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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: JayM
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Finally, something good happened.
When I arrived at school on Tuesday, Lilac and the butt – no, since she wasn’t sitting on my desk anymore, let’s call her Ga-eul – were talking.
It seemed like she finally realized that Lilac was fiercely defending her.
I couldn’t hear the details of their conversation, but it looked like Ga-eul was asking if it was true, and Lilac nodded in response.
I didn’t know exactly what they were talking about, but judging from their bright smiles, it was probably something pleasant.
I was glad that they seemed to have gotten closer.
As their conversation ended, I thought Ga-eul was going back to her class… but she sat down on my desk again.
Kim Ga-eul became the butt again.
“Loser.”
“…Yeah.”
“Why do you look so grumpy? I’m in a really good mood.”
That’s because a certain someone was sitting on my desk again.
“My loser, you thought about me a lot over the weekend, haven’t you? I almost felt bad because you didn’t give me your number yesterday.”
What was she talking about? Was she crazy?
Actually, at this point, I could roughly guess what Lilac and the butt had been talking about.
“Thank you for forgiving me. It would have been better if I heard it directly from you, but that’s too greedy, right?”
I didn’t know the correct answer to that one, but one thing was certain.
Thanks to Lilac, the situation has become strangely complicated again.
“But you know you can’t like me, right, loser? I like Yoo-hak, after all.”
“Bullshit.”
Ah, I accidentally cursed out of pure reflex at her blatant nonsense.
Ignoring my words, the butt smiled bashfully.
“If we had started off better, we might have been friends by now. My bad.”
“Might have been friends…”
In other words, we weren’t friends yet.
Our shameless butt seemed to want to become friends with me, but she seemed to understand that she wasn’t in a position to suggest it.
“The bell’s about to ring. Aren’t you going back to your class?”
“…I’m going.”
But that didn’t mean I was going to suggest that we became friends.
I could overlook the minor bullying, but considering the future developments and Lilac’s personality, I couldn’t have a close relationship with her until I fixed her problematic behavior.
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“Most students probably have a hostile image of monsters as ferocious creatures, but that’s not always the case.”
Jin Kyung-tae didn’t look like a crazy person who was about to cause an incident while he was teaching
-2 days until the main quest begins.-
If it weren’t for this message, I would have thought he would stay quiet for the rest of the month even though the semester started a month earlier. He was quite good at acting like a diligent teacher.
“They breed less ferocious creatures to create pet monsters, and those with taming talents often build relationships with these small monsters that are almost like companions. Actually, I also have a taming talent. Although I can’t handle very strong creatures.”
He smiled and took out a few small, butterfly-like creatures from his pocket.
Butterflies with brilliant colors started flying around the classroom.
“These are Illusion Butterflies, a species I’ve tamed. They’re beautiful, but they’re dangerous monsters classified as mid-level lower-class. They’re not particularly dangerous individually, but they scatter hallucinogenic powder from their wings, so they can be quite dangerous in dungeons or chaotic battles.”
However, most of the students were admiring the butterflies’ beautiful appearance, not showing any sign of caution.
“Professor, can you show us a little more?”
As expected, the butt, who liked pretty things, was captivated by the butterflies.
“Haha, didn’t I just say that they’re dangerous? If you really want to see more of them, I’ll show it to you later in a safe place.”
He chatted with the students with a smile, then ended the class when the bell rang.
“Ah, Cadet Kang So-hyun, can I talk to you for a moment?”
“Huh?”
And for some reason, he stopped me.
Damn it, he wasn’t targeting me as his first victim, was he?
Academy transmigrator specialty: Getting caught up in all sorts of incidents…?
“It’s nothing much, but I really wanted to talk to you personally, Cadet So-hyun. If you’re busy, it can’t be helped, but could you spare me a moment?”
“Sure.”
It was a bit scary, but I knew his hunting grounds.
He had several, but this classroom wasn’t one of them, and the fact that there was still time until the main quest began meant he wasn’t planning to do anything to me right now.
That was enough reason to hear him out.
“Thank you. Ah, should I buy you a drink?”
“No, my next class is hand-to-hand combat, so it’s not a good idea to drink anything.”
“Ah, that’s a shame. I really wanted to become closer to my students.”
…He wasn’t targeting me, right?
“Why do you want to become closer to me?”
“You’re not like other cadets. Today, even though I said the Illusion Butterflies were dangerous, everyone was smiling and enjoying themselves, but only you and a few others were cautious. Cautious cadets tend to live longer.”
Aha, this almost confirmed that I wasn’t his target.
“It would be good if other cadets were as cautious as Cadet Kang So-hyun.”
“But the innocence of students is also a privilege. It’s something you lose, whether you like it or not, when you become an adult.”
He looked at me with a slightly surprised expression.
He must have found it strange that I said something so similar to his own ideology.
“Yes, yes! You’re right. Children should act like children.”
“I’ve been called an old soul since I was young, so I can relate.”
I seemed to have been a delinquent in the past, but he wouldn’t actually look into my past, would he?
“Haha, I think I can really become close to you, Cadet. I’m serious.”
“That’s good to hear. I won’t have to worry about my grades if I’m close to the professor.”
“Oh, that won’t do. I’ll still grade you fairly. Ah, but I think Cadet So-hyun will get good grades regardless. Students with eyes like yours usually get high scores.”
“What kind of eyes do I have?”
“Eyes that observe their surroundings well. Eyes always filled with caution. Those are the eyes of a mature hero, not a student.”
We smiled at each other.
“I think I’ve taken up too much of your time. If you’re late for class, just tell them I held you back.”
“No, I don’t think I’ll be late, and I don’t want to be late for Professor Cathy’s class.”
“Haha, she’s still popular with the male students. I’m envious.”
A sinister emotion flickered in his eyes for a fleeting moment.
“Truly.”
But I didn’t point it out.
He was still smiling.
The emotions we felt towards each other were probably quite opposite.
“Then goodbye, Cadet Kang So-hyun.”
“Yes, good luck with your next class, Professor.”
Only two days remained until this academy professor became a villain.
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Professor Cathy usually had a gentle demeanor, but when demonstrating hand-to-hand combat, she exuded a sharp aura, making her appear cool to everyone regardless of gender. That was according to most of her students.
“In this era where more and more people are born with talents and can use magic, some might dismiss relatively newer martial arts like boxing and jiu-jitsu, but they are still useful skills.”
In this era where magic could be used like internal energy which enabled inhumanly agile movements, martial arts created by humans to control their bodies were treated even worse than martial arts in murim novels.
Of course, many people still learned them, and heroes often used them in spars, but their image had changed over time.
“It’s good for anyone to learn attacks that can deal a decisive blow in close combat and escape techniques to break free from a villain’s grasp.”
She smiled and assumed a stance.
Lightly jumping, she then kicked the hanging sandbag with her toned legs.
With a clean bang, the sandbag swung wildly. The students’ jaws dropped at the sight of her figure, her curves accentuated by her tight-fitting training clothes.
“And while martial arts and qigong are cool, hand-to-hand combat can be quite cool too, right?”
It was definitely a kick powerful enough to captivate anyone.
“Now then, shall we pair up and practice again today?”
“Hey, loser, let’s…”
“Cadet So-hyun will be practicing with me. He’s still too weak for sparring.”
“But last time we sparred…”
“Do you have an objection to my judgment as an instructor?”
“…No.”
Professor Cathy chased away the butt, who had approached me.
Actually, Professor Cathy hadn’t been very fond of the butt ever since she heard that she was the one who had spread the rumors about me.
She didn’t actively ostracize her, nor did she discriminate against her in class, but she chased her away whenever she tried to approach me, like now.
“Professor, I made up with her, so you don’t have to worry so much.”
“Cadet So-hyun, you’re too kind. Kids these days are cunning. They might pretend to apologize now and then bully you again later on, so don’t let your guard down.”
Judging by the way the male cadets were still glaring at me, if I was ostracized again, it would probably be thanks to my secret friend.
Well, there was nothing more to say, so I tried to kick the sandbag, but Professor Cathy stopped me again.
“Wait a moment, Cadet.”
“Yes?”
And then she came very close to me and started correcting my posture again.
“Yes, the weaker you are, the more accurate your form needs to be. Accurate strikes reduce the burden on your body and increase the damage. There’s no need to be fast. Slow and steady.”
Her soft hand touched my thigh.
“Imagine you’re putting strength into these muscles. Focus on the rotation of your ankle and waist, and practice accurately hitting your target.”
My slow, barely-a-kick, kick touched the sandbag.
Of course, the sandbag didn’t budge, but my secret friend smiled with satisfaction.
“Yes, well done. Now you just have to gradually increase your speed.”
“Professor! Please teach me about kicking too!”
“Me too…!”
As the male students, consumed by ugly jealousy, called out to her, she smiled and approached them.
“I’m glad you’re so enthusiastic about an unpopular field like hand-to-hand combat.”
But no one received the same close-quarters, hands-on posture correction like mine.
“Ah, most heroes have already found the method that suits them best. I wouldn’t want to disrupt their foundation by correcting them.”
Well, as long as the others were satisfied, it was probably fine.
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Back in her dormitory room, Kim Ga-eul was lost in thought as she recalled the day’s events.
-So-hyun thinks about you a lot. He’s a really good kid. I hope you apologize to him properly and become friends.
-…So-hyun? Thinks about me?
-Yes, he asked me to help persuade the other kids, saying that the bullying was too much. He said that the rumors should at least be based on facts.
At the time, she had two thoughts.
First, gratitude, and then guilt for trying to belittle him by spreading false rumors.
Some might think he was a pushover, but recalling how he hadn’t yielded easily during their spar, he was definitely no pushover.
The fact that he asked the popular Lilac for help, thinking he wouldn’t have much influence himself, meant he was also calculating.
It was easy to misunderstand him because of his nerdy appearance with his long, unkempt hair, round glasses that hid his face, and his loser-like demeanor, but he might actually be pretty competent.
“Well, that’s why Yoo-hak noticed him.”
-I’m not laughing. I’m definitely not laughing.
“That loser.”
I want to be friends with him.
It was a ridiculous and selfish thought even for her, but she could no longer deny it.
-But you know you can’t like me, right, loser? I like Yoo-hak, after all.
-Bullshit.
“He doesn’t seem to hate me.”
If it were her, she would have been plotting revenge already, but setting aside how he could be so forgiving, it was a hopeful sign for her.
“Ah, I should stop calling him ‘loser.’”
It was a problem that she was still calling him a loser even though she already apologized.
“But it’s strangely embarrassing… or rather, it feels weird.”
She didn’t know why, but she felt a bit reluctant to call him by his name.
“So-hyun… Ah, I can’t do it.”
She threw herself onto her bed.
“No, I just want to be friends, why am I thinking about the loser so much?”
She felt somewhat frustrated.
“…Does the loser think about me sometimes?”
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T/N – So the bully fell in love with who she bullied. Well, I saw that coming from a mile away. I find it funny that the MC keeps pushing her to Lilac, but she falls in love with him instead. I still don’t like Ga-eul though. Ha-ni is still best girl! Also, the traitor professor is giving me serious creepy pedo vibes…
If you find any mistakes, feel free to point them out in the comments.
Waht cathy is best girl. No objections
Professor Diddy is about to Diddle the Students with his Diddler(Weapon).