Chapter 13.2 - Thousand Blade Academy and Big Five Holy Festival [3] – part 2 (1/2)
13. Thousand Blade Academy and Big Five Holy Festival [3] – part 2
「「「Wha!?」」」
We immediately backed away from him for good this time.
「Prisoner number 0018 – So I call him No.18. Nice name, right?」
Sensei praised herself by saying「As expected, my naming sense is perfect!」
And Ria retorted.
「Ho-Hold up Leia! Just what are you doing, dragging out inmates?」
「Nn, didn’t I say that No.18 is my servant? Document preparation, communication, scheduling, etc – His work covers a wide range!」
She said so sonorously, without the slightest hesitation.
Apparently, she was always idle because she was throwing all her work to No.18-san.
This time, Rose asked a question.
「Sensei, what did No.18-san do? That he would be sentenced to 100 years of imprisonment with hard labour?」
「Umu, peeping.」
Sensei answered immediately without any hesitation.
In front of the unexpected response, I investigated further for confirmation and asked questions.
「B-By peeping… The one that takes place in the girls’ changing room or in the women’s bath – is it that kind of『peeping』?」
「Yeah, that’s right. This guy likes the female body – especially the bodies of teenage girls. The criminal act was repeated devotedly over many academies all over the country. According to testimonies, he has also peeped inside the Thousand Blade Academy public bath several times.」
Ria and Rose who heard that,
「Uwaa, the lowest…」
「The enemy of women.」
They looked at No.18-san with contempt as though looking at garbage.
In the middle of that, one thing caught my attention.
「Surely peeping is an unforgivable crime… but does that alone warrant imprisonment for one hundred years?」
A hundred years in prison is almost like a death sentence. I have never heard of a case where punishment for peeping was so heavy.
「Fumu, that was just a simple explanation… First of all, No.18 is an alumnus of Thousand Blade Academy. He’s quite the fine swordsman. So, even if his peeping was discovered, the average Holy Knight could not do anything. And by the time he was finally arrested, he had accumulated hundreds of crimes..」
Apparently, he seems to be a super-powerful peeper.
「Even if they managed to jail him after tons of struggles, this guy will break out immediately. By tearing off the prison bars with bare hands, or cutting down the walls using chopsticks from lunch for sword.」Leia-sensei shrugged her shoulders in a「good grief」manner.
「And by peeping and jailbreaking over and over again, his prison term has accumulated up to a 100years.」
「I-I see…」
For the time being, I learned that this person is a pervert who lives for peeping, in addition to being an excellent swordsman. And then,
「What are you doing leaving such a dangerous person unregulated!?」Ria hit sensei with a good question.
At the same time, Rose nodded in agreement.
Naturally, the girls of the target age, demonstrated a strong negative reaction to the fact that a peeping tom was allowed into the same academy.
「Don’t worry, No.18 is perfectly harmless. Because I educated him firmly… Right?」
Leia-sensei clapped the shoulders of No.18-san.
「O-Of course, Leia-sama!」
He, who had been silent until now, was now trembling all over, bowing over and over again, turning pale.
(J-Just how did she educate him…)
Although I was interested to know, I was too scared to ask. It is surely something that shouldn’t be known by people.
「Moreover, No.18 is also good with his head. He has a doctorate in three fields which are completely unrelated to each other. -Well, in short, I discovered this guy through this and that, and I summoned him here with the authority of director to help me with my work. As I said before, this guy is completely harmless. There is nothing for you students to be worried about.」
「I-Is that so…」
There are many things to be worried about, such as information leakage and escaping, in addition to peeping within the academy and so on… But if Leia-sensei, the director, says he is harmless, there is no other choice but to believe. Ria and Rose seemed unconvinced, but they no longer pressured No.18-san.
「Oops, the discussion has gone astray. And lunch break is almost over too, so let’s get to the main point already.」
Having said that, she cleared her throat.
「I think you might have already guessed, but the reason I called you three here is for nothing other than regarding the Big Five Holy Festival. As reported in today morning’s newspaper, our opponent for the first match – is that blasted Ice King Academy! Those bastards!」Sensei suddenly raised her voice and slammed her fist on the desk.
「Ouch!?」
She immediately took off her gloves and blew on her right hand.
「「「……」」」
It felt like watching a one-woman monodrama.
「A-Ahem… You guys who newly enrolled, wouldn’t know about the details of this academy’s history. I will touch on it during classes, but before that, let me explain a little. -First, ours and Ice King Academy had a beautiful rivalry for many years. In the past, Thousand Blade Academy was always the best, and Ice King Academy was the second best at various tournaments, including the Big Five Holy Festival. Especially during the three years when I was a student at Thousand Blade Academy. I won all the competitions – they even called us the golden generation…」
Sensei spoke nostalgically, with a distant look in her eyes.
(Was sensei, the OG around here…)
While we were still surprised by the facts, she continued to explain with a calmer tone.
「But times have changed – they really have changed. Due to various problems, Thousand Blade Academy fell, and as though in pursuit of that, Ice King Academy fell as well. The public – the media wanted it to be interesting and joined forces against us…. Fall of the Capital, Beginning of the End – such titles flew around rampant…」Sensei furrowed her eyebrows and clenched her fist.
I’m sure that as an OG, it’s a regrettable and vexing thought.
「Furthermore, our academy even lost to the Ice King Academy…. As you can see, at every tournament, Thousand Blade Academy is now at the bottom, and right above us is the Ice King Academy…」