All-Master Player Of The Academy [EN]: Chapter 154

77. A God Who Desires Destruction – 2

“A god……”

I had heard of them before when fighting the demons.

The god of demons who granted power to the seven archdemons and created the seven deadly sins.

A clue about him had finally been discovered.

“Priest Willis also participated this time.”

“It seems the Solar Order also knows this symbol.”

“It is said that only a very few know it there. This symbol isn’t even recorded.”

It was a symbol passed down only to the Pope of the Solar Order in a secret book, and even then, it was only transmitted orally to a select few.

As Ian nodded, Celestia let out a heavy sigh.

“Anyway, Priest Willis went straight to the Solar Order’s headquarters after seeing it. They will also conduct an investigation.”

The Solar Order is a group that rejects demons even more strongly than the Lunar Order.

As such, the appearance of Rubellin’s symbol, which had not been seen for a long time, was bound to be taken seriously.

“The gates of hell have opened, and the demons’ attacks are intensifying.”

“I see.”

“Ian, Saint. We can’t delay any longer. It doesn’t have to be our Lunar Order.”

Even the Solar Order would do.

Please become a paladin and help fight the demons.

At Celestia’s earnest request, Ian shrugged.

“I have no intention of belonging to any order, and I will fight the demons even if I don’t belong to one.”

“If you become a paladin of the order, we can provide you with a lot of equipment and holy relics. Also, paladins will be of great help in fighting demons.”

“First, the Guardians fight well too. Second, I don’t need help.”

“But you want holy relics, don’t you?”

That’s only because I need the energy of the sun and moon.

But now that I’ve finished the second Rebirth, it’s not as important as it used to be.

Celestia was distressed as Ian looked at her without changing his expression.

It didn’t seem like his mind would change no matter how she tried to persuade him.

“Then, I would like you to promise me just one thing.”

“Tell me.”

“If Rubellin appears… can you fight him?”

“That’s what I want.”

Celestia was relieved by Ian’s answer.

After the meal, she returned to the Temple of the Moon.

Ian, who came out alone, headed to a cafe in the village.

He sat down at an empty seat on the second-floor terrace, ordered a drink, and after a while,

As the other customers on the terrace left, he immediately recited the Geumgoa Spell [a spell to summon and bind demons].

How much time had passed?

The red-haired demon Crowley appeared before him with a groan, accompanied by smoke.

“I gave you the ring! Why didn’t you use it!!”

“I broke it. And I weakened it, so don’t exaggerate.”

“Ugh……!!”

To even know that.

*I want to pinch that blunt face.*

While Crowley was clenching her fists and trembling, Ian asked calmly.

“Do you know about Rubellin?”

“There’s no archdemon who doesn’t know that name. Why?”

“The last time the monster wave occurred, the Black Ogre had Rubellin’s symbol. Do you know anything about that?”

Crowley tilted her head.

As Ian was about to recite the Geumgoa Spell again, she shouted urgently.

“Wa, wait a minute! Why is Rubellin’s symbol appearing?”

“I asked first.”

“That can’t be? Rubellin disappeared after giving power to the Seven Deadly Sins. The demons who followed him also disappeared a long time ago. It’s hard to see those who use that symbol now. The last time it appeared was when the Demon King appeared, wasn’t it?”

“Then why did it suddenly appear?”

“That’s…….”

Crowley hesitated for a moment and then glanced around.

“I don’t know either.”

*Kirke. Do you know anything?*

“Is there anything related to this among the movements of those old demons or whatever?”

“They are not moving yet.”

“Is it because there is no Star of Talent [a source of demonic power]?”

“I think so. Tamruin is the most outstanding of those who can create the Star of Talent. That guy suddenly disappeared…….”

“I killed him.”

Crowley stared blankly at Ian.

“……Shouldn’t you be proud of doing something like that?”

“What’s so great about catching a bug-like demon.”

“……Ah. Is that so? Anyway, since Tamruin was destroyed, the supply of the Star of Talent has become difficult.”

Because of that, the demons are also moving as carefully as possible.

Crowley flinched as Ian stared at her intently.

“It’s true.”

“Who said anything?”

“No, it’s scary to be looked at like that…….”

The fear of pain precedes her, as she doesn’t know when he will recite the Geumgoa Spell.

Crowley looked at Ian and pleaded earnestly.

“Please release this…… I’ll do anything…… A subservient contract or anything!”

“Is there really a need to do that? And that’s precious. Not just anyone can use it.”

“Or how about another one? There’s a guy among the old demons who has a lot of information. I’ll cooperate when you catch him…….”

“Let’s think about that when the time comes.”

Crowley offered deals and temptations to get rid of the Geumgoa somehow, but Ian still didn’t budge an inch.

Crowley, looking at him with tearful eyes, sighed as if the ground was sinking.

“I was crazy…… Why did I enter the academy…….”

“Regret is always late. Anyway, I understand, so go.”

As Ian sipped his tea, Crowley tried to get up, then tilted her head as she looked to one side.

“Huh?”

“What is it?”

“No. I just got a strange report…….”

One of the characteristics of demons is memory sharing.

As the memory of the demon subordinate to her was shared, she groaned and opened her mouth.

“Umm…… You know Red City in the Scarlet Kingdom, right?”

“I know.”

“One of my subordinates made a contract with a human in the Scarlet Kingdom. Suddenly, people there are disappearing.”

“So what.”

Unlike Ian, who didn’t think much of it, she was serious.

“Even though the missing include quite strong masters?”

“……That’s a bit serious.”

How could a master disappear suddenly?

As Ian became interested, Crowley closed her eyes.

And after hearing the details again, she reported immediately.

The one who contracted with Crowley’s subordinate demon was running an inn in the Scarlet Kingdom.

She was obtaining information through a fairly large and luxurious inn, or sensing the movements of the capital, but strange things had been happening since recently.

“Suddenly, guests disappear, or guests see strange things.”

Sometimes a swarm of rats suddenly appears while they are sleeping.

When they wake up from the pain of being bitten by the rats, there is nothing there.

In addition, a child who is not on the accommodation record appears in the middle of the night, and red blood-like water flows out of the bathtub.

In addition, someone covered in blood, who no one knows, passes by.

As Crowley explained, Ian snorted.

“Something’s a bit funny. Isn’t that what you guys usually do?”

“That’s true, but not this time.”

It is an inn run by a demon contractor in the first place.

What would another demon come to such an inn and do?

“Isn’t it a power struggle between demons?”

“I don’t think so. Anyway, it’s a strange thing, so I think I should go there.”

Perhaps the old demons are up to something.

“Okay. If it’s something related to demons, I’ll step in.”

“I think it’s already related to demons? I’m going, aren’t I.”

As Crowley smiled and joked, Ian ignored her and left.

Crowley, left alone, turned into red smoke, feeling embarrassed.

* * *

After parting with her and returning to the dormitory, Ian asked Kirke.

*What do you think?*

*If Crowley is acting like that, it’s probably not that.*

*Find out.*

Ian, who gave a simple command, opened the door to the dormitory.

As he entered, Oerina, who was sitting on the sofa in the lobby, held up a teacup for Ian.

“You’re late? Would you like a cup of tea?”

“Why aren’t you sleeping? Were you waiting for me?”

“Not really. I just couldn’t sleep.”

She smiled and pointed to Widia, who was sitting in front of her.

She was also sitting on the sofa in the lobby, reading a book, as she couldn’t sleep.

“Ian, that pendant, wouldn’t it have been better to hand it over to the Magic Tower?”

As Ian mentioned the pendant he obtained from the Fredician Rock Salt Mine, Ian chuckled.

“Why? Did Grandma tell you?”

“If we had that, we could do research related to dimensions. The Magic Tower wants it quite a bit.”

“I have a separate use for this. And it’s not good to have something like this.”

“Oh. It seems you know something?”

As Widia closed the book she was reading and answered, Ian nodded.

“Oh? Really?”

At that time, Haryun and Wildy came down from the stairs.

It seemed they couldn’t sleep either.

They brought tea, books, and snacks and looked at Ian with puzzled expressions.

“Did you just get here?”

“You’re late? Did you have a good date with Celestia?”

“What date.”

*I just went to talk about work.*

Wildy smiled faintly and sat down.

“What were you guys talking about?”

“A story related to dimensions.”

“Ian said that it’s not good to have something related to dimensions.”

*That means he knows something.*

As the wizards looked at him with interest, Ian took out the pendant.

“By the way, I don’t even understand my own world perfectly, but why are you so interested in other worlds?”

“That’s what researchers are like.”

“Observing other dimensions, even if it’s not dimensional travel. It’s a lifelong wish for the wizards of the Magic Tower.”

“Yeah. And it’s like a lifelong wish for our school.”

As Oerina pointed to the pendant, Ian shook his head.

“Stop being interested in such useless things and study other magic. Gravity magic is good.”

“No, but it’s our school’s lifelong wish……?”

“I can do that for you, so persuade your grandmother and study gravity magic.”

“Ah. I see……. Huh?”

Oerina was about to nod but was startled.

What did Ian just say?

“Wa, wait a minute. Then you can use magic related to dimensions?”

“That’s not difficult. Oerina. Give me the crystal ball.”

She quickly took out the crystal ball and handed it to him, and Ian placed his hand on the crystal ball.

And at that moment, a faint light emanated from the crystal ball.

“……What is this?”

What was reflected inside the crystal ball was a world with birds made of iron flying in the sky and thousands of buildings like tall towers.

And a world with carriages made of iron running on clean roads.

No matter how you look at it, it’s different from this world.

“Is this…… real?”

“It’s a place called Earth. Technology has developed there instead of magic.”

“Oh my god. Those birds made of iron fly in the sky without magic? It’s hard to fly like that even with magic?!”

“The carriage moves without saying anything? Wow, is that a building? What are they doing so high? Wow…….”

As Haryun swallowed hard and asked, Ian nodded and lowered his hand.

At that moment, the world inside the crystal ball disappears.

“What?!”

“Why did you stop?!”

“It’s not good to look at other dimensions for a long time.”

“Why?”

“Don’t you know this saying? While you gaze into the abyss, the abyss also gazes into you.”

“I’ve never heard of that saying before.”

“You’ve heard it now, so that’s enough.”