The Author's POV

The sun slowly rose from the horizon, and Ashton City, more specifically, the Lock, basked in the warmth of the sun.

Standing at the entrance of the academy, enjoying the warmth that came from the sun, I glanced towards my right where a beautiful young girl stood.

Currently, Melissa and I were waiting at the northern entrance of the academy. According to Donna's instructions, we would soon meet students coming from one of the four great academies.

Our job was to greet them and bring them around the campus to familiarize themselves with the place. Although I wasn't sure about which academy they were from or who they were, that didn't really matter.

During the past month, I didn't stand idle.

Having learned my lesson from the situation at the Manticore building, after being made aware of the student exchange, I immediately memorized every single profile of the students that were coming to the Lock.

Regardless of the academy, be it big or small characters, I memorized everyone's profiles. Took me a while, but I forced myself to do it.

...I wasn't going to let something similar to the Manticore building situation happen again. From that point on, I learned that I needed to be prepared for everything. Instead of being unaware of what was to come in the future, it was better to proactively seek information beforehand to avoid being caught off-guard and thus lose composure.

On the topic of the dorm situation, for the past month and a half, all I did was observe.

Having learned a lot of lessons with regards to scheming and planning, I knew that haste made waste.

Therefore, I chose to observe them carefully. From their routines, behavioral patterns...everything. I made sure to engrave and memorize every little detail of their lives without missing a beat.

With the aid of Angelica's cat form, I was able to acquire a lot of information..and thanks to her, I could now finally say that they could be eliminated anytime I wished.

With my plans now completed, all that I needed to do was execute them.

But now was still not the right time. After a bit of thought, I had decided to set the pieces in motion after I came back from Immorra.

Since I was going to go there in a week's time, there was no need to overburden myself right now to get rid of them.

...after all, they weren't going anywhere anytime soon. They were merely sitting ducks from my perspective. All I needed to do was pull the trigger and everything would come toppling down.

They were no longer a priority for me.

Either way, those problems aside, I was now presented with another more annoying problem.

Glancing at Melissa who was standing next to me, trying to break the awkward silence that was between us, I asked.

"...so, how's your day going Melissa?"

Hearing my question, without hesitation Melissa responded

"Shit"

"Why's that?"

Looking at me as if I was an idiot, Melissa rhetorically said

"Do you even need to ask why?"

Frowning, I placed my hand on my chin as I pretended to fall into deep thought.

"Mhh, is it perhaps because it's too sunny outside? Understandable, girls like you want to kee-"

"Shut up"

Being told to shut up, I pretended to be offended as I once again reminded her about the fact that I was now her business partner.

"Rude, don't forget that you're now talking to your business partner"

If before I was scared of Melissa because of her influence and sadistic personality, I no longer had a reason to be scared.

Why?

the

we were partners if anything happened to me all of the efforts we put in the project would go down

those lines, I inwardly

longer a need for me to fear Melissa. Thus, I could pretty much do and say all I wanted without caring about the repercussions...well, that was unless I pushed her too far. If that happened, well

*Tsk*

the side of her eyes, Melissa clicked her

skin your throat and feed it

with your threats? Either way, there's no

her chest moving up and down at a faster

that you're really asking

fact that I was her partner over and over

this project was worth, Melissa knew full well that she couldn't do anything to me. Therefore, no

for all the

me you're salty you can't do anything to

"huuu..."

with Ren...the limits of her patience were being tested with each passing second. If not for her rationality still taking over her mind, she would've already done something

"What? I didn't he-"

I was about to tease Melissa again, I suddenly stopped and looked

as I would love to continue our conversation, it seems like our

head

"Where?"

"There"

distance, a group of five students appeared on the

a better look at them from the distance, the first thing I noticed was their uniforms which were dyed in white with the lapel of their

Lutwik academy from Park

color of their uniform I was immediately able to guess

human domain and that directly faced the sea. Because they directly faced the sea and hence

demons, they fully adapted themselves to the water, and from there they had made a

in water warfare didn't mean that they were weak in land warfare. No, rather, they were just as terrifying on land as

line of sight was

male and

hair with curly sideburns. Both his eyes were bright, and his entire body was emitting a boundless power that

hair that gently fell all the way to her back. She had big deep sea-blue eyes and clean white skin devoid of any imperfections. With a silver reaper hanging on her waist, the girl had

the girl before me had an aura of repulsion. Almost like as if she was saying 'don't you dare come

Similar yet different.

Nicholas Leinfall and I come from Lutwik academy from Park

before us, the male extended his hands towards Melissa and I as he introduced

a step to the side and started introducing the

Joshua Claymore who here is also a first

close attention as I already knew the

Leinfall, Joshua Claymore, Ivan Dragovic, Lawrence Smith, and Aerin Leinfall, Nicholas's twin

all each pretty strong individuals that could rank within the top 200 in our academy first years, the two that I

their first-year rankings. Although individually they were both strong, only when the

her reaper and Nicholas

the two worked togheter, even Kevin would find it extremely difficult to beat them. In fact, there was

most terrifying of all was

this is my twin sister Aerin

of my thoughts was Nichola's

overbearing. Even though Aerin was cold, she didn't look down on everyone and it could

young masters, I would take

"He-"

throat and just when I was about to introduce myself, to my bewilderment, I found Melissa approaching them with an amiable and gentle smile on her face

is Melissa Hall and he's Ren Dover. I just wanted to say that we are glad you guys came all the way here to this

at Melissa, Nicholas shook

"Likewise"

"..."

to make sure I was seeing correctly, I glanced at Melissa as the gears