บท 75: Challenging the Instructor

"Ely, you better not go alone for a while. That Serena looked at you with hate just now. I'm worried about you, at least take me so I can protect you." Evelyn had a worried face.

"That's right, Miss Elysia. At least stay with Miss Evelyn for a while wherever you go. Miss Evelyn is a princess and Miss Serena is a daughter of the Duke, so Miss Serena wouldn't dare do anything to you." Joanna also provides caring advice.

"Is that going to be that bad? Emm... Fine, I don't have many places to go and Eve always comes with me." Elysia immediately nodded as Evelyn looked at her seriously.

They are just worried and it is natural to be answered by appreciating that concern, she doesn't need to answer a lot. She also did not think that a trivial defeat in an ordinary mock battle could cause Serena to become grudging even though she had said not to hold grudges.

Elysia didn't even want to mention a request to the loser because of Serena's attitude.

After that, Evelyn became the best selling girl to challenge and all of them were won by her three times in a row, just like Elysia.

All the students who challenged Evelyn were male students who wanted to try their luck in approaching the two goddesses of kindness and generosity, two beautiful girls who weren't arrogant at all despite everything they had was extraordinary.

As the winner, Evelyn only asked the students who lost to her to practice their swordsmanship with all their might, a request that was not much different from Elysia because she also didn't know what to ask.

Surprisingly no one else dared to challenge Serena because of her attitude earlier and her annoyed expression after she defeated a brave man who was willing to become a scapegoat to be beaten by her excessively, poor man.

"What should I do... I lost... He asked me to go on a date and I accepted for fear of being deducted a hundred points..." Maggie was a little gloomy when she returned to her group of friends, she had just lost to a lucky guy.

"Aw, I also lost earlier and was asked out on a date. Don't worry, you just need to go around town and eat together, he will pay for everything hehe..." Lana smiled casually. She also lost just now but didn't feel bad because she could use that opportunity to eat for free.

"Don't forget some souvenirs for us." Betty cheerfully asked for rations.

"A few snacks enough?"

"Yay! Lana, I love you." Betty hugged Lana happily.

"Yes, yes... Your love of snacks, not of me." Lana took Betty's face away from her and rolled her eyes.

"But what if he does something weird later? I'm not sure I can fight back." Maggie worriedly saw the male student who had just beat her, he was happily talking to his friends in his group.

"My dear Maggie. You worry too much. Err... How about this, I'll watch you from afar and Betty will observe Lana from afar? But not free, we need souvenirs too. That way everyone will be happy." Joanna tried to comfort Maggie who was overly worried.

"Yeah, I think I've become too paranoid. Please help, I'll bring you some snacks later." Maggie nodded without hesitation.

"But make sure the guy who asks you out pays for all of that, Maggie hehe..." Betty poked Maggie's cheek naughty and with delight.

"That's right, you don't have to worry, Maggie. You will be followed by Joanna so that everything is safe and under control. If he dares to do something strange, we will punish him for you, right Ely?" Evelyn tried to cheer up her friend then asked her best friend for help.

"Yes, you just have to tell us later. So, just enjoy your date around the city with him for a moment." Elysia smiled kindly.

"Yes, thank you, Miss Evelyn and Miss Elysia for your support."

The small talk was continued until none of the students wanted to challenge anyone again and the mock battle session was over.

Strangely, the female students who were defeated were no longer challenged because the male students had already made an agreement. There were only two students who managed to beat three other students in that session, namely Elysia and Evelyn.

For the other students, they missed the opportunity to challenge the three students in that limited time because they were ahead of each other in challenging the other students.

"The mock battle session is over, how do you feel after trying to fight swords with other students?" Instructor Dillon announced expressionlessly.

"That was great fun, sir!"

"We've got a lot of real experience, sir!"

"That's still for beginners, sir! I feel like all we did today was just playing around." A male student who first challenged Elysia exclaimed loudly.

Instantly all the students fell silent, even Instructor Dillon was silent while looking at him. Ashton doesn't budge with this pressure and silence because that's how he felt during knight class today.

He had been hunting beasts in the forest with real weapons and learned martial arts with real swords at his home before entering the academy, he already knew blood and knew how to hunt.

It was only natural for him to feel today's class was so boring, but with his muscular build he still lost to Elysia who was a novice and still very amateur, and that was what excited him the most today.

His workout routine is around five hours a day after he turns 16 and is considered an adult. So, after losing to Elysia he needed to increase his training routine to ten hours a day until an undetermined time.

"Hahaha! As I said, the leniency was too much for you in the first meeting. Today you were only introduced to the sword and its basic techniques. The training you got today is still playful compared to the actual warrior training. In this early week, each class is twice as much, and in the second meeting and so on, you will meet the real practice."

Instructor Dillon laughs happily because someone really realizes what he said in his speech, the real class will start at the second meeting.

"Even so, all of you are still disappointing! Even you Ashton boy! There are only two worthy students, even in this light training! What do you want to achieve? Take it seriously! Just want to ask the girls out on a date with you? Shame!"

Instructor Dillon continued with insults that made most of the students bow their heads in embarrassment because some students did think that way, and some students just because loud words felt oppressive.

"Tell yourself what you want to achieve by participating in the knight class? What do you want to achieve in this academy? What do you expect from home before going to register here? Answer that and tell yourself!" He looked at all the students for a moment then resumed what he wanted to say.

"You have the talent to be accepted into this prestigious academy and use it well! Only in the Deterry Academy of Magic will you be taught almost everything and you are also protected from the worries of magic training. You can be proud of that and keep trying hard. Understandable?"

"Yes sir! We understand!" The students exclaimed in unison.

"Do you understand, Serena girl?" Instructor Dillon turns to look at the spoiled girl who has been very disappointing.

"Yes, I understand!"

"Say it louder!"

"Yes sir! I understand!" Serena's face turned slightly red as she exclaimed as loud as the other students.

"Good, now there are only two students who are worthy of challenging me for my reward. Who would want to challenge me first, Elysia girl, Evelyn girl?" Instructor Dillon looked at the two girls who were standing next to each other. The two of them looked at each other for a moment then nodded after reaching a decision.

"I want to challenge you, Instructor Dillon!"