Chapter 56: Chapter 56
Mart was surprised to hear the words coming from the path with the black roses, but in the end he responded politely:
-I’ll take it into account, although solitude is not what I expect.
As he continued walking down that corridor with green walls, he noticed that reaching the exit was taking longer this time, "I guess this labyrinth is constantly moving," he thought.
When he reached the exit he thanked the minotaur in an elegant suit for guiding him. In his hand he carried the box with the cake slices, first he headed down the corridors towards the female dormitories, when he arrived in front of the door, he knocked three times and shortly after, out came Asfil wearing a sleeveless v-necked shirt that allowed the skin around her collarbone area to show, she was also wearing tight white shorts. Mart looked into the room and did not see Selis.
-She is in the alchemy lab, there is a fourth year teacher giving orientation classes. -Asfil answered when he saw that he was looking for Selis.
-Take out two portions and then give me back the box. -Mart handed her the box and waited on the threshold of the room.
Shortly thereafter she arrived, approached him and handed him the box, and said:
-When, we can talk. It’s a good time.
Mart shook his head and said:
-Remember I only have a few weeks left of restricted library access.
Asfil nodded, and walked away to sit on the edge of his bed. He looked at Mart and said:
-I’ll visit you when your restricted library access permit runs out.
Mart nodded and walked away. "If you had no human lineage I wouldn’t hesitate so much, but I must know what you will choose when the time comes," Mart thought as he walked to another room.
Selenia opened the door, was surprised to see Mart and said to him:
-Did something happen?
-No, I just brought a gift, help yourself....
She showed him her room and then asked him:
-Do you have silverware in your room? We are on the same page.
-So small rooms are a punishment. -said Mart, who noticed the sheets of paper with demonic diagrams pasted all over them.
-That would be offensive to most students. In a way it is still a privilege to be alone. -Selenia said.
But Marc’s mind was registering the symbols and the application of Selenia’s demonic spells. She just looked at him, until he noticed and said:
-Excuse me, it’s habit. Mart took out a white silk handkerchief with his initials in gold, took out a portion carefully and handed it to her. -Enjoy it.
At the end Mart went to the maids’ sleeping quarters, and met the enthusiastic maid named Menma who was now wearing a thin silk dress to be in her room, Mart preferred not to look at her too much, and asked her:
-Can you call Iristel.
Mart had sensed that Iristel was inside the room, Menma showed a playful smile and asked Mart:
-You want me to leave them alone, she is taking a bath, you can come in and play for a while.
"Wow, she is very cheeky this woman; she will give me some reward," Mart leaned close to her ear and whispered mischievously with his charming smile:
-Why don’t we both go in and surprise her, believe me, you’ll enjoy it?
Menma was startled and stepped back, she looked at the charming face smiling confidently and said to him:
-Don’t joke.
-Yes, yes, yes, it’s just a joke; take two slices of cake and serve them.
[Inciting impure desires: special reward.]
"Just that," thought Mart.
[She’s beautiful and not pure.]
[Be thankful she doesn’t have such a dirty mind].
"Wow you are a demonic system," Mart thought wryly and waved his hand goodbye to Iristel who left the bathroom covering herself with only a towel.
Mart arrived at the library and said to Emy:
-I brought you a present.
-Mart, I can’t eat in the library. -Emy answered while looking at the shelves.
-If you want, I’ll take care of the reception while you try it out, okay? -added Mart.
Emy held out her hand and Mart handed her the box, she used a demonic preservation spell and said:
-I’ll eat it when I’m done, my day.
"Mine is in there too you know," at last Mart said goodbye and headed for the restricted library.
As more than forty-eight hours had passed, he didn’t bother to interrupt the reading of the green-haired, bespectacled student who was reading another magazine about demonic power rankings in the coliseums, who was at the reception, although in his mind he thought, "He’ll be a great warrior, or he’s just a fan of battles and warriors."
After fetching the book "demonic hearts", Mart sat down in front of one of the farthest desks in the restricted library, to avoid attracting too much attention.
Mart opened the book just in the third step, or rather in the third drawing, which showed the image of a meditating demon whose body violently expelled the demonic energy and likewise the demonic energy returned to his body in a constant cycle, at the moment he saw the drawing the book began to absorb demonic energy in a frantic way at the same time the system notified:
[Storing data from the higher level demonic energy absorption technique].
Hardly a few minutes had passed when Mart had to drink the first level four demonic energy potion, the absorption of demonic energy by the book had exceeded his expectations, he felt that his demonic energy channels were going to tear and that his arms with which he held the book were about to burst, but he endured, and soon after he had to drink one more demonic potion, Mart’s body had begun to tremble.
"There seems to be no end to this, this book seems like an abyss that absorbs demonic energy non-stop," Mart thought at the moment he had to drink the third and fourth potion.
To the green-haired student who had started watching him, the sight was something indescribable that bordered between ridiculous and terrifying. "What on earth is that madman doing?" was what the green-haired student thought as he saw Mart’s uncontrollable tremors already shaking the desk on which he stood, but in spite of that, Mart would not let go of the book and would not stop drinking potions. "Should I report this? No, I will if it’s my turn to take him to the infirmary," thought the student at the reception desk who couldn’t turn his attention back to his own business after witnessing such a crazy situation.