Human God Apostles

Roxy blushed and pressed her lips together. Longing filled her blue eyes as she looked at Cain. She needed him to make a promise. As the Sword God of the Sword Sanctum, his word could be trusted. Otherwise, she would never dare spend the night here; she still could not get past that hurdle in her heart.

"I promise I won't do anything inappropriate to you, Teacher."

Cain cleared his throat twice, raised three fingers, and swore his promise with a solemn expression.

He remembered something his master Gall had once said.

"A man charges forward and boldly pursues the person he likes! And if that doesn't work, settle it with a swordsmanship duel! The winner gets everything."

Of course, he was not about to challenge Roxy to a swordsmanship duel now. That would be too strange. He would respect her wishes...

As Cain came back to his senses, he pressed his lips together. It all felt like a dream.

"Teacher Roxy, are you really sure you want to spend the night in my room...?"

Cain felt as though he were taking advantage of her. Using what he had said during the day to push her into a decision was rather underhanded...

What he did not know, of course, was that Zoldat bore eighty percent of the blame.

Fortunately, things had turned out well.

"Yes. I feel safe here..."

Roxy hugged the white pillow in her arms a little tighter as she spoke. She meant it. In this world of the Human Race, few people cared about her feelings—or even whether she lived or died—because she was one of the Demon Race...

Even on the Demon Continent, male adventurers had treated her like a man rather than a woman.

Cain cared so much about her and made room for her in his life. It made Roxy truly happy and put her at ease. She felt cherished and treated seriously as a potential partner. At Cain's side, she felt completely safe.

Of course, she would still go back to her own room to change clothes or bathe. There was no need to cancel it, either. Making Mr. Zoldat spend a little more money was entirely necessary.

With that thought, Roxy breathed a sigh of relief. Most importantly, Cain did not dislike his rather willful teacher. Thank goodness.

That night, Roxy sat beside Cain on his bed, hugging her pillow as they read a magic book together.

Roxy noticed Cain's gaze sweep over the page describing Advanced Detoxification Magic. He then glanced at her and, looking a little flustered, quickly turned the page.

Noticing these little gestures, Roxy gave a helpless smile and sighed softly. He had done the same thing when they read about Advanced Healing Magic.

Hmm... He's probably more or less learned both of these difficult healing spells already. And he really is being considerate of my feelings...

Is it because I said I'd be jealous...?

What a silly apprentice.

Roxy pressed her lips together and looked at Cain.

"Ahem. Cain, if you learn Advanced Healing Magic and Advanced Detoxification Magic, I'll be very happy."

"Huh?! You won't be jealous of me, Teacher?"

The corner of Roxy's mouth twitched.

He said it outright... Sword God Style swordsmen really are blunt.

Roxy cleared her throat twice and shook her head slightly.

"Not anymore. You're a genius, Cain. You've probably surpassed a mage like me already..." Her expression dimmed as she spoke.

Cain frowned.

"Teacher Roxy, you're amazing..."

"All right, all right. It makes me happy to hear you say that, but you don't have to comfort me, Cain. I know what I'm capable of..."

Cain watched Roxy hug the big pillow and give him a faint smile. Then she looked out at the stars, a trace of sadness in her eyes. She pressed her lips together and finally sighed.

Teacher Roxy really doesn't have much confidence in herself.

Even though she really is amazing...

Cain gazed at Roxy's lovely profile, then turned away and whistled innocently as he slowly pushed a cream pastry he had prepared earlier in front of her.

At the sight of the little cake, Roxy swallowed. She looked at Cain smiling beside her, and her blue eyes wavered. A grateful smile appeared on her face. Then she pressed her lips together, sighed once more, picked up the pastry, and began eating it happily.

"Thank you, Cain..."

Cain rested his chin on his hand and admired her adorable, blissful smile.

"You're welcome, Master~"

Outside, Zoldat and the three women, including Mia, who were massaging his shoulders and applying medicated patches, smiled with satisfaction when Roxy went into Cain's room and did not come back out.

"Done!"

"Cain, I need to go back to Magic University soon for my end-of-year exam. Um... I was wondering if you'd have time..."

Late that night, Roxy blinked and looked toward Cain, who was still awake in the bed beside hers.

That morning, Sharia Magic University had sent her a letter inviting her to take part in a graduation assessment organized by the university. It stated clearly that, regardless of her results, she would be guaranteed graduation and given a grant at no cost. The condition was that she bring her apprentice, Sword God Cain, to Magic University.

"I have time. If you'd like, Teacher, I can go back with you."

Cain gave Roxy a gentle smile.

Just as I expected.

"R-really? Thank you, Cain."

Roxy pressed her lips together, but a smile slipped out.

"Then we'll go back together in three months."

"Oh, the Magic Armor should be finished by then too."

"Yes. We can pick up the Magic Armor first, then go to Magic University. I can show you the library at Sharia Magic University while we're there and see whether the armor could use any other improvements. I'm not entirely satisfied with the First-Generation Magic Armor I designed. There's still plenty of room to improve it."

"All right, Teacher Roxy. It's a promise."

"It's a promise."

Cain watched Roxy smile. After they wished each other good night, he slowly closed his eyes and fell fast asleep.

Winter gave way to spring.

Three months later, inside the palace of Ranoa Kingdom, King Zelaf Ranoa rubbed his brow, drained the expensive red wine on his table, and lay down on his soft, comfortable bed. Soon, he was fast asleep.

In his dream, Zelaf Ranoa saw a white figure. It wore a brilliant smile, but its entire body was deathly pale, and its face was blurred like a mosaic.

"Hello, my friend. How was your day?"

The god with a white, humanoid outline spread his hands and gave the King what looked like a cheerful smile.

Zelaf pressed his lips together as he looked at the glowing figure before him, then sighed softly.

"Not very good, my lord. I recruited that North King just as you told me to. Why didn't he kill Roxy Migurdia, the source of calamity, as you foretold?"

The white figure smiled brightly and patted Zelaf on the shoulder.

"Ah, that. I believe I told you not to provoke that wicked Sword God. But you didn't listen."

The Human God turned away, his smile widening.

The King's brows knitted together. He stared anxiously at the Human God's back.

"Then what am I supposed to do? The Second Sword God said that if that demon Roxy dies, he'll kill me and destroy the entire Ranoa Magic Kingdom."

The Human God's lips curled upward, and he spread his hands.

"Don't worry. I've thought of everything for you. Just write a letter to Sharia Magic University as I instruct, and you can eliminate the root of the disaster, save yourself, and save your kingdom."