The Villains I Taught Became Heroes - Chapter 70



69 – End of Chapter 1 – 1

The chilly weather had completely vanished, and on a day in early summer, the heat was beginning to arrive.

The mayor slammed his desk, grinding his teeth.

“So… are you saying that even the troops sent to investigate the sewers have gone missing?!”

The mayor, unable to hide his shock, put down the report he had been reading and asked.

His reaction was, in a way, understandable.

After all, the troops sent to investigate the sewers were the elite soldiers of the city.

“What on earth is happening in the sewers?”

It was a recent event.

Hearing that there was a problem with the city’s sewage treatment facility, personnel had been sent to the sewers for maintenance.

But strangely, they did not return.

Thus, some troops were sent, but they too had not come back, and realizing it was an unusual phenomenon, the city had sent its proper elite soldiers.

These were elite soldiers from a major city with an academy.

Heavily armed, they were much stronger than ordinary adventurers and could handle even formidable bandits without much trouble, yet they too had not returned.

For the mayor, this was a situation he could not take lightly.

“What on earth… is happening?”

The mayor’s voice trembled. The secretary let out a heavy sigh in response.

“How about requesting assistance from the academy?”

In such cases, it is generally appropriate to commission adventurers.

However, in this city, the academy existed instead of an adventurer’s guild.

The academy’s students were well-trained to handle such issues and were not lacking in combat ability, so it was not strange for them to take on the role of adventurers.

“Hmm… I wonder if that would be okay. What if we request the academy and still fail?”

“If that happens, it could become a significant problem, so we would have to either ask the academy’s instructors to step in or request powerful adventurers through the guild in another city.”

It is preferable to resolve issues that arise in the city with the city’s own strength.

This city, with its academy, is a neutral zone.

Not only the troops from various countries but also adventurer guilds, churches, and other factions are unable to extend their reach here.

But what would happen if the city could not resolve its problems and had to call for outside help?

The value of its neutrality would significantly diminish.

The mayor, wanting to avoid that at all costs, nodded heavily.

“I hope the academy can resolve this well.”

In a city without an adventurer’s guild, most problems are typically referred to the academy.

The difficulty of these requests varies greatly.

There are requests for delivering items to nearby cities, requests for monster extermination, and among them, there are even dangerous requests asking for the subjugation of great beasts.

Such requests also serve to enhance the students’ real-world experience, so the academy often encourages students to participate in solving these requests by offering additional points for successful completions.

As proof of this, request boards can be found throughout the academy, and students lacking points or aiming for scholarships would often take on requests during their days off.

“Hmm…”

Standing in front of the academy’s request board, Ludwig was seriously examining a particular request with his arms crossed.

The request he was looking at was classified as A-rank.

“Investigation of the sewer.”

There had been a problem in the city’s sewage treatment facility located in the underground sewer.

Elite soldiers had been dispatched to investigate, but even they had gone missing.

Thus, there was no limit on the number of participants for this request, and the basic combat power required to undertake it was set quite high.

A smile crept onto Ludwig’s lips as he gazed at it.

‘If we handle this request, our class can get ahead.’

The rewards were quite tempting.

A significant amount of additional points and a lot of academic points would be awarded.

With academic points, one could purchase artifacts sold in the academy’s shop, which would be a great help in the future.

Nodding to himself, Ludwig took the request and headed to the classroom.

“So, we’re going to tackle this request, right?”

“Yeah.”

As soon as he arrived in the classroom, Ludwig approached Arisha.

Gathered with friends and chatting, Arisha’s eyes sparkled as she looked at the request Ludwig handed her.

Satisfied with her reaction, Ludwig crossed his arms.

It seemed he enjoyed the attention from those around him.

“As you all know, our class A’s score is currently competing for the top two spots in the grade.”

“So, we’re aiming to resolve this and secure the first place completely?”

At the end of the semester, scores are compared by class to determine rankings.

The class that comes in first receives a bonus from their supervising instructor, and the winning class is given the opportunity to relax at a special resort during the break.

“Where is this special resort?”

Lifa, curious, looked at Ludwig with anticipation.

“Emerald Beach, the pride of the Empire! It’s not a place just anyone can go to because they want to. Even wealthy individuals from across the continent have to deal with long reservations.”

“Is it really that great?”

“It is. It’s run by the royal family, after all. I stake my honor on it—there’s no better resort than Emerald Beach.”

“Wow…!”

At his words, not just Lifa but other students were also in awe.

They were students worn out from rigorous classes and training. Naturally, the prospect of a beautiful beach resort was enticing.

“It’s a chance to relax in a luxurious room worth a hundred gold coins per night. No one would want to miss out on that, right?”

“Definitely not a bad deal.”

Even the usually stoic Ethel seemed tempted, prompting Ludwig to look around at everyone.

It appeared there was no one opposed to taking on this request.

“I agree!”

“I agree too.”

“I, I also want to, go.”

In the minds of Arisha, Sowol, and Lena, pink thoughts swirled.

Sitting on the golden sandy beach at sunset, with the emerald sea reflecting the light.

And beside her was none other than Lee Hyun.

The thought of leaning slightly against Lee Hyun, who was a bit relaxed in the fantastical atmosphere of the resort, made it impossible to hold back any longer.

“Then right away to the instructor…”

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“Everyone, take your seats.”

As the door opened and Lee Hyun entered, everyone returned to their places.

Could he feel their excited expressions?

Lee Hyun asked, puzzled.

“What happened?”

“Teacher!”

As expected, it was Arisha, the class president, who stepped forward at such times.

When she raised her hand high, Lee Hyun smiled as always and waited for her to speak.

“We want to take on this request!!”

***

After reading the request Arisha presented, I nodded.

This request was the strategy for the underground waterway, which could be considered the end of Chapter 1.

Is Chapter 1 already coming to an end?

Well, a lot has happened during this time.

I checked the request form and nodded again.

“A request, huh? Normally, such requests are a tradition of the academy to be undertaken in the second semester of the first year.”

“Oh?! So we can’t do it…?”

“But if it’s you guys, it should be possible. No, if it’s the current first years, everyone should be able to.”

Not only my Class A but all the classes related to combat were demonstrating exceptional skills, to the point of being the best ever.

Given that, even though it’s still the first semester, it should be entirely possible to challenge the request with the dean’s permission.

It was the same in the game.

“I’ll report to the dean.”

“Wow!! Teacher, you’re the best!!”

What a thing to get excited about.

By the way, if we’re going to strategize for the underground waterway, we need to know it well. I wonder if they know anything about it?

I immediately drew a map on the blackboard. Since I had memorized the underground waterway map beforehand, it wasn’t too difficult to draw.

“The underground waterway consists of three paths. To enter the target location, the sewage treatment facility, you need to activate the switches at the ends of these three paths.”

“Does that mean we need to split into three groups?”

“Yes.”

“What about going all at once?”

“That’s not a bad idea, but the switches in the underground waterway are said to revert to their original state after a certain amount of time. They say it’s for security.”

“How do you know so much, instructor?”

How would I know?

It’s because I’ve seen this setup in a game.

But there’s no need to say that.

“This much is basic. You all should study the facilities within the city as well. You never know when something might happen.”

“Yes~!”

They respond well.

Anyway, we need to form teams from now on…

Eight people per team should be fine, right? One person can be a spare and placed anywhere.

“Arisha, Sowol, Lena. You three will be the team leaders.”

“Okay!”

“Yes.”

“Oh, got it.”

“Then where will the instructor go?”

One student raised their hand eagerly, and the three looked at me with anticipation.

“Teacher! Let’s go together!”

“How about you come with me?”

“I, I want to go, I want to go with you.”

Faced with the intense gazes of the three, I made my choice immediately.

“I will join Arisha’s team.”

At my answer, Sowol and Lena looked disappointed, while a bright smile spread across Arisha’s face.

***