81 Subdue the Archbishop of Fire (1)
Brantley Agrippa.
He is the leader of the Agrippa family, one of the six master swordsmen.
Like Calleon Ignias and Henry Lancaster, he is a talented person who has reached the climax of the Graduation, and is famous as the strongest swordsman in the South.
‘And also Heinrich’s father.’
While resting on the bunk bed, I glanced down.
Heinrich was sitting on the bed, circulating magic power.
“What is it, Ernas?”
Feeling my presence, Heinrich opened his eyes.
He’s also a sharp-witted guy.
“Is there anything you want to say?”
“No, I thought you were asleep just because it was quiet.”
“Where is the guy who sleeps during magic training?”
Not long ago, Heinrich also took yellow elixir.
He absorbed the maximum amount of mana and stored it in his mana heart, but he had not yet fully adapted to his body.
“I’m busy. Do not disturb.”
“Yeah, I see.”
“huh… … .”
Heinrich snorted and started practicing magic again.
According to the novel, Heinrich will be able to reach the intermediate grade of grade before the 3rd test.
‘Heinrich’s talent is… I inherited it from my father.’
It is said that Brantley Agrippa showed great talent while attending the academy.
Eventually, he graduated from the Academy with top honors, and the Agrippa family made a name for themselves.
‘And the same goes for his personality.’
Heavenly and Heavenly Children’s Zone.
You can think of Brantley as the one who upgraded Heinrich, who was arrogant before losing to me.
‘Compared to Brantley Agrippa, Henry Lancaster and Calleon Ignias have a decent personality.’
In fact, among the heads of the six great swordsmiths, only Henry and Calleon have normal personalities.
The rest are all just troublesome humans to deal with, and Brantley was no exception.
‘That Brantley and I’m going to be face to face soon.’
If my predictions are correct, in the future I will be associated with Brantley.
* * *
“Ah, Ernas-sama!”
“Good morning, Ernas-sama.”
Upon entering the Angela class, I was able to meet Schmidt and Chloe.
It had been a week since I saw the two of them face to face.
“Have you mastered the Lichtenauer new magic?”
“Yes, we passed first.”
“I thought the others would pass soon.”
In the meantime, my entourage was staying in the Angela class to learn Lichtenauer’s new technique.
Schmidt and Chloe mastered the Lichtenauer Renewal in a week, as I expected.
“Ernas-sama, I heard a bit about what the teaching assistants were talking about… … .”
Chloe said, lowering her voice.
“Are you sure you were attacked?”
“Yeah, it was the gangsters around Belid Andrews.”
Hearing my answer, Schmidt raised his eyes.
“Is that the last time? How dare… … !”
“calm down. Because I have already dealt with it.”
All those who attacked me suffered serious injuries.
Everyone has left the academy for treatment, and some of them will never return to the academy.
“Ernas-sama, it looks like you defeated it well this time… It could happen again in the future.”
Chloe said cautiously.
“How about avoiding moving alone in the future as much as possible?”
“Thanks for your concern, but it’s okay.”
“However… … .”
“Because other members of the family must have felt the same way when they saw Belid suffer.”
Seeing what the Belid and his crew suffered horribly, everyone would have known.
If they touched Ernas Landsstein recklessly, they would become more dangerous.
‘After all, Heinrich and Rufus are not the type to attack me personally. Berry is similar.’
At this point, the one most likely to attack me is Gort.
But he was also in a very atrophied state, so he wouldn’t be able to move easily.
This time, seeing what the Belid and the crew suffered, there is a high possibility that they will shrink even more.
Anyway, even if Gort leads his men and attacks, I will be able to defeat it with my own strength.
“Ernas-sama, there may be an emergency.”
Schmidt said in a serious voice.
“Please let us stay by Ernas-sama’s side as much as possible.”
“Yes, just in case you don’t know.”
“Hmm… If you say so, there is nothing you can do.”
I nodded in front of Schmidt and Chloe.
“I still wanted to take a few people with me.”
“yes?”
“… … ?”
They both blinked, not understanding what I was saying.
* * *
Academy Main Building, President’s Office.
There, the head of the Academy, President Aldbout, was facing the guests.
A middle-aged man with a sharp impression… The head of the Agrippa family was Brantley Agrippa.
“Okay, Brantley.”
Aldbout nodded, stroking his white beard,
The opponent was the head of the Agrippa family, the 6th master swordsman, but Aldbout, the president of the academy, was able to respond on an equal footing.
“As you said, I think it would be right for the academy to cooperate as well.”
Aldbout looked again at the material Brantley had handed him.
“If we can catch the Archbishop of the Black Heavenly Demon Bridge, we need to help as much as we can.”
The highest rank in Black Heaven is the ‘Patriarch’.
But the Patriarch never shows up as usual.
It is the ‘Archbishops’ who come out into the world on behalf of the Patriarch and lead the demon cults.
“Especially if you find the home of the infamous Archbishop Arteklas… I want to do my best to help our academy as well.”
Arteklas.
He is one of the most prominent villains among the Archbishops of the Black Heavenly Demon Church.
Twenty years ago, in the southern region, thousands of people were slaughtered because of Arteklas’ conspiracy.
At that time, Brantley went on a subjugation, and he killed Arteklas’ men, but Arteklas himself missed it.
Since then, Brantley has been chasing Arteklas, but this time he has caught his tail.
“We don’t need a lot of troops, Commander.”
Brantley spoke slowly.
“If there are too many, they will notice and run away, so a small elite is best.”
“Hmm, you think so?”
“Arteklas has established a stronghold deep in the Clasus Mountains.”
The Classus Mountains are a mountain range located in the western part of the Empire, famous for their ruggedness and barrenness.
“You only need to apply for about 20 Graduates who are excellent in spirituality.”
“If you say so… You’d better ask the Angela class. That’s the specialty of Shinshin Art.”
“I’ll entrust you with the Inseon.”
In fact, Brantley would have wanted to proceed with the subjugation only with his subordinates.
But Brantley’s march west with too many troops could lead to unnecessary misunderstanding.
That’s why it’s asking the academy located in the west for military support.
“I see. I’ll work with Professor Angela to make arrangements. Please wait a little bit.”
“Thank you, Principal.”
Brantley nodded and stood up.
“Then I will be waiting outside with my men. We need to refine our operations more.”
“Brantley.”
Aldbout smiled and opened his mouth.
“You’ve come all the way here, don’t you think you’re going to see your son?”
“I don’t know why.”
“You’re still cold to your son, Brantley. I heard that the Agrippa family is not helping Heinrich much.”
Other families are supporting their successors in many ways so that they can survive in the academy.
However, the Agrippa family did not provide much support to Heinrich.
“The position of the Grand Duke of Lichtenauer is at stake, are you going to leave everything to Heinrich’s personal competence?”
“Heinrich is not a child, Principal.”
Brantley said in a cold voice.
“Even if you don’t take care of them, you will do well on your own.”
“It means you don’t have to help out.”
“exactly.”
Nodding his head, Brantley answered.
“He is my son. Without the help of the family, I will be able to rise to the top of the Academy and take the place of Archduke Lichtenauer.”
“I should just cancel my words. It’s not that he’s cold-hearted towards his son, but he’s completely trusting him.”
Aldbout nodded as if he understood.
“But, you better not be too optimistic. There are students who are now ahead of Heinrich.”
“… … .”
“Ernas Landsstein… He’s never been a tough guy.”
After saying that, Aldbout added with a bitter smile.
“I heard it as a rumor… He said he was thinking of dismantling the 6th Masters of Swordsmanship when he became Grand Duke of Lichtenauer.”
“… … .”
Brantley’s eyes gleamed coldly as they left.
* * *
In Angela’s class’s advisor’s office, Angela spoke to me.
“At Brantley Agrippa’s request, the Angela Class was able to support the troops.”
After explaining that the purpose of this operation was to subdue Archbishop Arteklas, Angela smiled.
“I’m going to pick and pick up useful guys from among professors, assistant professors and assistant professors. Of course, I will also move with you.”
“okay.”
“But I’m a little worried.”
“Anything to worry about?”
“Professor Listeel is gone, so there’s no sense of weight.”
Listil was the second in the Angela class.
However, he got injured in a match with me, and is now out of the academy for treatment.
“It would be nice to have at least one more reliable graduate.”
“Why don’t we ask another class for help?”
“It can’t be. The president pointed out the Angela class, and it would be disgraceful to reach out to another class.”
Saying so, Angela laughed.
“Ernas, aren’t you tired of receiving one-on-one guidance from me at the underground training ground?”
“I do not know.”
Recently, I had one-on-one training under Angela every day.
I was developing my swordsmanship while learning various techniques other than the single sword.
“To be honest, I’m a little tired.”
“You are so honest.”
“So, I’m thinking of going on a field trip… What do you think?”
Angela looked into my eyes and asked.
“Have you had any experience in subjugating demons?”
“Is it okay for me to participate?”
asked for confirmation.
“This is an operation led by Brantley of the Agrippa family.”
“Brantley doesn’t care about that.”
“… … .”
“If there are no other problems, let’s go ahead.”
Smiling, Angela spoke to me.
“Ernas, join this operation. As a trainee of the Angela class.”
Under the head of the Agrippa family, he participates in the operation to subdue the tycoon of the Black Demon Church.
This could be a pretty big event.
“Okay, Professor.”
However, I kept my cool attitude and nodded my head.
“I will participate in the subjugation of Archbishop Arteclas.”
The subjugation of Archbishop Arteclas.
Because there’s only one person who can deal with what’s going to happen there.