The Narrow-Eyed Villain of the Demon Academy

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## The Narrow-Eyed Villain of the Demon Academy

### Chapter 248

“Luca.”

The boy with jet-black hair, as if draped in thick darkness, muttered in a low voice, his peculiar blue eyes wide open.

“Why?”

“Luca.”

“Luca.”

Unable to bear the constant calls any longer, Luca finally snapped.

“Ugh, what! Why! Say something, will you! You called me here, so why aren't you saying anything!”

“……Luca.”

Hamel continued to utter Luca's name, nothing more.

Luca's heart was a whirlwind of emotions.

What was Hamel trying to say?

What story was he about to unravel?

It was supposed to be nothing but a lie, a desperate plea from a wicked demon.

Yet, strangely enough…

“……Why does it bother me so much?”

Luca wondered aloud.

“What do you mean?”

“I don't know either.”

“What are you even talking about? You're not actually sick, are you?”

“I am. It really hurts.”

“Where does it…...”

Thump, thump.

Hamel grimaced, pounding on his chest.

“Here. It hurts like it's about to stop beating any second. Like I've been stabbed. It's agonizing.”

“……I have no idea what you're going on about.”

“I didn't expect you to understand. It's just… I'm curious. And for some reason, I'm also certain. It's strange, isn't it? It should be a lie. But it doesn't feel strange to me at all, and that scares me.” ŖА₦ǒʙƐS̈

“Ugh, you're going to drive me crazy, really!”

Ignoring Luca's outburst, Hamel rubbed his aching chest.

Why? Why was it so painful?

He had pondered over the reason for a long time, but the inability to find an answer only intensified his suffering.

For some reason, he felt a pang of sorrow.

“Something… keeps welling up from deep inside me. It's like I'm going to be sick.”

“Then throw up! What is this melodramatic act first thing in the morning?”

“……I don't know why I'm like this either. But Luca, aren't you curious at all? Don't you have any inkling either?”

“I don't know, I don't! I don't know why you're suddenly so hung up on what that guy said! It's just something a demon spouted!”

Right.

That's when it all began.

- Next time, I hope to encounter you in a different form. And, I would appreciate it if you would give my words some thought.

- What are you trying to say?

- You are blinded by your own brilliant talent and fail to see the truth.

- ……That’s an absurdly offensive thing to say. What is it that you claim I fail to see?

- The truth you seek, the traces of justice, will remain where Terias lost his beloved.

That day, Hamel encountered a half-demon on his way to the Nina family estate.

There was a female demon and another male half-demon, but in Hamel's eyes, their presence was insignificant.

A half-demon, nameless.

Compared to him, they were nothing but insignificant insects, not even worth remembering.

Good and evil.

Hamel faithfully followed that concept.

Humans were good, and demons were undeniably evil.

They were filthy beings who usurped humanity's legacy, threatened, and violated the innocent and weak.

That was the 'common sense' ingrained in Hamel's mind.

Demons were beings that had to be eradicated.

He had to kill them all to restore good and achieve justice.

That's what he had always believed, and that's what he would continue to believe.

Yet, strangely enough, the half-demon's words lingered in Hamel's mind, tormenting him.

“You are blinded by your own brilliant talent and fail to see the truth.”

The half-demon had rebuked him as if he knew everything about Hamel.

It was strange.

It couldn't be anything but strange.

What did he know?

Did he even have the right to rebuke Hamel in the first place?

Surely, Hamel was the one on the side of good.

He was the evil one.

Wasn't that evident from the recent war?

Crete, known as the Lord of Pride in the Demon Realm, had invaded the Nina family with his mighty army.

But Hamel's father had stopped him, achieving the feat of completely annihilating evil.

See?

Whose fault was it?

What had humans done?

Nothing.

They had done nothing.

Then why did the half-demon say such a thing?

Failing to see the truth?

Being arrogant?

Who?

Who dared to say such a thing?

Weren't demons the embodiment of arrogance?

“Luca, do you think they have the right to utter the word 'arrogance'?”

“Absolutely not. If anything, they're the arrogant ones. Think about it, they're the ones who started another war after losing the last one. Who's arrogant now?”

“Exactly my point.”

But…

Why?

Why was he like this?

“I want to see it for myself.”

“What?”

“I need to see it with my own eyes. I need to know what he meant, why my heart aches and feels so heavy.”

Hamel stood up from the bench.

Luca, who had been sitting with him on the bench in the Royal Academy's plaza, almost dropped her teacup in surprise.

“See what? What are you talking about?”

Luca gulped.

Hamel's expression was so serious that she couldn't help but feel uneasy.

“…….”

Hamel closed his eyes in silence.

“The truth you seek, the traces of justice, will remain where Terias lost his beloved.”

The half-demon's last words.

If his words were true…

Then there must be something waiting for him in that place.

“I have to go down there. If there's something there, then he might be right. Maybe I can find the reason behind this pain.”

“……What did that half-demon say to you?”

Luca sighed, unable to comprehend Hamel's reaction.

It couldn't be helped.

What Hamel felt when he saw the half-demon was different from what Luca felt.

What was it?

That emotion.

That tremor.

That agony.

Hamel couldn't understand any of the unknown emotions he felt when he saw the half-demon.

It was as if he had witnessed an entirely different world.

How could he describe it?

As Hamel started walking, Luca ruffled her hair in frustration.

“……Ugh, seriously! I knew it, I'm coming too! I'm coming with you!”

And so, Luca followed Hamel, heading towards the place where the truth might be waiting.

***

“You monster.”

“That's what I was going to say, Samuel. You've gotten really strong. I'm so surprised my teeth are chattering.”

“Who are you trying to fool?”

A sparring class, you could say.

After the first period ended, Samuel and I were lying comfortably in the infirmary.

At first, it had been a proper sparring session…

But as we continued, the fight intensified, and we both ended up injured.

Of course, that didn't mean I was weaker than Samuel.

I had to hold back my full strength during the fight.

To be precise…

“This is how you should deal with a mage.”

“Huh.”

It was more accurate to say that I used Samuel as a training partner to learn how to fight against mages.

That's why I had to suppress my power as much as possible.

It would be too easy if I used my full strength.

And I didn't want to reveal my full potential just yet, so it was ultimately the right choice.

“It's a good thing, though.”

“What do you mean?”

“We get to skip class. The next class is Instructor Ares', you know.”

“Yeah, that's true.”

Samuel, who was lying face down on the bed, added with a shrug.

Both Samuel and I hated Ares' class.

Perhaps every student in Sytan Academy hated it.

That's because Ares' classes were notoriously difficult.

At that moment…

“Look at you two, having a grand old time!”

Whack!

Whack!

“Ow!”

“Ugh!”

The medical instructor had smacked both Samuel and me on the back.

We both winced.

Not that there was anything we could do about it.

This was a clear case of school violence.

Just as I was about to protest…

“Speaking of which, where's Luna?”

The medical instructor spoke first.

Luna.

At those words, I closed my mouth and looked away.

“Samuel, isn't the weather lovely today?”

“I don't know.”

Ignoring Samuel's indifferent response, I continued to stare out the window.

The medical instructor, puzzled by my reaction, frowned and asked again.

“Did something happen to Luna? She always comes to see me around this time, but I haven't seen her today.”

“…….”

“Out with it.”

Samuel smirked, seemingly enjoying the situation.

I kept my mouth shut.

Just then…

Creak.

The door to the infirmary opened.

It was Luna.

She glanced at me, clicked her tongue, and shook her head.

Her gaze was that of someone looking at a pathetic good-for-nothing.

Her reaction turned me into a statue.

I thought I could hear the sound of my heart cracking in the distance.

“Oh, Luna, you're here.”

The medical instructor greeted Luna with a hug and then shot Samuel and me a sharp look.

What was with this ominous feeling?

As if to confirm my suspicions…

"You two are all rested up now, so off you go."

Thump.

The medical instructor practically shoved me out of the infirmary and shut the door.

Excuse me?

I'm still hurt…?

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