The Hero Creation Classroom of a Reincarnated Ordinary Person: After Reaching My Limit As An Adventurer, I Reluctantly Opened A Classroom In The Countryside To Earn Money For The Future, And My Student Became The Strongest - Episode 86

After returning from Seiran by magical carriage, the four of us visited the school building.

“…Alright, first things first, cleaning up.”

Mu muttered as she looked at my classroom, which had a hole in the wall beyond the magical barrier she had set up.

After Sana’s outburst, we headed straight for Seiran. While we could have asked Ittetsu to fix it while we were gone, I was hesitant to leave everything to him when we weren’t there. That’s when Mu used a protective spell to help.

“Still, it’s amazing. It’s been a while, but it’s still holding up…”

“Here, it’s special. Other places, not possible… And it’s about to wear off soon.”

Mu released the barrier. Beyond it, my classroom looked just as it had before.

“U-Um, I’m really sorry…”

“It’s not your fault. It’s all that idiot Ohisashi’s fault.”

I told Sana it wasn’t her fault and silently cursed that detestable Ohisashi. The hideous monster that escaped that day still hadn’t been found. I wanted to find and defeat it, if possible, but… that was probably impossible.

“For now, should we move the things in the classroom to another room before asking Ittetsu-san for help? If we explain the situation, he’ll understand, but we should at least make a good impression.”

“When requesting work, it’s important to show basic courtesy…”

“Ittetsu-sama would definitely not appreciate us being a bother.”

Eve nodded in agreement, and Mu, looking like she was about to shake her head off with how much she was nodding, led the way into the classroom. Sana followed behind her, and I went in too.

There weren’t many things in my classroom. We worked together, the three of us, and started moving everything out.

“?”

As we were trying to move a large table out of the classroom, I saw Sana carrying a stack of books from the bookshelf as she left the room.

She was carrying quite a lot at once, and while I thought it was impressive, I moved the table into the hallway.

I took a moment to breathe and headed back into the hallway, ready to head back to the classroom.

“Whoa.”

This time, I saw Sana carrying the entire bookshelf out of my classroom.

“Are you… okay?”

“Yes, it’s light because I took all the books out.”

“R-Really?”

Despite what she said, the bookshelf was quite tall and almost at the height of the doorframe, so it was still fairly large. However, Sana was carrying it with ease, so maybe it wasn’t as heavy as it looked.

I waved Sana off as she headed toward Eve’s classroom, then returned to finish cleaning up the remaining small items.

“…Hey, what’s all this…?”

Ittetsu stood frozen in front of my classroom, his mouth wide open in surprise.

I figured he might get a bit of a shock, so I had already explained the whole situation to him in detail beforehand.

At first, he was skeptical, but since Eve was there to back me up, he eventually accepted it.

Honestly, Eve really saved the day. If it had been Mu, I doubt she would have been much help.

Still, seeing is believing. I guess he never imagined it would be this bad.

Ittetsu hesitated for a moment, then began surveying the damage to the classroom.

“…What happened? Did some big force break through this wall? I don’t get it…”

After inspecting the damage, Ittetsu seemed to consider it for a while, then nodded.

“From the looks of it, it’d probably be quicker to just tear down the wall and rebuild it. One sheet of new material should do it. …Still, I gotta say, I’m surprised you’re okay after taking such a destructive hit.”

“Well, the sheath’s defensive magic barely held up in time…”

“Oh, Ninotetsu’s magic, huh? Even if it’s a failed version, he probably made the sheath as strong as the sword itself…”

After mentioning his younger brother in Seiran for a moment, Ittetsu pulled out a piece of paper and started scribbling on it with a pen.

“Here you go.”

“Ugh…this is expensive…”

“It’s just one wall, you know? It’s not the same as fixing a magical target. And your school building is reinforced with magic stones… honestly, it’s surprising anyone could break through this in the first place…”

“Yeah, you’re right… I get it, I’ll pay.”

Reluctantly, I signed the contract.

Goodbye, my beloved money… well, it’s just a portion of it, and later Agart-san will send me some compensation through other channels, so it’s not a huge deal.

Even so, knowing I’ll get money later doesn’t change the fact that I’m losing it now.

“Alright, I’ll get started on the repairs right away.”

With that, Ittetsu wasted no time. He moved his hands and cast some kind of magic. He precisely sliced through one side of the wall with perfect accuracy.

Then he moved to the other side and used the magic again, cutting through it with equal precision.

“….”

I watched as Ittetsu continued, carefully slicing the part where the wall met the floor.

Breaking through a wall reinforced with magic stones, is that really possible?

And yet, here’s this carpenter casually slicing through it.

I couldn’t help but wonder again—what exactly is he doing as a carpenter?

It’s a thought I’ve had countless times since meeting him.

In just one day, Ittetsu had completely fixed the wall in my classroom.

To be fair, the time actually spent was less than a day, which made me realize just how amazing he really is.

I started to wonder if being a carpenter was just a cover and if he might actually be using creation magic or something.

When I asked Mu if she knew about any such magic, she gave me a pitying look.

For the record, that day’s dinner for Mu was one dish less than usual.

“Alright, let’s get back to it starting today.”

“Y-yes, please.”

I opened the classroom door and stepped inside. Sana followed behind me.

After sitting down at her desk, Sana gave a faint, pained expression before lowering her eyebrows and asking me quietly.

“U-um… teacher… is this really okay?”

“It’s fine. Well… you know, don’t worry about it.”

“But, I’m no longer part of the Kujakumiya family… and I can’t pay any money…”

“Don’t worry about that for now. Just think of it as luck, okay?”

Since coming back home yesterday, Sana had been going about her usual routine. But every now and then, I’d notice a shadow cross her expression.

It was only natural. After all, everything she knew had been a lie, and she had lost her sense of purpose.

If teaching her could help take her mind off things, then it wasn’t such a bad idea. Plus, I was almost done with the theoretical lessons, and it felt wrong to leave it unfinished halfway through.

Yeah, that’s all it is.

“I heard Eve and Mu are going to start classes again soon, so I’ve got nothing to do. If you’ll join me, I’d appreciate it.”

“Well, I’m very grateful for it… I understand. I’ll do my best, teacher.”

“Great.”

Just as I was about to start, I heard footsteps. They got closer quickly, and the door slid open.

It was Ittetsu-san.

“Yo, sorry. I forgot my carpenter tools.”

“Huh? Oh, those.”

I pointed toward the toolbox that had been visible since I sat down. Sana quickly stood up and jogged over to grab it with both hands, then ran to Ittetsu-san.

“This is it, right? Here you go.”

“…Ah, oh…?”

Ittetsu-san tilted his head in confusion but moved his hand to take the toolbox.

The space beneath the toolbox that Sana was holding split open.

It was the same magic Mu had used to store items.

“J-just drop it there.”

“Okay.”

Sana gently released her grip, and the toolbox disappeared into the otherworldly space.

“Ittetsu-san, you can use magic like that too? That’s impressive.”

“Huh? Oh… well, yeah.”

Seriously, why is this guy even a carpenter?

Though, forgetting his toolbox shows he’s got a bit of a forgetful side.

“Don’t forget it again, alright?”

“Yeah… yeah. Sorry to bother you. By the way, I’ve put a spell on that toolbox, so it contains several times more tools than it appears to. You shouldn’t be able to lift it otherwise… Did it break?”

Ittetsu-san mumbled to himself as he left.

Sana sat back down, watching him go.