Peace Hunter

The next morning, at the second-year training ground.

Irene, Charles, and the others continued training there, even though Rid wasn't with them. They sparred with each other, including Irene, who was currently sparring with Chloe. However, something was different about Irene this time. Irene often seemed to be daydreaming, even though she was sparring with Chloe. As a result, Irene was frequently hit by Chloe's attacks. One of the attacks that hit Irene was an arrow aimed at her head. Normally, Irene could have easily dodged the arrow, but because she was daydreaming, she couldn't fully avoid it. The arrow even managed to graze her cheek, causing it to bleed.

"What's wrong, Irene? You're daydreaming a lot today, and you were yesterday too," Chloe said.

"It's ok, Chloe. Maybe I'm just thinking about something," Irene said, healing the wound on her cheek with healing magic.

"You seem to be thinking about Rid," Chloe said.

"Yes, you're right," Irene said.

"You don't need to worry, Irene. Yesterday, my mother said she would be attending Rid's trial today. Maybe she'll help him later," Chloe said.

"My father and my brother also said they wanted to attend the trial and help Rid avoid punishment. But what confuses me is how they can help Rid when they weren't directly involved in the incident," Irene said.

"Well, you're right. It seems difficult to help Rid without witnesses directly involved and proving his innocence. But I'm sure those who want to help Rid will have a way, so don't worry, Irene," Chloe said.

"Ok," Irene said.

Meanwhile, Noa was currently sparring with Charles. However, Noa suddenly wanted to end the training even though neither of them had lost.

"Let's end this training session, Charles. I can't focus because I keep thinking about Rid," Noa said.

"Hahaha, it seems like you are too. Ok, then we'll end today's training," Charles said.

Charles and Noa concluded their training session for the day. Not only the two of them, but the others also finished theirs. Afterward, they hurried out of the training ground to return to the dormitory. However, as they exited the academy lobby, they encountered Miss Violetta sitting by the fountain in front of the academy lobby. Miss Violetta, noticing their presence, immediately greeted them.

"Hello, everyone," said Miss Violetta.

"Hello too, miss," they all said.

"It's so unusual to see Miss Violetta this early in the morning," Charles said.

"I exercise around the academy every morning. Perhaps you're saying that because it's the first time you've seen me this early in the morning, Prince," said Miss Violetta.

"There's no need to call me 'prince', miss," Charles said.

"Ok. Have you all just had morning training? Because I see each of you carrying weapons," Miss Violetta asked.

"Yes, we just finished exercising at the academy's student training ground, miss," Charles said.

"I see. By the way, why do you all look so unenthusiastic? You've just been doing training, which is also part of the sport. You should be excited right now. Is there something on your mind that's making you so unenthusiastic?" Miss Violetta asked.

"Yes, there is, miss. We're thinking about our friend who was the perpetrator in the incident reported in the newspaper yesterday," Charles said.

"Ah, about your friend. The newspaper that circulated yesterday really did report something shocking. I never thought your friend would kill the son of a Duke," Miss Violetta said.

"Rid couldn't have done that, this must have been a mistake," Chloe said.

"I understand that you're trying to disbelieve the newspaper because the perpetrator reported in the newspaper is your friend," said Miss Violetta.

"Rid isn't just an ordinary friend, he's a close friend of ours. In fact, he often teaches us techniques or magic that we haven't mastered yet," said Charles.

"I see, you really care about your friend," said Miss Violetta.

"Of course, miss," said Charles.

Miss Violetta smiled.

"Oh, by the way, I have some news that might be good news for you. Yesterday, Miss Karina left the academy. Did you know about that?" asked Miss Violetta.

Charles and the others looked at each other. They all shook their heads, indicating they didn't know.

"No, miss. We don't know about that. Why did Miss Karina leave the academy?" Charles said.

"Yesterday, Miss Karina said she left the academy to help free your friend. He even made Miss Karina intervene personally. It seems your friend is Miss Karina's favorite student, huh?" Miss Violetta said.

Those who heard this were shocked.

"Even Miss Karina came to help free Rid?" Charles asked.

"Yes, what I'm saying now isn't a lie. So you can rest easy now that the principal personally intervened to free your friend," Miss Violetta said.

-

8 a.m., in second-year Class A.

Although class should have started by now, the classroom was still very lively because Mr. Alan hadn't arrived yet. Those in the classroom continued to discuss the incident involving Rid and Enzo.

"I still can't believe Rid did that,"

"He seems nice, but he turns out to be a murderer,"

"Poor young master Enzo," said the other students.

Meanwhile, Charles and the others remained silent and didn't respond.

"They keep talking about Rid, and some of them are even bad-mouthing him. Should we just let it go, Charles?" asked Noa.

"If we make a fuss, the situation will only get worse, so it's better to just let them be," said Charles.

"Ok, by the way, what time does Rid's trial start?" asked Noa.

"10 o'clock," said Charles.

"10 o'clock, it's a shame we can't be there to watch the trial," said Noa.

"Don't worry, Noa. Rid will definitely be released soon, especially with Miss Karina coming to help free him," said Charles.

After Charles said that, a student suddenly overheard his words.

"What? Did I hear you right, Prince? You said the headmaster would help free Rid? How could that be possible? Rid killed the son of a Duke, and the death penalty is a certainty. Even if many people helped him, it wouldn't change anything," the student said.

After the student finished speaking, a loud noise suddenly rang out in the classroom.

*BAAAMMMM*

The noise was so loud that it startled everyone in the classroom. They all turned to look at the source of the loud noise. It came from Irene's seat. The loud noise was caused by Irene suddenly hitting the table where she was sitting. Leandra, also shocked, immediately asked Irene why she did that.

"W-What's wrong, miss?" Leandra asked.

"Nothing," Irene said.

After Irene hit the table, the previously lively classroom fell silent. The students stopped chatting and discussing Rid. Then, a few moments later, Mr. Alan arrived.

"Good morning, everyone. It's unusual for you to be so quiet. Usually, when I come in, you're all so lively," said Mr. Alan.

The class remained silent and didn't respond to Mr. Alan.

"Well, I know why you're like this. You're like this because of the newspaper that circulated yesterday. This class has lost Enzo, and it might lose Rid too, depending on the outcome of the court hearing. I know you're like this because you're thinking about them both. I feel the same way, especially since they were both students in my class. I feel sorry for them both," said Mr. Alan.

-

At the same time, in San Sabaneta Prison.

I was currently chatting with a prisoner in the same room as me. I had previously asked his name, but he wouldn't tell me. I don't know why, but I didn't want to force him. Therefore, I now addressed him as 'Sir Prisoner'.

"By the way, sir. What do you think of Duke San Minerva? I told you before that Duke San Minerva was also involved in the plot to assassinate Her Majesty the Queen, right? Now, I wanted to ask your opinion: is Duke San Minerva the kind of person he appears to be?" I asked.

"Duke San Minerva is just like James. They're both cunning. They like to trick people into doing what they say. Isn't that right?" the prisoner said.

His last words sounded like a question, but it didn't seem to be directed at me. And sure enough, another prisoner suddenly joined in. He came from the room next to us, and he spoke loudly enough for us to hear.

"That's right. Duke San Minerva is just as much of a jerk as Duke San Angela. I shouldn't have used the title Duke when talking about them. Well, they're both similar in nature. As you asked earlier, they're people who appear kind on the outside to trap someone, then reveal their true selves. I wouldn't be surprised if that Duke was also involved in the plot to assassinate Her Majesty the Queen," said the prisoner.

The prisoner who joined in sounded male, from his voice.

"I see. Then what about Duke San Lucia?" I asked.

"Hmm, why are you asking about your own girlfriend's father?" the prisoner asked.

"I'm just curious about your views on the Dukes, sir," I said.

"I see. Hmm, Duke San Lucia, huh? I thought he was a good Duke because there haven't been any rumors or bad things about him so far. Actually, there's one thing: he's been accused of masterminding the murders of the Elves from the Seleria Kingdom. The Elves' bodies were found heartless. The reason he was named the mastermind in that incident was because the bodies were always found in the San Lucia region. Because of that incident, the Seleria Kingdom decided to cut ties with the San Fulgen Kingdom. But I think it was just a trap set by someone to tarnish his reputation," said the prisoner.

"I think so too. Because even though he was accused of that, the people living in the San Lucia region, both the nobles and the commoners, didn't believe it. They believed it wasn't Duke San Lucia who did it. That shows how much the Duke of San Lucia is loved by the people of the San Lucia region. A noble who is widely loved, especially by the commoners, proves that he is a good noble. So I'm sure the Duke of San Lucia is a good man," said another prisoner, joining in.

This prisoner was different from the one who had given his opinion about Duke San Minerva. This prisoner was also a man, judging by his voice.

"Well, you heard it yourself. You're lucky to have a good future father-in-law," said the prisoner.

"Future father-in-law, huh?" I said.

"Well, that's true, because I'm currently Irene's boyfriend, even if only pretending," I thought.

"Do you have anything else to ask, son?" the prisoner asked.

"I still have one more question, sir. What do you think of Duke San Quentine and King Albert?" I asked.

"Duke San Quentine and King Albert, huh. I think they can be categorized as good people. Because I haven't heard anything bad about them, and they're also loved by the people. What do you think?" the prisoner asked the other prisoners.

"I agree, I've never heard anything bad about them either."

"Me too," said the other prisoners.

"Well, they agree with me," said the prisoner.

"I see. Thank you all for answering my questions," I said.

"You're welcome, son," said the prisoner and the other prisoners.

"I previously thought that the person Javier and Enzo couldn't name might be King Albert or the Duke of San Quentine. But after learning about them from the prisoner and the other prisoners, it seems like it's not either of them. So who exactly is this unnamed person?" I thought.

As I was pondering this, another prisoner suddenly spoke. It was a woman, judging by her voice.

"No...the Duke of San Quentine, it's not what you think," the female prisoner stammered.

The female prisoner sounded frightened as she spoke of the Duke of San Quentine.

"No matter what...you should never trust the Duke of San Quentine...because he—" the female prisoner said.

But before the prisoner could finish his sentence, several knights guarding the detention rooms on this floor arrived and shouted.

"Who gave you permission to talk to each other like this?!" one of them snapped.

The room immediately fell silent, and the prisoners stopped talking.

"Because of the knights presence, I don't know what the female prisoner was saying next. 'Because he's—' Did she mean 'Because he's very dangerous'?," I thought.

The knights who had arrived on this floor began to move through each of the detention rooms on this floor. Then, some of them stopped right in front of my detention room door. The knights unlocked the door, and then the knights entered my detention room.

"We came here to pick you up, Rid Archie, because it's time for you to stand trial," one of the soldiers said.

I smiled at the knight's words.

"So it's time, huh?" I said.

-To be continued

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