My Name Is Leon, and I Go to Demon Lord Academy

The gloomy and terrifying classroom was filled with torture instruments. A demon with a ferocious appearance stood behind a black stone podium.

His name was Eunos, a Diamond-level (Level VII) Fear Demon with two huge bull horns on his head, like a bipedal beast.

His tall figure was wrapped in a scarlet robe, and scarlet eyes emitted a terrifying fierce light under the shadow of the hood.

And the blackboard behind him was even more remarkable, with a line scribbled on it in chalk—

[On how to efficiently torture humans and collect fear energy from their screams.]

"Fear is different from Bewitchment, but the essence is actually the same... The source of our power is people's faith. Our believers will not praise us, but they will be frightened by us all day long, and in fact this is also a kind of prayer."

"Therefore, dead believers are meaningless. Only living believers can contribute a constant stream of power to us."

"Here's a note... We must make our prey fear, but avoid excessive torture that leads to their death or spoilage."

"After all, if the prey loses its response to external stimuli, everything we do will lose its meaning. Therefore, the highest level of torture is often invisible... But at the same time, you must also pay attention, if the torture is too light, it may have the opposite effect, such as making the prey feel good. And this is also something we must avoid."

"Concentrate! Don't think that you are not Fear Demons and can't use this knowledge. Even if you are Succubi, you can learn from it. Never let your prey get you. Only when those simps can't get you will they treat you as their gods... I hope you have learned more from Ms. Lilith than just how to flirt."

This is the highest institution of learning in hell, the Demon Lord Academy.

As the name suggests, it is a place to cultivate Demon Lords.

Of course, because the humans on the surface are getting stronger and stronger, today's Demon Lords are not as popular as they were five hundred years ago, and have even become a consumable.

Therefore, the goal of most students is to stay in Demon City, preferably as a civil servant in the Ministry of Internal Affairs... But these are all digressions.

In short, in order to stay in the rear after graduation, the students under the podium listened attentively... Only Leon felt a chill down his spine.

There was no other reason.

Everyone here was either a demon or an undead, and he was the only human, and he was sitting right in the center of the classroom.

Every time the lecture touched on human-related content, even if he was thick-skinned, it was difficult not to feel a tightening in his chrysanthemum.

Especially Professor Eunos, who always cracked a bloody mouth and gave him a mysterious smile while lecturing.

Professor Eunos's smile was only one aspect. Sometimes trouble also came from his side.

The Terror Demon Lumi, who was sitting at the next table, was peeking at him from time to time, looking eager to try... He hoped this guy was just imagining it in his head and wouldn't really take the risk.

The Nightmare Demon Mai Jinli, who was sitting on the other side, was blowing wind at the Flame Demon in the front row, and muttering in a low voice from time to time.

"I heard that humans are more likely to doze off in a forty-degree environment..."

Leon didn't know where this guy heard it from, and he didn't know what this guy was fantasizing about doing after he fell asleep.

He felt that even if he was roasted, he might not be able to fall asleep in Professor Eunos's class.

Compared to the two generals sitting on his left and right, the more excessive one was Miss Mia, who was sitting in the back row.

This lady was a Succubus with pink hair and heart-shaped tail tips and pupils, and a pair of sheep-like curved horns on top of her ears.

The skirt of her school uniform had been altered to be very short, to the point where people didn't know where to put their eyes.

From the beginning of this class, this guy had been picking on him, either kicking his chair with the tip of her foot under the table, or yawning exaggeratedly and blowing wind on the back of his neck.

This guy was the most dangerous! Other demons at least needed to cast spells, but she only needed to rely on her racial talent.

Without casting a spell, no trace would be left, and there would be no recourse for those affected.

Leon dared not be careless in the slightest, fearing that a flaw would be seized upon, causing the things taught in class to be used against him on the spot.

In the entire class, besides him, only a guy named Ige seemed relatively normal.

Although this fellow was a Succubus, he was a male Succubus, belonging to the very bottom of the high-level demon food chain.

Since Leon's status was similar to that of a panda, a "protected animal" designated by the Demon God, bullying him had severe legal consequences. Therefore, Ige usually served as the class's bullying target.

This guy was truly pitiful; his pitiful eyes sometimes made even a straight man like Leon feel sorry for him.

Of course, sometimes he couldn't decide if this guy was deliberately putting on an act...

He might have to be wary! The frequency of the chair-kicking was gradually becoming excessive. Leon couldn't bear it any longer and glared back at Mia.

However, the latter not only didn't restrain herself but also provocatively licked the corner of her mouth.

Her burgundy pupils were like sweet chocolate fudge. Leon's mind couldn't help but waver as he met her gaze.

That wasn't magic, but the Succubus's racial talent... These guys' pupils naturally possessed a soul-stirring power.

Only high-level demons or those with sufficiently strong mental power could resist it, but Leon clearly belonged to neither.

This is bad!

He had just thought this when it was already too late.

In that instant, Eunos, standing on the podium, had noticed his small action of turning his head and immediately let out a bull-like roar.

"Leon, you dare to make small movements in my class, you've got some nerve!!!"

The entire classroom was shaking, and the students sitting in the front row were already covering their ears in pain.

And this was just Eunos's normal volume when reprimanding students.

"I'm sorry, sir—" Leon stood up with a whoosh, quickly admitting his mistake, but was interrupted by another thunderous roar.

"Sorry? There's no such word as sorry in hell! Raise your head and look into my eyes! You dare to look into the eyes of a Succubus, but not mine? Don't submit to fear, overcome it! Yes, just like that! Very good, you can go to the bathroom to dry your pants now! Hahahaha!"

Eunos burst out laughing on his own, and laughter erupted in the classroom as well.

"Hahahaha!"

Only Ige looked at Leon with deer-like eyes, appearing worried.

Mia clicked her tongue, holding the back of her head with both hands, her face written with dissatisfaction, unsure whether she regretted that Professor Eunos had ruined her good deed or regretted that it wasn't herself who had wet someone's pants.

Of course, Leon's pants weren't wet, so there was naturally no need to go to the bathroom.

Facing the students' laughter, he didn't respond, simply sitting back down helplessly.

Well, this is hell, after all. This kind of situation is too common, and it's not the first time he's been ridiculed by the teachers in this academy.

Just yesterday, Lilith, the Succubus lady who taught illusion and control magic, had even used him as a casting material for a live demonstration.

Mia, sitting in the row behind him, was probably just doing a crude imitation of that female benefactor.

As for Professor Eunos, he was actually considered one of the more friendly professors in this Demon Lord Academy, at least capable of teaching him some useful skills.

Thanks to him.

As an ordinary human living in hell, it had been a long, long time since he had been scared shitless by the gaze of a Fear Demon.

Lilith, on the other hand, was simply teasing him for fun.

To this day, he was still not immune to the Succubus's control skills, and he couldn't help but feel that the guy's teaching methods were the problem!

As for how an ordinary human like him ended up studying in this godforsaken place, that's a long story.

First of all, he wasn't from this world, but a transmigrator from Earth.

The cause of the transmigration was a traffic accident. He couldn't remember the process in between, but when he opened his eyes again, he was already in the Demon God's temple deep beneath the Os Continent, with mysterious incantations and pentagrams behind him.

According to the Shadow Priest in the temple, his mother was a human acolyte, and his father was a Blood Clan member who wished to remain anonymous.

Logically speaking, he should have half Blood Clan blood in him... but that wasn't the case.

In this world, the inheritance of the Blood Clan was not accomplished through primitive mating, but required the ritual of the First Embrace to complete the inheritance of the Blood Clan's power.

It was a rather troublesome process that tested not only manpower and resources, but also the family tree of the person being enchanted.

Usually, only the union of Blood Clan members would result in a Blood Clan relative granting the First Embrace at birth.

As an illegitimate child, Leon was clearly not qualified to receive the First Embrace.

And what flowed in his veins was just ordinary human blood.

At most, he inherited a strikingly handsome face from his father, and blood that seemed noble but was actually useless. Other than that, there was nothing else... although he didn't expect there to be anything anyway.

His mother, Tiffany, passed away shortly after giving birth to him, and his father hadn't appeared at all in the past eighteen years.

But that didn't really matter.

At first, when Leon first came to this world, he felt that his life was bleak and hopeless. However, after staying for a while, he realized that it wasn't that hopeless.

First of all, humans in the underground world were designated as "protected animals" by His Majesty the Demon God.

All human subjects serving the Demon God were not to be harassed or discriminated against by the undead creatures and demons of hell, and were strictly forbidden from harming them, violators would be subject to extreme punishment.

Whether this was to show the believers who secretly worshiped the Demon God on the surface, or to ensure the biodiversity of hell, in short, humans in hell had permits, and they were actually doing quite well... as long as they weren't captured prey or prisoners of war.

Although it was impossible to expect the hellish society, where the strong were respected, to not discriminate against humans at all, at least on the surface, no demons or undead creatures would cast spells on humans who were also believers of the Demon God, and this was especially true the closer one got to the political center of hell.

In addition, humans could get extra points for taking the entrance exams to hell's higher institutions.

However, since humans' magical talent was at the bottom, even with the extra points, most humans simply couldn't get in.

In addition to the advantages of schooling, employment was also quite good.

Although most demons' workshops did not welcome weak humans, the acolytes of the temples under the Ministry of Truth were always open to humans.

This position was equivalent to a civil servant in hell, with a certain status and a decent income. Although there was no room for promotion, there was no danger, and after death, one did not have to become an undead, and the soul could directly enter the Reincarnation Pool, and be reborn as a demon in the next life.

Leon's birth mother in this life was an acolyte.

Although being an acolyte was not bad, Leon didn't want to stay in hell forever, even if he had a prestigious "Demon City Hukou".

It was true that there were humans in hell, but this place was simply not suitable for human life.

Putting aside everything else, the "oceans" here are all magma at thousands of degrees, and a random heatwave can raise the temperature of the entire city by hundreds of degrees.

This temperature is nothing to demons and undead, or even dwarves, but it is fatal to humans.

The fact that he has survived to this day is purely thanks to the magic barrier of Demon City.

Leon felt like he was sitting on pins and needles after being teased by Professor Eunos.

He didn't know if it was his imagination, but he always felt that the latter half of the lecture, "100 Wonderful Ways to Make Humans Scream," was a bit beyond the syllabus.

Just then, the end-of-class bell finally rang in the hallway outside.

The little demons sitting in the classroom were like they had heard the starting gun, "whoosh" they soared into the air and flew towards the window, screaming "Mine, mine!" their target was the cafeteria in the tower next door.

However, just as they were about to fly out of the window, they crashed into a wall of air with a "bang".

Instant Silver-level magic! Wall of Atmosphere!

Looking at the Fear Demon on the podium, Leon's eyes were full of envy.

In the Os Continent, whether in the surface world or the underground world, the level divisions all follow the standards passed down from the First Era.

The lowest level is Black Iron (i), followed by Bronze (ii), then Steel (iii), Silver (iv), Gold (v), Platinum (vi), Diamond (vii), Amethyst (viii), Grandmaster (ix), and Demigod (x).

Above Demigod, there is actually a Near God (XI), which is, in simple terms, like a god. However, in the underground world, this level seems to only be attainable by the Demon God, the ruler of the underground world.

In addition, each level is actually subdivided into five stars.

However, because experience and skill account for a greater proportion in battles between the same level, the reference value of star subdivisions is limited, so it is not commonly used.

A Fear Demon who can instantly cast level four air magic...

Professor Eunos probably already has the strength of a five-star Diamond!

By the way, Leon is Bronze (II).

Although his theoretical knowledge is exceptionally rich, and he is always at the top of his class in the final exams every year, he is helpless because his racial talent simply does not include magic.

Just as the little demons with drooping wings were cursing and grumbling as they climbed up from under the window, Eunos, standing behind the podium, stomped his foot.

"Silence! I haven't said class is dismissed yet! Get back to your seats!"

The noise was like an earthquake! Seeing Professor Eunos showing his power, the little demons who were still cursing and grumbling were immediately frightened and turned pale, and one by one they climbed back to their seats nimbly.

Watching the students sit down again, Professor Eunos glanced around the classroom, cleared his bullfrog throat forcefully, and then said loudly in a booming voice.

"Students, this is the last class I will teach you, and I hope you remember the content of the class! Especially some people, it's best to listen carefully if you want to save your lives."

He didn't know if it was his imagination, but Leon always felt that Professor Eunos's bull eyes glared at him, and his back involuntarily oozed sweat again.

The pressure of a Diamond-level demon is not something that a mere Bronze-level necromancer can withstand.

Moreover, he, this necromancer, is still a watered-down version.

Hearing Professor Eunos's voice, the big and small demons and undead in the classroom began to discuss.

"The last class?"

"What does that mean?"

"This year's summer vacation is early?!"

"It's not the summer vacation that's early! You idiots, it's your graduation ceremony!" Eunos looked at the group of youngsters still talking about summer vacation, shaking his head in disappointment, and continued in a deep voice, "The adventurers on the surface are too strong, and there aren't enough Demon Lords on the front lines, so this year's graduation ceremony for the entire school has been brought forward."

As soon as his voice fell, the little devils in the classroom screamed again.

"Aww! Tear them apart!"

"I'll bite off their ears!"

"I'll eat their heads!"

Little devils are not high-level demons; strictly speaking, they cannot enter the Demon Lord Academy.

However, they are all nobles among the little devils, so naturally, they cannot be treated the same as other little devils.

Although Leon often felt that these good-for-nothings might not be as smart as ordinary little devils, at least those cunning guys often lived a bit longer.

Mia, sitting in the back row, raised her hand and stood up in the gaze of the demons.

"But Professor Eunos, we are third-year students; we are supposed to graduate next year. Are you mistaken?"

Eunos glanced at her contemptuously and said coldly.

"Mistaken? It's that you still don't understand the situation! This year, the front line is in urgent need, and the third and fourth grades will graduate together... But you are luckier than the fourth graders; the places to stay at the school are all for you. Tomorrow morning, you don't need to bring textbooks; be on time at eight o'clock in the assembly hall for the graduation ceremony. At nine o'clock, people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs will come to take you to fill out your applications."

"You haven't had many practical combat classes, so you better pray that you don't get assigned to the front lines. That place is not a joke, especially since the situation is not optimistic recently."

The little devils were stunned. Lumi, the Terror Demon playing with a nail clipper, was also stunned, including Mai Jinli, the Nightmare Demon blowing cool air behind the Flame Demon, his mouth puffed up like a ball.

"How could this be..." Mia widened her eyes, her peach-colored pupils flashing with panic, her fair thighs trembling slightly.

It was the first time Leon had seen her show this expression; usually, he saw it on Ige's face.

Maybe someone in her family knows about the front-line situation.

But... is it really that exaggerated?

To be honest, although most of the students in this Demon Lord Academy are terrified of the Demon Lord profession and only come here to gild their resumes, he applied to this school with the goal of becoming a Demon Lord.

As for the reason, it's simple... as long as you become a Demon Lord, you will be sent near the surface.

This is his only chance as a human to return to the surface world.

Although Leon knew very well that things might not be that simple, it was at least worth a try.

Even if the surface world is dangerous... it can't be more dangerous than hell, right?

Here, a sneeze from a Flame Demon could accidentally injure him, and there are Succubus like wolves and tigers eyeing him.

Leon had already made up his mind; tomorrow, he would fill out the Demon Lord position as his first choice.

As for how to be a Demon Lord, that's not up to these demons.

Anyway, he would be as cautious as possible, and if he could use a small whip and tickle stick, he would never use a forty-meter blade, striving not to be seen as a threat by humans, nor to be targeted by colleagues in the rear.

Tai Chi, after all.

He's not good at magic, but he's too familiar with slacking off.

Perhaps because he had been on the battlefield, Eunos was very clear about the situation there.

Although he didn't like these idle playboys, he still couldn't bear to watch his students go to their deaths.

He knew very well the means by which demons tortured humans, and he also knew best how humans tortured the demons they captured.

Looking at this group of stunned youths looking at each other, he continued to shout in a bull-like voice.

"You have one night to write letters home... you spineless cowards!"

"Class dismissed!"