Please Do Not Abandon the Adopted Heroine

Chapter 3 – Mr. Hero from another world! _1

“Sorry…….”

I couldn’t breathe.

Although I was prepared to eventually run into her, given that we attended the same school, I never thought she would seek me out so quickly.

Her name was Rebecca.

The lover of the legendary knight who wielded the sixth holy sword.

She, who had arrived at the school with me in the morning, was already surrounded by a new crowd of people.

Rebecca usually kept admirers close to her, but even her skills in socializing could not account for the many newfound ties she had made in less than half a day.

Mostly, I guess, it was due to the influence of being linked to the knight with the sixth holy sword and the protection from her family, the prestigious Clan Clorand.

But regardless, it didn’t matter to me.

What mattered to me was not who she chose to surround herself with, but how these people treated me.

Those who had just met us seemed to have united in agreement, casting hostile glances at me while they followed Rebecca.

Short insults.

And following, scornful slurs.

Beast, monster…

The harsh words ringing in my ears became unintelligible, which I didn’t wish to understand.

Rebecca happened to reach a hand up to brush her hair back. My instinctive flinch was a mistake, no doubt.

Perhaps my reaction had somehow provoked a perverse delight in Rebecca.

With a twisted laugh, she grabbed my wrist sharply as she usually did and held my hand up high.

This time, it was real. I squeezed my eyes shut.

I believed I just had to endure the imminent sharp sound and unbearable pain.

Swoosh~

That was the sound of a single piece of paper flying aimlessly.

I couldn’t feel the pain. As I slowly opened my reluctant eyes, I saw an unexpected sight within the blurred landscape.

There stood Professor Neferna, surprisingly jubilant, crossing her arms and speaking.

“Ah, I never would’ve thought a transfer student would be interested in my class. Don’t need to search for the application form so desperately, I could give you at least one.”

“…Who are you?”

Outraged at the suddenly appeared Professor Neferna and the strange document in her hand, Rebecca shouted in annoyance.

“hehehehe… It’s a very nice question you ask, asking who I am! If I am to speak about myself, I am the son of the Second Sword hero Yujin Seo Neferna, who destroyed the Eastern ‘Icefield’ 30 years ago! That’s right, that’s me. Feel free to praise me! Muahahahahaha!”

“This crazy guy… wait a minute? Neferna? Neferna…? Why does it sound familiar…?”

“hahahahaha, even a new transfer student like you knows about me–”

“Aha…! So it turns out the advisor of this beast is you? hahahahaha! I did good asking my dad! He sent me to the most trashy, perverted teacher in this school, and among them, you’re the terminal patient with severe mental illness!”

Rebecca begins to laugh mockingly.

Even to mild-mannered listeners, this scornful laughter is downright chilling.

It was a clear insult against Professor Neferna.

But the professor himself only chuckled, not reacting at all.

Instead, it was Professor Freya, who could no longer stand and watch, her lovely face clenched, came running.

“Wait a minute! Isn’t your language too harsh?”

“You… who are you?”

“I’m a lecturer at this school too! Apologize right now! Even though he’s a bit unreasonable–”

“… Freya? Did you have to say the last thing–”

“I’m asking you who you are!”

It was a clear sign of hostility, jealousy against an oppressive presence.

Faced with Professor Freya, Rebecca started to visibly panic, glaring with eyes filled with envy and resentment, shouting sharply.

But that didn’t seem to be a very wise choice.

The students who followed Rebecca were students who had always been enrolled in this school.

They, who never even blinked at Professor Neferna, began to sweat at Rebecca’s attitude towards Professor Freya.

“Um…Rebecca? That’s Professor Freya. Maybe not others, but towards her…”

“Exactly, Rebecca. Come back another time. It seems like you’re distressed. It might be better. Sorry, Professor Freya. We’ll go in first.”

“What?! Why all of a sudden? Did you forget who I am? I’m…! Cloran’s…! Urgh…! If I tell my dad…! Ugh!”

The sight of Rebecca quickly disappearing with a pale face and closed mouth was impressive enough to evoke admiration. Rather, it was enough to make Professor Freya bewildered at their sudden action.

Following this, were it not for Professor Neferna’s ceaseless wagging of her tongue.

“Tsk, they escaped. How boring. If I had said another word, the ‘Freya Fan Club’ active within the school would have likely beheaded me.”

“Sigh… Not this nonsense again. Do you really want to taunt me even in this situation?”

“No, I’m serious! They exist in this school, right? That’s why those people also ran away. You never believe me, no matter how many times I say it.”

“If you make weird comments one more time, I really won’t help you next time. So, be quiet.”

Professor Freya, with a slightly annoyed expression, reprimanded Professor Neferna, then turned to me with a gentle smile.

“Are you alright?”

Blushing with embarrassment, I averted my gaze.

I knew that at the very least, I should thank them for their help, but I was too flustered to do so.

I despised and loathed my inability to express my gratitude.

Maybe Professor Neferna took pity on me, as she promptly tried to change the topic.

“You look tired. Shouldn’t we let you rest a bit? There’s nothing left to do, and it’s late.”

“That’s a good idea. Hmm, should we head to the dormitory…? Cecilia, have you settled your stuff in the dormitory already?”

“Do you think the headmaster would take care of that? I can’t enter the girls’ dormitory, so, Freya, can you guide her?”

“Ah, okay, sure.”

With a warm smile, Professor Freya nodded, only to regain her sense a moment later.

“Wait, don’t order me around! I’m a man, you know?”

“You’re just guiding to the building, why? Is the dormitory mistress going to stop you?”

“Uh…? No…? I mean, that’s not what I meant…”

“Right? But here’s the thing, Freya. The dormitory supervisor, who I got in trouble with, has a bullet fist hardened by hammering steel for 45 years and that’s going to thoroughly reconfigure the design of my five viscera and six entrails.”

“So you’re saying, he didn’t stop you because you seem like a woman?”

Not seeming, but rather might not be a woman.

The time I spent travelling around the outside world after leaving my hometown cannot be considered long, but even judging by my shallow experience, I’ve never seen anyone as beautiful as Professor Freya.

As a woman myself, it wasn’t an exaggeration when I almost lost my breath at my first sight of her, or when Rebecca was envious at just the sight of her face.

Charming and pure love, the tribe of sensuality and temptation.

The Bane tribe, with beautiful pure wings that shine in the light.

While I’ve seen the mesmerizing Bane tribe before, it is almost unheard of to see beings so far beyond the norm as Professor Freya.

I don’t know why she claims to be male, but her heart-thumpingly beautiful body, which formed clear lines even beneath a slightly plump robe, was definitively female.

Even her gruff expression disconcerts other people’s faces.

Passing male students often blushed and hastily moved away, while some lost their thoughts gazing at her.

Yet, Professor Neferna just smirked ambiguously before turning her gaze my way, bringing up another topic.

“That reminds me, Cecilia. We have a field trip tomorrow to ‘Snowfield’ to fight against monsters. Do you have any gear?”

“…Yes.”

“Then there’s no problem. I have class now and need to go. Thanks for keeping me company during my business, take a rest with Freya in the dorm today.”

“…Yes.”

“I’m really glad to have met you today. Let’s meet again tomorrow. ..Wait, I almost forgot!”

Professor Neferna quickly waved her hand then suddenly began to rummage through her pockets.

“I had it here somewhere… ah, here it is! This is it. You take this. This pendant is a gift. It’s a bit late, but this is a special privilege for my first apprentice.”

“…………?”

“If you carry this with you and call me, Eugene Seo Neferna while thinking about me, you can summon me anytime. It’s a nifty tool. Use it when convenient.”

“What’s so beneficial about summoning you for Cecilia?”

“All special privileges are like this, don’t ask for much. I’m going first”

I still hadn’t thanked her. I just fiddled with the pendant she gave me and before I knew it, the figure of Professor Yujin disappeared.

As I stared blankly into the distance, Professor Freiya gave a small laugh.

“Shall we go?”

***

“Ah! That’s the girls’ dormitory. From today, I’ll be living there……”

It wasn’t that far away. The dormitory building in the distance began to become discernible. Past a slightly sloping hill, blue trees were planted in a row and between them, a white building could be seen.

Professor Freiya seemed to have been concerned about my empty-handed state.

“Do you not have any luggage?”

“…… No, I don’t.”

“Like clothes…? Anything other than the uniform to wear.”

At the mention of clothes, my words just stopped flowing.

Most of the clothes I had brought with me were suitable for battle, so they had to be disposed of as soon as I enrolled. I didn’t have any casual clothes and only had one school uniform that I’d received.

“Then let’s go shopping with me and Eugene on our day off. I’ll introduce you to a clothing store I often go to. The style might not suit your tastes, but…”

“… You don’t have to concern yourself with this…….”

Despite my aloof answer, Professor Freiya laughingly replied in a gentle tone.

“I’m not sure if you heard from the principal, but our school has a system called ‘in charge student’. It sounds good to call it ‘in charge’, or ‘advisor’, but it’s practically a familial relationship. Professors can’t just choose their ‘in charge’ students, and students can’t find their advisors either. Often it doesn’t end with just a bond formed at the school, but the student also becomes a successor, inheriting the advisor’s magical achievements throughout their life.”

“………….”

“The reason we care so much about this is because of that system. Eugene is new to this too, so please bear with the lack of preparations. Also, if you’re Eugene’s student, you’re as good as mine. So, please don’t feel too burdened.”

I couldn’t muster a response to her.

Let alone the system, I doubted whether I even deserved such treatment. If I’m honest, even this kind of consideration seemed more than what I deserved, and I would rather have been ignored.

As I moved forward with heavy steps and approached the dormitory, a young man suddenly appeared in front of me.

“Ah, Cecilia. There you are.”

“…………….”

“Hm? Who’s this?”

When an unfamiliar man suddenly came into view and I instinctively took a step back, Professor Freiya tilted her head.

But with Rebecca’s appearance that followed, she seemed to have guessed who he was. With a guarded expression, she said,

“Ah… The hero of the 6th Sacred Sword, Yoo Sung Kim. So, you’re who the principal was talking about.”

The party leader of the 6th Sacred Sword, to which I belonged, and the man summoned from another world by the call of the 6th Sacred Sword.

His name is Kim Yuseong.