A Core Ship From The Start

Duanmu Huai didn’t know what Tanaka Asuka was thinking, but shortly after, he learned that Tanaka Asuka achieved a nationwide top twenty ranking in the mock exams, and it became a big news story in the staff room—after all, though Ryuo Academy is a private high school, its teaching level is quite average, so having a top college entrance exam scorer is newsworthy.

Then, when Duanmu Huai went to the music classroom again, he saw Tanaka Asuka sitting in her seat, showing a victory gesture to Duanmu Huai.

Duanmu Huai just glanced at her and nodded.

After all, this is a secret between them— coaxing someone else’s daughter to deal with her own mother is certainly not appropriate to bring up.

Tanaka Asuka’s return completely stabilized the somewhat unstable situation in the Wind Band Club. Although it’s not nice to say, Tasuku indeed mentioned that Tanaka Asuka is the most indispensable person in the lower brass section. Although Huang’zen Kumiko’s skills are also quite good, Tanaka Asuka is irreplaceable for now. If she can’t participate in the national competition, then Nakagawa Natsuki would have to substitute.

But Nakagawa Natsuki only started practicing the bass trombone in high school, and her technique and proficiency aren’t great. Replacing Tanaka Asuka would be too stressful for her... Fortunately, Tanaka Asuka is back, and everyone can breathe a sigh of relief.

Everything seems to be progressing smoothly, even Naruse Mio’s magic teaching shows certain results, Frieren’s Human Magic System indeed suits beginners like Naruse Mio, who rely more on intuition rather than thinking. Although the progress isn’t fast, in Duanmu Huai’s view, at least Naruse Mio could escape if encountering Fallen Angels or such.

However, Frieren is clearly not satisfied with this.

"Just training is useless; practical experience is often needed to gain experience."

Reading through the magazine in her hand, Frieren spoke.

"Practical experience, huh..."