The Villains I Taught Became Heroes - Chapter 88



87 – I Knew – 4

The banquet for those going to face hardships wasn’t so bad.

Everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, so now it was just time to leave.

“Are you sure you’ll be okay…”

“Of course!”

The king, seemingly worried about Lumina, held her hand tightly.

He didn’t want to let her go at all.

But Lumina, aside from Sowol and Lena, is one of the top two attackers in our class.

It wouldn’t do to lose someone like her.

“Lumina. Let’s go.”

“Yes! Your Majesty. No, Father. Please don’t worry too much.”

“Still…”

“I’m getting stronger under Instructor Lee Hyun.”

With a confident smile, Lumina ran towards us.

The king, gazing at her with a mix of pride and loneliness, nodded and waved his hand.

It seems he was pleased to see his child grow.

“The large monster that appeared in the Roxvaldt Plains is called Raguene. Have you heard of Raguene?”

“Yeah! I know!”

“Tell me about it.”

“It looks like a giant crocodile, right? The attacks to watch out for are its tail whip and death roll.”

“That’s right. The tail whip is a wide-range attack that strikes all opponents in front. So, how do we defend against it?”

“When Raguene attempts a tail whip, it curls its body. At that moment, we need to deal as much damage as possible to stop the tail whip.”

“Exactly. If we fail and the tail whip activates, the damage will be significant, so what’s the countermeasure?”

“The mages will cast defensive magic.”

“Well?”

“The fighter is going to use the rebound!”

“Right. Arisha, your role is crucial. You know that, right?”

“Yes!”

In the meantime, I had taught Arisha a lot of things separately.

Among them were techniques for rebounding, so I was confident she would do well.

“Seowol, Lena. Your roles are important too. With our current class’s skills, we can only take down one Raguen at a time. You need to prevent the other Raguen from attacking. It’s a heavy burden, but…”

“We can do it.”

“Don’t worry…”

The two, who seemed a bit out of place as students, replied with smiles.

How admirable they were.

Whoever their master was, they must be blessed.

“Alright. Here’s a praise sticker.”

“Thank you!”

“Th-thank you…”

The only thing I could give them was a praise sticker.

Of course, if I asked what they wanted, they would answer differently, but I knew what that was, so I could only settle for the praise sticker.

But look at them.

Aren’t they really happy?

I thought this was a pretty good reward.

“Have you collected a lot of praise stickers? How many do you have?”

“Six!”

“I, I have three…”

Seowol’s expression brightened. Was she proud of collecting more praise stickers?

I patted her head, and Lena puffed her cheeks slightly.

“I-I can listen to everything Master says even without praise stickers.”

“Yes, yes. I understand~.”

Lena seemed displeased with Seowol’s playful response and puffed her cheeks even more.

I gently pinched her inflated cheeks to let the air out and looked around at everyone.

They all seemed to be watching us with amusement.

Except for Arisha, who was always smiling, but when I was next to Seowol and Lena, she wasn’t smiling.

It felt a bit chilly.

“Alright. Enough of the jokes. Let’s get going.”

Roksbalt Plain was about a day’s journey from the capital.

After arriving at Roksbalt Plain by the carriage provided by the king, the students immediately began to set up a base.

It was just a few tents and preparing dinner, but having this made a significant difference in recovery speed, so it was much better to have it.

“Catch that one over there!”

“Hey! Who’s cooking today?!”

“Let’s decide on the night watch!”

There was no need for specific orders.

The students had been steadily training for this, so they managed to handle things well without needing to say much.

Soon, several tents were set up, and preparations for the meal were underway.

In this class, there were not only commoners but also royalty, noblemen, and aristocrats, yet there were no idle ones simply because of their high status.

Right now, Prince Ludwig was moving busily, so who would care about class distinctions?

“Ludwig! What should I do with this?”

“Hmm. Just take it over to that tent.”

“Ludwig! Help me out here!”

“Ha! These guys really need my help!”

Our head of the beautification department did not refuse the calls for help.

Of course, his arrogant demeanor remained unchanged.

At first, the students were hesitant because of that arrogance.

However, they quickly realized that he was not a bad person despite his haughty attitude, and thanks to that, Ludwig was able to blend in easily among the students.

That hadn’t been the case in the game.

Originally, he had become friends with Arisha, the class leader, after fighting out of jealousy, but this time there was nothing like that.

“It’s thanks to Sister Sowol and Sister Lena.”

Perhaps it was because there were people greater than him in the class, and they were satisfied with their roles as vice leaders, Ludwig showed no resistance.

He was simply faithful to his position as the head of the beautification department.

“And it’s also thanks to the teacher.”

“What have I done?”

“You designated it, didn’t you? Ludwig respects you.”

“Hmm. Is that so?”

“Actually, you’re much more amazing. Ludwig is very grateful to you for saving his father.”

“Aha.”

“So he’s trying to be diligent in the position you assigned him.”

Was that so?

I looked at Arisha, who was smiling brightly next to me.

“But why are you here? Don’t you have anything to do?”

“I’ve done everything!”

Arisha was in charge of setting up the tents for the women.

Perhaps because she was quick-handed, the women’s camp was already completed.

“The boys are slow~.”

“That could be true.”

“Hmph~. If the teacher stepped in, it would be done quickly.”

“I can’t do everything, can I? Well… I can make dinner, at least.”

“Wow! You can cook too?”

“It’s a basic quality of a gentleman.”

When evening came, I immediately started cooking.

It wasn’t anything grand, just an omelet, pasta, and some steak.

Maybe it was because they had worked hard to set up the base, but the kids were raving about how delicious it was. It was a rewarding dinner.

“I heard that there are a total of six Raguens discovered in the plains. They often travel in pairs, so be careful about that.”

“Got it!”

After finishing our meal, I stepped out of the base with the students, who were ready for battle.

Finding Raguenn wasn’t too difficult.

Using monster detection, I discovered that Raguenn was not far away, and I led the students in that direction.

“…Wow.”

Thanks to the full moon hanging in the sky, visibility was clear.

Therefore, we were able to see Raguenn without much trouble.

“…Can we really catch that…?”

One of the students, seeing the large beast they had only heard about, spoke softly.

It seemed they were intimidated by Raguenn’s size and overwhelming presence, which was on a completely different level from ordinary monsters.

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“We can do it!”

Just as I was about to speak to that student, Arisha spoke up first.

Arisha, the class president with her cheerful and positive personality, clenched her fist.

“We’ve accomplished things up to now, right? We’ve learned under our teacher, right? So let’s have some confidence!”

Her positive demeanor certainly helped in a place like this.

Perhaps due to Arisha’s bright attitude, the morale, which had been low, began to rise.

That girl. Impressive.

“Alright. Everyone ready? I won’t step in unless you’re in real danger.”

“Yes!”

“Then let’s begin.”

The first to charge in were Sowol and Lena.

While they held back one Raguenn, the rest of the students had to take down the remaining one.

“Haaah!!”

The first to leap forward was Arisha.

Once she broke the magical barrier around Raguenn with her spell, the real battle against Raguenn would begin.

As I had taught her beforehand, Arisha quickly ran towards Raguenn.

– Kreeeaaar!!

The Raguenn, as large as a mansion, glared with its eyes.

And with its massive front paw, it attempted to strike down Arisha.

Ducking under it and jumping off Raguenn’s body, Arisha approached its weak point, the head, and reached out her hand.

– Clang!!

With the sound of magic breaking, Raguenn’s body began to move even more violently.

Leaping down from above, Arisha shouted to lead everyone.

“Let’s go!!”

“ooohhh!!”

Magic and sword strikes.

As expected, the students were diligently attacking Raguenn.

Watching them utilize everything they had learned thus far to attack Raguenn filled me with a sense of pride in a corner of my heart.

Ah. Those are my students.

– Kreeeeaaar!!

“Haah!!”

Arisha extended her fist towards the charging Raguen.

It was like a battle between an elephant and an ant, but in this contest, the ant emerged victorious.

Arisha’s martial arts had successfully halted Raguen’s charge.

Of course, Arisha seemed to be shaken by the impact, but she did not retreat.

With a smile still on her lips, she faced Raguen without a hint of backing down, allowing the students of Class A to strike Raguen with greater ease.

“Yahhh!!”

Had she realized she was being pushed back?

Raguen began to gather her magical power once more.

Arisha, who had neutralized that with her martial arts, leaped up and stomped down on Raguen’s head.

With a loud thud, Raguen’s body collapsed, and the students’ concentrated attacks followed.

And then.

-Kruuung…!

With a final gasp, Raguen’s body went completely limp.

Continuing her assault from above Raguen, Arisha swept up her brilliant blonde hair and looked at me with a bright smile.

“I won!!”

Drawing a V with her fingers, she boldly declared to me, her figure was so beautiful that I couldn’t take my eyes off her.