Chapter 108
"My name is Lily, you can also call me Teacher Lily."
The gray-haired Witch said this with a smile.
Chapter Forty: Decline
In Lilith's memory, this Witch became an academy instructor at a very young age, and not long after, she naturally became the headmaster of the Bird Academy.
Centuries have passed, and the layout of the Bird Academy seems to be unchanged from her memory. Apart from some renovations, the academy's current appearance is not much different from the Witch's memory.
After seeing Sakaki Chika off, out of curiosity, Haihara looked up the lessons the Witch had taught.
Then, to her surprise, she discovered that both the course itself and the area where the Witch originally held her classes were perfectly preserved, unchanged, and remained exactly as the Witch had left it.
She thought these things should have been discarded long ago.
After some trial and error, Haihara discovered that she could teach as a tutor, just like she had done long ago.
Reopening classes after three hundred years doesn't seem unacceptable in R'lyeh.
This seems interesting.
Normally, when she was secretly infiltrating the largest Magic Academy in the Royal Capital R'lyeh a Witch, she probably wouldn't have done something as daring as this prank.
But to be honest, her current Witch appearance is the result of using Magic Crystal to induce a state of intoxication.
Although he didn't kiss people indiscriminately after drinking as usual, he seemed a little excited.
After being influenced by the Drunken Magic Crystal, she had to admit that she now found it difficult to suppress her wicked sense of humor.
When she first saw Sakaki Chika, she had to exert a lot of effort to resist kissing her on that little face.
Therefore, Teacher Haihara's class soon began at R'lyeh Magic Academy.
Of course, despite her morbid sense of humor, she still retained some rationality.
After scanning the classroom, Haihara nodded in satisfaction.
The mentor's private classroom, in other words, the Magic girl's domain, still retains a considerable amount of Lilith's past Magic Power, as well as several Magic Spell set here.
With these Magic Power, she will not be discovered by those few acquaintances she might have in this academy for the time being.
Long after the school bell had rung, the girls looked at the elegant gray-haired beauty in the center of the classroom, their eyes filled with curiosity and a touch of excitement.
It must be said that outstanding looks are indeed an advantage.
As a teacher herself, Haihara suddenly received a lot more attention when she used this face to give lectures, even though her lectures were generally considered boring and perfunctory.
"In ancient times, Alchemist used alchemy to gather the Magic Power of nature and create Crystal that embody the power of imagination."
"In other words, it's something very similar to the Crystal of the Monster."
Although it was the first time the girls had seen this instructor teach a class, the gray-haired woman stood calmly and elegantly at the podium, explaining the knowledge about the subject matter.
Most of the girls in the room came to this class out of curiosity.
Naturally, when the teacher first started lecturing, they were not clear about what the course and its content were.
But now it seems to be... history?
In ancient history, Magic girls and Monster were not frequently mentioned terms; instead, "Alchemist" were the more common ones.
The initial Crystal were not produced by the Monster, but were created directly through alchemy.
This is knowledge that has been covered in textbooks for lower grades.
However, this Crystal lacks one crucial element.
"However, such Crystal merely condense Magic Power, lacking the most important characteristic of Magic Crystal as we know them..."
A black Magic Crystal slowly appeared in Haihara's hand.
Many of the Magic girl honor students quickly recognized the type of Crystal.
This Magic Crystal should be a "raven".
Colored Crystal can only be produced through different specific desires.
This one, for example, is usually only produced in Crow Monster when a person is resentfully yearning for love.
"That is, desire."
An empty shell, even if filled with air and swelled up, will not feel heavy.
It only gains weight when flesh and bone marrow are stuffed inside.
"In other words, so-called Magic Crystal are containers for Magic Power and desire."
Haihara held the Crystal in her hand and continued her narration:
"At first, the Alchemist did not know how to fill this hollow Crystal with desire, until they created four of the largest vessels of desire."
At this point, she looked up at the girls in the classroom.
"So, does anyone know what these four containers are?"
Soon, several girls raised their hands. Although the classroom was similar to a university classroom, the students all seemed to be JK (high school girl) in age and appearance.
Teacher Haihara tapped her fingers lightly on the table, then asked one of the Magic girl apprentices to stand up.
"These four containers should refer to the four Devil King Crystal, which are also the original four Monster Crystal!"
"This Bird System Magic girl said with great energy."
There are several hypotheses regarding the origin of the Monster.
One theory suggests that the Monster was the product of an ancient, evil alchemical ritual.
During an alchemical ritual, four Devil King Crystal, symbolizing the source of Monster, were born, and after that... the Magic girl's nemesis— the Demon King —was born.
Haihara nodded.
"That's right. In an alchemical ritual, Alchemist created four Crystal that contained the most Magic Power, as vessels for desire."
"However, even so, it is still just an empty container."
"And after that, how do we infuse it with the power of desire?"
If the question were to ask how to create Monster, all the Magic girls present should be able to answer it.
Find a host filled with greedy desires, then have a Black Death Cult leader or Demon King implant Magic Crystal into their body. In this way, the evil power of desire will sprout in the host's heart.
That unbridled desire provides sustenance for the growth of Monster.
However, the prerequisite is that the Demon King first creates colorless Magic Crystal ore.
How the Devil King Crystal created the Demon King... no one can give a true answer.
Perhaps even the Demon King himself has no memory of when he was born.
We can only rely on various guesses and hypotheses.
"Find a... host?"
Haihara noticed that in the front row, there was a girl with gray hair and a doll-like appearance, who was making quiet guesses.
Upon seeing the girl, Haihara looked her over with some curiosity.
The black and gold robe suggests he's the head of the Bird Academy.
The long gray hair, the face, and the somewhat familiar Magic Power aura—when these elements came together, she quickly realized the girl's identity.
So, Haihara stepped down from the podium and slowly walked up to the gray-haired girl.
The gray-haired girl was a little confused, wondering what the teacher was going to do. Then she saw the woman reach out her hand, gently lift her hair, and start playing with it.
"Teacher..."
The woman's face drew slightly closer, causing the usually aloof and unsociable chief of the Bird Academy to freeze in place.
What's your name?
Haihara gently lifted the girl's hair and tucked it behind the gray-haired girl's fair ear, like a gentle and considerate elder, though in reality she was probably not as old as the little girl.
It should be said that most of the students in this classroom are older than her, who is twenty-seven years old.
However, for now, she is Teacher Lily.
The girl whose hair had been lifted, Nero, now wore a slightly blank expression, her ears trembling slightly.
"Nero... Nero Abailia"
Who is your mother?
The woman asked naturally.
Nero uttered a name that Haihara vaguely remembered.
It seems there was a little girl from a collateral branch of the House Abailia who had this name.
Unfortunately, this little girl's name is not Vergil.
However, Haihara raised her chin, considering her seniority relative to this girl...
She slowly loosened the girl's hair and said calmly:
"Would you like to call me 'Grandma'?"
Although they are not blood relatives, as members of a collateral branch, it is not unreasonable for them to address their own family in this way.
... grandmother?
The surroundings fell into complete silence, and Nero stood there, stunned, staring at the young and beautiful woman in front of him who bore a resemblance to himself. A series of strange thoughts that he had never had before surfaced in his mind.
Is this really okay?
While her mind went blank, the gray-haired woman straightened up again, resuming her previous composed teacher demeanor, and said casually—
"It was just a joke, let's continue with the lesson."
Chapter Forty-One: A Foreign Land
Kirishima Ai was sitting on a bench in the courtyard, swinging her legs as she waited for her companions.
It seems to be just after class, and many Witch apprentices are coming out of the classroom, seemingly discussing something. Although we can understand what they are saying, their lip movements don't quite match what we hear.
The female students' attire also gave off a sense of being from another place.
Because everyone around her seemed to be enthusiastically discussing the same topic, she understood some of it.
Apparently, a new teacher publicly flirted with the college's top student, which excited the students.
Moreover, the teacher who flirted with the top student seemed to be an incredible beauty. Kirishima Ai heard many female students showing somewhat shy expressions and was preparing to confess her feelings to that teacher one day.
If she wasn't mistaken, this school should be entirely populated by women, both students and teachers...
Is she too rigid as an Earthling?
Just as she was thinking this, the person Kirishima Ai was waiting for finally arrived. She looked up and saw Takanashi Shiori, who had a strange expression, walking over without saying a word.
Although Takanashi Shiori has always been an enigmatic person, she usually has little expression and rarely chats with others.
But right now, Takanashi's expression does look strange.
"What's wrong? Did you not find what you were looking for?"
Kirishima Ai somewhat confused.
Takanashi Shiori paused for a moment, then shook her head somewhat awkwardly.
"I found some information, and I've gained some insights..."
After that, she looked around but didn't see Sakaki Chika.
Whether it was to change the subject or something else, she continued:
Chika?
Before she left, Kirishima Ai was still with Sakaki Chika.
Bird Academy is quite large, so it wouldn't be surprising if someone wandered off and got lost. Even she herself sometimes forgets all the different places in the Bird Academy.
At that moment, Kirishima Ai: