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The words, “Did you hatch it?” were a cursed spell.

It was clear that Howard, who had been hit by the snow burst and fell to the ground, had suffered significant damage.

But he was alive.

Chris was surprised to see Howard.

Howard, who had previously had hard, shiny, black, scaly skin, now looked much more human.

“He must not be able to maintain his demonic form because his body’s magic energy is running low.”

Howard, who was lying on the floor struggling, was enduring pain and humiliation.

‘I have changed! I have converted to the Temple of Darkness and have been granted the power of the Demon God. I have gained power that is incomparable to what I had before… ..’

Why on earth?

Howard felt even more humiliated than when he was broken by Chris in their previous fight.

“Howard, stop it now. I don’t know how you got your hands on the magic, but it’s a dangerous power no matter how you look at it. Give it up now!”

“Give up your strength?”

Howard’s lips curled upward at Chris’s words.

“You made me fall into the abyss and now you want me to give up my power! Without this power, how can I live and be treated like a human being! ”

Howard howled like a wounded animal.

“You hypocrite bastard! You made me a cripple! And now you’re acting nice! Why, do you want to look good in front of Riel Youngae? ”

Howard sold Chris out.

I was so delusional that I couldn’t even communicate.

Chris shook his head.

Now Howard resembled Chris, John’s former master.

Blaming others for your life that is not going well,

I didn’t want to listen to what other people had to say.

No matter how much the past Christian John told him, he did not admit his mistakes and did not try to correct them.

From that experience, Chris knew that nothing he said to Howard now would work.

“Howard. You don’t want to fight us any longer, do you?”

Howard’s wounds were deeper than expected.

If they continued to fight Chris and his group, it wouldn’t be easy for Howard either.

On the other hand, it was true that Chris had used his double skill to corner Howard, but he no longer had the energy to fight.

Chris was barely able to stand, having run out of mana.

Fortunately, neither Ray nor the Yeti were beings manifested through Chris’s magic.

If it had been summoned entirely with Chris’s magic power, it would have already run out of mana and would not have been able to maintain its physical body.

“Chris, don’t think today is the last day. I will definitely, definitely kill you.”

Howard chewed and swallowed, spat it out, spread his wings, and flew into the sky, disappearing.

“Whew… .”

After Howard completely disappeared,

Chris seemed to lose his strength and collapse on the spot.

“Your Majesty!”

Lily ran to Chris and hugged him.

Chris’s forehead was covered in cold sweat and his breathing was ragged.

“I used up a lot of mana at once, so I’m temporarily hyperventilating. Howard’s gone too, so I think it’d be best to rest here until Chris gets better. ”

Ray felt responsible for Chris draining his mana beyond its limit.

But it was a crisis situation that had to happen.

Riel looked at Chris worriedly from behind.

‘Chris Youngsik… because of me… .’

Riel was grateful to Chris, but also felt sorry for the trouble he had caused her.

After about 20 minutes, Chris’s breathing gradually stabilized.

“Your Majesty, are you okay?”

Chris, who had been lying on Lily’s lap as a pillow, sat up.

“It’s a little better.”

“Please lie down a little longer.”

Chris shook his head and leaned against the stump of a nearby spruce tree.

In fact, I was worried that as I lay there with my head on Lily’s soft thigh, the blood would rush to my lower body and a thick tent would form on my lower body.

‘Ha… I feel a sense of inferiority.’

Chris shook off his feelings of guilt, thinking that it was just a natural phenomenon that all energetic boys experience.

After about 10 minutes, Chris was well enough to walk.

“I’m feeling a little better. It’s getting late, let’s hurry and go back to the research base.”

The sun had already completely set and the stars were twinkling in the sky.

If it weren’t for the Yeti, I would have been lost in the spruce forest.

“Yeti, please.”

-Wow, wow.

Chris and his party were able to emerge from the spruce forest following the Yeti.

After walking for a long time, Chris and his group arrived at the research base.

Although it was not a close distance, the Yeti was able to see clearly even in the dark snowy field.

So, the exhausted Chris and his group were able to return to the research base.

As we returned to the research base, we saw Professor Miranda, the test supervisor, and the servants from the Hayes family, as well as the Academy cadets, milling about.

It was natural to be worried, as Riel had not returned until late at night and there was no news from Chris and his group who had gone out to look for Riel.

“Riel is safe. And I’m glad you all are safe.”

Professor Miranda said with a relieved expression.

The servants of the Hayes family standing behind Professor Miranda also had expressions that showed they had all taken a deep breath upon seeing Miss Riel return.

“I’m sorry, everyone. I carelessly chased after a monster and ended up getting lost, causing trouble for many people.”

Riel bowed his head to everyone.

It was an attitude of humility that was unusual for a daughter from a noble family.

“Miss. It’s nothing. I’m the bodyguard of the Hayes family, and I did what I had to do.”

Lisa looked at Chris and his group.

“Thank you so much to Chris Youngsik, the maids, and the summoners. If it weren’t for you all, something big would have happened to Miss Riel.”

Riel also nodded.

“Chris Youngsik and the Delun family. Thank you so much. You are my lifesavers.”

Riel looked around at Chris and his group and said.

“The Haze family will definitely repay this favor.”

Lisa added.

“What about repayment? I didn’t help Riel because I wanted something like that. Of course, I should help her since she’s my classmate.”

Chris waved his hand.

“No. You helped me by taking time out of your busy schedule to do a project at the Academy. This is something that would never happen. Even if Chris Youngsik hadn’t helped me, I would have thought it was normal.”

Lisa said with a serious expression.

Lisa was a bodyguard, but she held a high position among the Hayes family’s servants.

That’s why I knew very well how much the nobles of the Kingdom of Ridelph risked their lives at the Academy for promotion.

‘Abandoning your own task and trying to save Miss Riel… It’s not an easy task.’

Lisa was so grateful to Chris.

But then another thought occurred to me.

‘Why did Chris Youngshik help Miss Riel by putting aside his own homework?’

The noble children attending the academy prioritized their grades at the academy above all else.

The proof of this was that, as an extreme example, we were living an academy life where we had to constantly risk our lives and where there had already been deaths.

But why save others when it doesn’t benefit you?

It was an action that was not easily understood.

At that moment, a thought crossed Lisa’s mind.

‘Could it be that Chris Young-sik did this because he had feelings for Miss Riel?’

Recently, Chris has been distancing himself from Riel and not showing any interest in her, as if he has changed.

But until recently, Lisa had been having a headache because of Chris, who had been persistently stalking Riel.

‘Could it be that pretending not to be interested in Miss Riel was a sophisticated strategy by Chris Young-shik to win Miss Riel’s favor?’

If there’s any other reason to throw away your homework and save Riel Youngae, isn’t that it?

Lisa misunderstood all by herself.

but.

Lisa didn’t know.

Unlike the noble children who were forced into a cold and endless competition, Chris, who was a commoner, took saving others for granted.

He was different from the noble children who were brainwashed from a young age to think that they had to trample on others and get good grades at the academy.

Saving a classmate.

It was a given for Chris.

“Everyone, you must be very tired today. First, let’s go back to the tent and rest. Don’t you still have a lot of homework to do? You need to get some rest to do the homework starting tomorrow.”

Professor Miranda said.

Lisa thanked Chris again, who waved humbly, and took Riel back to the tent.

Chris and his group also went back to the tent they had set up during the day.

The Yeti went back to sleep in his cave.

Chris now asked the Yeti, now a summoned creature, to come to his tent the next morning and help him.

Chris lay down in the tent.

Chris tried to close his eyes, but the image of Howard would not leave his mind.

To Chris’s left lay Ray, and to his left was Lily sleeping.

“Ray, Johnny?”

“What? I have to go to bed early so I won’t be so tired tomorrow.”

Ray looked back.

“You know, Howard, he had a black crystal embedded in his head. It must be the same black crystal that makes monsters go wild.”

“Hmm… I was actually thinking the same thing. Something doesn’t seem right. I have a bad feeling. Could it be that there is a power that can change even people… I think I need to investigate this properly.”

As expected… .

Chris thought of Howard’s transformation into a demonic being.

I had a feeling that something big was going to happen in the future.