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It was a time when first-year students were talking excitedly in the main lecture hall.
Squeak-
The front door of the main lecture room opened.
At the same time, the first-year students who were making noise all fell silent.
Tap-tap-tap-
The classroom door opened and it was Mel who came in.
With Mel’s appearance, the first graders opened their mouths and started talking again.
“What is the task?”
“Isn’t it related to survival like last year’s seniors?”
“Maybe it could be a competition between departments.”
“Hoo? “Then I guess you and I will become enemies?”
“You can look forward to it. “I will take you down without mercy.”
“Is that what I’m going to do?”
We were busy having heated discussions about anticipated assignments.
The reason why the entire first year class stopped talking when the main lecture room door opened was simple.
That’s because I was scared when I thought that the most feared professors in the first year, Halind and Artian, were coming in.
Hallind is, of course, the Wailing Wall feared by all grades, and Artian is punished by other heroic spirits if he talks or does anything else during class.
Compared to those two professors, Mel is a gentle and benevolent professor.
In other words, to put it positively, it meant that he was a comfortable professor among first-year students, and to put it negatively, he was an easy professor.
Normally, she would have been offended by that attitude, but Mel just smiled.
It was strange that she, a dragon lord, would get angry at young students for just that reason.
“Everyone, please pay attention.”
The students looked at Mel as he spoke.
In particular, the magic department students all paid attention to Mel.
Everything else aside, from the perspective of first-year magic students, Mel is the best magic professor.
It was natural to listen to what she said.
However, the students in the Knight Department or Summoning Department were not fully focused.
But the first-year chatter did not last long.
“Aang? What is all this noise about? Are you saying that Professor Mel’s words don’t sound like words?”
Artian suddenly appeared and spoke in a fierce voice.
Even from the moment of appearance, another heroic spirit resides in his body.
In other words, it appeared in wide mode.
‘Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!’
All the noisy students screamed.
The first years averted their eyes as Artian’s ferocious and murderous gaze turned towards them.
“Hehe, I’m fine. Professor Artian.”
When Mel smiled gently and tried to dissuade Artian, Artian growled.
“Consider yourself lucky.”
After all the first years became quiet, Halind appeared.
“Those who ignored Professor Mel’s words and made a fuss will be deducted 10 points.”
The first-year students who had their points deducted by those words couldn’t even make a noise.
“It’s pathetic.”
Sasha clicked her tongue slightly.
Meanwhile, Halind climbed onto the stage.
“The reason we gathered you all together today is to tell you about the final exam assignment.”
The first graders, who had been discouraged by those words, sparkled their eyes.
The long-awaited final exam assignment announcement.
Halind said while looking at those first graders.
“It seems like you have useless expectations.”
Halind curled the corners of his mouth.
Halind said with a sarcastic smile.
“It seems like there are some people who are enjoying this situation as the world summit and final exams overlap.”
Halind’s eyes grew cold.
“listen carefully. Normally, close to half of you would have been expelled before even taking the final exam.”
The faces of the first graders stiffened at Halind’s sudden words.
“This means that there are many lucky ones who have survived until now because the school management policy changed this year. I’m sure there aren’t some guys who think they survived because of their ‘skills’, right?”
Many students even cried at Halind’s cruel words.
“There are some guys out there with some decent skills.”
But Khalind’s words were not over.
“It is true that many powerful figures and heroes visit Lumern at world summits. It is also true that in front of those visitors, you first-year students will present your achievements for the year through final exams. But remember.”
Halind narrowed his eyes.
“Rather than purely evaluating your skills, the audience will use your mentors, that is, second-year students who are one year your senior, as a point of comparison.”
The faces of the first graders stiffened.
“The current second-year students achieved results that were literally close to a feat during the final exams of the first semester last year. A great invasion by demons and monster troops that occurred in a situation completely isolated from the outside world. Even though I was still an immature freshman, I overcame that great crisis. In addition, they succeeded in subduing Gigantes. “It was a decisive event that led to the current second graders being called the golden generation.”
Halind said after looking around at the first graders.
“The whole world knows that you are the mentees of the second year. In such a situation, would you be able to communicate your value by being compared to a second grader? The mentor system certainly provided you with a great opportunity, but it also had the side effect of comparing you and second graders on the same basis. Indeed, outsiders say, ‘The first year is amazing.’ Shall we give this evaluation? Should we make an evaluation that says, ‘The second year students are great, but the first year students are only this good?’”
Halind’s eyes turned cold.
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“You are dreaming well even though you may be ridiculed for the rest of your life. Even more than half of you will be expelled after final exams. “Have you forgotten that fact?”
After Halind finished speaking, the faces of the first graders turned white.
It was overlooked.
The fact that their rider this year is a little special.
I was just intoxicated with my improved skills.
However, when I heard that the target of comparison was the second-year seniors, who are called the golden generation, I was shocked.
Artian, who had returned to his original personality when he saw the first graders bowing their heads and being silent, looked embarrassed.
“Is there a need to discourage first-year students like this?”
“I think it is necessary work. “It is also true that there is a lack of tension among first-year students.”
Mel grinned.
In fact, the atmosphere of the first graders changed suddenly.
‘Compared to second-year seniors?’
‘If you make a mistake, you’ll be expelled.’
‘eww. ‘Suddenly my stomach hurts.’
‘What kind of task is this?’
The first graders, who were only seeing the good things, became clearly aware of the bad things as well.
There will certainly be some students who will enjoy this honor.
But that’s a minority.
There are even more students who drink gobae than that.
In addition, there was the pressure of being expelled from school.
The attitude towards final exams itself has changed.
In such a relaxed atmosphere, tension began to build.
Halind looked at the first year students with cold eyes and said.
“Now then, I will announce the final exam practice test assignment.”
At those words, the first graders looked at the blackboard with nervous faces.
Crack-tap-crack-
I took a piece of chalk and wrote the exam assignment in large letters on the blackboard.
The students began to murmur.
Tuk-
Halind put down the chalk and looked at the students.
“This year, your final exam practice test will be a 1:1 tournament.”
***
“1:1 tournament? Wow, that’s cruel?”
After hearing the story in a private space in the library after the presentation of the first-year students’ practice test, Karl clicked his tongue.
Juen, who came to tell the story, looked puzzled at Karl’s words.
“What?”
“Literally, I’m only looking at ability. “Because I can’t bury it and I can’t rely on something like a fluke.”
“Isn’t that obvious?”
“I survived my entire school life by being buried.”
Carl clicked his tongue.
“I’m not good at selling know-how.”
“… … . “Were you planning on selling something like that?”
“of course.”
Juen sighed deeply as he looked at Karl shrugging his shoulders.
Meanwhile, Carl said.
“Okay then, let’s get started.”
“What?”
“Data Analysis.”
Carl used the item to open subspace.
With that, a huge wad of paper came flying out.
thud-!
Juen’s eyes widened.
“Why do you think I went through the trouble of renting a private room?”
Carl grinned.
“Because of these classified materials.”
Hearing Karl’s words, Juen reached out and checked the data Karl had prepared.
What was written there was none other than Aina Beidna’s material.
I read the material slowly.
In addition, there was even a bead that captured video using magic.
“Where did you get all this?”
“I guess I’m a little close to the faculty and staff?”
Carl chuckled.
In addition to the professors who teach, students are the school’s sanitation workers and many employees who repair the interior of the school.
Carl, who is friendly and friendly, has been close friends with them since first grade.
“I asked them to film other first-year students practicing.”
Carl’s most outstanding ability is his ability to gather information.
That ability was put on full display in the run-up to the first-year final exam.
“Wizards have a lower ability to respond to unexpected situations compared to knights or summoners.”
Karl had a serious expression.
“What about Chelsea? Since it specializes in that area, it doesn’t show any weaknesses. “Even Abad and Chloe lack the ability to respond to unexpected situations compared to other department towers.”
That is an unavoidable characteristic of a wizard.
Wizards basically have poor mobility.
In order to exert great power, you must stay in one place for a long time and concentrate your mind.
As such, it can cause enormous variables on the battlefield, but ironically, because of that advantage, the wizard himself was very vulnerable to unexpected situations and variables.
What Karl wanted to complement Juen was to thoroughly analyze the data on people of interest and rule out unexpected situations as much as possible.
“When did you prepare this much material? “If it’s not a tournament, this information isn’t really needed.”
Kal grinned while looking at Juen, who had a confused expression on his face.
“Juen, you are an amazing wizard. To be honest, you can aim for grade representative with even a few test assignments. But I thought that the only task you would be at a disadvantage would be a 1:1 match. Mobility is important in a 1:1 match, but compared to Aina, Harveyden, and Sasha, you definitely lack mobility. “You can deal with that mobility with stealth magic, but it’s difficult to use stealth magic in a 1:1 tournament duel.”
Carl crossed his arms.
“That’s why I’ve prepared this data to prepare for the most unfavorable situation.”
“Was it necessary to do this?”
“I’m not of much help to you as a mentor.”
To put it bluntly, Kal is inferior to Juen in terms of not only magical power but also the ability to use magic techniques.
Juen is also an owner of great talent that deserves to be called a genius.
Compared to Juen, the sword is at an average level.
“But you chose me as your mentor because you had something to learn from me.”
Karl looked at Juen with a serious face.
“Now that you’ve made it that far, I’ll do my best to help you become class representative. “You become a kingmaker.”
“Senior Carl… … .”
Juen looked touched.
“Senior Carl is truly the best mentor!”
Karl said as he saw Juen running towards him and hugging him with a bright smile.
“okay. Please promote me a lot as the best mentor, Karl. “Even in the second semester, when I go to school, they use my things a lot.”
said Karl, who said so.
“Now then, shall we check for targets of interest? I’ll tell you earlier. Abad’s mentee, Fritz, and Chen Xia’s mentee, Jane, are as much attention as Aina, Harveyden, and Shasha.”
Although his school grades are lacking compared to those at the top of his grade, his fighting prowess is extraordinary.
Even the two lack data.
‘These guys must be shadow candidates.’
Carl also knew from Leo that there were shadow candidates among the first year students this year.
Shadow candidate.
To be honest, it was an unknown subject even for Carl.
“It’s true that those two people are annoying. “It’s okay to put those two on the back burner for now.”
“huh? why?”
“The opponent for the first game has already been decided.”
“It’s decided?”
“yes. “We drew lots during the presentation.”
“Who is your opponent in the first round?”
Karl looked a little embarrassed.
Juen took a deep breath in response to Karl’s question and showed the main character of the material he was holding.
“no way … … . Aina Beidna?”
Juen nodded, looking at Karl who had a sad expression on his face.
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