Chapter 575
Chapter 575
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Translator: Ebonarch
Chapter: 575
Chapter Title: I Became the Academy's Sex Education Professor (1)
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Great power comes with great responsibility.
I finally understood what that meant.
Having acquired an incredible ability called 'Heroine NTR', it felt like such a waste to just settle for the status quo. It wasn't like I had some grand ideal of saving the world or anything... but since I'd gotten this power anyway, I wanted to live a more exciting life.
And while I was at it, settle a few scores too.
So first things first, I needed to get stronger than I was now...
Hmm. To do that, I'd have to make use of 'Heroine NTR'.
There were ways to grow stronger in reality, but honestly, the efficiency sucked. So, to pick up some decent skills and rack up points at the same time, diving into a NTR worldline seemed like the best bet. I'd become an A-rank hunter and all, but... I could still get even stronger. To fully unleash my abilities, I needed time to refine my skills and powers.
That's why I scouted around for a suitably promising worldline.
To farm points, I picked the Special Mission first. For maximum freedom of movement, I went with the 'Fantasy' genre. And for even more leeway in my actions, I selected a high-ranking character... Hmm, but that alone felt a bit lacking. Since I had to do some NTR anyway, a plain noble wouldn't cut it. So I checked out the point shop.
That's when I found the 'Setting Overlay Pencil'.
I used it to craft a rather dramatic backstory for myself.
Captured as a POW by the enemy nation, subjected to all sorts of torture... barely survived, then led us to victory in the war—a hero born from the ashes. It cost me an extra 500,000 points or so... but hey, with that, I could still net 400,000. And conveniently, I needed exactly 400,000 to cover the shortfall. Totally reasonable spending. With that settled, I launched 'Heroine NTR'.
"Master, it's about time to head to the academy."
"......"
"Master?"
"I'm listening."
"It's time to depart for the academy..."
"Are you giving me orders right now?"
"N-no, sir! I would never..."
"We have 2 minutes and 28 seconds until departure."
"A-ah... I'm sorry!"
"We'll leave on the dot."
"Understood!"
A lavish mansion, a cute maid—truly the perfect life.
From this moment on, I was the high noble 'Jillian Ludwig'.
Getting a job at the Royal Academy 'Glorious' was almost too easy.
The invitation in my pocket. 'Glorious' was desperate for some prestige right now. Its reputation had been tanking day by day.
That's why they'd invited me—Jillian Ludwig, one of the few ducal house heads and a hero of the last war. They planned to prop me up as a professor to revive the academy's fading authority. From my perspective, it was an ideal situation.
I needed to infiltrate the academy anyway...
Having them extend the invite first? Perfect.
It let me position myself as the absolute top dog.
-Tap
"So... what do you think? Personally, I don't think there's a better offer out there. Once a week, minimum one hour—that's it. No other obligations."
"Why skip the opening lecture in the first week?"
"Oh come on, isn't that already a done deal?"
The woman set down her teacup and beamed at me.
She looked like a late-teens academy student on the surface... but she wasn't. This was the academy's chairwoman, using magic to alter her appearance. Hard to believe she was in her forties looking like that. Did all women want to stay young forever? After a casual once-over, I straightened up with a sigh. As a noble character, every gesture exuded elegance.
"Let's keep this straight. I never heard it'd be for the entire student body."
"But it's a lecture by the famous Jillian Ludwig! Everyone was dying to hear you—you have no idea the chaos. As chairwoman, it was a huge headache!"
"The headache was for your secretary Lumi, not you."
"......Oh my! You know Lumi?!"
"Not close. I just know the name."
"Really? Still, that's something! For the head of House Ludwig to remember her! She'd be thrilled—might even throw a party! Hee hee hee!"
"Sigh. Does that magic lower your mental age too?"
".........Huh?"
This chairwoman... was she really a noble? Her speech and mannerisms came off as so childish. It was grating on my noble sensibilities. Just facing her soured my mood. Probably a penalty from 'Character Synchronization'... but whatever, we wouldn't cross paths often. Swallowing my irritation, I spoke up.
"We've been talking for 19 minutes and 7 seconds. Enough chit-chat—let's wrap this up. So, do the first-week lecture, and the rest is my free time?"
"Yes! Just teach a class on pride as an academy member!"
"Three students."
"......Pardon?"
"I'll teach exactly three."
"W-wait a minute! Even so, isn't that too few?!"
"You said the rest was up to me."
"Still..."
"Top of the class, bottom of the class, and average... that should suffice. This semester's a test run. I'll observe those three and plan future classes accordingly."
"Oh ho... You're testing our Glorious, then?"
"It ties to my honor. If it's full of vermin, being a professor would be a loss. I pass on being associated with places on Glorious's level."
"Hmph, fine! Challenge accepted!"
"And no interference, no matter what. In this world, the only one who can command me... is the one on the throne."
"Ooh, aren't we full of ourselves. Relax—we figured you'd want that from the start."
"In that case, very well. I accept."
"Great! Here's the contract, then."
I signed, and it glowed brightly... then turned to dust and vanished. My heart raced on its own—must've been the contract magic kicking in. And just like that, I was a professor at 'Glorious'. First time teaching students, but... three? No sweat. I knew exactly who they were too.
As head of House Ludwig, I had the freshman roster.
Top student: Sion Ernst
Bottom: Rosemary Ardina
Average: Anna Hilts
All female freshmen, connected to the runner-up Lucius Ernst... yeah, obvious. Main heroine and sub-heroines, right? I'd know for sure once I met them... but odds were high.
My experience so far told me so.
"Contract's done. Time for me to head out."
"Oh? Suddenly so formal?"
"I'm a professor now. I'll use proper address on academy grounds."
"How refined! This is exactly what we needed! Kids these days have no manners!"
"Best avoid calling them 'kids these days'. Makes you sound old."
".........Huh?"
"I'll be going, then."
And that little jab was only possible because I was 'Jillian Ludwig'.
Recipient of honors even the chairwoman couldn't touch lightly.
Those 600,000 points? Worth every one.
"Lumi, you know Jill?"
"Yes, ma'am."
"Why didn't you say so?!"
"Pardon? Did I need to?"
"It's Jill! Jillian Ludwig! War hero! I needed every scrap of info! We had to bring him on for the board, but... ugh, what a jerk! Know what he said to me? That I'm 'thinking like an old lady'! The nerve! Any weaknesses? You know him—gimme something!"
"You are thinking like an old lady, Chairwoman. Cold as ever, just like Jillian."
"Lumiiii!"
"And Chairwoman? It's not 'Jill'."
"What?!"
"It's 'dick'. He's a guy."
".........W-well, true."
"He's hated 'Jill' since way back."
"Oho... in that case, I should totally call him 'Jill', 'Jill' around campus~?!"
"......As chairwoman?"
".........Yeah, maybe not."
"Mind your dignity, Chairwoman. You'll get hit with a sexual harassment claim."
Lumi Daphne teased the chairwoman as usual. Self-proclaimed super-genius mage Oberlia Lupin, but she had no resistance here. Face flushed, stumbling over her words. Everyone thought she was in her forties... but in truth, Oberlia Lupin was exactly as young as she looked.