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The jewel of the continent.

Daughter of the Lord.

The faith of the denomination.

Saint Mary.

She has received great love from the Holy Church, and as if to repay that love, she grew up to be kind, upright, and flawless. In fact, she has two secrets that she cannot tell others.

The first is that she actually has a dual personality. I didn’t know when I was young. I just thought it was natural because the day started at 8 a.m. and the day ended at 8 p.m.

The first time she noticed something strange was when a bishop said, ‘It was amazing how the saint fell asleep while reading a difficult book late at night.’

I obviously don’t remember reading a book like that.

Not long after that, Maria realized that she had a dual personality. A person with a unique dual personality whose personality changes starting at exactly 8 o’clock.

One thing that was fortunate was that Maria’s other personality did not have an eccentric personality. His behavior wasn’t much different from his daytime self.

However, I just find books of a slightly higher level and read them. Like ‘History of the Continent, the Demon King, and the Lord’ or ‘Where did the Demon King Kanos originate from?’

That is Mary’s first secret, one that few others know.

Maria’s second secret was a bit unusual, and unlike the previous one, no one knew it except her. In fact, it wasn’t something worth revealing to anyone.

‘Something… I feel empty… .’

A feeling that life is somehow lacking.

What most criminals don’t feel even after a lifetime, was there for Maria at every moment.

No matter what I eat, I can’t fully enjoy the taste, and no matter how enjoyable the experience is, I feel like it’s missing 2%.

Maria, who had had that feeling for her entire life, was conscious of it as being as natural as breathing.

‘… what?’

From the moment I came to Eden Academy with a pounding heart and the entrance ceremony began.

Strictly speaking, from the time I met ‘a boy’.

‘Something… It feels strange. I feel like my troubled mind has been relieved… .’

Maria was surprised by the ‘comfort’ she felt for the first time in her life.

*****

When I opened my eyes, something came into my field of vision faster than the sunlight.

White, thin eyelashes, white hair that wants to be stroked, and round, crystal-like eyes. It was young Maria.

As soon as I saw her, I unconsciously stretched out my hand. I have waited so long, just for her.

When you see something you’ve been craving for a long time, it’s your instinct to want it. I, who had just woken up from sleep and was in a dazed state, was the embodiment of instinct.

He extended his hand in a rude manner, without the slightest trace of rational judgment.

Sharak-.

The soft cheeks touched my palm. The fragrant smell of flesh settled into my nose. I was caressing Maria’s cheek without thinking about anything.

“Well, well, well… !”

“… Ah.”

“What are you doing!”

Maria, whose face was as red as ruby, stood up in shock. Thanks to this, the thing supporting my neck disappeared, and I hit the back of my head on the chair.

puck-!

“No!”

“Ah, ah… Are you okay? So why is my cheek suddenly… !”

Oh, that’s right, she’s not the Maria I know. If it were Maria at night, she would have laughed the moment I touched her cheek.

I forgot that little Maria and I had just met for the first time.

As I was trying to raise my upper body, covering the sore back of my head with my palm, Maria, who had run away from me, came back to me. She held out her small palm to me, delicately pinned.

Then, shining divine power bloomed from the white hand.

“Lord, who always looks down on us with your omnipotent eyes, please grant your precious grace and heal the sheep that was injured by me.”

Ugh-.

As a demon, I cannot inherently accept divine power. Because they are opposites to each other.

But Maria is an exception. I don’t know why. Is it because she is a saint?

“That’s divine power, right? Are you giving me a bottle and medicine now? The medicine is too big for the bottle.”

“Ha… Well, you shouldn’t have suddenly touched my cheek. Your actions just now were clearly indecent assault… !”

“If you put it that way, Maria also molested me. When I opened my eyes, I saw that he had his hand on my head?”

“Are the skin and hair the same?”

When I was trapped in Tartarus in the Tower of Babel, I thought it was because the saint burned her life force.

But just now, I was healed by young Maria. There is no way that Maria, who knows me as a human, would have put in the effort of spending her life, so this simply means that Maria’s divine power can heal demons like me.

Well, the only saint who can even heal demons is Maria, so I have no way of knowing whether Maria or the saint is special.

“Oh, stop and look at the podium. Freshman representative takes oath.”

“Freshman representative… ? Ah, you are a hero.”

Natural Sleeping Pills Hunhua Words Merlin went down from the podium. Instead, the warrior Frey went up to the podium representing the freshmen.

Frey said things that are common among freshmen representatives. Maria looked at Frey with eyes full of anticipation.

I listened to Frey’s speech with one ear and only stared at Maria.

“It looks like Mr. Evans doesn’t like the hero.”

Maria asked if she was worried about my appearance. I shrugged my shoulders.

“Rather than not liking it, I’m just not interested.”

“Why? He is a warrior who will save the continent in the future, so an ordinary person would naturally be interested.”

“Not my style.”

Not on the outside, but on the inside.

Even when Frey was called the indomitable warrior, I was quite interested in her. How wonderful it is to be a noble warrior who does not let go of any trials and tribulations. At the time, I was contemplating Frey with this mindset, wondering how to tear that indomitable spirit to pieces.

Now that I know her true feelings, I don’t even care at all.

“I… Do you see the warrior as a woman? ?”

As if she had misunderstood my words, Maria gave me a suspicious look. I waved my hand.

“Don’t misunderstand, it’s not like that. I’m speaking from person to person.”

“Do you have a relationship with the warrior?”

“Relationship? There wasn’t. That’s just the impression.”

It could be said that I remember things from my past life, but now I am just a student, not a Duke of Demon World. If you’re a student, you have to act like a student.

“Hmm… Mr. Evans is a very unique person.”

“Really?”

“Yes, I don’t think it was an ordinary relationship. When I met you…”

What an obvious thing to say. Maria, I went back so long to meet you.

There was a time when I jokingly pretended that it was a fleeting moment, but that was only a joke. 500 years is a burden even to me.

“Freshmen! Everyone, gather here!”

Finally, after the oath, which was the demi-decoration of the entrance ceremony, the boring entrance ceremony finally came to an end. I woke up Aru, who was still lying on my thigh, when I called out to the students.

Pinch-.

“Hey! Wake up!”

“Kkegaeng! Kkkk! Woof!”

Aru, whose ears were folded in half, reacted violently and growled at me. That guy’s head, I’m a bean! and squeezed it.

“How long are you going to sleep, you lazy puppy?”

“Grrr… .”

“Stop acting like a fool and get up. I have to go. Those people are calling us.”

“Woong… I’m sleepy, give me a piggyback ride.”

“Do you not care about other people?”

“Still, carry me on your back. It’s comfortable when little Evans carries you on your back.”

What is little Evans again? Is it the result of merging a small demon and Evans Grant?

On paper, he is an academy student, but in spirit he is still the king of the Demon Surim, and there is no way he will listen to the teacher’s words obediently. I grunted and put Aru on my back.

Perhaps because it was funny to see us like that, Maria let out a faint smile.

“Puuuu, how is your relationship?”

“Well, we’ve been close friends since we were young. So, we ended up coming to Eden Academy together.”

“I see. envious. I also dreamed of having at least one friend I could open up to.”

“You mean you don’t have a friend like that right now?”

“… I hope to be able to form good friendships at Eden Academy.”

The smile on Maria’s mouth is bitter. I guess I don’t have any friends.

It’s probably not her personality’s fault. There is no person in the world as good-natured as Maria. However, the surrounding environment given to a saint of the church did not allow Maria to be close to people of her own age.

On Heo Heo-heon’s day, it is nice to see the old-fashioned priests of the denomination reading the Bible, which is full of text. A life so terribly boring that a magician like me who pursues spectacle cannot possibly understand it.

Uh, wait a minute.

“Maria. Then is it okay if I become Maria’s first friend?”

“Yes? Chi, are you a friend?”

“Maria just said she wanted to make friends at Eden Academy.”

“Trigram, it’s okay! But Mr. Evans and I don’t know much about each other yet… Can we be friends?”

“Are friends a big deal? If you make eye contact, you are friends.”

“Well, that’s… Umm… .”

The color of Maria’s face is somewhat desirable. Is there anything that bothers you about what I said?

“Did I say something wrong? What’s wrong?”

“I think Mr. Evans looks at his friends too easily.”

“Easy to see?”

What does that mean?

“Friends are people who play together, eat together, suffer together, and rejoice together… It’s a word that refers to a life partner. Just because we make eye contact doesn’t mean it’s okay to do it or not.”

“… .”

Holy woman, that’s called being a fool. A saint who learned about the world through the Bible and whose head is the Bible has no way of knowing such things.

“Then do that.”

“Yes?”

“Let’s do as Maria says. Friends are life partners who play together, eat together, suffer together, and rejoice together. Then, I can become a life partner who plays with Maria, eats together, suffers together, and rejoices together. So we’re friends, right? Am I right?”

“Ah… Well, if that’s the case… Yes, I like it. I’m glad to be friends with Mr. Evans.”

Maria blushed, trying to suppress the bright smile that was about to break out.

I grinned. On the outside, it was a smile that seemed infinitely kind and pure.