Chapter 32

## Chapter 32. Found.

"Grandpa! Over here!"

I smiled brightly and waved at Maeguknyeom.

Upon spotting me, Maeguknyeom wore a somewhat displeased expression.

However, I didn't really expect any particular reaction from him.

An intense response erupted around me.

"Grandpa?"

"Did you just call the student supervisor that?"

"Surely not…."

The students inside the inn stared in shock.

'Surely not…?' They all looked back and forth between me and Maeguknyeom with such eyes.

At that moment, Maeguknyeom drove the point home.

"I came here because you called me to have a meal… What's going on? Are these our academy students?"

"!!"

Maeguknyeom's recognition left everyone in shock.

The quick-witted male students started to hurriedly clear away the alcohol bottles around them, and the girls with torn skirts quickly hid behind a screen to change their clothes.

The students whispered to each other.

"Did the supervisor have a grandson?"

"I don't know. He never talks about himself."

"Damn. There was nothing about this in the interview materials."

"This is crazy. It started as a joke, but why did it get this big…."

Everyone was flustered and at a loss.

What started as a joke had escalated beyond control with the arrival of the constable and the student supervisor.

"Damn…."

It seemed Pang Sahaek also realized the severity of the situation, as cold sweat trickled down his forehead, something I had never seen before.

'Just his presence is enough to make people break out in cold sweat. The student supervisor must be terrifying.'

…Actually, I'm still a bit scared too.

Maeguknyeom's eyes narrowed as he surveyed the inn over the constable's shoulder.

"It seems the kids have caused some trouble."

A cold remark.

When Maeguknyeom's snow-white eyebrows twitched slightly, the students began to tremble as if they had been struck by a chill.

…Even during my time as an instructor, it wasn't this bad.

Maeguknyeom spoke politely to the constable who was blocking his way.

"I am the student supervisor of the Blue Dragon Academy, responsible for the guidance of these students. It seems our kids have caused some problems here… Can I come in and take a look?"

The constable turned his head, looking troubled, and glanced at Cheoncheon, who in turn glanced at me.

I nodded slightly, trying not to be too obvious.

Cheoncheon said to the constable.

"Let him in. Since an academy official is here, we can get some cooperation."

Maeguknyeom slowly looked around as he entered.

He surveyed the inn's interior without any change in expression.

Occasionally, students who met his gaze hiccupped or trembled with their heads bowed.

It was no different for the prospective instructors.

They all stood with their hands clasped together, looking as if they had committed a crime.

In the midst of this, Guo Duyong, who was drunk, stumbled and fell.

"Tsk tsk."

Maeguknyeom clicked his tongue, then gave me a peculiar look before turning to Cheoncheon.

"Constable. May I ask what these brats did wrong?"

"I'll explain."

Swallow.

Someone's gulp echoed like thunder. Cheoncheon recounted the events that had transpired inside to Maeguknyeom.

After Cheoncheon's story, Maeguknyeom's expression seemed calmer than expected.

"…To summarize. They drank, damaged the inn's property, tried to bribe the constable, and when that didn't work, they resorted to threats."

"Um, Student Supervisor…."

"And."

Pang Sahaek called out to him with a flustered face, but Maeguknyeom wasn't finished.

His face slowly twisted into a fearsome expression.

"The girls' skirts are torn, and a few boys have split lips. And they even tried to pin the blame on each other using their family names?"

Sssssss.

The无形的气势从梅极廉身上散发出来，笼罩了学生们。

"滚！你们这样还能算是青龙学馆的学生吗！"

咯咯咯。

即使是庞家的小少爷庞沙赫，也无法抵挡梅极廉的气势，牙齿咯咯作响。

‘外号是剑齿……’

我知道他很强，但没想到强到这种程度，可能已经达到了绝顶的境界，甚至可能是超绝顶的境界。

“回到宿舍后，你们每个人都要接受单独谈话。”

“……是。”

包括庞沙赫在内的所有学生都面如土色地回答。没有人敢顶嘴。

梅极廉深深地叹了口气，转过身看着千川。

“千川大人。”

“……”

千川和差役们的脸色也变得苍白。

即使梅极廉将气势集中在学生身上，但余波也足以让一般人感到恐惧。

“……请说吧。”

从千川的态度可以看出，即使他胆子很大，面对梅极廉时也显得小心翼翼。

‘是的。这才是真正的高手。’

与那些仗着家族势力胡闹的庞沙赫之流不同，梅极廉带来的压迫感是另一个层次的。

梅极廉完全用他的存在感掌控了这个空间，他再次向千川深深鞠躬。

“我的学生惹了麻烦。这都是因为我没有好好教导他们，所以责任在我。”

“……”

这并不是一个武艺高强的人，而是一个作为教师的梅极廉展现出来的令人敬佩的境界。

我对此印象更加深刻。

“真帅……”

“哇……”

恶缘虎和明日梧也是一脸敬佩，几位预备讲师也紧握拳头。

“嗯……”

千川假装环视着客栈，脸上露出为难的表情。

当然，他是想征求我的意见。

他的目光扫过我时，我只用口型说。

‘训诫处理。’

千川瞬间皱了皱眉，但随即叹了口气，说道。

“您都这么说了，我再逼迫这些年轻学生也觉得不好意思。好吧，我以我的权限，将此事以训诫处理。请将学生带回去，好好教育他们。”

“……感谢千川大人的体谅。”

梅极廉这才直起腰，再次用那如神明般的眼神扫视学生。

“跟我来。”

学生们在离开客栈前，我不得不插话。

“咳！这里的客栈老板损失可不小。你们难道不应该好好赔偿吗？”

虽然背后传来了一股刺骨的杀气（可能是庞沙赫），但我无视了它，看着千川。

当然，正直的千川也同意了我的意见。

“当然。客栈老板的损失必须得到充分赔偿。”

“明白了。客栈里的损失，青龙学馆会……”

“赔偿金额由我全部支付。”

庞沙赫主动站出来，表示他会支付赔偿。

我记住了他的话。

‘你等着，账单会寄给你的。’

在我满意地微笑时，梅极廉和千川似乎对彼此的性格产生了好感，互相行了抱拳礼。

“那我先带学生回去。”

“请便。”

在离开客栈前，梅极廉回头简短地对我说。

“你等会儿，我们单独谈谈。”

“是！千川大人，您走好，爷爷！”

“……嗯。”

梅极廉揉了揉太阳穴，率先离开了客栈，庞沙赫和其他学生像被押赴刑场的囚犯一样跟在后面。

“我会继续关注的。如果再发生同样的事情，就不会像今天这样轻易放过你们了。”

千川也向留在客栈的预备讲师们叮嘱后离开了。

大家离开后。

“呼……”

“呼……”

一直紧张得屏住呼吸的预备讲师们同时松了口气。

有些人因为完全放松，直接坐在了地上。

“大哥！你为什么不早说？剑齿前辈是你的爷爷，为什么不早说？”

咚咚咚！

恶缘虎不停地捅我的肋骨。我拍开他的手，说道。

“时机到了自然会说。不过，我没想到庞家的纨绔子弟竟然会怕学生监督，真是意外。”

事实上，我最意外的就是这一点。

我以为像庞家的继承人，至少不会怕学生监督。

然而，梅极廉一出现，情况瞬间得到了解决。

恶缘虎不解地说道。

“剑齿前辈可是前前代的高手。”

“那又怎样？是因为武功强吗？”

这个问题由明日梧回答了。

“武功强是一方面，更重要的是他在年轻时与现在各门派的长老或掌门都有交情。您明白我的意思吧？”

“啊……”

也就是说，我的外公可能与庞家的太上家主是兄弟或朋友。

这人比我想象的还要厉害。

我故意挺了挺肩膀，说道。

“你们以后要表现好。那位是我的外公。”

“哎呀……总之，我真是服了。刚才大哥提到赔偿时，我还以为你没眼力见呢。”

“我也很惊讶。你为什么突然提到赔偿？”

这背后也有原因。

我笑着对两人说。

“因为许川是这家客栈的老板，我们关系很好。”

在我们短暂的交谈中，最后一名差役也离开了客栈。

现在，客栈里只剩下预备讲师们，一片狼藉。

他们一个个准备离开，我叫住了他们。

“各位，在离开前，我有几句话要说。”

预备讲师们用不自在的眼神看着我。

我记住了他们每一个人。

庞沙赫给恶缘虎扣上罪名时，那个像小人一样附和的家伙。

我打庞沙赫耳光时，那个吓得像自己被打了的家伙。

大多数人在愤怒但缺乏勇气的情况下，只是低着头希望时间快点过去。

我对他们所有人要说的只有一句话。

“你们应该感到羞耻，你们这样还有资格教别人吗？”

“……”

我转身离开了客栈。

背后似乎有人在嘀咕，但我并不在意。

* * *

第二天。

我戴着人皮面具见到了复满春。

“您来了。”

迎接许川的复满春微微鞠躬。

我听取了他关于最近发生的一些事情的汇报。

自然也听到了昨天客栈事故的情况。

“我们经营的客栈发生了事故。青龙学馆的学生们……”

我虽然已经知道事情的经过（实际上复满春对详细内情几乎一无所知），但还是认真地听完了，然后只对复满春叮嘱了一件事。

“赔偿金额要按损失的十倍收取。”

“是。我会……什么？”

复满春一脸惊讶地看着我。

我再次重复了这句话，复满春依然一脸惊讶。

“这……对方是庞家的小少爷。两倍的赔偿金额应该可以要求，但十倍……”

庞家的小少爷。

作为五大世家之一的优秀子弟，即使他惹了麻烦，受害方也往往不得不看他的脸色。

但这次，绝对不能看他的脸色。

“给庞沙赫写一封信，告诉他如果不赔偿十倍的损失，就把账单寄给青龙学馆的学生监督。”

“……虽然不知道是什么意思，但我会照办的。”

即使是庞家的小少爷，十倍的赔偿金额也绝不是容易凑齐的。

昨天我们吃喝的东西，以及损坏的桌子和物品，都是非常昂贵的。

‘他短时间内只能在宿舍吃食堂了。’

我在心中《青龙学馆入职后需要改造的学生》名单的最上面写下了庞沙赫的名字。

“啊，还有一件事要报告。”

汇报即将结束时，复满春自信地笑着说。

“之前您委托寻找的灵药和夜场，我已经找到了。”