All-Master Player Of The Academy [EN]: Chapter 56

56. What to Teach – 2

Aranice chuckled bitterly as he watched Ian take down the Guardian.

He had expected it, but Ian took down even the Guardian, a being of terror in the Forgotten City, far too easily.

“Amazing.”

“It was nothing.”

Ian left the completely frozen Guardian behind and returned. Aranice asked,

“Are you a Master?”

“You could say that.”

“I figured you’d be at least that… This is incredible.”

“Is there a problem?”

“Not at all.”

It wasn’t like there had never been a Master among the Academy students before.

Of course, it was the first time a Master had remained in the Intermediate class, but that wasn’t a problem.

No, it was even better.

If there was a student with Ian’s skills, moving up to the Advanced class wouldn’t be an issue.

Aranice grinned and put his arm around Ian’s shoulder.

“It’s like we got a treasure for an absurdly low price. Come on, let’s go. There are still more places to show you.”

They passed the place where the Guardian had been and arrived in an area full of rocks and sand.

As Aranice was about to explain, Ian pointed to a spot in the desert.

“There’s something inside that sand dune.”

“Right. That’s also a Dimension Monster.”

Aranice took out a dagger and threw it.

The moment the aura-filled dagger pierced the sand dune, two long tails moved from within.

“We call them Radphions.”

It had two scorpion tails and two pincers.

Its body looked as hard as armor, and there were sharp thorns all over it.

The saliva dripping from its mouth was acidic, and it began to create smoke as it splattered here and there.

“Once you’re caught in those pincers, it’s game over.”

“It grabs you with those and injects poison with its tail, I presume.”

“That’s right. Radphions are sensitive and find their prey by the vibrations created when stepping on the ground.”

The Radphion, which had moved due to the impact of the aura-filled dagger, went back into the sand.

Its concealment was quite excellent, to the point where no one would know unless they looked closely.

“Remember this: the deeper we go, the more enemies like that will try to catch you off guard.”

“Understood.”

“Let’s go then.”

The two passed through the desert area.

As they moved, encountering Radphions and other Dimension Monsters, Ian pointed to a hill and asked.

“What’s that?”

“Hmm? Oh. You found it? You truly are the strongest monster hunter.”

Aranice patted Ian on the back.

Even he wouldn’t have noticed if Ian hadn’t said anything.

As they headed between the sand and rocks, there was a small box.

“It’s a storage box used in the Magic Kingdom. There are quite a few of these in the Forgotten City. But why is this in the desert?”

“Someone probably had it and died to a Dimension Monster or Guardian.”

“Probably? If there was a fight between people, they wouldn’t have left this behind.”

Aranice cleared away the sand and stones.

The exposed black box had a lock on it.

“Good artifacts in the Forgotten City are often found in these boxes. So, the Unlock spell is essential.”

Aranice tore a scroll he took out from his pocket.

After a moment, a blue magic circle appeared on the lock and shattered.

“Open it.”

Inside the opened box was a small orb.

It contained quite a high level of magic power, similar to the orb Haryun had given him before.

“This is one of the easiest artifacts to find in the Forgotten City: a magic orb. It only contains pure magic power.”

“Then where can I find something like this?”

Ian took out the smoke bomb he had obtained from the Geomhwadan swordsman before.

Aranice examined the container closely and pointed inside.

“You can get something like this inside the First Wall or in the Tower. But where did you get this?”

“I got it after fighting a Geomhwadan swordsman before.”

“I see. Well, the Geomhwadan guys do go into the Tower. Alright, shall we proceed further?”

Myaene cried on his shoulder.

“Myaaah……”

Aranice, realizing that Myaene’s cry was a warning, grabbed his weapon.

And after a moment, a voice was heard.

“Oooooh~!!”

“What’s that?! You found something good?”

“Lucky you.”

Explorers approached Ian and Aranice.

They licked their lips as they looked at the open box.

“What was in that box? No, whatever. Hand it over.”

“Ah, and leave everything you have behind. That sword the kid’s got looks good too.”

“You there, mister, leave your sword too.”

Ian immediately dashed towards them, who were openly looking down on them.

And…

After quickly eliminating five people alone, he returned, grumbling.

“What are those losers who can’t even manifest aura relying on to act up?”

Aranice smiled bitterly at Ian, who was unfazed even after killing five people.

“That’s just how it is here.”

It hadn’t even been a day, but the bag had swelled up quite a bit because of the many people who had rushed at them.

After checking it, Aranice set a direction.

“Shall we head to a safe zone soon? We need to take care of that stuff.”

After walking for a while,

As the sun began to set, the two arrived in an area with quite a few people.

As they approached the thick wooden fence, two burly warriors stood at the entrance.

“Fighting is prohibited here. May I see your passes?”

As the two presented their passes, the door opened.

He bowed slightly.

“Welcome to the Paladad Earl’s Rest Area.”

One of the four families that manage the Forgotten City.

As they entered the safe zone operated by them, Aranice sighed.

“Let’s rest here for a bit and continue the night exploration. Sound good?”

“Of course.”

“Then let’s go sell that stuff first.”

Aranice took Ian to the center of the fence.

As they entered a building about two stories high, there were quite a few explorers.

“Why is this only two exchange tickets?!”

“If you’re not satisfied, go exchange it outside.”

“Wow! This is worth ten tickets?! Jackpot! I’m going to exchange it outside!”

Some were in despair.

Others were cheering.

It seemed they appraised artifacts here.

As they passed them and went to the office inside, Ian handed over his bag.

“These are common equipment. Where did you get them?”

“They attacked me out of nowhere, so I killed them and took it.”

The clerk didn’t react to Ian’s confident words.

He simply handed over a piece of paper without a word.

“This is an exchange ticket recognized by the Paladad Earl’s family. You can use this to live in the safe zone or exchange it for gold coins at the Paladad Earl’s family outside.”

“Understood.”

“And one more request.”

The clerk took out a piece of paper and handed it over.

[Safe Zone Cargo Transport]

[Reward: 100 Gold, Low-Grade Artifact, Paladad Earl’s Family Reputation +50]

“What is this?”

“Recently, there have been many who attack the goods coming and going to the safe zone. We are receiving support from explorers for their protection and transportation, so please participate at any time.”

‘What is reputation?’

Then there’s no need to worry about it.

Ian returned the paper handed over by the receptionist and got up from his seat.

Returning to Aranice, Ian handed him the exchange tickets he had obtained.

“You should take these, Instructor.”

All the exchange tickets he had obtained this time.

Aranice looked puzzled.

“Why?”

“You worked hard guiding me today.”

“Forget it. And you said it. Promises must be kept.”

“Because that’s a promise?”

“Yeah. So, I’m just keeping it too.”

Ian chuckled at Aranice’s answer.

“Then I’ll buy you a meal at least.”

They entered a restaurant in the safe zone, took a seat, and after a while,

Freshly baked warm bread, well-cooked braised meat, and quite thick soup came out.

“The food is good.”

“The Paladad Earl’s family is good at cooking, even if they’re not good at anything else.”

They always say that people get stronger with food.

So, they value the taste of these dishes.

Ian glanced at his bag.

The seasoning he had brought just in case probably wouldn’t be needed for a while.

“But to think there are guys messing with the Earl’s family’s goods. They’re quite bold.”

“Well… I think they were commissioned by another family.”

Ian snapped his fingers at Aranice’s answer.

“To gather customers for the safe zone?”

“Yeah. And to take it over if this place goes down.”

If the supply of goods becomes difficult, the operation of the safe zone becomes difficult.

If that continues, people won’t go, and the operation of the safe zone will be suspended.

After that, they try to buy it at a low price and operate it.

“They say people fight each other when they get close. It seems there’s no common enemy called the Forgotten City.”

“The Forgotten City is not an enemy to them, but a place that creates power.”

Aranice said bitterly.

He ate all the remaining bread, drank the soup, and asked Ian.

“But can you eat that and be okay?”

“Yes, I can. Myaene seems full too.”

“Myamya~.”

Myaene, who had eaten all the bread and meat Ian had given him, began to wash his face like a cotton ball.

He grabbed Myaene, put him on his shoulder, and picked up his bag.

“Let’s go then. Is there anything special at night?”

“Just that it’s a bit harder to find your way and a bit more dangerous.”

“Then there’s no big problem. Understood.”

Aranice chuckled at Ian’s answer.

“It’s good to see you so confident. Then let’s go all out from now on.”

Aranice took Ian to show him as many areas as possible.

Desert area, plains area.

Ruined area and mountainous area.

After showing him all the places worth seeing, he faced the final test.

“Now we need to fight a Dimension Monster, right? Actually, it doesn’t seem to have much meaning. Alright, let’s just do this and prepare to go back.”

He pointed to one side of the ruined area.

“There’s one there.”

A lizard monster with long arms and large hands reaching down to the ground, and a relatively small but muscular torso and legs, was prowling around.

“It’s Deadly Claw, known as a strong Dimension Monster inside the Third Wall. As the name suggests…”

“Those arms and claws are the problem, I presume.”

“Yeah. It has the power to tear apart an ordinary person in one go, so be careful.”

Of course, he wasn’t too worried.

He’s a guy who can take down a Guardian alone, so what problem could there be?

As he expected, Ian walked into the ruined area without fear.

-Krrr……

Deadly Claw, hearing the footsteps, turned its head.

The sharp eyes of the reptile flashed.

And it rushed forward, leading with its large arms.

It was quite a strong momentum.

Deadly Claw swung its two arms, trying to grab Ian, but.

Cheonma Divine Art, Chapter of the Moon.

Lunar Haze.

A faint light resembling a halo around the moon dwells in the sword.

At the same time, Ian quickly swung his sword, and the faint light instantly covered Deadly Claw.

-Kuaaaa!!

When the light disappeared, Deadly Claw’s body was brutally mutilated.

Aranice, who saw it, said in a tone full of mixed feelings.

“I expected it… I don’t know what I should teach you.”