episode_0045

“Wow.. Since Sentinel is here, other departments can’t move either.”

Tina, a new member and werewolf girl, perked up her ears and let out a voice of admiration as she watched her senior mediate the dispute.

Tanya gives off a feeling like a red-furred puppy.

Looking at the sight, Agenda, a human female in her third year as a Sentinel, suppressed the urge to pet the small and cute creature for a moment and spoke in a voice that contained the dignity of a senior.

“Not really. This is on the mild side, and there are quite a few guys here at the Academy who can’t be controlled even with our Sentinels.”

Although her status was also noble, Adelan was basically a place where many successors to the most prestigious families within the empire gathered.

The pride that was laid out was sky-high, and because of that, there were many who did not follow their own words.

In particular, the symptoms were more severe among children of noble families.

‘Among them, the ones that have been on the rise recently are the biggest problem. Those that are trying to escape the student council’s control..’

Although the Sentinels, and the Student Council above them, were places of authority, power, and legitimacy, they were nonetheless institutions that governed the students.

Although a certain level of punishment could be imposed, there was a limit to the level of punishment as the opponent was a student, and especially if the opponent was a high-ranking noble who provided the Academy with funds, it was a situation where it was impossible not to adjust the tempo.

And taking advantage of this, there were those within the academy who were attempting to engage in a power struggle not only against other factions, but also against the student council.

“Anyway, now that this is over, let’s go somewhere else. There are guys recruiting new recruits in the garden up ahead too.”

“Yes, sir.”

Agenda sets out again to train new recruits and patrol, and Tina follows him.

However, where they next arrived, something beyond their expectations was happening.

“This kind of..”

“Ugh… ”

What they see before their eyes are two groups of people who are as vicious as they can be.

The situation was one where it seemed like a small-scale war could break out at any moment, beyond a simple argument.

“Tsk.. You go and call the manager. I’ll be in charge of this place.”

“Ah.. Yes. Okay. ”

At Agenda’s words, Tina immediately left the place. Then Agenda immediately took action.

“Sentinel. What the hell are they doing here, in the sacred court?”

“Tch, an annoying guy got in the way.”

“Hey, don’t bother me and get out of the way. This is between us and those lowly guys over there, so don’t get involved and get in trouble.”

“That can’t be. Even though it looks like this, they are still the leaders of the Academy. If they don’t intend to resolve this quietly through dialogue, I have no choice but to step up with force.”

With those words, Agenda begins to release magical power from his body as a sign of warning.

Some of the people there flinched at this, but the noblewoman leading the group showed no sign of backing down.

“That magic… Are you the agenda? I’m sorry, but it seems like you don’t know the situation in this place yet. If you try to stop us without knowing the situation, you’ll get a big nose.”

Along with those words, the woman begins to fight while releasing magical power.

She gave off an aura that was not at all inferior to the agenda, and at the same time she pulled out the staff she had on her waist.

“Hey, don’t try to start a fight like that. You’re dealing with me, not the Sentinel. Besides, if you hadn’t been picking fights in the first place, things wouldn’t have gotten this bad.”

A man who gets angry at the noblewoman’s behavior and pulls out his cane in competition with her.

The atmosphere became even more tense as magical power was released from his body as well.

A tense situation that could quickly turn into chaos the moment one side takes action.

Among the students who were already standing at the back, some began to release magical powers in response.

‘This is not good… If we’re not careful, not only us but also the people around us will get caught up in it.’

Chief Senel would come soon and somehow resolve the situation, but it didn’t seem easy to stall for that much time.

Before that, there was a much higher chance that one side would pull the trigger as they got caught up in the atmosphere.

It was at that time that I was struggling with what to do in the midst of such a tense agenda.

“This is truly a spectacular scene. I really didn’t know that such a spectacle would occur in the Empire’s greatest academy.”

“Huh?”

“!…”

A clear voice is suddenly heard.

At this, the three people’s gazes automatically turned there.

Standing there was a young girl who looked to be in her early teens at most, and a boy standing behind her as if following her.

It seemed like she hadn’t even shaken off her freshman vibe, but despite that, her confident attitude in front of so many people automatically caught the attention of the three.

“What are you? You dare to interfere with a freshman?”

“Yes, I have to get involved. If we can’t resolve it here and things get worse, things will get more complicated. I don’t think that’s what you want, either, right?”

The two people react with a startle for a moment to the girl’s words.

As she said, in such a public place, if the matter was not resolved through consultation and a full-scale armed conflict began, it was obvious what would happen next.

Either way, it was obvious that both sides would be bleeding, and that they would suffer more losses than gains.

She reminded me of that point again…

Katlena continued speaking while looking at them in a calm tone.

“Looking at it, it seems like both sides were at fault. One side performed magic on such a large scale that it caused damage to the surrounding area, and the other side overreacted and made things worse.”

Katlena is sorting out the situation from just a moment ago.

She got to the point, fairly pointing out the faults of both sides.

“I think it would be wiser for both sides to admit their mistakes and move on. What do you think? Do you want to leave a stain on your life like this? Or do you want to go through the process and settle things as a result?”

“… .”

“Um..”

The two people who had created a tense atmosphere at Katlena’s words began to show signs of backing off.

Given the risks that would follow, no one really wanted to cause trouble in this situation.

However, the reason they came close to clashing was because they pushed their emotions too far, as a result of a mixture of their sense of responsibility as leaders of each faction and their arrogance of simply not being able to lose to the other side.

However, Katlena’s intervention and subsequent explanation of the situation gave them time to calmly look at reality again and provided an escape route under the pretext of mutual fault.

“..I guess it would be better to settle this issue with results.”

“I agree. Let’s see how well it goes that way.”

After maintaining that final, snarling attitude, the two went their separate ways with their factions, and Katlena watched them as she clicked her tongue inwardly.

‘Anyway… the kids are already so proud of themselves… I told you they still have a long way to go before they grow up.’

It was generally not easy for a young child to speak in front of people who were older and more numerous than him.

This was not simply a problem with intelligence. It was because he was defeated in what is commonly called a battle of wits.

However, in this respect, Katlena was able to deal with the two people very confidently.

Katlena, who looked like she was 11 years old but was actually 21 and had spent 2 more years here, could rather regard them as fresh-faced students.

Katlena, with the mindset of an adult who stops a fight between reckless students, easily resolves a serious situation.

As he watched the scene from a distance, a deep smile began to form on Senel’s lips.

‘Indeed. Just like my sister said, he really is no ordinary person. To think he has that much courage at that age… Hehe. He’s really my little brother, but the more I see him, the more fun he gets. I’m looking forward to playing with him.’