19 Snake in Shadow

"Did you hear the rumors?" Hagard whispers at Henry and he frown. Hagard has gloomy look.

"Haaa... I'm not sure if it's true but three students suddenly when missing yesterday night," Hagard said with fear. Henry continues to look at the book he got while thinking about it being a big deal.

'If I remember everyone here is monitored by a ward.'

"They still aren't found?" Henry ask.

"No, the two students that went missing are 2nd Year, Light Wizard, and the other one is a Fire Wizard, be careful, the new director is blaming your group for staging it," It then makes Henry tighten his fist.

"Thank you... Btw, where is the cafeteria here? I still haven't eaten since yesterday. I'm so excited that I forget. Hahaha," Henry shifted his attitude. He feels pain in his stomach as it rumbles in the complaint.

"Ohh!! Hahaha! Just go on a Mover," Hagard replied with a silly smile.

"Hahahaha, I forgot sorry. I'll visit you tomorrow thank you again for this," Henry said leaving the library.

He swaps the book he borrowed yesterday for a Summoning Introduction. Henry feels open and defenseless in this unfamiliar world. When he wakes up in the morning, he was shivering in anxiety but calm down after doing some physical routine.

He arrives at the cafeteria one hour before the lecture. When he arrives, we meet a rather diverse group in color that sits together. Henry didn't mind what it and continue toward the staff where the food is served. Scent of chaotic mix of spices and rotten looking pile of black matter.

"Hi, I'm n-"

"Tsk... Here get going..." The staff that has huge disgust on his two heads. The staff and also the cook have two heads that have different features but only have one expression it's disgust and ridicule. Henry sighed and got his food and look for a table.

He spotted an empty table and when he almost there the students beside the table will sit there and occupy the whole table.

'Shit... Passive bullying... How old are they?'

Henry just walks toward the very last table. He can't see colleagues from his magic branch.

'Something is wrong. Haaa... Shitty luck.'

Henry quickly devoured his food and got left for the lecture. When he arrives at the room he can see all his colleagues talking to each other with frowns.

"Hi! Morning, what happens?" Henry walks toward Jin the Gentleman Skeleton.

"Haaa... * rattle..* Well, some light wizard vanish and our branch is being suspected. As no one beside us who use sacrifices for ritual, *rattle*" D enters the room not using his Portal. He has a blank face when he enters and looks at Henry before closing the door.

"Settle down everyone. I'm doing some announcements. Starting today, our schedule will be reduced. From 5 days per week, we will only have 3 days a week as they said we were dangerous. It will also stretch your time here. For you to receive Mastery over our branch magic you need a minimum of 2640 Days of Lecture that is the requirements for every branch. Now with a new mandate. You need about 15 years about 5 years longer than other branches. Haaa... It's sad to say that our branch will lose the chance to get the top 10 ranks for years. It will also lower our resources," D said and slowly sits on the table letting the apprentices feel the cloudy days upon them.

"Sir D, can we do something?" The Nymph beside Henry's sit that he still doesn't know the name asks.

"Yes Navea, we can do something but it will give harm more than anything," D answered helplessly.

"Why sir?" Navea asks confused.

"It means, that they wanted to get rid of our branch and they are doing it slowly. They wanted to control black arts and people under it," Henry mumbles but others didn't hear him as he was enclosed by his walls.

"Because they wanted to do it. The new director is a light base and he seems to be biased greatly at us, the only thing we got is you will have longer time exploring the world and it will also be bad as we our self will be the one in need to get our resources that will prove to be dangerous... Now let's start..." D change to the topic of the lesson.

'So they wanted to kill us unnoticed in the guise of monster attacks. Good one...'

Henry still thinking about the changes. Feels weak and small but it also gave him security.

"Let's go back to yesterday's topic. Who are those that haven't still completed the task I was given?" D asks and this raises Henry's alarm.

'So he didn't go back or rather he dismissed the whole class after I fainted.'

Henry rings the bell and it was followed by all of them. D sighed and started again.

"So here we are again..." Henry said smirking at Jin.

"*Rattle... Kukukuku! Be ready! [Pleasure of Flesh!]" Jin pointed his finger at Henry when he chanted instead of a black bolt it was a drizzle weak to even come near Henry.

"*Cough!* should I walk nearer?" Henry asks holding his smile behind his hand.

"*Cough!* You villain! How could you control my energy! Foul beast!!" Jin continues to rant even his rattling jaws can't be heard.

"Yeah right..." Henry walks closer until only an arm is dividing them.

"[Pleasure of Flesh!!]" Jin chanted again and this time it hits Henry.

Henry frown when he feels the black energy enter his system and started to flows toward his groin. He feels his nerves heating up different from D's work that felt like all his nerve was overloading. D's felt like smashing through a dam and Jin's were opening the faucet.

"Try again... The effect is very minimal," Henry said.

"Okay. [Pleasure of Flesh!!]" Jin chanted again and Henry just feels a stronger tickle.

"Haaa... Still not working. Wait..." Henry stop Jin from chanting another one and look at Navea.

Jin's blue flame eyes flicker and he looks at his finger before pointing at Henry again.

"[Pleasure of Flesh?]"

Henry just stands there not caring about it but when his whole body starting to quiver in delight.

"Ea!?"

Shocked by the effect he suddenly feels forward twitching and turning. Jin danced when he saw the effect not caring about Henry who is on the floor.