Lynn, that guy, deliberately gave praise that only he himself could understand in front of the entire class.
Seriously… What’s his problem!
Seeing the silver-haired beauty lower her head in embarrassment and panic, His Excellency the Consul finally nodded in satisfaction.
Mm… Not bad, this is exactly the effect I wanted~
Immediately after, he turned his head back, flashed a confident smile, and encouraged everyone:
“In any case, don’t worry about the strength of the opponents. Honestly, from my perspective, there’s not much difference at all.”
“We’re all just kids who enrolled a few months ago—there’s really no need to be afraid of any ‘strong opponents.’ Everyone’s a rookie, it all comes down to who has the confidence to step onto the arena!”
“Whether it’s for academic credits or for your own growth, the rewards you’ll gain are far greater than the shame that everyone will forget in just a couple of days.”
Having finished, Lynn felt there wasn’t much left to say—after all, everything important had been covered. He waved his hand, chuckled, and said:
“That’s all I have to say. Please don’t worry. No matter what, we still have Teacher Keti. She’ll provide the best training for any students who participate, right? Teacher Keti~”
Suddenly, Lynn turned to ask her, catching Keti off guard. She blinked blankly, unprepared, and after a moment, coughed awkwardly, then nodded and replied:
“Uh, um… Yes! That’s right, exactly!”
“Hehe, so… everyone, sign up! Woo…”
“Alright, this class meeting is over.
“I still have matters to attend to, so you may start your self-study. Also, consider whether you want to sign up or not—since we need time for training, the deadline is today before school ends. If you regret it after that, it’ll be too late.”
With that, Lynn stepped down from the podium, and in a flash, he dragged Keti out of the classroom.
Closing the door, Keti took a deep breath. After a while, she showed a helpless expression and complained with a hint of grievance to her rival:
“What should I do, Lynn… I feel like… what you’re suggesting doesn’t have much hope at all…”
“How is there no hope? Be confident in yourself and your students, little kitten~ Didn’t I just say it?”
“In my opinion, those so-called honor class students aren’t that special—they’re just kids who’ve only been here a few months, all hothouse seedlings, and none of them are true geniuses.”
Looking at the disheartened girl, Lynn reached out and ruffled Keti’s head, then kindly consoled her. Keti immediately sighed again and shook her head:
“Mm… Even so, I don’t think anyone is going to sign up. The students know their own abilities and don’t believe they can win, so it’s hard for me to have confidence too.”
“Well… Isn’t this the time to test you, Teacher Keti~ Don’t feel down! Actually, many classes are in the same situation.”
“Though I said all that earlier in class, the truth is… you understand, Keti, you’ll have to approach the students one by one and persuade them to sign up for the competition.”
“What—Wait, I have to do that too?!”
Hearing her rival point out her path, Keti instantly felt her vision darken.
She had already wanted to back out, and now, just as she was about to give up, he tells her she has to personally convince the students to participate if there’s any hope of having contestants.
Her social anxiety spiked right up—ahhhhh—!
“That’s right! Ha… there’s no way around it. After all, if you want to earn teaching credits, someone has to participate in the competition, no matter what. It’s for your own direct benefit too, little kitten, isn’t it?”
“And… this time, the teaching credits for the competition are pretty generous. Let me think… First place is five hundred daily teaching credits and five hundred special teaching credits, isn’t it?!”
“Hiss… O-One thousand teaching credits?!”
Keti couldn’t believe what she heard. This—this is way too much! Before, even after working herself to the bone running dungeons and saving students, she only managed to get five hundred at most!
Even though that’s the sum of daily and special credits, it’s still really high! This… this…
She’d been ready to give up, but as soon as she heard about all those credits—roar…—she instantly fired up again!
“Don’t get too excited yet—after all, that’s only for the overall first place. The prizes for the lower ranks aren’t as high.”
“Second place gets four hundred, third gets two hundred, and fourth and fifth only get one hundred daily teaching credits each. So getting that thousand is still pretty tough.”
Lynn laid it out for her, but… Keti didn’t care about any of that. As long as there were a thousand teaching credits up for grabs, she had to win them for herself!
“That’s not a problem—I have to enter! Mm… In short, as long as our ranking is good enough, right? In theory, as long as we take first in all three events, wouldn’t that guarantee the championship? So I just need to find three people, right…”
The silver-haired beauty pinched her chin, analyzing the situation. Yeah… It wasn’t that she didn’t want to find all five, but from how things were going, even getting three was going to be tough.
“Very enthusiastic! But… that’s not quite right. You’re correct—if you win first in three events, the class’s ranking is locked in at first place. But the school’s rules say you must submit a team roster of five students, and each one has to sign it personally. If there’s no unavoidable reason, you can’t withdraw.”
Lynn shook his hand helplessly and went on:
“So… no matter what, you need to gather five people to enter. If you register for fewer events, the class can’t compete, and there’s no way to be ranked in the overall results. As the class’s assistant instructor, little kitten, you won’t get any teaching credits either.”
“What? We… we have to get five? Ugh… Why…”
Keti lowered her head in frustration. Why did it feel like every school rule was set up just to make her life harder? Was she simply incompatible with this dumb school?
“Five people… That’s way too hard. They all have to sign, I can’t just register them myself. But… their talents really can’t compare to the honor class students. Even if I try, I might not be able to get five people together. I’ve never been good with words anyway…”
“So, are you planning to give up just because of that?”
Staring at the dejected girl, Lynn suddenly reached out and pinched Keti’s cheek.
“Little kitten, don’t forget what you told me before. These students really aren’t as gifted as others, but… is having less talent a reason to just give up?”
“Ah… Mm…”
Keti looked up in disbelief, her pupils trembling, and even… her nose felt a little sore.
That rival of hers, that guy…is right!
She’d done so much in the past, so how could she now… give up on her students just because of their lack of talent?!