All-Master Player Of The Academy [EN]: Chapter 227

114. Downtown Worshipers – 1

While a startled Charlize hesitated, Ian calmly examined the altar.

“It’s here too.”

“W-What is here?”

“Rubellin’s mark.”

Ian pointed to the chest of the corpse, but Charlize trembled, barely able to look.

“What? Never seen a dead body before? Never killed anyone?”

“A princess wouldn’t do such a thing!”

“The Imperial Academy is a military academy. You should have been through combat training, right?”

Charlize slowly shook her head.

Sending students to the battlefield for training is only for those with a certain level of skill.

With Charlize’s grades, it would be impossible to go on such a field trip.

Kirke explained that while she was assigned a good dormitory because she was a princess, she was excluded from many actual classes.

Ian scratched the back of his head.

“Then I brought you for nothing.”

“N-No. I’m fine, so don’t worry.”

Taking a deep breath, she examined the corpse with a pale face.

After confirming the mark on the chest, she tilted her head.

“This mark… I’m sure it was on the dagger Esir had. And Otal had it too…”

“Really? Where did he get it?”

“I know Esir gave it to him.”

It was a past event.

Otal and his followers had locked her in a warehouse.

At that time, Otal threatened her with a dagger, and that mark was on the dagger.

Later, she found out that most of Otal’s group had that dagger, and she learned that Esir had given it to them.

“But what exactly is that mark…”

“The mark of the one the demons worship as a god.”

“D-Does that mean Otal follows demons?!”

“He might just be holding that dagger without knowing. But he didn’t have it earlier.”

“Well… I don’t really know.”

Ian nodded as Charlize spoke with an uncertain expression.

Anyway, he had confirmed the evidence of the Red Moon faith here, so that was enough.

“I need to find the guy who runs this place first. Who is it?”

“I don’t know…”

‘A place connected to the Towan family?’

‘So, is the Iron-Blooded Duke related to demons?’

There is nothing recorded yet.

So, to confirm the details, he would have to catch him or go to the Pillaike territory to check.

‘Wait for now.’

It would be better to decide after accurately grasping what is happening within the capital.

While Ian was making his decision, Charlize bit her lip.

“If Otal is involved in this, isn’t it a big deal?”

“Isn’t it good for you? The guy who’s been bothering you is disappearing.”

“That’s true, but…”

She kept biting her red lip.

As Ian lightly patted her shoulder and was about to leave,

Footsteps were heard on the stairs.

-Clack. Clack.

The sound of high heels.

Hearing that, Charlize unconsciously reached for the sword at her waist.

“I don’t know who you are, but how dare you enter without permission.”

“Are you Tilda Towan?”

The red-haired beauty standing at the door closed it slowly with a refreshing smile.

“How are you going to bear this sin?”

“How are you going to bear this sin?”

Ian pointed to the broken wall and the corpse inside.

The red-haired beauty glanced at it and smiled brightly.

“What’s wrong with that?”

“A p-person died!!”

Charlize shouted harshly, and she smiled.

“People die anyway.”

“…What?”

“And the person next to you seems to have killed a lot too.”

A long finger was pointed at Ian.

She smiled at Charlize, who was flustered, with a strange smile.

“Naive princess. Don’t you know how many people died when the Blad Empire was founded?”

“Hmph, th-that’s…”

“And you don’t know how many your father killed either.”

“…But…”

“Innocent, pure, and pitiful princess who hides her weakness with arrogance. When judging sins, it’s not about how many people you killed.”

She closed her eyes slightly and opened them, looking at Ian and Charlize at the same time.

“It’s about whether you’re bothering me or not.”

“If that’s the case, you’ve committed a sin too. Coming out in front of me without fear.”

“Ohohohoho. Ian. Ian the demon slayer. I’ve heard a lot about you.”

“Even so, a demon openly appeared in front of me. Are you crazy? Or a suicide hopeful?”

“That can’t be.”

Charlize, surprised by the word demon, looked at her.

But no matter how she looked, she just looked like a human.

“I don’t feel any malice…”

“I smell it. A very dirty smell.”

“Huhu. There are plenty of ways to hide malice.”

“It’s just possessing the contractor’s body. In that case, if you minimize the power, you can hide the malice.”

“You know a lot.”

She smiled lightly and took a step forward.

And with Ian in front of her, she opened her mouth.

“I have something to offer you…”

-Stab!!

Before her words could be completed,

Ian’s hand pierced her chest.

Ian, who had pulled out her heart with the aura wrapped around his hand, kicked her collapsing body and said.

“Don’t be presumptuous. There is no negotiation.”

The woman’s body caught fire.

At the same time, pink smoke spewed from her body, and the smoke quickly gathered into one.

“Oh my~ How violent.”

What appeared when the pink smoke gathered was a demon with four horns.

In terms of beauty, she was a match for Crowley.

She folded her two pairs of bat wings and walked over, smiling at Ian.

“I like men like that. Ian. Don’t you want to be mine? I can give you all the pleasures of the world.”

“Oh. That’s a bit surprising. There haven’t been demons like this lately. It’s refreshing after a long time.”

“Huhu~ Is it an unexpected charm?”

She licked her thick lips and reached out her hand.

As the hand wrapped in a black glove tried to caress his cheek, Ian grabbed it.

“Do you want me to break it?”

“Huhu. Hey. Ian. Why do you think I, who is called a demon slayer, appeared in front of you like this?”

“You trusted her, right?”

Ian said without looking at Charlize.

As he said, Charlize’s eyes were quite clouded.

She had been playing tricks on her as her resistance had weakened during the manifestation.

“Correct! Huhu. I have connected my mind with that girl. If I disappear, that woman will die too. If that princess is harmed… you, who were with her, will be in danger too, right? I heard you caused a stir when you entered the capital.”

He caused an accident by breaking the gate and the walls.

On top of that, he went out with the princess and caused her to die.

Even if the emperor, who has been neglecting state affairs and living in semi-retirement, would he just leave Ian alone?

“Why did you retreat without fighting the Dragon Shield Knights further? Isn’t it because you didn’t want to cause friction with the Empire?”

“So?”

“If you join hands with me, I’ll give you two good things.”

She smiled brightly and said in a sweet voice.

“First. I’ll let you do whatever you want with that beautiful princess. And second. This is the most important thing.”

She approached Ian, gently stroked his shoulder, and whispered.

“I’ll cure the addicted Emperor Carlheis de Blad.”

“The Emperor is addicted?”

“Huhu. The Imperial Family is hiding it. Why do you think the Iron-Blooded Duke is running wild on his own?”

It is because the Emperor is addicted and does not come out of his residence.

So, the Iron-Blooded Duke is running wild as if he is great.

“How about it? Then it will be like this. You will have Princess Charlize in your hands and become a hero who cured the Emperor.”

Then he might become closer to the position of the owner of the Empire than the current heir, Osnen.

“The power you have, and the legitimacy that Princess Charlize has. As the Empress’s husband, you can rule the great country of the Empire as the national father.”

Sweet temptation continues.

She smiled and pointed to Charlize.

“How about it? Isn’t that princess beautiful?”

“She is.”

“In addition… if you join hands with me. You can achieve anything you want. Money. Fame. Woman. Power… Power might be a bit difficult. You are stronger.”

But she can provide all the secondary things other than power.

“How about it? You get the Empire, and I get the power that is you. Isn’t it a fair deal?”

Kreinstain asked with confidence, and Ian smiled and reached out his hand.

-Stab!!

“Cough!!”

“It’s a rejection.”

Once again, Ian’s hand pierced her chest.

Kreinstain, who had suffered a powerful blow that would cause her to disappear, groaned while bleeding.

“Y-You crazy bastard…!!”

“It’s not a fair deal. I’m not interested in the Empire.”

“If you… kill me, that girl will…”

“Ah. That?”

Ian looked at Charlize, who was staring blankly at him.

In an instant, the light returned to her eyes.

“Cough!! H, how?!”

Kreinstain was horrified even while spitting blood.

She had completely taken control of Charlize’s mind.

But how could it be released so easily?

Surprised that her connection with her had been forcibly severed, she was embarrassed and sat down.

“Huff… Huff… N, no, I don’t like it.”

Ian kicked her and stomped on Kreinstain’s head.

“Save me…”

-Crack!!

Ian mercilessly stomped on her head.

As her head shattered, Kreinstain’s body turned into smoke and scattered.

Ian, who had easily annihilated her, said to Charlize, who was making a surprised expression.

“Let’s go.”

“…Wait a minute. H-His Majesty is addicted. What does that mean?”

“Did you hear that?”

Although her mind was suppressed, she was not completely out of her mind.

As Charlize nodded, Ian said nonchalantly.

“There’s no need to worry.”

“Ah, it’s my father’s business! How can I not worry!”

“Parents who don’t even take care of you?”

“…Even so, he is my father.”

“What a filial daughter. But you really don’t have to worry.”

Ian said calmly.

Charlize hurriedly followed him and asked.

“How do you know that…”

When they came down, there were quite a few knights and soldiers below.

The armed men stiffened as they saw Ian and Charlize and shouted.

“Count Ian Brandon!! Princess Charlize de Blad!! We have received a report!”

“What’s the charge?”

“Trespassing! The Iron-Blooded Duke, the owner of this building, has ordered the arrest of anyone who enters without permission, regardless of their status!”

“Y-You dare to arrest who!!”

Charlize shouted, but the knight at the head shook his head.

“There are no exceptions! Also, this is a legal procedure, so please follow us!”

As they shouted, Ian laughed loudly.

“Hahaha!!”

And suddenly stopped laughing.

The atmosphere changes.

The knights and soldiers grabbed their weapons tightly, terrified as a murderous aura that seemed to freeze the surroundings in an instant overflowed.

Ian said to them with a blank face.

“Okay. Let’s go.”

“…Yes?”

“You said it was a legal procedure, right? Let’s go. And while we’re there…”

Ian, who did not have the slightest anxiety about being arrested, said coldly.

“Let’s see the face of the Iron-Blooded Duke who told you to arrest me.”

“Th-The Iron-Blooded Duke is not in the capital right now…”

Hearing his words, Ian smiled.

“Then that’s a different story.”