Dekan was currently raising a monster.
“Meow! Stop right there, that’s not what teacher-student relationship is all about, meow!”
Teacher Cat quickly stretched out a paw in front of Dekan to stop him from disgracing the term “teacher.”
“Hmm…”
Dekan remained silent for a while.
He looked at Teacher Cat, his eyebrows furrowing more and more, as if he had just thought of a significant issue.
He finally asked:
“By the way, Teacher Cat, there’s been one thing that’s been troubling me for a long time. What exactly do you teach?”
“MEOW MEOW MEOW!!!”
At Dekan’s question, Teacher Cat’s fur immediately bristled.
It was as if his authority had been challenged all along.
However, it noticed that Cornelia and Morion were also looking at him with equally puzzled expressions.
It seemed they had been curious for a long time, just hadn’t found the opportunity to ask.
Teacher Cat wanted to argue based on reason, but found that he couldn’t find the words to say.
“Teacher Cat, are you alright?”
Its puffed-up appearance made Dekan worry that it was about to get angry.
“The details of a cat teacher’s business don’t need to be fully understood, just trust me on that, meow! Gurgle mumble rua!”
Teacher Cat waved its front paws around in front of Dekan for a while and then jumped into the shadow of Morion in a huff.
The three looked at each other, shook their heads, but then noticed the portal entrance where the goods supplement from the third floor had just appeared.
“What did you order?”
Morion was a bit puzzled and asked.
He hadn’t seen Dekan place any order; Dekan had just completed the payment lightning fast.
But there was always a dish appearing from the portal entrance of the third floor, much like a kitchen window.
“Omakase from the Demon Realm, should be pretty good.”
Dekan recalled the cooking classroom in Demon College back then, where Teacher Bachelor had provided culinary feasts for him and Cornelia.
Now these memories resurfaced, he couldn’t help but want to experience it again.
“Memories, Bachelor truly was excellent in both his cooking and personality!”
Cornelia nodded too. Her right hand unconsciously grasped the air and swung it.
She remembered striking countless targets with her hammer.
But there was nothing like the satisfying feel of smacking Bachelor, who was springy yet unbreakable.
“…”
Morion naturally grabbed two servings of the meal, leaving the two reminiscing about their past.
He then moved to the side.
“…Did I miss a volume or something?”
Morion quietly asked the Cat Teacher hiding within the shadows, puzzled by something Dekan and Cornelia were discussing that he couldn’t understand.
“Meow meow meow, according to the ‘Tale of Dekan and Cornelia’ I wrote, you’re a character from Volume 3, so it’s normal not to know about the previous volumes. However, unfortunately, I only made my debut in Volume 2, and Volume 1’s recordings of the Shadow World were heavily censored by the academy…”
…
“Breakfast, it’s half of life.”
Dekan stood on one side of the arena, lost in thought over the meal he’d just had, or perhaps reminiscing about a meal from his memory.
In less than an hour, the three had leisurely enjoyed their breakfast.
They then went together to the center area of the sixth floor, waiting for Fahlir.
On time, precisely.
Fahlir pushed a bound body out of the laboratory.
Apparently, to prevent it from going berserk, it was bound with the strongest restraints and seals Fahlir could deploy.
“Oh? Did you modify the prisoner?”
Fahlir examined Dekan’s side, finding that Cornelia seemed unchanged.
“She is the strongest, thus does not require those superfluous things.”
Dekan simply confirmed.
“Hah.”
Fahlir smirked, shook his head,
“Well, shall we begin?”
Fahlir placed his hand on the remodeled prisoner, as if preparing to unveil an art piece to Dekan.
He seemed eager to see the look of surprise on Dekan’s face.
“Begin.”
Dekan replied with a rather serious expression.
With the acknowledgment from both sides, the central area of the sixth floor sank, forming a large arena and its barrier state also changed, as if it entered a state of combat readiness.
And around the arena, it became like a viewing platform, allowing those observing to overlook the battle inside.
This floor itself was primarily an arena, with the surrounding laboratories only as ancillary facilities.
Cornelia and Dekan exchanged a glance and then jumped into the arena.
Fahlir, on the other hand, directly pushed the prisoner into the arena and unbound him.
With several restraints and seals exploding, Fahlir’s ace was finally awakened.
A brutal aura expanded like a halo.
Bachelor, still in a humanoid form, had already lost the appearance of a living being, transformed into a chimera-like creature through reconstruction.
His body was filled with an immense power, akin to a prehistoric beast, making the surrounding air seem several times heavier.
Bachelor, after Fahlir’s modification, had been enhanced to an extremely powerful level even at the seventh rank.
But it was not just about the increase in parameters; Bachelor was given characteristics specifically aimed at Dekan.
Dekan quickly recognized it.
At this point, Bachelor could continuously layer a “frenzy” state, making his body operate in hyperdrive while demonstrating combat capabilities beyond the limit.
After undergoing cruel modifications, Bachelor directly entered the frenzy state upon his restraints being removed. His presence grew stronger several times over, and the oppressive aura even approached the level of the eighth rank!
Dekan felt relatively satisfied in his heart.
Among the various suitable traits that might have been granted to Bachelor through demon taboo experiments in his imagination, infinite frenzy was indeed an appropriate choice for the whimsical Fahlir.
From afar, Fahlir, feeling Bachelor’s breath, laughed maniacally:
“Let me show you my masterpiece! I’ve named him the ‘Frenzied Bachelor!’ He endured unimaginable torture since his time in Demon Academy, miraculously survived, and is now an immortal warrior capable of enduring the top experimental results! He has undergone a complete transformation!”
Fahlir proudly introduced his creation and simultaneously observed Dekan’s expression.
Dekan remained silent, tightly lips sealed, his eyes firmly fixed on Bachelor’s silhouette in the arena.
It was an expression composed of a mixture of sadness and compassion.
Fahlir nodded in satisfaction.
Soon, this expression would become even more spectacular.
The deeper your bond, the more cruel the upcoming confrontation would be.
Because in this teacher-student encounter, Bachelor might fall into deep torment due to his reluctance to harm his student.
Which conversely would further amplify his frenzied state, making him stronger and stronger!
…
In the arena.
Bachelor finally, like awakening, slowly opened his blood-red eyes.
He currently felt great, a rebirth, almost a rejuvenation of the soul.
Except for the intermittent cold shivers that ran through his body whenever his mind was hit with acute pain in his brain.
His thoughts were a mess, like having just awakened from a fragmented nightmare.
Although he could sense the excruciating pain he bore during the full-body modification he had gone through.
But compared to any of the nightmares he experienced, that pain was insignificant.
He decided he would not recall any details of that nightmare anymore.
The nightmare was over.
Now, he would walk towards his new birth.
Apparently, this was no more than an arena.
The strong one who endowed him the rebirth must desire him to defeat the opponent in sight.
Stepping past the darkest darkness, Bachelor had nothing left to fear.
Whatever enemies faced him, he would surely break through them all!
However.
When Bachelor’s line of sight locked onto the enemy in front of him.
Those red hairs made Bachelor’s pupils sharply contract.
Subsequently, Bachelor’s teeth began to chatter.
“Ah… ah…”
At this moment, Bachelor finally recognized the face of the redhead.
Despite the demon form being absent, the silhouette before him overlapped completely with his nightmare!
Furthermore, this wasn’t an illusion.
Bachelor would never forget this red-haired monstrous demon’s oppressive aura, even if he were to die.
Cornelia also pulled out a book and waved it in front of Bachelor.
“!!!”
This book gave Bachelor a sensation reminiscent of an unending torture hammer he remembered!
The realization caused Bachelor’s breathing to become extremely disordered, his body overtaken by fear. In an instinctual reaction, he violently retreated, trying his best to distance himself from this red-haired girl!
Even though he knew he was much stronger than her.
He didn’t dare to entertain any thoughts of battling her.
Once upon a time, he was also stronger!
The end was brutally tragic.
Therefore, the events had to begin with another figure separate from this red-haired demon.
Bachelor’s eyes frantically began to shift, his gaze darting around, searching for the presence nearby.
However.
Within less than half a second, he identified the small succubus with gray hair and blue eyes above the arena.
The light from the prison illuminated the back of the gray-haired demon, casting an appropriate shadow on its face, leaving the gem-like blue pupils exceptionally bright.
The pity mixed with a subtle mockery and the sorrow filled with disdain in those eyes instantly flooded Bachelor’s mind with memories of blood and darkness.
His body shook violently as if he had lost control, his eyes appearing as if tears of blood would flow out.
“No!!!!!!”
Bachelor clasped his head and screamed painfully, madly shaking it.
He began hitting his head violently with his hands, his body twisting and convulsing uncontrollably.
“Aaaaaaahhhh!!!”
Bachelor could not help but roar in despair.
He was trapped in a nightmare from which there was no awakening.
…
However, at this point in Fahlir’s eyes, this was an incomparably beautiful reunion between teacher and student.
Every reaction was as he expected.
Yet, it surpassed his expectations.
When a student sees the teacher they care about transformed into such a spectacle and is powerless, they can only endure the sorrow while watching from afar.
And when the teacher realizes that he must defeat his student’s companion, thus becoming his student’s adversary.
He would ultimately break down mentally.
How profound must their teacher-student bond be to invoke such strong emotions!
And Bachelor, spurred on by these circumstances, deepened his frenzy, finally breaking through the threshold of the eighth stage!
Fahlir felt that this situation was nothing short of perfect.
“Bachelor, I know you are reluctant to battle against your students, but I regret to inform you that in your brain, I have implanted a mind-controlling device, so you will have no choice but to obey my command to fight!”
Fahlir grinned wickedly as he shouted down from above.
“No!!! You cannot do this!!!”
Bachelor turned toward Fahlir standing behind him on the platform, with a look in his eyes that was full of hopelessness, fear, and plea.
“Hum-hum, but it’s not up to you. Bachelor, proceed to defeat the red-haired girl but don’t kill her. Bring her to me unharmed.”
Fahlir issued his command.
And then Bachelor felt his body automatically wanting to charge toward Cornelia in obedience to carry out the order.
“Don’t!! Stop immediately!! You will regret it!!!”
Bachelor screamed in despair to Fahlir, despite his efforts to control his body.
But he couldn’t stop himself from attacking Cornelia.
Though he wasn’t scared of the red-haired girl herself.
But he feared the gray-haired demon behind her.
Even though the gray-haired demon’s appearance had changed.
But those eyes, with a single glance, he could recognize them!
They were the source of the nightmare that was deeply etched into his mind, one he could never shake off!
At that moment in the arena.
Cornelia had already applied all her buffs, and the opposing Bachelor was in an extremely chaotic state, with utterly no fighting spirit.
Yet, she was still completely unwilling to oppose Bachelor and was striving her hardest to evade.
When she was getting close enough to get caught by Bachelor, she would summon a Card – Captain De’Erkan – to control Bachelor.
Even if it could buy her a few seconds to put some distance between them.
However, each time she used Captain De’Erkan, it seemed to deepen Bachelor’s frenzied state a little bit more.
Fahlir, witnessing this game of cat and mouse, almost assured himself of his imminent victory.
Bachelor’s reaction was sensible from Fahlir’s perspective.
This Demon Teacher wanted to deliberately lose to his student.
But being controlled by the mental implant, he couldn’t act by his will, which, instead, only intensified his frenzied state.
Fahlir also noticed Dekan’s expression becoming increasingly solemn.
Even his eyes showed signs of restrained fury.
“Too marvelous, precisely like this! Continue! Continue on!”
Fahlir shouted with joy.
“No, please, have mercy!!”
Bachelor’s voice gradually became one of wail and plead.
Through his eyes, he saw the expressions on Dekan’s face meant: If you continue to oppose me further, I will make sure you endure a suffering ten, a hundred times greater!
Despite Bachelor’s absolute strength and clear advantage in the arena.
He was currently like a powerless child.
His nerves were being torn apart by two forces, snapping one by one with every moment…
