The Narrow-Eyed Villain of the Demon Academy

There are times when you just know.

Even though I hadn’t checked the time, the refreshing feeling I had when I woke up this morning told me everything.

There was no doubt.

I, Adel, was on the verge of being late on the very first day back at school.

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Thud! Thud!

I ran and ran until I felt like I was going to throw up.

“Have a good day!”

I heard voices bidding me farewell from behind, but I didn’t have the time to turn around and respond with a smile.

I’ll have to teach Kyle a lesson about his manners later…

There are some things you just can’t let slide.

Anyway…

“……I can’t screw up on the first day.”

It wasn’t like I hadn’t suffered enough during the first semester, constantly being targeted by Ares.

This time, I was planning to live a quiet and ordinary school life.

But that wasn’t something that would happen just because I wished for it.

It was something I had to achieve myself.

Designation.

Move.

I repeatedly used Position Exchange to move at high speed.

Samuel, where the hell is that guy?

Judging by Miriam’s reaction, it seemed like he had left quite early.

I recalled his room, which had been as cold as ice without his warmth.

Come to think of it, that bastard took everything with him except my stuff.

How meticulously had he planned this to prank me?

His wickedness was infuriating.

As I pondered over this…

‘I’m sure Rene and Fron left already.’

Their faces flashed through my mind and disappeared.

Who am I to worry about others?

No matter how much I thought about it, neither of them seemed like the type to be late for the opening ceremony.

Then, her face suddenly came to mind, and I couldn’t help but feel a pang of guilt.

“……Will she come?”

I had chased her away with such harsh words, so it was unlikely.

I hoped she wouldn’t come.

The things Sytan and those students were going to do were too much for her to bear.

With her delicate personality, she would probably crumble into pieces.

She would be overwhelmed with a sense of helplessness, realizing that she couldn’t change anything.

Just like I had felt…

Ugh.

Don’t think about it.

As they say, who am I to worry about others?

I just need to focus on myself…

But the problem is, I’m not so good at that.

Thud!

Lost in thought, I stopped in my tracks and raised my head.

“……Did I make it out?”

I had finally succeeded in escaping from the Temple of Gluttony.

Now all that was left was to head to Sytan…

As expected, all I could see around me were lush bushes and trees.

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Hopeless.

‘……Should I just walk?’

It seemed like I was going to be late anyway.

As I was about to slow down, thinking that it couldn’t get any worse…

Oh.

I made eye contact with something wild.

No, not something…

I made eye contact with ‘something’.

“……..”

Well, this was truly hopeless.

I closed my mouth and looked at the flock of birds surrounding me.

They were the Eater Birds that inhabited the Territory of Gluttony.

This situation, why does it feel so familiar?

‘……Didn’t Crete kill them all?’

Before the battle between the Sword Saint and Crete.

I had encountered these creatures when I visited the Territory of Gluttony to remove Samuel, who was parasitic on my body at the time.

I thought Crete had killed them all when he came to take me to the Territory of Bares…

To think there were still so many left.

Actually, there weren’t that many Eater Birds left back then.

As Samuel had said, they must have multiplied this much because they reproduce quickly.

‘Being late… Is it a forgone conclusion?’

Hahaha.

Haha.

Ha…

Damn it.

I pulled out Fang of Darkness and the red dagger from my pocket.

Shing!

Then, I cut my forearm with the red dagger, scattering blood.

Woosh!

At the same time, countless drops of blood floated into the air, aiming at the Eater Birds.

The number was roughly…

Yeah, this wasn’t going to work.

There were too many Eater Birds.

Perhaps because I had spent too much time inside the Temple of Gluttony, their numbers had increased tremendously.

There seemed to be no way to deal with this many, at least tens of thousands of them.

Later, Samuel told me that Eater Birds maintain their population by eating each other when their numbers grow too large.

Anyway, it was practically impossible to kill them all and avoid being late.

Skill?

Of course I wasn’t lacking in that department.

I had consumed Crete’s body, grasped the manifestation of the mindscape, and received Samuel’s teachings on magic during vacation.

If I had enough time, I could definitely kill all the Raptor Birds and escape.

But it was too late for that.

Being late…

I had to avoid that at all costs…!

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