(1-2) When the Strongest Swordsman in the Academy Uncovers the Future! - Manhwa Recap

This story takes place in an academy there Ian prus is a regular student enrolled in the department of swordsmanship third year meanwhile his friend Selene haser is enrolled in the department of knights second year then there's the third guy Leto anern who is also in the department of swordsmanship third year being average Academy students the biggest worry for them is the usual stuff like low grades exams And all that student stress to forget about all of it Ian and his male friend rely on a little bit of booze after having a good time with his

friends Ian heads back and falls asleep as his Slumber deepens his mind drifts into the realm of Dreams there he sees a battlefield littered with enemy corpses and in the midst of it all stands a mysterious figure who oddly resembles Ian the figure claims that delm is coming and they must stop him Ian Finally wakes up when morning strikes the name delm lingers in his mind he's heard this name in Legends before he decides not to think too much about it and dismisses it as just a weird dream because he drank too much the night

before that's when he suddenly notices a letter on his table that definitely wasn't there before another strange thing he notices is that the date on his calendar has changed it's now 7 Days Ahead he picks up the letter and starts Reading it from the handwriting he can tell it's definitely written by a woman without even finishing the letter Ian starts to imagine it's from some girl who has a crush on him he might be late for class but he's sure reading this letter will be worth it however after reading it he realizes the only beautiful

thing about it is the handwriting while the sender did claim to be his fiance the contents of the letter are seemingly unusual everything Written seems abstract in the last page he learns that the letter is from someone named sopia from the year 571 of the Imperial calendar on the 15th day of the month of the bow the funny thing is that the dates on the letter don't match with the calendar and another striking detail is the highlighted message at the end of the letter which goes like if we don't protect the future the world will

perish annoyed Ian crumbles the letter and tosses it into the trash thinking it Just a prank as he walks through the crowd of students he notices everyone is trying to avoid him as if he's caught some contagious disease that only he can spread they're murmuring under their breath and constantly giving him weird stares while keeping their distance he also notices that for some mysterious reason he's now carrying an axe then he spots his friends Leto and Seline but even they quickly turn on their heels and start Ignoring him they act like they don't know him

Ian calls out to them wondering if they can't see him or if they're just trying to ignore him Leto suddenly begins to examine Ian closely as far as let remembers something about Ian was different just yesterday meanwhile Ian has no idea why everyone is treating him so weirdly and he wants answers after a thorough examination Leto Wells up with tears of happiness and tries to hug Ian Ian is even more lost now and demands Clarification that's when Selen reveals that Ian had been possessed by something strange the entire past week this comes as a huge

shock to Ian because as far as he remembers the last thing he did was say goodbye to both of them the previous night so how in the world did an entire week pass a upon hearing this Seline realizes that Ian doesn't remember anything from the past week they're annoyed because he's been treating them like servants this whole time and now His reputation is ruined because of his awful Behavior they even considered taking him to an exorcist if he hadn't threatened them with an axe speaking of the axe Ian curiously grabs it in his hands completely

confused about how it even ended up there his friends quickly get hit with PTSD from the past week and just tell him to put the axe away meanwhile all these brutal truth bombs start to weigh heavily on our boy the fact that he was possessed by an evil Spirit doesn't sit well with him what makes it worse is that he doesn't recall being near any dangerous places or objects so how could he have been possessed out of the blue he starts to entertain the idea that it might be connected to that nightmare he had last

night his friends are relieved that whatever possessed him is finally gone and thankfully it's gone before Ian could cause any more trouble than he already has hearing this Ian curiously Asks if he did something terrible they agree that he did do some pretty terrible stuff in fact it was so crazy that he might not even be ready to hear it he beat the second year's top student Yes you heard that right Ian defeated the second year's top student the very student hailed as the youngest Aura expert the same student who's been referred to as the

monster swordswoman among the second years her name is syia Ura Ian is literally struggling to Believe he beat that monster of a woman as if that wasn't enough Seline reveals that the defeat he handed her was so bad and humiliating that she had to be hospitalized for an entire week Ian starts questioning what kind of evil spirit possessed his body to make that happen well they're not sure either but Seline reminds him that that's all in the past now and they need to focus on the present she asks him what he plans to do about

his swordsmanship class Today because today he's supposed to face that very monster woman once again the scene then transitions to the recent past where Syria can be seen struggling against Ian he's staring her down with those deadly glares slapping her heart across the face and sending her tumbling backwards he follows up with another brutal attack bro was beating the hell out of her disregarding any offense of misogyny the students around them are in utter awe as far as they can remember Sria was virtually undefeated until this moment even the fourth year students had a hard

time defeating her but Ian is handling her like it's nothing possessed Ian stands right in front of her towering like the sigma he has become he finds it pathetic that despite intentionally leaving openings for her she falls for them and attacks without thinking what's worse she didn't even seem suspicious of the Trap he had lured her into in the present Ian is dreading The fight ahead out of everyone why does he have to fight Syria it would have been fine if he were up against someone he could actually defeat but now he's about to face

the Academy's unbeatable student Seria ordina Seline suggests Ian call it quits while he still has the chance meanwhile other students start egging Syria on telling her to give her best they recall how badly she lost before but she's still determined to fight and won't let it go the professor Always covers for her because she's strong which is why she's under so much peer pressure she wants her name as the strongest swordswoman to keep flourishing the teacher decides to commence the match but before doing so he reminds everyone that this match serves as a substitute for

their class and it will affect their grades well that's not a good sign for our boy while he had no problem getting defeated the thought that this could affect his grade Is enough to make him dread the whole thing he curses the evil spirit that possessed him Syria is a top student so losing a few marks shouldn't hurt her but if Ian fails this class he'll end up living with his parents like a neat something he does not want in his life as soon as the battle begins that feisty lady launches an attack at him

and that single hit sets him flying through the air he crashes down hard on the ground just this single attack is enough to Make Ian realize that he's doomed even if he tries to keep the battle going he's going to end up in the hospital but still Ian knows that if he gives up now looking miserable Seria will never acknowledge the battle and will demand more so he stands up and as he jumps into the air to strike he notices how much lighter his body feels feels and his movements are much more precise this only

makes him curious about what could have happened to him when he was Possessed meanwhile Seria notices a weak spot in Ian's defense and knocks his sword out of his hand before it can even harm her for a moment Ian had thought that he might win this match after sensing that power boost but it seems it was just wishful thinking Syria meanwhile is curious to know if the weak spot in his defense was intentional because last week Ian brushed her aside so effortlessly like he was toying with her he had always given her openings on Purpose

I Ian on the other hand is just pissed to hear all this crap about last week his strange response only serves to irritate Sera because it was his fault that she became a laughing stock and he is still taking her lightly so out of frustration she comes crashing down on him but Ian is already prepared to block the attack he can tell that both his kinetic vision and reaction speed have improved drastically at this point it wouldn't be a stretch to say that he can Match her in this duel as the battle continues Ian adapts

keeping up with every attack she throws at him though he's getting tired from her Relentless assault meanwhile Saria replays the words Ian had told her last week don't charge in just because you see an opening assume it's a trap this is the very reason she wanted the duel so she could prove herself but to her it seems like Ian is doing awful on purpose so she charges at him again determined not To relent unless he goes full out this time Ian prepares to give her what she wants since his strength has definitely grown he's confident

he can take her down but Seria is intentionally making a lot of unnecessary movements the fact that possessed Ian told her not to fall for the openings has really got to her head their battle continues and after a while Ian decides to quit he feels he's shown enough to satisfy her desire for a fight but the little Display of Power Ian has showed only fuels her determination to fight even more now that Ian has gotten serious she is also ready to show him what she can do she leaps into the air and comes crashing down

and Ian ends up taking the hit as he lies on the ground the teacher starts the countdown if Ian does not get up before countdown finishes he'll lose automatically Al meanwhile sria is completely agitated that Ian took that hit on purpose just to finish the battle She makes it clear that she won't let it end like this she's ready to request another duel if things go like this even if he refuses or skips class she'll keep challenging him again and again it will go on like this until she makes him taste the same humiliation of

defeat she felt back then meanwhile Ian is just annoyed by the fact that he has to deal with all this crap he doesn't even remember doing he's not sure if she should treat him like some kind of arch Nemesis just because he defeated in a duel in any case he manages to get up before the countdown runs out the teacher gives him the option to withdraw if he wants to but Ian isn't willing to withdraw so the teacher decides that the duel will continue Syria is glad to see him make this wise decision as it

wouldn't have been appropriate to leave things unsettled like this Ian gives her a sassy smile in response because honestly he's looking forward to Settling this once and for all in fact he's fired up he's eager to rip that shitty pride of hers to Pieces Just like he did last week Syria takes the opportunity to strike first but Ian counters and literally grabs her sword with his bare hands tossing it away he then raises his own sword in order to finish the job but before he can land that blow he notices Sera trembling seemingly vulnerable this

falters Ian and he stops mid attack doubting whether What he was about to do is even okay he's not sure why he's so worked up about this at all even if he humiliates her again by defeating her it won't solve anything the situation will just repeat itself it's not about winning it's about understanding the issue at hand so instead of continuing the attack he flicks his finger and gives her a sweet poke on the head Syria takes it the wrong way beginning to think that Ian is trying to humiliate her after Winning but Ian questions

why she's even trying so hard to win in the first place in response she says that Winning is Everything to her if she loses she'll just be a laughing stock Ian tries to give her some motivational advice reminding her that what others think isn't important losing one match won't change what people think of her that much and no matter what others may say the effort she's put into honing her swordsmanship won't disappear just like That he acknowledges that being clowned by others just because of a defeat does hurt he then shares the kind of pathetic

life of defeat he's been carrying all this time so he knows better than anyone that there's no point in taking others selfish words to Heart even if she loses once and others laugh at her nothing will change she does admit that she felt pathetic and started to believe that her swordsmanship is useless because she lost one duel this encounter has taught Her a lot and for that she's very grateful to Ian everyone in the crowd is utterly bewildered to see Sera finally concede defeat this means that Ian has won twice against a top student the

teacher also announces Ian as the official winner of this match Syria on the other hand is so motivated by Ian she now wants to walk her own path no matter what others say just like senior Ian taught her after a few days we see Ian once again getting weird stares from Other students it looks like he still needs to figure out how to handle The Unwanted attention he's been getting the students at the Academy are still whispering and talking about him they've now dubbed him a demon who not only defeated Syria in his first match

but also forced her to admit defeat but Ian believes he hasn't earned this Victory fairly he only won because Syria didn't show what she's truly capable of he didn't win because he's strong while he Admits that his Aura detection and Mana have drastically increased compared to before it still does not change the fact that she is strong in her own regard though he is a bit curious what caused this little power up he has gotten he wants to know what happened in the past week that he can't seem to remember at all his friends suddenly

surround him asking about his well-being well he's good for the most part but the only thing troubling him is what possessed Him his friends assure him that the saintess at the Cathedral said he's fine so they're sure that he's indeed fine but Ian's not sure with all the weird rumors circulating around the academy he can't seem to feel good but Seline believes that he should not give any attention to these stupid rumors not to mention the rumors aren't even bad before all this he was looked down on as a low-ranking noble but that's not the

case now it always pissed her off when They called him an unattractive runt furthermore she's grateful that because of his Antics even the high-ranking Nobles have stopped treating them badly because they're scared Ian will crush them Seline then brings up a fresh rumor circulating about him word has it that Syria has been following him around ever since that day Ian then points his friend's attention to the other side where they see Syria lurking behind a tree in a disguise that's too obvious Selene is totally thrown off by the obvious disguise Seria is rocking with such

confidence as if it would fool anyone besides why in the hell is she following Ian after getting her ass whooped twice by him Ian reveals that it's been around 5 days since she started lurking around him and he is not sure what he should do about her his friends then tell him to go talk to her since she's been going crazy just to talk to him finally he approaches her he Already knows she's been following him so he asks if there's something she wants to get off her chest he's willing to listen the girl looks

demure and innocent she's surprised as well as panicked that Ian has been able to see through her disguise anyway she gets to the point and panicking requests his guidance on how to get stronger the first thing Ian notices is how polite she's become ever since their last duel anyway he's not sure what he's supposed To teach her if it's about morals that's a different story but there's nothing he can teach someone stronger than him but more importantly he's glad he finally got his normal life back and he really doesn't want to get involved with her

So eventually he refuses her request though he reminds her that she's already powerful enough the reason he won twice against her wasn't because of his skills or anything like that it was because she simply let her guard down honestly the Only reason he won was because of sheer luck but syia believes that luck is also a sort of skill she insists once again she doesn't mind if he can't do it for a long time as it would be more than enough if he helps her until the hunting Festival The Mention Of The Hunting Festival catches

Ian offg guard because that ridiculous letter he received also mentions something about the hunting Festival there were a lot of accidents during the hunting Festival that year Emma from the Alchemy Department went to gather medicinal herbs when she was suddenly attacked acted by a mysterious monster and was found with her stomach ripped open in that case he decides to focus on the mission at hand but before leaving he lets her know that if she wants to get stronger she should ask Professor Derek to teach her not him as he runs away his friends ask where

he's going all of a sudden to which he claims that he just remembered something else That requires his utmost attention while Ian doesn't believe anything written in that letter the fact that his friends names came up and it bothers him later he finds Emma in the Alchemy lab and the reason he's visiting her is that he sure she must have some answers about his situation a few days later we see Seria practicing swordsmanship under the guidance of Professor Derek he commends her for her fluid motions and can tell she's improving as long as she remains

Diligent she'll be able to create a well-rounded Aura by the time the hunting Festival comes he's also glad she reached out to him for guidance which he finds rare the meek girl excitedly reveals that it was Ian who suggested she seek Professor derk's guidance and she doesn't regret it at all she then decides to leave as it doesn't look like she can learn more than what Professor Derek has already taught her as usual her bluntness Catches poor Derrik off guard by now even He Can Tell She's literally devoid of any social skills until the next

class then she proceeds to leave the teacher then suggests she doesn't need to rush as he's sure she'll Massacre the competition by a large margin he then decides to give her a hint since it's her first hunting Festival he reminds her to familiarize herself with the terrain and monsters of the Southern Forest where the hunting Festival will Be held he's sure her upper classmen have already started doing so she then questions him if there are any stronger monsters in the southern Forest to which the teacher confirms that there are hardly any near the entrance however

once she reaches halfway into the forest she'll start seeing some very powerful monsters in that case she decides to try going deeper next time though her teacher warns her not to go too deep on her own although students can take most Of them down there are records of terrible monsters appearing more frequently as the hunting Festival approaches we then learn about the origins of the Gods at the time of Creation The Heavenly God ours was born alongside light and with Darkness came the evil God OS together the Heavenly God and the flow of Time created

the universe establishing the law that time flows from the past to the future if this law were ever overturned the world Would be thrown into chaos thus the Heavenly God firmly preserved the order of time by placing several restrictions on it if there is any being capable of defying this order it would have to be an enemy of the Heavenly God someone immensely powerful someone like dilm we then cut to Emma who is trying her best to make Ian understand this lore but it's all just going way over this goofballs head she's annoyed that he's

not even putting in the effort to Understand what she's explaining he was the one who woke her up while she was sleeping after pulling an all nighter and demanded an explanation but now he's barely listening not only that but he came in and slammed the door open after not seeing her for a whole month this guy seriously needs to learn how to treat others but he tells her to cut him some slack as their friends well she doesn't believe this one-sided relationship can be called a friendship He only comes around when he needs something while

it's true that he woke her up he is not sure if he deserves this much criticism he apologizes once again but he really wants her to explain it to him a little more simply since he's apologizing she decides to be a little lenient and Promises to tell him the gist of it one more time in simpler words if he wants to go against time he'll need immense strength and there's only one being in this world that has This much power and that being is delim the servant of the evil God if this is what she

says he concludes that the letter he received must have been sent by delam while she didn't mean it that way but they can consider the possibility that the letter was indeed sent by delam but she's not sure how a mythical being they're not even sure exists could have done that in this case Ian believes the evil God might be behind this but then again they can't Confirm its existence either in any case it's impossible to get a letter from the future so he should go back to his room and make sure he doesn't tell anyone

about this as she fears others might laugh at him for his ridiculousness Ian makes a mental note of how harsh Emma is being treating him like an idiot just because she said something ridiculous then again he must be just as crazy for believing that he actually received a letter from the future before he leaves Emma hands him a set of Potion bottles revealing that they are presents erasing drugs her latest invention she encourages him to test them out and see if they work the goofball in Ian gets excited at the thought of such a lucrative

product he imagines himself becoming completely invisible after drinking the potion however Emma quickly bursts his bubble explaining that the potion does not make him invisible it merely suppresses his presence in any Case Ian eagerly pops open a bottle and chugs it down only to be met with an absolutely foul taste the stench alone makes him gag Emma on the other hand is exasperated watching him recklessly drink such a valuable potion without a second thought she gives him a well-deserved scolding despite the reprimand Ian decides to test if the potion Works he asks Emma to close

her eyes and try to sense him while he hides she complies shutting her eyes right Away however Ian is met with a shocking realization he cannot sense himself at all it is as if he has become a ghost without a body or presence just as he begins to feel smug thinking this ability will give him the upper hand in the upcoming hunting Festival Emma immediately pinpoints his location his excitement vanishes as she sigh in disappointment lamenting that all her efforts were wasted the potion had successfully concealed his presence but His lingering body odor gave him

away she grumbles about not having considered body odor during her testing after all everyone has a unique scent they cannot detect on themselves it simply had not occurred to her when she tested the potion on herself Ian decides to take his leave as he only came to check on Emma's well-being before departing he promises to test the second potion bottle in the forest and report back to her he also warns her not to go into the Forest alone until after the hunting Festival if she needs to collect herbs or other materials she should call him

to accompany her lately the monsters in the forest have been behaving strangely taking advantage of Ian's willingness Emma invites him to tag along seeing a perfect opportunity to put him to good use Ian is also eager to help so he agrees to tag along whenever she wants as dusk turns tonight Ian returns to his dormatory ever since he read those Strange letters foretelling Emma's death he has felt an obligation to warn her he can only hope she heeds his warning and stays out of the forest suddenly Leto storms into the room Furious that Ian deserted

his friends and ran away without even telling the reason seeing his friend Ian immediately suspects that Leto is behind the prank the one who planted the ominous letters on his desk he interrogates Leto demanding to know why he would do something so ridiculous Because of those letters even Emma laughed at him while friendly pranks are one thing mentioning Emma's death so casually is an extremely poor taste but Leto is genuinely bewildered having no clue what Ian is talking about switching topics Leto asks how Emma is doing since Ian met her today Ian reassures him that

she is fine however the scene shifts to a chilling reality Emma is not fine at all she lies in the forest alone her stomach brutally torn open the next Scene takes us to a cathedral where Emma rests on a bed undergoing healing from a saintess Leto and Ian can also be seen praying for their friend's recovery the saintus explains that Emma was found at the forest's entrance according to the scouts it was likely a monster attack since monsters rarely appear in that area Emma must have let her guard down fortunately drinking a potion that made

her appear dead after being wounded saved her life Ian however firmly Believes that the saints's divine power is what truly saved Emma but the satis regretfully informs him that her powers are not all powerful if the cathedral were to receive a valuable offering they could perform a miracle Ian reminds her that Emma comes from a family of herbalists who do not have the resources for such an offering the saint test clarifies that the offering is not about monetary value but rather the difficulty of obtaining it unfortunately she Advises them to prepare for the worst she

also reveals that Emma's father is on his way to see his daughter she understands that it will be difficult for Ian to explain what happened so she offers to handle it herself he is free to return to the academy but Ian refuses to leave he was the last person to see Emma before the tragedy struck and he is prepared to explain everything to her father the saintess notices the remorse and regret Weighing on Ian so she Reassures him that he is not to blame for Emma's situation and wishes for his mental peace outside the infirmary

Leto throws a fit questioning why a monster suddenly appeared at the forest sge if it had not Emma would have been safe at that moment Emma's father arrives tears streaming down his face his disheveled appearance makes him look like a hobo straight coming out of the streets seeing Ian he begs to see his daughter but for sanitary reasons even her father Is not allowed in Ian and Leto can do nothing but assure him that the priests are doing everything they can to save her Ian then proceeds to offer the bottle of potion to the devastated

father the very bottle of potion Emma had given to him he believes her father should be the one holding it however the meek father refuses to take it instead he makes only one request of Ian he wants them to save his daughter this simple plea leaves Ian feeling deeply Guilty if he had taken the Letter's warnings more seriously he could have prevented this tragedy he does not know if the letter is truly from the future or if what it says is entirely accurate but he does know one thing he cannot ignore it any longer determined

Ian resolves to find the person named sepia the one who sent the letter and ensure that the events described never come to pass the next day he embarrasses himself when he asks Leto about a girl named Sepia Leto bursts into laughter teasing him for having a secret admirer the idea that someone would fall for Ian is beyond his imagination ignoring the teasing Ian insists that he just wants to ask her some questions but Leto continues to poke fun which earns him a well-placed punch moving on Leto mentions that sepia is the name of a flower

Ian is already aware of this which is why he is unsure if the name is real or fake Leto considers the Possibility that it might be a nickname since flower related names are common in the north the sender might be from that region the mention of the north reminds Ian of the yina family Leto promises to ask around but if the person is from the north he has one person in mind Seria yurina a girl who just so happens to be a fan of Ian Ian suspects the same after all the only Noble family he

knows in the snowy north is the ordinas Syria suddenly appears before Ian offering him A pouch of gold as compensation for teaching her Ian literally has no clue what compensation she means she reminds him that she had once asked for his guidance and later realized it was rude of her not to offer something in return Ian insisted it was not rude at all and refuses such an excessive reward he wonders why she is so desperate to train with him Sira explains that she wants to learn from the one person she cannot defeat but Ian reminds

her that he Doesn't have the ability to teach someone as talented as her he believes she has the potential to rise even higher on her own Syria acknowledges this but she doesn't want to miss this year's hunting Festival because she won't get another chance The Mention Of The Hunting Festival reminds Ian of something crucial the letter said that sepia also participated in this year's hunting Festival because of that he finally decides to Train with her internally he believes that the hunting Festival might be the key to finding out whether Syria is sepia thus he starts

training with Syria and while he hasn't yet figured out if she is truly sepia he has learned a few things about her the first thing is that she has zero social skills she has the nickname rude ordina but not because she intends to be rude she's just terrible at interacting with others the second thing is that Syria doesn't understand The concept of rest Ian has heard that high-ranking Nobles often train relentlessly relying on healing potions to recover and syia is definitely one of them at one point Ian suffers a terrible bruise yet she still insists

on continuing the practice arguing that it can be healed with a single potion but Ian reminds her that potions May heal injuries but they don't remove the tension and fatigue in his joints that's why people Pace themselves during Training sessions the other day she mentioned that this year was her last chance curious Ian asks what she meant by that and what exactly is causing her distress Syria reveals that there is someone in their fourth year whom she desperately wants to defeat she's afraid that once they graduate she won't get another chance to spar with them

but Ian reminds her that she can always ask for a spar even after they leave school but syia explains that the longer time Passes the less likely it is to happen in her family if a junior challenges the head of the family they are exiled immediately and since that fourth year student is her sister deline ordina this hunting Festival is her last chance deline is her half-sister and the future head of the family once she graduates that means Sia won't have another opportunity to fight her after graduation because the only place where a direct bloodline

and a subsidiary Bloodline can compete equally is within the academy Syria vividly remembers the memory of her defeat her sister had changed the rules and manipulated them to beat her she was impressed that she could hold her own without acquiring any allies even looking down on her her sister has the support of ordina so she had no support of her own and that became her downfall Ian looks at her with his kind Eyes giving area the impression that maybe just maybe she Could find an ally in him she thinks she should be bold enough to

ask him out forwarding to the next scene there's the hunting Festival an event most beloved by Emperor edelis it's one of the main events featured at the Academy a competition to determine the most capable Hunter the one who can take down the strongest magical beasts these beasts reside in the southern Forest the main location for the event and they're intentionally allowed to roam free for The purpose of the competition also the mysterious messenger sepia is supposed to to take part in this Festival then there's Syria whose connections will strengthen with Ian during the festival at

least that is what the letters implied he still doesn't get why it has to be him or why he's connected keeping him in a pensive State Seline hurries up to him in a rush wanting to go together she calls him an idiot out of nowhere arguing that he obviously wouldn't want To team up with Syria after humiliating her even though Ian tells her that they reconciled Selen finds it weird that Syria has been following him for the past few days Ian thinks it's nothing more than her own curi I it as Seria has stopped doing

that Seline finds it uncomfortable and irritating that he's sing for Seria to this extent bro squeezes her face like he's Gordon ramsy making an idiot sandwich seline's speechless in embarrassment before he Casually asks if she changed her perfume still flustered she tells him that it's the scent of her facial cleanser Ian didn't actually care he just wanted to change the subject dude is a gaslighter Promax anyway Selen is curious to know if he's got any clue on the kind of exercises they'll be doing Ian guesses that it'll be exploration in the forest for the most

part he's really hoping they don't encounter any magical beasts and in a normal occurrence that would be The case however according to the letter a magical Beast attack is destined to happen and with the right reaction he could prevent severe casualties it's a short way of saying that many people could die if Ian fails to act he's hellbent on preventing that dark future at all costs as he's the only person who knows about the warnings from the future to come in the next scene the instructor rallies up the students for an important announcement he wants

them to be aware Of Emma's incident in the forest putting her in the hospital it's a strange occurrence for Magical beasts to come up all the way to the entrance where they've never been cited before the instructor wants them to be wary of an attack and goes on to explain the second bad news since they're melee Fighters they'll face difficulty swinging swords around an abundance of trees he wants them to stay sharp on their feet as they're facing monsters who are used to Their own territories even Ian remarks they'll be at a severe disadvantage however

the instructor believes that any swordsman with the ability to materialize their Aura could easily clear the forest without any trouble he demonstrates his point showcasing how even at a disadvantage their blade will cut everything down at the same time that doesn't mean they're allowed to go crazy and ruin the environment the environment will play a crucial role in Determining the outcome of their fight and for a swordsman appropriate distance is critical their first exercise will be a practical one the students will form Pairs and then move freely during the exploration he doesn't want them to

venture to the center of the forest and emphasizes is that they should run back to safety if they feel endangered the thing is Ian knows that a large group of magical beasts will Ambush them which also means staying together in a large Group of their own would be beneficial but the thought of gathering people together in an event featuring pairs that sounds difficult because no one would believe him the only thing Ian can do is to inform the professor about the magical beasts right after their appearance there's the chance that he'll be caught up in

a battle so our boy rejects seline's advance and zooms right past Syria inviting her to team up poor Seline free frees into non-existence she Took the L so hard the exploration begins with Syria and Ian remaining in the safe area no magical Beast has appeared before them yet which he remarks as a weird occurrence even Seria finds it strange and she's even more capable at sensing magical beasts than him Ian recommends taking a break urging her not to lower her guard they wait a while until the sun comes down she's standing in front of him

looking all shy and curious Syria has been meaning to Ask she wants to know why he asked her to team up Ian casually states that their friend and wonders if she doesn't see him the same way Syria blushing questions if she should give him something in return for friendship she's not used to gaining any friends so she doesn't know how this goes Ian is stumped when she offers him gold in return for his consideration he clarifies that friendship is different from transactional relationships and That friends are able to casually chat with each other without any

payment they're supposed to share things with each other understanding this siia wants to ask him a rude question Ian experiences a surprise when she inquires if he's doing all of this for Emma's sake after all they ventured way deep into this Forest she wonders if this is supposed to be a vengeful act against the magical beasts he doesn't clarify in fact Ian erupts in Anger his whole body Trembling with the memories of his dear friend Ian tells her that he's not in it for Revenge but to locate the magic beasts Syria horrified asks if this

is also a part of friendship he thinks it's just a natural thing and he's curious how Syria would behave if he were attacked by a magic Beast a determined Syria revolts that she would immediately take the monster down that that's similar to what Ian feels at the moment the isolated girl is slowly Understanding the meaning of Friendship with Ian's actions he clarifies that he's not an rush or crazy enough to go in without any plan that's why he's prioritizing their safety Ian suddenly hears something and instructs Syria to focus at first she doesn't feel anything

at all but then it hits her just up ahead nearly a dozen magical beasts are glaring at them with ominous eyes with a number this large the rest of the students are in imminent danger Assessing their options she grips her blade to prepare an attack back but Ian recommends against that believing that these monsters pose trouble if they take them head on he thinks the best course of action is to inform the professor preparing themselves they make a run for it the horde of monsters following them from behind blitzing full speed Ian knows that the

creature is chasing them but they can get away from the distance they're at it's only a matter of time Before they reach the professor well not until Syria creates a damsel in distress moment for our protagonist of course she fell and twisted her injured ankle she thinks she should be okay and agrees to be left behind for it but Ian isn't going anywhere he certainly didn't expect this outcome to play out the monsters are narrowing the distance and it's only a matter of time Ian tells Sia to run a ridiculous instruction especially since she created

trouble for Him Ian wants her to keep the truth from her own friends he dashes forward to confront the monsters he knows the forest has grown silent which means all the surrounding animals have already gone into hiding seizing the moment Ian plans to Ambush them using the presence erasing vial he drinks the liquid marking its filthy taste the effects kick in allowing him to navigate without worrying about the beasts trailing him unfortunately it still doesn't eliminate His scent so he Blends in with the environmental scent by covering his body with soil and grass with his

scent masked he fixes his intention on a good hiding spot preparing a trap he lunges on top of a tree branch prepared to face the bastards headon one of the creatures comes out of the Shadows the wolf's body exudes more powerful energy than an adult man without a doubt he's facing a real demonic Beast it's currently confused because the scent it followed Disappeared right at this exact spot using this as his only chance our boy jumps the Beast with Incredible speed preparing his blade and piercing its head unfortunately he was only able to stab the

monster because his Aura is far too weak to actually pierce it Ian exerts the full weight and force of his body doing whatever it takes to stab his blade into the monster's skull luckily he manages to achieve his goal marking the first kill with how difficult just One of the beasts were Ian wonders how many will he be able to take down on his own instead of lamenting his chances he focuses on the mission at hand he has to protect Syria no matter the cost which is why he's ready to kill every last one of

the Monsters finding his next Target Ian senses that there are more demonic beasts in the surrounding area they're split up trying to look for him at least five of them are just nearby in this situation he thinks it's best to kill Quickly before one of them can alert the rest of the pack Ian forces his way and stabs multiple wolves one after the other in his arduous struggle he gets caught off guard and Rees receives a brutal bite from one of the beasts Ian perseveres he can't even scream in pain because it will alert the

rest dealing the killing blow Ian uses his axe for yet another stab he's just defeated a group of demonic beasts thanks to his axe helping him out his senses have Experienced growth ever since his body was possessed in fact his entire body moves much faster now The Possession ended up a good thing for him no matter the purpose of the spirit bro is out here being possessed by Annabelle or some Ian is pretty certain he can take care of the magical beasts now back to the the rest of the group Seline is pissed that he

teamed up with Syria instead of her she even accuses them of dating in their little team pair yeah About that Syria arrives panicking explaining what happened instructor Derk is stunned to hear that Ian stayed behind to face the monsters all on his own he wants Syria to wait and bolts ahead to take care of the beasts Syria collapses to her knees before falling unconscious hoping Ian to be safe returning the perspective to our boy he's hiding amongst the wolf corpses one of them approaches their dead bodies allowing Ian to Ambush him with a blade To

its neck the creature is at once killed but exhaustion is slowly getting to him two more of these angry bastards have just arrived and this time he doesn't have any traps to Ambush them with Ian is exhausted his body covered with the blood of the monsters he just slay he readies his axe welcoming the challenge instead of backing down his gold eyes radiating confidence the two wolves jump him together even faster than the other magical beasts he faced Still Ian has gotten used to their movement at this point he thought it would be tough to

take more than one of them in a fight but right now he thinks he's got a chance our boy goes for a double cross slash hitting both creatures with an array of attacks he wins yet again vowing to kill every last one of these monsters Ian's body is taking a hit and he was pretty certain to have killed most of the creatures by now however he can clearly sense one More approach this one for some reason isn't Drawing Near he assumes that the creature must have prepared a trap for him a smart little fellow however

Ian doesn't intend to fight the Creature if that's the case suddenly a foul smell attracts his attention the realization dawned on him he could never forget this smell after all it's the smell of alchemy that came from his classroom correcting himself Ian believes it's the smell of the potion from Emma's Workshop His hands tremble to hold his blade he slowly realizes that this bastard was the one responsible for attacking Emma the magical Beast still has a piece of Emma's robe stuck in its mouth pointing his blade at the creature he demands the monster to come

near and die the magical Beast throws the fabric on his blade provoking Ian even more the creature circles him as if it is confident of its Victory it's as if it wants to slaughter Ian like he did with the other magical Beasts of course Ian isn't planning on quitting so easily he understands that this guy is a high-ranking magical Beast among the rest one small mistake could be the end of him so he tests his chances but before he's able to make the first move the wolf speedily dashes in tackling Ian with a body slam

and sending him crashing its speed is a clear problem as it is difficult to react in time the magical Beast goes in for another attack this time Ian Counters by throwing his blade inside the beast's mouth using this as an opportunity for an opening Ian lunges on his descent prepared to hit the creature with his axe the full swing of the axe strikes against the creature's body but its skin is so thick that it sends the axxe flying from The Recoil the magic Beast goes on the offense forcing Ian to block its attack and collect

his axe the creature leaps away only having endured a small scratch on its nose Ian's Commentary is hilarious he can't believe that this wolf is doing back flips so casually he even entertains the idea of sending this one to the circus Ian notices that his blade shattered the wolf's teeth which means biting him is out of the question now still the wolf has more than enough attacks for him to worry about then he's also got to worry about his own body's endurance another high-speed attack could be the end of him Ian Dodges again forcing the

wolf to Use its claw he Ducks it realizing that he's outclass in stamina and speed in this fight Ian forces a counter but it's not enough to kill the creature let alone Pierce its skin things are looking bad really bad he thinks it's only right to finish the monster while it's still cocky Ian decides to use one last weapon up his sleeve something he had been holding himself from using because of the risk involved the wolf fires an enormous energy blast shoving him to the Tree Ian's in a serious pinch the magical Beast is about

to finish him off with its sharp claw Ian is in a DA but let's recap a few moments prior he knows the monster is merely trying to play with its prey it only ripped Emma's abdomen open to toy around for a second it seems like Ian's body is cut open by the wolf's claw but that's not what happened at all he anticipated this moment and plunged his blade at the right angle pretending to be weak he Could easily Target the creature's guts hitting him where it was weakest Ian taunts the Beast for thinking it could

play with him so easily and now he's the one exacting Revenge slicing the creature's guts out instead his blade powerfully slashes across the monster's body the fight ends at last the Beast failed when it toyed with Ian thinking that he would be just as weak as Emma its arrogance led to its GR some death Ian in his anger deals yet another blow In Emma's name hoping for the monster to remember this pain well anyway instructor Derek is speedily rushing his way into the forest hoping for Ian to be safe he arrives right at the moment

where Ian delivered his final blow just ahead Derrik is shocked to see the dead bodies of the monsters before him he can sense Ian's presence nearby Seline catches up with the professor along with the rest of the students unfortunately Ian is nowhere to be found causing them Worry Derrik thinks they'll be able to uncover his location if they follow the path ahead finally they come to discover Ian sitting on the ground using the wolf's dead body as a cushion he's out here panting his heart out mocking his friends for arriving a bit too late his

Consciousness Fades as he utters his teacher's name the next thing he recalls is waking up in the temple the saintus informed him what happened his instructor carried him all the way back After his fight with the magical beasts his recovery will take a while but he's glad he didn't sustain serious injuries he was able to avenge Emma by the end but it still won't be enough to help his friend recover from her coma also the magical Beast he fought was a young and immature one for its size if only it had been more mature it

never would have fooled around with Ian his friend is upset that he's having to think about all the things in the hospital Ian just Wants the fool to leave as he's nothing more than a patient right now his friend thinks he's a for risking his damn life to protect Syria also he had Emma's potion protecting him at the time but his friend thinks a more useful approach would have been to allow Sera to drink the potion and then make her hide on top of the tree this would allow him to reach the professor in time

and nothing would be wasted it's freaking hilarious because this is actually a solid plan And our boy basically does an oopsie I forgot anyway his friend is amazed that Siri is so close to him now she was worried sick thinking about him near the temple Ian wonders why she isn't just going inside the temple like any normal person would Seline is next in line to pay him a visit she tackles him with an embrace the girl was worried sick for him she bites his fingers for being stupid and prideful turns out that Ian has been

given a reward for beating the Magical beasts it's a total of 70 gold he holds his hand in pain while Seline is out here acting like a cheap friend asking him to invite them for a good meal our boy is out here struggling in pain because she's clutching his injured hand she wants to go to the restaurant specializing in magical beasts serving the best Drake meat all around Ian thinks it's an incredibly selfish request when he's hurting like hearing that seline's face is reduced to Disappointment he apologizes while she continues to hug him her emot

tions take over as she sheds tears she really thought he was a goner Ian Smiles patting her head HEK not the type to bite the dust so easily dude is a persistent cockroach after all Seline can't accept the fact that he's recklessly putting himself in extreme situations for no reason at all pointing out how Syria doesn't matter nearly as much as him Ian counters saying that he Couldn't willingly let an innocent person die for his own safety Seline finds him annoying she openly confesses that he's single-handedly the most important person in the world to her

oh dear God that's the loudest I love you I have ever heard and yet Ian still can't place a finger on what she means they're both childhood friends but it's mostly that okay I know what you guys are thinking this angle that shot this thing could have taken a very different turn Very quickly Seline begs him to take care of himself she even grabs his damn hand leaping on top of his body before holding his face in place they're about to kiss when their friend blocks the moment with his presence it causes Seline to jump

like a cat experiencing a shock he doesn't feel half as bad for ruining their moment Ian on the other hand he's out here feeling guilty Seline has been nothing more than a younger sister to him and bro does not aspire to Become Diddy's successor his friend points to Ian believing that he should take care of Seline if he's also going to strengthen his ties with Syria bro is out here giving him dating advice because of how many Ian is getting all of a sudden Leto is actually kind of right it's really because of Ian that

both Seline and Syria's relationship experienced a shift for the worse let's hop over to see Syria's point of view of how things went down For her own mistake someone else had to take charge Ian fought for her and even reminded her of the value of friendship when her instructor rushed Ian to the temple she feared for his life her actions nearly got him killed a senior risked his life for her and in the past she wouldn't have been able to understand why Syria's meditation was often interrupted by the man himself Ian wanted to accompany her

for something else she admits that he's the first Person who treated her nicely despite her troubles he never said anything back even after her inconveniences it's as if she does not feel afraid to be herself around him that's why she's certain certain that she does not want to lose him she understands a small fraction of what he felt when he took on those magic Beasts for her just like that she doesn't want to lose Ian either after all friends will do anything to protect their loved ones Syria musters the Courage to pay him a visit

in the temple he's the first person who became her friend shy as ever Seria asks if he's feeling all right he admits that he's recovering well relieving her worries Ian is glad that she came to accompany him as he's growing sick of the boring book Leto handed him to study for the upcoming exam Syria feeling guilty asks if he's angry at her sensing her guilt Ian answers that there's nothing for him to be mad about it makes her Beam with Happiness something he didn't expect he assures her that there's nothing for her to worry about

he was just doing it for another friend also Ian inquires about the bag she's holding in her hands afraid she might have brought some payment for friendship again Syria corrects him stating that it's the reward money for defeating the magical beasts she was tasked with handing him the reward Ian opens the bag stunned to find so many gold coins inside he knows For a fact that this sneaky girl added more gold of her own Ian insists that she take the extra amount back as the life of others can't be bought with gold Sira feels shy

when she shares skinship with his hands as if matters couldn't be worse Seline pops out of nowhere and catches the two she turns sour the second she spots sria shoving past her to ask for an update on Ian's condition our boy is horrified with the way Selene treated Syria Syria gets up realizing That she should take her leave Seline openly calls her a rude for being the one who landed Ian in the hospital in the first place to this Ian shouts at her for being extremely rude Seline ignoring his feelings casually swipes away his worries

all she's thinking about is what they should eat after he gets discharged it reminds him of Leto's warning Ian tries to confront Seline who doesn't care at all and only focuses on their date to come Syria exits the Temple feeling depressed her gloomy and slumping posture is noted by the rest of the students some of them want to pick her off and Crush her while she's vulnerable they hate the fact that she's noted as the top student news of her abandoning Ian has spread like wildfire some of the students agree to come together and Crush

her completely they bring this matter to teen who believes they being Reckless for catching beef with the Ordina family only a single mistake could be their undoing their conversation is interrupted by a woman who seems to know something about sria yurina Lupin thinks she's being arrogant but teen stops him to hear her out he's willing to hear what she's got to say the girl pulls off her cloak revealing that saria's birth is a point of cont attention in fact they don't have to worry about the urina family fighting back at all in the next scene

Ian is Visiting his dear friend Emma who is still knocked unconscious it's his fault for failing to believe in the warnings of the letter two events have already come into existence which means there's a seriously High chance that the magical beasts will also appear at The Hunting Festival to come and since the warning highlights the word monster they're probably going up against an even stronger threat Ian is frustrated that he will be powerless to stop the threat On his own his only option will be to seek the instructor's help the satis interrupts his thoughts surprised

to encounter him here for a visit Ian asks about Emma's condition and learns that she's still being kept alive however there aren't any promised chances of her recovery Ian points back to their conversation the saintus once mentioned that Emma could be cured so long as a valuable offering could be made he wants to know what she meant she clarifies That an object with high Divinity would be required in usual circumstances the remains of magical beasts are used but they're hard to obtain and it would be even harder for her father to obtain them realizing that

he's got a shot Ian asks if a high-ranking magical Beast would be enough for the job but unfortunately even that won't be enough she thinks an adult specimen of the species might be enough Ian is glad to hear that the saintess confirms that Emma is at the brink of experiencing a miracle so maybe she will recover on her own Ian goes away wondering if the monster that he's destined to face at the festival will be powerful enough as an offering but it's not like he can beat the creature or anything especially since he was nearly

killed in his last fight his one and only hope is his Professor Ian steps echoed near The Faculty Halls he burst through a door pardoning his intrusion Professor Derek Was pleased to see the rising star looking and feeling better after the incident finally Ian raised his concern about magical beasts that are stronger than the wolves that are showing up he asked if the professor would deal with the problem when it comes to it Professor Derrik seemed dodgy his student just posed a complicated question he personally believed that no magical beasts stronger than the Wolves would

show up any longer Ian felt Frustrated it already happened in two separate incidents it shouldn't be too crazy to think that it can happen again right Professor Derrick argued that those were isolated incidents with an extremely small chance of occurrence you see magical beasts can appear in any area with a high concentration of unrefined magical energy that's why the Empire oversees places that overlap with human presence that way beasts can't spawn the exception to that service is The southern Forest they leave that area alone for the sake of the hunting Festival the Empire keeps the

Beast population to a certain level while preventing strong ones from appearing Ian posited that a particularly strong one might survive Professor Derek disagreed as far as he's aware strong beasts love fighting and their presence is strong it's practically impossible for one to survive without being noticed but if one manages to survive it must be Because of a special ability besides the hunting Festival is a grand stage where you can see who can hunt the strongest beasts a single strong Beast showing up shouldn't be a problem Ian felt disillusioned by the professor care less Outlook he

asked if dererk doesn't care if he doesn't care if the students get injured or Worse the professor doubled down on his stance the purpose of the tournament is to hone students and professors aren't supposed to interfere With that what's more overcoming unfamiliar crises is also one of the tournament's objectives seeing that he won't be able to rely on the traditionalist professor if something dire happens Ian has no choice but to handle this thing on his own by lunchtime we see Seria ordina gracing the cafeteria with her unearthly presence but the crowd of students no longer

see SE her as a threat they see her as a punching bag to throw hurtful Insults they had stopped for a while but the bullying started yet again this time the are stepping out of line and hitting her where it hurts they're hurling insults at her mother the lack of one to be more specific holding her lunch Seria turned around to face the goons bothering her they didn't seem intimidated or the least bit scared at all Siria thought for a second and turned around whatever she wanted to do to them was not worth it it's

better to Just ignore them and continue minding her own business she can't waste energy on these people the leader of the goons teen took offense by being ignored so he rushed past her deliberately bumping her from behind with a forceful push he made Seria tumble to her feet dropping her lunch on the ground as the plat shattered and the food was ruined mocking laughter roared throughout the cafeteria the young lady of ordina family had never felt so frustrated and Humiliated before while she was experiencing Korean Manu levels of bullying our MC is practically beaming with

a huge smile after having real meals and instead of hospital food Ian happened to pass by some students gossiping about what happened in the cafeteria when he heard the ordina family mentioned his ears perked up to listen more some NPC Nobles dismissed Syria's backing since they heard from someone else that her mother came from The lower class making her a disgrace to the ordinas unknowingly the cocky NPC blurted that the only one who can defend Syria is that Ian perkus guy when cocky NPC turned around the man he's been gossiping about appeared before his eyes

Ian just stood there menacingly not UT in a word while shooting a deadly glare at the gossiper he demanded clarification on what the NPCs were talking about just now cocky bull cut tried to change the subject hoping to Slither his way out of the situation his goon mates had already left him alone with the big bad wolf Ian held Bo Cut's shoulders with threatening firmness and the interrogation began the devil has a lot of things he wants to ask after extracting information from the pitiful NPC Ian found himself in his next class topology all this

stuff about areas and lines is not his strong suit at all by his side his buddy Leto took out a piece of parchment hoping to cheer Ian up it Was an article regarding the southern Forest magical Beast repelling case Ian perkus a third-year Academy student was credited for defeating multiple magical beasts in a harrowing incident the article vividly described how he slaughtered 10 monsters including one high-ranking one it praised his achievements as nothing short of remarkable Syria yordin was mentioned too the top student of the swordsmanship department was lambasted for abandoning A friend in danger

reading that part made Ian mental she was the one who sent Sara off she had just gone to get the professor the praise and the harshness of the article gave him a headache Leto reckon that the writers wrote it that way since it sells better think about it the Arrogant yina runs away while a low-ranking noble defeats a high-ranking magical Beast it's a sensational story there's no better gossip than that Ian is worried that if he doesn't clarify Things horrible things might happen Leto advises him to give it up since the princess of the ball

the one in charge of the paper will never hear Ian out she doesn't interact with poor people that means changing the story is out of the question Leto tried to convince him to just let it go and move on Ian gets all the praise while his new friend gets all the hate it wouldn't be good for Syria compounded with the bad rumors about her spreading lately it's looking worse and Worse Ian consulted with Leto about the cafeteria incident where teen insulted Seria giving the others the courage to pile on the harassment against the poor girl

Ian scolded a few gossip mongers earlier those NPCs won't be a problem by the looks of it the group looked like they were second years given their Brown capes teens group of third-year students and now the seconde students are participating Leto feels as though something more Sinister is happening With so much harassment going on there's a high probability that a mastermind is coordinating everything behind the scenes someone who can stir up public opinion to so hate while teen might be a delinquent from a violent Kingdom in the South he's never had a high opinion of

Syria a noble from a frontier can't have that much influence assuming that someone is manipulating everything from the Shadows that someone must have an Information Network wide enough to dig Up dirt about Syria's lineage with that in mind Ian formulated a simple but effective place first he'll destroy teen in his Entourage then we'll proceed from there Ian scoured the entire campus in search of Syria by Sunset he finally found her he approached her with a smile and checked if she was okay he failed to notice the miserable State she was in when he finally caught

a glimpse of what happened Ian's blood boiled the Beautiful young lady has been smeared With a red liquid all over her hair and body in her eyes were tears of defeat earlier she tried to come back to the cafeteria to have a meal after her first one was ruined on the way she came across some other goons blatantly talking about her once they realized the weak insults weren't working they brought up her lower class mother once more not knowing when to stop the goons theorized that she might even have a different father or she was

Just picked up off the streets Syria was pushed to her limits she tried to put up with it hoping the harassment would die down but that clearly wouldn't be the case seeing the rage on her face the goons excused that they were just talking about some girl from the lower class it's not their fault if the words hit close to home for anyone else Syria urina finally snapped and rushed her way to the bench where the goons were sitting unfortunately for her this was All part of an elaborate plan a trap as soon as she

stepped into the hidden trigger her feet were planted into the ground with dig magic she tried to shift her center of gravity to her other foot only to become more unstable with one more dig trap seeing her lose her footing stumble and fall made the goons laugh like hyenas one of the goons took out a bottle of wine Uncorked that thing and poured the contents on top of the trapped Syria's head they literally Dowed her with alcohol bro with a fish look on his face the jackass Noble goon celebrated her humiliation Syria tried to remain

level-headed normally it shouldn't be possible to use magic without incantations these bastards must have prepared this trap and waited for her to come back the whole day as a result they really got her ass at that time she had already taken the bait so she entertained the idea of fighting back but ultimately held herself back in The eyes of her family her mother is a non-factor if she acted violently it would only complicate things further Ian strongly argued that she was well within her rights to whoop some ass back there but those bullies were smarter

than they looked they made a public apology calling it an accident as for the insults they never directly mentioned syia by name had she acted hastily those bastards would have been able to talk their way out easily on the contrary Syria would have just caused trouble for her family either way it goes the young lady loses seeing hearing and feeling what she has to endure moved Ian after a few minutes of emotional release Seria wiped her tears away and thanked Ian for Lending her an ear no matter how many times she insisted that she was

fine Ian refused to let the matter go she might be okay with keeping the status quo considering what she has to lose but Ian perkus is not built like that he's ready To be on demon time he's not fine with this at all the third years usually loiter around the back of the academy for their Shady Shenanigans the Goon that wind up Syria bragged to teen that the girl couldn't even Dodge his basic magic and tripped it sounds like the idea of pouring wine on her was teen's idea they called it a luxurious shower she

could never afford their little up meeting was interrupted by the arrival of Ian perkus without missing a Beat he confronted them about where the rumors about Syria's private life came from the goons just laughed at him for playing the role of night in shining armor seeing that these kids weren't taking him seriously Ian jumped in with his knuckles ready to be delivered Ed one punch was all it took to crash one of the goons to the ground they looked at him incredulously they can't believe that a low-ranking noble would dare lay their hands on a

proper aristocratic Noble before any of the goons could draw their weapons Ian had already taken down one arrogant young Master with a swift swing he sent the guy tumbling to a random alley corner from behind one of the goons tried to punch him in a blind spot Ian quickly responded by sending that sneaky bastard into the air two down and more to go he hasn't even broken a sweat yet he never expected these arrogant Pricks to spill everything right away anyway he might as Well have a little fun he can just beat these kids up

as much as possible until they're on their knees apologizing seeing as they're all holding swords it seems like Ian had taken care of the only magic user in the group teen is the only Troublesome opponent left he's a legitimate top student in the third-year sword Department besting him would be tough but there's no point in stressing over details now Ian is locked in against whoever stands in his way the Goons finally decided to use their small brains and attack in unison with each other seeing their movement Ian smiled confident with his drastic improvement in terms

of skill he felt assured that dealing with some arrogant young masters shouldn't be a problem instead of waiting for them to enter his range he rushed forward to bring the fight to them Ian's sword was light and Powerful extremely tough to guard against the first unfortunate soul he attacked tried To hold his ground but slowly lost by sheer force with one massive swing he knocked the enemy's blade away while nearly beheading the bastard with one more down there are just two more to go suddenly Ian felt a sudden Pang of pain in his back turning

around he saw the other goons attacking him from the rear with a coordinated effort the two took to the skies and aimed for a single Target Ian was forced to be on the defensive end making sure to stop the Two swords from ripping him apart he gritted his teeth hoping that he could outmuscle two people at once with perfect timing he managed to sneak in another slash to drive the goons away upon creating some space between them Ian slashed once more with passion it landed on a goon's temple fact resetting that fool like a wild

animal Ian pressed the attack on the last trash mob left in the way he sped up barehanded only to sneakily pull out the mysterious Hatchet Hidden underneath his uniform as soon as the coddled NPC Noble felt his blood lust and incoming harm the bastard was cooked after a minute of close calls the trash mobs were cleared now the only one left is their boss the infamous teen Atri while drawing his great sword teen asked how Ian managed to improve his skills so greatly in such a short time he mockingly asked if Ian received some some

miracle ordina drug when the two of them were training every morning the sly Bastard even knows his training with Syria teen has been spying on them upon catching his attention Ian won against the ordina twice it's only natural that teen felt a bit threatened he charged his massive Blade with a flickering Aura of light when it comes to Pure speed he was in a completely different League the weight behind that great sword pushed Ian a few Paces back teen wasn't done yet seeing that he's got the upper hand he pressed further with one swift upward

Slash he nearly cut Ian down teen laughed by the looks of it he was worried for nothing Ian's skills might have improved but his magic hasn't Ian knew how true that was better than anyone even if he can read and react to teen's moves that guy's potent magic sword is too much still Ian has to find a way to win somehow with his inferior magic power Ian is no match against this bastard in a head-to-head match every movement and attack just steer the Pendulum more and more toward teen's Supremacy his wild light Aura was equally

destructive and quick defending against such heavy attacks is slowly taking its toll on Ian no matter what he tries he just can't seem to bridge the gap between them teen praised him for his toughness it's not every day that he gets to fight an opponent who can last this long unfortunately for Ian he can't just win by running around even though he was clearly on the back foot he still Had the energy to promise that teen's damned mouth would be shut after they were done teen claimed that if Ian could really do that he would

admit his defeat like a man you see the men of the fierce Southern kingdom are willing to bear the consequences of a fair duel it's pretty rich coming from some harassing Syria just because he can't beat her in a fair match excitedly teen charged forward seemingly aiming for a Kill Shot Ian focused and read the trajectory of The Swing coming from above but it turned out to be an effective faint the magic great sword flashed like lightning and hit Ian from the side the slash knocked the wind out of his sails Ian was brought down

to his ass he had never fought someone with such lightning fast speed teen chose this moment to ask Ian about something that's been bothering him during Ian's first fight against Syria at that time teen saw him Dodge an attack that was supposedly unavoidable It was as if Ian bent reality itself for a quick moment teen must be yapping about the time he got possessed by that mysterious evil spirit logically speaking only a master should be able to use spatial steps speaking of steps Ian noticed that the ground in the area felt particularly soft surveying the

ground it was full of indentations gouged up from the fight earlier something clicked and he finally figured out his only shot of winning while he was having his Breakthrough moment teen increased the intensity while seeking more information regarding Ian's bizarre technique he looked like a Berserker surrounded by lightning but Ian kept on dodging with his clumsy movement after getting out of teen's Massive Attack range Ian sheathed his sword back to its Scabbard teen saw this and took it as an admission of defeat he thinks Ian has given up but our boy is just biting his

time and waiting for the right timing like the Inexperienced magic swordsman that he is teen took the bait and charged forth after taking a few fast-paced steps his his feet dug into the soft ground taking the terrain into account Ian calculated the precise angle to dodge without wasted movement teen slashed nothing but air vulnerable he looked at Ian and saw a brutal eye staring him down while wielding a hatchet finally Ian landed his first clean hit of the fight and it shook teen to the core the attack Landing significantly affected the Arrogant young Master's confidence

he tried to recover and reclaim the momentum but he was a tad bit too slow Ian perkus blitzed him down to the ground preventing him from even in his great sword Ian savagely grabbed hold of the snotty Noble's neck putting him in a nasty choke hold he demanded silence while raising the hatchet up its dull side aimed at teen's pretty boy face he promised that he would shut this guy's Trap earlier and it's time to do just that teen was confused he'd never encountered this kind of savagery in his life Ian continuously pummeled his face

with the dull end of the hatchet beating him up with dull pains until he passed out from the pain Ian's anger for the dirty bastards who dared to mess with Seria flared up scum like this who shits on somebody behind their back deserves everything painful someone like this spoiled Noble needs to be smashed to a Pulp to learn a lesson by the time he was done with teen the handsome young Master of the Southern kingdom was barely clinging to life suddenly the first goon Ian dealt with woke up to continue his posturing about being Superior

and all that BS he claimed to be Lupin the third son of the Empire's count Rella while the Arrogant rant continues Ian simply sends his Hatchet flying inches away from the Brat's face all that yapping and all Ian gathered Was that there was another brain trying to get their head smashed to a pulp once more at least now that one of the goons is awake he'll have someone to properly interrogate about Syria's personal information getting leaked Lupin finally realized that his words had no meaning here and immediately snitched about the green-haired girl who told them

about sera's home life they have no idea who that girl is or what her angle is but that striking green Hair stands out Lupin swore that they had learned everything about Syria's mother from that mysterious girl and he didn't know anything else he swore that this was all he had hoping that Ian wouldn't brutally knock him to the dirt like the others it might not be much but Ian still has a clue in any case he urged Lupin to carve this event into his skull next time there won't be any warnings after dealing with the

delinquent third years Sera should Regain some sort of normaly in her life again now that bastards know that if they try something nasty again some crazy lunatic will hunt them to the ends of the world and for the scumbag who's spreading the word about Syria's past Ian vowed to find and crush them a day later the students of the swordsmanship department honed their skills by sparring with one another in class while everyone was focused on their spars Sira could not help but worry about Ian she Feels that he might have acted out of anger yesterday

she doesn't want that no matter what happens she doesn't want to drag someone she cares about in her own issues her thoughts were disrupted by yet another disrespectful dig at her some girls called her an orphan and laughed at her face when she glared at them instead of feeling fear and standing down the witches continued harassing Seria they mocked her saying that she couldn't even cry to her mommy If she wanted to for the past few days she's been taking every blow to the chin she doesn't want to cause trouble for her family but a

person can only endure for so long with a sword in hand she struggled to control herself lest she let go and Slaughter these talentless NPCs seeing the Ferocious look in her eyes The Witches continued to add fuel to the fire they justest that if she attacks that must be because of improper upbringing the two would have continued Hurling hurtful insults if it hadn't been for a surprising commanding voice telling them to stop behind them appeared teen atry his face was full of bandages covering up all the injuries that Ian had inflicted he told the witches

to back off and leave if they didn't want to end up like him the witches immediately folded upon seeing a top student exuding pressure the girls tried to excuse their way out of trouble but teen refused to let them go he's Familiar with their game he used the same strategies after all he announced that Ian perkus gave him the business without giving them a chance to explain themselves his whole Squad showed up with various injuries and unsightly wounds striking fear into every student Heart The Witches trembled thinking that they might suffer the same fate teen

and his entire beaten Entourage walked up to Syria with solemn Expressions surprisingly the entire gang bowed down To Syria and apologized for their immature actions teen promised to never bother her again Syria was taken aback these boys could have spared themselves the embarrassment and done this privately yet they chose the most public apology there is making the matter a bigger deal than it should be teen slightly looked up and explained that they were deliberately making a big scene out of this if vague rumors were to spread around his group would be The ones getting mocked

for getting trashed it's better to leave an impression that Ian is just a crazy and Powerful swordsman that'll everyone up to be completely honest teen still doesn't like Syria he finds her rude but what's more annoying is the gap in skill between them not to mention powerful backers however he's willing to recognize that finding good allies is also a skill in this world before taking his leave teen urged Syria to tell Ian About this apology so he could get the lunatic off his back for good sria thought teen was just a cruel brute but he's

a lot cleverer than she thought once the third-year delinquents exited the Two Witches who were trying to get under seria's skin followed suit and bowed with an apology swearing to never mock her ever again Siria thought of a world where she was alone she would have simply kept enduring the mockery and cruelty thinking there was nothing she Could do but take it all in she was glad that Ian had helped her out she also recognized that she couldn't keep relying on his help for her issues she sealed her resolve to handle things properly on her

own next time while classes are still ongoing in the rest of the Academy Mr Ian perkus is spending his time in the infirmary the saintess was not pleased with him becoming a regular in the infirmary at all more importantly she heard that this kid beat Up eight people yesterday saintess is at her Wit's End she helped Ian out because of his reasons but if it weren't for them the rellas would have made a big deal out of everything Ian cannot understand a single thing she is implying he asked who the rellas were and she answered

that they were a fan family that bastard Lupin was their third son while it seems like Lupin complied Ian made a mental note to keep tabs on the kid just in case he's Scheming something for Revenge still he might have moved too hastily yesterday he didn't consider bigger noble families exercising pressure on his family thankfully after hearing his side of the story The saintess took his side she firmly believes that the heavens protect the righteous there's also the favor she owed her from last time hearing the mention of favor confused him again the saint has

gauged that he might not remember what he did that time and Asserted that it was no big deal another puzzling thing was the name she called Ian by Emanuel once he was left alone Ian quietly deliberated the saintess must be talking about the time when he was possessed by that damned evil spirit perhaps it's time to figure out what the hell he was up to that week the saintess is a sfic being that he never would have met outside the academy by normal means there must be something more she is hiding just how big of

a favor she owed The evil spirit to go out of her way to heal him time and time again Ian's Solitude was shortlived the the door creaked open and Seline craned her face inside her expression lighting up as soon as she saw Ian's face she immediately jumped to his lap while checking on his injuries the injuries that she's aggravating by being so energetically charged then she flipped into jealous mode asking Ian why he cared so much about that rude urina he simply shut her annoying rant down by saying that she would have done the same

thing for Seline he promised to protect her after all knowing that he remembered a silly promise from years ago calmed Seline down Ian is not the type to forget those kinds of promises but he's the type to get possessed by an evil spirit and blackout for a week he remembered how the high-ranking Nobles set their eyes on her family's territory as a part of their scheme the Nobles Targeted seline's Uncle when Ian saw her his best friend crying in the flower garden he decided that he would protect her from everything the world throws their way

hearing his reassuring words Seline wrapped her arms around Ian clinging to him tightly of course Ian the Airhead had to ruin the mood by telling her that she's like a little sister he wants to protect seline's fantasy crumbled upon hearing that she was nothing more than a little CIS annoyed she stepped on Ian's toes with Force she violently lectured her about the sanctity of the intimate moment he just ruined being the Airhead that he is Ian doesn't even know what he said or did wrong Selene finally gave up there's just no point in explaining feelings

to an idiot like this guy changing the subject she jumped on board to deal with the urina issue as soon as possible if they can resolve that thing she thinks Ian's interest in the girl Should fade the badmouthing part isn't new for Syria but now people are saying mean things to her out in the open and even in front of her it's not even limited to people holding a grudge against her most of the harassers have never even had a real connection with her most of the culprits are high-ranking nobles with fairly large networks Leto

laid it out the same way Ian asked if Seline had any idea as to who was running the show from the Shadows all they can do is narrow down the suspect list first it can't be a second year they're more of an army of bullies without a figurehead it seemed like teen's group of third-year students was leading the charge Char they weren't the masterminds that would leave the first and fourth years it's simple to rule out the first years since they have hardly any contact with syia by process of elimination there's a high chance that

the main culprit is a fourth-year Student at this time Leto's wide nobility Network would be perfect to conduct an investigation they are looking for a fourth-year student who's a high-ranking noble there's also that green-haired source that Lupin mentioned those parameters narrow down the selection by quite a bit all that's left to do is find and punish The Mastermind Ian injuries have healed as he walked through the infirmary he felt lonely being discharged from the hospital Without anyone waiting for him on the way out he bumped into Emma's father who was heading in to visit his

daughter he greeted the young Noble with a bow making Ian uncomfortable based on recent checkups the doctors say Emma's barely Clinging On to her life Emma's father heard the news about Ian killing the magical Beast that attacked Emma for that he is eternally grateful in fact the whole reason he came by was to express his gratitude and then take his Leave seeing and hearing the father's sincerity ignited Ian's drive to save Emma by any means necessary with regards to the Mastermind hunt Leto's wide network of nobility connections is proving to be useful Ian is certain

that it's only a matter of time before they pinpoint the culprit he entered an empty field cradled by trees standing in the middle of the field was none other than Syria looking at Syria Ian could not help but notice the change in the Atmosphere surrounding her recalling how monstrous she can be in combat Ian is astonished Syria had been working up a sweat way before he arrived when asked how her training had been going she immediately confessed that it wasn't fine at all without her senior Ian realizing that she felt embarrassed by the words that

just came out of her mouth Ian changed the subject he asked what intense move she was practicing just before he entered she excitedly Yapped that it was her family's hidden swordsmanship technique the golden lion sword it's a technique that draws several traces of blades simultaneously effectively obscuring the distinction between reality and fakes right now Seria can only draw to three but an expert is capable of drawing more than 10 at once given its potency and importance Ian asked if it was okay for him to see such a technique syia disputed that even with Ian's skill

Imitating Golden Lion sword is impossible immediately recognizing that she just dissed him a little bit sria awkwardly backtracked Ian just took on the chin he knows she's just socially unaware at least it looks like she's getting better at understanding people's feelings Syria brought up what Ian did the day before and sincerely thanked him for the help Ian held her hands and assured her that they would always help each other out when needed because That's what friends do bro is fumbling the bag so hard right now but she found it endearing the blush in her cheeks

went up to her head soon she couldn't handle the tension in the air with a loving smile sah became more determined to solve her problems on her own Ian tried to awkwardly exit the conversation to get to today's training session started after getting a closer look at Syria's improvements Ian was pleasantly surprised her Aura is a lot more stable But the bigger Improvement rather than stability was the change in her aura's color this development is no trivial matter at all the difference may be small but the change is there she used to have an aura

with a much paler shade of blue you see the color of one's Aura reflects one's unconsciousness a perceptible change in Aura signifies an internal change within the user Sira found it strange she had not felt any semblance of change in her at all Ian Proposed that this could be connected to the fact that her mother's case was exposed Syria knows herself although it hurts when people insult her and her mother the change in her Aura color is not tied to that pain it happened a long time ago now when Saria was just 6 years old

the day when her mother was banished from the ordina family Syria remembers her mother pleading desperately to be with her child Syria's cruel father simply ordered his Knights to get the Vile woman out of his Chambers little Syria was forced to watch as the knights left her mother disfigured and maimed after the beating she kept reaching out to her daughter until the very end afraid to be banished herself Seria pretended not to see anything in the end her mother left she would never be able to forget the words her elder sister said that day it

was a threat if she doesn't prove herself useful to the family she will suffer the same fate as Her mother ever since then Sera devoted herself to the art of swordsmanship desperate to prove her worth at first her goal to defeat her sister was rooted in that thirst for validation to prove that she's strong enough to defeat the next family Heir but now she wants to prove to herself that she's not weak the only enemy is oneself with Ian by her side she'll have everything she needs hearing her story made Ian feel a lot closer

to Syria given her situation all They have to do is win the hunting Festival beating deline the Academy's strongest in a one-on-one match would be difficult to say the least but the hunting Festival is a team competition they have a real chance at getting the W meanwhile in the fourthe offices a green-haired girl is reporting seria's plans to participate in the hunting Festival to the next head of yina as expected she was the one behind the humiliating leak after that light Greeting it looks like she'll Crush her little sister for real now after their morning

training session sah and Ian exited the forest and were kissed by the pleasant Sun she reckoned that it was time to resume looking into the mysterious letters as he bid her farewell and motion to leave Sara softly clung to his sleeves with a bashful expression Sia invited her senior to eat breakfast together no one can refuse that look Ian took her up on her offer This could have been a date chapter if it wasn't for Selene she strutted into the scene timeing her arrival to the exact tail end of morning practice the wide smile on

her face froze upon seeing Saria Siria tried to give a polite greeting but was ignored seline's mouth Twisted to A sly smile she clung uncomfortably to Ian and hijacked the breakfast plan basically telling Seria to piss off Ian the Airhead that he is lets himself get dragged by his Childhood friend but this time Seria yina is fighting for what she wants suddenly Ian is stuck between two Waring women the scene attracted quite a bit of attention for some reason Seline is being way too familiar and territorial about Ian she keeps calling him her man Syria

fought back demanding Seline to let go of Ian the brat continued acting bratty she tells Seria to stop getting carried away since Ian is just giving her attention out of pity hearing this Weirdo put words into his mouth Ian grimly disagreed sria took the cutting words in stride since the first time they met she sensed animosity in Seline she's one of those who talk smack about Syria when her back is turned Seline escalated the situation acting more aggressively but Sera was vicious she can see through this girl's ugly inferiority complex in the most vicious way

possible when Selene finally shuts her trap Seria leaves the girl with a Little display of determination if Ian really is just giving her attention out of pity she would gladly remain pitiful so they can be together forever completely shaken by Syria's words Selene instinctively reached for her sword the top student of the second year glared at Seline daring her to draw the blade so Seria wouldn't have to hold back any longer she's a demon before tensions could rise further Ian stepped in and dispelled the fight maybe It's best if both girls leave him alone for

a while at the end of the day everybody loses with the two girls out of his hangout rotation Ian had no one else to spend time with other than his boy Leto he shared what happened in the training ground and why he left the girls oblivious to the fact that he was the reason for the friction Leto laughed at his buddy's enviable position imagine two absolute Beauties fighting over you and causing a scene after a bit of Teasing let Leto gave some solid advice he believes that Seline must be having conflicting feelings now that she

has a rival for Ian's attention no matter how plainly Leto tried to explain Ian's empty skull still couldn't understand Ian awkwardly changed the subject asking Leto for reports regarding the investigation Leto assured him that they'll have something within the week he got his ex-girlfriends and current girlfriends looking for the green-haired Girl I didn't know Leta was chill like that with that out of the way Ian brought up the question about the mysterious letters when asked if he believed that letters could come from the future Leto thought his friend must be on some kind of illegal

substance thinking it's better to just show rather than tell Ian brought out some of the pages Leto looked at Ian with eyes wide open as he raised his hand holding nothing but air Ian was practically Waving the pages in front of Leto's face but buddy just looked at him like a crazy person in Leto's eyes in reality the letters don't exist his hands phased through the damn thing Ian looked at the pages with a newfound mysticism letto worried that his foolish friend might be having a mental breakdown or suffering from a curse Ian extensively explained

that the letters tipped him off about Emma's accident and the Magical wolf beast subjugation aside from those Events the letters foretold the appearance of a strong magical beast in the upcoming hunting Festival Leto thought that it was only natural for strong beasts to show up since the festival would include fourth-year students however based on the letter something far beyond the students capabilities will appear weirdly enough no matter how straightforwardly he tried to explain his work words didn't connect with Leto at all it's entirely possible That he can't even share the contents of the letters with

others regaining a clear head Leto entertained the idea of a time traveling letter the likely cause would be some kind of time Distortion happening only to Ian because of that he has to do everything in his power to prevent a crisis from happening to put it simply space-time Distortion can only be achieved by the highest magic even then it's only to a limited extent Emma said something in the same vein before Leto added that using SpaceTime to abortion would disrupt the world order so there are restrictions in place take the magical Beast wolf subjugation for

example in the future where the letter came from was the wolf defeated by reading the letter that can't be the case since the letter can't be written unless the wolf is defeated the future would be the past and the past would be the future it's a paradox that occurs throwing the order of all things into Chaos in other words knowing information about the future means making a big enough wrong move that could destroy the world as they know it I comes to embrace the gripping realization that possessing knowledge of the future could very much unleash

destruction with even the slightest mistake that's why his friend wants him to be careful and believes that the sender of the letter is trying to do the same in this case Ian is limited in his actions and as long as he Doesn't do something crazy the world will continue to follow the same events still the truth is set in stone and it's that his actions could lead to Total annihilation of the world a random guy like him a nobody now feels the crushing weight of bearing such such a heavy burden Ian finds himself stupified and

lost not knowing what he should be doing anymore he's approached by an apprehensive lady who is pissed that Ian rocked the out of her brother her Tough girl act is cute but I think she forgot that she's a in any case she's brought some company her boys have all come here to gang up on Ian realizing the situation at hand Ian now understands that he's dealing with the renella family's Elsie one of the most prominent leaders of the Academy's factions Ian's having a headache he used the saint test to take care of the situation for

him but things have only taken a turn for the worst he thinks This is game over now and even thinks it's best to get his ass kicked and be done with Elsie's arguing with her brother when suddenly they find one of their men dismantled unconscious on the ground bro was assassinated by a flying textbook the asent is a beautiful blonde confident in her stride this woman is none other than deline ordina seria's cocky sister she talks in front of Elsie and they have their own little Clash going on it's good for Ian since Now they're

too busy arguing with each other to pay any attention to him he's never seen deline up close and personal the fact that she happens to be s's sister gives him enough reason to communicate with her but with the situation he's stuck with Ian thinks it's best to skidadle while he still can as he's turning to leave he gets caught and accused of trying to run away Ian's making excuses for himself when he overhears Elsie who throws out a Ridiculous accusation she thinks deli's got a crush on Ian which is why she's going the extra mile

to cover for him she wonders what deline has plannned for him after all they both know what Ian did to Syria their conversation is interrupted with our boy putting the on the ground he went from being nonchalant to combat mode infuriated that they muddied Syria's Name by bringing it into the discussion Ian amuses how Elsie is planning to stop him Feeling threatened she sends her goons forward Ian slaps one of them into the ground before dodging the second guy's sword Swings with ease Ian counters with a slash of his own putting the other guy on

the ground too he Towers over his victim his blade raised and ready to finish his opponent Ian feels the deadly blow showing no signs of Mercy or restraint in mere moments he's got bodies on the ground all around him suddenly he senses an attack and Dodges a lightning blast it's from Elsie which is great since Ian was meaning to fight her in a one-on-one fight he's happy to have pinned her on her own Elsie mocks him forever believing he could best her in a fight the cold protagonist casually replies that they're soon going to test

that little theory of hers saying that he blitzes full speed getting behind Elsie to slice her down with his axe Elsie was able to defend against his heavy blow thanks to Her good defense but that attack left her drained her Shield was able to sustain the impact facing a small fry like him should be nothing to her after all Ian is happy to test out the shields defenses for her wondering just how long her Shield will be able to keep up her enforced barrier active it's Elie's Pride at stake and she calls him delusional forever

believing he could make it past the shield she's in the middle of giving her you can't beat me Speech when our boy pulls up with a blade in hand striking her shield with full strength Elsie staggers from the impact while he creates an opening to breach the barrier pinning her down bro raises his axe ready to finish her off Ian swings at her but Elsie casts her Shield again he wonders if she can maintain this confidence even if her barrier is shattered to Pieces Elsie laughs arrogant in her competence as one of the best Mages

of the academy she Thinks he's gone crazy if he thinks attacking repeatedly will shatter The Shield while he's busy hammering at her Shield Elsie thinks it's best to cast a second spell to attack him Ian puts everything into his swing and finally shatters the barrier completely El 's wand shows hesitation while the other students are shocked that Ian actually managed to break the shield the girl switched from being cocky to being a crybaby in a matter of seconds she's out Here crying like a whiny brat begging people to help her Ian thinks it's really rich

coming from someone who mocked both him and syia Elsie understands that she's at death's door and pleads for her life with his axe raised again Ian thinks she made the Fatal mistake of holding a grudge against the both of them he concludes his attack intentionally missing her by an inch it's a warning a threat to her life a reminder that if he wants to take Her life he won't hesitate the next time around Ian's all done so he gets up and walks away deline stops him stating that she's interested in having a chat together later

that day Ian's friend is ridiculing the out of him calling him the axe wielding murderer and all his continued teasing makes our boy want to commit to the title and actually become a murderer for once also he's got an appointment scheduled with Del at night and he has no idea what she's After for now he's curious about any leads against Syria's harassment cas case thankfully his friends got a little something for Ian and shares a note opening the note Ian appears unusually calm something his friend didn't expect he mentions that they've acquired a bunch of

Clues but so far he thinks there's only one main reason for the harassment his friend realizes that Ian has already confirmed his suspicions thanks to the given information his next Plan of action is to meet the person and then act in accordance with their words let's switch perspectives to Syria who learns that Ian stirred up trouble just to protect her name she knows he only received slack from Elsie because Ian kept defending Syria's name on every occasion this guy is the definition of being loyal sria thought she had grown independent and yet she's been receiving

his Aid to a gratuitous amount speaking of the devil Ian startles her with his Sudden appearance Syria cries apologizing for what he had to endure for her sake our boy thinks it's nothing to worry about as he's no longer angry Syria feels guilty that she does nothing while he takes care of all her battles for her to the point he faced Elsie to that Ian gazes at her with a smile assuring her that it's okay for her to rely on each other that's what friends do after all hearing that Seria makes a surprisingly cute request

to hug him my Guy certainly wasn't expecting that on his bingo card he's not even ready when she Embraces him for a long while Ian is stumped and doesn't get what's the meaning of this Sira pulls away all flustered making up an excuse for it too she apologizes for causing him trouble Syria's eyes are drawn to a sepia flower it's unusual because this flower is known for growing in the north instead of the South Ian internalizes that the entire reason he approached Syria was Because he didn't know about sepia's identity using this opportunity he asked

if it's her favorite flower Syria enthusiastically confirms that she loves the flower just like her mother Ian theorizes what this could mean thinking that maybe she renamed herself to sepia as an alias in the future still it doesn't make sense why she would do that regardless the flower is an important piece of clue about that person then there's the part that it clearly Mentioned that Ian is supposed to get close to sepia during the hunting Festival there's too much to think about most of it being related to sepia and Syria's connection the real question he's

been dying to ask is if she's the one who is going to be married in the future or not Ian calms himself down denying the possibility of the two of them getting married he thinks of her as a junior regardless of what the future holds Ian simply wants to focus on his Goals for now so he asks her a second question a personal one at that he wants to know if it is certain for deline to become the successor of the ordina family Ian's curious if Siri has got any chances unfortunately the girl admits that

she's not even remotely qualified to become the successor it's her sister who has all the control and the family support Ian wonders if deline has been mistreating Syria and amuses the possibility of the two of them fighting For the rightful position of successor the thing is Siri has never been the confrontational type against her sister in fact she's robotically followed her orders down to the last letter she was once warned by deline that if she becomes a liability to the family then she's nothing more than worthless that's how Syria did what was in her sister's

best interest or at least until she joined the hunting Festival intrigued by his question she wonders what it has to Do with anything Ian brushes it off emphasizing that there's a chance Syria will face off deline sometime in the future so he wanted to know about her personality that night Ian arrives at the high-ranking noble dorms the adolis hall he's supposed to have his meeting with deline here which will likely spring forth another nasty rumor deline is told of his arrival while Ian thinks it's his best chance at getting what he wants but the moment

he enters her Quarters bro is rendered speechless this woman is looking like dessert on a Friday night even Ian is concerned why she's dressed so boldly she even teases him about it and recommends he take a seat Ian continues to advise her not to wear something so eye-catching in front of a man but Deli thinks it's all right since beautiful things are worth having and a woman's body happens to be one of those things at the same time the desires of men can inevitably prove Harmful for a woman forcing them to be covered up deline

thinks she's an exception after all nothing and no one can have her Ian confirms reflecting that no one poses a threat to deline in the academy Ian grew up in the countryside so he's not used to flashy Nobles like her she recommends that he get used to it but it's as if he's the one being seduced here instead getting to the main topic deline gracefully asks him to become her Ally she's never met a Young man like him before and Promises to offer him only the best if he joins Ian wonders what her goals are

and thinks that there's some other reason attached to her offer to chase her real attention down Ian asks a question bringing up the matter of Syria's harassment deline claims she knows about the information but also thinks that those people are foolish for messing with the urina family Ian counters that he's already uncovered the identity of a Student who frequents the dorm room deline questions what he's trying to say since he's being unclear in his speech removing all ambiguity Ian lets loose he points out that the person responsible for spreading information about Syria belongs to the

ordina family they've got the means and the network to harass without any problems this person also knew private information only a few members should know with everything taken into consideration Ian throws down The Hammer Of Truth he declares deline ordina the culprit and The Mastermind behind the scenes she's actually impressed by his little attempt here and questions why she would possibly harass her little sister to that Ian Roars that she's afraid of Syria's transformation who has openly challenged her to a fight in the hunting Festival hearing that deline continues to play the innocent accused victim

she thinks he's got no evidence to back up his claims Ian is Ready to provide some but he doesn't need to since deline gives it up and finally shows her true nature she confirms having done it all it's only because syia challenged her to a fight that she felt necessary to teach her sister an unforgettable lesson Ian argues that all syia cares about is proving herself deline no longer takes interest in that topic and returns to her own query she didn't expect Ian to be so impressive the man shatters her Wine glass making his refusal

loud and clear after all he can't imagine working for a double-faced lunatic like her deline unfazed despite his intimidation attempt she immediately counters him by pulling a blade to his neck as if to leave a warning of her own Ian surprised she managed to keep the weapon hidden well regardless of what went down deli's interest in him continues to grow remarking that only a handful of people can be as bold as him delphine's drawn To his Allure wanting to train him as a weapon of her own hunting damn some guys are dying of thirst while

this dude is practically drowning in hose Ian thinks she'll deeply regret ever doing that but disagrees vowing not to regret unless in defeat she concludes their little chat and thinks it's best for him to leave now and guys I don't know why but Ian is really acting like a thug this man pulls a noyou and literally tries chucking his axe in her direction again like dude Calm down getting serious this time deline counters despite being attacked from her blind spot she receives a small graze at most shocking Ian to his senses she then responds by

turning the tables and putting him on edge deline thinks that his little stunt just now could have worked against against any opponent apart from her but now that they've come this far deline is in the mood to break his Spirit she goes for the offensive causing Ian visible panic but right as Her blade reaches his neck she stops it she didn't do it out of Mercy but because Ian's got his own weapon pinned against her neck he switched to his sword the moment he lost his axe as if he knew the battle wouldn't end in

one blow Ian clarifies that his primary weapon is actually his sword deli's failing to understand his rash approach he's trying to defeat her but she's yet to be bested Ian Strokes her ego calling her the strongest at the Academy at the Same time he thinks he's won the fight if he was able to push her to this extent deline grinds her teeth she knows he's right and it's the first time she's been forced into such a position a consequence of her own greed deline decides to go batshit crazy and takes off her robe deploying her

tantalizing body as a weapon Ian struggles to look at her and tries to get away to be fair deline isn't putting on the bravest act either her assistant questions if she Should tend to her because of the noise coming from her room Del quickly responds telling her that she's all right but her wailing causes the maid to barge inside discovering a scene that she never thought would be taking place between the two the maid apologizes for ruining their special moment funnily enough this causes the brooding deline to become a soft and shy girl meanwhile our

boy can't handle the heat he quickly picks up his axe and runs the away After saying his goodbyes the encounter left deline completely defenseless and at a loss for words in the next scene rumors of Ian's meeting with deline spread across campus they think he threatened her with his axe which is reasonable given his title as the ax wielding murderer they think he's openly hostile and extremely dangerous what they also didn't expect was for Ian to listen to their conversation just now scaring them shitless they run away Screaming while Ian realizes that he's got another

stupid rumor to deal with now it still doesn't add up how fast the rumors are spreading at this point Ian is convinced someone is targeting him specifically let's touch upon the hunting Festival briefly they're all given a schedule notice for the event to roll out in nearly nearly 2 weeks Ian thinks he should get ready and sign up as soon as possible unfortunately it's just him and Syria in their party he's Still got to find two more players for the team one of them being a good Mage Ian decides to invite Leto who straight up

tells him to off Ian tries his best to lure him in but Leto finds his approach disgusting if anything though he's uninterested in joining Leto thinks getting a mage is a wise approach Ian asks him to find a mage for them if he's not willing to join on his own Leto gives it some thought and comes up with the perfect plan he instructs Ian to Follow his instructions strictly and if he does he'll end up with a competent mage