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I returned to the dormitory without being able to do anything about the burned forest.

I rushed over for fear of being caught, and sweat was beading on my forehead.

He brushed away Bea and Agnes, who rushed to him saying that he would wash them, and after washing them thoroughly, they all fell asleep together.

***

When I opened my eyes, I found myself in a familiar white room.

and.

“Hello?”

A black Eros was seen with his black tail and bat wings exposed, as if he already knew everything.

“You..”

“Well, all my memories came back anyway, so it doesn’t matter, right? This is the first time I’ve seen this… No, I was caught briefly last time, so this is the second time.”

Seeing Black Eros smiling brightly and talking made my blood pressure rise and the veins in my head appeared.

“Why.. Why is it like that..”

“What?”

“Why do my parents and friends..”

“Didn’t you say that last time?”

“.. Last time?”

Black Eros spoke as if he couldn’t remember.

“I remember you telling me enough when we first met.”

“… Sigh..”

As I cursed and sighed, she screamed, wondering why it was so unfair.

“Why! I did it because I wanted to meet you! I want to bring it here as soon as possible! Is that wrong?”

“.. Why on earth do you want to meet me?”

okay.

I learned why Eros wanted to meet me.

Because it’s just like I remembered.

But why did he want to meet me?

“Huh? Didn’t your memories come back?”

“What does that have to do with it?”

“That’s right.. Because I’m the same godhead as Eros?”

“… More details.”

I suppressed the anger that boiled like lava.

I want to express it right away, but I can’t right now.

okay..

now..

As I took a deep breath and exhaled to calm down my emotions, Black Eros began to explain.

“I and Eros were one godhead.”

“.. But.”

“I remember that. I gathered my strength to commit suicide.”

“.. Next.”

“.. Anyway, I turned back time in a way I never thought possible. To be exact, we went back to the past.”

When she nodded to indicate that she should continue speaking, she frowned slightly and then spoke again.

“Due to the distortion of space, the Godhead also began to distort and was completely divided.”

“.. So you are like Eros?”

“Well, strictly speaking, it’s different.”

“What else..”

“Because I am the Eros of the past.”

Eros of the past.

So, does that mean Eros thought and acted like that before he met me?

“Um… To be exact, it was millions of years before I met you. Because emotions existed back then.”

“.. How did I become emotionally numb?”

“I consumed too much. ah! You didn’t know, right? Emotions are expendable. When you express a lot of emotions, the emotions inside you start to drain. But then, not all emotions are like that. That’s just negative emotions. Rather, positive emotions refill exhausted emotions.”

“So, I recharged all the emotions that were completely exhausted..”

“Correct answer.”

I hope those words are not lies.

“It’s the truth. Everything.”

“.. I have to be able to trust it.”

“.. It’s true..”

Black Eros emphasizes the truth by slightly pouting his lips.

It was objectively beautiful.

But that didn’t matter to me one bit.

It was enough to just know what I wanted to know.

“So, what is the reason for calling this time?”

“Ah.. I just don’t need to hide my strength anymore. As long as it is sealed with an earring.”

“.. What..? How do you do that…”

“Don’t ignore it too much. Even though it may seem like this, there is no superior being in this world.”

Are you saying that he is an absolute god limited to this world?

If that was the case, I wouldn’t have been able to hide it anyway.

“But.. why did I die?”

“… Do you mind if I tell you that… It’s because of the devils.”

Eros, who always answered promptly, hesitated for a moment, but still told me.

Because of the devils.

“Why.”

“The devil is a devil.”

“…”

“What! It’s just an application of what’s in your head!”

Why is a being that has lived for millions of years so childlike?

Whatever you do or say.

“Do I look that young? Heehee..”

I feel dizzy.

“Then what I have to do is get rid of all the devils.”

“Hmm? No?”

“.. What do you mean.”

“There’s no need to do that?”

“…?”

“You just have to take it easy. Well… if I don’t have a goal, I’ll just take revenge.”

Why does my mind become complicated when I talk to Eros?

“Anyway! Now there is no need to hide your strength, so take it easy. And say good things to Geoff,”

“You! How about my father!”

“Ah.. Sheesh.. Time is already over.. I’ll sing it again when I have the strength.. I can’t do anything about this either.”

“Damn..”

“Hello. how are you. ah! And now you can kiss!”

‘Damn.. was that you too..’

Eyes slowly closing.

I try to wake up again, but I feel like I’ve taken a sleeping pill.

Then, when my eyes opened brightly.

“Vera woke up…what…did you have a nightmare?”

I saw Bea’s face.

“.. Did you sleep well?”

“Yeah.. I slept well.. Are you okay?”

“It’s okay, it’s okay..”

I hugged Bea’s face, which was dripping with worry, and stroked her head.

So, I was hugged gently, purring like a cat.

There is a need to revise future plans.

Anyway, it’s the same whether you hide it or not.

I will unfold it with all my might.

They told me to live comfortably, but I have no intention of doing that.

What Eros said.

plural.

At least until that goal is achieved.

…Anyway, if it was going to happen like this…

Anne didn’t have to give up her religion.

I need to be nice to you…

***

“ Wow.. I won again..”

“Ha.. Yongha.. just wait a moment..”

“How can you trust me right away..”

“Because it is convenient.”

“But the bet is not over yet.”

“.. I know.”

“Then let’s try another bet instead of that one this time. For example.. who should go first..”

“Ugh..”

“Then I…”

***

And during the morning lecture.

“Uh… last night… wed… a wave of mana was… detected in the forest… the teachers… ah… demons… had… invaded… chu. I’m guessing..”

“…”

“Everyone, be careful.. ha.. do it..”

“Oh my god.. the devil.. Vera are you okay?”

“Uh.. Yes..”

Traces of forgotten magic were discovered,

It’s surprising that he was discovered, but he even misunderstands that the traces were made by the devil.

How on earth did it get misunderstood as an invasion by the devil?

“Well.. So today.. we are going to learn about the magic that would have been used in the forest.”

It’s amazing to see the tremor in your voice gradually disappearing, but I don’t think about it like that right now.

Should I consider myself lucky that I wasn’t caught right away?

Or should we worry that the devil is invading and things are getting bigger?

I covered my mouth and nose with my hands and listened to what Professor Zhan said.

Professor Zahn used the floating magic to draw a circle with chalk so large that it filled the blackboard.

“Let’s say this is the size of the academy site.”

A very small circle drawn in the middle of that circle.

“And this little circle. This is the size of the academy we are in now.”

“It’s that small..?”

“How wide is it..”

“The Academy’s site is large enough to fit tens of thousands of Academy buildings.”

Is the academy building small?

That’s not it again.

It’s bigger than the imperial palace I visited when I was young.

“And the forest where mana was detected yesterday is here.”

A dot was placed about two spans away from the academy building.

‘Hmm… I guess I’ll have to go in more in the future…’

It was closer than I thought, so I guess I got caught faster.

“And this is how much forest was destroyed due to the released mana.”

Draw a line about a span to the left.

The Academy is only the size of a thumbnail, let alone a span.

That magic penetrated a distance as long as a span?

First of all, I was surprised there.

and.

“We assume that the magic used here is black magic.”

No, why on earth does black magic come out there?

Black magic using demonic energy.

However, only devils and demons can use black magic.

“Professor! I have a question.”

“Try it.”

At that time, the cadet sitting in the front raised his hand and said.

‘Is that guy the class president?’

Last time, I collapsed in the principal’s office and took two days off, but in the meantime, I became class president.

From what I heard, there was only one candidate for class president in the first place.

The class president, who had been given the right to speak by the professor, lowered his hand and began asking questions.

“You said you sensed mana a little while ago. But I learned that Magi and Mana are different types.”

“That’s right. Mana and Magi are different. But it’s the same.”

“.. What does that mean?”

Same but different.

The class president, who heard the contradictory words, asked for explanation again, and the professor, who cleared his throat for a moment, opened his mouth again.

“Ars von Conitio. Can I ask you a question?”

“.. Yes.”

The class president, who hesitated for a moment as if he was nervous, nodded and the professor smiled and said.

“Do you think men and women are different?”

“.. Yes?”

“It’s literally like that. Do you think men and women are different?”

“.. I think it’s different.”

The class president looked at me for a moment, then looked at the professor and expressed his thoughts.

“Why?”

“.. Men are basically born with a lot of mana. And the way mana is used is different from that of women.”

“How are they different?”

“Men are excellent at magic that releases magical power, and women are excellent at strengthening magic that absorbs magical energy into the body.”

“Can you say that it is different just because of that?”

“… Another thing…”

“Stop.”

The professor stopped the class president from continuing to talk about the differences between men and women and asked him something else.

“Then there is nothing similar about men and women?”

“.. There is..”

“But are you saying it’s different?”

“…”

The professor, who was looking at the class president who was speechless because he had nothing to say, looked at everyone and spoke.

“Men and women. The origin of these two concepts is people. So where does mana and magic begin?”

“…”

“The correct answer is mana. There is a saying that demons have magical energy as soon as they are born, but that is incorrect. I can assure you that I have actually encountered the devil.”

Mana is the starting concept of Magi.

In other words, Magi came from Mana.

Then… no way.

“Devils.. beings called devils.. are humans.. just a little different. Just as men and women are different.”

“But the devil wants us humans..”

“Then people don’t harm others unconditionally.”

“…”

The class president tried to object again, but collapsed back into his chair.

After the professor finished speaking, the classroom became extremely quiet.

“Okay.. I will end the lecture..”

The professor couldn’t stand the atmosphere and left.

however.

Why did he look so sad?

The eyes of Professor Zahn, who was explaining about magi and demons, were not ours.

I felt like I was looking at something else.

Like something from the past.

“.. It was an amazing lecture.. But is it okay to say something like that in front of the princess?””

“Hmm… I originally made a claim to defend the devil, but I’ll have to catch him… but for some reason, I don’t want to do that.”

Bea and Agnes were lying down on the desk talking.

But I was still thinking about why.

‘Why… did he look so sad…’

After looking at the place where the professor left for a while, he stood up and spoke.

“Let’s go to the cafe we went to yesterday. I have something to say.”