All-Master Player Of The Academy [EN]: Chapter 207

104. What’s Yours Is Mine – 1

“Crazy bastard.”

Jacquel immediately raised his staff, pointing it directly at Ian.

At that moment, the transformed monsters roared and charged.

But perhaps Ian had anticipated this, already prepared for battle.

Gust immediately unleashed her aura, scattering it to intercept them.

“Hahaha!! You think you can stop them with mere aura?!”

Jacquel simply sneered at Gust’s attack.

Gust frowned, about to retort, when the monsters struck by the aura suddenly righted themselves.

“What?!

“You don’t understand the meaning of possibility! You don’t understand the meaning of change!”

“Krrr…”

The lizardman, whose chest had been torn open by the aura, was already healing.

Some orcs simply brushed off the dirt, unfazed.

A troll whose head had been severed casually picked up his rolling head, placed it back on the wound, and it sealed itself.

Even in the face of such an astonishing sight, Ian maintained his usual indifferent expression.

Whether he was impressed or not, Crowley rushed forward as Jacquel became triumphant.

“Hmph! Then all I have to do is take that staff!”

The moment she extended her claws to attack,

Jacquel slammed the staff down hard.

-Kuuuung!!

At that moment, a black aura erupted from the depths of the cave.

Surprised by the terrifying speed, Crowley halted her attack and tried to deflect it.

“Kyaaak?!

However, the black aura moved like a snake, swiftly ensnaring Crowley.

“Wh-What is this?!

Even Crowley, who had lived for quite a while, couldn’t identify it.

Ian said indifferently to her, who was panicking.

“Looks like a worm.”

“Worm?! But worms are…….”

*Aren’t worms large monsters?*

*How could such a large monster be so small?*

*No, the fact that it doesn’t even have a proper form is questionable.*

“It’s changed in a rather strange direction. Hmm… should I see it as a transformation similar to a ghost type?”

“Hehehe…”

Jacquel was enjoying watching the two struggle.

Seeing that, Gust gritted her teeth.

“Damn it!”

-Kwaaaang!!

Aura exploded around her.

The monsters swept away by it were knocked back, and Gust shouted loudly.

“You damn Yaga [a race known for their dark magic] bastard!”

Then she shot forward like an arrow.

Jacquel sneered at her and swung his staff.

-Chaeaeaeang!!

“What?!

What blocked the aura blade in Gust’s hand was a blue light.

“Good heavens!! A monster with aura!”

“Hahaha. You morons. Don’t think aura is exclusive to you!”

Then he jumped up.

Gust was taken aback by the fast and bizarre movements that far exceeded the typical movements of a Yaga.

The faster she moved her sword, the faster Jacquel became.

-Chaeaeaeang!!

Gust, who blocked the blow, was knocked back.

Ian chuckled at her as she retreated.

“You’re so weak.”

“Kugh!”

Gust, frustrated, gripped her sword tightly.

Meanwhile, the monsters were closing in.

“These bastards, really!”

Jacquel grinned and looked at Crowley, who was caught in the air.

She was still ensnared by the ghost worm and couldn’t escape.

“Even a demon cannot overcome the change of life.”

“This puny…… Uh, uh?!

Light emanated from the worm’s body as she exerted her strength.

The faint energy of the sun prevented Crowley from using her power.

“Wh-What is it?!

“It’s a worm containing the sun. Thanks to possessing both the power of a ghost and the energy of the sun, its size has decreased, but… Hehehe. It’s very effective for catching demons.”

Jacquel twisted his hideous Yaga face and laughed.

As Ian watched, he drew his sword, and Jacquel pointed his staff.

“No matter how much of a monster you are, you cannot defeat me after completing the ultimate change…….”

-Thud!

Before he could finish speaking, Ian used Void Strike [a powerful sword technique].

Gust exclaimed in admiration as Jacquel, his neck cleanly severed in one blow, collapsed.

“He acted all high and mighty, but he couldn’t even withstand one blow?”

“No. He withstood it.”

“Huh?”

As Gust was wondering,

Jacquel’s corpse rose.

Then he picked up the head on the floor and put it back in its original place.

“Heu. Hehehehe…… Hehehehe!! Euhahaha!!”

He must have been quite pleased to have withstood the blow.

Jacquel laughed pleasantly and then flashed his eyes.

“Even you, who are called the Demon Slayer, cannot defeat me. Hehehe. If I could only go to hell, I would pacify hell on behalf of Lord Paclode [a powerful demon lord]!!”

Then he raised his staff.

At that moment, a magic circle unfolded.

As Gust tensed up at the sight,

Ian flicked his finger.

With just that, the magic circle disappeared.

“Huh?”

That was all.

Before he knew it, Ian, who had approached him, swung his sword, and Jacquel’s body shattered.

“Why don’t you try withstanding this?”

There was no answer.

No matter how much regeneration was possible, he couldn’t recover a body that had been shattered.

Ian, who scoffed at Jacquel, who had become well-minced meat, picked up the staff on the floor.

It was quite a fancy staff.

The entire staff was made of gold, and a jet-black gem was set at the end.

Seeing that the craftsmanship was also of the highest quality, it was difficult to see it as an ordinary object.

‘Does she know something?’

Ian looked at the staff from side to side.

This staff itself is excellent, but what is most important is this black gem.

The gem contained the same power as the Star of Talent he had obtained before.

‘It seems that the staff is used to adjust the direction of possibility. Should I see this gem as a prototype of the Star of Talent?’

‘Other species, huh.’

‘You’re saying it’s not the possibility of humans or other races. Was it made by collecting the talents of monsters?’

Monsters other than humans and other races cannot create it.

So, if only their possibilities are used, there will be no change related to destruction.

“Hey!! Ian!! Are you just playing around?!

While Ian was examining the Dragon Staff and talking to Kirke, Gust shouted roughly.

Perhaps because they were monsters that had undergone changes for destruction, it seemed difficult for her to deal with a large number of them.

“Crowley. Don’t play around and work.”

“I’m not playing…….”

“Myaaaaaa!!”

Myaene jumped up and climbed onto Crowley’s head.

And when she cried loudly, the worm with the energy of the sun melted.

“Oh…… Spirit of light! Not bad?!

“Mya!”

As Myaene became proud, Crowley bared her teeth.

It seemed that she was quite upset that she was caught by a monster.

“Insolent!!”

Her wings unfolded.

Crowley, revealing her power as a Great Demon, began to scatter red energy and catch monsters along with Gust.

However, the evolved monsters were enduring their attacks.

Ian, watching them in a state of equilibrium, picked up the staff.

‘If forced evolution is possible with this, then regression is also possible, right? How do I use this?’

Ian picked up the staff.

At that moment, light emanated from the gem of the staff and touched the bodies of the monsters.

“Krrr…… Keuh…….”

The monsters began to return to their original forms.

Gust and Crowley, who confirmed it, immediately began the massacre.

“Heok…… Heok heok…….”

“What the hell is this?!

After defeating all the monsters, Gust and Crowley sat down, exhausted.

“Hey, Ian. That…… that’s very dangerous……?”

The power to transform monsters.

If the number of monsters that even the master herself and the Great Demon Crowley struggled with increased, the world would be in serious trouble.

As she said warily, Ian nodded.

“I guess so.”

“If other monsters change like this…….”

“It’s not easy to make a staff like this. There probably aren’t any more of these.”

“Yes. It is a very unfortunate thing, but my father said that he can no longer create that staff.”

A voice was heard from the darkness.

Gust and Crowley tensed up and turned their eyes to that side.

Walking out from there was a single dragonkin [a humanoid dragon].

He resembled a lizardman, but had two long horns on his head and large wings on his back.

The black-scaled dragonkin in a suit bowed politely to Ian.

“Let me introduce you. I am Middleton, the son of Gehern…….”

“Middleton!! That bastard is Gehern’s right-hand man!!”

As Ian quickly launched a sword strike, Middleton jumped into the air.

“Don’t be so angry. I came to have a conversation…….”

“I have no intention of accepting a conversation.”

-Pajijijijik!!

The divine lightning that soared from Ian’s sword struck Middleton’s body as it was.

“Kkeuaaaak!!”

Middleton, screaming, fell.

As he fell to the ground, he twitched and then slumped, and Ian said calmly.

“The cleanup here is over, so let’s release the captured people.”

“Is it okay to kill him like that? It would be better to get some more information…….”

“We’ve obtained almost all the information we need to know. Isn’t it enough to stop Gehern’s plan and catch him now?”

“That’s true, but…….”

No matter how much Gehern is plotting, it’s over if he’s caught.

Ian burned Middleton’s corpse with an unquenchable fire and said.

“Let’s go back.”

They dealt with the remaining monsters and rescued those who had been captured.

And after burning down all the lairs here, the sun was rising when they returned near the village.

“Rivillia will probably be back today…… Crowley. You go. And find out about the movements of hell. Or, well, is there anything you can properly figure out?”

“N-No.”

“You should at least know about Gehern doing something like this. Should I just have you memorize the Diamond Sutra [a Buddhist scripture] for three nights and four days?”

“I, I’m doing my best?”

As she turned pale and disappeared as if running away, Gust had a serious expression.

“Will there be no more monster attacks now?”

“Who knows?”

As Ian replied indifferently,

The elves were approaching from afar.

“We’re back!”

“You came back sooner than I thought.”

“We have received permission from the council. Let’s go right away.”

“I guess we should. Gust. What are you going to do?”

“I’ll check if there are any other incidents like this on the other side.”

She left quickly, and Ian shrugged.

“Ah. And Count Ian. There is one thing I would like to ask you…….”

“What is it?”

Rivillia hesitated and said carefully.

“When you go to the World Tree, and when you go to the council, please don’t get angry or surprised.”

Ian chuckled at her words.

“Would there be such a thing?”

Ian, who told her this, moved to the western end of the forest and widened his eyes when he arrived at the World Tree.

“What is this again.”

Before his eyes was a huge tree that seemed to reach the sky.

And.

A demon was tied to that tree.

“Keuheuhe…….”

As Ian pointed at it, Rivillia sighed deeply.

“It’s the first demon, Lucien. That demon is sealed in the World Tree. That’s why we don’t allow just anyone to approach the World Tree.”

“It wouldn’t be good to be known. A demon in the World Tree.”

“Yes. That’s why I’m telling you.”

“I will also keep the secret.”

As he said with a smile, Rivillia was relieved.

Meanwhile, Ian approached the demon Lucien.

“Do you know about Rubellin?”

At that question, Lucien chuckled.

“I know.”

Then he slowly flashed his eyes.

“He’s my clone.”