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‘It’s a good thing I prepared in advance before the training session.’

Ethan lightly moved his body.

‘It’s the new teacher training session led by the Sword Saint. No matter what happens, it won’t be unusual in this place.’

The Sword Saint is quite free-spirited. And that personality was a considerable burden to heretical forces like the Followers of the Moon.

It’s so unpredictable that they can’t persuade him. But they can’t kill him either.

‘For the Followers of the Moon, the Sword Saint is too big of a variable.’

Ethan remembered more than a dozen clashes between the Sword Saint and the Followers of the Moon.

‘He just doesn’t fit with those gloomy guys.’

As a result, the Followers of the Moon were also trying to eliminate the Sword Saint whenever the opportunity arose.

This upcoming new teacher training session was a timely situation for them to eliminate the Sword Saint.

‘Originally, he would be seriously injured.’

Because of that, the Sword Saint would lose one of his arms.

Even so, he remained the Sword Saint, but he would regret losing one of his arms for a long time.

‘All of a sudden, I’ve become a variable. Since I’ve dealt with two Apostles, I don’t know if the Followers of the Moon will attack this training session.’

But the law is to always assume the worst.

‘If I think they’re coming, I’m glad I’ve raised my physical condition before the training session.’

To be honest, I didn’t think I would become this strong.

‘I’m a little relieved.’

Before departure.

Ethan, the last to arrive, made a total of five new teachers standing in front of the platform.

The new teachers from the Swordsmanship Department were Ethan and Ciron, two in total, and the new teachers from the Magic Department were five in total.

But two out of the five were unable to attend due to personal reasons.

Therefore, the Magic Department had three new teachers participating in this training session.

‘Nadia, Iris, and Har Demeka.’

The Demeka family.

While not one of the Twelve Families, it is a fairly famous family, and the pure white hair is a characteristic of the Demeka bloodline.

‘Har Demeka is quite capable too.’

In time, they would be called the White Mage, a talented individual.

‘It would be good to include them in our social circle.’

In many ways, it’s not bad to have built a network of connections.

“Did you all rest well? Judging from your expressions, it seems you rested well.”

The Principal slowly stepped onto the platform and looked at the faces of the new teachers.

“The new teacher training session will be a very helpful event for all of you. You can learn how other academies are teaching their students through exchanges with new teachers from other academies, and you can also learn the abilities that a teacher must have through the training.”

Saying that, the Principal talked about the academies participating in this training session.

“This training session has a total of four academies participating.”

Ivecar Academy, Freya Academy, Covington Academy, and Goode Academy.

But Ivecar should be concerned about Freya Academy.

Because Ivecar had lost the position it had occupied to Freya.

“The overall coordinator of this new teacher training session is, thankfully, the Sword Saint. The Sword Saint will run this training session very tightly. It will probably be very difficult. He likes competition very much, so there will be a lot of competitive subjects between the academies.”

At the Principal’s words, Ethan gave a wry smile.

If the training session proceeded according to the Sword Saint’s personality, it could develop into a battle rather than an exchange between academies.

“So don’t get too excited, and just show a moderate performance. Understood?”

The Principal said that and made eye contact with Ethan.

Ethan nodded to the Principal.

‘Moderately, but not too moderately, I guess.’

The Principal waved his hand, and the Dean of the Knight Department and the Dean of the Magic Department stepped onto the platform.

One more teacher followed them up to the platform.

“The Deans of each department and Teacher Claudie Hyde will be participating together. I don’t know if you all know this, but when Teacher Claudie was a new teacher, Ivecar won first place in the new teacher training session.”

The Principal looked at Claudie with a satisfied expression.

“Of course, we haven’t won first place since then. But this time will be different. This year, excellent new teachers have joined us.”

And the Principal made eye contact with the five new teachers, one by one, with an expectant gaze.

Among them, Ciron Ramsdale’s eyes burned the brightest.

For Ciron, the venue of this training session was a place like his own home.

He also knew his grandfather’s Sword Saint personality better than anyone else.

Even with that advantage, if he couldn’t stand out in this training session?

That would be humiliating.

Ciron glanced at Ethan.

Honestly speaking, Ethan was a monster-like being outside the norm, but if it weren’t for Ethan, Ciron would naturally be Ivecar’s promising prospect.

Iris and Ciron’s eyes suddenly met. Having both looked at Ethan and then made eye contact, the two soon realized they were thinking the same thing.

There is no Ethan in the other academies. Having experienced Ethan, the monster, they were filled with confidence that they would not lose to anyone.

“I will do my best!”

Ciron Ramsdale answered loudly.

Seemingly satisfied with his shout, the Principal smiled.

“Go and show it, and come back having learned. To your heart’s content!”

***

The new teacher training session was basically intended to enhance the mutual skills of the academies through exchanges.

But as the history of the training session continued, its essence began to change little by little.

At some point, the new teacher training session became a place for the academies to compete on the level of their newly recruited teachers.

Since the level of the new teachers clearly showed the current status of each academy, the academies also began to subtly encourage competition and boost their pride.

Ivecar Academy had consistently produced decent results in the new teacher training session since its inception, and peaked when Claudie Hyde joined as a new teacher.

But after that, it has only been on a downward slide.

Freya Academy has always been the first place.

They always manage to maintain first place, as their newly recruited teachers are of the highest level.

Given the situation, the head of the Knight Department and the head of the Magic Department, who had been leading the new teachers, did not particularly like the training session until last year.

But this year is different.

The two Deans glanced at Ethan.

This year, Ivecar has Ethan Whiskers.

With this monster-like new teacher, the first place in the new teacher training session is as good as Ivecar’s.

As the two Deans were looking at Ethan, the other new teachers one by one approached Ethan to greet him.

“Have you been well, Teacher Ethan?”

“Good to see you, Teacher Ethan!”

“Your expression looks much better! You seem a bit more robust.”

The three teachers also seemed to have spent a fulfilling vacation preparing for this new teacher training session.

The one with the best expression was Iris.

‘She’s gotten stronger.’

Looking with the Eye of Horus, her movements had changed from before, and the flow of mana was also very stable.

On the other hand, Nadia looked the most unwell.

‘Her family situation must be reaching a critical point.’

In fact, Ethan had thought Nadia wouldn’t participate in this training session.

But the fact that she did participate meant she must have a reason.

‘She is one of the pillars of the Twelve Families, and the previous family head was the current imperial chief minister.’

Moreover, Nadia herself is a hidden gem with high potential value within the Tschernkastel family.

‘If I can help, it would be good.’

“I’ve been well, teachers. As you can see, I’ve been quite busy. But I was really looking forward to this. Isn’t this the day we can show our worth?”

Our. At those words, the three teachers inwardly felt affection.

To be honest, Ethan had the skills to win the competition on his own.

But the fact that he said “our” made them feel very reassured.

Yet, they all had a slightly tense look.

Especially Har Demeka, who was standing a little apart, seemed very uncomfortable in this place.

When Ethan looked at Har, Iris, with her arms crossed, said,

“I tried to get close to Teacher Har a few times.”

To someone who didn’t know the situation, it would look like she was shunning her, so Iris sighed and explained the situation.

“But she kept pushing me away. She hardly even responded. That’s why I thought she wouldn’t even come to the new teacher training session.”

“But he’s coming with us.”

Ethan gestured to Har.

“Teacher Har!”

At Ethan’s words, Har turned her head slightly to look this way. Ethan was quite pale himself, but Har was beyond pale, almost transparent.

“…Yes?”

Her voice also sounded drained of energy.

‘It’s like looking at my own past self when I was near death.’

She had a similar aspect to Ethan that evoked a sense of shared hardship.

“As fellow new teacher colleagues. This seems to be the first time we’ve met. Come join us and chat.”

“No, I’m…I’m fine.”

At Har’s response, Iris looked at Ethan with a puzzled gaze.

But since Ethan couldn’t just leave it at that, he continued to speak to Har.

“I went to the Demeka territory recently, and the specialty fruits there were amazing. I’ve never seen such fresh fruit before. I heard they’re good for the body, so I was wondering if they really are as good as they say. But the taste was truly different from other fruits.”

Even though Har remained quiet, Ethan continued his story without hesitation.

The important thing was to at least draw a little of her interest.

“That yellow apple, you know? Unlike other apples, it’s incredibly sweet. I heard they spray various potions on it while cultivating it to maximize the sweetness. They even make hard candies out of it by pouring the potion on the apple and solidifying it. That was quite good too.”

Listening quietly, Har blinked her eyes and looked at Ethan, then gave a faint smile.

“…It’s delicious, isn’t it? That’s called a sugar apple.”

“…?”

Seeing Har respond in this way was the first time, so Iris and Nadia had surprised expressions on their faces.

“Yes, it was really delicious. But Teacher Har, your robe isn’t just plain white, is it?”

“…How did you know?”

Har took a small step closer to Ethan’s group.

“It seems you’ve mixed in some dye. Pure white is really tricky to handle, isn’t it? But you use it so naturally. You’re really amazing, Teacher Har.”

It may look like a plain white robe, but it’s not just a regular white. It has a slight ivory tint. But that ivory color is also not ordinary.

“Ivory, no, it has more of an antique feel, so I should call it antique white, right?”

As Ethan easily brought up the topic of colors, Har’s eyes widened.

“Teacher Har’s eyes have never opened that wide, even when I saw her fall over before.”

“It’s unbelievable, even when I saw her fall hard in front of me before, her eyes didn’t open that wide!”

Nadia opened her mouth.

“Your eye… is quite good.”

Har had now moved to stand next to Ethan. Ciron, who had been there, had been pushed aside.

Ciron looked at Har and Ethan. Ethan seemed a bit more robust than before, but there wasn’t a big change from the first time he saw him.

Seeing the two pale-looking people stick together, several stories naturally came to mind.

“…I feel like I should give them each a potion bottle.”

Ciron muttered quietly.

Ethan agreed with that sentiment.

Ethan used the Eye of Horus to closely examine the woman standing next to him.

‘As I thought.’

Ethan had been watching Har’s gait with the Eye of Horus since she had approached just now.

‘If you learn techniques full of cold energy, you’re bound to end up like this.’

Ethan’s observation of Har’s physical condition through the Eye of Horus did not look very good.

‘She’s right on the borderline. If she overcomes this, she’ll become a White Archmage, but if she can’t, she’ll suffer internal injuries and never be able to use mana again.’

Of course, she will overcome that crisis and become a White Archmage.

‘I’ll invest in her again this time too.’

After all, it’s profitable to get a foot in the door on a sure thing. Since the Demeka family is also one of the high-ranking noble families, it’s not bad to build a connection.

“The five of us are representing Ivecar to go to the training session. So during the training session, we’re practically one body. If there’s anything you need, don’t hesitate to say so. Let’s help each other as much as possible.”

Although they were fellow new teachers, Ethan was speaking like an experienced teacher.

It was a bit unusual, but given the impact he had shown in the first semester, his fellow teachers nodded their heads in agreement without dissent.

Their gaze towards him was even full of trust.

Har also slightly bit her lip and nodded.

“…Okay.”

***

The group, moving at a fast pace, took a brief rest under a large tree.

“We’re almost there.”

Since it was a trip to his own territory, Ciron Ramsdale guided the group through the fastest shortcut.

“You all don’t need to be too tense. This training is being conducted entirely by new teachers. It’s only natural for new teachers to be inexperienced. So don’t worry too much.”

The Deans of each department said to the teachers. Then they glanced at Claudie.

Since Claudie had received the new teacher training most recently, his advice was needed at this time.

“As the Deans said, just remember that the other teachers are also new teachers like you. You’ve all only been through one semester, no more and no less.”

Claudie said.

“Just do as you normally do. And if you really can’t manage, just look at that teacher over there.”

He pointed to Ethan.

“He’ll help you out as much as he can.”

Ethan smiled wryly at those words.

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