All-Master Player Of The Academy [EN]: Chapter 5

Ignoring his dumbfounded expression, Ian continued,

“Now, everyone. If I were possessed by a demon, would I have been able to pass the verification?”

“Of course not.”

As the Solar Order agreed, an instructor stepped forward.

“Intermediate Instructor Aranseda.”

A young man with dark blue hair and a slightly fierce look, Aranse pointed to Isaac’s abdomen.

“Then what’s that burn mark?”

“I have no idea. But I have something to say. Instructor Isaac dislikes me.”

“What?!”

“About a month ago, I was falsely accused in the Tribe incident.”

“Ah…”

“Is that him?”

Before, a lower-class student had appealed his innocence and was locked in solitary confinement for a month before being released.

The academy instructors roughly knew about his tenacity for enduring a month in solitary confinement.

‘He has good tenacity and skill…’

‘I want him even more.’

‘It’s not just because he beat someone like Isaac. That guy is…’

He had been hiding his skills since entering the academy.

He even had the patience to hide his skills for as long as three years.

I don’t know why, but it probably wasn’t for a normal reason.

Skills, patience, and some unknown circumstances.

Combining those things, it was clear that he was no ordinary guy, and those kinds of guys were usually stronger than their revealed skills.

Of course, that wasn’t always the case, but he was worth investing in.

Some of the instructors’ eyes lit up.

But regardless, Ian continued to speak confidently.

“Instructor Isaac wanted to get rid of me no matter what. Isn’t that why he deliberately burned my stomach before the sparring match? To accuse me of making a deal with a demon?!”

“Wh-Why would I!”

“Because you thought you might lose to me in the sparring match.”

No one expects a student to win in a sparring match against an instructor, especially in the lower ranks.

“But Instructor Isaac always prided himself on being a skilled adventurer, so he must have thought something might happen.”

Ian looked up at him and smiled.

“Isn’t that why you prepared for the worst? In case you lost, you would accuse me and overturn the match.”

“You… you bastard!”

That couldn’t be. He sincerely thought that Ian was possessed by a demon.

Isaac, flustered, tried to argue, but Ian incited the surroundings with an even louder voice.

“Then I also accuse him!! Instructor Isaac must have made a deal with a demon too!! How could a sane person do such a heinous thing!!”

At his cry, the paladins agreed and half-drew their weapons.

In the end, Ian’s accusation was accepted, and Isaac was also tested.

And he too was found to be unrelated to demons.

Meanwhile, Ian happily absorbed the Solar energy that came out as the second demon verification began.

“Did you see?! I’m not possessed by any demon! And what?! Frame [falsely accuse]?! You think I planned such a troublesome thing because I couldn’t catch one person like you?!”

“You couldn’t catch me, though.”

“That’s because I was careless!”

“Ah, yes, I’m sure. You used Aura because you were careless, so if you had used your full power, you would have used Aura Blade too.”

Ian’s sarcasm made Isaac furious, and he grabbed him by the collar.

“You damn brat!!”

“How pathetic. Do you know this saying? People resort to insults when they have nothing to say.”

As the situation threatened to escalate, Aranse stepped in.

“Stop!!”

“I, Instructor Aranse! But this guy is challenging the instructor…”

Isaac looked towards the instructors for help, but their expressions were coldly indifferent.

They seemed to be fed up with Isaac’s disgraceful behavior and rashness.

“Isaac. I’ll remember this.”

“Ah… Ahh…”

It was over.

As he slumped down with a dazed expression, Ian approached and patted him on the shoulder.

“I hope you live well outside from now on. Well…”

Slowly bringing his mouth to his ear, Ian said in a low voice.

“I don’t know if you’ll really be able to live well, though.”

“You… you bastard!!”

In the end, Isaac punched Ian in the face in anger.

But Ian had no intention of taking that attack.

He lightly moved his hand and deflected it.

-Slap!!

Just a slap to give him a sense of humiliation.

Even if it didn’t contain internal energy, Ian was training in the ways of the Asura Demon Sect.

Naturally, its power was considerable, and Isaac’s face turned sharply with one blow.

“Cough! You son of a bitch!!”

As he tried to throw a punch while bleeding, Aranse moved.

-Thud!!

Aranse, who slapped down Isaac, who was bigger than him, turned his eyes to Ian.

“Our instructors will take care of this man.”

“Yes. Thank you.”

Ian bowed slightly to him and strode towards Willis.

“Priest Willis. Thank you for making a fair judgment.”

“Haha. The Sun shines equally on everyone. We who follow the will of the Sun must also be fair.”

“I have never followed any religion until now. But today, I have become certain.”

Ian knelt on one knee in front of him.

“Expressing my gratitude for making such a fair and just judgment, I would like to volunteer at the temple for the time being.”

With the intention of obtaining the Solar energy.

Listening to Kirke’s praise, Ian smiled.

Willis seemed quite pleased with his words and smiled back.

“Hahaha. We welcome you. Then, shall I tell the academy? Well, shall we go right away?”

The temple was always short of hands.

As such, they would be grateful if he would help with the work.

As Willis gave his permission, the instructors clicked their tongues.

‘We need to bring that guy right away…’

‘I want to take him before the other instructors notice…’

Ian glanced around and smiled.

‘I should take some elixirs here for the time being.’

* * *

The academy is divided into upper, middle, and lower classes, which are determined by the students’ skills and aptitude.

Of course, students in higher classes may enter the middle or upper class from the beginning of their enrollment.

However, the academy could demote students at any time if they failed to prove themselves.

That meant that anyone could move up as long as they had the skills.

As such, the academy instructors wanted students with skills and aptitude to be under them.

If a strong student came out of the class they taught, they would be recognized for their achievements.

So, the instructors couldn’t help but want Ian, who had stood out in this incident.

After all, he was no different from an unclaimed gem.

They had to recruit Ian as soon as possible, but he had gone with the priests to hear about volunteering.

In the end, there would be time for rumors about this to spread, and other instructors who weren’t here would also come to find Ian.

‘Tch. I should have talked to him when I caught Isaac.’

Aranse clicked his tongue as he watched Ian head to the central cathedral with Willis.

Then, middle-class instructors approached him.

“I like that guy. I’m taking him to our Class A.”

“Ha. Don’t be ridiculous, Hauzel. I’m going to take that guy.”

“Hey~ Class A is better than Class B anyway. And just because you take him doesn’t mean you can win the Hero Festival, right?”

“We’ll see about that. Look forward to this Hero Festival. Class B will definitely win.”

Hero Festival.

It refers to the large-scale promotion test held twice a year at Fredon Academy.

Since the entire class could aim for promotion depending on the number of Hero Festival wins, the instructors of each class couldn’t help but be quite sensitive to the Hero Festival.

“We’ll see.”

Hauzel shrugged as he turned his head and walked away.

“What are we going to see? We’re going to be first anyway.”

The remaining instructor sighed as they left.

“Damn it. Originally, Class F has the first right to choose when promoted from the lower class.”

* * *

Volunteering didn’t involve much work.

Cleaning and carrying luggage.

Other than that, just helping the priests.

“If you want to train, you can ask the paladins. I’ll tell them.”

“Thank you.”

He had no intention of doing that.

Ian only wanted the Solar energy contained in the Holy Power.

“Then shall we start right away? Are you okay with that?”

“Ah, of course.”

Willis called Sister Hestian, the head nun.

After finishing cleaning with the kind-looking old woman who had been singing hymns earlier, he was given some time.

“Would you like to look around the temple during your free time? We have to practice with the choir…”

“Can I look around?”

“I’m sorry, but only the priests of the Solar Order can see the choir’s practice. Instead, you can participate in the priests’ worship service.”

Originally, it was a worship service only for the clergy of the temple.

But this much was okay for someone who volunteered on their own.

Ian thanked her for her consideration and went outside.

“I felt it earlier. Let’s check if Holy Power is emitted during choir practice.”

Ian lingered around the cathedral for about ten minutes.

Hymns from the nuns were heard from inside.

However, it was just the sound of singing, as it didn’t seem to emit Holy Power.

“It’s not coming out.”