Unsold Slaves Returned as Heroes - Chapter 44



44. Who do you want to go with?

“Luka, do you have any laundry to do?”

Tia knocked on Luca’s room. It was time to put out the laundry, but when she didn’t answer, Tia slipped open the door and went in.

“Luca?”

Tia thought the sound of water coming from Luca’s shower was strange and approached it. It was because it was not time to take a shower now for Luca, who had a certain lifestyle.

“Luca, are you okay?”

When Tia opened the shower, Luca was squatting and covered in suds. She had a load of laundry in her hand that she was washing hard.

“Tia.”

“Did you do the laundry yourself? What kind of wind did it blow?”

Tia was startled and grabbed her laundry from Luca. Her fabric was damaged from straining with her clumsy hands.

“Because Tia always does it for me… I think she should know how to do it herself….”

“Ask about how to do it. I’ve been out here I need to mend it.”

“I see.”

Luca pursed her lips, as if not satisfied with her s*xuality.

“Give me this. I will do it now.”

“I will do it.”

Luca’s attitude was determined. Tia tilted her head because she had never seen Luca like this.

“Why did you do the laundry all of a sudden?”

Golden waves rippled in Luca’s eyes as she looked back at Tia.

“How much does Tia like her master?”

“I like it a lot.”

“Do you like me more than Yuri?”

“Uh….”

Tia hesitated for a moment to answer.

Does the feeling of liking her have a size?

Can you separate it according to the person you like?

And that… You compare?

It was a concept I had never thought of before.

mana can be compared. The purpose of the magic circle can be explained. Whether it was history or tactics, the knowledge I had studied could be considered and applied.

But emotions.

Among them, the feeling of ‘liking’.

Rukawa and Yuri, and… Master.

It was an emotion that Tia had only felt for three people in her entire life.

“Yuri likes the master more than us.”

Tia understood the meaning of Luca’s words.

“And I like you better too.”

For some reason, a part of Tia felt frustrated at Luca’s clear declaration.

“That… Are you sure? Of course I like the master too. I’m glad you still like us. But I also like Luca and Yuri. It’s nice to see the four of us together again like this….”

“I hate the second one. I want to be alone with my master.”

Luca’s will was firm. Tia couldn’t ask for more, and she had to leave the place with mixed feelings.

‘Yuri must have done something.’

From Luca’s reaction, Tia came up with such a guess.

Until now, Tia thought that since Master recognized them right away, she should wait for his choice.

My master is aiming to become a chair professor. He had vaguely thought about whether he would be a good student to be chosen.

‘If you think about it, it’s not like that.’

From the beginning, this was a game to have a master.

Yuri must have acted out of frustration.

‘At this rate, it’s obvious that Luca will overdo it. Since the old days, he knows no limits and continues.’

Because Luca is too tactful.

… I still want the three of us to be together for a while.

At least until Luka stands at the starting point, we need to keep Yuri from running out of control.

Tia unbuttoned a button around her neck.

***

“The power set.”

Students who finished defeating a group of monsters gathered in front of me. Everyone relaxes, wipes off sweat, and replenishes moisture.

All four parties were made up of Earth Coffin students. Apparently, the arms are bent inward, so they are guiding them with special care.

“Bob, take care of the durability of your equipment. The strap is about to fall off. Andrea, learn to transform into a bear next time and go to the front line. Sana, the entry timing has improved. Let’s go like this.”

Students each responded vigorously.

“Good work everyone. It’s a good pace, as we’ve covered most of the first floor in the third week. Let’s finish here for today and return.”

Lead the students back to the dungeon entrance. On the way, I ran into Yuri leading another party from the passage on the left.

“Professor, this side has also been subjugated!”

“Good work, Student Yuri.”

Yuri smiled brightly. She looked at the students behind her and was full of life without a hint of tiredness. Yuri’s blessing seems to be quite effective.

We decided that Yuri could be left alone with the party management. She sent three parties in charge and seemed relaxed.

She judged that with Yuri’s healing skills, she would be able to respond in any emergency situation. Thanks to her, the lecture, which had been slightly delayed, sped up.

Yuri came next to me and tried to touch her hair.

“Brother, I will dust her hair.”

“They called me professor outside.”

“Oh, sorry. We’re at the very back, so inadvertently stop….”

“Be careful. You can shave her hair.”

“Heh heh.”

Yuri smiled and gently stroked my hair.

What’s so fun? Come to think of it, Yuri always opens her mouth blankly, but when she sees people, she smiles like an automatic reflection.

Arriving at the entrance, we faced the next group waiting.

“Next, the 8th to 14th party will start.”

The named students warmed up and moved. Luca, who was in the group of students, approached me with a slightly dissatisfied expression.

“Professor. Why don’t you supervise me?”

“Hmm?”

“Yuri supervises. I can.”

It was a bit unexpected.

There were quite a few cases where Luca asked for what he wanted outright, but now it felt a bit forced.

I decided to calmly explain the reason.

“Yuri can instantly heal anyone who is seriously injured, so she can supervise multiple parties. Luca, you can see it too, but you can’t react in that situation.”

“You can cut it before you get hurt.”

“Then it will take away the opportunity for the students to respond on their own, so no.”

“I can tell the difference.”

“It’s not that I don’t believe it, but I don’t want to burden you to that extent. As of now, please join the party and act as the vanguard.”

Luca bit her lip. In the end, I went down to the dungeon with the organized party.

I also went down the stairs from the rear, checking the number of people with Yuri, who was the supervisor.

Since the subjugation on the first floor of the dungeon was almost over, it took some time to move to the area where the next monster appeared.

“Hey, older brother. Can I ask you one more question?”

Yuri whispered to me.

“I need to focus.”

“Only one.”

“Yes.”

Yuri hesitated a little before speaking her words out.

“Well, about this silver cheongje. Soil Pavilion After your recital, you have some time left on the last day, right?”

“Yes. It’s open over three days.”

“Well then, if you don’t mind, come with me….”

“Mr. Wicker!”

Just as Yuri was about to say her words, I felt her clinging to my shoulder.

Tia’s arm was wrapped around her neck.

“Uh… ?”

Yuri, who was speechless, was taken aback.

I beat Tia.

“T-aya, you should stay with your party members too.”

“hehehe, I know. It’s okay since everyone gave me reinforcement magic. Rather, Mr. Wicker.”

Tia asked, whispering in my ear.

“Eunchungje, would you like to go around together?”

“Ah….”

In contrast to Tia, who was single, Yuri opened her mouth in a trapezoidal shape.

“A silver cheongje?”

“Yes! You will misunderstand, so I’ll be honest. Let’s go on a date.”

“The expression is cute.”

“… I, first.”

Yuri muttered something, but it was hard to hear because she had a small voice.

Silver blue jera.

“I need to set the time. On the 1st and 2nd day, the events of the presentations of the Land Hall students are evenly distributed. There are tournaments, exhibitions, and sparring.”

“Still, I will go with you unconditionally. If you work even on festival days, you will be seen as an unpopular man.”

“Thanks to you, rumors like that won’t spread.”

“hehehe, of course. Thank you. Then, on the morning of the third day, will you know that we are going out of the dormitory together? Oh, of course, I’ll come if I can help before that!”

Tia circled in front of me and bowed her head. Even in the dark dungeon, Tia’s blonde hair gleamed noticeably.

“… Tia? Why, of course, now.”

Yuri’s bright red eyes shook as she looked at Tia.

It was an interesting suggestion. But.

“Not on the third day. I have a prior arrangement.”

“Huh?”

“Yes?”

There was a look of bewilderment on both of their faces.

“Why? Brother? Who, who do you have an appointment with? Even Tia, I want to go to the festival with my older brother….”

“Oh, I got it. You already made an appointment with Luca. Oh, did you do anything wrong? No, I want to go too. Umm….”

Tia and Yuri were both busy murmuring to themselves, so we decided to make a decision.

It was time to end the story because we had passed all the sections where the attack was completed.

“Let’s meet Tia on the first day of Euncheong Festival and Yuri on the second day. Are you fine?”

“Ah… yes the second day I will prepare!”

“Hmm, are you thinking of helping the other kids recital? Well, it’s okay I will expect?”

They both agreed. As Tia said, I intend to ask for some assistance, but I am also looking forward to seeing Euncheongje together.

“And on the third day….”

“Professor! A monster has appeared!”

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I heard an urgent call from the battle line, so I ran right away.

“It’s a monster on the 2nd floor!”

“Did you climb the stairs?!”

“Where is the vanguard!”

Runs among panicked students. Grab your sword and put your target in sight. It was a fairly large golem.

“Hmm.”

Three steps to run up. The moment it approaches, it cuts crosswise. With the sound of cutting the wind, in the next moment the golem was neatly cut into quarters and collapsed.

“Ohh!”

“Only one shot….”

“As expected, he is a veteran.”

I shook off my sword and looked back at the students.

“As you can see, there are cases where monsters from the next floor come up near the stairs. With your level, you can attack the second floor well enough, so don’t be nervous and respond.”

A powerful answer comes back. I was satisfied and continued the lecture.

***

“The time for revenge is coming.”

Night. On the outskirts of the academy, two men and a woman were hiding in the dark, looking up at the high walls.

“That damned slave trader expelled us. Isn’t that an abuse of authority!”

“I can’t forgive even the academy that approved it. I will burn them all.”

They were the villains of the Crown of Injustice who were expelled by Wicker. Each of them was hiding a brutal sabotage, but they were plotting to return to the academy and attack the inside.

“So, was the contact successful?”

“Barely. I found out who lent his power to . He gave us this strength by saying that he would fully cooperate with us.”

A man spread his palms. A large amount of black mana leaked from the seal engraved there.

“Okay. Let’s use everything we can! I will kill them all.”

“The start date is a silver bullet when the academy is overcrowded with ordinary tourists. Quit-quick. Let’s show you what happens when you touch our … Oh oh oh!!”

The man collapsed on the spot before he could finish his speech.

“What the hell!”

“Whehehe!”

The other two died in an instant without even having time to grasp the situation.

Aisha and Luca appeared next to them and leisurely polished their swords.

“What black magicians are plotting again? Hey Lucas, did you hear that the academy has something delicious? You did a good job patrolling.”

Aisha rummaged through her corpse for items to take as evidence. When Luca didn’t answer her, she turned to her.

“Lucas? You look in a bad mood these days?”

“No, it’s okay.”

“Really? But what kind of wind did you say you would follow the patrol?”

Luca muttered to herself as she mounted her sword.

“… You have to work harder.”