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Join the Server“Hey, hey, did you hear? Another student is challenging the teachers!”
“Really? A promotion match? That senior must be amazing. I remember the top twenty rankings haven’t changed in ages. Is it really about to shift this time?”
“Who knows, but I heard the challenger isn’t a third or fourth-year senior, but a first-year transfer student!”
“What?! A transfer student? Are you sure you’re not joking?”
“Would I lie to you?! My sister is in the same class as that transfer student. I heard it straight from her! And I heard this is even more outrageous—the challenge match will be held in the arena!”
“A public match?! Really?!”
“Yeah! Apparently the challenger themselves said they wanted to duel a teacher in the arena!”
“That guy is way too arrogant. The teachers aren’t easy to deal with. If you’re careless, you might end up seriously injured. It’s not impossible to be suspended for a week or two.”
“Who knows? Anyway, the fight is this Saturday. This is the hottest news in the entire academy right now. I want to see what that transfer student looks like.”
“Makes sense…”
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In short, because of the challenge declaration Liya made in a fit of impulse, the entire academy was in an uproar. If you asked why, it could only be blamed on the academy’s system.
On the academy’s arena rankings, the top twenty held scores so high that they were absolutely unattainable. The reason was that each of those top twenty had records of defeating a teacher at the academy. Although the duel process was not made public, the results remained unchanged, because only by defeating a teacher could one earn an astronomical number of points in a single go.
Don’t underestimate the academy’s teachers. In a magic academy, every teacher was of a considerable standard. Even a teacher of liberal arts had combat abilities far beyond what students could reach. Therefore, any student who could defeat a teacher would, according to academy policy, receive key training—in other words, become one of the so-called “The Best.”
“Speaking of which, that’s my goal! The top twenty! I heard that to challenge the best, you at least need to reach that level, right?”
“This isn’t about whether to challenge or not! Liya, you’re too reckless!”
Although Liya happily expressed her grand ambition to her two friends, it seemed neither of them quite understood.
“What’s reckless about it?”
“Don’t you get it? The teachers are really strong. Even Teacher Annie, who teaches theory, is not someone we students can defeat.”
“It’s fine. I’m strong too.” Liya rolled up her sleeve to reveal a slender arm, trying to strike a pose that said, ‘I’m very strong.’
“What are you doing?! Even if Liya is strong, the teacher is definitely stronger. Otherwise, why would Teacher Annie accept your challenge? She must be confident!”
“How can you say that? You’re taking the teacher’s side. Think about it: since I initiated the challenge, I should be confident too, shouldn’t I?”
“But Teacher Annie is stronger, so she has more confidence.”
“That’s where you’re wrong. I’m strong too, and I initiated the challenge, so I should be the one with more confidence.”
Cecilia opened and closed her mouth in defeat. Seeing her friend at a loss for words, Liya nodded with satisfaction. It seemed she had convinced this friend.
“A-anyway, it’s still not okay! Fighting in a public place is too dangerous! I’ll go talk to Teacher Annie for you and cancel the duel. I believe with my status…”
“Cecilia!”
Liya suddenly shouted: “This is my duel! I proposed it! There’s absolutely no reason to give up halfway!”
“B-but!”
Liya tried to keep her expression calm and softened her tone slightly: “Don’t worry. No buts. I will definitely win. Look at Alice—she’s confident in me, isn’t she?”
Cecilia turned to look at Alice. Sure enough, just as Liya said, Alice maintained a composed expression. That sincere trust in Liya made Cecilia feel somewhat ashamed…
“It’s okay, Cecilia. Teacher Christine will be there too. You have to trust Teacher Christine. Even if something happens, she’ll help sort it out.”
So it wasn’t confidence in Liya?! And that tone implied Liya was going to lose?!
Turning back to Liya, the golden-haired little loli had already put on a look of being deeply hurt, an expression that made one want to hold her and comfort her.
“Hmph, hmph! I will win! Absolutely!”
“Mm, go for it, Liya. Fight well. I believe in you.”
For some reason, Alice’s words seemed completely devoid of emotion. Was it just her imagination?
“Annie, what have you decided about the duel?”
In the staff office, Christine had just finished writing a document when she turned to look at Annie beside her. The gentle teacher was still diligently grading her students’ exam papers.
“I’ve already agreed to Liya. We’ll duel in the arena on Saturday. But before that, Liya must attend every class properly, and if she not only defeats me in the arena but also ranks in the top ten of the class on this Friday’s theory test, then she won’t need to attend my classes anymore.”
“Oh, interesting.” Christine said with interest. “So how has Liya been these past few days? Has she been paying attention in class?”
As soon as Christine finished speaking, Annie’s face immediately fell, as if she were sad and disappointed: “Well… I don’t know why, but Liya still seems bored in class every day. She puts on an appearance of listening but doesn’t take any notes… Christine, am I a failure as a teacher? Are my lessons really that bad?”
“Uh… how should I put it? Maybe Liya prefers self-study?”
“She’d rather self-study than listen to my lessons?! Waaa…”
Oh no. It seemed to have backfired.
“I’ve been thinking about Liya all day. I can only temporarily forget by focusing on work… I’ve already made four sets of next month’s test papers. I’ve done everything I should…”
She was actually resorting to numbing herself with work?!
It seemed Annie’s sense of duty as a teacher was greater than Christine had imagined… Watching Annie slump over the table in low spirits, Christine thought, (I need to talk to Liya. Regardless, this situation isn’t suitable for a duel.)
On the other hand, Christine was also curious about what Annie had said. Why wasn’t Liya paying attention? Logically, she shouldn’t be the type to disrespect the teacher. Or had she really already mastered the theoretical knowledge?
Recalling her previous battle with Liya, the little loli’s excellent performance made Christine unable to dismiss that possibility either.
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