Chapter 103: In My Eyes, He's Just

Chapter 103: In My Eyes, He's Just

He had suspicions. Since he had been doing unprecedented things ever since becoming a new teacher here. He wondered if he would also challenge the department competition.

But he dismissed that thought when entering the meeting today.

It was obvious. The significance this department competition carried was so heavy.

Up until now, there hadnt been a single new teacher who tried to challenge this department competition.

No matter how ambitious, no one wanted to ruin their career right after joining.

That was why he thought even Ethan, who had been walking an unprecedented path so far, would refrain this year and challenge it next year.Rêạd new chapters at novelhall.com

However, the Principals thoughts were completely shattered.

Teacher Ethan, you surely understand what kind of meaning this department competition holds?

Yes, I know very well, Principal.

Yet you want to challenge it?

The other teachers buzzed, looking at Ethan with various expressions.

Although Teacher Ethan has shown good results so far, isnt challenging the department competition as a representative too early?

Becoming the competitions representative means becoming the academys representative. Isnt it too frivolous for a teacher who has just joined?

But given the results Teacher Ethan has shown so far, can we really say its because hes new?

Still, experience is important. No matter how excellent Ethan is, the experience that comes from career cant be ignored.

But if he has the skills!

The teachers all shared their own opinions. Especially the Jeans or the New Wave Socials that Ethan belonged to strongly took his side, arguing that his skills made up for his lack of experience.

Just then the Principal banged his desk a couple of times.

Quiet down.

The teachers saw the Principals stern expression. It seemed like he also thought it was too early. After all, this wasnt an issue that could be settled through morale alone.

I want to hear your thoughts a bit, Teacher Ethan. Although the parent observation classes have ended, youve only seen the students for one semester so far. Yet who are you going to name as the representative?

Everyone nodded at the Principals words.

Ethans abilities were certainly outstanding. But the department competition was about naming student representatives, not teacher representatives.

The teachers role was to lead and guide the students through the process.

After all, the students had to be at the center for both the department and academy competitions.

We know very well that your skills are excellent. But this department competition isnt an event you can participate in just because your skills are outstanding. As you know, students are the masters of this academy. They must be at the center of the department competition.

Im well aware. Thats why from the beginning of the semester until now, I have been guiding students and observing which students have the potential to become the departments representatives.

Ethan spoke.

Then answer me. Who are those students?

All the teachers here knew Teacher Claudie and Teacher Dutys students.

Teacher Claudies disciple so to speak, Max Jurod the #1 ranked swordsmanship student, plus the two other elites of the Swordsmanship Department.

As for Teacher Duty, there was Roanna the #1 ranked magic student, plus the Magic Departments golden generation.

They were formidable rivals. So the teachers were eager to see who Ethan would pick as his representative student for the competition.

Could it beChen Garcia?

I dont think thats the case, Teacher.

Everyone looked at Ethan expectantly as he opened his mouth.

The students Ive chosen for this department competition representatives are Mason Yeld, Ron Bears, and Yuna Garnet.

.Mason?

Ron Bears? The worst ranked in the Swordsmanship Department?

Other than Yuna, theyre all problematic.

Shh, quiet down.

As one teacher said, apart from Yuna Garnet, they were certainly problematic students. Hearing Ethans nominated roster, Duty subtly lifted the corners of his mouth.

No matter who it is, Im sure theyll be reliable.

As far as the Principal was concerned, more competition was better. They needed strong, not complacent minds to achieve victory in the department competition, and later the academy competition. Without competition, there would be no victory.

And so it seemed the decision for the Knight Departments representative would be settled through a competition between Ethan and Claudie.

Right as the meeting was about to conclude, Ethan opened his mouth.

Principal, is it acceptable if only two people participate?

What do you mean, Teacher Ethan?

The rules for deciding the representative were simple. The three student representatives would compete against each other in a battle to demonstrate their skills.

Along with their midterm exam scores, the competition would be decided from that.

For our side, there are only two students right now. Yuna is temporarily away for personal reasons. Shell be back before the midterms but it looks like she wont be able to attend the representative selection battle.

That wont work.

The Principal immediately refused.

Im not trying to change the rules.

Ethan said.

Ill take one automatic loss.

Hahahahaha!

The Principal laughed gleefully. One automatic loss he says. So it wouldnt violate the rules.

Fine. One win by default for one student then.

The assessments of Yuna Garnet amongst the teachers werent bad. The problems were Ron Bears and Mason Yeld.

The Principal immediately saw through why Ethan had made this choice. And so did Claudie. Fury filled his eyes.

How funny does he find this?

Its to end after a single loss.

So that there would be no more backlash.

Then please take care of things.

Ethan said with a smile.

Claudie knew very well his methods were aggressive.

But this was how he did things.

If you teach while living in ideals and dreams, being a teacher becomes mere self-satisfaction.

Rather than lessons for the students sake, they become lessons for the sake of pursuing the ideal teacher image he dreamed of.

Thats why when he saw Ethan, his mood soured.

Does he think I ran away?

It frustrated him.

Dont worry Teacher. This time Ill definitely become the representative. On top of that, they already have one automatic loss right from the start right? If I beat Mason, thats the end.

The student with short, parted hair that suited his sharp features and tall frame.

While not seeming very gentle, from his gait alone one could tell he had a robust body. This was Max Jurod, the student who spoke.

Its too late for Mason. Unless it was in the past, he no longer has a chance to surpass me.

The reason Claudie had reached out to Mason was because Mason had remarkable latent ability from his distinguished lineage.

While his latent ability alone was considerable, if Mason put his efforts into other pursuits, Claudie could have taught other students better instead.

On top of that, Mason was already broken beyond repair. Rather than fix him, Claudie judged it was better to extend a hand to new students with potential instead.

And so the student Claudie reached out for was Max Jurod. And as expected, Max rose to become the #1 rank in the Swordsmanship Department.

From now on, Max would cement his position as the Swordsmanship Departments undisputed #1 until graduation. The imperial knights even came to observe Max, so radiant was Maxs future.

Yet for some reason, Claudie couldnt stop thinking about his conversation with Ethan.

-In my eyes, he just seemed like a young student who was lost.

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