8 Second Lesson -Invitation-

It's lunchtime.

I'm currently in the cafeteria.

I take one of the existing food trays and sit on one of the empty tables.

Erm...Let's see...

Soup, chicken and rice, isn't it?

I take a bite and...

Good!

This is good!

While I am chewing on my food, I notice Hildagea is also coming my way.

"Awh! Hiwdagewa! (Ah! Hildagea!)"

"Yari! Don't speak while your mouth is full of food!"

Ah, crap.

I hurriedly swallow down the food, before talking again.

"This is really good!"

"Yes, yes."

She sits down opposite of me.

"Ah!"

I hear a familiar voice from behind me.

"You!" Me and Hilda speak up at the same time, then look at each other.

"You know him?"

After "he" sat down next to Hildagea, she proceeds to explain everything.

And from what I've heard, apparently Hildagea asks the demon-girl-in-disguise here out for a spar because of her high aptitude in sword using.

And the demon girl completely destroyed Hildagea.

"What?"

She suddenly blushes.

Oh.

I realise I've been staring at her intensely for the past seconds.

"Nothing."

"And why did you know him?"

Hilda asks.

"...We met on our way to school, that's all."

I reply, then continue to feast on my food.

She looks at me like I've just lied. But it was the truth.

Then...

Someone decides to sit next to me.

"Be happy as I, Mari Marigold here, has decided to sit next to you."

Yup.

It's the golden princess and her sister.

"Yes, yes, whatever."

I continue to eat my food.

I need to ask for the recipe one day.

I look to my side and notice Dahlia, Mari's little sister.

She waves at me.

Of course I wave back, then I notice her big sister is... pouting?

"Yaritsuke!"

She suddenly stands up, yelling my name.

"W-What!?"

She scares the crap out of me.

"I challenge you to a magic duel! Let's see who's stronger between us!"

"No, thanks."

"What!? You dare to deny my invitation?"

"I don't want to hurt you."

Her face suddenly starts to turn really red, before sitting down and eating her food.

Did I say something wrong?

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"Did you hear about this morning news?"

I hears some students chatting.

"About a student whose clothes got stolen and was tied up near the school?"

"Yeah, I wonder who did that?"

"Hey. Don't you think that there's a spy that's trying to invade our school?"

...

I stare at the demon girl.

She's avoiding my gaze, sweating bullets.

...

I can't even...

I'll have to make her tell everything after this.

"Demons...nothing good's ever came out from them. Filthy creatures that takes the shape of humans.", Mari suddenly makes a comment.

No.

"I wish they would just accept that we human are superior to them."

You're wrong.

"Take it back."

"Huh?"

"The duel invitation, I accept it."

"Aah...Eh...Finally! Let's meet up tomorrow morning at the magic arena."

"If I win, you'll take back what you said about the demons."

"Hah?! Are you defending them?"

"...Do you want to fight or not?"

"...And if I win, you'll become my servant."

"Deal. Now excuse me as I've finished my lunch."

I stand up and move away from the group.

I need to calm myself for a bit.

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It's afternoon.

We are currently studying history about this world.

We are living in the Kingdom of Blume.

To the north of us is the demon's land, Floresce.

And apparently there's a giant wall that separate us from the demons, known as the Wall of the World, which was created by a group of heroes.

I look at the scenery through the window, and can make out the wall from really far away.

The reason why that wall was created is to stop the war between the humans and the demons.

The war which name is Floral War.

And the one that took Father away from us.

The war started 9 years ago, and it lasted only for one and half a year, before suddenly, an unknowing group of person just jumped into the battle and somehow stopped the war on their own, and then, the mage of the strange group casted some kind of spell, creating that giant wall that separate the continents.

...I wonder who that group of people is?

And that concludes today lesson.

Looking to my side, I can see the demon girl's also listening to it intensly, with a somewhat sad expression.

I wonder what's going on inside that head of her?

Oh yeah, I haven't even asked her name yet.

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Evening.

I'm taking a trip out to the warrior arena, and see that Yaritsuke's training at a corner of the arena.

"Hey..."

I tried approaching him.

"Good evening."

"Etou...Are you going to fight her?"

"Yes."

"But she's right, you know? We have done nothing but bring pain to you humans."

I don't understand him.

His eyes back then, those were the ones of someone who has lost something important, the sadness in his eyes.

"..."

"But why are you so mad about her insulting us demon? Couldn't it be that...?"

...he's defending me?

"What's your name?"

"Ehh? Ahh...Lilith."

"Lilith, isn't it?"

Ah. He didn't know my name yet.

"Lilith, I'll tell you a secret."

Ehh?

"...Umm..."

"I don't mind if you tell this to anyone, but I'd prefer you wouldn't."

"...What is it?"

I can tell something's going on in his mind.

"...That bracelet I gave you, it'd belonged to my mother."

Eh?

Wait, doesn't this bracelet make the wearer's (me) horns disappear?

If this belong to his mother, then does that mean...?!

"Yes, as you have probably figured it out, my mother is a demon."

EHHHH?!

"Wait, so does that mean you are...?"

"Fortunately, no."

Huh?

"I'm...adopted."

"Oh..."

"..."

"...Did something happen?"

"..."

He's gone silent.

Decided not to bother him anymore, I left.

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After finishing my training, I went back to my room.

Remembering what's happened last time, this time I open the door slowly.

She isn't here.

Good.

I go and sit on the lower bed.

I finally manage to have some time looking around the room.

It's really spacious in here, plus with the bunk bed I think it was designed for two people.

And there's also a bathroom in here too.

...

The door of the bathroom open, and coming out of it is Lilith.

...Here we go again...

Screaming, check.

Trying to punch me again, check.

"Please stop."

I catch her incoming fist with my hand.

I need to rest.

We've agreed upon that I'll be sleeping on the lower bed, while she sleep on the upper one.

Well, good night.

---

Hue...?

Isn't it a bit more cramped than before?

I look to my side and see that Lilith is soundly sleeping next to me.

...

She wouldn't do any harm, beside I'm too sleepy to do anything so I just leave it as it is and continue to go to sleep.

Tomorrow will be a busy day.