Chapter 138: Korin Guardians (1)
9WHJ0“Kuhum…!”fyhovg
sFWqRThese days, the Academy was in an uproar. The attack of the Red and the Black Cults of the Tower of Mages – it had only been 2 weeks since that shocking event which had put the entire kingdom at unrest.jiNpB
7W7JgDEElder of the Red Cult, Admelech, ambushed Senior Professor Josephine while the mages of the Black Cult tried to kidnap some freshmen students. Added on top of that was the unprecedented case of the assassination of the chairman, and it was therefore obvious for the Academy to raise a formal complaint at the Tower of Mages.2k2D
9XgThe Lord of the Tower, Adelene, said it was completely unrelated to them, and that it was the abrupt rampage of a group of mages, but everyone knew that couldn’t have been further away from the truth.b5O
3bKYJWIt was a case concerning 2 elders, and there had been over 50 mages following them.Vga
d9oeqn4However, the Academy couldn’t do anything apart from a formal complaint because of the absence of their chairman.3h2FJa
0xzpYUThe next chairman, who would be replacing Eriu Cassar as the central figure of the Academy, hadn’t been decided yet. They had to decide on the future chairman before they could proceed with raising action against the Tower.th3KUJ
riYf“Who do you think will be the next chairman?”KgG2aK
7N1dDO“It has to be Lady Josephine, right?”HnqHS
WGliIThe strongest candidate for the position was, as expected, Professor Josephine, who had been acting as one of the crucial pillars of the Academy ever since it was founded. Josephine had been leading and guiding the Academy as one of the key figures as the Senior Professor from the beginning for longer than any other professor, but…6NMTEBO
QPV6bD“She has never nominated herself for the position yet. I would assume she would pass on it like always.”Ys7P3Yl
7Z74wuB“Then…”APVanXI
iWQMtw7Glancing at each other, the professors swallowed their words. In normal academies, it was highly likely that the next chairman would be chosen from one of the senior veteran professors, which meant there were only a few candidates.7QI0Wo
9R8TiBfThe biggest pillar of the Knight Department, Professor Haman Welsch,5Rr
qxvGAnd Professor Edgar Linton of the Magic Department.Ome
6mN0uHowever, it was hard to choose someone from the two of them. Both of them seemed very distant from the position of a chairman, and besides, Professor Haman Welsch was supposed to retire next year on top of that.FwmEv7q
bfP“It’s hard to tell who it’s going to be. Chairman Eriu was young and healthy, after all.”x6Y4tA8
0D8“Who would have known that he would pass away just like that? It’s always the Tower and the crazy people there.”YUCmBh
ncaAz“Hmm. I suppose it would have to be Lady Josephine, who’s currently serving as the temporary chairman then…”45q2A4
7wVKThe next chairman, however, was someone none of them had been expecting.unb
8IF0………dMU1PEP
lHjc……t2EAo90
ZHm…xKupoZ
9DcrBIr“Hmm… Hmm, hmm~~”Ri3
17LrThe position of a chairman of a guardian academy was a lot busier than it might seem.SNkfXqU
x201In the Academy, they had to deal with documents, confirm and carry out events and meetings, and in regards to external matters, they also had to work in collaboration with the royal family, nobles, the Alliance, Tower of Mages, the New Faith and other organizations that had to do with the future careers of the students.o2V0
cb1CBecause of the assassination of Chairman Eriu, the Academy went through a period of confusion and stagnation.OKA
cjpUkCeSomeone had to step up and settle it back down.TdOytek
q2HkY5“Are you really going to do it again?”asnmm
pCcZn0v“Yes. There is no other option, is there?”1BH
3fqThe young, blonde beauty, Josephine, said while looking at the founder of the Academy who finally came back after a few weeks… or rather, 80 years.wpY
mOzXErin Danua.T3jhmEL
WNraxShe, the founder of the guardian academy, who had been leading the academy with clones ever since she was exiled by her disciple, put a stop to watching over the world from the Shadow Palace of the Paradise, and finally descended onto the real world again.yk06fK
IypqrJosephine knew exactly what that meant.80mYDxX
7Vep7“I still disagree. Valtazar was by himself 80 years ago, but now…”u1IHJk
eR2jybHe was even stronger and had countless forces at his command.NqXtB
vEEThe Old Faith, the Tower of Mages, and… the Northern Kingdom.b80H0
XIG4The land of the barbaric people ruled by the Frost Giants; the evil land containing the corpses of the gods… According to the boy who knew about the future, that was where Tates Valtazar had settled his lair.Urn
cFKN6The battles henceforth will concern the Advent of Paradise and the attempt to reenact the glory of the past… and will be a big war between the supporters and remnants of the old gods and the descendents of humanity.5IjrI04
cEMdYrF“I need to raise disciples and heroes. That is my job as the Danann of Justice, the teacher of heroes.”IjlI
ZL2Teach disciples and raise heroes. Now was the time that called for heroes the most, and it was her job to nurture them.MPEbh
Ck0QjD“Ah~. I want to see my disciple.”Le3r
EpDH“Sorry?”sSya
Haj“Aht? Uhh, I meant…! I meant I wanted to see my new disciples!”ewII
LE2nXlw“…”FVn
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gxl97Today was finally the day that Alicia was going to remove her bandages. Even though I say that, she had been moving around just fine these days, and she had no trouble taking the interim exam either.SvovV0T
iKP2In any case, to commemorate her removing her bandages, we decided to have a barbeque party at the garden of the newly constructed Guardians Office.RUGadA
NFJXHTThe invited members of the party were the people of our dormitory except for the royal princesses, and whichever friend they wanted to bring.TNpdZga
22MflXQ“Korin! Can you flip the hash browns over there please?!”Luue9
8y3SU3Because of that, Marie and I were working at the extravagant kitchen next to the garden to prepare enough dishes for the guests.HhDp
DEf9t4x“Sure. What happened to that thing that we put in the oven?”eBl
78G“Doggo should be taking care of that!”9vpcF
EtfLGc“Hmm, maybe we should have set a plan beforehand. I don’t think we have enough ingredients.”z4m
edaJ“Should I bring some more bags of potatoes from the warehouse?!”lBfK9Ah
2rz2z“No. These are enough dishes with potatoes. I had to hold myself back from cooking a potato stew as well, you know?”bL4U6vL
TQhHyyo“I was looking forward to that though.”yx1gd
QIk5g6“You look forward to anything with potatoes, don’t you, Senior?”scshSI
Qfy“That’s not… Well, yeah but…”P54
B3AMarie replied while intentionally puffing out her cheeks. When I poked it with my finger, the air slowly seeped out like a deflating balloon.0C7
EHY5T1“Hmph.”IzAr3yd
lYnJrA2She tilted her head away, but she didn’t seem that displeased. I was staring at that adorable pout and that was when I noticed that some of her hair was about to touch the fire.n4m
WxD“Senior.”4LJ9Z
EDo“Nn? …Aht?”BWSz0
z0HwWBefore she could say anything, I gathered her hair from behind.vCBpUR
Hp7Jms“K, Korin?”cNsWG
kX3neiv“Stay still. Let me tie your hair.”3IDTjv
9RphBringing her fluttering sky-blue hair to one, I took out a rubber band from my pocket and tied it into a ponytail.Vjkv22T
j7j“W, why are you so good at it?”uYj
WzRAbO“My hair’s pretty long as well, right. I just learned it over time.”u6cryjg
I68wx4ROne of the things that I was happy about after coming to this world was that I had long hair. Going through middle and high school which had regulations about hair length, and having to shave my hair through the military and the physical education college, I had been dying to grow my hair.yTh1Q
pZtsN“It feels good cooking together like this.”AF2S1tU
L47OTThat was when Marie said that with a bashful smile while leaning her head on my shoulder.S3Gaf7
gEJRecently, her show of affection was becoming more and more explicit but… I couldn’t hate her for that.ImKI
HiL34n“Umm… you know? Do you feel… tired these days?”1XF
P98gHStealthily gazing up into my eyes, she said with flushed cheeks while adjusting the hems of her robe.5sM5Cwn
fzX4C0h“Uhh… a little bit?”1FFc
TVp28NWhenever I closed my eyes I could still see remnants of those big mountains. I had been working hard all morning to prepare the dishes so a little bit of…7FiPAG
DuP00x– Grip!f70
JrfDz“Uhk.”EUxDEq
GjELThat was when someone pulled my clothes from behind. Turning around, I saw Hua Ran looking at me with an indifferent look on her face.HVs
kg7r“………”vbt
vacYou’re just ‘looking’ at me, right? You’re not giving me a death stare or anything, right?u9qsuyb
2LYfVi“Uhh… What’s up, Hua Ran.”myTo5ib
rtTWuQ“I brought all the tables.”CGR
KDMilfJ“Already? That was quick.”hNVY4
ZsMKHI asked her to bring out the tables and chairs from the storeroom, and she seemed to have finished that already.en0S8b
o5p0“What about the chairs for the guests?”Enm
5oDg“…”ZIY
uxYqShe hasn’t done that yet, huh.gpbn9
NCDCbvy“Can you do that too? The people are going to start coming anytime soon.”Uq9FC5Y
WFnHearing that, Hua Ran rolled her eyes. After looking behind me at Marie for a split second, she replied.Kud
tc1“…No.”gei1
rWe6ymjIt was a short and curt response.SuOq
7Ll“Umm… Why not?”vqnCh
ZRHMOf“I want to cook.”ANdj
IqbpJIQ“Do you know how to cook?”1iHuSAr
rEGHua Ran, the honest girl, shook her head in response to my question, but continued before I could say anything.tly
Uo4FAY0“Ran said she knows how.”0ntn
Ufi“Hmm.”q9Un
fNRI couldn’t trust Hua with cooking but Ran was a different story. She did cook from time to time, and her dishes weren’t too bad.6Cv
WHT“Then you two can work on the remaining dishes. I will finish setting up the chairs outside.”FeGXflo
E8E3J6S“Huh, K, Korin?”jh0DWw
9auw“Nn. See you… See you later~ oppa!”wOY
M0ZHsx“Ugh…”MultMa
wbdjRJ“Sister~. It’s going to be so fun cooking together, right?”IBH
bwy“…”Bm1Gh1
qdEXR………GW8Zp5u
QOBLB……9IGHkmj
2qOln…3m4oC
6ukThe luxurious Guardians Office, which in the end was left up to Marie, was as big as an enormous mansion having several buildings and large plots of land.zm3pzz
VUbivOnce I finished setting up the garden, the garden was full of expensive chairs and tables which were the same ones that we used during my conferment to a baron. They looked very familiar, and looked the same as the expensive furniture I saw in the game.gSEw
SLX“Haa… These all cost several gold coins each, don’t they…?”lqrL1QU
rgzC5The housing system of ❰Heroic Legends of Arhan❱ was one dedicated solely for the end-game experience, with every piece of furniture requiring tons of materials.1H6gP
DK3yPlayers could use up materials to construct furniture, and I remembered Mr. Park made quite a few of them in the last iteration. It was super interesting to see him use the crafting window to change materials to items in a flash.WUbX3
WM59‘I might be a sub-player, but I’m also technically a player, so why can’t I do that?’bP0Mv
jvTTOr maybe I can do it now?kYFViS
Ck8We were quite far into the storyline, and I should have leveled up a few times as well so… Thinking that, I shouted out loud just in case.sXPgAc
XB3“Crafting Window!”0SqQy
UKE02B『Access denied due to insufficient qualification』3c5
1eO“Ah, shit, for fuck’s sake!! Do you want to be uninstalled!?”Qucf
Ya9Using uninstall as a threat and having nothing happen was something that recently became a habit of mine.TnWLu
53vYp“Y, you surprised me there! Why are you swearing?”MapaXjl
0t8AX“Kuhum. Alicia?”uepH
cPciwOZTurning around, I found Alicia standing at the entrance of the garden, carrying a bag bigger than her own body.Sm9
kBuc“Alicia… What’s with all that stuff?”9Vlws
3Erapo“What do you mean? Didn’t you tell me to buy the ingredients for today’s party?”EEJ78
modCDz“…”iFQF
iPewI did remember giving her a pouch full of money. Everyone was still growing up and needed to eat a lot, and although I didn’t enjoy buying luxury goods, I wasn’t the type to save out on money for food. But even so…7hErq
bakazI“Isn’t that… a bit too much? Are you preparing for a campaign or something?”8tRZ
KlIw“It might be a lot, but everyone eats a lot, right!? Doggo can finish it if we can’t, so it’s fine!”jXX
pn3w“Don’t treat someone else’s dog as a ration tiger[mfn]Ration tiger = A name given to stray cats, or cats raised in the military, in the Korean military that eats leftover rations. [/mfn].”bAQ
PklxjY“What’s a ration tiger?”ExR
ESUBUMJ“…Don’t worry. Can you unpack your bag? Let me see what you bought.”yo9v
ObEo7cx“Okay!”ggAQ
3hchuAlicia immediately opened her bag, revealing a whole load of ingredients. They ranged from eggs to chicken, beef and noodles, which was a part of the staple diet here.DfEZuD8
CHN“Wow, what a sight. How much did it cost?”UFgV
Ah0C“1 gold coin and a half.”fu78U
ZbKqVKO“Gold coin?!”Tb335U
FAOk4KqHow can you possibly spend 1,500 dollars on ingredients?!Ma0
LZUWz6l“Buddy, why is it so over-budget? Wasn’t 50 silver coins going to be more than enough?”Y6n8rk
WDtlVn“Uhh, you see, there is a reason for this, okay?”cnM
iRhIHl“…Let me hear it.”k55OB8z
qxuprKjAlicia took out a dozen eggs and started introducing it after a ‘tada’ gesture.OmsaQg
YEAG“Apparently these eggs are from chickens that grew up drinking green tea! Interesting, right? Chickens like green tea as well!”iBEYkV
dtVMkacEggs of a chicken that drank green tea… As expected of a Korean game…qXvdNFV
3jcjqN“What about that chicken over there?”UHy
hQpGw“They said it died after leading a happy life!”30f
LtyVGvO“And… how does the happy life of a chicken matter to me?”IQpSBrv
C1R7“Wouldn’t it taste better if it lived a happy life?”RgN
qkBpGMX“That makes us sound like heinous killers that destroyed a happy family of chickens.”qNG3
5tMZ8L2“Hmm… Not wrong, though.”D5QrjED
jVB“Anyway… Okay, so an organic chicken that lived happily in freedom, and those eggs, huh. What about that beef? The marbling on that is on an absurd level.”rovtRB
cpbgnia“Apparently it grew up drinking beer and listening to classical music. They said it got a regular massage as well!”v33jI8P
8ntv“What a damn happy life for a domestic animal.”fZDl
wJEv0hRSo why were they so adamant about telling us about their happy life? Was it to make us feel more guilty for eating them?GgkerHT
V3Z“Alright. Let’s just say we’re treating everyone to a good meal with nice ingredients. Sorry for making you go out and buy all that stuff even though you just recovered from your injuries.”ov0uoe
HXJ“It’s okay. It had been a while since I went to the city and had a look, so it was good. Huaah~!”7ixeKL
9ZdAlicia said with a big stretch, seemingly enjoying the fresh air outside.bh6p
cTo8Her stretch accentuated her bodyline and fully revealed her armpits in a sensuous manner.Neh0W
t8Q“Kuhum…! A grown-up lady shouldn’t be doing that in public.”ISB8
sWbm“Uing? What was that? That sounded like what one of the elders of the family would say.”RhM
ovh9K“It might be a bit late for this, but don’t you think you’re showing too much of your skin?”qDM95m
tAk“Hmm? My skin?”YOQX
eMHpGnA“Yeah. Umm… I think it’s a bit excessive.”7aOar
L6tlNLike the sides of her breasts and her thighs…BSV3Ix
gI2MZ2“What about it though?”c1IJn
ono3“Huh?”2G6ol
hhh“It’s not like I’m revealing what I shouldn’t. Besides, everyone wears like this, right?”CPtQjQm
67iR……Wait, now that I think about it, this much was a default for everyone, wasn’t it? Even Marie and Hua Ran… Huh, what? Was this normal? Did everyone dress like that?eDqp
Buu5FxWas I thinking like this was Earth a bit too much?Vmdf
406JCveConsidering how there were all sorts of clothings in ❰Heroic Legends of Arhan❱, this might be a normal level of exposure in this world.hCtak6z
VlASt“Anyway, it feels good to breathe in fresh air after so long!”CMG8N2
53U“You sound as if you were in the hospital for months. Didn’t you still attend all the lectures?”Alz
lNzAlthough Alicia was injured, it’s not like she couldn’t get out of her bed for that whole period of time. Despite being bandaged up like a mummy, she had still been coming to class.T07P
Sq4Vx7x“It’s different. Anyway! Thank you for hosting a party for me getting better!”BdsUk
vdHXJLz“Do you mind sharing half the budget to prove your gratitude?”WImBj8
PwVMEo“Hukk! Sorry. I can’t…!”tcZduZ2
qZw4She immediately turned her tail. We carried all the ingredients to the kitchen and the guests started to arrive one by one right when we were almost done with the dishes.bms
tsVn“Hey, boss. Your new house is looking pretty impressive!”uFwnj
d9NW“…Is this your house, boss?”k9f4m
zr8qlYW“Wow~. Bro, it’s my first time seeing a house this big!”Xk6GsiO
VmJRenya Claire from the Intelligence guild, and the wolf siblings, Ren and Ron.fdznZzY
jd8“It was supposed to be a short-term contract but… Looking at what you’ve made, I suppose most people would want to stay here forever.”8WaBFQ
WR4l“Hello. I brought some mushrooms from the forest.”MA7
UCe“…Hi.”ZsZt
pgM7SThe Mercenary of Flying Swords, Dorron Warsky, Yuel the Druid and the Golem Mage, Kranel Luden.pTo
Z3vYc– Knock knock!A3SfVw
aUERn– Open the gates!Ew6Tih
nePwThe gates opened up following that sonorous shout as five swordswomen entered the garden.aXUh
sLc13Jennie the Rapid Sword, Sirin the Duel Wielder, Lena of the Rippling Sword, Mei the Sword of True Darkness, and Milia of the Illusionary Sword.D6dbQ
6dhi0They were the elites of the 1st Sword Squad of the renowned Arden household. The fact that they were here meant…WKbEbq4
ItWnew“Been a while, my dear fiance.”xCu0btH
GM5PiLunia Arden, the female hero of the contemporary times. Alicia’s older sister was also here to join the party.Tks
9vEO“Welcome, Miss Lunia. It’s been a while.”Do2r
U5L0k“Unfortunately, I have taken a big damage to my feelings due to that event before. You would have to pay a fair amount of interest back before you can fully pay back this debt.”KrZNiD
34XPVA“Haha…”0tI5UOE
XmPlhGI could feel sharp gazes glaring at my back. For some reason, I had a feeling that many were unhappy but… it must be me overthinking things, right?SGN7
1wuWith this, most of the guests were here. As for the final guests…GlrUB
2YbYUDe– Jiing!DHcbAam
0W1At last, they were here.CLzLD
1g7“Is it here? Where did the money come from to build such a…”cRgq
978l9One of the last guests was Lady Josephine Clara, the Dimensional Witch who could teleport limitlessly as long as it was within the city, who could also teleport long distances as long as several conditions were met. And next to her—8MF9Pf
nnqa“It has been a while. How have you been?”KMoD9aL
LmmShe said while lowering the hood of her robe, which revealed her glistening silver hair.lVC8xs
PYEoRStanding next to the strict-looking blonde-haired beauty in complete contrast was a silver-haired beauty who gave off a gentle impression.T0ZXn8s
CCEqOYw“Welcome, Master.”yzUu
MofiShe was none other than my master, Erin Danua, who took the position of the new chairman immediately after coming back today.6SsW
wDKvnFWith this, all my ‘party members’ whom I had built connections with over the past year were in one place.OMn5
ATDN5DNow that the threat of Tates Valtazar was looming over us much earlier than expected, there was also the need for me to move quicker than planned.nuutAI2
m36RToday, I was going to reveal to them the truth of this world and strengthen the ‘key members’.rWx
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