I was on the verge of making a breakthrough when Zoe came to get me to help with the situation outside.
It was quite easy to understand that I was extremely pissed off at the moment because of it, so it didn’t help.
There was also the fact that Alexandra knew of our exact location for some reason, which meant that one of my students had betrayed me and I had called her or shared their location. I didn’t know who it was just yet, but I would make sure that he would pay.
Nevertheless, that was something that I would be worrying about later as I needed to focus on not letting out my rage on Alexandra too much. Otherwise, things could quickly get more complicated.
After all, she was connected with the Emperor, so if anything happened to her then the Emperor would surely be even more wary of me than he already was. He wouldn’t give me any information anymore and there was a possibility that we would become enemies as a result.
That’s why I needed to make sure that I didn’t do anything stupid with Alexandra. I needed our relationship to stay a neutral one, if possible. However, if she pushed her luck too much, then…there was a chance that she would not be part of this world anymore.
I walked out of the village and the hidden barrier protecting it, where I could see Alexandra sitting on the ground, panting because of how much energy she had spent trying to get through this barrier.
“You, why are you here?” I asked right away, not even trying to entertain her.
Her eyes literally widened when she saw me.
She couldn’t believe that I had actually come out of the invisible barrier.
In fact, she rubbed her eyes, maybe thinking that she was dreaming.
“It really is me. How did you know that I was here? Who told you?”
I walked even closer to her this time around until I was right over her body, looking down at her. She was defenseless; she couldn’t do anything against me, especially now that I had acquired a new power that let me see a few seconds into the future in real-time.
Nevertheless, I wasn’t playing on fighting her. There was no point and it would only cause more problems for me and I already had enough of those.
“I-I…” The words got stuck in her throat as she looked at me, still in disbelief.
“I’ll repeat. Why are you here? Why do you want to see me?”
I knew all my students were watching this situation unfold and that most of them were wondering what actions I would take. After all, there were a lot of rumors about me floating around the academy ever since I had killed Derek at the Emperor’s party.
“I want to know the real reason why you are training in this hidden place.”
I just laughed at her. “It’s none of your business. I told you why I came here, however, there were some problems. That’s all there is to it. Now, I need to train and get stronger.”
Alexandra couldn’t move as both my feet were on each side of her body, making it impossible to move out of my grasp. She was stuck there, and there was not a single chance in the entire world that I would let her go.
“I know there’s more to it. I was told there was a hidden tribe in this place. What kind of power are you even trying to obtain?! Are you trying to dominate the world and replace the Emperor?” She laughed like a madman. “YES! That’s it! That must be why you are trying so hard to become stronger. You want to become the sole ruler of this world.”
I looked at her and simply sighed. She was completely crazy.
World domination?
Did I really look like that was something that interested me in the slightest?
I had stayed as a soldier my entire life, never trying to stand in the spotlight.
I was the last person who would be interested in such a useless thing. What I wanted to do more than anything in the world was become stronger and eradicate all the demons from this world. That was all there was to it.
I bent down and flicked her forehead.
“Can you stop daydreaming for one moment and listen to me.”
I wasn’t looking for an answer to that question. I made sure that she knew with my glare, which made her shut her mouth right away. I was tired of this useless delay in my training, and I wanted to get back to it as soon as possible.
I had finally made my choice about a very important situation of mine.
“Pass this message on to the Emperor. I will not be your spy any longer, and I will act as a sole individual against the demons. You can blame those around you for this decision. However, I will not consider you an enemy. However, if you ever get in my way like you did today, we shouldn’t meet again, or else it might end badly.”
Alexandra heard the words coming out of my mouth and couldn’t believe what was currently happening.
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POV Alexandra.
‘Is he really declaring war against the Emperor?’
The consequences for such a thing were sure to be high; could Caedrel even handle it?
Why did he look so confident when he was turning his back to the entirety of the human race?
Was he really so powerful that he could make such a choice?
“Y-You’re turning your back on the human race?! D-Do you want to be treated as a traitor by the Emperor?”
His gaze only hardened as he looked down on me.
“Did you even listen to a single word I said?” He clenched his fists. “Make sure to repeat my exact words to the Emperor. At least he’s smarter than you. Also, don’t even think about firing me from the Royal Academy. I will keep this job no matter what.”
I just gulped and slowly nodded. “I-I will tell the Emperor.”
I knew that if I didn’t agree to this request, there was a big chance that I wouldn’t leave alive.
