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"No way, absolutely not! How can you, an Elemental Spirit, be placed in Class D? If the principal finds out, it'll be the end of me!" The teacher responsible for Shen Ruyu's awakening declared with conviction.
Elemental Spirits are incredibly rare, and it had been a stroke of luck to discover one. The thought of the principal learning that she had assigned such a prodigious student to Class D was enough to make her fear for her job—she could be fired on the spot!
"Look, the computer system list is shared, and no one's noticed my situation yet. With all the teachers focused on awakening, if you don't say anything and I don't say anything, it'll stay under wraps. Please..." Shen Ruyu implored in a hushed tone.
At the moment, the dozen or so awakening teachers were all preoccupied with the ice spirit's awakening formation. Shen Ruyu's own awakening formation was tucked away in the far-left corner, while the ice spirit's was in the far-right corner, leaving her fiery awakening practically unnoticed.
The teachers used a shared computer system list, making it impossible to track which teacher had awakened which candidate. They simply followed the list, checking off names as they completed the awakening ceremony.
"That's still not acceptable. I can't let you go to Class D!" the teacher stated emphatically.
Shen Ruyu's brow furrowed as she turned to glance at Feng Yixiu below the stage, who was watching her intently. His gaze only strengthened her resolve.
If the teacher was going to be this inflexible, she had no choice but to resort to drastic measures.
"Teacher, if you refuse to let me into Class D, then I'll withdraw from the Martial Exam at Qingyun Academy. And just so you know, Jiangshui City isn't limited to just one middle-class Battle Spirit Academy. Before I leave, I'll make sure the principal knows it was your poor attitude that led to my profound disappointment with the academy, forcing my hand to withdraw. And then... well, what do you think the principal will do to you?" Shen Ruyu's voice took on a steely edge.
She had seen that this teacher responded to firmness rather than pleas. Despite maintaining a composed exterior, she was inwardly anxious; it was her first time attempting to coerce someone, especially a teacher in charge of awakening at a Battle Spirit Academy.
The teacher fell silent, wiping the sweat from his brow before finally conceding through gritted teeth, "Fine! I agree."
The prospect of the principal discovering that his actions had driven away a student who had awakened an Elemental Spirit was a risk too great to take. Better to have her in Class D than lose her to a competing academy.
After all, another academy would undoubtedly invest heavily in nurturing her talent, turning her into a formidable rival. With this in mind, the teacher reluctantly took up the pen and, with a shaky hand, wrote "Class D" in the class recommendation section.
