ch 246
Became a Swordsmanship Instructor at the Academy
Chapter 246
"Hello... Oh, um... Teacher, that person named Luciel can speak Korean, right?"
Luciel and Se-jin are acquainted.
But Eunseo isn't, so before the two came, I had told her that Luciel and Se-jin would be coming and gave her a brief explanation.
But I didn't reveal that she was an angel.
Even if I told Eunseo that a cow was a pig, she'd believe me without question, but an angel is a bit...
I judged that it would be better to show her directly and then explain, so that's why I did it that way, which is why she thinks Luciel is a foreigner.
Well, with her silver hair and violet eyes.
She doesn't look Korean to anyone.
"Luciel can naturally speak Korean. But she's not a foreigner. Could you take out your wings for a moment?"
"Here?"
She looked like she didn't like it much, but she obediently took out her wings.
"Teacher, wings? What do you mean... Real wings? Don't tell me this person is a monster?"
"Monster? To compare me to such an inferior being..."
She frowns.
"Luciel, she's saying that because she doesn't know. Eunseo, Luciel is an angel."
"An angel? No, how could such a thing exist in the world..."
"Sister is really an angel. And she's different from monsters and such."
With Se-jin also saying this, Eunseo seems to be accepting it.
"Whether you believe it or not doesn't matter. Why did you call us here today?"
At Luciel's words, everyone looks at me.
"All three of you here like me, right?"
"You're asking something obvious."
Following Luciel's rebuke, Se-jin and Eunseo also nod.
"But I'm only one person. And I couldn't choose any one of you three here."
"So you're saying you'll make a choice today?"
At Luciel's direct words, everyone looks tense.
"No."
I told Se-jin during the day, but I'm thinking of making a choice after the Demon King’s descent incident is resolved.
"What? Then why did you gather all of us..."
But I thought it was necessary to sort things out before that, so I gathered everyone like this.
Eunseo doesn't know Luciel at all.
And there's something I need to confess.
"I'll explain from now on. It may be hard to believe, but I'm not Kang Shin-hyeok."
At the same time as I spoke, I used Polymorph magic to change my appearance.
My height and arm length clearly decreased, my sharp jaw became noticeably round, and my eyes became smaller, so my field of vision narrowed a bit.
Finally, I put on the black-framed glasses I had put in my pocket beforehand.
"What's that appearance supposed to be?"
"This is the real me."
This is me before I was reincarnated as Kang Shin-hyeok, Lee Min-chan.
"What is this..."
"Don't talk nonsense. That's just you changing your appearance with Polymorph magic."
"Teacher?"
To the three who looked confused, I spilled everything from beginning to end.
The life and death of Lee Min-chan, who was a third-rate writer, reincarnation, and everything up to now.
Of course, Ji-sung knows that I'm a possessor, but he doesn't know my previous life's occupation or detailed information about me.
There's no need to show my weak side to him.
In the first place, I had inevitably told him because he was the same possessor, and I had never told anyone else about it and thought I never would in the future.
Especially among other people, I didn't want to tell these three even more.
What Se-jin, Luciel, and Eunseo like is the handsome and capable Kang Shin-hyeok.
Not Lee Min-chan, the third-rate writer who worried about living expenses every day and had no leisure to be found.
I wasn't confident or sure whether they would continue to like me even knowing all the facts.
As expected, everyone has confused expressions.
Even though everyone here trusts and believes in me, the degree is absurdly severe.
The fact that they themselves are characters in a novel.
The fact that I knew everything from the beginning...
Every single thing is nothing but shocking.
As I initially thought, if they became disappointed, gave up, and said they would leave, I was planning to let them go, so I'm anxious but at the same time feel somewhat relieved.
Now I've really revealed everything.
The first to break the silence was Luciel.
"Don't talk nonsense. Sometimes when I look at you, Shin-hyeok, you have strange imaginations..."
"It's true."
"Even if it's true, it doesn't matter. The heart you showed me is real, isn't it?"
"You like handsome people. My original appearance is..."
"What does that matter? You said you died and were reborn, right? Then doesn't that mean that appearance is also you, Shin-hyeok? Besides, your original appearance isn't really my style either."
"No..."
"Don't interrupt. I'm not finished talking yet. Most importantly, if you thought of us as novel characters, there would be no reason to reveal this fact to us, right?"
"I never thought of you that way, not even once..."
"Then what's the problem? Whatever you were in your previous life, however you looked, as long as your heart is true, I don't care."
"I don't care either. You're the one who saved me when I was falling apart, Teacher. If it weren't for you, Teacher, the current me wouldn't exist either."
"...Even if it wasn't me, it would have been the same. Originally, Se-jin, there was someone who would help you..."
"There was? So what? The fact that you helped me, Teacher, doesn't change. Teacher, why did you save me?"
"That's because you're my student. But honestly, at first I even thought about just pretending not to know and passing by."
"But you saved me in the end, didn't you? It's not like you saved me from the beginning to make me like you, Teacher. I don't care. Just because of something like this..."
Just something like this.
"As I said during the day, I will absolutely never give up on you, Teacher."
That's Se-jin indeed.
Now only Eunseo remains.
"I'm still a bit confused, but one thing that's certain is that I like you, Teacher, as much as these two... no, I won't lose to these two at all."
Even Eunseo...
It seems my worry that they might leave if I confessed all the facts was unfounded.
"Thank you all..."
I'm really grateful, but at the same time, I'm sorry.
I did tell Se-jin during the day that I would make a choice after the Demon Lord's descent ended and the cleanup was finished, but...
Even after revealing all the truth, I can't choose one person among these three who still like me unchanged.
If today, here, two people... no, even if one person had given up on me...
"What are you thankful for? It's natural. Is that all you have to say?"
"Well..."
Should I say now that I absolutely can't choose?
Everyone is pretending to be calm, but they must be confused already...
"Um, could we talk among ourselves without you, Teacher?"
It's Se-jin.
"What... what are you planning to talk about?"
"We can't remain in such an ambiguous relationship forever. Earlier you told me that you would make a choice when the incident you're preparing for this time is over, but now that you've confirmed everyone's feelings like this, can you really do that?"
No, I can't.
"Shin-hyeok, did you say that to Se-jin today?"
"Yes. But I really can't choose... Sorry. I'm too indecisive."
"I thought so. So we'll talk among ourselves. Sister, you agree too, right?"
"Huh? Yes. I was thinking the same thing."
"I..."
"You said you like Teacher as much as we do, right? Was that just something you said?"
"No! I want to talk too!"
Even Eunseo...
"Then I'll join..."
"No. If you're with us, Teacher, we won't be able to talk frankly."
"Se-jin is right. You said you can't decide, right? We'll settle this among ourselves, so Shin-hyeok, you stay out of this one."
"I... I think the same."
Settling this... Yes, maybe this would be better.
Still, just in case they might physically clash, wouldn't it be better to use invisibility magic and watch?
"Shin-hyeok might secretly watch, so let's move."
"What do you think I am..."
Did she read my mind?
"Then we'll be back."
Before I could do anything, Luciel grabbed Eunseo and Se-jin's hands and disappeared.
It's not that they went through a portal, did they go to Luciel's world?
I immediately reached for my wallet with the tree leaf in my pocket, then stopped.
They deliberately moved away, but to force my way in...
Honestly, Luciel has changed since her awakening and won't act recklessly like before, so there won't be any physical confrontation.
Right. I think waiting is the right thing to do now.
***
"Wh... where is this place?"
At first glance, it looks like a wide field full of green grass, but in one corner there's a tree so huge you can't see its end, and the sun is actually purple.
"The place where Shin-hyeok and I first met. It's changed quite a lot compared to then, but anyway, here you don't need to worry about anything. We can save time too."
"That's right. It won't end quickly."
Se-jin Sister doesn't look particularly surprised, as if she's been here before.
"Eunseo, don't worry too much. When we finish talking, Luciel Sister will send you back, so don't worry too much."
"Ah, yes."
"Well, if the conversation goes well, then yes, but... anyway, shall we get straight to the point?"
Suddenly, I get goosebumps all over my body and it stings, this is... killing intent.
I feel terrible killing intent from the angel called Luciel.
"Luciel Sister, why are you like this?"
"Why am I like this? You don't know why you're asking?"
"We all said we'd come to talk about Teacher, not that we'd come to fight."
"Isn't talking a waste of time? Or will you both give up on Shin-hyeok? Then I have no intention to kill you either."
This is completely hopeless.
...I didn't even bring a sword.
"Sister, think long-term. If you kill us here, what will Teacher think of you?"
"That's right, isn't it? I know that too. It was such a serious atmosphere that I was just joking around a bit, but Se-jin doesn't fall for it."
The killing intent disappeared instantly.
Really fortunate, but what kind of person... no, angel is that. Such an angel...
"Sister is really..."
"Sorry."
The two seem to be quite close, so why did they ask the Teacher to leave?
"Since I'm the one who suggested that the three of us talk, may I speak first?"
"Yes. Do that."
"I... I'm fine too."
That's fortunate.
I said I would talk together, but honestly, since the two of them suggested it, I'm troubled about what to say.
"If Luciel Sister and Eunseo just agree, I can give up monopolizing Teacher."
Give up monopolizing?
"...So Se-jin, what you're saying is to share Shin-hyeok?"
"The expression is a bit like that, but you're thinking correctly. Of course, I want to be loved alone and monopolize him. But considering Teacher's feelings and realistically, there's no other option, right? So I think this is the best method, which is why I'm telling you this. How do you two feel?"
...I really never thought Se-jin Sister would say such a thing.
"I understand what you mean, but isn't that no different from now?"
"That's not true. Right now, Teacher as well as we all know that we have feelings for each other and get along closely, but we can't freely express affection... skinship and such, right? Because there are other people and we will feel sorry, and we might be rejected... But if everyone agrees here today, we don't have to have such feelings."
"...That certainly makes sense."
Is the angel agreeing?
Well, angels themselves might not be monogamous like humans.
In the first place, she said that besides Teacher and Se-jin Senior, no one else knows her identity.
But I...
"Um, Se-jin Sister, then what about marriage?"
"Marriage? Wedding ceremony... I don't need to do such troublesome things."
As expected, the angel doesn't seem to think it's much of a problem.
If we reach an agreement here, I won't be able to marry...
No, maybe I'm the only one who can't?
Teacher and Se-jin Sister are publicly known as lovers.
If they marry, it would be with Se-jin Sister.
I would be in the shadows...
Of course, if I can just stay by Teacher's side, I think I wouldn't mind being a mistress or something, but...
If I can't tell my parents, Eunsu, and friends, I think I'd be a little... no, very sad.
"Already thinking about marriage... And Luciel Sister, you have to marry too. I'm thinking of having everyone marry together."
"Yes?"
"Our Korea is monogamous, but it's not like there are no polygamous countries, right?"
"Um, you mean..."
"Yes. If Teacher acquires citizenship in a polygamous country, it's a problem that can be solved, right?"
"Immigration..."
"With Teacher's abilities, getting citizenship shouldn't be difficult, right? We'll all have the wedding ceremony together at the same time, so don't worry. People around will probably criticize Teacher a lot and some will look at us strangely, but I have the confidence to endure that much."
She said she's already looked up all the information.
Until now, I thought I liked Teacher the most.
I don't want to admit it, but I can't help but admit it.
Sister Se-jin also likes Teacher as much as I do.