BDEFML 07

Chapter 7

I also shouted back without losing.

“Left forest over there!”

“…Hah!”

Anna took a dumbfounded breath.

Bill was hiding behind me and trembling.

“Bill, go.”

I pushed the scared Bill forward, but for some reason the child didn’t move.

Why is he like this?

In the end, I gave up trying to separate him and continued speaking.

“I think it would be better to check it once. It might be dangerous.”

“Do you think there would be a dog without a leash just a little outside the town area?”

“But really…”

“Don’t tell me, Lopez, you just don’t want to do the treasure hunt?”

“Excuse me?”

“If there is a dangerous dog, then we should stop today’s treasure hunt!”

Anna raised her voice.

The children who had been watching us began to look at me resentfully after hearing Anna.

“Why is Lopez like that?”

“We can only do treasure hunting twice a year!”

“Why are you ruining it! Lopez is weird!”

“Teacher, can’t we just do it without Lopez? We are fine!”

“Did you hear a dog sound?”

“I didn’t. Lopez is causing trouble again!”

I could hear voices blaming me one by one.

But I felt a little happy and asked Anna.

“If there really is a dog, then you won’t do the treasure hunt today?”

“If it’s dangerous, then yes.”

Anna smiled, and a child named Champ walked up and pushed me.

My body swayed suddenly.

Since Bill was behind me, I gritted my teeth and used strength to keep my balance.

“Hey! Why should we suffer because of you alone!”

“Bill, are you okay?”

“Umm…”

“You shouldn’t push your friends.”

I spoke sharply to Champ, and he glanced at the teacher.

Anna was stepping back and watching.

Realizing her intention, Champ folded his arms and spoke back.

“Since when were you my friend?”

“Well… I don’t really like you either…”

I understand.

If people don’t get along, they can’t become friends.

Champ took a sharp breath at my answer.

“Treasure hunting is the play we’ve been waiting for! If you don’t want to do it, then you can quit!”

“Yes!”

“What dog sound! Ridiculous!”

The children raised their voices one by one.

But it couldn’t be helped.

I hoped the treasure hunt would not proceed if possible.

At least today.

Because Klein and Medina would get seriously injured in this treasure hunt.

Klein had cynophobia. And it was very severe.

This was something only Klein knew.

And in order to create danger in the story development, the author chose to release a mad dog in the orphanage.

A big dog too.

As soon as Klein met the dog, he would collapse in fear, and Medina would try to save him. In the end, both of them would get injured side by side.

Later, those wounds would become scars that remained even in adulthood.

Noblewomen see scars as shameful, so Medina would suffer a lot because of it.

Klein would also suffer because of that.

‘It’s not necessary for me to intervene…’

But I couldn’t just pretend not to know and watch children get hurt.

‘Maybe it’s a necessary setting in the story, but still, it’s better if they don’t get hurt.’

I wanted to change the original plot so that children wouldn’t get hurt in front of me.

‘Until I escape from the orphanage.’

Since it was still the early part, it didn’t seem difficult to save the children from the events that would happen until then.

The sooner I return, the better, but time wasn’t that tight either.

‘It’s not like I died after being hit by a reincarnation truck.’

I didn’t.

I was suddenly possessed in this world after waking up from sleep.

And my child also said I was the only one, so I didn’t have to worry about wealth.

‘Even if my body might have died…’

I’ll think about that after doing my best here. That assumption is useless to me now.

I glanced sideways at Klein.

He was biting his lips behind Medina, looking around anxiously.

He must be scared since even words caused trauma.

But since I gave him the direction, he wouldn’t go to the left forest by himself.

It was a little disappointing, but judging by the atmosphere, the treasure hunt would continue.

Anna just stood aside and watched as I was beaten verbally.

“Alright, stop now. You shouldn’t push your friend like that.”

She was deliberately doing it.

I clicked my tongue while looking at Anna.

Calling herself a teacher of etiquette after doing that.

This orphanage is doomed.

“Ah, it was doomed even in the original story.”

Anna looked down at me and raised one corner of her mouth.

“This is one of the children’s favorite events, so please understand, Lopez. I will check the dog.”

Now I hated Anna pretending to be merciful.

I am tolerant only toward children.

“Yes, teacher. I will. It’s the left forest!”

I emphasized once again that the dog sound was coming from the left forest.

This should be enough for Klein to understand.

“Now, be careful not to go outside the town while searching for the notes. Ready, start!”

“Waaah!”

As soon as the words ended, everyone scattered quickly.

Klein hesitated and went to the right, so I also moved slowly.

“Bill, go and find it too.”

“Hu-ing…”

Why does this kid cry whenever I say something…?

“Okay, then tell me what you want to do.”

“Help me find the note together!”

“…Okay.”

Lopez is stupid!

Stupid but…!

‘Cute!’

Bill’s eyes sparkled.

From some point on, everything was cute, even the fact that she didn’t notice being called “sister.”

‘This is the first time something this cute exists.’

Bill smiled brightly more than ever.

Bill and I separated.

It wasn’t because I wanted to.

The children who saw me and Bill together separated us like rescuing a princess captured by a villain.

It was probably better for him to be with other kids than with me.

Nodding as if accepting it alone, I glanced at Anna.

She didn’t move from her seat since the treasure hunt started.

As expected, the claim of checking was a lie.

‘Honestly, if the Class 1 students get hurt, it won’t be good for Anna either.’

Class 1 children were the ones the orphanage head valued most — they were the “quality of the orphanage.”

It meant they shouldn’t be damaged even slightly.

When disciplining them, Anna hit them in a way that left almost no scars, so the headmaster didn’t stop her.

But it would be different if it was a case where serious scars were left like in the original story.

‘In the novel, Anna was punished seriously, but she wasn’t expelled.’

Instead, Medina and Klein suffered.

Because of the scars, the two were demoted to Class 2.

Chester also followed them.

When the three most valuable children among Class 1 were demoted together, the headmaster had a headache.

Anyway, later all three returned safely to Class 1…

‘But they will keep getting in the way. The discipline teacher itself is annoying.’

Maybe I could use this incident to expel her completely, differently from the novel.

Suddenly, a teacher came to mind.

‘I’ll use that person.’

I couldn’t just watch children being beaten.

It’s better than children getting hurt.

I secretly went to the cafeteria just in case, then entered the left forest.

Fortunately, because I shouted loudly that there was a mad dog, there were no children in the left forest.

“Medina will be first place again today.”

Klein smiled while looking at the many notes he had collected.

He was about to secretly place them near Medina.

— Growl…

The beast’s growling sound from nearby made Klein’s body freeze.

Rustle.

Soon, a large, skinny dog appeared after pushing through the bushes.

Its ribs were visible, and its teeth were sharp.

The dog was drooling wildly while looking at Klein as if it was starving.

“Ah… ah…”

Klein became frightened in an instant.

“It… it came to find me…”

Trembling, Klein even started seeing illusions of many dogs drooling and running toward him.

“Why… why…”

I clearly hid well…

Backing away, his legs lost strength and he sat down.

The treasure notes he had collected fell from the air, fluttering down.

Then the dog started barking fiercely at Klein.

His face turned pale.

“It… it’s real… a dog…!”

Tears filled his eyes in an instant.

Klein was afraid of dogs.

Because people who coveted his power once released detection dogs to chase him.

He was always chased by dogs, so the fear of dogs made his body freeze.

“Sa… save me…”

His breathing became rapid and his body trembled.

Then a child’s voice with even tone was heard.

“Why are you in Class 1? And you don’t even know where the left side is?”

“Lo, Lopez…?”

Lopez appeared with her hair full of leaves, holding something in her hand.