NIKKE, When the Milky Way Blossoms

"Nadja~ Nadja~, judging by the military uniform, that man must be the commander, right? Hehe, he looks like he just broke up with his girlfriend~"

"Tia, how many times have I told you not to talk about others behind their backs?"

"Okay, I got it~"

Chapter Seventy-Seven: The Temperamental Instructor

Retro, clean, and lifeless.

When Phoenix walked into this teacher's office, which showed no signs of being technologically advanced, his first impressions were the three words mentioned above.

Similarly, Maruchana, a graduating class teacher at MMR Affiliated High School, also cautiously observed the commander in front of her.

　This is a man who looks quite ordinary overall.

However, it was precisely because of this ordinariness that his tourmaline-colored eyes became extremely conspicuous, making him the most eye-catching person in the crowd.

"You are Commander Phoenix?"

Fearing she might be impolite, Maruchana didn't dare to look at the other woman any longer. She brushed a strand of hair behind her ear and then extended her hand to another young woman in the office who had stood up from her chair.

"This is your trainee for this military training, Huaer Qiulei."

"It's a pleasure to meet you, sir."

Seeing the recruits, who had no shoulder insignia, salute him, Lieutenant Phoenix simply nodded and, without beating around the bush, asked bluntly, "Did Vice Commander Anderson give you any instructions?"

"Anderson... Vice Commander?"

The girl with light blue hair blinked her long, dark eyelashes blankly, expressing her confusion to her new instructor with her expression and tone.

"If you don't recognize it, then I'm mistaken."

Phoenix casually brushed the topic aside, already 80% certain that this Huaerqiulei was the protagonist from the original game storyline.

The fact that the meeting maniac takes such good care of you yet refuses to show his face is a privilege only the original protagonist of the same blood type can enjoy.

After a brief moment of thought, Phoenix decided not to dwell on the protagonist's gender and instead quickly embraced his role as an instructor.

The reason is simple.

He wanted to work early and leave early; he had no intention of currying favor with this protagonist.

Following the standard formula that "the protagonist always has to lose a few mentors and close friends during his growth process," it's best for him, as the instructor, to avoid having too much interaction with them.

In his past life, when he was reading comics, the death of a certain user who rolled their eyes at him had deeply shocked him.

"Teacher Maruchana, has Diesel arrived yet?"

Phoenix didn't forget that he also had to mentor a hapless girl named Niki, whom he had personally selected.

If he had a choice, he wouldn't want to select a train conductor as a member of his unit. Unfortunately, in Anderson's list, there were only three or four people named Nikki with machine gun modules implanted.

Even the worst train conductor is surely better than a pastry shop maid or an opera singer.

“Diesel is already waiting for you in Class E. I’ll take you there.” Maruchana was always efficient in her actions. After saying that, she got up and walked towards the door of the teachers’ office.

Seeing this, Phoenix didn't stand on ceremony and nodded to Walter, saying, "Follow me."

"Yes, sir!"

The female commander nervously saluted again, then obediently followed behind the instructors and teachers, arriving at Class E, the graduating third-year class of MMR Affiliated High School, completely bewildered.

That is, it is comparable to a special forces platoon or reconnaissance company in the military.

……

Boom boom boom!

The girls' chatter, as lively as birdsong, was instantly silenced by Maruchana's knocking on the door.

In the quiet classroom, the JK girls dressed as students turned their heads and looked towards the classroom door.

Teacher Maruchana...

And two commanders?

One second the atmosphere was one of vibrant youth, but the next it became eerie and tense with the appearance of Phoenix and Walter.

Are the students at this school afraid of the commander?

The instructor, surnamed Fei, keenly sensed the faint panic in the air, and a sense of doubt crept into his heart.

When he was walking down the corridor, the girls didn't seem particularly afraid of him. So why did they all act like frightened little animals as soon as he entered the classroom, looking as if they were facing a formidable enemy?

What do you mean?

Do they think they're the heads of the teaching affairs office?

"Let me explain it to you."

Just as Phoenix was confused, a slightly embarrassed Maricana quickly introduced the two of them.

"This is Commander Huaerqiulei, who will be in charge of your duties for the next two weeks."

This is Instructor Phoenix; he's in charge of... um... Instructor Phoenix will be responsible for evaluating your overall performance over the next two weeks.

While Maricana was still talking, Phoenix's gaze swept over the group of students, finally settling on Diesel.

Immediately afterwards, he regretted it.

She regrets not choosing a maid or a singer.

Despite wearing a blue military uniform, how is it possible for this train conductor to blend into the JK (high school girl) crowd without looking out of place at all?

It even gave me the illusion of being the class representative?

she,

Was it an act?

……

After half an hour,

"wrong answer."

Clicking the clear mark button on the map, the Dong teacher pinched the bridge of his nose hard. The pain on his face was so obvious that even the students with the lowest emotional intelligence could easily sense it.

"Do you think you're playing a shooting game?! You think you can just shoot Lecher every time you see him?!"

how?

You've got your crosshairs on Lecher, and your fingers are already cramping, right? You can't stand not shooting him, can you?!

You are standing at a high vantage point, you have a 16x scope, you can see everything clearly.

The problem is, have you ever considered that your teammates are most likely not even in your field of vision? Are you expecting them all to just stand there and watch your performance?

Shall we give you some more applause?

There are also artillery positions!

All the answers were to shell the target, so what's the point of having artillery positions? Shouldn't everyone just go and snipe?

what's going on?

Is your marksmanship so bad that you're just making up for it with the blast radius?!

Artillery fire can create smoke and dust in urban areas, alter the terrain, and even help teammates blast open walls in advance to create an escape route!

Which idiot taught you to just blast Leitcher in the head?!

Does this kind of thing really need to be taught?

I'll strap a cannon to a robot dog, and even that dog's mother could fire a shot at Leitch! You think you'd even get a chance to go to the battlefield?!

Phoenix's furious roar, driven to the point of no return, echoed through the classroom, causing Maruchana to blush with shame.

At that moment, having been unintentionally called an idiot, she silently lowered her head, looking just like a student who had made a mistake, standing quietly by the podium, her demeanor exuding an air of being punished.

The top students who answered the questions were silenced by the instructor's witty rebuke.

They not only didn't feel angry,

A few carefree individuals even seemed to have a hint of schadenfreude in their expressions.

After all, it was Teacher Maruchana and Commander Valchire who were scolded the most by the instructor.

The saying goes, "If the upper beam is crooked, the lower beam will be crooked too." If the upper beam is being criticized like this, then it's only natural that the lower beams, who were taught by the upper beam, will also be crooked.

"laugh?"

"Anyone dares to laugh?!"

The man, whose blood pressure was soaring, saw that some of the girls in the group of high school girls were still laughing like idiots. At that moment, he finally understood how a driving school instructor felt when he encountered a stupid student.