"Good morning, Lord Third!" All the teachers in the conference room stood up in unison and greeted him respectfully.
Sarutobi Hiruzen walked to the seat of honor, raised a hand, and pressed it down, signaling everyone to sit. He then slowly took his seat.
Once everyone was seated, Sarutobi Hiruzen cleared his throat and slowly swept his gaze across each teacher present.
"Everyone, you've worked hard this semester. I called you here today for two reasons: first, to review our work this semester, and second, to announce the results of the Outstanding Teacher selection." He paused. "Before we officially begin, I want to give special praise to our new teacher, Kitagawa Akimizu."
As soon as he finished speaking, a round of whispers broke out in the conference room.
All the teachers' eyes turned toward Qiushui in unison.
Because of Qiushui's experience as a substitute teacher over the past few months, most of the teachers knew him and had a very good impression of him.
Although a few teachers had never had Qiushui substitute for them, they had at least heard of the star teacher who had recently risen to fame at the school.
Qiushui, however, remained calm.
After all, he had spent six or seven years playing those real-life games where if you're brothers, come and hack me. A scene like this did not make him nervous in the slightest.
"Since Teacher Qiushui took over Class 1 of the 4th Grade, the class's overall results have improved dramatically." Sarutobi Hiruzen continued, clear admiration in his voice. "The average score rose directly from sixty-five to the current ninety. In particular, Naruto Uzumaki and Hyuga Hinata have made such remarkable progress that they must be viewed in a whole new light. None of this would have been possible without Teacher Qiushui's hard