Chapter 2.16
Having finished my thought, I checked the locking spells Demian had placed on each window. Fortunately, the locking spell on one of them was completely broken.
I squeezed out the strength I had recovered while sleeping and jumped toward a tree branch stretching toward me. Thanks to the animalistic senses inherent in my body, I was able to land safely on the ground.
“Ah……!”
The heavy pain I felt at that moment stirred a strange sensation.
I felt as if I could still feel Demian’s heat-filled touch, so I shook my head vigorously and summoned several knives.
My physical strength and mana had recovered significantly while I was asleep, so it wasn’t a big struggle.
Swish—!
“Kkueeuk!”
A low-grade demon passing near me was struck by my knife and collapsed. It was a creature that looked like a mix between a snake and a lizard.
Right. According to the original story, the demons appearing at the picnic should be around this modest size.
‘Why did a Transcendent-grade or higher suddenly appear?’
It was a good thing I managed to deal with it using the power I’d developed thanks to Ayla, combined with Demian’s help; otherwise, either I or Demian might have died or been seriously injured.
No, did we actually deal with it?
‘It felt like the demon’s body was completely destroyed. But the Demonic Energy it emitted remained and dominated both Demian and me.’
The fact that the Demonic Energy didn’t disappear even though the demon’s body was gone was quite unsettling.
Thwack—!
“Keeaak!”
I threw knives at the small-fry demonic beasts and gathered their carcasses.
Before long, the Holy Knights who found me approached with surprised faces.
“My lady Heron! Your body is weak, how did you handle so many demons……?”
“Your face is pale. You should go and rest.”
It seemed that, despite staggering from the pain, my hunting of demons looked quite admirable in their eyes.
“Thank you. I was a bit surprised when the demons suddenly appeared, but I did my best.”
I let it slip that I had hunted the demons without forgetting my duty as the Sword of the Imperial Family despite the hardship, and then I headed toward the Western Garden where the people were gathered.
‘Even if that Transcendent-grade Lust demon hasn’t completely disappeared, the Holy Knights and Frid will take care of it.’
While thinking that, I had a feeling that my plans were going to be severely derailed because of that demon.
And, as always, an ill omen never fails to come true.
***
Demian, left alone in the tea house, only regained consciousness about an hour after Levi had left.
“…….”
His brow furrowed naturally at the heavy headache. He hadn’t been drinking, yet it felt as if a chunk of his memory had been sliced away.
Demian checked the calendar and the clock in turn. Normally, he should have been attending the picnic held in the Academy’s Western Garden.
‘So why am I sleeping on the sofa in the tea house?’
Furthermore…… he was wearing nothing but a blanket.
Realizing this, Demian looked at his clothes scattered on the floor with a very troubled expression.
Of course, he usually preferred a somewhat disheveled appearance when resting in the tea house. Dressing in modest and stifling attire just to avoid being outdone by Frid was enough for public settings.
But right now, he hadn’t just loosened his tie or unbuttoned a few buttons on his shirt; he was completely naked.
What on earth happened?
Demian swallowed hard and gripped the white blanket. Looking at it now, it wasn’t a blanket but a fabric decoration draped over the sofa. It was a piece he cherished quite a bit, so he had never used it this way before.
The moment his eyes fell on the sofa, which had been pushed back quite a bit from its original position, something felt like it was on the verge of being remembered.
“Ah…….”
After a moment of a headache-inducing surge.
He soon recalled the image of a certain woman.
Long, trembling eyelashes and pink eyes that looked like jewels.
A pained voice that flowed out whenever his sensitive nerves were touched.
It was Levi Heron, who had been watching him train for the past few days.
“Ha…….”
Demian looked down at his body with trembling eyes. There were scratch marks and handprints she had left all over him.
The moment he confirmed those traces, question marks and exclamation points began to storm through his mind.
Did I sleep with Levi Heron?
I tried so hard not to touch any woman, and yet I slept with her?
Thinking that once I fell, I would become an endless slave to s****l desire, I had intended to keep my purity until I ascended the throne.
No wonder my body felt unusually refreshed compared to when I usually wake up—was it because I finally acted on my lust?
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