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“This, this is, this is unbelievable!”

Favian denied reality and clenched Eligos’s horn. A red magic circle appeared around him. It was a huge magic circle that filled the ceiling of the room. The height of the academy dormitory was high, but the magic circle reached the ceiling as well.

“….”

All sorts of eerie demons poured out from within the magic circle, accompanied by fierce howls.

Despite summoning new demons, Favian was uneasy. This was because the demons he had just summoned disappeared in an instant. He had a premonition that the same result would occur with this summoning as well.

Crack!

David thrust forward with the sword in his hand. Although he pierced through empty space, straight slashes emerged from the blade. These slashes pierced the demons from all directions, turning them into rags and causing them to die.

“Aaargh!”

“Kuaaagh!”

The fierce howls turned into agonizing screams mixed with pain. Blood spurted out from the slashes, staining Favian. Despite knowing it was futile, he once again borrowed Eligos’s power and opened the magic circle, grinding his teeth in an unstable mental state and anger.

David continued to fend off only Favian’s summoned demons with his sword. He thought it wouldn’t matter if he kept pressing until Favian tired out. Before handing him over to the guards, he wanted to ask many things separately, so he wanted to keep him in perfect condition.

Summon again.

Summon.

Summon.

Summon.

Summon.

No matter how many times he summoned, it was the same. The student council president, who was adjusting his glasses, didn’t even seem tired. Because he used the power of Eligos, he could summon demons much stronger than the ones he had sent against the professors in the Magic Potion Lecture Hall, but they died so easily that it felt empty.

David de Leon.

He was expected to be the strongest among the academy students. A talent coveted not only by the Lug Alliance but also by all the countries on the continent. There were even rumors that his future actions after graduation could influence the national power for decades to come.

Favian thought that, like most rumors, it was an exaggerated story.

As the student council president was a well-known figure at the academy, some students who admired and followed him exaggerated his reputation, leading to the current state of affairs.

But now, Favian realized.

That there are facts that are diminished and distorted in the transmission of rumors.

“Now, is it over, Favian?”

David said as he finished the remaining incantation.

“Profit…! How did the nobles of the kingdom come to take an interest in such a wicked thing, how did they learn to summon incantations, what were they trying to do…”

Approaching Favian slowly, he continued speaking.

“There’s so much I want to hear, let’s go together-”

“Stop joking..!!”

In his anger, Favian lost his composure and raised the horn he held in his hand, emitting ominous mana. A huge magic circle appeared. It was of tremendous size. The depth of the space created within the magic circle seemed bottomless.

However, it was different from the magic circle a little while ago.

It appeared not in front of the caster, Favian, but behind him. Black tendrils emerged from the magic circle, coiled around Favian like ropes, and dragged him into the magic circle. As he was being pulled in, Favian emitted a laughter filled with malice.

“Hehehehehe…. No, no one, can ignore me… no one…!!!!”

“….”

David had a premonition that something bad was happening.

Darkness poured in front of his eyes.

As Favian was dragged into the unfathomable darkness within the magic circle, a terrible scream was heard. The sound of flesh being torn and ripped reached outside the magic circle. After a brief silence, powerful mana was felt from within the magic circle.

David was certain.

The true identity of this mana is Eligos. The mad Fabian eventually sacrificed himself. It is said that he was driven out in a way that did not even consider anger and evil.

Gugugung-

The sense of unease outside the magic circle grew. David calmly adjusted his sword and took out a portable magical device from his pocket. It was for precaution.

“Hmm~”

A sound of deep breath, as if feeling good.

An arm with long claws reached out beyond the magic circle. After the arm… no, a head with huge horns attached to it, and a torso, a pair of wings, and finally legs.

Unfurling its wings, a demon with gray skin revealed itself.

An ancient demon.

It was the resurrection of Eligos, an incubus.

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David put his sword back into its sheath on his waist.

Instead, he prepared to retrieve his original weapon through the portable magical device. His main weapon was not a sword but a spear. He had to go all out to confront Eligos.

Folding and unfolding its wings, clenching and unclenching its fists, Eligos seemed not yet accustomed to reappearing in the world.

Wandering around, taking deep breaths, and taking everything in like a curious child, it blinked its eyes full of curiosity. Of course, they were not innocent eyes, but surprisingly chilling and sharp eyes.

“Oh, resurrected by the filthy man’s blood….”

“….”

Eligos discovered David in front of him but paid no attention, touching his body here and there.

“Moreover, the sacrifice was so low-level. What a sight.”

As he said, Eligos was resurrected imperfectly. The vessel called Fabian was far from sufficient to contain Eligos. Instinctively, Eligos craved more mana. The mana emanating from the surroundings excited him. The mana of the students crowded in the dormitory.

Feeling the abundant mana around him, he grinned widely.

Trampling and taking advantage was all that was left. Especially, the thought of consuming mana from wailing women made him uncontrollably angry.

“I may have been a nauseating guy, but you should praise me for resurrecting in such a hostile environment.”

There was no one to receive the praise, yet Eligos muttered to himself.

“!”

Eligos was startled as he saw a huge amount of mana unfolding right in front of him.

A sharp man with glasses was gathering mana at the tip of his staff. It was an incredibly powerful mana, even by the standards of the great war era, something Eligos had rarely encountered.

“It was my mistake. I should have just killed him.”

David blamed himself. He never expected to sacrifice himself to resurrect Eligos…

However, he wasn’t the type to let self-blame derail him. He was someone who knew how to act to rectify a situation. Just like now.

“Human, do you dare to intervene without understanding the situation?”

“Well… I didn’t know until I tried.”

Before David’s words could finish, his long spear was directed towards Eligos. Just like when he stabbed with his sword, it pierced through the air, but this time, blades radiated from all directions, a force incomparable to when he used the sword.

Eligos, taken aback, unleashed a red magic circle in all directions.

Zap!

The sound of the magic circle breaking was heard. David continued to strike the circle with his spear to break it. Eligos quickly grasped the situation.

This guy in front of me is too strong.

In his current state, he couldn’t possibly win. He felt nauseous at the pitiful body of Fabian, which caused this imperfect resurrection.

“For now, I should devour the weak ones first.”

Eligos changed his plan. He had been asleep for a very long time, barely waking up. He couldn’t just disappear so futilely. He suppressed his boiling anger and thought of what he could do.

Pah-!

A crimson light emanated from Eligos’ body. It was a massive light that filled the room. A light that was indeed light, yet it was red, fiery, and sinister.

David pulled the window close to his body, using mana to protect himself. Until he secured a clear view, he maintained a defensive posture as much as possible. It was an extremely rational judgment, assuming continued combat with the opponent.

“!?”

As the light subsided, David looked around where the gray-skinned demon had been. No one was there. Turning his head, he noticed the glass door leading to the terrace was shattered. Eligos had fled. Seeing the scattered mana near the terrace confirmed it.

Looking out the window, David immediately took out his portable magic device. Despite the urgent situation, as always, he remained calm.

A voice came from the portable magic device.

– What’s going on~? Do you want to hear my voice?

– Scarlet, contact the headmaster. Request a lockdown around the academy.

The mischievous voice from the magic device paused for a moment. After a brief silence, a response came.

-…Okay.

– Secure the dormitory you’re in. Inform the professors, and from now on, all students should return to their dormitories.

– Okay, David… what about you?

– Don’t worry about me. I’ll be in touch soon.

With that, David closed the activated magic device. The necessary measures were complete. In a brief moment, Scarlet sensed David’s intentions and the seriousness of the situation. She hadn’t obtained her position as vice president by chance. She was one of the few people David could rely on.

“I won’t let them get away.”

Allowing the demons to roam freely in the academy was not an option. They might even escape the academy and threaten the citizens of the jurisdiction. Before regretting not immediately dealing with Fabian, David intended to fulfill his duties as student council president.

Thud-!

Jumping from a fairly high dorm room, David chased after Eligos’s trail, following the dark mana he emitted. Hoping not to be too late.

After escaping the Magic Potion Lecture Hall, I wandered aimlessly. I felt lost in this vast academy, unsure of where to go. I thought with the power of the Hwangjok, I could easily find Fabian, but I was still not recovered from the fight with the sword.

I was still inexperienced in sensing mana purely. I had relied on the power of the Hwangjok unconsciously. Even when I consciously tried to exclude it, the convenient power of the Hwangjok leaked out little by little. Even after sparring with Cloe, I found it hard to conceal my turquoise eyes.

Zzing-

I focused on the mana floating in the air as far as I could see, but I couldn’t find Fabian’s mana. No, I couldn’t even see where Fabian was. Damn Holy Sword.

I was already weakened by the Holy Sword, and forcing out mana in such a weakened state was like facing death. I won, but my body had reached its limit. Like squeezing a dry cloth, I poured out all the mana without the power of the Hwangjok and black magic.

“My whole body feels sore…”

I was conflicted between wanting to return to my room to rest and wanting to find Fabian quickly. Since things had gone awry, I decided to just kill him and retrieve Eligos’s horn to eliminate the aftermath.

I wish he would just appear in front of me.

I only wanted to deal with him quickly and rest. I was that exhausted.

-Poofduk

Huh?

As I walked weakly, I heard the flapping of wings. It was too loud for a bird’s wings.

“Haa, haa….”

“!?”

Finally, an unpleasant groan was heard.

When I turned around, I saw a man with the appearance of a demon, spreading his huge wings. It was the very image of a demon often seen in popular culture. The man with gray skin looked at me, his mouth covered in saliva.

“You, what… that mana, that energy..!”

“….”

He shouted at me, spraying saliva. It was a disgusting gaze that made me shiver.

Ah!

I concentrated and looked closely, then I felt it. The mana that Fabian had leaked, and the ominous mana flowing from Eligos’s horn.

I soon realized.

That guy is Eligos.

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“Haa, what kind of mana does this look so… delicious..!!!”

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After he finished speaking, his body even started to tremble. It makes the viewer feel bad.

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Soon she found out.

The mana I have is like an aphrodisiac to him.

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Fuck… .