I Became the Academy’s Kibitz Villain

At that time, at the Hero Association’s Osaka branch in Japan.

“No, what do you mean by that, Hayabusa?”

“It means exactly what I said.”

The woman with short black hair didn’t even glance away from her smartphone, let alone look at the branch chief of the Hero Association as she responded.

“Who is the true Rider? We must compete to find out.”

“Why?”

“Because, that’s what being a Rider entails.”

Nod.

Hayabusa nodded emphatically as if stating the obvious, causing the Osaka branch chief to beat his chest in frustration.

“Hayabusa! Nadeshiko! Please say something! Not just Nadeshiko, but there was no need for Hayabusa to go! Originally, it was supposed to be Hayabusa alone…!”

“I cannot say anything.”

Kneeling as if about to perform seppuku, Susanoo simply bowed his head, saying nothing.

“The sin of causing harm to the whole due to one’s personal, short-sighted thoughts, I can only bow and apologize to everyone…! For the harm caused, I will personally go to Korea and perform a dogeza of apology….”

“There’s no need for that! Why should Susanoo bow his head in Korea! Ah, Nadeshiko has already bowed her head that day…!”

“Please stop that, branch chief.”

Nadeshiko, with her sly smile, turned her head towards the branch chief, pressuring him with her calm voice.

“Speaking any further is ‘pressure’ on these two S-class heroes. They want to resolve the matter with a dogeza for what they believe is their responsibility, why keep adding pressure?”

“But that matter of making amends, like cutting off a finger in apology, is not something…!”

“Because of Susanoo’s rampage, Korea was unable to quickly respond to the Sephiroth Knight Order’s attack.”

“That’s none of our business!”

“But it’s undeniable that due to Susanoo, NerveStrike had to fight, and attention was diverted elsewhere. Are you still planning to let this slide?”

“Ugh…!”

As Nadeshiko’s voice grew firmer, the branch chief felt the subtle pressure from the S-class heroes and slumped back into his seat.

“This will damage our prestige…”

“Prestige doesn’t matter. What’s important is to avoid conflict and discord. It seems, branch chief, you actually desire a conflict with Korea?”

“That, that can’t be possible! Why would I ever want such a thing…!”

“Then that’s good to hear. There’s no reason to stop a young man from apologizing and villains from competing over who’s ‘real’.”

“Then why is Nadeshiko trying to enter Sejong Island?”

The branch chief played his last card.

“There’s nothing on Sejong Island. Why? I understand Hayabusa searching for the ‘fake Rider’ for a month. But there’s no reason for Nadeshiko to go to Korea. The Ministry of Education is also puzzled about this.”

“Do I need to explain my reasons?”

“If an S-class moves without reason, it’s a grave national issue.”

“Oh? Is that so? Can’t an S-class act as they please?”

“Ugh…!”

No reason could be given.

But they would do as they wished.

“What nationality is Nadeshiko?”

“Who knows? Perhaps a citizen of Earth?”

“You’ll regret those words.”

“Do as you like. Heh, maybe you’re planning some cyberbullying.”

Despite the branch chief’s veiled threat, Nadeshiko nonchalantly made her bold statement, countering his words.

“I won’t forget today’s events.”

The branch chief left with a flushed face, leaving only the three S-class heroes in the lounge.

“…Sis.”

While watching a video of the battle between the Goblin and Snow White on her smartphone, Hayabusa turned with a worried expression.

“Aren’t you overdoing it?”

“Not at all.”

“There’s no point in antagonizing them. No matter how friendly you appear to other countries, in the end, they see us as Japanese.”

“Right. That’s probably true.”

“Will Japan rise again?”

At Hayabusa’s question, Susanoo also slowly raised his head.

“Ah. I won’t abandon my nationality just for that. Unless the state pressures me, I’ll continue to use the name [Nadeshiko].”

“The Ministry of Education will be watching your trip to Sejong Island this time.”

“Let them watch. What can they do? I’m going to do what I need to do.”

Flutter.

“I have to go so you all can go without burden. I can’t just send the kids alone.”

“Always treating me like a child.”

“Going with someone who caused trouble and someone who will cause trouble. Bowing is not important to me.”

Nadeshiko unfurled a fan beside her and smiled softly.

“After all, I’m going to cause trouble too.”

“……Sis?”

“Hehehe.”

Nadeshiko covered her lips with the fan, glancing at Hayabusa’s smartphone.

“It’s about time I had a child.”

Inside the smartphone.

“Everything is for the world.”

The Goblin was splitting an iceberg in half.

She grinned.

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Yumir was studying his abilities in his room for personal training, while Gunggi and Doul were preparing their ‘operations’ from their respective locations.

“Brewer. What do you think? Does it seem real?”

“Yes. That intention is correct.”

I was busy analyzing the issue that stirred up Korea with Brewer.

[Susanoo, Hayabusa. Heading to Korea.]

[Susanoo to apologize, what is Hayabusa’s purpose?]

“Hayabusa, S-class, Tsuji Haruna. 17 years old. A high school girl.”

“…….”

“Why?”

“Why does the term ‘high school girl’ seem to be the strongest among others?”

“I don’t quite understand. Do you not know what Hayabusa is, Director Do?”

“I do know.”

She’s an S-class and also one of the sub-heroines from Japan.

A severe tokusatsu geek.

‘She was supposed to come to Sejong Island as an exchange student this year.’

For some reason, she didn’t come as an exchange student.

I hadn’t bothered to delve into the reason, but if I had to guess, it was probably because the Japanese government decided they couldn’t ‘carelessly send an S-class abroad.’

Unlike the original world, last year was particularly tumultuous due to the affairs of the underworld.

All because of the Goblin.

Was it coercion from the original work?

Or did the appearance of the Goblin simply draw Hayabusa’s aggro?

Eventually, Hayabusa made her way to Sejong Island.

“Brewer, could Hayabusa actually be a spy sent by Japan?”

“Hayabusa is indeed coming to Sejong Island to find the Goblin. It’s beneficial for Korea. Having an S-class from Japan stay on Sejong Island for a month boosts our national prestige, doesn’t it? I found her SNS alt account; want to see?”

“You found it? Really?”

“Yes. In reality, she’s a JK high school girl, but secretly, she’s geeking out over tokusatsu with a bald old man concept.”

“…….”

This was news to me.

-If you use me as fuel, I’ll kill you!

She was meant to be a tsundere character.

-Is this a Korean tokusatsu? Amazing. Senior, I want to see more!

I knew she liked tokusatsu, but I never imagined her alt account would actively embrace a bald old man concept.

“Let’s see. This girl, now in Korea, even losing her concept to villains…? Is the translation correct?”

“Yes. She’s currently adopting a self-deprecating concept, claiming she got NTR’d by the Goblin.”

“I NTR’d the rider?”

“Yes. With the alt account, she’s embracing a self-deprecating concept, while in reality, she’s trying to reclaim the rider concept by defeating the Goblin.”

“Unbelievable.”

As she was one of the original heroines, I tried to remain unbiased, but unexpected information could really throw you off mentally.

“She’s not even a rider.”

Hayabusa was an ability user with physical enhancement.

She’s an S-class ability user capable of exerting the strength of three tanks, all while wearing a school uniform.

She’s the type who could walk out of a kendo dojo with just a bamboo sword and clear the streets of zombies.

Her costume choices are limited to a school uniform or a kendo outfit, not a rider-style outfit.

“What are you going to do? If you come to Sejong Island, are you really going to fight?”

“I have nothing to say for now. She came all the way from Japan to talk about the essence of being a rider.”

Someone posted that on the internet.

“The concept of a ‘Rider’ originally comes from Japan.”

…It felt like something I should vehemently deny, but this was an undeniable issue. There were tokusatsu productions in Korea too, but those were heavily influenced by various productions from before the Showa era and the great upheaval of 2000.

I couldn’t deny that the transformation of Dodjirider, the character I became, was heavily influenced by the Rider series from my world, and I created the costume by gathering the essence of Millennium Riders.

However,

It’s different from the ‘Post-Upheaval Riders’ of this world.

“Brewer. Did you know? The first Rider was actually a monster. A human, but one who was kidnapped and modified by an evil organization.”

“That’s a gloomy setting.”

“Most of what followed were modified humans, monsters.”

Because that’s how the tradition and the beginning were.

Here’s where a problem arose.

After the upheaval,

From the moment children began to sit in front of TVs to teach courage and justice to young ability users, the culture of this world started to be censored.

In other words,

As much as the content after the upheaval completely changed, so did the world of Riders.

Stories of Riders battling each other, Riders turned monsters attacking and trying to kill allies, or transforming into Riders from a monster family to create a morning drama-like melodrama, all these narratives changed quite significantly from the original.

To put it extremely, it became a world where ‘Super Rangers’ became more popular than Riders.

Friendship! Passion! Victory!

-Eh? Rider? Isn’t that completely an artifact of the past?

To the extent that such comments would arise.

“…In the midst of this, what should we call coming to Korea to determine who the real Rider is? Seriously.”

“Why? It seems like a good event-style competition. Especially since this is also happening.”

Brewer pointed to the academic calendar of the Academy.

“A month would fit perfectly into this period, wouldn’t it?”

“…It’s been postponed to May 14th.”

The day before Teacher’s Day.

“Sports festival.”

The main episode of the original story, and this time, an athletic event taking place on Sejong Island.

A battle royale under the guise of a sports festival.

“Well, what could possibly happen if Hayabusa comes.”

“Exactly. …Oh, breaking news.”

“What is it?”

“Nadeshiko is coming too?”

……?

……!

“…Brewer.”

I rubbed my neck, which had suddenly gone cold.

“Could we possibly gather information on that Southeast Asian operation a bit earlier?”