Chapter 73: The instructor of the practical class is a muscular expert! (1)
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The two classes in the afternoon were all practical classes in the training ground.
The instructor of the practical class is named Webster B. McIas. He is a muscular middle-aged man with a completely shaved head, a large scar on his face, and a cheerful and generous personality.
As for the Noren class, which only had seven students, this class was shared with the Hera class and Brunhilde class, which had the largest number of students.
"Today is your first practical class. For this reason, I would like to ask all the first-year students a question. What do you think is the most important thing for a puppeteer?"
After a brief self-introduction, Teacher Webster asked everyone.
"Hmm, isn't this question obvious? Of course it's powerful puppets! As long as there are powerful puppets, then all we have to do is command them to fight, right?"
Brady, who was standing in Helaban's team, answered with a very disdainful tone.
"Well, besides this answer, do other students have any ideas?"
Webster neither confirmed nor denied it, but continued to ask other students.
"The puppeteer's own abilities and talents."
A purple-haired boy from Brunhilde's class answered with a frivolous smile.
Alfred didn't know if it was an illusion, but he always felt that this boy seemed to be deliberately targeting Brady, who liked to take the lead and had an impulsive personality.
However, the relationship between students in Hra's class and Brunhilde's class was bad, and students from these two classes would always quarrel over various things.
It could be anything from big things like activities organized by the school to the credits earned by the two classes every month, to conflicts between students of the two classes over trivial matters, which eventually turned into confrontation between the classes.
This kind of thing happens constantly between the two classes in each grade every semester, and it has now become a characteristic of Illya and Aaliyah.
So Alfred didn't take it too seriously.
He just listened to the feminine-looking boy's bragging and waited for the class to officially begin.
"If the puppeteer himself is a useless piece of trash and is shot down by his opponent during a competition or on the battlefield, then even if he has a powerful puppet, it will be useless, right?"
The feminine boy said as he turned to look at Alfred who was standing behind him.
Because of his actions, other students also turned their attention to Alfred.
(This guy... please don't drag me into the dispute between your two classes...)
"Don't you think so, Elect."
"Who knows~"
Alfred used a frivolous tone to avoid responding to the question directly.
As for whether he agrees or not, he quite agrees with the idea of feminine boys.
However, many students in Hera's class held the same idea as Brady, and looked at Alfred with considerable hostility.
If I openly oppose them, they will definitely be extremely dissatisfied.
Some petty-minded guys might even do something secretly to take revenge.
Not only Alfred himself, but also the other six people in the Noren class will suffer.
Although no matter who they attacked from the Noren class, Alfred would definitely retaliate later.
But of course it would be best if this kind of trouble could be avoided.
"What a pity! I thought you would agree with me. After all, Electrek defeated Senior Holhua in a duel with his own strength."
The feminine boy shrugged and said, with little regret in his tone.
"If your puppet was a little more powerful, I might not be able to do anything to you~"
"Okay~ Stop here for now."
Webster clapped his hands.
Because the feminine boy insisted on involving Alfred, causing the topic to deviate from its original track, so he quickly brought the topic back to the topic.
"Guy gave very good answers to the questions I asked."
Upon hearing Webster's answer that he approved of feminine boys, some students in Hera's class showed obvious displeasure.
Alfred began to care about the identity of a feminine boy.
(Guy... Count Guy's family, that means he is the heir of that family, Curtis E. Guy...)
He couldn't help but sigh in his heart, feeling annoyed.
Although the territory of Count Guy's family is located in the eastern part of the empire, strictly speaking, their family belongs to the court nobility and is affiliated with an aristocratic group that is very hostile to the Elect family.
It was unnatural that the heir of this family would attend Illya Arya Puppet Master Academy.
Plus the other party's attitude just now...
Although Alfred didn't think that the other party was the kind of fool who would bring family conflicts to the academy.
But no one can say for sure about this kind of thing.
(Alas, I heard that guy seems to be quite talented, I hope so.)
While Alfred was wondering what Curitis's intention was just now, Brady from Helaban disagreed with Webster's statement and started to make a fuss.
"I don't think it's useful if the puppeteer himself is strong. After all, humans have their limits! As long as the puppet is strong enough, it shouldn't be difficult for it to protect its master in battle, right?"
Brady said this, glancing at Alfred who was standing behind him.
"Just like a guy who won the duel by brutal means, if the puppet of that useless senior was a little more powerful, he would definitely not be able to defeat the puppet with his physical body."
Alfred was thinking about Curitis and ignored Brady's ridicule.
Brady seemed to feel that he was being ignored, and his expression became even more distorted with anger.
"Ulysses, huh? Maybe you're right."
"That……"
Webster interrupted Brady before he could speak.
"But like you said, how do you get a puppet powerful enough to deal with all the possible situations you might encounter?"
"Wh...what, that kind of thing is of course..."
Brady was completely unable to give an answer to this question and stammered in confusion.
Webster ignored him and continued talking to the other students present.
"You are all nobles, even if you are still students now, in a safe academy. But one day in the future, I think many of you will need to step onto the battlefield and fight with enemies or monsters."
His tone was very firm, and his momentum seemed to not allow anyone to refute.