"I refuse. Demon-kind will never be slaves." I declared with a solemn expression.
Ye Su froze for a moment, then furrowed her brows and looked at me intently. "Coming from you, those words almost make me believe them. But words spoken by the mouth need fists to prove them."
This little girl clearly knew far more than ordinary people. So I put on an expression of bewilderment and asked, "Ye Su, I see that they all bring demon slaves with them. Why didn't you bring one?"
"Because I don't like it. Do you think it's fun to have a lackey following you around?" Ye Su countered.
I shook my head. "The strong walk alone. We're the same."
Ye Su chuckled. "I wouldn't dare say whether you're strong or not. After all, beaten into this state, I was the one who properly drove Li Ting away and saved you."
"Is that so? Do you really think you saved me? Could there be another possibility? For example, if you hadn't helped, someone like Li Ting would have ceased to exist long ago." I made no attempt to hide my meaning.
"You demon slave... You certainly talk big." As Ye Su frowned, she pointed toward a gigantic tower in the distance beyond the academy. "That's the main courtyard. You wouldn't be trying to make me change my mind, would you?"
"Heh. I'm far more useful to you than simply handing me over to the main courtyard." I smiled.
"Looks like you're very confident in your abilities. As it happens, I really do intend to test them. As long as you reach the top of the Demon-Fighting Tower and win me the chance to enter the Extreme Spirit Academy, I won't want any of the prizes—not even one—apart from giving you your freedom." Ye