Chapter 555: Seeing Each Other Again in the Special Battle Cla.s.s

Good morning

Good morning, Fran-dono. Ooh, so youre here in your uniform today?

Nn

When Fran arrived at the academy, she visited the preparation room for the mock battle instructors that she had been shown yesterday.

In a room much smaller than the staff room, there were about ten adults here. All of them were mock battle instructors, just like adventurers, they were dressed in leather armor. It could also be said that their current appearance, which was ready for battle, was their formal attire.

The scene of muscular former adventurers crowding this small room made the room look hot and humid. I didnt have a nose, but I wonder why I think I could smell the sweat. Well, think of this as a gym, and youll get the idea.

Inez greeted her while standing upright. The other instructors had already been introduced to us yesterday, so they too were standing upright with serious faces. It made me feel nervous though.

Let me show you to the Special Battle Cla.s.s

Okay

Then, please follow me

She was then led to one of the cla.s.srooms on the second floor of the tower.

The room looked just like any other ordinary cla.s.sroom.

The presence that could be felt from inside was no different from any other cla.s.sroom. There was a somewhat tense presence of about twenty people in there.

I guess they were nervous because they knew that Fran was coming. If there was someone who had a quick ear, they must have heard that a pretty girl who was both an instructor and a student would join them.

When we reached the cla.s.s, nothing had changed except the tension.

There was no tremendous sense of intimidation emanating from the front of the cla.s.sroom, nor was there any magic spreading around that would startle us. It was just the presence of ordinary boys and girls.

Since they were from the Special Battle Cla.s.s, I was wondering how amazing they were, but

Well, when I thought about it, it was not that surprising. They were still students after all, and that meant that Fran was by far the stronger of the two.

In addition, the fact that Inez was able to take on multiple students was a good indication of their ability. They probably just had high fighting prowess among the students. It seems that I was expecting a little too much.

This afternoons cla.s.s is scheduled to be a mock battle, but before that, Ive set aside some time to introduce Fran-dono. They may have some questions, but if you cant answer them, please just ignore them

Okay

Lets get in then

Nn

They must have seen our figure through the blurry gla.s.s of the door and knew that Inez had arrived. The voices of the students then quickly quieted down at once.

Inez then slowly opened the door to the cla.s.sroom of the Special Battle Cla.s.s. All eyes turned first to Inez, and then to Fran, who followed her into the cla.s.sroom.

There was no contempt on the faces of the students. There was just a great sense of confusion.

She really was a kid

Sh-shes so pretty!

So, what Charon said was true!

I wondered if she had told them that she had met with Fran before, but it seems that was not all.

I-its really you!

Amid the noisy cla.s.sroom, a student suddenly stood up with a surprised look on her face. But we were just as surprised as she was. After all, we had met her before.

Charon?

Y-yes! Im glad that you remembered my name

Nn

Yes, it was Charon, the blonde drill girl. So, she was a member of the Special Battle Cla.s.s, huh?

Apparently, Charon had already told her cla.s.smates about Fran beforehand.

Maybe she heard about the story about an instructor that was also a student from another cla.s.s, then Charon who heard that information, tells her cla.s.smates about Fran. I guess thats how the flow went. However, her cla.s.smates were also skeptical.

After all, for a girl from the Black Cat kin, who was actually a super talented adventurer and was talking to the Guildmaster so casually. That was too wild to be true, so I dont blame her.

But unless the other cla.s.ses, Charon and Inez, were in cahoots to fool them, they were certain that the girl in front of them was the new Special Mock Battle Instructor. Knowing that they finally believed that Fran was a strong girl.

Fran-dono, do you know her?

Nn. We talked a little in the Adventurers Guild

So thats why. Oi! Stay quiet!

As usual, they were under her control. The students immediately closed their mouths in unison.

Let me introduce her. This person is Fran-dono. She has just been appointed as the Special Mock Battle Instructor! Fran-donos adventurer rank is B, but her combat prowess is on par with an A ranker! She also has the Directors approval. Besides, she also has an alias. Im sure youve heard the name of Black Lightning Princess, right?

Most of the students in the cla.s.s were shaking their heads. But it seems that they know about Frans alias.

It looks like youve been collecting information very well. If there was anyone who said they didnt know, I would have had to give them an hour-long lecture on the importance of gathering information

It seemed to be a part of their education but seeing as how Charon didnt notice Fran at first, Im not sure if she was being kept active or not.

She seems to know her name, race, and alias. However, she lacked the ability or insight to see through the ident.i.ty of the other party.

Even Inez must have that ability. She felt the need to teach her the importance of such information from now on.

The next lesson will be a mock battle, but before that, does anyone have any questions for Fran-dono?

If this were a school on Earth, Im sure there would be all sorts of questions being asked to the mysterious and pretty transfer student. Whether or not she had a boyfriend, where she was from, what type of boy she liked, there would be no end to the questions that would be asked.

However, the students then become quiet. After all, she was an instructor and a high-ranking adventurer. They must be afraid of upsetting her by asking inappropriate questions, so they dont know what to ask. However, they also knew that it would be rude for no one to ask any questions.

The students looked at each other and a strange sense of tension enveloped the cla.s.sroom. It was the blonde drill-san who then broke the atmosphere.

Me!

Charon, huh? Go ahead

You mentioned that she will be both an instructor and a student, what kind of responsibilities will she have?

Ill answer that. Basically, shell be a student in the Special Battle Cla.s.s. However, since shell also act as an instructor for the Special Battle Cla.s.s, the Advanced Cla.s.s, and several other cla.s.ses, she will be excused during that time

I understand, thank you very much

That was also explained to us beforehand. Except for her work as a Special Mock Battle Instructor, she was a student of the Special Battle Cla.s.s.

Well, Fran doesnt have to earn credits, so it didnt matter if she missed some cla.s.ses.

They also explained the content of the cla.s.ses beforehand, but she didnt need to take half of them. Apparently, there were many cla.s.ses to learn skills for working as an adventurer, such as trap disarming and goblin dissection cla.s.ses.

After that, most of the questions were about the weapons she used and the magic she was good at. It seems that they wanted to gather information about her before the mock battle.

Well, I dont know if any of that is of any use though.

Well then, its about time. Move to the 5th mock battle site! Make sure everything is ready by the time Fran-dono and I arrive!

Yes!

Fran-dono, please come with me. For now, please use the instructors changing room. But from tomorrow onwards, you can use whichever you like, whether its the one for students or instructors

Okay