Hunter Academy: Revenge of the Weakest novel Chapter 434

Chapter 434 99.3 - End of the semester

As the initial excitement of seeing their grades settled, the students began to compare their results with one another, filling the room with a renewed buzz of conversation.

Julia turned to Lilia, her eyes shining with pride. "I nailed the practical exams! All that extra training really paid off."

Lilia nodded, and a slight smile appeared on her lips. "Heh? What grade did you get? Just to remind you, since both of my duels were flawless wins, my practical score is full-marked." She said while flipping her hair around.

With her slight gesture, she looked really beautiful, as if the fragrance of nature spread across the place.

"Of course, I got full marks too. What do you think I would get anything else, huh?" Julia rose up from her seat, but it was evident that she was acting and was just being a tease.

Ethan, still leaning back casually, looked at his friends and chuckled. "You guys are making me feel like a slacker."

"..." As Ethan talked, the two girls just narrowed their eyes and stayed silent.

"Hey, hey…..What happened? Why are you looking at me like that?"

Julia playfully rolled her eyes. "You….. We all knew you were just as capable. You just liked to play it cool. But, who would have thought you were such a monster."

"That is coming from you." Ethan retorted, recalling what happened at Julia's duel.

"Indeed….."

"Lucas, did you say something?"

"Ah….I just said, you both did good."

"It is not like you performed badly? Your duel was kind of badass, too."

"Ah….Right….." Lucas shrugged, a faint smile on his lips. "I did okay, I guess. But seeing you two in action was pretty impressive."

Julia smirked, playfully nudging her brother. "Don't sell yourself short, Lucas. Your duel was awesome, especially that last move. Where did you even learn that?"

Lucas glanced away, his expression thoughtful. "Just something I picked up during training. I've been trying to incorporate more advanced techniques."

Lilia nodded, her eyes narrowing slightly. "It was more than just an advanced technique. That light manipulation was incredible."

"As expected, you saw it through right away."

"Well...There is a reason why I am ranked fourth now." Lilia smirked as she answered. There was a triumphant expression on her face.

"What?" Julia asked, her eyes widening in surprise. "You got rank four?"

Lilia nodded, a proud smile spreading across her face. "After beating the fourth-ranked student, it was evident that I would at least raise my rank by one. But, it seems I didn't quite make it to third."

Ethan raised an eyebrow, intrigued. "Why not? You were amazing out there."

Lilia sighed, her expression turning more thoughtful. "The duel between these two mages, Seraphina and Irina, was on another level. They displayed techniques and mana control that were beyond what I had displayed. Not that I couldn't do the same. It is just the difference between the display."

At that moment, hearing this, everyone turned their attention to the girl who was keeping it quiet all the time.

"Ho…..So you are saying you can do better than Irina?" Julia mumbled with a teasing smile on her lips.

Irina, seemingly lost in her thoughts, didn't reply, her mind clearly elsewhere. Julia, always the one to stir things up, reached out and touched Irina on the side of her belly, making her flinch.

"Huh? What?" Irina snapped back to reality, her face turning slightly red with embarrassment. "Julia, what was that for?"

Julia grinned, enjoying the reaction. "Just making sure you're still with us. You seemed a bit out of it."

Irina narrowed her eyes at Julia, a mix of irritation and amusement on her face. "Well, I'm here now. And for the record, everyone can say they can do better, but it is the actions that speak. And the results say everything themselves, don't they?"

"..." Lilia's eyes were a bit narrowed, but she didn't refute. Well, more like she couldn't since Irina was right.

"Speaking of results, what did you get?"

ulia suddenly rushed over to Irina, curiosity getting the better of her. She quickly took a peek at Irina's grades on her smartwatch.

"What the—? Ninety-four in Introduction to Mana Theory?!" Julia's eyes widened in disbelief.

The group turned their attention to Irina's screen, their eyes widening in amazement as they saw her impressive score.

"Wow, Irina, that's incredible!" Ethan exclaimed, genuinely impressed.

Lucas nodded, a hint of admiration in his eyes. "You really outdid yourself. That's a remarkable grade."

Irina raised her eyes. "That is a good grade?" She asked as if she didn't believe what they were saying.

After all, for her whole life….These types of grades were never good enough. And she also thought the same. She was feeling down for a while because of it since she felt like she had lost the bet, as she hadn't gotten a perfect score.

The others protested immediately. "Of course, it's a good grade!" Ethan exclaimed. "Do you know how hard that exam was?"

Julia chimed in, "Seriously, Irina. I got a 45 on that exam, and I don't even care because I know how tough it was. Yours is like….Double of mine…."

Lucas nodded in agreement. "I got a 70, and I'm pretty happy with that, considering the difficulty."

Lilia, who had been quietly observing the conversation, added, "I got an 87, and I worked really hard for it. Your 94 is impressive, Irina."

Irina looked around at her friends, processing their words. "Really? I guess I didn't realize how challenging it was for everyone."

'That bastard….He said the exam was easy, so I thought it really was. I guess he was just messing with my head….'

'Of course, he was….Why did I not think of that? He was teasing me….There is no way I would get 94 on an exam that was easy….'

'And here I thought, I made some stupid mistakes. It turns out the exam was just hard…Bastard….you really played with me.'

She got really mad at both herself and him. Once again, she felt like she was played with.