Ridiculous Tax Reform/Sparing Match with William

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After the extremely boring Magic Theory class was over, the students have 5 minutes until the next class starts

Mordred-"WHY IS THST CLASS EVEN NECESSARY?!"
Gil-"some students somehow think it's better to become a mage scholar rather than an adventurer"
Mordred-"mage scholar?"
Gil-"sigh, mage scholars are mages who study magic through pen and paper rather than casting them, quite fitting for low class mongrels if you ask me"
Ren, Mordred, Guila, and August laughed at his statement, while Hikari looked at him with distain

Guila-"so in other words, the only choice for those who have almost no talent in magic is to become a mage scholar?"
Gil-"that's correct, they would have to work 24/7; on top of that they are barely paid, making it the least popular occupation in the human kingdom"
Mordred-"damn, those guys have it rough"
Gil-"Mordred, what did I tell you about showing compassion to weaklings?"
Mordred-"I'm sorry, master"

As Gil and friends are talking, a brown haired boy wearing a pair of glasses walked in front of the classroom
???-"Since we have time, I would like to present my proposal for a tax reform"
Gil-"hm? I believe his name was Alyx.........a tax proposal that benefits commoners from a commoner? How ridiculous"

Alyx-"As it is currently, only the nobility have access to high quality education, and many citizens cannot afford to pay for doctors and medicine. This causes deaths of many underprivileged children and infants to die of diseases, and for farmers to be tricked out of their good because they do not know basic mathematics"
Gil-"alright......this sounds fine so far"

Alyx-"The nobility have plenty of resources for themselves, as such I propose we increase the amount of taxes collected from them to guarentee better education for the underprivileged"
Gil-"alright, this is getting ridiculous"

Gil waited for Alyx to take a breath, and when he did, Gil puts a stop to his unrealistic proposal
"I'm going to stop you right there. You clearly haven't thought this through, and that's why this ridiculous and unrealistic proposal of yours is dismissed"
Alyx frowned at my statememt
"But I have thought this through!"

Gil-""Then allow me to ask you a question, mongrel, how is a knight family supposed to survive? And what about a noble such as........everyone in this room except for yourself?"
Alyx-"I-I....."
Alyx clentched his fist
Alyx-"What so you know about us commoners, huh?! All you nobles do is enjoy our tax money THAT WE SAVED UP WITH BLOOD AND SWEAT!"

Gil-"Guila, please 'politely' ask this imbecile to leave"
Guila-"roger that"
She turned to Alyx, before he even notice, she grabs him by the throat and drags him to the nearest opened window
"Shot bomb"
She blasts Alyx back to the slums, where he belongs

The whole class is looking at him and Guila
Gil-"I am deeply sorry for the inconvenience that mongrel caused you all, please continue on with your day. I will make SURE he would be dealt with properly"
The whole class went back to their business as if nothing happened, but Hikari glared at Gil more intensely than before

Gil walks over to Hikari
"What's with that glare? You got something to say?"
Hikari-"n-no"
"That's what I thought"

Lazarus clapped his hands
"The break is over. Follow me out to the field for combat class"
The prince smirked at Gil as if saying he wants a sparing match, Gil smirks back

After the students have arrived at the field, Lazarus starts to give out instructions
"Alright students, in this class you are going to be randomly pair up with someone and fight in a mock battle. Remember:
1. No killing or severely injuring a fellow student
2. Weapons and magic are allowed
3. No poison
Is that clear?"
Students except Gil-"yes sir!"

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