CH 24

24 - Magic Academy

「――You’re the new instructor? ….He! You look like a weak man! I’m several times more――」

A few days after that, I came to the Royal Magikos Magic Academy.

「――Don’t act like you’re a big shot just because you’re a teacher. If you do, I’ll train you myself!」

I really didn’t want to come, but Char would cry if I didn’t, so I had to. I want to go home now.

「――Hey! Are you listening to me, you old man!? Don’t ignore me! You――」

I want to go home. I can’t wait to go home and lie down on my bed. I don’t know why I have to do this. It’s a pain in the ass. It’s really annoying.

「Don’t ignore me, Ossa――」

「Shut up, you little shit. I’m thinking now, so be quiet. …..Also, I’m 18. Call me Onii-san, not old man.」

I shout and shut up the little brat who’s been screaming at me for a while now.

The kid is warned, his face turns red with anger, and he screams even harder. It’s too loud.

「Haa….」

I can’t help but sigh.

In the end–I had to go to the magic academy as a teacher for the number of days until the magic tournament.

I thought I’d just put my name on the register and let the rest fall into place, but….. Aldi gave me a class to teach and let me do the rest.

In addition, the class is a dump, a collection of the school’s problem children.

I heard that all the instructors ran away after two days because they were all students with good skills but bad personalities. Don’t leave that to me.

Aldi seems to want me to take care of this class, but I’m not going to do that. Besides—-

I glanced over at the students.

Some students are quietly reading books.

Some are puting their makeup and are cleaning their nails.

Some meditating while on their chairs.

And then there is the student who has been poking and prodding me for a while now.

And so on. A total of eight people (average age: 12) were doing whatever they wanted.

Even though it was a class. I couldn’t sense as they accepted me. I’m not sure if they even noticed my presence in the first place.

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…Well, that was rather convenient. If they don’t feel like it, I don’t have to take it seriously. Now, I’m going to take a nap.

I wrote the word “self-study” with dirty letter on the magic blackboard and leaned back in my chair to try to fall asleep. But–

「――Don’t ignore me, old man! I’ll crush you if I have to! If I, the second son of the Gloire faimily, tell my father――」

I was interrupted by the voice of a male student, yelling at me.

「…I have no intention of being your instructor. I’m sure our interests are aligned. So please leave me alone.」

「I don’t give a shit about that! I just don’t like your attitude!」

I waved him away, but he didn’t like what I was saying, so he came at me even harder.

I glanced sideways at the materials on the table and checked the student’s information again.

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[Name] Ludas Groile

[Age] 13

[Family] Second son of the Gloire family

[Magic power] B-Grade

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The Gloire family is one of the great aristocrats that have high power in the country and have produced many famous mages.

At the young age of thirteen, he has obtained a B grade from a magical institution, which shows that he has an exceptional talent for magic.

He must have had a lot of expectations and was hailed as a genius. So, he got carried away and ended up with this kind of personality.

…No wonder all the other instructors had have run away so quickly.

If the Gloire family found out about it, it would like having your career as a mage ruined.

I guess Aldi can’t come on too strong because of the large amount of money donated to the school. It’s a tough world.

But that’s not the only reason why the instructors run away. The bigger reason is – all the students here are quite famous in the country, the sons and daughters of great nobles and merchants.

Of course they would run away with their tails between their legs. If I get in trouble and get noticed by any one of them, my life will be over. I can’t do it like that.

「――I’ll never forgive you! Duel! Let’s duel! I’ll beat you to a pulp!」

Ludas face is bright red and he screams. I thought he looked like someone, and then I understood. He resembles that guy, B-rank adventurer, Cain. They don’t look alike, but they have the same personality. It’s little Cain.

「…A duel? Is there any benefit for me? It’s a bit of a hassle, isn’t it?」

「I’ll accept you as an instructor if you win! ….Hey, I hope you guys are okay with that!!」

The students agreed saying “Yes”, “Ok”, respectively. Wait a minute, I’m not–

「I don’t want to do this――」

「You’re not going to say you’re not going to do it or something, right? Old man?」

With a smug look on his face, Ludas provoked me.

But there’s no way I’m going to be provoked like that. I’m 18 years old. I’m an adult. My mental age is different from that of a child.

「Old man……! Are you running away? Ah, maybe you’re scared?」

So no matter how much he’ll provoke me, I will never be sway. Yes, absolutely—

「Old man….! Hey, old man with cloudy eyes….! You scaredy――」

「I’ll make you cry. I swear I will.」

I can’t forgive him anymore. He’s been calling me an old man for a while now. ….I’m 18 years old, I tell you!

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Seriously, I’ll never forgive you. I’ll traumatize you for the rest of your life! Even if you cry, I won’t forgive you!! Prepare yourself, you little shit!!!