Teacher Ayla had come to Head Instructor Turan's office due to an urgent call.
- Hello, Dear Principal.
- Welcome Teacher Ayla. (Pointing to the chairs in front of her desk) Come and sit down. (When Teacher Ayla sat down, she added to her words) Please excuse me for calling you so urgently.
An unexpected event occurred today and as a result, the Supreme Master decided to conduct an element test in two days…
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- In short… Our probationary year will end in two days. Accordingly, we need to make our preparations…
Head Instructor Turan, who paused a little, was surprised that Teacher Ayla did not say anything. While he thought that his polite speech was effective, Teacher Ayla felt as if she had been thrown into boiling water. Finally coming to a decision, Teacher Ayla said gently,
- Dear Principal, can I have a blank sheet of paper and a pen? Please,
Head Instructor Turan gave Teacher Ayla what she wanted, thinking that he would probably take notes on what him said. Teacher Ayla, on the other hand, did not want to stay any longer in this educational institution that had no system or order. He calmly wrote his resignation letter and placed it in front of Chief Instructor Turan.
- Thank you for everything, Mr. Principal. Let me get up now. May it be easy for you.
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While Teacher Ayla stood up from her seat, Chief Instructor Turan started to read what was written on the paper in front of him. Not expecting to receive a resignation letter, Chief Instructor Turan quickly stood up and stopped Teacher Ayla, who was about to leave the room.
- Teacher Ayla, please stop... Where are you going? We need you. Who will take care of these children if you are not here?
- Mr. Principal, the other trainers are also very successful.
- The others? The others do not care about the children. They are cruel and dangerous. If you leave, they will definitely change their education and make things even harder for the children. Do you think those children will survive all this difficult training?
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- (Seeing Teacher Ayla's hesitation, Head Trainer Turan grabbed her by the weakest point.) If you are not here, Trainer Sarp could definitely cause the death of one of those children. You know that, right?
The possibility that Instructor Sarp could harm the children made Teacher Ayla doubt the decision she had made. Indeed, that ruthless killer could have forced these gentle children to die.
Moreover, when the image of Instructor Sarp's evil grin when he received the news of Teacher Ayla's resignation came to her mind, she quickly pulled the resignation letter from Head Instructor Turan's hand, took it back, folded the letter and put it in her pocket.
- Who is resigning? If you need me. I should be around here for at least a little while longer, right?
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Now, Teacher Ayla, who was pausing in front of the classroom door with all her anxiety, took a deep breath and put a slight smile on her face. Right after, she entered her classroom, relieved of all her weight. After going to her desk and putting down her things, she came to the middle of the classroom and started her lesson.
- Good morning children
- (Demir) Good morning my teacher…
- I have good news for you. (Everyone's eyes started to look at Teacher Ayla with curiosity.) There will be element test tomorrow… That's why we will all review some information about elements in today's lesson.
Even though the freezing winds were blowing in the middle of the classroom, Demir was the only one who didn't notice it. Because when he heard that the element test would be held; he was secretly very happy to have studied the elements with Kunt. While he was thinking about what kind of questions would be on the test, Durualp next to him stood up.
- Teacher Ayla. Wasn't the element test going to be held at the end of the year?
- (Tauriel) Yes, I'm curious too... Why did you bring our test forward? Or are there people who don't want us to be here?
- No, nothing like that. I advise you not to comment on topics you don't know about...
- (Durualp) Teacher Ayla, I don't think the training we receive from our family can reach the level of competence of your academy. Besides, don't you give half-term element training because of this inadequacy?
What do you expect us to say to our families when our element levels are low and we can't get into the academy? Are we going to say, "We did our best but we couldn't succeed."
- (Eiderd intervened before Teacher Ayla could say anything.) People from the lowerclassmen like you shouldn't be in this academy anyway. But somehow you've come this far. You can't even ask proper questions. What matters is not when the test is done. What happens after the test.
(When the suddenly enlightened children's gazes met Ayla Teacher's, Eiderd continued her speech.) Teacher Ayla, considering that you brought the element test forward, we will be sent home whether we pass the test or not, not right? As a teacher, shouldn't you tell us the truth?
- (Ayla Teacher couldn't answer Eiderd's question because she didn't know what would happen after the test. But if she remained silent like this, the children would definitely think Eiderd was telling the truth. So she closed the topic.) I told you not to comment on things you don't know. But you keep doing the same thing.
You think that whatever comes to your mind is true. This is not a correct approach. Doing so will have negative effects on your personality. Please correct yourself now so that you don't live a paranoid life in your future life.
You should raise your observation skills to higher levels and develop your research skills. In this way, you can live a healthier and more normal life.
Now, without getting off topic any further, let's start our lesson on elements, shall we?
- (Eiderd) But Teacher Ayla…
- I said don't get off topic. Our lesson has started…
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When the first lesson was over and Teacher Ayla left the classroom, Demir turned to Durualp next to him,
- Durualp, do you know anything about this element test?
- Who doesn't know about the element test? Of course I know. Or don't you?
- I don't know. Actually, I heard it for the first time. I would be happy if you could tell me what it is.
Tauriel, who overheard the conversation, also joined in.
- Don't you really know about the element test?
- I don't know. Or do you also know what the test is?
- Of course I know. Everyone who turns six has to take this test. Depending on the test result, they can start their own special training. This way, they can develop faster and become stronger.
For example, I have three elements. Air, Water and Earth. My mother was a little upset when she heard about my elements. She said it would bring a lot of responsibility. But I was very happy. Because my father was very happy too.
When my test was completed, my father ran to me and hugged me tightly, lifting me up. He said, "I love you, future queen." He kissed my cheeks a lot. Then he lifted me onto his shoulders and we left the test site. While I was on my father's shoulders, I held onto his ears so I wouldn't fall. Do you know, my father's ears are very big, they are huge… …
As Tauriel continued her speech, Demir's eyes involuntarily shifted to Tauriel's ears. (Your ears, are not small either. No matter how fluffy your hair is, the tips of your ears are visible.), Durualp coughed and started speaking without paying attention to Tauriel's angry gaze,
- Actually, our tests provide approximate information. For definitive results, you should go to the Imperial Palace or one of the four academies established by the High Council.
Demir, confused, did not understand anything about the test to be conducted and asked clearly,
- I really did not understand. Will it be a written test or an verbal test?
Durualp and Tauriel couldn't help but laugh wildly. Their laughter echoed throughout the classroom, drawing Eiderd's attention. "Whenever they get together, they always laughing. I don't understand how they can have fun like this. I have the money, the nobility, the beauty, if there's anyone to have fun with, it's me," he said calmly. Although he wanted to turn his head and look away, he couldn't and observed them for a while longer...
When the laughter calmed down, Durualp explained the situation,
- This is not an exam, it's a device. (Pointing to the desk in front of him) It's about this size, but higher. There's a glass cover on it. You lift the glass cover. There's a huge round glass sphere in the middle. You put your hand on the glass sphere...
- (Tauriel intervened) It also has two adhesive sensors.
- You stick one of the two sensors to the side of your forehead and the other to your wrist. The device works and after a minute, the color of your element appears in the glass sphere. It's that simple.
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When Durualp saw Demir who remained silent, he said, "Let's go out and get some air. We can talk about the device later. Also, I need to tell you about the elements and their colors," and the three of them left the classroom together. Eiderd, who was left alone, looked left and right, "I don't like being alone," he said, and followed the others out of the classroom.
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In the evening at Eiderd's house... After dinner, the children gathered and talked about why the element test was brought forward.
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- Just like I said. Teacher Ayla couldn't even answer. That means they'll kick us out of the academy.
- (Tauriel) Then why would Dean Noyan come to the health center and tell us to wait three days? He even wrote a reference letter in our name... What you're saying doesn't make any sense.
- (Durualp) Maybe our enemies heard that we got into the academy and put pressure on Dean Noyan because he didn't accept their own children.
That's why the academy moved the element test early. They'll show us as failures and send us home because we failed the academy's probationary year. This way, our families won't be able to say anything to Dean Noyan...
- (Said while Eiderd was walking around with his head down, lost in thought.) Those snake-eyed bastards definitely did something like that. They have no character...
Of course... After they got beaten up, they couldn't face us again. They went behind our back and complained cowardly, didn't they? (Shouting) Geray, hasn't there been any news yet?
- (Tauriel) What news?
- I informed my family about this situation. To see if they knew anything. But there has been no answer yet. They're probably investigating.
- (Durualp) No matter what, we have to get good results in tomorrow's element test. If our results are good, they might hesitate to expel us from the academy. Even if they risk everything and expel us, we can protect ourselves by saying that we were unfairly expelled.
- (Tauriel) You're right. I'll go and calm myself down for tomorrow's test. See you.
When everyone dispersed to their rooms, Geray came to Eiderd,
- Sir, I tried many times but I can't reach our family. Our communication has been cut off.
- Did these bastards block that too?...
Okay... Okay Geray, you go. (As Geray left the room, Eiderd clenched his fists in anger.) Now we will wait a little bit and we'll see what happens tomorrow...
When Eiderd had a fit of anger, the events of that day's big fight started to flash before his eyes...