''There are only two sses today,'' Jash recalled, putting his hand on the table in front of him.


    His first ss was naturally Elemental Theory and the second one was themon subject: Beast Theory.


    Naturally, people were paying attention to him, ncing from the corners of their eyes and the most obvious one was Caera.


    If not for being caught in a conversation, she wanted to go and ask him why he was here in the first ce.


    But Jash didn''t seem to care for the obvious nces, some even unfriendly, as he observed the ssroom.


    Just like any other ce in the academy, the ssroom was located inside one of the many huge buildings in the Mage Art Sector.


    ''The ss sure is spacious,'' hemented inwardly, noting that the room seemed more than enough for 200 students.


    Not like it mattered as all the ssrooms were built with spatial runes to increase the size to amodate extra students.


    "What is he doing here?" a boy whispered, trying to not let him hear it, but his tone of hostility was too obvious.


    Jash smiled at the boy, who immediately averted his face as if he had been caught red-handed.


    ''Looks like someone I eliminated,'' Jash mused, unfeeling of the gazes he was being showered with.


    It was quite obvious that Jash was a swordsman, so there was no need to attend this particr subject or so everyone thought.


    They truly didn''t want to imagine him being a mage as well as that would be a fatal hit to the vain pride of these mages.


    Thankfully, Jash was really not a mage or who knew how many would want to quit this path and spend the rest of their livesining that life wasn''t fair.


    ''What an interesting thing,'' Jashmented, observing the transparent orb ced in front of him.


    He seemed oblivious to the gazes but had already noticed every single one directed at him.


    It was just that no one had done or said anything that needed him to take action as the students were well-behaved.


    ''Mages are really better than those barbaric weapon wielders,'' Jash thought with a smile, increasing his view on mages.


    In his eyes, they appeared more eager to study and explore the mysteries of magic than using bruteforce for everything.


    It was already a pleasant sight to him as he enjoyed the peace and quiet despite the eager students.


    "Ah, why are you here?" Caera asked after finally being able to stand up ande to him.


    "For the Elemental Theory ss, of course," Jash answered with an expression as if he was looking at an idiot.


    His expression naturally infuriated Caera as she returned to her seat, grumbling under her breath, "Do what you want..."


    ''So childish,'' Jash thought, choosing to ignore her for the time being as that was for the better.


    He definitely didn''t want to spar and end up identally injuring her, so angering her was a better option.


    As time ticked by, the ss started to fill with the eager students arriving and seating freely due to abundant free seats.


    Some students'' entries had turned head his or her way to catch a glimpse of their beauty.


    Of course, the beauties made the hearts of many boys present in the ss flutter, just like girls squealed at the handsome guys.


    Whispers of students could be heard in the whole ssroom, and slowly they seemed to have forgotten about the anomaly.


    But the person in question was rather relieved to have lost that attention as he arrived earlier.


    ''If I arrivedte, all the shitty attention would be on me,'' he reaffirmed his decision to arrive early during his sses.


    It was better than being the topic of the ss by arriving a minute or two before the Professor arrived.


    Unlike the typical protagonists who always arrivedte to catch attention, he hated that the most.


    ''Being punctual sure is great,'' he nodded, smiling to himself, appreciating the peace that came with it.


    If only Caera or Ziva had heard his thoughts, they would team up to beat the shit out of him for saying that.


    He was the one who used to arrive at thest minute and he had the gall to preach about being punctual or whatnot!


    ''Seems like someone''s here,'' Jash noted as the voices in the ssroom died down.


    The one who entered was a female Professor who walked without care into the ssroom.


    "Hello, my name is Sharon Maythwright, and I am the professor–"


    She suddenly stopped talking as words froze in her throat as soon as she gazed around the students present.


    "Jash Ramille," she called out, asking, "Why are you here?"


    "To study the subject of [Elemental Theory], but of course," Jash answered with an innocent expression on his face.


    It was as if he failed to understand the true meaning of the professor''s question, but it was not like anyone could outright use him.


    "Didn''t you hear that this is the ss for mages?" Sharon asked, implying that why was he here when he should be in the sword art ss.


    "Uhm, yes? It didn''t mention that as an prerequisite, meaning I could attend it," Jash replied with a casual shrug.


    It was as if he was not aware of the consequences of his actions, but that was all an act, a face he put upon.


    Sadly, calling him out wasn''t that easy as it would be the same as using him of conspiring against the Professor...


    "Shouldn''t you be in the Sword Art ss?" Sharon could only proceed to ask this question so as to not agitate Jash in manner.


    "Not like the Academy has any professors to teach me about swords," Jash retorted casually, his expression earnest.


    If Caera didn''t know any better, she would truly think Jash believed in his words from the bottom of his heart.


    ''Damn it! He''s so good at this,'' she cursed inwardly, not having the slightest intention to rebuke him.


    In fact, he agreed with his words as she too had not chosen any subjects for bows or archery, trusting her prior lessons to be enough.


    And if not, learning from someone just because she had to wasn''t in her nature, especially when Cornelius had taught her himself.


    Unlike her, Jash''s words totally stunned the other students who widened their eyes in disbelief.


    It was their first time seeing someone be truthful yet insulting at the same time, especially about the Academy.


    And it was on the face of a Professor to boot!


    They didn''t know much about Sharon, but surely, she wouldn''t like his behavior and kick him out for his arrogance, right?


    However, their expectations failed as nothing of the sort happened.


    Sharon only rubbed her temples and gave up, saying, "Do as you wish."


    ''Predictable,'' Jash thought, already aware of such an oue, knowing that his words were indeed the truth.


    Of course, it was his acting that did wonders, making Sharon find some truth in his words.


    Though she could surely see a headache approaching in the form of the Professor in charge of the Sword Art ss.


    It was easy to imagine how he would feel if he listened to Jash''s "honest" thoughts about his ss.


    But Jash didn''t seem to care about the future troublesing his way.


    Instead he smiled, ''Got saved from that protagonist and his endless PDA...''