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1.

[The retired warrior became the academy’s janitor.]

While reading mass-produced web novels, I came across an author I really liked.

Aren’t there any works that are worth watching to kill time, even if they aren’t masterpieces?

So, when I was about to start a full-scale race, I looked up to the paid portion.

I was possessed.

Yeah, I really ‘got’ possessed.

I didn’t curse at the author, I didn’t write a 5700-character feedback comment, I didn’t remain the last reader, but I was simply possessed by the novel.

Without any time to learn about important artifact information or coincidences.

‘Fuck.’

After being possessed, I started to act like the main character.

I made friends, trained myself, and even went through life-threatening situations.

What a truly cliche tale of heroism.

At the end of the story, which unfolded in the typical academy style, I killed the Demon King.

There were all sorts of shitty things going on, but I fulfilled my responsibilities as a warrior.

Immediately after, I wanted to give up the title of warrior.

When an era of peace is achieved, wouldn’t the meaning of the name Yongsa be ‘scar of war’ as well as ‘hero’?

And I didn’t want to be a warrior.

Dog-like ice.

The war is over, and it would be normal for him to form a harem with the heroines of the warrior party, have children, and spend the rest of his life happily.

Because of various things, I gave up on that dream-like daily life.

After I retired and became unemployed, I thought I should get a job while I was just lounging around.

If I had a job, wouldn’t I be able to escape this miserable life?

And that idea evolved into the idea that I wanted to spend the rest of my life watching my children grow up.

So I decided to work at the academy.

I want to feel vicariously satisfied by watching the kids enjoy the academy life that I couldn’t enjoy.

However, becoming a civil servant or a professor was out of the question.

I didn’t like complicated things and I didn’t have the sense of responsibility to take on such an important task.

So, is there one job that allows you to do simple, repetitive, low-intensity labor at the academy?

sweeper.

I decided to become a janitor at the academy.

2.

-Swish, swish

I can hear the sound of a silver broom sweeping the floor.

All kinds of dry grass, tree branches, and dark dust rolling around on the ground…

Sweeping everything away.

‘Poohahaha!’

‘Really? Hey~ Don’t joke around!’

‘It’s the entrance ceremony… finally!’

If you take your eyes off the floor and look at the main entrance of the academy, you can see students entering the academy with excited faces.

The nervous boy, the babbling girl, they are all children who can’t seem to shake off their childishness.

It was a scene full of spring, with children entering school dressed in their academy uniforms.

It’s youth, youth.

“They’re all babies. Babies.”

They are all students from the 987th class.

It’s already been 16 years since I started working as a janitor at the academy.

The more I look at it, the more amazing it becomes.

Every year, children with different faces, different heights, and different abilities enter the Academy.

They all unfold their own stories within this Imperial Academy.

I look at my children with the eyes of a father who is absorbed in such sentiments.

Great job.

It’s also a pity.

When I stop screaming and just look from afar,

“…Kai, are you done cleaning?”

A girl’s voice sounds a little sharp and grumpy.

Before I knew it, the broom in my hand was gone.

“They’re not old enough for you to call them babies. They’re 17. And please, stop spying on them.”

“Hey. Can I just look at you for a second? ”

“I’m the guy who likes this kid so much that I find it creepy.”

Thinking that the small talk would continue, I naturally sat down on a bench in the Academy garden.

A normal person would sit next to me, but the girl put her butt on my lap without any fuss.

Because his body is so small that he can fit in his arms, he naturally takes on the posture of hugging someone from behind.

“It sounds a bit weird when you say it like that.”

“Isn’t that weird?”

The girl turned her head and gave him a sharp look.

It’s so unfair.

She replied appropriately, running her hand through her hair with the ivory comb she had in her bosom.

Of course, their eyes were still on the incoming freshmen.

Comb out the silvery hair that has become tangled, and clean up any dust or twigs.

As the rustling sound is repeated, the number of words decreases and the pouty face becomes more relaxed.

“…hmm.”

Her name is Yuli.

It is a former holy sword and a current broom.

As she retired from the warrior world, she also faced the risk of losing her job…

Now I have successfully completed a great job change with a broom.

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It would probably be great.

“Keuuung!!!”

After finishing grooming her long silver hair, she stood up and stretched her legs.

He shook his body as if stretching to loosen up his stiff body.

It seems like he’s giving in, realizing that he can’t take his hard gaze off those young students.

Yuli also sat quietly next to me and turned her gaze towards the students.

It must be an attempt to understand me as much as possible.

Although the expression isn’t all that pretty.

We watched the academy freshmen together like that.

“…Huh?”

“What’s wrong, Kai?”

“No. It must be my imagination.”

As I was taking in those countless faces one by one, a familiar face caught my eye.

weird.

How could I possibly know the faces of the students who just entered school?

I have no interest in worldly affairs, so I hardly know anyone in the first place.

“Something feels strange. Have I seen this person somewhere…?”

I thought it was a coincidence and ignored it, but…

Seeing another familiar face.

I see a face that doesn’t seem like the first time we’ve met.

All of the students were girls, and they had the distinct characteristic of being noticeably prettier than the other students around them.

Beautiful girls of all kinds.

A distinctly different species.

I feel a strange sense of foreboding.

When my gaze was fixed on a certain student, Yuli next to me gave me a cold look.

“…….I’m just a 17 year old student. Don’t cross the line.”

“Oh… That’s not it.”

I think Yuli thinks what I’m trying to say is a plot comment.

But even so, it doesn’t go that far.

Honestly, I was thinking about following the strange feeling of foreboding that stabbed my heart…

Yuli was looking at me with such a cold look that I couldn’t bring myself to take action.

I’ll have to look for it again later during the entrance ceremony.

3.

As the entrance ceremony time approached, the number of students coming through the main gate also began to decrease.

It’s an important day, so it’s natural that most students come in with plenty of money, but there’s another reason.

The Academy closes at 9pm.

Like a precise clock.

It is a long-standing tradition that has existed since the birth of the Academy.

It means to distance yourself from the secular world and maintain a life unique to the academy or something like that.

Most of the students come in before the main gate is firmly shut and they end up like dogs chasing chickens.

But no matter how important the day is, there are bound to be students who are late.

This year, one student was the last to make it through the main gate, sprinting to the finish line at 8:58.

I unconsciously break out in a cold sweat as I lean against the front door and let out a sigh of relief.

Because there is nothing more tragic than ruining the first step of a beautiful academy life.

“Ugh, ewww!!! I’m late!!! Get out of here!!!”

hmm.

Aida is someone whose first start could very well be a tragedy.

“Eeeeek!!!”

I’m wearing my academy uniform and trying to wave my arms and legs around vigorously, but something feels awkward.

The short uniform skirt flutters and the round fringe sparkles.

These limbs are well suited to the expression, “dangling as if they are anchored but not yet anchored.”

But inside, I was rooting for him to come in quickly.

But the wind is just the wind.

-bang!!!

“Ashasha shot!!!”

The main gate, which is twice as wide as an adult male, closes automatically, and the girl who was running hits her face against the iron gate due to inertia.

I feel sick.

So much so that I found myself frowning without realizing it.

“Heeeing… It’s late…”

The girl sat down and burst into tears.

It’s probably the day you’ve been looking forward to the most, and you’ve probably been dreaming of a perfect and happy day.

If only it weren’t so late.

The girl eventually burst into tears from the physical and psychological pain.

“Ouch, och, och!!!”

The first step of my academy life was the crisis of not being able to attend the entrance ceremony due to being late.

Shouldn’t that not happen?

The moment I decided to help unofficially.

“Excuse me, student? Help me…”

huh?

Where did you go?

I stuck my head through the iron bars and looked around, and I could see where he was.

“Keuuugh…! Ow, woof squeak!”

?

Even though they’re primates, why are they climbing walls?

“Student!!! Come down quickly. What are you doing!!!”

“I can’t go down! I, I can’t possibly miss the entrance ceremony like this!”

I didn’t take it that seriously!

No matter how important the entrance ceremony is, why are you climbing over the school fence?

At that moment, Yuli patted my shoulder with a pitiful expression.

“I’ll help you.”

“…Thank you.”

Yuli transformed into a long ladder and willingly gave herself the opportunity to step on it.

The ladder looked strangely gloomy… maybe it was my mood.

“Keuuuugh! Almost there, I’m here aaaa …

No matter how good a student is at climbing a monkey or a wall, he cannot beat a human being climbing a ladder.

I quickly climbed up the ladder and was able to meet the girl who was climbing the wall at the same time as me at the end of the wall.

Then he reaches out to the wall and quickly neutralizes the barrier magic.

‘Cypreanis tocia aguirecura. Tokireuzino uchisa.’

Don’t you know that the Academy’s security is the best on the continent and you’re doing something useless!

“…student.”

“Ugh, eww!!! Gyaaah!!!”

He was the one who suddenly showed his face, but he was more surprised than me and started to fall backwards.

He was shaking so much that he was about to fall backwards.

He grabbed the girl’s wrist, which was bending like a bow.

First of all, I just had to prevent myself from falling off the wall behind me.

Here’s the problem.

What if you pull hard on someone who is falling backwards?

He staggers back to his original place.

…here’s the problem.

What if the person pulling is a strong person?

“Gyaaahh …

The schoolgirl flew up by inertia, supporting herself on one wrist.

At that moment, the ladder began to tilt unsteadily and finally began to fall over.

Yuli failed to release and accept the transformation, forgot that she was a warrior, and failed to control her strength.

“Ufff!!!”

Luckily, the girl I pulled my hand towards buried her face in my arms, and my back was destined to be buried on the ground.

Spirit of the Earth!

Watch me!

-Kuuung!!!!!!!

A dull thud was heard as a cloud of dust rose.

I threw myself on the floor on my back and of course I just made a big hole without getting hurt.

I say this over and over again, but he was a warrior of the previous generation.

Since it wasn’t that painful and there was no need to worry about injuries, I just checked to see if the student was okay rather than taking care of his body.

“Ugh…”

As the dust settles, I see the face of the girl in my arms.

Still, he immediately greeted me with a kind smile.

“Oh, are you okay, student?”

uh?

A feeling of déjà vu that I felt three or four times today.

Why does this girl feel that same sense of uneasiness?

Is it because of the unique golden eyes that do not lose their light even in thick dust?

Is it because of the white hair that feels particularly white?

“…ahaha.”

Is it because of her innocent-looking impression, like a country girl, and her somewhat sly demeanor?

The girl made a bashful expression and quickly got up, shaking off her uniform.

“Thank you!!!”

ah.

My brain is tickled by memories that come and go.

“…Your name?”

“Ugh, ugh.”

“Your name…?”

He asked for the name again.

Without even thinking about getting up.

It’s as vague as remembering the names of neighborhood friends I used to play with when I was little.

I feel like I’ve forgotten old things that I once thought I’d remember forever.

“Ignes… is here. Sorry… I misread the clock and am late to the academy… I guess old habits are suddenly surfacing…….”

ah.

I remembered.

“…”

“I think I’ll be late for the entrance ceremony, so I’ll go first… Anyway! Goodbye!!!”

When I said nothing, Ignis bowed politely and quickly ran toward the main building of the academy.

As if trying to escape from my sight.

I didn’t even think about stopping the escape.

Ignis.

The main heroine of the following works among the works I have been involved with.

“This fucking…”

That is, the author expanded the worldview.