A Core Ship From The Start-Chapter 1601 - 1073: Stationed Area

Early the next morning, Duanmu Huai gathered all the students together.

"Alright, I think after spending a night, you’ve all calmed down, right? Do you now understand what to do?"

"Yes! Teacher!"

Seeing the energetic responses from the students, Tachibana Hinata sighed silently beside them. Actually, it was only when she returned to her room and lay down on her bed to rest last night that she finally understood Duanmu Huai’s intentions. No matter how you put it, for those kids, suddenly being thrust into an unfamiliar, unknown world, and forcibly being given the title of ’Hero’ to go fight on the battlefield...

It must be incredibly confusing for them, making it impossible to think clearly. If they were to act according to the other party’s arrangements in such a situation, they would fall into a trap.

Yet, Duanmu Huai insisted on putting the students first. No matter how pitiful the other side acted, he remained unmoved. If it were Tachibana Hinata, she might have been swayed by the Old Pope and reluctantly agreed to his request, forcing the terrified and exhausted students to appear in front of the world’s people, thus being dragged along by them...

But Duanmu Huai protected the students, allowing them to calmly consider their current situation in a safe environment—whether they accepted it or not, at least they could think about their circumstances without interference.

Thinking of this, Tachibana Hinata seemed to understand why these students respected Duanmu Huai.

"Remember, the other side will act very enthusiastically towards you, but don’t let that get to your heads. Treat them like overly enthusiastic shop assistants in a clothing store; you know how to handle such people, right?"

Hearing Duanmu Huai’s words, the students nodded vigorously. Most of them were girls, so naturally, they had experiences shopping for clothes. The Japanese theory of ’customer-as-god’ seemed quite repugnant to Duanmu Huai. For example, when you walk into a clothing store, the staff would rush to serve you, and if you want to try on clothes, they would practically dress you themselves. If you want to try on shoes, they might even kneel down to tie your laces.

With such service, are you going to buy or not?

To Duanmu Huai, this approach was quite disgusting. If he wanted to buy, he’d buy. If not, he wouldn’t. If they annoy him like this, would he come back next time? Definitely not.

Of course, he had never encountered such a situation in a clothing store because even the most professional sales staff would be terrified upon seeing Duanmu Huai and hide away.

However, with so many girls here, many must have visited clothing stores before and naturally know how to deal with these overly enthusiastic shop assistants.

Duanmu Huai felt that even if the people in this isekai world were enthusiastic about Heroes, they wouldn’t be sycophantic to such an extent.

"Also, people in this world will try to get close to us. Girls, be cautious. Someone might want to date you or even propose. If you can’t handle it, you can come to me or Mary. As for the boys..."

At this point, Duanmu Huai glanced at the few boys in the class.

"Stay sharp. Even if a beautiful woman approaches you, don’t be foolish enough to fall for it right away. Remember, whether they say they like your looks or your kindness or whatever, it boils down to you being a Hero. If you weren’t Heroes, they wouldn’t even give you a second look. If this country has a King and a daughter, perhaps he would want to marry her to me. Is that because I’m handsome?"

Upon hearing Duanmu Huai’s words, the students below chuckled lightly, and the tense atmosphere relaxed significantly.

"In conclusion, that’s the situation. Just think of this as a somewhat dangerous overseas field trip."

Duanmu Huai waved his hand, and the students also calmed down. Duanmu had already told them that the Angel and Demon remaining on the other side would help cover up the situation. They would also use some means to make their parents and friends think they had temporarily left, so at least they wouldn’t worry about their safety.

Now that they were not directly facing life-threatening danger, and didn’t have to worry about their disappearance causing their parents distress, most of them had calmed down. For them, most of the worrying issues were resolved.

The only unsolved issue was when they could go home...

"Then let’s set off."

After this, Duanmu Huai withdrew the Mage’s Mansion, and then, surrounded by the Old Pope and followers, they arrived at the Kingdom of Heilixi at the foot of the Divine Mountain.

Facing the arrival of Duanmu Huai and the others, the King and his ministers held a warm welcoming ceremony. As they entered the Royal City, accompanied by the sound of bells, citizens on both sides of the street welcomed them, even scattering petals...

Watching the petals flutter through the air, Duanmu Huai reached out his hand, only to see the petals slowly fall, turning into withered, blackened remnants in his palm. Then, Duanmu Huai raised his head, gazing at the castle bathed in the dazzling morning light.

Tsk, it would be even more fitting if I had a big sword in my hand right now.

There wasn’t much to say about the meeting itself. Judging by the King’s attitude, this was clearly a world where divine power reigned supreme. Although he had a Princess and a Prince, they were just young kids, not worth paying attention to. So, after an uneventful meeting, Duanmu Huai and his party were taken to the training ground of the Royal City, where they received something called a Status Board.