Broken Possessors of Infinite Regression Academy

More time passed, and those who initially opposed the peace negotiations with the demons gradually began to accept the end of the war.

People came to accept the fact that there were no longer any soldiers stationed at the border with the Demon Realm, which had once been the frontline. Thanks to this, countless soldiers were able to return to their families.

“My subordinates are very happy. They seem to enjoy absorbing life force from humans.”

As the threat of monsters became more significant than that of the demons, people gradually accepted the presence of succubi in human society. This was initiated by Nika, with a touch of curiosity.

At first, only volunteers from the human side were involved, but as the rumours of the pleasure of absorption spread, the size of the village grew.

For the succubi, it was an opportunity to absorb life force endlessly without any significant threat, and for humans, it was a chance to experience a unique pleasure that could never be tasted in human relationships. A symbiotic relationship was formed.

Contrary to initial concerns, the population of the succubus village continued to grow. Just two months later, the village had grown to a size that could no longer be called a village.

“Well, there was a human who asked if he could have sex with the Succubus Queen. Ridiculous, isn’t it?”

Overconfidence can be poisonous anywhere. Among them was a human who, after being captivated by the succubi, had asked if he could sleep with Nika, since she was a succubus before she was a Demon Lord.

A typical succubus would have laughed it off. Unfortunately, the succubi under Nika held me in such high regard that they couldn’t let it slide.

I was the one who had shared my life force with them when they were desperately lacking due to being chased by the Dullahan. I had made it so that Nika, as the Demon Lord, no longer had to worry about life force, and I had raised the status of the succubus race to this level.

Moreover, during the conquest of the Demon Realm, I had even received a small portion of the life force that Nika had absorbed from me. So, they couldn’t just let it slide when a human said such a thing.

The succubi ran to Queen Nika and immediately reported it. The Queen did not let it slide.

“My subordinates took care of it, so don’t worry.”

“Took care of it?”

“Yes. They dug into his mind to find out what kind of play he hated the most, and then slowly absorbed his life force over a week, killing him.”

“…”

“The first victim was someone who hated being pierced by furry monster males the most.”

“Don’t make me imagine it.”

Being killed while slowly absorbing life force, pierced by furry monster males—it was a terrible and unimaginable end.

After killing three people for insulting the Demon Lord, and publicly warning others not to do such a thing, the incidents had stopped recently.

“There were some who objected, but they didn’t last long. Most of them were so enamoured with the succubi that they immediately confessed their wrongdoings.”

The village, with a population of nearly ten thousand, had become a place where theft was almost non-existent. However, it seemed less like a symbiotic relationship and more like a slave relationship, which was a bit scary.

“Don’t worry, it won’t happen. I guarantee it.”

Nika assured me, but the future was uncertain. All we could do was hope that her words would come true.

“Mira, what about our final exams? Have you heard anything?”

Leona suddenly asked me. We had been informed that we would be taking separate final exams a while ago, but with only one day left until the promised date, we still hadn’t received any news.

“I did ask about it, but they just said to expect an announcement soon. Erestika also said that if we did a breast-feeding play, she would tell me in advance.”

I had the opportunity to find out, but I gave up because I didn’t want to lose my dignity as a grown man for the sake of curiosity that would be resolved in a few days.

“There’s less than a day left. How much longer do we have to wait?”

Leo frowned, sharing my sentiment.

And then, less than three hours later, we came to understand the meaning of the announcement that would be made soon.

“Do we really have to do this?”

“Didn’t I tell you? This is the final exam for the children.”

“That’s true, but…”

Leona and I stood there, speechless, holding the Holy Sword and the Dragon Sword respectively, as we faced a dragon.

A dragon so huge that the phrase “like a mountain” was not an exaggeration in the slightest, whose body blocked the sun, casting a huge shadow even at noon, and whose very presence caused the earth to tremble.

The dragon’s name was Meligor, the Dark Dragon. It was the true form of Erestika, the principal of Belium Academy.

Leona and I were at a loss for words as we beheld the dragon before us. The dragon in front of us was our final exam. We had to fight and win.

“Shouldn’t there be at least some kind of blindfold or something?”

“You’ve already received more attention than you could ever want. Just look back on what you’ve done so far. Do you think one more thing will really make a difference, child?”

Erestika’s thoughts reached out to me, recounting the events that had transpired so far.

The professors at Belium Academy had openly admitted that they had nothing to teach me, I had been granted special privileges and had skipped tests, the Sword Saint had personally vouched for my abilities, the humans of the Magic Association couldn’t wait to follow my orders, the Magic Tower Masters were intimidated by me, I had thrown a birthday party by borrowing the capital of the Empire, the Emperor and the Sword Saint had personally come to celebrate my birthday, the Crown Princess, the Princess, the Saint, and the Hero were in questionable relationships with me…

The thoughts continued, listing one impressive achievement after another. All of them were attributed to a single person—me.

“I think the principal is right.”

Leona, who had been listening to the thoughts alongside me, nodded in agreement. There was nothing to argue against such a straightforward statement.

“In fact, I think this is necessary to give you a special reason to treat the child differently.”

“What kind of reason?”

“A reason to treat you even more specially.”

Erestika spread her wings, which were so huge that they cast a shadow that covered the ground. The bright daylight was suddenly shrouded in darkness.

I felt piercing gazes from all around. Gazes that were focused on the huge spectacle of a dragon and a human facing off.

It was inevitable that there would be onlookers for this duel, which was meant to provide a reason, but even taking that into account, an unusually large number of gazes were fixed on us.

“Then let’s begin, child.”

The massive dragon soared into the sky, its wings flapping vigorously, creating a strong wind and a sandstorm of dust that mixed with the sunlight.

“What do we do, Mira?”

Leo whispered, illuminating the surroundings with the Holy Sword. It seemed like she was still hesitating, as the divine power emanating from her was minimal.

“We can’t fight half-heartedly. We have to fight seriously and win.”

“But shouldn’t we at least hold back a little?”

“I’m not going to hold back that much. I just don’t want it to feel like we’re slacking off.”

Leona paled slightly as she intuited how I had dealt with Mahbat. She relaxed when I denied it.

I thought about how to create a reason to treat us specially without hurting Erestika too much. After a moment of consideration, I came up with an idea and whispered to Leo:

“Can you buy me some time? Just a moment.”

“What are you going to do?”

“We need to give her a reason to treat us specially, as she said.”

I infused mana into the Dragon Fang Sword, and the blade made from dragon teeth turned blue.

“I’ll try my best.”

Leona nodded, wrapping the Holy Sword in divine power. The golden blade shone brilliantly. Erestika also began to gather her energy.

The scales around her neck darkened, and black light seeped out from between the scales. The light rose higher, and a flickering flame appeared between her teeth.

“Kuoohhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!”

Her mouth opened wide, and a black breath was released from within. The very concept of a dragon was directed at Leona.

Leona, who had returned to being the Dragon Knight, narrowed her eyes. The Holy Sword exploded with divine power, creating a barrier of light that blocked the breath. The surrounding terrain was melting in real-time.

“Could you… please hurry up a little… Mira…”

Leona was also struggling to hold back the breath, her elbows bending inward and her arms trembling.

That was enough. I had already begun the preparation process myself. Amidst the torrent of destruction directed at us, I took my last human breath and exhaled.

Mana, instead of oxygen, filled my body.

My arms and skin turned pale, and mana flowed through my veins. My vision turned pale blue, and the entire world seemed to be tinted in blue. Everything in the world appeared to be divided into mana and non-mana.

“Look at that! That’s the essence of magicccccc!!!!!!”

“Shut up, Green Tower Master! If you keep making a fuss, you’ll disturb Mira-nim!”

I could hear the Magic Tower Masters screaming in excitement. A few of them who still had their wits about them hit the ones who were making a fuss, telling them to shut up, but it didn’t matter whether they kept talking or not.

I looked around. The mana where the breath had touched was rapidly diminishing. I forcibly understood the breath through the melting mana.

I aimed the tip of the Dragon Fang Sword at Erestika’s mouth. The entire sword, not just the blade, turned blue. Mana breathing and Demon Sword Technique. It was a combination I had often used in the past.

I aligned the tip of the sword with the trajectory of the mana that had spread everywhere, and swung the sword along that trajectory. The world was divided into thousands and tens of thousands of strands.

In sync with my swing, the breath was thinly divided and spread out. The mana mixed with the divided breath. Like a galaxy rising in the black night sky, the blue mana adorned the black breath like stars.

“Kwaaaaaaaaang!!!!!!”

The stars in the galaxy exploded.

“…”

Erestika, who had not expected me to counter her breath in such a way, was so startled that she forgot to launch a follow-up attack, sending me confused thoughts.

However, the final exam was not over yet. I aimed the Dragon Fang Sword again, which I had been holding in a swung position. Erestika seemed to have finally come to her senses and tried to fly back into the sky, but it was too late.

I pulled my arm back slightly and then thrust it forward.

“Twilight Ascension.”

As I thrust the sword, the magic was activated. The blue radiance emanating from the Dragon Fang Sword enveloped the space near Erestika.

Of course, this trajectory was only visible to me. To others, it would appear as if the dragon was being torn apart into pieces.

Erestika did not die, as I had intentionally missed the vital spot. Naturally, she would not have survived if I had hit her directly.

The trajectory of mana spread in another direction, wrapping around the dragon and igniting beyond it. The twilight turned into a reddish-orange, like a sunset on a late evening.

“…”

Leona fell silent. Erestika landed on the ground with a thud, her wings folding down like a curtain.

“What… did you just do, child?”

Erestika nodded, forgetting that she was in the form of a dragon, as if to answer my question.

“It’s a technique I remembered. Anyway, is that enough?”

“Yes.”

“Then I think we should leave this place quickly.”

Leo pointed behind us. I turned around.

“Mira-nim…! Mira-nim…! Please teach it to me too…”

“He’s the one who was making a fuss earlier, disturbing Mira-nim! Don’t teach it to him, teach it to me!”

The Magic Tower Masters, who had been observing beyond the magic, were approaching like zombies.