All-Master Player Of The Academy [EN]: Chapter 300

◈ Chapter 300

150. Epilogue – See You Again – 2

“It’s a story you don’t need to hear. Anyway, I have to stay here for a while, but where should I crash?”

“Like I said, the Urkul family welcomes you.”

“The Salt Margraviate has plenty of room.”

“The Freisian County always has a guest room ready.”

“Hey, hey. Instead of fighting over him, let’s all go south together.”

When Ian smiled and changed the subject, everyone went along with it, as they always did.

Dwelling on things related to him was pointless.

So, they moved on to the next topic: where Ian would stay.

“Why don’t you stay at the Academy for a bit before you head out?”

Aransae is now the representative of the Fredon Academy instructors.

Surely, he could arrange a place for one person to sleep.

“Your room in the research and development area has remained untouched since you left.”

“Oh? Really? I told you to use the data and materials there as you pleased.”

“Everyone respects you too much to touch it.”

“What a waste. Anyway, it would be best to stay there for tonight.”

He told them to use it, so why hadn’t they? Why just hoard it?

Ian was dumbfounded and took a bite of the large piece of meat.

“Hey, then are you coming to my place from there tomorrow?”

When Haryun asked with a smile, Ian shrugged.

“We’ll see.”

After the gathering, Ian entered the research and development lab and looked around.

It was the research and development lab he had returned to after ten years, but nothing had changed.

It was still a chaotic mess.

“Ian!! I heard you’re back!”

It was Hiral.

Panting, as if she had rushed, she smiled at Ian and Mya Nne on his shoulder.

“You haven’t changed at all compared to ten years ago.”

“Do people change that much in ten years?”

“That’s not how the saying goes.”

Even though she was taken aback, Hiral sat down.

Ian stared at her and smiled.

“I guess you gained some enlightenment after I left? If you keep at it for another hundred years, you might break through the wall.”

“You’re as sharp as ever. Yes, after you left… to be exact, after you saw you fight Rubellin, I continued my research and training.”

“I learned how to tap into the power of the world.”

“And I’m making progress, little by little.”

“But a hundred years… I was thinking more like two hundred.”

“The direction is right, but be careful. One wrong step, and you’ll be swept away.”

“Swept away, huh.”

“It means you’ll be connected to the truth.”

At Ian’s explanation, she nodded.

Connecting to the truth and gaining near-infinite knowledge.

And then, becoming alienated and going crazy like Rubellin.

She had no intention of letting that happen, so she steeled herself.

“Ian!!”

The door burst open again.

It was Scrandar and a group of dwarves.

“Huh. Didn’t think you’d actually come back.”

“I said I would. But I didn’t expect Instructor Scrandar to still be here.”

“Hahaha. I like it here more than Dwarven City these days. Dwarves come here often, too.”

“That’s good to hear.”

“Also, I’m making an early model coordinate fixer [a device for teleportation], and I’m seeing some promising results.”

“Oh? Really?”

“Yeah. I’m testing it in Dwarven City. It’s good enough to send inanimate objects.”

Of course, they also did experiments on living things, but they failed several times and switched to objects.

When Scrandar said this with a smile, Ian held out his hand.

“Give me the test results.”

“Oh! Right! No, wait. Are you free tonight? How about a research meeting tonight?”

Scrandar was delighted that Ian wanted to see the results so quickly.

When he suggested a research meeting, Ian nodded.

“Sure.”

“Great. I’ll tell the other workers and wizards right away.”

As Scrandar left, Hiral put her hands on her hips and sighed.

“You’re going to be swamped for a while. People will be coming from all over to ask about things they’ve been stuck on.”

“It’s good to see them so engaged.”

Ian said nonchalantly.

Hiral smirked at him.

“Do you know that there were many gods in this world?”

“I know.”

“Among them, the God of Fire.”

“You mean the god who gave knowledge and civilization to the living?”

“Yeah. I sometimes think that you are that god.”

At Hiral’s words, Ian smiled and shook his head.

“That’s not it.”

Ian’s return and the news that he was holding a research meeting spread like wildfire.

Because of that, researchers from all over gathered at the Academy, even though it was vacation.

While discussing and holding research meetings with them, he checked their progress, pointed out areas for improvement, and gave them new tasks, until the morning sun was rising.

They had been holding research meetings all night, but the wizards and dwarves were still shining with excitement, as if it wasn’t enough.

“Ah, just one more day….”

A problem that hadn’t been solved even after months of hard work was solved with a glance from Ian.

So, they had no choice but to cling to him even more.

Ian smiled at their desperate faces.

“Let’s do that next time. I have places to go.”

“Ugh… then definitely. Definitely. Definitely.”

If he left them alone, they looked like they would even make a pinky swear promise.

When Ian smiled at them and came out of the research and development area, Haryun was waiting.

“What are you doing here?”

“I thought you might just leave, so the kids and I made a schedule to hang out with you.”

“You guys are going all out.”

“Myaa~ Myamya~ Mya~.”

Mya Nne, who was clinging to Ian’s shoulder, cried.

Seeing that, Haryun stroked Mya Nne’s head.

“Mya Nne is so anxious that she’s completely stuck to you.”

“Seriously. Aren’t you busy?”

“I am busy.”

“Then go and do your work.”

“There’s no work I have to do, other than a family crisis, that would make me abandon a friend who came after ten years.”

Haryun smiled and lightly hit Ian’s back.

“Are you staying here again today? If you don’t have anything to do, I’ve prepared a spot at Emerald Beach, so let’s go.”

At Haryun’s suggestion, Ian shrugged.

“Sure. Why not.”

He hadn’t come wanting a vacation, but he didn’t have anything pressing to do anyway.

So, Ian enjoyed a vacation while visiting his friends’ houses.

Enjoying the winter beach.

Hunting in the snowy fields.

Going to the South to teach the orcs.

Going to the Forest of Warriors and having a fight.

And.

“Oh. Leila.”

“Ah. Ian. I heard you were here.”

“Can’t you stay put? I don’t know how many times I’ve had to search for you.”

Helid and Leila eventually got married.

They even had a child already.

“Anyway, thank you for coming.”

Leila smiled and offered him a seat.

When he sat down in the place with warm tea and snacks, the antique door opened.

It was a blonde girl wearing white clothes.

When the girl, who looked just like Leila, carefully entered, Helid smiled.

“How is she? Our little angel.”

“Daughter?”

“Yeah. Hehe. I was going to name him Ian if it was a boy.”

“Don’t do that. Anyway… nice to meet you. I’m Ian Brandon.”

When he greeted her, the girl hesitated, grabbed the hem of her white dress, and politely greeted him.

“Hello… I’m Yui….”

Ian, who received the greeting from the slightly sickly-looking girl, tilted his head.

“But her lifespan is a bit short.”

“……What?”

What was he saying after looking at someone else’s precious daughter?

If someone else had said that, they would have had their head cut off right away, but Helid and Leila couldn’t do that.

Because they knew who Ian was.

“She’s going to die around the age of ten.”

“……What. What are you talking about? How do you know that?”

“Because the collection of this world is complete. I can easily know the lifespan of someone who belongs to this world.”

Ian said nonchalantly and raised his hand.

And he stroked her head.

“It’s done.”

“What’s… done?”

“I’ve extended her lifespan a bit.”

He said it so simply that they were speechless.

Leila covered her forehead as if she had a headache.

Yui’s expression became so bright that they couldn’t dismiss it as a lie.

Seeing the blush on her slightly pale cheeks, Helid hugged her tightly and asked.

“What does that mean? Extend her lifespan? Is that even possible?”

“This is nothing.”

“Th, thank you. Thank you so much. You’ve helped us again.”

“It’s nothing. Don’t worry about it.”

Ian replied nonchalantly, and Leila pondered for a moment and asked.

“Ian, are you… a god? To fix a person’s lifespan so easily. What is this….”

Happiness that her daughter was healed mixed with questions about Ian.

Ian said nonchalantly to her, who was overwhelmed by various emotions.

“That’s not it.”

“Then what are you?”

At her question, Ian thought for a moment and answered.

“At first, I was just a human. Of course, not a human from this dimension.”

“Then….”

“Then I just realized I didn’t want to die, and I didn’t want to stop. And I knew there were many worlds.”

“……So?”

“So, I just started moving to collect them.”

Ian smiled and stroked Yui’s head.

“A person’s will is strong. Sometimes that will can even cross dimensions.”

At those words, Leila pursed her lips tightly.

Honestly, she couldn’t understand.

What was the meaning of that?

“Do you want to become a god?”

“No.”

“Then?”

“I just don’t want to stop without gaining anything or doing anything.”

He did various things while traveling to other places.

And after all those things were over, Kirke spoke to him while he was resting in the research and development lab at the Academy.

‘I guess I should leave again soon.’

Ian headed to the garden.

When he stuck the sword into the garden, Mya Nne cried anxiously.

“I guess I don’t have to ask.”

“Myaaaaa….”

Mya Nne didn’t fall off his shoulder, as if it was the most natural thing in the world.

If that was Mya Nne’s choice, he would respect it.

Ian manipulated his bracelet to let them know he was leaving.

And how long had he waited?

Those who had received the warp bracelet from Ian all rushed into the garden of the dormitory.

“Hey, you bastard.”

“If you’re going to leave, tell us a few days in advance.”

“We couldn’t even treat you properly!”

“We haven’t even repaid you for helping our Yui….”

“Count Ian! There’s another problem with the Titan improved version…!!”

Ian smirked at those who were calling out to him eagerly.

“You’ll be able to live well on your own even without me. I’ll come again as soon as I get a chance, so let’s see each other then.”

And he sat cross-legged next to the sword as before.

Those who were watching sighed.

He was still a guy who was hard to understand and still hard to accept.

But he made a promise.

That he would come again.

He didn’t know when that would be.

“Okay. I hope you come again next time.”

“But where are you going this time?”

At Wilde’s question, Ian smiled.

“I don’t know either.”

“Pardon?”

“Worlds are born and disappear countless times.”

“Then what you said last time about the seed of the world sprouting…”

“Yeah.”

Ian smiled.

“A new world will be born. I’m going to get it.”

As Ian was about to close his eyes, the Sword Saint shouted urgently.

“Why are you doing that? You’re already strong enough.”

Everyone agreed.

Ian had the power to even extend lifespans.

But why was he collecting worlds and increasing his power?

As everyone wondered, Ian grinned.

“It’s a hobby. Respect it.”

Leaving those words behind, Ian closed his eyes.

<85,547,177 new worlds have been discovered.>

Kirke asked for a choice as always.

‘Randomly. Diversity is important.’

With his answer.

Ian began his journey to collect new worlds.

< The End >