episode_0007

The classroom scene was not what most people thought it would be.

There is a space to cook or make tea, several soft and luxurious chairs and beds, a dressing room, and even a simple bathtub for washing.

It felt like a waiting room or a resting area for students before going to a professor’s lecture.

The fact that he entered Vizdra Academy in the first place means he came from a noble background.

The treatment is good and the facilities are high-end.

Unlike professors, assistant professors help students feel better in the classroom.

When you’re sad, they encourage you, when you’re depressed, they encourage you, when you fight, they make up, and when you’re lacking something in your studies, they help you and teach you.

The assistant professor’s job was to support students so that the professor could conduct classes smoothly.

But I am an exception to all this.

‘There’s no need to teach. Let the kids study on their own and do what they want to do. ‘Something like self-development.’

These are Melissa’s words.

Melissa also seemed to have given up on Group RS.

I saw that he was telling me to play and earn my weekly salary.

But my conscience couldn’t do that.

My childhood dream was not to become a great educator, but standing in front of students somehow gave me a sense of duty.

“First of all, my name is Naru Kang, the assistant professor in charge of you. However, although I am an assistant professor, I feel a little unwell. As you may know, I lost one leg while fighting with Vera. First of all, I would like to apologize for having to take charge of you in this physical condition, but that does not mean that I will put in less effort than other assistant professors. I plan to give you the same detailed guidance that other students receive.”

I couldn’t neglect my work, even for the sake of Melissa, who recommended me.

As always, I plan to do my best.

“I know very well what you are thinking as you sit in this RS classroom. Perhaps this might be my last chance to remain at Vuzdra Academy. If I fail in Group RS, I might not be able to graduate. That’s why I plan to work hard to improve your skills. They say they will definitely send you to EL. I think that’s the only reason I came here.”

Same time.

gymnasium.

Quaaa!

Sand flew into the air with a loud noise.

About a dozen students also flew up and fell to the ground.

They were all students surrounding Alicia.

“Wow!”

“Oh!”

The students watching around each let out exclamations of exclamation.

“Wow, you’re amazing!”

Wigreb came running quickly, clapping his hands.

Alicia, who was holding a sword in one hand, was breathing heavily and standing as if she could not believe what she had done.

“Windpine swordsmanship forest cutting. I finally succeeded… ”

“I knew you could do it! Don’t worry about next week’s exam!”

“I didn’t do it alone.”

Alicia bit her lower lip and narrowed her eyes.

“I wouldn’t have been able to do it if that guy hadn’t told me.”

Water is mana, stone is black.

Thanks to you, I solved the homework that had been bothering me for weeks.

I just thought he was an asshole.

“… Even if it rots, is it acceptable?”

I snorted.

Alicia immediately shouted at the fallen students to get up quickly and then blew them away once more as a way to practice cutting down the forest.

And with satisfaction, I thought of Naru again.

“That person. It’s interesting.”

***

“This is the end of my introduction.”

When I finished speaking and looked at the students, they were all looking at me blankly.

“Wow… That’s cool, assistant professor.”

Angelina smiled and clapped with slightly admiring eyes.

The other two students followed suit and clapped.

One person applauded shyly.

The student wrapped in bandages calmly applauded.

Anyway, I was grateful for the positive response.

“From now on, we will be interviewing each person one by one. Tell me more about you guys.”

I went and sat down at the assistant professor’s desk, which was my exclusive seat.

It was a desk that looked cheaper than the soft chairs the students were sitting on.

You have to be a professor to write good things.

Anyway, I sat down and looked at the students.

“Who wants to come first?”

“Me!”

Angelina, who showed the most proactive attitude among the students, raised her hand.

“Take the small chair over there and come over here.”

“Yes!”

Angelina came and sat in front of me holding a round chair.

She was a lady with blonde permed hair that reached her shoulders and a neat and clean look.

She had a bright expression on her face ever since she first saw me, and perhaps because of that, I liked her a lot more than the other students.

“You said your name was Angelina, right?”

“Yes. Our Maz family has produced excellent guard captains for generations and is the most loyal family in the kingdom, having firmly guarded the royal capital’s gates for hundreds of years.”

Without even asking, I told him about my family history.

A question suddenly occurred to me.

“What does your father do?”

“He is the guard captain guarding the northern gate.”

So you’re not a noble?

I think there is something like a recommended admission system so that commoners can also attend school.

“Please understand even if the question is a bit stiff.”

“Yes, assistant professor. I love being asked questions. The more I receive, the happier I am.”

Angelina smiled brightly.

Every single action that shows affection for me is nothing short of amazing.

Is it because of the student’s life attitude score?

Assistant professors could also impose rewards and penalties on students.

I know very well that Angelina’s actions were done to get praise from me, but it is good to do well and benefit from each other, so even if it was pretentious, it was not a bad thing.

Anyway, he seems like a smart and exemplary student on the outside, but how did he end up in the failing class?

“What is your major?”

“Water magic. Shall we give it a try?”

“Where?”

“Yes. However, I have a unique constitution where I completely run out of mana after using three or four low-level water spells, so I need a long rest after demonstrating. All you have to do is use one intermediate water magic.”

“Ah… I see.”

Is the mana in your body very low?

That’s why you came to the class for failing students.

Anyway, I had to send the lecture in an hour, so I couldn’t do it without stamina, so I asked to see the water magic next time.

After asking various questions, I called the next student.

“The name is… ?”

“Lydia.”

This time it was a lady with bandages wrapped all over her body.

The look in his eyes and his attitude through the bandages was very blunt.

“What happened to your body?”

“Fire.”

“Do you have burn scars all over your body?”

“Yes.”

“What is your major?”

“Swordsmanship. Aspiring knight.”

As we talked, I found out that Lydia had lost confidence and was living without motivation due to burn scars all over her body.

I became so introverted that I couldn’t even take the sparring test because I didn’t want to show myself covered in bandages in front of others.

Because I am often absent on test days, my score is always failing.

I deliberately got grades that made it impossible for me to get to RS if I didn’t want to.

“Still, your life depends on it, so why didn’t you muster up the courage to take the test?”

“Life? Is there any monarch who can take away a person with a hideous appearance like me?”

She smiled self-deprecatingly.

“I am a monster. It’s terrible because I don’t have any hair.”

I could read the feelings of despair in her sad eyes.

It wasn’t something that could be resolved right away.

We postponed the consultation for now and continued the conversation with light questions.

And at the end of the interview, Lydia suddenly asked:

“You too… Are you going to abandon us?”

“Were there any assistant professors who abandoned you?”

“Everyone quit after only a few days.”

“Why?”

“You want to get ahead, but if you take charge of us, there is no hope for your career.”

“I guess it was because I couldn’t achieve results.”

“To that extent, we are hopeless students. Me, Angelina, and Hazley are all irredeemable.”

“Don’t be pessimistic. I’ll try my best.”

“Even the words are the same. Everyone said that. I wonder how long you will last.”

Lydia stood up with a sneer.

The next student to sit down was a female student named Hazley.

I was the last student.

The girl with dark brown hair looked very shy and couldn’t keep her timid gaze in one place and kept looking here and there.

“Both of your parents are high-ranking priests at the temple.”

“Yes… ”

“If this were the case, children would usually go on to become priests, but were you better at alchemy?”

“Yes… I like alchemy… ”

“Where does your body hurt?”

“Nothing. Because I’m healthy… ”

She was unable to make eye contact and kept her head down, looking somewhere else.

“Jo, assistant professor, could you… ”

“Huh?”

“Just because my breasts are big doesn’t mean you’re only looking at them… See… ? Or peeking under the skirt because it is short… ”

What is this strange sound?

Hey, I was just looking at the top of your head.

“No? I’ve never done that before?”

“My family is a holy family, so we have extreme contempt for all obscene things in the world. I hope you can look at me with the right eyes… ”

No, I didn’t see it.

It was so absurd that I burst out laughing.

“If my gaze bothers you, should I close the curtains and switch to a blind interview?”

“Why… ? It’s not right to discriminate against me… ”

“I feel like you keep misunderstanding me.”

“It’s not a misunderstanding. In the book, men are said to be insidious… ”

“Hasley! What are you saying today in front of the new assistant professor?”

Suddenly, a sharp sound was heard from far away.

It was Angelina.

She jumped up from her place and shouted.

“How can you accuse the assistant professor of being a gaze rapist? You are the gaze rapist!”

Angelina shrugged and strode over to where Hazley’s bag was hanging.

He picked up the bag, opened it wide and showed it to me.

“Assistant Professor, look at this! Hazley has nothing but pornographic books in her bag! The reason he gets bad grades is because he’s always living with erotic delusions!”

“Angelina! You snitch!”

Hazley was panicked and rushed over, but Angelina didn’t stop.

She was like a faithful class president who gave instructions to the teacher.

“He even masturbates in the classroom when we are not around! I really don’t understand why a kid like that would drive an assistant professor out in a bad way!”

“Stop it! You flatterer!”

An angry Hazley took out a small glass bottle from her pocket and threw it on the classroom floor.

There was a popping sound, smoke rose, and a four-legged baby salamander jumped out.

As the flames surrounding the Salamander spread, the center of the classroom was instantly set on fire.

“Wealth, wealth… !?”

Lydia, who had been sitting quietly in her seat, opened her eyes wide and immediately fainted.

“Attack Angelina, Salamander!”

“I know who will lose!”

“Stop it, guys!”

I tried to stop him, but it was no use.

Salamander crawled to Angelina, and Angelina quickly responded by using water magic, but as soon as she used one magic, she immediately collapsed and seemed to have run out of energy.

She trembled with fear and covered her face with her hands.

“Aaaah!”

“Stop, Hazley!”

I limped quickly to protect Angelina.

But there was nothing I could do as I was incompetent.

All it can do is pounce on the burning Salamander and roll around.

It was obvious that if I did that, I would get severe burns all over my body, but I thought that was the best thing to do in the current situation.

‘It’s better for me to get hurt than to hear that my students are hurt!’

Even though I lost my strength, I was still a warrior.

There was no hesitation in sacrificing for someone.

So, just as I was about to jump away, the world suddenly turned upside down.

Before I knew it, I was standing on a wide meadow.

My hair blew in the cool wind.

“What happened… ?”

I blinked and looked around.

I saw a woman dressed like a goddess under a large tree.

I got closer and checked his face.

It was a woman I knew.

It was the ancient wind Vera.

“Kang Naru. This body is lost. As promised, I will lift the curse on the Rapone family and restore their power.”

After she finished speaking, she smiled gently.

It was sudden, but everything made sense at that moment.

I said with a bright smile.

“Give it to me quickly.”

I have to go save the kids.