"Let''s proceed with the orientation now."

    The old man''s voice resounded. He seemed to be in charge of this class. But at this point, I didn''t care about anything.

    How I wish I could be like those clouds in the sky, to think of nothing and let the wind decide my course.

    "Hey, Allen. Wake up. You''re going to leave a bad impression on day one if you sleep like this."

    And who do you think was behind my current state!?

    Fey had gone and secured her seat next to me. I didn''t even have the energy to talk back, haaa......

    "I guess I should start by introducing myself. I am Godorfun Von Wangyus. I''ll be the class teacher of Royal Academy''s Class A. And on that note, I was also appointed as the director of the academy just the other day. It seems like some already know me."

    The whole class buzzed upon hearing his words.

    "Holy gracious! So that ''Godorfun the Buddha'' is going to be our class teacher?!

    "The venerable Godorfun who had served as the second-in-command of the Kingdom''s Knight Order?"

    Oh, even his name was just as old-fashioned... Well, whatever...

    "I can''t believe, the hero of the last war is here!"

    "But why is the central figure of the military in the academy?"

    "I heard he''s apparently the right hand of the King."

    "It makes sense if you think about how he is a dual attribute Mage, and his swordsmanship is just as spectacular as well. I heard he''s called a Magic Knight."

    This old man sure has quite a title for his age... Whatever...

    ...No wait, I think I''ve heard something I couldn''t miss out on. Dual attribute Magic Swordsman...

    What a romantic title, I was jealous, to be honest...

    I slightly raised my head.

    "Lacking the aptitude for magic at a young age, he joined the Royal Academy as a Class E student. He paved the road as a Knight and a Mage from there through his effort, sweat, and blood. Now we have that ''Indomitable'' Godorfun Von Wangyus as our class teacher......"

    Hmm, interesting, so he wasn''t blessed with magic talent at a young age, huh?

    I don''t know who you are, but thanks for the details, nameless classmate.

    I slowly righted myself up.

    ◆

    "I am sure many must be wondering why this old man has been dispatched as the lecturer in the Royal Academy so suddenly... In fact, it was a request from the King."

    Like a grandpa looking at his grandson, Godorfun, exuding an air of amicability, said.

    "If I may, there''s something I want to ask."

    But as if to stop my plan, Leo stood up from his seat and placed himself between me and the old man. So he was with them?

    "Step aside, Leo."

    Leo quietly stared at me like I was some sort of trash for a while before reluctantly stepping aside.

    "Allen Rovenne. Is this the way you have chosen to prove your value?"

    "Hmph. I don''t remember cheating or anything. But I guess anything I say will fall on deaf ears to people already in cahoots with these damned scoundrels from the beginning."

    I kept my gaze fixated on the Godorfun and slowly approached the blackboard. I took the blackboard duster in my left hand.

    "I see. So if it''s like that, then shouldn''t you show your value in a different way?"

    "Hmph. Who are you to say that? Not only have you transferred the responsibility of the blunder of that drunkard examiner to me, the examinee, but you''re even preaching to me oh so solemnly— you disgust me. Looking at your agape expression, I must have nailed it. Do you think I will plead to the academy and shake my tail for you? I might be just some roadside stone from your perspective, but no matter who it is, I will crush all who dare to stand in my way!"

    I declared loudly.

    "Huh? ...You have been accused of cheating in the theoretical exam though?"

    .........What?

    "Your practical exam results were determined by all the examiners, including me, in a unanimous decision, something that hasn''t happened in 20 years. Nobody, not a single one of us, had any doubts about that."

    I pretended to wipe the dust off the new and sparkling duster, put it back in its position, and returned to my seat.

    I closed my eyes and crossed my hand.

    "Explanation please."

    Just thinking about the look everyone was going to give me made me even more discouraged to open my eyes. But Fey, in a hushed voice that echoed throughout the class, said concernedly.

    "Allen, aren''t you going to destroy him? ...Your face is completely red, you know? Pfft."

    ◆

    "You are under suspicion of cheating based on the difference in your result between the theoretical exam from yesterday and the kingdom-wide mock theoretical exam from before.

    I can''t give you the details, but there was a judgment indicating that the growth in your academic abilities was unnatural, reaching a level where it couldn''t be explained away."

    After saying that, Godorfun unfolded a piece of paper.

    It displayed that out of five subjects, I was flagged in four of them. Particularly, the magic theory subject — which I felt was slightly tougher compared to the past exams and similarly the subject that the unawakened ''Allen'' hated to the core. It said my probability of cheating in it was 99.99%......

    "Of course, after seeing the result, our analytics team has thoroughly examined your every move from the moment you passed through the gates of the Academy to the moment you left it.

    However, that was the mystery as we didn''t find anything suspicious. There was almost no sign of using magic tools at any moment.

    But still, it''s just too bizarre. One could have called it a miracle if it had been just one subject, but for all four subjects to have such stark improvement was hard to believe."

    "...So, let me hear what you have to say."

    Editor''s note - 99.99%? Is the MC a germ or something? Sorry, I know the joke''s kinda lame but hearing that number reminded me of those toilet cleaner commercials...