Time is running out, so let's get straight to the point. Compared to the previous volume, the number of words in this volume is much higher than expected. When I was organizing the detailed outline, I thought it would only have a capacity of 20 words at most, but when I finished writing it, it turned out to be close to 30 words. If I think about it carefully, it must be because I suddenly incorporated something interesting into it.

To be honest, I originally thought that Kagamika, who appeared in this volume, would be a character with a very weak presence, because this character did not appear in the original outline, but I did not expect that the writing would be completely different. I did not feel anything when I first started writing, but when I wrote about Kagamika’s experiences and the things he did to collect monster materials during his travels, Yomi could not help but feel that Kagamika was really pitiful!!!

So, driven by sympathy and the fact that this character is very cute, Yomi decided on a character design, and the length of the description of Jinghua was also longer than that of ordinary supporting characters, giving people a feeling of "Huh? Is this guy a harem?" But in fact, Jinghua's feelings for Ella are pure friendship, and Ella does not think of Jinghua in the direction of love.

But Yomi still has to say, Jinghua is so cute! A few days ago, I even had the idea of ​​writing Jinghua's founding record. Of course, it's just a thought.

Ahem, generally speaking, this volume basically develops according to the planned content. Although the magician of Pojun is not described in detail, Yomi feels that what he wanted to convey should have been conveyed. Even without excessive exaggeration, readers should be able to imagine it. After all, what words can express is limited, and imagination is the best way to write a novel.

As for Kro's identity, it is actually not as simple as it seems. Since it involves the subsequent plot, I will not explain it in detail. In short, just let little Ella live an ordinary life (fog).

Well, let’s talk about the next volume.

The next volume is tentatively titled "The Dream of Destiny Blooms in Flames". Originally, I thought that since it is set in winter and volcanoes, a title like "Ice and Fire XX" would be better, but because it involves the appearance of Chloe, I think it would be more appropriate to use an opening like "fate" and "dream". Also, as a side note, after several attempts at naming the volume, Yomi really can't think of a better title than "The Snow Fairy of the Winter Kingdom" for the sixth volume. What a pity.

Although we go to the Holy Academy first, the main venue is in Malborune, the hometown of elves. The Holy Academy is just a foreshadowing and a cutscene. The real beginning has to start with the elves. There will probably be some unexpected settings (maybe?). Anyway, that’s all I have to say.

Looking back, I've actually written 200 million words. I'm really moved. I'm very grateful to Mr. "Cc Carrot Seed" for participating in the character design and illustrations, and Ms. Tia, the beautiful girl editor. Thank you~

And most importantly, thank you to everyone who has read this far, thank you so much!! _(:з」∠)_

(Last month, I rashly started adding chapters and ended up owing over thirty chapters. After a few days of paying them back, I still have twenty chapters left. I feel complicated. I will never add chapters so casually again!)

In addition, new content was added to the tenth volume two days ago. At the end of the tenth volume, there is a short film in the form of a special episode. Interested readers can go and take a look. See you in the twelfth volume.

2019/08/07

Yomi

This chapter is a setting chapter, does not count words and is free.

Chapter 1 Welcome Ceremony of the Holy Academy

*创世纪6187年12月30日 上午10:31分 至圣学院

Like everywhere else on the continent, the Holy Academy was bustling with activity in late December. According to continental tradition, December 25th of each year celebrated the arrival of the One God and his salvation of the continent. Though six thousand years had passed and the original gratitude had faded considerably, it remained a significant holiday. In Ella's eyes, it was a holiday similar in nature to Christmas.

Of course, there are exceptions. For example, in northern countries, the celebration isn't necessarily held on December 25th. Winter blankets northern regions with continuous snowfall, so people there choose only clear days for celebration. In short, the holiday's original purpose has shifted from an expression of gratitude to a celebration. With the teachings of racial equality promoted by the Holy Academy and most churches, the demons, once discriminated against during the holiday, are no longer as resentful.

However, for the Holy College today, in addition to continuing the festival entertainment, there is another important thing to do.

Countless people in uniform were waiting in the square of the inner circle of the Holy Academy. Judging from their nervous expressions and hurried movements, it seemed that a person of very noble status was about to arrive.

"The snow on the road has been cleared, President."

"Where's the honor guard? And the soldiers maintaining security? Today is the day to welcome the Heroic Branch of Disaster, and there must be no mistakes."

"yes!"

The young man with a serious expression pushed up his monocle while instructing the students, his hands in white gloves shaking constantly.

Although he had learned a week ago that the Branch of Disaster, who had once studied at the Holy Academy and now sealed four Seals of Original Sin, would be returning to the academy, he could not hide his nervousness when they actually met. As the current head of the academy, he knew very well what kind of power the Seal of Original Sin contained. It was a monster that could only be fought with the determination to die even if an army of ten thousand was dispatched to fight it. If a country held the Seal of Original Sin, then it could basically be determined that the national strength of this country had developed to a very strong level, enough to be among the top in the continent.

In the past, the Supreme Saint Academy had sent out thousands of teams to search for and seal the Seal of Original Sin on the continent, but the number of teams that could actually bring the Seal of Original Sin back to the academy has remained at less than two handfuls. According to the information the young man had, the team called the Branch of Disaster actually brought back four Seals of Original Sin at once. This was an unprecedented achievement. The young man had no way of imagining how strong the other party was, but what was certain was that in addition to their strength, their wisdom, financial resources and connections were also extraordinary.

Putting aside the difficulty of sealing the Seal of Original Sin, finding it in the first place is a daunting task. One must sift through vast amounts of information to analyze its likely locations, then use money and connections to gather clues. Once the Seal has indeed appeared, one must convince the ruler of a nation to assist in sealing it. It's a sure bet that there's a 99% chance of success in all of this, and the sheer perseverance and determination required is enough to deter most teams.

Who are the members of the Branch of Disaster?

As for the legends they created, the students could only piece them together with the fragmentary information they got from their own families. Due to the outrageous confidentiality, after a long time, it even became a topic of discussion among the curious students - exchanging information with each other and then speculating on the true nature. Based on the information currently available to the students, the demons should know something, but all the demons kept silent about it, and the only clue was lost. However, this aroused everyone's curiosity even more. A playboy even offered a high reward of a platinum coin, but the ending was regrettable. It was said that no one has been able to take it away until now.

Even the young man who was the head of the academy was only able to know the number of people on the other side after being tasked by the academy's top management to "make the welcome ceremony grand enough."

"There are seven of us in total, one each from the Human, Divine, Elf, Dragon, and Vampire tribes, and two from the Demon tribe... So far, all we know about the Divine is the academy's headmaster two years ago, a Divine princess named Iris Charlotte Farialuci. She controls three guilds specializing in the crafting of magic items, magic weapons, and magic scrolls, respectively. It seems there are other secrets as well. But since there's a Divine princess on the team, her connections and financial resources make sense, right? I wonder how big the gap is between her and me in terms of strength."

While pondering this, the young man looked up at the massive, ten-meter-tall portal in the square. According to the academy's instructions, members of the Branch of Disaster would appear at the inner portal square, seemingly connecting the portals of the Eastern Demon Clan and the Sacred Academy, thereby achieving a connection between the two places.

Blowing nervously into his white-gloved hands, the young man turned and cast his gaze towards the street below the square. The ankle-deep snow had vanished, replaced by people clutching bouquets and beaming with anticipation. The majority of those gathered here were students from the Sacred Academy. Knowing the Mark of Original Sin, they naturally considered the Branch of Disaster a hero, a sentiment perhaps explained by idolatry.

Of course, from the perspective of the young people, they actually wanted to get a glimpse of the dignity of the mysterious Branch of Disaster and their respective identities. Not only ordinary students, but even the young people themselves wanted to know who the other party was, and their hearts were beating with excitement because they were about to meet such a big shot.

The young man couldn't help but touch his chin. Born into a count's family in the Bruzea Empire, he had never felt this way even when meeting the king.

hum-

Like the sound of metal vibrating.

As if by reflex, the young man immediately turned around and looked at the portal, standing up straight while tightening his expression to avoid others seeing his inner nervousness.

A purple eight-pointed star pattern gradually emerged on the blue circular portal. Like the hands of a clock, the purple eight-pointed star slowly rotated. When it overlapped with the blue six-pointed star representing the Holy Academy at a strange angle, the portal burst into white light. Then, a carriage so luxurious that it made the young man dumbfounded appeared in the square.

Not only was there a luxurious carriage pulled by eight unicorns, but following behind it were two teams of guards riding giant horses, wearing silver-white armor, and holding knight shields and knight lances. They looked like one body, and if the knights did not have a sacred aura, they would definitely be mistaken for members of the Knights Templar of the Papal States. In fact, when the young man saw the guards appear, he could not help but be stunned for a moment.

Now was not the time to be dazed. The young man came to his senses immediately, made sure his clothes were not messed up, and walked steadily to the front of the carriage. The carriage also stopped moving because of the young man's action. Only guards on both sides continued to pour out of the portal.

The person who met him was a mature woman with two red ponytails tied with black ribbons. Against the backdrop of her dreamy pure white dress that reached the ground, the woman looked as beautiful as a god in the eyes of the young man. Even without the woman saying anything, the young man could guess that she must be a virtuous and wise woman. Even the noisy crowd below quieted down the moment the woman appeared.

"Behind me are the members of the Holy Academy's Branch of Disaster and the guards from the demon clan."

"I am Chaos Ink Med, currently the headmaster of the Sacred Academy, and have been assigned by the Sacred Academy to escort you all. The academy is awaiting your triumphant return."

Chaos placed his right hand on his chest and bowed slightly to Camisia. Camisia folded her hands at her waist and gave him a perfect smile in return.

"Then I'll trouble you, Mr. Med, to lead the way. I'm Camisia Nott Tilum, the former instructor at the Holy Academy and current bodyguard of the Demon Lord Misttin."

When the name of the Demon King Mistin's guard was heard, there was an immediate commotion in the crowd. The students might not know Camisia's name, but everyone could understand that the Demon King's guard was a guard. Since he was a guard, it meant that there must be a Demon King in the carriage. The students naturally began to speculate whether the Demon King was a member of the Branch of Disaster, or whether he was visiting the Holy Academy with the members of the Branch of Disaster. No matter what the purpose was, the appearance of the Demon King was quite shocking news.

The unexpected answer made Chaos, who was in charge of reception, stunned for a moment, but he quickly came to his senses, turned to make a gesture of invitation to Camisia, and began to lead Camisia.

"Please, Camisia... May I ask how you address me, Your Excellency Camisia?"

"Since you were my mentor before, you can just call me mentor."

The original title should have been the Acting Demon King of the Western Demon Tribe, but after Ella ascended the throne, the term "Acting Demon King" naturally no longer existed. Although Ella had suggested in the past that Camisia and Dean should become dukes or simply continue to be called acting demon kings, they both rejected the proposal, which led to the current situation where the two of them actually have no clear titles. Of course, no one in the demon tribe would point fingers at this, and Camisia and Dean could still command other people in the demon tribe.

Chaos breathed a sigh of relief.

"Please follow me, Professor Camisia. The Headmaster is waiting for you all."

"Um."

Nodding, Camisia mounted the horses brought by her men, and Chaos did the same. Then, with the music of the bands on both sides of the road, the silent crowd began to cheer, and flower petals were scattered, and the ceremony of welcoming the heroes reached its climax.

As if he didn't see all this, Chaos, who was riding on his horse, kept looking back at the carriage behind him, trying to catch a glimpse of the hero's shadow, but the heavy curtains blocked his view, and Chaos could only give up embarrassedly.

"Mr. Chaos, are you curious about why the demon guards are accompanying us?"

"Ah, yes... yes."

Almost reaching out to wipe the sweat from his forehead, Chaos was startled by Camisia, but he couldn't say that he wanted to see what the heroes looked like.

Camisia answered for Chaos with a smile.

"Because the Demon King is a member of the Branch of Disaster."

"what?"

"If it weren't for the various tasks assigned to you by the academy, Your Majesty would be a third-year student at the Sacred Academy right now."

"Third-third grader?"

"Yes, that's right. Before your Majesty entered school, we demons hadn't found your Majesty yet."

"Although it's rude, I still have to ask, Your Majesty, are you returning to the Sacred Academy with the intention of continuing your studies?"

If he wanted to continue studying, he would have to give up his position as the chief. Of course, Chaos did not intend to be overly greedy for status. The reason why he broke out in a cold sweat was simply because it was too unbelievable that the Demon King planned to continue studying.

And if you think about it carefully, you will find that the princess of the God-man tribe is also a member of the Branch of Disaster. In other words, it is enough to represent that both the Demon Tribe and the God-man tribe are now working on the same team. Even if the enemy is the Seal of Original Sin, the public enemy of the continent, it is really surprising.

"No, Your Majesty returned to the Sacred Academy only to return the Seal of Original Sin. To Your Majesty, the Seal of Original Sin is an unnecessary burden."

"Hey, wait, if Your Majesty is a third-year student now, then the Branch of Disaster has only been established for less than two years?"

"Well, it was a year ago that the Seal of Original Sin was officially conquered."

"Four Seals of Original Sin were conquered in one year?!"

Unable to control the volume any longer, Chaos' voice was so loud that the horse beneath him paused.

"That's right, but it wasn't just your Majesty who contributed. Also involved were your two close friends, the princess of the God-Human race, the princess of the Dragon race, the saint of the Enstarnit Church, and the Atomic Lord of the Bruzea Empire."

"Oh, I see."

Chaos suddenly realized that since all the members of the Branch of Disaster were of this level, sealing four Seals of Original Sin a year was barely reasonable. They must have mobilized a large number of domestic troops to aid in the sealing of the Seals of Original Sin. Chaos didn't harbor any jealousy or disdain. The power to mobilize troops was part of power. Moreover, without sufficient talent, even an army of tens of thousands wouldn't be able to fully utilize its capabilities.

[Also, that princess of the Divine Tribe reached level 34 at just 16. She should be 17 now, right? I wonder if she's leveled up again.]

Take Chaos as an example. At the age of 21, he has just broken through the bottleneck of level 30 and cannot be put on the same scale as Iris.

Being able to team up with a genius like Iris, his own strength should not be too bad. Chaos could only pray silently in his heart, hoping that the other party was about the same age as him, otherwise he would definitely be embarrassed to call himself the chief of the academy in front of others in the future.

If I keep thinking this way, the only people who can be compared to the Branch of Disaster are the other perverts who returned two months ago. No, judging solely by their achievements, the Branch of Disaster is still stronger.

"Lord Chaos?"

"Um?"

When he came to his senses, he realized the team had stopped. Chaos quickly looked around and saw that they had arrived at the portal leading to the teaching area. If the inner circle was a prosperous commercial area accessible to anyone, then the teaching area was a key area accessible only to students.

Chaos quickly apologized with a smile.

"Sorry, I was distracted. Go through this portal and you'll reach the academy's location. The academy will reward the Branch of Disaster for its achievements on behalf of the Sacred Academy."

After hearing the identities of the members of the Branch of Disaster, Chaos did not think that material rewards would attract Camisia and her group, but this was something that had to be explained. Chaos could only laugh dryly and change the subject - there would be a banquet in the evening to welcome the Branch of Disaster, and the participants were carefully selected outstanding students.

For the first time, Chaos saw a thoughtful look on Camisia's face.

"Your Majesty doesn't like banquets with overly complicated etiquette. Could you please keep it simple?"

"Of course, since this is a dinner for heroes, we must follow their wishes."

"That's perfect."

After some courtesy, the two led the team into the portal.

Chapter 2: Mitis gets into trouble

Compared to the lively scene outside, the atmosphere inside the carriage was obviously much calmer. Except for Mitis, who came to the Holy Academy for the first time, and Ella, who was still not used to being sought after, even Angelica sat in her seat very calmly.

"I say, Ella-chan, you should be used to this kind of welcome ceremony by now, right? Wasn't the coronation ceremony even more grand than this?"

Iris couldn't help but yawn. In order to reach the Elf Territory before the end of winter, they had spent almost the entire past month in the carriage. Instead of continuing south from the Kingdom of Kumheim, they went directly north to the Eastern Demon Capital, the Branch of Disaster, and then used the ultra-long-distance portal to return to the Holy Academy.

As for the elf messenger Kiru, who was on a secret mission to bring Angelini back to the Elf Territory, he gave up the idea of ​​taking Angelini back to Malborune immediately after being persuaded by Camisia, and agreed to let Angelini return to the Holy Academy as a member of the Branch of Disaster.

According to Camisia, the reasons were, firstly, that Angelica herself was unwilling to travel with Kiru anymore, and secondly, the composition of the Branches of Disaster - almost every race had one, and if Angelica, the only elf in the team, was not present, it would inevitably make the elves lose face. Not only that, there seemed to be some other reasons, but Kiru's expression was very vague, and he did not mean to say it clearly.

Iris's words made Ella, who was fidgeting, clutch the hem of her skirt tightly.

"That's true... but he only said a few words on the day of the coronation ceremony, and the people welcoming him this time were students of the Sacred Academy who were my age..."

"It's normal for a senior to feel embarrassed for not putting himself in the role of a hero."

"Eh? Did Fukagan get involved?"

"No, how they treat me is their business, not mine."

"That's totally what Fukagan said."

Because I felt it had nothing to do with me, I wasn't nervous, but if it were me, I couldn't do it no matter what. And looking back, I don't think I've experienced such a grand welcome many times.

"Is this the Holy Academy? It's a little different than I imagined. It's more like a country than a school. Just from the layout of the streets, you can tell that the conditions are much better than those of ordinary countries. At first glance, I thought I was back in the imperial capital. No, the imperial capital doesn't have such a strong magical atmosphere. There's also this youthful feeling. Ah~ah, I miss it so much."

"Little Mittis's speech has become more like that of an older man."

"You speak as if you've experienced adolescence in the academy."

"My apologies, Ella. At my age, I was the most popular female adventurer—hehe."

Because they had entered the teaching area, there were fewer students welcoming them on both sides of the street, and Mitis was able to stick her head out of the window - she had felt embarrassed at first when there were so many people.

The one who answered was Lotte, who was sitting opposite Mitis and was injecting magic power into the fireplace in the carriage.

"If I remember correctly, Ms. Mitis had no experience in socializing before she met Ms. Ella."

"Pfft, my chest suddenly started to hurt after hearing what Lotte said."

Mitis sat up straight again and covered her chest with her hands in an exaggerated manner.

"Since Mitis-chan was looking for a practice partner, wouldn't it be more appropriate for you to ask me? I'm quite good at it, you know?"

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