Dimensional Rifts Have Appeared in the City!

Asuna Yuuki suddenly heard Li Yu and Yukino Yukinoshita talking and looked over with an innocent expression. What were they even talking about?

What was going on? Why had they suddenly brought her up?

Yukino Yukinoshita's reaction seemed a little off. Could she have been at a disadvantage while fighting Li Yu?

Asuna Yuuki was curious, so she couldn't help asking Kato Megumi quietly, "What happened between them?"

Hearing Asuna's question, Kato Megumi told her about Li Yu's fight with Yukino Yukinoshita the previous day.

After hearing the whole story, Asuna couldn't help laughing. As expected, Yukino Yukinoshita had suffered a major loss, so she didn't want to fight Li Yu.

Still, Asuna was quite curious about Li Yu's strength. If Yukino Yukinoshita thought so highly of him, he must be very strong, right? And he used a sword... or rather, a blade.

Swords and blades were much the same, and the Tang Dao Li Yu used looked like a sword. Calling it one wouldn't be wrong at all.

Maybe she really could spar with Li Yu during practical class.

When Li Yu heard that Yukino Yukinoshita didn't want to fight him, he immediately lost interest.

I only punched her once. She's already chickened out? Wasn't it normal to get hurt a little in a fight?

After grumbling about her to himself, Li Yu went back to scrolling on his phone.

Before long, the bell rang, and the homeroom teacher, Zhang Li, walked in.

Li Yu had put his phone away and sat properly as soon as the bell rang. Everyone else in class did the same, and the room fell quiet the moment their homeroom teacher entered.

Zhang Li glanced around the classroom. Once she saw that everyone was there, she said, "Everyone, if you need to go out lately, try to go with someone else. A new spatial rift has been discovered in the city, and monsters may have already made it through. Please stay safe."

The homeroom teacher had brought them some unwelcome news as soon as she entered the room. Everyone in class froze when they heard it.

There was a spatial rift in the city? Seriously? If that was true, they were in danger.

Spatial rifts appeared unpredictably in different parts of the world, and there was no special method for detecting them.

That was why every new rift caught people off guard. Some weren't even discovered until long after they appeared.

Spatial rifts also brought all kinds of magical beasts, which posed a serious danger to people living in cities. Although everyone had trained in martial arts, they could still suffer heavy casualties if they encountered powerful monsters, especially the weaker ones among them.

Of course, a spatial rift also meant the city had gained a new place to hunt monsters, with plenty of treasures inside.

It was a mixed blessing. But if too many monsters poured into the city through the dimensional rift early on, dealing with them would be a real headache.

Listening to the homeroom teacher, Li Yu remembered the patrol he'd seen the security forces conducting that morning. This had to be why.

"Teacher, have any monsters already gotten into the city?" one student blurted out anxiously.

They still had families. They were relatively safe at school, but their family members outside might not be.

That was why the student had asked in such a hurry. They were afraid they'd go home and hear some terrible news.

"The security forces are already searching the entire city, but some might still slip through. The city authorities will probably notify everyone to stay alert soon," the homeroom teacher explained considerately.

Hearing this, the students finally breathed a little easier. It was reassuring to know the city was already on alert.

She glanced at the students below. Seeing that they seemed fine, the homeroom teacher began the lesson.

They had a culture class that morning, which she was teaching. Only after it ended would they have their magic class.

"Take out your civics textbooks. Today we'll be covering this topic." With that, Zhang Li picked up a piece of chalk and began writing on the blackboard.

Li Yu took out his textbook too, while turning a question over in his mind.

For other people, this might be dangerous, but for Li Yu, it was a great chance to make money.

If he ran into monsters, he could kill them and exchange their remains for a good sum. It was a great opportunity to get rich.

As long as the magical beasts weren't too powerful, he should be fine. Besides, if he was careful, he could manage.

After all, Li Yu also had 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. Maybe he could go looking after school that afternoon.

It would be great if he found something. If not, so be it. He didn't know how many monsters had gotten into the city, but sooner or later he'd get a chance, wouldn't he?

Once he'd made up his mind, Li Yu started paying attention to the lesson. He had long since memorized the material in the textbook, so he split his attention during class and continued organizing the sword techniques he planned to develop.

The class passed quickly. When the bell rang, Zhang Li said, "Starting next period, you'll have magic classes until lunch. In the afternoon, you'll have martial arts classes. Unless something unexpected comes up, this will be the schedule from now on. Remember that."

After saying that, Zhang Li left the classroom, and the room immediately grew noisy.

Some students called their families, while others started messaging them to pass along what the homeroom teacher had said.

Only orphans like Li Yu—or people who simply weren't worried about their families getting into trouble—remained calm.

Most of the students in class were ordinary people, and they were the most worried about their families, especially those whose relatives weren't very strong.

The people seated near Li Yu had parents who didn't live here, so they weren't worried about that.

"Li Yu, aren't you going to let your family know?" Kato Megumi asked, looking at the other students' reactions with some confusion.

Could Li Yu be from somewhere else? Had he come from another district, like them?

"I'm an orphan!" As soon as he said that, the mood turned awkward. Kato Megumi was at a loss for what to do.

"Sorry... I didn't mean to ask that..." This was so awkward. She really hadn't meant to bring it up.

"It's fine. It's not a big deal." Li Yu didn't take it to heart.

Asuna Yuuki and Yukino Yukinoshita were both extremely surprised. Neither of them had expected Li Yu to be an orphan.

No one had known about it at all. Yukino was especially stunned. That guy was unbelievable. He'd become so strong entirely on his own...

Even before awakening his talent, Li Yu must have been impressive. After all, getting into this school said it all!