Ch 126
Became a swordsmanship instructor at the academy
Chapter 126
Hunter School Rule Article 7, Section 2
"So students, please always remember that wherever you go, you are proud students of 1st Hunter School..."
This is already the third closing ceremony, but I still can't get used to that boring speech.
Still, it feels like it's almost over... Let's see.
Next up is the announcement of class comprehensive grades.
Classes that place 1st in midterms and finals each receive 100 points, and from 2nd place onward, 10 points are deducted for each rank.
Since we came in last during midterms, combining midterms and finals gives us 80 points, which averages to about 6th place each - not too bad, but the practical training really hurt us.
There were a total of 4 practical training sessions during the first semester.
For each session, points are awarded starting from 50 points for 1st place based on performance.
With 5-point differences between ranks.
Group 6, where the accident occurred, had 3 students from our class while the rest had 1 student each from other classes.
So naturally, our class came in last in the 1st session.
From the 2nd session onward, Jae-hyeon and Yeon-su participated, but since Minha was given 0 points, we remained in last place through all 4 sessions.
Additionally, merit points given by teachers are reflected, and our Class 10 earned a total of 167 points.
Actually, in July I gave all 20 merit points I could award to our class under various pretexts.
We also placed 3rd in finals, so I had some hope, but we still couldn't escape last place.
When I checked the scores on the school website this morning, Class 7, which placed 1st, got both 1st in midterms and finals and also had good practical scores, totaling a whopping 310 points.
Class 8, which placed 9th, scored 216 points, nearly 50 points ahead of our class.
Sigh, confirmed supplementary training for the last-place class homeroom teacher.
Actually, I did receive the proposal the vice principal made before through Teacher Kim again.
She suggested not taking supplementary training and instead becoming the chief instructor for new teachers so we could date.
It would be much more advantageous time-wise, and dating would be much better than training, but I said I'd just take the supplementary training.
It would be a bit awkward to say I'd do it again now after we even had a duel last time.
And there might be talk of special treatment again.
Even if I accepted the proposal, it wouldn't avoid the embarrassment of being in last place.
It's not that I dislike Teacher Kim, but she wasn't the only one who confessed to me.
Two weeks ago, I told Se-jin that I understood her feelings and would give her an answer at the closing ceremony.
Of course, that answer couldn't be called anything but cowardly either.
But at the time, I had no idea how to respond to the situation.
At least setting a clear deadline for the kid and giving her an answer was the best I could do.
So I arranged to meet with her today.
The appointment time is this evening.
Since it's the closing ceremony, I'll be done before lunch, but Se-jin said she has to work at the guild until 6 PM before she can get off.
We decided to meet in front of Se-jin's house first, but I plan to give my answer at a different location.
The place I have in mind for giving my answer is the portal where Master was.
When I told Master that I was teaching Se-jin martial arts and had taken her as a disciple, Master was curious about Se-jin and wanted to see her.
But I never showed Se-jin to Master.
Partly because he was the source of my power and my biggest secret, but also because when I first taught Se-jin martial arts, I didn't explain properly and made up a story about learning it by watching at a portal in China, so I couldn't show her.
Of course, if I had known Master would leave so suddenly like this, I would have just shown her...
I always feel sorry when I think of Master.
It's terribly late, but if Master really became an immortal, I thought maybe he could watch from the immortal realm, so I want to take her there.
Actually, I'm still not completely decided, so I thought about taking a car with her, but warp transportation would be better after all.
Last time I was too flustered to mention it, but with Se-jin, I wouldn't need to hide warp magic.
I've already taught her martial arts, so what's warp magic compared to that?
Besides, if we take a car to the mountain, it would take at least three hours, and we might die of awkwardness during the trip.
It would also be a bit weird to suggest going up a mountain late at night without giving an answer first.
Who knows?
Maybe the immortal Master will appear and give me advice.
"Thank you for listening carefully to the principal's speech. Now, let's proceed with the announcement and awards for first semester class grades by year."
Grades appear on the beam screen at the front of the auditorium, starting with first-year students.
Even the last-place first-year class has over 180 points.
Thinking about it again, it's so unfair, but since that's the regulation, there's nothing we can do.
At least during the second semester, we should aim for the top class... No, actually, we don't even need to be the top.
Being the top class only makes the students happy; teachers just get a little extra allowance and nothing else.
We just need to avoid last place so I don't have to take supplementary training.
"Students and teachers of the classes that placed last should strive not to be last next semester, and teachers and class presidents of the top classes from each year, please come forward."
Teacher Go, the homeroom teacher of Class 7, walks out smiling, and everyone applauds, so I clap too, but it's a bit annoying.
Actually, if it weren't for the April incident, we wouldn't have been in last place. I should tell the kids that if they do well on exams in the second semester, I'll buy them pizza and chicken... No, hotel buffet.
"Excuse me, Teacher."
I turn around and it's Eunseo.
"What?"
"Could you move aside for a moment?"
"Huh?"
Eunseo suddenly walks forward, raises her hand, and shouts loudly.
"I, including the rest of us in Class 2-10, cannot accept this result. We raise an objection!"
***
"Everyone, wait a moment. We decided to go on a unity trip during vacation, so let's decide on the date today. Please sit down for a moment."
"Didn't we vote on that through chat last time? Didn't we decide to go on the 10th?"
"Teacher said he couldn't make it then, so we need to decide again."
Minha is distributing the dates... Huh?
Vacation starts on July 30th, but the earliest date is August 14th.
"Why did you exclude the first two weeks?"
"That's right. Didn't we say we'd go on the unity trip right after vacation starts?"
"I'm going abroad on the 15th and coming back before school starts."
"I don't think I'll have time from then either."
"Teacher said he has to take a two-week training course right when vacation starts, so the first two weeks after vacation aren't possible."
Training?
Teacher isn't a new teacher, so there shouldn't be any training... What is it?
"Class president."
"What?"
"What kind of training? Teacher already did new teacher training last year, so he shouldn't have to go this year."
"Well, maybe... There's some other training? Teacher wouldn't lie."
That's certainly true.
"Um, class president... That training, could it be because our class is in last place?"
"What are you talking about? Why would our class be in last place? Teacher said we got 3rd place in finals this morning."
"Finals were 3rd place, but overall grades are last place."
"Huh?"
"Our class came in last in the midterm exams. The practical training scores are also low because three people couldn't participate, so if you combine everything, we're probably in last place."
"What does that have to do with Teacher's training?"
"I heard from my uncle who teaches at 3rd Hunter School that teachers of last-place classes have to take supplementary training during vacation."
Come to think of it, I think I heard something similar from Mom.
When I checked the class score app, our class really was in last place.
The class atmosphere suddenly becomes heavy.
It's not like the kids deliberately didn't do the practical training, and it's not like the class president deliberately didn't take the midterm exam. This is a bit too much.
Minha also looks gloomy, probably thinking it's her fault.
I compiled the kids' opinions in place of Minha, but there are 5 students who say they can't go from two weeks later.
"Couldn't we go on a weekend two weeks from now? It's just a 1-night, 2-day schedule anyway."
"Didn't Jae-hyeon say weekends don't work because of his maternal uncle's place?"
"Right. Uncle said it's peak season so it's fully booked and weekends are difficult."
We tried to coordinate schedules, but ultimately it was decided that the 5 friends who couldn't make it would be excluded.
Since it's a unity trip, it would be good if we could all go together.
And if 5 people are excluded, Teacher might say what kind of unity trip is this and refuse to go...
Supplementary training just for being in last place is really too much.
It's not like Teacher did anything wrong to make us last place; it was because of the accident...
Isn't there some way... Ah!
I accessed the school website on my phone.
I'm sure I saw it before...
I clicked on school regulations and looked through them one by one... Huh? Found it.
Hunter School Rule Article 7, Section 2.
"Class president."
"Eunseo, what?"
"I found a way."
***
Eunseo's sudden unexpected action draws the attention of all students in the auditorium toward us.
What on earth?
"An objection? Student there, what's your affiliation?"
"I'm Eunseo, vice president of Class 2-10."
"Student Seong Eunseo? You can't accept it, what do you mean by that?"
The grade supervisor conducting the ceremony snaps at Eunseo with an irritated voice.
Eunseo, what are you trying to achieve with this behavior...
I was about to go out and stop her even now, but Minha, who was standing behind me, grabbed my arm.
"Teacher, let's trust Eunseo just once."
"Trust her... Are you planning to argue that we're not in last place because of the accident? If that's it, I already tried talking about that..."
"Teacher, we all have our thoughts too, so please trust us."
Yeon-su, who was next to me, also joins in and holds me back.
"Our class came in last in the midterm exams and also came in last in all practical training, but that's because of the accident that happened during the first practical training in April."
Oh no, that won't work...
"Didn't you hear from your homeroom teacher? I personally feel bad about it too, but that matter was already settled. There's no rule in our Hunter School regulations that gives special treatment just because an accident occurred during practical training. It's not like only students from Class 10 were affected by that accident."
He cuts it off very clearly, and I heard the exact same thing when I raised an objection.
It still sounds terrible hearing it again.
"I know there's no rule that gives special treatment because an accident occurred."
I was about to come back since it was over, but Yeon-su and Minha show no sign of letting me go.
"There's no rule for special treatment due to accidents, but there are other rules. Hunter School Rule Article 7, Section 2: When a Hunter School student does something righteous that serves as a model for others, even outside of school, the vice principal or principal must award special merit points."
Was there such a rule?
I quickly turned on my phone to check, and it really exists.
But...
"Student Seo Eunseo, Teacher Kang Shin-hyeok caught the criminal in the incident and treated the injured students, but Teacher Kang is not a student. He doesn't fall under Article 7, Section 2 of the regulations."
Right. As the Academic Affairs Director said, I'm a teacher, not a student.
"It's true that Teacher solved the incident, but Teacher wasn't the only one who did something righteous that serves as a model for others."
Huh?
"It's true that Teacher treated the hunters who were with the students during the accident and caught the criminal, but it wasn't Teacher who saved everyone from the accident - it was our class president Park Minha and student Lee Jae-hyeon."
"What do you mean..."
"During the accident, our class students Minha and Jae-hyeon took on the tanking role, and all other personnel had collapsed from being poisoned by the Italian Antas criminal. If those two friends had abandoned the others and run away, all the poisoned people would have died. But Minha didn't run away and maintained aggro while holding out against 10 orcs, and Jae-hyeon called for support, saving everyone. In that process, our class president Minha lost her right arm, and if it weren't for the regeneration magic our Teacher created, she wouldn't have been able to get it back."
The students in the auditorium murmur at Eunseo's speech.
Eunseo, who's usually so shy she can't speak properly, is speaking very clearly and articulately.
Since Bennett Krizia was affiliated with Antas and was such a vicious criminal, the spotlight was focused only on me for catching her, and Minha's sacrifice was buried.
At the time, I was so focused on treating Minha's arm that I didn't have the mental capacity to take care of this.
"In accordance with Hunter School Article 7, Section 2, I request that merit points be awarded to our class president Park Minha and student Lee Jae-hyeon."