The next day, Katori Sora arrived at the Shin'ō Academy early in the morning.
His classes were mostly in the morning, and he came a little earlier today. Kana had told him that the wooden swords in the class's swordsmanship room were of poor quality. He planned to check them before class started.
Sora went to the office first. The Professors were all busy yesterday as it was the first day of school. He hadn't had a chance to meet all his colleagues in the office.
As soon as he walked into the office, he saw the petite Soul Reaper again. She was leaning against a desk, chatting with a female Professor.
Riko Shirai noticed someone come in and waved: "Good morning, Professor Katori."
The female Professor with long green hair also waved: "Good morning, Professor Katori."
The green-haired Professor was from the Kidō department. Sora had seen her in the office yesterday.
"Good morning, Professor Shirai, Professor Sakai," Sora said with a slight pause. "Professor Shirai, you're here too. I might need to find you later."
Riko Shirai was from the logistics department. The logistics department's office wasn't here. This was the office for the teaching staff.
"What for?" Riko Shirai asked, a little curious.
"Yesterday my students said that many of the wooden swords in the swordsmanship room are damaged. I'll probably need to ask you to replace them after I check," Sora explained.
"A lot of wooden swords were damaged after just one day of school? Are all the students in your class born with monstrous strength?" Riko Shirai said incredulously. "Before the school year started, all the wooden swords in the swordsmanship rooms were replaced with new ones!"
"Professor Katori, I'll go with you to take a look."
"No problem, please come with me."
Riko Shirai wanted to confirm the situation. Sora didn't refuse, and the two of them went to the swordsmanship room together.
He had originally planned to sit in the office for a while and get to know all his colleagues before going, but since Riko Shirai happened to be here, he decided to deal with the wooden sword replacement first. The office and the swordsmanship room were not in the same building, so there was some distance to walk.
Riko Shirai was the type who couldn't keep her mouth shut and soon started chatting with Sora again.
"Are the students in Professor Katori's class easy to handle?" Riko Shirai asked.
"They're not bad. They were all very respectful during class yesterday," Sora said, recalling the students in his class. Apart from Shinji Hirako and Kensei Muguruma, he hadn't found any particularly troublesome students. Shinji was quite lazy, while Kensei had an impulsive personality.
"Then you'll have to work hard, Professor Katori. I heard from Professor Nakajima that the students in her class are amazing. There are many geniuses from the great noble families. The swordsmanship instructor for that class is also a new Professor."
Riko Shirai lowered her voice, conspiratorially. "I'll tell you a secret. The head of the swordsmanship department is on loan to the academy and is about to return to his squad."
"What does that have to do with me?" Sora was puzzled. He was just a rookie. Even if there was a vacancy, it wouldn't be his turn.
"I heard that they will select a Professor with good teaching results to be the head, which is why so many geniuses from the great noble families were put in the same class," Riko Shirai continued.
Putting all the students with good foundations in one class was clearly someone's way of paving the way for the Professor of that class.
"Oh? Really? If they're choosing a Professor with good teaching results, then I'll have to work hard..." Sora was tempted. If he became the head of the department, he would have priority in choosing the class he wanted to teach, and he would have more opportunities to interact with the Shinigami from his memories.
With his "Patient Guidance" ability, teaching students would be twice as effective. Even if the promising students with a foundation in swordsmanship had mostly been taken, he still had a chance of winning.
"It's true. Actually, this news has already spread far and wide. Only new Professors like you are still in the dark," Riko Shirai said. She didn't actually think Sora could get the position, she just couldn't resist her desire to share gossip.
"Thank you for telling me, Professor Shirai," Sora said, thinking about bringing some snacks to work tomorrow to thank her.
The two arrived at the swordsmanship room and inspected the wooden swords.
"These wooden swords all look very new," Riko Shirai said.
"They are indeed new wooden swords," Sora said, carefully examining them. He concentrated his Spiritual Pressure at his fingertips, rubbed hard, and rubbed off the outer layer of oil. "This is a refurbished wooden sword. It must have been stored for a long time and has been poorly maintained, causing it to swell and crack due to moisture."
"Refurbished wooden swords?!" Riko Shirai was shocked. She quickly picked up another and confirmed the same problem.
"Professor Shirai, are you in charge of purchasing?" Sora asked.
"Not me, but I'm responsible for distributing them. If this whole batch of wooden swords is like this... I'm done for, I'm going to get a scolding!" Riko Shirai said, running her hands through her hair in frustration. "I need to go check the warehouse..." She hurriedly left.
It seemed that it would be impossible to replace the wooden swords for the time being. However, the students were still practicing basics, so these problematic swords could be used for now.
Soon, it was time for class.
"Morning," Sora nodded as Kana Azashiro arrived, biting into a bun. He counted the heads. Everyone was here.
"Let's begin the class. Yesterday, a student asked why Shinigami still need to learn swordsmanship. Today, I will show you what swordsmanship can do."
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