Fled Without Realizing I Had Prevented the Apocalypse

“Ugh…”

A mountain ridge so far that even a superhuman’s sight couldn’t see Arlea and Karla.
I dispersed the magic arrow I was holding in my hand while groaning.
“This really hurts like hell.”

As I clenched my fist, the arrow made of magic power scattered.
However, the remnants of magic power remained and melted into my skin.
At the same time, my arm burned hot as if scalded by flames.
It was Arlea’s technique.
The trace left on my arm, as if burned by flames.
I forcibly drove out that magic power and gritted my teeth towards Karla who would be far away.
“Like captain, like aide, this crazy woman even persuaded Arlea to shoot an arrow?”
Although swinging a sword is actually something I can’t overlook, I understood it to some extent because the reasons were comprehensible.
Although a killing intent mixed with simple personal feelings and sword strikes that seemed to contain sincerity melted out, it was basically a level of threat that I could avoid.
Moreover, running away far was one of the first skills I learned when I became wanted in the Empire, so it wasn’t that difficult.
“But an arrow to the back of the head crosses the line.”

Moreover, shooting an arrow with even an attribute from an archer who’s just about to surpass the 6th rank?
If it wasn’t me but someone else, they would have died instantly from an arrow to the back of the head long ago.
Furthermore, in Arlea’s case, has she become even more skilled at shooting arrows after shedding the Outer God’s power, or is the power of her magic arrow stronger than when she contained the Outer God’s power?
Even holding it with magic power, my hand aches.
What kind of threat did Karla make to Arlea for her to shoot such an arrow at me?

If she threatened that the recommendation letter couldn’t be processed unless she shot the arrow, related to the Special Forces recommendation letter…
I clenched my fist.
This is absolutely unforgivable.
“I should tell Scarlet later that she seems to be going easy on her these days.”
For Scarlet Frausia, giving instructions within the normal range is meaningless.

Even if I tell Scarlet that Karla swung her sword at me and made Arlea shoot an arrow at the back of my head, Scarlet would tilt her head and ask what’s wrong with that.
So, I should go to Scarlet and say this:
‘When I met Karla this time, she seemed to have excess energy, maybe because she doesn’t have much work. Her face looks lively.’
If I say that, Scarlet, who doesn’t have a human heart, will naturally make Karla work harder.
Anyway, Scarlet will come to me directly to give the remaining payment for this request.
I can casually bring it up then.
“Hmm.”
The thought of Karla suffering more makes my aching arm feel better.
I let go of the remaining traces of Arlea’s magic power and stood up.
Then I slowly opened my mouth.
“It’s about time you came out.”
Then, from the rustling bushes, a woman wearing a ridiculous pointed hat walked out.
“Did you enjoy our reunion after a long time?”
It was Beatrice.
As expected of a magician who has tied five rings, she completely hid her presence and blended into the bushes.
If I hadn’t drawn up magic power to disperse Arlea’s magic, even I wouldn’t have been able to detect that she was here.
“What brings you here?”
“The simple escort mission seems to have contained more than expected.”
Beatrice opens the fan she always carries and covers her raised corners of the mouth.
That unique habit of showing her smile and then belatedly raising the fan to cover her face – I’ve asked several times why she does that, but I’ve only been scolded that one shouldn’t question a woman’s habits.

“More than expected?”
“It contained many things. For instance, an escort mission that was expected to take at least a week ended in just two days. A large-scale Contaminant horde that suddenly appeared after the escort began. Superhumans who started dealing with those Contaminants as if they had been waiting.”
Beatrice closes the fan she had opened.
Then she lightly taps near my solar plexus with that fan and says.

“And, something that cut through the black flames.”
Beatrice’s face shown with that fan was full of smiles.
“Isn’t this plenty more than what you told me?”
An expression as if she can’t hold back laughter at the information she’s uncovered.
I finally understood why she always carries a fan.
And also the reason for vaguely showing her expression and then slightly covering her face while showing only her eyes.
“If you already know everything, you must have some business with me.”
“My, am I someone who only comes when I have business?”
“Conversely, haven’t you never come without business?”
At my question, Beatrice pondered seriously for a moment and then opened her mouth with a bewitching gaze.
“How cruel.”
Meaning there was no such time.
Looking at Beatrice affirming my question, I heaved a deep sigh and asked about her business.
“So, what’s the matter?”
“Hmm, before that, let’s confirm something else first. Do you remember how much debt you owe me right now?”
“…140 million sel.”
Actually, I’ll soon receive 40 million sel from Scarlet and it will become 100 million, but for now, since I haven’t received the money yet, I’m in a state of owing 140 million sel.
But why is she asking that?
“Hmm, 140 million sel. It could be considered moderate if it’s moderate, but…”
“What are you trying to say?”
As she kept delaying her answer, I spoke with a slightly annoyed tone, and Beatrice got to the point.
“You, are you interested in tutoring?”
Tutoring?
I looked at Beatrice with an incredulous expression.
The tutoring she’s talking about probably means one-on-one teaching of a noble family’s child, but does she really think I would do that and propose it?
“Just looking at your past record, it doesn’t seem like you’d have much difficulty teaching someone, and there’s no need to even mention your experience, right?”
“…Did it look like I’m not tutoring because I don’t know how?”
As Beatrice said, if I wanted to tutor, I certainly could.
Although the path to becoming a superhuman is diverse, I could teach the basics of what needs to be achieved and the mindset. Plus, I could teach techniques for each skill.
Just look at Arlea, didn’t she rise to the position of a superhuman using the non-mainstream bow?
Of course, I had found her after remembering her talent and weapon from the game beforehand.
But that doesn’t mean I can’t teach those with lower ranks.
Although I may be inexperienced, I have experience giving advice to several superhumans, so I could conduct tutoring based on that experience.
“If it’s tutoring, it would proceed with the concept of paying salary monthly or by the number of lessons conducted. As far as I know, the cost given in tutoring is at most in the tens to hundreds of sel.”
Before becoming a criminal, I was a member of the Empire’s Special Forces.
Naturally, I had to be involved in politics, so I could hear news about the nobles.
Among them was also talk of attaching a suitable superhuman as a tutor to their child to raise their rank and skills and send them to the Academy or Special Forces.
‘A million sel per month is too inefficient.’
Tutoring isn’t that simple.
Especially tutoring those trying to become superhumans like magicians, swordsmen, or martial artists.

Once you receive money, you have to show results, but rank doesn’t rise easily, so you have to show results worth the money received.
But, receiving about a million sel while showing such results?

I’ve earned money in the tens of millions range while doing requests for just over two weeks?
Of course, although earning this much money was a chance that comes once in a few years, receiving money in the hundreds range per month is too much of a waste of my time.
It’s better to do something else with that time.
“Ah, this tutoring is a bit different. I’ll pay you much more generously than you think.”
“Pay much more generously?”
I looked at Beatrice with an indifferent expression.
No matter how generously they pay, tutoring is tutoring.
“Hmm, this much per month?”
Beatrice’s fingers with index and middle fingers raised.
I slightly frowned at her tutoring proposal.
Just two million sel per month? It might be better to hunt monsters and make money from their byproducts at this rate.
Of course, it’s a large amount for tutoring fees, but still, two million sel is a bit…
“Twenty million sel per month.”
…What did she say?
“H-How much per month?”
“Twenty million sel. Let’s try for a month first and then think about after that…”
“I’ll do it.”
I can’t refuse such a sweet tutoring job.
Twenty million per month.
Moreover, it’s not like I have to fight somewhere or have time restrictions, just simply teaching someone and receiving twenty million sel.
There’s no easier money than this.
Then a sudden question occurred to me.
“But who would request tutoring for such a large sum? Which noble family’s child is it?”
At my question, Beatrice slowly opened her mouth.
“It’s not a noble family’s child, it’s a superhuman.”
“A superhuman.”
The word superhuman makes this ridiculous amount somewhat understandable.
Considering that from the 5th rank they’re called superhumans, probably the reason for requesting tutoring is that they can’t find a way to advance to the next rank.
Superhumans are those who have built up their ranks with belief in themselves.
They’re beings with extremely strong pride, so if such a person requested tutoring, it must be quite an urgent situation.
It might be a bit difficult.
Thinking this, I listened to the next information.
“She’s twenty-three years old. A woman with light brown hair and attractive eyes like carved amethysts. She’s a magician mainly focused on manipulation.”
“A woman and a magician, manipulation is quite a special system. She’s done well to reach the ranks of superhumans.”
“That’s right. Despite receiving envy and jealousy due to the special system of manipulation, she’s a genius who overcame everyone’s interference and settled at the 5th rank.”
“5th rank in the manipulation system. I can understand why she’s requesting tutoring. Is she lacking something to move on to the next level?”
“Ah, that’s not it?”
A sudden objection came in while I was listing out guesses based on the information.
I looked at Beatrice with wide eyes.
She was looking down at me with a serious expression.
Without using the fan she frequently used.
From that serious expression, I faintly felt something and casually opened my mouth.
“That genius status is also an individual’s judgment. If she were truly a genius, there would be no reason to be stuck at the 5th rank.”
“It’s, it’s not that she’s stuck. She couldn’t move on because there’s not enough time…”
“For superhumans, time isn’t such an important issue. Once you’ve found the path, it’s just a matter of moving forward.”
“If she could just find that path, maybe the client would also…!”
I can’t watch this anymore.
I heaved a deep sigh and slowly stood up.

At the same time, I approached Beatrice and grabbed her fan with one hand to prevent her from moving it, then asked.
“Why did you put in this kind of request? Beatrice.”