Chapter 56
Chapter 56
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 56
Chapter Title: Your Back of the Head, Is It Safe? (3)
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# 56
“Master. If you’d been born a demon, I think you would’ve become the Demon King and successfully conquered the world.”
It was a casual remark from Iron Bat while we were watching the video magic tool during self-study period, as always.
No, I didn’t do anything?
I just created the rules the students wanted, and they’re the ones who started fighting each other?
Therefore, I’m completely innocent!
“That’s exactly the demon mindset! As expected, Master is a magnificent archvillain!”
Well, yeah. What can I say? I did come from an evil organization with a proud history and tradition!
“It’s all ruined because of that princess who’s totally obsessed with Master!”
This thing’s tackling skills are getting sharper by the day.
“Who’s fault is that?”
Not mine, obviously.
The professors seemed either dumbfounded or perhaps realizing there was no room for them to intervene, so they just sat back and watched the students’ survival game unfold.
“But Master. The Imperial Tournament has a lot of individual matches, but there are plenty of team battles too, right? If they keep focusing only on individual fights like this, won’t they get weak in team events?”
“That’s exactly why you exist, isn’t it?”
Vacation is coming up soon anyway… but the kids will still have to come to the academy.
Of course, I don’t plan on making them study until late at night even during break.
I’ll actually let them go around lunchtime or so.
Not without a catch, though.
“Heh heh heh… So all I have to do is wait until then?”
Yeah, stock up on plenty of mana!
#3 Their Circumstances: Some Students’ Closing Ceremony (1)
“You’ve all grown so much during this time, and the academy has welcomed many new professors, starting with Professor Niserwin…”
“What’s the point of this?”
“Yeah, a closing ceremony? Fine. It’s fine, but we have to come back to the academy starting tomorrow? Is this even a break?”
“I don’t know. Even my family betrayed me. I told my mom, and she said to listen to Professor Niserwin and study even harder. I almost cursed her out for the first time in my life.”
“Wow, your mom is too much. Study even harder here? Is she telling us to drop dead?”
“My little sister, who never studies, took Mom’s side and said I should at least do it at the academy.”
“Wow… what’s that about? Is she really your blood sister?”
“So I made sure my parents enroll her in Yuglasia Academy two years from now when it’s her turn.”
“…You demon!”
Vacation.
It refers to a period when classes are suspended for a set time.
Usually, it happens during summer or winter, when the heat or cold makes studying impractical.
During that time, students engage in self-improvement, travel to relieve the fatigue of learning, or spend personal time.
But this year, Yuglasia Academy has no vacation.
Sure, there’s a closing ceremony and an opening ceremony period, so technically it’s vacation then.
But why is it called vacation?
Because school is off and there are no classes!
If you go to school during vacation and attend classes, is that really vacation?
Every student at Yuglasia thought the same, but it was already too late.
Somehow, the parents had been convinced, and aside from a few students who could escape due to family circumstances, everyone was forced to stay at the academy during break.
Thanks to that, the already unfocused closing ceremony turned into utter chaos!
“Next up is a speech from Professor Niserwin.”
But the moment the speaker changed, order was restored in an instant.
Seeing the petite silver-haired girl and Professor Niserwin step onto the stage, the students could only swallow hard.
‘If we’re loud, we’ll get hit, right?’
‘Even if Professor Niserwin doesn’t care, that demon will come beat us up.’
‘No. I don’t want to get hit anymore.’
Whether he knew their thoughts or not, he flashed a smile that a stranger might call benevolent—but to Yuglasia students, it evoked pure terror.
“Are you tired?”
The moment Professor Niserwin spoke his first words, every student screamed the same thing in their minds.
‘How dare that come out of your mouth!’
The silence went beyond quiet into heavy stillness, and Professor Niserwin looked pleased as he continued.
“It must be tough. No, it’ll only get tougher from here.”
The students desperately wanted to scream how it could possibly get worse, but they held back, fearing he’d explain in excruciating detail the moment they opened their mouths.
“To the diligent students always striving for their studies and the professors doing their utmost to guide them, I offer my thanks. I hope you’ll continue to pour even more effort into education going forward.”
‘He’s saying brace yourselves because he plans to work us even harder?’
‘Come to think of it, are the professors staying at the academy too?’
‘Wow… We can escape after max four years, but the professors are stuck forever.’
For a moment, the students felt pity for their own futures and the professors doomed to remain at the academy.
“Plan A ends when vacation begins. A special vacation-exclusive rule will take its place.”
But that pity evaporated with Professor Niserwin’s next words.
-What new hell have you cooked up, you spawn of an evil god!
How much did we fight because of that damn Plan A?
We once fought tooth and nail over a single ticket with friends we’d laughed and dreamed with.
Yesterday’s betrayer became today’s ally, and yesterday’s ally became the betrayer.
An everyday where no one could be trusted dragged on, teaching us the truth that there’s no one in the world worth trusting.
And now Plan A is ending, replaced by a new rule?
Has a single rule change ever been good for us?
I’ll say it plainly.
Every time the plan changed, we learned there’s hell beyond hell—a deeper hell!
“It’s even a vacation-limited rule.”
“What? That’s scary.”
“It’s not like we’ll have to stay at the academy longer if we don’t pass, right?”
“No way… He did announce classes end at 12:30.”
“Yeah. And no night self-study.”
“Wait, it doesn’t say it ends at night, does it? So maybe they just renamed afternoon self-study?”
“Wait, I just got chills.”
Unable to even imagine what horrors awaited at the academy, the students began to tremble in fear.
Oblivious or not, Professor Niserwin left his final words and stepped down from the podium.
“I hope everyone has a wonderful vacation.”
A vacation that didn’t feel wonderful at all.
#4 Their Circumstances: Some Students’ Closing Ceremony (2)
“With this, Marsis Academy’s closing ceremony is concluded.”
After the usual tedious pre-ceremony speeches from the professors.
Cheers erupted from the students starting with the student council president’s closing remarks.
“Lady Nermia, are you returning to your family estate?”
“If not, there’s a magic seminar hosted by the imperial family. Care to join?”
“No, milady. The Magic Tower is hosting a special magic seminar…”
And on the way back.
With vacation starting now, and the academy lessons being so far below what the instructors taught, I’d thought of practicing alone.
But the hangers-on were already swarming.
Marsis—no, the Imperial Four Great Academies were founded to gather talent that would strengthen the empire.
Thus, aside from Yuglasia, the other academies were each influenced by different imperial sectors.
Arsia was backed by the knight orders, Mercadia by the empire’s ministers.
But Marsis was different.
It received influence from both the imperial family and the Magic Tower.
In reality, it leaned more toward the Magic Tower.
That’s why it’s nicknamed the Education Magic Tower.
Marsis strives to expand influence for both the imperial family and the Magic Tower, especially pulling neutral talents to their side.
And this year, among the neutral talents, the best is me!
My grandfather is the Magic Tower Master, affiliated with the Tower; my father is the head of House Nermia, aligned with the imperial family.
Top tier in both realms, yet neutral in affiliation!
From the student council to my class and clubs, they all cling to recruit me, and it seems it’ll continue into vacation.
I’d love to tell them all to buzz off, but this isn’t an evil organization—it’s noble society.
As a scion of the prestigious House Nermia, I can’t lower the family’s standing.
“I plan to stay at our capital estate. If an opportunity arises, I’ll visit.”
Flashing an elegant, refined smile, they all retreated with regrets.
-Ugh.
Somewhere, some sucker started dry-heaving, but ignore.
With light steps, I slipped out of the academy before more annoyances could attach.
-Master. Vacation has finally started. What are your plans?
-After seeing that, obviously training.
Honestly, having trained in an evil organization that doesn’t treat people like people, I’ve never thought I’d lose to these academy kids.
But Yuglasia’s state keeps lingering in my memory.
The screams reminding me of when No. 1, No. 1000, and I wailed under Iron Bat’s beatings.
The fear-stricken faces I glimpsed, like when we fled from Iron Bat.
Seeing their expressions that mirrored mine during instructor training, I couldn’t relax just because they’re academy students.
So, no lazy, fun vacation like the other Marsis kids!
-You’re a student, Master. Can’t you just play around a bit?
-My goal isn’t some ordinary student.
If it were, I wouldn’t have joined the evil organization after all that hardship.
I’d have married into a suitable family for House Nermia and spent life laughing haha-hoho in high society.
But my childhood dream was to become a grand archmage like Grandpa.
After joining the organization, even that wasn’t enough—I aimed to be the greatest in family history, no, the empire!
A name to be recorded even 100, no, 1,000 years from now!
Someone with such goals can’t fall behind academy peers!
-I admire big dreams. But Master, instead of solo practice at home, wouldn’t it be good to join those seminars the kids mentioned?
-Seminars are obvious. Who studies during vacation? It’ll just be social mixers disguised as education.
No one properly studies on break.
That’s common sense, right?
#5 Their Circumstances: Some Students’ Vacation Life
What evil deeds did I commit in my past life?
In this life, I could’ve enjoyed marquis family prestige but lived diligently instead.
I never whipped territory folk as “commoners” like some evil lord’s daughter in old novels, or executed for bumping into me.
I’m proud I avoided even petty bad deeds.
That’s why the territory folk adore me so much?
Kids follow me shouting “Lady Aris!” during patrols?
So, unless all gods are dead.
Unless gods caring for humans is a lie!
Unless I destroyed countries in my past life, this doesn’t make sense!
“Vacation… what the hell is this vacation!”
Pouring all my mana into running, I screamed.
Rewind a bit.
Classes ended at 12:30, we got brief announcements, and were told we could go home.
Then, amid familiar booming sounds, Professor Niserwin announced over the broadcast:
-Vacation special class rule: Break through the professors to go home. Unlike usual, half the professors are out for personal reasons or vacation.
Doable. Half the professors? Manageable… but couldn’t they just let us go?
No choice. Even dragging Dad in failed.
Tried Mom again, but Dad, impressed by Yuglasia’s education, started retraining his legion.
Only way: Break through hard and dash home!
I pushed through the third floor, fighting second-floor profs, when a weird alarm broadcast played.
-For students not yet dismissed: Entering vacation special Plan for quick dismissal.
Fighting Professor Arhan, I ignored it.
But soon after.
Rumbling footsteps as masses of students descended, thinking all floors done and freedom near.
“Ruuuunnnn!”
Seeing pale-faced student council president and execs screaming ahead, something felt wrong.
“Hee hee hee, still not home? Bad kids!”
Hearing the demon’s voice behind, I ignored Professor Arhan and fled at full speed, yelling.
“Vacation… what the hell is this vacation!”
Thus, our life-or-death vacation began.