The brave Simmel wants to resign

“No,” Simmel chuckled softly, “I just miss talking to you like this.”

"?"

Splash!

Frillie turned another page and muttered something.

"What does it mean..."

There was another moment of silence between them.

Simmel knew this was a 'memory' given by the goddess, but he didn't know what it was for, so he just waited and saw what would happen. Frilian wasn't one to talk much either.

That's how it should be.

"Simmel, what do you plan to do after defeating the Demon King?"

Surprisingly, after less than a minute of stalemate, Frillie took the initiative to speak.

This memory is from a long time ago, and the old man Simmel doesn't remember it very clearly, but he still says it subconsciously.

"That's quite a sudden question... Are you already thinking about things that far ahead?"

"Hmm? Is that strange? It was just something I talked about with a friend for a while, right?"

"That...Frilian, it's been at least ten years since we defeated the Demon King."

"Yes, that's 'for a while'."

This guy.

Simmel was both amused and exasperated.

He remembered that this was shortly after the start of his trip.

This is the period when Frilian is least anthropomorphic.

They don't understand humans or emotions, and act recklessly... but they still have many endearing qualities.

Would Simmel raise children?

Ah, they've been waiting for me here.

Simmel understood; it turned out that adopting two children had triggered this memory.

Why do you ask that?

"Aren't all humans like that?"

“Is that so… Yes, I would like to raise children, but without a wife to share life with, those things are meaningless,” Simmel said frankly, while keeping her eyes fixed on Frilian’s profile.

Upon hearing this, the elven girl looked puzzled.

“What are you talking about, Simmel? This is nothing like you.” Frilian ran her fingers through her bangs, her expression calm, but her hand gestures were deliberately flamboyant as she swept her forehead. “Normally, you would at least add, ‘However, I don’t think anyone would refuse me.’”

"......"

Simmel's smile narrowed slightly, but remained within the range of a 'smile'.

"ha......."

Even the most good-tempered warrior could only sigh and say this in a bad mood.

"Whose fault do you think it is?"

"Ok?"

Looking at the elf tilting her head and looking puzzled, Simmel sincerely prayed for her in her heart.

I hope that after I die, this heartless fellow will be able to understand human emotions even a little bit...

...............

.....

The next day.

Simmel got up very early.

He finally met the teacher, Night Moth, whom Xia Youjie had been talking about all along.

"Hello, I am Moth of the Way."

He was tall and imposing, with a calm and sharp look in his eyes. He was dressed in a high-class black outfit and exuded a stern aura.

By the way, I have very little hair.

Hello! *2

Having taken a nap, the Kagura sisters, now somewhat refreshed, were sitting together in the center of the dojo.

"Hello."

Simmel smiled gently.

"Hmm, so you're the shikigami of these two sisters..." Masamichi Yamo looked at Simmel, his mind churning.

The combination of two people into one is quite rare.

Unless the sisters are twins.

In the world of sorcery, twins mean that the two are 'one person' in a sorcery sense, and therefore they will steal each other's talents as sorcerers.

But the two children themselves couldn't say for sure if they were twins, and even if they were, they were clearly not identical twins.

Forget it, I'll understand the spell once my genius disciple returns and takes a look. My task is...

"Then let's begin the interview."

Moth said this, but when faced with two little girls staring at him with wide eyes, his habitually deep voice softened a bit.

...To be honest, he didn't really want the two kids to enroll in the Spellcasting Academy.

Higher vocational colleges are naturally designed for high school students.

It was purely because the two children were so pitiful that Xia Youjie, a top-level sorcerer, volunteered to act as their guarantor in the middle of the night, hoping that the college would temporarily take them in. So, Night Moth gritted her teeth and took on the responsibility.

This interview was actually mainly prepared for the shikigami summoned by the two of them—the self-proclaimed hero, Simmel.

The previous questions were all unremarkable and just a formality.

For example, they asked about common sense such as "protect your companions," "unity and friendship," and "safety first," and the Gaba sisters answered them all very well.

Until the very end—

“Sorcerers are responsible for exorcising cursed spirits, so we still need to protect the general public on the surface,” Moth said cautiously. “So, what are your views on non-sorcerers?”

Nanako: "They're all bad people!"

Mimi: "Kill them all! Kill them all!"

The once docile and adorable little girls instantly changed their expressions, turning gloomy and hateful.

The moth immediately covered its face.

That's what he's afraid of.

Children who have suffered severe persecution naturally harbor resentment towards those who wrong them, and being so young, they cannot distinguish between parts and the whole. Even so, because the interview had gone so smoothly, he had still held onto a sliver of hope...

but....

"Um--"

Before the moth, Simmel drawled out his words for a long time before answering.

"I think this is a difficult question to answer."

"In my opinion, warlocks are just people with a rather special job."

Simmel gently stroked the heads of the two sisters, one on each side, her voice soft.

"It's not a bad thing to have clear likes and dislikes, and it's also correct to identify the enemy. However, if possible, I hope to give the children more time to think before giving an answer."

Simmel's words were convoluted, and Moth seemed to be deep in thought, while the Kaba sisters couldn't understand them. They only felt that Simmel didn't seem to agree with their answers, so they immediately changed their tune.

Nanako: "Actually, not all of them are bad people!"

Mimi: "Save Guangguang! Save Guangguang!"

Haha.

Simmel was amused by the two men and quickly reassured the child that she was not rejecting their opinion.

However, the sisters' actions also proved that human cubs make decisions in a straightforward and pure way.

While comforting the two, Simmel also looked at Moth.

"As adults, we have spent more time in the world, so we have no responsibility to protect children."

"And I made my choice."

“I chose to reach out to them, so the children’s revenge is also related to me. Whatever choice they make, I will take responsibility.”

—Including the Kaba sisters when they grow up and want to take revenge on the villagers.

Repay kindness with kindness, and avenge wrongs with revenge.

In the 'backward' world of Simmel, where the law was 'unrefined,' this was how people did it.

—The premise is that they have grown up and made a decision they will not regret.

After staring at Simmel for a long time, Moth looked away.

He pinched his brow and felt a sharp pain in his trigeminal nerve.

He actually agreed with Simmel's words.

He also knew that if he let the two children continue like this, there was a chance they would become curse masters, and once they had the power, they might even kill everyone in the backward village—it was unfair, but it would be very satisfying.

Could these two children, who harbor hatred for non-sorcerers, be raised to be... at least not cynical killers?

This is their responsibility as adults and as teachers.

This is a heavy responsibility.

but......

“I understand. I will approve your admission. Of course, these two children cannot be exposed to the higher-ups. Nominally, you, Simmel, are required to enroll them as students.”