I Became a Swordsmanship Instructor at the Academy

(71)

I take out my phone and check the time, it’s 1:10.

still not answering the phone

“The Festival Steering Committee will inform you. The martial arts competition will start at 2:00 PM in a while, so please come to the magic arena by 1:30.”

It even came out on the air, but Sejin still didn’t come, leaving the magic arena.

I’ve been to Sejin’s class, but I can’t see Sejin here either.

I asked the homeroom teacher and the students, but they all said they hadn’t seen it.

I wondered if there was a crossroads, so I called Mr. Hong, who was at the arena.

“Mr. Hong, has Sejin arrived? Sejin came to class, but I wondered if the paths diverged because neither the teachers nor the children saw them.”

-Wait… . I guess you haven’t arrived yet?

“All right. I’ll look for some more.”

I hung up the phone and came to the Steering Committee, but Sejin is nowhere to be seen.

Even the kids don’t know.

“I… Sir, it might be on the roof of the dormitory.”

This is the vice president I saw in an interview before.

“The roof of the dormitory?”

“I heard that you often train on the rooftop in the past. My phone wasn’t turned off, so maybe I didn’t check the time because I was training?”

“It could be. thanks.”

There was no place to go anywhere else, and there was not much time left, so I quickly headed to the girls’ dormitory.

As soon as I arrived, I went into the supervisor’s room at the entrance first.

The girls’ dormitory is one of the most secure areas in the Hunter School, and even teachers cannot enter without permission.

“Mr. Kang, what are you doing here?”

If I said no, I was going to contact the vice-principal, but luckily the resident teacher was someone I had met several times at teacher meetings.

“The martial arts competition is about to start, but Sejin can’t contact me and I can’t see her. I heard the vice president might be on the roof of the dormitory, can you confirm?”

“Are you Sejin? I don’t think I’ve seen it, but if it’s on the roof, there’s CCTV.”

When the housekeeper presses the computer a few times, the image of the rooftop is reflected on the screen.

“uh? It was really on the roof.”

Sejin is sitting on the railing, and it looks like he is taking a break from training alone.

Training is also training, but check the time.

If the headmaster brings it, I will have to say something.

“Can you do something like an announcement on the roof? He doesn’t even pick up the phone.”

“I don’t have that kind of equipment, so I guess I’ll have to go and talk to you myself, but please wait here. I’ll be there.”

“Ah yes. thank you.”

After the housekeeper left, I took out my phone and checked the time, but it was already past 1:30.

I’m a little worried because the time I was told to come on the broadcast earlier was 1:30, but wouldn’t it be okay if I took it until the official start time?

Once I put my cell phone in my pocket and looked at the CCTV again, I was surprised and left the supervisory room.

Sejin is on top of the railing where he was leaning against earlier.

It looks like someone is trying to make a bad choice… What the hell is the kid doing?

Even if I went into the dormitory right away and climbed the stairs, it would be too late, so I rushed to the outer wall of the building.

As soon as he hit the wall, he sent all of his energy into his legs and kicked the ground.

I climbed the outer wall as it was, but I felt a little pushed in the middle, but I stepped on the protruding window frame and leaped again.

When he manages to reach the rooftop, he sees Se-jin standing precariously on the railing.

“Sejin Kim, stop!”

“west… Teacher?”

“I don’t know what the reason is, but first of all it’s dangerous, so let’s not stand there and come down and talk. yes?”

I screamed in my urgency, but I’m worried that I might get provoked and jump down.

“ah… Yes… .”

Thinking that it is very fortunate, I approach Se-jin, but suddenly a strong wind blows.

“What?”

Sejin stumbled and lost his balance, but once again ran towards the power and managed to catch him.

“It’s fine? Are you hurt anywhere?”

“divination… it’s okay.”

I don’t understand why a guy who usually doesn’t rot at least once is doing this.

“Why the hell did you go up there?”

“that is… .”

“What is it? No, let’s go downstairs and talk. It’s time for the martial arts competition. Can you move?”

“Sir, I won’t go to that martial arts competition.”

“Aren’t you going to the competition? What are you talking about?”

“Actually, the reason I just jumped was to avoid participating in the competition.”

“Have you never said anything like that before? No, if you don’t want to participate in the tournament, you can just say that you don’t want to participate and say you’re going to withdraw. Why do you want to die?”

“Yes? I didn’t mean to die. I thought if I pulled up mana and fell off legs first, I would only break my bones. If you get hurt like that, you won’t be able to compete… .”

The girls’ dormitory is a four-story building, and it’s not as tall as he said, but it should be close to 20m.

If you’re lucky, as Sejin said, you could end up with just a broken bone, but if you’re wrong, you could become paralyzed or die.

Still, I thought it was good that he was the student council president and had a deep heart… What kind of nonsense is this?

I was angry and thought I was going to say something harsh, but I managed to hold it in.

“Why the hell are you doing this?”

“If I don’t win the WHCU competition, I have to quit my teacher’s school and go to the Ares Guild.”

“If that’s the reason, you said it was okay last time. The teacher believes in you.”

“Do not lie. You’re not okay at all.”

“Why do you think so?”

“I heard you talking to Mr. Kim on Monday.”

Speaking with Mr. Kim on Monday… ah! When is it?

* * *

“Have a cup of coffee, Mr. Kang.”

“thank you. After all, there is only teacher Kim.”

“It’s nothing special, but you’re overdoing it. uh? Isn’t this a WHCU match video? It looks like you’re already analyzing your power.”

“Anyway, Sejin will win the martial arts competition, so we have to watch it in advance.”

“Most of the participants in the last competition were third graders, so they won’t come out this time?”

“So I’m only watching the games of students who can participate this time.”

“how is it? Can Sejin win?”

“There are no easy opponents, but our Sejin is also an outstanding student, so what… .”

“Your voice has no strength? Is it because of last year’s winner? Well, I also looked for a video last time, but it was completely unbelievable that I was a student. In this year’s game, Sejin also… .”

“It is completely broken.”

“You saw Teacher Kang, too. I was in second grade last year, so it should come out this year too, can Sejin win?”

“well. I’ll have to stick with it to see if it’s accurate, but I think it’s going to be a little difficult.”

“Can’t we just do what we didn’t have right now? They said that if Sejin doesn’t win, Mr. Kang will have to drop out of school.”

“I don’t think Kim Dae-chan will back down. Even if he accepts it, he will make it harder for Sejin in the future, saying that his way is the right way.”

“Sejin will be an adult in a month. I’ll take care of myself… .”

“Ah, it’s not like people can suddenly change just because they became an adult, and Sejin is such a nice kid, so if I step down from here, I’ll continue to suffer and live.”

“Still, I think it’s right for me to take care of Mr. Kang first… Is it okay if I drop out of school?”

“I told Sejin that it was okay, but to be honest, it was a lie. I’ve finally gotten used to the job, and I’ve had a lot of fun with the kids, and Mr. Kim and most of the people around me are school kids. It is often said that if you don’t see each other, you grow farther away, but if you leave school, you won’t be able to be as close as you are now, right?”

“I will contact you and meet you even if Mr. Kang leaves school.”

“Thank you for your words. It’s time for the kids to come soon, so stop going out and get ready.”

* * *

Come to think of it, on Monday, when I left the office with teacher Kim, Sejin was there.

However, since I always came early and trained alone, I never thought I would have heard about it.

“yes. First off, I’ll apologize for lying. But the teacher said that because he was worried that Se-jin would burden you, and he didn’t mean it in a bad way.”

“I know. The fact that the teacher was considerate of me… .”

I guess I overdid it at the time.

“So you’re saying you’re not going to school because the teacher doesn’t want to drop out?”

Wow, this is a little bit, not a lot of emotion.

“Actually, there’s something I haven’t told you.”

“What?”

“If I don’t win, I just wanted you to come to the Ares Guild, but you haven’t decided how long you’ll be there, right?”

“uh? That… right.”

“My teacher told me to marry him, saying that he might leave after one year.”

“Wait, are you getting married?”

At first, I was embarrassed, as if I had been hit in the head with a hammer, but then I got angry.

How could a father say that to his daughter?

Kim Dae-chan’s son doesn’t seem to think of Se-jin as a child.

“I think my father thought that you had special feelings for me because you stood up for me.”

“No, that… .”

“I know it’s not like that. The teacher was trying to help me with a pure heart.”

“yes.”

Sigh… . The more I listen to it, the more angry I get.

I think it was because of this that Sejin couldn’t concentrate well in class and was dazed until now.

How much trouble must that good guy have suffered… It’s too bad.

“I knew my father was greedy, but I didn’t know he would go this far. I should have said it earlier, but it was so mean and despicable that I couldn’t bear to tell the teacher. sorry.”

“What are you sorry about? you did nothing wrong… not lost What you just did is definitely wrong. How can you think of jumping off a rooftop!”

“I couldn’t think of any other way. It’s not because I’m hurt, but if I just give up, my father will tell me to keep my promise, saying that the teacher made me do it because he was not confident.”

Sejin is right.

If it was Kim Dae-chan, who even used his own daughter to tie me to the guild, that would certainly be enough.

But still, I can’t go past without pointing out Sejin’s behavior just now.

“Anyway, that’s not it. What if I get seriously hurt or something goes wrong?”

Although healing magic exists in this world, healing magic is by no means omnipotent.

Hemiparalyzed or vegetative people cannot be restored, and the dead cannot be brought back to life.

“Until now, no one has ever done anything like this for me. Just as you said that you gave it to me because you are my student, I also don’t want to embarrass you because you are my teacher.”

Sejin’s every word becomes a sharp awl and feels like it’s stuck in my heart.

The culprit behind all of this is Kim Dae-chan, but I am also an asshole.

Sejin gave up winning the martial arts competition for me and even tried to harm himself, but I couldn’t make a decision because it was a waste to teach such a guy about martial arts.

Even after I said that he was my student… .

I am so ashamed that I want to hide if I have a mouse hole, but an apology comes first.

“Sorry.”

As he spoke, he lowered his head.

“Why are you like that? I’m not blaming that teacher.”

“I only made it plausible to say that you were my student and that I believed you, but I don’t think I believed you. I made this choice because I couldn’t trust you… . Teachers are really unqualified.”

“It is not so. You are a better teacher than anyone else.”

good teacher… .

Do I deserve to hear that?

rather embarrassed.

“Teacher didn’t do anything wrong, so raise your head quickly. Anyone who sees it will think it’s strange.”

When I look up, Sejin is looking at me with a worried expression.

The more I thought about it, the more I was an asshole.

“Sejin-ah, I know you’re not ashamed of a subject that has already disappointed you once, but can you trust the teacher one last time?”

“Yes? what is that… .”

“Let’s go to the competition. The teacher will make Sejin win the championship unconditionally.”

“there… It’s not that I don’t trust the teacher, but honestly, I don’t have the confidence to beat Bianca.”

“yes. Bianca is strong. If you fight now, you will lose a hundred times.”

“… .”

“But we still have time. enough to overcome It’s not like I said it with a show like last time, but I mean it.”

Master was right.

A disciple and a student were never different.

In the past, I was simply swept away by the atmosphere and only verbally called him my student, but now I sincerely consider Sejin as my student… No, I think it’s mine.

He didn’t answer right away, but his troubles didn’t last long.

“Yes. I’ll do it. Because I always said I believed in you… . sorry.”

“What are you sorry about? I’m more sorry Then let’s go.”

“there… By the way, sir, may I go now? I don’t think there’s much time left until the start.”

When I took out my phone and checked the time, there were less than 10 minutes until the official start at 2:00.

I couldn’t come until 30 minutes. If I give an appropriate excuse, I can get over it, but I have to go by 2 o’clock unconditionally… .

The girls’ dormitory and the magic arena are quite far apart.

But, well, it’s not that there isn’t a way.

“Get up.”

“Yes?”

“Teacher, I’m not the kind of person who gives my back to just anyone, but I don’t have time.”

“No, there… If you just run from now… .”

“Even if you run, it’s too late, so hurry up. Even if you make it on time, what if you’re first?”

“A little… .”

“If you don’t want to be carried, should I hug you like a princess?”

“Uh, I’ll pick it up.”

That’s why I’m going to upload it smoothly from the beginning… He’s a very hands-on guy.

“Teacher? The entrance to the roof is over there… .”

“It’s too late to take the stairs at this time.”

“Yes? Then how… . No way, no?”

I was trying to run alone earlier. You have no choice but to jump to save time.

“I believe you, sir. It’s dangerous to move, so hold on tight.”

Fearing that he would get off, he jumped over the railing without giving me a chance to answer.