High School of Demon Hunting
Chapter 558 - 227 Admonishment and Reward_1

Chapter 558: Chapter 227 Admonishment and Reward_1

The sharp cry of the stick figure echoed throughout the classroom.

The originally noisy atmosphere quieted down almost instantly.

Everyone sat upright, awaiting the arrival of the professor.

Zheng Qing quickly gathered the newspapers and books from his desk into a drawer, then opened "Standard Spells: College Freshman", resting his arm on the desk, pretending to be earnestly studying.

"Bang!"

The classroom door was pushed open forcefully.

Old Yao, carrying a lecture notes, strode onto the podium.

Zheng Qing slightly raised his head, cautiously taking a glance. The professor frowned, his expression very serious.

"Dong Dong Dong!" Old Yao tapped the lectern with his pipe, attracting everyone’s attention: "Put your books away! ... Yesterday evening there was no meeting, so before today’s class, let’s discuss some matters!"

"Here it comes."

Several wizards in the back row of the classroom looked at each other without a word, sitting even more straight.

"Firstly, let’s address the incident that happened in Hunting Ground One yesterday afternoon."

As expected, Old Yao brought up this matter at the beginning, which was the topic everyone was most concerned about: "Who was in Hunting Ground One yesterday? Stand up!"

The young male and female wizards in the classroom warily eyed each other, hesitating to stand up.

Zheng Qing let out a sigh, taking the lead to stand up before the professor lost his temper on the podium.

As a state-sponsored student, he always had a little more confidence than the others.

With his lead, others seemed to have put down their burdens, gradually pushing their chairs and standing up one after the other, filling the classroom with the ’ squeak squeak ’ sound of chairs rubbing against the floor.

Soon, more than half of the classroom was standing - as freshmen, they were very enthusiastic about any group activity. In comparison, in sophomore or junior classes, the number of watchers would have probably halved; and by senior year, the immense academic pressure and getting registered as wizards could drive most people crazy. Except for those excellent students who solved these problems early, very few seniors had the mood to sit in the stands with a bunch of lower-grade fellows laughing and chatting carelessly.

Old Yao crossed his arms, slowly pacing back and forth on the podium, occasionally raising his head to survey the young wizards who were standing. It appeared he was contemplating how to educate this group of young people.

Once, twice, thrice.

"I’m very disappointed." This was the first thing Old Yao said: "I’m very disappointed in you all."

He stopped pacing, stood behind the lectern, hands on the edge of the table, frowning, distressingly said: "As members of Jiuyou Academy, yet you think like those blue-robed students, resorting to violence to solve problems...Of course, I don’t have a problem with Starry Sky Academy’s style, what I mean is, as students of Jiuyou Academy, you should have your own style, your own choices!"

"But the exam can’t stop those Fence Fairies." Zheng Qing muttered in his heart. He couldn’t imagine what other characteristics or styles Jiuyou Academy could have, apart from examinations.

Besides hurling curses at each other, did they have any other methods to counter Alpha Academy’s attack?

Perhaps they could appeal to Danghag? The premise being that they could walk out of the Protection Array of the first university, and the judges of the Supreme Court of Wizards would accept a conflict case caused by verbal disputes and ideological contradictions among a group of young wizards.

Oh, there seemed to be a Circuit Court on Buji Island, but the young state-sponsored student doubted whether the circuit judge would accept their appeal.

On the podium, Old Yao was vehemently reprimanding the young wizards in front of him. From their reckless behavior, to their irresponsible actions, to their unclean attire, and their poor mastery of spells - especially the last point, Zheng Qing felt that Old Yao was very concerned about this.

Perhaps if at that time, the students in the Jiuyou Academy stand had cast their spells a bit quicker, striking more accurately, the Professor’s attitude would have been a bit better? After all, he is a professor of the curse class; if the students master their spells well, he could gain some satisfaction from this aspect.

The young scholarship student bowed his head, his mind filled with wild thoughts while putting on a poignant expression, nodded his head at intervals, seemingly indicating unconditional support for the Professor’s admonishments.

It was a very wise choice indeed.

Old Yao reprimanded them for five minutes, possibly ten, but eventually, when the classroom’s cleaning elves refilled his cup with fresh, hot tea, the Professor finally ceased speaking, pausing for a few seconds.

"...Every student who was involved in yesterday’s incident must submit to me a reflective essay of no less than 5,000 words before the end of the day this Friday!" At this point, Old Yao raises his voice, emphasizing: "It must be profound! Reflect deeply on yourselves, whether you were in the wrong and where you went wrong! As a student of Jiuyou Academy, how should you respond to such an incident! There must be measures for improvement. You can’t just gloss over it!"

"If you write less than 5,000 words, I will deduct one credit for each word you are short!"

"Let’s see if you can finally learn your lesson!"

Zheng Qing blinked, took a deep breath, and carefully nudged the student in front of him, Zhang Ji Xin.

The red-faced male wizard stared blankly at the Professor on the podium without uttering a word.

Zheng Qing noticed that the draft of his reflective essay on his desk had barely reached twenty lines, and he estimated the total word count would definitely not exceed six hundred words.

It truly was a tragic story.

Upon this thought, he couldn’t help a smirk lifting at the corners of his mouth.

"Pfft..." Xin Fat Man, who was sitting in front of Zheng Qing, finally couldn’t help but lower his head, struggling not to burst out laughing.

"Banna? Do you have any objection?" Old Yao looked sternly at the fat man.

"No, Professor." Xin Fat Man quickly lifted his head. His face was somehow covered with tears, his tone choking, "I am only saddened by my behavior from yesterday, feeling that I let down a student of Jiuyou Academy."

At his words, Old Yao’s face softened significantly.

Zheng Qing looked at the fat man with great admiration. He didn’t think he could ever have such thick skin in his lifetime.

The academy should award him with a little gold man, the young scholarship student thought, even if he can’t become a qualified journalist, he would surely make an excellent actor.

After the rebuke, Old Yao brought up a few other matters.

One was the ’Academy Cup’ dance this Saturday. He hopes everyone can find time to participate.

"This is a very good social occasion. I hope you all participate in such activities more; it will be very beneficial to your growth." The professor emphasized again towards the end of the topic, "... Of course, I’ll repeat, no making trouble! If something like yesterday happens again, you can forget about the school allowing you to organize any event for the rest of the year!"

The other matter was the freshman hunt competition.

"Due to changes in the arrangements, the freshman hunt will take place this weekend, from one to five o’clock on Sunday afternoon." Old Yao said, glancing left and right, "I recall there are students in class who have organized their own hunting teams, intending to participate in this year’s freshman hunt?"

Zheng Qing couldn’t help but straighten his posture a bit higher.

He noticed that Tang Dun and Matthew Karen seemed to be more attentive as well.

"Very good, very good indeed." The professor nodded, a smile appearing on his face for the first time today, "For you guys, this is a very good chance to practice... Everyone has only this one opportunity to participate in the freshman competition during these four years. Regardless of the outcome, it is worth commemorating; no matter how the results turn out, I will give a bit of credit encouragement to every student who participates."

"This is what you deserve."

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