Vol. 1 - Ch. 40 - Assignment Result (1)

After classes, precisely two months after Godorfun had handed him the assignment.

"Excuse me!"

Allen opened the door to the staff room, entered inside, and performed a perfect 30-degree bow. Though strange as it was, his 'bowing' was no longer an unfamiliar spectacle for the Academy's staff members.

It wasn't surprising. He had already become famous — in a positive light — for bowing before leaving the main gate when starting his morning run, after completing his run, and before and after performing his hill dashes.

Well, the person himself had never thought too deeply about the 'spirit of bowing'.

As far as he was concerned, he couldn’t help but feel jealous whenever he looked at the baseball members or Judo members, with their boiled octopus-like red faces, bowing on the field or in the dojō in his previous life. Because, to him, it was the sight of youth and he had always wanted to try it.

However, the club members themselves had never heard why their coach (Allen) did this. Even when questioned, Allen merely responded with "It's just a hobby," yet he never failed to perform this meaningful gesture.

This prompted the club members to imagine its deep significance — from seeing the timing of Allen's bowing that he has maintained so far — in their own way and in no time, this etiquette became a trend among them.

After Allen turned down the application of Rudelio Von Dialmack, a senior from class 2-A with a haughty attitude, rumors started to circulate among the people almost instantly which just further served to fan the flames of this matter.

The prominent students of the Royal Academy combined this minor incident with the information they had heard from the club members and concluded that Allen, while being a fearless person himself, surprisingly disliked rude manners and was quite picky about etiquette.Vissit novelbin(.)c.om for updates

Well, the person himself, who was aspiring to follow the outlaw route, would have denied it had he heard of it. But considering his experience as a professional in a major Japanese company that valued etiquette, it may have actually been an arrow that grazed the target in the dark.

Whatever the reason was, this summed up the groundless rumors that "It's impossible to join the Hill Road Club unless you know the etiquette of bowing". Soon, some people even stepped forward to establish the "Bowing Etiquette Club", and overnight, the sight of bowing had become a commonplace scenery in the Royal Academy.

Incidentally, Allen was the honorary supervisor of that club.

Though he couldn't help but think 'they are exaggerating the matter', he was unable to turn it down when Thiira-senpai, a student of class 3-A who was introduced to him by Riyad-senpai, approached him and requested it from him with a bow.

Returning to the staff room, Allen bolted towards the spot where Godorfun and Mujikka were sitting on a sofa.

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"Excuse me, huh? I have heard about the meaning behind this 'high-toned greeting' taught by Master Schord. As far as I can tell, the underlying meaning lies in pardoning the 'greeting'... Why does entering the staff room equate to impoliteness?"

As if I know, I thought after hearing Godorfun's question. I brought out my bullsh*tting spirit and answered.

Mujikka-sensei, sitting beside Godorfun, appeared flustered. However, I was so furious with the geezer in front of me that none of my surroundings registered in my eyes.

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‘I did my best’ is nothing but the barking of loser dogs!

What I want are results!

Show me the damned results! The results!

This used to be the pet phrase of the sales department head of the company I had once joined for a short time in my previous world.

Overloading his subordinates with assignments, howling like a rabid dog each and every time— all that he sought was results. But on the flip side, never once did he teach them any tactic to raise the numbers. A typical old-minded superior who knew nothing but to talk others down with his authority.

His creed was to just dish out the results by any means, even if he ended up betraying the trust of the customer or pulling some underhanded tactic.

From a long-term perspective, it was a no-brainer that this sort of business practice would put the company in a negative light, but he never cared since he would either be promoted or transferred by the time the problem became apparent.

He was obviously a sickening man to me as knew nothing but to shout crap. Godorfun, sitting in front of me, appeared as a mirror copy of that man in my eyes.

Either way, this stubborn geezer wasn't going to overturn the failing mark. I decided to duke it out with the geezer, with the resentment of my past life smoldering inside me.

"Kukuku. Kuahahaha!"

My sudden maniac-like laughter caused Godorfun to look at me with a skeptical expression.

But I paid it no heed, looked straight into his eyes, and declared with a voice that echoed throughout the staff room.

"Disappointing, huh?... That’s my line, Godorfun!"

The sound of audible gulping could be heard inside the otherwise deathly silent staff room.

"You're a failure as a teacher, Godorfun!"

EN - Well, I’m on the MC’s side on this one. Godorfun’s approach may work in a work environment, as harsh as it may be. But in a school environment, teachers should be teaching and nurturing students, not kicking them out as soon as they don’t meet some arbitrary metric.