The fall of the tyrant
'The tyrant strikes again'
This is the headline of the front page of the Academy newspaper
Among the information that spread is that Alexander was able to defeat Lily
This shocked a lot of people
Lily was one of the Chosen Ones and she possessed a special power
The blessing bestowed upon her by Apollo is 'strength'.
This ability gives her superior physical ability
She can smash stone with her fist
Even metal becomes like rubber in her hands
Lily fought against many students from the third and fourth years and won with ease
This shows how transcendent her ability was. This ability gave her an advantage over her opponents
What wasn't clear was how Alexander was able to get over Lily
The second year students and above looked down on Alexander because he bullied the first year students
However, none of them tried to interfere with what was happening
They noticed that members of the Academy Council were suspiciously silent on Alexander's violations of the rules
No instructors tried to intervene and stop Alexander's rampage
This silence lasted for five whole days
The students slowly realized that something was happening behind the scenes
This made them more cautious
There was something or someone that paralyzed the Academy Council's actions and prevented them from interfering in what was happening
This is what made most upper-year students watch what is happening from afar without interfering
They didn't want to get themselves into some kind of conspiracy
The best option was to stand by and watch things slowly unfold
But on the fifth day, a surprise happened to everyone
Alexander was able to defeat the human tank Lily
How did he do that?
No one could get the answer to this question
Because Alexander keeps himself inside his room most of the time and only comes out when he launches an attack on the first-year students
As for Lily, she refused to talk about this topic
More than eighty students were sent to the hospital that day
Lily was blaming herself for failing to stop Alexander
The people most affected by what happened were the first-year students who became despondent after Lily failed to stop Alexander
Even the Chosen One could not defeat Alexander
How are ordinary students supposed to face it?
But new news came to ignite the spark of hope again
Saint Ner was calling the first-year students to a meeting to discuss something important
Is Saint planning to intervene in this conflict?
The first-year students hoped this would happen
If the Saint combines her strength with Lily, They might be able to defeat Alexander
Most of the first year students decided to head to the meeting site to see what would happen
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The first year students gathered in a giant hall
Although their number reached three hundred students, they seemed small due to the spaciousness of the hall, which could easily accommodate hundreds of students.
The students were divided into two groups standing on opposite sides
The nobles gathered on the right while the commoners gathered on the left
The place was filled with noise due to the heated discussion among the students regarding the topic that the saint would speak about
They knew for certain that she was going to talk about Alexander
But what will the saint do to stop Alexander?
Is she planning to fight him?
Not even Lily, who specializes in fighting, could confront him
How will Ner confront him?
The hall fell silent as Ner appeared on stage with calm steps
Ner was wearing the academy's black uniform with blue stripes
Jason and Emma walked behind her
Ner stood in front of the students and scanned the audience with her ruby eyes, saying quietly. "How long do you plan to continue this situation?"
The students looked at her bitterly
This is easy for you to say because Alexander won't be targeting you directly
No matter how crazy Alexander was, he would not dare attack the saint, otherwise he would face the wrath of the temple. Even the empire wouldn't be able to protect him in this case
Ner shook her head. "I'm not talking about Alexander, I'm talking about you. When will you unite with each other and stop looking at each other with hostility?"
The students looked at each other in confusion and low whispers began to appear in the place
Ner continued. "Alexander takes advantage of your lack of unity to his advantage. Did any of you try to stop Alexander when he was attacking the students?"
An orange-haired young man got up from his seat and said dissatisfiedly. "We tried to stop him when he was attacking our colleagues, but we could not overcome him."
" This is correct." Ner nodded. "You were trying to help the noble students who were attacked by Alexander, but when Alexander was attacking the common students, you stood idly by and watched."
The orange-haired boy's cheeks reddened and he returned to his seat with his head lowered
"That bastard disguised himself as a first-year student and then used poison to paralyze me. His ways are very malicious." Lily was sitting on a bench in the front with her hands crossed
"..." Ner was silent for a moment
She knows Alexander's twisted ways better than anyone
She quickly regained her composure. "I know he used some cheap tricks to get over you."
"I am not making excuses. My defeat is an established fact, no matter what methods that trickster used." Lily was uncomfortable talking about this topic, but she continued. "But I'm trying to tell you that there's no point in confronting him. You couldn't stop him alone."
" exactly." Ner smiled when she heard Lily's last words. "I won't be able to stop him alone. The commoners won't be able to stop him. The nobles won't be able to stop him. But have you thought about what would happen if we combined our strength and faced him together?"
"..." All the students were silent and did not show any response
It was clear that they did not know how to act
But many if not all of them felt that Ner was right
Ner sighed when she saw their reaction. "If you do not fight him with me, I will fight him alone. I know that I will not win alone, but someone must resist."
Ner started walking to leave the stage
A student with reddish-blonde hair got up from his seat and took a step forward. "I, Edwin Hamilton, am ready to fight alongside the saint to defend myself and my fellow students."
Ner stopped walking and looked at Edwin as did the rest of the students
Edwin was a noble student and one of the leaders of the Noble Faction
A girl with curly brown hair stood and looked at Edwin. "The Saint is right, we cannot continue this farce. We must abandon all our differences and cooperate to eliminate this demon. I will stand by the Saint in this war."
This girl was Miranda Miles and she was considered the person who led the commoners faction
"I will participate too."
"We will eradicate this scourge."
"For our freedom and dignity."
The students' voices began to get louder inside the hall
Ner's speech had already motivated them but they needed one final push. Miranda and Edwin's words were like the spark that ignited the spirit of resistance in their hearts
They must stand together to overcome this ordeal
The more they thought about it, the more determined they became to fight Alexander
"Silence." Emma screamed loudly, causing the noisy hall to become silent
Ner took a deep breath
She had implemented the first part of the plan, she must implement the second part now
"We cannot blindly confront our enemy. I have a plan to confront Alexander."
Ner gradually began explaining her plan to the students and patiently answered their questions
The students liked the plan that Ner came up with and began to believe more and more that the decision to follow Ner was the right one
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Louise was sitting in the back seats and looking at Ner
She could not yet comprehend what she was hearing and seeing
She saw Ner and Alexander getting off the same carriage several days ago
They were talking like friends
But now she was listening to Ner, who was talking in front of all the students about how she was going to catch Alexander and beat him up.
"...." Are they really friends?
Or is there some conspiracy going on?
What was happening was abnormal from her point of view
Alexander was running around hitting random students
The academy was silent and did not respond to students' demands to punish Alexander
Then now there is Ner who is planning to trap her friend and beat him up
Louise sighed and rubbed her forehead. "I think I need a pill to relieve my headache."
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