In fact, maybe I’m overreacting.

Because I haven’t even met Lucifer yet.

And fathers are rivals, not me and Lucifer.

Maybe I just don’t have any feelings for me.

However.

‘I have to think about the opposite situation as well.’

As Esca said, he had to think about the possibility of using tricks on me to achieve his own goals.

And what if you overreact?

When I was a hunter, my values were ‘prepare in advance’.

As much as that, I prepared in various ways for various possibilities to respond to all situations, and thanks to this, I rarely experienced failure in my mission.

If I prepare and become stronger, the situation will benefit me as a result.

I said while looking at Lane with a puzzled expression.

“If you are a craftsman, you can also make artifacts, right?”

“of course. If you have the ingredients ready, you can make pretty much any kind.”

“Hmm… .”

I don’t know how good Lane’s skills are.

However, if the skills of the dwarves described in novels or games were real, Rain would be able to make good enough things too.

“Would you like to take a look at this first?”

I handed the sword I got from Cedric to Lane.

“It is a sword. Well?”

Lane narrowed her eyes and inspected the sword.

As Lane turned around to check the sword, admiration was in her eyes.

“This is a very well-made object.”

“okay?”

“It has a pretty good drain magic built in. It seems to be a way to absorb the opponent’s attack and return it.”

“Accurate.”

“And it looks like you could use it in a way that empowers you.”

After just a brief glance, Lane perfectly grasped the sword’s function.

Certainly a skill worthy of the nickname of the artisan race.

“Are you talented in magic as well?”

“It is to some extent. To be precise, it specializes in enchantment magic that gives various effects to equipment. We dwarves are born with knowledge of that field.”

“That’s great.”

If that was the case, it seemed like it could be expected.

But the surprises did not end there.

“Well?”

Rain, who kept examining the sword, tilted his head.

Rain inspects the sword again and starts blowing mana into the sword.

After a while.

“Isn’t this a growth artifact?”

Lane looked at me with her eyes wide open.

But I also looked at Lane with a similar expression.

“You mean you figured it out?”

Even Cedric, who originally owned the sword, hadn’t noticed that this sword was a growth type. Thanks to that, I was able to get the sword easily.

However, to realize something that even Cedric, an excellent wizard, did not notice.

“The normal artifacts and mana absorption rate and the corresponding reaction were different. Plus interacting with built-in magic… .”

Lane continues to speak incomprehensible words.

It was a word that I couldn’t understand at my level, so what was certain was that Lane had grasped the artifact’s exact performance.

“You really have great skills.”

“Hehe, not quite yet.”

He pretended to be humble and scratched his head, but seeing the smile that appeared on Lane’s lips, he looked quite happy.

He was the type who was weak to praise.

“It must be comfortable to talk about knowing that well.”

“What are you talking about?”

“Simple. Strengthen this sword even more. And make other artifacts too.”

“… Yes?”

“Didn’t you say you were an excellent craftsman? Will this be easy?”

“uh… .”

A look of bewilderment appeared on Lane’s face.

The shaking eyes are difficult to understand the current situation.

“that… Could you please explain in more detail? It would be convenient if you could tell us exactly what level and type of development you want.”

“I just need to be able to become stronger. The method doesn’t matter. The way the sword’s output and capacity are increased is good, and it would be okay if other forms of magic were used.”

“Um… .”

The embarrassment was erased from Lane’s face, and seriousness settled in.

The spirit of a seasoned craftsman could be seen in the troubled look as he stroked his chin.

“First… Would it be all right if I took some time to do some research?”

“Of course. The sooner the better. However, it is difficult to create low-level items in the rush of time.”

“It will never happen. We, the Dwarves, will break things that we don’t like if we break them ourselves, but we never hand them over to our customers.”

“I will look forward to it. If you have any materials or support you need, let me know. I will try to save it as much as possible.”

“All right. I was going to go out anyway, but I need to find out a lot of things.”

“Let them go.”

Rain, wearing a hood, left the room.

“I look forward to it. The skills of a well-known Dwarf.”

I meditated in anticipation of what Lane would create.

* * *

The student council room has been gathering dust thanks to the owner who has been away for a long time.

Today, the student council room was lively thanks to the owners who returned after a long absence.

“It must be difficult to sit properly when the chair is this small.”

Galius chose to sit on the floor instead of a chair because of his enormous size.

“It’s not that the chair is small, it’s that you’re ignorantly large.”

Looking at such a Galius, Esca gives a light blow.

“Everyone, pay attention to Lucifer’s words.”

A beauty with blue hair clicks her tongue as she sees the two of them.

“… … .”

A pale-skinned man quietly polishing his sword, as if he had no interest in the conversation around him.

Finally.

“Has everyone gathered?”

Even Lucifer, who casts a calm gaze at such colleagues.

There were only five of them, but their presence filled the large student council room.

“How does it feel to be back in Demonic after a long time?”

The student council members look at each other at Lucifer’s words.

“I don’t really feel anything special.”

“Are you just a little more comfortable?”

“I was happy that a lot of juniors came in.”

“… … .”

Lucifer smiled lightly at the members.

“Maybe outside was more fun for you guys. I want to hear what happened to what I said.”

The instructions Lucifer gave to his colleagues before going to meet Veigar.

It was to see if there were talented people among the freshmen.

Galius crossed his arms and replied.

“I haven’t looked back, so I don’t know exactly. But most of them were clumsy guys. There was only one good guy.”

“Who is that?”

“This is the guy you mentioned a few times. Kyler Diablick.”

“It’s Kyler Diablick.”

Lucifer made an interesting expression.

The Galius he knows is someone who puts strength first.

He doesn’t care at all about the opponent’s personality, background, race, etc., and only his skills. It was Galius who saw only one of them.

As such, he had no choice but to have a high level of pride in his own skills and a high standard for evaluating others.

Lucifer’s gaze turned to Esca.

“How were you?”

“Of course you think we met?”

“is not it?”

“I met you.”

“So what about your impressions?”

“It’s not that different from Galius. It looked strong, and it was unusual.”

“Right.”

I knew that Esca had a relationship with Kyler Diablick.

However, it is not to the extent that it is impossible to make an objective judgment because of such a relationship.

If it was that kind of existence, I wouldn’t have accepted it as a member of the student council in the first place.

If so, the story of Esca’s words is the truth.

“It is interesting. Eolin, how was you?”

Eolin, the blue-haired beauty, shrugged and replied.

“I haven’t seen anyone who really leaves an impression on me. There were a lot of guys who clung to me annoyingly.”

“Right. Radius, what is your opinion?”

At Lucifer’s words, the pale man stopped wiping his sword.

And slowly shook his head.

“Wasn’t you there too?”

nod

After nodding his head, Radius wiped his sword again.

It was very rare for words to come out of his mouth, so Lucifer didn’t care.

“It’s only been a day or so, so there’s nothing I can do about it. I’ll be staying in Demonic for a while anyway, so I’ll just have to figure it out slowly.”

Lucifer kept an eye on each student council member.

Lucifer, the son of the great demon king Satan.

As much as his status, the standards he placed around him were very high.

Even if it’s not even a friend to him, he’s someone he can trust and work with.

It was the members of the student council.

It was difficult to get in and the standard was high, but the moment they entered, Lucifer provided them with maximum trust and benefits.

Of course, I was thinking of listening to what the members said this time too.

‘Kyler Diablick. At least I don’t think he’s a clumsy guy.’

I have no intention of meeting you right now.

Because there were still things to do.

But the moment we meet.

‘You will have to decide.’

It was Lucifer who smiled in anticipation of the upcoming meeting.

* * *

A new member has been added to the training ground members.

It was Esca.

“By the way, is it okay to hang out with me like this?”

“What are you talking about?”

Esca looks like she doesn’t understand.

“I don’t think Lucifer, the student council president, will like it very much.”

“The student council is the student council, and friends are friends. I don’t care at all. And in the first place, Lucifer is not a petty personality. No, I would rather call it insensitive.”

Listening to the story, it seems that there are no bad feelings about me than I thought.

It could be because he really wants to be a member of the student council.

‘Well, once we meet later, we’ll know.’

If I really have something to do, I will come to see it myself, so there is no need to be impatient from my point of view.

Originally, the one who is in a hurry moves first.

“But why are you here?”

Erina, who was training next to me, asked a question.

Then, Esca slightly frowned.

“Call me senior.”

“no! Kyler and I even talk half-heartedly.”

“It doesn’t matter because Kyler is my friend.”

“I am also friends with Kyler. So are you okay?”

“No, you are not friends with me yet.”

“Is Jetty okay?”

Jetty, who was watching from the side, flapped her wings and asked.

“Well? you are fine.”

“Wow! thanks.”

“No, why become Jetty! Aren’t I supposed to?”

“Jetti is cute. I like cute friends.”

admit that

Certainly Jetty’s cuteness seems to work for everyone.

“… Wow, unlucky.”

Erina, who pursed her lips, grumbled and left the seat.

Looking at it, I still can’t get used to it.

‘Why do they think of me so special?’

To be honest, I don’t have complete trust in Esca.

Isn’t it natural

It’s usually hard to wait and expect the years that will be close to 10 years from a relationship that I met briefly in the past.

At first, I thought that Lucifer might have approached him for some purpose.

However, the more we talked, the more blunt it was.

He kept his distance from others except me, but he showed a light attitude that seemed lax to me.

‘Although he looks smart and has a cold impression. Are you the type who becomes defenseless when you get close to them?’

In the past Hunter days, there was a guy with a similar personality.

However, at that time I didn’t get too close to people because I kept some distance. I still didn’t have to.

already made good friends.

Esca could have been included in it too.

Of course, there was something I wanted to be sure of before that.

“What happened between you and me as children?”

No matter how much I thought about it, it was strange that he would do this with only a childhood connection.

Contrary to what he said insignificantly, there was a high probability that there was definitely something important.

“It really wasn’t a big deal.”

Esca laughs awkwardly.

“If you don’t want to talk about it, it’s okay if you don’t.”

“not. If you’re interested, you should tell me.”

The story of the past began to flow from Esca’s mouth.