I Became a Swordsmanship Instructor at the Academy Chapter 275


Became a sword instructor at the academy (275)

Side Story – Another Future

Upon hearing news that monsters were pouring out all over the world, he attempted to use his teleportation magic, but suddenly the world began to turn gray.

Soon, everything stopped, and the Primeval Lord of Heaven appeared in a white light.

“Congratulations.”

“Congratulations?”

The portal liberation is a sign of the Demon King’s arrival.

People are dying even now, and you’re congratulating me? That makes no sense.

“Do you remember the future I showed you three years ago?”

How could I forget?

Three years have passed, but I still remember the fear of the Demon King, which was like the white smoke I saw in the future shown to me by the Primeval Lord of Heaven.

When I nodded, the Primordial Heavenly Lord smiled.

“You told me that you would do your best to change the future that was already determined for you.”

Yes, that’s right… Wait a minute. Could it be?

“The future has changed, just as you said.”

“The future has changed? What do you mean?”

“It means that the Demon King will not descend upon this world.”

“Really? Then the Demon King will also…”

“You are too greedy. The Demon King will appear as planned… However, with your current abilities, it will not be too difficult to defeat him.”

…Is this a dream?

“If the future had not changed, a rather painful future would have awaited you.”

“What?”

“You would have had to make difficult choices. Of course, if you made the right choices, you wouldn’t have been unhappy in the end. But now that the future has changed, it’s all meaningless. Once again, congratulations.”

I am indescribably happy.

The Demon King hasn’t descended yet, but the Primeval Lord of Heaven has assured me that I will be able to deal with him easily, so there shouldn’t be any major problems.

Feeling relieved, I had a question.

“Um… Primeval Lord of Heaven, why did the future suddenly change?”

Of course, it was probably because of my efforts, but I still wanted to confirm it myself.

“Ah, that…”

“If you don’t want to say, you don’t have to…”

“Actually, there was a planet that I was watching with interest, but the demon suddenly changed its course on its way here.”

“What?”

“So I warned it not to stray from its original path, but it ignored me.”

“What… Heavenly Lord?”

“It’s just a worthless creature, but if it ignores my warning, won’t I be angry?”

“I… I guess so.”

“That’s right. He was annoying, so I just got rid of him.”

…It wasn’t because of my efforts.

I feel a little empty.

“Well, anyway, it turned out well for you.”

The Primeval Lord of Heaven is right.

As long as I get to Seoul, it doesn’t matter how I get there. After all, I can handle the Demon King on my own.

The Demon King should be easy enough for Dao Hyun and Lee Ji-sung to handle, right?

“Oh, you’re getting careless again. When I said the Demon King wasn’t that difficult, I was only referring to you. It would be better if you took care of it yourself.”

“Yes, sir. I understand.”

“Good. You have a chance to have a bright future, so don’t make things difficult for yourself and end up miserable. Behave yourself.”

He wanted to say yes, but Primeval Lord of Heaven had already disappeared, and the world regained its color.

He was a little confused, but he quickly moved to the Blue House, where Sejin was.

He mobilized the president to prepare for the situation in South Korea and evacuated the people.

Before long, all the portals in South Korea disappeared, and monsters poured out.

Of course, thanks to our preparations, there was little damage.

All the other hunters and I worked together to restore the areas that had been occupied by monsters, and after stabilizing South Korea, we traveled around the world to provide support.

As the 100 days drew to a close, the demons began to appear, but we had already gathered hunters and formed a special team in preparation, so we were able to deal with them quickly.

As the hectic days passed, the 100th day finally arrived, and the Demon King descended upon New York.

I had already narrowed down his location based on the flow of mana and information obtained from the demons, so I evacuated everyone and remained alone to fight the Demon King in a final battle.

Luciel and Se-jin wanted to fight alongside me, but I refused.

The Primeval Lord of Heaven warned me that I had to do it myself.

The Demon King was definitely strong.

If our kids, including Luciel, or other hunters had been around, they would have gotten in the way and hindered me.

But since I was alone, I was able to fight without any worries, and after a week-long battle, I was able to destroy the Demon King.

With the Demon King gone, peace was restored to the world.

And eight years passed.

* * *

When I opened my eyes, my bed was empty.

[I have an important meeting at the World Hunters Association this morning, so I’m leaving for work early. ―Se-jin]

I wondered where he was, but he must have left early for a meeting.

I wanted to lie around a little longer, so I covered myself with the blanket and closed my eyes, but after a while, I had no choice but to get up.

Ding, ding.

My cell phone on the table next to the bed was ringing.

I thought it was someone calling early in the morning, but it was Eunseo.

“Hello.”

“Yes, it’s me.”

“Honey?”

―What kind of response is that? Are you still asleep?

“…Think about the time difference. It’s not even 8 o’clock in Korea yet.”

Eun-seo is currently on a business trip to Africa.

It has been eight years since I destroyed the Demon King, and most of the monsters that emerged when the safe zone disappeared have been dealt with, but monsters are still rampant in Africa, where there is a lack of infrastructure, including hunters.

―I checked the time before I called. Oppa, you know today is the day the kids are coming home, right?

“Already? Is it that time already?”

―Already? Don’t you want to see the kids?

Her sharp voice startled me.

It wasn’t a video call, but just from her voice, I could tell what kind of expression Eun-seo had on her face.

“Of course I want to see them. You can pick them up at 12 o’clock. Let’s eat out on the way home.”

―If you’re going out to eat, take Master with you.

“Yeah, that’s fine.”

―No soda, no candy, only a little flour, and plenty of vegetables and protein, right?

“Yes, yes. I understand.”

―I’ll be back in the evening.

“Okay, see you then.”

Time flies.

It’s already time to go back. The good day is over.

I thought about sleeping more, but if I fell asleep now, I wouldn’t be able to wake up before midnight, which would be a disaster, so I forced my sleepy body out of bed and headed to the bathroom.

After washing up, I opened the refrigerator and found a note.

[There’s a sandwich in the top compartment. Eat it for breakfast and give it to the kids as a snack if they get hungry. —Sejin]

Se-jin is amazing, saying she has a meeting in the morning.

I’m supposed to do things like this as the one in charge of housework.

I had a quick breakfast of a sandwich and juice, then used my teleportation magic to go to the portal where my master was.

He didn’t come out to greet me, but I didn’t feel disappointed.

I went to the camper, but I couldn’t see my Master, so I went to the lake and found him.

“Iya! Iya!”

My Master is crawling on all fours on the ground, with a boy with silver hair riding on his back.

…This is a scene I couldn’t have imagined in the past, but this isn’t the first time.

Of course, it’s not the first time, but every time I see my master like this, my heart aches a little.

“Oh! It’s Dad.”

The mischievous boy riding on top of my master is Gang Shin-el, the son of Luciel and me.

“Gang Shin-el, get down right now! I told you not to ask Grandpa to play horse with you.”

“Huh, Grandpa said he would grant my wish if I did everything he asked, so I’m doing it.”

He hides behind his master and sticks out his tongue… Oh dear, he’s just like his mother, so mischievous.

“It’s okay, Shin-hyeok. I said I would grant his wish, so don’t scold him too much.”

“Master, if you always take his side and do everything he asks, he’ll become spoiled.”

“What do you mean, Shin-el is spoiled? He’s much nicer than you, handsome, hardworking, talented, and popular at school.”

I generally agree with Master, but I still think he’s too lenient.

“Grandpa is the best. Dad is an idiot.”

Hey, look at that. This isn’t good.

“You called your dad an idiot? I have to tell your mom.”

“Um… Mom? I’m sorry.”

The thing that scares this eight-year-old brat the most is his mother.

To be honest, I’m not very strict with Shin-el, but I’m strict with our Luciel.

He’s still in elementary school, but I still spank him…

“Tsk, tsk, you good-for-nothing. Why are you discouraging Shin-el?”

“Master, if you keep taking Shin-el’s side, I’ll take away his ramen.”

“You’re so mean. Shin-el, don’t grow up to be like your father.”

“What’s wrong with me… Never mind. I’ll take Shin-el out for a bit.”

Since he was five years old, Shin-el has been going to his master to learn martial arts after kindergarten.

Of course, he’s not being forced to do it; he wants to do it himself.

Now that he is in elementary school, he can’t come often during the school year because of his studies, but during vacation, he stays here all the time.

“Where are you going? Is it for a vaccination?”

“No! Grandpa, I don’t want a shot…”

He is terrified.

“Then is it the dentist? Shin-el brushes his teeth well.”

“That’s right. My teeth are very clean!”

They are a perfect match.

Now that I think about it, I think he likes his master more than learning martial arts.

“Today is the day Shin-el’s younger siblings come back from kindergarten camp.”

“Oh, really? Will he be coming home later?”

“Yes. He said he would be back from kindergarten around lunchtime, so I was thinking of picking him up and having lunch together. Would you like to join us?”

“Anything is fine as long as I’m with my cuties.”

“Together? I’ll have ramen.”

I paused for a moment.

Who would have thought he was my son?

Now I realize that it must have been a lie that he was popular at school.

I feel like the kids will make fun of me if I joke about this.

“Ramen is fine. Add some side dishes too.”

I think Eun-seo said not to feed him flour.

I don’t really like feeding him fried food either.

But it’s okay just this once, right?

“Then I’ll get the mild ramen…”

“Hey, don’t cross the line. That’s not right.”

“I don’t know about Shin-el, but kids can’t eat spicy food yet.”

I killed some time at the portal and left around 11:30.

I went to the kindergarten and waited, and one or two other parents arrived.

The parents were glancing at us and talking among themselves, which made me feel a little embarrassed.

Kang Shin-hyeok is still popular.

It’s been eight years already, and I haven’t been doing any public activities, but I am still a hero who saved the world.

Curious to hear what kind of compliments they were making, I sent my inner arts to my ears to improve my hearing.

“Look at that kid. Isn’t he so handsome?”

“Yeah, he looks like he’s mixed race. He could be a model.”

“How can a kid be so cool?”

…They weren’t talking about me, but Shin-el.

I was all excited for nothing.

“Dad, isn’t that our bus?”

Just as Shin-el said, a bus pulled into the kindergarten parking lot.

The children began to get off the bus, and… Huh? I can see our princesses.

The cute princess with pigtails and red hair clips on both sides is my daughter, Si-eun, and the princess with short hair and a blue rabbit headband is my daughter, Se-eun.

They are both six years old, two years younger than Shin-el.

They see us and run toward us with big smiles, and Shin-el runs toward them.

“Shi-eun! Se-eun!”

He is a mischievous boy who is always playing pranks, but he loves his younger sisters dearly.

But it’s no use.

Our two princesses ignore Shin-yeol as he approaches them and run straight to me and hug me.

“Daddy!”

“Daddy!”

They kiss me repeatedly on both cheeks, and this is what I live for.

“Hey… Hey, kids, is your brother invisible?”

“Was he here too?”

“Daddy was so bright that we didn’t even know you were here.”

Shin-el looks completely dejected.

“I really wanted to see Si-eun and Se-eun too…”

“Oppa, you’re such a joker!”

“Yeah, I missed you too.”

They’re only two years apart, but seeing them treat their older brother like this, even though they’re my daughters, they’re quite mischievous.

When they grow up, they’ll make men cry a lot… No, wait. Our princesses will never get married.

“Did our princesses have fun at camp?”

“Yes! But I like playing with you better.”

“Shi-eun too, Shi-eun too! I love you the most, Daddy!”

“Yes, that’s right. Daddy loves you princesses the most. Haven’t you had lunch yet?”

“We had a snack, but… Se-eun is hungry.”

“Shi-eun wants to eat tteokbokki.”

“Se-eun wants ramen.”

“Then let’s go eat with Grandpa.”

He held each princess’s hand in his hands.

“Shin-el, hurry up and hold Si-eun and Se-eun’s hands… What?”

Shin-el suddenly climbed on my back.

“I want a piggyback ride.”

Now that I think about it, he must be a little jealous of his younger sisters.

Seeing things like this, even though they are elementary school students, they are still children.

“Oppa, that’s not fair. Carry me too.”

“Daddy, carry Se-eun too.”

Watching the princesses fussing around, I feel exhausted, but I can’t help but smile.

Isn’t this what happiness is?

THE END