(Fourth update)
(I will resolve Ru Qing's situation as quickly as possible and restore the update schedule to its previous state. What I can guarantee is that there will be four chapters every day without fail—no breaks and no missed updates. So I hope everyone will continue to support me.)
"Oooohhh—!"
Amid solemn music, thunderous cheers echoed through the skies above Walpurgis Royal Academy of Machinart.
Doves, symbols of peace, flew over Walpurgis Royal Academy of Machinart as though their flight had been carefully arranged.
On the open ground before the academy clock tower, students dressed in formal black long coats gathered together in lively crowds.
At that moment, their eyes burned with excitement as they stared toward the clock tower.
There stood a platform, along with an elderly man of powerful build, his face covered in a full beard, his skin darkened by the sun, and sharp glints shining in his eyes.
The Academy Headmaster of Walpurgis Royal Academy of Machinart—Edward Rutherford!
The instant the solemn music ended, the Academy Headmaster opened his eyes on the platform and spoke in a ringing voice.
"Raishin Akabane! Step forward!"
As soon as those words fell, Raishin, dressed in his uniform, came up from below with Yaya, who wore a short-skirted kimono. Together, they stepped onto the platform and stopped before the Academy Headmaster.
"In the name of Edward Rutherford, I acknowledge you as a candidate for the Demon King and permit you to participate in the Walpurgis Evening Assembly!"
Once the Academy Headmaster had finished speaking, a tray covered in relief carvings was presented before Raishin.
Resting on the tray was a pair of fingerless gloves, entirely black, made from fine silk and exquisitely sewn with gold thread, gleaming with a lustrous sheen.
Those were the gloves that only students qualified