chapter 6
6 – Young teacher’s spirit
Before becoming a teacher, Florina heard advice from a senior knight.
She was a senior she respected. A charismatic, leadership knight. Her personality is gentle, and seeing her smiling face made me feel at ease without knowing it.
However, such a senior did not last long as her teacher. His advice was:
“Florina, the most important thing is neither the quality nor the method. How you look to your students matters. You should never look complacent. I’d rather be a bad teacher than a good one.”
After finishing her life as a teacher, the aura of her senior has disappeared. Now she seemed to be just an old man who had given up on taking care of herself.
“Later on, there are times when children’s innocent laughter feels like the devil’s laughter. Even though it was actually a really innocent laugh. Florina, being a teacher is a job. Remember that fact.”
Florina couldn’t understand everything her senior said. She decided to take only part of her senior’s words.
A charismatic teacher, she wanted to become a teacher who is more passionate than anyone else and cares for children but seems cold.
She
She Anyway, she became a teacher, and now she is the homeroom teacher in charge of a class.
But when the list of children she was responsible for came up, she jumped and she was terrified.
Echina Rugis from the family of Count Rugis.
Kaira Revolas of the Marquis of Revolas.
Anders Ulcron of the Duke of Ulcron.
Last
Up to Princess Aliana von Rondell.
On the other hand, Florina’s family is a baron family.
All the children of the best families in the empire gathered in one class.
There is no status within the academy, but who can ignore the difference in status?
But as a teacher, she couldn’t be ignored by her children.
‘First impression is the most important.’
She entered her classroom with a colder and prouder face than ever before.
The atmosphere in the classroom was as cold as ice.
‘I am a teacher and a knight. There’s no need to be scared.’
And on time, a student came in. When he first saw him, he mistook him for a teacher.
Huge body and stocky muscles. Among the warriors, he was a man with the body of a warrior. The clothes he was wearing were priestly clothes.
Florina saw it as an opportunity to woo her children. Priests usually have a mild temperament and have zero fighting ability.
She was a knight before being her teacher. As a person who uses force, she tended to subconsciously look down on priests who lacked fighting skills.
Moreover, he was acquainted with Viteo, the academy’s highest priest.
It will be effective in catching the children if they punish the students who are fiercely tall.
She scolded the priest who had arrived on time.
She
She thought that she was too far-fetched to think of herself, but she thought she succeeded in showing a calm side as a teacher.
And when the entrance ceremony began, she turned to Viteo.
“Viteo, from the first day, a priest student in my class fought against me for not being late. Could you possibly give me some training?”
“Ah, Miss Florina. The priest has been in trouble since day one. Do you know the name of the student?”
“Actually, it was the first day so I couldn’t remember the name…. Oh, he’s sitting over there.”
Gran was sitting where Florina looked. Even though he was big and sat at the back of him, he stood out more than anyone else.
“Hmm, let’s see. Where are you?”
“Hey there, a big guy. Since the first day, they haven’t even listened to the president and have been looking this way.”
Florina said with a smile.
“Oh, there… hmm? That person… No, are you referring to that student?”
“Yes. She must have hated being a priest. What kind of warrior are you….”
“Gee, are you saying that you scolded that student all morning?”
Viteo’s voice slightly raised.
“Yes. I’m sorry, I have a request like this….”
“Mr. Florina.”
Florina was taken aback. Because her viteo expression was sitting down colder than she thought.
“The teacher is no longer her child. Does she now scold a student who has just entered school from day one? Teachers should treat their students with love and affection. The method may vary from teacher to teacher. But you’d better change her ways.”
Things went the exact opposite of Florina’s idea.
Viteo’s push did not stop.
By the end of her entrance ceremony, she had to repeat over and over again, ‘Okay, sorry.’
“And you better apologize to that student. I will ask that student directly, so please apologize.”
She was upset and her irritability welled up. Because she knew Viteo would take her side.
Viteo stopped, and after her entrance ceremony, Florina called Gran aside.
“I think the teacher pushed you too hard this morning. You know I didn’t do that on purpose, right?”
“It’s okay. Aren’t you a teacher? If you can defend your authority by scolding me, then I am satisfied with that.”
Florina’s eyebrows narrowed.
Gran had exactly grasped her Florina’s intentions.
“What?”
“But I hope you won’t make that mistake next time. Even if she scolds a student, she has to scold her when she does something wrong. If you forcefully scold them, you will only cause the children to frown.”
“You…. Since I was a freshman, I was going to watch this just once. But I can’t.”
“Teacher, as a teacher, I live with high passion, but isn’t anything excessive poisonous? Should you use passion as a medicine or as a poison?”
“What, what? Are you trying to teach me?”
Gran didn’t lose a word.
Florina was speechless.
She felt that her child, who was named Gran, seemed to be able to penetrate her thoughts.
She came closer to Gran.
The world went dark when he stood in front of him.
His presence pressed hard against her Florina’s chest.
“I hate people without passion. However, the teacher’s passion is visible. I hope she can remain a good priestess for a long time to come.”
He said with a natural smile. Then he turned around and went away.
Florina was speechless.
She was afraid for a moment.
She was saying that she shouldn’t offend him because her animal instincts as a knight were on edge.
‘I’m shaking? No, it’s just that I’m angry. I don’t know which priest taught me the quirk, but he’ll definitely fix it.’
She thought as she held her trembling hand.
***
It’s good to see the young teacher’s spirit.
It’s just that he lacks muscle for being a knight.
Since she’s the woman who will be my teacher, if I get a chance, I’ll give her some arm exercises.
The schedule for the first day ended quickly.
On the way back to the dormitory, there was a woman with a familiar face. She was the woman who had fled to Visilia with me.
She came towards me as if she had spotted me too.
“You! You’re the priest who abandoned me and ran away! Why are you here!”
Hmm? I have no idea what you’re talking about.
“Running away? Didn’t you see me and run away? And I don’t know what kind of stupid you’re talking about, but I came to the academy as a student too.”
“What, stupid? Did I see you and run away? I ran away from a boar-like monster! Do you know how much I suffered because you ran away first? I almost died!”
Now I understand why she ran away. She ran away when she saw the leisure bag I had brought for hunting.
“Hmm, there seems to be a misunderstanding. I didn’t run away. I just brought it after hunting a monster called Leisure Bag. You seem to have run away in surprise when you saw the monster I hunted.”
“The priest hunted monsters? Heh, I have to lie as much as I can. Now I know who you are. That’s why I get scolded by the teacher from the morning.”
“Maybe it’s because you’re young, but I can’t communicate well with you. Were we in the same class anyway? Then we should be friends from now on.”
Her face hardened. She seemed spurred on by the fact that she was young.
“Ha, okay. Don’t talk to me anymore.”
“Heh heh, if it helps us, we will.”
Her eyes narrowed. Her lips moved as if she still had something to say, but she soon went away without saying a word. A voice called “I’m annoyed” Came from afar.
The next day.
It’s time for the first class.
The first class was an outdoor basic physical training session.
Students who used magic sighed, and students who mainly used the body were full of motivation.
I was excited. He wondered how he would train his physical strength at this place, which is said to be the most prestigious academy in the empire.
I even felt dizzy at the thought that I might be torturing my muscles in an unexpected way.
Another thing to look forward to.
Florina glanced at me as if she had a grudge against me.
I can’t wait to see how she will tease me.
Good. Because the best stress is the best growth.
I looked at Florina.
Let’s do something.