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“And here we are, the last stop . The grand lecture hall for the Physical Combat division . Right behind here is the arena that we use for actual combat practice . It should be the same one that you were in during the festival last week . ” Kristoph explained to Eiro, as he stood in the front of the hall .

There were already a few students here, seated on one of the many chairs in this room . This in itself was almost like an arena, since the seats were ascending like steps higher up so that everyone could see the center of the room more easily .

“And now we just wait for the other students to arrive?” Eiro inquired, and the teacher next to him quickly nodded his head, “Yes, that’s exactly it . The lesson is set to start in about ten minutes, so the rest of our students should be here soon . ”

“What will we be speaking about today?” The Demon asked . There probably wouldn’t be too much that all these students could learn together, considering that the different stages in education were mixed here .

“Mostly we will be going over organizatory issues . Introducing the new students to the way things work around here, showing off our student representatives, explaining the lesson layout . Such things . I’m sure it will be quite important for you as well . ” Kristoph explained, and it seemed rather straightforward for now .

“And then we head outside and spar so that the students can see what they should strive for?”

“Exactly . And after you and I spar, we’re going to give the students themselves a bit of a chance to speak to each other, and maybe spar as well if they so wish . ”

Eiro turned his head toward the few students already seated here, and those currently coming inside . The newer students were the only ones not carrying things like weapons with them at the moment, “Will they actually fight with real weapons this time?”

“The advanced students, yes . They have proven that they know how to handle a weapon, and the responsibilities and dangers that come with that . The intermediate students will get the chance to prove this as well throughout the year through personal tests set up by us teachers . The beginner students are not allowed to use real weapons yet, however . Just for their own safety . ” Kristoph explained . Find authorized novels in , faster updates, better experience, Please click /book/demon's-virtue_15238973305579305/teacher_50951728618588660 for visiting .

Eiro understood what he meant . For the longest time, Eiro also had his children practice using training weapons that wouldn’t be able to actually injure anyone for the most part .

“Is it possible for beginner students to go through that test as well?” Eiro inquired . Kristoph thought for a moment as he crossed his arms, “Technically yes, but you need to have a certain level of practical skill, and I don’t mean the skill level showing up in one’s status, to be able to take the test . ”

“And I guess the ones that certify that level of skill are the teachers as well?”

“Basically . ” Kristoph replied, “You need multiple teachers to verify how skilled you are to be even considered for the test . And usually, beginner students are never that skilled . And there’s nothing wrong with that, of course! This place is supposed to teach them, after all . If they already knew everything, there would be no need for them to come here . ”

“Then what if there’s a student already capable enough to take that test amongst the beginner students?”

“If there is, I would welcome it . It would cause a bit of jealousy in the upper grades, sure, but jealousy can often lead to greater progress! And that’s exactly what we want here, isn’t it?” Kristoph pointed out with a broad grin on his face . This man was a teacher through-and-through .

Eiro was happy leaving Arc to this man half a year from now, when he himself wasn’t going to teach here anymore .

Slowly but surely, every student finally entered the room, including Arc, who just casually waved at Eiro while entering . There were some other boys around him that looked at him a bit confused, but Arc just laughed it off . He already made some friends, it seemed .

“Now then, it seems like everyone is here . ” Kristoph exclaimed in a loud voice that reached the far corners of this room without an issue . He started to explain everything that he just told Eiro about earlier .

Most of it was pretty boring . . . Eiro spent that time just reading through some new books in his mind that he prepared for moments like these . The most interesting bit was when the student representatives were called forward .

It was one young man with two swords at his side, and a young woman with a rapier at her own . Judging from their builds, they were quite well-practiced . Their muscles were developed perfectly for their weapons of choice, but nothing beyond that . They had the same issues as Jess, James and Krog, relying on their stats too much rather than trying to develop their own bodies .

However, the moment these two opened their mouths, Eiro was no longer impressed with either of them .

“Welcome to this school, to all the new students! My name is Richard Argius Melachine . Now, I know that this name must have quite some impact on you, especially those amongst you without even a last name . . . ” The male representative exclaimed in a loud voice . His tone and choice of words immediately made Eiro aware that he was nothing but a spoiled brat .

Many students here were, really . That’s how noble children were a lot of the time . It was sad, but that’s what high status did to many people . Even Charles was a brat like that before he lost his limbs . Apparently, his behavior was known to be absolute garbage throughout even the nearby countries . But now, he was a well-mannered young man who was grateful for what he had .

Eiro expected this to an extent . What angered him was that this young man, Richard, was looking at Arc and the boys around him as spoke of the impact of his name . And so were many of the other students .

From then on, the short speech Richard prepared was just filled with narcissism and loathing for commoners . Of course he didn’t say anything specific, but Eiro could easily analyze the subtle shifts of tone in his voice .

The girl next to him wasn’t much better either . Her name was Avelina Herma Melachine, Richard’s twin sister .

These two were the children of Duke Melachine . Solomon’s cousin on his mother’s side . Luckily, Solomon’s well-natured behavior came from that mother, so Duke Melachine himself was apparently a man as kind as Solomon himself, even if a lot more ruthless due to him being a leader of a huge merchant company .

It seemed like that fact rose to the heads of these two children . Eiro let out a deep sigh as the two were talking . A loud sigh . One loud enough to momentarily interrupt Richard and Avelina . They turned their heads toward Eiro with deep frowns . They knew that they had to respect him as their teacher, but they also knew that Eiro himself was technically a commoner right now .

With those conflicting emotions, they stared at him, “Is something the issue there, Mister . . ?”

“Hm? Sorry, I just got annoyed by that condescending speech of yours . Go ahead, continue . ” Eiro replied, still seated on his chair . He crossed his legs and waved his hand forward a bit to tell them to continue . A few of the students laughed, one of them being Arc of course, while Richard and Avelina stood there, angered by this man’s words .

They couldn’t obviously show it though, so they simply continued . Kristoph could voice his concerns, though, and quickly whispered into his colleagues ear, “Eiro, please . Act professionally . ”

“Kristoph, they’re a . d . u . l . ts . If they act like that, I’m going to voice my complaints . ” Eiro said bluntly, not caring for Kristoph’s opinion in this . For the next half-year, Eiro was an educator . And as an educator, it was his responsibility to educate these children on correct behavior .

Kristoph understood what Eiro meant, and although he still didn’t fully agree with it, he figured that what Eiro said wasn��t too bad for now .

And since their speech was over now anyway, it was time to head outside . Kristoph led the students, and Eiro walked in the back to make sure nobody stayed behind or snuck off . And then once they reached the arena, Kristoph brought out training weapons for the students . The only issue was that they were incredibly generic swords . The same shape, same weight, same size . For every single student .

“Don’t we have other weapons we can give them, at least?” Eiro asked Kristoph, but he just shook his head, “Of course not . This might be the first time for some of them even holding something like that . Throughout the first year, they’ll know what sort of weapon would be best for them . See, the intermediate students already have their own wooden weapons, shaped in the way that would be best for them . ”

” . . . Do they get to choose these things themselves?”

“Of course . We’re not here to deny anyone’s wishes . ”

“Yes, but we’re here to guide them and make them stronger so that they know how to fight . Some of these students are using completely wrong weapons . ” Eiro pointed out, and the teacher right next to him just stared back at him, “Listen, it’s good that you have your own opinions on these matters, but I’ve been a Teacher at this school for the past 15 years . I think I know what would be best for these students . ”

“Right . Sorry about that, then . Didn’t want to insult you . ”

“Don’t worry about it . Now, get ready for our spar, please . These suits should be specially made to allow us to fight freely . ” Kristoph explained, and Eiro slowly nodded his head .

He took off his jacket and rolled up the sleeves of his shirt . And of course, the vest that Eiro was wearing were actually his wings that Bavet did a great job at hiding, so they were extremely flexible . He could keep them on without worries . Same with the belt that he was wearing .

The only other things that he had to get rid off were the shoes and the gloves that came with the suit . They didn’t fit right, and would just annoy Eiro in a fight . Of course, part of Eiro’s character right now, on top of the rainbow hair, what would make him unique was his light blue wooden hand that he could use as a staff . So Bavet wasn’t hiding it by layering something like skin on top of it .

The moment they saw Eiro’s wooden hand, some of the students laughed, calling him a cripple who would be unable to teach them anything . But Eiro ignored them .

It was just Arc that didn’t .