WTYTIAAN Chapter 125

Chapter 125

“Swordsman?” William was taken aback. “Are you sure you’re not mistaken?”

Rowena also frowned, “Didn’t your teacher tell you that a team can only accommodate a maximum of three swordsmen in this external training?”

Rowena looked at Yan Yunqing with a hint of inquiry in her eyes. Logically speaking, all teachers would emphasize this rule at the beginning, and there was no way someone wouldn’t know it. Moreover, they could all be considered to have been connected by Teacher Barnett, so even if they didn’t know at first, they should know now.

If he knew and still said this, did he want to…?

Only Demetrius, Yan Yunqing’s roommate, tilted his head, wondering why these two people were reacting so strangely. According to the current team configuration, there was indeed one swordsman position left.

However, he didn’t want to participate in the topic of choosing teammates, for fear that his roommate, this great smarty, would impulsively let him decide who the remaining teammate would be. He silently lowered his head to reduce his presence.

Yan Yunqing coughed lightly, feeling a little embarrassed, “Well… it’s a long story.”

William’s eyes showed suspicion, “Then make it short?”

If this person couldn’t give a reasonable explanation, William would definitely not join this team. At least he was now ready to turn around and leave.

Yan Yunqing touched his nose, “Oh, because I’m a mage? So our team’s mage slot is full, and we’re still short of a swordsman position.”

William and Rowena were both stunned.

William’s CPU was running fast.

William’s CPU stopped working.

William: “…What do you mean?”

A thought vaguely emerged in his mind, but he couldn’t be completely sure. After all, Teacher Barnett was the one who made the connection, and Teacher Barnett told him that the other party was a very talented swordsman, so William suppressed that guess again.

Rowena hesitated. Before she agreed to meet Yan Yunqing, she had also inquired about his strength from Teacher Barnett and knew that he used the greatsword very well… A mage who used the greatsword very well? Hmm? Was there something wrong?

Demetrius: .

Was this something shocking? Did it need to be explained specifically?

Rowena was the first to react, “You’re a mage? Then Teacher Barnett…”

Yan Yunqing looked at the sky, “Ah, the first class I crashed at the Swordsman Academy was Teacher Barnett’s class.”

Rowena: .

William: ???

“You’re a mage?!” William said incredulously, his voice even cracking a little, “Then Teacher Barnett still said you were a rare greatsword genius?!”

Demetrius: ?

Demetrius quietly glanced at his roommate: Greatsword genius?

Yan Yunqing: “Well… why can’t I be?”

He added, “Actually, that day I crashed the class was the first time I used a greatsword.”

Rowena’s eyes widened in surprise. She also used a greatsword and paid special attention to it. Teacher Barnett would also say a few more words to her. At least Rowena knew that Teacher Barnett had sparred with this person named Xavier once.

According to Teacher Barnett’s original words, if Xavier practiced more greatsword techniques, with his strength, stamina, and speed, the person who would lose that day might not be him.

Teacher Barnett wanted Rowena to consider joining Xavier’s team, also wanting Rowena to teach him more about greatsword techniques. With Xavier’s level and talent, as long as he had reliable team members in the external training, his results would definitely not be bad.

Correspondingly, if Rowena’s team’s performance improved, the impact of her personal flaws would be compensated. This was a mutually beneficial thing.

But… what was the situation now?

Barnett had taken the initiative to admit that as long as Xavier mastered some more greatsword techniques, the person who lost might not be Xavier. If this was a swordsman, Rowena wouldn’t think there was anything wrong. There were so many geniuses in this world, and one more Xavier wouldn’t make a difference.

——But he was a mage?!

A mage almost defeated the swordsmanship instructor? Even if there was some exaggeration in it, but someone who could be recognized as a genius by Teacher Barnett…

Rowena’s expression was strange, “You… did you choose the wrong academy when you enrolled? Maybe you can tell Teacher Barnett now, he should be able to transfer you from the Mage Academy.”

Heavens, a genius swordsman seedling actually went to the Mage Academy? How terrible was this?!

William’s brain was still in a state of shutdown.

Yan Yunqing: .

Yan Yunqing said awkwardly, “No… I didn’t choose the wrong academy, I’m just a mage, just curious about swordsmen.”

Judging from her appearance, Rowena was a little older than Yan Yunqing. She looked at Yan Yunqing with the eyes of a child who didn’t understand things, “As a genius swordsman seedling, even if you have a little talent as a mage, joining the Mage Academy is a complete waste!”

Demetrius: ?

Who? Who joining the Mage Academy was a waste? Was she talking about the person who shattered two of the teacher’s crystal balls when testing magical element affinity?

Demetrius wanted to type out a question mark, which shows how deep his confusion was.

“Well… in short, that’s the situation.” Yan Yunqing felt that continuing this topic was not only embarrassing, but also a little dangerous. He used a versatile phrase to interrupt the two people who still wanted to continue talking about this topic.

After all, Yan Yunqing could be both a mage and a warrior, but Xavier didn’t have this swordsman talent. Yan Yunqing didn’t want the rumor that his swordsman talent was as terrible as his magical talent to spread everywhere so quickly, causing the uncle who gave Xavier the letter of recommendation to become suspicious.

“I’m a mage, Demetrius is also a mage, plus you two swordsmen, the team only has one swordsman position left. Do you have any good recommendations?”

Yan Yunqing brought the topic back and looked at Rowena and William expectantly.

Rowena was interrupted, and subconsciously followed Yan Yunqing’s words and thought, “If it’s a swordsman, those I know seem to already have teams… but I do have one candidate, and he should be without a team now, but he’s a bit special.”

Yan Yunqing thought: Good heavens, another special person.

But how could he be afraid? In this temporarily formed team of his, there were too many special people: the taciturn, gloomy, and socially awkward Demetrius, the underage, dwarfish swordsman William, who was only thirteen years old, and Rowena, who had a hand deformity but still insisted on using a greatsword.

Including himself, wasn’t being both a mage and a warrior special enough?

There wasn’t a single non-special person in the entire team, so what did it matter if another special one came along?

“It’s okay, I don’t mind.” Yan Yunqing said expectantly, “Tell me, what are that person’s conditions?”

Rowena hesitated for a moment before saying, “Well… in a way, he’s quite similar to you. He was also from the Mage Academy before, but he’s been in school for three years and still hasn’t been able to advance to the second grade. You know, the academy has regulations that first-year students who fail to enter the second grade after more than five years will be advised to withdraw…”

William’s brain, which had been stuck for a long time, finally started to work, accepting the fact that the greatsword genius recommended to him by Barnett was a mage. He looked at Yan Yunqing with different eyes, and when he heard Rowena say this, he immediately realized who she was talking about.

“You mean Robin? That guy…”

Before William could finish speaking, Yan Yunqing almost spat out, “Who did you say? Robin? Cough cough…”

Yan Yunqing choked on his saliva and coughed violently.

He had previously joked about calling himself the anti-hero Catman, but when he heard the name of the vigilante’s sidekick, he couldn’t help but have a conditioned reflex.

Speaking of which, wasn’t this Robin’s father also called Bruce Wayne?

Seeing Yan Yunqing’s reaction was so great, Rowena thought Yan Yunqing knew Robin, “Yes, it’s him. It seems you know him too. He transferred to the Swordsman Academy this year.”

William frowned and interrupted Rowena, “If you’re talking about the guy whose strength is basically at the bottom of the Swordsman Academy, I suggest you stop talking.”

Hmm? Bottom?

Yan Yunqing hesitated. He personally didn’t think Rowena would recommend someone whose strength was obviously different from theirs. After all, Yan Yunqing also knew that Rowena chose to join his team largely to prepare for advancing to the second grade next year.

What good would it do for Rowena to let someone who was obviously a drag enter their team?

But…

Yan Yunqing glanced at William. He seemed so unwilling at first, but now he had already cast himself as a member of the team?

Rowena showed a helpless expression, “Let me finish.”

“Robin’s strength is indeed only average. After all, he had been studying at the Mage Academy before, so it’s not easy to suddenly change routes. However, his swordsman talent is better than his magic talent. He has only transferred to the academy for more than half a year and has already reached the minimum admission standard for the Swordsman Academy.”

“This is not easy. He had never developed in the direction of swordsman before.” Rowena looked at Yan Yunqing, “That’s why I said, you’d better change academies as soon as possible. I know you must have magical talent to enter the Mage Academy, but it’s obvious that your swordsman talent is more outstanding, and continuing to study magic will only waste your talent.”

Yan Yunqing: .

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Seeing Yan Yunqing’s expression, Rowena knew he didn’t want to talk about this topic, so she didn’t continue to persuade him, but continued to talk about Robin.

“As for why I would recommend Robin, it’s because he’s a genius in reconnaissance and logistics.” Rowena said seriously, “External training is practical combat. In addition to having excellent results, we also need someone to do logistics, and Robin is definitely considered excellent in this regard. He’s taking the thief route.”

Yan Yunqing: …?

Reconnaissance, logistics?

Wait, is this kid really Robin?

“Of course, this is just my suggestion, you can refer to it.” Rowena shrugged, “After all, I think that with our current comprehensive strength, there is actually no need to choose a strong person, but rather a logistics person.”

Hearing Rowena’s reasons, William also fell silent. It had to be said that Rowena’s reasons were very sufficient. The current strength of their team was not bad. Just looking at the comprehensive level, they could rush into the top three. Another strong swordsman would just be icing on the cake.

Maybe they would encounter swordsmen with garbage personalities. William was not very popular in the Swordsman Academy because of his height and physique, and was even vaguely ostracized. Otherwise, with his strength, he wouldn’t be without a team.

…Of course, William’s unlikable personality was also one of the reasons why he was ostracized.

Currently, in the team, Yan Yunqing and Demetrius were both from the Mage Academy and had no intersection with him. Yan Yunqing’s attitude was not bad, and he did not have the condescending attitude that ordinary mages had towards people. And Demetrius was even more exaggerated. William had not even made eye contact with him a few times, and he was taciturn, as if he would die if he said one more word.

William was satisfied with these two people.

As for Rowena, they, who were also from the Swordsman Academy, certainly knew each other, but they didn’t even have a nodding acquaintance. Although she had a hand deformity, Rowena’s strength was not bad, and William reluctantly recognized her.

As for the Robin that Rowena suggested, William looked down on the other party’s strength, but let him choose between “joining a strong person, but who is likely to be someone who has ostracized him” and “joining someone whose strength is not very good, but who can do logistics and reconnaissance, and who has no conflict with him.”

William would not hesitate to choose the second one.