Peace Hunter

The people around were shocked to see me knock Javier unconscious simply by hitting his head on the road.

"In the end, it was Rid who defeated him," Charles said.

"Even though I was prepared holding my spear to fight him," Noa said.

"Well, Javier's target was Rid anyway. Rid was the one who had to take care of Javier," Kotaro said.

Meanwhile, the prospective students who had failed the entrance exam who had been near Javier also looked at me. They looked at me as if amazed by something.

"That's Rid Archie, the real Rid Archie."

"So he's the one who was called a 'hero' in the newspapers for saving Prince Charles, Princess Chloe, and Princess Caroline?"

"I thought the newspapers were exaggerating, but after seeing his abilities, it seems what was written in the newspapers was true."

"Yes, he even defeated the Marquess's son with a single blow. Even though he was even protecting his body with fire magic," the people said.

Besides looking at me, they also looked at Charles and Chloe. Since Charles and Chloe were the prince and princess of this kingdom, their presence naturally attracted their attention. Perhaps it was their first time seeing Charles and Chloe, so they kept their eyes on them, making them the center of attention. When Charles and Chloe first entered the academy, they were also the center of attention of the other students. However, over time they became less so. Perhaps because the other students had gotten used to Charles and Chloe's presence at the academy and no longer cared about their status.

"You bastard, Rid. What did you do to Sir Javier?" Alfred asked.

Alfred started walking toward me.

"What did I do? Of course, stop him from causing a scene," I said.

"What you did was too much. Look at the blood pouring from Sir Javier's head. Isn't that a pretty serious wound? What if he died? Will you be held responsible for killing the son of a Marquess?" Alfred asked.

"Don't worry, he didn't die because he used ~Flame Armor~ to reduce the impact. If he hadn't used ~Flame Armor~, his head might have been crushed after I hit him."

"Besides, I only did this to him because I was defending myself against him, who attacked me first. Why are you protesting like that? As his subordinate, you should have stopped him before he attacked me."

"Then let me ask you something. You just said I would be responsible if I killed him, the Marquess's son? Allow me to ask you back, do you think he would be responsible if I were killed by him?" I asked.

Alfred remained silent, unable to answer. His face looked worried.

"The answer is definitely 'no,' right? Some nobles won't be held responsible for killing commoners at will, but commoners are held accountable for killing nobles. I'm sure if he managed to kill me, he wouldn't be punished. Especially considering his father is a Marquess. Even if he were punished, his father would definitely try everything to overturn it. Right?" I asked Alfred.

Alfred remained silent, not answering my question. He looked increasingly anxious. Since he wasn't doing anything, I decided to do nothing about him.

"Instead of standing around and daydreaming like that, you should take Javier to an academy staff member who can use healing magic. Isn't that your duty as his subordinate?" I asked.

Alfred, who had been silent at first, moved toward Javier and prepared to take him to be healed. I, who is standing next to Alfred and Javier then walked back to my friends. As we walked, I looked around. I suddenly realized that more and more people were arriving. They were curious about what was happening here. Moreover, there was a very loud crashing sound.

"It seems your actions have attracted more people to this place, Rid," said Charles.

"I didn't do it to attract more people," I said.

The others and I intended to return to the dormitory. Although there were still many people around, we didn't pay much attention. However, as we were just leaving the academy lobby, we suddenly heard a voice that stopped us from leaving.

"What's all this commotion?" Miss Karina asked.

The voice that stopped us from leaving was Miss Karina's. She had just come from inside the academy lobby. Miss Karina looked around, seeing a large crowd of students, prospective students, soldiers, and academy staff. They were all gathered around the area. Miss Karina also looked at the street in front of the academy lobby, which was badly damaged.

"Hey, Rid, can you explain what happened here?" Miss Karina asked.

I don't know why Miss Karina chose me to answer her question when there were others with me. Could it be that Miss Karina already knew that I was the one who destroyed the street, that's why she chose to ask me. Well, whatever it is, I'd better explain it to her quickly.

"Okay, miss. I'll explain what happened here," I said.

-

"I see, so Javier attacked you first," said Miss Karina.

"Yes, miss. I apologize for destroying the street," I said.

"It's fine if it's just the street, it can be quickly repaired with an Artifact. The important thing is that no other buildings were damaged, and the other students weren't hurt. I was surprised that you decided to take down Javier with one attack. I thought you were going to play around with him a bit first," Miss Karina said.

"If it were in the arena, maybe I would have. But he attacked me when there were other people around. I didn't want to risk playing around with him. I was afraid that other people would get hurt and some of the academy would be damaged," I said.

"Very good decision, Vice Chairman," said Miss Karina.

"Are you mocking me?" I asked.

"What kind of mockery? You're now the vice chairman of Elevrad. Well, where did Javier go?" Miss Karina asked.

"Earlier, his subordinates took him away for treatment. I saw him carry Javier to the inn. Several knights also helped carry him," I said.

"I see. Then I'll go check it out. As for the road you destroyed, don't worry about it, I'll fix it later. If you want to return to your dorm, just go back," Miss Karina said.

"Okay, miss. Then I and the others will take our leave and return to the dorm," I said.

"Yes. And one more thing, Rid. You have to be careful from now on. It might not be just Javier who acts like that," Miss Karina said.

"It's not just Javier? It seems Miss Karina was talking about the 'subjects.' Earlier, Miss Karina mentioned that there might be other 'subjects' at this academy. So Miss Karina told me to be careful because there might be other 'subjects' who would attack me just like Javier, huh?" I thought.

"Okay, miss. I'll be careful from now on," I said.

I walked over to my other friends and headed to our respective dorms, while Miss Karina walked off to the lodging building.

-

Meanwhile, among the students who surrounded the front of the academy lobby , curious about what was happening, Enzo and Princess Amelia were also among them. Besides with Enzo, Princess Amelia was also seen with her subordinates.

"Javier, that idiot hasn't changed," Enzo said.

"Last year, he failed the academy entrance exam and didn't make it into the academy. And now he's failed again. What's more, he acted recklessly by openly attacking Rid. And in the end, he was humiliated by Rid," said Princess Amelia.

"Even though he's a 'subject' like us, he's just a failed product," said Enzo.

"You're right. As soon as my father hears about this, he'll probably immediately remove the Elf heart from his body. Something as precious as that isn't suitable for a failed product like him," said Princess Amelia.

-

That afternoon, at Duke San Quentine's residence.

Duke San Quentine was in the central room of his residence, walking toward the door of one of the rooms at the end of the residence. Before he could reach the door, he encountered a adult man who was about to leave for the Duke's residence.

"Looks like you're training Vyn hard again, Dayne," said Duke Remy.

The person Duke Remy encountered was Dayne Laterza. He was senior Vyn's father and also the commander of Duke San Quentine's knights. The knights of Duke San Quentine addressed him as 'Commander Dayne'.

"Hmm, brother? Well, as you said, I just trained Vyn hard," said Commander Dayne.

"Don't be too harsh on him, Dayne," said Duke Remy.

"If he hadn't lost in the academy tournament, I wouldn't have trained him like this. But that defeat proved he was still very weak, which is why I trained him like this. It seems his four years at the academy weren't enough to make him stronger," said Commander Dayne.

"Well, whatever you say. I'll meet with my friends first," said Duke Remy.

"Go ahead, brother. Then I'll also go to the training grounds and supervise the knights' training," said Commander Dayne.

The two of them headed to their respective destinations. Duke Remy finally arrived at the door of the room he was heading to. He opened the door and entered the room. Inside were Duke Darwin and Duke James.

"I apologize for keeping you two waiting. Then, let's begin our discussion," said Duke Remy.

-To be continued