COI C8

The storm ended after a few days, where the adventurers and the teachers worked to gather some few ingredients for the students to make. The abundant of the forest with ripen plantation grew anywhere. The students spare the time of making for themselves, and prepared to used it in any emergencies. Hearing from the back where the students know that this forest was clarified as D rank forest. Alche only reasons with them to be part of their training and learning, just like any other school activities, they listened to their teachers and kept doing so until their free time is up.

In the middle of an unimaginable hunt, hundreds of students search and scavenge what they need to get. Only a surprised annoyance coming from the two Raker Mawns, where having them to be the weakest than the entire teams to ever set foot in the endless abundant forest. All the resources that are both tiresome and worthy to discover were easily gathered like some common ingredients and were all these dangerous creatures are only seen as rats for these students. It is a waste of training, but Ironno have some other plans. Haw's findings were frail and swift, he could not understand most of the students' skills and abilities, and farther more of those other classes mention here and there.

"Alright, were done teacher"

One of the students reached out to him and seeing the small margin of the forest is fully destroyed even the forest regenerate itself by the exposed blissful light and nutritious soil.

"I have heard tales about this, and my guild master's words should've been predictable for me"

"What?"

"I think you should ask Teacher Alche, instead"

Alche carried a full baggage of the resources he needed, and was called out by the students.

"Teacher Alche, did you hear what Teacher Haw have said just now?"

"What is it?"

They pulled out their personal mobile device and recorded what Haw said before.

"Oh that, well students, it's just we expect of them who is living a harsh world to be easily taken care off by us"

The students laugh and continue on.

"Then can we fight one of the dungeons we found?"

Alche has no interest about dungeons, and Haw gives himself some thought

"No"

"Huh!? Why did you said that we can do better than you expected, right?"

Some students complained from the back as Haw ignored their critiques.

"If you managed to pull the forest to ruins, what will happened to a dungeon that you can actually destroy?"

A fearful expression coming from him

"Really!?"

"The adventurers can do it, so we will too"

Haw observe their expression and appearances, a sight of no wounds and there is no proof of enduring this harsh forest. He can't judge them enough except his past meetings with the other adventurers.

"Ask the other adventurers, I have nothing to compare between you and us. Make sure to use those resources you gathered"

"Ok, thank you teacher"

They left and leaving Haw and Alche to their own accord.

"Haw, comparing here from Rune Isles. Is the forest here really that weak for us?"

Haw shakes his head and gives uncertainty what he observes.

"The forest here is just the same where the survivors I met. Back then, I thought they could’ve handled it"

Meanwhile Silfa and the rest of the adventurers watched the students run amok.

"These students know that the forest is weak, and even the monsters themselves are running away from them."

"It's nothing wrong having fun since we are here to supervise"

"16 adventurers who are S and A ranks, I have nothing to do with this D rank zones"

The adventurers were getting a good reward on this mission, and their past experienced in this forest was not important. Declaring the west part of the city to be F to D rank zones for adventurers, while the East where the rebels are hidden within the mountains are A rank zones, and finally the North is all mix from C to A zones.

"Luckily to have an S rank where we having nothing serious here"

"The city guild want inspirations among the students. Since the first school to ever set foot outside is the Sister's Hope Highschool"

"Yeah, what's more important such his spoiled younger brother is here"

"Silfa! Don't try to talk back on your fellow guild member's relatives"

One of the S rank adventurers who is with Silfa. A cat man adventurer, whose appearance is full on like any other fan favorite design, is here in full thief gear.

"Seeing you like that as a cat man. I'm surprised those two aren't curious about you"

One of the A ranks cut them off

"Sorry to interrupt, but we found a kid who are not from this school"

"What? Silfa, we should check on it, I'll go ahead"

"Wait!? Damnit, why are you like that Heist?"

"But the kid is actually alone and got beaten by the students"

Silfa and the other adventurers know about Heist’s strong cat like perception, and Heist sees it clearly in a far distance as he is going where the kid is. The A rank, who reported it, rushes to Heist to support him.

"Come on, we need to stop them"

They run to where the injured kid was, and the other students followed along because of the commotion.

"It's a fight!"

The adventurers heard them, and going to follow up.

Somewhere in the forest, cheers of fighting coming from a small gang who bullied the kid.

"Hey kid, you're not from our school. Beat it"

The students beat the kid using their abilities. Using the skills from Ironno's training, they illusively countering the kid and evasively ganging up on him.

"Ironno's training gives us some good tricks"

"Yeah, and the kid got destroyed by a few moves"

Laughter struck and the gangs tried to use the kid as a test dummy. The kid who stood there didn't understand what they did, and his strong defense abilities wouldn't work and kept himself down once he took a few steps.

"Remember, he has strong defense but weak on other things like fighting. He can't touch us, then keep on the pressure"

"Right"

The gangs learned from Ironno's training last week, where they are in with the enemy who has powerful defense. If it lacks either offense or maneuverability, then the easy way to beat it by letting himself get beaten from what they lack. It might not hurt him, but tired him out is the other way. The kid turns to them, and one of them back out and the other tried to place traps around him.

"Earth sink"

He throws it with his own crafted scrolls.

The kid kept trying to leave, but the gangs kept following him and more are coming.

"Please, I'm not here to cause trouble"

"Why? We are gathering here and you tried to trespass ours"

"You know the forest is dangerous"

"A D rank forest is nothing more dangerous because of your defense skill"

The kid gritted his teeth

"I thought so, then boys let's do this"

The kid didn't notice that the scrolls were already placed outside the vicinity, and accidentally triggered it

"What the?"

The kid sinks in to the earth and they watch his body sunk so quickly.

"Wow the traps works"

"Yeah, just like we got sink into the abyss when we met that weirdo"

The gangs didn't want to accept what happened to them a while back, but thanks to that. It is quite effective to those who moved around a lot.

"Yeah, that weirdo did give us one terrifying experienced"

"Shut up, the kid is trying to pull himself out"

The gangs run up to him, and accidentally got caught by their own traps

"Laughter* Remember what teacher Ironno just said to us, never forget that your own if we are that careless"

"Will you just shut up and pull me out here"

The gangs ignored the ones who got caught and focused on the kid.

"Hey!”

Few of the students are pointing at him

“That kid has something on his neck"

The kid shouted at them

"Don't touch it, it's very precious to me"

The gangs look at it

"Yeah, but why are you trying to hide it. The D rank forest won't be that dangerous. Are you trying to hide something?"

"Please, let me go. I just accidentally walk in and . . ."

The adventurers have reached where the fighting took place and interfere.

"Stop right there, why would you attack this kid?"

The gangs were surprised and tried to explained to them

"Sir, this kid walks into our area and we . . . uh"

"uh what? You know I have a lie detector, then spit it out"

The gangs were too occupied by fear from the presence of the adventurers.

Sooner or later, the kid was pulled out from the ground and the adventurers called out Ironno from what the gangs explained.

"These kids are using teamwork to gang up a kid. I'm quite surprised by all this"

"What are you talking about Heist? They gang up a kid"

"Guys, have you ever seen them execute their attacks. The kid was taken down by the scrolls that were freshly made during combat”

Heist heard from the troublemakers, he was surprised how they use tactics to deal certain types of people. It is almost like they are planning it in the first place. Heist told his companions

"I saw the kids move on and kept the other kid busy where the rest of their friends preparing for the traps after"

The adventurers didn't notice that and let Heist continue

"Then I saw the kid use a defensive ability. Then they switch plans to just capture him" "How did they become this tactical?"

"They told me they learned it from Ironno, one of the teachers in Sister's Hope"

The adventurers were mix about it, a bunch of troublemakers somehow pulled off something good with their traps on a kid.

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"They need to be punished, and also that teacher too."

"Go tell Alche and report him back to the school. Even though they can't lose their job for this, since none one got terribly hurt"

The adventurers remember what Heist said from their experience

"Hey, it's like one of those goblin tricks. Would it be much better to train us to how to counter it?"

"I don't know, there are also other city states to teach us anyway"

The A ranks were kind of surprised that the students are now train these kinds of tactic and strategy. Silfa might have some suspicions on them, but what's more troubling were students learned to use it quite fairly. The rest went back to supervise the other students while she is now looking for Alche about the situation.

The kid was unconscious and Silfa let Heist take care of him, while the rest of the S ranks are with her to face Alche. Ironno and Haw were nowhere to be seen, and heard from the other students that they are in a deeper part of the forest with the other students who are brave enough to face some more rare creatures.

"Ma'am, the teachers are heading deep closely to the north. While the rest of us will be heading back to the camp"

"Why are they are going deeper to the forest?"

"Teachers' friend was there, and other students who are brave enough are coming along with them"

Silfa pulls out her device and the others as well. Seeing the GPS, through magic, showed where the students are, and checking from it they found out most of them were all no signs of danger except for the others with their fear factor seems to be risen a bit.

"It's probably that they scaring each other for fun"

The S rank being cheeky about it, where the other S rank nodded to play along. Silfa calmed herself down and talk with the students.

"Will they be alright?"

"It depends where they want to stay with them or not"

The S ranks were a bit cautious and ask again

"Are they going to spend the night in the wilderness?"

"Yeah, sort off”

Heist comes along carrying the kid

“I managed to see them, but it is too far for us to get there. Some elves are coming to their direction, probably be their friends"

"Elves?"

The students heard the conversation and as they talk about them. All surprised and envy to the students who are with the teachers, and the S ranks will be waiting for them as they told the students to return back to the camp. The students have no trouble bringing the loots with their magic inventories. Heading back, the adventurers will continue to hear the rumors from the students about Elves are in the forest. Heist remained outside of the camp calling rescuers to come to pick up the kid who lay unconscious.

Eldesunes travel within the winds of the forest have witness changes of the breeze. Dust comes along only by a few where they see down south of its windy trails. Nothing to ever believe where the otherworlders play across the trees. A familiar sight worn by the west man suits, none will betray but provoke in dismay, they saw them with younglings being excited to see them. Yet, the Eldesune already met them before and kept it in secrets. They spoke only Horsin could hear, and the students saw their teachers respond.

"Teacher, what did they say?"

Ironno brought the rune stone that can translate almost all language. The Eldesune keen eyes see him pulled the rune from his pockets as he sensed it by their magic. The students were distracted on the elves and the stones began to shine. It brightens even further and reaches its light to them. Then the Eldesune speaks

"Other worlder, you can now understand us"

"WOW!"

The brave students heard him clearly and with the light shows his figure. He is the only one wears in robes while the other female elves wore they thought to be beautiful armors that gives a slim curves of leaves scaled armor.

They wore the leaves that drank by the magic well, it seems to look weak but the magic it contains to endure of any strong steel besides runic enhancements. There are only three elves who greeted them while the others are somewhere else doing what they needed to do.

"Greetings other worlders, where are the rest of your brothers and sisters"

They can't hold a proper greeting and the excitements of seeing an elf in front of them and let alone talking in such a sight. Haw and Ironno were the first to respond again.

"We are here to train these students about survival and . . ."

"I see only massacre where the forest finally gives in to the blight for a short moment"

The elf pointed out the part of the forest, and the students were guilty but will not stop them to fulfill their quest. One of the students mentioned to them

"Was this forest to be a D rank zone? Why is the forest grow back so quickly?"

The elves answered them as they intrude

"Don't judge it by your views child, the forest is more dangerous of itself than the creatures who lived on it"

The students remember one of Haw's warnings about the dungeons.

"Then can I ask you something, like the dungeons on this forest"

The elves look at them to be unworthy to enter the "dungeons" for some reasons, and their eyes put a serious stare.

"Children, with your power can destroy this forest but the forest can heal in such a fast rate and sometimes the woods might grab a hold any living beings"

The robe elf uses his magic and forced the tree to opened something inside the tree and the students saw a dead creature being merging with it.

"Let your teachers ask these types of question. Now enders, what do you want from us?"

The students seeing those dead creatures inside as it was consumed by the forest, their worried faces were lightened by the smiles of the elven women.

"Gown man . . ." The students hold off their laughter from what ridiculous word they are saying. Where the elf in robes who holds the rune stone noticed it.

"Is that stone made by the demons?"

"Yes, and there were the most available in the city, Gown man"

Laughter brings out from the students' mouths including the other elves joined in where the only elf who wore a robe stated to be a gown.

"Apologies my friend, may I laugh for this mistake"

She giggles pleasantly while her partner shows a charming joy from her expression. The boys were charmed and the girls were jealous by their complexion. Never would have thought for the elf in robe to have fun with them in this situation as he returns the stone to Ironno.

"I allowed it, now Enders, please what do you intend to do here?"

"We want to help us to hunt rare creatures beside Feral Goblins (Marsp)"

The wind flow a bit like a breeze and the robe elf's power raised by the sound of it.

"There are some rare creatures somewhere, thankfully is not from the dungeon"

"Thank you, are the kids worthy to face it"

"As long it is not from a dungeon, they may"

The students were never had the chance to talk with the elves and they ask Haw

"Uh teacher, is there a chance to talk to them? We want to have a chat with them too"

The female elves respond their request

"We should have lunch here. The sun should be set noon. I hope you spare the time"

"Ah yes, thank you"

They shyly overjoyed to join them after a few talks. They prepared lunch where the elves saw what the other worlder prepared their meals while they use their magic to bring the food from the forest.

"Oh my"

The elf reacted to their lunches not by its cuisine looks but the design of their food. The students saw the elf being cute by their eyes and they share their meals with them. Enjoying both the company and the meals, the robe elf seemed to be out of their circle where only him and the Raker Mawns eat together. Both of the female elves were overwhelmed by their offers, but managed to eat as they talk.

"Seems like all of your bravest students enjoying themselves, how come they have no interest in me?"

"We have no idea, even in the city itself where most of the arts and themes they had were mostly young women"

The robe elf has no idea what they meant, because of that term where most men desire but the women included. The robe elf reached out one of the students who is nearby

"Child, why all of you enjoying those two instead the rest are here?"

"Well of course, we never have a chance to meet other races like yours in person"

"Then why not me then child?"

"Sorry, but those elves are wearing cool armor"

The robe elf is confused to hear by his fellow elves' attire. On his robe is consist secret magic within the air confinement of concentrated force within. He gives off a calm sigh and turned to the child.

"Then tell me what they like that"

The elves moved back to the robe elf as they finished their meal while the other students remain in their seats and give a little sad expression, Ironno and Haw settled themselves along with the elves leaving the other students jealous.

"Teachers are getting close with the elves, I really envy them"

The robe elf rolls his eyes

"Child . . ."

"Mylnoie, they are still children"

"Children who reached deep into the harsh forest"

They suddenly argued but act like a sweet conversation.

The female elves give a brief moment to him as how they care for them, he knows his sisters but he continued on the students

"Powerful you may be, let's first learn more about your city. How about you ask each of us a question? One anything but personal"

The female elves thought he will be going to his ego, but his interests are refreshing on them in such a rare moment.

"Really?"

"Truly, but first answer ours then we answer yours. Be careful though, I said each of us" Some of the students were not yet finish eating and tried to think of something, and a surprised shout coming from the students.

"Does Elves can marry other race . . . like us?"

The student went all got embarrassed.

The students heard it, and it was one of those anime fans who dreamed to live like one of those series. The robe elf watched them argue

"Hey, don't waste on that question"

"Please Mylnoie . . ."

that name spoke out from his fellow elves as the students complain. The robe elf seemed to be tolerated by the words they used. He answered it anyway

"Yes, you can marry an elf. Now it's our turn"

The students grunted their own classmates and began to bully him. The robe elf had enough of their violence and unleash his soothing magic. The magic flow through the air as they breathe and felt their strength relaxed.

"Don't fight with your companions, children. Or I'll let your body rest on your meals"

The female elves stop him.

"Please Mylnoie, these are children. They should know better"

The Raker Mawns let them be, where the students almost lay their heads on their meals like their own pillows.

"Sorry, can we take back the last question?"

"I already done answering, and you can't ask me again but these two will"

The female elves worried to see the children having distress, and their teachers seem to have no trouble at it.

"It's alright children, you still have two questions left"

"Then how about you children. Why started a school for adventuring?"

The robe elf quickly asks while the robe elf has no bother with their arguments.

One of the arrogant students answered him

"Well, because we are in a different world and there was an incident back when most of the kids misused their powers"

The arrogant kid shows off their magic and treating like toys

"And you can see, we managed and we made something spectacular"

The robe elf was a bit concern, but with the kid unleashed his magic. The robe elf understands a bit what their Ehan'Ra's told them a while back.

"Impressive to have such problems to be solve that quickly. Congratulations"

The arrogant students shows off a bit after they praised them and give a mockery to his own classmates

"Of course, but there are other students are weaker that won't be a bother anyway"

The students were a bit annoyed by him including the elves, but the robe elf stays calm and listen to their every words. While in the middle of the conversation, the students started fighting again and the elves hold the robe elf again until the fight was settled.

"These children never leave a small chance of breaks"

Ironno examined their conversation and Haw agrees

"Even consequences of this land won't change them either"

"Unless you mentioned about Rune Isles or the east coast"

"That’s a different matter"

The students come out by one of them.

"It's our turn, we want to know about the Foundation from the south coast of our city. Is it really broken?"

"Broken? can you explain child?"

The student nod, and each of the students tell them what they heard from city hall.

"They say the Foundation supposed to let us go home"

"Not this again we should"

Another argument arises, and the elves let go the robe elf and unleash his spell. A common feeling of aggression towards the foundation's true cause were put their mind in still.

"Child, ask away. We are very trustworthy to hear about your questions. With manners!"

Some students saw their classmates who are against it were put into a stasis. That alone only who are not are the ones who will actually going to hear their answers.

"We only know that the Foundation doesn't have the coordinates like one of the guilds managed to teleport somewhere, but remain on this world"

The robe elf kept his observation and the elves couldn't believe what they hear, they kept to themselves a bit and could only answer them what the Foundation supposed to do.

"Coordinates? Sorry child, we only know that the Foundation already have the pathway to reverse back when you came into this world. However, the flaws it had were your coordinates to choose to go where"

"Then the Foundation can actually take us home?"

"Sorry child, one question at the time. I won't be answering another one"

"How about you?"

"Please, we wanted to leave. Everyone is gone mad with power"

The elves quiet them, and only give them an advice

"Live a bit on this world. Let your teachers help you to survive until the Foundation can finally function again. Sorry child"

Tears started to flow and the robe elf stares at the Raker Mawns suspiciously. None of them reacted to it. A whisper to himself in grief.

"Ruined men"

The students didn't realized between the reactions as they wanted to leave where they know they survived, but the reality is where their communities divided due to Hierarchy in ranks.

The robe elf let loose to the stasis students and let them know the 2nd question was answered.

"Really, I . . ."

Another soothing magic let the kid to lay down on his plate and wakes up after.

"My sisters are letting me do this, it seems like the question before brought me to this. Now children, who were in the stasis, what is your final question"

The students who were not in stasis hide their impressions as they already have enough to fight against their own classmates. Their mix faces leaving the rest to worry about the Foundation. Yet none of the others hesitate to ask.

"Is it true anyone can claim any empty lands?"

The students remembered what Haw say about founding your own realms or city. Saying it now, they thought it just for the speech. Now, from what the female elf said to them where jarring.

"Yes, you can, did you ever wonder why Isekai City already declared since the requirements have already met"

"But, I thought its just some ambition stories"

"You ask us, it should have been common knowledge"

"Well about that, teacher Haw said it to us during setting up our camps"

"Hmm, another waste of a question then"

The elves stop asking them questions after the foundation, seeing them down won't be any good. They thought their questions will have the same answer like the 1st one. But there are still the teachers though.

"I think it should be it, for now. Our Mylnoie is busy, he is not here to meet you by coincidence"

The robe elf stands up and begins to walk away as they already explained. He stops for a bit, hearing the chants of the trees and let it talk by its own accord. The trees spoken secretly to the Raker Mawns, but they didn't know but the elves.

"I'll be leaving first. My sisters will help you in your adventure. It is my appreciation of how you are trying your best and managed to find us. Your people had difficulty to find me, or was it luck blesses you . . . Remember, the hunt you are trying to face will be the hardship keeping what spoils it has"

The female elves and the rest where not expecting him to leave an advise on them, and the Raker Mawns know

"The gown man was called without excusing himself. It must be an important call"

The elves still laugh by that translation

"Gown? oh never mind and please find the better rune stone. But yes, he is being called, which means he agreed for us to help the children as we didn't hear ours"

Everyone is getting better now, and with the elves be joining on their bonus quest. The others give a bad impression among each other where the elves notice

"Are they really getting along? Raker Mawn"

Haw found something across the distance and pointed out the rare monster from the distance

"Finished your meals, a herd of elks are coming"

All the excitement brought them back from they are came here to do, to find any rare monsters. The students were blindly not knowing of what kind of elk it is, and because of their overpowered abilities put their pride on front. The elves noticed, Ironno hushes them and give them some note.

"These kids were never experienced true creatures because of their none lethal training"

"So be it Raker, we will help for what the limits they can endure"

Ironno fooled himself to believe the dangers of the elk could harm the students, but they never know there any possible way to get the game. A precious creature with unimaginable uses of its body.

The robe elf watches afar with his knowledge changes view a bit. Another call arrived to him in a form by the light touches one of the trees shows a vision of his fellow Eldesunes.

"Ehan'Se, your presence brings wisdom on our hunts"

"Are you becoming a Dyute my scholar?"

His presence tells the robe elf that he is watching. The Ehan'Se thought they might do dangerously

"No Ehan'Se, but they have interest hunting some monsters, means the animals in this forest"

"There is no need to explain, my spouse is already preached me before"

"Thank you, what's your calling for me?"

The robe elf filled his mind from the power of his Ehan'Se, his mind surging in secret messages only high authority being blessed. The light shines on him and the wind shows a slight reflection by it.

"I see, a lost wanderer. Neither ours nor theirs"

The magic remained him until the call is over, leaving him in great enlightenment for a bit and quickly dismisses as he finally understood it all. With his power where he sensed the rest of his companions as they venture throughout the forest, they know it's from Ehan'Se and let the robe elf acts his own again. The robe elf finally moved on the other way and follow his order.