Magical Cat

"Hmph, too proud, and not capable enough." Weber sneered.

Barbara showed up at class today and stole the spotlight. She had also made sarcastic remarks to him earlier, so Webber was already annoyed.

Seeing Barbara break down and cry naturally made me feel good.

"Forget it, Weber. If Barbara's people hear this, they'll spread the news about you losing to a commoner everywhere," Weber's friend advised.

"It's a fact that I lost," Weber said frankly, then countered, "Who in our grade could beat her? I can admit I'm not as good as her, can I?"

When Weber said this, the people around him fell silent.

Weber realized what he meant as soon as he said it, as if the more powerful Elaine was, the more justifiable it was for him to lose, and no one could find fault with him.

This seemed to open a brand new door for him, allowing him to regain his confidence.

Weber seemed to be deep in thought, and began to have an epiphany.

Safina stared at the commotion Barbara had caused, her gaze lingering on the scene for a long time.

Others might not have noticed, but her attention was always on Lee Eun.

Safina noticed it the moment Li En stealthily approached Barbara.

As Barbara broke down in tears, Safina's questions only grew.

"Did he do it?"

Barbara's breakdown and crying surprised her classmates more than anything else.

She had always been very conscious of her image at the college, and this was the first time she had ever lost her composure in front of others.

Although everyone was curious about why Barbara was crying so hard, they all had classes to attend and focused on completing their assignments.

Before we knew it, most of the afternoon had passed.

If we don't hurry, the classroom assignments will be in jeopardy.

After watching the excitement for a while, everyone focused on the lesson content, except for some of Barbara's iron bars.

The practical class took up the entire afternoon. It seemed like a long class, but by the time everyone realized it, the sun was already setting and get out of class was about to end.

The get out of class was finally over when the magic bell rang.

Unfortunately, there were indeed four people who failed to complete the class assignments, all of whom had been imprisoned in Melina's water dungeon earlier.

They were filled with remorse, but there was no going back.

The other students looked at them with schadenfreude and disdain.

This is the first time at their age that someone has failed to complete even classroom assignments.

Melina wrote down all their names, then warned everyone, "This will definitely happen again as you progress. Practical classes are, in some ways, more difficult than theoretical ones, so you must concentrate in class."

"If this happens too many times, it's not just a matter of failing the course. The college may determine that you are not qualified enough and cannot keep up with the course, and therefore advise you to withdraw."

Upon hearing this, the four students who had not completed their classwork looked even more displeased.

"I won't say any more. You'd better take care of yourselves."

Then, Melina changed the subject, her tone softening considerably: "Students who received excellent ratings in these two practical classes, come over here and check if there are any problems with your evaluation records. This is related to the special instruction slots."

"Everyone else can leave now."

Elaine and the others walked up to Melina amidst the envious glances of their classmates.

Melina took out a form and checked it herself first.

This document records all the students who received excellent feedback in these two practical classes, along with their detailed performance in class.

There were twenty or thirty students surrounding Melina.

"Eleanor received an excellent rating in both classes, so your spot is not up for discussion."

Melina's words were also meant to shut up the others.

Before objecting to Elaine's special teaching slot, it's best to consider whether your own grades are comparable to hers.

Barbara was also in the crowd, her eyes bloodshot, looking like a rabbit.

She didn't even raise her head when Melina said anything, as if she hadn't heard a word, or perhaps she really couldn't find any reason to question Elaine.

Elaine naturally understood Melina's good intentions and immediately said, "Thank you, teacher."

"You deserve this," Melina replied, then looked at Safina: "Besides Elaine, Safina is the only student who received two excellent evaluations, so you also have a spot."

Safina adjusted her glasses and quickly thanked them, but her bright eyes behind the lenses glanced at Li En on Elaine's shoulder.

After confirming Elaine and Safina's spots, Melina showed everyone the form in her hand.

"Besides those two, you all only received an excellent evaluation for the first lesson. I will comprehensively evaluate your performance in both lessons and select a certain number of students to join this special instruction session."

"Please confirm the contents of the form. If everything is correct, you can sign and leave."

After Melina finished speaking, everyone became tense and looked at the column with their names on the form.

The assessments here are very detailed, including the specific time they took to complete classroom tasks and receive excellent ratings, as well as an evaluation of their mastery of magic.

Melina may have only been protecting them during class, but she was actually observing everyone's behavior.

"Teacher, I wonder how many spots are available for this special lesson?" someone asked curiously.

"Three or five, I guess. There are never many spots available for special instruction," Melina replied.

"In total?" the students asked in surprise, confirming again.

"That's right, two of the spots have already been secured by those two." Melina pointed to Elaine and Safina.

This caused everyone to become anxious, and their gazes toward Elaine and Safina were filled with envy, jealousy, and resentment.

I wish I could take his place right now.

"There will be other opportunities in the future, let's confirm the forms first." Melina said casually, but that only made everyone more nervous.

Weber shook his head and signed his name first.

Since losing to Elaine today, he felt that his mentality had changed in some way, but not in a bad way.

He had done his best; whether the teacher chose him or not was entirely up to fate.

Melina smiled slightly as she looked at Weber, who was the first to sign.

Meanwhile, the others were still hesitant, or pleading with Melina, all struggling in an unsightly manner.

In the end, everyone signed the form, and Melina dismissed them.

Barbara was devastated, feeling that coming to this class was the biggest mistake she had ever made.

If he hadn't cared so much about Elaine, his performance wouldn't have been so bad.

"Barbara..."

Her companions tried to offer words of comfort, but Barbara simply left silently, completely devoid of her usual proud demeanor.

Elaine was as happy as her classmates were.

"Li En, I'm taking you out for something delicious today!"

Elaine clutched the gold coin she had won tightly in her hand, her smile never fading, her eyes narrowing into two adorable little crescents.

"Meow!"

Li En happily responded.