Ch 191
Became a swordsmanship instructor at the academy
Chapter 191
Since Satsu confidently said that I was the one causing trouble, the students who shared the same room returned to their room.
I remained behind to give my statement.
BANG!
"That's ridiculous!"
The guy who claimed to be the uncle, listening to my story from the side, became furious and slammed the desk, causing it to cave in completely.
Is he a Hunter after all?
I had a rough feeling about it from the moment I first saw him when he came in.
Well, I told them the facts when they asked for the truth, and now he's making a fuss, even pounding the desk.
"Are you threatening me right now?"
"What did this bastard do right that he's looking me straight in the eye and talking back so boldly..."
His face turned red and blue as he trembled, looking like he was about to hit me at any moment.
He said he was the uncle, not the father.
Looking at him now, it seems like being hot-tempered runs in the family.
"Excuse me, Director Nomura, please calm down. He's just a student who doesn't know any better, isn't he?"
The staff member next to him tries to stop him, which is a bit disappointing.
Looking at the current situation, it seems like they won't believe my words, so I was thinking of taking at least one hit if he struck me...
Well, there's still a chance.
"Excuse me, is that guy an employee of the International Hunter Association?"
"Huh?"
"Even if he's an employee of the International Hunter Association, he seems to be related by blood to that Satsu guy from earlier, and considering how he just listened to my statement and made a fuss while breaking the desk, I don't think it's fair for that person to be here together, so I'm asking."
"Well, Director Nomura isn't affiliated with the International Hunter Association, but..."
"If he's not an employee, isn't he someone who shouldn't be in this position?"
"This bastard really has a loose mouth!"
In the end, unable to hold back, he grabbed me by the collar.
I could have avoided it if I wanted to, but I let myself be grabbed obediently.
"P-please calm down, Director Nomura."
"Do I look like I'm in a state to calm down? This little brat is lying through his teeth and insulting my nephew twice!"
This time too, two staff members intervened so it didn't escalate to direct violence, but well, isn't this enough?
In Korea, just grabbing someone by the collar counts as assault.
I don't know about Japan though.
By the way, insulting twice?
"On what grounds are you saying it's false? From what I can see, it seems like your so-called nephew is the one lying."
"That, that bastard to the very end!"
"Director, please calm down, and this student's words also have merit, so please keep some distance. We'll handle the investigation."
"Hmph, fine."
The guy called uncle left, and the staff member approached me again.
"Is this okay now?"
"I've already told you everything about the incident, haven't I?"
"Student, take it easy too. We're not trying to make this bigger, we're trying to mediate. If this goes to the police station and becomes a big deal, it won't be good for you either."
Since I've already been grabbed by the collar once, I can't just let it slide nicely.
"If you apologize to Satsu and Director Nomura first and move on..."
As expected, mediation my ass.
"Why should I? I only acted in self-defense, didn't I?"
"Do you have evidence that Satsu-kun tried to lay hands on you first? Or at least a witness. There's CCTV at the restaurant entrance, but not inside."
"Even without CCTV, couldn't you ask the female students who were there together?"
"Hmm, you mean the female student who you claim Satsu harassed? Do you know her name?"
"I don't know her full name, but I think she said Misaragi Hina. She seemed to know that bastard too, so why don't you ask him?"
The staff member got up from his seat.
He approached Satsu and said something, but contrary to my expectation that he would be flustered, he somehow looked confident.
A little later, the staff member came back and said he had confirmed the female student's name and asked them to bring her here, telling me to wait a moment.
I wonder if they're bringing the wrong person.
Well, it doesn't particularly matter.
After waiting about 10 minutes, the door opened and a female student came in with the staff member.
It wasn't 2 people but 1 person who came, but it was still the female student I saw at the restaurant earlier.
***
When Misa came in, thinking he could overcome this situation, the bastard's face brightened.
Tsk, ridiculous.
I expected that bastard would call a witness.
Misa's father is my father's aide.
Unless she wants to make her father unemployed, I told her to behave herself and keep her mouth shut.
Hina is a member of the same Natural Party as father, so it's difficult to silence her separately, but I thought it would be fine if she wasn't called, so I only told the staff member Misa's name.
I was worried that Hina might follow and interfere, but fortunately Misa came alone.
As long as Misa is the only witness, there's no way for that Korean bastard to escape.
***
My expectation that the misunderstanding would be cleared now that a witness had arrived was completely wrong.
"So what Misa is saying is that there was no incident like Satsu being pushy, he didn't use derogatory words, and the Korean student was the one who laid hands first?"
What?
It wasn't intentional, but as a result, I saved her from being harassed, so how can this be happening...
"Excuse me, why are you lying?"
I looked at her and asked, but she turned her head away and avoided my gaze.
I knew about one of the Japanese characteristics called Tatemae and Honne, which in our language means the outside and inside are different... but this is quite bitter.
"The one lying is you! Even now, if you do Dogeza and beg desperately, I might consider ending it here."
He's spouting complete nonsense with great momentum.
It's obvious that he silenced her in advance.
I was going to ask them to call the other female student who was at the same place, but it would be a waste of time.
There's more than enough possibility that that bastard has already bought off the other female student too.
"How about you kneel down and bang your head until your forehead bleeds? Ah, of course, your so-called uncle who grabbed my collar should do it together too."
Everyone makes stunned expressions at my area-wide provocation.
The staff members' expressions completely hardened, and the faces of the guy called uncle and the delinquent called Satsu are on the verge of exploding.
"This bastard!"
"You're really making this a big deal. Student, do you really want to go to the police station?"
The investigating staff member threatens me stiffly, but why would I go there?
"The one making this a big deal isn't me but that shameless delinquent. That female student who came as a witness seems to have been bought off too, so Japanese people really can't be trusted."
"What?"
"Where are you being so shameless..."
Everyone gets completely riled up when I criticize Japanese people as a whole, but it doesn't matter.
I didn't make this provocation without any countermeasures.
"Witnesses can lie, but evidence doesn't lie."
While speaking, I untied the necklace I was wearing around my neck, which my master had broken before but Luciel had remade for me.
Unfortunately, it's impossible for Luciel to pop out of this necklace and kill everyone here.
Well, I'm not a psychopath either, and Luciel still can't leave the portal where my master is.
However, since Luciel couldn't leave the portal and travel together like before, she said she needed to know what I was doing, so she enchanted recording magic into my necklace.
In other words, the necklace is no different from a body cam.
Except that it operates with magic.
Since I always wear it except when washing and sleeping, the situation at the restaurant earlier must have been recorded too.
"What are you doing?"
"This necklace is an artifact with video recording magic cast on it."
While speaking, I drew up magic and activated the magic.
White light burst out from the necklace and began projecting images onto the white wall like a beam projector.
I touched the necklace and manipulated it to find the time frame.
"Ah, here it is. Shall we watch together? Who's lying."
When I cast the spell again, the events from the dinner restaurant are replayed.
From sitting down and eating when the female students approached asking if there were seats available, to the appearance of that delinquent Satsu.
From shamelessly hitting on the girls to mocking me by calling me a Korean bastard and telling me to get lost, and finally reaching out to me first - everything was captured very vividly.
Everyone except the delinquent looked shocked.
"Th-that's manipulated! This bastard manipulated it!"
The delinquent, who never thought I would have such evidence, turned ashen-faced and denied reality, but with that kind of face, his words have no persuasive power.
"R-right. The video could be manipulated. You should have just released the video from the beginning instead of asking for witnesses."
Oh my, birds of a feather flock together - the guy called uncle also takes his nephew's side.
Their claims of manipulation and whatnot can be resolved by transferring the video to another crystal orb and having an expert determine whether it's been manipulated.
"If you suspect it's manipulated, please call an expert or bring a crystal orb for storing magical videos. I'll transfer the video for you."
When a video recorded with magic is manipulated, traces are always left behind, so it's actually easier to analyze than CCTV footage.
"Hey, Kenji. I'll give you the car keys, so go to my car and bring a crystal orb. It should be in the trunk."
"Ah, understood."
As one staff member left the space again, the delinquent's face grew increasingly grim.
You're finished, you bastard.
"By the way, regardless of whether it's manipulated or not, how did you enchant video recording magic into such a small necklace?"
Right. I was wondering why this wasn't brought up.
The reason I didn't reveal the video from the beginning was because of the video recording enchantment magic.
Of course, video recording magic exists in this world too, but it's quite high-level magic in itself.
Using already-made artifacts isn't too difficult, but only A-rank or higher magicians who specialize in enchantment magic, or S-rank magicians, can enchant such high-level magic.
Moreover, the video recording magic cast on my current necklace is on a completely different level from this world's magic.
Typical video recording magic artifacts are made from high-purity crystals or diamonds about the size of a child's head, and the recording period is only about a week.
But the gem on my necklace is only about the size of a thumb, yet it can record for over 6 months.
Plus, it has crystal-clear quality that seems like it would be 8K, which even the highest-grade CCTV probably couldn't achieve.
Of course, the gem on my necklace is a rare gem that Luciel brought from the heavenly realm, but fundamentally it's a difference in magic.
To put it simply, if typical video recording magic in this world is Fireball, then Luciel's video recording magic is Hellfire.
Therefore, explaining the magic is difficult, and if they pursue the source of where a mere high school student got such a high-grade artifact, it would be troublesome.
But I had quite a bit of time to think while waiting for the witness.
"I do learn magic, but I don't know the detailed principles."
It's not a lie - I really don't know the principles.
Enchantment is quite advanced magic, so I only learned how to handle it from Luciel.
"You don't know. Then where did that necklace come from? The vivid quality and the amount recorded seems quite substantial."
"R-right. I've never seen such vivid quality either... Hey, Manager Haruto, it doesn't seem like something an ordinary high school student would have. Shouldn't we confiscate that necklace as evidence too?"
Look at these bastards?
Are they coveting my necklace right now?
Even if they're not coveting it, they might manipulate the evidence, so that won't do.
"I can't give you the necklace. You might take it and manipulate it. When the crystal orb arrives, I can transfer it here with transmission magic, can't I?"
"Hmm. Well, yes... I understand for now. But you still haven't mentioned the source of the necklace. Like Director Nomura said earlier, it's definitely not something a mere high school student would have. Where did it come from?"
They seem ready to take it away if I don't answer.
Of course, I've already thought of the answer, so that won't happen.
"This necklace was left to me by Hunter Kang Shin-hyeok."
I'm playing my name card!