Chapter 150 - Announcement

Joan then went to rest on his seat after hours of squatting. If he has stat cultivation skill that time, he will make his strength rose higher. Joan was then asked by Elbert, Anna, Gil, Sufia, Patricia, Kale, Von, and, Heinz. Making their voices jumbled up.

"Are you okay Joan?" Anna asked.

"Teacher is unforgiving. I can't bear to watch you suffer even you told the right answer!" Elbert said.

"Yeah, it was rough. You can tell that he knows what to cure my sleepiness," Joan said to him.

"Yeah! Haha! But still, unforgivable!" Said Kale.

They soon went to the cafeteria to eat. Surprisingly, Joan ate a bunch of orders. Making his plates pile up. He has lost energy that much that he needs to recover them fast. His rest was deprived and his sleep so he went gluttonous on the process. Just to make up for the lost calories and carbohydrates. His blood sugar was also low at the moment, making him pale with eyebags on his eyes. He looks haggard after squatting for hours.

"Wow Joan, you need to take care of yourself. You look pale and sleep-deprived." Patricia said worriedly.

"Yeah, you will get sick with that," Von said. Heinz seconded him.

"Ah, yeah but I have to eat this much to regain my lost energy. I don't have a choice, and I am hungry so it is still normal for me to eat this much," Joan explained.

Joan can only be delighted at their care for him. Still, he has to train. Not wanting to be weak forever was what was on his mind. His strength right now was of an advanced. It was still one rank below his Duplicate. Making him bit his lips at the moment.

Eating some more meat while he was at it. Biting off chunks of chicken leg and put into the pile of bones that was on his front.

Many students can't help but garner their attention. He was eating like that since he trained hard on the training grounds. Just a few days ago, he was eating like that. Making him hailed as the glutton of the cafeteria. Exceeding the eating capacity of fatty ones there. Putting their performance to a shame.

It was then, the school bell rang. It was time for the next class to start. They hurriedly went to their classroom. Their teacher was already there at the front desk. Waiting for his students to arrive.

"We will start the class shortly. You are still not late, don't worry." He said to them.

They went to seat at their seats and other students arrived too after them, seated and ready for class. Their teacher then started his class after seeing that all the seats were full. Not a vacant seat was seen.

"Okay, let us start the class! Let us see after checking the attendance," He said to them. It was then, they were all called one by one. Even though no one was absent, he still called for them to know his students one by one. It was then, he finished having a roll call.

"Okay, class. Please prepare for the upcoming tournament. Yes! Tournament! Are you not excited?" He asked joyously.

The students were confused about what to think at the moment. Not knowing what to do with it bugged their minds. Upon seeing them not excited, he explained further.

"You will have to compete for the best Holy Knight of this room and then you will compete with the other sections. After selecting the best Holy Knight, you will then compete for the best job class user of this year. This is a once a year competition. You must all prepare for it. Each job class will have a representative and will be called the Herald of your job class. They will be all granted high ranking positions in the army. Competing on the best of all Job classes will be called the "Herald Of All Jobs". That one is granted nobility and status with a piece of land. You want that right?" He asked.

The students were all drooling at the announcement. They imagined themselves being hailed as one. Granting a status as the king gave them such honour. Dubbing them as one in such ceremony.

Joan was not even interested in the slightest. Such thing is okay for him but more things were much more important to him. Like being a Grandmaster again or achieving his dream of being Legend. It was a small step to take at the moment.

They almost cheered and whistled as they heard the announcement. Making to room rowdy at the moment.

"Silence! Please all be silent. I will tell the details to all of you so please listen," He said.

They soon all went silent and their rowdiness died down. Making them calm their high horses with just his warning.

"You will all have a sparring session and an elimination round. After that, we will choose the top student who will win then he will be our class' representative. He will battle also the other class representatives of other sections then the winner will be the Herald Of Holy Knight. You will all be watching the finals in the arena itself. But the classroom eliminations were in the open field of our room," He said to them.

It was then after the announcement, he thought them about the weapon conjuration spells. Imagining the form, the shape, weight, the components, they prepared their mana and then made the mana into fueling their imagined weapon. They were able to make one for themselves.

"Wow! A greatsword!" The students were amazed. The one who conjured it was none other than Joan himself. It was like a one-handed sword that has been attached with another hilt and handguard on its bottom. A chilling aura was seen smoking from the weapon.

"Whoa! Joan right? You have great talent in conjuration! Plus points!" Their teacher said to him. Joan can only smirk at his remarks.

It was then, they ended their class with a great result. Many students made their favourite weapons and only a few doesn't have the talent to conjured one. They have a low talent for such basic and important spells for a Job classed person. It was a nice day for Joan until the princess came looking for him.

Dressed in her skirt uniform, she was panting as he ran towards him after he saw him walking in the hallway. Joan wanted to turn around as he didn't want to be involved with the princess as it was a hassle. But sadly, his wish will not be answered with a yes. He turned around and wanted to walk away but he was grabbed on the shoulders.

"You are Joan, right? Please teach me in my Paladin class. I wanted you to be my tutor," She said.

"I am sorry Princess to reject the offer. I don't know what you are talking about. I am a Holy Knight student but not a Paladin," Joan replied.

"Do not lie, I am told by the Grandmasters to find you and train under you. They said you are a great teacher. I need to win the tournament to prove to my father and brother that I am not a weak princess," She said.

'Those old men! Damn it, they told me that my secret is safe with them. I guess they could not be trusted at all,' Joan sighed.

"I reject," Joan said.

"Why? Well, your secret will be spilt like I might tell it to others. Your secret will not be revealed and is safe with me. In return, I can tell my father to give you a Herald title already," She said.

"You need to win the tournament? Just to prove that you are not a weak princess? Well, it is self-gratification on your part. The rewards are a trifling matter to you but the title is an important one for you, am I right?" Joan said to her.

"Yes, you are correct," She replied.

"You are an interesting one. Meet me in the arena or training grounds. The old folks will be there every night. And I am a harsh one even to girls. You might want to give up first before my training. You will cry blood and vomit your intestines," Joan scared her.

"I won't back out. Knowing that you are accepted is the important one. You can rest assured that I will not be a burden," She said.

"Good, now go. I don't want others to see me talking to the Princess. They might think I am a social climber," Joan said then disappeared without a trace.

[Illusion]

[After image]

With Tengu's skill, she was left with no one to talk to. Soon after, Joan went to his dorm room and then changed clothes. Seemingly tired of the current events, he slept on the bed until time passed by too fast for him to notice. Time passed by and he needs to train his classmates in Holy Knight class.

They entered the door as a group and Joan woke up. Opening the door after fixing his room in a jiffy. He made them enter his room.