089 The Bizarre Girl Even Dekan Finds Strange
On a Friday morning.
Professor Arno’s office looked as busy as ever.
His assistant was tidying up the folders in the office.
Meanwhile, Professor Arno sat at his desk, staring at a document in front of him.
A look of anxiety crept across his face, as if he hesitated to open the document’s cover and face its contents.
“Professor, shall I take my leave then?”
After submitting the document, Dekan glanced at Professor Arno’s expression a couple of times, and seeing him silent, prepared to leave.
“Wait a moment.”
Professor Arno placed his hands together on the desk, furrowing his brows as he looked at Dekan.
Last time after Dekan had handed in his report, he dashed off immediately.
This left Professor Arno with no chance to say anything after he had read it.
This time, Professor Arno intended to keep Dekan there until he finished reviewing the report.
“Hmm—”
After composing himself,
Professor Arno finally opened the report.
As time ticked by, subtle changes began to appear on his face.
He put the report down, took a deep breath, and then opened a drawer to take out a pair of glasses.
After putting on the glasses, he brought the report closer and continued reading it carefully.
After a long while,
Professor Arno finally put the report down and removed his glasses.
“Who wrote this one?”
“Cornelia did it again.”
“Dekan, promise me that you’ll write the next one. Spare her, and spare me too, alright?”
“…Alright.”
Professor Arno pinched the bridge of his nose.
He still decided to approve Dekan and Cornelia’s report by taking out the stamp.
He truly didn’t mind being lenient with the two of them.
But if future reports were still like this and were picked up in a school audit, he would also be criticized.
“Thank you, Professor!”
Dekan bowed deeply to the professor with gratitude.
“By the way, Dekan, you missed three days of class last week. Is Cornelia having any trouble keeping up with this week’s lessons?”
Professor Arno asked.
He knew that even if Dekan missed class, he wouldn’t have any problems academically.
After all, Dekan could be considered a prodigy at the Knight Academy.
Professor Arno also knew that Dekan had been tutoring Cornelia.
However, he wasn’t sure if Cornelia’s guidance solely from Dekan was sufficient.
“I’m doing my best to teach her, but I’ve also recently started to question whether I should stop meddling and avoid misleading her…”
“Alright, then here’s what we’ll do: the Knight Academy has supplementary classes scheduled for Saturday and Sunday. While these aren’t specifically arranged for you two, they might be quite suitable for Cornelia.”
According to the rules, students who miss classes due to challenges in the Shadow World are provided with supplementary lessons.
However, this policy at the Knight Academy isn’t compulsory.
Dekan and Cornelia, being the top students in the first year, have the option to opt out of supplementary classes.
But,
Dekan realized the key point was that the supplementary classes this weekend weren’t arranged specifically for them.
If they were held exclusively for specific freshmen, it would be considered mandatory.
Such treatment wasn’t common.
“Are there others still being forced into supplementary classes?”
Dekan also found this curious.
Generally, unless students had acted terribly out of line, the flexible and lenient Knight Academy wouldn’t impose compulsory supplementary classes on students.
“A troubled student from Class D—if only she could learn something from you two… Regardless of how you act, you two are still good students who follow the rules and study diligently…”
Even if you were evil incarnate, you two are still exemplary students.
Professor Arno sighed.
Dekan thought about it.
The first-year students at the Knight Academy were divided into four classes. Outstanding students like Dekan and Cornelia were in Class A.
Class D, on the other hand, was considered the bottom of the barrel.
The peculiar student Professor Arno spoke of was likely even at the bottom of the bottom.
“I’ll inform Cornelia about it.”
“Alright, go ahead.”
…
After bidding farewell to Professor Arno, Dekan quickly found Cornelia and told her about the supplementary class arrangements.
“Hmm…”
Cornelia hugged her head, falling into a dilemma.
She didn’t want to attend the supplementary classes.
But at the same time, she felt she should.
Helplessly, she looked at Dekan.
And then she began tugging at his sleeve.
“Do you want me to go with you?”
Dekan asked.
“Mm-hmm…”
Cornelia had never experienced a cultural class without Dekan by her side.
It made her feel extremely uneasy.
“Alright, we’ll go together then. Besides, I technically also belong to the group that should attend supplementary classes.”
Dekan planned to just sit next to Cornelia during class and read the books he was interested in.
He was also quite curious about who the mysterious person from Class D was.
…
Thus, on Saturday morning,
Dekan and Cornelia arrived early at the classroom where the supplementary lessons would be held, as agreed.
The teacher supervising the supplementary class would be from Class B, a very strict-looking uncle.
Dekan, slightly bored, gazed around the empty classroom.
He was a little worried that the bizarre classmate who was supposed to attend might have skipped.
If that happened, it would greatly cut down on his fun for the day.
However, just as the two were waiting for the teacher to arrive,
A girl with long, light-brown hair bouncing around entered the classroom joyfully.
“Huh?”
In no time, she spotted Dekan and Cornelia sitting in the classroom.
After noticing her classmates, her eyes sparkled as if filled with light.
Apparently, she hadn’t expected anyone else to be here for the supplementary lesson.
Dekan’s and Cornelia’s attention was immediately drawn to the girl.
Her features were delicate, with smooth, tender skin. Even without makeup, her bright red lips were especially captivating.
The phrase “natural beauty” perfectly described her.
For some unknown reason, Dekan felt a strange familiarity when he saw her.
It was as if she bore a faint resemblance to someone he knew… but their auras were entirely different.
In no time, the girl approached Dekan and Cornelia.
“Nice to meet you! My name is Flora! What about you?”
She introduced herself in a warm and enthusiastic tone, as if meeting new friends at a park.
She seemed completely unfazed by Dekan’s and Cornelia’s reputation as top students.
It was as if she had never even heard of their illustrious records.
“My name is Dekan, and this is Cornelia.”
Dekan replied.
Such an open and friendly attitude naturally earned her the favor of both Dekan and Cornelia.
Generally, very few people would be so approachable and proactive in trying to connect with them at school.
“Hey, Dekan, Cornelia. From now on, we’re—ahem, supplementary class partners! I never expected to meet other classmates here during supplementary sessions! By the way, are you from Class D too?”
Flora cheerfully said as she sat next to Cornelia.
Dekan: “¿”
After hearing Flora’s simple sentence,
A storm of confusion surged in Dekan’s heart.
What does she mean by “you’re also from Class D”?
It has been almost two months since school started.
Could it be that you’ve never attended your own class since the start of school?
Who the heck are you??
