Eldrea Academia and The One That Stars Chose
Chapter 14: Pig and Nobles Part 1

A tense face enveloped the quiet classroom. Tristan's body still did not stop shaking because it could not help but hold the anger and pain in his heart. The three of us can tell if Tristan must have been through this bullying a long time ago.

Kevin and Viona who had been near the entrance began to step towards Me and Tristan. The sound of their small steps completely filled this empty classroom.

I noticed Tristan's face filled with mud around his mouth, beginning to hold back tears. “Do you always experience this?” ask her.

“You should not interfere ..” shakily he replied.

The pain he had been experiencing so far made him unable to ask for help from others. Without needing him to speak. I know he won't accept help from others because he's afraid that others will be dragged into his suffering.

After all, what he was facing right now was a child of quite an influential noble. Even if he was not mistaken, he would still be affected by the consequences if it went against the nobles.

For an ordinary person like Tristan, being bullied by nobles was quite a common thing to happen. Even it was still better than having to anger the noble and put the lives of him and his family in danger.

I tried to pat Tristan on the shoulder that was still shaking. “Calm down, I won't get in trouble if I only fight such a crybaby. Even if he is the son of a nobleman even once.” I tried to calm her down.

I don't brag when I say that. Indeed he is the son of a royal duke, but what can the Duke do if he has to fight against me who is currently still protected by a person stronger than the Archduke or the King?

Indeed this sounds like I misused my position as a teacher's student. But if that's the only way. Then I have to want to use it, maybe the teacher will nag later, but indeed since when did the teacher not nag? I just have to hear it as usual.

Tristan glanced at me, her sparkling eyes holding back tears had spoken to me beyond her mouth. “Do you know who he is?” lirih.

“Albert, the third son of a foolish duke who could not properly educate his son,” I replied to him.

“Duke the fool?” Tristan's eyes were wide open at my words.

It seems like Tristan started to calm down a little after hearing the words from me. He looked like he could not believe that a child who had come out of nowhere started insulting a noble easily.

But his face still showed a little anxiety. I guess his kindness was still unwilling to accept the help of others and drag them into his current troubles. Just like all the other victims. Choosing to be silent without wanting to hurt anyone without caring for themselves.

Tristan who was still looking at me, started to turn and look at his feet. With his body still trembling and a soft voice he said. “I've long been their target ...”

Tristan explained that the bullying carried out by Albert and his plotters had occurred almost 2 years ago. He said if he started getting bullied during the joint classes that were conducted back then.

He himself was an accomplished student at the time. He has an athletic body with excellent martial skills. His knowledge is also incredible. You could say Albert was jealous of Tristan's ability at that time and began to use his power to bring down Tristan.

Albert began treating Tristan like a pig ever since, giving him food that was not worth eating and forcing Tristan to live with 'dirty' until locked up in his room, just to look like a pig living in his cage. It was all because of his last name.

While Tristan is being treated badly, Albert stays ahead and begins to become a student of Class B. All the hard work that Tristan has put in has been taken completely out of his hands by that bastard man. Now Tristan is known as the Pig who can not go to class.

Indeed Tristan's brain is better than all the students in Class C, besides me of course. But because Tristan is already in the Swordman program. He was unable to pass the practice exam due to his body weight hindering his own efforts.

Several times the teachers have asked Tristan to switch to the magic program only. Even though he has no talent in which. At least he could use his brain to become an Alchemy.

But Tristan rejected the proposal of the teachers, other than because of his dream to become a swordman. Albert wouldn't allow that to happen either. Albert did not want to be followed by Tristan and again saw Tristan's back in front of him.

Hearing all the explanations from Tristan, my blood began to boil over it. All the bad behavior that Albert and his plotters gave Tristan completely broke the hearts of us who heard it all.

Viona who was powerless to resist anger began to rampage by kicking the legs of Kevin who was next to her. Tristan and I who saw all that became a little confused, why is Viona angry with attacking Kevin?

“Aww! Why are you kicking me?” kevin complained to Viona.

With a face filled with anger Viona said. “If I hit the goods around and the goods are destroyed, I need to compensate later. At least if I beat you up, I just have to apologize without spending a penny.”

“That makes absolutely no sense!”

“For traders, it all makes sense,” replied Viona cuek.

Tristan and I, who were watching them, started laughing at them. All the tense and sad feelings that enveloped us suddenly disappeared because of the behavior of the two of them.

Kevin and Viona who were fighting with their mouths began to stop and laugh with us. Man is unique, for a moment he will feel sad, a moment later he can laugh at it. A unique way that always helps humans step forward despite the many obstacles that confront them.

As our laughter had already begun to stop, Kevin and Viona started to glance towards Tristan and bowed. “Excuse us!” yell at them both.

“We don't know if you're experiencing all these things,” said Viona.

“True Viona. We were too fixated on our training so as to ignore our suffering classmates,” Kevin continued.

“Tak what. I understand your situation. You should also practice to become stronger and pursue your own dreams, please don't get too thought out, okay? Okay?,” said Tristan understandingly.

“Still I feel very guilty. Though we were in the same class for several months, but we could not help anything,” said Kevin sincerely.

“It's okay, it's really okay. After all you also just climbed to C class right?” tristan.

Because of the system of the academy that allows its students to go up at any time as long as the student is eligible to go to class. Kevin and Viona who just got into C class 2 months ago, so don't really know anything about Tristan.

The system that the academy provides is also not without cause. The academy did not want to hold back talented people from staying longer in the academy, so they freed the students to ask for a grade-up exam whenever they wanted.

But if the students don't ask for a class exam. There will be a joint exam at the end of the learning period that requires all students to participate, of course, students who have asked for a class examination do not need to attend the exam because they have done so.

Although actually they are also allowed to take the exam together, but it will be very difficult to remember their preparation that has not been how much, so most accelerated students will choose not to take the exam together and practice to prepare themselves.

“It looks like from now on we should move together right?” viona.

“You're right, too dangerous if you move by yourself from now on.” Kevin was referring to Me and Tristan.

“Albert and his plotters will not let us go, especially to me for meddling in this matter,”.

“Sorry. It's all my fault,” Tristan again apologized to me.

“What's wrong, I can't just turn my face away either.”

Considering what I'm about to face right now is the son of a Duke. I wonder if the duke has any hidden information regarding the 2 heroes who disappeared.

“Deron's right. You don't have to apologize, now we're on the same boat. And it's not because you dragged us, but because we forced you into your troubles,” Kevin calmed Tristan down.

“Thank you, I was lucky to meet you all.” Tristan smiled at us.

It seemed that the anxiety that had enveloped him had started to dissipate now. His face that depicted pain had changed with a smile. The relief of being able to share the sadness he had experienced had strengthened him from all the trials Albert gave.

While we were talking, suddenly there was a voice from the teacher in my mind. “Hey, come here now. Looks like now we have important things that need to be resolved right?”

Somehow it seems like the teacher knew what happened to me and asked me to come see him now by telepathically sending me. I hope the teacher doesn't hear my words that seem to be using his power, I might get angry with him. Or maybe get strangled back to death? I don't know.

I began to shudder in horror at the thought of all the bad possibilities that might happen to me. My three friends who saw the change in my face started asking me.

“Hey are you okay?” kevin said he saw the change in my face.

“True, you suddenly look like a frightened person now,” continued Viona.

“I'm fine, for now ...”

A confused look on the faces of the three of them. I understand why they put on such a face, but I can't tell them if I'm going to face a storm right now.

“It looks like I forgot something and have to get to the principal's office right now,” I told them.

“You want us to take? It'll be dangerous if you go alone,” Kevin offers me help.

I did want to ask them for help to deal with the human-shaped storm. But that's not a wise thing. “What's wrong, I can go by myself. After all Albert and his plotters would not be possible to have a blatant confrontation in front of everyone.”

“Alright I think you're right,” Kevin replied.

“Be careful. If Albert comes to see you, you can kick his beans and run here. Let's face them together,” continued Viona.

I'm sorry Viona, but what I'm about to face this time has no seeds underneath. He has no such weakness. I thought about what I was going to face.

“Simply, you don't have to worry. I'll be gone for a minute, okay?”

“OK, hurry up so we can explain the basic theory to you,” Kevin said.

After saying goodbye to them, I immediately went to the principal's office. Every step was filled with doubt. I can't think about what the teacher's going to talk to me there.