By Ability

Chapter 856: By Ability

"I'm so jealous. Ancient Runes feels much harder now. I can barely understand what Professor Babbling says in class anymore." Shanna stole a glance at her deskmate. Albert had not been listening since class began, and she had no idea what he was doing over there.

"Languages need to be used often. Reading books, memorizing vocabulary, and translating passages are all good choices." By the time Albert finished speaking, Professor Babbling had already covered the day's material. Then, amid everyone's groans, she assigned two passages for translation and indicated that class was over.

"Mr. Anderson, stay behind after class." Professor Babbling stopped Albert as everyone prepared to leave the Ancient Runes classroom.

The others all cast curious looks at Albert, wondering why Professor Babbling had asked him to stay. "It seems the Ancient Runes Advanced Class has disappointed you. Then again, you used to sit in on it long ago." Professor Babbling was not angry that Albert had been doing his own thing in class. Instead, she spoke as though chatting with a friend. "How is Isobel's Ancient Runes Guide coming along?"

"It should be finished before Christmas."

"That's much faster than I expected," Professor Babbling murmured, surprised by Isobel's efficiency.

"However, if we want to use Ancient Runes Guide as an Ancient Runes textbook, it will still need to be trimmed appropriately. The content needs to be made clear and accessible, so people can easily approach it and learn basic, systematic Ancient Runes." Albert paused, reorganizing his words. "It would be best to move Ancient Runes to the first year. Languages need to be learned from a young age. Trying to cram a pile of unfamiliar things into students' heads in the third year and expecting them to learn Ancient Runes well is unrealistic. It