Immediately, us left the room. He pulled up his tracker to check the location of his first lecture at the academy. It didn''t take long for him to find the directions and start heading there.


    When he attended the lecture on beasts and monsters during the Genius Gathering at Sinji Valley, he and Instructor Simon got along quite well.


    us was fascinated by monsters and was eager to learn more about them and their current standing on Earth. Back then, they had not yet taken the Union Trial, so there wasn''t much he could say.


    However, he had promised to dive deeper into the topic once he joined the academy.


    Now that us was finally there, he had registered for two hours of that ss, two hours of the Spirit Master ss, and two hours of swordsmanship.


    Every disciple was advised to register for a minimum of three sses. us, who didn''t need most of the sses because of the extra effort he had put into developing his core, chose only thest two to meet the requirement.


    He would have preferred Aoi as his swordsman instructor and Lulu as his Spirit Master tutor. Of course, that didn''t mean he would ck off in the other two sses he had chosen.


    "Instructor Simon, good to see you again." us was the first to arrive and immediately greeted the less popr instructor at the academy.


    "us, you''re here. Good to see you too." Simon looked genuinely pleased to see a disciple in his ss.


    "Well, I enjoyed ourst lesson, so I''m eager to learn more," us said, taking a seat in the front.


    The lecture hall wasn''t veryrge, likely because most disciples didn''t enjoy attending it.


    "I''m happy you''re here," Instructor Simon said, sitting across from us.


    "Am I early?" us asked, ncing at the empty seats around him.


    Instructor Simon smiled slightly before replying, "I''m afraid you might be the only one taking my ss this year. Most tend to drop it because of how unpopr it is and because it''s simr to the beast-taming sses.


    "Students usually prefer those sses, especially since many who take my course are also enrolled in beast-taming or something simr."


    "I see. Well, we still have some time. Let''s wait and see if anyone else shows up," us suggested. He had barely finished speaking when a certain redhead walked into the room and sat down beside him.


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    "Nari, what are you doing here?" us asked.


    Instructor Simon, on the other hand, froze in ce. His eyes widened as theynded on the strikingly beautiful Overlord.


    "What does it look like I''m doing? I want to attend this ss, too," Nari said, blinking innocently.


    "But you''re an instructor. You''re part of the academy staff as a tutor. Why would you want to attend a ss?" us asked, clearly puzzled.


    "It''s the same thing. I want to learn more about beasts and monsters," Nari replied nonchntly.


    us sighed and turned to Instructor Simon. "Just ignore this crazy woman and focus on the lesson. In fact, you can picture her as an annoying peacock and—ouch! Why did you pinch me?"


    "You called me an annoying peacock," Nari pouted, crossing her arms.


    "You… I''m here to learn, okay? If you don''t want to learn, just excuse us," us said, shifting to the next chair to put some space between them.


    "It''s time, Instructor Simon. Just start the ss and don''t mind her," us added, resigned to the fact that he might be the only serious student this year.


    "O-Okay," Instructor Simon stammered, looking slightly uneasy. Nevertheless, he decided to proceed with the lesson.


    Nari, meanwhile, seemed more intent on annoying us than actually paying attention to the ss. Noticing this, Simon resolved to start and finish the lesson quickly, hoping she wouldn''t cause him too much trouble.


    "Before we begin, I have a question for you: how many species currently exist on Earth?" Instructor Simon asked us.


    "Three. We have humans, the Ice People, and the Water People," us replied.


    "I am afraid you are wrong," Instructor Simon said with a small smile.


    "Although your answer may be urate for humanoids, it is still iplete. We have various species: humans, Ice-borns, Water-borns, zombies, beasts, and monsters.


    However, this is just the general categorization we have established. While we may not have discovered all the existing races yet, we recognize six main species on Earth.


    When we consider race, though, there are dozens, if not thousands, of different variations.


    Before the apocalypse, we believed Earth belonged solely to humans, consisting of different races. However, we were wrong. There are far more dangers lurking beyond our initial understanding of the.


    The Earth may seem small, but it is vast in ways you cannot yetprehend. It holds more danger than you might think.


    But don''t worry. As we delve deeper into these lectures, we wille to understand that if humans becent, this world could be turned upside down.


    But fear not; all of you are here to train and be the leaders of the earth in theing years when we will have no choice but to stand up and im our earth.


    You are here to train and rise to a level where you can be the protectors of Earth."


    Instructor Simon turned and nced at Nari, who was staring intently at us. us, in turn, was fully focused on the lesson, paying close attention to every word Instructor Simon said.


    It was an odd dynamic.


    ''It seems he genuinely wants to learn more about beasts and monsters, huh? Well, good for him. This weirdo really is an expert in this field,'' Nari thought to herself, noting the serious expression on us''s face.


    ''It seems she''s quite interested in him. I suppose this young man has more charm than any other man on Earth,'' Instructor Simon mused, his gaze flicking toward Nari.


    ''Looks like I''m in the right ce,'' us thought with a smile, his relentless curiosity about the Earth and the creatures inhabiting it finally beginning to find its outlet.


    Nari paused momentarily before transmitting her thoughts to Instructor Simon through her unique telepathic abilities.


    ''You can go ahead and tell him everything, even the ssified information. He seems genuinely interested in this ss, and I want him to understand the dangers surrounding this Earth before it''s toote.''@@novelbin@@


    Instructor Simon was momentarily taken aback but quicklyposed himself. A small sigh escaped his lips. In truth, when he saw us in his ss, he was pleased and had even decided to take the lessons to a deeper level.


    He wanted to explore the various races of monsters, beasts, and zombies, exining why Earth was in such peril. However, when Nari arrived, he discarded that n and resolved to stick to the standard sybus.


    But now, with her approval, he felt reinvigorated. He decided to begin by taking us deep into the realm of beasts and monsters, giving him the foundational knowledge he would need.


    "Since today is our first meeting, I''ll only touch on the surface to give you a fair idea of what to expect in theing lessons," Instructor Simon said.


    "Okay," us responded with a nod and a smile.


    Nari also smiled, knowing that us''s worldview was about to shift dramatically.