Peace Hunter

Senior Florian's impact with the front of the academy lobby shocked many nearby people.

"What was that?!?!,"

"Something hit the front of the academy lobby,"

"I don't know what it was because it flew so fast into the academy lobby," they said.

The people nearby didn't know what had hit them, as the front of the academy lobby was currently shrouded in smoke, making it impossible to see clearly. While those nearby were shocked by the impact, the knights standing guard near the building increased their vigilance and kept people, especially students, from approaching the area from the academy lobby to the academy gate.

Meanwhile, after knocking Senior Florian out and placing her sword at her waist, Miss Violetta began walking toward the academy lobby to check on him. Miss Violetta walked while looking at her hands.

"I thought I wasn't shaking anymore when I was just fighting Rid, but it turns out I wasn't shaking anymore when I fought the Elevrad chairman either. It seems I've completely recovered from my trauma. And the one who healed me was Rid, somehow. Well, I don't need to think too much about that, the important thing is that I'm fully recovered and can work properly now," said Miss Violetta.

Miss Violetta continued walking until she finally arrived in front of the academy lobby. The knights standing guard near the building, specifically on the path to the student dormitory and the path to the academy's staff and guest accommodations, were surprised to see Miss Violetta in front of the academy lobby.

"Commander Violetta?!?! If Commander Violetta is there, does that mean something hit the building..." said one of the knights on guard.

Miss Violetta continued walking closer to the front of the academy lobby, which had been destroyed by Senior Florian's attack. Smoke and dust still covered the area. However, Miss Violetta suddenly moved her right hand to the right. After that, the smoke that had enveloped the area suddenly began to slowly dissipate. As the smoke cleared, Florian was revealed, unconscious, bleeding from his mouth and stomach. Florian had been knocked unconscious after being hit by Miss Violetta, who had sent him crashing into the front of the academy lobby, specifically the stairs in front of the entrance to the academy lobby. The stairs were severely damaged by the impact.

Upon seeing Florian unconscious, Miss Violetta touched the back of his collar. She then pulled and dragged the unconscious Florian toward the knights standing guard on the path leading to the student dormitory. However, before proceeding to the student dormitory, Miss Violetta glanced toward the path leading to the staff and guest accommodations and signaled the knights there to stop guarding. The knights, understanding Miss Violetta's signal, followed her to the path leading to the student dormitory to join the knights on guard there.

Upon arriving at the street, Miss Violetta placed Senior Florian on the road.

"You guys, please take care of him. Please heal him, but don't let him fully recover, and don't forget to tie him up tightly so he can't escape," Miss Violetta said.

"Yes, Commander," the knights said.

Some knights then began to heal Senior Florian, while others went to find something they could use to tie him up. The remaining knights stood guard around Miss Violetta and Senior Florian to prevent anyone, especially the students, from getting close.

After that, a commotion was heard between the knights and someone from the direction of the street leading to the shopping area. Miss Violetta, hearing this, became curious.

"What's all that commotion?" Miss Violetta asked.

"Ah commander, there's a teacher who seems to want to see you to ask about the commotion that happened earlier. The other comrades are holding the teacher back from approaching you because we think you're currently tired after fighting with the son of the Duke of San Minerva," said one of the knights.

"I'm touched that you're so thoughtful of me, even holding people back from approaching me because you think I'm tired. But I'm not tired at all. Therefore, please let that person come to me. I'm sure he needs an explanation about the commotion that happened earlier," said Miss Violetta.

"Yes, Commander," said the knight.

Then the knight approached the knights who were holding the teacher. He told them to let the teacher approach Miss Violetta. The knights complied and let the teacher approach Miss Violetta. Then the teacher began walking towards Miss Violetta, hastily, until he finally reached her.

"Finally, I can talk to you too," said the teacher.

"I thought who the teacher my knights were talking about was, but it's you, Mr. Alan," said Miss Violetta.

It turned out that the teacher who had been arguing with the knights earlier was Mr. Alan. Miss Nora was also seen behind Mr. Alan.

"What really happened, Miss Violetta? Why did you suddenly fight Florian and even want to capture him?" said Mr. Alan.

"This was on Miss Karina's orders, Mr. Alan," said Miss Violetta.

"Miss Karina?" asked Mr. Alan, looking confused.

"Yes. Miss Karina ordered me to capture and detain Florian because he was the one who ordered Enzo, the son of Duke San Angela, to kill Rid Archie in Hevea Forest," said Miss Violetta.

"Florian ordered Enzo to kill Rid? Wasn't the incident in Hevea Forest Rid's doing, perhaps because Rid had a grudge against Enzo? Then the knights of Duke San Angela, who happened to be in the forest, saw Rid killing Enzo. They immediately wanted to kill Rid, but Rid ended up killing them all," said Mr. Alan.

"That's not what actually happened, Mr. Alan. Miss Karina told me that what really happened was that Enzo and the men who called themselves Duke San Angela's knights wanted to kill Rid Archie in the forest. One of the people who ordered the assassination was Florian, the son of Duke San Minerva," said Miss Violetta.

"What?!?! So that's how it really happened?" asked Mr. Alan, shocked.

"Yes," said Miss Violetta.

Mr. Alan was still shocked to hear this, as was Miss Nora, who was behind him. After that, suddenly someone ran toward Miss Violetta. The knights guarding Miss Violetta tried to restrain the person, but they couldn't. Then the person was now in front of Miss Violetta. The person now in front of Miss Violetta was Irene.

"Miss Violetta, what about Rid? What about the outcome of his trial?" asked Irene.

"I wondered who would be rushing here, but it was you, Princess Irene. You seem very worried about your boyfriend," said Miss Violetta.

"Please answer my question, Miss Violetta," Irene said firmly.

Miss Violetta was initially surprised by Irene's firm tone, but soon she smiled.

"You don't need to worry, Rid Archie is fine. Miss Karina told me that Rid Archie was found not guilty in the incident. Rid Archie did kill the son of the Duke of San Angela, not only that, but he also killed the son of the Marquess of Rovinj and many of the Duke of San Angela's knights in the forest. However, what he did was in self-defense against those who wanted to kill him. So you don't need to worry, Princess Irene. Rid Archie will definitely return here, either this afternoon or evening, or perhaps the next day," said Miss Violetta.

Irene, hearing Miss Violetta's answer, looked relieved.

"I see, thank goodness," Irene said.

Meanwhile, Miss Violetta smiled as she looked at Irene's face.

"Miss Violetta, I still have a question. Do you know why Florian ordered Enzo to kill Rid? There must have been a reason why they wanted to kill Rid, right? Besides, you said earlier that Florian was one of the people who ordered those people to kill Rid in the Hevea Forest, which means there was someone else who ordered those people. Who was that other person?" asked Mr. Alan.

"I'm sure you have many questions about this, Mr. Alan. But I apologize, I can't give you the details even though Miss Karina has told me. I feel it's not my job to tell you the details. It would be better if you wait for Miss Karina to return to the academy and then ask her, or you could wait until tomorrow. Because I'm sure what really happened in the courthouse will be published in the newspapers that will be published tomorrow," said Miss Violetta.

"I see, you're right. I apologize for asking so many questions of you," said Mr. Alan.

"It's okay, Mr. Alan. Do you need anything else, Mr. Alan?" asked Miss Violetta.

"Nothing," said Mr. Alan.

"And you, Princess Irene?" asked Miss Violetta.

"Nothing," said Irene.

"Well, then I'll take my leave now because I must prepare my knights to take the son of the Duke of San Minerva to San Sabaneta Prison. If you'll excuse me," said Miss Violetta.

"Please go ahead, Miss," said Mr. Alan.

Then Miss Violetta turned and looked at Senior Florian, who was lying unconscious on the road. It appeared that some of his wounds had healed, and his body was now bound.

"You guys, please take him to the academy gate," said Miss Violetta.

"Yes, Commander," said several knights.

Several knights then carried Senior Florian and carried him to the academy gate, while Miss Violetta followed behind them. Not long after, Miss Violetta suddenly turned and looked at Irene.

"Princess Irene, please convey Rid Archie's condition to his friends as well. I'm sure they're worried and anxious about Rid Archie," Miss Violetta said in a loud voice.

"Yes, I will," Irene said.

"Very well then," said Miss Violetta.

Then Miss Violetta turned back and continued walking towards the academy gate.

-

Back to the courthouse parking lot.

The discussion was still ongoing there. Commander Oliver had also rejoined the discussion.

"It's decided, I will cancel the ~Matchmaking Battle~ program. I don't care if my husband plans to keep it going; I will cancel it," said Queen Kayana.

After Queen Kayana said this, the communication crystal on Miss Karina's desk suddenly glowed. Seeing this, Miss Karina immediately took the communication crystal.

"Hello,"

"Good job, Violetta,"

"Hmm, I see. It's ok, it seems like it was difficult to deal with him anyway. Once again, good job on capturing him alive. Make sure he's brought to San Sabaneta Prison safely and securely."

"Okay, then I'll end the call," Miss Karina said while speaking into her communication crystal.

After finishing speaking through the communication crystal, Miss Karina placed the crystal back on her desk. Then Miss Karina began speaking with Queen Kayana.

"I just received word from Violetta, Your Majesty. She said she has captured and is holding Florian alive and is currently sending her knights to take him to San Sabaneta Prison. She can't take him there directly because she has to guard the academy right now."

"Furthermore, I also received news that several areas of the academy are currently severely damaged due to Florian's rampage during his capture. However, there were no injuries or deaths from Florian's rampage because Violetta was able to handle him effectively and easily," said Miss Karina.

"I see, Violetta did a good job. Perhaps I should give her a bonus for her work. Furthermore, regarding the damaged areas of the academy, I will send some of my men to help restore them. You don't need to worry about that, Ms. Principal," said Queen Kayana.

"Thank you, Your Majesty," said Miss Karina.

"Since Florian has now been arrested, we are just waiting for the results of the search for other evidence conducted by Keira at Duke Darwin's residence and by Asier at Duke James's residence," said Queen Kayana.

-

Meanwhile, on the roof of the courthouse.

A woman wearing the long robes that had previously appeared at the market in the capital of San Estella was standing on the roof of the courthouse. She was looking out over the front of the courthouse and its surroundings. A large crowd was visible. Most of the people in front of the courthouse were either commoners or nobles. They seemed to have come to find out what the commotion had caused. Furthermore, the numerous demon corpses in front of the courthouse attracted attention, drawing the crowd to gather.

"Hmm, no wonder the demons I sensed earlier have all disappeared. It turns out they've all been defeated. It seems the humans in this kingdom are quite powerful, able to defeat those demons, even if they were only low-level demons, and some were nearly mid-level," the woman said.

Then she walked to the other side of the roof. She looked down at the discussion area in the courthouse parking lot. She seemed to be observing the people in the parking lot. The woman examined the people one by one until she finally settled on Rid. When she looked at him, she looked completely shocked.

"That kid?!???," she said, shocked.

-

Back to the discussion area in the courthouse parking lot.

I sensed someone watching me on the roof of the courthouse. I immediately turned my head, but I didn't see anyone there. I only saw a few black flower petals fluttering around.

Caroline, who was next to me, looked confused when she saw me staring at the roof.

"What's wrong, Brother Rid? Why are you staring at the roof?" Caroline asked.

"Nothing, Caroline. I just wanted to look at the roof," I said.

"I see," Caroline said.

-

Meanwhile, on a small street not far from the courthouse.

The street seemed very quiet, when suddenly a large number of black flower petals appeared on the road. The black flower petals began to coalesce, forming the shape of a woman wearing a long robe. It was the woman who had been on the roof of the courthouse.

"I didn't expect that kid to notice me, even though I had completely erased my presence. Furthermore, I was truly shocked when I saw that kid's face. I can't believe it, that kid... his face looks exactly like the 'young master' when he was young," the woman said.

Then, the woman began to remove the hood covering her head with her right hand. On her right hand, a jet-black tattoo with a floral pattern stretched from her shoulder to her right finger. Meanwhile, on her face, a jet-black tattoo with a floral pattern stretched from her right forehead, past her right eye, to her lower right cheek. After removing the hood, the woman appeared to close her eyes. A moment later, she opened them again. She revealed jet-black pupils. Furthermore, her pupils were shaped like lilies. They were a deep red, like blood.

"I wonder if that kid just happens to have a face similar to the 'young master', or if the rumors circulating 'that' are true," the woman said.

-To be continued