Chapter 11. Dekan’s Gang

When we returned to the classroom, everyone was still excitedly discussing the entrance ceremony.

Compared to the music and dance, what thrilled them most was the play that ran through the ceremony.

The content of the play had been adapted from the main storyline of a high-level Shadow World conquered by last year’s graduates of the Academy.

The story was full of twists and turns, and in the end, through the cooperation of several challengers, it reached a moving conclusion that brought people to tears.

This play clearly ignited the freshmen’s determination to grow stronger.

They all looked forward to the day they themselves could challenge a high-level Shadow World.

The classroom became far noisier than it had been that morning when we first gathered.

It seemed everyone had put down their guard and began to gradually get closer to the people they found pleasing.

Some even started talking to me and Cornelia.

They could understand what I said, but they couldn’t understand Cornelia.

It seemed that each time she needed me to translate for her.

In the end, everyone confirmed that the two of us were much more approachable than they had imagined.

If you set aside the cards I used, I was completely just a normal boy.

And although Cornelia seemed a bit cold, she didn’t put on any airs.

“Thanks.”

Cornelia spoke to me.

“No need.”

I smiled helplessly.

Cornelia felt rather happy.

Since arriving in the Norton Kingdom, this was the first time she had been able to communicate with everyone so efficiently.

We were still sitting in the back row, but the “great divide” between us and the other students didn’t seem so obvious anymore.

Although this was Class A, after all it was still the Knight Academy—also known as the Warrior Academy—and there weren’t many who loved studying.

To them, the classroom was like a cage.

However, they noticed something.

The first-ranked student, Dekan, was seriously holding a book and reading it.

The second-ranked, Cornelia, was also quietly sitting without speaking.

She seemed to have tried reading through the school-issued materials, but she soon closed them.

For some reason, the other students gradually began to imitate us.

The classroom atmosphere slowly returned to calm, as if their restless hearts all quieted down.

Ah, so this was the mindset of the strong.

They felt as if they had realized something.

When Professor Anno arrived in the classroom, he was stunned by this strange sight.

Along the way, the other three classes had all been rowdy beyond measure, so how come it was like a library here?

Professor Anno took a deep breath, walked up to the podium, and began explaining the various academy precautions and the teaching system.

In truth, the academy had already distributed written materials, the contents of which were clear at a glance.

But it seemed there would always be fools who wouldn’t look at them, so as the homeroom teacher he had no choice but to emphasize them again.

In the first semester of the Knight Academy’s first year, there were only four compulsory courses.

Combat.

Arithmetic.

Shadow World Fundamentals.

Basic Theory of Magic Cards.

These four classes were taken together by Class A students, and they would be automatically registered.

The rest of the courses could be freely chosen, and one could even pick from subjects offered by the other three Academys if interested.

The courses offered by the Alchemy Academy were especially wide-ranging, even including psychology, economics, medicine, and herbology.

But for the students of the Alchemy Academy, these courses could easily become nightmares.

They would be required to complete most of them.

After all, this group didn’t have to go on expeditions.

Most Knight Academy students wouldn’t choose too many liberal arts courses.

They would go directly to the Adventure Zone to hunt or to conquer the Shadow World to earn credits.

Electives were taken together with students of other classes, and they had to be decided within two weeks.

During the first two weeks, one could freely sit in on electives, register, or cancel at will.

I was somewhat interested in economics-related courses, as well as some in magical engineering.

But I didn’t plan to choose too many, since after all, my specialty was still in card-making.

As for credits that weren’t enough, I could just farm them by clearing the Shadow World a few times.

Cling to a strong thigh as support, and it’d be easy.

As for the candidate for that strong thigh......

I couldn’t help but glance at Cornelia beside me.

Although Cornelia was only at the third rank, her strength rivaled the fourth rank.

If I teamed up with her, we would probably be matched to second or third rank Shadow Worlds.

We could be called a pair of rampaging overlords.

Perfect.

“Please be sure to carefully read through the distributed materials, and it wouldn’t be bad to take this time to consider your electives. Today’s assembly ends here!”

After finishing the important points, Professor Anno left the classroom crisply.

I tidied up my books and materials, also preparing to leave.

However, I noticed Cornelia seemed troubled, clutching the papers in her hands so tightly they were wrinkled.

A little more force, and they would probably be shredded into confetti.

“What’s wrong?”

I asked.

“Math......”

Cornelia, weak at mathematics.

For conquering the Shadow World and using magic cards, math was the most basic foundation and extremely important.

But she really wasn’t good at arithmetic.

During the entrance test, she had almost stumbled on the written exam.

She also didn’t know what electives to choose.

She considered not choosing any at all, and just farming the Shadow World for everything.

But if only she could find a teammate who was good at studying, that would be better.

After all, most Shadow Worlds couldn’t be cleared by brute force alone.

Intelligence-type roles often lived longer than strength-type roles.

Yet among the warriors, everyone seemed poor at studying, and she knew no one from the other three Academys.

She felt troubled.

I said: “Teach.”

Cornelia: “Excel?”

I said: “Of.”

Cornelia: “Course?”

I said: “Yes.”

Cornelia’s mood instantly brightened.

That was how communication between clever people went—so simple and straightforward.

......

Cornelia and I left the classroom together.

We drew quite a bit of attention along the way.

So it turned out the two of us not only sat together in class, but even acted together after school.

In another faculty, this would definitely give off the impression of a talented man and a beautiful woman.

We would become the best gossip targets at the very start of the semester.

But here.

These two people—how should one put it.

The two most dangerous freshmen of the Knight Academy had formed an alliance.

It felt like...... a gang.

Only frightening.

......

Cornelia and I found a restaurant, a Western-style buffet.

Since neither of us knew what the other preferred, nor how hungry the other was, we both agreed this was the best choice.

In such restaurants, people usually ended up taking a bit too much food, so I didn’t take a lot.

Cornelia also didn’t take much.

We were both quiet while eating.

Neither of us was the type to enjoy chatting over meals.

I got full rather quickly.

Looking at Cornelia, who had long been sitting across waiting for me, I asked: “Finished?”

“Mm.”

“What about your electives?”

“All, farm, farm Shadow World.”

“Together?”

“Y-yes.”

Although Cornelia didn’t know how good I was at studying, she was sure I was better than her.

Definitely someone with a quick mind.

And most importantly, she acknowledged my strength.

Cornelia: “After, go, where?”

I: “Library.”

Cornelia: “Together?”

I: “Yes.”

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