Chapter 32

Chapter 32

It took Gainando!

Kyaaaa!

As a matter of course, the students fell into a panic. In broad daylight, a monster had appeared and kidnapped one of their friends. It was natural to be alarmed.

However, for some reason, Yi-han remained cool-headed.

It seems like Im getting used to life in the academy.

He had experienced so many crazy things the past week. Hence, something at the level of Gainando being taken away by a monster no longer fazed him

Crouch! He screamed.

The students of the Blue Dragons that were beside him hurriedly lowered their postures.

KURARARARA!!

I-its back!

No!

One of the students that didnt follow Yi-hans order was taken away. This time, the student was a member of the White Tigers.

Seeing this, a certain hypothesis formed in his mind.

Could it be-!

With so many students present at the scene, there had to be a reason why certain students were being picked off.

Gainando had bright gold hair, and the student that was taken just now had silver hair.

Cover your head with your cape! It targets things that shine!

I-it targets bald people!?

Im talking about hair color, dimwit!

Those of the Blue Dragons were rattled for a moment after hearing this, but they didnt question Yi-hans words and took action faster than the students from the other towers.

Lo and behold, when they lay down on the ground with their capes over their heads, the monster immediately lost interest in them.

It worked!

Yi-han knew he had made the right call.

He was already aware of the fact that birds liked things that shined. However, he didnt think it would apply to monsters as well.

He offered a word of prayer to Gainando. Without his valiant sacrifice, Yi-han wouldnt have been able to figure it out.

Poke, poke.

?

While remaining crouched, he felt someone poking at him.

It turned out to be an unfamiliar elf, and based on her uniform, he concluded she was someone from the White Tigers.

The elf had long black hair and lengthy ears. Her body seemed well-trained, which was typical of someone from a knights family. Everything about her screamed that she was an elf from the east.

Before Yi-han could say anything, people next to him reacted violently to the elfs gesture.

Someones trying to touch Wardanaz!

Rise up, my friends! A bumpkin from the White Tigers is provoking Wardanaz!

It was like a domino. One by one, the students of the Blue Dragons all responded in a similar fashion.

This left the female elf from the White Tigers greatly flustered.

I have nothing to do with the faction under the Moradi Family! Your Highness, please explain it to them!

Princess Adenart appeared between them, which startled Yi-han.

Is she an acquaintance of yours?

While remaining expressionless, Adenart nodded, giving the elf enough time to introduce herself.

Im Rowena, a knight that serves Her Highness.

You serve the princess? But youre not allowed to bring servants or guards into the Ah, I see.

Yi-han understood what was going on without needing an explanation. He was quick on the update, which came as a surprise to Rowena.

Bringing servants and guards into the academy was prohibited. However, all rules had loopholes. The academy couldnt prevent students from voluntarily serving someone after being admitted.

The princess had been famous within the Empire ever since she was young. As such, there were several freshmen that wished to serve her even before they entered the academy.

She also had followers in the alchemy class.

The students from the other towers feared him, yet they showed no resistance gathering around the princess. The only way to explain this was if they were acquainted prior to entering.

I suddenly feel sorry for Gainando

Yi-han pitied Gainando, who was probably up in the air somewhere.

Simply by standing there, people from all over the place would flock to the princess and pledge their allegiance. Gainando, on the other hand

They were both from the royal family, yet their treatment was vastly different.

Okay, so youre a knight that serves the princess. But what business do you have with me?

Weve turned its attention away from us for the time being, but theres no telling when the monster will return. Id like to request Mr. Wardanaz to take command of the situation and stop the monster.

??

Yi-han questioned what he just heard.

Take command? Of whom?

Were there some undead troops under him that he had no knowledge of?

Surprisingly, he wasnt that far off the mark.

The members of the Blue Dragons took a step forward while rubbing their noses.

Heh. Wardanaz, were yours to command.

He had almost managed to drive the monster away by frightening it.

However, as things stood, they had to flee.

What is she saying?

Does she know who shes speaking to?

Students of the White Tigers stared at Rowena in disbelief.

Rowena, who hadnt attended the swordsmanship lesson, had no idea that the boy from the Wardanaz Family had more than enough ability to protect himself.

However, Yi-han didnt dodge the attack. Instead, with that sculpture-like face of his, he raised his staff.

Move!

When he finished his chant, stones rose up in the air.

It was just a 1st circle magic, but to the students watching, Yi-han seemed like a grand magus.

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Please dont friendly-fire. Please dont friendly-fire.

He didnt know that many spells, to begin with. Since had failed, he had resorted to using .

The problem was

After levitating the stones, he couldnt maintain them for long, and they would shoot out like arrows.

Aiming? There was none of that. He just had to hope Lady Luck was on his side.

If he could aim properly, he wouldve used this spell from the beginning.

WARDANAZ! WARDANAZ! WARDANAZ!

WARDANAZ! WARDANAZ! WARDANAZ!

The Blue Dragons, who didnt know what he was going through, chanted his name like crazy. Even some students from the other towers were chanting along.

Ping!

The stones shot forth

!!

and they missed the monsters beaks by a hairs breadth.

Fuck!

Inside, Yi-han heaved a deep sigh.

To be honest, he couldnt complain. He was grateful the stones even flew in that direction.

KURARA!

However, his attack was unexpectedly effective.

Shaken by the stones that had just narrowly missed its beaks, the monster stopped in its tracks and made a turn.

UWAAAAAA!!

WARDANAZ! WARDANAZ!

A group of students from the White Tigers stared at Yi-han with a mix of fear and anger in their eyes.

They had no choice but to admit that Wardanaz was in a different league.

They were struggling to cast , yet he was using a spell that could control rocks in combat

Learning a spell was one thing, using it in battle was another. The latter was much, much harder to achieve.

In a chaotic battlefield where blood splattered and weapons clashed, one could lose focus and fail on a spell that they had practiced countless times before.

And yet Wardanaz had managed to pull it off

Hes a monster!

Hm? It worked?

Though the others were in awe, Yi-han was bewildered.

The projectiles had missed. Did the monster get scared by that?

I guess I was lucky.

Easy! Easy! Thats it. Good boy!

Once again, they heard the professors voice from atop the monster. Soon, they landed while kicking up dust.

Dump!

Before getting off, the professor threw out the students that had previously been taken away one by one.

Gainando had fainted while foaming at the mouth.

Ttak!

The professor gracefully landed on the ground.

She was wearing a leather jacket and pants, and she had pilots goggles that emitted mana, which meant it was probably an artifact. One look was enough to tell that the dwarf was an adventurer.

However, that wasnt what was on Yi-hans mind.

For some reason, the dwarf looked familiar.

Could she be a relative of Uregor?

No, just because all dwarves look the same in my eyes, I shouldnt assume theyre all related by blood. It isnt good to have prejudice.

Ttak-

The dwarf walked near Yi-han and grabbed his collar.

With a bright voice, she said

Youve got talent!

Is that you, Uregor?