Library.
" I wonder how those guys are doing?" Levi said.
" Haa, whatever." He got up.
' I still don't know how long I will be stuck here.' He thought.
' I initially came to this continent to find a new source of mutated beasts, but after leaving that town, I came straight here. I thought that I would have at least enough freedom to leave after a few days...' He thought.
'...I will be stuck in this sect for a while, so I won't be able to search.' He thought.
' But I have time...As long as I don't get caught, I will have enough time to figure everything out.' He thought.
" hmm?" Something caught his attention.
He walked toward the bookshelf in front of him.
"...A book?" He questioned skeptically.
Peeking out from behind the row of metal disks was the corner of something brown, most likely a book cover.
It sounded strange since he was in a 'library', but all of the 'books' there were metal disks. That being the case, he found it strange finding a paper book.
"...It's a technique?" He flipped a few pages.
Although he had never seen a 'Proper' technique guidebook, with figures performing different actions in order, what else could it be?
There was even the name " Cleaving Star Sword." Written on the cover, confirming his suspicions.
" Hey! What are you doing there!" An angry shout caused him to turn his head.
" I was just..." Levi paused.
' Wait...there is something suspicious about this guy...' He thought.
"..." The man stood, his eyes bloodshot as he clenched his fists.
' 1, Unblinking, nervous gaze. 2, Heavy panting. 3, Clenching fists. 4, Excessive sweating. Brat, are you hot right now?' The demon saint listed before asking.
" No..." Levi said.
' Hehehe, it looks like we caught a big one. You get my meaning?' The demon saint snickered.
"..." A weird smile crept onto Levi's face.
' Do exactly as this demon instructs.' The demon saint chuckled.
" Yo, yo, yo! Come, come! Don't be a stranger!" Levi walked up to the man, before throwing his arm over his shoulder.
" You! Do you know who I am?!" The man shouted.
" Shh, Shh, shh! No need to be so loud, I hear ya. Let's talk a bit.." Levi coerced lightly.
...
In a Hallway.
" How did you know what was up with that guy?" Levi asked.
' He gave himself away! If he wasn't so anxious, would I have found out?' The demon saint laughed proudly.
' But who would have thought...stealing manuals from the cultivation department...' Levi shook his head with a smile.
' Is that guy brave or stupid?' He asked.
' That's not for you to worry about! Didn't you benefit from his actions? That is the only thing you need to remember. Foolish or not, you found a few treats because of what he did.' The demon saint said.
' So what, you want me to grovel before him or something?' Levi asked.
' Well, if that is your thing, go ahead! I for one don't judge. But the most you should do is appreciate that you gained something.' The demon saint said.
' Judging people to build yourself up is not a good practice. In the end, it blinds you to your faults, which is particularly dangerous as a cultivator.' He said.
' I understand.' Levi said.
Click!
" Ah...Ah?! Guys, he's back!" A shrill voice sounded as Levi walked into the interior hall.
" Come out, he came back!" Heil shouted at the top of his lungs.
' This guy sat out here waiting for me? What the hell?' Levi thought.
"...Why are you shouting? You could have just passed on the message." A few of the youths came out of their rooms, their expressions solemn.
In truth, after they saw Levi's earlier condition, they didn't want to meet him again. They then concocted a plan to make heil, the attention-seeker, do the dirty work.
Who would have thought that the moment Levi came back, the guy would start screaming?
As a result, they had to come out, no matter what, or the fact that they were scared would be made apparent.
As hot-blooded boys, which of them would want to admit that they were scared of someone their age? Much less someone who they shunned and made fun of?
They would all slap themselves to death first before enduring such a humiliation.
"...Did something happen? Why did you guys wait for me?" Levi asked.
"..." The youths' faces twisted.
" We have a message for you from the department head, Mr, Swon." The one at the forefront said with a grim expression.
" Then only one person had to wait for me, or you guys could have just written a note and left it in front of my door or something!" Levi scratched the back of his head as he smiled brightly.
"..."
" You!"
" What are you shouting for? Look, the message is that you are to go see him in his office!" The 'leader' of the boys said as he turned around.
The other youths followed him as they returned to their rooms.
"..." Levi looked at Heil.
"...What are you looking at!?" Heil shouted. He ran to his room and didn't hesitate to lock the door behind himself.
" Humph." Levi snorted.
' You guys are scared? Trust me, you don't know what scary looks like.' Levi thought.
' What are you going to do now? The possibility of that funny old man knowing about what happened in the classroom is quite high.' The demon saint said.
'...I'll go and see first.' Levi said.
' And in the worst-case scenario?' The demon saint asked.
' Worst case? I don't think I would need to run for my life since I've only been here for a few days, but I will keep my guard up.' Levi said.
' I can only hope that senior sister made it to him first and that he looks upon her so highly that he would listen to her over someone else.' He said.
' Senior sister? Are you getting attached? It's only been 4 days you know!' The demon saint said.
' Get off my back.' Levi said.
...
A few minutes later.
"...It was just a small demonstration." Miss Noble's voice sounded.
" A SMALL demonstration?! Small?!?" Mr. Swon asked.
"...A few minutes at most. None of the students were hurt." Miss Noble said.
"..." Mr. Swon was flabbergasted into silence.
" Are you telling me that my eyes are too old and stuffy to see properly?! If that was what 'ok' looked like, then people with broken arms and severed limbs must be 'slightly worse for wear', hmmm?!" He asked.
"..." Levi paused before the door as an interesting thought came to his mind.
'...It can't be that...the teacher got into trouble because of me...right?' He thought incredulously.
' Ha, you sure know how to get into trouble!' The demon saint laughed.
' I can't be that unlucky, right?' Levi thought as sweat slid down his face.
' Hehe, who else but you would have the balls to report a teacher when they are just an insignificant new disciple?' The demon saint snickered.
"..." Levi stood in silence as if contemplating his existence.
Knock! Knock!
In the end, he still knocked.
" Who is it now?! Come in!" Mr. Swon said.
"...What is it? If it's nothing important, go back!" Seeing that it was just a disciple, Mr. Swon waved dismissively.
" But sir, I was told that you instructed me to come here," Levi said with a weird face.
' Did he forget me already? Is it so easy to forget someone who laughed at you to such a degree?' Levi wondered.
' Hey, don't blame him too much! When you get to that age things naturally slip your mind.' The demon saint snickered.
' Is that so.' Levi said.
' Why would I lie?' The demon saint asked.
" Oh? You are that student...Le-something was your name?" Mr. Swon asked.
"...Yes, sir, Let-Levi is my name." Levi was about to make up some ridiculous name but remembered that Miss Noble still knew his name.
" Hmm, Olivia already informed me of your situation." Mr. Swon said as Miss Noble turned her head.
" I'm sorry, but, what exactly did senior sister..." Levi asked.
" You don't have to bother about it. Olivia mentioned that you are extremely worried about people finding out about your ailment. As long as I know, it's enough. You can go," Mr. Swon waved.
" Ah...Yes." Levi absentmindedly replied.
' Ailment? What exactly did she tell him?'' Levi thought.
' What does it matter? Your problem is solved for the time being.' The demon saint said.
' No, it does matter. What if he comes around with a cure for some imaginary illness? I would be screwed in a corner tighter than any wine cork.' Levi thought.
' Well, worrying about it now is useless, isn't it?' The demon saint said.
" Hmm." Levi hummed.
" Now back to you! Did you put on your head wrong this morning?! Come, come! Come let me take a look!"
" I'm not a doctor, but I will examine you for free!"
As soon as Levi left the room, shouts erupted once more.
" But sir, when I asked, you said I could do it if I felt like it would be a good learning experience for them." Miss Noble said.
" Yes, I said that! Do you know why I said that? Hmm?! Because generally, when one of your teachers come to you in the evening to ask; ' Can I rip open a hole in space as a demonstration for the new class of students', it's a joke!!!" Mr. Swon roared.
" Sir-" Miss Noble was cut off.
" Quiet! I don't want to hear anymore!" Hs shouted.
" I hope this doesn't come back to bite me in the ass..." Levi cringed.
Boom!
' That sounded a lot like someone throwing a table.' The demon saint said deadpan.
" I really hope..." Levi was on the verge of tears.
" Come now, little ghost, don't talk so much. Let's go to someplace quiet so that I can read some stories for you, ok?' He said as he tried to escape reality.
' Hehehe.' The demon saint laughed evilly.
...
A few minutes later.
"..." Levi stood silently in the wreaked classroom.
'...It's only me who hasn't gone into the infinite world, so I'll go check it out now.' He thought.
' With nobody here, I might be able to do some things. But first-' He looked up to his seat.
He walked up to it, observing the cracks in the wall among other things.
' I don't want to use this again...' He thought.
' But on the other hand, everyone in this class saw the state I was in. If they needed proof to explain it to someone else, this is the most obvious choice.' He thought.
' If the damage to this wall disappears while the rest of the room is still destroyed, it will be suspicious. But if no one knows who did it, even if they think it was me, there wouldn't be any proof. Furthermore, right now I'm at Mr. Swon's office, making this the perfect time.' With this, Levi made up his mind.
A pale green liquid rapidly poured from his hand.
It streamed through the air, twisting and turning.
In just a few seconds, that part of the wall was liquefied and resolidified.
Crunch!
"..." Levi's gaze shifted.
A person stood close to the door. Seeing who it was, Levi's gaze became gloomy.
" N-No, wait-I-I-" Heil stuttered.
What could he say? That he didn't see anything? But he did just see something strange!
Although he only saw a liquid flowing into Levi's palm, that was enough! Plus, there was also the issue of the few days of class, so he knew that he and Levi were long past being able to get along, much less 'see and forget'.
"...So not only do you make false promises and throw people to the wolves, now, for the sake of making friends, you are even following me around to watch me?" Levi asked, as he slowly descended.
" No-Wrong! You got it wrong!" Heil said as he waved, as if to clear away whatever caused the misunderstanding.
" No?" Levi asked softly.
"..." Heil no longer tried to explain. He turned, attempting to escape the room.
"..." Levi's Qi shot through the air like a raging river.
It wrapped around Heil, engulfing him as he flailed.
Boom!
Levi grabbed him from the large ball of Qi, before slamming him into the wall by the neck.
" M-M-It's a misunderstanding-Misunderstanding-" Heil pleaded.
" Assuming I care, what about the other few incidences? Also misunderstandings?" Levi asked.
" I-I-Hel-" Before he could call for help, Levi's vice-like grip clamped down on his mouth.
" Shhh. What are you going to do if I get caught?" Levi whispered into his ear.
"..." Heil couldn't respond.
" I don't care about that thing on the first day. I never trusted what you said from the beginning anyway." Levi said.
" And how you brought to the attention of the class my condition this morning? I care even less about that." He said.
" But this is a different story." He said gently.
"..." Heil trembled.
" You saw some things that I would rather you not have seen," Levi said.
" Don't worry, I'm not going to kill you. I can't. I'm just going to make it so that...You can't remember a few things." Levi smiled as he ignited his mental energy.
" Uhmmmmmm!!!" Heil screamed through his nose as he shook.
" Of course, you being able to stand before me after forgetting your wrongs would piss me off to no end, so I will do a little extra. Just for you." Levi smiled coldly.
...
A few minutes later. Inside the inner room.
' You brat, aren't you becoming more vicious? Damaging his Yintang point like that, if it doesn't cripple his mental energy, it will sure stunt it's potential!' The demon saint said.
' Didn't I say it already? I'm a petty person. He should be happy to still have breath in his lungs.' Levi said.
' And if I'm getting vicious, isn't it because of your bad influence?' He asked.
' Nope! Don't put that on this me! I don't have anything to do with it.' The demon saint said.
" Hmm." Levi went up and sat on one of the circular patterns.