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Fredrick House.

Adrian entered his dorm and directly went to his room before jumping on the bed.

“Welcome young master.” Isabella came to him and greeted with a bow.

She got herself a new maid outfit, which looked even sexier than the previous one.

Adrian nodded. “I am tired. I want to sleep.”

The smile on her face grew wider as she nodded. She got up on the bed and lied just beside him, waiting to be used as his body pillow.

Adrian wrapped his arm around her and closed his eyes, falling fast asleep. Isabella enjoyed the ‘peaceful’ look of her young master for some time before going to sleep herself.

The barely visible sun rose up, beckoning another winter morning to the world.

Isabella had already waken up. But she did not make a single movement or sound, fearing it might disturb his sleep. She used the idle time absorbing magical energy.

She had begun to get anxious months earlier when she found out that her young master had reached level 5. Now, months passed and she was still in level 4. The pressure on her kept increasing day by day.

She was afraid of nothing more than disappointing her young master. But thankfully, she got a lot of high level magic crystals from the Hunt and her young master. The total magic crystals amounted to the annual allotment of a Duke house. And it was enough for her to reach level 7 or even 8 if used efficiently.

She did not mind having magic crystals with her now because the best way to use magic crystals was in intervals. Absorb without magic crystals before a session of absorption of magic crystals and after that, absorb without magic crystals again. The process was to be repeated.

She was already at the peak of level 4. All she needed was just one last push.

Adrian suddenly moved his hand to her butt and groped it hard.

“Aah!” She taken by surprise. Pleasure and energy coursed through her entire body.

“Congratulations.” He opened his eyes. “You are now a level 5.”

“Thank you!” Isabella smiled. Her whole body was trembling from the excitement.

“Don’t attend classes today.” He said.

“Sure.”

“And prepare the bath. I haven’t washed myself since I left.”

“Don’t worry young master. You still smell good.”

“What?” He raised his brow.

Her face flushed. She got up from the bed and rushed to do her duty.

Adrian smilingly shook his head before getting himself up from the bed.

Both of them finished their bath. As a reward for killing the assassin, he gave her a ‘hearty meal’ which she sincerely enjoyed.

Adrian dressed up. She was the one who dressed him up of course. He sat on the bed before pointing towards two objects. Isabella looked at them and smiled. Old memories resurfaced on her mind.

She sat before him on the stool and passed the comb to him.

He started to gently comb down her long and wet hair.

“Those potions are working pretty well I say.” He took a few strands of her hair and smelt them. “They look and smell even better than before.”

His praise made her all giddy up. “Thank you.” Her blushed cheeks contracted to form a smile.

“So, how does it feel?” He asked. “To be a demon.” He continued combing through her fragrant hair.

Isabella looked down. “It’s… it’s fun.” She turned back and giggled. “Besides, I am happy to be of the same kind as that of young master.”

A genuine warm smile formed face as he shook his head. “Silly girl, don’t trust demons. If the day comes where I will have to sacrifice you, I won’t hesitate.”

But his statement did not even made her flinch, let alone bask in sorrow. “It would be my honour, young master- to be your sacrifice.” The smile on her face grew even wider.

He sighed. “I know. You have already taken me as your ‘lord’. Before I could even ask you to.”

She squinted, but soon- it disappeared. “I have found my ‘desire’- the one that defines demons, I think.” She turned her head ahead again.

“I know.” He continued combing her hair. “And there’s no doubt that it is your desire.”

“I…” She looked down again. Her eyes betrayed sorrow for the first time since Adrian’s arrival the previous night. Yes, that was right. She did not even know her young master’s desire.

“Relax. Just know that the way will be filled with treacherous obstacles and unending thorns.”

“It doesn’t matter. I will walk with you all the way through till the day you reach it, or I become your sacrifice.” A smile bloomed on her face yet again.

“Good girl.” The smile on his face widened as well while he gently patted her head.

“Today, I am going to talk to you about something else.” He said. “About us demons.”

The look on her face got serious- her eyes squinted, ears peaked and the smile died down. She knew the session was important. She was going to learn something new about herself and more importantly- her young master.

“There are beasts who are vicious and blood thirsty. And almost all beings have some kind of desires and some of their ambitions are on par with us demons’. So, what makes us different from everyone else?”

She mentally noted down everything in her mind and awaited for the answer to that significant question.

“Summons. We demons are summonable beings. We answer to the calls of the ones who desperately begs for us to help them- desperate enough to sacrifice their very souls.”

“How do they summon us?”

“Actually, I don’t have the exact answer.” He mildly shook his head. “No one does.”

“Really?” She squinted. There was something her young master did not know? “Why?”

“It’s because the way to summon us is really vague. Beings might desperately want something to the point of extremity and might subconsciously summon a demon, or someone might just want to eat an ice cream and summon a demon the same way. Of course, the probability of the latter happening is extremely low, but not nil.”

He kept brushing through her hair with the comb.

“Or they might try to consciously summon a demon through a summoning circle. But there are hundreds of thousands of formula, if not millions to summon one. But whatever the case, the quantity of the ingredients need to be humongous. After all, summoning a demon along with its body is not easy.”

“Whole body? Then what about the subconscious cases?”

“Anything might happen. Either we can possess the summoner, or we can even go with our bodies and ask for ‘compensation’.”

“What do demons do?” She asked. “After they get summoned.”

“What we have been doing- sacrifices, deals and stuff.” He said. “I am making you practice and get ready for a reason. You can get summoned anytime.”

She heaved a long sigh, presumably from nervousness. “How do I know if I am getting summoned?”

“You will know, when the time comes.”

“Can’t I reject it?” Her eyes had a pleading and hopeful look.

“Sure. But why would you? Devouring souls only makes us stronger.”

She sighed in relief. At least, she had time.

Adrian finally removed the comb from her hair. “It’s done.”

Isabella bowed. “Thank you!”

“Take care of the house. I am leaving- have to prepare for something.”