First Class (2)

Selina's impression when she first met Ludger was one of extreme admiration.

I heard you're a fallen nobleman.

Seeing him, Selina had no choice but to correct her narrow-minded thinking.

He walked slowly, more noble than any she had ever seen.

Each step is like a painting, so you stare blankly without even realizing it. Selina belatedly recalled her purpose for visiting Ludger, and she hurriedly called him over.

'No, I'm scared.'

I felt my heart drop when he stopped and turned around.

Still, Selina smiled and cautiously asked Ludger to join him for a meal.

I wanted to say sorry.

It felt like Rudger would stare at me with contempt and say something like I am a commoner.

"I see."

However, Rudger readily accepted her offer. Even when she walked in her path, he timed his stride with her maintaining the same distance.

I could feel his consideration threw this very small action.

'Contrary to what he looks like, he has a very warm personality.'

Even when he introduced himself to his other colleagues, Ludger didn't care whether he was an aristocrat or a commoner.

Even when Mr. Chris Benimore showed an openly hostile attitude towards him, Ludger showed no reaction.

Normally, he would get angry or annoyed, but his nobility never lost its light.

As I heard later, he was a former military officer and was a great person who even submitted several academic papers to the Magic Tower.

'Mr. Rudgar is a really great person.'

She also wanted to become such a charismatic teacher.

Even when eating, Rudger just ate quietly without saying a word.

How restrained he was with his fork and knife, as if he was the living in another world.

Even the students passing by glanced at me, so I said everything.

He himself acts as if it was natural, or as if he did not care about the reactions of those around him.

It was like a living statue, and I felt a kind of conviction in the whole process.

Ludger's demeanor was the same even when the meal was over and they exchanged greetings and dispersed to their private quarters or the school building.

Even when everyone was waving to see you later, Rudger greeted with a nod.

Selina, who was returning to the lodging with Merilda, recalled her brief meeting with Ludger today.

Selina inhaled and breathed in, deliberately making an expressionless face.

Merylda, who was walking by her side, noticed her behavior and asked.

"Selina. What are you doing? frowning."

"Miss Merylda. Don't I look a little strong just because I'm like this?"

"what?"

Merilda tried to ask what that meant, but burst out laughing.

"Ahaha! Selina. Are you imitating Mr. Ludgar now?"

"yes? oh no that's not it... … ."

Merylda shook her hand saying it was okay to Selina, who was flustered and babbling.

"Well, just don't do that. Rudger is so special that it's hard to believe that he's a new teacher like us. But considering his past, it makes sense"

"yes?"

"ah. Wasn't Selina aware of this news? I checked what kind of people came in this time and it turned out that He was a former military officer."

"Is that so?"

"What's even more amazing is that Selina, you and I all came here after being recommended by the Mage Tower or Spirit Society. That man didn't He came in on his own, without belonging anywhere."

"For such a person, the teaching method must be something extraordinary. Still, we have no choice but to teach our students in our own way. Let's not be too swayed by others. It's okay if you pretend to look strong. Because we also became Seorn's teachers."

"Ah yes!"

Although they met for the first time today, the two quickly became friends and had a friendly conversation as they headed to the teacher-only accommodation.

* * *

Three days have passed since the orientation on the first day of class.

Since these 3 days are the lecture correction period, it must have been quite a busy time for students who have not yet made a choice about which lectures they will take.

Of course, that didn't work for me.

The long-awaited first class. I crossed the hallway with a little excited step.

3 days ago I threw out enough warnings. My classes are like land mines.

Rumors about me must have already spread widely among students.

Having said that, I wonder if there are any students who want to take my class?

The important thing is that the fewer students I have to teach, the more comfortable I am.

The number of students who can take classes is from a minimum of 15 to a maximum of 80 students.

Lectures were never closed because there were few people, so if there were few people, it was enough to lead them well.

Of course, there were no possibility of the minimum number of 15, so a compromise of around 30 should be sufficient.

With that thought in mind, I opened the door and entered the classroom.

'huh?'

And I saw

Students who filled the inside of the classroom.

That number is over 30 people I thought, more than twice that.

No, it was actually the maximum number of people the classroom could accommodate.

'what.'

why so many?

About three days ago, the first day of orientation.

When Rudger showed the guts to keep his teaching method secret, the reaction among students was not so good.

Quite a few students were resentful that a new teacher, and a man from a fallen aristocrat, had shown such behavior at Seorn Academy.

In particular, students from aristocrats were the most angry.

—How dare a new teacher from a fallen aristocracy.

Ironically, however, the students who actually witnessed Rudger's orientation did not say much.

Only a few high-respecting aristocratic students seemed to have been neglected, so they huffed, but out of the 50 or so students in the classroom that day, close to 40 admired Ludger's guts.

Still, since he was a teacher at Seorn Academy, wouldn't there be something to believe in?

Of course, no detailed information about Rudger was known yet, so students had no choice but to be curious.

It is a self-evident fact that if you take the wrong class on the first day of school, you will suffer throughout the semester.

If even a little bit of information about Rudger was revealed, I would believe it and take the class just once, but if that's not the case, I can't become a lab rat on my own.

On the morning of the second day, the moment many students were thinking about it.

An article was posted on the community called <Akashic Records>, the integrated magical exchange book for students of Seorn Academy.

Subject: Did you hear about the new teacher named Rudgar Celish?

A title that was intentionally built to attract people's attention, whether it's good or bad.

Naturally, the students had no choice but to click on it, and the contents unfolded as if they had waited.

This was the summary of the content scrolling all the way down.

An extreme tribute to Rudger Celisi.

The youngest 4th rank. appointment as military officer. Contribution to cryptid hunting. As a freelance wizard, he was also listed on the Magic Tower.

It contained the past actions of Ludger.

In particular, the person who gave the most heat and energy was the member of the Third Order who contacted Rudger first.

'I can't mess with the First Order's class! It had to have as many students as possible listen!'

I wrote all day long just about how wonderful, great, and incredibly talented he was.

Perhaps it was thanks to the attention he drew by persistently posting articles praising Rudger for two days, more people were interested in Rudger's classes than those who protested with excessive praise.

In particular, the fact that you can take classes with freshmen and stimulated the interest of newbies who don't know anything was great.

During the correction period, the number of students who wanted to take Ludger's class increased rapidly, and his class was filled with a maximum capacity of 80 students.

And the long-awaited first day of class came.

The students all sat in their seats and waited for Rudger with excited anticipation.

Half out of pure curiosity, half out of a sense of longing to see where and how well they do.

And the moment it becomes sharp at 9:00 am.

The door to the classroom opened and Rudger entered.