Jareth, Tell us, Did you ever date anyone before?”

Everyone was taken aback by Shin’s question and gulped their saliva in nervousness.

All of them know, at least, that Jareth is a very cold and strict person; for him to fall for someone is an impossible thing. Even Mark and Risa knew that discussing such a topic with him would be a bad idea.

Only Shin has the guts to ask such a question of Jareth, as he considers Jareth a friend.

At that moment, Jareth remained silent for a while, and the answer he gave was extremely shocking for the group.

“Of course I have…”

Shin immediately glanced at the sky, and no bolts of thunder fell from the sky.

Which means Jareth was telling the truth.

“WHAAAAATTTTT!!!!!??????”

Shin shouted so loudly after hearing those words that his voice seemed louder than the sound of the thunder hitting the ground.

Jareth sneered at Shin and said,

“What? You think you are superior or something just because you have someone to love? The heir of the Isaz family is indeed a weird guy, tch!”

Although Jareth said that, he was actually quite surprised in his mind.

‘I dated her in my past life, which has nothing to do with this body; then how come the thunder didn’t fall on me… According to this world, I can’t be considered to have ever dated, right?’

This thought made Jareth question many things.

‘Wait, could it be that this ‘Law of Truth’ only works according to what the ‘Individual’ believes in their mind?’

According to the speaker’s beliefs, the ‘Law of Truth’ determines whether the words are true or not.

In other words, if Jareth himself firmly believes that he has indeed dated someone before and thinks that this is the real truth, then the ‘Law’ won’t consider it false either.

It will only be considered false if you yourself know subconsciously that your words are false.

‘I see, so if someone believes that they are true about something and has no idea about their falsehood, then they won’t get punished by this thunder, as according to that person, the false thing will seem like a truth…’

‘It seems quite complicated, but it’s much simpler when considered carefully…’

Although the expression on Jareth’s face remained as cold as always, he was already smiling happily in his mind, as he had found an amazing loophole in this so-called power of the ‘Law’.

‘If this law has a loophole, then other laws must have it too, which means there must be a way to counter the ‘Law of Miasma’ too… I just need to find that weakness…’

‘Only by finding this weakness can I save my soul and get rid of the sea of miasma…’

For Jareth, every little thing that can help him understand the laws of this world is very beneficial.

Shin and Risa indirectly helped Jareth consider this aspect by making him a part of their stupid game.

‘Is this what they call the power of working together and having good allies?’

While Jareth was busy thinking about the new discoveries that he had made, Shin asked in a panicked voice,

“W-wait, if you had a girlfriend then, where is she now?”

Jareth shook his head and said,

“She isn’t in this world… Stop talking about this topic further, or this place will be your grave, Shin Isaz…”

Hearing Jareth’s warning, Shin finally shut up and understood what was going on.

‘She isn’t in this world… That means… She died for some reason, and he doesn’t like talking about this matter…’

Shin and the others misunderstood Jareth’s words and thought that Jareth was saying that the person he dated had already died, as she wasn’t in this world.

Everyone went silent after hearing those words and didn’t dare say anything rude for fear of offending Jareth with their words.

Thus, the rest of the journey was quite uneventful.

Everyone remained silent, and Jareth kept thinking about what loopholes he could find in the ‘Law’ of miasma.

Eventually, the group crossed the desert and finally reached the outskirts of the central city of the desert.

Jareth waved his hand and said,

“You guys, go ahead; I have some other things to do…”

Jareth glanced at Shin and Aria and said,

“Take care of the students and have them experience the culture of the city; also, there’s a very large dungeon to the south of the city; take the students there to train…”

“I am leaving their responsibility to you…”

With that said, Jareth flew away in a different direction without hesitation.

In the first place, the main reason why Jareth came here was to do some personal things and pick up a talented kid on the way.

The only reason he even brought Mark and Risa was so that they could train, and Shin and Aria were brought here so that they could keep an eye on the students when he’s gone.

Thus, he left Mark and Risa in their care and left to do his own things without worrying.

Although Shin is a clumsy guy, he can keep the students safe, and Aria might be weak in combat, but her alchemy and healing magic are both very good.

If Mark and Risa get injured, she can heal them in no time and can also give them some tips on how to improve their alchemy skills.

‘That dungeon should be very beneficial for them both… By the time I come back, they might have already conquered a few floors of it…’