Jitsu wa Ore, Saikyou deshita? ~ Tensei Chokugo wa Donzoko Sutāto, Demo Ban’nō Mahō de Gyakuten Jins

Chapter 67 - It's like a three-way conversation.

Translator: Black Lotus

At the top of the central school building was the principal’s office. I was standing alone in front of the door.

I’ve seen her before, but I’ve never talked to her before. It’s a painful experience to have a private conversation with someone who has never come within 10 meters of me. I want to go home so badly.

My good friend, Professor Tia, refused to sit with me with the following words

“I’m sure there will be some complications if I’m with you. The headmaster doesn’t like people like me very much.”

That girl knows what she’s doing, but she’s not improving. I respect her in a way.

I had no choice, so I prepared myself and took a deep breath of swooshing air before slamming the door.

“Excuse me. I’m Hart Zenphis.”

I opened the door with a clatter.

“You’re late, Hart.”

A muscular, strong-boned, but sexy uncle with a sexy beard was standing on his head. He looks just like my adopted father, the frontier lord Gordo Zenphis.

I close the door with a slam. What the hell was that?　Phantom?

Ha?　Could it be that you’re Dad’s half-brother?　But, why would someone like that be in the headmaster’s office?

The door opened with a clatter.

“What the hell are you doing, you?”

My dad’s lookalike seems to know me. I mean, this bloke is just vain enough to do this alone for long.

“What’s father doing here?”

“Come on in. Let’s talk about it.”

I step into the room at my dad’s urging.

“Welcome, Haruto-kun.”

There was an office desk in front, facing us, where a beautiful woman was smiling at us.

Her hair was light pink with long, loose waves. She seemed to be as old as my mother, but younger. She was wearing a tight-fitting suit and her large breasts looked painful.

”Again, I’m Theresa Montpellier, headmaster of the Royal Grunfeld Special Grade Academy of Magic,”

Dean Montpellier gracefully stood up and invited me and my dad to the reception sofa.

We both sat down on the sofa, and the dean prepared his own tea and placed it in front of us. Then he sat down on the sofa in front of us.

“It must have been awkward for you to be summoned alone by the head of the academy, who you’ve never met before.　I happened to hear that Lord Zenphis was in Royal Capital on official business, and I invited him to visit.”

E, What a nice guy!

“I was called in by His Majesty to consult with you regarding the unrest in the royal capital the other day. I was planning to come and check on you after I had settled down when I was invited by the headmaster.”

What great timing for me. The badass king crying to his dad. You don’t think that’s a very strange thing to say, do you?　Let’s find out later.

”So, Dean, I understand you have something to discuss regarding Haruto, what exactly would it be about?”

The rector announces with a gentle smile.

“I have a request from all the teachers who teach the classes he chooses to learn.”

“Requests?　Haruto, you know, he doesn’t seem to get lazy and he thinks he’s going to take his classes seriously…”

My ears hurt.

The headmaster replies with a smile that reassures the anxious father.

”No, it’s not a bad story. It’s just that his abilities don’t fit within the confines of the classes, so I was wondering if you could excuse him from attending the classes. Specifically, we are talking about developing his talent by creating an environment where he can easily focus on his magical research and magical skill training while remaining at the Academy.”

Hohoho. I didn’t know that they had thought about how to treat a recluse that well. That’s great. That’s nice. Yay.

“It’s… well, if the teachers of the best academy in the kingdom appreciate it so much, it’s not my problem to say anything about it. But, is it possible?”

Dad’s cheeks loosened a bit, looking confused.

“Yes, of course, it’s possible. I only heard it passed down to me, but at least in terms of practical skills, I felt that there was a possibility that the second coming of Princess Senko… or even more than that.”

“Umu, of course. I’ve always been afraid of this thing.”

Something about that tickles me. I mean, I’m uncomfortable with the fact that I’m still reeling from the fact that I’m not used to being praised in my previous life.

”Academic ability is still a difficult thing to judge, but you seem to be showing insights that are ahead of professional researchers in certain areas. I’m amazed at your sensitivity, Haruto.”

“Umu umu. I’m afraid I’ve been hiding in my room. I was worried that you tended to stay in your room, but it seems that you have been studying magic on your own. It’s astonishing that you’ve reached the level of this academy on your own, or even beyond that, to be regarded as having reached the level of this academy on your own.”

So stop it.

It’s just an exchange of compliments in front of you, and for me, it’s a game of shame.

But, it’s not a bad story. In fact, it’s great.

From now on, if we do this too much, people will doubt our relationship with Shiva, but we just have to be careful about that.

What? That was so easy, you scared the sh*t out of me.

Well, I didn’t do anything. And that’s a good thing. It’s a good thing you’re here, or else I wouldn’t have had the chance to fall apart. Thanks, Dad.

I was so confident that I was going to win that I was going to watch some cartoons on the sly.

However…

“It’s just my opinion. I can’t claim to be an objective judge.”

N?　What did you say, Dean?

“And I have one big question. How can you be proud of your abilities that don’t fit into our top tier of classes, yet your magic level is 2?”

I was horrified. The smiling smile was still there, but it felt like a dark aura was coming out from behind me. It’s not actually there, but it’s an image.

”No way, I know, but you didn’t make a false declaration, did you?”

Professor Tia’s words flowed in my ears.

-I’ve never known a person as straightforward as that.

In other words, “I will not tolerate injustice, woman. I won’t tolerate lies and deception.”

But, this kind of suspicion is natural, and it’s already been resolved.

“If you want, you can measure it here and now.”

I’ve done it a lot. Just be careful not to break any crystals.

Come on!　I was about to roll up my arms, but the headmaster squirmed.

”I’m sorry. You can’t falsify the results of a measurement with a crystal, and now you have doubts… have you been offended?”

“No, no, I’m not…”

“I can’t believe it myself, to tell you the truth. It’s natural to be skeptical, and that’s what the crystal says.”

However, both my dad and I are sweating coldly, saying, ‘We’re cheating on the attributes.’

If you think about it, if you say “earth” as an attribute in front of your father, he’ll question you later, right? That was a close call.

Well, you can’t underestimate the principal, even if he’s not in the slightest.

I was determined to seize the victory in this three-way interview.