The first class for the freshmen was an observation class.
The freshmen were led by teachers to observe the upperclassmen's extracurricular training. Simply put, it was to let these freshmen experience the strength of the seniors.
This class also allowed them to ask the seniors for advice, and the teachers would even encourage them to go up and challenge them.
If young people really were foolish enough to go up, they would surely receive a sound thrashing and come to realize their seniors' 'love'.
However, this wasn't a school tradition. If such a thing became a tradition, it would lose its effectiveness as a lesson. Every year, the school would come up with new activities just to suppress the pride of the freshmen.
Having confidence is a good thing.
But if they don't follow discipline, it becomes a major headache for the teachers. So the school plays with the freshmen in various ways; in the past, there have even been 'wild operations' where the first day of class was a practical combat session.
This class consisted of seniors sparring with each other, though they were restricted to using only swordsmanship and low-power water magic. This gave the freshmen the feeling that while the seniors were indeed strong, it created the illusion that they could achieve that same level too.
Just now, many students were gathered around Tsukasa, critiquing the sparring between those two seniors. Some arrogant fellows even chattered away, pointing out what was wrong here and there, claiming that if they went up, they could surely seize the opportunity and win easily, and so on. In short, they were bragging in front of a girl, hoping to gain her attention this way.
Although this method is a very old-fashioned cliché, despite being old, the effect is still quite good. As long as they can indeed perform impressively later, ordinary girls will surely be won over by this move; after all, if it's true, it's no longer bragging.
It's displaying one's assets.
When it comes to picking up girls, blind sweet talk is useless. You must know how to show off your assets, but you also need to pay attention to the target's personality and change your tactics at any time.
One's assets must be displayed, but how to display them depends on the target's personality, and different actions must be taken accordingly.
Tsukasa knew very well how to win over a woman. Although she had no personal experience, she was a master of theory. One of her past pastimes was acting as a romance guru on various forums, guiding people through their confusion.
As for the results?
Judging by the replies and likes, it seemed quite good. However, she had never tried it herself; first, because she had no one she liked, and second, because she had no assets to speak of.
While Tsukasa was using her skills to drive these people away and lost in thought, over on the seniors' side, several people were staring at her. One of them, a red-haired noble lady, asked the Prince, "Did you see that just now?"
"Yes, she used a skill and affected so many people in an instant." The Prince's expression was very serious. In his eyes, this young lady would likely be their primary target for suppression today.
If they could suppress this young lady, then their grades as seniors in this class would surely be very high. But if they were instead picked off by this young lady, they would become her stepping stones, never able to escape this defeat for the rest of their lives.
On the teachers' side, the seniors' instructor and the freshmen's instructor were also glaring back and forth at each other.
"You old fellow are quite insidious. Proposing this idea, I'm afraid you don't just want to crush the freshmen's pride, but also want to use that child to step over my students and rise up!"
"Heh, I don't know what you're talking about. Besides, how could our freshmen possibly beat your students? Your students include geniuses like Prince Shurein and Prince Yugu, who are once-in-a-millennium talents."
"If you have the guts, don't let that child fight. Do you think I'm stupid? That child is a Summoner who possesses a White Tiger; even you or I might not be able to beat it if we went up."
"How could I break the school rules and obstruct a student's right to challenge freely?"
The two teachers' attention was not on the two students sparring on the field at all right now.
As time passed.
The seniors' sparring concluded, and it was time for the freshmen's challenges. Many freshmen eagerly signed up, looking for seniors they deemed appropriate to challenge. As long as the challenge was successful, they could truly become famous in one battle, gaining the attention of teachers and female classmates, and even using it to ask for more money from home.
But the idea was beautiful.
The reality was harsh.
That group of seniors were simply the strongest among the upperclassmen, and they had deliberately hidden a portion of their strength during the sparring. When the freshmen went up to challenge them, they instantly revealed it, making the freshmen question their lives.
Soon, the freshmen who had signed up to challenge returned from the field one by one with bruised and swollen faces, unable to face anyone. They were either throwing tantrums or covering their faces, not daring to let their classmates see. The scene was quite lively.
At this moment on the field, the Empire's prince, Prince Yugu, knocked down a freshman who tried to challenge him with a cold sneer, saying disdainfully, "If you want to challenge me, go back and train for another hundred years, you ignorant fool. Who else wants to continue? Come at me all at once."
"You..."
That freshman wanted to say more, but he no longer had the strength to speak. Among everyone, Prince Yugu struck the hardest; of those who fought him, not a single one could walk off on their own; they were all carried off.
Yugu watched his opponent being carried away, turned around with a haughty look, and glanced in Prince Shurein's direction.
"Hmph."
The red-haired noble girl beside Prince Shurein couldn't help but facepalm upon seeing this, then patted Shurein's shoulder and said, "Don't take it to heart."
"I know."
Prince Shurein gave a bitter smile. It wasn't just a day or two that Yugu had found him an eyesore; every time they were in class together, Yugu would try to provoke him.
Moreover, he had no mood to pay attention to Yugu right now, because on the list of those challenging him, the name of that Miss Berturing was prominently displayed. Although he didn't care much about winning or losing, he didn't want to just lose to a freshman like that.
"Next match."
"Tsukasa Sand Berturing versus Shurein Zagan Analeit. Both parties please come forward."
The originally noisy scene fell silent the moment the names of these two were heard. Yugu, who had returned to the ranks, saw those two who were the focus of everyone's attention, and for a moment his expression was quite distorted; he hadn't received such treatment just now!
Suspected strongest freshman.
Versus.
The strongest senior.
And one was a prince of this kingdom.
The other was the most beautiful female student in the whole school.
Everyone was looking forward to the match between these two.
Tsukasa and Shurein walked onto the field. Behind Shurein, an Earth Wyrm followed. It seemed they thought Tsukasa's class was Beast Tamer or Summoner, and expected her to call out that White Tiger to fight.
Shurein's first sentence upon taking the field was, "Please guide me. Um, aren't you going to use your magical beast?"
A string of question marks seemed to flash over Tsukasa's head. She didn't know what this person was talking about. Was this classmate so confident? He thought that he plus an underdeveloped Earth Wyrm could challenge Shiro? No way, right?
"...Come at me together."
Tsukasa spoke expressionlessly. She was too lazy to even explain anything to this classmate. The reason she initiated the challenge was only to test the true strength of other Reincarnators. After all, in this classmate's skill list, there was a skill she didn't understand, as well as a Dominator Skill.
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