All-Master Player Of The Academy [EN]: Chapter 7

7. A Specialty and Doing Well – 1

Lud and Ainkel hurriedly grabbed the knives they had hidden.

“D-don’t come any closer!! Don’t come!!”

“If you come near, I’ll stab you! Don’t come!!”

The commotion they created echoed.

A cadet from the next room peeked his head out, and Ian quickly turned his gaze.

“What are you looking at?”

“Ah, nothing!”

He had also seen Ian defeat Isaac.

And he knew that Lud’s gang had been bullying Ian.

He didn’t know why Ian had endured being beaten with such strength.

However, now that he had decided to reveal his power, it was only natural to punish those who had tormented him.

So, he turned a blind eye.

Just like he had ignored Ian until now.

Some cadets who had come out with him closed the door and went back inside.

As the people who might help him disappeared, Ainkel shouted loudly.

“Y-you guys agreed too!! You were annoyed because Ian was holding us back!!”

“B-Baron Brandon Nam!! Hey!! Ian!! Do you think Baron Brandon will be safe if you touch me?!”

Lud was the second son of a baronial family in the Scarlet Kingdom, Ian’s homeland.

As such, if Ian harmed him, his family would not forgive Baron Brandon.

As he cried out, Ian nodded.

“Then I guess I need to put in some extra effort to make sure your enthusiasm is fully conveyed.”

“Ughhh! D-don’t come!”

“I’ll stab you! I’m going to stab you!!”

The two, terrified, even brandished their knives, but there was no way he would be hurt by such skewers.

Ian easily disarmed them and began to beat them, and after a while.

Someone cautiously approached.

“I, Ian.”

Stopping his fist, Ian kicked Lud, who was begging for his life.

“Edowill.”

The one standing near the door was a boy with a gentle impression.

He hesitated before speaking.

“Aren’t you, aren’t you hitting them too hard?”

“Hmm.”

“Ian… you weren’t like this. Huh? And violence doesn’t solve everything. Let’s stop.”

That’s right.

Violence doesn’t solve all problems.

“Revenge only begets revenge.”

As he said, blood only calls for more blood.

Those who broke that chain were extremely rare even in Ian’s many lives.

There were virtuous people who did not retaliate with violence no matter what happened.

There were even those who forgave their family’s enemies.

Such people deserved respect.

But that didn’t mean he intended to be like them, nor did he respect Edowill.

“That’s a nice thing to say, but it doesn’t sound right coming from you, who used me.”

At first, Ian thought that Edowill, who had approached him and showed kindness, was his only friend.

He did everything for him, even doing unpleasant tasks for his friend.

Until one day, he overheard him talking to his lover.

“Someone like Ian will give up everything if you just coax him and pretend to care for him, right?”

“Ugh… Th-that’s… a misunderstanding. Ian.”

Edowill’s expression hardened.

Smiling at him, Ian stomped on Ainkel’s hand.

-Crack!!

“Aaaaaaack!!”

Hearing the sound of bones breaking, Ian grabbed Edowill by the collar.

“I know why you’re stepping in like this.”

“…Are, are you going to beat me like that too?”

“Did you think you could just get away with it?”

And he slammed him down next to Lud.

Including Edowill, who was also in pain, in his beating, Ian started hitting them again.

“Um, Ian….”

Another guy came.

“Get lost.”

“Ian!! You’re getting out of control because we left you alone?!”

He knocked him out with a single right straight.

“Let’s stop, Ian. Huh?”

“You make my blood boil when you talk, so shut your mouth and stand there with your head down. You’re next.”

The cadets came one by one to stop him.

Ian knew why they were stepping in.

Not for Lud, Ainkel, and Edowill.

But because they thought they would be next.

“What is going on here!!”

Only after a rough shout did Ian stop his hand.

Standing outside the door was Instructor Iushla.

She, who had become the temporary dormitory supervisor in place of Instructor Isaac, was taken aback by the sight of the three.

“Im, immediately call the medical unit!!”

“Ugh… ughhh….”

“Ugh… Sa, save… save me….”

“Fo, forgive… forgive me….”

The three, covered in blood, were crying and begging for their lives.

Iushla, stepping between them and stopping Ian, said in a cold tone.

“What is the meaning of this?”

Glancing at her, Ian turned his eyes to the three covered in blood.

He had diligently beaten them, completely shattering their meridians and bones.

Even if they were treated, they would probably live as troublesome burdens to their noble families for the rest of their lives.

‘Kirke. Designate them as tracking targets. And report as soon as Tribe comes out.’

He should beat Tribe in the treatment center as well.

It was only natural to designate them as tracking targets to keep track of their location in case they received treatment and became healthy again, so he could beat them again.

Ian roughly wiped the blood off his fist and coldly smiled at Iushla.

At that smile, Iushla unknowingly took a step back.

“It’s a duel.”

“What?! This is a duel?! Do you think this is a duel?”

“Then let’s just say it’s revenge.”

“What…?”

“I had to hide my skills because I needed to until now. In the meantime, these guys bothered me a bit.”

“So?”

“Now that I don’t need to hide my skills, I’m just repaying the suffering I’ve endured.”

“Do you think that makes sense right now?”

“Why wouldn’t it?”

“Do you have any evidence or witnesses that you were bullied by them? You were so insistent on evidence and witnesses when you talked to Instructor Isaac.”

“Isaac kept ignoring the evidence… and there are many witnesses.”

Ian went outside.

The cadets outside were all terrified.

“Can you testify?”

“…Wh, why would I…?”

“Ah. Eriald. You don’t want to? Then step aside. And let’s talk later. Now. Who else besides that guy will be a witness?”

Some of the cadets, meeting his murderous gaze, swallowed hard and rolled their eyes.

‘Right.’

As Kirke said.

They had ignored Ian’s pain and suffering for their own convenience and benefit.

As such, they feared that the same pain that those three had suffered would come to them and would choose the beneficial direction.

Then, all he had to do was spread a little honey on it.

“Is there no one righteous enough to prove what I’ve been through?”

Justice.

Righteousness.

It was too sweet of a temptation for the children facing irresistible fear.

“I, I saw it!”

“Lud, Ainkel, and Tribe bullied Ian every day!”

“Edowill used Ian like a slave!”

“Those guys are bad guys!”

The cadets shouted as if competing with each other.

They were convincing themselves that they had now opened their eyes to justice and were helping him.

And they hoped that Ian’s anger would be relieved even a little.

“Ian is not at fault! I would have done the same!”

As the testimonies continued to pour in, Iushla clicked her tongue.

‘He’s a scary guy.’

She didn’t think the cadets were testifying for the sake of justice.

If they were, they would have spoken up a long time ago.

Those who were desperately shouting were merely being manipulated by Ian.

He created a gap in their hearts with overwhelming fear and presented the direction they should take with the sweet honey of justice.

‘No wonder the mid-level instructors kept asking for Ian’s data.’

Iushla nodded, recalling the requests that had come to the lower-level instructor’s office.

But since he had caused such a commotion, she couldn’t just let it go.

“Anyway, assault among classmates is a problem.”

“What about them?”

Asked Ian, looking at those being carried away on stretchers, Iushla nodded.

“Of course, since there are testimonies, they will also have to receive the appropriate consequences. If what the cadets said is recognized as true in the instructor’s meeting, that is.”

“If that’s what you think, I’ll have to follow it.”

“Good. Then I will decide your punishment according to the instructor’s meeting. You will be confined for the time being.”

“Can I still go to the Temple of the Sun God? I’m supposed to do volunteer work there.”

He had no intention of attending classes anyway.

Iushla sighed at Ian’s indifferent reaction.

“You may.”

* * *

The confinement period was a week, and Ian did many things during that time.

Volunteer work at the cathedral and absorbing the energy of the sun.

And meeting with the instructors who came to visit.

He also did not forget the punishment for Tribe.

Although he received a confinement order, it was not difficult for him to escape the surveillance of those lower-level instructors.

After doing everything he needed to do and waiting, he received a notice to attend the instructor’s meeting.

“Let’s go.”

“Myaa~!”

Taking Myane, who didn’t want to be separated from him even for a moment, Ian went outside.

Arriving at the academy’s main building, he was led by people into the central conference room.

As he sat there, the mid-level instructors came in droves.

“I know everyone here.”

Those who had visited him over the past two weeks.

Smiling at the mid-level instructors, he stood up and looked at the academy’s mark on the wall of the conference room.

A scale.

The scale symbolized the hero’s belief in providing the same peace to everyone on the continent.

The scale, which was also the academy’s mark, looked very ridiculous today.

‘The scale is fair, but the weights won’t be fair.’

Seeing Ian’s smile, the mid-level instructors also smiled pleasantly.

“Oh, oh. Sit down. Sit down.”

“Make him comfortable.”

“I’ve heard the story, Ian. You must have suffered a lot.”

Aranse, the mid-level B class instructor, clicked his tongue as if feeling sorry for him.

He lightly got up from his seat and looked around.

“The investigation is already over, and I don’t think there’s any need to make a separate judgment?”

Ian had clearly attacked Lud, Ainkel, and Edowill.

However, according to the testimonies of the classmates, it was mild compared to what he had suffered.

“I think it’s enough punishment that someone with power has endured until now.”

“Of course. Of course.”

“I agree too. Of course, it was a bit excessive.”

“What’s excessive about it? They should be grateful that they survived doing such things to a strong person.”

“Anyway, Ian. The academy has resolved that part, so don’t worry.”

“Yes. It’s been resolved without any problems. Nothing will happen to you.”

“Thank you.”

They had no intention of punishing Ian.

Only the desire to bring him into their class.

That’s why they all showed a very favorable attitude toward Ian.

“Of course, we can’t just let it go without any punishment. So, I’m saying this. How about doing volunteer work at the Temple of the Sun God during your time at the academy?”

As Aranse continued, everyone agreed.

Ian slightly lowered his head to them, who were self-praising themselves for such a clean disposition.

He was going to continue going to the Temple of the Sun anyway, even without such a disposition.

“Thank you. But what about the guys in my class….”

“Those guys aren’t innocent either. And after investigating, it turns out that some of them even bribed Isaac to manipulate their grades. There will be punishment for that.”

Aranse told him about the punishment for Lud’s group and the lower-level F class students.

It’s not a low level of punishment.

Ian, who was quietly listening to it, nodded.

“Then what will happen to Instructor Isaac?”

Even if the F class students receive appropriate sanctions.

What would happen to Isaac, who had consistently ignored Ian’s report?

“He will also receive appropriate sanctions. The results will be announced tomorrow.”

“What kind of sanctions?”

“Dishonorable discharge.”

It is difficult to get in, but once you get in, you can gain immense honor, and that is the position of the academy’s instructor.

Anyway, they are in a position to teach the nobles and wealthy children of each kingdom.

As such, if they retire honorably, they are welcomed in any country on the continent.