The Exchange Teacher

Centuries after collapse, humanity is rebuilding. City-states, spread far and wide, are reaching out, in search of allies.

As one such ambassador, renowned Yani hunter-turned-teacher, Basque arrives at a potential trade partner expecting to observe some classes and learn how they train their hunters. Maybe see the sights. An easy six-month assignment. Only, a few days before school starts, his mission changes from "observe" to "teach"—for five years.

Given a class filled with legally required, unwanted commoners in a school for nobility, Basque is able to observe:
・ An administration willing to stop at nothing to drive him out
・ Coworkers so jaded they find hazing the new guy more entertaining than actual teaching
・ A retention rate that is a body count

A month in, and Basque doesn't know which is deadlier, the creatures who ravaged the world, or the school designed to train people how to hunt them.

Mandate one: observe without involvement
Directive two: teach them to fight
Personal moral imperative three: every student must survive

How is he supposed to balance these contradictory commands at a school where the teaching methods leave him horrified? Welcome to Dyntril Academy where survival is graduation.

This is not a linear power fantasy.
By revisiting key moments from alternate points of view, Book 1 examines how an insider and an outsider experience a rigid authoritarian society differently, and how even good intentions can end in disaster.

What to expect:

・Two main points of view
・Found-family elements
・A strong romance subplot that drives the plot
・School bullying and institutional abuse
・Social stratification in a rigid class-based society
・Battle school tournament arc
・LitRPG elements (no stat sheets)
・Grimbright tone: dark world, bright characters

Update schedule
Monday, Wednesday, Friday

Cover art by Useless Elf! Check out their awesome work!