Chapter 71 – Blackmailing the Professor
Translator: Kell | Editor: Weasalopes
Blackmailing the Professor
The next day, Hikaru arrived at building C to find it locked, even though it was already ti for classes to start. He tried using Mana Detection, but no one was inside.
「She bailed, huh? Isn’t the student supposed to be the one cutting classes?」
Left without anything to do, Hikaru started jogging.
The next day, Mille still wasn’t around. He trained alone.
The day after, sa thing.
And the day after...
「Still not here...」
Hikaru stood in front of building C.
「I see. So that’s how you wanna play. Hahaha. You thought if you kept doing this, I would eventually stop coming. Hmm, yes.」
Hikaru smirked.
「I will find you.」
He went back ho and waited till dusk. Fully ard, Hikaru headed out to town.
「Whoo! Ale is so good! This is what I live for!」
「Quite the drinker as always, Mille-chan.」
The manager smiled from behind the counter. They were in an establishnt located three streets down the business district that only a select few in Scholarzard knew about. Small, with only more or less thirty seats, it was always full. Custors lined up the counter like birds on a power cable.
「If you keep on chugging them down like that, no guy will buy you a drink.」the man said.
「There’s no one crazy enough to even think about doing that in the first place.」another chid in.
「Damn right.」
Middle-aged n, who looked to be regulars, burst into laughter. Each one shouted over the noise in the tavern whenever they spoke.
「What did you say? If I tried, I’m sure I can get a few n. You old coots better be grateful I even talk to you.」
「Yeah, right! You always cry when you’re dead drunk, saying “I want a boyfriend.”」
「I don’t cry! Idiot!」
「Can you even stay out late? You ntioned sothing about not being able to return to the academy’s dorm right now.」
「Ah, yes. They’re remodeling it at the mont. I’m staying at a friend’s place.」
「Wow! You have friends?!」
「Why does that surprise you?! I’ll beat you up!」
Sounds of commotion and n’s laughter rolled in the tavern.
「The night’s still young! I’m gonna drink all night!」
「You look incredibly lively.」
A voice ca from behind.
「Of course I am! I woke up in the evening!」
「What about today’s class?」
「I didn’t even plan on going! Ahahaha!」
Mille laughed, waving her hand, before noticing the voice didn’t co from the older n.
「That is very interesting, Professor Mille Crepes van Quad.」
It ca from the boy she t a few days ago. Mille trembled, being on the receiving end of soone’s wrath from point-blank range.
「You taught how to carry a short sword the other day. Now I have a question for you. Am I carrying one right now? If I am, for what purpose? 」
Mille let out a shriek as she fell from her chair, her face frozen in fear. Oops, I didn’t an to scare her that much, Hikaru thought.
「H-How’d you get here?! There’s no way you followed without noticing!」
Oh, so that’s what surprised her. If he hadn’t activated his Stealth, she would’ve noticed the mont he stepped into the tavern with her Instinct.
「Hey, kid. If you’re looking to start trouble, we won’t just sit here quietly.」
「Yeah.」
「Well said, n! Throw this boy out!」Mille said.
She felt revitalized with the older n backing her up. Incidentally, her legs were spread open, and her underwear was in plain sight. Hikaru didn’t even feel a tinge of sexual urge.
「Please, gentlen. I’m a student of the academy. It seems the professor has been piling up debts from all her drinking and she has to pay them back. She’ll receive her salary by teaching , but should you wish to shoulder her debts, you may do so. What do you say?」
「.........」
「.........」
The n exchanged glances.
「All right. Let’s drink so more!」
「Oh, right. Sothing funny happened today...」
「Oh...」
「They left for dead! What happened to our bond?!」Mille exclaid.
Hikaru smiled at her as she stood up, glaring at him.
「You reap what you sow.」
「I’m never going to teach you ever again!」
「Okay. I’m actually eting the principal tomorrow...」
Mille quickly prostrated herself.
「I’m deeply sorry. I’ll teach you starting tomorrow.」
「I see. Then I’ll cancel my appointnt with the principal.」
「Y-You’re bluffing, right? You don’t have any connection to the principal, do you?」
Hikaru smiled.
「Your smile is much scarier!」
Mille scread, but not one person in the noisy tavern cared. From that day onwards, she showed up in the tavern less often.
「Mille’s tab was piling up. Doesn’t really make any difference to my sales.」the manager told his regulars.
She was apparently causing trouble everywhere.
One attack was not enough to bring Mille down. She devised a plan to deceive Hikaru and go drinking, but Hikaru was quick to counter it. First he found out where she lived and the taverns she frequented.
「I’ll make her work hard so she can pay her debt. Please tell if she drops by to drink.」he told them and he was warmly received.
Lastly he went to wake her up every morning. And so Hikaru managed to put the short sword lectures classes back on track.
「Oh, Hikaru!」
One day, he happened upon Mikhail Jarazack, the great sword instructor. Hailing from the land of hairy n, he was the one who let Hikaru in the academy as a scholarship student.
「So you’re already attending classes. Since when? Today?」
「No. I started about ten days ago.」
「What?! Why didn’t you co see ?!」
「Why would I? I told you I’m here to learn about short swords.」
「Ah, short sword. The instructor is quite sothing, huh? Mille barely even teaches. Just forget about her and co attend my lectures.」
「Actually...」
Hikaru gave a smile.
「She’s actually doing her job. I’m heading to her class right now. See ya!」
「Wait, what? For real?」
Hikaru started walking, leaving the puzzled Mikhail behind.
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