Chapter 15

“…I never thought that they would try to take revenge on me and the two of us on the very same day. It seems that person truly has no hope after all.”

The time was night, and the place was the headmaster’s office.

As expected, today we weren’t in my room but in the headmaster’s office where Anon is. We were talking there.

“I never imagined they were this foolish… When they brought the son of the Marquess Marceno here, I nearly fainted, but after hearing the reason, I understood. I also didn’t realize how vile things had gotten, so I share the blame with Gill.”

“Anon didn’t have many opportunities to speak directly with the students, so it couldn’t be helped. Honestly, it should have been me who noticed. I really need to reflect on this.”

“Gill, it’s only your third day here, so you don’t need to blame yourself too much.”

After that, I reported the five people, including Gariel, to the headmaster, Anon. We then discussed their punishment, and the conclusion was that while they could be expelled, it would be difficult to have them face legal consequences by turning them over to the guards. It seems the Marquess family holds quite a bit of power after all.

Separately, I had been acting to protect Bern and Melia, but I never imagined that they would act today… It seems that someone with a rotten heart like that really has no chance of reform.

“…But still, I never imagined you would want Gariel, a former student, to be exiled from the country. You must have been really angry.”

“I did give them one last chance. For the sake of Bern and Melia, if I was going to do this, I had to be thorough. Gariel had wasted his magical talent and family power, so if he sought revenge, he would target the two of them rather than me. I can’t allow that. For the sake of the two victims living peacefully, I will completely eliminate the perpetrator.”

Someone like him, who harms others, has no future compared to Bern and Melia, who are the victims. I’ve heard that in the previous world, when bullying issues surfaced, sometimes the victims had to move. It’s unreasonable that the victim has to leave while the perpetrator continues to live there.

To protect them and their families, the only solution was to strip him of his power and exile him so that he would never set foot in this country again.

I don’t particularly like using these kinds of methods, but since they used their power, I had to use my own methods.

“If the Marceno Marquess family hadn’t accepted the conditions, what were you planning to do?”

“I was sure they would accept, but if they were more concerned about their son than anything else and refused, I was prepared to withdraw. I certainly didn’t want to involve innocent citizens in the Marquess’ territory. In that case, I had other plans, but if possible, I wanted them to handle the punishment, like this.”

“I see… Well, with those conditions, they would have had no choice but to accept. After all, the magic tools you invented are incredibly useful.”

“Most of them are just reproductions of things from my previous world using magic tools, so I guess it’s a bit unfair.”

I’m a researcher in magic, but I also make magic tools as a hobby. There is something like intellectual property rights in this world, and I hold the rights to sell the things I invent. Because of the various things I’ve made so far, I can live comfortably without worrying about money, even just from my research.

Since I use knowledge from the previous world, like electronics and kitchen appliances, it’s almost like cheating. It’s fun making things from my previous world into magic tools. I also use the potions I’ve developed with magic research techniques.

In fact, I might be more famous as an inventor of convenient magic tools than as a great sage.

“So far, I haven’t received any information about the other four trying to take revenge on me or the two of us. Once news of Gariel’s punishment spreads tomorrow, they shouldn’t do anything strange. Honestly, I think the other four were already mentally broken.”

If the four of them learn that Gariel was expelled and lost his claim to the title of Marquess, they’ll probably quietly accept their expulsion and stop targeting Bern and Melia.

“Indeed, the other four had eyes that looked like dead fish.”

I won’t let my guard down, but I don’t expect anything else to happen with this matter.

The next morning.

“I’m really sorry for not noticing the situation earlier.”

I had asked Bern and Melia to come to school a little earlier and bowed my head to them in an empty classroom where no one else was yet.

Even if you’re an adult, whether you’re a teacher or a student, if you make a mistake or do something wrong, it’s important to apologize.

“Please, Sensei, raise your head! You have nothing to apologize for! Thank you so much!”

“As Melia said! We’re really grateful for your help!”

As they said that, Melia and Bern both bowed their heads to me.

“No, the responsibility for this incident lies with the school for not stopping what those guys did. About yesterday’s result, those five were expelled. Gariel, having disregarded my warning and trying to harm you two and your families, has been disinherited by the Marceno family and exiled. You two don’t have to worry anymore.”

“I already saw the expulsion notice posted on the board, but disinherited and exiled…?”

“Yes. Information among nobles spreads quickly, so the other four will probably quietly accept their expulsion.”

“…Um, how can you expel someone from a Marquess family and exile them? What exactly are you, Sensei?”

“I’m just the temporary teacher at this school.”

“……”

Well, it seems they don’t believe me at all.

Indeed, even though I have the title of Great Sage, right now I’m just a humble temporary teacher.

Well, after today’s lesson, I’ll have to thank Cyril too.