Step - step -
The moonlight shines on the wilderness, making it peaceful.
Only the slightly slow footsteps echoed gently in the air.
Hernie, who left the mansion, was wearing a loose robe.
In her hand, she was holding a white puppy.
After passing through a deep forest, Hernie climbed to the top of the mountain behind the college.
The moon is a little closer.
Under the soft moonlight in the sky, her fluorescent yellow eyes seemed to complement the moonlight and shine.
Standing on the top of the mountain behind the academy, you can clearly see the entire Magic Academy located in the middle city of the royal capital.
Hermione lifted her hair slightly to prevent it from blowing away in the cold wind and disturbing her vision.
She remembered it very clearly.
Here, the back hill of the college.
This was one time that filled her with painful memories.
It was also the place where she made her first deal with the devil.
That time, both the academy and the royal capital suffered a heavy price.
Although, in the end, the pig Devon Reiser took the blame, and the sin of colluding with the devil was also transferred to him.
But Hernie always understood.
If we really wanted to talk about the culprit that time, it could only be her.
It was because she failed to resist the temptation of the devil and became greedy that she almost let the devil destroy the entire academy.
If Professor Victor hadn't been there.
Even if she has a backup plan, in the end, the greed demon will lose all the absorbed magic power due to the return of magic power.
But the tragic facts that happened cannot be ignored.
"call."
Hermione took a deep breath.
She bent down and placed the white puppy at the foot of the mountain.
"Sleep your last night, Pukki."
The moment the words fell, a thick magic circle instantly rose behind Heni.
The magic circle is engraved with extremely complicated runes, and the complexity is even unbelievable. This is actually a third-level magic.
Immediately afterwards, the magic circle floated into the sky and began to spin crazily.
Countless rays of light rose from the college's dormitory building, turning into clusters of light spots.
It's like some kind of energy is being drawn out.
And gradually absorbed it towards the magic circle summoned by Heni.
And Heni just watched this scene happen calmly and did not show any more unnecessary emotions.
Suddenly, a strong wind blew from behind, blowing Heni's hair into a mess.
She was stunned for a moment, feeling that her vision was blocked by her hair.
Before she could turn around, the familiar voice sounded behind her.
"tell me."
"What are you doing."
Even without looking back, Hernie could recognize the identity of the person making the voice.
That was the person she loved most.
Sure enough, when she turned around, she picked up her wind-blown hair again.
In that line of sight was a familiar figure in a windbreaker.
On his shoulder stood a dark crow.
Like a phantom in the night.
Victor's appearance came quietly.
With just a gust of wind, he appeared next to her.
But Hernie didn't panic or get too excited.
It was as if he had known Victor would appear.
However, she still explained.
"Professor, I have already asked Dean Rachel for instructions."
"He allowed me to do it."
Today, Heni is not just an associate professor in the college.
He is also a third-level member of the Mage Council.
And, because of her special nature, Hernie can make requests to the parliament.
As long as her request is within reasonable limits and consistent with the moral standards of Parliament.
To put it simply, Hernie's behavior was absolutely up to standard and would not hurt anyone.
Victor looked at Hernie calmly.
Once upon a time, Hernie was as shy as a bunny even when talking to him.
Now, it has grown to this extent.
Confident and powerful.
This power does not refer to her own strength.
Because Heni is still only a third-level mage.
But when facing Victor, Heni was able to keep her expression calm and calm.
Even though the professor in front of her is her favorite person.
"But you should know better."
Victor looked at Hernie with deep eyes.
"That's not what I asked."
His voice was even a bit colder than the freezing wind around him.
The Royal Academy of Magic is Rachel's domain.
Even Rachel didn't step forward to stop Hernie, which naturally shows that Hernie's behavior was within the scope of Rachel's tacit approval.
But after hearing Victor's words, Heni smiled and seemed to be in a better mood.
"Professor, I'm very happy that you care about me so much."
"only……"
Heni's eyebrows lowered a bit, and her voice was slightly low:
"You know demons better than I do, so you should know why I did this."
Victor said nothing, his eyes were like the surface of a calm lake, deep and cold.
Demons never die because humans can never avoid those seven emotions.
Pride, envy, wrath, sloth, greed, gluttony, and lust.
As long as there are intelligent creatures in the world, as long as they cannot avoid one of these desires.
The dead demons will be resurrected based on that foundation.
In the same way, different demons of desire will be attracted by creatures with the same characteristics.
As long as his desire is strong enough.
"During your absence, I learned a lot about demons from the Council."
"So, I began to study the law of the generation of demons and what are the reasons."
Since then, Hernie spent every day without thinking about food and drink. She taught classes at the college during the day and continued to study the characteristics of demons through Lightton at night.
Lightton needs anger as food.
And anger is also the source of Lightton's strength.
As long as there's a lot of anger around, Lightton can get stronger.
Heni has already realized this.
She raised her head and looked at Victor seriously:
"You know what, Professor."
"Devils and demons attract each other."
An area where a demon exists will attract another demon with a high probability.
But it doesn’t mean you can attract it just because you want to.
Because they require corresponding emotions.
So Hernie chose Kokot.
Kokot is the laziest elf in Cravenna's family, even humans can't compare to her laziness.
The end result was that she succeeded.
She used Lightton's existence and Kokot's laziness to successfully summon the demon representing laziness.
That is Puki, the white puppy.
And next, she only needs to know Puji's real name to be able to control this demon.
Heni took a deep breath and then said:
"Senior Kokot's sleep is not an accident."
"But she's not in any danger."
Elves have a very magical ability, which is [Return to Nature].
This is also recorded in the Magic Library.
The all-powerful Archmage recorded all the deeds he had seen in his magic library.
So Hernie knew it very well.
The condition for the return of nature is that the elf's lifespan reaches its limit.
Come from nature, eventually nature dies and returns to nature.
This is the natural return.
If you just sleep, your life span will not be reduced.
And Kokot won't sleep to death forever.
During the fifteen days when Kokot was sleeping, Hernie had been observing Kokot's condition.
The longer Kokot sleeps, the more compatible she becomes with Pukki.
In the end, as long as Puji "dies", Kokot can wake up.
The dead Puji will be replaced by a new lazy demon, so who will the new lazy demon be?
It does not matter.
No matter who it is, the new demon of laziness will only resurrect from Kokot's side.
Because, after that, only Kokot's lazy desire can satisfy the lazy demon.
No matter how hard Puke tries to survive, it can never escape Kokot's side.
At this time, Heni showed a bright smile to Victor:
"My purpose has been achieved, Professor."
"I successfully restrained a demon, and also successfully prevented Senior Kokot from being surrounded by trapped thoughts."
If the lazy demon wants to survive, he must use Kokot's laziness as food.
Kokot no longer felt sleepy for this reason.
"but……"
The moonlight shone on her body, stretching her figure very long.
Hernie's fluorescent yellow eyes looked at Victor with a little pain.
Who should satisfy my desires?
Hernie stopped looking at Victor, bent down, and picked up the white puppy again.
Perhaps it absorbed enough sleepiness to make it sleep more soundly.
At this time, no matter how much you call it, it probably won’t be able to scream.
The light of the magic circle gradually dissipated.
In that college, the dormitory building lit up with bright magic lights.
Maybe it was night time and the students couldn't sleep, so they got up one by one.
Victor also looked in the direction of the college.
Under the influence of magic, he could even hear the sounds coming from the distance.
'It's over, I suddenly can't sleep. '
'It's strange, I've been practicing all day, why am I not tired at all now? '
'You're still sleeping, get up and study! '
One voice after another sounded, but without exception.
The students' fatigue and laziness all day long were completely wiped away.
It is hard for anyone to imagine that the demon representing laziness can actually achieve such an effect.
It’s no wonder that Dean Rachel allowed Hernie’s behavior.
At this time, Heni looked at the college below again and said calmly:
"Dean Rachel knows that I am studying demons."
"I didn't plan to tell you this at first, and I asked the dean to keep it a secret for me."
"It's just that you still discovered me, Professor."
She regained her emotions and turned her head to look at Victor with a smile.
But Victor still looked at her calmly, sighed, and asked:
"So, tell me."
"What is your purpose in studying demons?"
Hearing Victor's words, Heni smiled softly.
As if she had regained her former liveliness, she walked step by step in front of Victor and narrowed her eyes.
With a bit of charm, she blinked and said softly:
"Professor, can you hug me again?"
This is what Victor has always promised her, and Victor has always known it.
So, he opened his arms and planned to give Hernie a hug.
But the moment he spread his arms.
Hermione suddenly stepped into Victor's arms.
Stand on tiptoes.
Along with the gentle peck, Victor's eyes widened slightly.
The moisture at the corner of his mouth seemed to indicate what had just happened.
He lowered his head and looked at the succubus figure in his arms.
Her cheeks were rosy and she had a bit of a smile.
The wind blew gently past their ears, blowing Victor's windbreaker and Heni's loose robe.
"because……"
But that clear voice lingered in Victor's heart for a long time.
“I don’t want to be satisfied with the status quo anymore.”
