"Big bro? I'll think about it." Erza giggled. Beel just smiled in return. He then continued laying down on the grass. Erza followed after him as she laid down beside the boy.
"It's very quiet here. So peaceful." Erza said slowly as she closed her eyes.
"Yes, that's why I like it here." Beel agreed.
"You often come here?"
"Yes."
....
Soon, Erza fell asleep.
"Do I look that harmless?" Beel wondered as he turned his head to see her sleeping face. Shortly after, he also fell asleep.
Two hours later, Erza finally woke up and the first thing she saw was Beel who was looking at her in amusement.
"Are you a pig? How could you take a nap that long?" Beel chuckled.
"You are the pig!"
"Wipe away that drool on your face first." Beel said and pointed to Erza mouth. The girl panicked and quickly wiped her mouth. Beel was then laughing as he saw her panicked expression.
"You are lying!" Erza realized that Beel was just teasing her. The boy laughed even harder.
"Give me your number." Beel suddenly asked for her number.
Ten years ago, Hathaway Empire invented a thing called smartphone. It then transformed the way of people communicating with one another. In Black Snow Empire, many old people were still using letters or messengers to send their messages, while some experts had their own communication devices. However, most people had already used smartphones in their daily communications.
"Are you planning to ask me on a date?" Erza looked at Beel suspiciously.
"You are still lacking in some areas. Grow up your bust and butt first." Beel laughed.
"Pervert!"
In the end, Erza still gave her number to Beel and he also told her his number. Beel then said his goodbye as his friend, the fatty, was looking out for him.
After Beel left, Erza continued sitting on that place. She saw how the ducks and the birds were playing on surface of the lake. They seemed to have no worry in life and it caused her to envy them. She then sighed as she recalled what happened last night. Fortunately, she had Ash by her side. Otherwise, she would not survive that tribulation.
After everything that happened last night, she finally realized that she was not a pure human. She was a mixed-blood, half demon half human.
The demons were divided into demon youth, lesser demon, greater demon, demon king, demon emperor, and demon ancestor. A knight was equal to a lesser demon. There would be a 'Demonic Tribulation' when a demon broke through to the next realm.
When Erza was consolidating her foundation as a knight, she accidentally triggered her 'Demonic Tribulation'. She was totally caught off guard. If Ash did not help her at that time, she would be consumed by her demonic instinct and became a killing maniac.
Thanks to Ash, she passed her tribulation and also managed to consolidate her foundation overnight. In the end, she had fully awakened her demon bloodline and became one with it. Ash did not know who was her father, but from her bloodline power, her father was at least a demon king. Of course, that was assuming that her mother was really Sword Saintess Lin Qingzhu.
She did not want to talk about her change with anyone since she knew that not everyone was able to accept the fact that she was a half demon. She did not want to risk it.
Since the fall of Eastern Sage Dynasty, Eastern Continent was occupied by the remnants of demons and fallen angels. And once in a while, there would be a skirmish on the border of Northern and Eastern Continents. As a result, most of the people in Black Snow Empire remained very wary of demons.
Looking at this thing from a broader perspective, since a long time ago, countless humans had died from demons invasions and the number was still growing. Hence, the relationship between the two races was very bad and irreconcilable.
Erza knew that sooner or later she would be exposed. However, she would still try her best to live a normal life as long as possible. She really could not imagine how her life would be after she was exposed.
Erza sat there for a while before made her way back to the dorm. She then had dinner together with her friends and went back to her room after that. Later, she found a note inside her room telling her to come to the principal office at 9AM tomorrow morning. She quickly noted it down and went to shower.
Just as she was going to sleep, there was a message coming in on her phone.
"Good night." – Beel
Erza smiled and replied before turning off her phone.
"Good night." – Erza
Erza promptly arrived in the principal office the next morning.
"Good morning, Principal." Erza slightly bowed and offered her greeting.
"Morning. Oh, it's you. Come here. Have a seat." The principal asked her to sit down.
After Erza took her seat, the principal was finally able to get a closer look on her. He was silent for a moment as the principal seemed to be reminiscing about something happened in the past. Sitting in front of him, Erza was not feeling at ease because she worried that the principal was aware of her half demon secret.
In the final, she dared to display her power because Ash assured her that no one should realize that she was a half demon, unless they did a test on her blood. Her physical strength and the black lightning around her would not create any suspicion since it was still within the possibility of what human could do.
The only way she would be exposed was if she transformed into her demon form, just like six years ago. When Erza heard that both the patriarch and the supreme elder of Valentine clan were aware of her situation, Erza was both worried and confused. She was surprised that they kept it as a secret from anyone else.
"Am I that scary?" The principal asked Erza as he saw her uneasiness.
"I'm sorry, did I do something wrong?" Erza was trying her best to stay calm.
"Of course. Do you think you could get away easily?" The principal words were like a thunder in her ears. She was trembling inside.
"You destroyed the stage floor during your fight yesterday, and as the result I had to spend some efforts to restore it back. I really wish that I have your time ability. How convenience." The principal continued. Erza sighed in relief when she heard that.
"Any my punishment is?" Erza was visibly more relaxed.
The principal was a bit confused with her behaviour but he assumed that she was just nervous and slowly managed to calm herself. After all, it was normal for some students to feel nervous when they were called by their teacher.
"You have served your punishment. You supposed to receive your reward yesterday but because I was busy, you had to wait until today." The principal smiled.
'Damn! So it was all about the reward. This old man almost scared me to death.' Erza cursed silently in her heart. She actually forgot about her reward.
"Let's go." The principal then brought Erza to the treasury room.
When she arrived in front of the treasury room, she saw that there was a grand formation protecting the room. No one should be able to enter the room without the principal approval.
"You have the whole day to look for your destined treasure. When you want to leave, you can just shout out loud. The formation spirit will send you out."
"One thing I should remind you is do not be too greedy. Know your limit and do not force something which is not predestined with you. Otherwise, you have to face dire consequences. I'm sure as a divine artifact owner, you know that you could die when trying to subdue something out of your league. So be careful. Good luck!" The principal concluded his reminder and then waved his hand.
Erza felt the space around her was twisted and suddenly she was already inside the treasury room. When Erza looked around her, she felt that she was in a world of its own rather than inside a room. She was floating in a space and she could see countless treasures around her. Similar to the stars, some were shining brightly while some were dim.
She was expecting a welcome from the formation spirit as she had not seen one yet. However, even after waiting for the whole 10 minutes, there was still no sign of the spirit.
"Hello! Anyone here?" Erza decided to speak first.
"Be quiet. Quickly choose your treasure and get the hell out of here." A child like voice resounding in the space.