Chapter CII - Teaching A Class (part 1)

It was only the first day, and I got sent to the headmaster's room.

The teacher spoke with the headmaster about what happened and wanted me to be kicked out from the academy. 

Luckily, Headmaster Veneo can only reject it.

"We don't just kick anyone who destroys the academy's property. Though she did destroy it, it's not like she did that intentionally. In the end, it was all an accident."

"Yes, but having her near everyone is very dangerous! She could kill someone if she isn't careful."

"I won't do that."

The teacher and the headmaster suddenly turned to me. The headmaster shook his head again to the teacher, and the teacher could only let out a sigh.

The teacher shook his head as well and left the room, leaving me and the headmaster alone silently.

I thought for sure the headmaster was going to be mad, but all of the sudden, he burst into laughter.

"Ahahahahah!!!!"

Headmaster Veneo suddenly starts laughing, which utterly confused me to the bones.

"Ehh... Are you okay?"

"No, it's just... It's only your first day. 

You made an enemy to the entire school, you beat so many students including seniors in challenge battles, and you even punched a giant hole in the gymnasium. You are definitely talented at amassing chaos, aren't you?"

"Thanks for the compliment. I appreciate it."

The headmaster kept on laughing, making me pissed even more.

"But, you seemed to be doing pretty well. Thanks to you, everyone now looks up to you. Or rather… afraid of you."

"Yeah, well... It's a slow progress."

"Well, don't worry about the walls. The building service does this all the time. Damages to the buildings can be finished in just an hour. So, yes, you can return."

"Can I at least have a punishment so it will look like I'm a delinquent?"

"Sure. You can go teach the others."

A vein popped on my forehead.

"That's... not a punishment..."

"Well, that's my command. Now, go back to the class."

Tch!

I then left the room the same way the teacher left. I walked back to the gymnasium, seeing how the class had continued. 

I walked all the way towards the teacher and he noticed me coming.

"My punishment is to help teach the others."

"What kind of punishment was that??"

"That's the headmaster's command… Even I'm against it."

The teacher could only let out a long breath, but then he nodded anyway. I turned my back on him and went to the first group of four girls.

The girl who is going to throw a punch at the dummy is a long orange haired female. Her face had a little bit of acne on it, and her eyes were staring sharp on the dummy.

That orange hair reminded me of Milly. Are they related? If so, does she also have nature magic?

As I watched the girl throwing her punch, her fist's magic energy fluctuated. It seems like she is panicking badly, and she just doesn't seem to get how to solve it.

"Hey. Need some help--"

"No, thank you."

The orange haired girl said almost immediately to me while throwing the punch to the dummy. The punch was rather loud and strong, but she ended up hurting her hand. I can see her hand turned very red from that punch.

"What the hell! This is stupid!"

She said angrily while brushing her fist with her other hand. Seeing this, I shook my head.

I stepped forward and held her hand, but she pulled it away immediately. She stared at me angrily, as if very ready to punch me next. I simply chuckled and lifted my hand towards her.

"Fine. Then, I'll do it like this."

My healing magic can heal from a distance, and her red bruise healed immediately.

"H-Healing magic...?"

"Your magic energy is too fluctuated. You need to control your breath and-"

"I said I can handle it!"

She barked and pushed me away. I took a step back and watched her as she took another stance. My eyes are fixed on her fist, and her magic energy is still fluctuating.

Until… she started to control her breathing.

Oh, my… She listened to me.

Once her breathing was controlled, she threw the punch with all her might.

BAAM!!!!

The punch managed to hit at a very loud noise and a powerful force, but she is still far from being able to augment. She stared at her fist happily, because it didn't get hurt at all.

Seeing that she was happy, I turned around and walked away.

"Wait!"

Oya, oya…

I turned my gaze to her, and what I found was an extremely awkward and shy expression of a young lady.

"T-Tell me more..."

My god, her shy face is so goddamn cute.

I tried very hard not to giggle or laugh, because that will immediately change her mind. Instead, I took a step forward and moved closer to her.

"What is your magic affinity?"

"W-Wind."

"Wind, huh? Then, it should be easy."

I lifted my right hand and formed a fist, and I pointed at it using my other hand's finger.

"After you enchanted your fist with magic energy, you need to conjure the wind all around your fist using the magic energy from inside of your skin. That is how you will be able to augment."

"Huh...? So, the magic comes from the skin?"

"No. It shoots out from within the skin. Imagine a wet sponge being crushed, and all the water coming out of it."

"... I see. I'll try it."

I took a step back as she formed another stance. The magic energy is no longer fluctuating because she was able to control her breathing. Instead, it's moving in the proper direction now.

A slight wind force was formed around her fist. Slowly it gets even bigger and bigger, along with the magic energy inside her fist.

"No, that's wrong. You don't need to put too much magic energy on your fist. Just enough should suffice."

She turned off the fist immediately after hearing that and tried it again. This time, with only a small amount of magic energy, she managed to create a tornado around her fist.

Perfect…

BAAAMM!!!!

The sound of the punch can be heard inside the gymnasium. Everyone else turned to see what happened, and this girl was able to create a dent on the dummy.

"M-My dummy..."

The teacher cried. Looks like he really liked his steel dummies.

"Ha... Haha!"

The girl laughed seeing how her fist was smoking from the punch, but she didn't feel any pain at all.

"Thank you. Rize, right?"

She lent out her hand, asking for a handshake.

"My name's Jericho."

"Nice to meet you. Jericho."

I took her hand and formed a handshake. Then, everyone else around her stared at me with a wanting expression, and I just grinned while smiling at them.

"Well, my punishment was to teach everyone how to do it, so line up! Everyone gets a turn!"

The girls started to line up. Some of the girls from the other groups also ran towards the line and lined up.

The teacher looked at me with a jealous expression, and I threw him a thumbs up. I can see a vein popped on his head as I look away.