All-Master Player Of The Academy [EN]: Chapter 164

◈ Episode 164

82. Gathering of Kings – 2

Park Bare dropped the stick he was holding.

It hadn’t been long since a high-grade spirit had gone berserk and caused chaos.

But now, a Spirit King, far above even that high-grade spirit?

“E-eh… No way.”

He hurriedly shook his head.

But was Ian the kind of person to spout nonsense about something like this?

His complexion gradually turned blue.

“…Really?”

Nod.

Ian nodded slightly, and Park Bare looked at the golden dog in bewilderment.

“Hee hee hee!”

It seemed to be asking for another throw, tongue lolling out.

In fact, it even picked up the stick Park Bare had dropped and offered it to him.

“Like this?”

“Yeah. But it’s still a Spirit King.”

Ian threw the stick held in Park Bare’s hand high into the sky.

The dog, watching the rising stick, crouched down.

-Kugugugugung…!!

The ground moved.

The ground where the dog was standing surged upwards.

Using that recoil as a stepping stone, the dog jumped even higher, quickly snatching the stick and handing it to Ian.

Watching the dog do something that an ordinary dog could never do, Park Bare exclaimed in dismay.

“But why is a Spirit King in the form of a dog?!”

“It’s up to them what form they take.”

“I-Ian. Why did a Spirit King suddenly come here?”

Wildy, who had been dumbfounded, asked, and Ian took out a crystal ball from his pocket.

Seeing it, the dog dropped the stick it had been holding.

“It came to check this out. It’s my guest, so don’t worry about it and get back to work.”

“It’s not dangerous, is it?”

Ian nodded at Blanche’s question.

He had no intention of letting anyone do anything dangerous in the academy.

As he lightly waved his hand, the students reluctantly entered the dormitory.

As they went inside, Nuave drooped its tail in disappointment.

“I wanted to play a little more and get more snacks, too.”

“Why are you begging for snacks when you’re a Spirit King?”

“Well, we hardly ever come to this world. I haven’t forgotten the taste of the snacks I ate when we made a contract a long time ago. Anyway, since it’s our first meeting, I should at least say hello.”

The golden dog sat in front of Ian and wagged its tail.

“I am Nuave, the Earth Spirit King.”

“Ian Brandon. Did you come alone?”

“The others said they’d watch for now.”

The moment Nuave spoke, sticking out its tongue.

A drop of water fell from the sky.

The water droplet grew, and a girl appeared.

Her hair, her eyes.

And even the clothes she was wearing.

Except for her white skin, everything about the blue girl was blue, and she slightly lifted the skirt of her dress towards Ian.

“Nice to meet you, Ian. I’m Cicl, the Water Spirit King.”

“Ian Brandon.”

He replied casually and turned his eyes to Nuave.

“Just before, you said the others would watch. But why did Cicl come?”

“You said you weren’t coming?”

“Isn’t it natural for one’s mind to change?”

It was then.

A large flame began to rise around Ian.

What emerged from the flames was a giant man with burning red hair.

“Ignis, the Fire Spirit King, has also come.”

“The ones who said they would never come are showing up one by one. How petty.”

After receiving Ian’s message, there was a meeting of the Spirit Kings.

At that meeting, most of the Spirit Kings said that descending to the mortal realm to meet one human was not worth doing.

And it was Cicl and Ignis who made that argument.

But they shamelessly showed up.

“That’s just how the world is. Ah. And you’re Ian, right? I heard my kid has been a lot of trouble.”

“I’ve made them work here and there, but I’ve paid them too, so it’s not like they’ve been a burden.”

“Well, we’re the ones who owe you.”

When did she appear?

The woman he had seen before appeared.

Sylphiron, the Wind Spirit King.

Even she walked over lightly, and Ian shrugged his shoulders.

“Anyway, it’s a bit awkward to talk here, so let’s go somewhere else.”

They moved to the garden in the backyard.

After making the Spirit Kings wait, Ian went into the dormitory to prepare tea.

“Hey! Ian! What are all those?”

“Sylphiron, the Wind Spirit King; Nuave, the Earth Spirit King; Cicl, the Water Spirit King; and Ignis, the Fire Spirit King.”

The most important thing in magic is the four elements.

Water, fire, wind, earth.

Naturally, the spirits of those four elements precede other spirits, and the Spirit Kings who govern those four spirits gathered in the backyard garden of the dormitory.

It was something that would make spiritists [those who study and work with spirits] faint if they knew.

But Ian was as indifferent as ever.

“No… but why are they here? Ah, no, before that.”

The presence of one uncontracted high-grade spirit is tremendous.

But those Spirit Kings really aren’t emitting any energy.

Until Ian told them, they thought Nuave was just a dog someone at the academy was raising.

“According to the records, when the Spirit Kings descend once, the entire area is destroyed.”

Ha-ryun said, recalling the records left in the Magic Tower.

“They just reduced their power. Hey, Ha-ryun, give me some of the tea and cookies we had before.”

“Huh? Yeah. Hey, but won’t it be a disaster if this gets out?”

“So what? It doesn’t matter if it gets out.”

Even if there are Spirit Kings, they won’t go berserk.

Besides, Spirit Kings choose their contractors themselves.

As such, even if it gets out, there would be no problem even if spiritists came as a group.

What can they do if the Spirit King doesn’t want to make a contract?

He said lightly and headed to the backyard.

Students were watching with curiosity from the dormitory windows.

How many chances would they have to see a Spirit King in their lives?

“Oh, geez. Why all this.”

When Ian brought out tea and cookies, Ignis smiled and reached for a cookie.

As he began to chew on it, Ian brewed tea, put it out, and got to the point.

“Tell me if you know what this is.”

The Spirit Kings, seeing the crystal ball he took out, looked at it curiously.

“I don’t know.”

Ignis shook his head.

Cicl also said the same.

All that remained were Sylphiron and Nuave.

“Hmm…”

Nuave stared intently at the crystal ball and opened its mouth.

“I saw this quite a long time ago.”

“How long ago?”

“Around the time when the Magic Kingdom existed? At that time, the Great Wizard Keton, who was the king of the Magic Kingdom, made a contract with me.”

This crystal ball was an artifact he had created.

A great magician and spiritist, he was always interested in other dimensions.

And, he gathered the power of the Magic Kingdom and sought a way to connect with other dimensions.

“There were artifacts created in that process.”

“So, Keton made this too?”

Ian took out the pendant he had obtained before.

Nuave shook his head after scanning it, and Sylphiron said.

“I know that one. It was made by the Great Wizard Silok, who lived even earlier than Keton.”

In the Magic Kingdom, the top priority was always related to dimensions.

They always wanted to reach out to other dimensions and were always interested in other dimensions.

“Silok always said, ‘If we conquer the yet unknown realm of dimensions, we will be able to manipulate even time.'”

“Hmm…”

“So he made some artifacts. That’s that pendant. But… it doesn’t have any magic.”

Originally, there should be a cluster of magic power in that pendant.

As Sylphiron fiddled with the pendant and asked, Ian nodded.

“I ate it.”

“Ah… I see.”

What could she say when he said he ate it?

As she nodded, Nuave quickly said.

“Anyway, Keton made this crystal ball. But… Keton couldn’t activate the crystal ball.”

“Why?”

“He died after making that crystal ball.”

He spent his whole life making that crystal ball to see another dimension.

And a few days after the crystal ball was completed, he died, using up all his energy.

“In the Magic Kingdom, they knew what that crystal ball was, but they didn’t activate it.”

It was such a difficult magic, and the activation conditions were troublesome.

In addition, the magic power required to operate it was not ordinary.

Therefore, the Magic Kingdom sealed it, and after that, Nuave watched his funeral and returned to the Spirit Realm.

“So, no one knows who activated it?”

“I know.”

A shadow wriggled.

What came out of it was a black snake.

“Myaaaaa…!!”

Mya-ne showed vigilance only towards that snake, not paying attention to the other Spirit Kings.

The snake licked its tongue at Mya-ne, who had her fur standing on end.

“Light Spirit. Don’t be so wary. I only came at your master’s request.”

“Stop talking nonsense and tell me what you were saying.”

“Before that, let me ask too. If I solve your question, what are you going to give me?”

The snake’s eyes flashed.

Nuave bared its teeth at him.

“As expected of the Dark Spirit, how sinister.”

“Everything requires a price.”

“I agree with that. Okay. What do you want?”

“Make a contract with me.”

“Mya! Mya!”

Mya-ne openly disliked it, and Ian didn’t particularly want it either.

He coldly shook his head.

“I don’t want that.”

“Then the story is over…”

It was then.

A fairy with small wings appeared in the place where everyone was.

“This is freaking…!!”

The Dark Spirit bared its sharp teeth when it saw the fairy.

The snake, which had been crouching, quickly jumped up and tried to bite the fairy.

Ian’s hand moved.

“Cough!!”

Ian simply snatched him and looked at the fairy.

“Who are you?”

“It would be better to say that I am the one who will answer your questions, right?”