Asher's every day at the academy was extremely fulfilling.
Also extremely happy.
What?
The students aren't happy?
That's not something he can control.
June, who learned about a series of Asher's bizarre operations from his biological father: "..."
["I never knew you had such twisted hobbies before?"]
June, Ivy, and Vicky were calling Asher together.
Mainly, June and Vicky were curious about South Soren Advanced Beast Taming Academy, and the two wanted to understand it from Asher.
"How should I put this…", Looking at the three pairs of curious big eyes on the split screen, Asher stroked his chin with a thoughtful expression.
"It's like, the students here are different from the ones at Bluewind University, and different from you guys too, can you understand if I put it like that?"
"Geniuses."
"Although looking at the whole school, it seems like there are a lot of people."
"But divided into each grade and each class, there really aren't that many."
Small class teaching.
Elite education.
But all of that was earned through their own abilities.
Under such a system, Asher could easily improve the evolution paths of beasts and customize courses for students accordingly.
Even if there were a few more people.
It wouldn't be difficult for Asher to improve beast evolution paths.
But he didn't have that much time to evenly distribute to so many students.
"Actually, most people are quite smart, and they grasp pet beast research very quickly."
"It's just that before, they didn't apply their smart thinking to this field," Asher said seriously.
Have to admit.
A genius's brain is just better.
Because of the golden finger, and also due to the domestic field of pet beast evolution research being really underdeveloped, amid external praise, Asher had remained grounded.
Still, he felt he was somewhat impressive.
However, after witnessing these geniuses' speed and level of absorbing new knowledge, the little bit, just a tiny bit, of prideful thought that Asher had, instantly quieted down.
Taking off?
Sorry.
Doesn't exist.
He's just an ordinary person.
The reason he could stand at the forefront was because he had a golden finger that no one else had.
That's basically it.
And these geniuses in the academy, most of them were actually double majors.
It's just that their double majors were usually Beast Tamer and Pet Beast Breeding.
Professor of Pet Beast Evolution?
Not suitable.
Too much extra time investment required.
In short, for various reasons, it wasn't among their chosen paths.
Until the academy forcibly made this course a mandatory one.
Thinking of this, Asher sighed, "Feels like I could be swept away by the new wave and die on the beach at any moment."
Asher spoke with deep emotion and sincerity.
On the other side, June, Ivy, and Vicky: ["..."]
The three of them just quietly stared at Asher showing off, saying nothing.
In the end, June couldn't take it anymore.
["What?"], June's face was full of disdain, ["Is it the world that's gone mad, or me?"]
["If I remember correctly, you're younger than everyone in the Advanced Beast Taming Academy, right?"]
["Even the newest students are at least two years older than you!"]
["TWO YEARS!"]
["Do you know what kind of concept that is!"]
'Still here saying you're about to get drowned by the waves? Ha!'
'Why not consider those previous waves you drowned on the beach!'
Asher: "..."
"Ah," Asher opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but under the three angry gazes, he silently shut it again.
"Okay, I forgot," Asher sincerely said, "Isn't it because I'm teaching them? So I subconsciously assumed I was older than them."
But Asher believed, the main reason was psychological age.
In his past life, he was already over twenty.
Looking at these genius students in the academy, 'Isn't it just like looking at kids?'
'Unconsciously got into the mindset.'
'Not good, not good.'
'This isn't good.'
Asher decided to adjust his mentality.
"Anyway, I'm still quite optimistic about them. The strength they've shown has really surprised me," Asher redirected the topic.
But the three of them weren't buying it.
Ha.
They didn't dare speak for others.
But achievements in pet beast evolution research that could compare to Asher?
They didn't believe it.
The students: 'Thank you! We don't believe it either!'
The students didn't know how Asher was hyping them up behind the scenes.
Otherwise, they would definitely shout out loud: 'Overpraise! This is definitely overpraise!'
'Teacher Asher just can't stand us having it easy!'
'If the academy finds out what Teacher Asher is thinking, they'll definitely go crazy adding classes for us!'
'We can't do it!'
'We really can't do it anymore!'
Just for the current curriculum, they were studying till they were bald.
Bald!
Some students had secretly complained about Teacher Asher in private. Not for anything else, just that his classes were making them go bald.
'This is academic damage!'
'This is a workplace injury!'
'The academy must give us an explanation!'
Academy: "..."
Rejected.
Pretend nothing happened.
Studying makes you go bald?
Isn't that a good thing!
Even though the students didn't know what Asher said about them, June completely understood the students' feelings and thoughts.
["Be a decent human being,"] June said seriously, ["I think if your students knew your thoughts, they'd definitely consider how to team up and assassinate you."]
Asher smiled faintly.
'Impossible.'
Asher felt June was slandering him.
'Doesn't make sense.'
June sneered.
["People should have self-awareness,"] June crossed her arms, ["If I had a teacher like you, that'd be a real disaster."]
Vicky nodded wildly, a trace of worry showing in his eyes, ["What if I get into the South Soren Advanced Beast Taming Academy and encounter a scam teacher like Little Asher, what should I do?"]
["You think I should still try for the Advanced Beast Taming Academy?"]
June: ["..."]
Ivy's expression looked hesitant, but she still spoke up.
["Um… is it possible that you might not necessarily pass?"], As she spoke, Ivy blinked, looking quite innocent.
["Like back in high school, didn't we fantasize about whether we'd go to Jade Dragon or Flood Dragon?"]
["But in the end, we didn't even get into Bluewind…"]
["That's enough! That's enough,"] Vicky frantically waved at Ivy, ["I'm sober now!"]
["I'm really sober now!"]
["No need to say more! That really hit a nerve!"]
Looking at the three people opposite him, Asher burst out laughing.
"Ivy definitely isn't interested in the Advanced Beast Taming Academy," After laughing, Asher calmly began analyzing for the three.
"If you, June and Vicky, want to improve your skills, it's best to give it a shot."
Advanced Beast Taming Academy.
Hard to get into.
But if you do get in, you can learn a lot of useful things.
In pet beast breeding and strength improvement, both will improve significantly.
June and Vicky both nodded.
With serious expressions on their faces.
["Got it!"]
["Three years of sprinting to the Advanced Beast Taming Academy!"]
["I can do it!"]
After chatting for a while, Asher looked at the time and waved at them, "I'm off to teach a small class, we'll chat online later."
["OK."]
["Alright."]
["Go! Go!"]
The three all waved at Asher, sending him off with no reluctance.
Asher's face showed a helpless but amused expression.
He put away his phone.
And walked toward the classroom.
Just like he said, today's class was a small group.
It was specially added for a few students with good progress, based on the academy's suggestion.
As soon as he opened the classroom door, a cold wind rushed at him.
The five previously notified students were already seated inside.
Three boys, two girls, a fairly balanced number.
"Everyone came early, looks like you're all looking forward to the extra class I'm teaching you," Asher said with a smile right as he entered.
"Teacher Asher, you look like you're in a great mood today," A cute-looking girl, with a slightly chubby face, smiled and said to Asher.
Asher nodded, directly admitting it, "Indeed, I'm in a good mood."
"So I've decided to teach you something difficult today. I believe you can definitely learn it, right?", As he spoke, Asher winked at them.
The five students below the podium: "..."
The girl who had just joked with Asher: "..."
'Laughing… can't even laugh, damn it!«
"Y-Yes! We definitely can!", One of the most handsome boys clenched his fists, his eyes looking at Asher with invisible, blazing fighting spirit.
Asher: "?"
Asher didn't understand. Refused to accept. Went straight to teaching.
At first, all five could keep up with Asher's pace.
After all, just like Asher said.
Geniuses.
They were geniuses
The kind that could have separate, additional classes.
A little challenge wasn't a big deal for them.
But obviously, Asher had great confidence in their genius level, and prepared enough suitable content for them.
Straight to the heavy dose.
Then… Pens dropped, afraid to pick them up. Sweating, afraid to wipe it.
Afraid they'd miss a beat and couldn't keep up with Asher's next topic.
After a full two-hour long class, Asher was mentally and physically exhausted. The five students below were even more blank-eyed and stiff.
'Who are we?'
'Where are we?'
'What do we just listen?'
'Why does it feel like our brains aren't even our anymore?'
'Clearly… clearly in previous classes, it didn't feel this hard!'
'Is the difficulty doubled?'
"If you ask me, this small class once every half month is about right," Asher said after drinking two sips of water and catching his breath.
"Two hours, feels like I've emptied all the storage in my brain," Asher spoke sincerely.
Really.
Innate skill is one thing. Asher's later replay and reflection is another.
In normal research projects, he didn't need so much explanation and output, people just followed his instructions.
No one would question Asher.
But as a teacher, that's no longer the case. He had to output. Be reasonable, with evidence.
Students: "..."
'Who's the one in pain!'
'Clearly it's us!'
But, they could tell. What Professor Asher taught them was without any reservations. It was genuine, sincere teaching.
But precisely because of that, they were especially miserable.
'We can't understand!'
No wait. They understood the beginning part, but toward the end… it felt like they were elementary students who had never studied math and were suddenly hearing calculus.
Their eyes were spinning.
Every cell in their bodies questioned—
What is this?
Heavenly script?
Why are we being told this?
"Teacher, actually I think one class a month isn't bad either," The boy who shouted the loudest at the start now said loudly and righteously.
The others nodded repeatedly.
The cute girl quickly said too, "One class a semester isn't bad either!"
"After all, this is just an extra small class!"
"One class already takes up teacher's time!"
"More would make us feel bad!"
Definitely not because they didn't want to attend.
They were sincerely thinking about the teacher.
Asher smiled hearing this, "So concerned about the teacher?"
Everyone nodded.
"Then the teacher should care about the students too. Teaching you is my duty."
"Since you already understand the regular class content, I can't waste your time. I must make sure you learn enough useful knowledge."
Compared to the students, Asher was even more righteously firm.
After he said that, they didn't know how to argue.
There was no room to argue.
"Th-Thank you teacher!", While the others were racking their brains trying to get Asher to take back his words, a shy, timid-looking boy quietly thanked Asher.
The others: "..."
'Traitor!'
'Big fat traitor!' [T/N: The kind who asks his doubts when class is about to end]
'Now how are we supposed to argue?'
They could only hold back tears and grit their teeth to accept it.
Glancing at the speaker… well, kinda familiar?
Seems like a classmate.
Just that kind of personality.
So they couldn't say much more.
Seeing everyone accept it, Asher curled his lips.
One class every half month.
That frequency was just right for Asher.
Any more and he really couldn't handle it.
"Alright then."
"Class dismissed."
As he spoke, Asher paused, "Oh right, almost forgot to assign homework."
Immediately, the five below let out wails equal to over a dozen people.
"10,000-word paper."
"Summarize this class's content. Submit it to my office before next class."
As he spoke, Asher winked at them, "The one with the best grades over the next few times will get a special little surprise from me."
Ignoring the students' curious shouting and questions, Asher smiled mysteriously.
This time, Asher truly left without looking back.
At an angle the students couldn't see, Asher smiled faintly.
You could say, that one special stubborn nail among the five students?
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