Erix got startled the moment someone suddenly pulled his hands from behind without prior notice.But that was until he heard that particular voice he has been avoiding since today.At that moment, he realized he had been caught up in the catastrophe he had been trying hard to avoid.The person was none other than Natasha. When Erix looked up at her face, She looked a little angry and impatient.Erix didn't protest against her. He helplessly let himself be dragged into the obsolete class.The moment they got inside, Natasha locked the door and turned over to him.She wasted no time and commenced with the conversation."Let's not waste our time here, okay? First, why are you avoiding me?" Natasha asked with an intimidating voice that would have scared him if it was his old self.But right now, he wasn't afraid a bit after he heard that.Though he was a bit nervous about how all this would go, he tried not to let it show on his face.The situation would only worsen if he showed his fears,

Meanwhile, Shota, Nicole, and Rin headed to the boy's room immediately after school dismissal.While there, they waited for Erix to arrive. As they waited, ten minutes passed, yet, Erix didn't show up."Are you sure he is coming straight here? What if he's still with that demon boy?" Nicole broke the long silence that had been residing in the room ever since the moment they got in."I doubt so. He was supposed to be heading here immediately after dismissal. He will surely be here, undoubtedly," Rin reassured everybody, but Nicole still wasn't convinced."Who knows, that demon might have taken him out of the school while we are here sitting and waiting like pups," Nicole countered with a sigh."Watch it, miss. Rin said he would be here and so let's just wait," Shota snapped at Nicole, the moment he heard her last statement."Stop it guys, I don't want us to have a problem. We shouldn't fight each other, we are on the same team," Rin reprimanded."We aren't fighting, are we miss?" Shota

"Then let's get this fight started already," Orah declared with a smile. Erix quickly got into stance when he heard that. Orah equally did the same. In this fight, he will be going against a demon noble, so he needs to be fully prepared. He took out his gauntlet from his wristwear.He could have used the Rabi gauntlet but he needed a decent stat increment. And that would only be possible if he uses the Tigclaw.He also activated his chest armor. That one gave him an extra stat increment separately.Putting those two on, he felt slightly stronger and more energetic than his usual body."C'mon, attack me," Orah proclaimed with a smile.Both of them were about 20 meters away from each other.The moment Orah said that Erix activated three blood slash attacks and projected them toward him.Orah smiled heartily when he saw that coming. 'As expected, since he is not that good in hand combats, he will depend greatly on his dark aura,' Orah thought as he drew out his fists ready to bang off

"Here, grab my hand," Orah said, pulling out his hand to Erix.Erix took his hand and got up.Orah had wasted no time punching him when he tried to get at his back a while ago."You have a very solid fist, man. That was the hardest punch I have ever received in my life," Erix remarked after he got up on his feet."I told you, learn the moves properly before making a move. C'mon, let's resume the training. I won't allow you to interfere until I'm done tutoring you, alright?" Orah said.After that, he began displaying a series of methods one would use to attain proficiency using hand-to-hand combat.Seeing all this, Erix realized how weak he was compared to demons. What Orah said was true, he might be strong and skillful when battling with a human, but in terms of fighting a real demon, he was nothing.All of this made him realize one thing, nothing can surpass decent hand-to-hand combat experience."I'm done showing you all I know about hand-to-hand combat. It's completely up to you no

"What if it's death? What if I kill you if I expose my secret?" Erix asked with a smirk.Natasha was left speechless when she heard that question. She had no answer to that. How the fuck would someone waste a life over a little thing like that?"No comments. All I know is that anything we discuss will remain between us," Natasha replied."Fine, if you say so. Just bear in mind that anything can happen if you later resort to running your mouth. Who knows, it might even be death," Erix stated with all seriousness."Are you fucking serious right now? You are threatening me, aren't you?" Natasha snapped at Erix angrily.She was fed up with hearing talks about killing and death."You're gonna assassinate me if I tell anyone your secret, who does that? Anyway, just tell me already. I have no intention of going back on my words, but no one is killing anyone here."Erix chuckled inaudibly when he heard that. He was laughing not because of what she just said, but because of how drastically her