All-Master Player Of The Academy [EN]: Chapter 102

◈ Chapter 102

51. Well Done – 2

Although the Scarlet Knights had given up the fight, others had not.

Especially, as Keith had said, the Capital Defense Force relentlessly apprehended those outside.

Naturally, they approached Ian as well.

“Halt! You’ll have to come with us!”

“Captain Keith told me to show you this.”

Some of the guards who saw the Scarlet Knights’ sword stepped back.

However, the knight of the Capital Defense Force frowned.

“What are you doing! Our Capital Defense Force isn’t under the Scarlet Knights!”

Was he trying to assert unnecessary pride?

The knight rushed at Ian without hesitation.

Ian, who kicked him down, was dumbfounded and pointed his sword at the knights preparing for battle.

“Find out who you’re dealing with before you attack. Of course, I won’t stop you if you insist.”

Sword energy surged from Ian’s sword.

“My name is Ian Brandon. Those who attack…”

He took a short breath and revealed his killing intent.

“I’ll kill them.”

“M-Master!”

Was it because of the sword energy and immense killing intent emanating from his sword?

The soldiers, terrified, hesitated and stepped back.

Encouraging these soldiers, other knights of the Capital Defense Force charged.

“Even a Master dies if stabbed by a sword!! Attack….”

-Swoosh!

The moment he lightly swung his sword, the head of the one who shouted fell off.

Seeing that, they couldn’t approach any further.

In a situation where dozens of soldiers feared one man, Ian walked lightly as if taking a stroll.

“S-Stop!!”

“Or what?”

With his one step, they retreated several steps.

Ian chuckled and took an even bigger step.

“Ugh, Ughaa!!”

Eventually, the terrified soldiers ran away.

But that was only for a moment.

As he came out onto the main street, proper knights were now blocking his path.

Among them, a man who appeared to be the captain stepped forward roughly with a mace.

“Impressive skills! With those skills, you must be related to what happened in the plaza?!”

“Ha. My name is Ian Brandon, of the Scarlet Kingdom. Tsk.”

It was quite bothersome to have to say this to every guy he met.

Just as Ian was about to kill them all, he saw Keith’s sword.

‘It’s not good to ignore pure goodwill.’

Looking at those blocking him, Ian gripped Keith’s sword tightly and took a breath.

“I am Ian Brandon! A Baron of the Scarlet Kingdom and a student of the Fredon Academy! The destruction of the plaza and the Noble Quarter building was the work of the Blue Moon’s leader, the demon Volshedi, and has nothing to do with me!”

A roar like a lion’s echoed.

While the knights and soldiers, surprised by the sound, covered their ears, Ian shouted again.

“I swear on my honor and name! But if you still try to stop me! Resisting ones! Prepare for death!”

He had given a warning, so that was enough.

Ian pointed his sword at the knight who was determined to fight even after hearing the warning.

“If it’s a fight you want, I’ll give it to you.”

“Hmph!! Do you think we, the Capital Defense Force, can’t handle one or two Masters!”

The knight charged quickly, and he was cut down by Ian in one blow.

As he fell, the other knights tensed up and hesitated, stepping back.

At that moment, Danju appeared from the alley.

“Ian, I’ve taken care of all the Blue Moon guys.”

“Then all that’s left is to get out of here.”

“I heard your shout earlier. Goodness. ‘I’ll kill anyone who gets in my way.’ Are you now becoming a public enemy of the continent?”

“I don’t think that will happen. Anyway, are you leaving?”

“I have to. Shall we go together?”

“You can go alone. We’ve both finished our business, so let’s go our separate ways.”

An arrow filled with aura flew through the darkness.

Ian caught it and pierced the archer’s head with it.

“Still, thanks to you, I caught Dolche, so I’ll clear the way.”

As Danju stepped forward, the knights trembled even more.

He drew his sword and charged, and after a while.

The knights couldn’t handle Danju and retreated.

“Let’s go.”

He walked down the main street with Danju.

After piercing through the knights and soldiers they encountered several more times, they arrived near the castle gate.

A huge man with a mace was standing there.

“Stop!! Ian Brandon!! And Danju of the Sword Flower Unit!!”

Knights who looked two heads taller than others were gathered.

Among them, the particularly large knight raised a huge mace and said.

“How dare you cause such a ruckus in Red City?! You’ve got guts! I, Brahms Pelle, the vice-captain of the Pelle Knights, will ask you about your sins!!”

While he shouted boisterously, the knights guarding the castle gate cheered.

It seemed they believed in Brahms’ skills that much.

Ian and Danju watched him, who was talking excitedly.

Meanwhile, knights and soldiers gathered.

No matter how strong they were, there were only two of them.

That’s why Brahms, who had become even more elated, shouted even more boldly.

“Are you just going to keep listening to that?”

Danju, who was dumbfounded, stepped forward.

Seeing that, Brahms put on his helmet and raised his mace.

“First of all, you!! The incredibly arrogant Danju of the Sword Flower Unit! I, Brahms Pelle, will judge you….”

“You’re noisy. Lump.”

Danju ran.

In response, Brahms swung his mace.

The mace and sword collided.

And, as expected, Brahms was quickly pushed into a disadvantage.

He was weaker than Keith from the start, so how long could he last?

Seeing that, someone from the Pelle Knights shouted.

“Support Vice-Captain Brahms and punish the enemies of the kingdom!!”

Hearing that shout, ten masked men appeared from the alley.

It was the Sword Flower Unit.

As they began to fight the Capital Defense Force, including the Pelle Knights, Ian looked towards the castle gate.

The remaining knights and soldiers hesitated and aimed their weapons.

Ian raised his sword towards them.

“As I warned earlier, you will die if you don’t move.”

A short word.

Among those who heard it, some were terrified and stepped back, while others gripped their weapons tightly.

Seeing that, Ian drew his sword.

-Whoooong!!

Black energy rippled on the drawn sword.

Just as some of the knights were trying to block it using aura.

Ian unleashed the drawn sword.

Demonic Divine Art, Chapter of Destruction.

Chaos.

In that instant, those in front of him instinctively realized death.

You die if you block it.

You will surely die if you are in front of it.

As they frantically dodged, the black energy that erupted from his sword directly hit the castle gate.

-Kwaaaang!!

The huge castle gate was shattered into pieces in one blow.

Even Danju and Brahms, who were fighting, stopped at the power.

Everyone was silent.

Not only the castle gate but even the castle walls that made up the castle gate.

It was completely destroyed as if a giant had trampled on it.

Ignoring those who were horrified by the immense power, Ian said to Danju.

“Danju-nim [Nim is an honorific suffix in some Asian languages, similar to ‘Sir’ or ‘Madam’], I’ll go first.”

“Uh… Uh. Y-Yeah.”

As he answered him, Danju quickly swung his sword and beheaded Brahms.

With that as a start, the battle unfolded again.

However, none of the Scarlet Kingdom’s people here could even look at Ian, let alone stop him from walking out.

* * *

It was inevitable that things would go awry.

Last night, the prestige of the Scarlet Kingdom had fallen to the ground.

The nobles who knew this were furious.

“Are you going to just let this go?!”

“How many people died because of that Ian bastard!”

Eldan, listening to the shouts of the council members who participated in the Noble Council, sighed and read the report.

“Seventeen people died, I see.”

Despite all the chaos, not many people died.

The problem was that those who died were strong individuals belonging to Experts or higher in the chain of command.

“We absolutely cannot let this incident pass!”

One of the nobles who shouted roughly pointed to an empty seat.

It was a seat that the Icewein County should have attended, but no one was there.

“The Scarlet Knights are also a problem! Wasn’t it the Scarlet Knights who first discovered him?!”

“That’s right! Captain Keith was the first to arrive at the plaza leading the knights!”

But they did not engage in battle.

According to the testimonies of the soldiers who were with them, she even let him go.

“Does that even make sense?! Huh?!”

As the angry nobles shouted, Eldan, who had been crossing his arms, sighed and said.

“So? What are you going to do?”

In an instant, the Noble Council became quiet.

Yes.

From their perspective, Ian was someone they had to capture immediately.

But how could they capture him?

“You all know.”

Ian moved with the terrifying Danju of the Sword Flower Unit.

And there was no one who didn’t know what happened at the south gate.

“We’ve seen the power of his sword. How are you going to punish him?”

Eldan, tapping the table, stood up from his seat.

Ian walked down the main street without even thinking of hiding, and he cut down those who blocked him and left.

Until now, there were only three people on the continent who could do this to a country.

The Sword Saint.

The Forest Keeper.

The Emperor.

All of them were called the strongest on the continent, but now one more had been added.

“Count Eldan, you have good feelings for Ian, so you’re saying that.”

“I won’t deny it. Of course, it’s true that he went too far.”

But he was better than the Sword Saint or the Forest Keeper.

They don’t reveal themselves and destroy everyone who blocks them.

But Ian?

He even gave a kind warning and only killed those who blocked him as warned.

“And the Capital Defense Force’s excessive arrests have always been a problem.”

They were always proud people who thought they were the best in the Scarlet Kingdom.

There were always complaints from all over the place about their reckless arrests whenever problems arose.

“Compared to those two, Ian was very gentlemanly.”

“Even so!”

“Would a lion ask a rabbit or deer before hunting?”

The nobles shook their heads in disbelief at Eldan’s defense.

Meanwhile, one noble raised his hand.

“Let’s request the Academy. Tell them to punish Ian Brandon.”

“Will they do it?”

It would be different if Fredon Academy was an institution of the Scarlet Kingdom.

That place is connected to each country.

Even if the Scarlet Kingdom puts pressure on them, they will rather try to protect Ian.

Isn’t that obvious?

Where is the idiot who would kick out such a strong person?

Eldan smiled bitterly and said to the nobles of the Noble Council.

“Instead of doing that, let’s try to appease him gently. If it’s Ian I know, he’s someone you can talk to.”

But the nobles of the Scarlet Kingdom.

Angered by the damage to their pride, they started voting arbitrarily.

Eldan desperately tried to stop them.

* * *

A few days after the prestige of the Scarlet Kingdom fell to the ground.

An envoy from the Scarlet Kingdom visited the Academy.

And with a very reluctant face, he stated the position of the Scarlet Kingdom.

Punish Ian for what he did in Red City.

If they didn’t, it was a notice that the Scarlet Kingdom would no longer support the Academy.

Karjide, watching the envoy of the Scarlet Kingdom sitting with a stiff face, neatly folded the notice and handed it over.

“Do as you please.”

He wasn’t an idiot, and he had no intention of selling Ian.

As the envoy nodded and left, Karjide let out a heavy sigh and said to the staff of the Academy.

“Call Ian.”

A moment later, when he came in, Karjide said seriously.

“What on earth did you do in Red City?”

At his question, Ian answered easily as if it was nothing.

“I caught a demon.”

Karjide stared at him and nodded.

“Well done.”