Episode 184
The cadet who first discovered the cavalry saw a miracle.
The sight of the tip of a huge sword breaking through the wall and coming to rest just an inch away from the pupil of the eye.
“Huh… Huh… … .”
… Is it really a miracle?
Actually, it wasn’t like that.
The blade, which was able to cut through this huge building without leaving a trace, was not blocked by the wall, but stopped in empty space.
‘Oh, no…’ … .’
It didn’t stop.
There were cracks in the air like spiderwebs. A thin bluish film.
It was that curtain that stopped the sword fighting.
The cadet felt a magnificent mana in his tent that he had never experienced before in his life.
In this building right now, there is only one person who can handle this much mana.
“Dean… … ?”
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Rooftop of Research Building No. 12.
Dean Alderson was fully aware of what was happening inside the building.
The defense line is slowly being pushed back, the cadets’ rampage swept up in madness, the leaders reaching their limit… … . And the power of the imperial family manifested at a moment of desperate need.
Glenn Scarlett’s awakening was certainly encouraging, but it alone was difficult to overcome the fundamental crisis.
In the end, the reason Alderson did not intervene even though he was aware of all the moments of crisis was because of the ‘real crisis’ lingering in the sky.
Two hundred and fifty cavalry of his own creation.
“… … .”
Alderson Marvre.
He respected the Platinum King and admired the White Knights.
It may be strange for a wizard to have these feelings toward them.
In fact, for this reason, Alderson was often treated as a weirdo even by other Seven Color Wizards.
When it comes to wizards, seven out of ten will respect the Sorcerer King, while the remaining three will choose the Unknown King.
However, Alderson admired the Platinum King the most, and the reason was surprisingly bland.
That’s because it was the Platinum King who established the Cartel Academy.
In other words, the Platinum King was the first dean of the academy.
According to literature, after the establishment of the White Gold King’s academy and his inauguration as dean, more than half of the White Knights found employment at the academy.
Knights became professors, instructors, guards, or, in rare cases, enrolled as cadets.
It’s amazing.
The reign of the Platinum King was before the Unknown King took over the continent, so it was the most dangerous and chaotic time on the continent.
Naturally, the White Knights, the sword of the Platinum King, were historically the knights that participated in the most battlefields and had no choice but to kill the most enemies.
The kingdom that became the foundation of the Unknown Empire had the name [Atan] at the time.
During the kingdom’s time, the White Knights were said to be no different from the gods of death to the enemy army.
Why didn’t those who did that choose a career path that would utilize their talents after the war ended?
Scholars argue.
That is the loyalty of the White Knights.
Even though he has stepped down from the position of king, once a lord is always a lord, this is the attitude of a true subject who has sworn to be with him until the moment of his death.
This may be the reason why in today’s empire, the word [white knight] has become synonymous with an exemplary knight.
But Alderson knows.
The relationship between the Platinum King and the White Knights was not that strong.
They said they were surprisingly close friends.
The White Gold King had a very generous and bold personality, and the White Knights that followed him were the same.
Many people don’t know, but most of the White Knights were not even from noble families to begin with. It is said that there were commoners, nobles, and even death row inmates.
Naturally, the relationship with the king was not vertical.
In fact, if you look at the annals kept in the imperial palace and the records of conversations written there, there is no separate bandit leader and his cheerful companions.
This is why many people distrust the literature about the Platinum King even after seeing it in person.
It’s not strange.
Even if he wasn’t a nobleman, it would be strange for a knight to call the king ‘brother’.
Anyway, after the White Gold King abdicated, he disbanded the White Knights and granted them their freedom.
In other words, it was their personal choice to follow them to the academy and make it their home.
Alderson somehow seemed to know the reason.
‘He must have realized the joy of teaching.’
with me.
It’s still surprising sometimes.
The fact that a self-indulgent, selfish, and delinquent wizard like himself became the dean of a school.
Alderson thinks.
A person who was good from birth, a person who has never made a big mistake, a person who has never experienced failure… … .
A person like this is definitely an excellent human being and has many things to imitate.
However, I felt that I was not a suitable person to be a true teacher.
It may be prejudice.
Nevertheless, Alderson knows that there is a difference in the education of those who can taste failure and mistakes and those who cannot.
That is different from talent and enthusiasm.
It was a matter of sincerity.
The former is much more desperate.
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This is because he does not want his disciples to live like idiots like him.
In fact, wasn’t that kind of thinking the origin of the existence of a teacher?
‘… … .’
The White Knights and the Platinum King probably had the same thoughts.
Even if it is for the sake of the country, war and slaughter eat away at the human heart.
Killing, wounding, healing, almost dying, killing again – the White Knights spent at least 20 years on the battlefield.
It is said that they often made self-deprecating jokes.
Shouldn’t we change our name to the Red Knights?
After the White Knights retired, when they got a job as a professor at the academy… … .
What changes occurred in their hearts?
Alderson somehow found himself laughing when he imagined those times he never actually saw.
Former knights.
For those who mainly wore armor, a suit would be an awkward attire.
With a stiff body due to wearing clothes that didn’t fit, sometimes getting pointed out by the cadets I was teaching, and wanting to teach again at a late age, I decided to learn again, and so the years went by… … .
… At some point, deep wrinkles appeared on their faces.
When all the students at the academy no longer feel awkward calling them professors, and they no longer feel rejected -.
Perhaps the White Knights felt peace for the first time in their lives.
“… Lord Darun.”
Alderson muttered lowly.
The cavalryman who just threw his sword.
Among the hundreds of cavalrymen, only one wore a cloak.
Sir Darharn Swhite, the leader of the White Knights.
“… … .”
To be honest, Alderson still didn’t want to harm the White Knights.
Because it’s an armored unit made with your own hands?
Do you still respect them?
… It’s not wrong, but it can’t be said to be the right answer.
Alderson had memorized the names of all 250 White Knights… … .
To honor their souls, all the weapons used by the White Knights were recovered and equipped on them.
It took an astronomical amount of money and was even more difficult to collect, but it was accomplished in the end.
In other words, to Alderson, all cavalry were no different from national treasures.
It occurred to me that harming them would be no different from damaging historic cultural assets.
Of course, the most painful thing was the fact that all of this happened because of his own mistakes and carelessness.
‘… but.’
Gigi geek-.
The cavalry unit’s eyes flashed.
Two hundred and fifty eyes turned to Alderson at the same time.
[Attack fails.]
[Analyzing the cause.]
[Analysis completed.]
[Great magic
[From now on, Alderson Marvour will be the top priority for extermination.]
Clap-.
With a mechanical voice, all of the White Knights soared into the sky again and took the same stance.
“-ah.”
Arin suddenly raised her voice.
The same throwing posture as Darun’s shown earlier.
The sight of hundreds of cavalrymen standing high in the sky, preparing to throw their weapons.
Somehow it didn’t feel real.
Arin even forgot that they were trying to kill her.
They even felt a kind of holiness as they turned their backs to the red sky.
Wow!
Eventually, when they lowered their weapons at the same time, Arin couldn’t even make a voice.
Weapons such as swords, spears, axes, and maces held by the White Knights fell from the sky.
The word divine punishment came to mind.
Wouldn’t it be like this if the feeling of despair, which does not even give rise to hope or even the will to fight, was depicted as a landscape?
Zzzzzzzzzzzzz, that is-!
Alderson raised the mana as much as possible and poured it into the great magic he developed himself, [Platinum Castle Wall].
Kkwagwagwagwagwagwagwang!
A barrage of weapons from the White Knights fell on the platinum castle walls.
In an instant, the entire world seemed to tremble.
Alderson let out a scream-like yell.
I deeply assimilated anti-magic magic to increase my defense even a little. At this moment, the platinum wall was Alderson’s body.
I felt the shock of a heavy rain of weapons falling from the sky, hitting my body directly.
“Cough… … !”
My old body creaked.
Alderson could not overcome the pressure and fell to his knees on the spot.
“Dean!”
“… … .”
He stopped Arin, who was trying to run, and calmly shook his head.
My vision is blurry and my eyes feel warm. It felt like the blood vessels in my eyeball had burst.
I was sobbing, and blood spurted out of my prayers.
It is a side effect of using magic with an unhealthy body. I decided to take it sweetly.
“Hehe… … .”
Alderson laughed bitterly, swallowing the blood that was welling up.
Hundreds of weapons can be seen blocked by the shield.
Platinum castle walls.
It has held up better than expected, but it is now at its limit.
“really… I don’t know who made it… … It’s so damn powerful… … .”
[…] … .]
“… You shouldn’t be like this. Are you listening? White Knights. I wanted you to become a shield that protects the academy. It was my contradictory wish. I always dreamed of the moment when you would protect the cadets, but I never hoped that would happen. A shield is most valuable when it is worthless… … .”
The wrinkled face distorted.
Alderson suddenly felt his heart pounding.
“This… It’s too much. You are attacking those you are supposed to protect… … .”
[…] … .]
“I know. It’s all because of my carelessness. “There is nothing wrong with you.”
Blah blah blah blah-.
The platinum castle walls flickered as if they would disappear at any moment. How much longer can we last?
Alderson made the most hopeful observation possible. Up to 1 minute.
And only 5 minutes had passed since I faced the White Knights.
Because I was concentrating on great magic, I couldn’t even properly pour mana into their magic stones.
‘… … .’
Alderson thought.
One minute until the platinum wall is completely destroyed.
Can we stop the movement of all cavalry within the next minute?
‘no.’
The archmage realized that it was impossible.
Actually, it was like that from the beginning.
… So, in fact, this was the only way from the beginning.
[…] … .]
The cavalry in the sky stopped.
‘Did you realize it? ‘It’s already too late.’
Suddenly.
The purple mana that extended from Dean Alderson enveloped the bodies of all cavalrymen.
“Wow… … .”
Arin was amazed at the sight.
The sight of intangible mana fluttering like a skein of thread entangling the bodies of hundreds of cavalrymen was so dreamy that even the current situation was forgotten.
‘but… … .’
What is the Dean going to do in that situation?
It was clearly an art that only an archmage could not attempt, but that alone was not enough to neutralize the cavalry.
Even just looking at it, I could see that a huge amount of mana was being used. In your current state, how long can you maintain that state?
‘… … .’
There is no need to keep it for a long time.
It only took 10 seconds.
Dean Alderson’s eyes flashed brightly.
Emergency Order: Whiteout.
In other words, a self-destruct command.
‘… Please rest in peace.’
Dean Alderson closed his eyes tightly.
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