[Author's note; this chapter is very short. I am sorry, Next chapter will very long and It will be used to compensate for this very short one.]
Gleefully thinking of bringing his winning streak above 50, Larne came to understand after the second announcement that there will no doubt be flocks of students and Silver, Gold and Purple ranked instructors coming to challenge him to take the Agos Medal from him. On the bright side, he would not lack opponents to battle and train against, while further preparing himself for the long Sparring Period. But it was pretty unfair for others to be able to take the Agos Medal from him after winning against him only once while he had to get 30 consecutive victories against opponents of a higher rank and level!.
Without giving Larne too much time to figure out the implications and consequences, Instructor Watkins approached Larne with a smiling face and spoke to him sincerely and softly, "I have good news and bad news for you, Instructor Landon. Which would you rather hear first?"
Analyzing Watkins's behavior but not finding anything weird about it, Larne said, "Let me hear the good news first. At least it'll or maybe cheer me up a bit."
"The good news is that during this month, there will be ten retired Quasi-Sword Lord military officers who after the war have no job and will be coming to the academy to take on posts as Purple-ranked instructors."
"Huh? I can understand that it is good news for the academy, but what does it have to do with me?" asked Larne curiously.
"Because, with them around, the workload about to fall on you has been taken off, but the bad news is that you have to take charge of the three classes that have lost their instructors because of you and won't be able to properly concentrate on your upcoming Duels. You are to handle their swordsmanship classes and CoreEnergy awakening courses until the end of this month before the new Gold ranked instructors come and before your Duels start. This came from the administration so there is no ground for negotiations. Consider this a light punishment for stirring up so much chaos in the academy."
"Huh!" "How!"
Already grumbling, Larne complained, "Where would I find a place to teach so many students at once?"
"Just use the school field."
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Looking at the noisy crowd of students that Pella brought over which easily numbered more than a hundred from the stone platform on the school field, Larne exclaimed, "Gosh, didn't you say there were only three classes? Why are there five classes worth of students over here!?"
Pella said as he laughed bitterly, "Don't blame me for this. Who asked you to defeat all those Gold and Purple ranked instructors within only three or four bouts? Now, the students are starting to get picky about the standards of their sword instructors and no longer want the Silver, Gold and even some Purple ranked instructors to teach them. That's why they're here now."
"Sigh, it appears that I have to go down for a bit. They're taking so long just to get in line, talk about discipline…"
After making his rounds around the field, Larne returned with a handful of letters of challenge. "I already received more than 20 challenges in a single class! How am I supposed to survive this!?"
Looking at him with a sympathetic and pitiful gaze, Pella said, "What did you think the Enforcement and discipline Division is here for other than to regulate the students and maintain order? Now that you're a well-known figure in the academy, the administration has sent us to make sure there won't be a stampede."
"I don't think I can go on like this… Other instructors have almost nothing to do compared to the hundreds of challenges I've received within three days… Even the Master level students want a part in that, I really don't know what's going on in their heads. Fatty, this brother of yours is starting to regret listening to you[ When Larne met Pella in the crowded plaza, Pella had reminded him about his long-awaited and desired Medal the 'Agos Medal'. But I didn't put it there because it skipped my mind or maybe I had accidentally deleted that line. I am sorry] in the first place… The Agos Medal has brought me nothing but trouble," said Larne almost about to cry miserably.
Pella replied in an encouraging tone, "Keep it together, brother. Even though you got a lot of challenges, I bet most of them were made in the heat of the moment. They are no threat to you, given that you can easily take care of them in two or three strikes. Even taking on twenty of them is only a warmup session for you. These are just small fry. What you should watch out for are those with actual skills that will come later. Oh, the students have got into their lines. Aren't you gonna start your class?"
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Larne looked at the students who were lined up messily across the field and savagely barked, "Practice the eight basic sword moves for a thousand times.