The Rebirth of Evelyn Knox

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The physical combat class this time was to be held in an open ground instead of the hall they had picked out their weapons in, and the two of them managed to get there just in time for the professors to arrive.

As beginners, the younger students were paid more attention to by the two instructors on the field, and they quickly picked out a few problem children that they thought required more attention to get started with, including Evelyn.

The male professor continued to direct students into one-on-one spars against each other, pointing out mistakes in their stance, while the female one seemed to have been the one left to deal with the younger problem children.

Just like the subject of 'Science' was divided into 'Physics', 'Chemistry' and 'Biology' after a while, most subjects in this world were no different.

Physical combat, for example, would have separate classes for weapons mastery and form mastery. And of course, these subjects would later have specializations of their own.

What made it all really confusing, however, was the fact that the students were thrown into the system all at once, with only a single class to get themselves familiar with it all before mixing in with the older students.

As this was one of the first classes for new students, the professors wouldn't be completely merciless and ignore them to continue with advanced topics. Which was why most of the older students wouldn't be attending these classes with them.

This was why, when Eula showed up, even the female professor who had been approaching Evelyn was surprised.

To be able to be appointed as a prefect, her performance in various assessments was, without a doubt, top-notch. Even if the professors were usually aloof, when it came to the outstanding students, they would of course have some favorable impression. "Eula."

The girl with seaweed green hair smiled as she approached them. "Professor. It's been a while since I last visited your class, felt like I was missing out so I took some time out today."

The two of them continued their small talk for a while before Eula patted Evelyn's head. "Was there any issue with this student? She's someone I know, so I might be able to help you teach her, if you like?"

The female professor blinked in surprise before shaking her head with a smile. "No issue, really. I was a little curious if she was aware of her weapon's liabilities, but I guess you can communicate that better with her yourself. I'll go teach other students, you help guide your friend."

After that, the professor didn't pay them any more mind as she really moved on to guide the other students.

Eula chuckled once the three of them were 'alone', as most other students nervously waited for their turns to be 'scolded' by the professor. "You know, Evelyn, this little thing by your side actually came crying to me yesterday, telling me her friend had gone missing and all. From the look on your face, I guess she didn't tell you?"

Amber looked away, her face flushed. "I-I was just a little worried."

Evelyn scratched the back of her head, also feeling a little embarrassed."It was actually my fault for not letting her know I wouldn't be attending classes as regularly."

She knew that Amber hadn't been very familiar with Eula, who was just their clan leader's daughter. It must have taken a lot of courage for the girl to approach someone like that for help. After all, she hadn't even known how familiar Evelyn was with Eula, and whether or not it would help her case much.

"It's no big deal. Anyway, most of the students rarely attend classes after the first two years. We focus mostly on practical experience and leveling up, so I was also somewhat 'free', so to speak."

Evelyn nodded. "By the way, can you tell me more about 'Madam Augury'?"

The green haired girl frowned. "Eh? Why her? Don't tell me you're having trouble with elemental mastery? You can't slack off on that subject, you know. Mastering the elements is quite essential to properly—"

The pink haired girl cleared her throat, interrupting her tirade. "It's not that I don't want to learn, she just seems to hold a grudge against me. I don't think I can learn anything even if I want to. What I don't understand is… why? I've never been in contact with her before."

Amber felt like the older girl would doubt Evelyn's words, and also nodded in support. "S-She's super mean! She called me a good-for-nothing piece of trash, and didn't try to teach any of us anything! All she cares about is that stupid champion's club!"

Eula furrowed her brows, rubbing her chin in thought. "Oh… champion's club? I've never heard of it… And Madam Augury wasn't like that from what I remember… what the heck?"

Seeing how instead of getting any answers, all she managed to do was confuse the older girl, Evelyn couldn't help but sigh. "Alright, since you don't know, don't worry about it too much. Look into it if you can, though, and let me know? I'm in the first chamber of White Lily Palace, if you ever need to come. You too, Amber."

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Thankfully, there were no further incidents for the rest of the day, and Evelyn managed to even learn a few minor things before she got back to her place.

The first one to greet her at the door was the younger Gilmore sister, Vivian, who crashed into her arms, making Ruru jump to the ground to escape angrily. "Evey is backkk! Let's playy! Oh, by the way, your friend is also here. Oh, but you're not allowed to leave with her without telling us!"

Evelyn chuckled. "Don't worry. Unless it's an emergency, we'll play a lot later. All five of us."

"Yay!"

And of course, the person she had been waiting to grab hold of for a while was right there, once again playing 'Kingdom' with Cecilia on the floor, which seemed to be some sort of chess or checkers, neither of which was familiar to Evelyn.

Cecilia looked smug as she knocked over the last of Aurora's pieces. "You lost again, fufu…"

The platinum blonde glared at the board, her eyes slightly wet. "I-It's not fair that my soldiers can't fight back when you kill them…"

Cecilia chuckled. "Well, professor, that's how the game works. Your soldiers can't fight back in my turn, and mine can't do it in yours. How is that unfair?"

Noticing her student had finally arrived, Aurora took the opportunity to escape, completely ignoring the other girl. "Y-You're here, finally. Let's go. Un, we can talk in your room."

Evelyn smiled, wondering how Cecilia got the courage to start bullying someone like Aurora. But looking at the ten-year-old girl towering over the platinum blonde by almost three inches, she felt a little speechless. 'How tragic…'

Of course, she wasn't dumb enough to point it out, and just led Aurora to her room.

"How were things in the forest?"

The platinum blonde shook her head. "We found a few people, but they're just bugs. Don't know anything, can't do anything. I need to find that Craig boy again, before he manages to escape."

Evelyn nodded.

Aurora looked her up and down before sighing. "I shouldn't have come back, but I was worried you would be bullied."

Evelyn blinked. "Eh? Do I look easily bullied?"

In her opinion, Aurora was far more easily bullied than herself, even though she was much stronger. She had seen a live demonstration just a few minutes ago, after all.

The platinum blonde nodded. "You got bullied by that Dane boy on the first day. Hm… now that I think about it, you didn't provoke him first, did you?"

Evelyn almost rolled her eyes. "Why would you think that? I would never provoke someone for no reason. Moreover, he's so much stronger than me. That's just seeking death for no reason."

Aurora would have believed her, had it not been for her personal experience. "Bad girl, you even tried to provoke me! Am I weaker than him? Un, I shouldn't just punish people for bullying you in the future. I should check first, maybe you deserved to be bullied. Hmph."

Evelyn couldn't help but pout. "Hey, that's not fair, you know. I really didn't provoke him! By the way, someone did bully me today, but I guess you won't help me now. I can just keep being bullied… even though teacher said you will help me when you can…"

Looking at her student's 'depressed' face, Aurora furrowed her brows. "Huh? Someone really dared to bully you?"

The pink haired girl nodded. "Mhm. There's this 'Madam Augury' who teaches elemental mastery, and she first made fun of my affinities for being too low, and then—"

Evelyn went on to describe the whole event, and didn't miss a single detail of what happened, including Augury ignoring Aurora's keepsake.

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