Chapter 1624: Chapter 1085: The Students
Early the next morning, Duanmu Huai received information from other students. It was clear that these students seemed to be just as Mary described, young and full of spirit, and presumably they had privately discussed among themselves during the days he was absent.
The reason… just look at Huang’zen Kumiko.
Indeed, upon receiving all the information, the first one Duanmu Huai flipped through was Huang’zen Kumiko. The reason was simple, Huang’zen Kumiko was quite familiar to Duanmu Huai in his class, and he had some understanding of her. The little girl wasn’t very old, but she was shrewd. She tended to go with the flow, following the atmosphere around her, so in Duanmu Huai’s eyes, Huang’zen Kumiko essentially served as a class weathervane; seeing what she chose could roughly guess the thoughts of most of the class.
Sure enough……
“Pfft, combat, huh……”
Seeing “combat” written above, Duanmu Huai chuckled; knowing Huang’zen Kumiko, she was not that kind of hot-blooded young girl. It was probably because everyone else was interested that she had to follow suit ——— but clearly, this point also showed, just as Mary said, that after gradually settling down, the students began to want to stir things up.
And the reason Huang’zen Kumiko got swept in was simple, because her heavenly duty was…… Hero.
Seeing this, Duanmu Huai almost died laughing.’
It needs to be explained here that including Duanmu Huai, Naruse Mio, Banriya, Tower City Kitten, Murasakifuji Ilina and Mary, their heavenly duties were all question marks, perhaps because this world’s level was too low to determine what kind of existence they were, falling into a category beyond comprehension.
Therefore, strictly speaking, Huang’zen Kumiko was the one designated by this world as the “Hero”, no wonder she would get involved, after all, this was an official decree… hahaha, Duanmu Huai could imagine the frustrated expression of Huang’zen Kumiko. Knowing her, she likely had no enthusiasm for saving the world.
Simply being pushed unwillingly into it.
If Duanmu Huai and the others were not in this world, he would really want to see how Huang’zen Kumiko would reluctantly battle demons…… that would certainly be interesting.
Next was Huang’zen Kumiko’s unhappy ——— no, Kousaka Rina.
She herself also wrote combat, yet her heavenly duty was beyond Duanmu Huai’s expectations ——— surprisingly a Barrier Master.
To put it plainly, it was a defensive occupation, creating barriers to protect companions…… frankly, this didn’t quite match Duanmu Huai’s impression of Kousaka Rina. Because in Duanmu Huai’s view, Kousaka Rina was the type of very independent and highly aggressive personality. When choosing solo parts, she completely disregarded seniority, stating she should solo because her playing part was better than her senior Nakaseko Kaori, almost infuriating her senior to death.
So Duanmu Huai always thought Kousaka Rina should be some kind of attack occupation, but surprisingly, it’s defense?
Hmm……
Looking at the information in his hand, Duanmu Huai thought for a moment, he didn’t think Kousaka Rina would enjoy combat, maybe it’s because Huang’zen Kumiko is a hero, so she had to protect her somewhat brainless good friend?
Whatever, it’s not something he should care about.
Next was Isia, this Fallen Angel representative was always a very popular character in class, and her heavenly duty was a healer, which was normal. Duanmu Huai remembered she had the ability to heal even Fallen Angels and demons, a perfect match for her profession.
Yet she personally chose not to participate in combat, which was understandable; she’d mentally collapse killing someone, relying on her was less likely than relying on a sow climbing a tree. Especially after being punished by Duanmu Huai before, she probably already had psychological shadows.
Of course, Duanmu Huai also paid attention to Tachibana Hinata and Tachibana Rui, these sisters, Tachibana Hinata’s heavenly duty was an agriculturalist, a completely non-combat profession, but incredibly useful, as her skills included soil recovery, automatic harvesting, temperature regulation ——— essentially a self-propelled human-shaped greenhouse, and she wrote a note at the end of the information expressing that the King invited her to assist with agricultural efforts and hoped for Duanmu Huai’s permission.
Hmm, Duanmu Huai understood, after all, people view food as heaven, troops are mobilized before food arrives, now this world’s humans face the threat of demons, most land is either polluted by evil forces or left uncultivated. Given this world’s level of civilization, agricultural standards are surely not high. Grain production can’t be increased, and now there are refugees everywhere…… fine.
Duanmu Huai decisively approved.
Then there was Tachibana Rui, her heavenly duty was Curse Master, in-game she was the kind of profession that curses enemies with debuffs. Originally she should be on the front lines, but perhaps it’s the sisterly bond, Tachibana Rui also wrote a note at the end, expressing she’s planning to take a few people to protect her sister from being deceived…… it seems regarding the King inviting Tachibana Hinata to help the country, Tachibana Rui also learned from her sister, thus intending to help look after her sister.
Duanmu Huai understood, after all, Tachibana Hinata how should one say… seems to have some jerk-magnet qualities, and her personal judgment wasn’t so great either, it was naturally expected her sister would worry.
Also, this profession suits, if Tachibana Rui sees some jerk approaching her sister, she’d probably quietly toss a curse over…… hmm, as long as it doesn’t kill anyone, she can do as she pleases.
Sure, approved.
Apart from these people, Duanmu Huai also conducted a comprehensive understanding of other students, discovering among these people, combat and non-combat professions were about half and half.
Of course, several were quite useful.
Like Mahiru Chīna…… Duanmu Huai remembered she was quite a famous beauty in class, with excellent grades. Her heavenly duty turned out to be a Civil Engineer. Yes, different from Naruse Mio who used Gravity Magic, this was legitimate civil engineering ability, so Duanmu Huai planned to assign her along with Naruse Mio, letting them both fall into civil engineering pit together.
Having someone accompany her in her misery, Naruse Mio should feel slightly better.
And there was Kotoko Iwanaga, in Duanmu Huai’s memory, she was a girl nearly indistinguishable from an elementary schooler. The reason he remembered her was her excuse for skipping gym was that she had been kidnapped as a child, one eye was gouged out, and a leg chopped off, currently using a prosthetic eye and leg, carrying a cane, truthfully this was quite bizarre ——— even a devil like Duanmu Huai wouldn’t force someone with prosthetics to run in gym now.
Her occupation is an illusionist, which is quite different from the quiet and cute young lady appearance she usually has. It seems she’s eager to use this ability to fight… though it’s not exactly a combat ability… Despite her enthusiasm, sending someone disabled to the battlefield is too dangerous, not to mention she’s not in a combat-related occupation. So Duanmu Huai casually assigned her to Tachibana Rui, to accompany Tachibana Rui in guarding Tachibana Hinata.
Illusion + Curse, there shouldn’t be a problem, and Kotoko Iwanaga is quite smart. I remember she is the heiress of a large corporation, just perfect for dealing with those scheming kingdom nobles.
Then there’s Yuri Rindo, a girl with a very unique temperament in the class, always wearing an eye patch on her left eye. However, unlike Kotoko Iwanaga, she’s purely afflicted by chuunibyou… After arriving in this world, she gained the ability as a summoner, mainly summoning a bunch of tentacles to bind enemies or such. During these times, she often utters rather chuunibyou-like lines.
Seems to be the one enjoying the summoning the most.
As for Hiwa Ichiki, Kiyosumi Takanashi, and others… there’s no need for further introduction. In short, some people want to fight, others don’t. Most of the class is comprised of girls, and naturally, those who want to fight are in the minority, while the few remaining boys all chose to fight, regardless of whether their occupations are combat-related.
Well, that’s normal after all, since men would be embarrassed to act like turtles in the jar in front of a group of girls, right?
Moreover, when girls want to fight, and if you, being a man, hide behind, your pride wouldn’t allow it.
For instance, Shuichi Tsukamoto, he’s also a member of the wind band club and a classmate of Huang’zen Kumiko as well as her childhood friend. Moreover, Duanmu Huai heard from Mary that Shuichi Tsukamoto seems to have a crush on Huang’zen Kumiko, but she just considers him an ordinary childhood friend. Moreover, it seems Kousaka Rina also doesn’t want him to intervene between her and Huang’zen Kumiko… Hmm…
Shuichi Tsukamoto’s heavenly duty is a necromancer, which indeed is a combat-related occupation, but since it involves manipulating corpses and skeletons in battle, it’s not very welcomed by girls… despite this, he still wants to join the combat group, presumably also for Huang’zen Kumiko.
“Knock, knock, knock.”
Just when Duanmu Huai finished the assignments, there was a knock on the door, and then Mary walked in.
“Mr. Duanmu, the envoy sent by the kingdom has arrived.”
“Oh, I see… Judging by your look, it’s not some proper envoy, is it?”
Duanmu Huai raised an eyebrow at Mary, who had a sly smile on her face.
“Mr. Duanmu will know once he sees them.”
Soon enough, Duanmu Huai met the envoy sent by the kingdom, and he also understood where Mary’s smile came from.
“Hello, Brave Lord, I am Lilliana S.B. Hailix, sent by father King as the kingdom’s representative, seeking your guidance.”
Standing in front of Duanmu Huai was a fourteen-year-old blonde beauty in a dress, looking like the embodiment of the word ‘princess.’ Yes, Duanmu Huai remembers seeing her in the royal palace; she’s the king’s eldest daughter and the princess of this kingdom.
Speaking of which, sending a princess as an envoy, well, Duanmu Huai understood why Mary was smiling.
“As an envoy, you understand the significance of your presence here, right?”
“Yes, I am here to facilitate better communication between our kingdom and the tribunal, to avoid any unnecessary misunderstandings and misconceptions. Also, if you need anything, feel free to suggest it through me to the kingdom. We will try our best to meet your requests, as long as they’re within our capacity.”
“Alright then, I actually have a request for you.”
Duanmu Huai wasn’t polite at all; since they offered, he straightforwardly proposed his request.
“What’s the request?”
“Our boys here have been restless lately, so I think they could use a bit of training. I hope the kingdom can send someone to train them to a certain extent.”
“Really?”
Upon hearing this, Lilliana couldn’t hide her excitement. After all, the strong capabilities of the Brave Lord and his companions have been proven, and now it seems other heroes want to join the fight, which is definitely good news for the humans struggling to hold on.
“I understand, I will inform father King of this matter as quickly as possible, please rest assured!”
“I’ll leave it to you then.”
Upon hearing Lilliana’s response, Duanmu Huai chuckled.
Experience the fear of military training, young ones.
It’s something beyond your imagination.