After school, when most of the students had left.
The gentle evening light covered every corner of the tables, the last rays of the day shone through the window, creating a peaceful, serene picture.
Kael was still the same, sleeping soundly without caring about anything.
But suddenly, the sound of footsteps belonging to someone forced him to leave the land of dreams.
He steadily opened his eyes, realizing that the person was Sarah.
'What is she doing here?'
He wondered, but he wasn't too eager to know the answer.
Kael glared at her, intentionally emitting a bit of murderous intent to warn her.
"..."
Ignoring his gaze, Sarah continued to walk towards Evelyn.
Then, she leaned down and whispered in her ear, but her voice was loud enough to carry to every corner of the classroom.
"Tonight. The same place."
With that, she and her minions left the classroom, of course with a cruel smile on their faces.
The classroom was now just him and the villainess.
"So, what are you going to do?" Kael asked.
"…"
"It sounds like they want to torture you again, turn you into a guinea pig so they can practice their magic."
Instead of answering his question, she said something else.
Not exactly unrelated, but not that clear either.
"You want to know my plan, right, Kael?"
He nodded.
"Then come with me tonight, you'll get your answer. But don't show your face, just hide somewhere and observe everything."
"..."
"When I'm done, I'll call you out."
Kael didn't reply, but his determined gaze had already expressed the answer.
Although he didn't know what would happen tonight, Kael could guarantee that tonight, something would change.
Something big would happen.
The villainess's gaze slowly shifted out the window.
Watching the sun slowly set, replacing by the moon.
"It seems like I've been innocent for too long."
Evelyn Evernight suddenly spoke up.
"Tonight, I might be covered in blood."
***
Surprisingly, the location that bitch Sarah mentioned was the forbidden forest, more specifically, it was the place where Kael first met Evelyn.
Today, there were more people gathered there than usual.
If last time he only saw about 8 people, then this time, there were at least 30.
All of them were unarmed, but their eyes were unusually cruel.
Those were not the eyes that students should have.
They were the eyes of demons in human form.
"You're finally here, Evelyn. I thought you wouldn't come anymore, because you already have a great boyfriend who can protect you from anything."
The leader sneered as she saw the villainess slowly walk out of the darkness.
She was alone, wearing an outfit that was all black.
It was as if the darkness and she were one.
"..."
The villainess didn't respond, and Sarah didn't intend to continue the topic.
"What do you want to do this time? With this number, it must not be just a normal bullying, right?"
The leader sneered.
"Let me be blunt, did you kill William?"
"..."
"I tried asking around for his whereabouts, but even his close friends and dorm mates said that he left last night and hasn't returned yet."
"So you admit that you ordered William to use an Artifact to attack my house?"
The leader shrugged.
"That doesn't matter now."
She suddenly raised one arm.
Following that, all the bullies gathered there all began to cast spells.
Preparing for a combined attack.
"What do you mean?" The villainess still kept a distant, indifferent expression.
"Are you holding that Artifact, you bitch?"
"..."
She didn't respond.
She just stared straight at the other party with her cold ruby eyes.
"While I'm still speaking softly, give it back immediately. Otherwise, prepare yourself for what's coming."
Evelyn glanced around, realizing that all the spells had already been cast, only needing the command to shoot.
All the elements were present.
They weren't joking.
She could feel that even if she were to take these attacks, she could still survive.
But in exchange, the villainess would become a cripple for the rest of her life.
"I don't know what you're talking about."
She was still the same. Expressionless.
But this time, her voice held a hint of challenge, of mockery.
"…So that's your choice? I see."
Sarah sighed, as if she was feeling troubled.
Then, her eyes flashed with a cruel light, without any remorse.
"Do it."
The next moment, all the magic was released.
Directly aimed at a single target - Evelyn Evernight.
***
'Those damn bastards.'
Not far away, on a tree, was Kael Draven.
Like the thieves, he was hiding, but he could still oberserve the entire situation, and hear all the conversations.
He gritted his teeth, clenched his fists, to the point that a little blood was oozing out.
Kael was worried about Evelyn's safety, but he couldn't do anything.
She hadn't given any orders yet.
His heart was beating extremely fast, as if it was about to jump out of his chest.
'No!'
He bit his tongue, forcing himself to calm down.
'She's Evelyn Evernight. I have to trust her!'
Thump!
His heart that was beating wildly was forced back to normal after receiving a punch from Kael.
He had used all his strength.
But thanks to that, he was better than before.
Then, he turned his attention there again.
Brainwashing himself that Evelyn would definitely be fine.
And indeed, he was right.
***
All the attacks were unleashed at once.
Aiming at Evelyn from all directions, even from her blind spot.
She had no chance to escape or dodge.
'I didn't intend to do that either.'
The villainess thought nonchalantly.
Those bullies were too confident in their attacks, and that was the biggest mistake a mage could make.
— Never be arrogant on the battlefield.
— Never underestimate your opponent.
Her lips parted slightly.
"Winds that whisper between worlds, gather at my breath and strike like a tempest's scream."
At first, a thin layer of wind surrounded her body.
But in the blink of an eye, its power and range expanded at an insane speed.
Fwoosh!
With just a simple spell, Evelyn successfully blew away all the magic attacks that were coming at her.
Erasing them completely from reality.
At the same time, causing all the bullies there, including Sarah, to blink a million times in disbelief.
Making them start doubting life.
Stunned, one of the bullies shouted:
"Impossible! I used all of it for that attack! How could you blow them away so easily!?"
"Oh, so that was all of your power? I thought you were only using a portion of your power."
She pretended to be surprised.
"Sigh. Looks like I overestimated all of you."
Being humiliated so mercilessly, they were naturally very angry.
But the angriest one was still Sarah.
She knew Evelyn was strong, but she didn't expect her to be this strong.
With all her might, she opened her mouth.
"You seem to be quite strong, huh?"
"…Just because I let you guys torture me all the time makes you think you can surpass me? How funny."
The villainess shrugged indifferently.
"It seems like tonight, I need to let you know what the gap is between a genius and a mediocre."