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For the moment, among the second-year students at the Temple, only four knew that Reinhart was the Demon King: Vertus, Charlotte, Ellen, and Harriet.
A strict order of silence had been issued, and since it would not benefit anyone for this news to spread, the others could only sense that the atmosphere at the Temple was somewhat strange. They had no idea what was going on.
Even so, everyone found it odd that Reinhart had not been seen at all for several days.
When they were asked where Reinhart had gone, both Ellen and Harriet feigned ignorance. For the past few days, Ellen had not attended any classes. She simply stayed holed up in the Royal Class dormitory, doing nothing.
Ellen sat in a corner of the training grounds, leaning against the wall, staring at nothing.
She had become a Swordmaster. It was a miraculous event—the emergence of the youngest Swordmaster in history.
Ellen Artorius’s name would go down in history.
“…”
But what did that matter? Ellen sat lifelessly in the farthest corner of the training grounds, her head buried between her knees.
What she had gained was strength, and the truth. She only had to lose Reinhart.
However, Ellen felt as if she had lost everything.
When Charlotte had suggested looking for traces of the Demon King, Ellen didn’t really expect the trail to lead to him.
It was supposed to be a desperate attempt to grasp at straws. Yet, within two days, they had uncovered the identity of the Demon King. The truth she had wanted to know...
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