ALEX"There's an empty spot right there."Riyoda pointed, and the three of us sat down together."The headmaster is coming now."Riyoda said, excitement shining on his face."Is the headmaster your father?" I asked, looking at Riyoda. He nodded."Yes, he is my father, but I'm forbidden from calling him 'dad' inside the academy."That was normal; after all, this wasn't a home. There were rules, rules that had to be followed.Winds whipped up, and from within them emerged a man with brown hair and amber eyes."Silence, please."His voice echoed throughout the entire room, and the students instantly fell silent.RAYNOR "Alex, he's strong."ALEX (mentally)"I know. That means he's one of the greatest powers on the continent: Tairel Avalon.""We are entering a new era. Hairon Academy has been revamped for a new generation of students. Everything is arranged for your comfort.""As you know, years have passed since the war ended, but people still want to clash, and conflicts continue. The p

ALEXIt was a completely expected move from the Elf King; he knew I would come to the academy and speak up."That cunning bastard," I thought."Where's Raynor?" Laena asked, looking at me."He's actually asleep. He said he got sleepy hearing the headmaster's boring speech."Raynor threw a mental punch at me from inside. In that moment, I sensed a trace of mana."I think we have guests," I said.Then I raised my voice:"I know you're there, you can come out."Riyoda and Emma emerged from between the bushes where they had been watching us. As soon as Laena saw them, she pulled back in embarrassment."Did you notice us right away?" Riyoda asked in surprise."I had a lot of training on this at the Dragon Fortress, so I notice mana traces right away, though I usually leave it to my dragon," I said."Wow, I've always wanted to see the Dragon Fortress. Have you ever seen a real demon?" Riyoda asked excitedly."Actually, I've fought demons before. When the red moon appeared, demons came befor

ALEXMy body was completely frozen, but I could still hear the voices of the people around me. "I think I won," Jasmine said. I began to wrap my body in blood flames. "Wait, something is happening," Laena said. The blood flames swallowed and cleared away the ice entirely. "I wanted to test the power of the attack, but it's weaker than I thought." Jasmine grew angry. I used wind steps and charged straight at her. "Amaze me a little," I taunted. Jasmine suddenly grew stronger. Frankly, I was surprised; I hadn't expected something like that. She pushed me backward, but she wasn't strong enough. Our swords clashed against each other. The sound of clashing steel echoed across the training ground. "You turned out sturdier than I thought." Jasmine ignored me and kept attacking. Glaciers started surrounding me once again. I used wind steps to dodge. The ice attacks came one after another. They were even faster than before. "I guess that's enough fun for now," I thought. I infused

 ALEXWe began moving through the city, jumping continuously from building to building without pause."Can I ask you something? Why are we going on a mission outside the academy when we're just the Disciplinary Committee?"That was the only question bothering my mind.Beatrix replied:"You're right, we're just the Disciplinary Committee, but the headmaster sometimes gives us missions like this to test us."Tairel was a different person than I had thought.Beatrix continued:"Besides, our current mission is related to the academy, which is why we're doing it."So an academy-related mission... It seems things are more complicated behind the scenes than I thought.I asked in surprise:"Why did we split up then?""This mission was supposed to be kept secret from other students. Actually, I was going to go alone, but Headmaster Tairel asked me to bring you along.""I see."It seems what

ALEX"I'll tear you to pieces!"It was the first time I had completely released my killing intent. Fear formed on the demon's face; he was afraid, yet he still kept attacking me."Too slow."I grabbed his massive arm with both hands and slammed him onto the ground. I leaped into the air and delivered a kick straight into his abdomen. A crater formed on the ground from the impact of the kick, and the demon spat blood."You're finished."I coated my arm in blood flames and drove it straight into his heart. The blood flames began to consume and obliterate the demon. The demon's cries for help echoed across the entire district. Other people and demons were watching me, trembling in fear.The demon vanished, and the Chaos Seal deactivated.ALEX (thinking)"I'm still not strong enough."I clenched my fist.ALEX (thinking)"I need to get even stronger."I used wind steps and headed toward Beatrix; she was sleeping peacefully."It's time to go."I picked up Beatrix and the Griffin boy and beg