A month has passed by as Kamigami Academy was now at peace with both Rei maintaining the hierarchy despite not implementing it directly due to his presence. The once nobles or elites that hate commoners were now slowly beginning to be humble and to respect others despite their status.
Commoners, nobles, elite-tiers and upper classes all standing next to each other as both rivals, equals and schoolmates that are determined to improve themselves rather than trying to be bigger by bullying others.
While there are people like Malcolm who still tries to bully others despite the beatings he would often receive from other people trying to put humble, then there was Haru who is still rude to everyone and continuing to challenge Rei besides the obvious one sided fight with the latter losing while the spoiled child beaten to a pulp with no remorse.
It was also a surprise of Haru's Clan not filing a complaint due to some civil arguments that were currently happening in the clan residence. Some were assuming that they don't have enough power or influence to simply just report Rei for it since the latter had already earned the nickname of 'Shadow Reaper' which was almost close to the legend of the Black Reaper themselves especially with both outfit and attitude when it comes to handling missions that requires full commitment to execute someone despite their overall character..
"Brat. You're getting better." Keith said through the mental link as Rei was wiping his sweat after sparring with Rinka who appeared to be exhausted.
"Not quite but I guess it's all because of you that I'm managing to keep up with senior Rinka…" Rei uttered through the link as he was impressed with the orange brown haired girl's fighting style after months of facing against her.
Rinka was breathing heavily while Eunji came into the training room as she handed the drinks to the both of them. One was a water bottle to Rei while the latter had at least two to three orange juice, "Thanks!" The orange brown haired girl exclaimed as Rei and Eunji watched her finish drinking the first two almost instantly the moment she grabbed the juices from her.
"Fxck. That hits the spot." Rinka sighed while Eunji was complimenting Rei's new fighting style especially with outperforming Rinka in close combat to a slight degree due to his usage of the sickles creatively in contrast to Rinka's blood weapons that shifted between long or short blades for both close and long distance combat.
Suddenly, a golden yellow aura immediately emitted from Rei before manifesting in the same form of a fox that Eunji and Rinka had dealt with from last month. "Finally. Some fresh air…" the fox muttered before stretching itself as it immediately stood next to Eunji, rubbing their head against her legs like a domestic pet.
"I'll never get used to that…" Rinka muttered with a blush while Eunji was trying her best to avoid the animal except she couldn't do anything but to accept it as she picked the fox up before carrying it in her arms.
"Jeez… Clingy that much?" Rei asked through the mental link between him and Keith, "Nah. I just enjoy annoying her knowing that I'll win either way."
The black haired male could only sweatdrop at the sight of Eunji caressing the fox like any pet owner would do by rubbing their chin or head then maybe the belly. Rei wondered what would happen if the latter decided to use the form that he would often see during his other training in the mindscape but decided not to think about it since he would rather die than seeing them flirting non-stop to both senior Eunji and Rinka by using their real appearance.
"Anyways. Why are you out? This would basically mean you are breaking our contract?" Rei said through their mental link as Keith immediately responded back, "Nope. Not yet but you and the rest are supposed to reach a message by now. I'm surprised that you haven't sensed it yet despite being exposed to my spiritual energy…"
Suddenly, the trio suddenly heard their phone ringing as they both looked at the notification that immediately made them shocked and surprised.
'Assault Division Notification: A sighting of the Fallen's relic has been reported in Sir Ellis Kadoorie High. Immediate action shall be taken. Special Class Sorcerer Jinwoo and Special Class Eto will be joining the expedition. Sylvie Seraphim shall join the expedition as the lookout and extra search party alongside with Keitaro Sasaki, Ha-Eun Jeong and Jinah Sung as guards for her safety. Please secure the relic as soon as possible.'
The assault division squad immediately went into action after resting for a brief second while the fox immediately vanished into Rei's body, all of them immediately changing into their respective uniforms before heading out to meet with the rest.
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Sylvie felt a bit uncomfortable with the clothes she's wearing especially with how baggy it was despite the obvious armour like clothing used underneath with the sweatshirt and protective gears since she was joining an expedition regarding the former school she had once attended.
It was a surprise when she asked the headmaster themselves if this was an error especially with her status by the latter had explained to her that it was the truth since putting more sorcerers that had no clue of the environment would take more time to secure the relic especially when people could get blinded by greed, mourning or any vulnerable state of being by constantly lying to the layout of the area.
She was still relieved upon learning that she would have someone that she knows that would be joining her especially when the magenta haired girl heard that Rei would be on the opposite team as the ones who'll handle the heavy work if things went south.
"Looks like we're having a field trip back again." Sylvie said as she walked next to Rei, "Yeah. I guess it's time for a memory relay?" The latter joked as the two laughed before they all started to discuss how they should approach the situation.
The plan was to secure the relic as soon as possible with Rei as acting as the sensor since he's the vessel which had the advantage of locating it due to the exposure of spiritual energy that Keith possessed. Team A consisted of Rei, Eunji, Rinka and Eto as the primary assault and main team if things went south while Team B consisted of Sylvie, Keitaro, Ha-Eun, Jinah and Jinwoo as backup and extra team to search around the premises.
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The group arrived as they immediately head onto the principal's office, the latter looked to be surprised upon seeing Rei and Sylvie in an outfit of a sorcerer. "Oh? Young Rei and young Sylvie! Welcome back! Is there anything that I could help you with-" the male couldn't finish his sentence when Rei showed his badge, ranking of S-rank then the title of associate special class sorcerer written on it.
"Rei Nishimura. Associate Special Class Sorcerer of Kamigami Academy. We would like to ask a couple of questions." He said professionally while his tone was filled with authority that spoke out one thing that both Eunji, Rinka, Jinwoo and Eto had understood.
'Either accept the request or get pressured until broken down.'
"O-Of course." The principal stuttered, not wanting to face Rei's wrath especially with his violent tendencies back then and now was not willing to see it again especially when he had not seen what the male was capable now.
"Alright. Let's start then. There was a report in Sir Ellis Kadoorie High regarding of a relic. We would like to know if there were any areas that students or staffs would often lose consciousness, maybe the dreadful feeling of calamity that's about to unveil itself." Rei said as he immediately went to the direct thing, not wanting to waste the time as the principal could only sweatdropped.
An obvious guilt and shame written at his face as both Jinwoo and Eunji immediately understood why Rei went directly for the question. The assumption that the relic was caught being used by either the principal or them trying to hide that they found it and wanted to gain its benefits despite the obvious drawbacks from it.
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Rinka and Eunji were searching through the cafeteria as both had each others back despite the lack of students that were attending. Their questions of why there were less students had spiked their assumptions of the principal after hearing their answer.
"Weird things continue to happen yet the principal insists that it's alright and those who left are just jealous."
Their priority was to find the relic before arresting the principal since it was an obvious obstruct of their duty as a sorcerer. "Any chance one of them found it?" Rinka asked after returning back from searching the tables while Eunji scanned the area with her passive ability.
"Low chance but it's Rei since he's more likely able to sense it due to his status as the vessel." Eunji answered as they rendezvous back to the spot after their search, finding the rest of the squad along with Rei.
"Any leads?" The strawberry blonde asked, "Yeah. I can sense a faint trail around the courtyard but it stops there without the relic in sight. I'm thinking the relic is either used once or someone is trying to hide it with desperate measures since there was some leakage around the third floor and the library."
Sylvie was surprised as she added her knowledge of who could be the suspect. "Wait. Did you say the library and third floor?" She called out as Rei nodded his head, "It could be Aaron since he's the only person who would go at the third floor to discipline some of the freshmen. Then the library since he would often study or blackmail someone there for the hierarchy."
Rei could only agree with her since the blonde male was always trying to put him and Sylvie back into the hierarchy due to their strength and level but never complied to it.
"I see. Looks like we can search for him instead-" Before he could even finish his sentence, all of them fell when a door underneath them had opened with Rei going alone as the last thing he saw was Eunji and Rinka keeping their promise as they held Sylvie before they were all separated.
Rei landed safely as he scanned the place, it was similar to the courtyard of where he first snapped and revealed his status as a god-tier before a familiar voice came from behind him.
"I will defeat you this time." Aaron said before activating his prowess, blue eyes glowing bright along while a golden yellow hue aura surrounded him and blue markings similar to a whisker appearing on his cheek.
The black haired male followed suit by doing the same except for the aura as his glowed brighter before the shadows underneath him travelled up to his lower back as a tendril formed with multiple sharp limbs, eyes and mouths upon an ice crystal started to fuse immediately.
"Looks like you've fallen from grace while hating me then…" Rei uttered before drawing out his sickles, ready to engage in the fight.
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