When Edward's hand patted his shoulder, Jim's entire body shook from surprise. However, he quickly reacted to the fact that Edward was surprisingly not trying to punish him? Not only Edward did not hit him but also didn't even lecture him.
This caused Jim to be greatly surprised. 'Edward Sir, the new homeroom teacher is really different from other teachers.' In his heart, his respect for Edward increased even more.
"Huh?"
"This ..."
"Edward Sir actually let Jim off the hook just like that?"
"No way?"
"Looks like our new homeroom teacher isn't quite the same as any of the previous ones."
"Edward Sir doesn't follow other's rules."
...
Edward's behavior not only surprised Jim, but also left the other students in the class frozen in disbelief. They all thought that Edward would educate Jim severely. At the very least, he would have scolded him a few times, right?
Who would have thought that Edward wouldn't hit or scold him and tell him to sit down. This situation made all the students think again about Edward.
In their impression, for a mischievous student like Jim, the teacher would reprimand him extremely harshly or even punish him.But the actions of Edward Sir just now turned their expectations.
Seeing some commotion from the students below, Edward hit the podium with his hand to silence the students.
In the past, this group of students wouldn't give a damn about the teacher on the podium. But now, when the students saw Edward's action, they stopped their discussion and the class gradually calmed down.
If this scene were seen by other teachers or Dean Harry then their jaws would definitely drop in shock.
The students of class 9 of grade 11 can actually listen to their teacher as well? It would be unbelievable. But Edward was satisfied with the students' reactions.
Whether it was because of his skill or he had just disarmed Jim's six traps to give the students a great shock.
In short, the students of class 9 of grade 11, who were originally called "bad students" and "pricks" by other teachers and students, were now able to listen to him. This was enough for him.
After the class quieted down, Edward asked the students at the back to continue introducing themselves.
...
"My name is Keith Carter, my hobby is playing games and my dream is to become a professional player in ESports."
Keith was honest, and even directly stated that his hobby was playing games. Edward smiled and looked at Keith who was sitting in the back row by the window. Just like some novel protagonists who love to sit near a window.
In the afternoon when he first saw Keith. He was playing a game during math class sneakily.
Nowadays, children are surrounded by all kinds of electronic devices as soon as they are born. They can be computers, mobile phones, tablets etc. And how many students like to play games on mobile phones?
Even in Horizon High School, there is a large number of people who like to play games on mobile phones and pc cafes. There's no shame in liking to play games. There's no shame in wanting to become a professional player, either.
However, Edward knew that ESports was a line of work that required more talent and practice than studying Math and English. In this line of work, if you have no talent then there is no way in for you.
There was no doubt about it.
Even if you have a great talent for gaming, without proper practice and support from your family, you will only end up being a game streamer on video platforms.
Just like Keith, who possessed a heavenly level of gaming talent, but he is wasting his time on his least favorite studies.
Instead of going to the local tournament to make a name for himself, he was locked up in a classroom at Horizon High School wasting his talent. It was simply a waste in Edward's eyes. But what others can do? They don't have the system Edward possesses.
"Want to become a professional player, huh? That's a nice dream. Which games do you play? How's it going?"
Keith was just about to sit down when Edward asked with a smile.
"It's ... "
Keith hesitated inwardly, the fact that he was able to openly say that he liked playing games and dreamed of being a professional was that he felt that Edward was different from his previous homeroom teacher.
Now that Edward asked, he was still a bit hesitant to say it.
In the end, he still chose to say it.
"498th in League Of Clans Grandmaster region."
"Top 100 in Clash Of Awe."
...
Keith said three and four popular games in one breath.
"Holy shit."
"Is Keith so awesome? How come I don't know?"
"It can't be bragging, right?"
"This kid just buries his head in a game every day, and he's this proficient in gaming?"
"Didn't you say that you were the best LOL in the entire school?"
"I didn't know about him then. "
"498th in Grandmaster region."
"There's such a gaming god in our class?"
"Fuck! If you play the game so well, why did you keep a low profile? You know we can easily fuck other people in game with your help."
"That's right, if I had this level of skill, I would've already chased the gamer girl. "
Keith set off a huge wave of excitement in class 9 of grade 11.
Before this, only an extremely small number of classmates who interacted closely with Keith knew that Keith played the game very well. But even they didn't know that Keith was playing many games at the same time.
Most of them had only played League of Clans and DUB-G.
As for games such as DotB and Clash Of Awe not many people played them.
Edward was extremely shocked as he listened to the students below mingling.
'Keith, this kid even played so many games to the top rankings without saying a word? I can't let his talent waste. I need to do something.'
"Ahem."
Edward lightly coughed twice, and the class gradually quieted down.
"Keith, do you want to become a professional ESports player?" Edward looked at Keith and asked with a smile.
When Keith heard this, he was first happy but soon, his eyes dimmed. The changes in his demeanor were all visible to Edward.
'It seemed that his family was extremely against Keith playing games. And this kid didn't have the courage to leave home. So that's why he is in the class 9 of grade 11.'
Edward decided to step in and help Keith. So, he said with a smile.
"You're playing so many games at the same time but you are not focusing on one. So because of this even when you get a chance to play a professional tournament, you will not be able to do very well. To get out of this situation, I'll set a small goal for you, and if you're able to achieve it, I'll help you to convince your parents to let you take part in the professional tournament."
When Keith heard Edward's words, his eyes that had lost hope suddenly brightened up.
"Edward Sir, are you telling the truth?" Keith asked with excitement in his eyes.
Edward nodded with a smile and said.
"Of course it's true. So all you have to do is within a month, as long as you can raise your rankings in League of Clans to top 350 in Grandmaster. I'll help you to convince your parents to let you go to the professional ESports tournament selection."
When Edward finished speaking, Keith didn't react too much but the rest of the class blew up.
"Holy crap! Top 350 in Grandmaster within a month. "
"Even the active top pros don't do it that easily, right?"
"Top 350 in Grandmaster League Of Legends?"
"Are you kidding?"