Chapter 5: Adventure Internship

“Not interested.”

That was Leo’s response.

Caroline’s eyes widened in disbelief, doubting if she had heard wrong.

“I want to be friends with you, is that not okay?”

Compared to before, her tone was noticeably weaker now.

“I refuse, and don’t talk to me casually in the future.”

Leo clearly gave his answer.

“I, I… I’m sorry.”

Caroline had thought about being rejected, but she didn’t expect it to hurt this much.

Now she would be alone again; thinking about the lonely college life ahead, tears uncontrollably filled her eyes, and in her sadness, she quickly ran out of the classroom.

Was the blow really that big? Did I say something wrong?

Leo reflected on his previous behavior.

He suddenly noticed that the gazes of the surrounding classmates had become sharp.

“Scum! Good-for-nothing!”

“How could he make a female classmate cry right from the start?”

“How could someone like him be in Class A?”

Whispers like these were caught by Leo.

He sighed helplessly; this is why it’s best not to get involved with protagonists from the start.

“I am your homeroom teacher, Sora. Everyone, return to your seats.”

A red-haired woman walked into the classroom.

The classroom immediately fell silent, even Caroline, who had run out, returned at some point, sitting down dejectedly.

“First, let me introduce myself…”

After class, Leo walked out of the classroom and headed to Homeroom Teacher Sora’s office.

“I want to apply for an extracurricular internship.”

Upon seeing Sora, Leo directly stated his purpose.

“The only two commoner students in the class, and you made a female commoner student cry on the first day of school. You’ve now become a well-known problem student.”

Sora brewed a cup of tea, savoring it slowly while continuously sizing up Leo.

Problem student? Leo had never thought he would receive such an evaluation.

“Let me see, your family runs a desolate and lifeless sword dojo, so poor that you can’t even afford food and lodging, hence you urgently need gold coins.”

Sora flipped through Leo’s basic information.

Correction, not just very poor, but completely broke!

“Alright, I agree, but whether you can successfully intern depends on whether there’s a team that wants you.”

Sora hesitated for a moment before agreeing to Leo’s application.

Extracurricular internships are adventure internships; the academy issues missions for students to take on, and upon completion, they receive rewards.

The missions issued by the academy are naturally simpler, with guaranteed safety; more importantly, the difficulty levels of the missions are accurate, and there won’t be situations where the actual difficulty far exceeds the mission level.

Many adventurers outside have died due to the actual difficulty being too high, leading to insufficient strength.

Nidran Academy places great importance on the comprehensive abilities of students, rather than cultivating flowers in a greenhouse. The fourth-year curriculum is mainly focused on internships, and students can apply for adventure internships early in the third year.

Originally, Leo would have to wait until the third year to apply, but his situation was special, so Sora approved his application.

“However, the academy has requirements; students who participate in internships early must achieve an A grade in every subject, otherwise, they are prohibited from participating in the internship.”

“No problem.”

Achieving all A’s is somewhat challenging for Leo, but he can only agree.

He is confident in his practical combat abilities; the key is his theoretical grades.

He didn’t receive the same magical education as noble children from a young age, so he would likely have to start learning from scratch.

To ensure all A’s, he would need to put in the effort.

Even if he couldn’t intern at the academy, it wouldn’t be a big deal; he had previously joined the Adventurers’ Guild as a low-class F-class adventurer, allowing him to take on missions in the Holy City Adventurers’ Guild.

However, safety is not guaranteed, and it’s easy to encounter unexpected situations. Although Leo is very confident in his strength, he is not blindly so.

With the permission letter in hand, Leo headed to the North Island’s Li Academy.

Li Academy, hidden in the world beneath the surface of the academy, has no distinction between East, West, South, and North.

This is the main stage for third and fourth-year students, where all students participate in adventure internships.

Upon entering Li Academy, the atmosphere changed dramatically.

Students no longer wore uniforms; everyone was dressed as adventurers, wielding various weapons, resembling the scene seen in the Adventurers’ Hall almost exactly.

It made one doubt whether this was Nidran Academy or the Adventurers’ Guild, giving him a sense of incongruity.

“Hello! I’m Angie, how can I help you?”

A beautiful senior at the front desk greeted him with a smile, her golden, slightly curly long hair framing her face, radiating a heartwarming smile.

Looking at this smile, Leo recalled the senior he met during the report yesterday; under such a charming smile, was it also that false?

“I want to participate in the adventure internship; here’s my permission.”

Leo handed her the permission letter.

“Let me see, your name is Leo, oh, a first-year freshman!”

Senior Angie covered her mouth in surprise; it was her first time encountering a freshman participating in an internship.

“Is that okay? Although the academy’s missions are relatively simple, they can still be dangerous. Moreover, in our academy, students can only apply for internships in the third year; by then, they can adapt to high-intensity combat and have strong adaptability, making it the most suitable time to apply.”

A hint of worry was evident in the girl’s eyes.

“No problem.”

“First year is very important for freshmen; participating in an internship means ensuring that every subject’s grade reaches A level. Once you participate in the internship, there won’t be much time left for studying. If your grades drop, you might be placed in a lower class in the second year…”

Wait a minute, you’re actually a student from Class A. Since you’re from Class A, you definitely shouldn’t participate in the internship; academics come first!”

This was the first time Leo had heard someone say so much to him; even his homeroom teacher Sora had been indifferent.

“Since you know I’m from Class A, you should understand that my strength is strong, so there’s absolutely no problem.”

“Alright.”

Angie understood that she had no right to interfere with others; she could only remind him.

Geniuses like Leo are often proud and arrogant; only by experiencing setbacks can they be truly convinced.

“However, the academy has regulations; having a permission letter is not enough. If there isn’t an adventurer internship team recognized by the academy willing to accept you, the internship will be terminated. As a freshman like you, safety can only be guaranteed in a strong internship team. If the adventurer team willing to accept you is too weak, the academy will also prohibit participation in the internship.”

Leo was just a freshman with no achievements; if his strength was strong enough and he became a fourth-year student, the academy would allow him to adventure alone.

But now, if there isn’t a strong team willing to accept him, then the internship would end here.

Freshmen generally have weaker strength; encountering danger would just be a burden, so most teams usually wouldn’t want them.

To be honest, Leo didn’t want to join those strong teams; as a freshman, he would only end up doing menial missions. If that happened, his initial plan to earn gold coins would fall through, and it would be better to join a weaker team as a main force.

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