Thanks to Riito-san, the beautiful senpai, I gained quite a lot of knowledge and arrived at the academy in a slightly brighter mood.
The students had likely used up most of their materials for test production before the break, and they were surely troubled by now.
I would show up like a proper teacher and present the solution with confidence.
From the very day she taught me, I had already started collecting rose essential oil, and I also prepared small amounts of several other essential oils made from materials I received from adventurers.
With this, my dignity and reliability as a teacher would become unshakable.
「Senseii!」
「Seensei!」
「Hm? Gweh」
I heard voices from behind, so I turned around, but I saw no one. Instead, a sudden impact hit both sides of my torso.
When I looked down, I found two girls with their arms wrapped around me, their faces pressed against my body. They looked up with matching smiles.
「Good morningg!」
「Good morninggg!」
「…Yes, good morning. Now let go, please」
「「Ahahaha. Okaaay!」」
Maybe they let go because they were satisfied after seeing my troubled face.
Young people sure had a lot of energy in the morning.
Did something good happen to them?
「You said gwehh」
「You made a weird sounddd」
「You two… don’t suddenly jump on people like that」
「Eeh, you did not like itt?」
「It is not that I hated it. But you are not little children anymore, so you should not do that so carelessly toward the opposite sex」
「But sensei is our mentor, rightt? If you are our mentor, you are already like family. So it is safee」
「It is not safe. And I am not your mentor, I am your teacher」
「They are the same thinggg」
No, they are not the same….
If teachers and mentors were the same, every teacher would end up with countless disciples.
A teacher is someone who teaches many people in an academy. A mentor is someone who devotes their life to teaching specialized skills to a single person or a small number of people.
It is not that mentors are too distant, but if I admit to being their mentor here, these two would probably come to my house saying we are disciples so it is fine.
Still… I am teaching them specialized skills with focus, so I guess mentor could fit in a way.
「Haah… well, fine」
「Ohh, we got mentor approvall. Then next is a tour of our mentor’s housee?」
「I want to see mentor’s houseee」
Just as I expected, they were already planning to come to my home.
…I feel like I am starting to understand how these two think.
「Too bad for you. My house is in Einzheil」
「Really? You come here from Einzheil every day?」
「…There is no way I do that」
I actually came from Einzheil. Yes. I used a Point Gate and passed through Hayato’s house on the way. There is no way I can say that.
「So you are at an innnn?」
「If it is an inn, you can stay at our placee. Just kiddingg」
「No, no. While I am working as a temporary instructor, I am staying at Hayato’s house」
If I carelessly say I am at an inn, it might cause a small misunderstanding…
It is better to say I am coming from Hayato’s house since he lets me use it as a stopover.
Even if someone shows up, Freed the perfect butler would handle it well.
「Hayato… is he can Countt?」
「Sensei, are you acquainted with Lord Hayatooo?」
「Yeah. He is an important friend of mine」
Come to think of it, I have not seen him lately….
Freed said he went to a dungeon far from here. He should be fine, right?
「Oh. Sensei is actually a big shottt?」
「I am not a big shot. I just have many important people among my acquaintances」
There is Eliodart and Hayato.
And Reinrich who is called a Supernatural.
Teresa is a Saintess so that counts too.
I really do have some outrageous people among my friends and acquaintances.
As for Origol the lord, I guess I do not need to include her.
「More importantly, should you not hurry to class?」
「Hmm? It is alchemy class all day todayyy」
「We called out to you because it looked like you might be latee」
「Huh? Why? You have regular classes too, right?」
Alchemy class should be in an hour.
I was thinking of wandering around and looking at the academy until then.
「The teacher for liberal arts said that we seemed motivated and suggested changing the schedule. He said it would be better to focus on alchemy instead of a class everyone already knowss」
「The alchemy teacher was supposed to teach both classes, but since you are here, I think it is better if you teachhh」
「Hey, changing the schedule like that is not good」
「Everyone has learned liberal arts and history since they were littlee. If the other teachers say it is fine, then I think it is finee」
「Well… if the other teachers and you are fine with it, I do not mind…」
Even if I end up with more time to teach, there is not much for me to do.
Mostly I answer questions they do not understand, explain the results of my research or join in when they want my opinion.
When none of that is needed, I do not really have a role.
「Then let’s go to the classroom togetherr」
「Ah, Raz, that is not fair. Sensei, come with meee」
「I said stop clinging to me. I cannot walk…. At least hold onto my arm, my arm…」
Why is it the waist.
Our legs will definitely bump.
You are old enough to understand that.
And Raz, you should pay more attention to the two breasts you carry on your chest.
If you push yourself just because you are young, you will regret it later.
「Wow, sensei is actually pretty fitt」
「Yeahg. More than I expecteddd」
「…Of course. I make sure my stomach does not stick out so my six lovers will not be disappointed」
Food in this world. The food in this world is too good.
It is not fair that ingredients from another world pair so well with cooking methods from my old world, like soy sauce and miso.
The combination is too good and I end up eating until I am full.
「Oh, you work hardd」
「Is steady effort the secret to a haremm? Sensei, do you like womennn?」
「You misunderstand. I do not have six lovers because I like women. It just turned out that way because I loved each one of them with everything I had. It is not about the number」
It is not like I am unfaithful or irresponsible with women.
I have proper ethics and I understand common sense.
That is why I never touched Aina and the others until I could confess properly.
Wait… why did they stop walking?
「Why can sensei say something like loved so naturallyy」
「You say I love them without hesitation. Be more embarrassedd」
「Hmm? I have no reason to be embarrassed. There are many things in this world that will not be understood unless you say them. Telling someone important how you feel is not something to be ashamed of」
「Oh… we have never met someone like thiss」
「Sensei has a strange kind of coolness. Why does he somehow seem sincere even though he has six loversss」
「That is because I am sincere」
「「That is not true」」
What…. Maybe I got a little carried away, but why say it so firmly.
And why are they not talking in their usual drawn out voices….
If you can talk normally, then talk like that all the time….
「My instincts tell me thiss. Sensei must have made a move on someone besides the sixx」
「He seems like the type who would get swept up by the mood or respond if someone confessed directlyyy」
「「In other words, he is weak to being pushedd」d」
「…You are wrong」
「Also you are bad at lyingg」g」
「……」
I don’t think I’m bad at lying or anything.
It’s just that if I’m not focused, I can’t think on my feet, and when I panic or someone suddenly calls me out on something I never expected, I fall apart. That’s how I see it.
「I see I seee. Sensei is weak to pressuree」
「I see I seee. Then this worked out perfectlyyy」
「I’m not weak to pressure… wait, what worked out perfectly…?」
What is this feeling. I have a very bad premonition.
My instincts are sometimes right. When they are, there is always a certain mood to it, and right now it feels exactly like that.
「You know, we researched a lot about perfume tooo」
「And we learned that we need a lot of materialss. We thought that might be a problemmm」
「Oh… that’s true」
I was honestly surprised they were researching even during the break.
So… they were more serious than I expected.
If that’s the case, I need to answer that determination.
「About that, the truth is――」
「「So we asked our parents and told them we were moving out, and they prepared a farm for uss」s」
「…………Sorry?」
What?
Can you stop spinning around with your arms crossed and striking poses and say that again?
「So, we got a farmm! Even though we got it, we still have to pay for the flowers, but until it becomes stable, Father will cover itt」
「The farm that grows flowers will sell to us exclusivelyy. So now we can keep everything supplied all the timeee」
Well, I mean… yeah.
It’s far outside what I can accept, but I’ll swallow it.
Nobles are amazing.
But that’s not the issue.
That’s not the part that bothered me.
「…You’re moving out?」
「Yep! We still have to show up for social events if asked, but other than that they won’t interferee」
「They worried way too much, but we managed to persuade themmm」
「「So… we absolutely can’t fail anymoree」e」
The two of them smiled fearlessly, but their eyes were filled with resolve.
They had cut off their retreat and chose a path where the only option was to move forward.
「…This won’t be easy」
「We knoww」
「That’s why we’ll work harddd」
「I see… then good. Do your best」
「「Yes!」」
「Hey, don’t mess up my hairr」
「I worked so hard to set ittt」
When I messed up their hair, the two of them got teary-eyed and began fixing it using their fingers as combs.
Watching the heartwarming sight, I took out a comb to tidy them up as an apology——
「Senseit is so good at thiss. Feels nicec. Ah, that’s right. Of course, if you fail, Cran and I are planning to come live at sensei’s house, okayy?」
「Yahhh. Teacher is amazing, isn’t heee? Sensei wouldn’t abandon us, would heee?」
Ah… So that’s why they said earlier I’m weak to pressure and that the timing was perfect…
「…Let’s do our best not to fail, okay?」
「「Yeahh. But, ‘if’. That’s alll.」 l」
To decide to leave home just like that, I thought they were either overconfident, dreamers, or gamblers, but they’re actually coming here to properly secure insurance? That’s quite the realist mentality, isn’t it?
I don’t dislike that way of thinking.
That said, about the house… we’ll see when the time comes…
I think it’s easier to discuss things when the situation actually arises, rather than talking about it beforehand.
This isn’t me putting off the problem!
Let’s not forget.
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AN: Volume 10 is the slice-of-life part.
Even though Volume 10 is nearing its end, the school arc is starting, and I plan to plant some flags for later, but it’s still the slice-of-life part!
Alrighty, the bonus content is starting to come out too—!
Only 10 days left until the release date!
This period is the most fun!
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