"About that problematic child… forget about him." The principal said.
"What!" Jennifer said. "Are you serious, sir?" She couldn't help but ask that.
The Principal nodded gently, "Yes… the situation with rank 69 is… kind of grave. So for the ti being, forget about everything he said and don't take his word too much."
Jennifer would have accepted those words if the principal hadn't said the last word.
"What do you an, sir? Do you also want to ignore his mistakes in the future as well!?" Jennifer couldn't believe what she was asking. If the old man confird this, then…
"Yes… the academy would appreciate it."
!!
"The academy? What does the academy have to do with this anyway?" Jennifer asked and the principal calmly replied.
"You see, that boy… is a brilliant child."
"He is?"
"Yes, he has competed in the Chancion Tournant."
"The Chancion Tournant! You don't an this one?"
"Yes, it's this one." Hearing him, Jennifer only felt more shocked.
"But didn't everyone who had participated in it, died because of the lunatic cult leader Cravic?"
"Yes, but only so of them did. There were a few survivors. Survivors that were given a chance to do sothing great."
Her vision paled, "You don't an…"
"Yes… Rank 69 is one of them. He especially had a chance at winning the competition if it not were interrupted. So, I would like it if you showed so discretion to his ss."
"Alright, si-"
'Hmm?' Suddenly, Jennifer felt that there was sothing wrong here.
'I get that the academy wants to place so important to that boy… but why does it seem so much?'
'Why does the principal want to dismiss all of his problems? I understand if it were only a few, but all of them… there's sothing going on here.'
Jennifer's eyes narrowed for a split second.
"Is sothing wrong, Jennifer?"
"N- No, nothing principa-" She had a thought, "Principal, you want to ignore him, right?"
"Yes"
"And the academy will find that okay?"
The principal at this mont, knew that Jennifer had figured sothing out, but he still nodded.
"You're avoiding telling the real thing."
"What are you talking about? Why would I a-"
"Sir!" Jennifer said, showing her point, "I know that I may not have been teaching here for a long ti, but I believe I have shown enough value for you to trust a bit."
"Now, I can understand why the academy would ignore his few problems. But all of them…" She shook her head, "Unless he was soone extrely important, I can't believe why we would value him so much… especially this academy."
Jennifer gazed at the principal with a fiery strong gaze that the principal took head on. But it didn't take long for the old man to break as he shook his head.
"You new generation…" He sighed, "Can't you give us a bit of decorum to rest ourselves in?"
"On the contrary, sir." She smiled and folded her hands in victory, "I believe you are still too bright in our minds to have any break."
The principal laughed hearing that and suddenly went quiet as he went serious.
Feeling the sudden change, even Jennifer went quiet and stood silently.
"Jennifer… what I'm about to tell you is important, so listen and understand before you say sothing."
"Rank 69… do you know his na?"
"His na?... I didn't get his na, only his rank." Jennifer shook his head.
"Hmm… then this may co as a shock to you." The principal said, "The na of the student is Henry Van Tax."
"Henry Van Tax… why does that na sound familiar?" Jennifer mumbled.
"Perhaps he's father's identity would jog your mory… Agrave Van Tax."
Jennifer took a mont before her eyes went wide, "He's that Tax!"
"The one who's supposed to be the leader of a new gang that suddenly took the black market by storm, the one who has a billion ryo bounty in the Sekai Kingdom… Is he that Tax?"
"Well it seems, you are well versed in who he already is. I don't think I need to help you anymore."
Jennifer stood there, thinking of how big the ramifications of this reveal ant. What that boy is… NO, what that monster's truly capable of is big. But Jennifer didn't take too long to take this in, the academy was full of big shots and Jennifer herself was in charge of teaching the best of them.
"I understand now… but is there sothing else that you're hiding, sir?" Jennifer asked as the Principal smiled.
"Now I know why so teachers didn't want you here, Jennifer. You're quite the sharp one and yes, there is sothing else."
"The academy is getting so help from him."
"Help?"
"Donations… that's it, nothing else. But it's no small figure. Jennifer… the academy would like to keep this large fish happy as long as he keeps providing us."
"We don't go out of our way to help him but we also don't take his problems to us. He's basically free to do as he likes… as long they don't break the high ranking rules."
"Do you understand now?"
"…Yes"
[ Flashback Ends ]
Getting back to the present, Jennifer couldn't help but curse her luck. Of all the teachers that had to suddenly get sick, it had to be a math teacher and it had to be Class F where this guy was.
"But I heard there is a faster way."
Her mind got back as she heard the guys voice.
"I want to know about that."
"Oh? And what have you heard, pray tell?" She said raising her brow.
"I've heard that at the end of this month, there will be a secret fight. That those selected by the academy will join and the winner will get a chance to change his class to Class A."
Hearing Henry, the other students who didn't know about this before started talking about it.
"What! Really?"
"Is that actually real?"
"Does that an we can actually get to a better place than this?"
Jennifer's veins throbbed in pain. The secret was out. But if she wants to, she can still calm it down a notch.
"Yes, it's true."
But Jennifer decided to go with the easy route… Fuck It!
"There is a secret exam at the end of the first month. But you're wrong about the academy choosing the students."
Henry stayed quiet, listening to her words earnestly, "Only the top 10 of each class starting from B to F, will get a chance to fight in this test."
"And yes… the winner of this secret test will get a reward that may include promotion to Class A." Then she smiled, "But that'll depend on whether that guy is actually capable or not."
"I'll let you in on a secret, Only the students from Class B and almost rarely so C's have won the competition. But even among them there was only two that's actually been promoted."
"And, let make it ever clearer for you, never… in the history of this academy has there been a Class F student, that's gotten close to the end, let alone actually winning the test."
"So even if you, Mr. Henry Van Tax, are the biggest hot shot in this class… you won't be anything more than so chump riding on your father's money just like everyone here."
"Oh…" A smile blossoms into a deathly march on Henry's face, "Is that a challenge, Miss Jennifer?"
"Your damn right it is!"
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