Subscriber of the Gods Chapter 427 - Teaching

“Did you all plan to come together? How did you arrive so quickly…?”

Wigen clicked his tongue.

Who would have thought that two of the four families that weren’t on good terms would arrive at the same time?

Now that they’ve been noticed, there’s no running away. If they tried to flee, they’d be pursued.

Besides, Ethan had officially entered the Demon Empire. There was no reason for him to run away.

As Wigen panicked, unsure of what to do, Ethan raised his hand as if to say it was alright.

“Thank you for coming to greet me, Sir Wigen. I appreciate your concern.”

‘I should remember this kindness. For a long time.’

Moreover, since Wigen’s skills were certain, inviting him to Ivecar as an instructor would have a great influence on the students.

‘He has a different teaching style. It would be great for broadening the students’ perspectives.’

“Please step back.”

Ethan gestured, moving Wigen behind him.

The head of the Dojen family, one of the four great noble families who arrived first, stepped forward.

The Dojen family head wore an extremely cheerful expression.

“We arrived first! This is why it’s important to have good retainers.”

“Lord Paris, I’m glad I could be of help.”

Paris Dojen. As the head of the Dojen family, one of the four great noble families of the Demon Empire, he had several talented retainers.

With the help of a wind-manipulating mage among them, he had arrived in front of Ethan first.

“Hmm! Are you Ethan Whiskers?”

Ethan took a step forward towards the Dojen family head, who approached with a light tone.

“How impudent.”

“…What?”

“Everyone knows who I am now. Did you come wanting to fight me? If so, you should show some respect, Paris Dojen.”

At those words, Paris Dojen and the family members who followed him flinched. Among them, some were about to step forward with weapons, their faces reddening with anger at the insult.

Ethan smirked at them.

He had acted accordingly in the Holy Empire, but this was the Demon Empire.

Moreover, unlike before, Ethan now came as a master teacher and the eldest son of the Whiskers family, one of the Twelve Families.

He wasn’t in a position to be treated with such disrespect, even if the other party was the head of one of the four great noble families of the Demon Empire.

‘Here, it’s important to seize things for yourself. If you stay quiet when treated with disrespect, you become someone who can be disrespected.’

One must prove themselves. That’s why Ethan naturally pressured Paris Dojen with a strong tone.

‘Besides, there’s no need to be careful with my words in this Demon Empire. It’s really a comfortable place for me.’

Wigen blinked twice, seeing Ethan’s sudden change in attitude.

The Ethan that Wigen knew was a person with excellent character.

He had strong power but was humble, naturally revealing that power while appropriately considering others.

But now, such traits couldn’t be found in Ethan.

He seemed like a completely different person.

“It’s like…”

It was the behavior Wigen knew of the strong in the Demon Empire.

As far as Wigen knew, the principles of the Holy Empire were completely different from those of the Demon Empire. The people of the Holy Empire he had met at the exchange program were certainly more refined than those of the Demon Empire.

This was especially true for the nobles.

They don’t just worship strength like the strong in the Demon Empire.

Therefore, they maintain each other’s dignity and don’t fight easily. Instead, when they do fight, the grudge often continues until one side disappears.

Because of this, those who had just crossed over to the Demon Empire often had problems, either being overwhelmed by the new principles or reacting too strongly against them.

People in the Demon Empire fight easily and reconcile easily, but it’s the opposite for people from the Holy Empire.

But now, Ethan’s behavior was exactly like that of a Demon Empire noble.

That demeanor of lightly responding to a light approach.

“You’ve already adapted.”

Maybe he never needed to adapt in the first place.

“…Were you originally from the Demon Empire?”

Wigen quietly waited behind Ethan.

Although it was a tense situation, Ethan rather leisurely drew his sword.

“Are you displeased? You all seem angry. Don’t you all know who I am?”

Ethan naturally raised one corner of his mouth and smiled.

“You know who I am, yet you speak like that? Moreover, you’re the head of a noble family called one of the four great families even in the Demon Empire?”

Ethan tilted his head.

“If you’re curious about my skills, come. I’ll let you have the first three moves.”

“Ha, hahahahahahaha-!”

The Dojen family head laughed brightly, then gritted his teeth.

“If my tone bothered you so much, I apologize. But I can’t just let it go.”

The Dojen family head said.

“You have to win and seize it. If you don’t like that, you can’t set foot on our land.”

At the Dojen family head’s words, his family members stomped their feet strongly.

“If I win, it’s okay if I just cut off your head, right?”

Ethan silently raised his sword. Then he pointed his Frost Sword at the Dojen family head.

“Why so many words? I heard that in the Demon Empire, weapons come out first. Are you using verbal magic?”

Kwak-!

Excited by Ethan’s provocation, the Dojen family head charged forward strongly. It was an intense charge like that of an enraged bull.

Just as the Dojen family head’s sword was about to clash with Ethan’s.

“Stop!”

Another noble from one of the four great families arrived, his voice resonating as he stopped the fight.

Normally, they would have just swung their swords, but because the arriving noble family was ranked higher than the Dojen family, they had no choice but to stop.

“Huh.”

The Dojen family head clicked his tongue, dusted off his sword, and glared at Ethan as if his mood was ruined.

“Consider yourself lucky.”

“Are you talking to yourself?”

“…What?”

Ethan smiled once more and pointed to the area near the Dojen family head’s heart.

Shaaak-.

The Dojen family head’s chest was freezing over in a pale blue color.

“When…”

As Ethan said, he was the lucky one.

“This is ridiculous.”

The Dojen family head realized that from the moment Ethan provoked him until he swung his sword, he had completely given in to his excitement.

“You guided it all, didn’t you? Ha, hahaha.”

He had completely grasped how a newcomer to the Demon Empire would be perceived, and used that position to crush his authority and create this situation.

The Dojen family head felt a chill run down his spine.

They said he was a supernova from the Holy Empire.

“A hundred-year-old raccoon dog has crossed over.”

“Family Head!”

“Family Head, are you alright!”

The family members who rushed over hurriedly checked the Dojen family head’s condition.

“I’m fine. But… it’s a shame.”

All the other four great families had arrived. In this situation, fighting had become virtually impossible.

Everyone would try to fight first, after all.

Paris Dojen patted his chest. He tried to use his yang energy to erase the cold energy freezing near his heart, but the cold didn’t budge at all.

“…”

After thinking for a moment, Paris’s feeling of regret disappeared.

This was already over.

“You spared me.”

Ethan’s words about being lucky didn’t just mean he had the upper hand. It literally meant he was lucky to have saved his life.

There are many strong individuals in the Demon Empire.

If you were to pick just ten of them, Paris Dojen could proudly say he would definitely occupy one of those ten spots.

If someone like him had been defeated like this, then the hierarchy was already settled.

“Let’s go.”

“…Pardon?”

“I’ve seen enough of his skills.”

The Dojen family head said.

“But, Family Head…”

They hadn’t even fought properly. Moreover, that arrogant behavior. They only stopped fighting because other noble families had arrived, but the situation wasn’t resolved yet.

The family members were quite emotional, feeling they couldn’t just retreat after being treated like this.

But there were those who could accurately read the family head’s expression.

“The Family Head has made a decision. We’re withdrawing! We’ve clearly seen Ethan Whiskers’ skills! Is there anyone who hasn’t seen it!?”

When the vice family head shouted, everyone became mute and closed their mouths.

“He’s above me.”

Paris Dojen, who cleanly acknowledged the difference in skills, left with his family members.

Wigen, who thought there was big trouble when the other four great families arrived, looked perplexed at Paris suddenly leaving.

But there was still a problem remaining.

“That Paris bastard, he’s running away with his tail between his legs knowing it won’t work. Well, that’s right. Even if we waited for turns, it wouldn’t be Paris’s turn anyway.”

Another family head from the four great families sneered while looking at Ethan. As one of the four great noble families ranked above the Dojen family, their status in the Demon Empire was sky-high.

Just as that family head was about to open his mouth.

This time, numerous noble families started rushing in, carrying their family flags.

Dagadak-! Dagadak-! Dagadak-!

Along with the noisy sound of horse hooves, a cloud of dust approached.

Seeing this, the four great family heads frowned.

“Impudent bastards, there’s an order to these things.”

“At this rate, we could throw a festival.”

When Ethan, the cause of this festival, said that, Wigen unknowingly covered his mouth. He was about to laugh.

The nobles who arrived next were also formidable nobles within the Demon Empire. They weren’t part of the four great families only due to history and tradition, but they wielded powerful influence within the empire.

They were all individuals who had their own solid domains and lived like kings within them, so Wigen swallowed hard and tensed up.

Even though Wigen wasn’t one to be pushed around easily, with this many gathered, even the title of meister essentially lost its significant meaning.

It would take the entire White family coming for him to save face at this point.

This must be quite an alien atmosphere for Ethan, who’s from the Holy Empire. Thinking this, Wigen glanced at Ethan.

But Ethan still looked relaxed.

Nothing had changed from when he first crossed the border into the Demon Empire to now, when numerous noble families surrounded him, emitting a turbulent aura.

Ethan looked them over. He walked forward, examining each flag one by one, allowing the flag bearers and the family members of the noble houses to see him.

Step, step-.

As Ethan walked out, the family heads who were about to greet him first and express their desire to see his lofty skills couldn’t help but frown.

“I didn’t come to the Demon Empire for fun.”

Ethan, who had cut through their midst, was now standing at their center.

“You all know, don’t you? That I came to the Demon Empire to cure my illness.”

Ethan looked around at them with cold eyes.

“Of course, you were curious. You wanted to check if the rumors that spread to the Demon Empire were true.”

Increased fame.

In addition to his increased fame, he was able to officially cross over to the Demon Empire after receiving the master title.

Ethan, who had been recognized by the Holy Emperor, had directly crossed over to the Demon Empire, so they must have been extremely curious about the truth of those rumors.

“If you’re curious whether those rumors are true, I’ll let you know.”

Ethan raised his head. Then, with a grin, he drew his sword.

“I don’t have time, so all of you attack at once. I, a master teacher from Ivecar Academy in the Holy Empire, will teach you.”