I Possessed the Heroine’s Teacher

There is a magical beast called the Earth Worm that swims through the earth, causing damage to farms and villages. It was a creature that veteran adventurers could handle, as long as they were careful of its sudden appearance from the ground and slightly hard and thick shell.

However, this was only the case for the Earth Worm in its liquid form. Even the shortest of these liquid forms were over 6 meters long, and the adults were over 20 meters long with shells as hard as rocks. But even these could be defeated by the Knights.

However, the Earth Worm that was over 1000 years old was different. It was over 200 meters long, with a shell stronger than steel and as thick as a fortress wall.

And when news of the appearance of this Earth Worm, over 1000 years old, reached the people, only two people rolled up their sleeves and took action – an old man and a boy.

The old man with a long white beard began to pat the ground with his palm.

“A giant Earth Dragon… This continent is always full of mysterious creatures…”

The boy standing next to him sighed and retorted.

“Grandpa, I’ve told you so many times! It’s not a creature, it’s a magical beast! Are you senile?”

The old man’s fist struck Werner’s head. It was an educational punch filled with discipline and love. Of course, to the recipient, it was just a painfully hard punch from an old man.

“Gal! I told you to respect your elders! And it’s a magical beast! If it has lived for over 1000 years, even a small creature can be considered a mysterious creature!”

Werner winced in pain from the spicy attack and began rubbing his head.

“What the hell are you talking about, Gal…”

He thought his words wouldn’t be heard, but Grandpa’s ears were sharp, and Werner’s head was struck by the educational Blue Lightning Fist.

“Damn, that really hurts. If something harms people, it’s just a magical beast, no matter how old it is. What kind of mysterious creature is that?”

“Gal! If we’re talking about harming people, humans harm the most! Does that make humans magical beasts too?”

“Gal, gal, gal… You’re just a loudmouth who’s going to paint the walls brown…”

Grandpa, who heard Werner’s muttering, broke a branch from a nearby tree. Werner knew what the branch was for, so he ran away with his tail between his legs. When Grandpa held it, even an ordinary branch became more threatening than an iron rod.

“I wasn’t wrong, was I?”

“Until the word ‘etiquette’ is engraved in your head, you won’t be able to look up to the sky!”

Werner ran for his life, and Grandpa ran to kill. After running about 5 kilometers, the ground suddenly roared. Werner and Grandpa stopped running due to the sudden vibration.

Werner spread his magical power, and Grandpa spread his energy to locate the source of the vibration. Something huge was approaching them, and it was moving very fast.

“See, Grandpa, thanks to me, we found it without any trouble.”

“Don’t be proud of yourself, it’s like catching a rat while backing up. And…”

At that moment, a giant Earth Worm emerged from the ground. It was nearly 250 meters long with a hard, shiny shell. It was their target. Grandpa’s clothes were not covered in a single speck of dust from the dust storm caused by the Earth Worm.

When Grandpa looked at the Earth Worm, he didn’t do anything. But his sleeves were fluttering violently. His hand movements, which were as fast as light, didn’t allow the dust storm to touch him.

Grandpa opened his stern mouth.

“Didn’t you hear me disciplining my youngest disciple? Even after enduring a thousand years, it’s still just a small creature.”

Grandpa placed his palm on the cold, hard shell of the Earth Worm.

“The sin of interrupting my words and spreading dust is very heavy.”

Then he turned his wrist and wiped the Earth Worm’s shell with his middle finger. He simply and casually wiped it from bottom to top…

The giant Earth Worm’s body flew into the sky.

“Dragons are said to gain enlightenment and ascend, I’ve just changed the order, so ascend and realize your foolishness.”

The Earth Worm, which was nearly 250 meters long, felt the sensation of not being able to touch the ground for the first time in its life, and roared fiercely.

“Kieeeek!”

“Even its cry is so vulgar, it’s hard to listen to it.”

Grandpa turned his gaze to Werner, who was standing next to him.

“You finish it off.”

“As always, all the troublesome tasks fall on me…”

Werner sighed and clapped his hands together. He recited the incantation of the magic he had developed.

“My darkness that devours evil, manifest yourself here and now! Guide my foolish enemy, who doesn’t know his place, to the depths of the abyss! Abyssal Guide of Darkness!”

What greeted the falling giant Earth Worm was not the familiar earth, but an endless darkness. The Earth Worm struggled desperately, but the more it struggled, the more it was consumed by the darkness. The darkness, like a swamp, began to devour the Earth Worm.

It was then that the Earth Worm realized what form the darkness was taking. The darkness, which was devouring it, was in the shape of a giant mouth, and it was mocking the Earth Worm as it desperately resisted. And when most of its body was consumed, it realized how huge the two beings in front of it were.

The Eastern Continent’s greatest Mage, the Celestial Mage.

And the greatest wizard in history, Werner Alton.

The darkness eventually consumed the Earth Worm completely, and it shrank in size until it became the size of a glass bead. The technique may have had a childish name, but it was still grand magic. Werner played with the bead, floating it with his magic.

“Now, one problem is solved. Let’s go back and have a meal at that delicious restaurant on the way.”

“You could have handled this on your own. It was such a trivial matter, yet you dragged me into it. How foolish.”

Originally, it was Werner’s task, but he begged and pleaded with Grandpa to accompany him.

“But it’s fun when I go with Grandpa.”

“If Camellia were here, you would have run to her instead. You talk big, don’t you?”

“But Camellia is busy. I need someone to talk to, even if it’s an old man…”

Grandpa’s eyes were smiling, but his hand was breaking a thick branch from a nearby tree. When Werner saw that the branch was more like a club than a twig, he laughed and asked.

“Are you going to hit me with that?”

“Of course, why are you asking me that? Don’t you already know?”

“Haha…”

“Hehehe.”

Werner and Grandpa laughed together. After laughing for a while, Werner started running desperately again. Grandpa chased after him with the wooden club. The endless chase ended with Werner buying Grandpa a meal.

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Werner returned to the capital and went straight to the mansion. It was the mansion where Zig, Media, and their daughter, Iris, lived, but Werner had become a member of their household.

The one who greeted him was the former Saint, Media. She had a similar face to Iris, but with luxurious golden hair and sparkling green eyes.

“You’re back, Werner?”

“Sis, why did you come out to greet me? Just wait inside.”

“How can I stay inside when our youngest is returning from a dangerous task?”

“It wasn’t dangerous, I handled it. Grandpa just hit my head.”

Werner exaggerated his own exploits and downplayed Grandpa’s role in his heroic tale.

“Let’s talk more inside. I’ve prepared your favorite roast goose.”

“Haha… How touching…”

“Iris has been waiting for you to come back, you know?”

“She’s just a baby who can’t even talk properly…”

Werner smiled awkwardly and opened the door to the mansion. He took in the sight of the luxurious furniture and decorations. It was a sight that the old Werner could never have imagined, but now it was his home.

“By the way, it’s been a while since we’ve been in the capital, right?”

“Yes, this time even Melchior and Melissa are coming. Their daughter didn’t want to come, but they’re forcing her.”

“That’s a shame. I wanted to see her once.”

“In a few months, it will be her birthday, so maybe she’ll come up then?”

“Really? Then I’ll visit her in style.”

As the two were chatting harmoniously, a commotion broke out on the second floor. Voices mingled with confusion and panic, and Werner and Media turned their attention to the noise. Soon, the head maid came running with a pale face.

“Madam! Young Master! Something terrible has happened!”

“What is it? What’s wrong?”

Werner asked, thinking it was probably nothing, but the head maid delivered shocking news.

“Miss Iris… She’s gone!!!”