chapter 8
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At the beginning of the semester, most of the swordsmanship classes focused on physical strength and strength training.
A weapon called a sword was considerably heavier than expected, and many first-year students, especially girls, who were only 14 years old, did not have the strength to hold a sword.
Of course, the children who had already learned the sword in their family were a bit different, but education had to be based on the original average.
Philip’s job was to supervise the first-year students running around the main square.
‘… No, did I know that you would use magic on me?’
It’s already been three days since the great sage, Iloxigna, took Ruen, a boy among the main character’s twins.
‘If this is the case, there’s no reason for me to intervene.’
The reason why Philip intervened in the so-called ‘choice of the main character’ was to minimize the mental shock of the main character who was left alone and to dig up information through a conversation with Iloxinas.
However, I was almost unable to achieve the goal I wanted because I was struck by sleep magic out of nowhere. In addition, due to the forced resistance, he passed out with a nosebleed.
“hehehehe… omg… omg… .”
At that time, a male student wearing the sportswear provided for swordsmanship lessons tried to pass Philip.
“How many laps?”
When Philip asked, the student raised four fingers as if he had no energy to answer.
“Do you think I don’t know about the three laps? counting everything Giscald.”
“Sheesh.”
The child clicked his tongue as if it was a waste and started running again. Philip smiled and shook his head.
“Anyway, I’m a drug dad.”
It was inevitable that children of that age would try to fool adults. It was when he thought he was smart.
It was enough if you just didn’t get hit.
Soon other children passed Philip. There were 63 freshmen this time, and among them, Luen was captured by Ilroxiina, so there were 62 of them.
Thirty-two students applied for swordsmanship lessons.
“… It’s all turned. Instructor.”
The girl chosen as the main character, Lua, boasted outstanding stamina among forty people.
Perhaps because she spent most of her life playing with animals in the mountains, her physical strength was superior to that of children who had been trained to some extent by her family.
His expression darkened after parting with his brother and sister seemed as if he had lost the whole world. Philip knew very well that no one had given this child a good reason to separate from his lifelong brother.
Philip looked at Lua and forced a smile.
“okay. Good work. and… sorry.”
Seriously, Philip felt guilty for Lua.
If he wanted to, he could have stole Ruen and Lua and hid them elsewhere. However, he did not have the confidence to bear the price that would follow.
According to the original story, the two would break up, but Philip couldn’t turn away from the guilt and responsibility he felt now. At least he knew the fate of the two siblings.
Seeing Lua with tears welling up on her face as if she were about to burst into tears at any moment, Philip felt all the plans he had made for the past 10 days jumbled up in his head.
“I heard it too. The bad lady who took Ruen, the most famous wizard in the world… I am… I do not understand. Why did such a strong and famous wizard take Luen? No one will tell you… .”
Of course Philip knew why.
Luen, who disappears with Gloxisina, is raised as a member of the ‘Creation Society’, a group that Gloxina belongs to, and appears as a helper in the second half of the game.
There are two fates given to the main character brother and sister. ‘Star Contractor’ and ‘Sword Saint’.
One of the siblings becomes famous as the successor to the magic that handles the power of the constellation, ‘Sacred Magic’, and the other is granted the fate of a ‘Sword Saint’ and inherits the swordsmanship of the first Sword Saint, ‘Solvein’ who slept in the Freevia Academy. .
“… Later, someday, we’ll see each other again. I will make sure to do that.”
Lua stared at Philip even though she had tears in her eyes.
“… really?”
“okay. promise And when things get tough, come to me.”
Lua forced a laugh at Philip’s clumsy consolation.
“thank you. Instructor.”
Philip lifted his hand to stroke Lua’s brown hair. Because I felt I didn’t deserve it.
This girl had to go through trials and be strong.
For the sake of this world, and for Philip.
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It was that evening.
Philip was taking over the dormitory patrol from Instructor Diana Prenhal in the undergraduate room.
For the safety of the students who use the dormitory, the instructors of the departments with combat skills, such as the swordsmanship department and the magic department, had to stay on duty three times a week.
“We have to patrol every hour and figure out the number of people. If you feel like not sleeping, or if you feel signs of secretly eating snacks, go in and stop it, and if it is difficult for the instructor to judge, you can report it to the professor on duty.”
Philip asked Diana, who pointed to the instructions.
“Are you saying we should just go where the girls sleep?”
Diana asked back as if she wanted to hear all the strange sounds.
“… What’s so strange about that?”
“That’s it… You’re at a sensitive age, isn’t it a little uncomfortable when a man who is not your family goes to sleep?”
“Every kid who might be concerned about that gets a private room or somewhere to stay outside the academy. How are you going to solve it if there is a problem without going directly in the first place?”
Philip couldn’t help but nod his head.
‘It’s a world without privacy.’
Come to think of it, even when I was enjoying this world through games, there were memories of male instructors entering the female protagonist’s dorm a few times.
“It is unavoidable because female instructors are rare. By the way, the instructor is a very unknown person.”
Diana Frenhal looked at Philip and muttered.
“I mean?”
Philip tilted his head.
“it’s nothing. Then, suffer. Rest a little until the sun goes down.”
“Ah, yes.”
While Diana Frenhal went back to her quarters, Philip read the manual again. There was no special content, and since the instructor’s improvisation was the most important thing, most of the content was based on the location of the main equipment.
Meanwhile, the other instructors in the swordsmanship department were whispering about Philip.
“… If there is an accident here, will you be kicked out to the northern front?”
“It will be very painful. The nobleman who drank and slapped the buttocks of the waitresses.”
“Well, even if it were me, if you were dragged to that damn battlefield… .”
Philip heard all the conversation that fell somewhere between gossip and gossip. Conversations of this level come and go even in the place where the person concerned is listening, but I wondered if he would be horrified in a place without him.
‘It’s like a pitiful life.’
I wondered if it was okay for people to teach someone, but after all, there were many cases like that in the place where Philip originally lived.
It was similar in any world that there were few people who worked with a sense of mission.
“Jerk the.”
Philip muttered involuntarily. The words that were in my head just came out.
“what?”
One of the whispering instructors asked back with a frown. It was the instructor who was talking about the receptionist earlier.
Philip remembered his name.
Haron Babe. He was a commoner instructor entering the 4th grade class. Philip shook his head slightly.
“Oh, sorry. All of a sudden, I think of some sick person. Well, why don’t you insult aristocrats without fear when you’re from a commoner background and don’t have a clear background? No matter how much the instructors at the academy say they treat each other with respect, isn’t that too much?”
“this… this… .”
Haron Babe’s face turned red and snorted. However, I couldn’t bring myself to curse or draw my sword.
As Philip said, even within the academy, differences in status existed. The dean wasn’t going to cover himself for drawing the sword at the noble first.
Philip stood up and patted Haron Babe’s cheek with the palm of his hand.
“Did you ever think that I was just going to be quiet? I’m sorry if that’s the case. I’m crazy, I’m not an idiot.”
Haron’s hand trembled between the handle of the sword at his waist and his chest. Philip smiled and whispered in his ear.
“Pull it out. sick child. If you’re not going to pick it up now, keep your eyes open from now on.”
The sound of grinding teeth was heard. Haron’s heartbeat could be heard in Philip’s ears.
Haron Babe couldn’t draw the sword after all. Philip patted him on the shoulder twice.
“Then let’s go get ready for duty. Instructors.”
And then I left the undergraduate room.
—… It was just kind of cool. master.
Upon returning to the room, Neria praised Philip in a hazy voice.
Philip let out a deep sigh.
“It’s nice. it was childish I don’t even know why I did it. I was suddenly very annoyed.”
Apparently, his guilt towards Lua was greater than he expected. Philip felt the need to manage his mentality.
—… As long as Neria is handsome, he looks great no matter what he does.
Philip, unable to bear the unfamiliar sound, murmured.
“… I need to practice the moonlight sword. Call me when the sun starts to set.”
After sitting cross-legged on the bed and closing his eyes for a few minutes, several images came to Philip’s mind.
There was no ‘brother’ or ‘form’ in the contents of the moonlight sword that had been handed down.
It was as if they were saying that a person who is trapped in such a frame is not even qualified to be initiated.
‘… A sword that symbolizes moonlight.’
The images that emerged were distorted, collapsed, and recreated repeatedly. Even in the process, Philip gained something.
‘Moonlight. Moonlight is actually sunlight. Because it reflects the sun’s light. Am I taking a too simplistic approach? But all these images are all metaphors for the moon.’
A few hours later, Neria called Philip.
―Master, the sun is slowly setting.
“thanks.”
Philip pulled out Neria halfway and gently stroked the veins dug into the blade.
―Ah! great!
For some reason, Neria liked stroking bloodsuckers. Carrying her around his waist, Philip left the room and headed to his office.
If you walk a little after leaving the faculty dormitory, you can see two student dormitories on top of the hill.
There was some distance between the women’s and men’s dormitories. In the empty lot between them, there was a building that looked like a small management office, and the duty on duty started there.
“Ah, Instructor Oswald.”
The magic faculty instructor wearing glasses greeted Philip with a slightly intimidated expression. It wasn’t that ugly, but the thick frames and pimple marks on the cheeks made it look like an introverted personality.
“hello. Instructor Perek.”
Philip slightly lowered his head, and Instructor Perek widened his eyes in surprise.
“How do you know my name?”
“You’re the instructor I’ll be working with, shouldn’t you know that much? nice to meet you.”
“ah… sorry. Rumors also seem unbelievable. You are such a kind person… .”
“If you’ll excuse me, what rumors did you hear?”
When Philip asked carefully, Instructor Perek began to look at Philip with a frightened expression.
“that… He drank alcohol more often than water, broke the leg of a knight belonging to the family, half-killed the fiancé of Professor Felicia, who is his sister, and then dipped it in the pond in the garden dozens of times… .”
Philip asked, startled.
“No, did I do that too?”
“yes?”
“Oh, no. me, that, that’s because When you are young, isn’t there a time when everyone gets angry for no reason? hahahaha. Now I am repenting for my childhood mistakes.”
“I don’t think it’s something that can be resolved by repenting… .”
“fit… is the word. You have to work hard as much as you regret.”
Philip grinned and hardened his face.
‘But this bastard… .’
Professor Perek pretended to be timid and frightened, but quietly said everything.
After a moment of silence, Instructor Perek cautiously opened his mouth.
“Well, shouldn’t we move from the boys’ dorm to the girls’ dorm every four hours? If you don’t mind, could you continue to work in the girls’ dormitory?”
“yes? Why?”
“… When I’m on patrol, I sometimes run into kids going to the bathroom, but it’s okay for the 1st and 2nd graders who are still young, but starting from the 4th grade… I think it looks funny… therefore.”
“I know what you mean.”
Philip was no different from an expert on the dynamics between an innocent male teacher and a repulsive schoolgirl. In particular, if he had a timid personality like Instructor Ferek, it was perfect for being the target of innocent pranks from female students.
Instructor Ferek bowed his head in gratitude.
“thank you. Instructor. In my opinion, even the children won’t be able to play with the instructor.”
“Why?”
“That’s it, I’m afraid I’ll get beaten up for messing around… No, but you’re too handsome for the instructor to play pranks on you. I won’t do anything to lose points.”
‘This bastard is real from before.’
Philip asked lightly. His skill to cross the line from time to time was not common.
Crucially, to be honest, it was a little funny. Phillip had to force himself to hold back the laughter that was rising.
“Looks like it’s about time. Then work hard, and I’ll see you at 6:00 am.”
Instructor Ferek took a book and a short staff and headed to the men’s dormitory.
“yes. suffer.”
That’s how Philip’s first full-time job began.