This Time, I Choose Chapter 17: Classes begin

Chapter 17: Classes begin.

’So soon?’ Ivan thought as he stared at the sight in the cafeteria. It appeared that the ranking that the students had set up without the academy’s knowledge was already taking effect, those on the first and second level were already picking on those who were at the lowest level.

He could see so students standing quietly behind other groups of students while the latter ate and laughed.

Others were walking about as they were constantly being sent on errands, and so were even holding cups and food like human trays.

The staff in charge of serving food saw all of this but didn’t do anything, probably because it wasn’t a new sight.

After taking a glance, Ivan sighed and ignored them as well. He wasn’t so sort of hero and wasn’t going to jump in to help those students.

If anything, he was way worse back when he was still a skrivalok.

’Guess it’s just the nature of things.’ Ivan thought as he approached the serving stand. He got sothing for himself and went to a quiet corner to fill his stomach.

While eating, Ivan was quietly observing the surrounding students. While nobody approached him, he noticed that they were also observing him.

He could even see so of them discussing and laughing while looking in his direction, but they were too far away and he couldn’t hear what they were saying.

But Ivan could more or less guess. Many of them had been present during the awakening a week ago and obviously recognised him as a mber of the Castellan family, a first-rate noble family. They knew that he couldn’t be ssed with, but then, that would also an they knew about his Paladin class.

While Ivan wasn’t aware of this, he had already been placed on the second level by the students. While he had a trash ability according to them, he was still a mber of a first-rated noble family.

In their opinion, it was just enough for him to live a peaceful life in the academy. Others wouldn’t disturb him and he wouldn’t be able to cause any waves in the academy.

At this mont, a figure entered the cafeteria and imdiately got everyone’s attention. A huge build that made him look like a small giant and an arrogant look on his face as if nothing around him mattered.

Ivan recognised this person. Aiden Belmont, the one who had awakened a soul beast during the awakening, the shadow lion.

Shortly after Aiden entered the cafeteria, a group of students entered behind him. All of them had foolish smiles on their faces as they kept trying to get Aiden’s attention but he simply ignored all of them.

Ivan couldn’t help but smile slightly from where he was eating, this smile wasn’t due to joy however.

The Belmont family was a first-rate noble family just like the Castellan family, a family of beastn. Aiden being from this family and then awakening as a rare soul beast master obviously stands at a high level above other students.

This was why there were many students trying to beco friends with him. Having a form of connection with soone like Aiden would definitely make their lives easier in the academy.

Aiden continued to ignore these students and went to get sothing to eat. While looking for a place to sit, his eyes crossed with Ivan’s. Their stare lasted for a few seconds before Aiden looked away. Just like Ivan, he found a quiet corner to enjoy his food but these students weren’t going to leave him alone.

"Quiet," Aiden spat impatiently, his arms bulging slightly.

The students around him imdiately stopped talking and stood silently to the side, but they still didn’t leave.

Ivan stopped looking at this point and focused on his al, he left after he was full and returned to his lodge.

There were training rooms for the first year in the academy. Ivan wanted to check them out but they would only be able to do so after their first Assessnt.

The sky was already dark by the ti Ivan returned to his lodge. He imdiately entered a ditative position on his bed and resud absorbing mana even if progress was very slow.

Ti was short, he couldn’t waste any chance!

Hours later, Ivan fell asleep while still in that ditative position. Without his control over the mana around him, the mana scattered and stopped entering his mana core.

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When Ivan opened his eyes, it was already morning. He looked down and realised that he had fallen asleep while absorbing mana.

Sleeping in this position made his legs feel stiff and even hurt slightly, so he stretched a bit after getting up before going to take his bath and get ready for class.

A few minutes later, Ivan was already in his uniform. He took a mont to make sure that he wasn’t forgetting anything before leaving.

What could he even possibly forget when everything was inside his storage ring?

After coming out, he saw other students who were also in their uniforms. Just like the previous evening, they didn’t interact with each other before setting off.

The students first went to the cafeteria to have breakfast, Ivan wasn’t an exception. Only after eating did he make his way to the class building.

The lodge area, cafeteria, and classroom building for first-year students were pretty close, allowing the students to make a round trip around them in under twenty minutes.

The classroom building was just as tall as the cafeteria, having just as many floors with more rooms due to the number of new students.

Today, Ivan was having Dungeon studies first and his assigned classroom was class 2 which was located on the third floor. This was going to be his classroom for all other theory classes for the rest of his first year.

Ivan quickly made his way to the third floor ignoring other students along the way. He passed several hallways and two flights of stairs before finally reaching the third floor. He easily found his assigned classroom from there; it was literally the second classroom along this hallway.

Entering the classroom, Ivan saw that so students had arrived before him. Their eyes landed on him when he entered.

"It’s you!" One of the students exclaid in surprise. Ivan looked at the owner of the voice and was equally surprised, it was the students who had bumped into him the previous day.

Moving his gaze away, Ivan looked around and found a good spot to sit. The sitting arrangents of the class allowed each student to have a seat with a desk in front of them. Each pair of seats and desks was two ters away from the next and one ter behind the one in front.

In total, there were fifteen seats in the class which ant only fifteen students could stay.

Not long after Ivan took his seat, more students entered the classroom. So ca alone while others ca in groups.

In less than five minutes after Ivan arrived, all fifteen students of the third-floor class two had arrived.

Looking at his classmates, Ivan couldn’t rember seeing any of them during the academy’s awakening; not that he really cared.

Not long after, another figure walked in. A young beautiful woman with long red hair and matching eyes. She wore a grey blouse and brown leather pants, matched with solid-looking black boots.

Upon seeing her, a thought ford in Ivan’s mind.

’A battle freak!’

That was the feeling that this woman was giving him. As a forr General, he had seen too many similar existences not to recognise them at a glance.

After entering the classroom, the woman’s eyes narrowed as she gazed at the students.

"Good, everyone’s present. Let’s begin,"