Chapter 555 (1/2)

Good morning」

「Good morning, Fran-dono. Ooh, so you’re here in your uniform today?」

「Nn」

When Fran arrived at the academy, she visited the preparation room for the mock battle instructors that she had been shown yesterday.

In a room much smaller than the staff room, there were about ten adults here. All of them were mock battle instructors, just like adventurers, they were dressed in leather armor. It could also be said that their current appearance, which was ready for battle, was their formal attire.

The scene of muscular former adventurers crowding this small room made the room look hot and humid. I didn’t have a nose, but I wonder why I think I could smell the sweat. Well, think of this as a gym, and you’ll get the idea.

Inez greeted her while standing upright. The other instructors had already been introduced to us yesterday, so they too were standing upright with serious faces. It made me feel nervous though.

「Let me show you to the Special Battle Class」

「Okay」

「Then, please follow me」

She was then led to one of the classrooms on the second floor of the tower.

The room looked just like any other ordinary classroom.

The presence that could be felt from inside was no different from any other classroom. There was a somewhat tense presence of about twenty people in there.

I guess they were nervous because they knew that Fran was coming. If there was someone who had a quick ear, they must have heard that a pretty girl who was both an instructor and a student would join them.

When we reached the class, nothing had changed except the tension.

There was no tremendous sense of intimidation emanating from the front of the classroom, nor was there any magic spreading around that would startle us. It was just the presence of ordinary boys and girls.

Since they were from the Special Battle Class, I was wondering how amazing they were, but…

Well, when I thought about it, it was not that surprising. They were still students after all, and that meant that Fran was by far the stronger of the two.

In addition, the fact that Inez was able to take on multiple students was a good indication of their ability. They probably just had high fighting prowess among the students. It seems that I was expecting a little too much.

「This afternoon’s class is scheduled to be a mock battle, but before that, I’ve set aside some time to introduce Fran-dono. They may have some questions, but if you can’t answer them, please just ignore them」

「Okay」

「Let’s get in then」

「Nn」

They must have seen our figure through the blurry glass of the door and knew that Inez had arrived. The voices of the students then quickly quieted down at once.

Inez then slowly opened the door to the classroom of the Special Battle Class. All eyes turned first to Inez, and then to Fran, who followed her into the classroom.

There was no contempt on the faces of the students. There was just a great sense of confusion.

「She really was a kid…」

「Sh-she’s so pretty!」

「So, what Charon said was true!」

I wondered if she had told them that she had met with Fran before, but it seems that was not all.

「I-it’s really you!」

Amid the noisy classroom, a student suddenly stood up with a surprised look on her face. But we were just as surprised as she was. After all, we had met her before.

「Charon?」

「Y-yes! I’m glad that you remembered my name」

「Nn」