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There was so much blood flowing from Hedis's back that Kuro panicked, "Th-that night, Lily was here taking care of Hedis, I...my master and I..."

"Kuro," Mikayi's cold voice interrupted her.

“You wait for me here, I’ll go over by myself,” Mikayi said.

"How could this be! I want to go with Master!"

"Kuro," Mika Iga called out in a loud voice, addressing his disciple by name again.

Upon hearing this, Kuro realized that his master seemed to be getting angry, so he quickly shut his mouth and stopped being willful.

"Hedis, I'm handing Kuro over to you, is that alright?" Mikayi's gaze emerged from the darkness, looking at the person on the ground.

Hedis sat cross-legged on the ground, one hand on his sword, the other clenched into a fist. His head was bowed low, obscuring his expression. Only his trembling shoulders were visible.

"Hmm...no problem...Miss Kuro...leave her to me..."

Hedis's voice was weak and listless. If you listened carefully, you could hear a slight tremor in his voice.

Mikayi glanced at him again, then turned and headed alone into the depths of the forest.

In the dim firelight, Mikayi's figure appeared somewhat thin. He had no weapons, no armor, only a school uniform and a magic book slung across his back.

"Mikai!"

Hedis suddenly shouted.

Mikayi did not turn around, but simply stopped walking.

Mikayi didn't bring a torch, and when Hedis looked up, all he saw was darkness.

"Take my sword... with you." Hedis stood up, leaning on his sword, a tearing pain shooting through his back.

He pulled the sword from the ground. He held the blade himself, pointing the hilt deeper into the darkness.

“No need,” Mikayi said calmly. “Yours is fire magic, so my wind magic can’t be used.”

Hedis's throat bobbed, and his eyes reddened slightly. This detail was completely obscured by the burning torches at his feet, and no one would notice.

Mikayi tilted his head and glanced at him out of the corner of his eye.

"If there's nothing else, I'll be going now."

Without waiting for a reply, Mikayi had already stepped out.

The blade was very sharp, and Hedis was cut in several places when he grabbed it.

Xi Lili rolled her eyes at him, opened her backpack, and rummaged through it to find bandages.

Kuro helped Hedis slowly squat down: "Hedis, really, instead of worrying about your master, you should be worried about your own wounds..."

After his series of actions, the torn wound on Hedis's back widened further. Kuro took the bandage handed to him by Yuri and carefully wrapped it around Hedis's back several times.

"Master is very strong, that Eight-Spear Monster is no problem at all! Don't worry! But you... after Master returns, one..."

"I'll definitely get someone to heal you!"

A cool breeze blew on the wound, chilling it to the bone. Hedis looked at the blood on his hands and nodded.

"Hmm... wait for him to come back..."

145 Trap

At least they managed to get Kuro away from them...

I really didn't want her to see the whole process of how I, as her mentor, was betrayed...

Mikayi couldn't quite describe her feelings right now; it was as if she had become numb to this kind of thing after experiencing it so many times.

With his exceptional eyesight, Mikayi walked step by step toward the deepest part of the forest.

"Rennie."

Still not entirely at ease with Kuro's situation, Mikayi connected to the communication magic.

"Lord Demon King?" 』

Renee had just lain down in the teachers' dormitory, preparing to fall asleep. As for the Demon Lord being sent to kill some calamity-level magical beast tonight, she had absolutely no worries.

"I'm giving you a mission," Mikaela said. "Go to the skies above Vita Forest, find Hedis and Kuro, and keep a close watch on them."

When Renee heard the word "mission," excitement flashed in her eyes. She climbed off the bed, and her six wings gradually unfurled behind her.

"If Hedis and the others do anything detrimental to Kuro, then kill Hedis and Yuuri directly."

Mikayi's eyes gleamed with a cold light.

If Hedis truly intends to kill Kuro, then the Christian family will suffer the same fate as the Norman family.

"yes."

The window was opened, and in an instant, a petite figure darted away through the air.

A figure flew across the sky above Lyon. The anti-aircraft guns mounted on the walls of Lyon quickly spotted the small figure, but before they could even raise their guns and fire their magic cannons, the figure had already left their attack range.

Akman.

"His Majesty! ! 』

Akman, who was lying on the bed looking at a strange picture book, suddenly stopped, her eyes filled with utter astonishment.

Akman was so excited to receive a message from the Demon King that her demon tail was sticking out. Fortunately, this teacher's dormitory was a single room.

"Tell your little bats to investigate a few things for me."

……

Mikayi walked through the forest.

Because it was so dark, the stars overhead seemed even brighter.

He exuded a terrifying aura, and the low-level magical beasts lurking around him had long since fled upon sensing his presence.

The soles of my feet left deep footprints in the soft mud. The soles of my shoes were covered in silt.

Mikayi's perception spread outwards.

In the central area of ​​the Vita Forest, he sensed that unusual aura.

Hundreds? Thousands?

There were probably thousands of magicians waiting for him there.

Judging from the size of the team and all the previous events,

The only possible force there is the people there.

A magician from the Lyon Empire.

Is this some kind of setup to capture me alive?

Mikayi scoffed.

I'm just a lowly wind mage. To go to such lengths to capture me alive is giving me far too much credit.

If they're so wary, they must know something, right?

It wasn't difficult to investigate the information that 'Mikai is the wind magic that drove away the demons in the Ais Federation.'

A year ago, Mikayi made her public debut in the Ais Federation, using her real name.

Furthermore, once the magic value was classified as a 'lake' by the academy and reported to the emperor, it would inevitably raise the level of vigilance against Mikayi.

Of course, that's not enough.

What made them most wary was the thought that the Norman family had been wiped out overnight.

Hedis must have guessed this before reporting it to the Empire.

Later, Hedis, in cooperation with the Lyon Empire, lured Mikael into cheating during the exam, caught him, announced the cancellation of the cheating conditions, and then led him into a trap alone.

Mikayi analyzed these details in just a short time.

So, what is Hedis after? Why would she betray this powerful wind mage to become the empire's lackey? Don't forget how cruel the emperor has been to Hedis's family.

Thinking of this, Mikayi paused in his steps.

oh……

I see.

Among the thousand-strong group that captured him alive, there must have been an emperor.

Hedis was gambling that I had enough power to kill the emperor as well.

This king of Lyon must have been unaware that he had been outmaneuvered by Hediz Christian.

But Hedis miscalculated. He certainly never expected that his plan would be seen through so quickly...

Mikayi's eyes were suddenly illuminated by a crimson glow. In the darkness, those eyes resembled those of an enraged beast.

Ugh... I'm so angry...

It's infuriating.

"Your Majesty the Demon King. 』

Akman's voice echoed in my mind.

"explain."

Akman paused slightly, taken aback by the anger in the Demon King's voice, before continuing.

"I have investigated and found out the results of your request."

There are no medical records for Xi Lili at the infirmary for the past few days.

"During the two weeks you were away, Xi Lili and Hedis didn't develop a romantic relationship. They maintained a certain distance while walking together. They frequently took leave to go out, but I don't know what they were busy with."

What's wrong...?

"Then, the little bats found traces of injected drugs on the fire boars that just escaped from you... The group of fire boars escaped to the edge of the forest and were taken away by several carriages parked at the edge of the forest..."

"It's almost certain that those wild boars were controlled by the guys in the carriage..."