Reincarnated as a Farmer Gamer: Rising to the Top with the Evolution of the Weakest Job that Only I Know About!? - 76.1

It was the afternoon class at the academy.

“Starting today, the extracurricular class we were supposed to have every week before the holiday will be canceled, and we will conduct a beast-hunting competition in the arena!”

One of the teachers spoke into a microphone from the center of the arena.

I don’t have any good memories of the academy’s arena, so I could only hope that no incidents would occur this time. The academy had also strengthened security to prevent any repeat of past mistakes.

Additionally, this time the academy had pre-arranged balanced teams. The main reason for this was that the competition involved not only martial arts classes but also magic classes working together.

Though not all students were participating, there were definitely more people gathered than usual.

“Lisa? You didn’t take the magic class, right?”

“Yeah.”

“Are you trying to hide that you can use magic?”

“No. I attended on the first day, but it wasn’t very interesting.”

Haha… Considering she was taught by Lady Evaness herself, it’s no surprise that a first-year class might not hold her attention.

Just then, a few students approached us.

“Baron Beryl, Lady Chloe… we, um, have been assigned to be on the same team as you.”

One of the students spoke hesitantly. It seemed we would be teaming up with four members from the magic group.

If I remember correctly, they were from baron families. At least, I didn’t see anyone from viscount families.

“You don’t have to be so formal—we’re all classmates. I only became a baron by coincidence, and I was originally just a farmer.”

They sighed in relief.

In the past, some students used to look down on me, but now that I’m a noble, no one dares to show such disdain.

I could feel the difference between this world, especially our kingdom, and my previous life—this world was firmly entrenched in aristocratic society.

“Th-Then, if you’ll allow it… we’ll call you Beryl.”

“Sure. Let’s work well together. So, it’s me, Lady Chloe, and you four on the team?”

“Exactly.”

…Hey, academy. This team composition is horribly unbalanced! Am I the only frontline fighter?

“For now, I’ll prioritize protecting the young lady as her knight, in case of an emergency.”

“Of course. We’ll also do our best to defend ourselves.”

I shook hands with the representative of the magic class students, and we waited for our turn.

When the first team started, wolves and boars, likely captured from nearby, were released.

At first, they sent out one beast at a time, but soon they began releasing two or three at once. However, since these were the weakest of the monsters, the students were able to defeat them without much difficulty.

Then it was our turn.

“Milady.”

“I’m ready! Don’t worry!”

Oh… the young lady seems… surprisingly reliable?

“Alright, sixth team, you’re up!”

The door at the far end opened, and a wolf rushed towards us.

“Pochi. If the young lady is in danger, take care of her.”

“Woof.”

A small bark came from Pochi, hidden within the young lady’s shadow.