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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Wjin
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Yellody Latasia.
Sky-blue hair and languid eyes, unusual for a demon.
With a rather cute and mature appearance, as if to prove this outward appearance, even in Pandemonium, her origins were unknown.
Therefore, she belonged nowhere.
While demons sought to join the ranks of Archdemons’ subordinates to gain greater power,
Yellody was different.
Even among demons, where lineage and hierarchy were paramount, she didn’t need to be under anyone…
because she possessed absolute potential, surpassing even Archdemons.
‘What should I do~…’
She was apathetic and passive when uninterested, but she showed an almost obsessive, fanatical side towards things that piqued her interest.
Her reason for spending time at Clarice Academy, a place she wasn’t particularly interested in, was simple.
To nurture Kaelan, an ambitious boy with the potential to become a hero and simultaneously the potential for corruption, and have him defeat the current Demon King.
Unfortunately, although she possessed power, she lacked the ability to execute demons.
Therefore, Kaelan Heath was Yellody Latasia’s valuable pawn.
The problem was…
that a mysterious, ashen-haired man…
had ruined all her plans.
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Marcosias’s 5th Legion, the Hatchery.
Marcosias’s corpse floated in the green and violet pool.
And right beside it was the ashen-haired boy.
All causal relationships became clear.
Suddenly, the mana in Yellody’s blood, usually languid and slow, began to accelerate.
“It was you…? Lev Denec.”
“…”
“You were the one who cursed Kaelan…”
Kaelan, who had suddenly started weakening in ranked battles.
She didn’t know what kind of supernatural power he had used, but
this mysterious curse was undoubtedly his doing.
Otherwise, there was no way he would have suddenly appeared here, in the heart of Pandemonium.
-Swish!
“Care to answer? How did you do it?”
“Hmm, Senior. Your way of speaking is very similar to Lily’s.”
Despite Yellody’s murderous magic pressure, he was still joking around.
“Huh…?”
Indeed.
He had become quite strong.
Defeating Marcosias wasn’t entirely luck; he wasn’t just some first-year brat from Clarice.
‘Perhaps he has even greater potential than Kaelan…?’
However, as if he had exhausted all his strength defeating Marcosias,
he looked as if he could barely stand.
Yellody asked him in a cute yet somewhat menacing tone,
“Lev… I’m not very patient… Aren’t you going to answer?”
“No. I feel bad for Lily, comparing her to a greedy bitch like you…”
“Okay.”
-Whoosh!
-Crack!
“Kgh!”
Lev couldn’t finish his sentence.
-Slam!
A shadow hand made of Yellody’s black magic grabbed him and slammed him against the hatchery wall.
-Crackle…
And slowly crushed him.
“Yes, goodbye.”
-Crackle…
Human joints weren’t that strong.
As Yellody’s magic power constricted Lev’s body,
-Crack.
the sound of bones grinding against each other in an unnatural way began to echo.
“Kik kik…”
“?”
But he was laughing.
It was madness.
Blood trickled from his mouth, and he was forcing a smile even as he was dying.
“This isn’t the time to be… relaxed.”
“Wow, you actually did it.”
“Lev, have you gone mad?”
“Senior, did you tear it?”
“…?”
The non-answers continued. What was he talking about?
“I’m sure I tore it. No objections?”
He lifted his chin and pointed at something.
-Flicker…
The afterimage of an absolute defensive flame, burning away anything that approached Yellody with hostile intent, was fluttering ashes as if something had been completely burned.
-Whoosh…
And those ashes began to seep into Yellody’s body.
-!
Yellody’s high magic resistance was innate, so crude curse scrolls made by humans didn’t work on her.
However, seeing as there was no rejection, it seemed to be an enchantment scroll made by humans.
And the ashen-haired boy’s mouth opened, Levealing the answer to this question.
“What are you doing?”
“Hmm…?”
“To your master.”
-Thump!
‘Huh…?’
With those words, Yellody’s body moved on its own.
The killing intent she had directed at him remained, but…
for some reason, her body released him.
“Wh-What??”
Her black magic vanished instantly.
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.
.
-Ding.
Yellody, like Kaelan before he was parasitized, had the broken trait ‘Immunity,’ making her immune to any debuffs.
However, enchantment scrolls were treated as buffs.
‘Even though the content isn’t a buff at all…’
Since he was recognized as Marcosias, Yellody became his subordinate.
“Ke… Kuk, cough!”
A chuckle escaped him, followed by a cough and a mouthful of blood.
He had fought for too long; his body couldn’t hold on any longer.
“Protect me. Senior Yellody.”
“What…?”
He smiled and commanded her.
“And lead the way. You know where Psyche is, right?”
“…!”
Yellody looked at him with a surprised expression, as if asking how he knew that.
-Ding.
At this rate, he would die soon.
He was on the verge of losing his mind due to the rising Corruption from forcibly inheriting Marcosias’s power.
And Pandemonium was vast.
Even with Yellody as his subordinate, he would surely die if he tried to move in this condition.
Therefore, the easiest way to escape Pandemonium was…
‘Saintess, Psyche.’
According to Reincarnated Academy, Psyche, sealed in Pandemonium, would awaken in Chapter 5.
And, through a blessing containing Kroon’s thoughts, she would safely return to the Empire.
Afterwards, she would secretly enroll in Clarice, hiding her identity, to search for a successor to become the Saintess in her unstable state.
‘I need to get in on this…’
She could purify his corrupted state, and she was the only one who had successfully escaped Pandemonium.
He had to find her.
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A joint funeral was held at Clarice Academy for the aspiring heroes lost in the selection exam.
-The academy is also deeply saddened by the loss of these young lives…
It often rains on sad days, but not this time.
The weather was uncharacteristically clear, as if nothing had happened, as if mockingly feigning normalcy.
The only consolation was that the number of casualties wasn’t too high.
It was thanks to Edwin Gwynn’s party.
They had quickly stopped Cerberus and halted the operation of the magic tower on Mystic Island,
and their contribution was so great that the Empire, not just the academy, would personally commend them.
The impact of Lev’s actions didn’t end there.
-For the sake of the bereaved families, and for the honor of the Empire, I would like to take this opportunity to announce that a thorough investigation into the Crow’s Fey guild and the Heisman family will be conducted.
With the Imperial Family at the center, the Prominence Duchy and the Ballantes family joined forces and began to fervently root out those who colluded with the demons.
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Edwin, the green knight, looked at the Empire’s invitation and said to the two women,
“It seems they want us to come to the Imperial City. They’re probably going to give us an award again.”
“…”
Yeriel remained silent, but Selena openly expressed her discomfort.
“People died, and they still want to hold a ceremony.”
“……”
Lev Denec’s death.
The sad news spread like wildfire.
“Is… Lily… still like that?”
“…Yes. But she’s eating a little less…”
-What? Where’s Lev? Where did he go?
-……
-Huh? What, what. Lily, I prepared a party while waiting for Lev…?
-Sorry, I’m sorry…
-……
Perhaps this news was a bit too harsh for Lily, still so young.
-Clatter.
With those words, she shut herself in her room.
Only a small sign hung on the door.
[No knocking except for Lev]
It read.
‘Lev… Lev…’
Yeriel felt like she was going crazy too.
But Lev’s words to her,
-Please take care of Aria.
-I know it’s shameless, but… the others too.
His every word barely kept her going.
‘Lev is doing well… right…? I… I…’
Just thinking about Lev made her chest ache as if it would burst…
but the more they mentioned him, the harder it became for Aria.
Everyone was struggling.
‘Yes, yes. It’s Lev’s request… I have to endure… I’ll be strong… Lev…! For everyone…’
Tears welled up, and her emotions surged, but
she had to endure.
Falling deeper into the swamp of sadness wasn’t what Lev would have wanted.
Then, Selena spoke, her voice heavy,
“Aria Bluebell…”
“…!”
“Why did that happen?”
Her eyes were red.
Lev Denec.
He was the first human man Selena, an elf, had ever acknowledged.
Because of their affectionate and cherished bond… Selena felt a bit of regret.
-So even if I’m not around…
He had clearly said that at the Neldaran festival.
A world without him. It had already been foreshadowed.
‘Why didn’t I realize it sooner…?’
Her joining the Archer Committee instead of Lev, his participation in Edwin’s party for the selection exam—it was all a predetermined sequence.
There was a reason.
Therefore, Selena believed she also deserved to hear Lev’s last story.
Edwin answered on her behalf.
“Selena, it’s just that Aria… is very hurt right now…”
“Well, she kept apologizing yesterday too.”
“…”
“Don’t tell me… Lev died saving her?”
“……”
Edwin and Yeriel exchanged glances.
The fact that Aria killed Lev
-For now, let’s keep this quiet.
was being kept a secret, as Violet suggested.
There were no direct witnesses, and if it was Levealed that Aria, who had begun to inherit the Saintess’s power, committed murder herself, it would raise doubts about her qualifications.
Of course, it wasn’t that they didn’t trust Selena.
However, she tended to be quite blunt…
If she clashed with Aria, who was in a fragile state…
-……
As Edwin and Yeriel hesitated,
“It’s not.”
“!”
Selena, finally losing her patience, stood up.
“I’ll just ask her myself.”
“S-Selena?”
“Sele…!”
Edwin and Yeriel tried to stop her, but they couldn’t.
-……
A single tear rolled down the cheek of the usually stoic Selena.
So, Selena headed towards the Seraphi Black Dormitory where Aria Bluebell was…
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