CH 395

The Caan Knight’s National School was opened this year to train super elites. Until now, the regions that had been free cities occupied by the Kingdom of Polsky or an eastern colony city of Ploiss taken over took new steps as the Caan Knight’s Nation, thanks to the recent war. This academy was then established to unearth the excellent talent sleeping in the new state.

The children who attend there are mainly the sons of the former Plossian aristocrats, the sons of the Polsky aristocrats, and the children of wealthy merchants who spend time and money on their education, it’s a wide spread.

Of course, it is supposed that anyone can attend as long as they are excellent even if they are from the commoners. However, it was almost impossible for a commoner child to actually attend. This is because even if the child should have been excellent inherently but has not learned anything before, they cannot prove that excellence.

Even if they are originally skilled children if they are made to study, they have never studied so far, so they do not know their excellence. And even if they try to enter a school to study, they fail the exam to enter the school, so they can’t even get a chance to study.

This is a big contradiction as a system, but there is no resource to send all applicants to school and study. If it’s school buildings, if you build them over time, you’ll probably have enough space to fit them all. But that is not the case with the teachers who will teach the students. It also takes a long time to train teachers, and they have to educate them to be proper teachers with their curriculum.

It is not possible to spread it on a large scale all of a sudden, and as long as they have to manage with limited resources, they have no choice but to select and nurture a certain number of excellent people from the beginning. That’s why this Caan Knight’s National School can be said to be an institution for raising super elites.

Preparations are underway to consider how to deal with people who are supposed to be excellent but are not scooped up. However, it will take a long time for them to fully spread throughout the region. Above all, the poorer the family, the more expected that even young children will join the labor force. They can’t afford to send them to a school that doesn’t make the family money and increases the burden on the parents.

As a result, the first people who inevitably came to Caan Knight’s National School were the sons of nobles and wealthy merchants whose parents’ families had money and power, and who put a lot of effort into educating their children.

And then… those who entered the school full of confidence at first had their pride shattered after the lessons started.

The content of the curriculum is too advanced, and there are already some students who cannot keep up and drop out or leave the school halfway through. There are several levels of classes and content, so it would be nice to lower your overall grade level, but pride gets in the way, and in the end, there are endless people who can’t keep up and choose to just completely drop out.

The sons of the nobles who had their pride crushed, even though the institution had been established less than a year ago, criticized this system. However, among them, those who were truly excellent managed to stick to the difficult classes.

Naturally, the level division progresses, and it is divided into the highest elite class, the upper class, the normal class, and the lower class according to ability. No matter how high-ranking aristocrat you are, this school only considers your grades and ability. No matter how much pressure the nobles exerted, the school never paid any attention to the sons of such nobles trying to sway their treatment with their influence.

The senior students graduate in as little as 2 years. This was a special case only for new students at the time of opening. In the first year, when the ages and progress of studies were different, the number of years of school was decided according to the ability of each student.

From the next academic year, the age of admission will be decided, and if you reach that age, you will have to start from the first grade. However, since it is a pity that those over that age cannot attend school at all in the first year, consideration was given to allow them to become students from the appropriate grade according to their academic ability regardless of age.

This measure will be effective for the next 5 years, and those who have already exceeded the admission age at the time of the school’s opening can take an examination and be transferred to a grade corresponding to their ability within that time.

The school lasts for 6 years in the primary course and 3 years in the secondary course, with a maximum of 9 years. There is a tuition exemption and a scholarship system for those who have excellent grades and have other external reasons such as family poverty. In other words, the top students in the first year start from the 2nd year of secondary school.

In such a situation, a strange group of 6 came to the top class of the 2nd year in secondary school, which had the best students among them.

“Um~…….For about a month from today, international students from Berne Academy in the royal capital will be studying with you in this classroom. Please introduce yourselves,” the teacher said.

“Umm… I’m Charlotte. Nice to meet you.”

“”””-!?”””””

The students reacted grandly to the girl who called herself Charlotte. His appearance is unusual. She was strange, quite unusual, but she had never been seen before.

Her hairstyle is far from trendy. Her unkempt hairstyle obscures most of her face. She was yet to be uncouth, but her hairstyle made it look like she was deliberately hiding most of her face. But that’s not the problem… the strange thing on the top half of her face, around her eyes. It’s so rare that it doesn’t make sense.

“Excuse me! May I ask you a question?”

Hans was in a good mood, so he raised his hand and asked that.

“I planned to set up a question time later… what is it…?” the teacher said.

If it doesn’t matter, it can be moved to later…

“What is that thing on Charlotte’s face?”

“Pu!”

A burst of laughter erupted from the class. She is so strange that everyone is curious about what she has on Charlotte’s face, and at the same time, she is so funny that they can’t help laughing. There’s something strange about the top half of her face that makes it almost impossible to tell what she looks like.

“This is what we call ‘eyeglasses.’ It’s the latest tool for correcting poor eyesight and difficulty seeing both near and far objects.”

…… Huh?”

“Hee…?”

Many people who were laughing at first became interested after hearing the explanation. Not all of them accepted it right away, but as expected, it was the highest class in this school, and they had enough capacity to accept and be interested in the latest things. Some people are still laughing at the strange appearance, but many people are convinced of its usefulness.

“Are you satisfied? Then let’s move on. Next person, please introduce yourself,” the teacher said.

“I’m Mikoto! I’ll see how you guys are doing for a month. Be grateful for that.”

“””””…”””””

The atmosphere of the class changed at once with the words of the girl who called herself Mikoto. It’s not that she was intimidated or that they were dumbfounded. Everyone’s faces changed.

This school changes classes even in the middle of the 1st year. Students who do not perform well are dropped into lower classes. The people here are objectively those who can keep up with the most advanced classes at this school. There is no one who would keep quiet about Mikoto, who had such words towards them.

“Hmph! Why do you think you can say that when you’re just a young noble lady who gets to attend the royal capital’s school because you were born lucky?!”

“Hey! Stop that! You’ll know each other’s abilities in the lessons from now on. Ms. Mikoto, don’t take too much of that provocation. Next person.”

The teacher intervenes to nip it in the bud and move on. It’s fine to see each other as rivals or work hard, but right now they’re in the middle of introducing international students before class. The teacher wants to move forward quickly and urges them forward one after another.

“I’m Alexandra. I look forward to my time studying with you all, however brief.”

Next was a girl who looked like the daughter of a high-ranking aristocrat. She seems to have the highest status among the international students who come today. She introduced herself in a nonchalant manner, but the students of the Caan Knight’s National School despised her, thinking that she was a high-ranking aristocrat who could have attended the prestigious school in the royal capital anyway, too.

“I’m Claudia. Nice to meet you.”

This was a strange girl dressed like a knight, then she brushed her bangs out of nowhere and introduced herself while making a strange pose. This place is called Caan Knight’s National School, but it’s not a school where only those who aim to become knights enter. It’s just that the investors or administration is a knight’s order. Yet they all thought that this girl had misunderstood something and enrolled.

“Umm… I’m Louisa. Nice to meet you.”

“What’s going on?”

The second girl was just normal. Yes, she is too ordinary. She looks like an ordinary peasant kid. Only high-ranking aristocrats should be able to enter the academy in the royal capital. And yet, why is an exchange student from a school in the royal capital such an ordinary farmer’s child? The students here did not understand at all.

“I’m Katharina. I don’t need you to take care of me, so please don’t speak to me.”

“Uwah……”

And the last girl said that with a cold expression like ice. What she says is also absurd. They want to ask her what she came to study abroad for. However, this school is not a school for making friends. Everyone is desperate to get good grades and get a good job. All of them are rivals and they don’t want to get along with each other from the beginning.

“So… do you have any questions? No, you don’t have any? Right, then please ask each of them individually during the break time. At this school, social status doesn’t matter. They don’t give their family names, either, but please don’t blindly provoke them. With that out of the way, let’s begin the class.”

Even though no one had said anything yet, the teacher cut off the question time and started the class. But no one complains. In this elite class, they don’t really care what other people think. It also has nothing to do with them, such as those who came for a short-term study abroad. They just study hard. Then the lesson started.

Exchange students came from the academy in the royal capital, and no one had spoken to them yet. However, it wasn’t like they were completely uninterested.

“Hey, what do you think about those international students?”

“Mikoto is so cute! She’s also got that strong personality…”

“No… that’s not what I’m asking about…”

They can’t hide their surprise that 6 students, all of whom are girls, have suddenly come to study abroad. There are female students at both Berne Academy and Caan Knight’s National School. However, female students focus not on academics, but general knowledge, etiquette, and bride training, and there are almost no female students in the top class. Also, the schoolgirls themselves and their parents are sent to school not so much to study, but to make connections and learn how to behave in society.

They can’t understand how six girls from the capital’s academy came to such an elite class. Moreover, there are also those who clearly think that some of them are not of a family background that would allow them to attend a school in the royal capital. No matter how you look at it, it’s kind of suspicious.

“I’m definitely for Alexandra!”

“””Huh!?”””

“That mean-looking girl…?”

But they’re still young men… The topic will flow over there. Certainly, at this time of year, it’s a strange story for 6 girls to study abroad. But since the school accepts it, there must be some circumstances. Although it’s only the first year of opening, this school is run by the Lord. Such an overtly suspicious person cannot enter.

“I think I’m for Louisa, you know…? How normal she is, makes me feel at ease.”

“That’s well…”

From the point of view of the Caan Knight’s Nation students who don’t have a very good upbringing, there is no doubt that the commoners and farmers who have been close to them until now feel more familiar than those who are too high up on the aristocracy.

“I want Katharina to scold me with her ice-cold gaze.”

“””Uwaah……”””

There seems to be some genuine interest from time to time, but most of them talk about their personal preferences.

“You guys don’t get it. A girl like Claudia who usually behaves like a man will end up doing amazing things in the bedroom when she falls from her pedestal. Claudia is definitely the best choice!”

“Damn you boys!”

“Don’t look at Lady Claudia like that!”

Claudia had become relatively popular with some boys and some girls. However, it is only to the extent that they admire her from a distance, and most of the girls will pull back if she seriously presses them. After all, for most girls, the dream of a princely woman is nothing more than that. Only a few people are seriously interested in her.

“Hey Eduard, what about you?”

“I’m not interested.”

“Tch… What is it? Don’t pretend.”

When Eduard was asked about the topic, he simply rejected it and didn’t take his eyes off his textbook. Eduard is always studying on his own even though it’s break time, and is a bit of a loner in general.

“Hey, Bernhard, what about you?”

“I’m not interested,” Bernhard replied.

“Tch… what was that? Don’t pretend.”

And then… Bernhard who was sleeping on his desk couldn’t keep up with the topic at all. However, the person himself didn’t care, and he raised his head, but when he judged that it didn’t seem to be a big deal, he fell on the desk again to get back to rest.