Volume 3 Chapter 156

Volume 3 + Chapter 156: Bullying

The students all gathered in the Laurel Academy auditorium.

As the student council president, Alistair walked up to the podium.

Because of his prestigious noble background, excellent grades, outstanding character, and handsome appearance, he had gained quite a lot of popularity in Laurel Academy, especially among the girls, where he was extremely well-liked.

The moment he stepped onto the stage, many girls below were secretly casting flirtatious glances at him.

The student council president seemed long accustomed to this, and politely expressed his gratitude to everyone.

“Fellow students, thank you for your support. I am the current student council president, Alistair Thomas. It is a great honor to preside over the Laurel Academy’s Monthly Examination Commendation Ceremony.”

The student council president announced to everyone:

“Then, just like our headmaster, I won’t say any unnecessary nonsense. The commendation ceremony begins now.”

After the announcement, everyone applauded as usual.

Xia Yi also stood to the side, watching the situation on stage while clapping.

“Now then, the first student to receive commendation is—Albert!!”

This name was one Xia Yi had not expected.

The sprinting maniac, Albert.

Was it actually this guy?

Back when she had seen Albert in Golde, he just seemed like a goofball—but his grades were actually this good?

“During the Monthly Exam’s Ruins Forest, even though his teammates suffered setbacks, Albert carried his injured companions and defeated two magical beasts of fire and ice attributes. His performance was truly outstanding. Not only that, Albert has also conducted much complex research, among which the Black Tide of Golde stands out, revealing the truth of the legendary ‘Black Tide’ in Golde and sparking heated debate and high praise in the human academic community! He is truly accomplished in both the martial and scholarly arts, a model representative of Laurel Academy’s outstanding students!”

Alistair was lavish in his praise of Albert.

Albert walked up onto the stage, waving to the students.

“Albert, charge!!”

“Albert, it’s been five seconds since you last mentioned being first place in the Monthly Exam, I feel like slimes are crawling all over me!!”

It seemed Albert did have a certain popularity among the students, as many responded to him.

“Then, Albert, do you have any words you’d like to share with your fellow classmates?” the student council president, as host, asked.

Albert, flamboyantly striking a pose, lifted his hand like an actor under the spotlight, and shouted out his motto loudly to everyone: “As long as there is life, I will keep charging!!”

His speech was just like the work of a hype man, immediately sparking cheers from the students.

To be honest, watching Albert gave Xia Yi a strange feeling.

He wasn’t quite like the other students from Golde back then—he had faced the Black Tide head-on, so… was he affected by it somehow?

“Albert’s words are truly inspiring! Next, Albert will receive commendation from the upper faculty of Laurel Academy. Originally, this duty belonged to the headmaster, but since the headmaster is leading a team to clear out mutated magical beasts on the Laurel Academy border, this part will be handled by the most senior member of our Academy—Professor Biden.”

After the introduction, Biden took the stage. Under the gaze of everyone, he presented the award to Albert.

“Albert, you are truly the model student of Laurel Academy!!”

Biden stroked his beard, extremely satisfied with Albert, and sincerely praised a student so excellent in both conduct and academics.

Albert received Laurel Academy’s reward.

However, since his exam results were not vastly superior to others, he did not receive a special award of his own choosing. Instead, Laurel Academy provided a prize based on his circumstances.

He was granted one opportunity to select his own research topic, with the ability to designate a senior professor to assist in the research.

For this, Albert expressed deep gratitude, then stepped down from the stage.

“Now then, the next student, though not from the combat faculty, still displayed excellent performance in the Monthly Exam—”

Afterwards, the student council president introduced several more people one after another.

Each one had outstanding performance in their own fields, and all received commendations from Laurel Academy.

Among them was Alistair himself.

Xia Yi thought this was only natural. If the student council president weren’t excellent enough, it would have been impossible for him to stand in that position.

She still remembered—at the freshman mixer last time, when Anthony suddenly turned into a mutated magical beast, Alistair’s response was completely different from an ordinary student. He calmly commanded the others to fight, showing far stronger composure than his peers.

So achieving excellent grades was to be expected.

“Students, next is the final outstanding student of the commendation ceremony. Her performance in this Monthly Exam is truly unprecedented, unmatched by anyone before or after, even earning our Academy’s special award!”

The student council president looked at the information before him and explained.

“In the freshmen Monthly Exam, unlike other outstanding students of past years, she did not challenge strong magical beasts. Instead, she took an entirely different path—treating every other team as magical beasts to be conquered, and by her own power, she defeated everyone… uh…”

The more he spoke, the more awkward he became. Looking at the information, he thought: how could this be so absurd?!

Originally, thanks to the previous students, the atmosphere in the auditorium had been quite lively. But as the president explained step by step, it gradually grew stiff.

Biden’s smiling face also turned into a stern expression.

“She is—Xia Yi – Lawrence of the Magic Department! Let’s welcome Xia Yi with a round of applause!”

Finally hearing her name, Xia Yi stepped onto the stage.

She was like a walking Silence Mage. The moment she appeared, it was as if she had cast a full-field silence spell—at once, the entire hall fell dead quiet.

Her name had already spread through Laurel Academy—everyone knew her.

The campus bully, the little evil dragon. Her actions had truly made history.

In the Monthly Exam, she had actually, by her own power, bullied the entire grade!

Looking back at the Academy’s history—who else had ever accomplished that?

“Ugh…”

Xia Yi was helpless. She was now truly experiencing how bad her reputation had become.

Clap, clap, clap!

As she walked onto the stage, suddenly applause rang out in the hall.

“Eh?”

Xia Yi was a little surprised. The person in her sight was… Hill!

Hill smiled, unconcerned with the looks of others, clapping for Xia Yi as if no one else existed.

This sight moved the little bully’s heart.

Hill, truly worthy of being my good student!!

Clap, clap, clap.

Suddenly, someone else began clapping along with Hill.

Everyone was baffled. Aside from Hill, who was rumored to be entangled with Xia Yi, there shouldn’t be anyone else, right?

Student Lia had already taken a temporary leave of absence; Yue Liu was also on leave and not at the Academy; Norma was with the Laurel Academy Enforcement Division, out at the border fighting mutated magical beasts…

Everyone looked curiously toward the source—and when they saw who it was, they were all stunned.