The hero's gender is yet to be determined after rebirth.

“I think Loren has great potential for martial arts! Think about it, back then he… he… he…” Meilan chimed in, seemingly trying to find a highlight of Loren’s outstanding performance and potential, but after a long pause, she finally came up with a reason: “Back then he threw chicken legs very accurately!”

“…” Both Lorenwei and Kurala had large beads of sweat on their foreheads.

Sylph covered her mouth, almost bursting out laughing.

"Excuse my frankness, but based on my experience with everyone, I believe it's a misunderstanding," the quest leader began to explain her perspective. "Please note, this team only has one male member!"

Lorenwei and the others remained silent for a moment.

"Huh? What's wrong?" Lorenwei, Meilan, and Sylph asked, puzzled.

"..." Kurara blushed.

"After Miss Lorenwei entered the academy, she became the focus of everyone's attention. Students from other classes would even go to see her class. Class 3 of the first year not only became a tourist attraction with an entrance fee, but now there's even a fee for sitting in her seat, and there are quite a few people willing to pay."

"This has nothing to do with our team, right?" Lorenwei was embarrassed, but inwardly cursed that it must have been the work of her two incompetent teammates and that clever guy who caused this fee.

"I'm just describing it, but now almost every student and teacher in the school knows where Lorenwei sits. As a result, everyone knows that Loren and Lorenwei are deskmates. Even though Loren rarely attends classes, Kurara and Melan are always sitting next to him and Lorenwei at their desks, and they are very close. Kurara even made a declaration of love."

"What's wrong now?" Lorenwei asked, puzzled.

The quest giver looked at her, thinking to herself, "Miss Lorenwei, are you really unaware or just pretending? When I mentioned class matters, I was actually hinting at dormitory issues! Could it be that Miss Lorenwei is truly insensitive to matters of the heart?"

These pretty girls are all close to Loren, and they haven't been back to the girls' dormitory for many days! So is Loren!

So, what kind of team will the Loren team be in other people's eyes?

To outsiders, this team is known as: "Loren's Harem Team"!

If Loren were to appear at the academy, it wouldn't just be a matter of bad luck; he'd likely be trampled to death by the jealous crowd, buried alive without even needing a pit to be dug...

Many teachers also learned of Loren's identity; the student registration form stated that he was the headmaster's child!

So, if the headmaster has a harem, who would dare to step forward and teach her?

The female teachers didn't want to get involved, and the male teachers were even less likely to get involved!

In truth, the quest giver didn't know that while the vast majority of teachers didn't want anything to do with the harem team, a few would always try to sign up for tutoring out of wishful thinking. However, all of these attempts were blocked by the crystal system, and the few tutoring requests never even reached the quest giver!

Kula blushed because the incredibly clever girl had already thought of this, and although she wasn't entirely right, she guessed about 90% of it.

She gently tugged at Lorenwei, gesturing for everyone to talk in a corner.

Kula, hiding in a corner from the other students, blushed and explained the reasoning behind her speculation.

"So that's what the quest girl was hinting at..." Lorenwei suddenly realized.

Lorenwei never even considered the possibility of building a harem. Firstly, it was a gradual, natural progression for her; secondly, she simply didn't have the capacity to do so—her physical condition wouldn't allow it…

She never expected that even she would be seen as a member of Loren's harem by a small group of onlookers. Even though there were rumors that Loren and Lorenwei were related, the sibling relationship only excited the onlookers more, making them want to shout, "What a coincidence!"

"Someone's having a good time, isn't he?" Siluf snorted. Her words didn't reveal her true intentions to Lorenvie; others would only assume she was talking about Loren, but only she and the person in question knew who she was referring to…

Sylph's mind was completely on Lorenvi. She didn't understand it before because Lorenvi and Lorenvi were practically the same person in her eyes, and she didn't think about it that way.

Meilan goes without saying; she didn't care about harem matters at all, but was more concerned about cultivation: "But without the guidance and approval of a teacher, how can one enter the Valley of Mist to train?"

Lorenwei sighed, watching the quest giver approach, and said helplessly, "...If all else fails, we'll have to use connections."

She wanted to ask the headmaster for favors to get in.

The quest girl also came over to help think of a solution, but just as she walked over, she overheard Lorenwei's words.

So, her gaze couldn't help but drift towards Lorenwei's back...

Meanwhile, the quest giver thought to herself: "Young people these days really know how to have fun..."

There's always a way out. What was originally impossible to walk on, was made possible by walking on it often.

The union's doors opened, and an elderly man in a tattered robe pushed them open, staggering towards the front desk, reeking of alcohol.

The quest giver narrowed her eyes, then swiftly returned to the front desk, greeting them with a respectful smile: "Welcome! How can I help you?"

The elderly man who arrived was none other than the magician Burbo, the father of the school principal, Bordona.

Reeking of alcohol, Bulbo slurred and asked the quest giver, "I dealt with a cursed female mage in the suburbs. Is there a reward?"

As he spoke, he tossed a tattered robe, still emitting a faint black mist, onto the front desk.

Chapter 153 Loren's grandfather as mentor? Cross-dressing master Jason might be in danger.

Lorenwei thought the old man looked familiar.

"It's that teacher I saw in class," Kurara immediately remembered.

Lorenwei suddenly remembered the person she had once listened to in the back of Class 3, Grade 1. Little did she know that this mage was Bordonna's father.

The quest giver stared at the cloth shrouded in black mist for a long while, then said apologetically, "Lord Burbo, I'm sorry, I don't quite understand. This cloth, shrouded in black mist, is wrapped in holy elements and sealed with something, but what does that mean?"

Kurara was also confused, as she wasn't present when they encountered the woman in the black mist. However, Lorenve, Sylph, and Melanie seemed to understand, and they exchanged glances.

Lorenwei gently shook her head, deciding to play dead and deny everything. They had already destroyed the body and covered their tracks, so how did this Burbo manage to find the strip of cloth again?

Wait, could it be that I forgot about this piece of cloth after casting so many erasure spells? I really didn't notice it. Or could that woman in the black mist be reborn using this piece of cloth? That seems unlikely.

Another possibility is that the woman in the black mist deliberately slipped away before the battle was decided, or that there was some kind of mechanism that caused the cloth to hide nearby after its owner was seriously injured.

Meanwhile, Bulbo was explaining to the quest girl, clearly intending to let others hear: "The owner of the cloth strip was a sorcerer. Although this piece of cloth cannot be used to revive, it can transmit some special information, such as the resentment of who killed her."

Lorenwei and the others were shocked to hear this. If the Black Robe Organization found out that they were the ones who destroyed the body and covered up the evidence, it would be very troublesome.

Kurara had already realized what was going on and leaned closer to Lorenwei, whispering, "He came over with the fabric, what does that mean?"

“It shouldn’t be malicious,” Lorenwei said, “but we don’t know where the fabric came from, so it’s none of our business. Right now, if someone in the academy leaks the news, everyone will think of him first.”

“That’s right.” Kurara understood what Lorenwei meant. Since the other party had no evidence and hadn’t pointed a finger at her and said she was the murderer, she should play dumb.

"You want to find out who killed this sorcerer?" the quest girl asked Bulbo in surprise. "However, sorcerers whose bodies are shrouded in black mist are all evil, right? Only sorcerers who have committed excessive killings and indiscriminately slaughtered innocent people would have black mist swirling around them."

"Of course I'm too lazy to investigate. This kind of fabric is always stained with black mist, and it won't fade even after death. It must be full of sins. I'm not afraid of being retaliated against by the organization mentioned by the owner of this cloth. I'll just take it and seal the information. I also plan to collect some reward money." Burbo chuckled. "I've spent my monthly teacher's allowance. I don't even have money to buy wine."

The quest giver chuckled, "You still love to joke around. It's a pity there's no reward. How about you get an advance on next month's pay?"

She had used the honorific "Your Excellency" when addressing Burbo earlier because she knew his identity. Burbo was a board member of the academy, and his daughter was the headmistress; how could he be poor?

"I can't get an advance, because I've already done it." Bulbo looked distressed, leaned closer to the quest giver's counter, and whispered, "Is there a quick way to make money?"

"This..." The task manager thought for a moment and then suddenly understood. She immediately took out the registration form for the candidate tutoring teams and deliberately said loudly, "As long as you choose the task of tutoring a student team, you can immediately receive a tutoring subsidy."

Boulbo took it, didn't look at it much, and pointed directly to the first one: "This one looks good. It's Loren's team, isn't it the one commonly known as the Loren Harem Team? It's challenging, I like it, let's go with this team!"

"..." Lorenwei stood not far behind Burbo, her forehead creased with annoyance. How did even he know about that nickname?

Yesterday, a small number of teachers chose to tutor Loren's team, but they were all stopped by Boulbo using his position as a board member of the academy. He wanted to tutor Loren himself.

"...Okay! I'll register you." The mission manager immediately began to serve, adding, "Most of the team members are here, so I can introduce you."

“Actually, I noticed it a while ago.” Burbo didn’t pretend, turning to smile at Lorenwei and the others, his gaze sweeping over each of their faces. “Starting today, I will be your mentor!”

Although he spoke forcefully, the problem was that he was a bit unsteady on his feet, and the smell of alcohol that emanated from him as soon as he entered made him seem unreliable.

At least Kurara and Sylph's impression of him was below zero, almost to the point of freezing.

"Can he be a mentor? He reeks of alcohol, and he's probably a heavy drinker." Kurara thought to herself, "It's better to have Loren as the tutor." After all, he needs to make money. Wait, he's the captain now, not a teacher, so he can't be a tutor. Kurara sighed inwardly, wondering if she was being too eager for Loren to appear.

Sylph thought to herself that even that idiot Lorenve wouldn't get this drunk. Even if she was old, it was hard to believe that such a tutor had any real skills.

“Let me ask you this first, can we refuse a tutor who comes to us on their own initiative?” Lorenwei stepped forward.

You didn't know he was a board member of the academy, did you? The mission leader, fearing things would get tense, said, "Ah, if the team leader raises an objection, the academy can reconsider."

Sylph glanced sideways at Lorenwei and said, "It's a pity, we don't know where our captain went to flirt with girls."

Kurala really wanted to say that Loren wasn't that kind of person, but then she thought that even if Loren didn't want to flirt, he might still be noticed by other girls, so she decided not to argue.

Meilan asked doubtfully, "Will Loren object?"

Of all the people, she was probably the least concerned about Bulpo's appearance. Kurara and Sylph, being girls by nature, strongly disliked the old man's unkempt appearance and reeking of alcohol. Melanie, on the other hand, had entered the academy in a tattered cotton-padded jacket, so appearance wasn't a factor in her judgment of ability.

Burbo smiled confidently and said, "Speaking of which, among all the students in the academy, Loren is the least likely to object to me teaching."

Lorenwei's heart stirred upon hearing this.

Bourbo? Many people have the habit of taking a pronunciation from their parents' generation. For example, my maternal grandmother, Ivi, of the Seville ethnic group, was named after my great-grandfather, Elena, and great-grandmother, Sevi.

This is getting interesting. Lorenwei looked at Burpo's face and quickly thought of a possibility. Could it be Bordonna's...? After all, the two are related by blood, and with just a thought, she could tell they looked very similar.

While Lorenwei considered his kinship, Kurala and the other leading ladies didn't understand the old man's words at first, thinking he was just rambling incoherently and didn't take it seriously.

"This isn't a good place to talk, let's find somewhere... how about the cafeteria?" Bulbo thought for a moment, then suddenly thought of the cafeteria as a good place. "I heard that Lorenwei has countless academy coins, so treating this tutor to a meal shouldn't be a problem, right?"

Lorenwei glanced at Kurara and the other women, realizing that at least two of them looked reluctant, and immediately said, "We haven't said we accept you yet."

Burbo resorted to shamelessness: "Then let your captain refuse me."

"..." Lorenvi smiled bitterly to herself. If he is Bordonna's father, then I absolutely cannot appear as Lorenvi. Otherwise, wouldn't I be giving myself a grandfather?

She was unaware that Burbo was one of the few high-ranking members of the Sevi tribe who knew about them. Therefore, in the old man's eyes, Lorenvi and Loren were the same person, though he hadn't publicly revealed it.

“If the captain doesn’t object, I will immediately assume my mentor duties.” Bulbo gestured with his left hand on the front panel of the mission girl, reminding her, “Don’t forget to transfer the tutoring fee to my account.”

"Okay, I'll transfer the money to you after I register it." The mission girl glanced at the remaining coin count displayed by the magic crystal system and couldn't help but think to herself: I didn't expect the academy board member to have such a low number of coins? Only six?

Lorenwei didn't see the display, otherwise she would definitely have sided with Loren and mocked the old man for being poorer than herself!

Burbo grabbed the black cloth strip that was originally on the table and threw it high into the air.

With a snap of the fingers, light magic elements gathered and purified the strip of cloth.

"..." Lorenwei and the others saw it clearly and were amazed by this level of control over magical elements. To be able to cast it without incantation meant one was definitely above the level of an archmage. It seemed they were indeed qualified to provide guidance.

Lorenwei and others also understood that he was trying to curry favor.

Burbo staggered toward the door, bringing with him a whiff of alcohol as he passed Lorenwei, along with a low-pitched voice: "A strip of cloth is a stepping stone, is it heavy enough? At least it helped some people avoid trouble. Kids, this old man is cleaning up your mess, aren't you grateful?"

Lorenwei had no choice but to accept his favor, because if the news of Burbo taking out the strip of cloth in public were to leak, it would lead to the Black Robe Organization investigating him.

After greeting Kurala and the other women, Lorenwei followed in his footsteps.

Kurala and the other women shared the same thought: the fact that he found the strip of cloth and recognized that it was their group who did it meant that his skills were far greater than they appeared. Perhaps they could look forward to it!

As Burbo led the beautiful girls, including Lorenwei, out, the students couldn't help but gossip.

"That old man is so lucky, he actually gets to mentor a team of beautiful women!"

"I'd like to, but I don't have the ability."