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Volume 11 Chapter 29: Mentality Was The Problem
Volume 11 Chapter 29: Mentality Was The Problem
Volume 11 Chapter 29: Mentality Was The Problem
And the three followed behind him as Keith sliced apart any monster that came their way. It was a swift kill, as there was no point in holding back. He needed to take them out and get to the end as soon as possible. However, a small light formed around him.
"I can still heal you, Keith." Lucy raised her hand. She was their healer and would do anything to assist him. Keith nodded, "Alright then." He wasn't going to say no to that.
"I'll continue to help out!" Muriel didn't want to stand down either as she raised her hand, firing off her water lances. They continued forward without a thought. But as they did, they arrived at the end of the 4th floor.
"Keith, you guys are here," Carolyn waved, and Keith nodded, "Mmhmm, we're here." After some time, a few more groups arrived.
"Alright, the order you guys came in represents your rank." Aidiun calmly explained.
Sixth, huh. While Keith was lost in thought, he shrugged, "We did all we could for it. There's no need to look so down, you two." Keith patted the two girls on the shoulders.
"This is a growing point for us."
"Yeah!" "We'll work even harder!" Muriel and Lucy nodded.
Good. A satisfied smile formed as he glanced at one person at the side. Jerome had a dark expression as he looked down.
That decides it.
...
Keith knocked on his door,
"Keith, is that you?"
"Mmhmm, I want to speak with you." He entered his room and, without any hesitation, said, “Professor Aidiun, I want to send someone out of S-class.” His decision was quick and swift.
“Hmm? Is it Jerome?” Aidiun blinked as he stared at him. It was obvious to him who he wanted to get out. The instructor told him about some things that happened when he reached the floor. Keith nodded, “Mmhmm, Jerome will be returned to A-class.”
“Hmm, can you tell me the reason why? I can’t send him back to A-class without a proper reason for this?” If he sent Jerome back down without a reasonable explanation, others would find it off.
Keith explained, “His skills are around lower A-class.” He had realized that Jerome was actually lower than the others in terms of ability.
"There are others that are around the same level as him."
“If you’re talking about the other two who had joined, Leona excels at archery, and she could easily beat people if she beastified while Muriel is much stronger than him with water magic. And if you want to compare Lucy, the girl has light magic, which is incredibly rare.” There was a difference.
The other probably had ace-in-the-hole abilities that Jerome didn't have. Comparing him to Lucy, who was also a commoner, her light magic easily made her more valuable.
Luck. That was the factor that brought Jerome into S-class. But luck could only go so far. There had to be a limit where skills and abilities shined more. However,
"More so, it's that damn mentality of his."
“…” Aidiun said nothing; his expression said it all. He understood what Keith meant.
“That guy is running around looking at nobles like the enemy. What if he causes harm to the others in class as well?” That was something that Keith didn’t want to happen. A chip on the shoulder. He could tell he was looking down at the students there. And it was not stopping either.
S-class was full of royalty and nobles. If one dies because of him, he and not only that, the academy would suffer.
"And he's a hotshot." How he acted when he didn't get the score he wanted said a lot. This was not his fault. That was what his eyes were saying. A guy like that was definitely not S-class material.
“Alright, then I will send him back down to A-class. Who do you want to bring up?” Since they were sending one back down, it was time to bring another up.
“Bring the person who has the highest score from the people who were demoted.” That’ll at least keep some order when he sends them back down.
“Understood.”
“Thank you,” Keith nodded as he headed out the door.
While this happened, Chelan was now talking with Jasbir.
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“Prince, this is a good job! To rank first in that dungeon practical despite being forwarded by that representative.” That dungeon practical was something that Keith had made himself. Usually, the representative wouldn’t do something like that unless to boost their reputation.
Chelan frowned, “No, I didn’t win against him.” This was something that the prince wasn’t happy about. To beat Keith? He didn’t win against him properly at all. He wanted to defeat him by himself! And the team that he had played a large factor.
His team was: Melor, Carolyn, and Scarlet. Three of the strongest people in the class.
Keith’s team was: Jerome, Lucy, and Muriel. Besides his sister, the other two were basically garbage. It was obvious from Jerome's expression and tiredness that Lucy, the two had dragged the team down.
“But Prince, even though you have beaten Keith at his own game, that doesn’t mean the others would accept you as the student representative.” Jasbir shook his head. It was only one victory, and it wasn’t enough to get them on the same page.
“I know.”
“You need a decisive victory or something to push you forward.” This was only a small ripple from a stone. They needed something large to generate a giant ripple that would shake his position.