“I’m a teacher too, so I’d appreciate it if you spoke to me with a little more respect!”
The silver-haired beauty frowned, clearly a bit annoyed—not so much because of the obvious contempt from the other party, but because…
Hmm, do I really look that much like a little kid now? Is it really that obvious? How could that be! I definitely…
Definitely… already have the aura of a mature adult!
No matter what, I shouldn’t be lumped together with little kids like Ximon Kutar!
Seriously… It’s already annoying enough to have turned into this loli-looking beautiful girl, and now this guy dares to provoke me—how infuriating!
“Oh? You’re a teacher too…? Didn’t expect that. Which class are you from?”
“Class 25, hmph… No wonder you don’t remember me. After all, I’ve never met you either. I’m the new assistant teacher. My name is Keti.”
“Oh, hahaha, Class 25, huh?”
After hearing the girl’s words, the burly teacher in front of her only scoffed.
Keti had thought that revealing her position would at least get him to treat her with a bit of courtesy, but instead, the next second, he just waved his hand dismissively and continued,
“The Class 25 Homeroom Teacher is… what was his name, Lin something? Heh, I can’t even remember. Doesn’t matter. Move aside, we’re here for the Newcomer Competition, my students need to train. You lot can go play somewhere else…”
“Hah?!”
Keti’s mouth twitched. Seriously… This archenemy has no sense of propriety at all. Ugh… Most humiliating moment ever! Even though I spoke nicely, he still treats me like a little kid!
And the most important thing—does this guy have eyes? I’m clearly standing here, and there are five students behind me too… Well, Layla and Sylvia probably don’t look much like students either.
But since we’re here, it’s obviously for training. Why would we be here just to play?
I’m already standing here and he still tries to force his way through… Tsk.
The silver-haired beauty frowned slightly. Just a little thought was enough to figure out what this guy was up to. He was obviously aiming to snatch their Training Ground and just pretending not to notice.
In that case, then… I have to make things clear right now—can’t let this guy bluff his way through!
So, Keti immediately grabbed the big teacher’s arm and, with a sharp tug, yanked this bear-like man right back on the spot!
The burly teacher, nearly stumbling to the ground from the force, froze for a moment. After a second, he turned and, seeing the girl holding onto him, finally realized what had happened.
He was first a bit shocked, maybe even scared—a petite girl like her could actually pull him like that?
But… that feeling was quickly replaced by anger, because the five students he’d brought were all looking over with curiosity at the scene.
As the Year One Class Three homeroom teacher, he couldn’t possibly let himself lose face in front of his best students!
So, after a moment, the burly teacher turned back, his face twisted in annoyance as he shouted at Keti,
“What’s your problem? Got something to say?!”
“Of course I have a problem. Hmph, barging right into the Training Ground like you own the place—what are you trying to do? Have your students train here? Didn’t you see that we were here first?”
“Let me tell you, I’m also here with students participating in the Newcomer Competition, so… in terms of need and urgency, we’re exactly the same. I haven’t even said a word about giving way, so why should I let you take our spot?!”
Keti crossed her arms and retorted coldly.
Off to the side, Layla and Ximon Kutar both looked worried, especially the purple-haired, jellyfish-haired older sister, who even wanted to step forward and break up the brewing argument.
But at the critical moment, Sylvia reached out to stop Layla.
The priestess looked at the elf girl in confusion, but Sylvia only shook her head calmly and said in a low voice, “Let’s wait and see. We shouldn’t get involved—otherwise, it might affect our chances of signing up later… The other side might use our age against us, so let’s not draw his attention for now.”
“But, but Keti-chan is about to get bullied!”
The purple-haired, jellyfish-haired big sister looked anxious. Sylvia sighed at once, “Don’t worry. If things really get physical, taking him down wouldn’t be a problem for me.”
“Eh? But… you should calm down first. This is a Magic Academy, not a place to pick fights…”
The hushed whispers made the burly teacher even angrier, as if Keti’s students were mocking him, or perhaps his own students were questioning his ability!
This only made him want to save face even more.
So, facing Keti’s calm defiance, the burly teacher puffed out his chest and glared at her, shouting, “Hah?! Heh… Little girl, you’re quite something! Looks like you really don’t know who I am, so let me tell you again! My name is Ebert!”
“I’m the homeroom teacher of Year One Class Three at Lidel Magic Academy—a full teacher! Member of the Magic Tower! Not some assistant who could be kicked out any time! Now that you know, are you still going to insist that this Training Ground is yours?!”
“Oh… A full teacher, huh?”
Keti tilted her head, then replied coolly, “And? I never took you for an assistant in the first place. Besides, so what if you’re an assistant?”
“Do you think I’m the type to suck up to full teachers and trample assistants? The kind who’d grovel and beg for mercy just because you’re a full teacher?”
Keti sneered, waving a hand dismissively. This Ebert, thinking he could scare her just by showing off his status as a full teacher, was honestly a bit ridiculous.
Yeah, maybe back in school, I would have been intimidated by a full teacher. But… after spending so much time with that weirdo Lin En, my nemesis, I don’t care much anymore. We’re all people, after all…
Besides, hmm, maybe Lin En is part of my confidence too! Ahem… Since he’s bullied me so many times already, it wouldn’t be asking too much for him to have my back when I’m getting bullied, right?
So…
“It’s a pity, but to me, there’s no difference between the two. You both need to understand the rule of first come, first served! Besides, I’ve already submitted an application in advance and reserved the right to use this Training Ground until the start of the competition, Ebert!”