Chapter 33:Because I'm The Instructor
The next day, Grey was about to head over to the library to check out the technique given to new students.
"Hey Grey"
Grey turned around at the sound of the voice. He already knew the owner of the voice, "Hey Klaus" He greeted Klaus.
"Where are you headed?" Klaus asked. He was on his way over to Grey's place.
"I'm on my way to the library" Grey replied.
"Great, I was also about to head there" Klaus said and joined Grey.
"So, how was the tournament" Grey asked as they started walking.
Klaus mused for some time before replying, "Not bad actually. Unfortunately I was unable to make it into the top eight, the competition was fierce".
"Oh, which hall's student was the champion for class three?" Grey asked.
"The champion of class three can't be said to be from one hall. She is a Dual Elementalist with Blue and Orange grade for each element" Klaus said with an expression which showed he was still thinking about the events that played out yesterday.
"Yes, the champion is a girl. You should have heard of her, she's also a student of the Lightning Hall" Klaus said while looking at Grey.
"You mean Alice?" Grey raised a brow.
"Yes, that's her" Klaus confirmed.
"Are you sure we're talking about the same person. The Alice I know is a sweet cute girl, she doesn't seem like someone who would enjoy fighting" Grey said thinking maybe there was a difference between the Alice Klaus was talking about and the one he knew.
"Is there any other Alice in the Lightning Hall class three?" Klaus asked exasperated.
"Well, no" Grey thought for some time before replying.
"Shit!, I was scammed" Grey cursed out loud. The few students at the library all looked at him wondering why he was talking this loud. Grey stared around after realizing his mistake.
He placed the scroll back on the bookshelf and went outside. He was pretty annoyed by the fact that someone tricked him just after entering the Academy.
'If I weren't lucky to have had a huge amount of elemental essence in my body, would they have kicked me out after ten days?' Grey thought to himself while heading in the direction of Blake's office.
Grey stood at the door of the office looking at it profoundly before knocking. Blake's voice could be heard from inside. After Grey heard the affirmation from Blake to come in, he opened the door and went in.
When Blake saw him, he knew he wasn't in his usual jovial self. "What's wrong with you today?" Blake asked with concern.
"I just went over to the library" Grey hinted.
"So?" Blake asked, clearly not understanding why Grey was telling him he went to the library.
"And I saw the same technique you said was better than the one at the library" Grey said.
"Oh, that. Well, they suddenly changed all the techniques to that one since they didn't want to give you too much of an advantage over the rest students" Blake lied through his teeth.
Grey was surprised by Blake's lie. Before leaving the library, he had asked if that had been the technique all new students received. But now, Blake was telling him something else. Grey was stunned by how quickly Blake came up with the lie, 'Or had he prepared it beforehand' Grey asked himself.
"I asked around, and they said it was the same technique from years ago" Grey exposed Blake.
Blake looked at him before sighing, "Well, you've finally found out". After saying this, Blake didn't add anything else.
"Don't I at least deserve an explanation?" Grey asked.
"No" Blake replied while fiddling his thumbs
"Why?" Grey asked again. But Blake's reason almost made him faint.
"Because I'm the instructor" Blake replied with a small chuckle.
Grey stayed for a while, but couldn't get anything from Blake, not even an apology for tricking him. Instead, Blake told him to thank him because the pressure was what made Grey grow at a faster pace. He couldn't deny he was right though, but still, being tricked was no fun.
"How shameless" Grey complained as he left the office.