Chapter 433 – To The Rescue.

“Hey, you there I’d like to have a word with you!”

“…”

“You are intruding on the personal space of this student, Increased heart rate has been noted, stress levels are increasing, please refrain from approaching this student.”

“Huh? What is this metal spider?”

“Please back away, this is a warning, if you don’t this unit will contact a faculty member and you will be restrained.”

A small spider golem attracted attention by causing a scene. It faced off against a group of three teenage boys who approached girls of similar ages. One of the girls, Lucienne Arden, was now famous on campus due to her involvement in a recent incident that had garnered widespread attention. Accompanying her were her two roommates, Atasuna and Marlein, who placed themselves on the sides without knowing what to do.

The boys who were initially confident in their strong approach, were taken aback by the unexpected resistance from the small mechanical creature. The spider golem that was programmed to protect Lucienne, continued to vocalize warnings with ever-increasing volume. It was to a point where other students were made aware of the problem and started whispering.

“Hey, isn’t that the count’s son?”

“Is he trying to curry favor with the Marquess woman? How, indecent.”

Two girls started whispering and some of their conversation made its way towards the young man in question. This only maddened the young man who was barely sixteen years of age.

“What is this piece of metal? Do you think that this thing can stop a son of a count? Now, get over here, this instant!”

The boy scoffed and ignored the stares around him.

“No… I don’t think I will…”

Lucienne responded while furrowing her eyebrows and her two friends quickly responded after.

“Stop bothering us, you heard what she said, now go away!”

“We don’t care who you are, leave us alone.”

They all stood resolute and while they seemed to be frightened they didn’t lower their heads or budge from their spots. This made the young nobleman quite mad, not something that he was expecting from lesser nobility and commoners.
“You dare speak to us in such a tone?”

One of the other young men moved forward and attempted to reach for the golem, but as his hand neared he was pushed back by a sudden jolt of mana. The golem acted by producing a mana shield that kept the youth from approaching.

“Ouch! What the hell is this thing doing?”

The young man recoiled while clutching his hand in pain. The shield didn’t only stop him from moving forward but it also delivered a small jolt of electricity, something quite painful to the touch.

“You insolent commoners! How dare you defy a noble!”

The boy took a step forward, clearly angered by the girl’s defiance. While Lucienne came from a baron’s house, the other two were not nobles, something people like this young man couldn’t allow to slide. The small spider golem sensed the increasing threat and emitted a low growl-like sound, its single eye glowing red. The crowd that had gathered to witness the commotion murmured and started to back away in fright.

“Hostility has been detected, initiating protective measures, please stand by. Your mana pattern has been recorded and a teacher has been alerted, please stand down.”

Before any further developments, the small spider golem swiftly erected a larger mana shield and enveloped all the girls present. The previous jolt of electricity had left the trio of male students wary of getting too close to the shield. Instead, fueled by anger and wounded pride, they decided to retaliate. This was still a magical academy and casting spells was always an option.

“A teacher has been called? Like I care!”

The tension could be felt in the air and everyone was eager to see how this all played out. However, before any of the three young men could mutter any chants, a voice called out to the students that were gathered here.

“What do you think that you are doing?”

As they looked through the surroundings, unable to identify the source of the voice, their attention was finally drawn upward and into the distance. The voice they heard had been amplified by mana and given their mage backgrounds, they were able to discern the trajectory of the spell and trace it back to its caster. After following the magical path with their senses, they eventually spotted someone leaping out of a window and that someone was coming their way.

“Huh? Isn’t the main library there?”

One of the students asked but no one could reply. Everyone here was outside the main building near the converging path that led to the dorms. Before the incident started all of these young people were on their way to morning classes. Now their attention was fully on the strange person that had become airborne, seemingly now flying in their direction.

The person shot up into the air and flew in an arch. Their speed was truly tremendous and eventually everyone could see that they were wearing a strange artifact under their robe. Emitting light and displaying enigmatic runic symbols, this artifact mystified the onlookers. Then, just before making contact with the ground, a powerful gust of wind enveloped this person’s descent and created a cushioning effect. The force stirred up a cloud of dirt and caused any skirts to flutter during the mysterious figure’s landing.

“Is that?”

“I think it’s him, the Full-Mithril Enforcer!”

“The same one that beat that Elythaes?”

“Yeah, didn’t you hear? He is kind of famous right now.”

As usual, the young students couldn’t resist whispering among themselves. The man in question who was nicknamed the Full-Mithril Enforcer, had just arrived. He positioned himself directly between the group of girls and boys who had been engaged in a heated exchange. A glance revealed that his glowing visor was now focused on the group of troublemakers.

“Do I have to repeat myself? What’s the meaning of this commotion?”

The trio of young men, once full of bravado, was now hesitant. They identified the newcomer as a powerful individual capable of defeating high-level knights. Despite having the support of their families and personal bodyguards, they acknowledged their inferiority compared to the Magical Swordmaster whom this man had previously defeated. While some among them doubted the rumors, they were still unwilling to test their luck.

“You three, explain yourselves.”

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His visor started glowing brighter and his tone became colder causing the students to flinch in fright. However, their leader quickly composed himself after recognizing the man’s rank by the badge he wore. The swift adjustment to the tone was noted by the people here who began to chuckle.

“Assistant Professor, these vile commoners and the lesser noble here refused to heed my request. We merely wanted to have a civil conversation. Then when they refused, that metallic creature attacked us without a warning!”

It was a blatant falsehood that could be easily debunked with a single word from the onlookers, yet nobody dared to do so. Despite any dislike the people may harbor for the count’s son, there was little they could do. He remained a member of the upper echelon of nobility and was someone not to be openly challenged. The other high nobles refrained from speaking ill of their own, and the lower-ranking ones avoided doing so out of fear of retaliation.

“Is that so? Young lady Lucienne, is there any truth to his words?”

The armored one turned his gaze to the other person who was involved in the scene, Lucienne Arden. The girl didn’t flinch in fright like the group of young men but instead smiled. The other students here weren’t sure what to make of it but soon she took a deep breath and spoke out with confidence.

“No, Assistant Professor Wayland. They were harassing us, and Bugg… this small golem here, acted in self-defense to protect us!”

She blushed slightly as she almost pronounced the cute nickname of the spider golem that was given to it by the young ladies here.

“Harassment? Is that true?”