Chapter CII - Teaching A Class (part 2)

"Teach me!"

Said the short black haired girl with glasses on the front line. She is quite enthusiastic in learning, so this should be easier. After all, teaching those who actually wanted to learn is a joy for any teacher.

I asked her to show what her capabilities are first. She managed to punch the dummy with enchanted magic energy. Which means her problem is similar to mine earlier.

"What is your affinity?"

"Fire magic."

"Ah, the same as me then. So, imagine like you are burning your skin using the magic energy in your fist as the fuel."

"Eh?? Burning..."

"If your skin somehow got burned, I'll cast healing magic."

"O-Okay then!"

She started to focus on her fist. A bright flame immediately lit up. I whistled at the burning talent in front of me, but she seemed to be panicked.

"It's burning! It's burning! Heal my hand, quick!!"

"Do you even feel any pain?"

"I... Oh."

She stared at her fist. It felt warm, but it didn't hurt her at all.

"Now, try punching."

I moved a step back and let her do the punch. She lowered her body and moved her right hand back, and then threw the punch at high speed.

BAARRR!!!!

Heh... So that's what happened.

The flames not only went through the dummy, but it also exploded behind the dummy. Which means her fire punch is strong enough to bend the super sturdy dummy, and with the help of the explosion, the punch was able to go all the way through and punch a hole on the dummy.

All that… from just her very first punch.

She might be a scary fire magician in the future… Her talent is insane.

She stared at the hole on the dummy, and then at her own hands. Her hands are smoking, and she panics right after.

One by one, I taught the students. Even the boys are starting to come and line up. All of them managed to create at least a dent on the dummy. Only a few actually managed to fully damage the dummies.

What the hell, these are some great talents… 

How the hell did they wound up in class E?

"I didn't know how to use magic until I got in. Tehee!"

"I was only able to create a small fireball when the test happened."

"I didn't go through the test…" <-- this was not me

The students explained to me one by one after I asked them about it. And wow, someone else also didn't do the test.

I looked at them trying out the punches on their own dummies. And, it seemed like they have quite mastered the augmentation technique. Only as far as a punch though.

"Rize."

The teacher came calling at me. I moved and followed him to the wall.

"What the hell...? You are absurdly talented to be a teacher."

"I'm talented to be anything. Sorry if I somehow stole your class."

"It's fine, it's fine. Teaching them greatly equals a higher pay grade for me. So, I should be thanking you."

"You're welcome? And yet, I felt a sense of jealousy from your tone."

"Damn right, I'm jealous!"

The teacher nearly shouted there. I reminded him about the students standing only ten meters away from us. He leaned his back on the wall again and calmed down.

"How did you manage to teach them so successfully?"

The teacher asked me, and I just shook my shoulders.

"... It's easy. I placed myself in their shoes, and pointed out how I could get out of their situation."

"That's..."

"It's probably not the answer you are looking for, but it's what you need, sir."

I turned and left the teacher like that.

The class went on for another half a Xyphon hour, which is about thirty six minutes. And after the class ended, we all went back to our dorm rooms because today's lessons were over. Tomorrow will be another day...

Or... so I thought.

"I'm challenging you now! You have no classes, right?"

A group of senior females approached me as soon as I entered the dorm lobby. They were waiting for me at the sofas... which is convenient. Because, I'm still wearing my training suit.

"Okay, then. Let's go."

We then quickly headed back to the gymnasium, where I saw the teacher still preparing to leave the gymnasium after grabbing the dummies into his space ring.

"Challenge... Battles?"

"Yes."

The teacher let out a sigh and left the gymnasium. The four senior females quickly took their position.

From the looks of it, someone had informed all the other students about this, because now a lot of other students are coming to the arena's spectators seat and watch the challenge battles.

And just like before, the battle goes one versus one until anyone can beat me. But one hour into the battle, no one still could defeat me.

In the end, all these battles are just pointless.

.

"So, you are here?"

The voice of the student council head, Milly, can be heard far on top of the spectators seat. Her voice was directed to someone else. A blue short haired boy, with his eyes fixed on the battle happening at the arena.

He had his hand placed on the railing around the spectators seat. No one else noticed them talking, because the two had their pressures down to an atom. They can hide their presence.

"I'm just a little bit curious about her, that's all."

"I see."

Milly followed his gesture and placed her hand on the railings as well as bending her back. Her eyes turned towards the battle underneath, where the new student named Rize is dodging the punches from a bulky male senior with ease.

"Are you interested in her?"

"Before I came here… She was quite famous, after all. Now that I have seen her, I'm getting even more and more curious..."

"Heh... It's rare for you to be curious about others, especially a girl."

"Well, anyone with the right mind will know that this girl might be different from others."

"That's true..."

Their eyes are still fixed on the arena. 

BAAMM!!!

The newbie girl managed to throw a punch at the bulky senior, and the senior got thrown away like a meteor, crashing on the wall. The girl shouted in cheer, and then asked if anyone else wanted a go.

"What the hell was that punch, hahah!"

The boy commented while laughing. Milly turned her gaze at the boy. Seeing him like this is new to her. The boy seemed to be very interested.

"Why don't you go down there and challenge her?"

"Nah... If she is as strong as I thought, then the time will come where we will fight in a much bigger arena… as professionals."

"I see..."

The challenge battles continued for another two and a half hours. It was stopped by a teacher because the gymnasium must be closed after six. The students all left the gymnasium half heartedly because a lot of them didn't get to challenge.

I simply went back to the dorm happily.

Today, no one else managed to beat me. Tomorrow, who knows. Probably a similar result.

I'm just wondering when the strong individuals are going to make an appearance. Perhaps, from an unexpected place?