After I Finished YEETing the Protagonist, I Moved on To My Second Life and Found Out that My Students Were the Protagonists of the Sequel

Translator: Tsukii

Editor: Lilia

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Chapter 55 –The Qualification to Save People

The knights delivered a decision regarding Sir Topgun Braveheart.

His status as paladin ── was revoked.

However, he wouldn’t be excluded from the list of candidates for becoming a paladin.

It would be a compromise. By modern terms, the guilty party would be given a fresh start.  

By asking him to resign from his current position, it was treated as if his punishment was concluded.

Apparently, there were a lot of executives there who were impressed by our match. 

The upper echelons of the knights seemed surprisingly prone to emotion.

[“Wouldn’t it be fine if you just put on an appropriately impressive match? I’m sure there would be those impressed to tears that would lighten the punishment. It’s something that you, my compatriot, should be capable of doing, right?”] 

My classmate gave such information in a sarcastic way, but it seemed she was right. 

I had no idea why she thought I would be able to do that… but I guess I should just assume the mission was complete.

Anyway, it could be said Braveheart’s honor was protected. 

I didn’t particularly think it was a problem for him to be removed from the position of paladin.

I just couldn’t bear to have his qualifications as a knight denied just because his guardian was an idiot.

That was why. 

Even if Sir Topgun Braveheart chose to not return as a paladin, 

Furthermore, even if he chose to give up his qualification as a knight to the Tail Kingdom, 

For me personally, it wasn’t a problem at all.

“Those things aren’t driver’s licenses, you know?” 

“Driv…? What is that, gowasu?”

The grumbling that leaked out of me granted a response. 

The former paladin who went out of his way to show up at the adventurer school said he would be traveling to foreign nations on his own to deepen his knowledge.

As I shrugged and told him it wasn’t a big deal, he turned to Sharon, who was standing next to me.

“Well, your status as paladin aside, I don’t think you need to quit being a knight as well. Right?” 

“Yes. I also think that way.”

Seeing Sharon nod with a serious expression, Sir Braveheart… Aah, I guess he wasn’t a “Sir” anymore. 

Braveheart had a wry smile and scratched his cheek with his finger.

“Through the battle with Haruto-dono, Oidon realized what was missing from Oidon after all, gowasu.” 

“What was missing from you?”

“As someone who aims to save people… Oidon doesn’t know how to reach the people seeking help in the first place.”

Aah, I guess that was quite a major obstacle. 

“I guess it’s hard to save people you know nothing about.” 

“It’s as Sharon-dono says, gowasu. And Haruto-dono is aware of that, which is why Oidon feels his principle and claim have a strong foundation, gowasu.”

“Don’t you think you’re just confused? This person’s words are quite carefree, you know?”

No matter how many times I received harsh words from students, it still felt painful…! 

Even after the battle the other day ended, they harshly said things like [“You should consider the trouble you cause wherever you go.”] [“I can’t find anything I can use for reference.”] [“Do I even need to comment here? ♡”].

 

“……So, is it okay to not lift the curse of the spirits?”

Braveheart, who had a round appearance, didn’t look very strong or cool. 

He was likely to be criticized everywhere he went. If I were a bandit, I would attack him, thinking he was an easy prey.

It was hard to imagine he was a paladin from his usual appearance, after all.

“It’s not all bad, gowasu. Even when Oidon was traveling around as a knight, there have been people who have been strangely kind to me despite Oidon’s appearance after all, gowasu.” 

“That’s definitely just grandpas and grandmas giving you rice balls.”

“……?! H-how do you know about the details?!”

No matter how I thought about it, that was the kind of help your appearance invited. 

I shrugged.

“Well, if that’s your decision, then I will support you. The one thing I can say is… losing a paladin like you is definitely a loss for the Tail Kingdom.” 

“Oidon appreciates the unwarranted praise, gowasu.”

That was my honest opinion though. 

“You’re no longer a knight… but I guess you didn’t change.” 

After hearing the conversation between me and Braveheart, Sharon smiled softly. 

Seeing that expression, the man who was once a knight shyly waved his hand.

“That’s… there’s no need to worry about that, gowasu. Besides, Oidon is always a knight at heart, gowasu! If Oidon ever needs a qualification, Oidon will just take it again!” 

“……Aah, that’s right.”

Qualification was necessary to save the world. 

But qualification wasn’t the thing necessary to save people.

I extended my fist to him. 

Topgun grinned and began to grind his right fist with the hem of his clothes at an impossible momentum.

If you polish it that much, it might become shiny. It would become a replacement for a mirror.

“Oidon too, will learn from Haruto-dono’s example. You have certainly shown Oidon the sword skill and the spirit of the Descendant of the Hero.” 

“Don’t be stupid. You always had a brave heart to begin with.”

His shiny fist met mine. 

It was a little sad to see a friend I just made go on a journey, but it was fine.

I prayed from the bottom of my heart that he would receive all the blessings for his journey. 

 

 ◇

 

After sending off Braveheart, I returned to the adventurer school. 

I was sitting on the roof of the school, resting with coffee in hand.

A little while ago, I watched from here as Braveheart turned his back on Sharon and left the school gate.

 

The reason I read the room and came back here was so that Sharon and Braveheart could talk alone for a while. 

They could have become fiancés but didn’t, so their relationship was quite complicated.

However, perhaps because Sharon got to know him as a person, she was quite close to him.

And as for Braveheart…

“I think that gowasu knight-san quite liked Sharon-chan~♡”

 

When I looked to the side, I saw Erin and Kuyumi waving cheerfully at me.

After thinking about Kuyumi’s words for a while, I nodded.

“Hm… well, I think so too.” 

“Eh. Teach’, you actually have the ability to sense things like that…?” 

“Did you need to say it like that?”

Erin and even Kuyumi, who mentioned that, were staring at me with widened eyes. 

What rude people.

“I don’t know why but…… when he tried to act like a knight, I felt like his attitude toward Sharon was somewhat different.”

“About that, how was it specifically…?”

“Err, how to say it… It’s like he could react immediately if I suddenly attacked him, but he is somewhat less guarded against Sharon? Something like that.”

“Uwah, the way you noticed it is too much like a soldier… You’re the worst ♡”

 

For some reason, my stock value had gone down.

Why?

“Is that why you left them alone?” 

“I think that’s unnecessary meddling~♡ I don’t know if she felt happy about that♡”

“Eh… R-really? Now that you mention it, maybe I shouldn’t have done that…”

“I think it would be safer if you stayed with her, from a student’s perspective. Well, I understand if you think there’s no need to worry, since it is Sharon, though.”

As I wondered whether I made a wrong choice after hearing the opinion of the two students, it was at that moment the subject herself appeared. 

“Hm.” 

I raised my head. 

Erin and Kuyumi also noticed the sounds of footsteps made by leather shoes running up the stairs to the rooftop.

 

“Sensei, there’s trouble!” 

The person who opened the door and entered the rooftop was Sharon. 

There was a piece of paper held in her hand.

“That’s?” 

“It’s from someone I met in upper society, and that person told me about a rumor at the royal capital…!”

Rumor? 

As I wondered what she meant, Sharon exclaimed after catching her breath.

“There is a rumor that the next largest doujinshi sale is being held in the capital… Outou(royal capital) market, or Omike as an abbreviation… and a book containing a compilation of sensei’s embarrassing secrets will be sold there!” 

…………

There was silence for about ten seconds.

“T-that asssshooooollllleeeee────────!!”

 

That was definitely the work of that scum (Aias)!

Enough of it already, you idiot!


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