‘Random tests? Oh no, that doesn’t sound good.’ Arthur gulped down a mouthful of saliva. This was completely bad news to him. ‘If it was something not related to normal subjects, I might have a chance. But, I doubt that’s the only thing they will focus on. They will definitely test us in the normal subjects too.’
Arthur was by no means a bad student, but he wasn’t good either. He used to get average or sometimes below average scores which was enough for him to move from one class to the next. Considering how this place looked, he doubted what they would be learning was simple math and science.
‘Oh man, I’m definitely falling faster than anyone else. What should I do? Can I even find time to study?’ A million thoughts plagued his mind with no apparent solution. He was truly lost.
Looking up, he stared at Isla who looked very calm and collected as if this didn’t bother her. The others had varying degrees of reaction to the news but most of them looked unbothered too.
‘They’re all exceptional individuals, no wonder this won’t bother them. Hell, they look very excited now. Perverts!’ Arthur rubbed his hair as he looked down. “Fuck me…”
“Is that clear?” He asked.
One student immediately lifted their hands.
“Yes?”
“What does it mean ‘Class versus Class’ tests?”
“It is as the name implies. You will be going through tests where two or more classes work together to win against other classes. This can be in normal subjects, DO subjects, and also practical training. We also have plans to involve Divinity Online in it. But, that is another topic for another day.”
‘Ok! Now that’s what I wanna hear! Tests inside the game?! Count me in! I will ace them all!’ Immediately, Arthur saw a glimpse of hope in his dark tunnel. If there was one thing he was confident about, it was his abilities in the game. That he was the best in the world in and nobody could question that, not even him.
“Any more questions?”
Seeing no one lifting their hand to ask questions, Theodore nodded his head and finally put his hands on the table.
“If that’s the case, we shall begin then. If you all look down at your tables, there are small square slots in there. Put your blue link in there.” He instructed them.
Curiously everyone looked down at the table and as he said, craved into the glass table was a square slot that perfectly fit the Bluelink device. It had no real wires linked to it, at least no wires they could see.
Arthur slowly pressed his device into the slot curiously. Almost immediately, the Bluelink turned on, shining with a beautiful blue light. Then, in a magical moment of technology, the entire glass table lit up with the same blue light.
“Woah…”
A moment later, a holographic rectangle window appeared floating above the table right in front of his eyes. It looked very similar to the holographic rectangle he saw in the game. The boy stared at it and then slowly tried to touch it, yet his hand moved through it as expected.
“How… Did they pull this off? I’m not even…” Arthur found himself speechless. He was truly captivated by this level of technological advancement Divinity Corp had achieved. This was truly nothing normal.
Gasps of amazement echoed around the entire classroom.
“Holographic image…”
“Is this what we’re using as our study device?”
“Seems so…”
“How is this even real? I can draw with my hands on the board.”
“Quiet,” Theodore said, turning the entire classroom silent again. “We shall begin our first lesson.”
As he said that, the blank holograph in front of them changed again, revealing the title of the first lesson.
‘Interesting.’
***
The first lesson they had was math and it was as one would expect, pretty normal. Theodore went through the normal curriculum with no real additions to it. Yet, the students still tried to focus as much as they could.
They did not want to laze around from the beginning. Perhaps it was their fear of what could happen in the next few days or perhaps it was simply their excitement and desire to do great, either way, everyone was taking the lesson seriously.
The holographic images also proved to be very useful. Not only did they make seeing the information being presented right in front of them. The students also can write modify, and get more explanations about every single thing the professor talks about.
Even Arthur was able to understand everything using these features and he was able to more or less keep up with the lesson. However, since this was barely the first lesson in math, he knew it wasn’t supposed to be complicated.
‘Tsk, I have to somehow keep my scores above a certain level.’
With that, two hours passed quickly and before anyone realized it, the first lesson was over. The professor gave them a 10-minute break before they started the second lesson. Then, they have an hour break for lunch before resuming the second half of the day.
Theodore left the classroom, letting the students finally move from their seats.
“AAGH! Focusing for two hours straight is really hard after a long summer break.” Arthur murmured with a groan as he stretched his limbs. Looking to the side, students had already surrounded Isla the moment the professor left the room.
“How have you been, Miss Isla? We haven’t met in a long time.”
“Do you remember me, Miss Isla?”
“Can I please shake your hand?”
Such questions were thrown at her from all angles. But, Isla was able to stay composed as she tried to answer all the questions to the best of her ability. It was certainly overwhelming. But, Isla’s ability to keep things in order was astonishing.
Arthur shook his head and walked out of the classroom. Some other students also left to move around. The boy looked left and right before he got close to the giant windows.
Peeking outside, he stood there, admiring the view silently. His eyes moved from the city to the huge forest surrounding it. Then, he remembered one of the rules he saw in the book.
“I wonder what could be in that forest… Hmm, maybe some wild animals. But… It still makes me wonder.” He muttered.
Arthur’s curiosity was telling him that going there might be really worth it. But, the risk of doing that was simply too much for him.
“Yeah, not this time, Arthur. You cannot go there.” He shook his head with a smile.
“Ehem!”
At that moment, Arthur heard a loud cough right behind him. Snapping out of his thoughts, he looked over his shoulder, only to see three people. Two girls and one boy standing not that far away from him.
The two girls stood around the tall boy and they all had the same smile on their faces.
“Hello~” One of the girls waved at him with a soft tone.
“…” Arthur squinted for a moment before he turned around. “Can I help you?”
“Well, we have seen you earlier and we just wanted to get to know you. Right?”
“Yes~”
“Totally~”
‘… What the hell are these dipshits saying?’ Arthur blinked.
A//N: Don’t forget to give the book some golden tickets for good luck! :3
