Facing Layla’s gentle smile, Ximon didn’t even dare to speak.
After a while, seeing the atmosphere had finally quieted down, Keti gave two soft coughs and then opened her mouth to take charge of the situation again:
“All right, I think there’s nothing else to discuss, right? Uh… Layla, Sylvia, you two don’t have anything else either, do you?”
Keti first looked over at Layla and Sylvia, her heart somewhat uneasy.
After all… three students had already voiced their objections. If another two chimed in, this Special Training would be way too abstract—everyone would just be trying to bail.
Fortunately, this time, the purple-haired jellyfish-head big sister only smiled and gave a thumbs up, without any objections, and said:
“No problem~ Mama is already looking forward to Keti’s devilish Special Training~ Sylvia feels the same way, right?”
“Mm… if it’s Keti, that’s fine…”
The Elf girl with the poker face nodded, leaving Keti a bit speechless.
No, why does everyone seem to automatically assume she’s the demon instructor, or even a sadistic queen?
Aside from scaring Ximon a little too much earlier, she hadn’t behaved all that strangely!
Why does everyone just assume I’m a sadist, wuwu~
The silver-haired beauty could only give up on the issue to avoid digging herself in deeper.
She coughed twice and regained her serious expression, earnestly analyzing:
“Let’s get down to business. Before the Special Training begins, I have to explain the rules of this competition to everyone.”
“As I said before, this time there are five events: Defense Competition, Attack Competition, Mental Resistance Competition, as well as the Speed Competition and the Mana Reserve Competition!”
“Oh… all pretty basic fundamentals, huh~”
Priestess chimed in well, and Keti nodded at just the right moment before continuing:
“Since everyone is still just a first-year, basically in the preparatory class, all the events are pretty basic, so there’s no need to get too nervous.”
“They’re all simple tests—there’s no way you can’t do them. The only difference is the level of your abilities.”
Keti comforted the students a bit.
Of course, Layla and Sylvia didn’t need her comfort; it was mainly to keep Ximon and Kutar from getting too nervous.
Then, the girl continued to analyze:
“Among these, the Attack and Defense events are the most basic, and also have the most participants. Most classes will send their strongest students for those two.”
“By contrast, events like Speed, Mental Resistance, and Mana Reserve are much less popular, and most contestants in those aren’t the top students from their classes.”
“So… Keti wants me and Sylvia-chan to join the Attack and Defense events, take out the other classes’ elites to win the championship, get the most points, and then have little Ximon and the others do their best in the other three events to get good rankings—combine all that and take first place overall, right~?”
Layla broke it down perfectly for Keti in an instant.
The silver-haired beauty nodded.
That saved her the trouble of explaining again, since she was the slowest anyway—Layla really was so understanding.
“So, does anyone have any objections to this arrangement? I think it’s the optimal way to get the most credit and reward from the teachers. As long as we work together, the grand prize will be ours in the end!”
“No problem.”
The Elf girl nodded solemnly, looking so serious it was as if she’d received some kind of military assignment.
Meanwhile, the purple-haired jellyfish-head big sister stayed totally relaxed. After listening to Keti, she smiled, waved her hand, and said:
“Of course! And don’t worry, Keti, Mama won’t let you down! Sylvia-chan and I will definitely win the championships for those two events~ Pupu… honestly, even if this Priestess went for the Attack Competition, I’m confident I could win it too~”
Uh…
When it comes to bullying the weak, Layla “Mama” really put it so nonchalantly.
Keti shook her head helplessly and clarified directly, “Actually, I was thinking Layla should join the Defense Competition, and Sylvia the Attack Competition.”
“That way… your roles match your specialties better. Layla’s self-defense is pretty good, and Sylvia’s magic is powerful in offense.”
“Ah, well… I’d wanted to show Keti the new attack spells I just learned~ Cough cough… Learning those as a Priestess was tough… Such a pity I won’t get to perform for Keti. Otherwise, Keti would definitely fall for Mama’s dashing style…”
“Ahahaha…”
Keti seemed used to the two girls acting wild by now.
Anyway… Layla seemed a bit disappointed about not joining the Attack Competition. Cough cough… But there’s no helping it.
After all… compared to a Mage, a Priestess is definitely weaker in attack, and even in defense, a Priestess isn’t all that strong. If only Alice were here.
The twin-tailed blonde loli was actually quite good at taking hits. So petite, yet she always took the front line. Thinking back, it was kind of amazing.
“No helping it—just to be safe, since you never know which class is hiding some monster or prodigy. Those geniuses will definitely join these two events to challenge the strongest opponents of their age.”
“Putting you two in these events is a necessary measure. Really, the best events for you would’ve been Mental Resistance and Mana Reserve.”
“Hoo… it’s all right, I’m fine with any event…”
Sylvia was still a bit absent-minded, but her serious attitude moved Keti nonetheless.
The silver-haired beauty blinked her eyes, moved, and looked over at Ximon and Kutar.
“As for the boys, the other three events… uh… how should I put this, you can pick whichever suits you best. I was thinking of sending Ximon to the Mana Reserve Competition, Kutar to Mental Resistance, and Rog to Speed. What do you guys think?”
“Um…”
After hearing the girl’s arrangement, the three boys looked at each other, falling silent.
Keti immediately began to sweat in embarrassment, and yes, she was a bit uncertain.
She wasn’t really sure if her arrangement was appropriate. After all, she didn’t know Kutar or Rog very well, and only had a rough idea about Ximon’s battle skills.
As for what they were actually good at… she could only rely on student files and her own observations.