‘Ugh!’ Duke Aziz snapped back to reality, recalling that day’s memory. Was it because of the too horrifying experience? He had even erased the name Dwener from his mind. That’s why he couldn’t recall it. “Are you alright? You’re sweating…” “Yes, yes! I’m fine, Your Majesty. It’s just that I haven’t been able to sleep…

Somewhere deep within the imperial palace. At the end of a corridor so long its end was not visible. Two middle-aged men were calmly killing time in front of a gigantic door. Duke Luke de Lucid, the head of the Lucid family. And Duke Aziz de Herizeus, the head of the Herizeus family. Two of…

“Did you see?” When I used [Predation] on the Demon’s Shard, Rodelin once pointed a sword at my neck. Dark magic entered my body, or so they say. Lucia was grinning. Whether she saw it or not, I couldn’t tell. First things first, greetings. “Keke, hello? It’s an honor to meet you.” “Oh? You know…

Her ponytail was impeccably coiled without a single strand out of place, and her armband was cut at a sharp angle. Even her school uniform was without a wrinkle, just like usual. “…What’s going on? It was torn up quite a bit during the fight.” Not a scratch or a speck of dust in sight….

We were far from normal, but so was Bineus. Struggling to swing his right arm, he fought against us. The one silver lining was that no more flames were entering the symbols of the reverse pentagram. It seemed he was unable to use [Demon Magic]. “Die!” Crash! “Gack!” Blood, dark as a sword’s edge, spilled…

“Yuridia.” “Huff huff… What is it.” Yuridia glared at me. Well, her eyes were quite fierce. Not that it was strange. After all, I had only watched, even as kids were desperately rolling on the ground. I put on a deliberately firm expression, as if staking my life on it. Ah, what if Yuridia falls…

As Yuridia began her spell, the sky started to darken. At the same time, a cool breeze blew, causing Yuridia’s uniform to flutter. [Demon Slave]. The spell that placed Yuridia within the top three of the character popularity rankings and a spell that anyone who played “Hero of the Academy” would know. ‘Even people who…

“Zero? What do you mean by that? It’s not over yet?” “It means the demon hasn’t died yet. A 4th grade demon wouldn’t die so easily!” “4th grade!?” As the children were startled, demonic energy flashed like lightning from the body of the demon Bineus. Bineus’s body slightly lifted off the ground, and then he…

[The Sacred Sword awakens forcefully in response to the hero ‘Parrot’s call.] [Due to insufficient recovery time, its full power has not been awakened.] [The user’s abilities are dismal. Only a part of the Sacred Sword’s power is accessible.] [The ‘Divine Power’ stat is unlocked.] [9th Sacred Sword Artana: F] One of the nine sacred…

Sticky black blood adorned the sky. “Aaagh!!” Bineus began to fall with a scream filled with pain. Thud!! A small cloud of dust rose from the forest. ‘I did it.’ I looked at the pocket watch in my hand. An artifact given to me by Caron. [Silver Flash: A] Attack Power: 1 Cooldown: 5 turns…