The Villains I Taught Became Heroes - Chapter 107



106 – Why Are You Here – 1

With the kids in tow, I headed to the training grounds.

Perhaps because it was dawn, there was no one at the training ground.

In the empty training ground, I loosened up my body and looked at the three of them.

“Are you going to take me on one by one? Or are you all going to team up? Either way, bring it on.”

—

“Then I won’t hold back, and the three of us will join forces.”

Huh? This isn’t right.

“Do you think you three can’t defeat me unless you team up? You weaklings.”

“W, well, Master, as you said, we, we are weak, so it seems better to, to join forces…”

No, why not just have a clean one-on-one match?

But it feels a bit off to show such weakness in front of my master…

“It’s fine for you three to come at me… But if you win, who will take care of me?”

“Ahahaha~. Teacher, don’t worry~. We’ll decide that among ourselves later~!”

Clenching and unclenching her fist, Arisha smiled brightly.

So, they plan to take me down first and think about it later.

“You guys are such cowards.”

“You learned well from the master, didn’t you?”

Slowly drawing the Moonlight Sword, Sowol pointed it at me.

Rena also aimed her magic staff, and Arisha extended her fist toward me.

Looks like they’re serious.

“If I win, no nagging, and you all will attend the opening ceremony. And…”

“…..”

“Forget about me.”

“That might be a bit difficult.”

“I’ll, I’ll attend the opening ceremony.”

“If we win, you better not think about going anywhere and just quietly step into the cage!”

“Does it have to be a cage?”

“If you want, I can build you a mansion. You can do whatever you want there.”

“Or, I could even build you a tower.”

Who are you trying to turn into Rapunzel?

“Fine. Alright. Bring it on.”

No sooner had the words left my mouth than Sowol plunged her sword down.

At the same time, light erupted from the darkness, attacking me.

“You’re still far from it! Sowol!”

What I had taught Sowol was one of the three great sword techniques, the Moonlight Sword.

With just this, Sowol was called the Sword Saint and had defeated countless foes.

But that didn’t mean there was no way to counter the Moonlight Sword.

“No?!”

The blade of light that Sowol created began to disintegrate before it could even approach me.

Seeing Sowol’s eyes widen in surprise, I couldn’t help but laugh.

“This is one of the three great sword techniques. The Wheel of Law.”

In terms of defense, it was a sword technique more powerful than any other. The Wheel of Law, indeed.

The blade of light created by the halo behind me naturally extinguished Sowol’s attack.

“…Haaah!!”

In that moment, Rena’s magic unfolded.

Dozens of magic arrows, as large as pillars, flew toward me, and I swung my sword at them.

“Uh, wait?!”

That ignorant magic couldn’t be countered with the same kind of magic.

It was a spell born from overflowing magical power and incredible senses.

How could someone like me, lacking that level of strength, possibly counter it?

But that didn’t mean there was no way.

“Annihilation magic, huh…”

Annihilation magic, one of the techniques of the ancient magical empire.

Rena was astonished at the activation of this long-hidden technology of the magical empire.

“There are various techniques from the magical empire. Don’t be so surprised by something so trivial.”

“Haah!”

Before I knew it, Arisha had approached me and extended her fist.

Could it be thanks to her diligent training over the past year?

Arisha’s martial arts were much sharper and more precise than before.

As I barely dodged it and stepped back, I caught her fist with my hand and pulled her toward me instead.

“Kyah?!”

And then I threw her.

It was a technique that utilized the opponent’s strength, known as the Finite Technique.

As Arisha, who had been thrown off balance by her own strength, tumbled to the ground and then sprang back up, I smiled and extended my hand toward her.

“Was that all you had? You rookies? With this, who do you think you can imprison?”

I scoffed and flicked my sword.

The expressions of the three disciples who had been staring at me changed.

Were they finally ready to get serious?

“Indeed, Master. I knew you wouldn’t be so easily defeated.”

She said lightly, gripping the Moonlight Sword tightly. And in that moment.

“…Divine power?”

“Well, I am a saint, after all. I can handle at least divine power.”

Sowol began to utilize the sacred artifact she possessed.

As she extracted the divine power contained within the artifact and infused it into her sword, the moment she took her stance, Sowol’s body was propelled forward with incredible speed.

-Chaeng!!

“Ugh!”

Had she enhanced her body with divine power?

She was already strong, but now she had become even stronger.

“Why not try using the Wheel of Law?!”

I am using it, you clever girl.

While I was defending with the Wheel of Law, I attempted a few counters, but Sowol was blocking even my counters with her divine power and continued her assault.

Ugh. At this rate, I would be defeated.

I swung my sword wide to push her back and catch my breath.

But Rena wouldn’t just stand by and watch.

“This little brat?!”

A powerful energy erupted from the magic circle created by Lena.

This is not the power of this world.

Has she awakened dimensional magic?

The rain of energy pouring forth from the dozens of magic circles Lena had conjured could not be stopped by the annihilation magic.

Just as I barely managed to evade them and was about to counterattack, Arisha, who had been standing still, quickly launched an attack into the air.

– Puh-rrr!!

“Ugh!!”

It hurts to the bone!

What is this? What just hit me?

Unable to hide my dazed feelings, I looked at Arisha, and she grinned before striking again at the empty space.

“Ugh!!”

An intangible force was trying to strike my body.

I managed to block some, but a few hit me directly.

As I staggered from the blows, Sowol smiled brightly.

“How does it feel? Just as our master has hidden his strength, we too have been concealing ours.”

Those cunning little brats.

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As a master, I felt an overwhelming sense of pride, but I couldn’t just be happy right now.

“You guys. How can you hit your master, who has guided you all this time?”

I lowered my head with a wounded expression.

Then I slowly raised it. A single tear rolled down from my heated eyes.

“Did I raise you like this? Huh? Sowol. Tell me, did you train your sword to strike your master?”

“…That’s not it…”

“Ren. I have done so much for you. Did you want to defeat me to this extent?”

“N-no, that’s not it!”

“Arisha. I never thought you could strike me so indiscriminately after I accepted your charms with a smile all this time. I didn’t know you were that kind of child.”

“N-no! Teacher! It’s not like that…”

“I am sad.”

I covered my face with both hands and sank to the ground.

The flustered kids approached me unguarded, and seizing the opportunity, I swung my sword.

“Ahhh!”

“Ugh!”

“Ouch, ouch, ouch!!”

This attack dealt quite a blow to the kids as well.

While the ones rolling on the ground groaned, I swung my sword, and the darkness I conjured began to fill the training ground.

“Hahaha!! You little brats!! You’re still not ready!”

“That’s unfair!! That’s unfair!”

“Adults are always unfair!!”

The atmosphere shifted.

As I continued to attack to prevent the kids from using their powers, I targeted Sowol first.

As she staggered and tried to block my sword’s energy, I reached out my fist toward her side before she could unleash her divine power.

– Puhhh!!

“Ugh…!!”

So-wol, hit squarely, collapsed to the floor.

After striking her down once more, I approached Lena, who was preparing her dimensional magic.

“Kyaaak!!”

I pulled her from behind and executed a backdrop.

Leaving Lena, who had fallen to the ground without being able to use Shadow Dodge, I dashed toward Arisha.

“Hah!!”

In the meantime, Arisha, ready to go, unleashed a strike into the air.

Countless intangible strikes battered my body, but I endured with the mindset of giving flesh and striking bone.

“Woooaahhh!!”

I seized Arisha and threw her into the air.

As she lost her balance and floated in the void, I caught her and slammed her down to the ground, aiming my sword at her pained neck.

“At this point, you should admit defeat, right?”

“Ughhh!! Teacher! That’s cowardly! Cowardly!!”

“What’s cowardly about fighting?”

So-wol and Lena, now unable to fight, glared at me.

But kids, the world of competition is inherently ruthless.

“Stop talking nonsense and quietly attend the opening ceremony, you rookies. Hahaha!!”

“Wow… Are you really happy winning like that?”

“Yep. I can’t hear the words of the defeated.”

“Th-that’s really… s-sneaky.”

“You should be busy complaining about being defeated by the enemy.”

“…Cowardly! Cowardly! There’s no one in this world as cowardly and despicable as you, teacher!”

“Oh ho ho. What does the loser have to say?”

I ruffled the hair of the fuming kids.

The reason they lost to me is probably because they liked me that much.

“I will never forget you all.”

The three of them stared at me intently before throwing themselves into my arms.

Seeing them squirming, it seemed like they were sobbing in my embrace, but all I could do was pat their backs gently.

“…Teacher. You’re really not going anywhere, right?”

“…..”

“Answer me!!”

“Do you want the truth? Or a lie?”

“Th-the truth…”

“I’m not going anywhere. I will be by your side.”

As I finished speaking, the kids pulled away from my embrace.

So-wol, with a face wet from tears, looked at me, wiped her eyes, and smiled brightly.

“You’re just full of lies the moment you open your mouth.”

“That’s what makes me more charming, right?”