In the corridor.
No one could hear Rirym and Little Nightingale's conversation.
While they were sharing their respective opinions about Ian, Ian had already arrived outside the Alchemy Professor's office. Nick LeMay's office door was much easier to find than Arthur Gold Runner's.
This was probably related to how Nick LeMay never turned away students seeking guidance and was even willing to spend his own time teaching students who were not particularly gifted.
His teaching philosophy was clearly very different from that of the previous Alchemy Professor, Arthur Gold Runner. He did not favor students differently or use different teaching methods based on talent.
To be honest.
Professor Arthur Gold Runner, who had suddenly resigned, had an extremely polarized reputation among the students. Among those who were less gifted, his teaching evaluations were nowhere near as good as Nick LeMay's.
It was understandable when one thought about it. Remarks such as "You don't know that?" and "Wasn't I clear enough?" probably did sound rather mocking to those who were not especially outstanding.
Ian could understand Gold Runner quite well, but in terms of professional dedication as a teacher, Nick LeMay was indeed much more conscientious and responsible than Gold Runner.
Knock, knock, knock~
Standing before the door anyone could find, Ian lightly knocked on the wooden door. He heard no movement from inside the office, so Nick LeMay was evidently not conducting any dangerous experiments.
Knock, knock, knock~
After waiting for a while without receiving a response, Ian knocked on the office door again. He believed Nick LeMay was not asleep. After all, elderly people past seventy or eighty barely needed sleep.
Not to mention this several-hundred-year-old living fossil... This was not Ian's first time coming to see Nick LeMay in the middle of the night, so he had a