"No, no, class is already over. If I keep going, the head of the department might come looking for trouble..."
Having completed his task, Iver smiled brightly and waved, then switched off the loudspeaker.
Another wave of lament rose from the students.
"How can it be over already!"
"Will you come lecture again next time, Iver?"
"You'll have to ask the professor about that!"
"Professor, why did you bring such a tiny hourglass today?"
"Exactly! Didn't you bring a one-and-a-half-hour one last time?"
...Huh? I'm involved in this too?
Professor Bard was stunned when he heard that.
He immediately widened his eyes and, like a stage-play actor, comically hunched his neck and spread his hands. The students burst out laughing, and the old professor himself began laughing too.
"All right, I'll keep my word. I'll bring the one-and-a-half-hour hourglass next time!"
The old professor rubbed his hands together and said happily.
Since he had not switched on the loudspeaker when he said that, only Iver, Lily, and Hai Na beside him heard him amid the noisy lecture hall.
Hai Na scratched her head with an awkward smile, unsure what to say.
But Iver's eyes lit up.
Professor Bard's reaction was very important!
From it, he had more or less figured out Professor Bard's personality.
Since the students dared to joke around with him, he was probably very mild-tempered. And since that was the case, despite how boring his class was, when Iver entered, no one had whispered, skipped class, or eaten anything. That meant the students still respected the old professor.
Hai Na's attitude toward him was also natural and respectful. She probably lacked the brains and acting skills to fake it, so Professor Bard's character was likely genuinely excellent.
Iver had deliberately lectured on some knowledge unrelated to the