All-Master Player Of The Academy [EN]: Chapter 107

◈ Chapter 107

54. An Unexpected Encounter – 1

“A black sun?!”

Sekhmet.

An evil god that existed in the Garia Desert Kingdom.

The one who inherited the power of that evil god is approaching.

The Pharaoh of the temple, Hotep, seemed to sense the energy of the sun and the energy of death contained in the massive sandstorm.

“How dare a lackey of Sekhmet insult the sun?!”

‘That’s right. Strictly speaking, Sekhmet is a child of the sun. If there’s a useful medium, it wouldn’t be difficult to use the sun’s power.’

Ian smiled and pointed his sword at the storm.

‘Anyway, if he possesses the power of the sun, I have to catch him.’

‘Later. Since he has the black sun, he’ll want to use it. I’ll get that too.’

As the massive storm reached near the altar, it slowly began to subside.

What emerged from within was a man covered in black tattoos and blood.

“That, that’s him!”

“That’s the one who claims to be the Pharaoh himself……”

At Wilshia and Katran’s shouts, the Pharaoh’s subordinates aimed their weapons.

But, as if not caring, he simply raised his staff.

“That’s the Staff of the Sun!”

“Why does he have it?!”

“He seems to have become an agent of God by using a powerful relic.”

Ian explained simply, but the two didn’t seem to understand.

That’s because it’s impossible to gain the power of God with just one or two relics.

But in the worldview of the Garia Desert Kingdom, it was possible.

Of course, it was far inferior to the real sun.

It seems he gained that power by using the Sun Relic, which doesn’t exist in the Garia Desert Kingdom.

“Myaaaa……!!”

Mya also didn’t like that man.

She bristled her white fur and even unsheathed her claws.

Even while receiving the animosity of everyone here, he wore a look full of arrogance.

“I am… the Pharaoh who rules the sun.”

“Don’t be ridiculous!! How dare you insult the sun!”

Light flashed from the temple.

But he simply swung the Staff of the Sun lightly.

At that moment, the light of the black sun absorbed the light of the altar as it was.

“How…….”

“A Pharaoh who can’t even use the power of the sun. Foolish.”

He spoke coldly and raised his head.

“It’s a pity. One abandoned by the desert.”

And he raised his staff.

Black light flickered on the staff and began to be contained within.

It was an enormous power.

The enormous power full of scorching heat was similar to the sacred power of the Sun Order, but it was full of ominousness.

“Ah. Ahh…….”

“This……. Why would the merciful sun…….”

The light of the sun is mercy.

It is a warm presence that warms the earth and provides light to many.

But that sun was different.

Only a great evil remained that would burn everything to ashes.

The man who freely used it pointed his staff.

“I will reclaim my place based here.”

The flickering light was fired.

Ian stepped forward towards the enormous power that would burn everything.

“Saint Ian!!”

“Ah, no!!”

The two priests screamed as Ian was directly hit by the light.

Ian would surely disappear without a trace.

That’s what the two thought as they despaired.

“Try a little harder.”

Ian smiled as he absorbed all the light.

Silence settled in the wide desert at the sight.

Both beings from the two worldviews were unable to speak in a situation that deviated from their common sense.

It was the High Priest, the incarnation of Sekhmet, who broke it.

“How……? An impossible thing……. To absorb the power of the black sun…… No, no. This can’t be happening!! I’ll show you the true power!!”

He raised the Staff of the Sun again.

At the same time, an enormous light that could not be compared to before was fired at Ian, but.

“This one was good.”

Ian simply absorbed that as well.

“……What are you?”

“If you want to know, try one more time.”

But he felt ominous and stepped back.

‘I can’t let that happen.’

“Let’s see!!”

A massive sandstorm appeared around the High Priest.

A sandstorm appeared in this place where you couldn’t see an inch ahead.

He was using Sekhmet’s authority.

He was trying to escape using the black sandstorm, the authority used by the god of destruction, death, and war, but.

Before he knew it, Ian had entered inside.

“You!”

If he wasn’t going to use the black sun, he was no longer useful.

Ian looked at him with the most indifferent eyes and jumped up.

The power of the worldview he possessed gathered in Ian’s sword.

The High Priest, seeing that, was horrified and aimed the Staff of the Sun.

“You! You! You!!”

A vicious energy enveloped his entire body.

The black tattoos became darker and completely covered his body, trying to transform into a huge monster, but.

-Slash!!

Ian’s sword simply blew his head off.

It was quite anticlimactic for the end of someone who had shown great power until just now.

“I’m okay. Mya.”

“Myaaa~!”

I knew last time that Mya doesn’t just receive the energy of the sun, moon, and stars.

So she would be able to receive Sekhmet’s energy as well.

As Mya cried loudly, the energy that was escaping from the man’s body was absorbed into Mya’s body.

Once again, Mya’s body grows little by little.

In the meantime, Ian, who had taken the energy of the black sun, turned his eyes slightly as the black sandstorm subsided with the death of the High Priest.

The two priests were relieved that Ian was unharmed.

“I should give you this.”

Ian picked up the Staff of the Sun that was lying on the floor.

As he held out the staff, which emitted a subtle sacred power, Wilshia received it politely.

“Th, thank you.”

“I believe you have heard about me.”

“Ah. Yes. O, of course.”

Ian likes relics.

Whenever something like this happened, he asked for relics, so this time it would be the same reward.

“I will tell the Order to provide you with good relics.”

“Thank you. Well. Then……”

Now, shouldn’t I finish what I was doing?

He walked towards the altar.

The Pharaoh’s army moved to block the way as he approached.

That was.

The voice of the altar stopped them.

“Let him come in.”

It wasn’t the hostile voice that had been contained until just now.

Contained within was quite a bit of confusion.

And reverence for the strong.

“You two are here.”

“Ah. Yes.”

“I understand……. But are you really okay?”

Of course, after seeing his majesty earlier, there seemed to be no need to worry too much.

But you never know.

Despite their worries, Ian went to the temple without paying attention.

He climbed quite high stairs.

When he arrived at the top of the temple, a splendid shrine was visible.

When he entered the shrine, there was a passage.

At the end of the passage, where torches flickered, a young man was sitting on the throne with a solemn posture.

“I am Hotep, the Pharaoh of this desert. Who are you?”

“Ian Brandon.”

“That’s not what I’m asking. You are…… no. Never mind.”

He shook his head and got up from his seat.

Hotep slowly came down the stairs and approached Ian.

And he looked up at him and said coldly.

“Are you also one who was exiled from your world?”

“It’s hard to see it that way.”

“I see…….”

Hotep stared at him for a while and slowly shook his head.

“Since you have defeated the Pharaoh’s enemy, it is right to reward you accordingly. Even if you are not a desert dweller.”

And he moved his staff.

At that moment, stairs leading up and stairs leading down appeared with light.

“I, Pharaoh Hotep, will recognize you as a warrior.”

Ian stared at him and said indifferently.

“You don’t have the energy of the sun. Are you really a Pharaoh?”

The moment he heard those words, Hotep’s face turned red.

“How dare…… how dare you say such a thing!”

“I always feel this, but people swear when they have nothing to say. Why. Am I wrong?”

As Ian asked, he clenched his staff tightly.

He was trembling and his face was red, so he seemed quite angry.

“……Okay.”

His shoulders drooped.

He became sullen, lowered his head, and sat on the stairs.

The solemnity and benevolence he had shown outside earlier had disappeared.

He spoke weakly, as if muttering, in a tone filled only with bitterness and sadness.

“But I had no choice. Someone had to become the Pharaoh and rule the desert.”

Originally, in order to become a true Pharaoh, the High Priest chosen by the Sun God had to bestow grace.

But such High Priests did not exist in all eras.

And, when Hotep was born, the High Priest did not exist.

He couldn’t even receive the grace directly bestowed by the Sun God, so he had no choice but to become an unfortunate Pharaoh.

Until the next Pharaoh chosen by the sun appeared.

Until then, he had to face all challenges and push himself as a Pharaoh who had not even been chosen by the sun.

And.

Eventually, when the one chosen by the sun appeared.

“I had to leave the desert.”

Just as there cannot be two suns in one sky.

There couldn’t be two rulers in the desert.

“So I left without fighting. For the desert. The one chosen by the sun will rule it better.”

As he muttered in a sullen tone, Ian scratched his cheek.

“For a Pharaoh, you’re not very resistant.”

The Pharaohs of the Garia Desert Empire that Ian had met were mostly strong.

They resisted, charged, and had fiery tempers.

And they were always challengers.

This was the first time Ian had seen someone who became depressed with just one word.

“Well. Um. I only said the truth too much. Sorry.”

“No. It’s not that what you said is wrong. A Pharaoh should fight. But the recognition of a coward who avoided fighting and chose exile…….”

He slowly raised his head.

“Surely someone strong like you wouldn’t need it.”

Ian smiled bitterly at the tearful gaze.

“A Pharaoh like me…… would probably be better off not existing. I’m disguising myself with pretense, but in the end, I’m just a weakling. I’d rather throw myself into the quicksand of the desert without even entering the pyramid.”

If I just leave him alone, he seems like he’s going to fall into despair and commit suicide.

Ian sighed as he listened to his voice.

“Don’t say such defeatist things. Challenge. Challenge.”

For Ian, who likes those who challenge and resist, even seeing this was a torment.

He cheered him on, but Hotep just remained sullen.

“But I haven’t even been chosen by the sun. I wouldn’t even have the right to challenge…….”

“I’ll make the choice for you, so go back and challenge.”

The moment Ian raised his hand.

A small sun flickered on his hand.