episode_0015

“Are you telling me to take full charge of Knightley, now?”

I thought I might have misheard, but that couldn’t be possible. Principal Kirrin shook his head, unable to meet my gaze.

“I hope so.”

“Why on earth? It seems like you’re talking about the homeroom professor, but I’m the head professor, right?”

“But… .”

When I saw Kirrin lowering her head, unable to continue speaking, an idea occurred to me.

“Principal. Is that because the Duke of Toulouse asked me to take good care of Knightley? Is that right?”

“There are also things like that… .”

“That’s just what I’m saying. I don’t mean for you to take your daughter and tutor her.”

“Actually… .”

Kirin touched her forehead with her hand as if she was about to say something very difficult and then spoke.

“Actually, Student Knightley requested a meeting directly.”

“Well, did you even ask to make me your homeroom professor?”

“To be exact, I am not a homeroom professor, but I am looking for personal guidance on combat subjects about once a week.”

“That kid is so bold. No matter how much she is the duke’s daughter, this is an academy, right.”

As I clicked my tongue, Kirin looked at me with desperate eyes.

“Dian. Can you please help me? Huh?”

“You’re helping me. As I said last time, I’m doing a good job by overturning the combat department so that the principal doesn’t get fired.”

“Well, of course, I’m really grateful for that. Oh, and I wasn’t in a hurry at the time so I couldn’t say it… Thank you for protecting me during the Duke’s visit.”

Kirrin slightly lowered her head. I was a bit surprised by this part.

Dark elves live in gloomy forests and are as cold-blooded as they come. It is not a dark elf’s job to apologize, ask for favors, or thank someone.

“If it wasn’t for you then, I probably would have been kicked out a long time ago. I really appreciate it. I don’t know how to repay you… .”

“It was repaid. It was something we all did for the good of each other. Anyway, so what? Are you telling me to teach Knightly once a week?”

“Ugh… . I hope so if you don’t mind. Sorry. For putting a burden on me… . No no, no.”

Then suddenly Kirrin threw up her hand.

“Pretend you didn’t hear what I said. Come to think of it, you can’t treat a senior professor like a tutor just by interviewing one student. That’s ridiculous. No, Dean. Sorry. Stop and go out.”

“Are you okay? You’re talking gibberish.”

Kirin stared at me for a moment, covered her face with both hands, and let out a tired sigh.

“I really didn’t want to be a principal… .”

“Didn’t you do it because you wanted to?”

“No… .”

Kirrin took another deep sigh.

“I was forced to come because of my father… . So even if I don’t like it, I can’t quit… . If that were the case, I would probably… .”

Kirrin, who was about to say something more, jumped up from her chair. And then he suddenly fell to his knees?!

“Dian… ! Please help me!I’m asking you this… .”

“Uh, principal! Don’t do this.”

“I really did my best… . It is true that the combat department was shrunk, but other classes were strengthened and a lot of budget was secured… .”

Kirrin placed both hands on the floor and almost fell down.

“Since you came, we’ve been doing everything we’ve been told to do… . I will continue to do so… Help me… Diane… . Don’t let me go back to the forest… .”

“Okay, Principal. Calm down.”

“Please… please… .”

However, Kirin began to sob, tears streaming down her face.

“I don’t want to go back to the forest… . scared… . please… .”

“What happens if you go?”

“Huh… . Tsk… Ugh… .”

Kirin could not respond and began to moan and shake her hands.

This is a bit harsh. What on earth is this clan’s forest and the person called father like… .

It is said that Kirrin’s father, the head of Nemara, betrayed other clans during the assassination mission for the emperor.

At that time, Linus and I were just running around having fun. As a cunning dark elf, he anticipated the outcome of the resulting war and sided with the winner in advance.

After the war, he asked the emperor to repay his life debt and appointed his daughter as the principal here. As the first step toward the clan being fully recognized as members of society.

So, if Kirin is kicked out of her position as principal and returns to the forest, her father will not forgive her. Because all his plans went to waste.

If so, how will they be punished?

The dark elves we often encountered during the war were cruel enough to make us shudder. Even before the war, they used their racial characteristics to make a living by doing dirty work such as assassinations and kidnappings.

It’s just that the race itself has nothing to do with words like conscience, justice, compassion, and love. Kirrin, who is currently kneeling and crying, is such a unique case that it can safely be described as a mutation.

I may not know it, but I will face something so terrible that I can’t even imagine. I’m not the type of family that sees you as a daughter.

It’s pitiful.

Even though he didn’t want to, he became a parachute principal at the behest of his fearful father.

Those in power after the war, including the second princess, were not happy with the idea of a renegade dark elf as the principal of the academy, and Kirrin, who noticed this, struggled hard to somehow hold on to her position.

If I stay still, I will end up in a forest I never want to return to, back to my father.

“Dian… . I will do as you say and I will never interfere… . You can use all the budget you have saved as you wish… . just… Just don’t let me get kicked out of the academy and go back… .”

“I think so even if the principal doesn’t say so. I feel comfortable and my friends feel comfortable only when the principal is there.”

He squatted down and patted Kirin on the shoulder and said.

“I will look into Knightley often. Even if you don’t take full charge, both Knightley and the Duke will be satisfied.”

To be honest, I have nothing to lose.

The other day, when I first learned of Knightley’s existence, I looked through his academic records and found that his grades were quite good. If you help out just a little bit, it will definitely fly higher.

If we raise the level of the first graduates, Kirin can be recognized by the second princess, and then she can continue to be the principal, and Linus and I will be at ease.

Besides, if it’s about once a week, it’s not really a waste of time, and the Duke, who owes me his life, can’t argue about that. Rather, he’ll be happy if I tell him that I’m paying attention to his daughter.

If we can show off by working without much loss and Kirin can perform her duties as principal stably, then it will be good for both of us. Me, Kirrin, Linus, the second princess.

“So calm down now. It’s ugly.”

“Thank you, Diane!”

As I held my still trembling hand, Kirrin suddenly hugged me. Dark elves’ skin is quite cool and soft. This is my first time knowing this.

“Oh, sorry… .”

As I was about to feel that pleasant touch, Kirin got embarrassed and pushed me away.

“Are you feeling better now? Stop crying. This is my first time seeing a dark elf cry. But the tears are not black.”

Kirin, who felt a little relieved by the joke, laughed. This is my first time seeing a dark elf smile like that.

“Then I will go. I should at least see the face of that noble lady named Knightley.”

“Thank you so much, Diane. Thank you so much.”

I was embarrassed to see Kirrin constantly bowing as if I were the principal, so I quickly left the principal’s office.

By the way, what kind of person can suddenly look so pitiful?

By the way, you keep budgeting, but how much have you saved?

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After Dian left, Kirrin wiped her eyes with her sleeve and staggered to her desk.

Knightley suddenly came to the principal’s office and immediately requested that Professor Dian be assigned as his homeroom professor. It was nonsense.

Kirrin was not an idiot, so of course she knew that such a thing could not happen.

But even so, Kirrin could not dare to refuse the request of the Duke of Toulouse’s daughter to her face. So I asked Dian for help again.

And this time, Dian seems determined to protect her.

Kirrin graduated from the public academy against her will and came here as principal against her will.

Behind her was her father, the head of the Nemara clan, and Kirrin was more afraid of disappointing her father than being kicked out of her position as headmaster.

There have been tens of thousands of times that I have thought about running away and disappearing. However, I did not have the confidence to run away from the same dark elf.

It is impossible for Kirrin, who is a mixed race with a human, to escape the pursuit of pure-blooded dark elves.

And because of that, only Kirrin came out of the forest, took advantage of the empire’s education system, and entered public service.

For mixed-bloods, the coldness and cruelty typical of pure-bloods have been dulled to some extent, making them appropriate as the first members of the clan to be sent out to imperial society.

This is why Kirrin came to human society on behalf of her clan, and it is also the reason why she is grateful to Dian, apologizes, shows tears, and harbors feelings for him.

Dian patted Kirin’s shoulder and held her trembling hand. He comforted her with kind words and facial expressions.

It wasn’t actually like that, but if it seemed that way in the eyes of the person involved, it would have been so.

How many times have I already been saved by Dian? . No words can ever express my gratitude.

At this point, Kirin slowly began to formulate the vague plan in her mind.

The extraordinary plan is that he will be reduced to a professor in charge of assassination and kidnapping, and Dian will be promoted to principal.

It’s good for the second princess to be able to remove the troublesome emperor’s parachute, Dian is good to be in a high position, and it’s good for her to be able to let go of all the burden, but wouldn’t her father be satisfied to some extent if he were a professor?

Then suddenly an idea occurred to Kirin and she hurriedly looked up the school rules.

Let’s see, let’s see… . Can I take leave from work if I get married and have children? .

I’m looking for it just in case, just in case. Dian’s eyes were unusual when she held her hand earlier.

It wasn’t actually like that, but if it looked that way in the eyes of the person involved, it would have been so.

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I wonder if Kirin has calmed down and come to her senses now.

I will help you as much as I have now, so stay focused and stick to your position as principal.

But is this right? It’s almost time to leave after class.

Just then, the classroom door opened and students who had finished their theory classes poured out. There, I was able to find a female student with particularly striking blonde hair.

“Knightley Toulouse. Let me see for a moment.”