337 – Interview (2)

There is a saying: The most important thing in an interview is confidence.

It is important to answer unexpected questions without hesitation, but what is more important is confidence.

If there are people who are intimidated and people who are confident, who would you choose? Of course it is the latter.

And I am always confident. Except when I get scolded by Rod, I rarely feel intimidated.

‘Rod is scary, so he can’t help but be intimidated.’

I don’t know anything else, but I couldn’t help but notice when Rod scolded me.

Most likely, I’ll get scolded because I did something wrong. I have nothing to say about this either.

Even if I run away, it’s no use. Rod is someone who will chase me until the end and bring me to my knees.

So there is no reason for me to be timid. If you show up confidently and without stuttering, you will easily pass the interview.

“There is no need to be nervous. The professors will probably be considering many things anyway.”

“Yes.”

Just before the interview starts. I was waiting with Grace in front of the interview room, not the training room.

Grace didn’t attend the interview, but she was worried about me, so she helped me whenever she could. It’s still the same now.

First of all, it starts with letting go of your usual blunt tone of voice and even a smiling face.

He repeatedly emphasized that the most important thing in an interview is the first impression.

“Now. Smile.”

“Like this.”

“··· ···”

When I asked him to smile, he smiled. But isn’t Grace making a dumb expression?

Then his face slowly turned red and he cleared his throat and looked the other way.

“Hmm. Hmm. I don’t think there’s any need to smile. To be honest, Mr. Shivar is rather handsome.”

“Everyone else is either handsome or pretty.”

“Mr. Sivar, you have your own personality, right? How attractive are your red eyes?”

Is it. I felt a bit embarrassed and scratched my cheek.

As she said, my red eyes are a personality, but among us, Kara is by far the most dominant.

Bronze skin and green eyes contrast sharply with others. Refreshing beauty and tall height for a woman.

I suffered a lot of discrimination because of my skin color, but now that I have matured mentally, I am accepted for my individuality.

“Grace is pretty in purple too.”

“Well, isn’t that obvious? Hehe.”

Grace answered, elegantly brushing her hair. Her face became redder than before, as if she couldn’t help but feel embarrassed.

Grace has purple eyes and hair that are said to be symbols of God. In fact, it is a characteristic of the Duke of Berce.

Did you say that it is treated as a fairly important symbol in the Matra Empire? That’s why purple is very important.

“By the way, what did I say earlier? When the professors ask you what you think is most important?”

“Courtesy.”

“If you ask why?”

“Because courtesy makes a man.”

“You should answer, “Because.”

Grace coached me diligently until the person who entered the interview room first came out.

Grace wouldn’t mind if I got the teaching assistant position, but she is extremely sincere.

From what I heard, each of these things will become important forms in the future or something. So he just listened in silence.

Above all, I can’t pretend not to know when they are helping so passionately. This is the biggest.

-Squeak

“Wow. I was so nervous I thought I was going to die.”

After a while, the interview room door opened and a familiar face appeared.

She was Kara.

Kara must have been quite nervous, but her expression seemed relaxed.

“Was it very difficult?”

“It’s just because it’s unfamiliar. “I only had an interview when I entered the academy.”

Kara is a warrior who prefers battle to words. If she had ever had an interview, it would have been only during admission.

Moreover, even when she entered the school, Hector would have been by her side, so she would have been quite unfamiliar with it.

“Next person please come in.”

“Come in. Come in.”

“Yes.”

“Cheer up!”

I entered the interview room with Grace’s strong support. The interview room itself was similar to the interview rooms I know.

A composition with professors sitting at desks in front, and a single chair for me to sit across from them.

If you’re familiar with it, you’re familiar with it, but I’ve rarely had an interview on Earth before, so I was a little nervous.

In particular, if I make a mistake and don’t become a teaching assistant, I won’t be able to take care of Raina, so I plan to do my best.

“Sit on the chair over there.”

Among the four professors, a male professor with a serious look pointed to the chair with his hand and said.

It is a harsh impression that is at odds with the polite tone of voice. While Marlboro had short sports hair, the man was completely bald.

Moreover, there was a large X-shaped scar carved on his head. I know that face well.

‘Did you say you were Marlboro’s friend?’

He is Marlboro’s friend and his name is Dis. As the saying goes, even friends’ names are the names of cigarettes.

Even the son of Marlboro was named after a cigarette. It gave me a strange feeling in many ways.

“The name is… Sivar. The origin… I’ll skip it.”

As soon as the word ‘original origin’ is mentioned, the diss is quickly ignored. I waited for the question to come up.

Next, Dis, who had been shuffling through documents for a while, nodded and asked in a low voice.

“Let me start with the first question. Why did you apply to be a teaching assistant?”

“It’s to get to know new faces.”

“To get to know new faces. Please answer in more detail.”

“I learned that people are social animals. I believe that I will also be able to improve if I meet a variety of people.”

For reference, this is the answer Grace gave herself. Originally I was planning to give a short answer.

But Grace went beyond packaging and even sprinkled luxurious spices on it. It’s msg.

Still, it just has to be delicious. When the professors heard my answer, they all looked surprised.

“That’s a good answer. Your grades are pretty…”

Dis stopped talking about sex. I don’t know what it says in the document, but it’s probably because of that.

He then discussed it with the professor next to him. It’s a very small whisper that even I with good ears can’t hear.

When the whispering was over, the professor who spoke with him, instead of dissing, asked me a question. She was a female professor with a frail appearance and a small physique.

“Apart from my excellent grades, I have a history of damaging a lot of class-related items. I received a lot of penalty points for this.”

“Yes.”

“Is there any reason why you had to do that?”

“It was difficult to control my strength. I had no idea why I needed to control my strength until I entered school.”

“··· ···”

When I answered honestly, everyone looked shocked. Actually, that is an unexpected question.

Did you get a lot of penalty points for damaging property? As the answer goes, it was broken because it failed to control its strength.

“Furthermore, you often used methods that did not save your body during the test. Didn’t you feel that it was dangerous?”

“Yes, but I have no intention of recommending it.”

“Why?”

“Because I knew it was dangerous.”

“··· ···”

-Pisik

It was so absurd that a professor other than the one who was dumbfounded chuckled. I stayed as calm as possible.

A lot of questions were asked that were different from what was expected. I was slightly worried whether I would be able to pass safely.

“Then next question. You just said that humans are social animals. What do you think is the most important thing to become a social animal?”

This time the professor, who was laughing, asked a question. Overall, it is a strict-looking image.

Originally, I would have to bring up the answer Grace gave me here. But not yet.

I looked straight at the strict-looking professor and opened my mouth.

“It’s language.”

“Language?”

When I mentioned language, the professor’s strict expression softened slightly. The reaction is surprising.

The other professor had a similar reaction, but when asked to explain further, he spoke slowly.

“I realized a lot when I came here. Just because we speak the same language doesn’t mean there aren’t fights, but if you can communicate through language, you’re less likely to be treated as a barbarian.”

“It’s a somewhat sensitive issue. Why do you think that way?”

“I experienced it firsthand.”

“··· ···”

This is my own experience, not anyone else’s. Can you guys say anything? Not only me, but Kara as well.

When I answered with such nuance, the professors looked serious. You’ll probably have a lot to think about.

“Humans are animals that discriminate against people because of their different skin colors. If they are even slightly different, they compare. So, I think they can be at least a little more social animals if their language is the same.”

“Your thoughts are deeper than you look.”

“Thank you.”

Perhaps it was a very satisfactory answer, but the strict professor’s impression softened even more. And then I wrote something down on paper.

The extra points are a given. With this, I took one step closer to becoming an assistant professor.

“If you become a social animal, what do you think is the next important thing?”

“It’s courtesy. Courtesy makes a person.”

“It’s polite… Why?”

“Um…”

I also had concerns for the first time. Even Grace didn’t teach me any more than that.

Anyway, I think I’ve earned some extra points with what I just said, so it’s okay if I tell you what I think straight away.

I looked at the professors and answered in a confident voice.

“If courtesy makes a person, then I think a person who does not know courtesy is not a person.”

“Then what is it?”

“It’s an animal.”

“······Animal?”

When I answered that it was an animal, the professors looked dumbfounded for a moment. I continued speaking without hesitation.

“And beasts must be ruled with a stick, not with words. If you speak human language and do not know etiquette, it means that you are ultimately worse than an animal.”

“Uh… What you’re saying is that people who don’t know manners should be beaten with a stick?”

“It can be interpreted that way.”

He proudly declared. Those who don’t know manners will be dealt with with a stick.

At that declaration, the professors began to whisper among themselves. I must have been so embarrassed that it all caught my ears.

‘Hey. Now that I think about it, his disciplinary record his …

‘Did you say you cut off your tongue for speaking carelessly?’

‘But if you look at the record, doesn’t that mean you deserve to have your tongue cut out?’

‘If we can control it well, there is nothing better…’

‘In the first place, when you control animals, they do better.’

The discussion continued longer than before. It seems like they decided my remarks were quite dangerous.

However, if you don’t tell them and cause an accident in the future, you never know what kind of repercussions will come. In the first place, it is better to get hit first.

I will personally hold the leash, so you can control it yourself. I was no different from what I said in this way.

“Hmm. I understand. It’s a pretty dangerous idea, but… If the students follow along, there will be no reason to use violence.”

“Thank you.”

“Then I will ask you the last question. As a teaching assistant, leadership skills are important. How will you prove it?”

A story about leadership came up. In fact, if you show force, there is nothing to worry about leadership.

However, I adopted a different approach. I rolled my eyes and said to the professors.

“Before that, would you please look at the clock behind you?”

“Clock?”

At my request, all the professors looked at their watches. The current time is 1:30.

I answered confidently as soon as every single one of them looked at their watch.

“This is leadership.”

“··· ···”

It was natural for the professors to make bewildered faces.