All-Master Player Of The Academy [EN]: Chapter 254

◈ Chapter 254

127. I’m Not Okay – 2

The spectators were on the edge of their seats.

They had thought it was just a friendly match, but it had turned into a real fight.

“Hey, hey. What’s going on?”

“I didn’t think Princess Sharl was like this… She’s amazing, isn’t she?”

“To say something like that in this situation… To do something others can’t easily do. So cool. I admire that side of her!”

The female students of the Imperial Academy had stars in their eyes.

That determination to get what she wants.

It was definitely impressive.

And the male students were tense as they debated.

“Princess Sharl is definitely a great person, except for her personality and way of speaking.”

“But honestly, with those kinds of conditions, isn’t her personality a non-issue?”

“And she’s skilled because she learned from Count Ian. She even beat a Master last time, though it was a fluke, right?”

“And she’s pretty too.”

The instructors wore serious expressions.

“What happens if Princess Sharl wins against Count Ian?”

“Is she coming to the Imperial Academy? Then we need to create a position for her in the Magic Department.”

“Are you crazy? Why the Magic Department? Do you know Count Ian’s swordsmanship? He shattered gates and walls with just his sword.”

“He possesses the legacy of the Magic Kingdom, so of course, it’s the Magic Department.”

While everyone was buzzing and talking, the Fredon Academy side didn’t say a word.

Because the outcome was obvious.

“Hey, Haryun. What do you think?”

Filoa asked Haryun, who was sitting near the Imperial Academy.

Haryun watched the two staring at each other in the training ground and sighed.

“Comfort Princess Sharl well.”

“Eh. No way. He wouldn’t reject the princess there, would he?”

“He already rejected her.”

“Still, wouldn’t he acknowledge that much sincerity? Ian isn’t that heartless…….”

Just as Filoa was about to respond to Haryun’s opinion.

Ian spun his sword and plunged it into the ground.

-KWAHHHHHHHH!

And an explosion.

With a massive roar that split the ground, a terrifying aura spread out from Ian.

“Aaaagh!!”

Sharl, caught in it, couldn’t even withstand a single blow and was thrown away.

As she collapsed on the ground, gasping for breath, Ian pulled out the sword.

And.

Heavenly Demon Divine Art, Chapter of Destruction.

Sword Control.

He threw the sword into the air.

His sword flew freely in the sky, aiming for Sharl’s neck as she barely managed to get up.

“That crazy bastard!! He did it! He really did it!”

Even to the beautiful princess who had made such a once-in-a-lifetime confession, Ian was truly merciless.

While Filoa, who thought he would go easy on her, was in shock, Sharl, who barely managed to get up, stretched out her hand, blocking the Sword Control with the Water Spirit Divine Art.

“Ice Lance!!”

She used the magic she had barely completed.

The ice spear created in the air was about to fly when Ian flicked his finger.

-Pajik!

The ice spear created in the air shattered and scattered.

Haryun nodded as he watched.

It was the magic intervention he had seen before.

A technique to nullify magic by sending his own magic power into the opponent’s magic circle.

With that, it was clear that no magician would be able to use even half of their power in front of Ian.

“Wh, what is that again?!”

Unlike Haryun, who had seen it before, Filoa and the magicians of the Imperial Academy were shocked.

Regardless, Ian raised his hand in the air.

“Reverse Gravity.”

Sharl’s body soared into the air.

The Sword Control chased after her as she flew into the sky, and Sharl desperately swung her sword.

“Multiple Energy Bolts.”

“Aaaagh!!”

She was suspended in the air, unable to properly defend herself.

And Sharl had no choice but to take the dozens of energy bolts pouring down on her.

-Kukung!!

She barely managed not to lose consciousness.

If she had, she would have been seriously injured just from falling from that height.

Barely surviving through the Water Spirit Divine Art’s landing technique, she gritted her teeth and charged.

“Haaap!!”

A swordsmanship that was as natural as flowing water, yet strong, and with freeform changes was unfolded.

As aura began to fill the sword, the onlookers were impressed.

“Amazing!!”

“Such swordsmanship!”

The surprised students were filled with anticipation.

They thought that Princess Sharl might win with that level of skill.

But the expressions of those with some skill were dark.

She absolutely can’t win.

Sharl was fighting desperately, but Ian was just teaching her.

“Wow. This is no joke.”

“I know. Count Ian is dodging everything by a hair’s breadth…….”

That meant he could accurately gauge the distance between himself and his opponent.

The fact that he could easily avoid Sharl’s flashy attacks with minimal movement.

That meant the gap between Ian and Sharl was enormous.

“It’s over. At this rate, Princess Sharl will lose…….”

It was then.

“Haaaaap!!”

Sharl’s empty hand moved.

The students of the Imperial Academy, who thought she was going to use magic, gaped.

An unbelievable thing happened.

-Uuung!!

A blue aura sword was held in Sharl’s hand.

“Goodness! Goodness!!”

It was rare, but not impossible, for someone to become a Master [a highly skilled practitioner of martial arts or magic] at the age of a student.

There were Masters among the students of Fredon Academy.

But Sharl was different.

Until recently, Sharl was a low-ranking magician of only the 2nd Circle [a measure of magical power and skill].

Swordsmanship?

She was occasionally taught swordsmanship during common training, but she was clumsy and had little talent for the sword, so it was questionable whether she would ever awaken her aura, let alone create an Aura Blade [a sword imbued with the user’s life force].

How else would she have been called a dropout with good blood?

But what was going on?

“P, Princess Sharl…….”

A Master.

To create an Aura Blade.

The students were impressed, and the instructors felt a chill.

“Count Ian…….”

“To make someone who isn’t even a User into a Master in such a short time…….”

That meant that if Ian was determined, he could even create an army of Masters.

They looked at Ian with fear-filled eyes.

This was not a level of power that a human could possess.

“What…… are you…….”

Even as they were in shock, Sharl’s attacks continued.

She was now almost in a state of selflessness, wielding her sword.

She was gaining enlightenment and rapidly growing stronger in the life-or-death battle with Ian.

Ian, who was dodging her attacks or occasionally counterattacking and correcting her, grabbed the returned sword.

‘I know. I’m going to end it now.’

The sudden increase in skill could lead to inner demons.

She was already in a mentally unstable state, and if she became more unstable here, a blood-crazed demon would be created.

Ian didn’t teach Sharl to see that happen, so he swung his sword.

-KWAHHH!

Sharl, struck by the light-fast sword strike, was thrown away.

As she, who had been showing a splendid exchange until just now, was knocked out in one blow, the buzzing crowd fell silent.

“Wh, what? What happened?”

“Wasn’t it almost evenly matched just now?”

The Fredon Academy side smiled at their words.

Evenly matched my ass [a dismissive expression indicating disbelief].

Ian was still just teaching Sharl.

Ian, seeing her faint after not being able to withstand a single blow, said calmly.

“Too bad. It was a paper-thin difference.”

Though the paper was quite thick.

He spoke nonchalantly and pointed to the unconscious Sharl.

“Please send her to the infirmary for treatment.”

“O, oooo…… A, understood…….”

The instructors, who had been staring blankly at the training ground, moved.

As they took Sharl away, Osnen, who had been sitting, shrugged his shoulders.

“No blood or tears.”

“Didn’t she come out prepared? She should be grateful that he didn’t kill her.”

Osnen chuckled at his reply.

* * *

The friendly match, the last event of the exchange, was over.

The victory was taken by the Fredon Academy side.

It wasn’t a particularly unexpected result, so the Imperial Academy side was just disappointed.

They would probably continue to lose until those Advanced Class B students graduated.

No, maybe they won’t be able to win at all.

What can they do when there is someone who can raise someone who isn’t even a User or a swordsman to a Master in just a month?

The instructors were depressed, but the students were different.

It was because of the party that would be held today.

The student hall provided by the Imperial Academy was already prepared for the party.

Some of the Imperial Academy students who entered there clenched their fists and said seriously.

“Alright. I’ll overwhelm all the Fredon Academy guys with my dancing skills.”

“My brilliant viola performance might do it!”

Dancing and music were basic knowledge for those who were heirs.

Especially since dancing was popular in the Empire these days, many had prepared beautiful and flashy dances.

Osnen shook his head as he listened to those people talking.

If they had time to practice that, they should have swung their swords one more time.

“With the fall of the Iron-Blood Duke, who knows how the political situation in the Empire will flow, and they’re dancing.”

“Ha, hahaha.”

The joyful atmosphere turned cold at once, but it couldn’t be helped since the other party was Osnen.

“But we can’t ignore the efforts for socializing in such a diplomatic setting.”

“I think it’s better to just be good at diplomacy. I’m amazed at your complacency.”

“Hahaha…… But Crown Prince Osnen. Where did your partner go…….”

“I don’t have one.”

“Oh my. Then how about me?”

The Iron-Blood Duke had fallen, and Kirishnan had died.

As Osnen’s position as heir became more solid, there were quite a few female students approaching him.

Osnen, who was standing among them, turned his head away.

“Oh. A new Master is coming in.”

“I wonder if she’s okay.”

It was Sharl, who had become a Master and was properly defeated by Ian.

As she walked in confidently, Osnen held out his hand to her.

“Wait here.”

“Yes. Brother.”

Sharl answered with a nervous expression, and Osnen smiled bitterly.

“Don’t be discouraged by the defeat. It was a wall that was hard to overcome.”

“I have no intention of giving up. And he didn’t tell me to give up either.”

“Ian likes those who resist…… Well, how about approaching him in a different way?”

“……I’m thinking of asking him for a dance. Anyway, this princess is also a princess. No matter how much of a Count Ian he is, he wouldn’t refuse a princess’s proposal…….”

It was then.

The door to the party hall opened again.

The students of Fredon Academy, led by Aranse, were entering.

Seeing that, a blush appeared on Sharl’s face.

Unknowingly, she looked at the faces of the students and tilted her head.

The face that should have been there was missing.

“Um. Wildy.”

“Yes?”

Sharl, who had become a little closer to Wildy from the Fredon Academy side, hesitated and asked.

“Where did Ian go?”

Wildy couldn’t hide his embarrassment.

He didn’t know what to say.

“If he just went somewhere for a while…….”

“Huh? Him? He said he wouldn’t attend the party? Ian doesn’t usually attend these kinds of parties.”

Blanche, who had no tact, said lightly, and Sharl couldn’t help but be disappointed.

Myaene yawned leisurely on Ian’s lap as he sat in the dormitory garden, meditating.

While everyone was at the party hall, Kirke quietly said to Ian, who had decided to meditate.

Ian knew what Kirke meant by saying that.

That’s why he replied in a cold tone.

“I’m going to make medicine to treat Sharl as soon as I get back, so look up the necessary ingredients.”

When Ian refused outright, Kirke was silent for a moment before saying.

“I’m not okay.”

In the end, Kirke said calmly as always.