I Became an Outcast in the Academy

6. Standing out (1)

Classes at Lutra usually start early in the morning.

And Ellie always attends classes with a relaxed mind, even if classes start early in the morning.

The reason was simple. This was because Ellie was always an honor student in today’s class, ‘Monster Practice’.

There was no cadet in Lutra who had better overall physical abilities than Ellie or was better at wielding a sword, and even if you take into account people with other majors, it was very rare to find a cadet with better overall combat skills than her.

In fact, that had to be the case.

In terms of Ellie’s talent related to the ‘sword’, she possessed a talent that only appears once in a hundred years, and she was taught mana directly by Duke Orphega, who was in love with that talent. She even practiced martial arts and swordsmanship. Because I was learning it.

Although the current Orphea has not yet been taught the ‘space-time sword’, the sword that symbolizes the Duke, the sword that Ellie is learning is still a great sword in its own way created by the Duke himself.

It was nothing short of proof of Eli’s talent that he was able to master such swordsmanship to near perfection in only half a year at most, and it was close to impossible to match Eli like that with at most a cadet level of skill. It was.

Ellie, who was heading to the classroom with a gait no different from usual, suddenly felt something out of place.

“… Hmm?”

The classroom is somewhat noisier and noisier than usual. It was something that had never happened before in recent times.

Because Ellie doesn’t like things around her that are busy.

And although there was no superiority or inferiority among her cadets, all the cadets taking that class implicitly recognized Ellie as superior to them, so they respected her wishes and generally kept her mouth shut.

Now that there was no way the other cadets were trying to harm Ellie, it seems like something must have happened-

“Huh? You finally arrived? Do you know this? “The other cadets had already arrived and were seated a long time ago, but you were the last to arrive.”

And inside the classroom, a person she had never expected to see was welcoming Ellie.

“… Brother?”

It was Xi’an.

“Why is my brother here?”

“Why? Can’t I come to class now? “And you obviously know that I’m taking this class, so why are you saying something different now?”

That’s… It certainly was.

Half a year ago, when she entered Lutra, her parents were worried about her younger sisters, so she changed her schedule so that her lectures could overlap with her younger sisters as much as possible. Because I drew it up.

Therefore, it was not at all strange for Ellie to take the ‘monster training’ course she was currently taking.

But, if you think about it that way, she also had something to say to Ellie.

“Recently, you haven’t even come to the classroom at all, let alone listened to the lectures. So, I thought I had just given up on this year’s lecture, but now you’re going to pretend to be a model student?”

To be more precise, he stopped coming to the classroom after strange rumors began to circulate surrounding his draft.

Because of those rumors, she avoided attending lectures as much as possible because she was afraid that she would attract unnecessary attention and cause harm to her younger sisters… The current draft was different.

He was no longer the type of person who cared about his younger sisters.

“I thought about it, and there was no reason for me not to avoid you and attend the lecture. And… “Even if I missed attendance a few times, I was confident that I would get at least a high grade.”

Sian smiled and smiled at Ellie and opened her mouth.

“Because no matter how bad I was, I felt like I could easily beat you. If I have someone who puts me under my wing, I can avoid the lowest points. Is not it?”

At that moment, even though Ellie clearly knew that it was her provocation, she ended up getting angry at Sian’s words.

“What, what? Brother, really-“

But that was then.

“Everyone be quiet. It’s time for the lecture to start, but why isn’t everyone in their seats? “Let’s stop chatting and everyone go back to their seats.”

It was already time for the lecture to begin, and Professor Drossel, the professor in charge of the monster practice course, entered the classroom.

“… Tsk.”

Still, there was no way she could argue with her brother in front of her professor, who was clearly watching her, so Ellie went back to her seat first.

And Professor Drossel looked at Xian, who had been attending the lecture hall for the first time in a long time, staring blankly for a moment, then quietly opened her mouth.

“Xian. It’s been quite a while since I’ve seen your face. Therefore… “Is this the first time since you missed a lecture without permission?”

“… Sorry, Professor. “I promise that something like this will never happen again.”

When Sian lowered her head towards Professor Drossel and said that, the professor still answered Sian with a blunt expression.

“There is no need to apologize to me. “I also heard vague rumors about what happened surrounding you, and I also received various instructions regarding you from above.”

“… “Are you talking about instructions related to me?”

“Yes, an official letter came directly from the imperial family. “There is a reason why you have been absent from lectures or have shown a lack of sincerity, so I am asking you to send it in unwritten form.”

“… !”

At that moment, all the cadets gathered in the classroom opened their eyes and turned to look in Xi’an’s direction without realizing it.

So, does this mean that the imperial family has directly criticized Xian and made excuses on his behalf?

The imperial family, who can be said to be thoroughly superior, even took a low-key stance to the point of using the word ‘please’ in an official letter sent to Lutra?

‘Nonsense! ‘What on earth is that guy?’

‘Is that Xian some kind of hidden royal family member? ‘Why is the imperial family doing this to this extent?’

Basically, the imperial family takes the position of being a supporter of Lutra and basically does not want to interfere significantly with the operation of the Academy.

This is because we know very well that if political issues are involved in the environment where cadets are educated, it will not be a good situation.

Of course, there was a time when Ricardo accused Xian of harming the imperial family, but that was something that Ricardo did arbitrarily and not directly at the imperial level.

If the imperial family interferes with affairs within Luthra, there are only two major reasons.

Something happened related to the royal family, or even worse, something that could not be compromised at the royal family level was involved.

But now, Professor Drossel said this.

The imperial family even used the word ‘favor’ towards Lutra, asking him to do everything related to Xian without permission.

I couldn’t understand it at all. Why on earth does the imperial family care so much about someone like Xian who has no background whatsoever?

“However, whatever the reason, the reason you have not been able to attend class until now is your own reason, so there is no reason for me to accommodate you. “Please study on your own to keep up with the progress of classes that have been delayed.”

“… Thank you.”

Although the words were blunt, they contained consideration for him, so Sian bowed her head towards Professor Drossel once again.

“Then, let’s start today’s class. In this class, as I announced last time… “I will take the time to gain practical experience.”

Practical combat experience was a class in which monsters were placed in a dungeon arbitrarily created by Luthra and the cadets were given an experience similar to an actual battle.

Of course, measures were taken to basically prevent the monsters in the dungeon from killing the cadets.

Every single one of the cadets in Lutra was a valuable talent, so we couldn’t afford to lose them through practical training.

But to put it another way, it was no different from saying that anything except ‘losing one’s life’ could happen through this class.

In fact, among Lutra’s numerous classes, the class with the highest rate of injuries was also a practical experience class.

“Basically, this class is conducted in a group format of two people. Additionally, each cadet has different combat abilities, so each cadet will enter the dungeon at the level they desire. However, hunting strong monsters does not necessarily mean receiving high scores. “We want to see how you overcome the various difficulties in the dungeon.”

With that said, Professor Drossel turned his head and looked closely in the direction where Xian was.

“What are the types of monsters scheduled to appear in today’s dungeon and their weaknesses…?” If you have listened carefully to the recent lectures, you will be able to easily understand this. Please keep in mind that if you cannot remember, it is your own responsibility.”

It was clear to anyone who heard the professor’s words that he was referring specifically to the draft.

“Then, from now on, we will form a group of two people. “After you have formed your group, tell us what level of difficulty you want the dungeon to be.”

Ellie usually stood next to the cadets she was forming a group with, and then slowly turned her eyes to look in the direction where Sian was.

Sure enough, Ellie laughed inwardly as she watched Xian forming a group with Cartesia as if it was natural.

‘I thought there was something great, but it turned out to be just that.’

She was a little surprised to see Xian’s background at the imperial level, but it seemed like she was worried for no reason.

Seeing Cartesia following Cartesia like a chick chasing its mother bird, it was clear that they were probably passionate about each other and treated her Xian as a fun toy.

If you declared war on yourself with that kind of attitude, then it is not worth worrying about.

After making up her mind, Ellie confidently opened her mouth to Professor Drossel.

“I will attack the highest difficulty dungeon.”

“Good. Let’s get it ready. So, Sian, what do you plan to do? “You haven’t been to class recently, so you can just take a field trip today if you want.”

Hearing Professor Drossel’s thoughtful words, Sian glanced in Ellie’s direction, and then she suddenly started saying something out of the blue.

“Professor, I have one question before that.”

“What is it?”

“What would happen if someone who missed the last class and attended today’s class without any information challenges and clears a dungeon of the same level of difficulty as the top student in their grade?”

“Yes, you will receive a grade close to perfect. “If you have that level of skill and improvisation, it’s like saying there’s almost no need to take this class.”

In response to Professor Drossel’s answer, Xian smiled and opened his mouth.

“Then, I will also challenge the highest difficulty dungeon. Not only that, I promise that I will easily surpass the record that Eli sets here today.”

“… What?”

Not paying attention to Professor Drossel’s slight look of embarrassment on his face, Sian shrugs his shoulders as if to preach his obvious truth.

“If it’s at least the highest record set by someone like Ellie, I’m confident I can beat it.”

“… Under.”

And the moment Sian said that, she couldn’t help but think that the expression Ellie made was something truly worth seeing.