"Hmph, it was nothing more than bragging. If there were such formidable people among the first-years, how could they have remained unknown all this time? And one of them was a hybrid? That rumor had to be fake."
"Indeed. In my opinion, it was probably several members of the Seven Demon Emperors conducting some sort of magical experiment in the Demon Tree Forest."
"That's what I think too."
"..."
At the front of this group of third-year students, a man dressed in a black-and-red school uniform listened calmly to the discussions behind him.
At that moment, a student beside him heard the conversation from the back and chuckled softly.
"By the way, Ribest, did you know?"
"Hm? Know what?"
The man called Ribest calmly looked at the classmate beside him.
"I heard there's an unsuitable candidate in Emilia Ludwell's class who calls himself the Tyrannical Demon Lord."
Hearing that, Ribest immediately frowned.
"What did you say?"
"And that unsuitable candidate is a hybrid too."
"..."
Although Ribest said nothing further, the faint anger on his face was impossible to miss.
Seeing Ribest fall silent, another student nearby shook his head.
"The top student deeply respects the Ancestor Demon Lord. Yet a hybrid actually dared to call himself a Demon Lord."
At that moment, the female teacher at the front, who had a graceful figure and gentle features, turned around.
The teacher had long pointed ears and short hair, her face carrying a gentleness that made people instinctively feel at ease.
"Alright! Enough chatting. We've arrived at the Demon Tree Forest. Prepare to begin the group combat training."
"Yes."
"Then let—"
"BOOM—!"
Just as the teacher was about to have the two groups prepare for training, a terrifying explosion suddenly rang out within the Demon Tree Forest. The blast wave that