Then one of the Avanguards said:
> "500,000."
After a while, we reached 2.5 million, and it was sold to the Verdantia Kingdom.
It was the flower that was sold to them.
We continued and we earned around 30 million points—
That's almost half a country's GDP.
Well, then we got our money and we built a flying castle.
It's invisible 24/7—
Only when we have an exhibition or something like an auction or a black market do we post it 1 hour before we begin, and our location will be exposed.
We take them all one by one thanks to the Suzuki family.
It's one of the most protected, and kind of illegal, but still considered legal—because of them.
The castle is made of slime and barrier magic,
And due to the slime effect, we don't use any form of technology,
So we don't cause failure.
And that's how we began the real game.
---
Then that day,
We all won the auction.
We got all the attention.
We went viral.
Sigma already made a video about that—
As if we sponsored him.
And he said he tried out our stuff in the hunting ground.
And everyone wanted it.
His fans wanted it so much that we made a fortune in days.
Then we used slime and barrier magic and made the castle.
And when we began to dance Jersey Dance, we were streaming.
Every other group was jealous as f*ck.
And now we have to get to the academy.
Everything is going well.
---
A day later,
Dante contacted me again saying he wanted to meet me
Since he saw me having fun and streaming.
Then I said,
> "Sure, I can book my time for you.
Can you come to Sakura Land?
I'm actually on a business trip there, so I'll be around."
Then he said he will come.
And we waited for him.
Finally, he came.
---
It was really heartfelt to see him like this—
So bold, confident, and strong—
With a mana that shakes the ground.
He was just a kid when we were in the mana drainage.
He was so weak that he couldn't even stand straight,
Always exhausted and was skinny.
And now—
He looks completely like someone else.
He came to me and said,
> "Nice to meet you."
And we noticed—
He had a camera and
was streaming our conversation to their own private chat.
Then he said,
> "Wanna come over to a really good place I saw?"
And then she said,
> "What?"
Then I said,
> "Listen…"
"Listen… is there something going on? What is it?
You can tell me.
There's no reason for you to hide a camera and stream it, you know."
He said,
> "Ohh—I'm not! I swear!"
Then I said,
> "You're really not good at lying."
And he said,
> "Sorry. I'm really sorry.
There's this ugly, moldy guy we know. He was kinda a jerk… but I—I kinda liked his style.
And… well… you look like him."
Then I said,
> "Whoever that was, I can assure you… this is my first time meeting you."
Then he said,
> "Okay then… see you at the academy."
And he was about to leave—
But then I said,
> "Nah… come over and see our floating castle."
And I let him in.
Then we opened a quiet song, some background music—
And we streamed me and Dante.
Then Dante said,
> "I remember the journalist who mentioned me at the auction…
So here we are—to properly talk about it."
We had some casual chat.
After a while, Kai butted in, saying,
> "No more boring chat, damn it!"
And he opened some hip-hop—a really good one, full of beats.
Then Dante said,
> "Well, I can't miss tonight's dinner here—
So I might as well enjoy my time."
So we began to dance and posted it.
Every social media platform was touched—
A mage and hunter dancing together in unity.
And that's how I got even more fame.
After that, we closed the stream.
I walked him to his private garage and thanked him with a goodbye.
The moment he entered, he called someone and said:
> "The more I l
ook at him, the more he knows about me.
The more… he reminds me of him—Kurai Adegaki.
Listen—I'm feeling like he lost his memories and is now living like this.
And Ebisu Teta might be a decoy name…"
Then the chat responded:
> "Sometimes you're a genius…
Other times… you're just you."
He said:
> "What do you all mean by you?"
They replied:
> "The stupid one."
Then they all closed the chat—
He screamed and shut his phone.
---
The last thing left before the academy is:
Zephyr's fiancée meeting his family.
And not just them—even us, his group.
He must introduce us all.
Then his father was called to a banquet.
He got ready and was told to come alone.
He accepted, of course, and headed out.
He was pissed about it but stayed reserved—
As expected of a duke.
The hall was open—
It was quiet and dark as well.
He said:
> "Anyone here?
Did I get the wrong place?
No… I'm sure I'm here. This is the place."
Then the lights came on.
Fireworks and effects lit the hall.
We had decorated the whole place.
We welcomed him warmly.
Then we did the same for Grand Mage Layla's uncle—
And her father, the king.
We also invited Faysal and Hana.
Then we began to enjoy our time—streaming as always.
Every man wore a vest.
Every girl wore a dress.
And we began our celebration dance.
It was so good to be true.
The moment I had there…
It gave me confidence.
And now—I believe I can truly trust them.
So things moved fast…
And I became irregular.
No one chose me—
I chose myself.
That's how it is.
That's why I'm here in the first place.
I gambled—with my life on the line—just to be here.
When I was trapped in the Mana Drainer, I was more worried, more concerned about survival, about how to escape.
It all made sense back then…
But I never showed it.
I always acted chill.
Because reacting emotionally doesn't change anything—
It just becomes a pain in the ass.
After a while, we got out of the Mana Drainer.
But I lost my greatest weapon:
> My body can no longer replenish mana.
So, thanks to that, I had to use my demon mana side—
And I was almost classified as a demon.
I lived among serpent demons, and that's when I found a notebook about slimes.
It explained how they split into fragments, each based on how many elements they can use.
So I did the same.
I split myself into four:
1. Alpha — the one who uses demon mana, sees with demonic perception.
2. Beta — the blood mage, like a vampire. He experiments and searches for a way to get my body to replenish mana again.
3. Delta — that's me. I was supposed to have mana—but I don't. So I became
an aura fighter, relying heavily on my body and fighting skills. I can't use much more than small techniques.
4. Sigma — the original aura farmer, the perfected one.
I don't know when I'll return to my original self—Kurai Adegaki.
But for now, I remember someone from the Mana Drainer…
> The head of the building—
He drained countless lives, sucking the mana right out of them.
He worked for the demons.
A promising descendant of a demon king's imperial bloodline.
And now, I must kill him.
That's why I enrolled in an academy—
Where that same old man…
is the principal.
Now the time has come.
We're already prepared.
Everyone is already inside…
We're one minute late,
But they waited for us.
That means—we've earned respect before even stepping in.
Then, the clouds darkened...
And reality itself crumpled like paper—
As a mini castle descended from the sky, with a long staircase.
We walked down—
One by one.
Then all four of my crew stood face to face:
Zephyr vs. Kai
Kazuki vs. Nao
And then, suddenly—
I appeared between them, using my teleportation.
That's when I saw them:
Sayaka and Lyra, standing together.
The first girl who tangled me in her cursed Elfen vessel…
Who kissed me out of nowhere.
And the girl I once loved—
lived with…
And kissed.
> Myself...
Talking to myself...
Well…
Here we are—
The Academy.
I know this will be better than my high school life so don't miss out.