Peace Hunter

"Can I help you defeat him?" I asked Miss Karina.

"Help me?" Miss Karina asked.

"Yes," I said.

"I appreciate your offer, but getting help from my own student is a bit tricky," Miss Karina said.

"I see. As the principal of the academy, it's her duty to protect her students with all her might. If she were to receive help from a student, it would hurt her pride as the principal. In that case, I'll just watch and help her if she's in danger," I thought.

"I understand. I apologize for interrupting your fight, miss. Then I'll just watch," I said.

"Thank you for understanding, and you don't need to apologize. You don't have to worry, I will definitely defeat him. No, I will kill him for attacking this academy," Miss Karina said.

After saying that, Miss Karina emitted a powerful pressure.

"It looks like Miss Karina is furious. Luckily, I changed my mind and chose not to interfere in her fight," I thought.

After that, I looked around and saw four very thick trees still standing there. Even though the ground, road, and trees surrounding Miss Karina's battle were badly damaged, I became curious about the four trees and asked Miss Karina about them.

"Sorry to bother you while you're in such high spirits, Miss. I wanted to ask about those four trees. Their existence is very strange, as these are the only four still standing here," I said.

"Those four trees are trees I created with my magic. Inside each of them, I placed Gretta, Chloe, Caroline, and Irene, who were unconscious after fighting the Demi-Human. The trees were there to protect their bodies from the effects of my battle with the Demi-Human," said Miss Karina.

"I see, no wonder I sensed a familiar aura from within that tree. So the four of them fought that Demi-Human, and in the end, they were all defeated by it. Luckily, Miss Karina immediately came to their rescue, and nothing terrible happened to them, especially Chloe and Caroline," I thought.

"Then allow me to protect them, Miss. Those four trees seem strong enough to protect them, but just in case, I'll help protect them," I said.

"Thank you, Rid, I feel helped," said Miss Karina.

"Oh yes, Miss. Do you know why they attacked this academy?" I asked.

"No, I don't know anything about that yet. The Demi-Human is very stubborn because he won't answer my questions," said Miss Karina.

"I see. I'll tell you why they attacked this academy. They attacked the academy with the aim of killing three people here. Two of whom you are currently protecting with your magic," I said.

"Their goal here is to kill three people in this academy, two of whom I'm protecting with my magic? Don't tell me those three are..." said Miss Karina.

"Yes, they attacked this academy to kill Charles, Chloe, and Caroline. They said they were from the Sedona Kingdom, and their goal in killing Charles, Chloe, and Caroline, the children of Her Majesty the Queen, was to declare war on the San Fulgen Kingdom," I said.

Miss Karina didn't reply, but I knew she was furious. The mana pressure I felt grew stronger, and the air grew heavier.

"Hey, Demi-Human. Is what he said true?" Miss Karina asked the Demi-Human.

The bear Demi-Human seemed silent for a moment.

"How did that student know about our goal? It seems like Ludmila told him about it. Luckily, Ludmila didn't tell the truth about where we came from and said we were from the kingdom of Sedona," thought the bear demi-human.

After a moment of silence, the bear demi-human began to speak.

"That's right. As he said, our goal is to kill the three children of the Queen of this kingdom and declare war on San Fulgen," the bear demi-human said.

After finishing her sentence, Miss Karina suddenly attacked the demi-human with a long-range attack.

~Storm Wave Thrust~

A large wave of water shot towards the demi-human, but the demi-human quickly dodged the attack. The attack continued towards the academy's boundary wall near the gate. The wall shattered upon impact, and the attack slowly began to spread into a puddle. Miss Karina was truly enraged after hearing the Demi-Human's confession. Miss Karina prepared to approach the Demi-Human, but before she could approach him, I decided to calm her down.

"I know you're very angry right now, miss, but at least please don't let your emotions get the better of you. Wouldn't it be troublesome if you accidentally revealed your true identity?" I asked.

Hearing my words, Miss Karina immediately stopped her initial attempt to approach the Demi-Human.

"*Haaaahhhh, you're right, Rid. My emotions almost got the better of me after hearing that they wanted to kill Charles, Chloe, and Caroline."

"Now that I've calmed down enough, I won't let my emotions get the better of me. Thank you, Rid, for warning me," Miss Karina said.

"You're welcome, miss," I said.

Miss Karina darted back toward the bear Demi-Human and began attacking it with melee attacks. The Demi-Human also attacked Miss Karina with melee attacks. A close-quarters battle ensued, but Miss Karina seemed to be dominating the fight.

"Looks like I don't need to help her. Well, she's the principal of the academy here, so she's definitely very strong," I said, watching their fight.

After that, I turned to look at the four trees Miss Karina had created to protect Chloe, Caroline, Irene, and Senior Gretta. I touched each one.

"This tree looks different from most trees. Its trunk is much harder than other trees. No wonder Miss Karina used this tree to protect the four of them. Furthermore, I didn't expect Miss Karina's magic to create trees like this. I'm sure this magic is an advanced elemental magic, plant magic. It's the same type as Princess Amelia's," I said.

"Hmm, so our targets, Princess Chloe and Princess Caroline, are among those four trees, huh?" someone said.

Without my realizing it, the person suddenly appeared next to me. The person immediately kicked me, but I quickly used my sword to block the kick. But the kick was so powerful that it sent me flying, crashing through the academy lobby and through it. I was thrown almost to the center of the academy building.

Meanwhile, Miss Karina, who was focused on fighting the bear Demi-Human, was suddenly startled by a loud crash. She looked toward the academy lobby, which had been engulfed in smoke from Rid's impact. Then she saw a Demi-Human standing near the four trees, with ears and tail like a cat, but unlike most cats, this Demi-Human had two tails.

While Miss Karina was distracted, the bear Demi-Human struck Miss Karina in the stomach, causing her to vomit blood. Miss Karina was thrown away from the Demi-Human. The bear Demi-Human then looked at the two-tailed cat Demi-Human.

"Miss Feline? Why are you here?" asked the bear Demi-Human.

The two-tailed cat Demi-Human's name was Feline.

"Ariu, you look quite badly injured. The reason I came here was because 'master' ordered me to check on the situation here. Judging by your condition, it seems you haven't killed even one of the three targets. Even Ludmila has been defeated," said Feline after seeing Ludmila lying unconscious.

The bear demi-human's name was Ariu.

"Forgive my incompetence, miss. By the way, did you come here alone?" asked Ariu.

"I came here with Fee. She's currently surveying the situation at the academy," said Feline.

"I see," said Ariu.

"Enough talk. Seeing as there are two targets in front of me right now, I can't let them go," said Feline.

She approached one of the four trees. She touched one of them with her palm. Immediately, the trunk shattered, revealing its interior. Inside the tree was Chloe, still unconscious, but her previous injuries had completely healed.

"Golden-blonde hair, it seems she's our target. In that case, I'll kill her immediately," said Feline.

She prepared to attack Chloe with her long claws. However, I immediately darted toward her after being knocked away and slashed at her with my sword. Feline realized this and nimbly dodged my attack. She moved away from me and the four trees. Suddenly, blood flowed from her cheek, and Feline immediately used her hand to touch it.

"I was sure I'd completely avoided your attack, but I didn't expect it to actually graze my cheek," Feline said.

After saying that, the wound on Feline's cheek immediately closed, and her cheek looked as if it hadn't been injured at all.

"Healing magic, huh?" I thought.

"I can't believe that when I attacked you earlier, you quickly moved your sword to block my attack, preventing it from being too fatal. I now understand why you're having trouble completing your assignment at this academy, Ariu. It seems the students here shouldn't be underestimated. It's a coincidence that I haven't done much moving around in a while, as I've been sleeping at headquarters lately. You seem to be quite an interesting opponent to face," Feline said.

Meanwhile, Ariu's attention was diverted by Feline's presence, which caught him off guard. Realizing this, Miss Karina quickly approached Ariu and attacked him again. Ariu was hit by Miss Karina's sword, leaving him with three slashes.

"Arrgggghhh," Ariu screamed in pain.

"You seem careless, having been slashed three times in almost the same way," said Miss Karina.

"Bastard," said Ariu.

Then he immediately shot a blast of fire at Miss Karina.

-

Meanwhile, near the building where the teachers, staff, and guests of the academy were staying.

Mr. Alan was seen clutching his wounded and perforated stomach from an attack. Miss Nora immediately healed Mr. Alan, and his wounds healed after about a minute of healing.

"Leader, I'll help you attack her," said Miss Nora.

"No need. Let me attack her, you just focus on healing me if I get hurt. She's quite a dangerous opponent," said Mr. Alan.

Before them stood a female Demi-Human with a tail ears like cat. ​The Demi-Human's name was Fee. Surrounding Fee were numerous fairly large magic spheres made from the five basic elements.

"I have no intention of fighting you. I'm only here to retrieve our fallen subordinates. But if you intend to hinder me, I won't hesitate to finish you off," Fee said.

-To be continued