The Slayers
Chapter 157 (Season 4)

Mana powder, one of the high value and much sought after ingredients. Normally, there was on the horns of a monster and not all monster horns could be made into mana powder. Mana powder can be made as bullets, explosives, and various other useful things.

Alan, who had the Grimoire:tale of Alchemist, certainly knew some monsters whose horns could be made into mana powder. Especially the purest.

Already preparing the answer in his mind, Alan immediately replied.

"Let's discuss the most common, Gray Buffalo, from the snake portal. The defense is good, but not too dangerous. Then from the Hyena portal, there was Wood Hoarder, a barbarian dwarf with horns. Although small, but which powder is produced is quite good. But, compared to that of the portal tiger, Manticore, Wood Hoarder is nothing."

"For the portal of lions and dragons, I don't know. Only the top-ranked Slayers knew about it. But, that's for sure..."

Alan was a little reluctant to say this one. This monster reminded him of bad memories. But, inevitably, he had to say it.

"...monster that appeared in 2023. The giant monster that killed many people in this country, Goliath. That monster whose horns could be made into the purest mana powder. One example, a Japanese Slayer, Takagi Kazuki, who has a Dragoon job once used a bullet made of powder which belonged to Goliath. You should know that, right, Mr Zeto?"

Mr. Zeto did not respond. There is only silence in this class. To be sure, almost the entire class was gaping and speechless.

"...great, I didn't expect the new student to be this smart, Steady! You got 50 points!"

Gaining 50 points, made Alan feel somewhat satisfied. Points are one of the most important things in the Academy. Students with the top points of each class will usually receive prizes every month, some are annual. The gifts given also do not play. How do I get points? Surely we have to do something that impressed the teacher during the lesson. Not all teachers give points easily. It makes students have to think of a cool and difficult way.

Alan had already earned points on the second day of his schooling, leaving the students in awe. Indeed, Alan's explanation was amazing, so Alan did deserve that point.

"Alright, now go to the page ...."

***

Biology lesson is over. That's not a problem for Alan. The lesson to come is not a problem either. What will come is, fighting class.

The teacher is a woman, but not just any woman. It can be called that because...

"Very weak!"

Classes fight with weapons this time, students are required to fight a puppet that is fast and has good defense. The puppet will not attack and will continue to defend. Students can only attack with weapons. Any weapon, sword, spear, arrow, gun, even weapons that have no physical form. Students who can attack the specified section will earn points. The highest point is on the head, which is 10 points. If the middle gets 5 points, the bottom gets 3 points.

An example of a person using a weapon without a physical form is Alan himself.

Unlike usual, his movements were not wild, unlike that of a savage beast. It was because he was still hiding his ability. The movements he used were simple, not too fast or slow, and not too amazing either. At least until the point continues to increase.

On the board that shows the points of the students, it is seen that Alan's points continue to rise. It was all because of his extremely random fighting style.

First he used a beast-like style to attack a certain part, then Alan quickly changed into a fencing style that pierced the unprotected parts. This is done at random. Sometimes he hits the leg, sometimes the stomach, sometimes the face.

This made his points increase continuously. But, he could not defeat the other 5 people. Johan, Via, Naya, Nusa, and one student named Cintia.

Alan was not angry about it, because he thought rank 6 was satisfactory.

During the break, before entering the next lesson, Alan was approached by the teacher. The teacher was named Luciana. His stature was muscular, tall, and dashing. It was only the first time Alan had seen such a woman directly.

"Hey, your name is Alan, right?"

"Yes, Mom."

"How did you do it?"

"who was? It's like playing paper rock scissors."

"I didn't expect such an answer. I mean, you're a new student with the Poison Alchemist job. Alchemists shouldn't be able to do such a thing."

The words of Ms. Luciana Alan had often heard. Such an Alchemist stereotype made him resentful. But, he couldn't change reality like that. Because it's...

"...maybe something like that doesn't affect me, Mom."

Ms. Luciana did not reply, just staring at Alan sharply. Alan returned that sharp look. In the end, Ms. Luciana sighed.

"...70 points."

Now, Alan Lexius, earned 120 points on his second day at the Academy.