All-Master Player Of The Academy [EN]: Chapter 193

◈ Chapter 193

97. Doing Well with Rewards – 1

As Kirke reported, no immediate problems have arisen on the Empire’s side.

Neither the Guardians nor anyone else has obtained any special information from the Empire.

However, doesn’t trouble often occur in places where information is scarce?

Especially, while information from other institutions or regions linked to Fredon Academy can be obtained, it’s difficult to get information from the Empire.

So, shouldn’t we take the opportunity to go there when we can?

“But aren’t you busy? Can you even go?”

Ian had been immersed in research and development throughout the vacation.

There were quite a few institutions involved in that.

Just the additional production of the warp bracelets he made was one example. Even now, the Magic Tower and the Alchemist Guild were constantly sending Ian requests for research collaborations.

“I’m fine.”

“Really? Well, if you say so, I guess it’s true.”

In any case, from the Academy’s perspective, it would be beneficial if Ian went to the Empire as a student representative.

With him, they could easily showcase the prestige of Fredon Academy.

“And some noble families have requested something from me.”

“What is it?”

“They want me to sell Titan.”

Recently, Rakid attended a party hosted by another royal family.

At that time, Titan came out to escort him, and everyone witnessed its power.

Thanks to that, among the nobles who desired a Master’s escort, quite a few specifically requested Titan.

“Tell them you won’t sell.”

“They seem willing to pay hundreds of thousands of gold per unit.”

“I have to make something else right now.”

“Really?”

Ian is the only one who can make Titan, so the matter is settled if he declines.

Aranse nodded and left, and a moment later,

Wildy and Widia came down from the stairs.

“What are you doing all alone?”

“Just sitting here.”

“Hey. If you have nothing to do, shall we go out to eat? We’re heading out.”

As Widia said with a smile, Ian paused for a moment, nodded, and got up.

“Oh? Are you really going?”

“What? Did you just ask?”

“I thought you’d say you were busy.”

Then Blanche and Park Bare came down.

It seems they decided to go eat together too.

Park Bare was surprised when Ian said he would join.

“Aren’t you busy?”

“Not really.”

“Really? Then let’s go. I’m paying today.”

“Why you?”

“Heh. My allowance increased this time.”

Park Bare grinned as he headed outside.

He went home during the vacation and dealt with the monsters in his territory.

He used what he learned and trained at the Academy to destroy several monster habitats in the territory, so his family was happy and increased his allowance.

“Ah. And I found something strange while catching monsters.”

Park Bare took out a small horn from his pocket.

“It’s from a Yaga monster. You know them, right?”

Yaga are monsters that resemble dwarves and are known as cruel creatures that attack not only humans but also other monsters, stealing children and devouring them.

Moreover, they are far superior to most A-grade monsters in terms of cunning, and their reproductive ability is strong, so their numbers quickly increase.

It’s fortunate that they are small monsters like goblins; otherwise, they would have been classified as monsters that cause widespread damage.

Therefore, they are one of the monsters that must be exterminated upon discovery, and the Academy also teaches about them.

“Ugh. I really hate them. I saw Yaga attacking a village a long time ago.”

Widia shuddered as she recalled old memories, and Park Bare smiled.

“Anyway. They’re the kind of guys who use strange spells, so it was hard to deal with them.”

He found them near the end of the vacation.

So Park Bare led the knights and attacked immediately, and with their help, he was able to finish the monster hunting in the territory.

“A Yaga who seemed to be a shaman was performing some kind of ritual with this on an altar made of animal bones.”

Ian tilted his head as he received the horn.

Crude and clumsy patterns were engraved on it.

It was similar to the emblem on the black ogre’s skin that Celestia had given him before.

Ian stared intently at the horn and asked.

“The Yaga had this? And were performing a ritual?”

“Yeah.”

He had never heard of Yaga performing rituals like that.

So he thought this horn might be something special and brought it to the Academy.

And he showed it to Ian, who easily recognizes such special things.

“Do you know what it is?”

“Yeah.”

“Oh. As expected of Ian. What is it?”

“This is Rubellin. It’s the emblem of the demons’ god.”

“……Oh, wow. It’s more special than I thought? But why are the Yaga performing a ritual for the demon god?”

As Park Bare muttered, Widia snapped her fingers.

“Maybe the Yaga follow demons? They’re really terrible when you see what they do. I think they might be subordinates of demons or something.”

“It’s not exactly like that. In terms of attributes, Yaga are closer to chaos than evil.”

Wildy explained in detail about the characteristics of Yaga that have been identified so far.

According to research at the Academy, Yaga do not distinguish between friend and foe.

They only value their own race and consider other races as enemies.

“It’s a bit of an old story, but there have been times when Yaga attacked and annihilated demons.”

“Demons?”

“Yes. It’s one of the records in the Academy. Upperclassmen went out to deal with demons and manifested them in the present world [summoned them into a physical form].”

And when the manifested demon was injured and ran away, it fell into the Yaga’s lair.

“The Yaga brutally tore apart and devoured the demon.”

“Wow. Is that possible?”

“It’s possible once they manifest and gain substance. Ian annihilates them in that way, right?”

As Wildy explained, Blanche shook her head.

“By the way, Wildy. You know a lot of things?”

“There are people who know even more.”

She glanced at Ian.

He was still looking at the horn, keeping his mouth shut as if thinking about something.

“What are you thinking so hard about?”

“No. I’m just curious.”

“Oh? Is there something you don’t know?”

“I don’t know everything. I only know what I know.”

Ian gave the horn back to Park Bare.

But he shook his head.

“It’s better for you to have it than me.”

“Really? Then I’ll use it well. Thanks.”

“It’s nothing.”

* * *

By the time Ian and his group returned to the Academy after eating out, the sun had set.

As they returned to their rooms, Ian also headed to his room.

Graegin, who had been waiting in the room, jumped up from his seat.

“Hey! Ian! Are you really giving me this?!”

He was moved as he looked at Kremlin’s Sword and Swallow’s Spear.

For dungeon explorers, those two are dream equipment.

Naturally, Graegin couldn’t help but be happy.

“Where did you get this?”

“I went to the Mermaid Kingdom and got it. I don’t need it, so you can have one.”

“What about the other one?”

“I don’t know. Anyway, take one.”

As Ian spoke and sat on the bed, Graegin pondered seriously.

This was the first time he had such a dilemma since ‘Do you like Mom or Dad more?’ when he was young.

The next day, Ian woke up and saw Graegin.

He was staring at Kremlin’s Sword and Swallow’s Spear with wide eyes.

“What are you doing?”

“I can’t find an answer. Ugh…….”

In the end, he had been 고민 [agonizing/worrying] all night but couldn’t come up with a good answer.

He shook his head, looking at the sword and spear with bloodshot eyes, and leaned his back against the wall.

Seeing that, Ian chuckled and went outside.

After finishing his usual morning meditation, washing up, and changing into his student uniform, Ian nudged Graegin, who was still 고민 [agonizing/worrying].

“Aren’t you going? It’s the entrance ceremony today.”

“Ugh…… I have to go.”

Even after 고민 [agonizing/worrying] all day, he couldn’t find an answer.

When Graegin finished preparing with a sulky expression, the other students were also coming out of their rooms.

“Why is he like that?”

“He’s in deep 고민 [thought/worry].”

“It seems like he’s 고민 [worrying] about something useless again.”

Haroon glanced at Graegin and handed Ian a document.

It was a list of the Salt Merchant Group’s trade routes and the nobles they traded with.

“My father told me to bring it to you.”

These were the merchants to trade the pearls to be received from the mermaids.

Ian glanced through the contents and tilted his head.

“There’s no jewelry crafting listed here?”

“Oh? Are you going to entrust jewelry crafting too? Isn’t it better to just do it at the Academy?”

The Academy also teaches crafting.

Of course, it was crafting for enchantment, so it wasn’t luxury crafting.

Still, it wasn’t impossible to craft, so he thought he would do it here.

Besides, Ian’s skills were better than most jewelers.

“I can’t do the crafting every time. Can’t the Salt Marquisate take care of this?”

“No, but jewelry crafting makes quite a bit of money.”

“It’s okay. The Salt Marquisate should take care of it. If you really want to, send me the remaining profits.”

“Hmm…… I’ll report to my father first.”

As Ian and Haroon were talking about the business, Wildy, who had been listening quietly, approached.

“Ian. My father said he wants to have dinner with you later because of the railroad installation issue.”

“When?”

“He said he’ll come to the Academy soon.”

“Ah. Right. Hey, Wildy. I heard that the Salt Marquisate is also investing in railroad installation. I’m going to bring my father along to coordinate that date. Let me know when the date is set.”

“My father said to just 맞춰 [coordinate/adjust] to Ian’s time?”

As Wildy and Haroon looked at him, Ian quickly calculated the schedule and said.

“It’s better to meet within eleven days.”

“Oh? Isn’t that too fast?”

“There’s no time. If not then, it’ll only be possible after the inter-academy exchange, right?”

“Why? There’s still plenty of time before going to the Imperial Academy. Do you have a lot to do?”

“It’s not that. It’ll take some time to travel to the Empire.”

They couldn’t understand that statement any further.

It’s quick to go to the Imperial Academy by gate [teleportation gate], so why would it take time to travel?

Ian chuckled at the puzzled two.

The two, who did not understand the meaning of the smile, looked at each other.

As they were talking, they arrived at the opening ceremony hall, and Karzide was there.

He looked at the Academy’s students with quite a proud expression.

The number of students had increased quite a bit.

This was because the Academy’s status had increased that much.

He went up to the platform and turned his eyes to the upper B class.

He smiled at Ian, who was standing in the representative position there, and slowly opened his mouth.

“We will now begin the opening ceremony of Fredon Academy.”

After the tedious opening ceremony, all the students returned to their classrooms.

While they were talking and chatting with each other, the door opened and Aranse came in.

“As you all know, we have been chosen to go to this year’s inter-academy exchange.”

As the students watched quietly, Aranse smiled.

“So, what I’m saying is… We endured that intense training at the Imperial Academy last time, so the instructor meeting decided that we should do the same.”

Last time at the Imperial Academy, they had a rigorous training session, comparable to what Red City in the Scarlet Kingdom experienced.

They should at least not be worse than them.

At Aranse’s words, the students stirred.

“Are you saying we’re going to use such a crude training method?”

“For your information, Ian also said it was a good training.”

The students looked at Ian, and he confidently received their gazes.

“Of course, it’s an individual competition.”

“……Are you saying we’re doing an individual competition with you in it? We can’t win.”

“I’m not participating in the training. And there are luxury prizes, so try hard.”

“What is it?”

As Blanche wondered, Ian tapped the table.

“I’ll make you a Titan.”