The New Teacher Was Shizuka-chan

Kato Megumi nodded as she listened to Yukino Yukinoshita. She was right.

Neither of them thought about it any further. They continued eating their lunch. The food in this school cafeteria was pretty good, wasn't it?

Meanwhile, Li Yu had already left the cafeteria. As he headed back to the classroom, a sudden thought crossed his mind.

A new piece of information appeared in his mind. Had he unconsciously learned Kato Megumi's talent?

As he sorted through the information in his mind, Li Yu's expression turned strange.

His talent had activated without him realizing it. Although he hadn't interacted with Kato Megumi much—only briefly in class and while eating—his talent had still copied hers.

This was somewhat unexpected. And unlike Kato Megumi's passive talent, Li Yu's could be activated at will.

"Now that's subtle. Still, it's not bad. In that case, I'll call this talent Presence Concealment~!" Li Yu's expression was a little odd.

He really hadn't expected his talent to unconsciously learn Kato Megumi's ability.

It had even optimized and upgraded it. Kato Megumi's was a passive talent, while Li Yu's was active.

Passive activation and active activation were two completely different things. At the very least, Li Yu wouldn't have to keep it on all the time like Kato Megumi. He could simply leave it off when he didn't need it.

Kato Megumi's talent was always active, which put her in a rather unfortunate situation.

People weaker than her would unconsciously overlook her. Only those stronger than her could notice her.

And once she became stronger, probably even more people would overlook her, right?

That was what troubled Kato Megumi. But none of those problems mattered to Li Yu.

He could activate it when he needed it and turn it off when he didn't. In Li Yu's hands, it had become a skill.

Perhaps he could also learn some assassin techniques and tricks.

Li Yu returned to the classroom alone. There were hardly any students left inside; most had gone to eat.

He sat down at his desk, took out his phone, and continued watching. This time, he was learning some dagger techniques.

From morning until now, Li Yu had learned quite a lot, especially when it came to martial arts.

He was confident he wouldn't lose to anyone at school in that regard.

In a bare-handed fight, there probably weren't many students at school who could beat him.

Besides that, he had also learned how to use quite a few weapons. He even planned to become a master of weapons.

With a talent like his, there was no reason he couldn't master all eighteen kinds of martial arts, right?

As for magic, Li Yu had learned a few simple spells. But because his internal mana reserves were limited, there weren't many spells he could cast right now.

He had learned them, but without mana, he couldn't use them. After all, Li Yu was still just a beginner who had only recently started learning magic.

As a good student, Li Yu diligently continued studying in the classroom.

Before long, Kato Megumi and Yukino Yukinoshita returned. After greeting Li Yu at their desks, they each went about their own business.

Kato Megumi sat behind Li Yu. Seeing him constantly scrolling through videos, she was filled with questions.

If she remembered correctly, Li Yu had been watching videos ever since she entered the classroom.

Could online lessons really be effective? Kato Megumi couldn't help feeling curious.

But Li Yu seemed so engrossed that she didn't disturb him. Instead, she took out a book and began reading attentively.

Lunch break passed quickly. The afternoon bell rang, and the students returned to their seats.

Hearing the bell, Li Yu put away his phone and waited for the teacher to arrive.

A few minutes later, a woman with waist-length hair and a resolute air walked in.

"Hello, everyone. I'm Shizuka Hiratsuka, your martial arts teacher. Please pack up and come with me. We'll be studying in the large classroom downstairs!" After speaking, Shizuka Hiratsuka headed straight back out.

Her brisk, forceful manner left many of the students dumbfounded. Still, they moved quickly, getting up and following her.

Li Yu was just as surprised. He hadn't expected Shizuka Hiratsuka to be their martial arts teacher.

But Yukino Yukinoshita was here, and Shizuka Hiratsuka was here with her, so perhaps it wasn't all that surprising.

Li Yu got up and followed the class downstairs to the enormous martial arts hall.

"Find a spot and stand wherever you like!" As everyone entered the vast classroom, Shizuka Hiratsuka called out to them.

The students each found a place to stand and waited for Shizuka Hiratsuka to tell them what came next.

"Okay, everyone's here. Let's begin class." Shizuka Hiratsuka glanced around to make sure no one was missing, then got straight to the lesson.

The martial arts curriculum mainly involved teaching students various fighting techniques. Once Shizuka Hiratsuka had everyone watching, she assumed a stance and demonstrated a set of punches.

It was one of the basic forms taught at the school. Though simple, it made a loud whooshing sound when Shizuka Hiratsuka performed it.

Every punch sounded like it was splitting the air, and faint traces of energy seemed to flow through it.

After finishing the set, Shizuka Hiratsuka looked at the students. "You should be familiar with this form. In fact, many of you have probably already learned it."

Shizuka Hiratsuka began explaining the lesson. The students nodded as they listened. It was true: the school had started teaching them this form when they entered high school.

"Today, I'm going to teach you the advanced application of this form. I see that quite a few students in this class have already reached the second tier, so next I'll teach you how to condense True Qi within your bodies." That was the real purpose of the lesson.

She would teach them how to condense True Qi and then break through to the third tier. Most of the students in this class had already reached the second tier, and a few were even on the verge of breaking through to the third.

All they lacked was True Qi. Once they could condense it, breaking through to the third tier would be just around the corner.

The students in this class could be called geniuses among geniuses. In other classes, some students hadn't even reached the second tier.

"Teacher, do those of us who specialize in magic have to condense True Qi too?" This class wasn't made up of martial arts students alone. There were magic students as well.

Shizuka Hiratsuka grinned at the question. "Of course. None of you are getting out of it. You should know that the class you're in is the Special Class~! There's no such thing as specializing in just one field here!"

Every student in this class had to train in both magic and martial arts. So, you little brats, get ready for hellish training! The principal had gone to a lot of trouble for your sake!