Became a swordsmanship instructor at the academy
Chapter 23
I was momentarily taken aback when I suddenly heard the protagonist’s name, but I didn’t show it and asked if there was such a student and what happened.
“What do you mean what happened? That guy’s father is the president of Hwasin Electronics, and his grandfather is the chairman of Hwasin Group. They must have pulled strings behind the scenes because the injured student didn’t even file a lawsuit and just let it go, so I ended up looking like a fool.”
“Did the school not impose any punishment?”
“Hwasin Group is the largest company among our school’s sponsors. If everyone wants to let it slide, what can I do alone? I looked into it a bit and found out that his aptitude test results weren’t even good. He barely qualified for the 7th school but got in because of his family background. And his classroom attitude is so terrible. I really want to do something about him with his personality.”
Of course, I already knew this fact.
Until the possession two years later, the protagonist was an inferior delinquent student who caused incidents and accidents almost every day, just like the novel’s title.
In the original work, Choi Seo-ra quite disliked the protagonist, so this explains why.
“Don’t get too upset.”
“Aren’t you angry, senior?”
“It’s not like we can do anything about it right now. He’s still young, so maybe he’ll improve over time.”
Anyway, after two years, the protagonist will change after the possession.
Though his core is selfish and dogmatic, he works hard to correct the bad reputation he’s built up and eventually succeeds.
In reality, it’s unlikely that one’s reputation would easily change after living as a delinquent for years and then belatedly acting kindly, but this is a novel world.
It’s a common clichĂ© in possession stories where if you possess a delinquent character and act just a little bit kindly, people around you go “ooh” and view you positively and praise you.
“Hmph, do you think trash like that changes just because they get older? They absolutely won’t change.”
“The future is uncertain, so try to treat him well. Who knows? Even if he seems hopeless right now, he might change if you show more interest and take better care of him.”
The protagonist who possessed the body knows from reading the novel that Choi Seo-ra is a member of Antas.
Perhaps that’s why, after the possession, he completely changes his attitude toward everyone else but continues to be rude to Choi Seo-ra.
Anyway, the protagonist will stop her terrorist activities in the second year and drive her out.
Since the protagonist also inherits the memories of the possessed body, taking good care of him now will surely help later.
“He’s completely vicious! You’re talking too comfortably because it’s not your problem, but if that guy ends up in your class when he goes to high school in two years, you’ll understand how I feel.”
She glares at me like a fox while cursing him, but unfortunately, according to the novel’s content, I never once become the protagonist’s homeroom teacher.
I was thinking about helping her a bit more by saying he’s still a young student, but I felt like it would only make her more resentful, so I decided to change the subject.
“What are you doing during the vacation? If you don’t have any special plans…”
“Wait a minute, are you asking me out on a date? After not sending a single text message because you were worried about Antas?”
“It’s not a date request, so don’t get ahead of yourself. I was wondering if you’d like to do some part-time work together if you don’t have any special plans.”
Usually, regular civil servants are not allowed to have second jobs or engage in other income-generating activities, but Hunter school teachers are an exception.
Every year, 1,400 new hunters are produced, but the rate of portal appearances is also steadily increasing.
Since fewer portals mean greater safety for citizens, the government actually encourages hunting participation during vacations by providing a tax deduction of 10% more than regular hunters.
Usually, people join their original guilds or make short-term contracts with other guilds, but I’m thinking of forming a temporary raid team.
“What are you saying? But if I work with you, it’ll all be on record. Antas might find it suspicious.”
I definitely thought about that aspect too, but I don’t have any other colleagues to work with besides Choi Seo-ra.
It would be most convenient to do it alone, but there’s a bit of a problem with that.
Portal grades are divided into seven levels, including the rarely appearing S-rank, along with A, B, C, D, E, and F, and there are entry limits.
The portals that temporary raid teams can access are those left after distribution to guilds, mainly small-scale portals with lower profitability.
However, single-person portals have so many casualties that a special law was created, making them always assigned to guilds and handled by experienced hunters.
Therefore, what’s actually accessible ranges from 2-person to 4-person portals, but besides the entry restrictions based on portal size, there are also legal restrictions.
For example, to enter an E-grade 2-person portal, at least one hunter must be E-rank or higher, and for a 3-person portal, at least 2 such hunters must be included.
This law was created to prevent hunters from recklessly entering portals unsuitable for their rank and losing their lives. Fortunately, if this condition is met, there’s no need to fill all the slots.
If I work alone, I can only go to a C-grade 2-person portal, a D-grade 3-person portal, or an E-grade 4-person portal, but since Choi Seo-ra’s hunter rank is C and mine is B, together we can go to a B-grade 2-person portal.
Obviously, there’s a difference in the level of monsters that appear depending on the portal grade, and there’s also a big difference in earnings.
If portals were clustered together, we could push through with quantity, but reality isn’t like that.
“I’ll be busy with volunteer work during vacation anyway.”
“Huh? Volunteer work?”
“There’s an orphanage I visit every vacation.”
I had heard about her circumstances before, and my perception has changed a bit as we’ve spent time together, but it’s unexpected that a member of an international criminal organization does volunteer work at an orphanage every vacation.
It’s surprising.
“Senior, would you like to come too if you’re not going to spend the entire vacation at portals? The kids are all cute and so nice.”
“Well, I have other plans besides portals, and there’s also training, so it might be difficult for me.”
“Ah, training… You’ll have to go since you’re a new hire. Will you be okay with that? It’ll be all hunters there.”
“If things go well, I might not have to go, but it’s not certain yet.”
The training will be exempted if I win the bet with the vice principal.
But even if I’m exempted, I don’t really want to go to volunteer work.
“How? The new employee training should be mandatory.”
“I heard you can be exempted if you become an outstanding teacher? The vice principal made a proposal and I accepted it.”
“What kind of proposal?”
I briefly explained about the duel.
“Do you think it’s possible? The high school vice principal is Kim Man-dong. Even if you just need to land one valid attack to win, it seems difficult.”
“Isn’t my junior underestimating me too much?”
I was slightly offended and almost told her that I was at the peak master level.
“I heard about your honor duel with the spear arts teacher last time. I also read the posts about it. But this opponent is Kim Man-dong.”
“But I think I can manage landing one hit at least? I worked hard in China.”
“I think you’ll just end up embarrassed…”
“Hey, the fight hasn’t even started yet, and you’re already giving up on me?”
“You definitely seem different, senior. In the past, you wouldn’t have accepted such a proposal. Same with the school YouTube filming.”
“In a good way, right?”
“Yes. I’ll cheer for you. If you win and get exempted from training, let’s do volunteer work together.”
“That’s a bit…”
Originally, I think the orphanage where Seo-ra goes would probably prefer her bringing money rather than her coming to help directly.
I was about to say something but decided not to, thinking I might get an earful.
***
“Please listen seriously! Why are you licking the plate? I’ll buy you more later.”
I was trying to explain to my master that I received a duel proposal from the vice principal, but this master of mine was completely absorbed in the stir-fried vegetables.
“Do you eat with your ears? I heard everything while eating.”
“Then at least pretend to listen. I thought you weren’t listening since you were just eating without saying anything.”
“Isn’t there a saying in your country that you shouldn’t disturb even a dog when it’s eating? Don’t you know it?”
Now that he’s learned Korean, he’s become quite talkative.
“Last time, master said that with a little effort, I could use sword energy. Is it possible before the duel?”
If I can create sword energy, I think I can successfully land an attack at least once.
“You said the duel is a month away, right?”
“Exactly 28 days left.”
“Well, that depends on what you do. But what’s the big deal about just one hit? You claim to be the world’s only martial artist.”
“Since master is here too, strictly speaking, I’m not the only one… OUCH!”
Another knock on the head.
“Stop hitting me. Master doesn’t even know how strong an S-rank hunter is.”
“So is he stronger than me?”
“Probably not. But if we compare him to martial arts realms, he’d be at least above peak master level.”
No matter how Kim Man-dong is one of only 10 S-rank hunters in Korea, I don’t think he’d be a match for my master at all.
There are other reasons too, but the protagonist’s strength fundamentally comes from martial arts.
Moreover, even by just learning the internal energy manual on the wall, he becomes much stronger than S-rank hunters in the latter part, and my master is the person who left that martial art.
“Just a peak master who can only admit defeat if he gets hit once? He’s a very arrogant fellow.”
“You said I was at peak level? And I said above peak master level.”
Kim Man-dong has been an S-rank hunter for a long time, and he’s generally considered to be in the upper ranks among S-rank hunters.
“What’s the big deal about being above peak level? When I roamed the martial world, there were plenty of people at that level.”
“Sure, sure. If you say so.”
No matter what he says, everything seems common and abundant to him. At this rate, he’ll probably say that levels above peak master are common too.
“This kid! Most of the leaders of small and medium sects and elders of major sects were above peak level.”
If we’re talking about leaders of small and medium sects and elders of major sects, isn’t that already not common?
“Didn’t you tell me to know my place before?”
“This kid keeps talking back. Oh my, disciple, you’re hopeless.”
“Whether I’m hopeless or not, we’ll see after the duel in a month. Surely I can land at least one hit? Let’s start training right away.”
“What’s the point of training? You’re already thinking you’ve lost before the fight.”
He’s clicking his tongue after saying that, but I’m dumbfounded.
Me?
Not at all.
It might be difficult to win, but I’m sure I can land at least one hit… Ah, could it be?
At first, I thought he was just finding fault as usual, but this time, I think I was the one who misunderstood.
“Master, your disciple was thinking wrongly.”
“Oh, have you really realized it? Let me hear what you have to say.”
“The vice principal said he’d acknowledge defeat if I hit him once, but I intend to hit him at least five times.”
Master’s words weren’t about me lacking pride or a simple martial artist’s desire to win.
The proposal to acknowledge defeat if I succeed in landing just one attack was made by the vice principal first.
I accepted that proposal and thought I’d win if I could just land one attack.
But that’s not actually winning; it’s just being acknowledged.
“Just five hits? 50 points.”
Despite grumbling, his hardened expression softened, and he returned to his usual self.
It seems like master wanted to tell me not to limit myself by adjusting to standards set by others, but to set the standards myself.
“Why stingily give just 50 points? Would it be 100 points if I said I’d hit him 10 times?”
“Still 50 points. You’d get 100 points only if you beat him down until he can’t get up. Let’s stop talking and start training.”
Now he’s the one suggesting we finish training first. It seems he was quite pleased with my answer.
I quickened my pace to follow my master who was walking ahead.
“Master, let’s go together.”
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