Chapter 36: The Goblin Crisis and a Surprise Encounter

The students’ subtle rivalries continued to simmer within the school.

However, Lulu had no mind to concern herself with such trivialities.

After the homeroom teachers’ meeting, she arrived at the podium of her elite class, a distinct frown marring her features.

“Alright, let’s have a quick class meeting.”

Lulu stood on the stage, the students in her class utterly silent. A moment later, she spoke in a calm, even tone:

“The school has issued a notice, stating that many goblins have recently appeared near Kafa City. Just like before, they are still capturing humans.”

“Therefore, try not to leave the city recently. This is for your safety. Even during the holidays, do not be reckless and play around.”

“It is very dangerous, understand?”

“Understood—”

A drawn-out chorus of responses rose from below the stage. Yet, Lulu knew full well that while the nobles might maintain classroom discipline, few would truly heed a teacher’s words.

Especially during holiday breaks, a sudden burst of impulsiveness would likely see them sneaking out of some grand castle, practically courting disaster.

‘[Especially those girls in class with such sweet voices, please don’t venture outside the city! It would be truly terrifying if you were captured by goblins, oh dear.]’

‘[The depravity of such a scene would probably give the Little Demon King a run for his money when it comes to me~]’

Alexius: …?

The Little Demon King fell into a thoughtful silence. He felt that his homeroom meeting was far more… interesting… than anyone else’s.

“By the way,” Lulu continued, “to prepare for the potential goblin crisis, the school has decided that our first examination, the monthly exam, will be changed to a simulated battle against goblins.”

The topic had now shifted back to school matters. Upon hearing the details of their first examination, the students held their breath in anticipation.

After all, report cards were quite significant to their respective parents.

“You will all face summoned standard first-tier goblin monsters within the training room,” Lulu explained. “For each round you win, the number of goblins in the next round will double, continuing until you can no longer defeat them.”

“Finally, the total number of goblins killed will be tallied, and points will be assigned according to your ranking.”

Lulu briefly introduced the situation, then nodded, indicating:

“Hmm… I think this is quite good,” she continued. “It should be similar to encountering goblins in real life. A single goblin isn’t powerful, but when they act in groups, they pose a significant threat to mages.”

“Do your best, everyone. Think carefully about how to handle such situations and strive for good results in this first exam.”

“Alright, your next class is physical training. I won’t delay you any longer. Class dismissed.”

Lulu waved her hand, and the white-haired mage stepped down from the podium. Only then did the students let out collective sighs of relief.

The magic academy’s physical training class was akin to a modern school’s physical education, a course designed to strengthen the students’ physiques.

After all, while these students were all mages, they were still young and required physical exercise. Having a physical advantage was incredibly useful in combat.

Of course, for the students, the most appealing aspect of physical training was undoubtedly the chance to temporarily escape the tedious classroom.

They could return outside, engage in some exercise, and simply play. Overall, it was a bit more relaxing than listening to lectures.

Thus, Lulu didn’t want to be a spoilsport. Since the students loved this class, she was too lazy to occupy their time.

Oh… she hadn’t wanted to occupy any classes to begin with, so it was fine.

However, while she didn’t want to take up others’ time, someone else wanted to take up hers!

Lulu turned her head, only to suddenly see a muscular hulk blocking her path, flashing a lewd, muscle-bound grin at her, strikingly similar to a certain ‘King Billy’ figure.

‘Observe closely: this man’s name is Dazhuang!’

Cough, cough…

Alright, in truth, this was the physical training teacher for the elite class. The muscular hulk’s eyes lit up the moment he saw Lulu at the classroom door.

He then spoke:

“Teacher Lulu! Haha, long time no see…”

“Hmm… long time no see, Dazhuang. The students are waiting for you to start class. I have something to do, so I’ll be going.”

‘What kind of strange nickname is “Dazhuang”?’ The physical training teacher awkwardly raised an eyebrow.

Then, he suddenly spoke to Luxstina, who had just given him a moniker and was now attempting to slip away:

“Hey, don’t be in such a hurry, Teacher Lulu,” he said. “Could I trouble you with something? Ah, it’s like this: I left in a rush and forgot to ask the cleaning auntie to tidy up the equipment warehouse beforehand.”

“Now she’s waiting at the warehouse door. Could you possibly take the keys over for me and just open the door for her? I don’t want to delay class.”

“Oh… I see.”

Lulu took the keys the physical training teacher offered. It was just an errand, really; nothing major.

She could even gain a favor for free. The warehouse wasn’t far from here, which was good. She accepted this task.

“Thank you for your trouble, Teacher Lulu, I’m so grateful! Goodbye, goodbye!”

The physical training teacher cheerfully saw off the ‘ice beauty.’ Ah, to think Lulu actually agreed to help! Had this woman… changed her personality recently?

Or perhaps she’d fallen in love, haha~ Her mood certainly seemed quite good.

****

Lulu hurried to the equipment warehouse, where she saw the auntie already waiting. She quickly went over to open the door.

Afterward, she and the auntie entered the equipment warehouse together.

“Cough, cough…”

Immediately, Lulu was deterred by the pervasive dust that filled the warehouse. She quickly retreated, watching the auntie clean while she herself moved to the side.

The equipment warehouse was also very close to the training room where students usually had their physical training classes. Of course, the exams would also be held here.

This training room was not much different from the training center Lulu and the Little Demon King had visited before; it had similar functions, just more powerful.

At this moment, the elite class students had also been led to the training grounds by their physical training teacher. A group of small figures stood in five rows and five columns, listening to the teacher speak.

Since Lulu was bored anyway, she began searching for the Little Demon King among them.

Hmph…

‘[Little Demon King~ Little Demon King, where are you? Oh, that’s him over there! He really stands out in the crowd, mostly because he’s quite handsome, *pupu*.]’

‘[As expected of the little boy I favored and accepted as my disciple. Ah, what a pity he’s a pervert.]’

Alexius: …

The Little Demon King slowly glanced towards Lulu. In fact, the one-sided mind-voice connection between Lulu and him had a distance limit.

So, the moment he heard her internal monologue, he knew that woman had arrived.

However, he was in class and had no time to deal with it. After watching for a while, Lulu boredly shook her head, then thought:

‘[Ugh~ Physical training is so boring. The auntie seems to have left, and the warehouse is empty for now. Why don’t I go in there and hang out for a bit~ Haha, my own territory, with plenty of fun gadgets. Just thinking about it gives me a thrill.]’

‘[If the Little Demon King saw this, he’d be green with envy~]’

‘[Ah, some are doing weight training, while others are enjoying a peaceful moment~ Little Demon King, go practice~ Haha, the weak should train more. Someone like me doesn’t need to practice…]’

‘[Er… wait, that would mean he’s training himself. Cough, cough… a bit scary. Never mind, the Little Demon King won’t find this place anyway. Time to play!]’

Lulu closed the warehouse door and stepped inside. The auntie had cleaned it quite thoroughly.

Just as Lulu began enthusiastically fondling a ball, suddenly…

The door opened.

The Little… Little Demon King?!

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