After spending decades enduring ruthless academic rivalries and exhausting research grants in his past life, a prodigal theoretician is reincarnated into a high fantasy continent. Born with an intuitive mastery of arcane formulas, all he desires in this new world is a cushy, stress-free tenure where he can sleep through lectures and collect a steady royal salary. To secure this peaceful existence, he accepts a faculty position as a guest instructor at the empire's prestigious Royal Magic Academy. Unfortunately for his vacation plans, the academic world is in utter disarray, plagued by ancient misconceptions, inefficient spell circles, and rebellious noble students who refuse to respect their elders. Whenever the reluctant professor casually solves centuries-old magical paradoxes just to dismiss class early, the imperial academy heralds him as the greatest arcane visionary of the century. Surrounded by fanatic disciples, paranoid archmages, and scheming imperial factions, the slacker professor finds his quest for a quiet life constantly derailed by his own overwhelming genius....more