Unsold Slaves Returned as Heroes - Chapter 40



40. No one hates this

Thump, thump, thump.

Yuri’s heartbeat got faster as she lay on the bed. With her hands clasped together, she waited for Wicker to lie down next to her.

Drreuk.

But her expectations were shattered with a noise that troubled her ears.

Wicker brought a chair and sat down beside the bed, holding a book and sitting by Yuri’s head.

“Uh… Brother?”

“I will read you a book until you fall asleep. Yuri liked children’s books.”

“Yes? No, that’s… I like it.”

“Stop talking. Close her eyes so she can sleep quickly.”

‘… aaa.’

Yuri couldn’t respond further to Wicker’s command and let out a silent clamor.

After she reunited with him, she felt a little bit, but now Yuri was sure.

Wicker’s sense of herself has not changed at all from thirteen years ago.

‘This isn’t it….’

Yuri lost her precious opportunity in vain, and she wanted to cry.

Still, every time he reads a fairy tale sentence by sentence, the tension in his body is gradually released, and warmth gradually rises from the lower part of his body covered with a blanket.

‘… Ah, I like the voice of the master.’

My eyes are closed before I know it and his rough hand caresses my forehead.

It can’t be said to be soft, but it makes me happy with the thoughtful hand movements.

He hates himself for being satisfied with that much.

‘Still, it can’t go on like this….’

If you stop here, your master will never see you as a woman.

Maybe she can’t be with her forever.

Yuri finally realized that the situation was serious.

***

Her first dormitory lecture has arrived.

This lecture, which is held in one of the small classrooms of the Earth Hall, is entirely my time with the first year students of the Earth Hall.

It’s nice to see twenty-four people sitting at desks lined up with serious faces.

“Isn’t everyone putting too much effort into their shoulders? It’s time to get hungry, so let’s chat while eating snacks.”

Everyone was confused, so I took off the desk first. And I came with both hands full of plastic bags in advance.

Inside is the secret food that has been cooked by hand with the cooking skill.

As the smell filled the classroom, everyone’s eyes came back to life as if they had come to their senses.

Especially since Luca had already flooded her mouth and flooded her outside, her Tia wiped it off.

I understand.

Everyone can’t help but react like that when they smell this.

It’s chicken.

I put the desks in the middle so the students face each other and dropped the chicken in the center.

“This, this food is what it is.”

“It feels like my blood vessels are clogged just by the smell.”

“Professor, can I really eat it?”

I sent a gesture to the students to eat as much as they want. Under the leadership of Tia, the setting started amicably.

I created the chicken recipe because I wanted to eat it, not for any other reason.

From making baking powder and frying oil to following my grandfather’s secret recipe, I went through a lot of trial and error.

I thought they would all have a good appetite, so I prepared 50 of them, so that should be enough.

“Wow, that sounds really good!”

“Is there a recipe like this? Professor, the store must be a hit too, right?”

“I am so happy…. Thank you….”

Unfortunately, they couldn’t even make coke, so they provided lemonade instead.

“Listen while eating. It’s been such a distracting start to the semester, but since you’re excellent, I think you’ve adapted to it. I notified everyone of the one-on-one tutoring time with me, but is there anyone who didn’t receive it?”

No students raised their hands.

“Good. In the future, you will be building your skills by focusing on your own specialties in one-on-one tutoring. There are temporary instructors to help him.”

“You mean the temporary instructor?”

“Let me introduce you in advance. These three Lucas, Testia, and Yuri are not ordinary students. They are masters representing each country in swordsmanship, magic, healing, and martial arts.”

“Everything, up to the master… lol.”

“Oh, hello.”

“Uam… gulp. Hi.”

The three greeted each student. I asked the three to assist in tutoring in the future.

“The three of you will be helping you for the time being, but soon you will get better and you will be able to improve each other.”

“Of course, it is not compulsory. There are some types of people who are more comfortable focusing on being alone. I want to create an optimal environment for each of you.”

“Just one thing. I want everyone to trust me. As a professor, I will do my best for your academy life.”

“Because you have already shown a good performance at the festival.”

“I heard everything from Mark.”

The students nodded at my words. I spoke.

“I think ‘Euncheongjae’ is the first stage to show the true nature of our land.”

“That spring flower festival held at the academy?”

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“It’s a big festival that I’ve only heard about. It was very colorful and there was a lot to see.”

“There are so many silver and blue flowers….”

Silver blue. It is a flowering season festival held in about two months.

It is also a place that symbolizes the peace of the Academy Territory, and people from all over the continent gather to see the flowers of the silver blue tree, also called a blue diamond.

Since it is also a place where students can show off their skills and research achievements, I plan to measure whether the direction has been properly achieved at Euncheong Festival.

Even if freshmen are told to aim for Opticulum right away, it just feels far and difficult.

Make your goal look closer and easier. It is better to present it step by step.

“First of all, let’s aim to lightly show off the subjects we each selected at the Euncheong Festival to the audience. Then, since everyone has just gathered, let’s have a time to introduce ourselves and talk about our special skills among the new dormitory members this year.”

As soon as I proposed, Xuehua jumped up from her seat. A whole chicken was mumbling with its huge mouth.

“Mmm! Good luck in the future! , The goal is to conquer all the dojos in the East!”

Leading Xiehua in the lead, other students continued to introduce themselves.

“This is . It seems that the blunt proficiency is high, so I’m going to aim for a paladin. My dream is to one day climb the Alan Mountains with a pickaxe.”

“It’s . Why not a dancer? Because funny is more fun! I want to learn how to make potions that everyone enjoys.”

“Eup… uh, uh… Mouth, Cough, Cough! 5, 5Th level… Want to go… Yeah.”

“Uh… what… It’s my turn… ~~?? Ugh… … ! Professor, I feel like I don’t have more chicken legs… ?”

There are students who make introductions and aspirations vigorously, and there are students who are still shy. Either way, it’s fresh and nice to look at.

Luca, Tia, and Yuri each introduced themselves neatly. The response was good. It felt like I was already receiving attention as a s*xual recommendation student.

There is only one student whose atmosphere is a little different.

“I am the last one.”

Wearing an antique uniform, she perfectly set her appearance. Impeccable nobility emanates from every single action.

Even though she is an adopted daughter who is not related by blood, she has an appearance that seems to have taken out the emperor.

With her head erect, she let out a cold voice that slammed everyone in the place.

“I am the proud second princess Of , The 7th ruler of the great Dengliwood Empire.”

Princess Astley had been sitting in this space since earlier.

Of course, she hadn’t touched the greasy chicken, and she wasn’t sitting close to the other students sitting around.

No matter how much you put up with chicken. After all, the royal family didn’t do just anyone.

Some of her students must have wondered if she might have a shy personality, but the next sentence definitely broke that expectation.

“I don’t want to learn anything from this academy and I have no intention of interacting with you. It’s over.”

The classroom became quiet. Astley stared at the other students as if he didn’t mind the atmosphere at all.

One by one, as if seeing through.

I broke the brief silence.

“That was a good introduction. I was able to clearly see who I was and what my goals were, and your pronunciation and speaking skills are excellent.”

Astley looked at me. It seems to have been accepted as sarcastic.

“I will correct one thing.”

“Would you like to tell the academy that status does not matter?”

“Hmm? Nope The correction is that you are not the last in the order.”

Astley stopped like her puppet, not understanding what I was saying.

“As those in the know know, I am also a new dormitory this year. My introduction remains.”

A few students burst into light laughter. The atmosphere was relaxed.

“I heard the rumors! I heard you tricked Professor Band with that pun and participated in the festival!”

“Hey, what are you kidding with the professor?”

“Honestly, I was a bit mean!”

“hahahaha. You bastard, you got knocked down.”

I happily accepted it.

“Then let me introduce myself. My name is Wicker Pedia. Before I came here, I was a baron. Before that, I was a merchant and an adventurer. Oh, does anyone want to hear about the Dryad Taoyuan in Middle-earth?”

I continued talking with the students.

Princess Astley’s gaze remained fixed on me until the dormitory lecture was over.

Let’s get to know each other in the future. Even if you don’t like it, I’ll make you graduate with the highest grades.

***

‘How can the master cook so well? I’ve been practicing a lot.’

In the afternoon after the dormitory lecture.

Tia, who came to the outdoor training ground to take an in-depth lecture on practical magic, felt a little nervous.

I thought Wicker would like it, and I thought it would make a big impact, so I practiced cooking regularly.

Although there was a point where the master of the Magic Tower had a very picky appetite.

But when I tried his food, Wicker’s cooking skills were already quite good. It seemed difficult to impress him with a few dishes.

‘It must be the original recipe. It seemed to be extracted directly from the material. The spices came from the northern pier, and there was also the smell of southern pepper.’

More than anything else, I let it soak in oil, but I don’t know why the texture is so crispy and savory.

Tia was in the middle of thinking about Wicker’s cooking and thinking about the next menu that would delight him, but a tingling voice rang in her ears.

“Hey! How many times have you called but no answer?”

“Yes? Oh, sorry!”

Tia reflexively apologized. A small halfling, Stood in front of her with an annoyed face.

“It’s been 5 seconds since I explained that if you don’t have the qualifications you won’t be able to attend my lecture. Three of them have already returned. 3 A Without a clerical rank Yes. Are you saying that you belong to the Earth Coffin there? Ha, where do you go?”

“What?”

“Magic! Try to be confident! If you’re lame, I’ll kick your butt off right away!”

Tia finally looked around.

First of all, this lecture was put in because I thought I should apply for at least one normal magic lecture.

But from the first hour, it seemed quite Spartan.

Other students lined up in a wide row were nervously collecting mana and preparing for Professor Pelia’s test.

Tia looked back at Pelia and asked back.

“What kind of magic?”

“Tell me how many times you are confident!”

“I am confident.”

“Is this crazy? Hey, if you’re so confident, why don’t you use ‘Dragon’!”

Her self, upset at her Tia not concentrating on her lectures, made unreasonable demands with the intention that her professor Pelia would kick her out.

The new students were asked to use the 5th tier lightning magic, Dragon Leeds.

“Uh, is that enough?”

Tia waved her wand lightly. Five large magic circles flashed brilliantly and floated above her head in an instant.

Kurreung― Padding Jik!

Thunder and lightning struck the clear sky, and lightning in the shape of a dragon shot toward the ground.

― Gwagwagwang!!

The ground is smashed and the soil is flying in the sky. A lump of earthworm-filled mud slapped Pelia on the cheek at random.

“I wrote it.”

Tia said to Felia with her innocent face.

Felia, who had been staring up at Tia blankly with her eyes wide open, suddenly grabbed Tia’s skirt.

“Huh? Why are you like this?”

“Testia student. Don’t you want to move into the water pipe?”

“What nonsense are you talking about? No, I do not want.”

“Please! You’re a genius! Never miss it!”

“What, I feel bad. I want to correct my class.”

Tia furrowed her brow and gave Pelia a contemptuous look.