I Was Rejected by the Main Character in a Romantic Fantasy

Chapter 10

“Hmm...”

“Something on your mind?”

Helena, who was walking beside me, asked me as we were walking through the courtyard.

“No, it’s nothing...”

I scratched the back of my head and smiled awkwardly.

It was a peaceful day like any other. I had sword training and finished my meal as quickly as possible to avoid meeting Sylvia. During that time, I happened to run into Helena and agreed to stroll with her.

“Is it because it’s too quiet?”

“...Perhaps.”

I had also heard the news that Cain had left the academy for a while due to a family issue. So somehow, I thought that soon Leonhardt would appear and start making trouble for me in earnest.

But it was quieter than I expected.

...Now that I put it that way, it did sound like I was waiting for Leonhardt to make a mess, but that wasn’t the case.

The mere fact that I was by Sylvia’s side was enough to irritate that unruly man, but judging by how he was still holding back, Sylvia seemed to have managed to keep him on a tight leash.

Of course, if Leonhardt did start making trouble for me, I could deal with it in my own way, but the best scenario would be for him not to bother me at all.

So far, I had fallen for his provocations too easily, but there was nothing more inefficient than getting into a verbal fight with him.

“You sound like you want some kind of incident to happen.”

“It’s not like that.”

I denied Helena’s remark with an awkward smile as she poked my side with a scolding tone.

To put it accurately, I was just surprised by Leonhardt’s patience.@@@@

Anyway, if it was peaceful, that was fortunate.

***

I didn’t think the future had changed. Or rather, I didn’t think it had changed drastically.

I thought the future might have changed slightly, just a little bit.

So, without realizing it, I had come to accept that Sylvia had kept Leonhardt on a tighter leash than in the original work, which is why he hadn’t come to pick a fight with me for no reason.

It made sense since not only was I not by Sylvia’s side, but I had also thoroughly provoked him in our previous conversation.

However, I soon realized that this was just my misconception.

At the academy, there were certain subjects that all students had to take.

In addition to their main subjects, all students were required to take some subjects, one of which was a class called “Joint Training.”

Unlike the original work where no real threats were portrayed in detail, the academy itself focused on educating students for the great demonic beast war they would face when entering society.

With her plain brown hair and brown eyes, and a long scar running from her left eye down to his cheek, her unkempt physique and rough-looking face made her seem more like a thug from a back alley than a teacher. But in a clichéd way, she was clearly a teacher who cared about her students.

However, the oppressive aura emanating from her large build was no joke, causing all the chattering students to immediately fall silent.

After striding up to the front of the classroom, the teacher looked around at the students and spoke.

“Nice to meet you all. My name is Selenda, and starting today, I’ll be teaching your Joint Training class for the year.”

“Selenda...?”

“Isn’t that Selenda, the commander of the Jibril Mercenary Corps?”

I thought her name and face were unfamiliar, but it seemed I was the only one. As soon as the students heard her name, a quiet commotion arose among them. Selenda calmly nodded her head as she watched the students with an indifferent gaze.

“That’s right, I’m that Selenda.”

I thought some students might have objections to a mercenary teaching at an academy attended by nobles, but her name seemed to carry quite a lot of weight.

From the moment she acknowledged the students’ thoughts, no one seemed to have any doubts about her.

Of course, some, like Leonhardt, might still not regard her skills very highly but still fell silent going along with the atmosphere.

“As you all know, the Joint Training class is conducted with four students per group.”

Just when an ominous feeling started to arise, it only turned out to be a group project

Well, I was already used to the cliché of group projects at the academy.

If my memory served me right, nothing major happened in this class, so I could approach it with peace of mind.

Of course, this wasn’t a game or a novel, but real life, so I would still need to work hard to get a good grade.

I just hoped I would be assigned to a good group.

“The groups have been randomly assigned, so please check them.”

At Selenda’s words, I frowned slightly and scratched the back of my head.

It would have been nice if we could form our own groups, but I guess they were concerned about imbalances between the groups.

“The groups were formed considering your grades, so if you have any objections, come see me directly.”

With a beep, Selenda operated a remote, and a holographic chart appeared behind her.

Let’s see, my name is.....

“Felix! We’re in the same group!”

As I scanned the chart looking for my name, Helena called out to me, and I followed her outstretched finger.

And at the end of her finger, I found my name and couldn’t help but let out a wry laugh.

[Group C: Felix von Astria, Helena Fell Degreff, Sylvia Bersche, Conan Jugaar]

Looking at the group composed of two vanguards, one rearguard, and one healer. It was a perfectly reasonable composition.

I couldn’t help but instinctively know that this was a group where something was bound to happen, no matter what.