Chapter 69

Translator: Kell | Editor: Weasalopes

Dagger Instructor

They were wearing deep blue jackets, the uniform of the academy . Lavia went around a few stores to buy second-hand blouses that matched the jacket . Ordering a new one would take too much time so they decided to do that later .

Wearing a beige-colored blouse, she looked like a neatly dressed young lady . It didn’t take long for them to reach the academy .

Maybe I should’ve picked a place much farther away . I’m not really getting the whole “walking to school” vibe, Hikaru thought .

Ever since he told Lavia everything, it felt like a weight was taken off his shoulders . He was actually enjoying going to school .

The admins of the academy, save for one person who was tasked to accommodate Hikaru, always kept their distance . Even then, that one person moved about three meters away as soon as she handed them the papers containing the rules and regulations of the academy .

「Excuse me . 」Hikaru said .

「Y-Yes?」

「Are there reservations for classes?」

They’d be attending the academy for a while . There had been some misunderstanding at first, and Hikaru wanted to be more civilized, but it appeared the other party didn’t have the same idea .

「I-It’s fine . You can attend classes freely . To use the research laboratory, you need to submit a research plan first . Everything should be in those papers . 」

「I see…」

The moment they stepped out of the admin building, Hikaru spotted students arriving in groups .

「Feels like there’s too much freedom…」

「Yeah… Maybe the research side of the academy is more prominent . 」

They sat down at a bench and read the papers they were handed . It would take an hour to go over them, but the contents were surprisingly easy to understand .

「I’m gonna attend the classes on short sword . There’s one in about thirty minutes . What about you?」Hikaru said .

「I’ll check the library first . Then I’ll decide . 」

「Sounds good . 」

「I know, right?」

If there were enough books in there, Lavia might just even get absorbed in reading and not attend any classes at all .

They parted ways, with Hikaru heading to the lecture building where short sword class was being held . Young students and adventurers were about, but none really paid him any attention . There were much younger boys and girls, after all . Carrying laboratory apparatus, they appeared to be researchers or assistants .

「Lecture building C… The map says it’s right here . 」

He had walked quite the distance . Before him was a bungalow which appeared to be like one of those prefabricated buildings back in Japan . A cozy little cabin . Half-withered ivy crawled on the outer walls . The flower bed had been neglected .

Hikaru knocked at the door to no response . The door plate said Building C . As the door was not locked, he was able to get in easily .

「Ugh…」

The strong smell of alcohol hung thick in the air . The place looked like a refurbished equipment room, only a hundred square meters with no partitions . Desks and chairs piled up in one corner . Shelves and blackboard were gathering dust in another . A carpet lay in the center of the room .

A boot was lying around by his foot, the other pair just a few feet away . And then a cardigan further ahead . A pair of tights . Skirt . Shirt .

Lying down asleep under a number of carpets was a woman in her underwear .

Hikaru left the building at once, double-checking the words on the plate . Although a bit blurry, it clearly said Building C .

He examined the paper he had . “Short Sword Class – Building C” was written on it . Upon closer inspection, this was the only place where the class was conducted, which did nothing to ease his worries .

He entered the building once more . The door was left open and the room was too dark with only one magic lamp burning .

The woman was lying face down, sleeping like a log, but Hikaru could still see a bit of her face from the side . Wearing makeup, she gave off quite the strong impression . She looked to be in her late twenties . Her long, reddish gray hair was wrapped around at the back in an upswept hairstyle . Perhaps she couldn’t sleep face up because of it .

She wore purple bra and panties, had a standard body build, her waist quite fine . If not for her current state, Hikaru’s sexual urges might’ve been stirred . Unfortunately she was dead drunk and fast asleep .

「Where are the students and professor anyway? Don’t tell me she’s a student as well . 」

Hikaru was filled with a sense of foreboding . I gotta move her . We can’t have class with her on the floor . It felt like someone had been living in the building which bothered him a bit .

「Hey, wake up . Please wake up!」

Not wanting to cause a misunderstanding, he called out to her from afar . There was no sign of her waking up, though .

「………」

Hikaru stepped outside . The professor and students hadn’t arrived yet . In fact, not one soul passed by, perhaps because the place was hidden by the other buildings . Hikaru picked up two bean-sized stones .

「If you don’t wake up, I’ll just do this . 」

Standing at the entrance, he placed the stones between his fingers .

「Taste the power of ten points on Throwing . 」

With a splendid form, the stones went straight for the holes on the woman’s nose, as if being sucked in .

She jumped awake .

「Wh-What’s going on? Something’s wrong with my nose! I can’t breathe! Wait, what’s this?! Something’s stuck in my nose!」

Hikaru was already outside . He didn’t want to see a woman pulling stones out of her nose . After about five minutes, he knocked at the door before going in .

「………」

The woman was asleep . Something wrapped in tissue paper lay by her side .

「Oh… still haven’t tasted enough of my Throwing, eh?」

Once again, Hikaru picked up some stones .

They repeated the routine three more times . When Hikaru knocked at the door…

「Yes…」

A lifeless voice greeted him . A woman with a dejected look on her face was staring at him as he stepped in . She removed one of the carpets off her, at least .

「Who are you?」

「I came for the short sword class . 」

「There’s no such thing here . 」

「I don’t think so . It’s written here . 」

「Cancelled . 」

「…What?」

「I cancelled it… Oh, crap . Can you please bring a bucket—」

Hikaru ran out of the building, closed the door, and plugged his ears . One of her boots had been sacrificed .

「That woman is the short sword instructor?」

Finally recognizing that he had made a mistake – he had already suspected something was off, but he just refused to believe the possibility – Hikaru returned to the admin building .

When he asked an admin, they said “That drunkard is the short sword instructor . Her name is Mille Crepes van Quad . ”

The admin wouldn’t lie, but they refused to tell him more and insisted that he should just talk to her . Hikaru reluctantly returned to the C building . Although he didn’t want to get close to her, he had to so he could check her Soul Board and find out about her name .

「Oh, you’re the one who left me and ran . 」

Mille Crepes stood in front of the building with a test tube in her mouth, this time wearing clothes and sandals instead of boots .

「I think that was the best course of action I could take . 」

「Please don’t talk . My head hurts . Oh, it’s working . The hangover killer made by the medical guys really is the best . 」

A by-product of manufacturing antidotes, it was medicine used for boosting metabolism, but she didn’t particularly care .

「Can I ask you a question now?」

「Oh, sure . Shoot, Mr . Heartless . 」

「Are you the short sword instructor Mille Crepes van Quad?」

「I hate that name . 」

「What?」

「Mille Crepes sounds awfully sweet . It only works when you’re five . Call me Mille . 」

「Okay…」

「So what about my being the short sword instructor? Are you here to make fun of me for not having any students? You don’t have to . Ever since I took the position two years ago, I never had one, okay?! You happy?!」

「I’m sorry to hear that, but I’m actually here to study the ways of the short sword . 」

「…What?」

It was Mille who stared blankly this time around .

【Soul Board】Mille Crepes van Quad

Age: 22 Rank: 25

24

【Vitality】

. . 【Immunity】

… . 【Toxic Immunity】1

. . 【Perception】

… . 【Hearing】1

【Physical Strength】

. . 【Weapon Mastery】

… . 【Short Sword】3

… . 【Throwing】1

【Agility】

. . 【Stealth】

… . 【Life Obfuscation】1

… . 【Imperceptibility】2

【Dexterity】

. . 【Dexterity】3

【Intuition】

. . 【Instinct】2

He didn’t want to believe it, but she was indeed the real Mille Crepes van Quad .