The Villains I Taught Became Heroes - Chapter 91



90 – Religious War – 2

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When they returned after catching the chimera, the battle was over.

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As Arisha, who had been binding the fainted Angela, saw me, she smiled brightly and waved her hand.

“Are you hurt anywhere?”

“No! Thanks to you, I was able to win!”

It seems she made good use of the bracelet I gave her.

After I patted Arisha’s head, I checked on Sowol and Lena, who had come over to me.

As expected, they didn’t seem to be hurt either.

“I didn’t expect the Mage Empire’s army to move like this. Instructor, this is a big problem.”

Ludwig said with a serious expression.

Until now, the enemy had only appeared in small numbers to commit acts of terror, but as Ludwig said, this was the first time they moved as a unit.

That means the descendants of the Mage Empire are now going to act in earnest.

“For now, it would be better to return to the academy.”

“W-what about this woman, um, what should we do?”

“What do you mean, what should we do? We have to take her with us.”

The students began to chatter about interrogating Angela to find out where the leaders of the Mage Empire’s army were and what their plans were.

It was then that I saw the dust rising.

“You’re early. Is the Deorent Kingdom’s army always this late?”

“Heh. I have no words.”

At Ludwig’s mocking words, Lumina let out a short groan.

Despite the chaos that had unfolded, she stared at the kingdom’s army with a look of disappointment as their knight dismounted and explained the situation.

“No, but… are you hurt?!”

“We’re fine. There are some injuries, but nothing serious. More importantly, I hope you can take care of these people.”

We couldn’t take the special forces of the Mage Empire’s army back to the academy.

Lumina handed over their captives to the kingdom’s army, and in the meantime, the awakened Angela glared at us as if she wanted to kill us.

But what could she do by glaring?

The game was already over.

“First, those who are injured, come over here.”

By the time I had treated all the injured students, the kingdom’s army had finished their cleanup.

The knight from the kingdom’s army approached me, looking flustered, and bowed his head.

“I apologize. It was our mistake.”

“Haha. That can happen. Is everything alright in the capital?”

“Yes. Fortunately…”

“Then that’s good. I’ll leave their fate to you, so do as you please, whether you roast them or boil them.”

“Understood. Then…”

The kingdom’s army, having said their farewells, returned.

As I watched them leave, I turned to the awakened Angela and punched her in the abdomen.

“Ugh!!”

With a rough groan, I picked her up as she slumped down and said to everyone,

“We’re returning to the academy.”

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Upon returning to the academy, chaos erupted.

Well, it was to be expected.

It had been revealed that Angela, who had always been kind to everyone, was actually a member of the Mage Empire’s army.

Even the instructors who had been close to her were subjected to investigations, causing the class schedule at the academy to become quite tangled.

“I’m actually happier because of it!”

Arisha, who was now attending core classes instead of general studies, smiled happily as she helped me move class materials.

Oh dear. Well, as long as you’re happy.

“By the way, teacher. Since I was able to defeat Instructor Angela thanks to you, I’ll repay you.”

“No need for that. Just focus on your studies. Your score on the magic defense quiz was a mess, you know?”

“Ah?! You caught me!”

“All the kids’ scores come to me.”

“Hehehe~. Can’t you give me a little more leniency?”

“Learn from Lena. She knows better than I do.”

“But I want to learn from you! Hmm~. If you teach me, I’ll repay you!”

“What kind of repayment?”

“Hehe. A kiss, maybe?”

“You do that all the time anyway…”

Arisha’s affection was growing more intense by the day.

Hugging was a given, and rubbing her ample chest against me had become routine, not to mention now she would kiss my cheek whenever she felt like it.

“Hehehe~. That just means I like you a lot!”

“I always say this, but could you keep that feeling to yourself?”

“Not gonna happen~.”

I really couldn’t just hit her.

Her smiling face was too beautiful for me to get angry.

After giving her head a gentle pat, I opened the door.

I had expected our kids to be chatting as usual, but they seemed focused on something, not even glancing my way when I entered.

“What are you doing?!”

“Ah. Instructor! You’re here?”

Only then did the students’ gazes turn to me. Once everyone returned to their seats, Sowol spoke to me.

“Master, could you take a look at this?”

What Sowol handed me was a request form.

A request from the church. It mentioned that traces of the Asura cult had been discovered in the Deorent Kingdom, the Empire, and several other countries.

It was a request that could only be accepted once, at the end of Chapter 2, marking the beginning of the religious war event.

“Everyone’s worried. It’s a request from the church, and we’re debating whether to take it on or not…”

“It’s a request that requires us to be away from the academy for a long time. It’ll take a lot of time, too.”

“That means we won’t be able to attend classes during that time.”

The religious war event would proceed with the protagonist and a select few.

The remaining characters would have to continue through Chapter 3 on their own.

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Because of this, during Ragnarok, I had to train all the characters evenly.

I looked around at the students.

With kids like these, there shouldn’t be any major issues.

“I can’t ignore the church’s request. This time, it’ll just be me and maybe three others who will go along.”

“Are you not going to refuse the request?”

“It seems a bit serious, that’s why. While I’m away, Arisha will lead you all.”

“I want to go too!”

“Somwol…”

“I’ll go as well.”

“Rena…”

“I, I also want to be with you, M-Master.”

“…Ludwig will lead you all. If you need a trainer, I’ll talk to Instructor Royce, so don’t worry too much.”

“Great! I’ll lead you all!”

As the head of the art department, Ludwig smirked arrogantly, and the students jeered at him.

Ludwig, as if he didn’t care about such things, scoffed and approached me.

“Truly a perfect choice, Instructor. With my charisma, leading these kids will be a piece of cake.”

“Right. I’m counting on you.”

If it’s the students I’ve trained so far, even without Arisha, Somwol, and Rena, they should be able to handle about three chapters without any trouble.

I looked around at Ludwig and the other students.

I smiled and nodded at those who sent me reassuring glances, as if to say not to worry.

“If you do well while I’m gone, I’ll give you a gift.”

“Wow! What are you planning to give us that you’re saying all this?”

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“Each of you should at least get one artifact, right? It’s a grand treasure release.”

It’s not like I’m going to cook it up later, so I might as well prepare some gifts.

After finishing class, I took the request form and headed to the church.

When I arrived at the church in the academy, Serin was waiting.

“I knew you’d come.”

“If traces of the Asura cult have been found, I naturally have to take action. Where is it?”

“First, we need to check the Deorent Kingdom. They say a temple of the Asura cult has been discovered there.”

“A temple of the Asura cult… Looks like they’re starting to move in earnest.”

“Yeah. The church is also taking action. Perhaps this time we might be able to find the main body of the Asura cult.”

“What about the movements of other sects?”

“Well, thanks to the church and the magic tower diligently eradicating the sects, it seems there aren’t any special movements.”

That’s a good thing.

Originally, I was supposed to take down quite a few major sects before discovering the Asura cult, but thanks to the steady elimination of sects, it seems I can confront the Asura cult right away.

“So? Are you going to act alone this time too?”

“No. With my kids.”

“All of Class A?”

“Just taking Arisha, Somwol, and Rena. Just the three of them.”

“Is that okay? Should I send some of the church’s paladins with you?”

“Moving around too much will only make it easier for them to spot us.”

“Yeah. If it’s the Saintess and the Overseer, it should be fine. But what about Arisha? Is she up to it?”

“She’ll be fine.”

I nodded at Serin with a smile.

“After all, she’s my disciple too.”

The day had come to leave the academy.

I packed my things and arrived at the dimensional magic circle, but none of the others were there.

“Master!”

Sowol was the first to arrive.

Wait, they all live in the same room, so why are they coming separately?

“Hehehe~. How do I look today?”

“You look pretty.”

“Pretty enough to make you fall for me?”

“Not quite that much.”

“Tch.”

Sowol, all dressed up, stood next to me.

I asked where the others were, but there was no answer.

“Here they come.”

Next to arrive was Lena. As always, she was wrapped in her shadow robe, but upon seeing me, she broke into a bright smile and started running toward me.

“Haah. Haah. Did you wait long?”

“No, not for long.”

“Thank goodness… B-but, M-Master.”

“Yeah?”

“…H-how do I look?”

Lena awkwardly smiled as she took off her shadow robe.

She wore pants that clung tightly to her toned legs and a fitted shirt.

It looked simple, but that made it all the more fitting.

“You look pretty.”

“Hehe. This, this outfit is new. S-Silphid picked it out for me.”

“Spirits can do that too?!”

That’s amazing. Spirits.

“Teacher~~!!”

Arisha came running in quickly and jumped into my arms.

She rubbed her pretty face against my chest, then turned away lightly after pulling back.

In hot pants and a crop top.

Her outfit showcased her stunning figure, and her long hair cascaded down in a neat braid.

She truly embodied the image of a healthy beauty, making a peace sign with her fingers.

“How do I look today!?”

“You look great.”

“I did it~!”

They all dressed up beautifully.

“…But guys, we’re going to work, you know?”

It’s not a date.

Yet all three of them seemed completely unconcerned with my words.

Why do their eyes look a bit dangerous…? It must just be my imagination.