Peace Hunter

117 years ago, a great war between various races occurred. The world was divided into 2 camps, the camp led by the Angels & the camp led by the Demons. The war lasted almost a full year until finally a ceasefire was reached between the 2 camps. The world was divided into 2 sides, the southern side was the world where various races were led by the Demon race, the northern side was the world where various races were led by the Angel race. After the ceasefire, the war ended and the world was at peace. But what can be expected from false peace? War will definitely happen again.

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The year 1217 in Aston Village, the village where I was born and raised.

This village is located in the southern part of the human kingdom called San Fulgen under the rule of the Angel race. Rid Archie is my name. I am just an ordinary teenager who lives in a house that was left behind by my late grandfather. My grandfather is the only family I have had since I was little. I have never seen or met my father and mother since I was little. I once asked my grandfather about my father and mother, but he said that after I was born, my parents left me with him. After that my parents left, he said that my father and mother had business to complete. But after they left, they haven't come back until now.

Over time, I didn't really care about my father and mother's whereabouts. Well, even though there was a feeling of envy when I saw my friends having fun with their parents. Until when my grandfather was about to die, he told me that if I intended to go on an adventure in this world, go find my parents, maybe they were in a condition where they couldn't meet me in person until now. My grandfather's message always made me think, but after all, it was only if I went on an adventure that I would look for my parents. But my dream is to become a Troop Commander in San Fulgen. If I have a high position in this country, maybe I can negotiate with other countries so that I can continue to create peace for this country or even the world.

True peace, if the world is peaceful like it is now, the world will definitely be more beautiful. There is no conflict or even war, no one will grieve over the loss of someone important due to war.

"Why do I want peace?" someone must have asked me that.

But it's not just me who wants peace, there are many people from various races who definitely want peace. I want peace because my late grandfather always gave me a message that if I become an extraordinary person, I can realize peace not only in this country but also throughout the world. That message is like giving me responsibility later. Another reason is like someone gave me a message in my heart & mind so that I can realize peace in this world when I grow up. Maybe that's a message from my parents when they left me.

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"Rid, have you just come from the rice fields? You're very diligent for a kid your age," someone said.

"Oh yeah, if I don't go to the rice fields, I won't have money to eat," I said with a smile.

It turned out that the person who greeted me was Uncle Dean. He is also a resident of Aston Village and works in his rice fields too. As far as I know, he used to be a royal knight but is now retired and enjoying his retirement in this Aston Village.

"Oh yeah Rid, you're 17 now. Did you get an invitation from San Fulgen Akademiya?" said Uncle Dean.

"I just got it yesterday, Uncle," I answered him.

"That's good, even though San Fulgen Akademiya is not the best academy in the world, it's still the best in this country. Hopefully you can graduate from there and become the best royal knight in this country." said Uncle Dean.

"Thank you for your prayers, Uncle," I said again.

San Fulgen Akademiya is the only academy in the San Fulgen kingdom. When a child in San Fulgen turns 17, they will be invited to take a test at San Fulgen Akademiya. This invitation is not mandatory and you are free to refuse it, but who would refuse an invitation to take the entrance test for the only Academy in this country. Not only invitations for children from San Fulgen, the academy also invites children from outside the San Fulgen kingdom, but the quota for children from outside the kingdom is very limited and is usually only filled by talented children. San Fulgen Akademiya teaches about magic, self-defense, the use of weapons and others. Not only theory, this academy also teaches practice to its students. Learning in this academy aims to forge its students to become someone who is capable. Graduates from this academy will later become important people whose abilities are needed by the kingdom or other nobles. When someone graduates from the academy, they are free to determine their next career, whether they will serve the kingdom as a royal knight or serve the nobles as their personal guards or seek challenges in other countries.

"By the way Rid, when will the test start?" said Uncle Dean who was still talking to me.

"3 more days" I continued.

"I see, well you will definitely pass easily considering you can even do magic, martial arts and even use your sword better than adults" continued Uncle Dean.

"Hahaha how is that possible Uncle, I still have to study. Besides, there must be many other talented children there" I said.

"Hahaha that's true, but I think you are the best, okay I want to go to the rice fields too to take care of my rice fields. See you, Rid" said Uncle Dean while going to his rice fields.

"See you too, Uncle" I said.

"3 more days, I have to practice again to pass the test. I can't wait to see the beginning of my journey"

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3 days later at 5.00 am

"Is there anything left behind, Rid?" said Uncle Dean.

"Nothing, uncle" I said.

"Hopefully you are comfortable there Rid, defeat the arrogant noble children there" said one of the residents of Aston Village, Uncle Aaron.

"Enough, Rid is very strong, he can definitely defeat some of the noble children there. But yeah, not all nobles are arrogant, there are also good ones" said the Head of Aston Village, Uncle Bill.

That's right, nobles, nobles are the ones who rule this kingdom. They help Her Majesty the Queen, Kayana Estella San Fulgen in ruling this kingdom. They can be said to be very meritorious in ruling the kingdom but on the other hand they are also the ones who will slowly destroy this kingdom. Cases of corruption, abuse of authority and others are bad examples of what the nobles do. Although they will get the death penalty if they do these things, it seems they can trick Her Majesty the Queen for what they do. They are also arrogant just because of their high status as nobles. It is not surprising that there are noble families who will oppress commoner families if they challenge them. They also really like buying slaves for their own pleasure, indeed in this kingdom the slavery system is still justified by Her Majesty the Queen.

"It seems that if I want to create peace in this world, I must first change this kingdom. Nobles like them are very disruptive to the peace I want to create. Should I eliminate them all?" I thought to myself.

But well, not all nobles are like them, there are still other nobles who carry out their royal duties properly and are very friendly to common people, including Viscount Ivan Julian Louis and Her Majesty the Queen herself. Viscount Ivan is a nobleman who governs the villages south of San Fulgen, including the village of Aston. He was very kind to the people of Aston village and the other villages he led. And for Her Majesty the Queen, she is a very good person and is greatly admired by her people. It is not surprising that they are both good nobles and respected by their people.

"I don't want these good people to be taken advantage of by dirty nobles," I thought to myself.

"I will try my best at the academy to get the attention of Her Majesty the Queen. I can change the kingdom if I am close to Her Majesty the Queen and I will protect her if she is threatened by rotten nobles," I thought.

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"Indeed, you are going to take the Academy entrance test, but the announcement of participants who pass is only a few hours after the test, so participants who pass will immediately enter the academy and live in the dormitory provided at that time. And I am very sure that you will pass the test easily hahaha" said Uncle Dean.

"Uncle praises me too much" I said.

"It seems like we will be apart for a long time, Rid" said my friend, Eric.

"Not long, only 4 years and it can even be quick if your achievements are very good. If you miss me that much, why don't you just register for San Fulgen Akademiya? hahaha" I said teasingly.

"I realize that I am too weak to register for San Fulgen Akademiya, it would be a waste of time to go there if the results are already clear that I will not pass the test there. My other friends also think so" continued Eric.

"Rather than becoming a knight, I think working in the village would be more comfortable haha" continued Eric while laughing.

"Don't forget us, Rid",

"Beat those arrogant noble children, Rid"

"If you have many female friends there, don't forget to give me 1, Rid" that's what my other friends said.

"Don't worry, I won't forget you guys, when I graduate I'll come back here" I continued.

I immediately prepared to board the horse-drawn carriage that would take me to San Estella, the capital of the San Fulgen kingdom.

"Oh yes, Uncle Dean and the Village Chief, I entrust my grandfather's house & rice fields too if I pass the entrance test and am immediately accepted there" I said.

"Leave it to me, Rid. You don't need to say 'if I pass the test' you will definitely pass the test, I guarantee it" said Uncle Dean.

"That's right Rid, just hand over your grandfather's house and rice fields to us, we will take care of it" said the Village Chief.

"Oh yes Rid, did you bring your parents' two swords that were entrusted to your grandfather?" said Uncle Dean again.

"I brought it Uncle, I put it in storage magic. Because it would cause trouble if I brought it directly, I could be caught by the knights there" I said.

"Hahaha that's right, well then, your storage magic is very useful because it can store a lot of things. It seems like you're the only one who can do that magic" said Uncle Dean.

"There must be someone who can use similar magic, besides I can use it because I read my grandfather's magic books, if magic like this is in a book, this magic must be common" I continued.

"Even though you say that, I've also often read your grandfather's magic books, but I still can't use his magic" continued Uncle Dean.

"That proves that Rid is a genius child. He can use magic, martial arts, sword techniques that are in his grandfather's books" said the Village Chief.

"I agree that Rid is a genius child" said Eric.

The other friends agreed.

"Come on, don't praise me like that, it's time to go, then I'll take my leave to take the test" I said.

"Be careful on your journey Rid",

"We will all miss you",

"You can definitely beat them all Rid and be number one in the Academy" they all said while waving at me who was riding the horse carriage.

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The distance between Aston Village and the Capital of San Estella is about 50 KM. The journey by horse carriage will take 3 hours.

"I'll probably arrive there at 8 am and the test will start at 10 am" I thought to myself.

"You just go to sleep Rid, because the journey is still long" said Uncle Isaac.

He was the one who would take me to the Capital of San Estella. He liked to go to the Capital to sell the results of his rice fields and plantations in Aston Village.

"No need Uncle. I'm not sleepy, I'll just study for the theory test later by reading books from grandpa" I said.

"Okay then, how many of your grandfather's books did you bring?" said Uncle Isaac.

"Not many Uncle, at most only 10 books, I only brought the important ones." I said.

"Oh is that so, then you just continue studying. But I think you will still pass even if you don't study at all because you are a genius hahaha" continued Uncle Isaac.

"Come on Uncle, how could I pass if I didn't study. Why do many people think I am a genius, even though I am just an ordinary kid." I continued.

"Since you defeated Dean in the sparring match, many people think so. Dean is the strongest person in Aston village. But you were able to defeat him just like that, moreover many people said that at that time you were not serious in facing him. You are still hiding your true abilities, right?" continued Uncle Isaac.

"Can Uncle Isaac read my abilities or is it just his intuition?" I thought to myself.

"That's just your opinion uncle, I am always serious when competing" I said.

"Hahaha okay" said Uncle Isaac.

"But yeah it looks like this year's Academy entrance test will be interesting". continued Uncle Isaac.

"Hmm what do you mean Uncle?" I said in surprise.

"From what I heard, Her Majesty the Queen's eldest children, the twins Prince Charles & Princess Chloe will also register this year, this year they are also 17" said Uncle Isaac.

"Prince Charles and Princess Chloe?!" I said in surprise.

"Charles Estella San Fulgen and Chloe Estella San Fulgen? They are the twin children of Her Majesty the Queen, is it possible that they will also take the Academy entrance test this year? I never thought that I would be in the same year as them if I graduate later" I thought.

"Not only the two of them, there is also the daughter of the Duke of San Lucia, Duke Louis Emerald San Lucia, namely Princess Irene Emerald San Lucia who is usually called the ice princess. There is the son of the Duke of San Angela, Duke James William San Angela, namely young master Enzo William San Angela, there is also the son of the Marquess of Rovinj, Marquess Marcelo Buston, namely Javier Buston and the daughter of the Marquess of Bibury, Marquess Adelmo Nielba, namely Princess Lillian Aurora and it seems there are many more, it will take too long if I detail them one by one" said Uncle Isaac.

"What is clear is that this year's academy will be lively and attract the attention of the entire country. And Rid, you will be among those who have names & reputations as nobles in this country. Will you cancel your intention to register for the academy after knowing the names earlier?" continued Uncle Isaac.

"How is that possible Uncle, I have decided to register and pass the Academy test right now. Whoever my opponent is, I will prove that I will be the best in this country even though I am not from the nobility" I said firmly.

"I'm very sure that you can rank first in the Academy test later. Well, anyway, keep your spirits up, Rid, prove to them that you're the greatest," continued Uncle Isaac.

"I'll try my best!" I said firmly.

"The sons and daughters of Her Majesty the Queen, the sons and daughters of the Duke, and the sons and daughters of the Marquess, huh? It seems like my rivals in the Academy test will be troublesome, but whoever they are, I will face them with all my might. Uncle Isaac is right, it seems like this year's Academy will be very interesting. I'm really looking forward to it," I muttered to myself and smiled.

-To be continued

The horse-drawn carriage continued to move, passing through the city of Bibury led by Marquess Adelmo Nielba and finally without realizing it, the horse-drawn carriage approached the gate of the capital of the San Fulgen kingdom, San Estella.

"So this is San Estella?" I said in amazement.

A very beautiful and beautiful city, very magnificent buildings, very clean streets. It is not surprising that this is the capital of San Fulgen. From the gate of the capital, you can see in the middle of the city that there is a magnificent castle dominated by beautiful white, yes that is the castle where Her Majesty the Queen lives.

"Truly a beautiful castle" I said in amazement.

"Hahaha, right? Every time I come to the capital, I am always amazed to see Her Majesty the Queen's castle, I really want to go there but it seems impossible hahaha" laughed Uncle Isaac.

"As far as I know, only those who receive special invitations or nobles who rule this country are allowed