Extra Demon: Sacred Academy of Light

"... Damn the worst fate of all!" Cursing silently, I pray quietly for those poor seven men...

Lilith chuckles softly, "Well, that's all from me, as you can feel, I'm being quite sincere—a fair deal." She pulled out some candies from nowhere and popped them into her mouth.

"It's impressive; as far as I can tell, she loves sweets, she never stops eating them," I reflected to myself. But thinking about her words, I lightly touched my chest... the contract hasn't been tainted, still blood-red like before. If Lilith's words had been lies, the contract would have stained white. "Well, here we go..." What I basically need is... hesitating a bit...

"Your essence." That sounds so strange! It could be taken in a very twisted way...

Lilith blinked a couple of times, slowly put the candies down, and adjusted herself a bit, pursing her lips slightly, "What else do you need?" she asked.

"One drop from a vampire of progenitor blood, two Black Blood Flowers, 20 milliliters of corrupt water—those are the materials I need." I can't lie; she would figure it out quickly, and it would be disrespectful to her sincerity, so for now, being honest is best.

Lilith nodded slightly, tilting her head, "Why do you need them? The materials are remarkable, especially the Black Blood Flower and the corrupt water—they are unique because they're difficult to find and rare, only found in places of death.

But undoubtedly, the most precious is the drop from a progenitor vampire… Why do you want them?" Lilith's eyes gleamed intensely as if she was dying of curiosity; she even looked like a child: "It's for evolving..." I finally said it.

Lilith's eyes widened, unconsciously picking up a candy from the desk and popping it into her mouth. "When you say evolve, you mean..."

"To become a lesser demon..." I confirmed her suspicions. She grabbed another candy...

"How did you manage that? Hybrids between humans and demons are cursed by birth, incapable of becoming strong—they're born dead, mad, or completely useless... but... my essence? Are you serious?" Lilith asked again, wide-eyed, "You don't want to just throw me on a bed, right? We were talking about Sn...

Snuu??" She held her cheeks and blushed slightly, "Bold..." she said sweetly.

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"Stop pretending! It's clear you're mocking me!" I glared darkly at her... She's so dangerous—her charm is out of this world! If I weren't mentally strong, I would have fallen at her feet... In fact, I don't even know why she doesn't affect me, not even Emilia's unique ability affects me... thinking about that for later...

"Tsk, boring," Lilith pouted. "Fine, I'll help you with that, but about the progenitor vampire's drop, you'll have to handle that yourself. I can't force that person to give you a drop; you'll have to talk to her," Lilith said, her eyes serious.

"It's a bit annoying... Why can't you help me with that? Wasn't that part of the deal?" I asked in frustration.

"Understand, you get along much better with her," she shrugged. "It will be much easier than you think... I hope..." Lilith muttered those last words with uncertainty.

"You don't inspire confidence at all, damn it," I muttered to myself... "Do I know a progenitor-blooded vampire?" I have no idea... "Damn, the downside of not inheriting the original's memories, I didn't think it would be this annoying, but if she says it's easier to talk for myself, I'll believe it for now. I don't have many options either," after a quick reflection...

"Alright, I'll take care of it," I nodded.

Lilith pulled out some kind of lollipop from nowhere, "Good, you answered my first question. I'm very curious to know how you're so sure about the materials... Also, you seem very confident, knowing that all those materials could instantly kill you, make you explode, drive you mad, or turn you into an abomination... I'm so excited!

Which result will be the right one..." She bit into the lollipop without realizing... "Oh..." upon noticing, she looked sad... After a moment of silence, "How can you become stronger?" she asked, her eyes sparkling.

This was her second and final question: "Well, let's just say I have a blessing," I replied truthfully. The system is a blessing... there's no lie in that.

Lilith remained silent for a few moments... "I see..." she nodded. "That blessing must have told you the materials to evolve, right?" raising an eyebrow.

"Yes," I nodded, there's no point in lying; it's very obvious... She remained silent again... "Alright, the contract is fulfilled... well, halfway," she shook her head, "Today... is it Friday?" she asked, a bit confused.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

"It is," I confirmed.

"Good, then I'll come for you tonight to go to the demonic realm, see you!" After saying that, her body vanished into thin air.

Looking silently at the chair where she had been sitting seconds ago... I slowly stood up, picking up the book that had been on the desk. I placed it back in the open space of the shelf where it belonged, cleaning up the crumbs and leaving the place spotless... After a few moments, I left the library... Upon exiting the building, I blankly stared at Leslie and Evelyn...

"..."

"What are you doing here?" Leslie glared intensely at Evelyn, baring her teeth like a cat...

Evelyn looked at her silently... She slowly moved her hand toward one of her pockets and pulled out what seemed to be a piece of bread... "Waiting for Arthur, like you," she said, tilting her head slightly, looking at Leslie.

"Eh..." Leslie's body froze for a moment before her cheeks turned a bit red: "Hmmm," she adjusted her voice, "Yes, I was supposed to be alone! You know..." she hesitated a bit at the end.

"Why?" Evelyn tilted her head further...

"Because I'm his friend! Yes! His best friend!" Leslie said, puffing out her chest with pride, looking at the sky.

"But I'm his friend too. We're all friends," Evelyn said calmly as she sat on the ground and began eating the bread in her hand.

Leslie's body froze, and she dropped her arms... She stayed silent for a moment... then slowly sat beside Evelyn... "I guess you're right," she muttered to herself, frowning.

"They're oddly peculiar; well, the strangest is Evelyn, but somehow, they get along better than before," I thought to myself as I approached them.

"Shall we go?" I asked with a smile.

They both lifted their heads and nodded with bright faces. "Yes."