Chapter 31: Urgency

At that moment, Scott also seemed to have noticed them walking from the darkness and shouted.

“Hey Dan, didn’t I tell you to come and meet me at my house once school is over?”

“S-Sorry, Scott! I forgot!”

“It seems you need some beating.” Dante shrieked at Scott’s remark and almost stumbled.

Meanwhile, Raven supported him and gave Scott a sharp look.

“What are you doing? Dante isn’t going anywhere today with you.”

“Oh? Isn’t this the worthless student of our class?” Scott opened the gate and walked closer to them with a smirk.

Unlike two years ago, he had grown taller and even looked muscular, appearing intimidating.

Meanwhile, Raven stepped forward to protect Dante and blocked Scott from getting near.

“You really don’t know your place, huh?” As Scott arrived much closer, he suddenly clenched his fist, gathered a small amount of mana in his fist, and tried to hit his stomach.

His hand movement was perfect and neat.

[Move towards your left and counterattack.] Even before Scott clenched his fist, Zera informed Raven what to do next.

Without delay, Raven moved to the left side using footwork and barely evaded the attack, causing Scott to be surprised.

Even though he evaded, the mere mana force caused his shirt to rip.

‘This shirt is Athena’s gift!’ An angry look appeared on Raven’s face.

Before the opponent could think further, he raised his left leg and kicked him in the balls, causing Scott to fall back with bloodshot eyes.

“Arrgghhhhhh!” A scream echoed at the academy entrance, causing the gatekeepers’ and the other two men’s faces to turn solemn.

““Young Master Scott!”” Two muscular men in leather armor rushed towards Scott, supporting him to stand up. Thanks to the dim street light, Raven finally saw their appearance. The guy on the left looked around 30 years old, had blonde hair, and even held a sword at his waist. On the other hand, the guy on the right looked middle-aged, had grey hair, and didn’t hold any weapon with him.

“Are you all right, Young Master?” The middle-aged men asked.

Scott barely managed to stand up and soon looked at Raven with menacing eyes.

[No good... I don’t like the look in his eyes. Run.]

Just as Zera spoke in Raven’s mind, Scott said in a chilling voice.

“Drag him back to the house. I want to make him pay with his blood!”

Upon hearing those words, Dante turned pale and hurriedly ran towards Scott to calm him down.

“I beg you, please forgive him for his actions. If you try to do anything, it will only worsen-” Before Dante could finish uttering the sentence, a powerful slap came from Scott and completely knocked him unconscious.

He staggered like a doll and pathetically fell on the concrete floor.

Upon witnessing such a cruel thing, Raven’s face started to contort.

But he also realized the situation and thought of escaping from there first.

‘I can’t go forward. But as long as I manage to hide in the academy for an hour or two, Athena or Aunt will come and look for me.’ Without hesitation, he turned around and tried to dash towards the academy.

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But a 180 cm muscular man stood before his face and blocked him.

“You aren’t going anywhere, kid.” Before Raven could even back away, a firm hand gripped his neck and lifted him in the air, causing him to suffocate.

“Don’t kill him yet,” Scott ordered from behind.

As if the muscular man had heeded the order, he dropped him from the air, made a smack on Raven’s nape, and made him fall unconscious.

“This bastard...” Cursing, Scott slowly walked towards the fallen Raven and kicked him in the stomach.

“Take both of them. When they wake up, I’ll show them what hell looks like.” Saying so, he turned around and started walking back to the compound gate.

“Y-Young Master Scott, please don’t do anything reckless! If the Headmaster finds out about this, she won’t let this slide.” One of the gatekeepers tried to warn Scott.

“Humph, she doesn’t care about the talentless people. And as long as you guys keep your mouth sealed, no one will know what happens to him.” Scott spoke as he continued to walk out of the academy compound gate.

Meanwhile, the other two muscular men glanced at each other and grabbed the unconscious students in their hands before following Scott.

...

15A Alm Street, Commoners’ Borough, Darkcross Town.

It was around 8.30 P.M.

At that moment, a 35-year-old woman entered the big lawn of a single-story house and walked towards the entrance door. She had long blonde hair, sharp bluish eyes, a hawk nose, and slender eyebrows, and she appeared to be around 160 cm tall. She wore leather armor around her black top and even held a long sword at her waist.

Once arriving near the door, Shirley raised her hand and knocked on the door twice while shouting.

“Raven, I’m home! Open the door!”

She continued to knock on the door for a while and soon frowned.

“Is he not home yet?” She hurriedly moved towards the left porch pillar and soon took the iron key from a hiding spot.

She then opened the door and noticed the inside appeared dark.

‘Athena said she has extra duty at the police station today. But that lad should have come home around 6.00 P.M., right?’ A worried look appeared on her face. Although Darkcross Town was safer, she knew there were hidden dangers in many places and grew worried.

Without hesitation, she turned around, locked the door, and left the house.

She soon took a carriage to the police station near the western gate.

It was a two-story building with a large yard in the front.

The building wasn’t big and only had two constables in dark greenish uniform dress standing at the entrance.

As soon as she walked closer, one of the constables seemed to have recognized her and greeted her with a wave. She was a lady constable and appeared to be only around 20 years old.

“Greetings, Madam Shirley! What brings you here at this hour?”

“Is Athena inside?” Shirley asked, her voice appeared colder.

“Yes, ma’am.” Before the constable could respond, Shirley entered the building and soon saw a few tables in the main hall.

Many police officers were seated beside those tables, doing paperwork and even listening to the complaints of a few people.

After a swift glance, Shirley soon found the separate room appointed for the superintendent and hurried forward.

“You can’t barge in like that, ma’am! And Madam Athena is in the middle of discussing an important topic with a guest.” The lady constable tried to stop her, but Shirley had already opened the door and barged in.

But as soon as she saw the guest, she couldn’t help but give Athena a sharp glare.

The guest was a brown-haired man in his twenties with blue eyes, a broad forehead, and a fit body. He wore a black trench coat and covered his head with a bowler hat.

He was none other than Baron’s son third son, Lionel.

“A-Aunt?” Athena showed a flustered look and hurriedly stood up before asking with a composed face.

“Why are you here?”

Meanwhile, Shirley heaved a deep sigh and turned her attention towards Lionel.

Although she showed a humble, polite face on the outside, Athena felt her eyes could already pierce a hole in Lionel’s chest.

“Sorry for interrupting your ‘sweet moments,’ Young Master Lionel. Something urgent came up, so I entered without even knocking. You won’t mind it, right?” She asked.

Even Lionel was stunned by her cold gaze and subconsciously nodded before standing up.

“P-Please, don’t worry, Lady Shirley. We aren’t discussing anything important-”

“Then, can I talk something privately with Athena now?” Shirley interrupted before Lionel could finish speaking.

With no other choice, Lionel nodded his head and quietly walked out.

While watching this, Athena couldn’t help but get stunned.

“What are you doing, aunt? And aren’t you being too rude to Lord Lionel? He is a Noble!”

“You are a Royal too.” Shirley glared at her and soon shook her head.

“Now isn’t the time to talk about this. Raven hasn’t come home yet.”

“He hasn’t come home? He should be back before 6.30, right? Maybe there is some special class or something?” Athena furrowed and soon shook her head.

“Don’t worry, aunt. He will come back in an hour or two. He is already mature enough to go anywhere on his own.”

“That’s why I feel something is off. Even if there is a special class, it should’ve ended around 7.00. It’s already 8.45.” Shirley’s words made Athena’s eyes widen.

“8.45 P.M. already? Did something happen to him?” Her heart skipped a beat.

“I'm worried too. We should go and check the academy first.” Saying so, Shirley walked out of the room and moved to the police station exit.

Athena followed her and soon told her colleagues to take care of the station.

She also informed Lionel about the urgent situation and soon moved towards her carriage parked in the left yard.

Before long, Shirley and Athena left the police station through the carriage and moved towards the Nobles’ Lawn.