Arial knows that there are clubs or circles within the Academy. He wasn't that clueless, after all.
However, based on how he was approached and that they are also demanding money, he realized that they are just trying to bully him.
'Hmm… Is this normal in the Academy? So there's a lot of nobles that have this kind of attitude? I thought Henrik told me that they already learned manners before sending people here?'
Arial sighed as he knows that it will not be easy to avoid them. He would either have to join them peacefully and follow their orders or he has to fight back and let them know that he can't be bullied.
'Wait… Do I also have to protect Lady Tia from this bullying?' Arial suddenly had a realization.
When he thought about the bodyguarding mission, he would only have to save her from life-threatening circumstances. However, perhaps this is actually his real mission! After all, there shouldn't be anyone dumb enough to assassinate the daughter of the richest Count here in the academy, right?
As soon as he reached this thought, he suddenly heard a commotion outside.
"Ahhh!"
"Someone's burning!"
"The carriage! It is burning!"
"Wait! Isn't that the symbol of the Count?!"
"Oh no!"
With Arial's improved senses, he could hear the commotion outside clearly if he focused long enough.
'The count's carriage? Is it Count Ploense's carriage?!'
Arial quickly left the cafeteria… The Academy Grounds is quite huge since there are so many facilities to study the Mystic Arts. Nevertheless, the main road connecting these buildings are quite wide so accidents shouldn't happen. There are even barely any carriages moving around here.
It means that the sudden fire within the carriage is not as simple as it seems.
As soon as he arrived at the spot where the carriage is burning, he saw a large number of students gathering around.
He looked at the fire and noticed that someone is actually being burned alive!
'What?! Why no one is helping him?!'
There must be some people here capable of stopping the fire or saving the man. Though he still doesn't know a lot about the Mystic Arts, he had heard about them from the Adventurers from the town.
They should possess magical abilities to stop this kind of incident.
However, as soon as he thought of this, he suddenly heard a sound coming from the sky…
Boom!
A person just dropped from the sky and landed with a loud bang. It's like he was sent by a cannon!
'What is this now?' Arial is confused. Nevertheless, he kept his silence for now as it seems that the matter will be resolve in a few moments.
He can confirm that the carriage that is burning is indeed the one that he saw earlier. The man being burned alive was probably the coachman and as for the horses, they were already dead.
But he's unsure whether there is still someone inside the carriage itself.
"Ahh… The Disciplinary Committee is here!"
"Right, it's senior Laurenz!"
He then heard the students sigh in relief after recognizing the man who had just arrived.
It seems that the guy is somewhat popular in the Academy as many of them recognized him from the distance.
It didn't take long before he saw the man wave his right hand… Then, he saw a magic circle appearing in front of the man before it collapses like shattered glass.
Arial thought that the man's Mystic Arts had actually failed but he saw that the fire had disappeared!
Nevertheless, he saw for a split second that there was another magic circle that has appeared and shattered around near the carriage…
'What was that?' Arial doesn't know how the Mystic Arts works yet so he was confused about what kind of trick did he use.
'Haa~ I'll keep it in mind for now…'
This is the first time he had seen the genuine thing. The things that he had seen related to the Mystic Arts before were the items that they've created. It could be the magic orbs, magic swords, or other items imbued with their mystical arts.
However, what he had seen just now doesn't seem to have come from a magic item but it was the individual himself who created it from the scratch…
'Ugh… Why am I going excited about this? I don't have talent in the Mystic Arts at all…' Arial was then reminded of the truth. At the very least, he's still not giving up as he wanted to see it for himself.
"Alright, everyone. I know that all of you are curious about this. We will investigate this incident and we will let you know about our findings for your peace of mind. For now, please leave this place and let us work."
Arial then saw a group of three red-robed students… It is similar to the man who had just arrived like a blast so he could guess that they are from the committee.
He also noticed that behind them were a group of blue-robed students who were all quickly running to the scene.
'The student council this time, huh...' Arial mused as he confirmed their identity from the whispering students.
Anyway, the one who just spoke has blue hair long enough to covers his eyes... It is completely unlike Laurenz with short silver hair that exudes a charismatic aura as he stood in front of the charred coachman who was still breathing…
'They all look strong...' He commented as he realized that all the red-robed students had a violent aura around them. It feels like they are actually the elite students in the academy.
Arial then saw Laurenz moved away from the dying coachman and opened the carriage to confirm that there is no one else inside…
Luckily, the count's daughter is no longer in the carriage so Arial sighed in relief.
It seems that the coachman is already trying to return after sending the lady somewhere here in the Academy...
'That's weird…' Arial thought as he slowly analyzed the incident…