All-Master Player Of The Academy [EN]: Chapter 70

70. I’ll Just Beat You Up – 2

After enrolling in Fredon Academy, he got into a fight with another student just 13 days later.

Following that, he consistently belittled and insulted students of lower standing through arguments.

Furthermore, during disciplinary hearings, he openly insulted several instructors at the academy for not being nobles.

That was more than enough to get him expelled.

Ian, upon hearing Kirke’s additional explanation, looked at him in disbelief.

“You got expelled from the academy, and your family still accepted you?”

“Well, he’s still user-level. And he became an Expert earlier this year.”

That explained his arrogance.

He didn’t think he needed the academy; he already considered himself good enough.

Blanche briefly explained and patted Ian on the back.

“Anyway, don’t worry, he’s not that kind of guy. You are going to the Grand Prayer Meeting, right?”

Ian gave him a faint smile.

“I’m not going.”

“You still build up people’s expectations just to tear them down?”

Just then, a group of knights approached Blanche.

They greeted Blanche and requested a shift change.

His shift over, he handed over his armband and grinned.

“Shall we go then?”

Blanche whistled and walked with Ian.

Passing through the city gates and into the inner city, he flicked his spear.

“You came for the Grand Prayer Meeting, right? Do you have a place to stay?”

“Well, I was just planning on finding an inn. I’m just attending the Grand Prayer Meeting and then returning to the academy.”

“Then I know a good place.”

Having been here more than once or twice, Blanche led him to a decent lodging.

After unpacking, he asked,

“What about food?”

“I’m not hungry. I’m going to the Order first.”

“Alright. I’ll guide you.”

He left the inn with him and headed straight to the Order [referring to the Sun Order, a religious organization].

As they moved east in the city, a massive temple came into view.

“It’s quite a sight.”

A temple as large as a castle, surrounded by many buildings.

It was a world of difference in power compared to the Moon Order, which struggled to care for orphans.

“Myaa~ Myaa~.”

Mya was enjoying herself as they got closer to the temple.

As Mya purred incessantly, paladins stopped them in front of the temple.

“You may enter the temple after tomorrow’s Grand Prayer Meeting.”

“If you wish to pray, please go to the Radiant Star Hall located on the east side of the temple.”

“Ah, that’s not it… Could you please take a look at these?”

Ian showed them the letters of introduction from Eldan and Willis.

The paladins were surprised to see them.

“Please wait a moment.”

One of the paladins went inside, and a priest came out shortly after.

“I am Hirance. Ian, esteemed Saint. You have brought letters of introduction from Eldan, esteemed Saint, and Brother Willis?”

“Yes.”

“Please come this way.”

As he walked, guided by the priest, Ian looked around.

The structure itself was similar to the academy’s temple, but it was larger and more ornate.

“You must be busy preparing for the Grand Prayer Meeting.”

“Haha, yes. Everyone is always out of their minds around this time of year. But it’s something we have to do.”

After a brief conversation, they arrived at the side door of the temple.

He made the sign of the cross and opened the box in front of the Divine Mark.

“This is the Sunstone. And additional holy objects are here as well…”

“Thank you.”

“And we will also provide the holy object according to Brother Willis’s letter of introduction.”

He received a holy object containing quite strong divine power, though not as much as the Sunstone.

As Ian packed them away, he smiled gently.

“Also, with Brother Willis’s introduction, you may purchase high-grade holy objects if you wish. This is the list of high-grade holy objects currently held by the Sun Order.”

The list taken out of the sealed box had quite a few names of holy objects written on it.

“And according to Saint Eldan’s request, we will provide one of these to you.”

Blanche looked at the list with Ian and exclaimed.

“Wow. Daylight?! You can get this too…? Ugh. What? What’s with this price?!”

The prices of the holy objects were beyond Blanche’s imagination.

Even the cheap ones easily exceeded hundreds of thousands of gold.

“These aren’t things you can buy with money alone.”

“You can purchase mid-grade or lower holy objects with money, but it’s difficult for high-grade or higher. High-grade holy objects are given based on contributions to the Sun Order.”

Ian checked the price tag for Daylight.

The purchase price for Daylight, the holy sword used by the great paladin Spield in the past, was 3 million gold.

‘What is Daylight’s performance like?’

The sword’s performance itself is not that impressive.

‘Not by my standards.’

Even considering its history, it is merely a sword with strong symbolic meaning.

The divine power contained within is confirmed to be at the level of the Sunstone.

Blanche was making such a fuss, so he thought it would be something amazing, but he was greatly disappointed.

Ian rummaged through the list, getting information from Kirke.

“Hey, Ian. Take Daylight. Daylight!”

“I’ll get a new sword when school starts.”

He would get a well-made sword made of Adamantium [an exceptionally strong and rare metal] by Scrandar.

So until then, he could just use any sword.

Or not use one at all if he didn’t want to.

“Then how about this? The Staff of the Sun. Ah! Holy Light Armor. I heard this is amazing too.”

Hirance smiled warmly as he watched Blanche chatter.

Meanwhile, Ian finished checking the list and returned the booklet.

“As expected of the main Order, you only have good things.”

“Hahaha, yes. In fact, this list of high-grade holy objects is not something that just anyone can see.”

“I suppose so. It’s like showing the Sun Order’s assets.”

“Yes. All these holy objects are strictly kept in each sanctuary of the Order in preparation for a crisis on the continent.”

‘Should I investigate the infiltration route?’

Ian thought for a moment and shook his head.

He had maintained a good relationship so far, so why would he ruin that relationship now because of some suspicion? He could undergo a complete transformation without going that far.

‘Which of these has the highest divine power?’

The Sun Mirror.

The hand mirror used by Saintess Iolette in the past was the Sun Mirror.

When Ian chose it, Hirance nodded.

“Fortunately, it is a holy object currently stored in the main Order. Please wait a moment.”

He went straight inside.

Shortly after, he came out with a mirror containing four times more divine power than the Sunstone in his hand.

“Please use it for good.”

“Yes.”

‘It will be used for good.’

Because it was scheduled to be used when Ian underwent a complete transformation.

From Kirke’s perspective, that was more important than anything else.

After receiving everything, Blanche asked as they came out of the temple.

“I should probably head in soon. What are you going to do? If you come to the guard squad I work for, I can introduce you to some people I know.”

But Ian shook his head as before, and Blanche was disappointed.

“Then let’s have dinner together after the Prayer Meeting. I want to introduce you to my brother and others.”

Not only Killord but also powerful martial artists from the family were attending this time.

Blanche, who wanted to introduce Ian to them as well, had an earnest expression.

“Alright.”

That wouldn’t be too difficult.

When he agreed, Blanche grinned and left.

Ian, left alone in front of the temple, moved towards the Radiant Star Hall.

“The energy of the sun is overflowing.”

‘There are many clerics gathered from all over.’

‘The divine power they emit will be helpful to the master.’

The Radiant Star Hall of the main Order was several times larger than the Radiant Star Hall of the academy.

There were many altars and seats prepared for prayer everywhere, and there were many clerics.

Was it because the Grand Prayer Meeting was tomorrow?

Everyone was praying earnestly.

And among them, there were those who were using divine power without realizing it because they were concentrating on their prayers.

“Myaa~ Myaa~.”

Ian passed through them, accepting the energy of the sun.

How long had he been wandering like that?

Ian arrived at the place where the Sun God statue of the Radiant Star Hall was located and looked around.

Priests in some seats were continuously emitting divine power while praying.

‘You can get the most energy of the sun here.’

‘Then I should set up shop here.’

“Myaa~ Myaa~.”

Mya sat between Ian’s legs, who was sitting cross-legged.

As Mya cried softly and closed her eyes, Ian calmly began to meditate.

While in the Sun Temple, a mysterious beautiful girl approached, or a high-ranking cleric noticed him absorbing the energy of the sun, or a sudden appearance of a demon, or someone picking a fight.

There was no such incident.

Ian meditated quietly until sunset, and the clerics prayed quietly.

“Hoo…”

The rather peaceful time ended around sunset.

Ian, who had been sitting in the same position for several hours, slowly opened his eyes.

The sunset was disappearing, and the moon was rising.

It was time for the Radiant Star Hall to close, so the clerics who had been praying were also getting up from their seats.

“Myaa~ Myaa~.”

When Mya cried, Ian put Mya on his shoulder.

Some priests and nuns smiled warmly at the sight.

“Seeing the spirit of light following you, you must be a wonderful person.”

“I hope you will visit our temple next time.”

It was as Willis said.

Just by having Mya with him, the clerics of the Sun Temple were quite friendly to Ian.

“Please be sure to visit us next time.”

Some of them even gave him holy objects with the name of their temple engraved on them.

Although the divine power was weak, it was still helpful.

Ian thanked them and took the holy objects.

“I’ll give you the energy of the sun after the Grand Prayer Meeting.”

“Myammyammya~.”

Pleased by those words, Mya rubbed her face against Ian’s face.

How long had he been walking, feeling the sensation of fluffy fur?

Before he knew it, he had arrived near the bustling street where his lodging was located.

Already, drunk people were gathering here and there.

As he walked past them, someone appeared before his eyes as he passed through a sparsely populated area.

“Hic… Cough… Hic…”

Curtis Calvin.

The fourth son of Viscount Calvin, currently possessing the skills of an Aura user [a martial art technique that enhances physical abilities].

He was one of the noble boys who had been groveling to the idiot from Count Ohara’s family earlier in the day.

Ian glanced at him and tried to continue on his way.

At that moment.

A man in a chef’s uniform came out of the alley and approached him.

-Swish!

And drew a dagger.

Seeing that he was obviously trying to attack, Ian stopped.

The story he had heard from Blanche earlier came to mind.

Kirke knew that too, so she warned Ian.

‘If a noble is murdered, the Grand Prayer Meeting will be suspended.’

“Hey! What are you doing there!”

Even with his shout, he didn’t think of running away.

He just smiled awkwardly and humbly and looked around.

But was it because there was no one else around?

Seeing Ian’s thin body and that he had no weapons, he erased the disguise of humility and asked coldly.

“Did you see it?”

“I saw it. What are you going to do about it?”

“Then die.”

Dark blue Aura bloomed on the dagger.

Seeing that, Ian snorted.

“Instead of killing you, I’ll beat you to death.”