However, a few students in the Plato Academy's group remained silent, without the slightest hint of joy on their faces.
The students who were not smiling shared several obvious traits in their attire. Their robes were exceptionally luxurious, and they wore extremely exquisite accessories.
They were either minor nobles, fallen nobles, or the illegitimate children of nobles. A very small number even had relatively high status.
For various reasons, these people could not attend the Aristocratic Academy, so they had no choice but to settle for second best and choose the Plato Academy.
I didn't say that... Niedern thought.
Once again, curses aimed at Suye erupted from the Aristocratic Academy's group opposite them.
However, only the younger students were cursing.
The slightly older students, on the other hand, watched Suye warily.
These older students understood all too well that when they had shouted and jeered earlier, they had not truly been angry or enraged. They had merely been trying to suppress their opponent's momentum and bolster their own. It was a common tactic used by all sides in competitions.
Now, this Suye had turned the situation around with a joke. That was clearly far cleverer than their random shouting.
Thus, some of the older students even reminded the three Magic Apprentices to be careful of this man named Suye.
The three noble Magic Apprentices were neither angry nor dismissive of Suye. Instead, they lowered their heads and discussed him.
"He's definitely a new Magic Apprentice. If he were a secret weapon, they wouldn't have reacted that way at the beginning."
"I have the Ear of Wind Hearing talent. I heard them say that this Suye was previously second only to that big idiot Hote."
"Niedern is extremely sinister. He wouldn't send someone out at random."
"This man is very composed."