Students in white walking around, training grounds left and right, a rge arsenal of ons and magic tools. There were many to be seen as soon as one passed the massive gates of the Royal Academy.
"It's huge..." ［Yuna］
"You say that again." ［Grey］
Currently, Yuna and Grey are in front of the Royal Academy, and as what one would expect from the most prestigious school in the kingdom, it was both massive and luxurious. The front gates alone were enough to make one feel humble.
They have walked past the Royal Academy on their date the day before, but seeing it in its full glory, they couldn't help themselves but stand i was rge enough to fit several mansions and dozens of times more luxurious. Truly a magnifit sight.
As per the king's request, Yuna and Grey were there to start instrug the students of year 2 and 3's alpha css. They will be doing the same thing every weekday until the day of the awarding ceremony. It would be three whole weeks.
Although the both of them were a little bit nervous about doing the request, they 't deny the fact that they're also excited to learn how powerful the students of the Royal Academy were. Which also happeo be their age.
"Whoa, are they transferees?"
"They look seous!"
"I wonder what years they are..."
"It's a silver-haired elf..."
Even though they were still at the entrance, Grey and Yuna were already gathering a lot of attention. It eat of what happened on our date yesterday, only that the ones looking are the students of the Royal Academy.
"We should probably head inside already..." ［Grey］
"Un... It's getting unfortable..." ［Yuna］
Trying to avoid the stares of the students and the passersby, Yuna and Grey quickly went ihe academy and headed to the Headmaster's office, where they will be briefed about their jobs.
When they signed a tract with the king, they told us to meet the headmaster first before anything else. He will be the one who will expin to them what they will be doing ahem to their respective csses.
They were also told a few things about the Headmaster beforehand. He is a therianthrope from the lion tribe who happeo be a former ander in the military and is also a close acquaintance of the King. He was anshot.
"This should be it." ［Grey］
"Whoa～ the door is huge..." ［Yuna］
"Well... We should probably head inside before the crowd gets bigger." ［Grey］
"U... Un..." ［Yuna］
While they had walked as quickly and as careful as they could, many students of the academy still mao follow them. They were crowded in the corridor just a few meters away from them, curious about the two youths who were in front of the office.
Knooock
"e in." ［Headmaster］
After Grey did the cssic triple kno the door, the headmaster let them in without even asking who they were. He had already expected them and has been waiting for them since early in the m.
"Pardon our intrusionー" ［Grey］
Grey and Yuna were about to greet the headmaster politely but they were pelled to stop oracks. The reason was her than the headmaster himself.
The headmaster was standing behind his desk, by the window in an upstanding posture. He gred at Grey and Yuna with eyes full of seriousness and a frightening smile, showing off his sharp fangs.
The room itself was enveloped with an overbearing atmosphere as he directed his aura trey and Yuna. But such pressure didn't st long. The tter broke it forcefully and filled the room with their own aura, several folds stronger.
As the pressure bore down upon him, the Headmaster felt as if he was about to be swallowed by a terrifying force. It was the first time he had felt such fear even with all the time he spent in the military.
"Haha... Hahaha... Hahahaha!" ［Headmaster］
But rather than be overtaken by fear, the Headmaster only ughed like a madman with his hoarse voice. It was a dispy which made Grey and Yuna ed if their aura pced a burden to his mind.
"Hahaha! What an iing pair you are! Ernes really chose good ohis time around!" ［Headmaster］
The Headmaster tio ugh hysterically, leaving a Grey and Yuna dumbfounded look at him with puzzled faces. Soon after, they released their auras, returning the room's atmosphere back to normal.
"Please take your seats, Yhnesses. We'll begin our briefing now." ［Headmaster］
After having ughed like there was no tomorrow, the headmaster invited Grey and Yuna to a seat after having one himself. His attitude remihem of the King. There was no doubt they were close acquaintances.
"Let me introduce myself, I am called Arnelius, this academy's headmaster. It's a great pleasure to finally meet you, Yhnesses, Archduke Grey, Archduchess Yuna. And five me if I offended you, I was just trying to gauge your strength with my own eyes." ［Arnelius］
It wasn't the first time Grey and Yuna were subjected to such, but even then, every time was unfortable. It was a form of greeting which could easily be misuood. Any longer and the two might have retaliated.
Coupled with the fact that he was smiling so threateningly made him seem like he was begging for an intense beating. Both Grey and Yuna were really gd it didn't turn out that way.
"Um... it's alright. And please drop the formalities, Headmaster. We really aren't good with such things." ［Grey］
"Un. Please just refer to us as you would the other instructors." ［Yuna］
"Hahaha, I see... Then I'll be imposing on you. Ah, right. Instructrey, Instructor Yuna, please have a look at these." ［Arnelius］
Following his words, the Headmaster handed Grey and Yuna a file full of printed dots. They were files which tained all the information about the csses they were going to instruct.
"These are year 2 and 3's alpha css files. It tains information about the students and the schedule of the things they o learn. It also tains the records of the students' achievements." ［Arnelius］
As Grey sed the files of his students, his face slowly crumpled as an exhausted expression loomed over. Just looking at the students' names was enough for him to know how troublesome the job will be.
The way Merusia's naming system works, the more words there are in a he higher their social standing is. oners only have their first he gentry has a family he nobility has a nobiliary particle like Alfrione's "von", and royalty has a royalty indicator like the Alfrione royal family's "Helvor".
In Grey's css, all his students had family names and nobiliary particles, meaning all of them were nobles. Worst of all, there was one who is part of the royal family, the sed prince.
As for Yuna, she only sed the files quietly and memorized all the information there is to memorize. With her mental capabilities, it only took her a couple of mio do so.
"Grey, I have 10 students. Elise is also here." ［Yuna］
"I also have 10, I even have the sed prin my css." ［Grey］
"That's only natural as all alpha csses in the academy have 10 students. And please don't misuand, all the students got to their csses due to their oabilities. The alpha css students are the best of their peers." ［Arnelius］
Arnelius reassured Grey and Yuna that there weren't any sort of strings pulled in the shadows to pce students iain csses. He looked a bit proud when he said those words. Proud of his students.
Although Grey khat there would only be a few students in alpha csses, he was very relieved to know there would only be ten. It greatly helped reduce the burden on them with so few students.
Of course, Yuna couldn't be any happier that Elise was under her css. Though their retionship will be instructor and student in the Royal Academy, it doesn't ge the fact that they're still friends.
"Also, although there are schedules in the files, those are just suggestions. You're free to teach the students however you want to. Just make sure that they learn something of equivalent value reater than the ones in the schedule." ［Arnelius］
"Mmm... That makes things much easier." ［Grey］
"Ah, but make sure to not put the student's lives in danger, it would be a hassle to deal with the parents' pints." ［Arnelius］
Hearing Arnelius, a sudden idea popped up in Grey's mind. They same also went for Yuna. tally, both of them thought of teag them the way they taught Eliza, through practical training.
"Question." ［Yuna］
"Yes, Instructor Yuna?" ［Arnelius］
" I punish the students if they go against me?" ［Yuna］
Yuna asked nontly with an i and expressionless face as if she just asked something obvious, leaving Grey and the Headmaster shocked as to why that's the first question that came to her mind.
"Umm... You , but please go easy on them, Instructor Yuna. Although some of them might be cocky and spoiled, they're still of noble dest heless. I would love to avoid trouble as much as possible." ［Arnelius］
"Un..." ［Yuna］
As nontly as she asked, Yuna also answered the question without much emotion on her face. She then flipped through the pages once again, sing whies were troublemakers in her css.
While she was doing so, Yuna stopped on one of the files for a short while before flipping through the page. She had also done so before and it was the file of the same student, who wasn't Elise.
Grey, does Sis Gustav have a daughter? ［Yuna］
I don't know, but it isn't unlikely. Why do you ask? ［Grey］
Nothing much... ［Yuna］
The reason for Yuna's question was simple. It was because in her css, there was another blonde girl whiterested her. She has the same family name as Gustav and resembles Elise and Eliza.
Though Yuna had her doubts, the student didn't bear any resembh Gustav. She only thought that they were distaives or something along the same line.
Donggggg Donggggg Donggggg
Just as Yuna finished flipping through her files once again, the academy's bell started to echhout the Royal Academy. It was the start of their jobs as temporary instructors.
"Oh, css just started. Allow me to escort the two of you to your respective s." ［Arnelous］
Upon finishing his words, the Headmaster stood up abruptly and tried to escrey and Yuna, but as soon as he opehe door...
"W... What the heck are you all doing?!" ［Arnelius］
""""Ahh...""""
... a rge number of students gathering by the other side of the dreeted him. They were trying to eavesdrop on their versation. Unluckily for them, the room was soundproof.
"Grrrr... Get back to yoddamn csses!!" ［Arnelius］
""""Y-Y-Yes!!""""
The headmaster's voied throughout the whole academy, even louder than the m bells did. As if they were running for their lives, all the students vanished in a jiffy as soon as they saw the Headmaster's fury.
"Just what the heck were those students doing...?" ［Arnelius］
The headmaster asked himself after calming down, rubbing his forehead with one of his hands. He was fused about what just happened before him, not able to grasp the students' straions.
As frey and Yuna, they knew full well that they were the reason for it. Thankfully, they were behind the headmaster. Otherwise, he would have seen uilty faces as they saw the students disperse.
"Instructrey and Yuna, please follow me." ［Arnelius］
Following the headmaster's lead, they headed to Yuna's assigned css first. While they were heading there, Grey and Yuna once again realized how massive the academy really was. They even saw a rge pocket forest outside the window.
As for the s, they only occupy about less than 20% of the whole academy's area. The ones which filled up the most area were spaces designated for improving the students' skills, especially the training grounds.
"We're here." ［Arnelius］
The three were still outside the , but loud noises already came ringing into their ears. No matter what world or what the social status of the students were, it would always get rowdy wheeachers weren't around.
"Please excuse the normally isn't like this. I'll fix this immediately, please just wait a moment." ［Arnelius］
"Ah, yes..." ［Grey］
After bowing his head slightly, the headmaster then opehe room and headed ihe students were so caught up with their antics, that they didn't notice the Headmaster ehe css still tinued with their shenanigans.
Insanely pissed off, the headmaster walked to the front of the , still not noticed by either of the students. There was so much chaos evehere were only ten of them.
"Shut your traps, you maggots!!" ［Arnelius］
Without warning, the Headmaster's loud voice again boomed throughout the whole academy. Other than the fact that his voice was deafening, the face he was wearing was also intimidating. Even ghosts would be scared away by him.
"Get back to your seats already!" ［Arnelius］
"""Y-Yes!"""
"Tsk! What an annoying old man." ［???］
The students immediately jolted when they heard the Headmaster's furious voice. While most of the students were scared off by him, one of them wasn't. In fact, he was ag as if he was the one who had been wronged.
When that certain student reached his seat, he sat arrogantly, with both of his feet on top of the desk. He clicked his tongue again as he looked down on the Headmaster in front of him.
Seeing that student, Grey hoped deep in his heart that he wouldn't piss off Yuna. Grey had only seen Yuna very angry once, during the prison break, and he knew full well how scary she was. Grey just hoped he survive until their trads.
After that spectacle, the headmaster then signaled Grey and Yuna to ehe room, and when we did, the room became rowdy once again, just like what they experienced in the hallways.
"Whoa, so beautiful..."
"Hey, that's the girl I've been telling you!"
"Eee～! So handsome!"
"Are they transferees?"
"Eh? Yuna?! Grey?!" ［Elise］
The girls squealed and the boys whispered, but all their reas were simir, all except for o was Elise who stood out. After all, she had already met the two just the day before.
Only after seeing Yuna and Grey did Elise uand the meaning behind Yuna's words yesterday. She had wohe meaning of it for the whole night, but it didn't cross her mind that she would be their new instructor.
"Elise, you know them?"
"Y-Yeah... I just met them yesterday." ［Elise］
"Whoa, you're so lucky Elise!"
"Hey, introduce us to them!"
"That's right, Elise. Introduce us!"
While the students resumed their rowdiness, the Headmaster oher hand was getting more the opposite. The more the students tinued chatting, the more irritated he became.
"Shut the f*** up!!" ［Arnelius］
Once again, the Headmaster's angry voied throughout the academy, the only differehis time was that there was a quake apanying it. He had unsciously used his earth magic because of his rage.
Since he was at the pinnacle of k, the quake was quite strong. Although it only ran through a she, just across the whole , it was enough to scare off the students.
"Now listen up, you maggots! They're not here today for an exhibition, they're you're new instructors! To be specifistructor Yuna wiー" ［Arnelius］
"Bh, bh, bh, you're so noisy, old man. No one's going to believe such useless crap. No one's a fool here!" ［???］
Before he could finish his words, the Headmaster was cut off by the same arrogant student, fueling the headmaster's irritation even further. He was so full of himself that he looked down on everyone.
It was then that Grey realized that his wish was hopeless. He will really piss Yuna off with that arrogant behavior of his. Grey just hoped that he won't be too hurt or survive her wrath at the very least.
??Appraisal?? ［Grey］
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[Salferine]
[Name] Gee von Beldon
[Race] Human
[Sex] Male
[Age] 17
[Status] Healthy, Angry
[Mana Capacity] 378 [Mana Quality] F
[bat Power] 82 [Threat Level] F
[Attribute] Fire [Magic Proficy] Low (16%)
[Css] Swordsman [on Proficy] Low (17%)
[Physical Enha] 19%
[Ability] Arm Strength (2☆)
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Well, Grey already expected it, but there was no way that arrogant youth could survive even one of Yuna's attacks. Even if Yuo use only a huh of her strength, he would still perish with a 100% certainty.
Although sidering his age, the arrogant youth was quite impressive. Within his year, he was amongst the top three students in his css. Unfortunately, his personality really sucks.
"He's super annoying! I 't imagine being friends with him!"
Seeing his name, Grey recalled something which Elise said yesterday. It was then that he realized why Elise reacted so furiously to his name. He wouldn't want to be friends with him either if he were to be in Elise's pce.
"What is this academy thinking? Hiring supetent instructors! This must be some kind of joke!" ［Gee］
While the arrogant stude on babbling whatever was on his mind, everybody else in the room kept quiet, but it was easy to see the disbelief in their eyes.
"Headmaster, what threat level was their previous instructor?" ［Yuna］
"He was in the lower end of D-rank. What about it, Instructor Yuna?" ［Arnelius］
"Nothing. I just thought of something." ［Yuna］
Yuna shook her end and ended her statement with a sweet smile, but there was no trace of sweetness in that smile. Rather, both Grey and the Headmaster felt something ominous from it.
Not minding the words of the arrogant student, Yuna walked towards the window and admired the sery outside, or so would ohink, but after a few seds, she slowly raised her hands, with her palms fag outside.
??Freezing Lotus?? ［Yuna］
In the blink of an eye, deep blue igulfed the training grounds, turning the once warm field into a freezing hell. Not just the ground, but the air was also affected, freezing up the moisture in the air and turning into snow. It was a freezing nightmare.
CHAPTER 78 END
