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Victoria was a bit scared to go in. What gave her courage was the fact that the couple of students had entered first, meaning it should be safe.

“Is this the passage from the stories? The one I told you about?”

William believed it could be, but how did that couple know about it?

“I think so. Do you know who those two are?”

“No, I’ve never seen them before. But they seem to be older students. We can find out more when we get out of here.”

“Yeah.”

William really wanted to know how those students knew about that place.

In any case, Victoria moved forward, following the only direction the passage led. Eventually, she saw some very old doors along the corridor.

The doors were made of stone and were locked. It was impossible to open them. They had no idea what was behind those doors but continued moving forward.

Eventually, they found the exit. It was a ladder leading to a trapdoor, similar to the one they had found in the other room.

This ladder led to the back of the dormitory, behind a tree and a rock. The floor moved in the same way as it had in the other room when they passed through, and then it closed.

“We’re behind the dormitory! That’s great. Let’s get back quickly.”

Victoria headed toward the dormitory, her attention heightened. She kept looking around to see if there were any guards or other people nearby.

Luckily, the dormitory didn’t have many guards, and there was a back door for her to use. And that’s where the couple was.

The two were very surprised to see Victoria there.

“Who are you? What the hell are you doing here?” the guy said.

Victoria whispered back, “I’m just heading back to my room, just like you two. How about we pretend we never saw each other here?”

The best thing to do in that situation was to pretend nothing had happened. The couple couldn’t report Victoria to the school administration without getting themselves in trouble, so there was no reason to.

Besides, they didn’t even know each other. There was no animosity between them.

“Yeah, agreed.”

They didn’t exchange another word. Victoria returned to her room and lay down on the bed. She placed Asura on the bed as well.

“Today was intense, my God. But in the end, everything worked out. Not only did the ritual succeed, but we also found a secret passage. Pretty cool, huh?”

After saying that, Victoria started changing into her pajamas. It was at that moment that she felt a bit embarrassed and said, “Can you see me? Is it a problem if I change here?”

William wasn’t sure what to say to her. Asura didn’t feel these things—at least William believed it didn’t—but now he was the one controlling the sword using his consciousness.

“Yes, I can see, but my feelings aren’t exactly what you imagine. I’m just a fragment of a soul trapped in an object.”

In the end, Victoria decided to change right there. William felt a bit awkward watching her undress, revealing the beautiful curves of her body.

Her long red hair covered her chest, and her bright eyes shone in the moonlight. William had to admit it—she was beautiful.

After changing into her pajamas, Victoria sat by the window of her room, looking outside.

“When can we do another ritual? I feel like this will make me really strong.”

“Soon. But first, you need to know that you can’t keep doing rituals nonstop. We’ll have to leave the school and go somewhere else soon, or you’ll be consumed by the power.”

“Leave the school? Do you mean leave for a few days or leave for good? You know I can’t leave yet.”

“Yes, leave for a while… I won’t force you, but if you want to pursue power, you might have to do that. Remember, there are many schools that will accept you. And you don’t even need to study at a school if you have my teachings.”

William wasn’t sure if it was a good idea to tell her about this issue ahead of time, but he felt that after the first ritual, Victoria had been won over. She wanted power.

After she fell asleep, William returned his consciousness to his body. He was still in Jonas’s mansion, spending his time eating and training a bit with Travis.

He and 03 hadn’t been talking much since 03 had to return to the mines. However, something strange happened, something that made him have to talk to 03 again.

During the early hours of that same night, one of the workers disappeared, and another was found dead in the middle of the mansion’s courtyard with his wrists slit. The worker was hanging from the mansion’s water fountain.

This shocked all the workers, and Jonas had to work hard to calm everyone down the next morning.

“One of our guards is missing, but we’ll find him. You don’t need to worry about anything,” Jonas said.

Jonas’s words didn’t help much. All the workers were still nervous.

Even the guards were nervous. Previously, the workers who had disappeared were the weaker ones.

But a guard? That meant this could happen to any of them. Because of this, it didn’t take long for some guards to resign.

Jonas had flexible contracts with them—one of the only ways to get people to work in that extreme cold—so they were able to quit without issues and leave.

With the number of guards drastically reduced, Jonas had to appoint William and 03 as new guards! He took advantage of the fact that the two had already participated in the fights—and earned some of his trust—and now they became guards.

“You’ll get uniforms and will have night patrols in a few days. The head of the guards will give you the necessary information. I hope you don’t disappoint me,” Jonas said.

William, pretending to like Jonas, said, “We won’t, don’t worry. You can count on us.”

As they walked around the courtyard in their new uniforms, 03 said, “This is really strange. Do you think Jonas kidnapped that guard and killed the other worker?”

It was the first thing that came to mind, considering Jonas had probably kidnapped other workers, but William believed that wasn’t the case.

Jonas’s expression was one of shock, fear, apprehension, and confusion.

“I don’t think so. I think there’s something else going on here…”

William looked toward the forest surrounding the mansion. He wasn’t entirely sure Jonas was innocent, but it seemed likely.

What the hell was happening? William had so many problems that he didn’t know what to do.

And just like that, a week passed since William and 03 became guards. Nothing major happened. William could patrol while part of his consciousness remained in the sword, talking to Victoria.

After the ritual they performed, the news spread throughout the school, and they were looking for the person responsible. According to them, the culprit had performed a macabre, sinister, and demonic ritual.

Because of these labels, Victoria became interested in learning more about demons, and the teachers even discussed them in class.

William had no idea the school would recognize the ritual, the symbols, and associate them with demons.

As for Victoria, she was a bit apprehensive. She decided to confront William.

“Asura, tell me, and please be honest. Were you—or are you—a demon?”

William thought this question would come later, but it seemed he would have to explain himself to her now.

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