I am Gilgamesh, the King of Heroes.

Fu Hua, sitting in the front row, looked at Jill with a complicated expression. How could this person's personality change so much after just two months?

After feeling the weight of anger, Jill coughed softly.

“…Ah, never mind, this doesn’t suit me at all.” Jill scratched her head, as if she couldn’t stand it anymore. “Alright, my students, let’s begin class. But before we start, we need to welcome two new students—”

After Kusanagi and Ren introduced themselves, it naturally caused a small commotion.

Firstly, it's because of Kusanagi-no-Kage.

St. Freya Academy is an academy that trains Valkyries, so the appearance of a boy naturally arouses the curiosity of these prospective Valkyries.

The sensation caused by Lian was naturally smaller. Although her beauty made some lesbians drool, it did not cause a great stir.

After arranging seats for the two, Jill picked up her textbook.

"Turn to page 186," Jill said, as if she already knew exactly where they had learned.

"Today we'll tell some stories, for example, the Herrscher."

Gil glanced around the classroom. "Herrschers—those are beings born from Honkai. Honkai is like the gods of this world, and Herrschers are the messengers of those gods."

Each Herrscher is the ultimate manifestation of a certain physical law, possessing immense Honkai energy and causing terrifying destruction. Every time a Herrscher is defeated, humanity pays a heavy price.

"Teacher, I once participated in the war against the Herrschers, and I am one of the warriors who survived that war."

Keep bragging. You completely dominated Sirin from start to finish, and you single-handedly handled everything, including the second Honkai Impact 3rd.

Walter, standing at the door, adjusted his glasses, a hint of helplessness in his eyes.

Don't use phrases like "lingering on in misery." While it's true that you're surviving, your tone clearly reflects the hardline stance of a victor.

"Teacher, how strong was that Herrscher back then?" A girl raised her hand and asked Gil.

"If I had to describe it, it would be like a natural disaster. The opponent's ability is to manipulate space, allowing them to move between real space and imaginary space. Normal attacks are hard to hit, and they can also control space to reflect long-range shells back, or to transfer weapons from imaginary space through defenses and then back into real space to directly cause damage."

Jill also casually drew a chalk sketch of Sirin, "Look, this is the Second Herrscher. Although she's a little girl, anyone who underestimates her will only face death. She can even control meteorites to fall from the sky in outer space—"

Jill tossed the chalk aside. "In some ways, this might be the most powerful Herrscher in history. Herrschers usually follow this rule: the longer they exist, the stronger they become. So the only time we can defeat a Herrscher is for a short period after its birth. If left unchecked for too long, the Herrscher will become so powerful that it can destroy the entire world's civilization."

Jill looked at her students and said, "To be honest, I'm not too keen on getting my students involved in this kind of thing, but I can't let you abandon your duty to fight the Honkai just because of my own feelings."

"Therefore, I can only do my best to teach you so that you have a better ability to protect yourself on the battlefield."

Gil threw the book he was holding onto the table. "In our era, there have been three Herrschers so far. The first Herrscher is the Herrscher of Reason, the second is the Herrscher of Void, and the third is the Herrscher of Thunder. Apart from the first Herrscher, there are two other Herrschers..."

Gil glanced discreetly in Mei's direction. "They've all been defeated."

At that moment, Fu Hua raised her hand and asked, "Teacher, why haven't the Herrscher of Reason been defeated?"

"Because the Herald of Reason was once a person of Destiny."

Gil said with an indifferent expression, "He is a traitor to the Honkai. The Honkai will not provide any help. Even the zombies and Honkai beasts are his enemies. He was also one of my comrades-in-arms during the Second Honkai Impact ten years ago."

This statement was a direct challenge to Jill's previous words, leaving the students somewhat bewildered.

“Does that mean that humans can control…” Lian, who was sitting in the back row, raised her hand.

“No, you can’t.” Gil immediately retorted, “Even if you have the [Stigmata] and can utilize Honkai energy to a certain extent, you should have heard about your own doom when you underwent the surgery.”

"I've been in this academy for ten years and taught four hundred and twenty-two Valkyries. Do you know how many of them are still serving?"

"One hundred and twenty-one, of whom forty-five graduated last year and joined the front lines."

Jill's expression was calm. "Fighting the Honkai is not a war of one person, but a war of all mankind. Perhaps it sounds cruel, but when I see you in the future, perhaps there will be less than one-tenth of you, or even less."

"But... I still hope that you can cherish yourselves."

Jill put down her book. "Life is only once in a lifetime. Once it's gone, it's gone forever. So cherish every moment."

"Alright, let's continue the lesson. All the knowledge about Herrschers that I just mentioned will be tested in the next class, excluding the part about the Herrscher's story at the end. If you can't recite it, you'll have to copy it twenty times~" Gil changed the subject and said the news that made the students groan.

As soon as those words were uttered, the entire classroom erupted in groans of despair.

Didn't you listen to the story properly and understand the content? You'll be in for a surprise on the next exam.

Jill adjusted her glasses and gave a mischievous smile.

After all, I'm not some kind of devil, am I?

Chapter Ninety-Six: The Unfrank Father

There are two classes this morning: history and math.

Then in the afternoon, we had practical classes at St. Freya Academy.

A white-haired girl who had heard that she could learn her father's information by surviving ten moves from a combat instructor had already warmed up. As soon as her target appeared, she would launch a surprise attack and try to take him down in one move.

Unfortunately, this child seems to have forgotten how Jill used to run rampant in Changkong City all by herself...

So Kusanagi was staring at Kiana with dead fish eyes.

"Kusanagi-kun, what's wrong?" Mei noticed Kusanagi's expression and asked.

"The teacher promised her this morning that if she could withstand ten moves, he would tell her where Siegfried Kaslana is, right?" Kusanagi asked.

Mei nodded. "That's definitely true."

"...Well, in my opinion, the teacher didn't intend to tell her where that person was in the short term."

Perhaps it's because those involved are often blinded by their own perspective while bystanders see things more clearly, but Kusanagi calmly pointed out this point: "Because the teacher is extremely strong. If I say my fighting power is 1, then the teacher's full strength would be 10,000, or even 50,000 or 100,000. In short, I don't think the teacher will tell Kiana where that person is in a short time."

The above comparisons are all estimates from the Kusanagi Ninja. In a real battle, even tens or hundreds of thousands of Kusanagi Ninja would be killed before they could even get close to Gil.

Don't be fooled by the fact that Kusanagi didn't collapse easily when Gil was teaching him. That's because Gil only used less than five percent of his strength, which was enough to put pressure on Kusanagi without killing him.

Even if Gil uses only 5% of his power, he can still easily toy with Kiana with one hand. Ten moves are all it takes; 5% is enough.

"Alright, students, I still don't have anything to say today."

Jill raised her arm to block Kiana's flying kick. "Be careful and don't hurt your classmates. If necessary, you can go to the training ground outside to disband."

Then the students began practicing together as usual.

This is Gil's teaching style. He is quite strict with humanities subjects, but he is more lenient with sports or practical subjects.

However, there will still be strictness, such as regular spot checks to point out the shortcomings in these students' movements and then correct them.

Of course, it's rare to see someone as fierce as that white fluffy ball who jumps right into someone's face.

Fu Hua adjusted his glasses, his eyes behind the lenses revealing a look of pity.

If you jump straight into someone's face, you'll probably be taken down in less than five moves. No, based on what I know about Teacher Jill, it'll be over in one move.

"boom--"

Then, with a muffled thud, Kiana was grabbed by the foot by Gil and slammed onto the floor with an over-the-shoulder throw.

"You think you can go find Siegfried in this state?" Gil raised an eyebrow. "You might as well go home, wash up, and go to sleep. You can't even last one move. Siegfried can withstand a dozen or twenty of my moves at this level. Without his strength, you still want to go find him?"

"I won't lose to that stinky old man!" Kiana got up and charged towards Gil again.

"That's too reckless! You just charge in without even checking who the enemy is?!"

Jill sidestepped, bent low, and kicked out, tripping Kiana and sending her sprawling to the ground. "Where's the Kaslana family's gun-fu? You should be able to use some of it even without a gun! What are you doing?"

"Ughhhhh! I don't want to hear it ...!"

Kiana jumped up and delivered a deadly scissor kick directly towards Gil.

"Ugh, I can't take it... Kevin is much more reliable than you."

Jill covered her face, then grabbed Kiana's leg and slammed her to the ground. "Fine, I'm so stupid to have any expectations of you."

"Gunfighting... Dad didn't teach me that..." Kiana shook her head and said.

"Huh?" Jill paused for a moment.

How could Siegfried, a doting father to his daughter, not teach Kiana his family's traditional gun-fu technique?

"..." Jill's eyes flickered for a moment, then she released her grip on Kiana's ankle. "Forget it, I don't think you can even withstand one of my moves now. Come back and try to find me when you've passed the B-rank Valkyrie exam, D-rank Valkyrie Kiana Kaslana."

Jill clapped her hands, and then Kiana shouted, "Don't go, come again!" and then flawlessly followed up with a flying kick.

He said any underhanded tactics would do! So let's launch a sneak attack!

"boom!"

Then, Kiana was thrown to the ground again.

"???" Kiana, who had a 0v0 expression, was still a little confused.

"You're too naive. If you're going to launch a sneak attack, do it silently and directly, instead of jumping up with a roar like this." Gil half-squatted down and patted Kiana's cheek. "Go practice, otherwise no matter how well you do in physical combat, I won't consider you a pass."

"Yes!" Kiana jumped up in fright.

“Go,” Jill said, standing up.

Kusanagi, who had been standing by and watching for a while, said with a hint of helplessness, "See, I knew it would be like this, didn't I?"

“…Gill-sensei found us by storming around Changkong City,” Mei said. “Kiana seems to have forgotten…”

"...The memory of a fish?" Kusanagi asked, his dead fish eyes wide with disbelief.

"Kiana's memory can't be that bad..." Mei said with a wry smile.

"Mei-kun, aren't you going to practice?" Kusanagi asked.

"I'll practice with Kiana." Mei looked in Kiana's direction. "Doesn't Kusanagi-kun know anyone? Why don't you go practice with the class president?"

"...Fu Hua?" Kusanagi looked at Fu Hua, his eyes flickered, and his dark eyes turned ice blue.

How long could such a shattered body hold on?

His icy blue eyes quickly returned to normal, and Kusanagi adjusted his glasses. "No, I'll go practice with Ren."

After all, both of them were taught swordsmanship by Gil. Ren started learning earlier and can be considered Kusanagi's senior sister, so she can replace Gil to guide Kusanagi.

"See you tonight."

After leaving behind a cryptic remark, Kusanagi walked towards Ren.

Mei gave a strange look, then shook her head, and finally walked towards Kiana.

……

After watching the students start practicing, Jill took out her phone and looked at a message on it.