Peace Hunter

While Charles, Chloe, and Caroline were chatting, Queen Kayana and King Albert approached us.

"It seems you've become the center of attention, Rid," said Queen Kayana.

"Your Majesty the Queen?!" I said.

Seeing Queen Kayana approaching me, I immediately bowed and saluted her.

"Alright, alright, no need to be so formal," said Queen Kayana.

"Roger, Your Majesty the Queen," I said.

I immediately stood back up.

"By the way, about the contribution reward I mentioned yesterday, I've prepared it and brought it to our carriage. Knights, please fetch it," said Queen Kayana, calling to the knights behind her.

"Yes, Your Majesty the Queen," the knights said.

Then the knights headed to the academy gate to head to Queen Kayana's carriage. Not long after, the knights returned carrying several fairly large bags.

"Here's the contribution reward you wanted. These bags of money contain a total of 10 million Larx," said Queen Kayana.

I wasn't particularly surprised because I already knew Queen Kayana would give me 10 million Larx. But the sheer number of bags of money the knights were carrying surprised everyone around me, including the students, academy staff, and several knights patrolling the academy. The bags of money became the center of attention. I needed to quickly move them to avoid further attention.

"Excuse me, Your Majesty. May I ask your knights to deliver the bags of money to my dormitory? Honestly, I can't carry all of them myself," I said.

"That's right. Alright then, knights, please deliver the bags of money to Rid's dormitory," said Queen Kayana.

"Roger, Your Majesty," said the knights.

"I will escort them to my dormitory, Your Majesty," I said.

"Ok," said Queen Kayana.

I then escorted the knightz to my dormitory. I could have carried all the money bags myself using ~Storage~ and stored them there, but there were a lot of people there, and that wasn't possible. I'll put them in ~Storage~ after they're delivered to my dormitory.

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Meanwhile, several academy staff and teachers were around the academy's lake and forest. They were cleaning the area and restoring the fallen trees with magic and artifacts to prevent the academy's forest from becoming deforested again.

"It seems your student is the talk of the kingdom, leader," said Miss Nora.

"Rid, huh? I've always assumed he was stronger than the other students, but I didn't expect him to be this strong, defeating an elite fighter from the raiding group and also helping Miss Karina fight the attackers. Because of that, he's now the talk of the kingdom," said Master Alan.

"That's right, almost every teacher and staff member I meet at the academy talks about him," said Miss Nora.

"I'm happy that one of my students made a significant contribution to fighting the academy's intruder. But at the same time, I also realize that I'm somewhat useless against those attackers. We, the teachers and the students, should be the ones fighting and protecting them. But instead, a student made a significant contribution to the fight," said Mr. Alan.

"Why are you so disappointed, leader? Previously, you successfully protected the students, guests, and several staff members at the lodging building. You even defeated several attackers who intended to attack the building. It's true that you were defeated afterward, as was I, but that was because the person we faced was extremely powerful," said Miss Nora.

"A cat demi-human, huh? No, that demi-human figure was a disguise; her true identity is a fairy. I didn't expect the one I was fighting back then to be a fairy, which we know is a reclusive race and also highly skilled in magic. It's no wonder I couldn't defeat her. Even so, my defeat still disappoints me because I couldn't protect the people until the attackers stopped attacking," said Mr. Alan.

"I already told you that you did a great service by protecting the people before you were defeated. So, to overcome your disappointment, what will you do, leader?" asked Miss Nora.

"I will train again and become stronger than I am now so that if the attack incident happens again, I can protect the people without being defeated," said Mr. Alan.

"It's great if you want to become stronger. But please don't neglect your duties teaching your students," said Miss Nora.

"Don't worry. My students will soon be moving up to their second year, and before they start the new school year, there will be a month-long break for them. During that month, I can focus on training," said Mr. Alan.

"I doubt you can focus on training for an entire month. You seem to have forgotten that you were reappointed as the head proctor for the entrance exam for prospective new students, which will be held in the last week of June," said Miss Nora.

"I completely forgot about that," said Mr. Alan.

"You previously allowed me to call you 'leader' again because you already knew you were reappointed as head proctor. I didn't expect you to forget now. Luckily, I reminded you now, otherwise, you would have been focused on training for an entire month, and the academy would be holding the entrance exam without a head proctor," said Miss Nora.

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Inside the academy building, specifically in front of the central building.

Miss Karina and several of her companions were seen looking around. They were checking to see if any buildings or objects had been damaged by yesterday's attack. If they found any, they would immediately repair them.

As Miss Karina and the others were observing the exterior of the central building, the academy's vice principal, Frederick Zielman, emerged from inside the central building. Miss Karina, seeing Mr. Frederick, immediately approached him.

"How's the situation inside, Mr. Frederick? Are there any damaged areas?" Miss Karina asked.

"Nothing, Miss. There's no damage at all in the central building of the academy," said Mr. Frederick.

"Thankfully, it seems that only the lobby of this academy building has sustained damage, and it's very severe," said Miss Karina.

"That's right, miss. But from now on, we must prevent incidents like yesterday from happening again. Perhaps yesterday's incident didn't cause much damage to this academy, but no one knows whether another attack will occur in the future. If another attack does occur, it's not impossible that the damage will be even more severe than yesterday's," said Mr. Frederick.

"Don't worry, Sir Frederick. I've discussed this with Her Majesty the Queen. She said she'll increase the number of knights guarding and patrolling the academy. This might make the students uncomfortable, seeing so many knights patrolling the academy, but it's necessary to strengthen the academy's security,"

"Furthermore, a commander will lead the knights guarding the academy. This commander will have the same powers as the commanders of other troops. Her Majesty the Queen already has a candidate for the position, and she has instructed those familiar with the candidate to inform Her Majesty of this request," said Miss Karina.

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After escorting the knights to my dormitory and depositing the money bag there, I returned to the front of the academy lobby to continue tidying up the academy's festival supplies. Once the front of the academy lobby was cleaned up, Charles, Chloe, and I moved to another area that hadn't been cleaned up yet. However, other areas had also been cleaned up by several Elevrad members and the other students who were helping.

Then, the academy's cleanup and cleaning activities were declared complete as evening approached. No festival equipment or props were still installed throughout the academy. The entire academy grounds had been cleaned, and any damaged buildings and objects had been repaired.

After the activities were over, we all gathered in front of the academy lobby. All the students, staff, and faculty, as well as some people from outside the academy, such as soldiers and visiting nobles, also gathered in front of the academy lobby. Then, Miss Karina appeared in front of the academy lobby, accompanied by Queen Kayana and King Albert.

"Good evening, everyone. I, Karina Stella, the principal of San Fulgen Akademiya, would like to thank all of you for your assistance in this activity. I would also like to thank Her Majesty the Queen and His Majesty the King for lending me some artifacts and sending some of their subordinates to assist in the restoration of the academy. I would also like to thank the Dukes for bringing some personnel to assist in the restoration of the academy,"

"Thanks to all of you, the academy has been restored. Some of the damaged buildings and objects have also been repaired. The academy's equipment and festival have also been tidied up and dismantled. It's truly unfortunate that this year's academy festival was ended by an incident. However, I guarantee that this type of attack will not happen again. I have also discussed with Her Majesty the Queen, His Majesty the King, and the Dukes to improve the academy's security going forward,"

"That's all I have to say. Thank you for your attention and help," said Miss Karina.

Then, all of us who heard Miss Karina's words applauded.

-

After that, Queen Kayana, King Albert, and Caroline decided to return to their palace. Before returning, they were seen chatting with Charles and Chloe. The Dukes and Lord Irwin also returned to their respective territories and residences. The only ones remaining at the academy were the students, staff, and teachers, as well as a few knights assigned to patrol the academy grounds. Some students were seen returning to their dormitories, while others were heading to the shopping area. The academy staff and teachers were also the same, some were heading to their lodging buildings and others were heading to the shopping area.

The others and I decided to return to our respective dormitories, but as we were about to, Senior Vyn approached us.

"Where are you going, Rid?" asked Senior Vyn.

"I want to return to the dormitory, senior. My other friends also want to return to the dorm," I said.

"Before you return to the dorm, can you come with me? Of course, not just you. Charles, Chloe, Irene, and Enzo are also coming with me because they are members of Elevrad," said senior Vyn.

"Okay, senior, but what is it?" I asked.

"There's something I need to discuss with the other Elevrad members. For that reason, I'm inviting you and the others to a meeting in the Elevrad room," said senior Vyn.

-To be continued