Trapped as an NPC in a Dating Sim-Chapter 67: Hunter Club Recruitment (2)

"Such clubs are usually based on specialisations, such as the Archer Club, Swordsman Club, Healer Club, or even the Beast Research Club. In essence, they are formed around any of the myriad hunter classes."

Soren continued,

"Besides, students can join as many clubs as they want, as long as they can manage their time well and learn together."

In fact, this was done to compensate for the inherent deficiency in the academy’s teaching method.

Although teaching every class in the same room was a noble idea, it was far from perfect.

After all, an archer was fundamentally different from a melee class, and the same was true for mages.

If they wanted to advance further, it was extremely important for students to receive guidance from those of the same specialisation.

"And the reason students get excited about this program is that it is also the closest opportunity for them to be scouted by guilds, professors, or other organisations."

Soren signalled at the excited students around and remarked,

"Since direct recruitment is not allowed in the academy, clubs are the only way senior factions and guilds can identify promising juniors early within the academy."

"Of course, before graduation, no one can force a student to join any guild and sign any agreement, making it a very popular program among first-year students."

This was really a very lucrative aspect of the Elite Hunter Academy, because it represents the academy’s strong connection with the outside world.

In fact, even in his past life, a university was not valued only for its teaching quality.

If you think people spend large amounts of money on education only for knowledge, you must be naive.

Top institutions were often valued more for career placement, professional networks, and future opportunities than for knowledge alone.

Their advertisements even promised guaranteed internships for a certain period or access to jobs in major companies.

Only those who wandered everywhere with their resumes searching for suitable jobs truly understood how valuable connections were.

In Soren’s view, academies were already a business in his past world, so why would it be different here?

Of course, in this world, if you have a high-ranking class from B and above, you would be guaranteed to find a better place even if you didn’t come here.

But whether you would be able to find a suitable contract was up to luck.

In fact, you would already be lucky if you weren’t forced by the guild to sign an unfair contract or weren’t exploited.

To be honest, Soren thought that this might also be the reason why the Country of Arden vehemently supported the Elite Hunter Academy, making it the top one.

After all, it protected those students’ rights when they were at their weakest.

After such students grew up and held different positions, of course, they would support it too.

It was a perfect, beneficial cycle.

"Whoa... isn’t this the best?"

Sure enough, after hearing him, Sylvia’s eyes shone brightly, and so did Aria’s and Evan’s.

"Doesn’t that mean I can join a Healer club? Hey, do you think there is a club owned by Professor Lysandra, too?"

Sylvia asked Soren eagerly, as if she couldn’t wait to join her club.

To be honest, after the incident at the recent dungeon, she was dying to find someone to gain knowledge.

Knowledge on what she could do so she wouldn’t become a burden to her team.

Knowledge on what to do as a healer when she was targeted by monsters in a dungeon.

How she could save herself when alone, and many more.

And to gain such knowledge, it was extremely necessary that she ask a Healer class just like her.

Unfortunately, her class was a very rare one, as she was the only S-rank healer in this class.

The only one she knew with the same class was Professor Lysandra, but she never come to teach their class yet.

So if she could join a club she hosted, maybe she could gain what she wanted: practical ones.

"Y-Yeah, she should have one."

Soren showed an awkward smile at Sylvia’s enthusiasm. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

In fact, in the game, Sylvia did join Lysandra’s club. Only...that club was a bit crazy, you see.

Especially, Soren remembered that one senior in that club seemed totally crazy about Sylvia.

He hadn’t forgotten this game was a dating sim after all. The plot was already slowly beginning to unfold now.

’Well, it seems I have to act before he makes his move.’

But that didn’t mean he would stop Sylvia, as there really was no other better club for her class.

He would just clear up the garbage around her, making sure she had a smooth club experience.

"Hmm... so there are such things. Maybe I should find a club that suits my class too."

Evan also mumbled, thinking seriously. After seeing Soren’s absolute control over the dungeon with so much power, he was really pumped up.

If before he thought Soren was just a friend, now he was a competitor. The same was the case for Aurelia.

If he could join a decent club, maybe he could further hone his skills and decision-making aspect?

"Aurelia, what about you? Does your mother also have a club in this academy?"

Sylvia suddenly asked curiously, to which Aurelia nodded lightly.

"Yeah, Flareborn guild already has a club they own in the academy. So, I will probably join them."

As a daughter of the guild leader, Aurelia didn’t have to care about such things. She was the privileged one in their team.

Seeing her so calm, Sylvia showed a faint trace of jealousy at Aurelia before she turned to Soren,

"Hey, what about you then? What club will you join? Is there a Professor with an Archer class in this Academy?"

Sylvia suddenly asked.

Come to think of it, she didn’t see a Professor with that class yet.

In these few days, besides Professors Lyra, Ruther, and Kael, there were a few others less known professors with different classes that came to teach them.

But none of them had an Archer class.

"Hmm?"