Peace Hunter

In front of the building where the academy's staff, teachers, and guests were staying.

"So that's it. Their true goal was to assassinate Prince Charles, Princess Chloe, and Princess Caroline. After killing them, they wanted to declare war on the Kingdom of San Fulgen. They're truly outrageous, especially since they attacked this academy to achieve their goal. The academy is currently holding a festival, meaning there are many people present. It's unknown how many people were injured or killed by their attack. They must all be hunted down, and they all deserve the death penalty," said Commander Oliver.

"Yes, I agree. I actually intended to kill the Demi-Human who led the attack group. I knocked him out, but I don't know if he's dead or not. I didn't have time to check on him because he suddenly disappeared along with the Demi-Humans we had defeated," said Miss Karina.

"They disappeared because of the Fairy's magic?," asked Commander Oliver.

"Yes. It seems to be some kind of teleportation magic, ​they were all transported somewhere. With so many people transported by that magic, it seems she has a large amount of mana. Well, that's not surprising considering the one who did it is a Fairy," said Miss Karina.

"A Fairy, huh? I've never even met a single Fairy in my entire life. Did you have a chance to fight that Fairy, Ms. Principal?" asked Commander Oliver.

"No, that Fairy appeared after I defeated the bear Demi-Human who was the leader of the assault group, and while Rid was fighting a two-tailed cat Demi-Human. It seems the cat Demi-Human Rid fought and the Fairy were reinforcements sent to assist the assault group. I heard that the bear Demi-Human who was the leader of the assault group called the two-tailed cat Demi-Human Rid fought 'Miss,' apparently the cat Demi-Human had a higher rank than the bear Demi-Human. And the Fairy seemed to be the same," said Miss Karina.

"Wait, so you were fighting alongside Rid Archie when this attack happened?" asked Commander Oliver.

"We didn't fight together because we were focused on our respective opponents. I was fighting a bear demi-human, when suddenly a female demi-human in the form of a jaguar crashed into our area. She was already unconscious when she landed. After that, Rid suddenly arrived. It turned out the jaguar demi-human was knocked out fighting Rid and was defeated. Rid learned about their true purpose from the jaguar demi-human,"

"Then Rid offered to help me, but I refused. He then intended to guard the four trees protecting Chloe, Caroline, Irene, and Gretta, while I focused on fighting the bear demi-human. After that, the two-tailed cat demi-human appeared and attacked Rid. What happened next was that Rid fought the demi-human until she left with the fairy. I continued fighting the bear demi-human and managed to knock it down, but its body disappeared due to the fairy's magic," said Miss Karina.

"He fought that two-tailed cat demi-human alone? You said that demi-human was likely of a higher rank than the bear demi-human who led the raid group you fought, but he fought her alone? Furthermore, he also defeated a jaguar demi-human and obtained information about their true objective. Since that demi-human knew about their group's objective, it seems the demi-human he defeated was also quite powerful. But even though he had just fought those demi-humans, he didn't seem tired or even injured at all," said Commander Oliver, looking at Rid in surprise.

"Didn't he just say he could use healing magic? That's obviously why he wasn't injured. But even if he could use healing magic, if he wasn't experienced in combat, especially against those demi-humans, who were top-tier fighters, he would definitely die. He's always amazed me with his prowess. Well, I've suspected he was 'special' since the academy entrance exam," said Miss Karina, also looking at Rid.

"He will definitely become a great knight if he joins this kingdom's army. Rather than that, I apologize for not being able to come on time, ms. principal. I couldn't help you in fighting those attackers," said Commander Oliver.

"It's okay, Commander. It was your arrival here that prompted them to leave the academy. I heard that the Fairy had created clones in several locations in the capital to monitor the knights' movements. After she learned you were on way here, she immediately invited the two-tailed cat demi-human Rid fought to leave. The two of them disappeared, taking the fallen attackers with them. As expected of the 'Sword King,' just knowing you were here made them retreat," said Miss Karina.

"You're overreacting, Ms. Principal. But thank God they left immediately and didn't put Prince Charles, Princess Chloe, and Princess Caroline in any further danger. Besides, where is Prince Charles? I haven't seen him at all. I'm worried about him, as he was also a target for the attackers. I only encountered Princess Chloe and Princess Caroline in front of the academy lobby," said Commander Oliver.

"I don't know either. I mentioned earlier that Rid defeated a jaguar demi-human, right? The demi-human tried to kill Charles, but Rid prevented him, and then Rid fought with the demi-human until he finally defeated him. When he was about to fight the demi-human, Rid said he told Charles to leave the area. If he's not here, he's probably in the shopping area," said Miss Karina.

"So, besides fighting the demi-humans, Rid Archie also saved the prince's life. If Her Majesty the Queen finds out about this, she'll surely reward him for his service. Rather than that, I'm worried about Prince Charles. May I go there? Besides, I'm also worried about my son," said Commander Oliver.

"Since your son isn't here, he's probably there too. Then let me accompany you there, Commander. I've been meaning to tour the academy and assess the situation since the attack," said Miss Karina.

Then, Miss Karina approached the students, staff, and guests in the building and asked them to go around to assess the situation. Miss Karina asked them not to worry and to entrust the recovery of the injured to the soldiers brought by Commander Oliver. Commander Oliver also approached the knights who were helping the injured and said he also wanted to go around with Miss Karina.

After that, the two of them walked towards the shopping area through the academy garden.

"By the way, Commander, when will His Majesty the King and Her Majesty the Queen arrive?" asked Miss Karina.

"Probably soon. When she heard the news of the attack on the academy, she was working on a lot of paperwork. Because the paperwork couldn't wait, she couldn't go to the academy immediately and decided to send me here," said Commander Oliver.

"I see," said Miss Karina.

Suddenly, as the two of them were walking towards the shopping area, they both felt a powerful aura coming from the direction of the academy gate.

"This aura..." said Commander Oliver.

"It looks like she's arrived. And she looks very angry," said Miss Karina.

"Should we go see her?" asked Commander Oliver.

"Later, we'll meet her later. For now, we need to check on Charles first," said Miss Karina.

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Meanwhile, everyone in the building where the academy's staff, teachers, and guests were staying seemed panicked after feeling the intense aura pressure. But the knight there seemed to calm them all down and tell them not to worry. They seemed to know who was emitting this powerful aura pressure. Well, I knew who was emitting this aura pressure because I'd felt it firsthand before, even from a close distance. This aura pressure belonged to Her Majesty the Queen.

"I don't know who did it, but the pressure was really strong," said Noa, approaching me.

"Noa...," I said.

"You seem fine, Rid, even after the academy was attacked by a group of people," Noa said.

"You yourself seem fine too, Noa," I said.

"Well, at least I'm fine now. But earlier, I had a serious injury to my leg. It was riddled with holes after being attacked by a cat demi-human. But now I'm unharmed because the principal healed me. That demi-human was very strong, even Mr. Alan and Miss Nora were knocked out after fighting it. Fortunately, Mr. Alan and Miss Nora were only injured and are currently being treated by the academy principal, although they are still unconscious," said Noa.​

"I see, but thank goodness you're okay now," I said.

"So that fairy was the one who defeated Mr. Alan and Miss Nora. It seems she caused quite a commotion here before appearing before me and Miss Karina," I thought.

Then Lillian, Kotaro, Julie, Leandra, and Lily also came over to me.

"Have you seen Miss, Rid?" Leandra asked.

"She's in front of the academy lobby. She was injured before, but she's fine now. You don't need to worry," I said.

"I see, thank goodness," said Leandra.

"By the way, isn't Charles with you guys?" I asked.

"No, Charles hasn't been with us since earlier. What's wrong, Rid?" Noa asked.

"It's okay," I said.

"If Charles isn't here, he must have gone to the shopping area," I thought.

-

At the academy gate.

Queen Kayana and King Albert had arrived at the gate. Surrounding them were Duke San Quentine and Duke San Lucia. Duke San Angela and Duke San Minerva had also arrived before Queen Kayana. Queen Kayana looked furious.

"I know you're currently at odds because of the unresolved issue between the San Fulgen and Seleria kingdoms. But don't you see the situation you're in? This academy has just been attacked by an unknown group, and you're focused on fighting each other?" asked an angry Queen Kayana.

"Forgive me, Your Majesty. This was my fault," said Duke Louis.

"Forgive me too, Your Majesty," said Duke Remy.

They both apologized, bowing.

"*Haaaahhh, never mind. I don't have much time to advise you. Right now, I want to inspect the academy and also check on the well-being of my son and daughter," said Queen Kayana.

"Then, allow us to accompany you, Your Majesty," said Duke Remy.

Then Queen Kayana walked slowly toward the academy gate, followed by the four Dukes, but Duke Louis chose to walk at the back instead of walking alongside the other three. Queen Kayana walked as she looked around.

"This is terrible," said Queen Kayana.

"You're right, Your Majesty. Those attackers were truly excessive," said Duke Darwin.

"Considering that those attackers could attack this academy without any hesitation and cause such damage, it seems this indicates that the academy is understaffed," said Duke James.

"I've already sent quite a few knights to guard this academy, especially since it's currently celebrating a festival. If even this many knights can't protect it, how many more will be needed?" asked Queen Kayana.

"Rather than sending so many ordinary knights to guard this academy, wouldn't it be better to send one very powerful knight to guard it?" asked Duke James.

"So you're saying..." said Queen Kayana.

"That's right, it's better if we send a knight ​on par with the Troop Commanders to guard this academy from now on," said Duke James.

-To be continued