With a soft thud, as I placed my hand on the wall, Rodelin found herself cornered against it by me. “Ze, Zero? What is this all about…” “Keke, I will continue to do such dangerous things in the future. As long as it means I can protect my allies.” “…” “However, I think I can…

“Ah, I’m going to die. I can finally rest easy. Right?” Luna stretched and said. The moment the morning classes had just ended. It also meant the shackles binding us were finally released. ‘It seems the instructors have lost interest in us.’ Since [Hyper Sense] didn’t react, it was certain. “Are we going to eat…

Until he reached the end of the long corridor, the flattery of Duke Aziz never ceased. Duke Luke occasionally gave him a subtle reprimand, but Duke Aziz, was not one to be swayed by such. Given Duke Luke’s nature, it was hard for him to deliver an insult, even if he wanted to. I n…

‘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…