An Awkward day at school

(-April 6, 2061/ 9:15 PM/ Current location: Burdened Hills-)

Mordred looked closely at her face. He has difficulty recognizing who this person is because of the respirator covering her face.

As Mordred inches closer, the more embarrassed Filia becomes.

[Mordred: Just who are y-]

Out of embarrassment, Filia pierces his neck with the device that her Father gave her.

The device called "Gluttonous Peruse" can read a person's memory thoroughly but with the expense of experiencing it as well.

Mordred loses consciousness after it.

Filia experienced his memories in full detail.

So this is his memory. Quite pleasant and out of the ordinary. This isn't supposed to be the past of the Crown prince. He is not a legitimate child of King Charles.

That I know for sure.

As she experiences other parts of his memory, an Inundation of other memories that are not from him is being forced into Filia's mind.

Living the same pain at a very young age as well as the acts that they have to do to live.

It gradually started to break her mind. The experience of living the life of 17,005 clones made by Alice is downright horrific to survive in.

And that's not even half of it.

No normal being can withstand such a grotesque and fully detailed experience.

Anastasia removed Filia's hand that was piercing Mordred.

Mordred regains his consciousness.

And as for Filia,

She has tears in her eyes and her mouth is foaming.

[Mordred: What happened!?]

[Anastasia: It's because of her device.]

Anastasia pulls out the device that is situated on her arm.

[Anastasia: "Gluttonous Peruse". Been a while since I saw one of these. This thing was in pretty high demand back in the war.]

[Mordred: Did that cause this to happen?]

Anastasia inspects the Peruse as keenly as she can and finds an answer.

[Anastasia: Probably. The Peruse is not broken or has any malfunctions so I deduce that you caused it.]

[Mordred: I did? Just what is happening to my life? On another related note, how did you find me?]

[Anastasia: It's simple enough. Because of your mana being so out of place, I could sense it without using any magic spells.]

[Mordred: Am I that easy to find?]

[Anastasia: Yep.]

Mordred looks at the person lying beside him.

[Mordred: What should we do about this thing?]

[Anastasia: Just leave it be. She won't die from a simple mind overload.]

[Mordred: Understood.]

Mordred and Anastasia left Filia lying on the roof of an abandoned building.

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(-April 7, 2061/ 7:30 PM/ Current location: Trauzagaien University-)

Filia has trouble focusing on her task of observing Mordred. The things she experienced inside his memory, made her body lukewarm.

Mordred enters his classroom with Raiden and Anna beside him.

[Raiden: So how was Burdened hill?]

Fillia twitches.

[Mordred: Nothing much. It's a good place to test things but It feels like it's the perfect place to dump a dead body.]

[Anna: Just what are you testing there?]

[Mordred: Some things I found out about myself.]

Anna, Mordred, and Raiden sat back together in the classroom. It wasn't their homeroom period yet so they had a lot of time to talk. They happen to overhear a conversation from another group.

A man with ash brown hair and puppy eyes just won't shut up about the girl in the center for the ring.

[????: Ah, your kindness is impartial.]

[????: Thank you for the compliment Duke Moores.]

[Moores: There is no need for honorifics. Just call me Moores, Lady Shane.]

Another person from the ring bumps in

A student with glasses and with a face that is locked in a stern expression chops his head lightly.

[????: Moores, you need to stop that. You're making her uncomfortable.]

[Shane: It's okay, Arvel. There is no need. And also, thanks for standing up for me back in the hallway. I couldn't thank you enough.]

Arvel turns back to hide his expression.

[Arvel: No need to thank me.]

[????: Arvel, there's no need to turn around so why?]

Said the man with muscles that are bulging out of his uniform. The typical strong guy in the harem.

[Arvel: Shut up Rowan before I slice your throat.]

[Rowan: You want me to start with yours then?]

Someone steps in.

The ringleader of the group goes in to stop the coming of a brawl.

There is always that obvious person who is undoubtedly the person who the protagonist of a harem show will end up with.

And I am tired of it.

[????: Arvel and Rowan! Cease this farce.]

The four of them are brothers. Each of them is the heir of the Archduke and one of them has the highest chance of being one.

[Shane: Thank you, Duke Vincent. There could have been a fight if it wasn't for you.]

[Vincent: No need, it was my responsibility as the oldest of my incompetent brothers.]

[Moores: Hey!]

Jesus Christ and our Goddess Orbessa! I'm living in a Japanese dating sim.

Without the intent of letting out the words inside my head. I verbally said the word:

[Mordred: Swindler.]

I don't know what kind of hearing they have but they heard from way back in the classroom where it shouldn't be possible for a normal human being to clearly hear and understand what I whispered to myself.

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(-April 7, 2061/ 7:35 PM/ Current location: Zorbe's Inn-)

The pleasant light of the morning hits Muto's eyes. In an Inn he slept for 12 hours, he woke up not from the warmth of the morning sun but the hunger of his stomach.

[Muto: Leave me alone God.]

I have to go up the ranks and reach rank 2. Rank 1 is the highest and the person in that rank is The Demon King.

[Muto: Evangel. Are you certain that the Demon King has it?]

Evangel speaks to his mind.

[Evangel: My resonance with the handle of the Archaic sword is stronger than when my digitized consciousness was in the forest.]

[Muto: I have to get stronger.]

For my revenge and my peace.

Muto gets out of his bed, wears the clothes that he asked to get washed by one of the employees, and leaves for the Guild.

(-7:40 AM/ Current location: The Demon King's Guild-)

He goes inside the Guild.

Muto examines the quest board to see a high paying quest. He found 1 that pays 500 gold.

[Muto: "Defend a cargo of The Balzac Household through the Cinis wastelands. Difficulty: S+". 500 gold just to defend a cargo?]

Well, let's find out.

Muto pulled the flyer off the quest board and gave it to the receptionist, Lepage. She felt every ounce of worry upon seeing what Muto brought.

[Lepage: You're not drunk are you?]

[Muto: I don't drink. I only drink juice and Iced tea.]

[Lepage: Well it's not that it matters right now. Your rank is high enough to solo an S+ quest so who cares anymore.]

[Muto: It's settled then?]

[Lepage: Wait here. I gotta message the Balzac Household.]

[Muto: Okay.]

Lepage went to the door behind the counter and made a phone call. While Muto is at the counter, he is confronted by Four hunters with multiple edged weapons. One of them is carrying a wand.

[Hunter: Are you really ranked 652?]

[Hunter 2: Some of us are wondering whether or not your rank is legitimate.]

A certain person once said: "No one will believe until they see it themselves".

[Muto: How's this for legitimacy?]

5 blades coated with dark magical energy materialize in the air. 4 for attacking and one for himself.

(-3 minutes later-)

(-7:43 AM-)

After telling the Balzac Household that they finally found a bodyguard for the trip. Lapage goes out of the backroom to tell Muto. What she saw shocked her.

4 bodies mangled like dolls, 1 is missing limbs, and Muto is holding his magic-made sword with a head impaled through it.

[Muto: What is it? Cat got your tongue?]