Reborn Soul Master: The Rogue's Counterattack

Just as Belid said, the opening ceremony went very quickly, with the oaths taken by the instructors and students, and the congratulations from the guests.

Then. "We allow you to enroll." The Hero Academy principal's admission statement marked the end of the opening ceremony.

Next comes the time for the distribution of basic supplies including college uniforms and the allocation of dormitories, but these also do not take much time.

"That concludes today's schedule. Please return to the dormitory to pack your luggage and take some time to adapt to the academy." Instructor Belid, who announced the end of the opening ceremony, stepped down from the stage and left the auditorium with ease.

"Where is the training ground?"

"There's a map of the academy in the supplies, take a good look at it."

"I have to check out the dormitory first." As free time began, the students left the auditorium one after another.

The excitement of becoming students made their steps lighter than ever.

However, there was one person who couldn’t fully enjoy the excitement of being a student.

"Damn it. Who would have thought that both of these guys would pass?" The blond noble Leiden covered his face with his sleeves and moved naturally among the students leaving the auditorium.

"First, I have to get out of here. I can't embarrass myself in front of everyone on my first day." As he was about to cross the exit of the auditorium.

Suddenly, someone grabbed his shoulder. "Who is so bold!" Leiden instinctively shook off the hand on his shoulder and turned around.

“You, you are?” At the same time, Leiden’s expression froze.

"Are you trying to run away?" He heard the voice he didn't want to hear. He also saw the face he didn't want to see.

The first civilian to ignore Leiden. Cardin looked at Leiden with a smile on his face. Behind him was Alvis, whom Leiden called "trash".

"Run, what are you running for?" Leiden tried to put on a relaxed smile.

"It doesn't matter if you run away. If you are the kind of guy who has no noble self-respect, then forget it." He said provocatively.

The choice of whether to avoid the situation or apologize to restore his reputation was left to Lydon.

"That damn civilian bastard." He wanted to fight back angrily, but he couldn't.

In the academy, there was no distinction between nobles and commoners, so he could not use his status to suppress Cardin. He also could not fight or make loud noises to cause a commotion.

If we attract other people's attention, it might be even more embarrassing than it is now. "Try to end this quietly." Leiden seemed to have made up his mind and smiled generously.

"Hey, since this is just between us, how about we go somewhere quiet?"

"Why? Are you ashamed to apologize in front of everyone?" Then Cardin took a step closer and said.

"Think about it. Which is more shameful, a noble who admits his mistakes and bows to the common people, or a noble who throws the dignity of the nobility away like garbage?" The question was asked coldly in a low voice.

Leiden could only blush, unable to answer the question. "The choice is yours," Cardan said, and stepped back.

"Ah, you don't want to just say sorry and be done with it, do you? The nobles of the Kingdom of Libera are not that incompetent." His tone seemed to belittle Leiden's self-esteem, and Leiden clenched his fists.

In fact, the only people who knew about the bet were Cardin, Alves and Leyden. Even if he chose to ignore Cardin, there would be no problem. "Do I need to fulfill the bet with that guy?"

But Kadan's words severely touched his pride. If he retreated like this, Leiden would be ignored by a commoner for the first time. This fact bound Leiden's feet.

"Hey." Leiden turned to Alvis with clenched fists and spoke through clenched teeth.

"What?" As a commoner, Alvis instinctively lowered his head to answer the noble's call.

Suddenly, Cardin grabbed his shoulders and shook his head.

"Alvis. There is no status here. No nobles, no commoners, and no slaves." Bowing your head like this is also against school rules.

Cardin said this with a slight smile. Then Alvis nodded with an uneasy expression and turned his eyes to Leiden.

"Uh, well!" He answered in a cautious voice, and Leyden frowned at Alvis. But his sharp look did not last long.

"Well, it seems he is not here to apologize." Cardin stood next to Alvis and gave him a hint. Leiden gritted his teeth and lowered his eyes.

"I have to bow to this garbage..." He hated himself for arrogantly making this bet in the past.

But it was too late to regret, as Cardin perfectly created a situation where Leiden had to apologize.

"You, I apologize for belittling you and looking down on you before. I'm sorry." Leiden apologized slowly and in a small voice.

It was a difficult line between self-respect and compromise, though he waved his hand reluctantly, making it seem more like forced words than a sincere apology.

"Ah, no, it's okay. No, no. I'm fine. Ah, just don't do that again!" Alves accepted his apology.

Although he still seems to find it difficult to deal with the nobility, Alves seems to be trying to adapt here and get rid of the oppression of his identity.

"Since you've apologized, that's good." Cardin wanted to pressure Leiden further, but Alves, as the person involved, accepted his apology, so there was nothing more to say.

Leiden just stared at Cardan silently. "He is at most a two-star or three-star necromancer. You can crush him anytime you want if you have the chance."

Cardin vaguely anticipated the meaning of Leiden's eyes, but he did not show anything on his expression.

"Look forward to being taught a lesson. No, it's better to be mentally prepared." Leiden looked at Cardan as if cursing him, then quickly turned and left the auditorium.

"You don't have to be like this... Anyway, thank you, Mr. Cardin."

"You're welcome. By the way, we haven't seen each other in a while."

"Yes! How are you? You accepted my apology so suddenly without even saying hello." Alves spoke with a simple smile, and Cardin nodded kindly with a smile.

"Yes. Speaking of which, I didn't see Miss Kalia."

"Ms. Kalia said she wanted to check out the dorm first!"

"Shall we go and take care of the luggage first?"

"Okay!" Alvis smiled brightly and nodded, and the two slowly left the auditorium.

Then Cardan looked at the back of Leiden walking in front of him and thought to himself, "Is there already an enemy?"

He had wanted to live a quiet college life, but it was not a good start to have hostile people appearing from the first day of school.

Of course, he does not regret this choice. "If you are wrong, you should apologize. Even a villain with a bit of brains knows how to apologize."

If he had chosen to ignore Alves' proposal to form a team and just walked past being insulted by Leiden, he would regret it even more now. "Forget it, just pretend that I didn't see him."

The next day, the first-year students gathered at the training ground early in the morning. Unlike the day before, the students were not wearing casual clothes, but the training clothes of the academy.

"Nice to meet you." In front of them, a man who looked to be in his thirties was introducing himself.

"I'm Chris, the instructor from the Colin Firth Knights. From now on, I will be responsible for managing all of you. If you have any dissatisfaction, come to me."

Hearing the name of the famous knight order, the students looked at Instructor Chris with surprise.

"Isn't the Knights of Colinfirth one of the five great knightly orders in the kingdom?"

"The instructors at the Hero Academy are not ordinary people either."

"The other instructors must be very good too, right?"

Obviously, to teach the kingdom's most talented and potential students, the instructors must also be top-notch capable people.

"How many stars is that knight?" Cardin was also curious about Chris's strength.

According to the information obtained from Jack Carter before enrollment, the average instructor at the Hero Academy is above seven stars.

"The highest achievement among the graduates is only seven stars, right?" For Cardin, who had just reached three stars, seven stars was already an awe-inspiring figure.

"Then we can't be satisfied with seven stars." When everyone was looking at Chris, immersed in thought.

"I'll make some announcements next." Chris continued in a low and powerful voice.

"In the morning, you will receive group lessons that have nothing to do with the abilities or specialties you possess."

"Yes!"

"In the afternoon, there will be in-depth courses. You will be classified and taught separately according to your abilities and specialties."

"I understand!" The students responded loudly to this unambiguous explanation.

"That's all for today's announcement. Let's start classes next." The first class of the academy finally began.

The students waited expectantly for the next words.

"Since it's the first day, I will first understand your level. First, let's start with the physical test." Instructor Chris pointed to the end of the training ground.

"Run until you are exhausted." Hearing this, the students looked at Instructor Chris with surprised eyes. They didn't expect that the first lesson would be running.

"Why? Do you think you can learn something great from the first day?" Instructor Chris seemed to understand the students' thoughts and said with a smile.

"This is not a test to compare yourself to someone else. This is to test your individual strength, so please take it easy."

"Understood!"

"Then run." Chris crossed his arms and looked at the students, while at the same time, the students began to run on the training ground.

Not long after, the students who were running out of breath began to fall down on the training ground. "As expected, the guys who specialize in magic fell down first." This was a natural result. Compared with other professions, magicians naturally lack physical strength.

"Ah! I can't run anymore!"

"My legs are weak." Chris looked at the faces of the fallen students and could immediately remember their names and abilities.

"The guy who uses the bow and arrow has such poor physical strength. Tsk. Since the opening ceremony, Chris has memorized all the information about the first-year students, including their faces and abilities.

"However, the magicians' physical strength is still pretty good this time. They have persisted for so long." Chris looked at the students who were lying on the ground gasping for breath.

"That's not bad." Chris nodded with satisfaction and turned his attention to the students who were still running on the training ground.

"Sure enough, the guys who mainly engage in close combat have good physical strength. They all look calm." Suddenly, Chris' eyes widened in surprise.

"What, what? Why is that guy still running?" The student Chris saw was Cardin.

"Cardan? Isn't that guy a necromancer? I remember him very clearly." Chris remembered Cardan clearly.

As the only necromancer among the first-year students, it was impossible for him not to remember. But why was he still running on the training ground as a necromancer? And he was in very good shape. Chris was not the only one who was surprised by this.

"This damn civilian bastard. Who is he? Why did he take longer than me to run?" The blond noble Leiden looked at Cardin with dissatisfaction.

"Wow, Cardan has good physical strength?" "He is a necromancer, but his physical strength is better than mine..." Alvis and Kalia, who became close through the exam, also looked at Cardan in surprise.

The blue-haired girl who was the first to fall down among the students and was recovering her strength also looked at Cardin with sharp eyes. However, Cardin himself was unaware and was running hard on the training ground.

"Tsk. I didn't expect this would attract attention." Seeing the students falling in his field of vision, Cardin smiled awkwardly.