Dimensional Rift Appears in the City!

Asuna Yuuki suddenly overheard the conversation between Li Yu and Yukino Yukinoshita, and she looked over with an innocent expression. What was going on?

What happened? Why was she suddenly being mentioned?

Yukino Yukinoshita's reaction seemed a bit off. Could it be that she had suffered a loss while sparring with Li Yu?

Asuna Yuuki felt a surge of curiosity and couldn't help but whisper to Kato Megumi, "What happened between them?"

Hearing Asuna's question, Kato Megumi recounted the details of the spar between Li Yu and Yukino Yukinoshita from yesterday.

After understanding the situation, Asuna felt a mix of amusement and helplessness. It was true—Yukino Yukinoshita had taken a heavy blow, which was why she didn't want to spar with Li Yu again.

However, she was quite curious about Li Yu's strength. To be held in such high regard by Yukino Yukinoshita, he must be quite formidable, right? And the opponent was using a sword... or a blade.

Blades and swords were essentially the same; the Tang dao Li Yu used resembled a sword, so calling it one wasn't a stretch at all.

Perhaps she could really exchange pointers with Li Yu during the practical combat class.

Li Yu lost interest the moment he heard Yukino Yukinoshita didn't want to spar with him.

It was just one punch, wasn't it? Was she really going to chicken out over that? Wasn't getting injured in a fight perfectly normal?

After mentally grumbling about her, Li Yu went back to scrolling through his phone.

Before long, the bell for class rang, and the homeroom teacher, Zhang Li, walked in from outside.

Li Yu put his phone away and sat up straight the moment the bell rang, as did the rest of the class, who fell silent the instant the teacher entered.

Zhang Li scanned the room, and once she saw everyone was present, she spoke, "Students, if you need to go out recently, it is best to go in groups. A new spatial rift has been discovered in the city, and it is possible that monsters have already slipped inside. Everyone, please be careful."

The homeroom teacher brought bad news the moment she stepped into the classroom, and the students were stunned upon hearing it.

A spatial rift in the city? For real? If that were the case, it would be dangerous.

Spatial rifts appeared in various parts of the world at irregular intervals, and there was no special way to detect them.

Because of this, every appearance of a spatial rift caught people off guard, and some were only discovered long after they had appeared.

The emergence of a spatial rift also brought all sorts of monsters, which were extremely dangerous for the people in the city, even though everyone had practiced martial arts.

However, if they encountered some of the more powerful monsters, it could still cause heavy casualties, especially for those who were weaker.

Of course, the appearance of a spatial rift also meant the city now had a new spot for grinding monsters, and the treasures contained within were quite substantial.

It was a double-edged sword, but if too many monsters broke into the city from the dimensional rift early on, dealing with them would be a troublesome affair.

Listening to the homeroom teacher, Li Yu recalled the patrol squads he saw this morning. If his guess was correct, that must have been the reason.

"Teacher, have monsters already broken into the city?" Some students couldn't help but blurt out the question.

After all, they still had families. While they were relatively safe at school, their families outside might not be.

That was exactly why the student who asked was so anxious, fearing they might hear bad news when they returned home.

"The patrol squads are conducting a comprehensive sweep, but there may still be some that slipped through the cracks. The city authorities will likely notify everyone soon to stay alert," the homeroom teacher explained thoughtfully.

Hearing this, the students below finally breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that the city was already on high alert.

After scanning the students and seeing that no one else had questions, the homeroom teacher began the lesson.

There was still a cultural class this morning, which was her subject. Only after this class ended would they move on to their magic class.

"Everyone, take out your ethics textbooks. We will be covering this today," Zhang Li said, before picking up a piece of chalk and writing on the blackboard.

At this moment, Li Yu took out his book and began to ponder a question in his mind.

For others, this might be a dangerous situation, but for Li Yu, it was a golden opportunity to make money.

If he really encountered a monster, killing it would allow him to trade it for a good sum of money. To him, this was a great chance to get rich.

As long as the monsters weren't too strong, he should be fine. Besides, if he was careful, he could definitely pull it off.

After all, Li Yu possessed Kato Megumi's talent; if he really wanted to hide, those monsters shouldn't be able to do anything to him.

The more Li Yu thought about it, the more feasible it seemed. After school in the afternoon, he might be able to go out and look for some.

If he could find them, great; if not, so be it. Although he didn't know how many monsters had infiltrated the city, there would always be opportunities, right?

Having made up his mind, Li Yu began to listen to the lecture attentively. He had already memorized the content of the book, so he multi-tasked during class, using his mind to continue organizing the sword techniques he planned to develop next.

The class passed quickly. Once the bell rang, Zhang Li spoke up, "From the next period until the lunch break, you will have your magic guidance class, and in the afternoon, you will have martial arts class. Unless there are any unexpected changes, this will be the schedule from now on. Remember that."

After saying this, Zhang Li left the classroom, and as she departed, the class instantly became lively.

Students began making phone calls, rushing to contact their families to inform them of what the homeroom teacher had just said.

Only someone like Li Yu, an orphan, or those who didn't worry about their families at all, remained calm.

Most of the students in the class were ordinary people, and they were the most worried about their families, especially those whose family members lacked strength.

The people sitting near Li Yu didn't have their parents here, so they weren't worried about that at all.

"Student Li Yu, aren't you going to notify your family?" Seeing the reaction of the other students, Kato Megumi looked at Li Yu with some confusion.

Was Li Yu not a local? Had he come from another district just like them?

"I'm an orphan!" As soon as those words were spoken, the atmosphere turned awkward, and Kato Megumi was left at a loss for what to do.

"I'm sorry... I didn't mean to..." This was incredibly awkward; she truly hadn't intended to ask that question.

"It's fine, it's not that big of a deal." Li Yu, for his part, didn't really take it to heart.

Asuna Yuuki and Yukino Yukinoshita were both incredibly surprised; neither of them had expected that Li Yu was actually an orphan.

Nobody had known about this at all, especially Yukino Yukinoshita. This guy was truly outrageous; to become so strong entirely on his own...

Even before awakening his talent, Li Yu had already been quite impressive; after all, the fact that he managed to get into this school said it all!