The Gradual Descent into Depravity and Sin

Earl Dawn said with a beaming smile, "I really enjoy spending time with young people like you. It makes me feel like I'm not old yet."

"You're not old at all!"

Christina awkwardly flattered him.

Earl Dawn laughed heartily. "Oh, come on. I'm already over a hundred."

Christina was stunned. "You're already—"

"Oh, you didn't know? I'm a Fifth Level transcendent."

Earl Dawn smiled. "But unlike you clever people... I'm from the Society. I founded the Rose Society myself."

The "Society" was the organization of Demon Scholars.

Realizing that the person she had rejected back then was actually a Fifth Level transcendent left Christina terrified to the point of trembling on one hand, yet filled with inexplicable pride and regret on the other.

She was proud that someone of such stature had taken a fancy to her, but regretted that she hadn't accepted at the time! Christina bit her lip, feeling somewhat aggrieved.

If you'd told me sooner, I wouldn't have rejected you like that...

"But," Earl Dawn said affectionately, placing a hand on her shoulder, "although the secretary position is gone... you still have a chance.

"That Ballet Club of yours should have quite a few girls looking for part-time work, right? As it happens, many important guests who come here are interested in watching performances. I can invite them here to perform... but contacting them myself would be rather inconvenient."

"I'll contact them!"

Christina blurted out, "I'm fairly popular at school. I should be able to bring over twenty people... and if you need more, I can get more!"

Only afterward did shame and guilt begin to surface. Then came the exhilarating feeling of having already thrown caution to the wind.

She naturally knew what Earl Dawn was implying, and she knew what kind of work she was