Asti can feel the fishy smell of blood. She tried to forget the smell of blood running down her neck.
Her corruption made her a high-ranking demon and brought heavenly punishment upon her. She could get used to it, but she couldn't get rid of the unpleasant smell that filled her mouth.
In fact, she hoped that the way she ate his emotions would not turn her into a vampire. She's not even a lowly vampire, so why should she suck his blood?
But God Almighty made the thing she hated the most a part of her daily life.
'I don't like it either!'
The reason she acted as if she liked the very act of sucking blood in front of Frax was to avoid giving him another excuse.
Despite her dislike of eating, she could only survive by sucking someone's blood, which was used as an excuse to prevent Frax from reciprocating his feelings for her.
As soon as her cunning contractor found out that she hated blood, he was sure to say, why not give her just enough that wouldn't kill her since she hates sucking blood anyway?
But that wasn't what she wanted. Her act of vampirism itself was a truly terrible act for her, but the result was her reason for living.
She is a devil who loves humans. The reason she became a devil was because she felt dissatisfied with the situation where she could not intervene on Earth more than necessary.
She was fascinated by the rapid growth of emotion and knowledge by one of God's weakest creatures.
In short, her favorite thing was human emotions.
It's impossible to kick the opportunity to get those things on a regular basis.
In fact, she didn't need to deal with her emotions right now. Not only was she not a weak monster that could survive even if it starved for just a month, but her magical power was equivalent to that of high-ranking demons.
She was fascinated by the rapid growth of emotion and knowledge by one of God's weakest creatures.
But why did she bother to show her feelings to Frax? The reason was simple.
She wanted to know more about this person named Frax. It's not because she didn't sign a contract for a long time. Her presence alone in Frax was a curiosity to her.
How do he know the High Demon's true name? Besides that, he knew most things that ordinary people don't know.
Although she couldn't look into his memories, she could at least know what kind of person he was. This is because emotions reveal more than we think.
Now, once the unpleasant smell of blood that fills her mouth disappears, the happiest time will come for her.
A time when waves of emotion felt by an individual sweep through the entire body. Time to find out more about him.
However, it was not a very happy time for her.
The feeling of entering an abyss weighed down her entire body.
No words came out. As she bite Frax's neck, her body stiffened.
'What is this?'
The first thing she encountered was a wave of fear. A fear that even she, a high-ranking demon, could not bear, was constricting her entire body. She couldn't even move.
Is this a fear that an individual may have? What on earth is he facing?
Her doubts quickly disappeared. Because of the fear she is experiencing right now, she can't even think about anything else.
Because it has disappeared.
'I can't breathe.'
And the next moment, she saw a sight.
She somehow managed to shake off the fear that was suffocating her and tried to understand this absurd situation. Originally, she only ate emotions and couldn't see anyone's memories... but how on earth did this happen?
The world was red.
All she see before her eyes is trial and blood. It's a truly scary sight.
Although she was said to be a demon, it was an unfamiliar sight to her as she had never slaughtered humans at will or treated them like slaves.
It may be a familiar sight to other demons, but this sight was not familiar to her, who fell from heaven and became a demon in the first place. Her vision was so dizzying that she felt nauseous.
There she saw demons and angels familiar to her. Humans sadly died in their fight.
She can see the man's eyes being pierced by the angel's spear.
She can see a person's body torn by the devil's claws.
That happened not infrequently. Humans tried to resist somehow, but they couldn't.
After reading Frax's emotions, why on earth she is watching this scene? She couldn't figure it out.
No matter where you look, there are only scary sights. It was a world where someone's death could happen so easily. Frax's fear was keenly felt.
Asti was so confused. Is this just an illusion? What on earth? What allowed her to see this scene?
"what's the problem?"
The sight she saw disappeared in an instant and Asti saw Frax's neck with a small hole in front of her eyes.
'What scene was that just now?'
Her confusion washed over her. Frax. Is that person really just a human being? Such doubts hovered in her heart.
"Did you eat it all? That's what happens."
She lifted her resting body and looked up at Frax's face caressing his neck.
'What on earth are you?'
A question that she couldn't bear to ask almost came out of her mouth, but she held it back. Because she felt like she shouldn't ask this.
***
Asti's reaction was strange. She looked at me with an expression as if she had seen something unfamiliar. Was my fear that strong?
"what's the problem?"
When I asked her why she was confused, she slowly shook her head.
"it's nothing. It's just that your emotions were so big that it was a bit burdensome."
"Are my emotions too much?"
"I don't know how you live with such fear."
The strangely submissive attitude is strange. How on earth could she has felt the way I felt?
"Anyway, my stomach is full, so I'll stick to my plan tomorrow."
"yes."
Although she had a strangely suspicious attitude, she was looking at me with something inexplicable in her eyes.
"I'm tired. Can I sleep now?"
"If your stomach is full, shouldn't you be less tired?"
"I eat your emotions. I don't eat food. Of course, now that I feel your emotions, I feel full, but I'm also tired. I need to get some sleep."
It was that kind of system. She is an amazing person in many ways. but. This person changed from an angel to a devil in the first place...
" ... Okay."
I went out. The decision is tomorrow. I hope there are no special variables.
***
In conclusion, the first plan was completely in vain. Ruslan glared at me with a soft look in his eyes and did nothing else. Even though I went to the warehouse to get textbooks, they didn't come to me or ask for Asti.
In the end, I moved the textbook and bribed Professor Elaine for the second plan. She looked a little perplexed, but decided to go along with my plan.
There would be no harm to her if she joined my plan, other than a loss of reputation among her students; on the contrary, she benefited from the promise I made to her...
"But still, Mr. Frax nothing will happens to Miss Aris, right?"
"I swear on Lancel's name. Nothing will happen to Aris."
"I understand. I will do as Master Frax says. Oh, and maybe something will happen to Miss Aris because of that..."
"Yes. I will take responsibility for everything."
"good."
Although it is an academy that dreams of fairness on the outside, there is no fair place in the world. Status and wealth. As long as I had these two things, I had no problem doing things my way.
Moreover, Elaine, a magic professor, is a person with a great desire for success and exploration, and does not care much about other things, so it was easy to appease her.
Asti has already completed all preparations to open the Magic Mirror. Now all she has to do is go to the textbook warehouse, call Aris, open the magic mirror, and that's it.
Perhaps Ruslan's group would wander around after Aris and I went alone, and that was exactly what I had hoped for.
Because my target was Ruslan, not Aris.
What is a magic class?... It was always like that. If you want to draw a specific magic formula, try tracing the formula or listen to magic theory.
"So, if you substitute this formula... one magic circle is completed. You can easily do it too. Now it's time to review what we learned in first grade."
"yes!"
I was very surprised to see that the course content came out pretty well even though I didn't set it up in detail.
Anyway, after magic class...
"In that case, Mr. Frax and Ms. Aris will be in charge of organizing the textbooks."
"yes?"
Aris looked at Professor Elaine with a puzzled expression, perhaps because she thought it was strange that she was suddenly called.
"Wait a minute, Professor. Aris and Frax..."
Ruslan tried to stop her, but Professor Elaine tilted her head.
"Is there a problem? We are just moving educational materials."
"Then I will go instead."
"No, Ruslan. The professor called."
At this time, Aris showed an unexpected reaction. I, too, couldn't help but make a puzzled expression. Why Aris? Ruslan's decision to take the initiative was certainly unexpected, but I was even more surprised because I thought I had done well.
Why is Aris trying to transfer textbooks with me?
"I will, Professor!"
"Yes. Then thank you for your hard work?"
Professor Elaine left the classroom in a somewhat shameless manner, and I packed the dirty textbooks, magic reagents and empty bottles into a box and left the classroom.
It was the same with Aris.
"Aris. You don't have to do that."
Ruslan said that and looked at me. It was clear even without looking. I am sure they are confident that I will do something.
"It's okay. I have something to say to Frax. Ruslan doesn't need to hear it."
I listened to their conversation and spoke indifferently.
"I'll go first."
Aris said a few more words to Ruslan and then followed me.
There was silence between me and Aris.
"Aren't you curious why I wanted to go with you, Frax?"
I deliberately ignored her words and walked. Because she's said it before, so there's no need to mix it up.
"Is there any need to talk nonsense? And I would have said it yesterday. I don't want to talk to you. So just shut up and move on to the textbook."
She closed her mouth at my words and headed to the warehouse on the second basement floor. There is an uncomfortable silence.
When I finally arrived at the warehouse, I put down my textbooks and was about to leave when Aris caught me.
"Wait a minute, Frax."
"... what."
"Do you remember this brooch?"
What she gave me was an elaborately crafted brooch. And I knew it very well. Although I didn't set it up myself, it was something I remembered very clearly from Frax memories.
Brooch of promise.
It was an object intended to provide an opportunity for conversation on a day when the relationship between Frax and Aris deteriorated.