"How could I know that? You are thinking of using our seats without telling us, that feels like what thieves would do." Lily didn't get provoked by the girl's snicker toward her; instead, she preached to them about their wrongdoings.
Their nonchalant faces instantly vanished upon hearing what Lily told them. No one appeared more angry than the girl. She stood up and pointed her finger at Lily. She started yelling at her, letting everyone in the classroom focus on their drama. "How dare you call us thieves? Do you know who we are? Do you know who this is?"
The girl pointed her finger at the brown haired boy before focusing on her. "Forget about him, do you know who I am?"
"Wait, Kiana." Finally, the brown haired boy spoke out. He tilted his head and asked, looking at them questioningly. "Where are you guys from?"
Lily, who got yelled at just now and had everyone looking at her, was very embarrassed. She didn't know what to do, and the boy's question further made her panic. Fortunately, she had someone on whom she could rely on.
"Where are we from? Is it that you are scared of our background? So typical of you guys." Ana scoffed at the brown boy. "Well, let me tell you, our fathers are just simple barons. So, what do you want to do to us after hearing it?"
The veins on the brown haired boy's head started twitching madly. He smiled to himself. "Your mouth sure runs very smoothly."
He gave Ana a menacing grin and glared at her. "Do you want to have your academy life ruined before it starts?"
This time, Ana's eyebrows started to twitch, as she wasn't someone who hated being threatened by others. "Want to try me first? I know that the people who say too much are always the weakest ones."
"Hehe." The boy stood up and said something to her with the smirk still on his face. "Sure, I also want to see where you are getting this confidence from, just to offend me."
Suddenly, the magical aura started blowing out of them, blasting all kinds of paper on the table and everyone's hair. However, no one dared to complain as they didn't want to get into this mess.
'What should I do? I can't let them fight here. They both will get kicked out if I don't stop them, but how? Ahh…. it's all my fault.' Lily was deeply piling herself on guilt seeing the situation escalate to this degree. She couldn't help but pray for someone to come and stop them.
Fortunately, Lily's prayer came to fruition as someone entered their classroom and witnessed this with their eyes.
"Am I in a well-known prestige academy's classroom or in a street fight club?" A calm yet authoritative voice brought everyone's focus from their drama to the front of the dais.
On it, they saw a mature man with light yellowish hair standing straightly. Everyone's eyes instantly filled with fear and panic. They quickly hurried toward their seats and sat quietly, knowing this would be none other than their homeroom teacher.
Ana and others also shifted their focus to their teacher. Ana and Lily were surprised to see a familiar face, as this homeroom teacher was none other than Mori, whom they had met earlier.
"All of you, come down here." Mori didn't ask anything first but instead ordered them, which they followed immediately.
Afterwards, they stood alongside Mori on the dais. Mori calmly asked Ana and others. "Care to tell me, what is happening between you guys?"
Lily quickly started her explanation before others even got the chance. With teary eyes, Lily blurted out everything, the injustice they were about to face and such.
However, in the middle of it, Kianal interjected, trying to prove their innocence. "No, professor. She is lying. We were just occupying that bench because we didn't know our seats were fixed. However, when they arrived, they didn't care to explain it to us, and instead they started blaming us for no reason."
Ana and Lily were so dumbfounded by her blatant lie that they forgot to rebuke her and prove their innocence. Kiana took this as a chance and tried to push further. "Professor, you do not have to say anything. You just have to punish them and start our class, or what these two mig- "
"Miss Kiana, right?" Mori stopped her from saying anything more and calmly warned her. "You do not have to tell me what I should do. Solving this issue and bringing a result would let other students in this class know what to expect of me."
Kiana gulped her saliva and silently stood on her spot.
Mori started summarizing what he thought after listening to their stories. "From what I can see, you guys are fighting for a few seats, like no different than actual kids. It brings me concern for your futures."
Everyone got ashamed after hearing about the revolution Mori gave them. However, there was one who couldn't take it, and it was none other than the brown haired boy. "Professor, as royals with higher rankings, we should be acknowledged for our position and let others respect us, or this would bring chaos to this region. Professor, imagine some commoner questioning the king without knowing what he had to go through to be in that position."
Mori went silent, not saying anything but instantly looking at the brown-haired boy.
The brown haired boy felt he won after seeing Mori like this. Others also felt the same, not expecting him to be successful. While Ana and Lily became more worried about the outcome of this.
However, none of them knew Mori''s actual thought process, as he didn't even agree with what the boy told him. 'Those eyes, those words…the arrogance…it is just like him. So, we got another this year too. I do know how many will be there. I don't know what you did, but after your death, it feels like a curse has been inflicted on the younger generation, always thinking they are the best and acting out of their mind.'
The brown haired boy who was gloating over Mori, Ana, and Lily, all of a sudden heard Mori's voice. "Troy, I see you respect the code made by the royals, very deeply. This, I can't say anything wrong. However, let me ask you. What if the commoner had strength above the king? Should the king not listen to the commoner's words then?"
Mori had memorized all of his students' names, bios, and faces before coming here, so he was able to call them by their names without asking directly from them.
Mori's question left Troy dumbfounded, as he couldn't find the answer. So, he came up with a rebuttal. "This is impossible. How can a commoner even gain the strength to even compete with the king?"
"How can he not? Can we not make brilliant students, no matter what their origins might be? Or did you forget our academy's goal? There are commoners here in this classroom too. Are you saying they are useless?" Mori's voice rose little by little, showing the anger inside him. "As someone who is very devoted to following the integrity of a community, you surely are not following the academy's motto where you will spend your next three years."
"I…" Troy wanted to say more but held back as he had nothing to reprimand with. He clenched his fists, trying his hardest to calm himself down.
Mori went silent for a second, seeing Troy like that, before saying. "So, you want to prove that you are right by fighting against Miss Ana?"
Life seemed to return in Troy's eyes as he answered, sternly looking at him. "Yes, professor."
Nodding his head, Mori looked at Ana. "What about you?"
"Yes, professor." Ana also agreed with Mori's request without thinking much.
Mori turned his head toward every other student who was watching the show. "You all came to this academy to learn many things. History, adequate manners, professions, geography, chemistry, blacksmithing, the list just goes on. But we can't take away the fact that fighting is the main source of our driving force to become stronger. So, what is a better way than just teaching you about fights in a practical way? So, do you all want to witness this battle?"
"Yes, Professor!" Everyone chanted loudly, agreeing with Mori that they couldn't wait to see them fight.
Mori walked outside with a smile. "Follow me then. Also maintain a single file. I do not want to see any mess."
Mori's decision to settle Ana and Troy's fight caught the attention of many as they saw them heading toward the battleground. They also wanted to go and see, but their professor would most likely disagree.
Hueg, who was dodging in his seat, woke up when he saw Ana and her whole class heading in a certain direction. This made him intensely curious, almost to the point of thinking about escaping the classroom. 'What are they up to?'
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