The Academy is Doomed

Chapter 42

‘Ah, no. The flow is changing.’

This would surely mean the transfer to Vestric would be down the drain.

Benjamin, who was lying face down with shame and humiliation, was frantically pulling at what little hair he had left.

While stopping his hands, I said:

“Principal! Please calm down! You mustn’t fall for that wicked elf’s tricks!”

“Ugh…urgh…my head…”

“How could that mere elf know your deep inner feelings, Principal!”

“This, these memories, what…”

“Principal!”

Amon shouted while grabbing and shaking his shoulders.

“Please come to your senses! Let’s hurry and leave this filthy den!”

“Y-yes…”

“I’ll escort you, Principal!”

Amon supported Benjamin to his feet and hastily moved forward.

‘Good. Now we just need to get out of this filthy place.’

As time passed, Benjamin would calm down, and then they could resume the conversation about transferring to Vestric.

Therefore, it was the moment when they were trying to hurriedly escape from this place.

“Teacher Amon! No, Amon!”

Even at Anar’el’s voice calling him, Amon did not stop.

But then came Anar’el’s heartbreaking voice.

“I trusted you…!”

Hearing Anar’el’s heartbreaking voice holding back tears, Amon thought:

‘What nonsense is this?’

How could this elf who claims to trust him so much turn the working environment into a cesspool?

Amon let it go in one ear and out the other as he quickly led Benjamin away.

“Come on, come on. Let’s hurry…”

But what do you know, Benjamin was standing still in his place.

That’s when Amon looked at Benjamin.

“You…what’s your relationship with Anar’el?”

“Pardon?”

At that question, Amon’s shoulders flinched when he saw Benjamin’s eyes.

The emotions filling Benjamin’s eyes were distrust, hatred, and.

‘Oh no…’

The strongly felt emotion of ‘jealousy’!

‘N-no way, is this guy now…’

Benjamin, who pushed away the supporting arm with a smack, glared with eyes full of disgust and said:

“I’m asking you. What’s your relationship with Anar’el?”

“A teacher and principal relationship…?”

It was nothing more, nothing less than that dry relationship.

However, Benjamin, already consumed by suspicion, was glaring at Amon with eyes full of distrust.

‘B-but it’s okay. I can prove my innocence.’

Just as Amon made this judgment and was about to speak of his integrity with his hand on his chest.

“Sob! Amon, after we promised to see the same future together…”

“What!?”

What kind of nonsensical elf talk is that again?

Of course, Anar’el meant it in the sense of ‘let’s make the academy prosper together.’

However, Benjamin, with his heart hurting as if salt had been rubbed in it, seemed to interpret it differently seeing Anar’el sitting there crying tears.

“You, you bastard, don’t tell me…”

“N-no, Principal, wait…”

“Who’s your principal!”

The thought of hiring Amon had already grown wings and flown far away from Benjamin’s mind.

And why wouldn’t it!

Some young bastard had defiled the woman he’d been in love with for decades!

Of course, that was a completely unfounded misunderstanding!

*Pack-!*

After pushing away the young bastard and fixing his collar, Benjamin strode toward Anar’el.

“Anar’el! Forget that bastard and come with me!”

“S-sob…”

“I’m not the person from your memories! So…”

Anar’el swatted away Benjamin’s hand reaching for her shoulder and snapped:

“Ah, don’t touch me.”

Benjamin collapsed right there.

* * *

After Benjamin was carried away unconscious from excessive mental shock, Amon stood still, lost in thought.

‘I’m screwed.’

The transfer to Vestric Academy was carried away on the stretcher along with Benjamin.

Then what was his current position?

Amon glanced back and quickly turned his head back around.

Aside from Anar’el who was sobbing, his reliable colleagues including Sloth and Marion were looking at him with eyes as if they were looking at a bug.

‘I’m really screwed.’

At this rate, he might end up like an egg that can’t go anywhere!

Marion cleared his throat and muttered:

“Amon, I knew you were trash before, but to think it was to this extent…”

Sloth added:

“I didn’t know you were such a scoundrel…”

Disgust! Revulsion!

His chest ached at the criticism from his one and only colleagues who were looking at him with gazes similar to what Benjamin had shown earlier.

“…Everyone, this is a misunderstanding.”

When he took a step forward to clear up the misunderstanding, they took a step back.

“What misunderstanding.”

“You’re talking nonsense.”

Sloth even blocked Anar’el’s front as if telling him not to come any closer.

At that sight, Amon said with a gloomy face:

“Everyone, please listen to what I have to say first.”

“Go ahead and speak. We’ll listen.”

“First of all, I won the first teacher exchange battle with Vestric Academy. That means there would have been a second teacher exchange battle, right?”

“…”

“The problem is, Vestric Academy’s teachers’ levels were quite high. Eventually, if we continued to have teacher exchange battles, victory wouldn’t have been easily guaranteed. Ah, of course, with the seniors’ skills, victory would have been natural! I didn’t want to unnecessarily trouble the seniors!”

“…”

“Therefore, I bit back my tears and volunteered to be the villain! How pathetic was the sight of the Vestric principal foolishly falling for my scheme…tsk tsk!”

“…”

“Well, in the end, Principal Anar’el ended up chasing them away, but even if it had proceeded according to my plan, the result would have been similar. After gracefully getting rid of them, I would have returned here, to my nest. Where else would I have to go?”

Amon said with a fresh smile.

“Principal, Vice Principal…where did they go? And seniors. Will you now understand my true feelings?”

To Amon’s heartfelt plea, Sloth answered:

“What a long load of bullshit.”

“…”

Marion also clicked his tongue and said:

“Don’t live your life like that.”

“…”

“Sigh, anyway Principal, what will you…huh?”

Perhaps she was very angry at Amon’s nonsensical excuse?

Anar’el was trembling with red ears.

Therefore, just as he thought he should quickly calm Anar’el down, she suddenly stood up and shouted with a bright smile:

“As expected of Teacher Amon! I believed in you!”

Amon also ran toward Anar’el in one breath and shouted:

“As expected, ‘Principal’ Anar’el understands my true heart!”

“Of course! How could Teacher Amon, who has worked so hard for our academy all this time, betray us!”

“Those are wise words!”

Seeing the two people hugging each other and jumping around, Marion and Sloth looked at each other.

“…Shouldn’t we transfer first?”

“…Indeed.”

They turned around with a sigh.

They went to have a meal following Brestle who had already left earlier to eat.

* * *

The next day.

‘Hmm, this is a big problem.’

While the wise principal understood his deep intentions, his ignorant and blind colleague teachers were looking at him with cold eyes.

‘To brand me as a traitor…how truly disappointing. Was our relationship only worth this much?’

As the trust relationship built with his colleague teachers crumbled in an instant, Amon felt deep disappointment and sighed.

“Sigh…”

“Why the sudden sigh?”

“No, it’s nothing.”

Amon, who was massaging the shoulders of Anar’el, his only remaining support, said:

“Should I massage your legs now?”

“Thank you!”

Service and dedication toward the respected principal!

While Amon was diligently massaging Anar’el’s legs:

“Oh right, Teacher Amon.”

“Yes, Principal.”

“Shouldn’t you get your teaching certificate soon?”

Teaching certificate.

Amon swallowed.

“Hmm…certainly it would be good to get it.”

“Right?”

Of course, Amon’s current position is also that of a teacher.

To be precise, he was a ‘contract teacher limited to a 3-year contract period.’

In other words, he was employed through ‘noble status and connections, and the principal’s discretion’ without a teaching certificate.

“I’ve been thinking about it too. But recently, I couldn’t find the right timing because I was busy taking charge of subjects officially and creating curriculums.”

“I see.”

“But why suddenly bring this up…?”

Could it be they’re planning to kick him out if he doesn’t get the certificate?

To Amon’s worried question, Anar’el closed her eyes gently and said:

“Your achievements have been remarkable lately, right? If it weren’t for you, our academy would have disappeared long ago.”

That’s true.

While his head thought so, his tongue spoke different words.

“You’re too kind. Even if I wasn’t here, the brilliant principal would have handled the situation well. I only provided a little help.”

“My, how modest.”

“It’s the truth.”

Anar’el covered her mouth and laughed, then continued:

“Anyway, Teacher Amon’s achievements are remarkable, but you can’t stay as a regular teacher forever, right? So even though I want to give you a separate position, without a teaching certificate…”

Indeed, no matter how noble and well-connected one might be, giving a separate position to someone without even a teaching certificate was unprecedented.

“That’s certainly true. Then those words mean…”

When Amon’s eyes sparkled, Anar’el nodded and said:

“Once you obtain your teaching certificate, you’ll immediately take on the duties of head of academic affairs.”

“…!”

Amon’s jaw dropped.

‘H-head of academic affairs?’

The academy’s hierarchy went Principal, Vice Principal, and then Head of Academic Affairs.

‘From regular teacher straight to head of academic affairs…?’

Certainly, he had done a lot for the academy so far.

Who was it that brought the gasping, struggling academy this far?

None other than himself!

‘…No, wait a minute.’

What head of academic affairs for an academy that just barely recovered autonomous breathing? With only three teachers and three students.

‘I won’t even get a taste of power and just end up with more useless work.’

Just as he was about to humbly decline Anar’el’s offer:

“Since we won the exchange battle with Vestric Academy yesterday, news of our academy’s revival will spread throughout the continent.”

“…!”

“When that happens, new teachers and students will flood in, so naturally we’ll need a head of academic affairs to be responsible for overall operations.”

“…!”

Come to think of it, that was true.

‘Right! That was the purpose of the exchange battle in the first place!’

He imagined in his mind.

The image of ‘Head of Academic Affairs Amon’ reigning over numerous students and various teachers!

While diligently massaging Anar’el’s legs, Amon said:

“I accept your words, Principal.”

“Hehe, yes. And to be honest, my true feelings are…”

Anar’el said in a slightly sad voice:

“You’re also the only one who can take on the role of head of academic affairs…”

“…Ah.”

The lazy Sloth.

Marion who’s always drunk.

Just imagining them taking on the position of head of academic affairs made him sigh naturally.

“I am indeed the right person…”

“Right…”

Anar’el, who fluttered her legs as if suggesting it was time to stop massaging, said:

“Then Teacher Amon, go prepare for your certificate now.”

“Yes! Principal!”

As Amon was opening the door to leave the principal’s office, he encountered an unexpected person.

“Huh? Elder?”

“Oh, it’s you.”

Reinbelt, the Azure Sky Sword King.

He who should be guarding the main gate had suddenly come to the principal’s office.

Then he looked past Amon at Anar’el and said:

“Principal, there’s a visitor.”

“Yes? A visitor?”

“Yes. A young man who says he wants to work as a teacher.”

At those words, Amon and Anar’el looked at each other with happy faces.