The Narrow-Eyed Villain of the Demon Academy

There are far too many cowardly things in this world.

It's a thought as pathetic and old as the fleeting clouds.

I was getting ready for school, giving my clothes a final check.

"Adel."

Perhaps noticing my hardened expression, Samuel approached me with a somewhat apologetic look.

Hmph, who would forgive you just because you apologize?

I opened my eyes haughtily and glared at Samuel, who simply shrugged in response.

"Wasn't it your fault for letting your guard down? Get over it already."

I was speechless, my jaw dropping at Samuel's blatant shamelessness.

There's probably no one else in the world who could leave me this flustered besides Samuel.

"...Sigh."

Rustle, rustle.

I ruffled my hair with a sigh.

Fine, it's my fault.

What in this world isn't my fault anyway?

As I tried to calm myself down, the little bird perched on Samuel's head chirped, further fueling my anger.

Beep, beep!

"You seem to be enjoying yourself."

Beep!

I must have raised him wrong.

It seemed Sijo had quite a few pent-up frustrations towards me, as he joined Samuel in mocking me.

The finger fight we just had.

I was the clear loser.

Therefore.

"Can't we just skip it?"

"Sob, sob."

I had no choice but to let myself be dragged along by Samuel, whimpering.

Then, a sense of déjà vu washed over me, causing me to furrow my brows.

Come to think of it,

I feel like I've forgotten something.

Well, it can't be anything important, right?

***

...Such thoughts were nothing more than my wishful thinking.

"Didn't you promise me?!"

"I know, of course I remember. But I had my reasons..."

Right after arriving at Sytan.

I couldn't help but feel overwhelmed by the sight of a furious instructor.

Robolt.

He was staring at me, fuming about the fact that I hadn't visited him as promised.

Ahem.

I cleared my throat.

I genuinely had nothing to say.

Of course, I had my reasons, but the memory of Robolt's behavior that day flashed through my mind.

Robolt's unusually excited expression.

He probably looked like that because he had discovered something beyond just progress in his research.

But since I didn't show up, it was only natural for him to be angry.

"Ha..."

As I was about to apologize, Robolt let out a long sigh.

Could that be a sigh of resignation?

Fear gripped me, and my shoulders trembled.

Then, Robolt shook his head and spoke.

"It's fine. I'll be satisfied with you listening to me now."

I breathed a sigh of relief inwardly.

Honestly, it was my first time seeing Robolt angry, so I was a bit flustered.

People who rarely express their emotions are often scarier when they finally explode...

As I was sighing in relief, Robolt spoke again.

"Follow me. I have something to tell you."

"..."

However, I didn't follow Robolt and remained seated.

Robolt's expression hardened even further, perhaps angered by my defiance.

No.

I have no choice.

I wanted to follow Robolt because I was curious too, but it wasn't the right time yet.

"Instructor Robolt! It's my class time right now! Leave the class president alone!"

Idea, who was about to start the morning class, puffed out her cheek at Robolt, clearly annoyed.

Only then did Robolt seem to come to his senses, hurriedly looking around and apologizing to Idea.

Idea was standing in front of the chalkboard, fuming, and the students, all wearing bewildered expressions, were staring at Robolt.

"I, I'm sorry. I got a little carried away..."

"Forget the apology! Just get out of my class! And Instructor Robolt, don't you have a magic class right now? Are you sure you should be here?"

"Ah."

A sigh escaped Robolt's lips.

That man, no matter how urgent his research is...

Did he really ditch his class to come here?

My eyes grew cold.

"Student Adel, I'll be going now, but please come see me after class!"

"Alright. Take care."

Creak-.

Thud-

I clicked my tongue as I watched Robolt hastily leave the classroom.

Yet, I couldn't help but wonder what kind of research results could elicit such a reaction from him.

As I continued to ponder these thoughts, Idea addressed the students.

"Alright, then shall we resume the class! Today's lesson will be quite interesting, so look forward to it!"

The students responded with unenthusiastic stares.

It couldn't be helped.

The class was boring, after all.

I wasn't any different, so I put on an indifferent expression and recalled the top priority for my growth.

'Dark Lightning.'

The magic I developed as a last resort to enhance my lacking penetration power.

However, I knew this wasn't enough.

'My strongest weapon is neither magic, swordsmanship, nor assassination.'

These were undoubtedly powerful skills, and I could probably face not only the Children of the Seven Deadly Sins but also the protagonists of the Imperial Academy.

Of course, they would have also made tremendous progress while I was growing, so I couldn't guarantee victory.

Therefore, I couldn't be satisfied with this.

I had to become even stronger.

'The opponents I have to fight now are not only the members of the Imperial Academy, but I might also have to turn the strongest in the Demon Realm into enemies.'

The Headmaster.

She was a prime example.

When I attacked the Imperial Academy.

I remembered Besaha, the instructor of the humans I faced.

He had cornered me with his formidable wind magic and layers of barriers.

However, he...

'Fell victim to my stealth technique using the Chaos Attribute.'

If he hadn't been caught off guard by my 'Absolute Stealth,' I would be the one dead, not him.

That's why I had to focus on the 'Chaos' ability, which could instantly close the gap in skill.

'I have a rough idea of how to use the Chaos Attribute.'

The war between the Bares and Nina families.

When Crete died and I faced Hamel, the Sword Saint's son and the protagonist of my novel.

Adel summoned me and explained the usage and nature of Chaos.

And although I don't know exactly what happened to Adel, it certainly helped me a lot.

'Thanks to that, I was able to escape and gain the ability of Super Regeneration.'

But that wasn't enough.

The applications of Chaos were limitless.

'Adding penetration power to lightning...'

Beyond its essence, to a level I hadn't even imagined.

I had to refine Dark Lightning.

Because there wouldn't be any more close-range combat.

I was lost in thought when...

"...Oh, looks like time's up! Make sure to review today's lesson!"

Idea had finished the class and left the classroom before I knew it.

Seeing that, I rose from my seat.

Samuel and Fron approached me.

"Why did Instructor Robolt call you?"

"This looks interesting, I shall accompany you!"

"Would that be alright?"

I let out a dumbfounded chuckle at Fron's words.

I couldn't tell Samuel about the research results either.

Robolt's research was top secret.

"I'll be going, so you two have fun."

I left them behind and quickened my pace.

I could hear them bickering behind me.

"Hmph, I don't play with shorty like you."

"...You're one to talk with that gaping hole in your face."

I sighed as I watched the two of them start fighting again without a moment's peace.

Ugh.

The companions I trust the most are these guys.

My future seemed bleak, almost pitch black.

***

After leaving the classroom.

I headed towards Instructor Robolt's research lab.

Let's see, if I remember correctly, Instructor Robolt's lab was around here...

It was a bit hazy since it had been so long, but I managed to find it after racking my brain.

"Instructor, I'm here."

"Oh, Student Adel! You finally came! I rushed here as soon as my class ended."

"Ah, I see."

At this point, my curiosity was unbearable.

Just how much progress had been made in his research to elicit such a reaction from Robolt?

I tilted my head and followed Robolt, who had started walking briskly ahead of me.

Thud-

Robolt's footsteps suddenly stopped.

He was standing in front of three books.

"Those are..."

"Student Adel, you must have seen them before."

"...One of them, yes, but I'm not sure about the others."

I had read one of those three books before.

Robolt had as well.

'If I recall correctly, it was a book that mentioned annihilation...'

However, the content was so out of the blue that I had buried it in the back of my mind.

The unusual aura emanating from the book was evident, but I hadn't paid much attention to it because there had been no progress in the research so far.

'And now two more books just like it have appeared.'

I looked at Robolt.

He had an excited look on his face as he met my gaze.

"Would you like to open one?"

Robolt asked, and I answered by taking a step forward.

Swish-

The moment I turned the page.

Whoosh-

Something like an unknown dust surged towards the pendant.

Towards the mysterious pendant that allowed me to see someone's past.

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