Chapter 1626: Chapter 1086: Kill and Be Killed_2
"Ugh......"
"You really are hothouse flowers, all of you. You don’t actually believe that the chicken you eat grows on trees, do you!"
Duanmu Huai looked at these speechless students and let out a light hum. This is a problem nurtured by the city. Back when he was young, he helped his family slaughter chickens and fish. That was basic training. These days, young people get scared and scream for half a day just seeing a fish jump, as if slaughtering a chicken is more terrifying than slaughtering a person.
Although some of these students can cook, they all use pre-processed ingredients, like frozen chicken. If you ask them to cook a dish starting with killing a chicken, it would really be the end of them.
"And it’s not just Demons, there are Demonic Beings, and the Cultists who worship Demons. These are all humans too, but we must mercilessly kill them all. If you can’t do that, better not to do this job at all, otherwise it’s just a waste of time!"
After saying this, Duanmu Huai also turned and left, leaving the students trembling in fear of Duanmu Huai’s murderous aura.
"So, so scary......"
"It’s been a long time since I’ve felt the fear of almost being killed by a teacher......"
"The Brave Lord is right."
At this point, Captain Meld also walked over, observing the students with a serious expression. Honestly, it was something he hadn’t anticipated, because in this world, whether poor or noble children, at least some were familiar with killing — poor people need it for living, nobles do it for hunting, but for people familiar with this world, taking a life isn’t something that can’t be understood.
But he hadn’t imagined that these students from the Isekai would be so mentally fragile, unable to kill even an animal — in this world, only highly pampered young ladies of noble birth have this kind of demeanor!
"On the battlefield, there’s only life and death, no victory or defeat. If you’re alive, it means taking someone else’s life; that’s the iron law. If you aren’t willing to do that, then you’ll be killed on the battlefield. Fighting is like that, so you must be mentally prepared."
After saying this, Captain Meld also shook his head and turned away.
It seems that the problem with these Isekai youths is more serious than he had thought; he had thought they were like Duanmu Huai — well, now that he thinks about it, that’s impossible.
Then everyone got up and sat down at the table beside them — at this moment, Mary also brought them juice.
"Please enjoy."
"Thank you, Classmate Mary......"
"You’re welcome. However, I need to clarify, Mr. Duanmu’s warning is completely correct. Eliminating the enemy means taking someone else’s life. This isn’t the leisurely situation of a game. On the battlefield, not killing means being killed; even a moment’s hesitation could be the reason you get killed......so......
While speaking, Mary glanced at the others, and gave a wry smile.
"If you can’t accept it, then it’s better not to continue with the training. Killing isn’t an easy or pleasant thing."
"Then......Miss Mary, have you ever killed someone?"
Hearing Mary’s words, Huang’zen Kumiko, who had been silently holding her cup, raised her head to stare at her and asked.
"Yes, and not just once."
"Then......Miss Mary, how did you feel at that time?"
"At that time ah......" \(n)ovel(.)co(m)
Faced with Huang’zen Kumiko’s inquiry, Mary thought about it for a moment.
"To be honest, I didn’t think about anything at that time."
"Eh?"
"If it were a novel, maybe during a battle there would be lots of internal monologues, but in fact, many times, I was in situations where even a slight lapse would cost my life. So, most of the time, I barely had any thoughts, my body just started moving, and as for after that....uh, well, it wasn’t a good experience, to say the least."
Recalling the appearance of the Followers of the Ancient God, Mary also looked a bit drawn; it really was disgusting, she lost her appetite for lunch just thinking about it.
".....Of course, I have also experienced killing boys about my age."
"Eh?"
Hearing Mary’s revelation, the students immediately widened their eyes in surprise.
"Who was that person to you, Classmate Mary?"
"Why did you kill him?"
"It can’t have been a romantic issue, right?!"
"Ahahaha... It’s not as dramatic as you think."
Facing her classmates’ inquiries, Mary hurriedly waved her hand.
"The other person was just a normal high school boy... Well, that’s not right, his appearance was of a normal high school boy, but in fact, his true identity was a Ghoul who survived by eating humans."
"Eating humans?"
"Yes, so at that time I killed him. Even though he cried out asking me why it was wrong to just want to survive, but... letting him live meant that humans would be killed or eaten by him. The Tribunal’s duty is to protect humans at all costs, so I could only kill him."
"I see......"
Hearing Mary’s response, the students who initially wanted to hear gossip were somewhat disappointed, but they didn’t dare say anything more. Seeing others looking like "they messed up," another person tried to lighten the mood.