Chapter 118 : Chapter 118
Chapter : 118
After settling this farce, Diure's gaze fell upon Yan Yunqing. His originally cold and stern expression gradually softened, and he stiffly twitched the corner of his mouth, attempting to form a smile.
However, because the curve of his upturned mouth was too subtle, it looked like a fake smile that was all skin and no meat.
"You must be the new student in Class A, right? Xavier, isn't it?"
Yan Yunqing became somewhat alert. Was he going to have to write a self-criticism report too?
Whether it was reported to the academy or not, Yan Yunqing didn't care.
His backers were the first principal of Sigret and the current principal, a pseudo-retainer of the Demon King.
How could he possibly receive a severe punishment with connections like that?
To put it dramatically, even if Yan Yunqing were to walk sideways in Sigret right now, no one would say anything about his behavior.
But self-criticisms and the like, he really didn't want to write them!
For such a trivial matter that didn't involve severe punishment, it wasn't worth bringing out his backers.
He couldn't possibly have Penelope come over and tell Diure: "I've got this student covered, let's just forget about the self-criticism, shall we?"
That would be too embarrassing.
Yan Yunqing rubbed his nose. Fortunately, Diure did not count him among those who had been fighting. He nodded at Yan Yunqing, "I have already learned about you from Ms. Alison.
I warmly welcome you to Class A. Have you had any difficulties getting used to life and studies in the past two days?"
Huh? Alison had already put in a good word for him?
Speaking of which, Alison probably still didn't know his identity. It was likely that Penelope had said something to her, which was why Alison had informed his teacher in advance.
"No, I'm very used to it."
"That's good. If you have any problems in the future, you can come to me directly, or send me a message through Te-xin."
Diure didn't say much more. After showing Yan Yunqing his goodwill, he left in a hurry. Only then did Yan Yunqing notice that the back of his magic robe was stained with mud and somewhat wrinkled.
It was clear that he had just rushed back to the school when he learned that the students in his class were fighting, which was why he had rushed over to solve the problem.
Sigh, being a teacher is really not easy!
Yan Yunqing watched Diure's hurried back and sighed with emotion.
Seeing that Diure had gone far, Harold immediately shot a threat at Yan Yunqing: "You just wait!"
Then he fiercely bumped past Yan Yunqing with his shoulder and left in a huff, arcs of electricity still crackling in his slightly curly blond hair.
Yan Yunqing: ?
What did this have to do with him again?
Quinn snorted at Harold's back, got up from the ground, and walked over to Yan Yunqing, feeling a little apologetic, "I'm sorry, I didn't expect it to turn out like this either. Fortunately, Teacher Diure didn't count you in the fight."
As he spoke, he became a little annoyed, "I got carried away for a moment. I completely forgot that the academy rules don't allow private fighting. I should have taken the opportunity during the next practical magic class to give Harold a good beating to vent this anger."
Yan Yunqing was helpless, "It's alright. You only started arguing with Harold because of me. Actually, I'm also responsible for this. The teacher said he would report you both. I have a good relationship with a few teachers at the academy. I'll go and ask for you. If the punishment can be reduced, it will be reduced."
Quinn waved his hand, "It's alright, it's alright. You don't have to go. I'll just go back and beg that old man of mine. It's just a fight, no one died. Diure was just trying to scare the newly enrolled students. Actually, a fight is just a few demerits, and a few more weeks of cleaning."
"Your family…?" Huh? Could it be that Quinn also had connections?
A red-haired boy who had helped Quinn beat up Harold earlier walked over and smiled upon hearing this, "This kid's father is one of the professors at Sigret, and he teaches the advanced course 'Advanced Magical Languages and Runes' to the upperclassmen. His father has extensive connections in the academy. It's just a small fight, it's fine. At most, he'll just get beaten up again by his mother when he gets back."
Quinn glared at the red-haired boy. The one who had been stubborn all along finally let out a sigh and said dejectedly, "My father can indeed smooth things over for me, but when my mother gets angry, she beats me really hard. Now it's over. I'll probably have to attend class in a horse stance for a few days."
So this one really did have connections.
The red-haired man laughed and patted his shoulder, "Who told you your brain can't turn a corner? Harold rushed up and hit you, so what? Why did you fight back? If you hadn't fought back, maybe you could have disgusted him and gotten the school to expel him."
"Come on, that guy's family donates money and things to Sigret every year. Even for the sake of that money, it's impossible for them to expel him."
Quinn pursed his lips, "At most, he'll just get a demerit, and I'll have been beaten up for nothing. It's better to just fight back directly. At least I can feel a bit better."
Yan Yunqing silently added, "But this way, you've gone from being beaten up for nothing once to being beaten up for nothing twice."
Quinn choked: …
The red-haired boy laughed heartily: "Hahahahahahaha"
Quinn held it in for a moment, "Anyway, I fought back. At least I can't just take a beating from Harold for nothing!
I've wanted to beat him up for a long time, but I never found a chance. This time, I finally got to vent my anger!"
Yan Yunqing held his forehead. He could see it now. He was just an excuse for Quinn and Harold to fight.
Even without him, Quinn and Harold would have fought. The only difference was that this excuse of Yan Yunqing was more favorable to Quinn.
He didn't know what kind of deep-seated hatred existed between these two that they were hostile to each other to this extent.
Yan Yunqing took a look at the time. He needed to quickly solve the lunch problem. The class at the Swordsman Academy was about to start.
This time, he didn't dare to go halfway through again. It would be bad if the course teacher pointed him out in public and called him to the front for a "loving private lesson."
After agreeing with Quinn to meet at 'Two Towers' at 5:30 in the evening, Yan Yunqing hurriedly changed his clothes and ran to the Swordsman Academy, munching on a few small cakes he had made earlier on the way.
…
After an afternoon of auditing classes, Yan Yunqing felt that he had gained a lot.
The last class ended, and it was just barely five o'clock. There was still half an hour for Yan Yunqing to get to the 'Two Towers' restaurant on the east side.
He could even pick a gentle Xiao Bai to ride.
When he slowly walked to the vicinity of 'Two Towers', Yan Yunqing saw a few people gathered there.
Yan Yunqing tilted his head, his innate nature as a melon-eater stirring. He quietly squeezed into the crowd and stood on tiptoe to look at the person in the center—
Huh? Alice?
Yan Yunqing recognized the small figure in the center at a glance. It was Alice, whom he had met in Bartovita.
At this moment, she was wearing the student robe of the Magic Academy, confronting another tall, blue-haired girl who was also wearing a student robe.
Yan Yunqing curiously patted the arm of a brother next to him, "What's going on here? Who are these two?"
"You don't know?" The onlooker next to him glanced back at Yan Yunqing, "The second-year student of the Magic Academy, Alice, is confronting the third-year student, Elena. They said they would have a showdown in the annual grade competition in a month."
Yan Yunqing: ?
Yan Yunqing hesitated, "For what reason?"
"What reason is there for this?" The brother was even more puzzled, "One is a princess of Barto, and the other is a princess of Romu.
How could their relationship possibly be good? It's already very good that they don't start fighting on sight."
Yan Yunqing: .
Yan Yunqing recalled carefully and suddenly realized: Oh, so that's why the name sounded so familiar! Wasn't Elena a princess of Romunik in Sigret?
He had gotten this information the first time he came to Sigret Academy, when he happened to meet Lin Nuo and inquired from him.
The royal family of Romunik was not as complicated as Bartovita's.
This Princess Elena and her twin brother, Turs, were both children of the current queen and were very favored. Turs was even already the recognized heir to the Romu throne.
In comparison, Alice, who was treated as a tool for a marriage alliance, did not have a good time in Bartovita.
However, given their opposing camps, the onlooker's statement didn't seem to be a problem. The two great empires were already at loggerheads.
The fact that the two princesses didn't start fighting directly upon meeting was already a very decent scene.
It seemed that something was said up ahead. The blue-haired Elena flung her long hair and was the first to leave, leaving Alice standing there.
Seeing that the excitement was over, the onlookers also slowly dispersed.
Alice turned her head inadvertently, and Yan Yunqing's figure happened to fall into her eyes at this moment.
A hint of confusion first flashed across the little girl's face, followed by a brightening of her eyes. She stared at Yan Yunqing's direction without blinking.
Yan Yunqing knew that Alice had recognized him.
He couldn't help but sigh. This [Eye of Truth] was truly the bane of onion people.
No matter how many layers of onion skin an onion person had, with such a bug-level skill, they could be recognized at a glance.
The old onion person Yan Yunqing wrung his hands. Why wasn't such a good skill his?
So what was the use of [Advent of the Demon King]? It was not as good as [Eye of Truth], and its practicality was even worse than the Children's Group's Rocco's [Theft]!
He nodded in Alice's direction, which was considered an acknowledgment of his identity.
Alice was originally a little hesitant, but seeing Yan Yunqing nod at her, she ran over like a cheerful little bird, stopped in front of Yan Yunqing, and looked up at him.
"Teacher!" Alice's eyes were sparkling. Her small face was still only the size of a palm.
It seemed that in the past few months of separation, she hadn't gained an ounce of flesh. She was still that thin little girl.
"Yes, long time no see." Yan Yunqing smiled and gently rubbed Alice's little head.
Alice couldn't contain her excitement. Her gaze swept over Yan Yunqing's magic robe and dark gold badge.
The already clever little girl's mind worked quickly, and she immediately figured out how Yan Yunqing had entered the academy.
"So the teacher is the Xavier who passed the recommendation entrance examination!"
Alice blinked, "I was still wondering how the teacher would find me. After all, it's not easy to get into Sigret Academy. I thought…"
"You thought I had forgotten about taking you as a student?"
Yan Yunqing's expression didn't change, but his heart felt a little guilty:
Heh, he had indeed forgotten before, but didn't he remember it yesterday? That didn't count as forgetting!
Alice smiled shyly, "Well… just a little bit! But now that I see the teacher, I'm relieved!"
He had fooled her.
Yan Yunqing also smiled and, remembering what Alice had just said, asked, "How did you know I was admitted through recommendation?"