I Was Reincarnated As An Instructor In An R18 Game... - Chapter 97

The next day, at 8 a.m. it was cool morning.

I was walking toward the academy, holding hands with Erika.

Erika sighed softly, seeming a bit tired, I leaned closer and asked her.

“You okay?”

“I’m fine. I was just far too nervous yesterday, that’s all.”

“…You know, I was just thinking. Did you really need to get that nervous to negotiate with me?”

“Haa… If you’d said no, all the preparations and arrangements would have been for nothing, you know? Of course I was going to negotiate with all my strength.”

I gave a wry smile at Erika’s deadpan stare and wrapped one arm around her waist to pull her closer.

Her large melons jiggled and bumped into me, causing Erika looked up at me with a slightly surprised expression.

Giving a kiss that barely touched her lips before moving away, Erika’s cheeks turned red and she got adorably annoyed, puffing her cheeks.

“What are you doing here on the way to the academy?”

“Did you dislike it?”

“It’s not that I hate it, but please think about the place!”

Erika cutely tapped my chest repeatedly, and when I kissed her once more, she tapped faster.

I laughed at Erika’s reaction, and the three adventurer girls watching out for us around were grinning too.

When we arrived at the academy, Erika headed toward her classroom.

When I asked if the report from yesterday was unnecessary, she said Fia and Lea would handle delivering it.

Smiling wryly at how well she was prepared, I said goodbye to Erika and began heading for the headmaster’s room.

I needed to thank Croana as well, and above all, I wanted to apologize for causing worry about my health.

Fia said not to worry, but I think it’s over if you stop worrying.

I arrived at the headmaster’s office door, knocked, heard a reply from inside, then opened the door and entered.

Suddenly, Croana came flying in for the first time in a while, and I pulled her small body into my arms.

Croana wrapped both arms around my neck, looked at my face, and smiled reassuringly as she spoke.

“Looks like you’ve gotten over your fatigue, huh?”

“Croana, for worrying…”

“Fia-anesama told you, didn’t she? We didn’t do it for you to make such a face.”

“But one must not forget to be thankful…”

“Then it would be good to smile and express your thanks, right?”

“…Thank you, Croana.”

When I smiled and looked into Croana’s beautiful eyes, she smiled happily and buried her face into my neck.

I also tightened the arms I had wrapped around Croana’s back, and her large br3asts changed shape being pressed against my chest.

As we moved to the sofa and I sat down, Croana straddled me like in a face-to-face sitting position and lifted her face from my neck.

Her flowing, spreading black hair was captivating, and I kissed Croana’s small lips.

“Nn, nnnh, chu, nchu, fnnmm, chu… haa, kukuku, you’re passionate, aren’t you?”

“I was overcome with love and couldn’t resist.”

“You… always know exactly what to say to make me happy.”

With her cheeks slightly flushed, Croana gave a troubled smile and gently stroked my cheek with a loving gaze.

Smiling as I slightly tilted my head, I increased the strength of my arms around her waist and drew her in.

I continued to savor the sensation of her small lips again and again, while also enjoying the feel of her large br3asts against my chest.

After spending a while being affectionate with Croana, we moved on to a serious conversation.

“I spoke with Felica and the other instructors and teachers, and the lack of real combat experience among the students came up as a topic.”

“…It’s true that mock battles aren’t very dangerous, but even so… are we really going to push them into real combat?”

“I understand. That’s why it came up for discussion.”

“Hm… in that case, how about testing it on my grade?”

Croana listened to my proposal with a serious expression, but when I finished, her face turned to one of exasperation.

After thinking with a troubled expression for awhile, Croana said she wanted me to try it, as long as safety could be guaranteed.

I smiled and nodded at Croana, who was still straddling me while we were having a serious conversation.

–

It was early afternoon at the training grounds.

I began by apologizing to the students for making them worry, but they just ended up worrying about me even more.

I couldn’t help but smile wryly when Roy and Lucy, in particular, pulled out nutritional supplements from their magic bags.

After that, the other students also gave me various things, and I reflected on how much I had made them worry too.

That sight made Erika smile happily from a short distance, as though she were the one involved.

I was surprised to hear that Roy had been leading the training while I was away.

Originally, Croana and the others had planned to have the students do self-study in the library, but Roy apparently went to the headmaster’s office with a few students and asked for permission to train.

Roy laid out conditions, such as alerting the infirmary and not holding mock battles, and the staff, Croana included, reluctantly approved.

After the students spread out for training, Erika came over to me, gave a sidelong glance at Roy, and said with a troubled smile.

“The way he stood with his arms crossed, watching everyone, looked just like you.”

“…I’m not sure if I should be happy about that.”

“I think you should be happy, but as his friend, it’s a bit complicated.”

I tilted my head and looked at Erika as if to ask, ‘Why?’

Erika gave a troubled look, sighed quietly, shook her head, and waved one hand as if to say it was nothing.

As training time came to an end, I gathered the students and had them sit down.

I told them it was fine to stretch while listening, and they kept their bodies moving as they looked at me.

After glancing over the gathered students, I lifted my voice and began speaking.

“This is about your practical combat experience. It came up as a topic among the instructors and teachers, and we’ve decided to try out my proposal.”

“…Real combat experience?”

“That’s right. You can learn techniques in mock battles, but if you can’t move when it counts, it’s meaningless. You understand that, right?”

I responded to Roy’s question as he raised his hand, then turned to address the rest of the class.

The reason we do mock battles is not only to learn skills but also because fighting experience is necessary.

However, since real combat exposes one to life-threatening danger, I kept away from it.

Then, if we change the way we think and prepare immediate support, there is no risk to life.

It is not guaranteed, but given future events, it was necessary.

“I have a mountain I own. From tomorrow, once every few days you will gain real combat experience there. The opponent is a Silver Wolves. Since it is a school activity, we will provide healing potions. Just be sure to bring a change of clothes in case you get dirty.”

“Silver Wolves…”

Tension ran across the students’ faces and they stopped stretching.

…I don’t mean to use both the carrot and the stick.

I smirk and look over the students before speaking.

“If you manage to defeat a Silver Wolf, the meat and fur will be yours. If you want to sell the fur, I will buy it or introduce you to a buyer. Also, I will cook lunch for you with plenty of meat!”

“Eh? The fur!?”

“From a Silver Wolf!?”

“Meat, meat…”

Although the academy has a cafeteria, meat portions are limited.

Partly because it is expensive, and also many students come from other cities.

Since some students attend the academy while working or receiving remittances, I understood why they reacted this way.

When I glanced at Erika, she was looking at me with an exasperated sideways glare.

The buyer is Marika-san, so Erika had to go to the Flower Garden after school finished.

I have to talk to Marika-san, but in the worst case, I can buy it myself.

I said with my eyes that I would go with her, and Erika mouthed, “Of course.”

I gave a wry smile, looked away from Erika, returned to a serious expression, and raised my voice to the students.

“I want you to gather at Suzuya at 9 a.m. tomorrow! Anyone who doesn’t know the place, come ask me! Rest your bodies today for tomorrow! Got it? …Alright, dismissed!”

Seeing the students nod seriously, I smiled and nodded in return.

I returned to the instructor’s room but tilted my head because no students came to ask about Suzuya’s location.

I figured many students wouldn’t know where Suzuya was, so I continued to compile the documents with a puzzled look on my face.

Chapter length 3425 characters.

TL Note: The mention of the Silver Wolves and the mountain reminded me, doesn’t Reid owe a trip to the mountain with Felcia, Erika, and most importantly Merine, for her favorite White Tokens?