All-Master Player Of The Academy [EN]: Chapter 208

◈ Chapter 208

104. What’s Yours Is Mine – 2

“A long time ago, Lucien came into this world. He fought the dragons and was eventually sealed within the World Tree.”

Lucien was sealed by the World Tree’s powerful energy.

Listening to Rivillia’s explanation, Ian was amused.

“Heh heh heh heh… It was quite fun back then.”

“I don’t care about that. If you know anything about Rubellin, tell me.”

Ian said, watching him. Lucien nodded.

“As I said, Rubellin is my avatar. The reason I created an avatar is simple: my power was too strong to escape from Hell on my own.”

Therefore, Lucien separated his power, created an avatar, and made him the administrator of Hell.

After that, he passed through the Gates of Hell to this continent, and while he was enjoying himself, he was defeated by the dragons and sealed away.

“That guy… well, he was quite useful. He turned out well for the first one I made.”

“Do you know that he is being worshiped as a god by the demons?”

“Cool.”

Lucien didn’t seem very interested.

As he responded nonchalantly, Ian pondered and said,

“Do you know anything about the other demons?”

“The Hell before I was sealed in the World Tree and the Hell now are quite different, aren’t they?”

“What about the Seven Deadly Sins?”

“What? What kind of naming sense is that? And there are so many sins, yet you call them the Seven Deadly Sins. It’s ridiculous.”

“I heard that Rubellin gave power to the seven great demons of Hell and designated them as the Seven Deadly Sins.”

“Really? Whatever.”

“Do you know that Paclode, one of the dragons who sealed you, became a Mad Dragon?”

“Paclode? Heh heh heh. That shady-looking Black Dragon did something like that? Ha. I knew that guy would cause trouble someday.”

“What? You didn’t know?”

“The elves didn’t tell me. Those guys always hate me and never tell me anything.”

He rolled his yellow eyes and growled.

“So? Anything else you’re curious about?”

Ian looked around.

He pointed to a dragon-like rock next to the huge tree.

There was Rubellin’s crest on it.

“I heard that crest is Rubellin’s crest.”

“Yeah.”

“Why is it here?”

“That guy came and carved it. It was a long time ago.”

A long time ago, there was a war between the elves and the beastmen.

At that time, the elves had lost control of the World Tree for only two days.

And that’s when Rubellin came.

“Does that mean the beastmen are related to Rubellin?”

“Not really. He came while slaughtering the beastmen. Anyway, he came with a female demon… What was her name? Ah, Kesin. He came with a demon named Kesin.”

Kesin, the Great Demon of Lust among the Seven Deadly Sins.

As Ian nodded at the name, Lucien calmly told the story of that time.

“Looking at me sealed in the World Tree, he said this. He said he saw someone amazing.”

“Someone amazing? Who is that?”

“I didn’t hear that far. And he said that because he saw that, he no longer wanted to live only as my avatar. He said he would live like that person, free, confident, and achieving everything he wanted.”

“So?”

“I told him to do as he pleased. There was nothing I could do, trapped in the World Tree.”

After Lucien allowed it, Rubellin carved his crest there and left.

And the next day, the elves recaptured the World Tree, and since then, they had never encountered any race other than elves.

“You’re the first since Rubellin.”

“Is that so? Ah. What Rubellin saw was probably a being from another dimension.”

“Really? He must have been watching that kind of thing since he had nothing to do in Hell.”

Hell is truly a place with nothing to do.

Endless land.

Boiling hellish energy and lava.

The only things there are demons and monsters that want to devour each other.

“I hated Hell.”

It was boring.

What fun is there in demons who betray you at every chance and want to devour each other?

That’s why he wanted to go to the continent.

“That desire was what created that guy. So he must have hated Hell and demons too.”

He would have wanted to see other places using the immense power that Lucien left behind.

Lucien conveyed his thoughts that he was able to see other dimensions in the process.

“That kind of thing isn’t a wise thing to do.”

“There’s nothing as foolish as looking at other dimensions.”

Lucien grinned, and Ian smiled as well.

Rivillia was puzzled that the two got along so well.

Ian was famous as a demon slayer.

As such, she thought he would attack Lucien, the first demon, without hesitation, but he was so quiet.

“Are you alright?”

“Yes.”

“That’s a relief.”

“By the way, isn’t it better to execute a demon sealed in the World Tree? I think it’s possible to destroy him.”

She was horrified as Ian reached for the hilt of his sword.

“No! The great dragons who sealed Lucien left a message. Lucien and the World Tree are now one and the same.”

If Lucien were destroyed, no one knew what harm it would do to the World Tree.

So it’s better to just leave him like that.

At her words, Ian looked at Lucien.

“What that elf says isn’t wrong, human. Do you want to destroy me? Then do it.”

“It’s not like that. You’re not a demon trying to destroy the world, are you?”

“That’s right. The demons who follow Rubellin are trying to destroy the world, right? I’m against that too. Even if demons take over this world, it’s just another hell, isn’t it? Just thinking about it makes me sick. Anyway, are the questions over?”

“I have several other questions, but I’ll ask them later.”

“Then let me ask you.”

Lucien narrowed his eyes.

“What are you? You don’t seem human. Your body is human, but your soul is different.”

Rivillia was startled.

Ian belonged to the heroes of humanity and was a demon slayer.

But his soul is different.

“Surely… Count Ian. You haven’t made a pact with a demon, have you….”

“It’s not like that.”

Ian flatly denied it.

But Rivillia was still wary.

Lucien laughed lightly at her.

“Haha! Elves are just cowards, now and then.”

“S, shut up!”

“And that’s not even a demon. If it were a demon, I would have noticed already.”

Lucien’s yellow eyes narrowed further.

“Not a demon… Or is there something else entirely?”

‘Leave him alone. It’s not like I haven’t seen guys like that before. The more they know, the less trouble they cause.’

While collecting worldviews [information about different worlds and their cultures], there were those who noticed his identity.

And what if they noticed?

If they didn’t cause any harm or interfere with the collection of worldviews, he could get through it without any major problems.

“Aren’t you denying it?”

“Nope.”

“Haha. I like that you’re so confident.”

Lucien grinned, and the branches of the World Tree moved.

There was a red fruit hanging on the branch.

“So what?”

“It’s the fruit of the World Tree. I’ll give you one.”

“I don’t need it.”

“Time is fair to everyone. You don’t want to grow old and die, do you?”

He shook his head.

Seeing that, Lucien moved the branch again.

“Never mind if you don’t want it.”

“I’ll come again later.”

“Ah. Okay.”

After speaking, he closed his eyes.

As he fell asleep, Rivillia stared at Ian.

“What’s wrong?”

“Oh, no. Things that happened were a little different than I expected….”

Ian, who she thought would cause a ruckus, was quiet, and Lucien found him interesting.

And he said he would come back to see him.

She wondered if the council would allow it again.

“Count Ian. Would you please go to the council?”

“Did the council tell you to bring me?”

“It’s because of the secret oath.”

Even though they decided to install a railroad in the Elven Forest and have exchanges.

Still, the World Tree is the elves’ greatest secret.

“Especially if humans find out, it will be a headache. Is it called the Solar Cult [a religious group dedicated to eradicating demons]?”

They are a group that wants to get rid of demons when they see them.

Even if they knew that Lucien was combined with the World Tree, they might try to kill him.

Ian was close to the Solar Cult, so other council members thought he might tell them about it.

Therefore, they decided that she should bring him in when the meeting with the World Tree was over to prevent the problem in advance.

As she explained the situation, Ian nodded.

“I understand.”

“Let’s go.”

They came out of the World Tree and ran for several hours.

As they went deep into the Elven Forest, a large building made of wood appeared.

There, ten elves came out and waited.

‘Leave them alone. Would they like it if an outsider went to the World Tree?’

‘Ah, is that so?’

“Welcome, Count Ian.”

The old elf, who had the most friendly expression, smiled and greeted Ian.

“Was the meeting satisfactory?”

“It wasn’t bad.”

“I see. That’s a relief. Ah. I’m late for the introduction.”

The old elf bowed to Ian.

“Council Chairman of the World Tree. I am High Elf Melfesiorus Ducan. Please call me Mel.”

“Yes. Nice to meet you, Chairman Mel. I am Ian Brandon.”

He seemed to like Ian’s polite greeting.

He smiled warmly and greeted him.

“If you don’t mind, how about we have a meal and talk?”

“Sure.”

Mel took Ian inside.

Dinner was already prepared inside.

“We mostly eat vegetarian food. But since you are human, we have prepared some meat. I don’t know if it will suit your taste.”

“I eat everything well, so don’t worry.”

As Ian sat down, the meal continued in a fairly friendly atmosphere.

After the meal was over to some extent, tea came out, and Mel went straight to the point.

“I heard from Rivillia that a strange monster appeared on the outskirts of the forest.”

“Yes. Ah. That’s not all.”

Ian told him about what happened at night.

As he took out the staff wrapped in cloth and placed it on the table, greed flashed in the eyes of some of the high elves.

Seeing that, the middle-aged man, one of the high elves who had been giving Ian the worst look, said bluntly.

“The Dragon Staff… amazing. Can you give it to me?”

“No.”

At his firm refusal, the high elves who had not been in a good mood frowned.

Mel scolded them.

“How can you covet a guest’s belongings in front of the guest?!”

“But Chairman! The place where that guy got that staff is Elven territory! Originally, such treasures belong to the owner of the territory!”

“Quiet!”

The high elves, whose faces turned red at his rebuke, shut their mouths.

Mel barely smiled gently, nodded, and asked.

“Then what are you going to do with it?”

“I plan to take it to the academy, research it, and then destroy it.”

The middle-aged man, who had been eyeing the Dragon Staff, finally stood up.

And he glared at Ian and said coldly.

“Just because the chairman treats you with respect, you’re acting as you please! You should be grateful that the council allowed you to see the World Tree, and it’s not enough to offer that staff as a reward!”

With his fierce shout, the other high elves next to him also stood up.

Feeling clear hostility from them, Ian smirked and sneered.

“Don’t act up and sit down, or I might cut your head off.”