I Possessed the Heroine’s Teacher

“Let’s change the scenery for a bit.”

As soon as Zig, Iris’s father, said that, the scenery around us changed.

The narrow alleyway was instantly replaced by the view from the highest tower in the city of Bekem.

The cool breeze at the top of the tower blew past my hair.

“Here, we can talk without worrying about prying eyes.”

Zig turned around and looked at me. His handsome face from the first book was gone, replaced by a bearded, middle-aged man. That’s why female fans who liked Zig treated Dragnity Fantasy 2 like a landmine. Of course, there were also people who liked that look.

“What’s the matter, brother? As you can see, I’m busy with childcare…”

“Iris…”

Zig hesitated for a moment. In Dragnity Fantasy 1, he was cheerful, but as he grew older and experienced various things, his personality also changed to that of a middle-aged man. His appearance and personality were both that of an uncle, so he had become an “uncle-fallen” man.

“I’m glad to see that Iris is doing well. It seems I made the right decision to leave her in your care, Werner.”

Instead of asking how Iris was doing, Zig gave his own opinion.

“Huh? Did you meet Iris while I was away from home?”

If he met her while I was gone, I would definitely be chopped into pieces.

“No, when I came to this city, I saw you two and decided to follow you for a while.”

Ah, so the piercing gaze I felt in the slums was Zig. I thought it was the guy at the entrance, so I beat him up on my way out. But since I’ve done a lot of bad things, it’s karma.

“It seems Iris depends on you a lot.”

Why does he say this with a warm smile… Doesn’t it sound like he’s saying, ‘My daughter is hanging onto you, don’t you feel bad about it?’

Is this the hallucination of my guilt?

“It’s all thanks to your devoted care for her. I’m sorry for making you do the parenting that I couldn’t do.”

His voice was undoubtedly very warm, but the devil of guilt made me hear it as, ‘Just do the parenting, if you act like a lover, I’ll kill you, kid.’

“She’s a tomboy, just like I was when I was young… You must be having a hard time. I always feel sorry for you, Werner.”

Why does it keep sounding like he’s saying, ‘Don’t you feel sorry for me, you bastard?’ I guess I need some healing.

To get out of this situation, I had to change the topic.

“I’m fine, brother. By the way, what business do you have nearby?”

Zig must have a lot of other things to do, so why did he come all the way to this remote place? He should be busy fighting somewhere else.

“I heard there’s information about the item I’m looking for.”

Zig had a bittersweet expression on his face.

I knew exactly what information he was talking about.

“… Hasn’t my sister-in-law woken up yet?”

“Yes… Before she collapsed, she really wanted to see your engagement ceremony.”

“Just so you know, I didn’t have the hobby of having an engagement ceremony with a nine-year-old kid back then.”

Of course, I don’t have it now either. It’s not even possible to have an engagement ceremony with a nine-year-old, is it?

“Well, I didn’t really agree or disagree… I think she was trying to find you a good marriage partner in her own way.”

Of course, even as a colleague of the hero, he was still a lowly orphan. It was unthinkable for an orphan to be engaged to the daughter of a grand duke.

“But you know, brother, I’m sick of dealing with nobles and all that.”

“She said that she didn’t want to see you crying alone and lonely again. So she wanted to create a substitute for herself for you.”

That was definitely about Werner’s time as an orphan. Iris’s mother cared a lot about Werner. She praised him when he did well and scolded him when he did wrong.

“She made a fuss about wanting to see you settled down before she collapsed… but she couldn’t even see the engagement ceremony before she collapsed.”

I wasn’t the one who ran away, but for some reason, my heart skipped a beat.

“… Of course, my sister-in-law has been in a coma for 12 years.”

“Yes, I can’t show Iris that… She didn’t want her to be alone.”

Before she collapsed, Iris’s mother worried about Iris and Werner. Even though she was suffering from an incurable disease and could barely take care of herself, she blessed Iris with all kinds of blessings and even found a marriage partner for Werner.

“Brother… I’ll do anything for my sister-in-law, so please ask me for anything.”

“Werner… you just take care of Iris. We’ll take care of the rest.”

What he meant was that the members of Dragnity Fantasy 1 could handle it even without Werner.

They really treated Werner like the youngest member until the end. No wonder Werner wanted to be recognized by them.

“Even though I can’t follow you because of Iris, if you need anything, I can help you…”

“Just being with Iris is enough for me, Werner.”

But Werner had a reason to help. Even though there wasn’t a big age difference, Iris’s mother was like a mother to Werner as well.

“But brother!”

Then, a shocking sensation made my head spin. Did everyone have a grudge against Werner’s head or something?

“Take a break, little brother.”

“Okay, brother…”

“Leave the hard work to your brothers and sisters, and take care of Iris. Actually, it seems like you have the hardest job.”

That was really true. It’s not easy to raise someone else’s child for 12 years. All the works mentioned that Werner had a hard time for 12 years.

“Oh, and someone asked me to deliver this note to you.”

I took the note and asked, “Who is it? Is it one of the brothers or sisters?”

Zig shook his head.

“No, it’s your fiancée. She seemed pretty angry.”

My spine shivered at those words.

Zig eventually disappeared into the surrounding scenery and bid me farewell.

“Anyway, I’m glad to see you looking healthy. Now I can rest easy.”

“No, brother! You have to meet Iris…”

“It’s not time to meet her yet, Werner. I want the reunion with my family to be perfect.”

In other words, he couldn’t meet his daughter until he cured her mother’s illness. He was really stubborn in the original work.

Zig disappeared without a trace, leaving me alone at the top of the tower.

“Shit, you should have at least taken me down before leaving!”

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As the sun began to set,

I finally escaped from that damn tower.

When I opened the door and entered, I saw Iris lying face down on the table.

“I’m here, Iris.”

As soon as I said that, Iris ran towards me at full speed.

“Master, I was wrong during the day! I even went to apologize to Camellia! Please forgive me!”

“It’s okay if you’ve reflected.”

“I’ll never do it again…”

“Okay, let’s have dinner.”

“Yes!”

I was going to make pork schnitzel for dinner. In other words, pork cutlet. All I had to do was pound the meat and fry it…

Shit, where’s the meat?

“Ah… this damn…”

I left the meat in that damn tower. If I use the power of the secret technique… in other words, the power of the Grand Mage Vargos (Monumenta game), I might be able to retrieve the meat. But damn it, there was no secret technique attribute in this world.

“I bought ingredients for dinner, but I think I lost them, Iris… Damn it.”

Then Iris laughed and put on an apron.

“Here, Master, without me, you’re so clumsy that you can’t even have a proper meal! Just wait a moment!”

After about 15 minutes, I heard a scream, and there was a yellow slime with a red mouse corpse underneath it.

“What… is this food, Iris?”

“Can’t you tell? It’s omurice.”

“I don’t know.”

I tried a spoonful, and it tasted pretty good. The soft egg, the sweet ketchup rice, and the vegetables and chicken mixed in were all cooked to perfection.

Her cooking tasted pretty good, but the visuals were always terrible. What is this, a strategy to lower expectations to the ground and then score high points?

“How is the food made by this cute disciple? Does it taste good?”

“Yeah, it’s edible. It’s just scary on the outside.”

After dinner, while Iris was doing the dishes, I stretched because my shoulders were stiff.

I let out a groan, and a note fell out of my pocket.

“What’s this…”

Oh yeah, it was the note Zig gave me. The note from Werner’s fiancée.

Is she declaring a break-up? If so, things will be easier.

With that in mind, I unfolded the note.

The first line was…

[My patience has reached its limit.]

Phew, it’s a break-up.

[I wanted to break up, but… my pride wouldn’t allow it.]

No, you should understand, damn it.

[Zig won’t even tell me where you are. I’m sending this note today…]

Zig is the light. He didn’t tell me where I was… Thank you.

[Someday, I will definitely find you, and I will avenge the broken engagement and my pride.]

Wow, that’s intense. Well, let’s just get stabbed in the belly and end it.

[I don’t mind executing you, but revenge is best served in a way that causes the most pain to the opponent.]

No, let’s just get stabbed in the belly and end it. I’ll give you a special discount event with double belly stabs.

[I will definitely make the marriage you hate so much come true, Werner.]

Wow, I’ve never seen a crazy woman who wants to marry me because she hates me so much.

I sighed involuntarily.

“Haa… Damn it.”

“Master, what’s wrong?”

“It’s nothing, Iris. I’m just tired.”