The next day, Xi De was brought by Alexia to her sword training class.
Milia was also among the crowd.
It was Alexia's privilege as a princess to bring an underachiever like Xi De here. All it took was a word from her, and someone would obey her command.
After all, the instructor of this class was Princess Alexia's fiancé, Jeno Griffith.
Jeno Griffith saw Alexia bringing Xi De to his class.
He understood Alexia's intention at a glance: she wanted to provoke him.
However, this was also the outcome he desired, but he still had to maintain appearances.
"Alexia, we still have an engagement. I hope you remember that!" Jeno Griffith pretended to be very calm.
To others, Jeno Griffith should have been angry, but he still maintained his gentlemanly demeanor.
In the eyes of most students, Jeno Griffith was a flawless and perfect man.
Everything about him was so perfect.
Many female students secretly admired Jeno Griffith.
They just knew they couldn't reach him.
"Of course I remember, Teacher Jeno, but that will have to wait until after graduation! You can't control me before graduation!"
"As you wish, but don't forget your identity as a princess!"
"I won't!"
Jeno Griffith's outward meaning was that she could play around, but not go too far.
Although Jeno Griffith didn't care at all, he still had to put on an act, as he was currently Princess Alexia's fiancé.
Seeing Alexia with her own boyfriend, Milia became a bit unhappy.
Why could Alexia stay with her boyfriend during class?
The more she thought about enduring it, the angrier she got; the more she thought about backing down, the more she felt she was losing out.
Milia decided to speak.
"Teacher Jeno, I want to go to the Ninth Seat to find my boyfriend. I feel you can't teach me anything!"
Milia's words made all the students in the room look at her.
"Oh? Really! If you can last five minutes against me, then I'll agree!"
Jeno Griffith was very confident in his own strength.
His strength would not be lower than Alice's; after all, he was a member of The Order. To gain a foothold in The Order, one either needed strength or had to make significant contributions in research.
And Jeno Griffith was very strong.
"Then let's begin!"
Milia stepped forward.
"Isn't she really going for it!"
"Yeah, is she that bold?"
"She's too disrespectful to Teacher Jeno! Teacher Jeno should really take her down a peg!"
The other students didn't think highly of Milia at all.
"Alright then, let's begin!"
Jeno drew his sword.
Alexia watched the two of them very intently.
Milia was a strong fighter who could defeat her sister, Alice.
This battle would definitely have something for her to learn.
Milia did not launch the first attack.
Milia did not want to expose her full strength, as exposing it might attract the attention of The Order! Her current goal was to stall for time.
"Not attacking?"
"Then I'll attack!"
After Jeno finished speaking, he lunged with a probing attack.
Milia parried it, but it didn't look easy for her.
It seemed she almost didn't block it.
"With just this much strength, you want to challenge me?" Jeno thought to himself.
Jeno attacked again, this time using twenty percent of his strength.
But Milia still managed to barely block it.
"Your talent is good, but you're still a bit too modest!" Jeno said.
Milia said nothing, only looking at Jeno.
"Exactly! Defeating a few peers makes you think you're invincible, but you'll still lose when you face Teacher Jeno!"
"Teacher Jeno is amazing! He should really give that Milia a good beating!"
"Teacher Jeno is so merciful; he always holds back! That Milia must be going all out, right! But it's useless! She's definitely no match for Teacher Jeno. How dare she challenge Teacher Jeno with that!"
Some students' murmurs came from the crowd.
Milia ignored the idle chatter of some people.
She didn't care if others spoke ill of her, only if they spoke ill of Xi Nuo would she get angry.
"She probably can't block it if I use thirty percent of my strength!" Jeno thought.
Jeno attacked again, but Milia still blocked it.
"Something's not right!" Jeno thought to himself.
Jeno's attacks grew more intense with each strike, but Milia always managed to narrowly block them.
In the last minute, Jeno directly unleashed his full power, launching a fierce onslaught.
Sword after sword, he gave Milia no chance to defend.
But even so, Milia always managed to narrowly block the attacks.
The surrounding students were stunned; the battle between the two was on a completely different level than theirs.
Now, no one dared to speak ill of Milia anymore, and many were somewhat afraid of Milia seeking retribution later.
Milia didn't use magic power, and Jeno couldn't bring himself to use magic power.
"What is going on with this guy? Her speed and technique are completely on par with mine!" Jeno thought to himself.
Milia suddenly stopped defending and retreated several steps.
"Teacher Jeno, the five minutes are up!"
"Your sword techniques indeed no longer require my guidance! Go do whatever you wish!" Jeno said calmly.
He had already decided to thoroughly investigate Milia.
Her sword technique alone was already superior to Alice's.
Alexia observed that while Milia was formidable, her foundational sword techniques were the most ordinary.
Although ordinary, common sword techniques do not mean weakness.
While ordinary swordsmanship may not be as effective in real combat as other techniques, it is the most comprehensive, combining offense and defense.
"That disgusting Jeno isn't even her match! I must become her disciple!"
In Xi De's eyes, these two were simply two weaklings pecking at each other, with one attacking and the other defending.
Milia got her wish and went to the worst level of sword training, the Ninth Level.
This was the training room where Xi Nuo, Jia Ka, and You Luo were. Xi De usually came here too, but he didn't today.
The teacher instructing Xi Nuo and the others was a drunkard.
He didn't properly teach these people, only making them practice sword sparring, while he himself lay on the side sleeping.
"Time's up, you can all disperse!"
During the first class, someone had questioned him, and he immediately told all the defiant ones to come at him. In the end, they were all subdued by his sword techniques.
Of course, it wasn't that he was too strong, but rather that he only knew how to bully the weak; he was a master at bullying the weak, otherwise, he wouldn't have been assigned to teach the worst students.
The drunk teacher, half-asleep, saw a white-haired figure, petite and cute, but that particular part was not small at all.
"This is a nice dream! Here I come, little cutie!"
Milia directly poked the drunk teacher's stomach with her sword sheath.
"Hiss! Ouch, my stomach!"
The pain sobered the drunk teacher considerably.
"I am a student from the First Level training ground, and I have Teacher Jeno's permission. From now on, I will train here!"
Milia said, looking at the drunk teacher.
"Teacher Jeno? Why would a student from your First Level training ground come here?"
"To find my boyfriend!"
"Also, I'm just informing you! I'm not asking for your permission!"
All the surrounding students looked towards them.
'You Luo, guess who's stronger, Milia or the drunk teacher!' Jia Ka whispered.
"Definitely the drunk teacher, since he's a teacher!"
"But Milia is also very strong. In the small grove behind the campus, she took on 200 people by herself!"
The drunk teacher heard Jia Ka's words and scoffed.
How could a student possibly defeat two hundred students by themselves? This place gathered geniuses from several countries; how could a 1v200 be possible?
"'Not asking for my permission,' what arrogant words. Then I'll have to see if you have the strength to back it up!"
The drunk teacher pointed his sword at Milia.
Milia looked at the drunk teacher.
"Clang!"
The two swords clashed.
The drunk teacher suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.
The opponent had looked at him and instantly launched an attack; he almost didn't parry that sword strike.
Luckily, he released his magic power in time.
But the next second, Milia directly knocked the drunk teacher to the ground with her sword.
She didn't use any technique; it was purely an overwhelming display of magic power.
The drunk teacher didn't even feel Milia's magic power before he was knocked down.
"Do I have that strength?" Milia asked, pointing her sword at the drunk teacher.
"Yes, yes, yes! You can do whatever you want in my class, do whatever you want!" the drunk teacher quickly said.
He could already feel the cold tip of the sword at his neck.
"Xi Nuo Ge Ge, shall we practice sword together?" Milia looked at Xi Nuo with a gentle expression and came to his side, hugging his arm.
"Alright!"
Xi Nuo reached out and stroked Milia's head, saying gently.
The surrounding students' eyes were filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred.
"I can't stand it anymore! How can such a beautiful girl belong to you? You're completely a toad wanting to eat swan meat! I challenge you to a duel!"
At this moment, Milia turned her head and walked towards the person who spoke.
"You want to duel me?"
"No, I mean I want to duel Xi Nuo! I absolutely did not mean to offend you!" The speaker quickly explained.
"Calling me a toad isn't offending me?"
The people around looked at Xi Nuo when they heard this.
They didn't understand why Milia would consider Xi Nuo the 'swan meat' in "a toad wanting to eat swan meat," and herself the 'toad.'
Milia had seen her own inhuman appearance in the mirror more than once. It was Xi Nuo who saved her, taught her how to protect herself, and helped her gain her current strength.
No matter who said "a toad wanting to eat swan meat!" to Xi Nuo and herself, Milia would always consider Xi Nuo the swan meat, never herself.
"Listen to my explanation!"
Milia wouldn't listen to her explanation; after all, comparing Xi Nuo to a toad would only make her angrier.
A figure flew over the crowd.
It crashed into the wall and fainted.
"Youth is great, just fall asleep!" the drunk teacher mumbled, half-asleep.