*Creak... Slam*
Based on the presence and the slight aura I feel, I was able to recognize that it was Teacher Jane. There would be no problem if it was her but if she sees Alvi's current state then she'll be suspicious of me.
She still needs to walk down the long stairs to reach us so I instantly approached Alvi using my self-made movement arts and slapped him hard enough to make him come back to his senses.
"Wake up, pup."
"--Ah..."
Alvi's expressions turned dark in the instant he saw my face.
"W-what d-do you want!?"
He crawled backwards, trying to get some distance from me but I instantly caught up to him using my movement arts.
"Calm yourself and act normal in front of Teacher Jane."
I whispered my orders to him and he immediately agreed. He was even shaking as he nodded. Poor guy.
Right after my talk with Alvi, Teacher Jane appeared.
"Huh?"
Teacher Jane, looked around and found Aly that already looks fine. She stared at me who was already sitting against the large circular steel bar that Alvi used to chain me.
"Uhh... What happened here?"
She was weirded by the fishy silence in the atmosphere.
"N-nothing much. Aha-aha-aha..."
After I told that pup to act normal. He still went laughing like a robot.
"How about you? What happened over there?"
He quickly changed the topic.
"Ahh... After we separated, I entered an empty classroom and went wild. They caught me red-handed and the whole incident was just concluded as me having a bad mood because of my period."
"Pfft!"
Alvi, Aly and I couldn't help but laugh because of Teacher Jane's 'noble' sacrifice.
While Alvi boldly expressed his laughter, Aly and I silently giggled.
"HAHAHAH!!"
Teacher Jane stared furiously at Alvi bursting in laughter. She approached Alvi and patiently waited for him to stop laughing.
"Done?"
"Hah...ahah...ha... Ahhh... Are you mad?"
The expressions on Alvi's face turned around 180°.
"What do you think!?"
"Ahh... Have mercy?"
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After the beatdown...
"So... what happened here?"
Teacher Jane nonchalantly posed on her chair named 'Alvi'.
There wasn't anyone that opened their mouths so I, myself, answered her.
*Sigh*
"I'll gladly tell you what happened earlier, Teacher Jane..."
Alvi flinched after hearing me talk.
"That brat! Why is he talking formally to Teacher Jane but not to me? He even looked like he was talking to an insect when talked to me!"
Was what he thought.
"Karin?... Instead of telling me what happened here, why don't you explain yourself for your attempted murder earlier?"
"Okay. Long story short, she told me a bad news and I snapped..."
(Annoyed) "Way too short.-"
"Then will you listen to my story?"
There was a brief pause. Teacher Jane looked at me with her eyes filled with suspicions.
"Well, go ahead..."
She placed herself right in front of me. In the corner behind her was Aly and there's Alvi who silently moved to my left side.
"First of all, do you remember the 'Fall of 'Kardia Empire'?"
They gave off confused reactions by my sudden question.
"Yeah, what about that?"
Teacher Jane raised her right eyebrow out of confusion.
"I was the cause of that incident."
"H-huh?... So you were involved in an incident where a demonoid is also involved!?"
Teacher Jane's eyebrows wrinkled.
" Haaaah... I shouldn't have said it like that..."
I murmured to myself.
I intended to put down any possible causes of fire in my life and in order to do that, flaunting my power is a must. Any living being will yield in front of pure overwhelming power.
"... I WAS THE ONE THAT DESTROYED THAT EMPIRE... NOT SOME PUNY DEMONOID."
I unleashed my raging black aura and released the pressure of my presence inside the basement while still keeping my calm posture. Aly on the other hand, was safe inside her little space on the corner since my control is much better now.
"B-black... aura..."
Teacher Jane was in awe.
"Since I've judged you as a good person, you earned some of my respect... That's why I still call you 'Teacher Jane'... Also, I do not wish to harm you and I hope that an opportunity for me to do so will never come..."
My form was still and my eyes were locked onto Teacher Jane...
"Kya!."
Teacher Jane fell backwards.
She sat back immediately as if nothing happened.
"S-So you were hiding this tremendous power all t-this time?"
"I don't need nor want to explain. All I want is for you to keep your mouth shut about this incident... You too Alvi."
"... Yeah, got it."
Alvi answered with a soft voice full of fear.
I glared at Teacher Jane, waiting for her reply.
"D-don't worry 'bout me. No one will hear about this incident. I assure you."
Now, I can rest assured that Teacher Jane and Alvi will not betray me somewhere along the line but I can not refute the possibility of them doing so...
That's why I'll have them wear a leash...
"Jane Regan, Alvi Kryx... I am aware that both of you are 'Nobles' and both of your families are quite close with the 'Royal Family' of Farco..."
The two of them gulped down their salivas along with their anticipation of something bad...
"You should be aware that this country's fate lies in the hands of the both of you. A single mistake you make will destroy this country so do be careful..."
In front of overwhelming power, the two of them couldn't even dare to think of fighting back...
"Now... I guess I should tell you my story... Since we got sidetracked for a bit."
I turned off my aura and released the pressure that held off the two teachers.
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I told them everything that happened to me except the fact that 'Kardia Empire' hunted me and my family due to our lineage. I only told them that 'Kardia Empire' messed with me and I made my revenge by destroying them.
After quietly listening to my story, the three of them were awkwardly silent.
"..."
"I'm expecting that none of you will reveal my identity. I'm sure you're already aware of the consequences of doing so..."
I stood up and headed towards the stairs after leaving them with a warning. No one stopped me, no one 'can' and 'will', so I continued my way out from the basement...
I left them in their awkward silence in the basement.
After a long walk in the silent hallways in the academy, I could finally see the exit when Aly ran and caught up to me.
Her face was red.
"U-uhm... c-can you..."
I was starting to get annoyed.
"C-can you be my friend!?"
"... Pardon?"