Chapter 115
While the underworld figures began their covert operations, Clael was starting his first day commuting as a teacher at the Royal Academy.
Clael woke up earlier than usual and dressed himself in black clerical robes.
The outfit itself was the same as when he was at the shrine... but with a change in position, it strangely felt refreshing.
"Well then... Time to go. I'm counting on you to watch the house."
"Kuma~"
Entrusting the house-sitting to three bear plushies, Clael left his room in the staff dormitory.
As he walked from his room to the dormitory entrance... there stood his colleague, Yurii Kanesta.
"Ah, Professor Clael. Good morning."
"Good morning. Professor Yurii, what brings you here this morning?"
"I was told to guide you to the headmaster. Shall we go together?"
Yurii said with a cheerful smile.
Yurii wore a suit over a white shirt... but Clael already knew that this young, beautiful teacher, who appeared to be 'she', was actually 'he'.
(Well, yeah... it's true no one ever said she was a woman.)
Yurii wasn't wearing a tie, but he was in a suit.
It wasn't a women's suit. And he wore pants, not a skirt.
At first glance, Clael had assumed he was a woman in pants, but knowing he was a man, the outfit didn't seem odd at all.
(I just assumed on my own that he was a woman... That was wrong of me, yeah.)
It had been a few days since Clael started living in the staff dormitory.
He had used the communal bath instead of the one in his room... and the time he ran into Yurii there had seriously freaked him out—a funny story in hindsight.
Since Yurii preferred the spacious bath, apparently other male teachers rarely used it.
"Good morning, Professor Yurii."
"Morning, Yurii-chan!"
"Good morning. You should add 'Professor' when addressing me."
Students on their way to school greeted Yurii.
They were all energetic and brimming with youthful vitality.
(Thinking 'they're so young' when I see students... does that mean I'm getting old too?)
Clael chuckled bitterly at the thought.
Even though Clael was in his early twenties... the memories of his past life made him feel like an old man.
"Professor Yurii, is the man next to you your boyfriend?"
One female student asked while looking curiously at Clael.
"Of course not! He's the new teacher!"
"Oh... boring..."
"I'm a man, so there's no way I'd date someone of the same sex, right? Ah, of course, I don't mean to criticize people with that kind of preference."
"It really feels weird that Professor Yurii is a guy... Are you sure you're not actually a woman?"
"Honestly... What about me looks like a woman? Right, Professor Clael?"
"Haha..."
Clael responded with a dry smile.
He understood how the students felt. After all, he had assumed Yurii was a woman at first too.
"This is the headmaster's office."
The two of them entered the school building and arrived in front of a room on the top floor.
A plaque above the door read 'Headmaster's Office'.
"Excuse us, Headmaster."
"Come in."
Yurii knocked and called out, and a response came immediately from within.
When they entered the room... a gentleman of indeterminate age stood to greet them.
"Ah, welcome. Saint Clael Byrne, I'm pleased to have you here."
The man who greeted them with a composed smile had gently wavy hair and wore a chic suit. A silver chain, likely from a pocket watch, hung from his chest pocket.
He could pass for someone in his twenties—or in his forties.
His face looked youthful... yet he exuded a mature, seasoned aura.
(Headmaster... Genius Cleedia, huh...)
In Beyond the Rainbow Gleam, he was one of the romanceable characters.
He appeared as a hidden character unlocked in post-game routes, and in truth, he wasn't human, but a fairy who protected the academy.
An immortal being with eternal life. If Reina ended up with him, the ending would have them cross into the fairy realm together and live as an otherworldly couple forever.
"You've probably been informed already... You'll be teaching theology. I apologize for the sudden appointment... The previous teacher retired due to marriage. I consulted my old friend, Cardinal Horst, and he recommended you."
"Yes... I've been told the circumstances. I may be inexperienced, but I'll do my best."
"Very good. Then I'll leave it to you. You'll be teaching in the sanctuary within the academy, so your guide will be..."
Just as the headmaster was speaking, someone knocked on the door behind them.
When the headmaster gave permission... a familiar girl entered the room.
"Good morning...!"
"Reina..."
The one who entered with an emotional expression was Reina Laurel—someone who was both a sister and a daughter to Clael.
"I'll leave the guiding to her. Now then... I'm counting on you."
"I'll show you around! Please come this way!"
The headmaster said with a smile, sending them off.
Clael's first day as a teacher began with the smile of a saint who shone like the sun.