Chapter 26: Killer God’s Lesson

“Teacher…Joey…”

Just as Anya said these words…

“Ah! Time’s up, everyone, that’s all for today’s class.”

The teacher with a strong sense of ‘classroom aroma’ glanced at her gear watch, desperately wishing to leave work, hurriedly grabbed her briefcase and left.

“Mmuh? Cla…class is over?”

Chiyang, sitting nearby, opened her crimson eyes at the teacher’s words, then let out a yawn.

“Yawn…Feels even better than last night’s sleep.”

At the same time, this red-haired beauty subconsciously unwrapped her tail from Joey’s waist.

Saved…I’m saved…

Joey let out a sigh of relief.

“Ha, class ended just in time. Joey, I’ll take you to the infirmary.”

Anya also looked at Joey with concern…

“Hmm? Where are Joey and Chiyang?”

The two had dashed out of the classroom the moment class ended.

“You idiot! It’s one thing to sleep in class, but why did you have to wrap your tail around me?!”

Joey shouted at Chiyang.

“Ha? When did I ever wrap my tail around you?! Stop making trouble for nothing!”

Chiyang, seeing Joey suddenly yelling at her, felt a surge of anger and shouted back:

“My sleeping posture is extremely proper! My tail is just as well-behaved as I am when I sleep!”

“Proper, my foot! Lowly servant, still talking back to your master! Take this!”

Joey jumped up and delivered a punch to Chiyang’s face.

“Uwah! How many times have I told you! Don’t hit my nose! You little brat!!!”

Chiyang clutched her nose in pain, then launched a counterattack.

And so, the two started wrestling again.

“They’re at it again…”

Aiki, who had finished class, also walked over with an umbrella, glancing at the two and commenting.

***

Teachers’ Office…

“Hey! Kail! Do you know what you’re doing?!”

A teacher in a white Order of the Church robe slapped the desk, pointing at Kail and scolding:

“That Joey! He was clearly from our Sage Academy, so why was he poached into your Warrior Class?!”

“Huh? Joey? Who’s that?”

Kail looked exhausted, her head resting against the chair back, as if she’d drunk too much last night.

“Don’t play dumb with me!!!”

Seeing Kail’s attitude, the white-robed teacher got even more agitated.

“The only male student!”

“Huh? His name is Joey… I forgot…”

Kail took a swig from the flask.

“I forgot what I said to him yesterday, I was drunk anyway…”

Kail nodded and said:

“That kid really wants to be a warrior… If he doesn’t want to be a warrior, what’s the point of me persuading him?”

“That’s just sophistry! You must have used your drunken nonsense to tempt him!”

“I already said I was drunk… Who remembers what was said at the time?”

Kail replied impatiently:

“Have you finished?”

“If you’re done, leave. I need to recover from my hangover and still have to teach…”

The drunken beauty’s nonchalant attitude made the white-robed woman beside her even angrier.

“Kail! Are you trying to oppose the Order of the Church?!”

“Do you know! How many years it’s been since we had a Saint Child?!”

“If the Saint Child appears in the Kingdom of Chunai and affects the war, can you bear the responsibility?!”

“Saint Child?”

At this word, all traces of alcohol vanished from Kail’s beautiful eyes.

“You in the Order are really good at slapping labels on people.”

“Don’t forget…how my younger brother died…”

Kail’s face turned cold as she stood up, her tall figure blocking the light from the white-robed teacher’s face.

The murderous intent in her eyes made cold sweat trickle down the teacher’s face instantly.

“Kail…what do you mean by this? Back then, your brother became the Saint Child…”

“Were you dissatisfied with the Order’s arrangements?”

The confrontation between the white-robed teacher and Kail made the surrounding staff feel the air freeze with awkward tension.

But no one knew how to intervene.

After all, one side was the Order, and the other was a retired Killer God.

“Kail-sensei.”

At that moment, a dignified yet gentle voice came from outside.

All the teachers looked over and breathed a sigh of relief.

“Archbishop Zilan.”

All the teachers in the room bowed to Archbishop Zilan.

Archbishop Zilan waved her hand, then walked over to the white-robed teacher.

Radiating gentle maternal light, Archbishop Zilan patted the teacher’s shoulder.

Her gaze was stern as she spoke:

“Ari-sensei, after all the sacrifices the Saint Child has made, is this how you treat the Saint Child’s family?”

The teacher named Ari was instantly rendered speechless by Archbishop Zilan’s words, hastily shaking her head:

“I wouldn’t dare, Archbishop Zilan.”

“Whether or not someone becomes the Saint Child is not our personal decision.”

Zilan placed a hand over her heart, looking at Kail with a sacred expression.

“This is a blessing bestowed by Prophecy and the will of the Goddess. What we in the Order must do is act according to that will.”

“Kail-sensei, I sincerely apologize for Ari-sensei’s helplessness and for the Saint Child’s sacrifice that year.”

With that, Archbishop Zilan calmly bowed to Kail.

Kail looked at the Archbishop silently, then took a sip from her flask and ignored Zilan, leaving.

The teachers nearby whispered as they watched the scene.

“This Kail really doesn’t know what’s good for her…”

“Even Archbishop Zilan lowered herself to bow, but she didn’t appreciate it at all.”

“Don’t say that…the previous Saint Child was Kail’s own younger brother…”

“And she was the Killer God of that time. It’s better not to mess with people like her…”

Archbishop Zilan was not angry.

A hint of coldness flickered in her eyes as she watched Kail leave.

She then adjusted her glasses, hiding that cold glint.

The second class at Warrior Academy was an outdoor lesson, and the instructor was, naturally, the combative Kail.

The drunken beauty wore a brown leather jacket, her hair still tied in a heroic ponytail.

She took a swig of liquor and looked at the gathered students.

“I’m your instructor for outdoor training. Name’s Kail.”

“You all should know very well, students who graduate from our academy face nothing but the battlefield or a life as adventurers.”

“And the Warrior Academy has the highest mortality rate in all of Morning Sun Academy.”

She spoke these terrifying words with casual indifference.

“Because unlike Shield Bearers, you have less protection, and unlike Magicians, Sages, or Priests, you don’t receive shielding.”

“At the same time, you must fight alongside Shield Bearers. It’s an unreasonable situation.”

“In the future, you will face blood, severed limbs, watching teammates die in front of you, or…”

“Even dying yourselves.”

Kail’s words cast a shadow over all the new trainees’ faces.

Only Joey and Chiyang were still quietly feuding, stepping on each other’s toes and pulling each other’s hair, completely ignoring Kail’s speech.

As Kail spoke, she snapped her fingers.

Only then did the students notice that around the training ground’s edges, there were four massive Iron Cages arranged.

The entire training area was laid out like a giant colosseum.

With the snap of Kail’s fingers, four enormous roars suddenly echoed from within the Iron Cages.

“Roar!!!”

“H-hey…wh-what’s that sound…”

Several students’ legs began to tremble.

But Anya frowned with her eyes closed.

No way…

Can you even find creatures like that in Entia Kingdom?!

But Kail looked unconcerned, staring at the four pairs of giant red eyes glowing from within the Iron Cages.

“So the first lesson you need to learn is…”

“Taking a beating.”