Chapter 17 (Please Teach Me Tutor)
Episode17: Tutoring Contract
‘The academy must be in chaos right now because of the first regular exam’, Kim Si-woo thought, while stretching out.
“Ugh!”
His back started to hurt from sitting for so long.
“Phew.”
‘This is why I hate being an appraiser.’
‘It’s so boring.’
‘It doesn’t pay much, and the work is so boring. It’s just that I’ve been feeling nostalgic for the past few years, when I was a hunter, while teaching Yu Ah-ra recently…’
‘But that wasn’t enough.’
‘No, teaching her reminded me of my old days as a hunter. I felt alive every time I went into a dungeon and smashing up monsters, and defeating villains who clumsily attacked me. I felt alive every time I dealt with hunters from other guilds who were just making a fuss.’
“I don’t even feel that anymore.”
‘Of course, it was possible to defeat the villain.’
If it was done secretly.
The only people Kim Si-woo couldn’t use his power against were civilians, officially registered hunters, and reserve hunters. However, he could defeat the villain. Kim Si-woo could defeat the villain, because there was no one to stop him.
However. The part that bothered Si-woo was that he wouldn’t be able to claim this achievement his.
Kim Si-woo dislike to work so hard and put it in other people’s mouths. It’s not his style to cook porridge and give it to dogs.
But what if his student reaches the final grade?
It’s a different story.
If Kim Si-woo subdue them and give them to his students to claim credit, their fame will soon become his strength.
There were many conditions that were necessary to successfully graduate from the academy. Let see the three most ones.
1. Get a certificate of passing by working with a Hunter Guild announced by the Academy.
2. Capture a villain of E-class or lower registered with the Hunter Guild.
3. Join a non-guild party as a trainee and clear 3 dungeons.
Most people tend to choose method 1 or 3. Because they are the safest.
It is much more patterned to hunt monsters with a guild or party than with villains. There are too many types of villains, and their evil is so extreme that D-class or higher villains are mainly dealt with by professionals.
‘When my students graduate, I’ll give them a D grade, and after they graduate, I’ll give them C and B grades in stages.’
People might say its corruption, but it’s okay. Since they are teaming up anyway, he’ll help in getting them recognition. If Si-woo catches villains, he just had to tell them everything from A to Z about the villain, right?
“Whoever it is, it is blessed.”
‘Yes, that’s right.’
‘But it’s taking too long to wait until Yu Ah-ra becomes a graduating student. It would be better if a student who is a graduating student comes out right away.’
‘That’s relying too much on luck.’
‘If not, then.’
It would be nice if someone with skills that in 4th years of academy came to him.
For example, someone like Lee Hye-ri?
It would be okay to let those irregulars catch villains. They are people who have skills that are at the level of active players even without going to the academy.
Those people are the ones who enter the academy to maximize their strengths and build their own connections.
‘There’s no way she’ll come.’
‘It’s a shame, but it’s easier for me to give up on those kids.’
“Let’s raise Yu Ah-ra properly.”
Now it’s time to sign an extension contract. Also…
“How much should I set the price at…….”
***
Lee Hye-ri.
The younger sister of world-class tanker Lee Kang-san.
Unlike Lee Kang-san, who was a natural tank, Lee Hye-ri was born with the talent to be a more agile dealer than anyone else.
– You could become the world’s best dealer.
– I’m looking forward to seeing you partner up with Lee Kang-san.
– A tanker brother and a dealer brother? Isn’t that an interesting combination?
– If you go as a dealer, you can get at least an A+.
Lee Hye-ri was praised by everyone as a genius dealer. However, contrary to the expectations of those around her, she wanted to be a tanker. A tanker who protects numerous dealers like her brother.
“Everyone stand behind me!”, for Lee Hye-ri her brother looks cool, holding a huge shield and blocking the monsters’ attacks.
There was only one reason she wanted to become a tanker.
Lee Kang-san and Lee Hye-ri, whose parents both died due to the gate. Despite their difficult circumstances, Lee Kang-san raised Lee Hye-ri, who was much younger than him, as if she were his daughter.
She knows. How much her brother suffered to raise her.
The gate appeared again in front of the two of them. The resentful gate that killed their parents.
Monsters poured out.
That was when Lee Kang-san awakened. A huge shield appeared in his hand, and he stood behind the shield to protect his younger sister, Lee Hye-ri. Regardless of whether he was injured or not, he endured all the pain in front of her to protect his younger sister.
That memory remained deep in Lee Hye-ri’s heart.
She also wanted to become someone like that. Someone who could bear the pain in front of everyone.
She wanted to bear the pain that her brother was going through.
If she became the best tanker, he would no longer have to do that painful thing. So even after Lee Hye-ri received skills for dealer, she only wanted to be tank.
“Why do you want to be a tank?”
“Because I want to be like you.”
“No. Be a dealer. That’s your talent, and it’s what suits you. So give up on the idea of being a tank.”
However, even Lee Kang-san, who she thought was the only one on her side, ignored her opinion about becoming a tanker. This made her even more rebellious, and she enrolled in the academy as a tanker.
It was an unprecedented event.
Lee Hye-ri, who was expected to become a promising star dealer, made waves when she changed to a tanker.
However, when she was soon assigned to the D-squad, all attention she had received up until now disappeared. Even her older brother didn’t pay attention to her.
‘I’ll show you. I’ll show you that I can be a tanker too.’
‘I’ll show you that I can be a famous tanker like my brother.’
There was nothing Lee Hye-ri could do with determination alone. Her grades were miserable. She was good at overpowering opponents one-on-one, but she was completely unable to draw the aggro of monsters, and she would often annihilate parties.
No one wanted to party with her.
That was how the loser group was formed. Repeater Yu Ah-ra, problem child Jang Won-hoo, and eccentric Lee Hye-ri.
It was hopeless.
Partying with Yu Ah-ra, who couldn’t even use her abilities properly.
Lee Hye-ri thought it was all over. Even if she did well, she wouldn’t be able to raise her test score.
But everything changed.
Yu Ah-ra’s weekly and monthly evaluations were overwhelming.
She defeated monsters faster than any other dealer and saved civilians in the simulation. She also showed considerable skill in many-on-many fights between hunters.
Lee Hye-ri knew, how incompetent Yu Ah-ra was. Yu Ah-ra was so weak that even Hye-ri wondered how did Ah-ra managed to get into the Academy.
‘How did she become so strong in such a short period of time?’
Lee Hye-ri became curious.
She was very curious.
So, she decided to befriend with her. But, no matter how much Hye-ri asked, Ah-ra wouldn’t tell her the secret behind unexpected growth.
‘Cowardly….’
‘What kind of secret is it, that she is avoiding answering me like that.’
‘I want to get better too.’
“How did your grades improve so quickly?”
“I can’t tell you.”
“Even if I ask you this?”
“Of course!”
Yu Ah-ra’s face turned red.
‘Why did she turn so red whenever I just her about it?’
“Then how are you going to tell me?”
“I told you I won’t tell you?”
“If you tell me, I’ll definitely give you a reward. Or how about we tell each other information? I have information I can tell you too. For example….”
“I, absolutely not!”
Yu Ah-ra was desperate for some reason. She waved her arms around and kept repeating that it was absolutely not possible.
“You might be tempted to hear it. I know information about guilds, monster habits, and other things that academy cadets don’t know. If you want, I can introduce you to the psychokinetic hunter that I heard about from my brother before.”
Introducing the psychokinetic hunter. This was Lee Hye-ri’s secret weapon. Advice from an active hunter is valuable to the cadets.
In fact, Yu-ra flinched. However, she soon shook her head and shouted.
“Well, you can ask our private tutor about that……. Ah.”
Yu Ah-ra suddenly shut her mouth.
“You’re taking tutoring?”
“No. That’s not what I just said. You misheard me. I meant to say that you can ask our teacher. Ha, hahaha.”
The way Yu Ah-ra tried to cover it up clumsily. It became clear.
Yu Ah-ra was definitely receiving private tutoring.
“Who is it? What kind of teacher is it? Please let me know.”
“Oh, my. It’s already this time! I have to go learn the introduction to gates! I’ll be going now.”
Yu Ah-ra got up from her seat and ran away in a hurry. Her movements were so fast that Lee Hye-ri couldn’t even react for a moment.
“I’m taking that class too…….”, Lee Hye-ri muttered as she watched Yu Ah-ra’s back moving away.
“What does she mean by tutoring?”
Lee Hye-ri felt good because she finally saw hope. She caught a glimpse of Yu Ah-ra’s secret. Now it was simple. Just follow Yu Ah-ra wherever she went after school.
Lee Hye-ri was willing to do anything to become a good tanker.
***
“Hmm…….”
Kim Si-woo came to Yu Ah-ra today to talk about extending private lessons. He needs to extend them so Ah-ra could decide whether or not to continue the lessons.
But today, for some reason, Yu Ah-ra was acting strangely.
“Teacher Si-woo, did you see a strange woman on your way here?”
“A strange woman?”
“Yes, a woman with long hair, a nice body, and a delicate appearance, but who looks like she’s lost her soul.”
“No?”
“Really? Phew, that’s a relief.”
As soon as Si-woo entered the house, he got bombarded with questions.
“It’s strange… I did feel like someone is looking at me.”
Kim Si-woo even looked out the window. Something was strange.
‘Is it, that, I am sensitive because of the extended tutoring?’
“What’s been going on since a while ago? Like a puppy that needs to poop.”
“Need to poop again? Is that something you say to a girl?”
“Is there anything you can’t do?”
“Oh, it’s nothing. I’m just… a little anxious.”
“Is someone following you around or something?”
Yu Ah-ra didn’t speak.
“If that’s the case, tell me right now and I’ll figure out a way to resolve it.”
Ordinary people can’t beat it, but potential criminals can attack at any time.
‘How dare you stalk my student?’
‘That’s unforgivable.’
“No. But what brings you here today? It’s not even class today.”
“Because my contract with Bong-shik’s tutoring has ended.”
At those words, Yu Ah-ra looked at me with an expression as if the world had collapsed. Her pupils shrank and her eyes dilated.
“Uh, uh, the end? What did I do wrong?”
“That’s not it. We should talk about renewing the contract. The original contract was until the first regular exam.”
“Oh, I’m sorry. I forgot.”
Jeong Bong-sik and Yu Ah-ra had contract upto the first regular exam, which costs 5 million won.
According to Bong-sik, the second regular exam would cost 8 million won, right?
It was cheaper than the academy tuition of 20 million won per semester, so it was okay, but money wasn’t Kim Si-woo’s goal in the first place. That’s why he tried to find reasonable fees.
“8 million won is probably not enough, right? Since your skills are so outstanding, teacher… How about 1….12 million won? I’m a scholarship recipient this time, right? I think I can somehow make 12 million won with the scholarship. So….”
‘Was it because of the large amount?’
Yu Ah-ra’s hands were trembling as she spoke. Given her circumstances, it would be a huge burden. Even if she received a scholarship, it wouldn’t be easy to just give away 12 million won.
‘I know that feeling.’
Kim Si-woo also had no intention of taking a lot of money from her. He didn’t want to lose a talented student because of a lack of money.
“5 million won is enough.”
“Yes?”
Yu Ah-ra blinked and looked at me.
“The tutoring fee will be fixed at the fixed amount of 5 million won that was initially contracted.”
“Really? But considering the teacher’s skill, 5 million won would be far from enough…….”
But it’s not right to not receive it at all. It’s a matter of attitude. This was a clear deal right now.
The moment Kim Si-woo decided to give Yu Ah-ra tutoring for free, it’s no longer a deal between him and Yu Ah-ra. And, maybe, she wouldn’t take tuition seriously.
This isn’t service.
That 5 million won was the minimum she could pay for his advice. Of course, she’ll make up for the lack of tutoring money in other ways.
Raising her is a process for getting revenge on Daesung in the future. Yu Ah-ra will become a warrior who will fight for Si-woo in the future.
‘So, I have to set a condition that she has no choice but to fight for me.’
“But there’s a condition.”
“What is it?”
“When you graduate, you’ll become a member of the guild I’ll create.”
“Will teacher be going to be Guild Master?”
“Maybe?”
“Okay. If that’s all I need to learn from you, teacher, I’ll do it.”
“Then let’s stamp the contract first.”
1. A calls himself Kim Si-woo, and B calls himself Yu Ah-ra.
2. A will receive 5 million won for each regular exam and will provide
private tutoring. 3. After graduation, B must join A’s guild and work in A’s guild for at least 2 years.
… … <omitted>.
After checking the contract, Yu Ah-ra stamped her seal.
With this, Yu Ah-ra became the first member of the new guild Kim Si-woo will establish in the future.
T.N.
MC’s preparation for guild or harem. Ummmmmmmmmmm………