"Still, isn't she a little too young? I know we are kids but this is just..." Zane coughed lightly to excuse his own opinion.
What Adam showed was a literal baby. She was being held within her mother's arms and was deep asleep.
Adam suddenly laughed and Zane felt embarrassed. Zane obviously was being made fun of but at least there were only the two of them in the wasteland.
"Hahahaha! It's a joke, but this is an actual picture of her. just not grown up. Here's the actual one I wanted to show you."
Adam showed another picture and this time it showed a little girl.
Adam asked, "Does she remind you of someone?"
Zane looked at the sky and reminisced, "Yeah, she does, me."
The girl had a weak frame and looked adorable, she was too think for her age and seemingly has a timid personality. She has red hair flowing down her face and seemingly glowing.
Adam was obviously having fun with this, "Well, we should be heading off now. I'll tell you about her later on."
Zane nodded and followed along.
When they arrived at the dorms, Adam asked Zane if he could deliver a letter to the girl's room. The letter had a heart on it and some kind of emblem imprinted on top.
Zane had a frown on his face, "Hey, are you serious?"
Adam said with a straight face, "Of course I am serious! Hurry, give this letter to her! Here follow this path to avoid detection! You never know what will happen if you ever got caught!"
Adam threw Zane a map with directions. It showed the male dorm and female dorm, there was a red line dictating which path he should take and a few circles which meant surveillance.
Adam waved Zane goodbye while saying, "Now go on! Don't get beat too badly now! It would look very bad for me!"
Zane felt something amiss with the last statement but still followed Adam's orders. After traveling the path indicated by Adam he started to realize something was wrong but he held his tongue. He went going to more and more obscure places and then eventually heard a girl screaming for help.
Zane hid the map in the storage ring and quietly ran to where he heard the sound. When we turned the corner he found a gruesome sight. It was a teacher, with his innards fully taken out and a little girl playing with it. His throat was carved out and his limbs were twisted in painful ways.
She took out something from her bag and smiled devilishly if it wasn't paired with such a gruesome sight it would've been easily seen as seduction. To Zane's surprise, the teacher was still alive and was looking straight at him. Seemingly begging for help.
The little girl ignored his struggling and slowly cut a few holes in the man and he started to squirm.
The little girl said in such an innocent voice full of wonder, "Ah, is that so? I guess this wasn't as potent as I thought it would be. Having an irresistible itch while every part of your body is also an entertaining sight. So dear visitor, what do you think of my masterpiece."
Zane and the little girl met eye to eye and Zane's heart stopped beating for a moment. It was her! It was the person that Adam showed earlier! Adam, you psycho!
Zane said in a low but trembling voice, "Say, girl, what's your n-name?" Zane slightly stuttered in the end but he didn't care. His legs were shaking and his throat started to dry.
The little girl softly said, "The great Zane! You're quite popular with the ladies, so, did you come for... me?" She blushed immediately after.
Zane although faint, could feel her killing intent behind her words. Zane took out a custom made sword for him. It was heavy because it was for practice but this time it was the best thing he's got.
The little girl's voice got even more flirtatious, "Heavy Iron! You are rich, oh stop it! You already won my heart, you don't need to prove yourself even further! I do!"
Zane freaked out with her attitude, started to back off. He wasn't about to fight someone who could kill so ruthlessly. After dropping the letter, he immediately reinforced his body with mana and ran away.
She saw the letter on the ground and said, "A love letter? For me? Dear me, I already said yes, you really are a lady killer!" Right after, she dashed forward towards Zane, though not before taking it.
She made a pouted face and said in an adorable voice, "Come back! Geez, what manners! Leaving a maiden right after confessing to her? You are so hard to get!" There was a sweet tone hiding her blade.
There was no way Zane was falling for any of her words, someone that ruthless could never be trusted. She might even be more ruthless than Adam!
No matter how fast Zane got, the little girl was just right behind him. Seemingly waiting for him to exhaust his mana. Dammit, she even has wits! Either I beat her or she'll kill me! Its' now or never!
Zane gathered what courage he could muster and stood his ground. He took a proper stance and held out his sword.
The little girl stopped as well and walked slowly towards him, "Oh? I thought you were going to leave me like all those other men. Good to see you take responsibility." Although her hands and postures were seductive, her figure wasn't helping her out at all.
Zane took a big step and swiped his sword aiming to cut her in half but wavered while slashing. She held out her hand and held the sword with just two of her fingers.
The little girl looked timid and blushed while saying, "Darling, you won't be able to do anything if you don't commit to it!"
She tried to take the sword from Zane but couldn't. Now she felt that something was wrong, she was sure that she could have easily taken it but couldn't.
She fluttered her eyelashes and said, "Would you pretty please, let me play with this toy? You might even see something you'll like." She swiped her finger across the edge of the sword.
Zane stood his ground and said, "I may not have the resolve to kill but I do have enough to protect myself."
She let go and went straight for Zane's heart. Zane with his quick reflexes managed to barely dodge it. She did miss her aim but did strike something else, it was the amulet Adam gave Zane, her strike was enough to break it into multiple pieces.
"Sorry, darling! I didn't mean to but-" She then noticed something was wrong and agilely dodged a sword aiming for her heart.
There was a black aura that enveloped his body and a red tint appeared in his eyes, "Hmm, it seems like killing you doesn't seem that troublesome, the weak should follow the strong."
Zane then fully unleashed his mana and cracks appeared below his feet. Though this mana wasn't blue rather a blueish black. There was a feeling of danger for the first time.
"Everything seems so much simpler now, kill you and I win, so so simple." Zane had a dazed as he locked eyes with the girl. She could feel how cold they were and tried to escape.
Zane fully unleashed his mana into the sword and dashed at a much faster pace than before and aim to cut her head in one fell swoop. She noticed this and nimbly ducked, in her place, her hair was cut off.
There was no time for snarky remarks, it wasn't a single strike but two at once! Her stomach was pierced and she spat out blood. Zane with one hand raised the sword alongside the girl. She was frantically trying to not fall if she didn't have to get split in half.
Zane then swiped down causing the girl to slide through the sword and crash into the hard ground.
Now the little girl was screaming for help while Zane appeared to have a massive smile on his face. He then plunged it into her other limbs were maniacally laughing. He then all at once delivered four slashes at her limbs.
The girl saw this and forced mana into her legs in hopes of getting away to no avail. They were all cut without fail.
"I get it now why you did that, this is fun! Let's play even more!"
The little girl who no longer had her limbs started to cry and ball her eyes out. Having so much bloss loss she lost consciousness.
A black figure wearing a black cloak appeared right behind Zane, "Well, although you did get stronger, that devilish attitude doesn't fit my bodyguard."
Zane looked at Adam and roared out, "Your bodyguard?! Ha! You think I would-"
Adam waved his hand and said, "Sleep."
Zane dropped like a fly and started snoring.
Adam saw the little girl and sarcastically said, "Dear oh dear! Little Eve, Zane did something so cruel to you. Though you did deserve it, you broke such a precious seal. Nevermind that, I'll save you this time."
"Regenerate"
Eve had her arms and legs grow out at an exponential rate and her open wounds closed. She opened her eyes and locked eyes with Adam. She screamed and immediately tried to run. Someone who could bring down Zane should be an even worse monster.
"Cage."
Eve had her limbs locked down by blue chains and a small cage, the cage was so small that she had to crouch inside. She tried to break out since she felt it was weak but it was unable to. It was as if there were 100 layers of the same spell on top of each other making it harder.
"Not as clean as I would like it but, a win's a win."
Weak from lost blood Eve glared at Adam, "So what is a-"
"Silence."
Eve's mouth was zipped down and she wasn't able to utter a single word. She once again tried to undo the spell but once again was unable to. This time, although weak, had targeted her throat as well, making her unable to even make a single sound.
"Nice try, your little trait won't work on me. Now, listen very carefully. I know Nero and Steward already talked to you about cleaning the school and you have their backing but now you have a choice. Follow me or disappear. What will it be?"
Adam cast another spell.
"Undo."
Eve stared at Adam and said, "Go kill yourself! Why should I? You're just going to use me just like the others!"
Adam casually said, "Simple, because I am the True Underworld King. Now choose again, this time I'll take it as your answer."
Eve had chills spread down her spine when she heard that, when she thought about it now, weak mana, god-like ability to manipulate mana at will, and being a little kid. Everything checked out except he was able to use Regenerate.
Eve thought about it, It might seem sketchy, but he seems to be the real one. He is offering me a hand and not the Black Plague, this just might be my only chance!
"I'll follow! First, I want the entire Rausse, Tatum, Gonim and, Yeal families to-"
"I already have a dungeon prepared, there's a reason why despite the noble cleansing they are still standing."
Eve yelled at the top of her lungs at the sheer shock of the events, "You mean you are the one who was behind it?! Not the king?!"
"Who else has the capital? Besides, the king is in research for years now, the prince is the one who is handling everything else."
Eve said immediately as if she has already rehearsed everything she was about to say, "Then I want a platform to stand on! I want my name to spread and my family to flourish."
"You are pushing your luck, girl. I know you are fractured, your value is lower than a normal human. I'll be benevolent and let your family flourish but know your place."
Eve could only look down in shame, he knew what she did before to get so strong. She couldn't say anything back against the truth.
Eve seemed to be half- looking forward to the next event, "So, will you conjure up one of your legendary contracts?"
Adam stood his ground and added one more condition, "One more thing, you are to date Zane and teach him ruthlessness. If it so happens that Zane grows to like you, marry him."
Eve seemed to be in deep thought and after a while, she said, "Wha- this, he is already ruthless himself, more so than me."
Adam retorted, "You broke a seal containing his devil nature, next time I'll make a stronger amulet. His first impression on you was his true self."
Eve heard a word closely related to her.
Adam conjured up a contract like an actual devil. It wasn't blue rather it was a solid piece of paper.
"Read the contents, if you are satisfied, a single drop of blood will do."
Eve read everything and nodded, she pricked her finger and smeared a drop of blood on the contract.
Eve saw this and couldn't help but feel a little scared, "An actual devil contract."
"Read through the contents of that letter, it will contain everything you would need to know. Show up tomorrow."
Adam carried Zane and went to the doctor's mansion instead of the dorm. He needed to replace the broken amulet of holy water with another one.
The following day, while Adam and Zane were waiting for Eve.
Zane then felt an off feeling in his heart, "Who is she?"
Adam put his hand up to his chin, "She is someone who lived a rougher life and adopted an attitude I like."
Zane choked at Adam's words, of course, he would like a psycho like himself.
A thought suddenly struck him, "What is her trait? Is she the Black Plague?"
Adam said with disdain clear in his voice, "She will tell her that herself and she isn't the Black Plague, I hate her good-natured personality. She kept saying sorry over and over again. Even if I got her on my side I doubt she would've changed much, unlike you."
Zane then thought of something else, ruthlessness, "How many has she killed before?"
Adam applauded Zane for using his asking the right question, "Unlike everyone else here who has yet to taste their first blood, she has killed, countless people at that."
Zane then lashed out, although he has already been told of what he will be doing in the future, it was for the future, not now. "Then how does no one yet know her! A serial murderer disguised as a little child. She's like you." Zane's voice drifted off at the end.
"Oh, Nero and Steward already know about her. They are just letting her grow for now while planning to force her into becoming an assassin."
"Even the principal and Sir Steward... Wait, murders are murders! There's no way they would let her away with this."
Adam brought up an interesting situation, "What if, say, she targets the morally-ill teachers of the school?"
Zane is still a child, taking human life was still too much, "She kills them... so heartlessly..."
Adam smiled widely and Zane is once again reminded of Adam's twisted personality, "Oh, then you'll hate this! She doesn't kill them, she plays with them with blackmail, torture, and, seduction. An assassin in the making. Plus, I am sure you are quite experienced with her methods. You've seen it yourself."
Zane then remembered how she acted last night, "Seduction... She's at most 11! Why would people even fall for it!"
Adam completely ready for this question said, "Simple, she laid out a trap and rabbits just keep falling in. Look at the top."
Adam got a list of names with the title 'Easy Girls' and gave it to Zane from his storage bag.
Zane looked at the top name 'Elizabeth Eve Elise,' he immediately understood. Who could resist the temptation from a noble lady and if she just so happens to be your liking wouldn't you go for it as well? Though, there was to be something more.
Zane asked another question, "A noble living a rough life? Why is that?"
"She's the last child and had the least potential, why even bother at that point when your family already has someone promising? They threw her aside but now she is coming back for revenge. Though she has a soft spot for a branch that she still considers family."
Zane noticed something strange within Adam's words, least potential? How is someone who could've killed me with low potential?
"That's why, for your first official mission, get along with her! I'll be watching, give me a good show!"
Zane saw Eve walking to them from afar when she suddenly phased through a giant distance and appeared right before them, "Hello, I am Elizabeth Eve Elise, 12 years old, Spirit Trait, Charm. I'll be looking forward to becoming Zane's girlfriend."
Zane's eyes widened as he saw Adam laughing and back at her, she now seemed much more composed than last night, adorable even.
There was only one thing that came to Zane's mind.
"Excuse me?"