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Episode 91. Parents’ Observation Class (4)
Luya von Tiana, a freshman in the fencing department, has filled her schedule this semester with Cloudy’s major classes.
Before I even entered the school, I checked out which teachers had good classes and came in.
That’s why neither Ethan Wickers, a new teacher, nor other mid-level teachers signed up for the class.
Before enrolling, I was convinced that taking classes from all the teachers except Cloudy would not be as good as taking just one class from Cloudy.
That’s why her only goal was Cloudy’s class. She didn’t even look at other classes.
The level of the class was definitely high.
Although I took classes from numerous private tutors from my family, I still learned many new things.
But one day, a strange rumor started to spread.
Rumor had it that new teacher Ethan Wickers’ class was better than any class I’d ever taken.
At first I thought someone was spreading nonsense.
I heard that there were some bad students in that class, so I wondered if they were spreading such malicious rumors to lower Ethan’s reputation.
But as each week’s classes progressed, the rumor grew more and more inflated.
Moreover, as if to prove the rumor, Ethan took over the magic department’s classes.
Something is strange.
It must be a ridiculous rumor.
“There is definitely no better class than the one taught by Mr. Cloudy.”
It should definitely be that way.
“How on earth do you teach that such rumors spread? How on earth do you have such good reviews?”
No matter how many times I asked, there was no one who would tell me in detail. They just kept repeating that I had to hear it first to know.
Moreover, every time I went to class and came back, I would go to the practice room like crazy, so my curiosity just kept growing.
Because of this, she had no choice but to seek out observation classes.
“Are we a little late?”
It seemed like the observation class had already started.
As soon as Luya entered through the back door, she heard a “bang!” sound.
The classroom was designed in a stepped manner so that one could look down from the top, allowing a close view of the teacher, Ethan Wickers, and the students moving around in the center at the very bottom.
“uh……?”
Ethan and his students were sparring.
But the conversation was unusual. She naturally looked at the parents in the back row.
The parents were already engrossed in the training.
The classroom was strangely warm. Luya felt that elation as soon as she entered.
Bam-!
There was a loud noise again.
This time, it was a different student than before. That student showed off all the swordsmanship he had.
It was raw swordsmanship.
It was a swordsmanship that seemed to have poured out everything he had learned at the academy. And Ethan was receiving that swordsmanship perfectly.
And then another student ran up next to the student who had naturally stepped back.
Each and every one of them was a different swordsmanship.
During the swordsmanship demonstration, the student performing the swordsmanship was the main character. He stood out in the sparring, and everything about the swordsmanship displayed by the student was clearly visible.
“Are you teaching this kind of class…?”
Luya couldn’t take her eyes off it.
“I’ve never heard or seen anything like this.”
Luya’s shock reached its peak when the class was halfway through, over an hour after it had started.
“Surely not, 75 people and all?”
That was absolutely ridiculous.
* * *
Carlson’s face hardened at the Duke’s words.
To be honest, in his eyes, his downward slash and Ethan’s downward slash didn’t look that different.
Rather, he himself has honed the vision swordsmanship of the Yellow Duke family, so it can be said that this is of a much higher level.
But my father was praising that one teacher more highly.
“Is that the downward slope you want, Father?”
“It’s not just the downward slash. It’s the challenging stance. Do you guys remember what Mr. Ethan Wickers said before we started?”
“I heard that this class will be in the form of a duel.”
“So, does that mean Mr. Ethan will spar with all 75 people?”
“No, that’s not possible. I just borrowed the format of sparring. I think I talked to the students. I said that there are only a limited number of students who can spar, so I’ll decide based on skill level.”
“I’m going to stop now. No matter how strong you are, you’re at your limit. Look at you. You’re sweating profusely.”
Ethan, who had been moving leisurely until just a moment ago, was sweating.
Jason’s words that it would stop soon seemed to be true.
But the duke shook his head.
“It won’t stop.”
“That’s impossible. You won’t be able to hold out! You might not have enough stamina to block the student’s sword and get hurt.”
“It stops unconditionally. There are 75 of them. They are not just teaching, but showing their swordsmanship through sparring. Didn’t my father say that? He pays attention to everything without leaving anything out. I have to do all 75 of them. That’s impossible.”
He let out a small sigh at his two sons’ words.
“We’ll go all the way. Look, this was planned from the beginning. So that all 75 students can practice swordsmanship.”
He said that and crossed his arms as if telling me to watch.
Like Carlson and Jason, other parents thought the sparring was almost over. They were more than halfway through, so it was actually quite impressive.
“Mason doesn’t appear until the end. He’s not even on the list.”
“You pathetic bastard, I knew you when you had a bad reputation within the Academy. Your talent blossomed too early. That’s why you couldn’t even properly overcome the wall of mediocrity.”
The two sons secretly waited for the Duke to speak.
I thought this would be the Duke’s answer that he would no longer expect anything from Mason.
Then, a bang! sound was heard again.
“uh?”
The sparring that I thought would stop continued on and on.
Ethan continued to use his swordsmanship as if he had no intention of stopping.
“That’s impossible.”
“I think I’ve seen enough, so I think I can stop here.”
The parents mostly had satisfied faces.
Of course, the parents of students still waiting for their turn were waiting for their children to show off their swordsmanship, but they realized that it would be difficult for their children to actually get their turn.
But I was satisfied just to see for myself what a great teacher Ethan was.
If you are learning from such a great teacher, you will definitely be able to grow greatly.
But Ethan didn’t stop.
No, rather, it seemed like the quality of the dialogue had improved.
Clang-! Clang-!
It has surpassed 40 and now surpassed 50.
“no way……?”
“Surely that’s possible?”
The parents who were watching blankly didn’t notice that more than an hour had already passed.
“Isn’t it going to stop?”
“You’re not going to spar with all 75 of them, are you? You can’t do that, right? You’ve probably already reached your physical limit. It won’t be easy to just accept them, but you’re putting all your effort into each and every student’s swordsmanship.”
Even though it was a duel, it could be seen as having gone far beyond the limit.
But Ethan broke all of his parents’ expectations.
“… … !”
This was a definite break.
* * *
As everyone expected, Ethan was reaching his physical limits.
As expected, once I exceeded 25 people, my stamina started to decline rapidly.
Stamina wasn’t just lost through injuries.
When you continue to make rough movements like this, even when you push yourself beyond your limits, your stamina decreases.
Bam-!
Ethan’s sword made another student step back. The new student poured out his sword skills with a nervous expression.
‘But I’ve already prepared everything.’
If it were normal, his stamina would have already dropped below 10 percent. If it had, his special trait of never-ending stamina would have been activated when he sparred with about 25 people.
‘Then, if I had recovered 100 percent of my stamina with 50 people left, I would never have made it to the end.’
50 people, no, a little more than that and then they stopped.
If that were the case, I wouldn’t be able to make all 75 people in the class stand out. The rest would have been just hanging around.
Of course, even so, the evaluation of the observation class will be good. The class for the 50 students above must have seemed high-level and perfect to the parents.
But with such a great reputation, the remaining 25 people are forgotten.
‘You did well in sparring with 50 people. That’s what they’ll say.’
But Ethan wasn’t going to be satisfied with that.
‘One more.’
Of course, all of this was for Ethan’s benefit. But he wasn’t only thinking of his own benefit.
‘Students at the academy have fewer opportunities to prove themselves than you might think. They are not given many opportunities to fail or to succeed.’
This Ibeka Academy is definitely a place where talented students come in, but not all of them blossom with that talent.
Either you don’t get the chance, or even if you do get the chance, you can’t make the most of it.
What they had was potential, not already-formed power.
That’s why it’s immature.
One opportunity can either take you high or send you crashing down.
That one absolute opportunity was lacking here.
Everyone at the Academy wants to show themselves as successful, but not every student can succeed.
So Ethan wanted to give it a chance, regardless of failure or success.
‘So I give you that opportunity to the extent that I can.’
I wanted to take care of my own interests while at the same time creating a place for my students, a place where they could put into practice everything they had learned at the Academy.
‘If possible, it’s best to show it in front of your parents.’
Any student at the Academy wants to be recognized.
Of course, there are certainly those who value their own recognition more than the recognition of others, but it still feels really good and meaningful to be recognized.
‘Among them all, receiving recognition from parents is a very special thing.’
Kwak-!
Ethan’s wooden sword struck the student’s wooden sword with a rough but heavy stroke.
At the same time, all the strength left Ethan’s body. He no longer had the strength to even swing his wooden sword.
That’s when the trait was triggered.
– The unfading stamina trait is activated.
Ethan’s whole body began to feel lively again.
This leaves half the people left.
‘I have enough stamina.’
“Don’t stop.”
Ethan said, looking at the student.
“Keep swinging. Keep the flow going.”
This dialogue was already flowing like a great river.
“This is your chance to show yourself.”
Ethan’s words were relayed to all the students.
fantasy,
