Life Hunter

The ten others who had appeared inside the Hall were, of course, his best students; Ofia, Lena, Melody, Balan, Isla, Gaodu, Irian, Ferzia, Airon, and Kine.

And outside, three individuals were summoned. Hieran, Rex, and Evergreen. They were the ones he had met in the beasts" territory. Rex and Hieran had requested his help to stop the eruption of the volcano. While Evergreen was the dryad who helped him to find Errastas back then.

"Why did you call us?" That same dryad asked as she entered the Hall through the window "I don"t want to be out of my forest for too long. Since the apparition of those strange monsters, I can"t allow myself to be away anymore" She said, completely disregarding everyone around.

Arima shrugged "Yeah, sure, I"m glad to see you again Evergreen" He jested and grinned "Don"t worry about that, "someone" will take care of the protection of your territories" He declared and Evergreen frowned. Night was the only one who laughed though.

"Deki" Arima laughingly said.

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Back in a small continent, a small black cat meowed with a cheerful expression "Mm? What"s wrong, Deki?" Lifa asked the cat on her shoulder.

Deki raised his paw as if to say it was nothing and meowed again. He waved his tail and his eyes glowed. At that exact moment, all the Téra present across the surface of the planet were suddenly crushed by an unknown pressure.

The ground shook and Elia"s eyes twitched. She looked at Lifa who was in the same room as her and furrowed. She stared at the cat for a minute then closed her eyes. She wasn"t mistaken, she saw a dark color around that cat for a second. Her power allowed her to see emotions as colors but when it"s dark, it usually meant that it"s killing intent.

Deki cried cutely again after he finished wiping out every Téras and Lifa gave him a treat. That cat was still directly connected to Arima"s soul and his actual strength was comparable to the first divine but it was also his limit.

Since that small cat wouldn"t be able to contain more power than that, Arima had already made sure to stop feeding him with life force and energy.

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"All of the monsters are already dead. At least you"ll be fine for a moment" Arima said and Evergreen looked at him bizarrely.

"So, what are we going to do, teacher?" Ofia raised her hand and asked. Arima looked back at her and the other kids then smiled "Well, first of all. Stop calling me a teacher because you"ll be the ones teaching from now on" He announced and everyone exclaimed in surprise.

"Who are we teaching then?" Arister inquired and sat down on a sofa with Ferzia "Oh, h.e.l.lo" He greeted Jin who was near. But the man in question seemed to be in a daze.

Everyone followed Arister"s example and took a seat. Only the T-Rex and land dragon outside couldn"t do the same "It"s quite simple. My world didn"t have any magic circuits until a few weeks ago. I want you to act as teachers in an academy we"ll prepare, for children and anyone who wants to learn magic and fighting techniques"

"Mm, I see. That"s reasonable that you want to protect your world. And I"m certainly in debt with you for saving our territory. But why did you even call us?" Rex spoke up and scared all of the people working in this building.

"That"s because you have one of the best magic control I have ever seen. Your knowledge is also quite something" Arima answered and Rex laughed.

"You hear that?!" The T-Rex shouted at his friend beside him. The land dragon grunted and rolled his eyes at Arima.

"You didn"t need to inflate his ego" He remarked "Anyway, I can understand why you called that old geezer but what about me? I don"t think I can teach well to kids"

Arima snickered "You managed to break through the Earthen Realm. That"s good enough for me. And I also need big guys like you two to give them some experience fighting bigger creatures"

Hieran mused and then nodded in understanding "Makes sense" He said and backed his head away from the building. He hit Rex once to calm him down and a small earthquake occurred.

Evergreen sighed and when the trembling went away, she stepped forward "So? What about me? I don"t even owe you or anything"

Arima shrugged "I a.s.sumed you"d be willing to accept"

"Why?"

"Because I"m asking it"

Evergreen"s expression twitched. She had a hard time facing Arima. To be exact, she felt extremely powerless in front of him. It was since she had tried to strike his mind when she met him. A deep fear that she didn"t even know about was rooted in her head now "…Fine. I suppose you chose me because I"m the best when it comes to mind magic. But let me tell you; I won"t be easy on them. And I also won"t be staying here for too long"

"No problem" Arima responded "I just want you to teach general knowledge, as well as your expertise, and choose a single student that you will concentrate on to turn them into your successor when you leave" He explained and Balan, the small elf prodigy, raised his hand.

"Teac- Sir Arima, can we use the recordings we have of your lectures?" He inquired.

"You can. I even invite you to do so. It"s the same for the books I gave you. You can use them as material for your lessons. I"ll give you translated ones then you will be able to copy them" As he was saying that, Arima abruptly froze "Ah, I forgot" He wryly smiled and glanced at Jin who was blinking uncontrollably. He even was sweating as he looked around.

Since the moment Arister spoke up, he was completely lost. Strangely, he could understand what the latter was saying but he didn"t get any word of what the others were saying. He could also understand Arima"s words but then couldn"t comprehend at all what the others gave in response. But they seemed to be understanding what Arima was saying which confused him even more.

Arima apologized in his head and snapped his fingers. The group of fourteen people, except two people, suddenly felt strange and only Evergreen and Rex widened their eyes as they realized what happened.

"This is…" The dryad tried to speak and Jin"s eyes widened as he finally could understand her.

"He just gave you all the G.o.ds" language" Layla smiled and said to everyone.

"I see. That"s an incredible tongue" Rex commented and Evergreen couldn"t help but agree "Only Arister and Gaodu didn"t need it since they already had it from their inheritances" Layla added and the two individuals in question exclaimed.

"My head hurts" Jin complained. After having heard a foreign language in these conditions while also trying to understand what was going on, he was already exhausted.

"Don"t mind," Arima said "I was just talking with them about how things were going to unfold. And everything was already explained. Now, Ofia, do you have my books with you?" He then asked. He was almost sure Ofia would have them.

"Yes" She nodded and immediately took out a pile of books from her storage. She waved her hand and the books flew toward Arima.

The latter caught them with his aura and chanted; "[Second Red Art, Scientia est nisi Cesarem] (The Alchemist"s Science)" He surprisingly used an Art and each book was immediately cloned. The duplicated books were also completely translated into English.

He threw them back and Ofia timidly caught them with telepathy. She opened one of the books and gaped. She had the G.o.ds" Tongue now but she could see the text was structured differently than the original book.

The Second Red Art is extremely simple and inoffensive. But it can also become a terrifying tool. It is a magic made to a.n.a.lyze, emulate, and modify. But the hidden aspect is that it can change the overall object while cloning it. Like with these books and the language used.

It is called "The Alchemist"s Science" for a reason. If Arima wants it, he can actually change iron into gold. But when the original object is too precious and big to copy, or the wanted result is too different, the magic won"t work and will be forced to directly alter the original product. In the end, it can be summarized easily with a single word; "trans.m.u.tation".

"There you go" Arima uttered "I"ll bring you there now. You too, Jin. I want you to stay at that academy for the next few months and learn under them. At least like that, you will be able to become younger by yourself. I"ll also bring the squad later"

"…What?"

"Wait, wait!" A voice suddenly resounded in the entire hall and drowned Jin"s voice of confusion. A new circle formed and a pup jumped out of it before rushing toward Arima "Why the h.e.l.l were you about to leave already?! Did you forget about me?!"

Arima blinked "Oops…" He mumbled inaudibly and the pup glared at him. Arima coughed "Don"t worry, Chulainn. I didn"t forget"

"Yeah sure" The small dog snorted "I had to finish something to re-establish h.e.l.l. I couldn"t answer your call immediately. Well, we meet again, sooner than I thought" He added and sighed "You can go now, I heard everything from the link you established"

Except for the eleven people who had seen Chulainn before, the two beasts and Evergreen were lost "I am Chulainn Kerberos. Former Guardian of the h.e.l.l Gate" The pup introduced himself.

"The three headed-hound…!?" Evergreen"s group was shocked and Jin was going mental.

Arima snapped his fingers and before Jin could get a proper answer, he was teleported once again to the inst.i.tute along with everyone else. Night, Layla, and Karma stayed in the empty hall. They looked at each other and shrugged.

Night then looked upward at the roof with glowing red eyes. Karma and Layla also followed his look.

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This time, the kids saw a dinosaur and a giant dragon appear right next to their yard. Some of them fainted but there were a lot of interesting reactions when they saw the Rex.

Evergreen groaned "Are we really going to teach to those annoying brats?"

"Yes" Arima nonchalantly replied and Evergreen closed her mouth.

"Mm" Chulainn, who was back on Arima"s shoulder, hummed.

"Fine… but I will be the one teaching him" The dryad pointed at Jin "That"s acceptable, right? It"ll count as my successor so I don"t have to teach a kid personally"

Arima"s eyes widened and Jin paled. His expression was really distorted. Quite oddly too. He was quite happy to have a beautiful woman as a teacher but definitely not when he thought about what kind of woman it was. That contradiction showed on his face "Why not" And it froze when Arima approved.

"Now, I"ll let you get familiar with the place. Ask Jin for details. You can also speak to him if you want arrangements to be made to welcome you"

"I"m good. I"ll just grow a mother tree near this place" Evergreen said.

"I and Hieran are fine too. We can just sleep anywhere. It"s not like there"s any building suitable for us" Rex followed and Arima nodded.

"Then it will just be Arister"s group then. A separate dorm should be enough. Oh yeah, and a room for two for him and Ferzia"

Arister snickered and he didn"t even bother to answer. It"s not like it wasn"t true and it was far from a secret for the group now. The dark elf beside him even chuckled "It"s good. But more importantly, I"d want you to tell me why you"re not teaching them yourself? Do you have something else to do?" Arister questioned and it"s true that everyone also wondered the same thing.

"Well, first I have to rest to recover the magic circuits inside my body. But most importantly," Arima paused "…it seems there"s something else that requires my attention" He didn"t give any detail but no one asked for it.

"Anyway," Arima grabbed Chulainn like a real little dog and placed him on Arister"s shoulder "Teach them well. Also, if anyone in this inst.i.tute ever dares to act inadequately toward other races; Kine, Airon, Irian, Arister, I allow you to beat them up as long as you don"t kill them" He said that to the ones who were the most comfortable to get physical.

Arister glanced at Ferzia and sneered "I would have done it without you telling me"

Arima laughed "Jin, concerning Aurorae, I"ll arrange things for you. I"ll do that at least. Train well" He said and transferred back to the HQ. Jin laughed dryly when he left.

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Arima breathed out when he came back. He stepped forward on the tiles of the roof "My matter is settled now. Tell me about yours"