Ch 111
Became a swordsmanship instructor at the academy
Chapter 111
When I arrived in front of the Demon Realm Tree, the white light disappeared.
―Oh, you came? You came quickly.
Fortunately, Luciel greeted me with a relaxed smile.
"What was that light just now?"
―I was trying to charge the laptop.
"La, laptop charging?"
"You said it charges with light, but it wasn't working well. I tried it with Light magic just in case, and it worked."
Yesterday, I brought Luciel a spare laptop I had prepared to give her in case Master's laptop broke down.
The sun here is purple, so charging probably doesn't work well.
Still, to use magic like that just to charge a laptop...
Her magic is overflowing to the point of rotting.
―What, were you worried about me?
"Of course I was worried."
―Huh? But... Yqou said I wasn't your type.
She says this while blushing, which is absurd.
"What are you talking about? I can't learn magic without you. There's still so much I need to learn."
The magic Lee Ji-sung learned from Luciel includes much more than just Regeneration magic.
Especially long-distance teleportation magic like Warp that doesn't exist in modern times, or Subspace magic that acts like a game inventory...
―So you weren't worried about me, but worried that you wouldn't be able to learn magic?
Her expression looks quite displeased.
"Huh? Well, either way, I was worried about you in the end... Hey, what's wrong?"
―As I thought, I don't like you.
"Why are you being like this again? I even carved out time I didn't have to bring you food."
―Food? Do you think I'm human? I don't need to eat.
...Master said the same thing as Luciel at first.
"Still, consider the person's sincerity who brought it and try eating it. It might unexpectedly suit your taste."
―Forget it. Such lowly food that humans eat.
"Then I'll eat it alone."
I tore open the cup noodles and add the soup, then realized there's no pot or kettle here.
Master's portal had all the cooking utensils, so I came here without thinking.
I was about to go back briefly, but then I created water in the air with Water magic.
I boiled the water vigorously with Sammaejinhwa and carefully controlled it to pour it into the cup noodle container.
Close the lid and block the opening with chopsticks, and it's done.
I really do all sorts of things just to cook and eat one cup of noodles.
Next time I come, I should bring a pot and such things.
While waiting for the noodles to cook, I turned on the laptop.
As I was writing lesson plans, Luciel approached.
"What?"
―Aren't you going to practice magic?
"I'll do it after eating and getting some work done. And I have to leave quickly this time, so I can't stay long."
―When are you leaving?
"In 15 hours?"
―That quickly? When will you come next?
"Hmm, in about a week? I'll stay for about two days then, and come back again two days after that."
If I eat dinner and get off work, it'll be 7 o'clock at the earliest, so I'm thinking of staying here for an hour or two, then going out and coming back when I sleep if nothing happens.
―You're really busy.
"Well, yeah. If you're bored, go and use the laptop too. You said the charging is all done."
―I can do that even when you're not here. Do you know how boring it is to be here alone?
It's unfortunate, but the flow of time is different, so it can't be helped.
Still, I wish she would acknowledge that I come here whenever I have time...
"You've been fine all this time. Next time I come, I'll bring new books too."
I consoled Luciel and looked at the cup noodles to see that the noodles seem almost fully cooked, so I drained the water.
I tore open the sauce and poured it in, then split the wooden chopsticks and mix it, while Luciel stared at me intently.
"You said you wouldn't eat it? If you had said you'd eat it, I would have cooked yours too."
―Wh, who's being consoled?
She pretends not to be interested while hovering around, which is exactly like Master's behavior from before.
"Then is it okay if I eat it all by myself?"
―I, I don't particularly care, but... Well, if you insist so much, I'll consider your sincerity...
In the end, she's saying she'll have a bite.
Usually, people who say 'just one bite...' When eating ramen are extremely annoying, but feeling sorry for her being alone, I made a bowl using the ramen lid and handed it to her.
"Here, take this."
―Are you telling me to eat with my hands right now?
"Just slurp it down."
―How undignified, how can you do that? Give me that thing too.
It's like rescuing a drowning person only to have them demand you carry their luggage too, which was absurd, but I didn't want to argue so I handed over the chopsticks to her.
"I only mixed it and didn't put my mouth on it, so use that."
―Why is this color like this? Is it blood by any chance?
"Blood? What blood, am I a vampire? It's made from a plant called Red pepper, so eat it."
After explaining, I picked up a suitable tree branch nearby and made chopsticks for myself to use.
I take a big chopstick full and eat it, and the sharp spicy taste hits my tongue.
As expected, Fire Chicken Stir-fried noodles are... Ah! I forgot to tell Luciel it was spicy.
Well, she's a Fallen Angel, so naturally she'll be fine...
...Or not.
Her face turns bright red and she goes HUH-ha, HUH-ha, making me want to laugh without realizing it.
―You... You, are you trying to assassinate me? This... HUH-ha, this seems to have poison in it. HUH-ha!
"What poison, you're overreacting. That's called spicy taste."
―Spicy taste? No, why do you eat something like this? My tongue feels numb. Isn't this really poison?
"I'm eating it just fine like this."
I take another big chopstick full and eat it, making Luciel's pupils dilate enormously.
―Are you okay? No, wait! Did you eat an antidote by yourself beforehand?
"You get used to it if you keep eating."
―How can you get used to something like this? As I thought... Lowly human food shouldn't be eaten.
Feeling sorry for Luciel who keeps sticking out her tongue and fanning herself with her hands, I handed her a mini chocolate bar.
"At least eat this, it'll get better."
―Do you think I'll be fooled twice?
Geez, she really doesn't trust people.
"This one really isn't spicy, so try eating it once. Yeah, if this is spicy too, I won't go back and will stay here with you forever."
―Wh, who... Would want to be forever with someone as ugly as you... MMPH!
If she was going to take it nicely, she should have, but she talked too much so I just peeled off the wrapper and put it in her mouth.
―You really want to die... Huh? Eating this makes me feel better. Is it an antidote?
"No, it wasn't poison in the first place! How is it, the chocolate bar is edible, right?"
―This is called a chocolate bar? It disappeared too quickly so I'm not sure, give me one more.
I was about to take out a chocolate bar and hand it to her, but thinking I should teach her how to unwrap it, I unwrapped the packaging in front of her eyes and put only the chocolate bar contents in her mouth.
"You saw how to unwrap it, right? If you want to eat more, unwrap it yourself."
―Well, this is somewhat edible. I'm eating all of these.
Before I can even answer, she takes the whole bag and goes away.
It's not just somewhat edible, but she seems to be completely hooked.
***
"Brother really... Since he's not a Hunter, he doesn't know that academic background is important for Hunters too."
"Isn't our Jeong-su 's 4th Hunter School pretty good?"
"4th School isn't bad, but it's hard to get a job at large guilds in Seoul after graduating from 4th School."
"So can our Jeong-su really go to 1st Hunter School?"
"Of course. Soon there will be an opening in 1st Hunter School's Swordsmanship Department. Transfers are processed in order of application regardless of aptitude or grades, so apply for transfer to the school as soon as you get the call."
"Young master, don't you need a vacancy to apply for transfer?"
"Sister-in-law, there was an incident at 1st Hunter School last month."
"Ah, that Antas Italian organization member incident? I saw it on the news. But I heard no students died, so there shouldn't be any vacancies."
"No students died, but there is a student who became disabled."
"Really? But if it was last month... Hasn't the vacancy already been filled?"
"No, the withdrawal processing hasn't been completed yet. When I checked with the school, the parents submitted a withdrawal application but the homeroom teacher refused it. Hunter school withdrawals can't be processed without the homeroom teacher's consent."
"Really? Then when will the position be available?"
"I'm going as a school inspector this Wednesday. I'll recommend filling the vacancy, so at the earliest this Friday or sometime next week the vacancy will open. I'll call you, apply immediately."
***
"Everyone's skills have improved a lot! I'm really proud of our students who work hard. Let's eat lunch deliciously and fight on in the afternoon class too."
"Thank... Thank you for your hard work."
"Thank you... For your hard work."
I told them in advance, but the kids also look slightly flustered.
Of course, I don't usually make such embarrassing comments.
Not only such comments, but I also held discussions that I don't usually do and even sparred with several students including Minhee and Jinsu.
Today, two school inspectors were watching the class from behind the swordsmanship training hall.
Not only the school inspectors, but the vice principal and academic affairs director also came to observe together.
The observation class didn't proceed all morning, the observers arrived around 11 o'clock.
I didn't think much of it, but when there were people actually watching the class, I got a bit nervous.
Still, everyone's expressions looked good, so it seemed to go well.
Actually, the vice principal brought the school inspectors to greet me and we exchanged a few words.
Everyone praised the class content as very good and said it was nice to see the kids being active.
It would have been good if it had just ended with praise, but unfortunately they insisted on eating lunch together.
I tried to refuse using the afternoon class as an excuse, but the school inspectors said they would also eat school meals rather than going outside, so I had to eat with the vice principal, academic affairs director, and two school inspectors.
I wanted to eat more comfortably...
If it had ended with the meal, it would have been okay, but after finishing the meal, the vice principal suggested having tea.
This time, before I could make any excuse, the academic affairs director took the initiative and left, and both school inspectors asked me to drink together, so I had no choice but to head to the vice principal's office.
While drinking tea and having conversations, since it wasn't particularly interesting, I was just making appropriate responses when the school inspectors got up from their seats first.
"I'll be going now."
"You stay for a moment. I have something to discuss."
"Something to discuss? What is it? You said the class was fine."
"The class was good. But this morning, the school inspectors and I conducted a survey targeting your class students."
"A survey?"
"There was an incident last time. The reason the school inspectors came today includes that incident too."
"Ah... Yes."
"I also felt it while conducting morning and closing assemblies several times instead of you, but the kids' atmosphere was heavy. The survey results also show that everyone hasn't completely recovered from the shock of the incident yet."
"I'm trying, but I'm sorry. Still, soon..."
The theory I asked Teacher Kim for is almost complete, and I'm getting the hang of Regeneration magic, so I can treat Minha soon.
"No, I wasn't trying to blame you. You even caught the culprit directly. But Teacher Kang, how about filling the empty seat in your class now?"
"What do you mean by that?"
"I discussed the survey results with the school inspectors this morning. They said it would be good to fill the vacancy in your class quickly."
"The school inspectors said that?"
"It's certainly unfortunate about the injured student, but we have to think about the other students too. They'll keep remembering and suffering every time they see the empty seat, so they want us to fill it. I think the same."
"No, Vice Principal..."
"When I asked the academic affairs director, the injured student hasn't come to school since the incident. The injured student's parents have already submitted withdrawal documents."
"The parents applied, but it's not Minha's intention."
"No, Teacher Kang, I know well how much you care about your students. But haven't you thought that your stubbornness like this makes that child suffer more?"
"I understand what you mean, but Minha and I made a promise. We agreed to wait two months."
"What will change by waiting two months? Realistically, you know that the injured student can no longer work as a Hunter. Now, letting go would be better for that child and for the other students in your class..."
Let go of what?
The reason I'm risking my life fighting Luciel and suffering tremendously learning magic even now is all for Minha.
I absolutely can't do that.
"It will change."
"No... Look, Teacher Kang..."
"I won't give up on my students. You say it's realistically impossible? Then I'll break that impossible reality and make it a possible reality."