Otome games got many routes. The main heroine will fall in love with her love interests. The number of love interests is four to six. And each of them will have one good ending and two to four bad endings. That's normal for Otome games. What makes this game special among other Otome games was.... it got the yuri route. The hidden route where the main heroine and the main antagonist female fall in love. The route that only male players and masochistic female players choose to find. Most of the players wouldn't even bother to find and normal players give up due to the arrogant personality of the main female antagonist. Even after players found the route, most of them couldn't find the good ending due to the difficulty of that route. It's the route where Cecelia falls in love with Charlotte. In that route Charlotte regained her good personal because of Cecelia and she decided to become the emperor and then Cecelia became her queen. Players who finished that route with the good ending said the story was extremely romantic and emotional that they couldn't hold their tears and have to bite the blankets all the time. One might think that this is overacting if they haven't played the game by themselves. That's how the company got many awards and acknowledged their hard work. Getting too much profits, the company decided to make an anime for that game and announced the release date months after the game launch. Unfortunately, Kuragari died before the anime could be released and that's the biggest regret he got.
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[At Academy's Lab]
Christina : No doubt, this is Dark magic.
After examining the dead monster's body wounds for a while, the old teacher lady said without hesitation. Others couldn't believe their ears
Carter : Are you sure, Christina?
Christina : Of course. Who do you think I am? Do I look like the kind of woman who would say any words that come into mouth?
The old lady glared at the man
Carter : I didn't mean like that. It just... I've never heard about Dark magic in my whole life.
Christina : Not your whole life, it's been nearly a thousand years since Dark Magic is gone. I can say this is Dark magic because it was different from other magic.
Louis : What about Forbidden magic?
Christina : Forbidden magic was similar to Dark magic. When a human wants to use Dark magic, they need a spell to sacrifice something and in return, they can use a tiny amount of Dark magic. In other words, it wasn't pure because the middle existed and filtered out to the amount that humans could handle. But these magic traces are too pure. This is real Dark magic.
The room became silent for a minute. Then, the knight starts talking
El Fer : You say that humans couldn't use Dark magic. Then, are you saying a monster used Dark magic to fight monsters?
Carter : What?
Christina : El Fer is right. Humans couldn't use Dark magic while evolved monsters can. But, only the monsters that evolved for multiple times could use Dark Magic. In other words, demon races.
Others were shocked by hearing the word "demon"
Louis : Demon races, you said?
Christina : Yea. All kinds of monsters have Dark magic but they couldn't use it because their intelligence is too low. But, evolution makes them become smarter each time. The more evolution, the smarter the monster was. And finally when they evolve into demons, they can start using Dark magic.
El Fer : You said multiple evolutions are needed. How many times exactly?
Christina : Maybe five to ten. I don't know exactly. It's been three centuries that no monster has evolved this much.
El Fer : Perhaps, something's changed and we just failed to notice.
Christina : Whatever changed, we should prepare for the worst. I don't like where this is going. You know what I mean.
The old lady looked at the man who had been stayed silent for the entire conversation, the principal
James : Demon Lord, isn't it?
The man said calmly while others except the knight shocked
Carter : Demon Lord?
Christina : People might think this is just a legend. But, Demon Lord is real and this is one of the signs that he's returning. Thought, I can say for sure.
James : Did you know what are other signs?
Christina : No, I only know one sign that demon lord is truly returning and I hope it won't become real.
James : Tell me what it is.
Everyone look at the old lady and focused on her response without even breathing nor blinking
Christina : It was............................... talking monsters.
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(In The Room)
Kuragari : *achoo*
George : !!
The boy jumped by the sound of the spirit's sneeze inside his body
George : Hey, don't surprise me like that
The spirit realised something and rub his head in confusion
Kuragari : What the hell? Why did I sneeze? Wasn't I'm spirit? Does spirits sneeze?
George : Huh? What are you talking about?
Kuragari : Nevermind. How's your work going?
George : Can't you see it by yourself? I'm trying my best, you know?
The boy said with annoyed face. He's carefully craving a crest circle on the shoe's heal with the rock dagger
Kuragari : Hmm.... I see, you're really bad in craving.
The boy's hands stopped craving
George : This is my best, you cruel oldman.
Kuragari : Then, you need learn about craving from now on.
George : *sigh*
The boy wear the uniform jacked. Opened the door and walked out
George : (Library, right?)
Kuragari : Of course, that's the only place where you can learn everything without calling "master" to anyone or letting anyone know your moves.
The boy make unimpressed face
George : (Yea, yea. I know about it already. That's the only place I can go anyway)
*Five Minutes Later*
The boy opened the door and walked into the library. The student girl behind the counter look to the boy
Kuragari : Seems Alyssa was checking on us.
The boy got tensed up
George : (Wait what?!)
Kuragari : Hey, don't stand like a tree. Do what you gonna do. Act like you didn't notice her.
George : (Ahh.... alright)
The boy walked straight toward the bookshelfs. The student girl continue watching him until he gone from her sigh
George : (Now, where's the book?)
Kuragari : Find architect genre. Wood craving must be there.
George : (O....kay)
The boy start looking for the tag from up to down and down to up. Then, the spirit saw something
Kuragari : Wait a second.
George : (Huh? Why? Did you found it?)
Kuragari : Nope, but I think I found something interesting. Take the book near your left hand.
The boy took the book out of bookshelf, look to the cover and saw the big title
George : (Demonology? Why?)
Kuragari : I want to know about demons from this world.
George : (You think demons from this world was different than the demons from your world?)
Kuragari : I don't know. But there's a chance they do. Demons exist in this kind of world. And you know, demon lord.
George : (Demon lord? You mean the king of demons?)
Kuragari : Like that. Demon lord was the most powerful being in existence and couldn't be kill by normal livings. Only chosen people could slay it and they're called "heroes".
George : (Sounds like fantasy novel)
Kuragari : This world was fantasy novel too. Ohh wait.... this is not a fantasy novel. This is otaku girls' wet dream.
George : (Wet dream? What was that?)
Kuragari : Ohh.... nevermind then. (Forgot that you're an innocent boy. Sorry, George)
George : I think I found what we're looking.
The boy reach out his hand toward the book on bookshelf. Just then, the teacher walked passed the bookshelf and saw him. She turned around and approached to the boy
Louis : I didn't know that you're bookworm, George.
The boy look to the teacher and take back his hand. The teacher saw the book that the boy's holding in his hand
Louis : Demonology? You interested in those things?
George : Ohh.... umm.... yeah.... I know you know more about the magic related things.
The teacher smiled
Louis : Wow, you're smart boy.
The teacher pat the boy's head. The boy didn't know how to react and stand still in confusion
Louis : It's good to read books but try to hangout with your friends too. Wisdom is needed but you would be lonely when there's no friends in your side to share your experiences.
The boy look down
Louis : Anyway, take your time and enjoy the book. I have work to do so... see you later.
Then, the teacher walked away
George : (This is the first time that a woman pat my head)
Kuragari : Feels good?
George : (I don't know how to express it. But.... it makes me remember my late mother. I feel weak. It's like I would lose control of my body and hug her. Just what is this???)
Kuragari : Calm down, boy. You just feel this much because you have no interactions with mother vibe women for a long time. It's normal.
George : (Are you sure?)
Kuragari : I'm loner too, remember?
George : (Ohh yeah)
Kuragari : Then, let's borrow these books and leave. We don't want others to find out about us, right?
George : Right.
The boy take the book out of bookshelf. He look to the front cover
George : (This is it, right?)
Kuragari : Yeah, this is it. Now, come on. Let's go to the counter.
The boy grab two books and walked toward the counter where student council member girl sitting. The girl look to the boy and the books he's holding
Alyssa : Not reading here?
George : Ohh... I just.... want to practice practical at the same time.
Alyssa : I see. That's smart move.
George : Huh?
Alyssa : I mean, you don't want others to find out that you gonna crave demon statues, right?
George : Huh??
Alyssa : That's a smart move. Only receptionist would notice. But don't worry.... *whisper* girls here are really dumb. Yeah, except me. So, don't worry *whisper*
George : Huh???
Just then, one student approached to the boy and said with louth voice
??? : Hey, you!
The boy look to the direction
George : Hmm?
He saw one of noble boy from his class who looks like angry. Other students in the library look to the duo because of the louth voice. The angry student pointed to the boy and said angrily
??? : I challenge you to duel in upcoming event!!
The boy and the spirit inside him shocked
George : What???
Kuragari : What???