I Became a Flashing Genius at the Magic Academy [158-362][English Translation]

Episode 342 Chapter 61: Special Clan(1)

Special Clan(1)

"Flame, watch out!"

As Flame's wings of light were torn apart, the heavenly mana swiftly mended her wings, preventing a fatal fall.

Clang!

A sacred golden shield appeared before her, blocking a massive scythe that radiated a dark crimson aura. The force of the impact sent her flying backward, but fortunately, she remained unscathed.

"Are you okay?!"

"I'm fine, but..."

Her stomach churned. The sudden surge of heavenly mana coursing through her body overwhelmed her.

"I'm... sorry."

"It's okay. If it weren't for you, I'd be dead."

Flame tightly gripped her staff and glared ahead.

Alpha, the Angel Hunter.

"'Angelus,' huh...?"

She had never even heard of such an existence until today. Not even in the original romance fantasy novel was there a mention of such a thing.

"You said you're an Angel Hunter? Why would you hunt angels? I can't understand."

When Flame asked, Alpha shrank his enormous black scythe down to the size of a staff and grasped it in his hand.

"Does a cat need a reason to hunt mice?"

"...You intend to devour the angels?"

"I wasn't finished, angel. I hold the power, and you are the mouse. We've lived in fear, trembling as prey for far too long."

"What...?"

Angels had barely been mentioned in history, and in the original novel, they were rarely discussed, so Flame couldn't fully comprehend what he was talking about.

"The tale of angels and demons invading the surface world has been reduced to little more than a children's story, but the resentment buried within that truth hasn't vanished. It's been engraved on my soul and passed down to me."

"The invasion of angels and demons..."

Flame bit her lip.

Suddenly, something black emerged from behind Alpha.

'That's...!'

Though it was only one wing, it was unmistakably a bat's wing— a demon's wing.

'What's going on? Answer me!'

She urgently demanded answers from the angels through telepathy, and a panicked voice responded.

"It's a misunderstanding!"

"We didn't invade the surface world!"

"We were trying to protect it!"

'Then what's the meaning of this?!'

Whether they were trying to protect the world or invade it, the fact remained that the victims felt wronged. Flame needed to gather as much information as possible.

"Believe us, Flame."

"Hundreds of years ago... after the progenitor mage left Aether World and the power of the Twelve Deity Moons fell dormant, demons extended their influence to the surface world to seize that power. We descended to the surface to counteract their ambitions."

"The Twelve Deity Moons...?"

It was an unexpected explanation.

Since when were demons after the Twelve Deity Moons?