All-Master Player Of The Academy [EN]: Chapter 235

235. Trap – 1

Tokilon’s Remnant was where Bakbare, Wilbal, Blanche, and Haryun had gone.

Could it be a mere coincidence that this place and that place were connected?

‘What’s going on there right now?’

‘What is it?’

Ian nodded and said to the two,

“We need to hurry.”

“Why is that?”

“My kids are at the end of this road.”

“Are you talking about the Fredon Academy students? But why?”

Ian explained the situation to Celestia, who was curious.

Krepen, who was listening beside her, clicked his tongue briefly.

“So, Killon Hosden is related to the Red Moon faith… Hmm? Wait a minute. The Hosden barony follows the Iron-Blood Duke?”

“That’s right.”

“Um… then should we see this as just a coincidence?”

Fredon Academy is Ian’s territory, and its students are his people.

Isn’t it too perfect to simply dismiss their involvement in this as a coincidence?

Krepen hardened his expression and ran quickly.

“There it is!”

The stairs are visible.

As Celestia tried to run faster upon discovering them, Ian swung his sword.

-Paga-ga-gak!!

The aura emitted from his sword struck the wall.

As the installed traps were shattered at the same time, Celestia bit her lip.

“There are even traps… This is going to be dangerous.”

“You were prepared for this, weren’t you?”

Ian immediately jumped up and climbed the stairs.

The top of the stairs was firmly closed with an iron door.

-Kwagwang!!

But even an iron door couldn’t stop Ian.

With one blow, the iron door was shattered, revealing the store’s food storage.

“What is all this commotion!”

As the storage door opened, sturdy men in chef uniforms entered.

They were dumbfounded upon discovering Ian, Krepen, and Celestia and asked.

“Are you thieves?”

“I am Krepen of the Dragon Shield Knights.”

“Huk. K, Knight-nim [esteemed knight], why are you here…?”

“I discovered traces of a criminal organization connected to this place.”

“T, this. Such a thing… Please, come this way for now.”

The flustered chef was perplexed and approached Celestia.

Just as she was about to accept his kindness,

Ian moved his sword.

-Seogeok!!

“Kuaaaak!!”

The outstretched hand was cut off.

As the chef screamed in pain, Ian picked up the hand that had fallen to the floor.

There was a sharp needle attached to his palm.

“Poison. A poison that works especially well on beast-kin.”

“Kaaak! You son of a bitch!!”

Celestia, who almost got poisoned, turned pale.

“T, thank you.”

“You’re welcome.”

Was it because of his scream?

People are flocking towards the food storage.

Among them, a red-haired woman in good clothes, who appeared to be a store clerk, was flustered and asked Krepen.

“Aren’t you Count Krepen? I don’t know why you’re doing this here… but let’s go inside for now.”

“Who is she?”

“Helay Band, the owner of Tokilon’s Remnant.”

“Then she can’t not know about this passage.”

Ian, pulling Krepen, said calmly.

“I am Ian Brandon.”

“…Ah. Is that so?”

“I found that this place is connected to the Red Moon Order’s meeting place.”

“The Red Moon Order? What is that?”

“Are you going to play dumb?”

“I’m just saying I don’t know what I don’t know.”

“Then what about this? This needle has poison on it. A poison that works well on beast-kin. A sleeping poison… What were you planning to do by putting the Saintess to sleep?”

Ian held up the severed hand.

She only tilted her head upon seeing the needle fixed in the palm.

“I don’t know anything about that. Um. And Count Ian.”

She smiled brightly.

“I don’t know if you know that this is the Empire, and I have a deep relationship with the Iron-Blood Duke.”

“The Iron-Blood Duke’s lover?”

“Yes. No matter how strong you are, Count Ian, do you know what will happen if you oppose the Iron-Blood Duke like this?”

“Why should I care?”

As Ian replied indifferently, Celestia hurriedly stepped forward.

“The matter related to the Red Moon Order is an order from His Majesty. We have the authority to investigate.”

“Even so, I cannot accept it. I will return and report to the Iron-Blood Duke…”

Kirke, who was exploring the surroundings, said.

Ian nodded and raised his hand.

“Resisting in front of me is a very beautiful sight. Then I will also show respect and fight with all my might.”

The expressions of those gathered hardened.

The rumor that Ian had shattered the castle gate and walls with one blow had already spread.

That’s why Helay hurriedly shouted to Krepen.

“Is the Dragon Shield Knights just going to stand by and watch a foreigner run wild in the Empire?!”

“I’m going to watch because it looks good.”

“Tch. If that’s the case, then we can’t just stand still.”

As Helay raised her hand, everyone grabbed their weapons.

More than a dozen people were armed and ready to fight, but Ian didn’t care and waved his hand.

“Eueueueo?!”

“Euaaaa!!”

He just waved his hand, but those gathered were tumbling around.

As Helay’s expression distorted, he stretched out his other hand.

“Keok!!”

He just grabbed the air, but her throat was blocked.

As her pretty face gradually turned white, Krepen grabbed Ian’s arm.

“We need to get information from Helay. Don’t kill her.”

“I’m not going to kill her.”

He’s just thinking of breaking both her arms so she can’t move.

-Wooddeuk!!

Ian broke both her arms and handed Helay over to Krepen before going upstairs.

As he went up from the basement, the first floor was completely chaotic.

Students wearing the Empire Academy uniforms and their guards.

And the students of Fredon Academy were pointing their weapons at each other.

“What’s going on?”

Wilbal’s expression, who was aiming an arrow with a serious face, brightened at Ian’s voice.

“Ian?!”

“Why are you doing that?”

“No, crazy…!! Those bastards had drugged the drinks they ordered!!”

“…C, Count Ian. It’s a misunderstanding!!”

One of the Empire Academy students, who was aiming a weapon at Wilbal’s group, shouted urgently.

Ian looked back and forth between them and the Fredon Academy students and shrugged.

“We’ll talk about that later… How are the kids?”

Ian looked at the table.

As he reached out towards the wine there, the wine bottle flew through the air and came to him.

“The person who ordered this.”

“Those bastards!!”

As Ian looked at them, Killon shouted urgently.

“No! Count Ian. We also received this as a service!”

“Ah. The store gave it to you?”

Ian quickly turned his head.

Helay, who met his eyes, bit her lip tightly.

“Damn it. Of all times…!!”

What’s the point of hiding it when it’s already exposed?

She gritted her teeth and shouted.

“Attack!!”

Then, those wearing red robes appeared from the rooms on this floor and jumped down.

The nobles at the other tables were horrified to see that.

“He, Helay?!”

“What is this?!”

“No one will leave here alive today!! Everything will become a sacrifice for the Red Moon!!”

Those wearing red robes held up their staffs.

Then, crimson patterns were drawn on the wall.

Wilbal immediately filled an arrow with aura and shot it at the one wearing the red robe.

-Ting!!

But the arrow was only bounced off by the shield surrounding his body.

“Damn it!!”

Krepen rushed forward quickly.

He doesn’t know what those wearing red robes are trying to do, but it’s ominous.

So, he needs to take them down quickly.

As he thought that and created an aura, he was about to swing his sword when.

“St.op.”

Hillain, who had escaped from him, opened her mouth.

Was it because of the power contained in her words?

Krepen’s body momentarily stiffened.

“Multiple Energy Bolts!!”

The red robes did not miss that gap.

The red robe mage held up his staff, and dozens of energy bolts were instantly stuck in Krepen’s body.

“Eueok!!”

The fallen Krepen complained of pain but was also puzzled.

Why did he stop?

Ian, who glanced at him, said indifferently.

“You. You can use incantations?”

“Heu. Hehehehehe… Yes. Even if you are a Master, you cannot withstand words containing great power.”

He wondered why she was so confident.

Ian looked at those wearing red robes.

The location they created, and the magic circle.

The ley line [a supposed alignment of places of ancient significance] that gathers in this store.

They were using all of that to use incantations.

“Did you gain the Star of Talent by using the Red Moon faith, and then use that to gain incantations?”

“Ha… you’re amazing as expected. They say you know everything once you see it… Then you know how strong this power is, right?”

She smiled and opened her mouth.

“It’s dangerous!! Saintess-nim!”

Celestia put her hands together.

A shield containing the power of the moon protected all allies, but Hillain only sneered.

“Hehehe. Did you think incantations could be blocked by such a shield? Commit suicide. Ian Brandon.”

Ian drew his sword.

Hillain laughed loudly at the sight.

“Ahahahaha!! Even if you are Ian Brandon, incantations are… What are you.”

Ian walked straight to Hillain.

She was flustered at the sight and shouted once again.

“Commit suicide!! Stop! Stop!! Don’t come!!”

Was it because of the continuous incantations?

Those wearing red robes vomited blood.

They couldn’t withstand the power being consumed.

Even though they were kneeling or staggering, Hillain did not stop the incantations.

“St….”

“No.”

-Peok!!

Ian’s sword struck Hillain’s face.

Was it because it hit the flat of the sword, but the power contained in it was not ordinary?

She fainted with one blow.

Ian, who had silenced the store’s interior for a moment, looked around at the shocked employees and the red robes and said.

“You guys also have a lot to say.”

At the same time as those words.

Ian swung his sword.

The situation was neatly resolved.

Everyone here had already seen Hillain’s actions.

Those who were unnecessarily caught up in it were furious.

They almost got seriously hurt by some strange guys.

“Thank you! Count Ian!”

“Thank you!”

Ian roughly accepted their greetings and watched the knights who came after the work was done and moved according to Krepen’s instructions before turning his eyes to Blanche and Bakbare.

Both of them were still drooping.

“Shouldn’t we heal them?”

As Wilbal said worriedly, Haryun sighed.

What is this, coming to eat?

“I deliberately sent them together because I thought something like this would happen.”

“No, these crazy bastards drank it as soon as the alcohol came out.”

He studied poison at the academy, so he could recognize most poisons just by smelling them, but what could he do about them drinking it before that?

Haryun complained, feeling wronged, to the two who were drooping.

“Ah. These troublemakers. Just you wait when we get back.”

As he growled, Ian pointed at the two.

“Don’t wait until you get back, look at them now.”

“Eh?”

“They should have detoxified themselves by now. Aren’t you getting up soon?”

Only then did the two get up awkwardly.

“I, I just woke up.”

“Really……”

Mianhe [sorry], Wilbal, Haryun.

When the two, who were receiving pitiful gazes from the three, were embarrassed.

Killon approached awkwardly.

“Are you okay?”

“You bastard!! How dare you poison us!”

“Ah, no! I didn’t poison you!”

As he shouted, feeling wronged, Ian grabbed Killon’s shoulder.

“Well, that’s fine. Why did you come to this store today of all days? You said this isn’t a place anyone can come to.”

Killon said with a bitter face.

“Ah. That’s… I actually received a meal ticket for this store.”

“Who gave it to you?”

At Ian’s question, he hesitated and said.

“…The Iron-Blood Duke.”