The Academy's Lewd Welcome
“Hmm, th-this girl...!? I’ve never seen this face before, h-herk...!!!”
For some reason, a loud ringing echoed in my ears and jolted me awake. I found myself on a rolled-up straw mat that had been brought inside, with my adoptive mother, Puyor, right beside me.
“Haaah... Where on earth am I?”
The moment I opened my eyes, the central courtyard fountain of the academy came into view. Colorful flowers bloomed around it, and bees and butterflies fluttered among the vibrant blossoms...
But that wasn’t what mattered right now.
As I tried to focus my blurry vision on the scenery, I suddenly felt something from behind naturally cupping and fondling my soft, ample breasts.
“Wh-what...?! Who are you?”
The hand flinched for a moment at my question, but then shamelessly resumed kneading my chest.
Squish, squish—
Rubbing and squeezing my voluptuous breasts over the thin white linen shirt, he spoke.
“Me? I’m the janitor in charge of academy security. Heheheh. In all my years, I’ve never seen breasts this pretty.”
“Hiiiik...! Nooo!”
The janitor of Groove Academy completely enveloped my chest with his palms and eagerly traced circles over them. I tried to run, but he had me firmly trapped and showed no sign of letting go.
Just then, a student heading to class shouted.
“Whoa?! The janitor’s committing sexual harassment!!”
“Guh!?”
“Ohhh, but the girl is... incredibly beautiful...!!”
These bastards. Stop gawking and help me already...
I stomped down hard on the janitor’s foot with my shoe while he was still hesitating.
“Aaaagh...! Get off me...!”
Then I ran for my life, dashing forward without looking back.
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Escaping the insane janitor who had tried to rape me right from the academy gates, I sprinted across the wide grassy field. Several magic apprentices who had been spinning pinwheels with wind magic spotted me running and immediately turned their spells on the janitor.
Shuuuung—
A whirlwind laced with grass and dirt slammed into one of his legs. The janitor howled.
“Graaah! You little brats...!”
“Run!”
“Thanks!”
The kids winked at me, their faces frozen in shock.
“Hah... hah...”
“An unbelievable goddess just transferred into our academy...!!”
Suddenly those guys were starting to scare me more than the janitor.
“Damn it?! Where do I run now? Either way, I have to get out of this academy first...”
I fled desperately from the janitor. As I ran with my skirt flapping, the main academy building with its elegant dark-blue tiled roof came into view.
A female mage wearing a robe embroidered with flowers and grass patterns spotted me. Ah, that uniform... she must be the headmistress?
“Hmm? Welcome. You must be Sera Heartsoul, daughter of Chief Puyor?”
Her eyes sparkled with anticipation as she looked at me. I had no confidence I could escape this woman. She was famous for being an uncompromising headmistress who would never allow early withdrawal.
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“H-hmm... So you really are Sera Heartsoul, daughter of Chief Puyor, who transferred into our academy?”
“Y-yes... That’s correct.”
Fortunately, the academy head was a woman. Her name was Layla. If the head had been a man, I might have been taken right at the admissions office. Still, I knew I had to behave properly around Layla. Even though she wore an innocent, childlike expression, I absolutely could not cross the line. After all, Layla was both a mage and a powerhouse. The weights and training equipment in the corner of her office gave off an intimidating aura. Just like the saying that even a gangster’s wife can be pretty, Layla was also quite the beauty. The phrase “muscular auntie” came to mind naturally.
‘I mustn’t act out...’
Layla immediately had me fill out a few documents for enrollment and then dragged me to the first-year classroom. There was only one first-year class anyway. The inside of the rural academy carried a warm, cozy scent of wood that greeted me. Yet I had a feeling that before long, the smell of night-blooming flowers would fill the air here as well.
“Waaah...!!!”
“Whoa, what an incredible beauty...”
“My personal beauty scanner is going crazy...!! Bzzt...!! Top-tier beauty in the entire region!! No—unmeasurable!! The scanner’s breaking!!”
“Ugh, she’s so damn hot. I’m gonna imagine knocking her up right now.”
The moment the academy students began catcalling in heat, Headmistress Layla looked at me with concern.
“I hope... our students are too innocent for this, but if anyone bothers you, tell me.”
“Yes, thank you...”
Soon after the headmistress left, the homeroom instructor asked in a bored voice. His name was Grenol. He wore a short-sleeved beige shirt and dark chocolate-colored cotton pants. As the academy’s swordsmanship instructor, he boasted an impressive physique. Why was I being put into the swordsmanship class when they were supposed to be teaching magic? Complaining wouldn’t help. In this tiny rural academy, the only teacher capable of handling magic was Headmistress Layla.
Self-introductions followed.
“Name...”
“Sera Heartsoul. Please take care of me from now on.”
The moment I announced my name, the students erupted.
“Kyaaahooooot—!!!”
“So you’re Chief Puyor’s daughter?”
“H-hiiik...!!”
Puyor Heartsoul. I had already prepared this unusual surname, knowing she would grant it to me. Her grandfather had been a count from a renowned magic family, but after having an affair with a commoner girl, the family fell to viscount status. Then her father had an affair with a slave girl and the family fell further to baron status... And now, with a magically gifted daughter carrying on the line, this was precisely the family of Puyor, who served as village chief of Purshers Village.
“Chief Puyor is scary...”
“But Sera won’t be scary like her. She’ll be kind. Hehe.”
Alright! You brats are all dead today! To protect myself, I had no choice but to show some spine.
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Scratch, scratch—
My homeroom instructor, Grenol, was in charge of swordsmanship studies at the academy and was notorious for his strict personality. When he opened a thick book and began the lesson, the previously noisy students instantly fell silent.
“Haha, your posture for class has improved nicely! Anyone who talks will taste my oak club, so keep that in mind!”
Groove Academy’s swordsmanship class comprehensively taught everything from basic sword handling to practical techniques. The lesson was divided into theory and practical training. During theory time, we learned the history, types, and structure of swords.
“Now then, in this section we’ll explore how different cultures developed various sword shapes and purposes. We’ll also study the fundamental principles of swordsmanship—stance, footwork, and breathing techniques. Hoo, hoo, hoo...”
Looking at me, Instructor Grenol suddenly began breathing heavily in a pao-hu style, as if his normally well-trained breathing technique had malfunctioned. I felt uneasy... deeply uneasy. In the original game, the protagonist gets taken the moment she possesses the body. The moment she enters the academy, she gets taken—by Grenol and all the boys in class. Yet here everyone was diligently studying in this refined atmosphere. The only sounds were students shifting in their oak chairs and quills gliding smoothly across parchment. There wasn’t the slightest suspicious sign.
‘What’s going on...? Did I do something right for once?’
Ever since possessing this game, my goals had been clear. First, return to my original world! Second, avoid being taken by men as much as possible...! Because the moment I resolved to become a girl, I had decided to become a modest, pure young lady of the chief’s household—far from the “female corruption” label of being a public toilet.
I glanced out the academy window. Beyond the main gate stretched an open path, and in the distance fresh green leaves swayed gently in the spring breeze, creating a warm atmosphere. Until the midday sun turned golden, I sat with my heart pounding, praying that nothing would happen until class ended.
“Now then, next time we’ll build your own swordsmanship style through practical training. Any questions?”
“None!”
“Very well. Spend the next thirty minutes reviewing what you learned!”
“Yes!”
Was nothing really going to happen? Just as I hoped my worries had been needless, I looked down at the floor and noticed an unnatural yellow light reflecting off the classroom floorboards. Then I saw a group of male students staring at me and snickering.
‘Wh-what? Don’t tell me...?’