Teaching… Teaching Credits!
Although Lynn made it sound like this was all for the honor of the entire class, Keti still managed to catch the most important keyword with pinpoint accuracy!
After all, this was a major matter that concerned her own future! This was something even more important to Keti than her salary right now!
This is great. She had been worrying about how slowly her teaching credits were piling up, and now there was an event delivering them straight to her doorstep. Hm…
Granted, events like this usually only offered special teaching credits, not the regular daily teaching credits Keti wanted most. But whatever! She needed both kinds, so she wanted them all!
With this, as long as her class’s students performed well in the competition and placed high in the overall ranking, she’d get her most coveted teaching credits!
She had to participate—absolutely! Hm…
Keti almost wished she could join herself… Ahem, but unfortunately, she wasn’t a student anymore.
Damn it, why couldn’t teachers enter this competition? Or, maybe they could someday hold a contest just for magic academy teaching assistants!
All in all, while the students in Keti’s class were still bewildered by Lynn’s announcement, their loli teacher was already fired up and getting ready to sign her students up for the competition!
“The specific competition rules and other details will be posted on the school bulletin board later. Everyone can check it themselves.”
“Then… anyone already interested in participating, please raise your hand. Otherwise, Teacher Keti will get anxious… Ahem, I mean, let’s just see who wants in first. Spots are limited, so first come, first served.”
Lynn glanced around at the students below the podium. He’d started out quite confident.
“If too many students sign up, we might even have to hold a preliminary round within our class, and the top performer would be chosen to represent us. After all, this is about the class’s honor.”
But… clearly, both his rival and Keti had been overthinking it. They expected a sea of hands raised for signups, but instead…
Apparently, not at all.
On the contrary, the room fell so silent you could hear a pin drop. The silence made Keti feel as if her class’s discipline had just reached a whole new level.
No—why could she even hear everyone’s breathing so clearly?!
At the very least, you guys could be whispering! Hm… I was wrong, I shouldn’t have managed you all so strictly, please, I’m begging you…
Just chat a little!
Gulp…
This unexpected scene was like a bucket of cold water poured over Keti’s enthusiasm, leaving her at a loss for what to do.
Why was there no one signing up?
The silver-haired beauty rested her chin in her hand, sinking into deep thought, but… well, actually, she figured it out in just a second.
It was probably because she used to be the same way.
Most of the students who ended up in this class weren’t geniuses; whether it was individual ability or family influence, they couldn’t really compare to the students in the Genius Class.
And the Freshman Competition was a school-wide event. Entering meant they would have to face the Heaven’s Chosen and Heaven’s Chosen Girls from the Genius Class.
The gap in ability meant that, for most, entering the competition would just make them background props for those Heaven’s Chosen.
Not to mention, the whole grade’s non-participants would be in the audience, watching the battles in the arena.
The fear of embarrassing themselves in front of the entire school made it so no one dared to sign up.
Instead, everyone buried their heads, wishing they could disappear under their desks, afraid the teacher might call on them and force them to participate.
This… This was all too understandable. Hm… Why could she relate so quickly?
Was it because she, too, used to hate trouble and humiliation, and had lowered her head countless times at events like these? Damn it!
For a moment, even Keti herself lost confidence. That’s right, just like with daily teaching credits, no matter how hard she tried, the gap in talent among students was clear. So…
Even if they did compete, would they really get good results?
Maybe she had been too naive. Perhaps, from the start, this competition wasn’t meant for her or her students at all.
Even so, Keti still didn’t think this was right. As always, how could the difference in student intake reflect a teacher’s capability?
But, under the current rules, achieving a good result in this competition was just too difficult.
Thinking this, the silver-haired beauty slowly lowered her head, letting out a disappointed sigh. At this moment, she no longer wanted to force anyone to enter.
After all… making her students go up and embarrass themselves—
“Looks like everyone needs a bit more time to think it over, hm… In that case, take your time. If anyone wants to sign up later, just come to Teacher Keti directly. She’ll handle the follow-up for the competition.”
Facing a classroom full of bowed heads, Lynn let out a helpless sigh. After a moment, he couldn’t help but speak again:
“The Freshman Competition, to put it simply, is a stage for you to show off your abilities. The audience isn’t just your classmates—there are teachers and even people from the Magic Tower.”
“They’ll be closely watching outstanding talents for further cultivation. So, getting a good rank is much more valuable for your personal development than just earning credits on paper…”
“So, I hope everyone won’t lack confidence in themselves! Credits aren’t that easy to come by, either.”
“If you think you can just go to class every day, slack off, and still get your graduation certificate, then those five thousand Graduation Credits will be as hard to reach as the heavens.”
Uh… Hm…
As she listened to Lynn’s earnest persuasion at the podium, Keti felt more and more uncomfortable. Who—who was he talking about?
Who’s the one who didn’t get their graduation certificate?! Was he shading her? This guy… he’s the worst!
Grr… What a joke! Back when she was at the Magic Academy, she wasn’t just slacking off every day—okay, maybe at first she was. But… later, to beat her rival, didn’t she shape up?
Keti thought indignantly, but then, the next moment… she realized Lynn’s previous words hadn’t even been subtle hints, because… what came next was an outright, direct one!
“Talent isn’t the most important thing… This is a lesson I learned from one of my former students. Hmph, that person had pretty poor magical talent, but now they’ve found their own path and achieved quite a bit. They’ve even started afresh on a new track, and they’re doing very well~”
Hm…
At those words, a deep blush instantly colored the silver-haired beauty’s cheeks.
Wh… What the heck!