Peace Hunter

The academy students, who should have been enjoying their break, were now restless after the explosion on the 7th floor of the central building. Furthermore, they also heard several loud bangs coming from the academy gate.

"What's going on at this academy? There was an explosion on the 7th floor of the central building earlier, and now we're hearing bangs coming from the academy gate."

"Could this academy be attacked again like last time?"

"If that's the case, we must prepare to attack the attackers," the students said.

Several students in the academy appeared very panicked, and the knights, who witnessed the scene, tried to calm them down.

"Everyone, calm down. There's no attack taking place at this academy. The explosions and bangs we heard just now were because Commander Violetta was trying to arrest someone at this academy," said one of the knights.

Hearing this, the students became confused. They wondered who Miss Violetta was trying to arrest. While the students were confused, Charles suddenly approached the knight.

"Was the bang heard from the academy gate the result of the fight between Miss Violetta and the person she was trying to capture ?," Charles asked.

The knight was surprised when Charles approached him.

"P-Prince?! A-Ah, that's right, Prince. The bang heard from the academy gate was the result of Commander Violetta fighting against the person she was trying to capture. Commander Violetta also told us not to let anyone in the academy get close to that area because it might be dangerous," the soldier said.

"I see. That means the person Miss Violetta is fighting is apparently very strong, which is why Miss Violetta said the place they were fighting would be dangerous. By the way, who is the person Miss Violetta is fighting ? I'm curious about that person because he's also someone Miss Violetta wants to capture," Charles said.

"E-eh... t-that..." said the knight.

The knight looked nervous and didn't seem to want to answer Charles' question.

"You know about that knight, right?" Charles asked.

The knight looked nervous. He glanced at his comrades, who were standing nearby. They seemed to hear Charles' question, nodding as the knight looked at them. The nods seemed to be a sign for the knight. The knight, seeing his comrades' nods, nodded back.

"Actually, I don't know if I can answer this question or not, because Commander Violetta didn't tell us to keep it a secret. But since you asked, I will answer it, prince. The person Commander Violetta wants to capture, and who is currently fighting with her, is the son of the Duke of San Minerva, Young Master Florian Randall San Minerva," the knight said.

Charles was shocked.

"What?!? Senior Florian is the one Miss Violetta wants to capture?!" Charles exclaimed in surprise.

"That's right, prince," the knight said.

The students who were near Charles and heard this were also shocked. They didn't expect that the chairman of Elevrad wanted to be caught by Miss Violetta.

"Why does Miss Violetta want to arrest Senior Florian?" Charles asked.

"Earlier, Commander Violetta received a call from Miss Karina. After that, Commander Violetta told us that we had to be ready and on standby to capture Young Master Florian and not let him escape. We then asked Commander Violetta why we had to arrest Young Master Florian, the son of Duke San Minerva. Commander Violetta then explained that Young Master Florian was arrested because he ordered Young Master Enzo, the son of Duke San Angela, to kill Rid Archie in the Hevea Forest," said the knight.

"What?!?!," said Charles, shocked.

The students who heard this were also shocked.

"Senior Florian ordered Young Master Enzo to kill Rid in Hevea Forest?"

"If that's true, does that mean what actually happened in Hevea Forest was an attempt to kill Rid, and Rid killed them only in self-defense?"

"If that's true, does that mean Rid is innocent?" the students asked.

Then, Irene, who had appeared out of nowhere, suddenly approached and immediately questioned the knight.

"What about Rid? What about the outcome of his trial? Do you know anything about it?" Irene asked.

The knight was surprised when Irene suddenly approached and asked him. So was Charles.

"Irene?!" Charles said.

"Please answer," Irene said, waiting for the knight's answer.

"I-I'm sorry, Princess Irene, I don't know about that. We were only told to capture Young Master Florian and the reason for his arrest. Perhaps Commander Violetta knows about it because she had a long conversation with Miss Karina via communication crystal," the soldier said.

Hearing this, Irene looked disappointed.

"Is that so..." Irene said.

"Irene..." Charles said.

"If you want to ask Commander Violetta about that, you can do so later. For now, let Commander Violetta focus on fighting Young Master Florian," the knight said.

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In front of the academy gate, where Miss Violetta and Senior Florian were fighting.

The surrounding area appeared to have suffered considerable damage. The road connecting the academy gate to the academy grounds, the trees, flowers, and grass growing alongside the road, the streetlights, and the academy gate walls were all visibly damaged. Despite this, the battle between Miss Violetta and Senior Florian was still ongoing there.

Currently, Miss Violetta and Senior Florian had stopped attacking each other. They were now quite a distance apart. Miss Violetta turned to Senior Florian to observe him. Senior Florian's appearance now looked different from before. This was because Senior Florian was now wearing armor made from his storm magic from head to toe. The armor appeared intact, undamaged. Furthermore, in his right hand, he still held a rather large sword that he had previously created using his storm magic.

"I've been told by Miss Karina about 'subjects'. I never thought a human could replace their heart with one from another race, an Elf. But seeing him use so much magic without tiring, even though he's still a student, makes sense. The damage his magic does is also quite devastating."

"I was surprised when Miss Karina told me that several of these 'subjects' appeared in Hevea Forest to kill Rid. But Rid managed to kill them all. I wonder how strong Rid is to be able to kill them all?" Miss Violetta thought.

As Miss Violetta was pondering this, Senior Florian suddenly attacked Miss Violetta with a long-range slash.

~Great Storm Slash~

A massive magical slash shot toward Miss Violetta.

~Flower Magic: Flower Shield~

Miss Violetta quickly created a flower shield with her magic. The slash was easily blocked by Miss Violetta's flower shield.

"You've already done enough damage to this place. I won't allow you to do any more damage," Miss Violetta said.

Miss Violetta then dashed toward Senior Florian. She immediately attacked Senior Florian with her sword.

~Flower Sword Art: Chaenomeles Thorn Thrust~

Miss Violetta struck Senior Florian with a stabbing attack right in the stomach. Senior Florian was pushed back considerably by the attack. Although the attack struck Senior Florian squarely, it couldn't penetrate Senior Florian's elemental magic armor.

"Is this the extent of the strength of the commander of the knights guarding this academy? I didn't expect your attack to be so weak. It couldn't even penetrate my armor," said Senior Florian.

"You're so arrogant, huh? I've been holding back my attacks so I won't kill you. That's why I blunted my sword so my attacks wouldn't be able to cause you any serious damage. I did this because my mission was to capture you alive. If my mission was to kill you, you'd probably be dead by now," said Miss Violetta.

"You're just making excuses," said Senior Florian.

"I guess you don't believe me, then I'll make you feel what it's like to be hit by me when I don't hold back," said Miss Violetta.

~Enhance Weapon: Sharp~

Miss Violetta sharpened her previously blunt sword.

Then, Miss Violetta darted toward Senior Florian. Miss Violetta immediately attacked him with a stab.

~Flower Sword Art: Chaenomeles Thorn Thrust~

The stab hit Senior Florian squarely in the stomach. It pierced Senior Florian's magic armor and pierced his stomach, piercing through his back. Senior Florian immediately vomited a large amount of blood from his mouth. After that, Miss Violetta immediately kicked Senior Florian forward which made him escape from the sword thrust. Senior Florian was thrown several meters forward. After that, he lay on the ground, his stomach bleeding profusely from the stab wound. Blood was still pouring from his mouth.

"How? I told you I was holding back. If I hadn't held back, you would have died a long time ago," said Miss Violetta.

Senior Florian, who had been lying on the ground, slowly stood up, holding his wounded stomach. The armor covering his stomach appeared to have been punctured by Miss Violetta's attack.

"It seems you can still fight even though your stomach is now punctured. As expected of the son of Duke San Minerva and the chairman of Elevrad. I was hoping you would just give up now," said Miss Violetta.

"Shut up!" said Senior Florian, annoyed.

Senior Florian immediately darted towards Miss Violetta. After the distance between them was close, Senior Florian tried to slash Miss Violetta using his large sword but Miss Violetta was able to dodge it easily. After avoiding the slash made by Senior Florian, Miss Violetta immediately attacked Senior Florian with her stab attack again and hit him squarely in the chest. But this time Miss Violetta had already dulled her sword first, because the stab attack only knocked Senior Florian away without piercing his body

Senior Florian was thrown quite far after being hit by the attack. After being thrown, Senior Florian started to get back up. But when he was about to get up, Miss Violetta attacked Senior Florian again using her sword. Miss Violetta continued to attack Senior Florian with a series of attacks that made Senior Florian continue to be pushed and thrown. Despite being attacked repeatedly, Senior Florian remained relaxed and even laughed.

"Ahahah, even if you keep attacking me repeatedly, you won't be able to penetrate my magic armor if your sword is blunt. The only way to penetrate my magic armor is to sharpen your sword and attack it. However, if you do that, there's a chance I'll die if you attack me like that. This seems like a very difficult situation for you, isn't it?" said Senior Florian.

"Yes, you're right, this situation is truly difficult," said Miss Violetta.

Miss Violetta said this while continuing to attack Senior Florian relentlessly.

"But did you know that your magic armor can eventually be penetrated by my blunt sword?" asked Miss Violetta.

"What are you saying? I admit that your sword, when in its normal state, can penetrate my magic armor. But when you turn your sword blunt, how can your sword possibly penetrate my magic armor even if you attack it repeatedly because my armor is quite hard," said Senior Florian.

"I guess you don't believe me, then let me prove it to you," said Miss Violetta.

After saying that, Miss Violetta, who had been continuously attacking Senior Florian, decided to stop. Senior Florian, seeing her stop, immediately distanced himself from her. After that, Miss Violetta suddenly stabbed the sword she was holding into the ground below.

~Flower Magic: Garden of Flowers~

After that, a variety of flowers suddenly appeared around them. It felt like they were in the middle of a flower garden.

"What are these? Flowers?" asked Senior Florian, confused by the appearance of so many flowers around him.

Senior Florian examined the flowers around him. After finishing observing all the flowers, Senior Florian turned toward Miss Violetta. Senior Florian was surprised to see Miss Violetta in an attack stance with her sword. And sure enough, Miss Violetta immediately darted toward Senior Florian.

~Flower Sword Art: Sword Dance In The Flower Garden - Aster Petal Slash~

Miss Violetta swiftly slashed at Florian, leaving him unaware. She managed to pierce several sections of Florian's magic armor with just one slash. However, because her sword was blunt, her slash couldn't penetrate Florian's magic armor. Florian didn't even flinch from the blow. Despite this, Violetta continued to attack Florian with the same slash over and over again. Seeing this, Florian laughed.

"Ahahaha, it's useless, miss. Even if you keep attacking me with that blunt sword, it won't be able to penetrate my magic armor," said Florian.

Miss Violetta remained silent and ignored Florian's words. She remained focused on attacking Florian continuously with her sword, while Florian continued to laugh at her actions.

A few moments later, Florian senior noticed something strange about his armor after being slashed repeatedly by Miss Violetta. He began to examine it. He was shocked to see that his entire magic armor was starting to crack.

"What?!?!," said Florian senior, shocked.

Seeing Florian's shock, Miss Violetta stopped attacking him and chose to keep her distance from him.

"You seem very surprised, huh? Didn't I tell you that your magic armor would eventually be penetrated by my blunt sword? Since your magic armor is already cracked, it's time for the final blow," said Miss Violetta.

Violetta then prepared to attack senior Florian. Then, she shot towards senior Florian.

"I won't let it happen," said senior Florian.

~Storm Magic: Storm Laser~

Senior Florian fired a laser created from his storm magic with his right hand. The attack was aimed straight at Miss Violetta, but she easily dodged the attack. The laser attack only hit the ground where Miss Violetta had been standing. The ground immediately shattered upon impact. Senior Florian continued to attack Miss Violetta with the laser, but again, Miss Violetta easily dodged the attack.

"It's too late for you to counterattack," Miss Violetta said.

Miss Violetta then managed to approach Senior Florian. Miss Violetta then pressed the tip of her sword against the armor directly above the stab wound she had inflicted earlier.

~Flower Magic: Sunflowers Bloom - Imperfect Version~

After that, Senior Florian's cracked magic armor shattered completely. Senior Florian bled profusely from his mouth. He was flung so far that he slammed into the front of the academy lobby. Miss Violetta, seeing this, immediately put her sword back at her waist.

"I thought fighting him would be quite difficult because he's the chairman of Elevrad and also one of the 'subjects' Miss Karina spoke of, especially since I had to defeat him without killing him. But it turned out to be quite easy. I admit his attacks are dangerous and their effects are devastating, but that's all he can do. He can't move quickly, and he can't even dodge my attacks. Even Rid can easily dodge my attacks. I didn't even encounter any significant resistance when fighting him, unlike when I fought Rid."

"It turns out the current chairman of Elevrad is much weaker than Rid," said Miss Violetta.

-Continued