Shurein's weakness exceeded Tsukasa's expectations.
Tsukasa returned to the dormitory.
She didn't see her roommate, but she didn't take it to heart, thinking back to the practice match just now.
Originally, when she saw the Ruler Skill 'Mercy' and a skill called 'Heavenly Blessing' in Shurein's skill list, she thought this guy wasn't weak, but she didn't expect him to be this weak.
He was knocked down by just one Water Arrow.
It really made her want to ask if there was some mistake.
Even without those two skills, given his attribute values and skills, he shouldn't be this weak.
Her evaluation of Shurein was:
Showy but useless skills, with absolutely no combat experience.
Is this the genius of the Human Race?
Tsukasa thought of the demon girl she had seen in the Underground Labyrinth.
Comparing a human genius to a demon genius, the gap between the two was immediately apparent.
Although she already knew humans were weaker than demons—much weaker, even.
But after seeing the students of this Magic Academy...
...this weakness broke through the bottom line again.
"This is very unreasonable!"
How did humans survive before?
There must be a secret in here she doesn't know.
The demons clearly had the power to wipe out the humans but didn't do so.
Don't tell her about the Hero's fatal blow.
That thing is a one-time use; once used, it's gone.
At most, it would result in mutual destruction with the Demon Lord.
But even if the Demon Lord died, the strength of the Demon Lords Army could still take down the humans. Would they just let the remaining humans go?
A flash of inspiration crossed Tsukasa's mind.
But she didn't catch it.
"Fine, since the upper echelons of the Human Race are so weak, it saves me a lot of trouble."
She wrote a letter.
Inviting Shurein to meet that evening.
And in the letter, she clearly pointed out Shurein's identity as a Reincarnator.
The messenger was naturally a Shadow Demon.
Shadow Demons, capable of moving within the shadow space, were excellent messengers.
No matter the place, as long as shadows could connect, a Shadow Demon could deliver items to you.
Shurein, exhausted from training, had just returned to his dormitory when he saw a black figure standing in front of his desk.
"Who is it?!"
Shurein called out warily.
But the figure suddenly distorted and vanished, leaving only a letter on the desk.
Shurein felt his skin crawl as he watched the way the person disappeared.
"What was that?"
He thought of a skill from a certain manga in his previous life (Kamui).
That eerie way of disappearing was very likely Space Magic.
He was very aware of Space Magic
's power and difficulty.
Under normal circumstances, being able to control space teleportation was already an amazing feat; it was impossible to do what that one Mysterious Person just did.
Moreover, the cost of Space Magic was ridiculously expensive; a series of unlocks wouldn't be possible without tens of thousands.
The Earth Dragon behind him was shivering even more.
This Earth Dragon was also a Reincarnator, a fact that even Tsukasa hadn't noticed.
Because the Earth Dragon had quite a few skills, she was too lazy to scroll down and look at all of them at the time.
So she didn't see that this Earth Dragon also had a Code Skill that only Reincarnators possess.
This Earth Dragon Reincarnator had signed a contract with a prince right after coming out of its egg and had never encountered any danger growing up.
One could say it had been raised to be useless.
It only knew how to hide in the back when encountering danger.
No matter how strong its attributes were, it was still trash.
Shurein walked over carefully and picked up the letter.
The Earth Dragon asked in a small voice, "Do you plan to read this letter delivered by that one person just now?"
"Yes, but I don't think there will be any danger."
Shurein was very calm now.
Although he was startled when he first opened the door and saw the figure, after seeing the person's eerie way of disappearing and this letter, he knew the other party wouldn't play any extra tricks in this matter.
"If that one person really wanted to do something to us, with their methods, they could do it without anyone knowing."
With such exquisite Space Magic, there was practically nowhere they couldn't go.
At least, as far as he knew, the kingdom had no way to stop the opponent.
As expected, there was nothing wrong with this letter.
Shurein finished reading the contents, his mood somewhat heavy.
Fei noticed his mood was off and asked, "What's written on it?"
"It mentions things from our past lives. The sender knows about Reincarnators. He says in the letter that he is also a Reincarnator, but he didn't directly state who he is, and he doesn't know who I was in my previous life yet either."
Shurein became wary. Since the other party's identity was still unclear, he naturally wouldn't believe everything in the letter. Perhaps the other party wasn't a Reincarnator at all, but had extracted their information from one?
"Is it really a Reincarnator?"
The Earth Dragon asked excitedly.
The methods of that figure just now looked very powerful.
If it was an acquaintance she knew, that would be great.
Shurein shook his head and said, "I'm not sure. He asked to meet me tonight on the mountain behind the school."
"Then are you going?"
Only then did Fei feel that something was wrong.
Because they had no idea if the other party was really a Reincarnator, nor did they know what their intentions were.
If the other party wanted to assassinate Shurein, a prince of this kingdom, what would happen?
If Shurein died, her future wouldn't be easy either.
Shurein hesitated for a moment, then said seriously, "I'm going to meet him."
"Oh..." Fei asked weakly, "Then should we notify Canadia to come along?"
"No need."
Shurein refused without hesitation.
Since he didn't know if there was danger yet, he couldn't take Canadia into risk with him.
Moreover, if he was killed, Canadia being alive would mean she could help him take care of Fei.
"You're not taking me with you?"
When Fei saw Shurein heading out alone that night, she was stunned.
Even though she was indeed cowardly, she still had combat power, okay!
"You stay behind. If I encounter danger, you can go notify the teachers so they can save me."
Shurein had naturally prepared his excuse long ago.
But Fei wasn't stupid either. She immediately said angrily, "Are you looking down on me as a burden?!"
Shurein looked speechless.
Although you're right, he really didn't look down on her.
"I'm not."
"I don't believe you. Either that, or take me with you!"
"Weren't you very scared before?"
"Pah! Who have I ever been afraid of? Besides, if you die, who knows if the contract will take my life too!"
"...Will it?"
"If you don't even know, how should I know!"
Hearing Fei's roar, Shurein couldn't provide a guarantee for a moment.
After all, this contract was a secret technique from the royal family's ancient books.
No one could say for sure what the consequences for a Familiar would be if their master died.
Many of the characters in that ancient book had long since been lost.
"Fine, then we'll go together."
Shurein finally left a note on the table and headed to the meeting place with Fei.
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