Ian walked out of his carriage, drawn by two Bloodmanes, an extraordinary horse breed. The horses' striking red patterns throughout their bodies gave them an imposing feeling. Just by looking at them, you could conclude someone with extraordinary status was in the carriage.
After coming out of the carriage, he looked at the huge medieval building in front of him, which looked incredible with all those runes and dragon patterns.
'Finally, it is time for the plot to start.'
He thought with some expectation and some dread. It had been more than a week since he transmigrated into this world, and he had basically accepted his identity.
However, no matter what, he couldn't accept his destiny. After all, nobody wants to be a mediocre character and an experience package for the protagonist.
'My destiny is still the passerby villain,' Ian thought as he looked at his status panel.
[Name: Ian Veilstrider]
[Race: Human]
[Class: Knight]
[Realm: High Knight (Tier 1)]
[Scripture: Veiled Knight Breathing Method (Incomplete-Sealed)]
[Codex: Ironclad Discipline (Perfection)]
[Secret Technique: Etherial Disguise (Initiation)]
[Luck: 40]
[Destiny: Passerby Villain]
[Equipment: Runeheart Stone, Spellblade (Basic), Space Ring (Basic)]
He still didn't know how his destiny would affect his life or if it could be changed.
Ian thought randomly while playing with the ring on his finger, which looked unremarkable, but it was the space ring he got after increasing the favorability to 90 points with Sylvia yesterday.
Although the space inside was very small, it was very useful to him since it could be used with his life energy instead of mental power or mana.
Just as Ian was going inside the Academy to register, he heard a loud commotion at the gate, causing all the new students to gather there to watch the excitement.
"Oh? Is it already time?"
Ian smiled and changed his direction to the gate. He thought there was still time for the protagonist to arrive, but he was wrong.
When he came near the gate, he could already hear the loud shout from afar.
"I said I didn't do anything to the horse."
"Heh, kid. I saw with my own eyes you wandering near the stable. Then my horse suddenly fainted. Now, you say you didn't do anything to it. Who will believe it?"
When Ian came to the gate, he saw a haughty youngster blocking the path of a somewhat frail boy with a handsome appearance.
"Your horse is clearly sick. Why are you blaming me? I was just looking at them, and I didn't even come near the stable."
Although the boy seemed to have no status from his attire, his striking eyes and strong tone didn't lose to anyone.
"Then, how did my horse faint just after you came near?"
After hearing his words, the youngster was also confused, but he didn't back out.
This horse was a rare breed of Bloodmane that was extremely expensive. If he hadn't pleaded with his father, he wouldn't have been permitted to ride it to the Imperial Academy.
If something happened to it, his father would skin him alive.
"How would I know that? Just because I'm near, can you blame me for your sick horse?"
"You..."
The youngster didn't know what to do since many people were already attracted to their quarrel.
Moreover, the boy was right as he really didn't enter the stable or touch his horse. He was just going to blackmail him with a few words, but he faced a wall.
"What about this? I will see if I can help..."
After seeing him getting anxious, the boy smiled slightly and was about to offer his help when a discordant voice stopped him mid-sentence.
"What happened here? Why are you making a scene in front of the Academy gate?"
Ian asked in a stern voice after coming near their location, causing both of them to look in his direction.
When the youngster saw him, he instantly recognized him as someone from the duke's house due to the crest. Moreover, since he had seen him before at a party, he knew who Ian was.
So, he could only hurriedly explain everything in a nervous tone without getting angry. He didn't even dare to lie and confessed everything.
"Young master, I was just anxious and made a mistake."
He looked at Ian nervously and pleaded guilty while cursing his bad luck inside his heart.
'Why is a duke's son here?'
Ian looked at the bowing figure in front of him and reprimanded him softly.
"How can you blame others without any evidence? That too, in front of the Imperial Academy? What kind of farce?"
Just as the youngster was sweating profusely, Ian continued:
"Okay, it is just a small matter. You can say sorry to him, and this matter is over."
He then looked at the fainted horse inside the stable and said:
"As for the horse, I have some spare medicine with me. Let's see if it can wake it up."
After saying that, he walked into the stable without caring about others. During the whole process, he didn't even look at the protagonist, Carl.
"Oh? Thank you, young master. Thank you, young master."
The youngster was confused and then overjoyed after hearing his second sentence. He never thought that a duke's son would help him. What an honor!
Just as he was about to follow Ian, he suddenly remembered something and turned back to Carl.
"I'm sorry, kid. I made a small mistake. Let's forget what happened earlier."
After saying that, he didn't even wait for a reply and followed Ian into the stable. All this happened so fast that Carl was left stunned and confused, standing in his position.
As for Ian, he was already near the horse inside the stable.
Was he really helping solve their conflict? Of course not. He didn't have that much of a free time.
'I think it is inside the pouch next to the saddle.'
Ian thought about what he read in his previous life and grabbed the small pouch unintentionally as if he were checking the horse without leaving any trace.
Then he emptied all the contents of the pouch into his space ring and immediately removed his hand.
As expected, he suddenly got a prompt from the system.