Extracurricular Lesson [Part 2]

The bell indicating the start of the class rang, and Monster Science’s fierce-looking teacher stepped into the class.Expplôre uptodate stories at no/vel//bin(.)com

The intimidating air he emitted alone could cause the classroom’s gloomy atmosphere to turn even more intense.

“I will explain the extracurricular lesson before we start our class today.”

The teacher, whose normal appearance already looked scary enough, became even more intimidating the moment he mentioned the extracurricular lesson.

We must never take this matter lightly… The students gulped.

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“What did you say?”

Prince Edward knitted his brows upon hearing the report of the knight who had just come back from Skyte Barony.

“But it may be hard to dispatch any more knights. According to my father, the knights are already at their limits and can’t be reallocated anymore. After all, knights never train to fight against monsters. There is no end to the number of knights who return with injuries… Also…” Arthur racked his brain while gazing at the door the injured knight had left from.

“Is it about the extracurricular lesson?”

“Yes. It is going to be in Skyte Barony this year.”

The academy had been scheduling an extracurricular lesson every year around this period which was in between the social season and the exam period. The academy’s target applicants were mainly male students who took Monster Science and Practical Skill for Hunters, and these applicants would then head together to a borderland territory. They would visit the border of the barrier, observe the job of hunters, experience the processing of monsters, etc.

Established when the current king was crowned, this activity aimed to develop the crisis management skill of the young people who would shoulder the Kingdom’s future by letting them experience the threat of monsters firsthand.

However, many guardians were against it, saying, “What will you do if my precious son gets injured?” so participation became voluntary.

Incidentally, Palace County, which House Stuart governed, had never been chosen as the place for the extracurricular lesson because it was too far from the Royal Capital.

“I heard the annual average number of participants is around ten people. The burden on Skyte Barony’s hunters must be heavy. Still, as someone who has seen monsters up close, I also think it is a lesson worth experiencing… How complicated.”

“The extracurricular lesson and monsters on top of Lady Joanna’s case… The problems keep on piling up, don’t they?” Arthur also looked stressed.