Didn't she already give the reason last chapter or the chapter before?
Yeah. Just checked. Literally last chapter. You guys are bitching about the story being shit, yet you can't even remember what's been going on.
"The first page has major spoilers to those who have not read the webnovel."
Me: "How bad could it be?... Oh, she's a teacher? Who cares about that. NBD."
*Gets to THE BOX*
"Oh... Pretty sure that one sentence has more story than the last 10 chapters..."
@CucarachaEnojada That's not how magnetism works... There are over 90 elemental metals... AFAIK, only 3-4 of those are ferromagnetic near-ish room temperature (i.e. only 3-4 will be attracted to magnets without any really complex trick involving other, more complicated effects)... Those are...
Yeah, I agree with Jeirien. They're orphans. True, they have limited manpower for the war against the demon beasts, but they also have limited manpower for teaching the kids, much less CAPTURING varying levels of demon beasts and setting up the training regimen that you guys describe.
As for...
He had won the unfair fight at that point. They had every right to either ignore or gang-stomp him. There was no reason to let him kill her. The story hasn't done much to elaborate on WHAT exactly is lost on death, but there are definitely penalties.
I mean, it's a mining and smelting town. The weapons may have just been smithing practice made from scrap/slag. Stuff that wouldn't be worth (or possible with their technology/magic) to convert into good metal.
@OtaKael
I was wondering the same thing. It may be that he has some degree of passive awareness of a targeted area, if only during and for a short period after his clones are there.