Munchkin Disciple Wants to Stop Being Obsessed Over

Warm sunshine, a babbling stream.
And a monkey monster receiving discipline from a werewolf.
In this peaceful daily life, I was lying in a hammock reading a weekly magazine.

-The next hero candidate, Fran Van Galantus is…
-Holy Maiden Lily de Baroque, a student at Arden Academy, has embarked on a pilgrimage journey during her vacation…
-Dian Van Ranunculus, from the hero’s party, appointed to Arden Academy…
-The two Dukes, Armad and Astrea, are competing to support Arden Academy…

Reading the weekly magazine gave me a strange feeling.
Though it’s been 7 years since my possession, the contents written in the weekly magazine don’t feel unfamiliar at all.
“Damn it.”
Well, I guess I was possessed because I was this dedicated to the game.
“Nothing has changed.”
The reason I’ve been checking the weekly magazine all this time was out of concern.
If stories different from what I know were unfolding elsewhere, I would need to establish corresponding countermeasures.
“I just have to go.”
After reading today’s weekly magazine, I’m convinced.
The flow of this world is proceeding identically to the main episode I remember.
So, after escaping from Daphne, I just need to prevent the original protagonist Fran’s ‘harem’ at the academy.
If I can do that.
I can easily prevent the destruction of this damn world.
Also, I can live like a proper man.
“And cause some trouble too.”
I have absolutely no intention of becoming a hidden nerd who conceals his power once I get to the academy.
Rather, I plan to step forward boldly and actively intervene in the main episode.
The reason was simple. The plot of the game I enjoyed playing, [Harem Academy], was a complete mess.
A story full of carcinogenic elements as if it had terminal lung cancer, insufficient catharsis, and heroine candidates who either fall into corruption or die one after another like dominoes.
I can’t even remember how many times I coughed up blood while playing the game.
That’s why. The reason I want to change the frustrating and gloomy original story to my liking.
Honestly, the process won’t be smooth, that’s for sure.
But despite that, I’m not worried at all.
Because.
“I’m freaking strong.”
Although I’m only about 10% of Master’s level.
Nevertheless, I think the stats and traits I possess are more than sufficient to achieve my goals.
Just as I was self-deprecating.
“What’s strong?”
Due to a sweet voice suddenly heard near my ear, I had to jump up startled.
Turning my gaze to the source of the sound, a girl with rose-red hair is smiling brightly at me.
“Ah, Rose.”
Her identity was Rose, who was originally destined to become a villainess but is now my friend.
‘She’s grown a lot.’
It seems like just yesterday she was walking around with parfait on her lips.
As time passed, the curves of her body became more pronounced day by day, and now she’s nearly become a proper lady.
Looking at Rose who had grown in many ways.
I frowned and said.
“I told you not to come here.”
“Why?”
“Master doesn’t like it.”
Then Rose pouted her lips, puffed her cheeks, and continued.
“Hmph, I don’t like your Master either.”
“…”
My hand reflexively went to my forehead.
Because there’s no way Master, who has placed eavesdropping and boundary magic all around, wouldn’t know that Rose has come here.
Strangely, Master greatly disliked Rose, and on days like today when I met with Rose, she would throw an enormous tantrum at me.
“And this is my domain. Who’s telling whom to come or not. That decrepit old hag.”
This time, I found myself nodding reflexively. It was undeniably correct no matter how I thought about it.
“Well, that aside. Kamel, there’s something I’m curious about.”
As I tilted my head, Rose opened her bright red lips with a mischievous smile.
“What is strong about you? Oh, perhaps that?”
Rose’s large eyes slowly drop toward my lower body.
Following her direction, my gaze naturally turns below my navel.
“…”
I almost answered. Yes, this is freaking strong too.
“Stop messing around.”
“Ow!”
Embarrassed, I flicked Rose’s forehead, and she let out a sharp cry.
“Ah, why! We’re the only two here, what’s the problem.”

“What does us being alone have to do with anything?”
“They say when a man and woman are alone together, a baby can be conceived even while sleeping.”
“…Who on earth says that?”
Perhaps because it’s not entirely wrong. My voice trails off and becomes softer.
Did she think she had gained the upper hand seeing my reaction?
Rose made a triumphant expression and began to chatter like a chirping bird.
“Come on, Kamel. Don’t you feel anything when you see me? Other men always get bulging in front of me.”
“…”
“If it’s too hard to hold back, I can help. I’m quite useful despite how I look!”
“In what way are you useful?”
“Look. Isn’t this quite substantial?”
They are big indeed. No, how did she end up like this?
Looking at Rose pushing out a specific part while bringing her shoulders together, a sigh escapes me.
Did she see my reaction?
Or did she become embarrassed by the ensuing silence?
Rose, with flushed cheeks, opened her lips again with a gloomy appearance.
“Kamel. I’m leaving soon.”
“Huh?”
“The academy’s new student recruitment period is coming up. I’m going early to prepare.”
“I see. But someone like you could pass easily without preparation, right? In my opinion, you could easily secure second place, if not first.”
“Really?”
After I answered, Rose’s gloomy expression disappears, and she responds with a bright smile.
Looking at Rose like that, I nodded with confidence.
‘How could she fail?’
Rose was someone who never missed top ranks even in the original work.
And now, on top of that, she has also been learning swordsmanship and magic from me in her spare time.
So Rose cannot possibly fail.
Oh, for the record, I didn’t teach Rose out of boredom. I just had something to gain by making Rose stronger than in the original work.
“Kamel, aren’t you sad? You’re seeing off such a pretty girlfriend without even touching her.”
Rose tried to place her hand on my thigh and asked, and I gently pushed her hand away and answered.
“Not really. And since when were you my girlfriend?”
“…It’s not working.”
“How could that work?”

Then Rose showed an intensely gloomy expression, lowered her head, and began to mutter in a barely audible voice.
“Tch, you were all clingy when you said you’d be my knight, but now you’re putting up walls. Not even feeling sad.”
She looked quite cute, so I felt the urge to stroke her head, but I didn’t.
I was scared of how Rose might react, and above all, I wasn’t sad at all.
‘We’ll see each other at the academy anyway.’
I hadn’t disclosed to anyone the fact that I was going to the academy.
Because to completely escape from Master, I needed to keep it a secret.
And the preparations for this are progressing steadily.

The first of the preparations to escape from Daphne was creating a perfect alibi.
If I escaped clumsily, I was likely to face a greater tragedy than the destruction of the world.
So I had to disappear perfectly, without a trace, like the wind.
So that she couldn’t even guess where I had gone.

Master had planted tracking magic on me to prevent such an occurrence and didn’t forget to check it regularly.
‘But you see.’
Daphne probably couldn’t imagine.
That my magical skills had grown enough to transfer the tracking magic planted on me to someone else.
“Whitey. Come here.”
“Grung!”
One werewolf comes running as soon as I call.
Looking at Whitey like that, I placed my right hand on my chest.
“Stay still.”
After concentrating for a moment, I extended my hand, which was on my chest, toward Whitey.
Then a palm-sized magic circle is pulled out and begins to emit light on Whitey’s chest.
“Whitey, why the expression?”
Did he perhaps misunderstand that today was his last day?
Whitey was showing signs of tension, sweating profusely.
Softened by that appearance, I comforted Whitey and placed my hand on his chest.

“Whitey, if you don’t want to die, stay still.”

“Keeng.”
After saying that, I removed my hand from the chest of Whitey, who was clenching his teeth and closing his eyes tightly.
Then the magic circle engraved on Whitey is pulled back along my hand and is rewritten in my mind.
“G-Grung!”
Without even knowing what this was.
Whitey, who belatedly opened his tightly closed eyes, was howling as if pleased.
“Thank you, Whitey!”
Since I was equally pleased with the success, I shared a high-five of success with Whitey.
-Smack.
It was a bit off, but that was okay.
‘This will do.’
I plan to soon pass this tracking magic to an adventurer who is set to embark on an adventure to the northernmost part of the continent.
Since he’s such a grateful person, I intend to also tell him about several locations with hidden pieces.

The second preparation to escape from Daphne was raising funds.
The exorbitant academy tuition,
And the living expenses needed until graduation.
I needed to earn as much money as possible, and this part was really easy to solve.
“Welcome, Kamel!”
Entering the largest café in the Darmian Barony, Mr. Jakel welcomes me.
Seeing the bright smile of my business partner who is diligently running the café, I can’t help but smile contentedly.
“How much is this week’s revenue?”
When I greeted him, Jakel rolled his pupils for a moment and then answered confidently.
“400 gold. So your share, four-tenths, would be 160 gold. Shall I take it out for you right away?”
160 gold, which is equivalent to 1.6 million won in my previous life.
I’m extremely satisfied. To think I can earn this much money without even having fully entered society yet.
With that thought, I smiled brightly and began to look around.
Various expenditures recorded in the ledger,
Inventory remaining in the storage warehouse,
And the interior view of the café, where it’s hard to find an empty seat.
There was no need to calculate in detail.
I just had to utter one sentence.
“Are you kidding me?”
“I’m sorry.”
I collected 400 gold and smoothly left the café.

The third preparation to escape from Daphne wasn’t done by me.
“It’s already spring.”
It’s Master who helps.
Daphne, sipping tea, said to me in a gentle voice.
That she would be away from home for about a week to see old friends.
“It’s already that time.”
Having been waiting for this day, I calmly sipped my tea and answered without showing my true feelings.
“I hope you travel safely.”
“My disciple.”
Then Master called me in a warm tone.
Yes, this is a normal conversation.
Thinking that, I raised my head.

“What mischief are you plotting?”
Master was smiling with fierce eyes.
‘Stay calm, stay calm.’
No matter how suspicious Master is, as long as I don’t tremble, it’s fine.
I’ve been preparing a lot all this time. No matter how eerily perceptive Master is, the probability of her figuring out my intentions is close to 0 as long as I don’t show any signs.
The important thing is an unwavering mind.
So.
I just need to stay calm.
Having steeled my resolve, I took a deep breath and calmly opened my mouth.
“Hiccup.”
Ah.