The Retired Hero is an Extra

"As today is your first day, I will go easy on you, only explaining some rules and other stuff that you must be aware of about the Academy," she declared with a simple smile.

In her thoughts, she was simply smiling at the students, but it only appeared to be demonic in the students' eyes as they immediately shivered at her seemingly disdainful words.

But she didn't seem to notice anything odd about the class and began, "As you know, there are five main classes for the first years, and right now, all of you are unranked."

As she said so, the plain wall behind her turned to display the picture of a circle divided into six sections.

"This area belongs to the freshmen, and each of these smaller blocks for each class while the bigger block is for the other students," she said, pointing towards the screen.

"Just like the freshmen or the first-year, we have six similar blocks for each year except the final year as not even a thousand meet the graduating criteria by that time."

She paused at the pale faces and gave a cold stare, mentioning, "By the way, just because you all are here doesn't mean you will still be here after the assessment test."

'Damn! Is she a teacher or what? Why does it feel like she's demotivating them more than anyone else?' Jash thought in disbelief.

He knew about Aileen Frostvale and her plot of helping Amael as she had Ice element, and a sword, similar to Amael, though their element differed.

"Anyways, we are in Block 1 right now and everyone's here, so it's fine," she said, but it only served to make the students curious.

After all, they had not seen her take any attendance or anything yet she was sure that everyone was present.

The students turned their heads, trying to get a rough estimate of the students on all their sides when her voice sounded.

"Enough!" Aileen used mana to amplify her voice, a basic technique anyone with good control over mana could perform.

"Firstly, the bracelets you received are active, look at the green light on it, indicating your attendance then click on the white light next to it."

Listening to her, the students obediently clicked the white light, and information about them and their class schedule was presented in front of them.

"This bracelet is your ID card, which will be used in almost everything inside the Academy," Aileen explained.

However, what she skipped was that she had already scanned the 200 students and matched their faces from the records.

—Clap!

Clapping to bring the students' focus back to her, Aileen paced across the classroom as if about to say something important.

"Now the main part; At the Academy, aside from some compulsory subjects, each student must choose at least three subjects from the list in front of you."

Saying so, she snapped her fingers as the wall behind her turned to display a list of subjects, but there were just too many.

"Each year, all the freshmen have 4 common subjects: Mana Manipulation, Beast Theory, the Duel class and Dungeon Theory," she said.

Dungeon Theory was a subject that was made compulsory after some batch of the academy students had ended up making stupid mistakes, costing them serious injuries, during their dungeon raid.

Not everyone came from nobility or rich families with dungeon-raiding experience, making it all the more necessary.

The Academy had made this class compulsory only for students without prior dungeon experience, but they had to change it.

Simply because, the nobility and rich families preferred to send guards for their children, hindering them from truly learning.

As a result, the academy had to work extra hard to make up for the loss and teach them the basics.

Contrary to this subject, the other three subjects were never hated by the students,... maybe beast theory?

"Aside from them, you need to choose other subjects on your own depending on the path you want to take," she further explained.

"The Academy doesn't enforce any path to the students. Each student must decide their path as it ought to be something you will want to walk on."

"That's why, be careful while choosing your subjects—and your path," she concluded before noticing the confusion on some faces.

Her face turned icy, annoyed from the students' inability to understand but she explained nonetheless.

"Once you choose a subject, you have to attend that class for at least a month and you can only change the chosen subject at most 2—3 if there is a reason—times."

"You will have to study a total of 7 subjects, and if you wish to take more, you can," she added.

"But remember that your performance in all the subjects will count towards the written exam results and hence, your rank at the end of the year," she finished.

'Is this what she meant by not going overboard and only explaining some things...?' Jash doubted her words, feeling dizzy from the overlord of information.

Well, not really.

He wasn't even surprised, he already knew all this and even more, alway running his mind through one scenario or another.

In fact, all the information was something even an awakened person of 1 year would be able to take in, they were different, after all.

However, Aileen seemed to have no regard for anyone's thoughts, only wanting to complete what she was tasked with.

"Before talking about ranks or more complex stuff, I am assuming you read the information and set of rules sent to you yesterday," Aileen said, scrutinizing the students.

Her expression distorted as she scowled, "It's better if you learn it as soon as possible, or else..."

The students trembled at her words, glancing at each other in fear yet the Year Representatives seemed to have not heard any of it nor did they react.

And Aileen seemed to have noticed it too, but didn't care.

"Tell me if any of you want to ask something before I explain more rules?" Aileen asked, not wanting any interruptions later on.

Immediately, a few hands were raised and Aileen selected someone at random.

"Uhm, uhm, p-professor, w-hat are Y-year Points?"

Despite her stammering, no one laughed, feeling nervous just like the girl who got singled out.

Aileen's expression darkened as it was something that was sent to the students, marked as: [MUST READ BEFORE CLASS]

"Anyone wants to help her and her fellow students?" Aileen asked and instantly picked the first student who raised his hand.

The boy stood up and began nervously, "Year Points are the currency inside the Academy, it means we use it for various facilities inside the Academy instead of the Solaris Marks."

"Correct, Year Points, or YP, are the currency you earn and spend within the Academy," Aileen nodded at the boy, who sat produly.

But just one glare from her made him scrunch on his seat and hear her next words.

"There are many ways to earn YP—class test, during a duel, or by trading with others—but the most effective way is to have a good rank."

Saying so, she looked at Ziva and Jash, adding, "I am sure you all heard of the different dormitories for the Rankers, and currently, the Year Representatives are residing there."

Following her sight, the students also turned to them, feeling jealous and envious of the difference but some had already given up before starting.

"Rankers—only the top 10 among the 2,000 first years get the privilege of living there," she said, motioning to the wall behind her.

Just as the students looked at it, it showed them luxurious facilities, the cooks, the food, the rooms, the personal training grounds and even a shared one.

But one thing remained common, it was far better than what any of them got, despite some staying in the VIP dormitories.

They were better than the regular dormitories, and anyone willing to pay could reside there, but it wasn't cheap.

Then again, the ranking came into play as converting real money to YP was a hassle if one didn't have a good rank themselves or someone who could do it for them.

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In the end, most of the students in Class 1 were from humble backgrounds, not able to pay the exorbitant fee or not having enough YP despite having the money to exchange it for.

Yet the Rankers dormitories were different, it was a matter of skill, talent and strength instead of anything else.

That's why the students exclaimed their admiration despite fearing Aileen since she entered.

"Wow!"

"So cool!!"

"I want to be here!!"

"This is better than even my home!"

Even Aileen let the students let out their feelings for a few moments at the sight of the building before bringing their attention back, breaking any and all delusions.

"Only the top 10 can live here, but don't aim for the top ranks solely for the dormitories," Aileen mentioned, confusing the students.

They had already begun to imagine what it would be like to live in that beautiful building in front of them, and how comfortable even their growth would become.

After all, dedicated trainers were better than just the classes of 200 with only one professor.

However, Aileen had to complete her goal, explaining the privileges of the ranking, which even Ziva and Jash weren't supposed to know the specifics of.

Despite that, it wasn't that Jash wasn't aware of it, but he too had to act the part, acting similarly oblivious as Ziva.

"In the Academy, your Rank determines your everything," Aileen dropped a bomb which was somewhat expected by the students.