A God Killed Me By Accident, But I Reincarnated As The 4th Son Of The Marquis

Volume 14 Chapter 28: Choosing A Leader

Volume 14 Chapter 28: Choosing A Leader 

"Mmhmm." The group nodded as they returned to their base camp. With the fire being lit, Jack butchered the boar. It wasn't as precise as Keith's, but he was more than capable of obtaining the tender sections out. Should have bought some salt. Remembering how Keith brought seasoning, it would be perfect. 

"Cook it, Coen." Jack handed it over to Coen, and he slowly roasted it over the fire. It was the same situation with the man; Keith taught him how to cook. It was not the same level as Keith, but it was good enough.

"Food." Helm and the others gorged down on the meat. Jack also took a bite, "Nice." A filled-up stomach always makes people happy.

“Now that we ate, let’s get this discussion going. We have a solid lineup, but we’ll need a leader to give us orders. Does anyone have a suggestion?” A designated leader was a must.

“I want to do it!” One of the students raised his hand. 

"...Umm, have you had any leadership experience?" Another student questioned. 

"No, but I feel I could do it!" 

"I don't want anyone without experience to lead us." It was a harsh comment, but the situation demanded it. It wasn't about giving the person a chance that was the issue; the circumstances involved were the issue. The finals. If they got a low score, they might get expelled or left back. It was something that no one wanted.

"..." The others went silent.

Jack added, “To be honest, Coen, I want you to do it.”

“Are you saying I’m worse than-”

“Yes, you’re worse than him.” That was when a bear beastman replied. It was frank and kurt.

“He’s better than all of us here and was one reason why F-class had beaten us.” A couple of people became well-known after the festival: Keith and Muriel were the obvious ones. They were at the forefront and deserved the limelight.

Besides the two, the third was Coen. His leadership skills were apparent in the festivals, and he assisted Helm and the others whenever possible.

“I’m fine with Coen being the leader.” Helm smiled. 

"Shouldn't Jack be the one to lead us?" Jack was in A-class.

“Nope, I’m not interested.” Instant rejection. The other students nodded in agreement. Coen was the only one with a track record and experience in leading. 

"Okay, I will be the leader. For starters, let's gather as many supplies as possible before we start hunting. Prioritize water first." Supplies were necessary; this was more so since they had a lot of people in the group. They could gather food by hunting monsters, but water was a different matter.

"Okay

“Before that, we need to take care of a little matter.” Jack held his handle as his eyes narrowed. 

“Hmm?”

There was no need to say anything as the wolves came out of hiding, staring at them like fresh pieces of meat. Jack raised his blade and quickly stated, “We’re going to fight them. Make sure that they don’t kill our horses!” 

That was when they fought against all the monsters that came after them. It was quite a ferocious fight as the wolves approached them with coordinated attacks. 

"Damn!" A student was bitten on the legs. Jack jumped forth and cut its head off. 

"Keep calm! There's no need for you to be frazzled. These guys are coordinated, but they're weak."

"U-understood." 

Jack continued to step forward. Now! With one motion, he sliced down three wolves before him. 

Everyone continued to fight with them before they took a deep breath. Coen nodded, “Good job everyone. Rest up; we’re going to be heading out.” It was time for them to move again. 

“Where are we going to go?” 

“Somewhere, there are fewer monsters,” Coen decided, “We need to rest and then fight again. We’ll need to use it as much as possible.” Rest and the others were definitely the key to all of this. 

“Understood.” 

“Yeah!”

…

“This is getting interesting.” The demon instructor and the others stared at the situation unfolding. Frankly, it was one of the more interesting things going on with the other students. Some students teamed up with one another, but it led to arguments between them. 

"It's because Jack is a solid presence on the team." Jack was in A-class while the others were in C-class or lower. That alone forced the others to listen to what he had to say.

"The pace they're going is quite fast as well." As they went out and took some rest, that was what they were going to be talking about. Rest was quite necessary. But while they were doing that,