Ch 116
Became a swordsmanship instructor at the academy
Chapter 116
―D-don't think I'll just let it slide because you say things like that! Give me chocolate!
TAK!
This time I couldn't react and the bag was snatched away.
―What's this? Why aren't there any Cool Break, Crunky, or Twix? There's only chocolate with weird writing on it.
After all the thought I put into buying these.
It feels like a daughter complaining about side dishes.
Of course, I've never had a daughter.
"I'm in a different country right now. But it's still chocolate bars, so try it once. This one's more expensive."
She peeled off the wrapper with a displeased expression, but after taking one bite, her expression instantly softened.
For all her grumbling, it seems to suit her taste quite well.
"How is it? Pretty good, right?"
―It's... Not at an inedible level.
"So you're not angry anymore?"
―W-what do you mean... When did I get angry?
She stuck her lips out and went to a corner.
I also had a simple lunch with the lunch box I bought and lay down in the shade of the Demon Realm tree.
"Aren't you going to practice magic?"
―I'm going to take a nap first and then do it.
It's only been 4 hours in outside time, but it's been 5 days here, so there's plenty of time to spare even if I take a nap.
I used magic to make a pillow out of dirt.
I adjusted the position just right and was about to lie down when... Huh?
―KEKEKE, idiot.
"What are you doing? Keep doing that and there won't be chocolate next time."
―Tch, fine. I'll just make you a better pillow.
As soon as she finished speaking, she snapped her fingers and a pillow made of green tree branches appeared.
"Oh, thanks. If you play tricks again, I really won't buy any."
I lay down, and whether the threat worked or not, this time the pillow didn't disappear.
With a full stomach and nothing to worry about, this is nothing short of paradise.
―I want to sleep too.
If only this little one next to me wasn't here.
She made an identical pillow next to mine and lay down.
The space is wide, but she has to be inconvenient right here like this...
When I moved away slightly because it was uncomfortable, she immediately followed and stuck close again.
―Why are you running away?
"It's not running away. Don't stick to me. It's hot."
―Should I get rid of the pillow?
Only Luciel can make this soft pillow.
"Let's just sleep."
―I'm bored.
She pokes my cheek as she says this, and I'm really annoyed to death.
"Go use the laptop. Watch videos or something. There are lots of books too."
―I've seen them all.
"Already? Fine. I'll bring more next time, so please bear with me for now."
―Every time you come, you just sleep...
"It's not like I sleep the whole time. I'll sleep for about two hours and then practice magic."
I barely managed to appease her and closed my eyes, but because Luciel kept poking my cheek, I couldn't fall asleep at all.
―Don't sleep, play with me.
I said I'd play with her after sleeping a little, but it was no use.
"Touch me one more time and be prepared."
―Hmph, try it.
Seeing Luciel stick her tongue out to tease me makes me slightly annoyed.
"Don't you like me too much?"
―W-what are you saying! I'm just doing this because I'm bored...
The head of the one who was speaking with a flustered expression dropped right there.
Even though she's an angel, her blood vessels are exactly the same as a human's, so I put her to sleep by pressing on her carotid artery.
I've put her to sleep like this several times before.
Phew, when she's awake she's really no different from a demon, but seeing her sleeping peacefully, an angel is definitely an angel.
She'll make a fuss when she wakes up, but... Well, I think future Kang Shin-hyeok will handle that, and I closed my eyes too.
***
Quite a lot of internal energy flowed out and a small black sphere appeared.
"Oh, finally a success?"
―Not yet. Now try putting something into it.
Since there wasn't anything particular to put in, I picked up a tree branch from the ground and brought it to the sphere. It disappeared without a trace and the sphere grew slightly larger.
"It's a success, right?"
―Try taking it out again.
"Ah, how did I take it out again?"
―I told you before, you blockhead. When you put your hand on it, what's inside will come to mind, so think about taking it out.
When I did as Luciel instructed, the black sphere spat out the tree branch again.
"See? Now it's really a success."
I finally mastered Subspace Magic.
―That's right. It wasn't that difficult magic to begin with, but it's strange that it took you this long.
"Yeah, you're so great."
―Now you have to practice Warp Magic, right?
"Let's do Warp Magic next time. It's almost time to go."
5 days have already passed.
The food I bought from the convenience store has all run out too.
―G-going? Already?
"I have to go. I've been here for 5 days."
―When will you come next time?
"Well. It might be in a month, or it might be a bit later."
The school trip isn't over yet so I can't say for certain, but... Well, I can drop by when I have free time like this time.
"Now that I've learned Subspace Magic, I'll bring lots of chocolate next time I come."
―If I said I didn't need to eat chocolate, would you come with me...
Not eat chocolate?
Like a dog would give up poop.
"Huh? Come with you where?"
―Never mind. Hurry and go. And bring lots of chocolate.
This kid, how bland.
I said I understood, patted her head once, and tore the leaf.
My vision changed and I returned to the quiet alley where I had torn the leaf 5 days ago.
I turned my phone off and on to check the time - 4:10, there are still 50 minutes left until free time ends.
Isn't there a restaurant nearby?
I spent 5 days with Luciel, but the food I bought from the convenience store ran out on the 4th day, so I starved for a whole day.
After walking a bit, I saw a curry restaurant and went right in.
I ordered food and checked my messages, and there were quite a few accumulated messages in the class group chat.
I was worried there might be some incident, but it's all them uploading selfies and sharing information about which places are good.
After eating and going to the meeting place to wait, people started arriving one or two at a time.
The other classes haven't arrived yet, but it seems like everyone from our class is here.
"No one's missing, right? Then let's go first and get on the bus."
"Aren't we all going together?"
"The vice principal told us to go in order of arrival."
The next schedule is Oedo Onsen in Odaiba.
Actually, this place wasn't originally included in the school trip plan either, but I recommended it.
In my previous life, when I was on a working holiday in Japan, this was one of the places I always took friends to, like Tokyo Tower.
In my previous life, it closed before I died, but fortunately it's still operating in this world.
Actually, it's called an onsen but the water isn't special or anything, so it's just a big bathhouse.
Still, the interior has an old Japanese street night market atmosphere? Anyway, it's nicely decorated and they provide yukata, so I think the kids will like it.
Odaiba itself isn't that big, so we arrived quickly.
Probably because it's summer, there weren't many people, and most of them were foreigners.
Well, in my previous life there were hardly any Japanese people and mostly foreign tourists... It seems to be the same here.
I took the kids inside and changed into yukata.
After eating together, I let the kids play while I went outside where you can do foot baths.
It's summer, but maybe because it's by the sea, it's not that hot.
The water isn't that hot either.
With my feet soaked, this is nothing short of paradise.
"Teacher, so you were here."
I turned around and it was Minha and Eunseo.
"Instead of playing inside while watching the kids, why did you two come here?"
"You're here alone too, teacher."
"We want to do foot baths too."
Both of them immediately sat down next to me and put their feet in.
"Move away a bit. You'll catch athlete's foot."
"A-athlete's foot? What athlete's foot! I don't have anything like that."
"I don't have anything like that either."
"It's not you two, it's the teacher who has it?"
Before I finished speaking, both of them screamed and ran away.
I was just joking…
***
"Teacher, this seems much better than KTX first class?"
"The seats are really good too."
"There are even slippers, can we wear these?"
Even though it's the last day of the school trip, everyone is full of energy.
According to the original plan, we would have come out early in the morning and taken a bus, but thanks to me it was changed to the bullet train.
Thanks to me solving the Tokyo Tower terrorist incident on the first day of the school trip, the Japanese government provided it.
Since all students from our school are riding the bullet train thanks to me, our class was assigned seats in 'Gran Class', which is like first class for airplanes.
If you pay for it, it costs almost 300,000 won.
From the moment we first got on the train, the crew and engineer came out to greet me, and the seats were very wide with various functions.
Sitting down and looking at the guide booklet, it provides meals as well as various types of alcohol like beer, sake, whiskey, and simple snacks and drinks as desired.
It's definitely worthy of being called first class, but I've already had breakfast and need to supervise the kids, so alcohol is out of reach.
Since it only takes an hour and a half to arrive anyway, there isn't much time to spare, so I only ordered drinks a few times.
Arriving in Nagoya, we had meals by class at restaurants in the station, then finished the Black Temple tour and came to the airport.
I bought tickets, distributed them to the kids, completed the procedures, and entered the departure area.
Students and teachers alike all rushed to the duty-free shop, saying they'd spend all their remaining yen.
I had quite a bit of yen left too, but I didn't want to join that chaotic crowd, so I came straight to the gate.
I could exchange it or I have plenty of money anyway, so if I leave it, there will be a time to use it someday.
Phew, finally the school trip is over too.
It's 4 nights and 5 days, but since I went back and forth to Luciel in between, it feels like I was in Japan for quite a long time, so I want to go to Korea quickly.
We took the plane and arrived at Incheon Airport at 8 o'clock.
After completing the procedures and getting on the bus, everyone fell asleep without anyone going first.
The schedule today was definitely quite tight.
Even though we took the bullet train, we traveled from Tokyo to Nagoya, did the Black Temple tour, and even took a plane.
Still, maybe because it was late, traffic wasn't too bad, so we arrived at school in an hour.
Getting off the bus one by one, saying we'd see each other on Monday, Minha approached.
"Um... Teacher, this."
She handed me a neatly wrapped box.
"What is it?"
"Well... I bought it because I was grateful for your help."
"I just did what I had to do. I'll just accept the thought. It's prohibited to receive gifts from students."
"It's not that expensive, and compared to what you did for me, it's nothing... please accept it."
I refused again, but Minha threw the box at me and quickly got off the bus.
Honestly, I could have caught her if I tried, but since I even made her a new arm, wouldn't this much be okay?
Being too refusing is also impolite.
"Driver, thank you for your hard work."
Getting off the bus, I unwrapped the package and saw a silver tie pin.
Phew. Minha... Did she know the meaning when she gave this as a gift?
I know the meaning of giving a tie pin as a gift.
I received one as a gift from a girlfriend I met in my previous life.
'I want to possess you.'
Come to think of it, even before I fixed her arm, she kept saying she liked me and kept talking about marriage and such...
I'm worried.
The reason I fixed Minha's arm was because she's my student and I had some responsibility for what happened to her arm, not because of any other feelings.
Of course, there was no separate letter or anything, and when she gave it to me she said it was out of gratitude, so she might have just bought it according to the price and I might be overreacting, but...
Looking at her reactions so far, it seems like she does have feelings for me.
Phew, really... This damn popularity.
I think it would be better to draw a clear line in advance, so I was about to send a message, but the class group chat has accumulated tremendously.
[No way.]
[What do you mean no way, I have evidence?]
Looking at the photo, Jae-hyeon is on one knee... Huh? The one in front of him is Minha.
[How did you take this? Are you a stalker?]
[No no, I was taking pictures of the Odaiba Ferris wheel and discovered you two, so I took it.]
[Cameras are amazing these days.]
[Hurry up and admit it. Park Minha, Lee Jae-hyeon, you two are dating.]
[Come to think of it, on the third day during free time, only you two moved separately.]
[Persistent. Fine. Jae-hyeon confessed on the Ferris wheel.]
[So you're dating then?]
[No, that's...]
[Just say it. You're dating, right? That's settled.]
Ja-Jae-hyeon and dating?
It seems like the tie pin was just bought according to the price and I was the only one overinterpreting.
She said she liked me, but... Anyway, kids these days.
Still, I thought it was fortunate and headed to the parking lot.
Tomorrow is Saturday, so today I'll go out and sleep at a hotel and go to Master...
Hah, I'm screwed.
I felt like I was forgetting something.
I completely forgot that I left my car at Incheon Airport.
It would have been nice if I had remembered just a little earlier... I'm going crazy.