The First Lecture 3

"Hmmm..." Silence filled the place as their teacher destroyed all of their privacies in one move.

"Here you go, it would do you good to know the abilities of your classmates too." Lu left his thinking position, then gave the students five parchments each.

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Kuki Shinobu

Alignment: Neutral Good

Ability Parameters:

Strength: D

Endurance: E+

Agility: C

Energy: C

Luck: D+

EB: C

Elemental Bursts:

Gyoei Narukami Kariyama Rite

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Kamisato Ayaka

Alignment: Lawful Good

Ability Parameters:

Strength: D+

Endurance: D

Agility: D+

Energy: B

Luck: C

EB: B+

Elemental Bursts:

Kamisato Art: Soumetsu

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Kujou Sara (Tengu Bloodline Awakened)

Alignment: Lawful Good

Ability Parameters:

Strength: C+

Endurance: B

Agility: B+

Energy: A

Luck: B

EB: A

Elemental Bursts:

Subjugation: Koukou Sendou

Thunderous Flare

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Sangonomiya Kokomi (Dormant Bloodline)

Alignment: Neutral Good

Ability Parameters:

Strength: E+

Endurance: E+

Agility: D

Energy: A+

Luck: B+

EB: A+

Elemental Bursts:

Nereid's Ascension

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Lumine (Sealed)

Alignment: True Neutral

Ability Parameters:

Strength: A

Endurance: A

Agility: B+

Energy: EX

Luck: EX+

EB: A+

Elemental Bursts:

Gust Surge

Wake of Earth

Bellowing Thunder

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"..." Another moment of silence was needed for them to comprehend everything.

"I didn't know the difference between I and the current tengu general was this big. Are bloodlines that amazing?..." Ayaka wondered.

"The priestess of Sangonomiya has a dormant one though. I wonder why that is?" Kuki asked blatantly.

"Don't probe too much. Everyone has their right to keep secrets." Lu berated, with his best teacher attitude.

"Says you!" The shinobi fired back.

"It's fine, Lu. And lady Kuki, no need to be so formal with me. About this bloodline of mine though... I'm sorry, but I need to keep it a secret from the people outside the Sangonomiya Clan." Kokomi answered, then stared at the deity unusually long.

"My abilities are nothing special. I just had a head start from training with my senior tengus. And even with all the help I got from his majesty and the others, Lumine was still way above me." Sara evaluated.

"You're absolutely right about that! Even I was surprised! And her 'sealed' description is definitely more mysterious than our Kokomi here... How curious..." Lu said as he scanned the blonde from head to toe once more.

"Can you stop acting like a creep for one day? And no, I'll keep my mouth completely shut about that." Lumine averted her eyes in annoyance. Having said that, the smug yet flustered look on her face reflects something different.

(True Neutral, huh... Is that her role in this game? But it also means she can be swayed to take a side. Interesting...) Lu thought as he continued his stare.

"If anything, you should show us yours, Ziya! It would be unfair if each one of us here is naked to the eye e-except... you!" Lumine stuttered in embarrassment in the end, after realizing what she omitted.

"Sure... Give me a second..." The deity complied, unfazed at what had occurred.

"Wait! Give us the real one, or the most detailed one you have. Shuten told me that you can hide any detail that you want." Everyone was delighted to see the deity's usual expression break. Lumine checkmated him in one move.

"That troublesome oni really needs to keep her mouth shut about some things, or I'll do it myself by choking her with my stick... My divine whip..." Lu whispered quietly, as he was forced to accept their demands.

"Here you go-" The ladies snatched a copy in a flash, leaving the dumbfounded guy giving his usual smile at the wind.

His final thoughts were 'Wretched Anemo Archon!'.

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Raiden Lu (High Xian)

Alignment: Cha--Neutral Good

Ability Parameters:

Strength: B - B+ (+)

Endurance: B+ - A (+)

Agility: EX

Energy: EX++

Luck: EX+

NP: EX+

Notable Skills:

Primordial Military Arts (A+): He was credited with utilizing tactics and strategies before military arts were established as a studiable discipline. Two out of seven Military Classics of his homeland were written by him.

Riding (A+): He can freely ride even Divine Beast class species. Except for dragons... at least that's what he said.

Investiture Enforcer (B): His state as the one carrying out the Investiture of the Gods. Super effective against divinity and demonic traits.

Philosophy Key (EX): A mysterious key from another world. He uses this for what he calls Xian arts and Fangshi (Tao Arts). It should be noted that his Philosophy Magecraft was from the Age of Gods.

Noble Phantasms:

Dashenbian EX+ (God-Striking Whip): A whip to strike gods.

Nilong Shenshou - Sibuxiang A (Dracomorphized Divine Beast - Sibuxiang): A beast that resembles a dragon.

Improvised Clairvoyance EX (Sealed) - An ability that was sealed with his permission.

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(Phew! Good thing a few of them were outdated. I only hope that they will get distracted with the new concept, and not ask anythin-)

"What's with this 'sealed' thing, hmm~? And you suspiciously permitted it too." Lu was awoken by a grinning Lumine. Well, that backfired fast...

"You see, my clairvoyance was nearing omniscience at one time, and it was too much for me to handle. And think about it... Knowing everything would be a cool ability, but it would also makes everything boring~." He came up with a reasonable answer fast.

"How do I say this, Lu... Everything about this was way too shady." The deity fell to his knees after hearing the cheerful Kokomi's words of wisdom.

"Ohh... Just like him. Heh~!" Ayaka added with a smirk. I guess this answers the question 'Is it considered a double kill if you kill the same person twice?'.

"And the descriptions are annoying too." Kuki grimaced. Lu must have nine lives to survive this far.

"Just... like him. Pfft!" The deity looked ghostly, as he heard even the strict Sara laughing alongside them.

Lu then continued to stare at the ground with blank eyes.

"Don't go too far guys... His abilities are amazing. Remember what he said? This version is one level above in terms of parameters." Lumine tried to change the atmosphere.

"He's pretty much an Archon. It would be a disappointment if he wasn't even on that level." Ayaka countered with a smirk.

Another bullet was fired. But what damaged the deity the most was the fact that she didn't even call him by his name.

"But... Lu must be an amazing strategist for two of his works to be ingraved in his homeland's history!" Kokomi stated with a bright smile. The healing has begun.

"And that suspicious-

"Mysterious." Sara coughed to correct the shinobi.

"And that mysterious key too. I wonder if we can use his tricks too if we have that..." Kuki pondered to no one in particular.

"Is no one gonna talk about his blurred alignment?" Lumine questioned.

"Hey hey! We don't have enough time for this so save it for later." Lu who was now back to his usual self, clapped to get their attention.

"Take your seats because class will begin." He ordered with a drained smile.

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