I Became the Guardian of Big Shots in the Game

On the third day after Ethan and Levi visited the guild.
“Hello~”
The private tutor requested from the guild arrived at the mansion.
“I’m Yuria. I was recommended as a private tutor.”
“Welcome.”
A young woman with black hair in a neat outfit.
Yuria marveled at the spacious mansion as she followed Ethan’s guidance to a room.
Several desks and chairs were prepared.
And in front of them was a blackboard.
“Hwarin, Hwaryon!”
“Yes, big brother!”
“You called?”
Levi was standing by his side without being called, as if she had appeared out of nowhere.
“This is your teacher. Say hello.”
“Teacher?”
“Nice to meet you~”
Yuria, who seemed highly sociable, approached Hwaryon who was slightly wary.
Though she looked a bit uncomfortable, Hwaryon’s defenses were instantly disarmed by a lollipop Yuria pulled out.
The sight was quite adorable.
‘I’ll have to educate her separately later.’
Recalling content like not blindly following bad adults who offer tasty things.
Ethan smiled lightly.
“Yuria-ssi, did you come alone?”
“Huh? Ah, yes. The guild said to let you know the other teachers will take a bit longer.”
The mage and swordsmanship instructor were not here yet.
‘Well, those two will be hard to find easily.’
Mages and swordsmanship instructors are rarely employed except by noble families, so demand is low.
There’s also the fact that the supply itself is low.
So they’ll have to wait until listings appear.
“Everyone, listen to the lessons diligently… Huh? Hwaryon, why?”
Hwaryon tugged on Ethan’s collar and said.
“Big brother should join too.”
“Me too?”
Hwaryon nodded.
“Oh my, is this young master not taking lessons?”
“Are you… talking about me?”
“That’s right~”
“No! Big brother will listen too, right? Right?”
Levi got slightly chilly.
Seeing that, Hwarin scolded her sister.
“Ryeon, Ethan-nim is busy.”
“This is Ethan-nim… you say?”
At the name that sounded familiar.
Yuria took out the request form from her crossbody bag.
“Ethan, Ethan… employer information, Ethan… Gasp!”
The boy she thought was a student to be taught.
Was actually her employer, Yuria covered her mouth with both hands at this realization.
She thought it was a godsend that she missed the timing to say “Handsome young master, could you guide me to your parents?” as soon as she met him.
“It’s alright. Hwaryon, do you want to take the lesson with me?”
“Yes!”
“Then let’s do that. Teacher Yuria, would that be okay?”
“Huh? Ah, yes. That’s fine.”
It wasn’t difficult to just listen to the lesson.
He had already finished his morning exercise and didn’t have anything particular to do.
‘I’m concerned about Hwaryon’s disposition.’
The ‘Capricious’ attached to Hwaryon literally means a disposition that can’t stay still for a moment.
Probably if it’s not a situation she wants.
She’s more likely to cause a commotion than listen to the lesson.
Her older sister Hwarin would cover for her well, but.
If she goes overboard beyond that, there would be no point in taking the lesson.
To increase learning efficiency.
It’s better to fulfill the conditions she asks for as much as possible.
“Alright, let’s take the lesson.”
“Yay!”
“I’ll be going then. Ryeon, you have to listen well to the lesson, okay?”
“Sis, where are you going?”
“I have to go work.”
Ethan grabbed Hwarin’s hand as she was about to leave the room.
“D-Darling?”
“Come here, let’s listen together.”
“But the housework…”
“It’s fine. Hwaryon wants to take the lesson with her sister too, right? Right?”
“Yes!”
He held Hwarin back, judging it would be difficult to leave the distractible Hwaryon alone, but.
‘It’s enough if just my sister can receive education. To give me this opportunity too…’
Hwarin felt truly grateful and.
“Alright.”
Sat at the desk.
Hwarin’s face, with her head deeply bowed.
Was as red as her hair.
*
The content Yuria taught included language, history, logic, philosophy, and so on.
‘Since I’m going to live here anyway, it’d be good to know.’
Ethan had grasped the settings of in detail.
And he was forced to learn about famous people of the past mentioned by characters while playing the game.
So he was confident.
10 minutes after the lesson started.
Ethan could still keep up.
1 hour passed.
“…So this is how the grammar system of the continent’s common language works. Do you understand?”
“Yes!”
Unlike Hwaryon who understood easily.
Ethan was starting to get a headache.
After taking a short break.
The second period began.
“We’ll study the history of Etrion.”
If this had been Korean history class, he would have followed well.
The history of Etrion, a completely foreign country.
‘???’
Ethan became confused because the past names and place names were somewhat unfamiliar.
“Now, Hwarin. Who was the founder of Etrion again?”
“King Aix.”
“Correct. Then Hwaryon? Which prince among King Aix’s successors was crowned as the 2nd king?”
“The fifth prince, Hagen!”
“Correct! Well done!”
Where some important battle took place.
How the country was split in half due to something the nth son of some noble family did.
Even characters that didn’t appear in the settings, place names that were different from the past, and so on.
Studying all that made him feel like he was losing his mind.
Seeing him quite flustered.
Hwaryon, who had become triumphant, stuck close to his side and.
“Big brother, I’ll teach you.”
“O-Okay, will you?”
She even went so far as to help him study.
‘Wait a minute. Hwarin and Hwaryon aren’t locals here either.’
The sisters are from the continent of Selarne across the ocean.
They were in the same position as him when it came to learning local history.
He felt self-loathing at that fact, but.
Thanks to his composure stat, he quickly came back to his senses.
And seeing Hwaryon showing enthusiasm for learning, he could feel relieved on one hand.
‘Right, what use would it be for me to learn this? What good is memorizing the history of a game world?’
It’s enough if the kids learn well and become smart.
As Ethan was thinking that.
‘So he has a caring side too.’
Watching Ethan calmly accepting his sister’s boastful explanations of basic knowledge she had just learned and couldn’t possibly have forgotten.
Hwarin was falling for him even more.
Likewise.
‘Children feel great satisfaction and remember longer when they explain what they’ve studied to others. It seems Ethan-nim is really putting a lot of effort into Hwaryon’s growth.’
Levi too was only seeing what she wanted to see.
Lastly.
Yuria, who graduated second in her class from Kailos Academy.
And though her career was short, had taught students in 3 places so far.
‘What’s up with these kids?’
She was surprised that the children’s learning ability was far beyond her expectations.
The Hwarin and Hwaryon sisters, who didn’t properly know the common script of the Isilium continent, acquired the ability to read and write in just 1 hour.
The girl called Levi was so knowledgeable that she even pointed out Yuria’s mistakes.
Even the employer Ethan was at a superior level compared to the students she had taught so far.
‘Is this why the pay was so high with room and board provided?’
Originally, private tutors are usually hired exclusively for at least a few months.
But the request form didn’t specify a time period.
Probably if lessons continue at this pace.
‘At this rate, I won’t last even a month.’
She’s destined to have her essence sucked out in a short time and be kicked out.
‘I still have a mountain of debt to pay off…’
That would be quite troublesome, wouldn’t it?
“Alright~ We’ll end today’s lesson here.”
So Yuria decided not to blindly push forward with the curriculum.
‘But this feels too much like thievery.’
Yuria, who had unpacked in her room.
Asked Levi if it would be alright to use the study.
“Of course, follow me.”
The scale of the study was far more enormous than she had imagined.
This space, which was created by opening up the 1st to 3rd floors of one wing of the mansion, could easily be called a small library.
Yuria, who was captivated by the rare books hard to find elsewhere and the antique interior decorations, opened her briefcase with sparkling eyes and began to study.
‘Let’s become a teacher who won’t be embarrassed in front of the students.’
To maintain the pride of a Kailos Academy graduate.
And to avoid being kicked out of this good job.
Yuria worked hard.
Without knowing that Ethan was grateful she ended the lesson earlier than expected.
*
In a dark back alley of Etre.
Where even the light of mana stone streetlamps doesn’t reach.
“Phew.”
A man with a scruffy beard smoked tobacco with relish.
“Hey, finished? New Inspector sir.”
“Who are you teasing right now?”
An irritated reply came immediately.
“Hahaha, I’m not teasing. I’m praising you for your promotion. Rudy.”
“Please quit that damned tobacco. Somehow the scent seems even more toxic?”
“That’s because it has a higher mana concentration than what I used to smoke. It’s more expensive too.”
Former Inspector Tom.
He was recognized for his merit in arresting Baron Roan and Councilor Enfield.
Thanks to that, he pushed out the corrupt predecessor and was appointed as head of the Inspection Bureau.
And Rudy, who was just a team member, was promoted to the new inspector on his recommendation.
A happy story for everyone… not quite.
When your rank and salary go up, your quality of life tends to go down in return.
Tom noticed that Rudy’s expression had darkened compared to before.
He flicked his cigarette butt into a puddle and smirked.
“How’s the inspector job? Is it manageable?”
“I want to quit right this instant.”
“Kekeke. Now you understand how I felt?”
“…I can’t deny it.”
Rudy, with a deeply furrowed brow, handed over a document with slight bloodstains on the corner.
“Here’s the ledger you asked for.”
“The Limping gang? Or the One-eyed Gorgeon gang?”
“I secured both. The one on top is the Limping gang’s ledger.”
“Wow~ Were you always this capable? I should recommend you as the next bureau chief.”
“…You’re joking, right?”
Instead of answering, Tom opened the ledger.
“Hmm, are these bastards planning a war or something? Has there been any change in the power structure of the underworld recently?”
“There hasn’t. The underworld bosses are so firmly established, aren’t they? It would be a huge loss if they clashed among themselves, so there hasn’t been an organizational war for 10 years.”
“Is that so? Then is this just dogs barking?”
Orders to retrieve weapons distributed to lower organizations.
And mobilization orders from the top to each branch.
No matter how you look at it, aren’t these signs of a territorial fight about to break out in the underworld?
Rudy, who was cracking his neck, opened his mouth.
“There’s one thing I can guess.”
“Is that so? I have one too.”
They said almost simultaneously.
“”Serdin.””
Now that Baron Roan’s gang, which had Serdin as its territory, has completely disappeared.
There’s practically no one to stop them.
All that’s left is the tempting prey called the Free Market.
“I should give a heads up to that righteous young man.”
It seemed the day to repay the favor had come sooner than expected.