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Chapter 13: Is That Okay?

In the senior division, while there were many internal students, since it was a new class, the first class still started with introductions.

"I'm Ishud Regula. Hobbies include fighting and collecting weapons. Special skill: knocking down monsters. Nice to meet you."

““““..........””””

While Gulf's introduction didn't receive much warmth, after Ishudo finished his, a hellish atmosphere pervaded the room.

"Hahaha! I guess I'm really not liked, huh~. Byron-sensei, if I'm this disliked, it seems like I could be attacked anywhere in the academy, don't you think?"

Byron Gastark, the homeroom teacher for Ishud's class, couldn't immediately deny it and struggled to find words.

"Hmm... By the way, do you want to be liked by other students?"

"I wouldn't mind being liked by the ones I find interesting."

"I see. If that's how you feel, then fine. Take your seat."

"Alright."

From the perspective of the other students, it wasn't clear which part of that exchange was considered fine.

"Now, I assume you understand, but Flaveld Academy prioritizes self-improvement above all. I recommend focusing on elevating yourself without wasting your consciousness on unnecessary matters."

Byron exuded a typical noble atmosphere, and while he himself was from a viscount family, surprisingly, he disliked excessively restraining others with ideologies and rules.

Flaveld Academy, while primarily a school for training future knights and mages, allowed students to pursue paths other than those.

"Full-fledged classes will start from tomorrow. That's all for today."

With that, Byron swiftly concluded and left the classroom.

(Now then, should I head to the dormitory room for the time being?)

Unless there are special circumstances, students are placed in the Roberto dormitory of the Academy.

Naturally, the same applied even to royalty.

“Gulf, let's go to the dorm... What, do you want to be punched again, rich boy?”

“Don't joke around!! If you think the last one was serious, you're way off the mark!!!”

“I'll return those words exactly. Do you think I used any magic or skills even a bit? ...Quite a busy day with so many customers.”

With the greetings and introductions in each class finished, today, the first student who received Ishud's blow energetically entered the classroom.

"I found you!!! You really embarrassed me this morning!!!"

"Hey, come on, cut it out. You suddenly punched me, so I just retaliated in self-defense. You becoming groggy with just one hit is probably because your training is lacking."

As Ishud, who didn't know the word "retreat," immediately counterattacked, students who thought there might be another exchange of blows in the classroom quickly distanced themselves.

"Will you guys stop it!!!"

(Oh, perhaps there are some fairly serious students here?)

"If you want to fight, do it in the training ground!! The classroom is not a place for playing violent pranks!!!"

(...Yeah, he's not wrong about that.)

Rather than trying to stop the inevitable fight that would unfold, he only advised not to cause trouble here.

"Tch... fine then. You, let's go!!!"

"Eeh~ why, though? I mean, I won't gain any money or anything by fighting you guys, right? So why bother fighting you properly?"

"You!! Cut out that disrespectful attitude!!!"

"Hmph! So you were just a coward hiding behind the name of a frontier barbarian. If you want to run, now's your chance!! It was nothing more than a temporary first place, after all."

"Well~ If you had prepared compensation for when you lose, it would've been a different story... Alright, I'll fight you."

The barbarian rumored to be the top of the exams and the students who likely has a grudge against him are about to fight.

The news quickly spread not only among the first-year students of the high school department but throughout the entire high school. As preparations were made, including asking teachers to oversee and arranging various things, spectators increased rapidly.

(How many people are here? Not dozens... it's way beyond that. There must be over a hundred for sure.)

Currently, Gulf has persuaded Ishud's homeroom teacher, Byron, to let him sit next to Byron and is waiting for the match to begin.

"Really, causing trouble from the very first day of school. That guy..."

"Uh, um, Professor Byron."

"Do you have a question?"

"Well, it's more of a question... Is it really okay for it to be a one-on-two match?"

Ishud declared that repeating a one-on-one match twice would be troublesome, so he would face the two opponents simultaneously.

Naturally, the two opponents were furious, but amidst various discussions, they were somehow persuaded by Ishud's words. In the end, it became a one-on-two match, a numerical disadvantage for Ishud.

"Do you know why he's called a frontier barbarian?"

"Well, I'm not very familiar with that since I’m from a commoner background..."

"That's understandable. Ishud's hometown is plagued by a massive number of monsters appearing from somewhere, either trying to spread elsewhere or attacking the territories ruled by the Regula family."

"Oh, is it an unexplained mass emergence?"

“Exactly. That unexplained phenomenon has been going on for decades... well, over a hundred years now. The cause remains unknown even after all this time. However, those who hail from the Regula family and those who serve the Regula family have been blocking the ferocious monsters attempting to spread to various places."

"S-so that's how it is... Wait, does that mean..."

Still... still, he didn't understand.

He couldn't fathom why other students despised, belittled, and looked down on Ishud to such an extent... he truly couldn't comprehend it.

"The efforts and results of someone...unfortunately, often lead to someone else's jealousy, envy, and resentment. The Regula family... to put it bluntly, always achieves victories. From the perspective of other nobles, they find the Regula family to be an extremely undesirable existence."

"...I completely... don't understand."

"That's understandable. I'm not telling you to understand. But just remember that such ugliness exists in people. Just by keeping that in mind, you should reduce the time you waste on unnecessary worries."

"R-right... I understand... but, isn't it dangerous to have a one-on-two match!?"

He has the scene of Ishud swiftly defeating both opponents in an instant firmly in his memory, but if it's for real and both opponents are serious... it's only natural to feel uneasy.

"I see. Gulf is a student, so it's natural that you wouldn't know."

"W-what do you mean?"

"Well... it's like this. I don't know much about Ishud to be acting so high and mighty, but you can watch with peace of mind."

From Byron, who knows various circumstances, this match was as good as a predetermined outcome.

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