I’m a Hero, but I Gave Up Saving the World

11 – Uneasy disciples

“I knew you would come. sit down Have a cup of tea or something.”

“I don’t need a car. Please tell me how to get back home.”

Even after seeing me storming into the academy, the great sage was calm. It was a face that was expected rather than surprised.

Should I say that he is a great sage?

The other guys heard rumors of my return, packed up and ran away as if some kind of monster had appeared, or hid in the dormitory and locked the door tightly.

Great Sage Minerva von Old Book.

A woman reputed to be the wisest person in the world.

A genius who has won the ＜Wizard of the Year Award＞ 121 times, which is considered an honor for generations to come.

A person who knows more than 100,000 spells and has become a legend by defeating the Four Heavenly Kings with a full-time hero 10 years ago, fighting the Demon King directly, and returning alive even though he could not kill the Demon King.

Currently, when it comes to the most powerful wizard on the continent of Pangea, everyone names Minerva.

Apart from the hero, he is one of the people considered to be the hope of mankind, and he was also the last bastion to ask me how to return home.

If this person doesn’t know how, there is no answer.

But there is no way this person doesn’t know.

The great sage, who said there was no book he had not read and no place he had not visited, could not possibly know the return magic.

“I have heard all the news surrounding you lately. I was anticipating why it came. do you want to go back home The surest way is to defeat the demon lord.”

“I know that way, but it’s nonsense. How long do you think it will take to kill the demon lord? In the first place, I have no desire to become a hero and save people.”

“If you don’t like that, there is a way to collect runes.”

“A rune?”

“It is an ancient power that imposes on people abilities that transcend causality. There are a total of 7 of them, but if you get just one of them, a beginner will be able to use stronger magic than a great wizard. I heard that among them there are runes that transcend dimensions and time and space.”

“With it, you can go home. Where are those runes?”

“I don’t know.”

“Are you kidding me? The great sage who knows everything in this world doesn’t know the location of the rune?”

“It’s just a catch prize. Don’t trust the propaganda too much. I just have a lot of accumulated knowledge because I have lived longer than other people.”

It’s funny that a girl who looks like she’s about 13 at best would say such a thing. Of course, the appearance and the real age are completely different.

“Runes are a taboo subject that is treated as a top-secret item on the continent of Pangea. Can you guess why? Everyone would be coveted if I could have skills higher than that of an archmage without even trying. By the way, if it’s a level 0 secret, it’s a security level that will lead you to the dungeon just by mentioning it. Ask other scholars besides me. I’ll answer you what it is. Just knowing the existence and number of runes and even the ability to possess them is already a life sentence. I also found out by accident.”

“Whoa… yes what that’s besides Then how else?”

“None.”

The great sage saw my hardened expression and added hastily.

“Not really. It’s not a lie. Maybe there is a way I don’t know about, but at least not as far as I know.”

“… Aren’t you messing around right now? Are you going to keep me here after all?”

“That’s not true, but I think you’d better accept your fate as a hero.”

You’re finally showing your true colors.

Is it a human being of Pangea who can’t help it even if he is a great sage?

“now. Don’t stare at me so fiercely, listen carefully to what I have to say. I will logically explain why you should become a hero.”

“… … … … .”

“First of all, how to return to the Earth you want most. You’d better maintain your status as a hero to find out. Even if it’s the same question, the weight of words between ordinary people and warriors is different. Everyone will try to bring you information, even if they just want to impress you.”

“… … … … .”

“And you will need the strength of a warrior to take revenge on those who have bullied you. Because becoming a hero gives you political and physical power in many ways. If you’re worried that the world will become peaceful again because you become a hero, then you’re right. You can reap the blessing whenever you want. The choice is yours.”

“… … … … .”

“Also, if you become a hero, I will guarantee the official professor position at the academy, which I withdrew last time, without any conditions. We will also fully assist you in restoring your honor in relation to the thesis plagiarism. Wouldn’t you like to know who accused you of plagiarism? If you don’t know that and go back to Earth, you’ll be left with resentment for the rest of your life, right?”

That’s it.

I really want to confirm the identity of that bastard who may have ruined my life plan.

“A full professor at the academy has a higher status than most aristocrats. In the first place, most of the students who enter the academy are children of nobles, so their social reputation must be high enough to teach them.”

“Are you going to fish me for a seat?”

“Again, I really don’t know how to send you home right now. I don’t know what to say, but if I don’t know, no one will know. Frankly, no matter how hard you try, you won’t be able to achieve your goals in a short period of time. Then wouldn’t you also need a place to stay? If you are at the academy, I, the great sage, can be your backup. And—I’m telling you this out of love for you, so only you know.”

“-what?”

In the principal’s office, where there were only two of them anyway, the great sage deliberately motioned for her to come closer and then whispered in a whisper. My question as to why it was necessary to do this was quickly dispelled.

This is a super-secret matter that should not be revealed to anyone.

It really couldn’t have been news that would turn the whole world upside down.

“… If that’s true, it would be better for me to be appointed as a full-time hero as soon as possible, as you said.”

“right? You know I mean it when I say I’m on your side, right? From the beginning, I thought that you, rather than Lucy, were more suited to being a hero.”

“Hmm… It’s such lip service.”

“No, is it real? Because you look like the first dragon. Well, even though I only saw the first hero as a portrait—”

It didn’t matter anyway.

I came out after receiving a full professor position at the academy and a firm promise to hunt down the bastard who stole my thesis.

—Why I want to go home…

Because I hate this world Because I hate the people who live here.

But if there was no immediate way back, taking the professorship he wanted at the academy wasn’t a bad choice. Anyway, on Earth, my dream was to become a professor. I even completed that boring doctoral course for that dream… I didn’t achieve my goal because I met the wrong professor.

Maybe I’ll find a part-time lecturer job when I go back to Earth… .

I have no desire to save these pups, but there are many ways to get revenge.

Even once you become a hero, there are many things you can do.

Besides, if the words of the great sage are true, it will be more fun to take revenge if I formally accept the appointment as a hero.

then… .

“Hey, over there! professor! professor!!!”

“… yes?”

“Ugh! Huh Eok!! school, professor. Do you remember me?”

“ah.”

Someone jumps at me as I wander the campus lost in thought.

familiar face.

A student I once taught.

I see familiar faces hiding in the distance looking this way.

As soon as our eyes met, everyone hid behind a pillar.

“I remember. Was it Lily? Lily Windsor. Right?’

“Yes. You remembered.”

I remembered it easily because I was a student who always sat in the front row and listened to the class with bright eyes.

“there… professor. Da, are you coming back to the academy? There are rumors that you will become a new hero!”

“I’m still thinking about it, but why ask?”

“Everyone is mad about that! If the professor comes back, he’s dead! There will be bloody winds!!”

“… Sigh?”

“The kids who cursed at the professor when the professor left, and the kids who sent the professor abusive letters, are all afraid of being expelled! Some kids got scared and submitted a letter of resignation first, and some kids asked for forgiveness by issuing a statement of apology as a group. A student whose father is the king of a foreign country asked his father to relieve his anger by giving him a noble title. Anyway, it’s not a fuss, is it? What are you going to do, Professor? Are you coming back?”

“Think about it.”

First of all, Lily, you didn’t say much when I was branded as a plagiarist of the era, and your name didn’t appear on the letters, so you probably don’t have to worry too much.

It’s an academy… yes.

Here, I can become the professor of my dreams, legally punish the students who stabbed me in the back, and there is no better place than the academy to get information about runes. This is a place where scholars and intellectuals from all over the world flock.

In many ways, I think the idea of making the academy a temporary residence is a good choice.

At least it’s better than that mud house I clumsily built, isn’t it?

A part-time lecturer who was expelled for plagiarizing his thesis returned as a full professor this time? With the authority of the hero on his back?

Everyone won’t even be able to shout in front of me.