
Under certain circumstances, it is possible for the world to acquire its own consciousness.
Different from human consciousness, the consciousness of the world is formed by the subconscious mind of all living beings on the planet.
Usually, the world does not care if one or two living things die, but when something or someone that threatens the safety of all life on this planet appears, the world runs a self-protection mechanism.
That self-protection mechanism comes in the form of a Hero.
People with extraordinary talent, born with heaven-defying luck and a growth speed that was incomparable to normal humans. They subconsciously follow the world's lead to eliminate the source of the danger that threatens them.
Most of the time, the source of danger is a disaster or a very powerful individual. Sometimes it was an invasion of an alien species, other times it was an interdimensional traveller visiting the world.
The world does not care whether the source of the danger has good or bad intentions. After all, it had no concept of good or evil. Whenever he felt in danger, a hero would appear.
In fact, I've been chased by heroes more than once.
Trust me, heroes are hard to kill. Trying to kill someone who is protected by the world is like facing the entire world with human power.
Moreover, once the hero grows strong enough, he will be guided by the world to face the source of danger. Even if the source of the danger, aka the demon lord, did not want to fight the hero, a series of coincidences would occur that would put the hero against the demon lord.
Yes, I experienced it too. One time, my son stole the hero's fiancee and the hero swore revenge against my family. In the end, we fought and ended up destroying half the world.
Of course, I won.
So, why am I talking about this?
Well, if this girl is a hero, I might be the demon lord.
I mean, I doubt that anything more dangerous than an immortal soul filled with endless knowledge and power has appeared in this world. Of course, there is a possibility that I am not the demon lord, but it is quite small.
Fortunately, I found him early.
I have a lot of experience dealing with heroes. Now that I know of his whereabouts, he won't be in any danger.
… By the way, yes, there are some things that are even more dangerous than me. You see a lot of things when you live so long.
I watched the girl for a while and decided to leave some of my consciousness to her. Different from the little trick I used last night, this time I left a permanent brand in his soul. This technique will slightly injure my soul, but it is necessary when facing a hero.
But at that moment, the hero looked at me.
For a moment, our gazes met. The hero furrowed his brows and put on a suspicious expression. I smiled at him and immediately took my eyes off.
How sensitive is perceptive.
After the hero, Rose, finished speaking, the speech ended.
Daisy and I went to our class. It was quite close to the main hall, so we arrived in less than two minutes.
Shortly after, the class was filled with students. Most of the students were nobles, but there were a few commoners. Rose is one of the students in this class, but Andrea is assigned to another class.
The students started to chat between them. One of the main reasons why nobles came to this institute was to socialize with other nobles, so most of the talks in the class were done by nobles. Of course, some nobles tried to talk to ordinary people, although especially with Rose.
As for me, everyone acts as if I don't exist.
At that moment, a woman entered the classroom.
The woman walked towards the podium and looked at the students with a cold gaze. His gaze was cold, so cold that some students shivered involuntarily. He narrowed his eyes with a sharp look and opened his mouth.
“It's nice to meet you, my name is Tear Lagrisa, and I'll be your teacher next year.”
Instantly, a commotion erupted in the classroom. Tear Lagrisa is a famous magic genius. He proposed the theory of casting double magic, paving the way to many of the latest magic inventions. Before him, most people could only utter two magic spells at the same time, some geniuses could utter four or five.
But now, casting ten magic spells simultaneously was something normal.
Louise is able to multiply the basic spell, (Force Arrow), and cast it dozens of times at the same time, making it many times more deadly. However, such a technique was the result of Tear's achievement in magic.
In other words, Tear Lagrisa was a great celebrity in the magic circle. But now, someone like him will be our classroom teacher.
Many students were amazed by the high standards of the Imperial Institute of Magic and Martial Arts.
Tear Lagrisa is a beautiful woman. At about 30 years old, she had a well-shaped body, with large breasts and a curved waist. Her black hair fell to her waist, and her beautiful green eyes shone with an icy light.
Tear's expression was really ice-cold. Ever since he entered the classroom, he had never smiled. Instead, he looked at the students as if they were his most hated enemies.
When he saw the commotion caused by his introduction, Tear's eyes shone with a hint of displeasure. A second later, he raised his hand and slammed it onto the podium.
*bom!*
The class became silent.
“Little kids, let me teach you some rules you should follow if you want to be in my class. First, I hate noise. If you can't keep your mouth shut when I'm in the middle of class, then it's better if you stop coming to this class.
“Second, I've seen the results. If any of you are unable to understand my teachings and are left behind, then it is better if you stop coming to class, but until then, don't show your face.
“Three, I don't care about nobles or commoners. To me, nobles are nothing more than normal people with better titles. Truly qualified witches did not care about nobles or commoners.
"If I find out that any of you are bullying another student because you think you are superior to him, I will teach you that I am also superior to you."
Tear's gaze pierced through the classroom. All the students shut their mouths in the face of his overwhelming presence. It was as if a peak predator was facing a group of sheep.
He looked at me and his eyes narrowed.
"Do you understand, prince?"
I'm a little surprised, I don't remember ever having a feud with this woman.
But then, I remembered about the incident last night.
It seemed like the news reached the teacher, and because of that, Tear had a bad impression of me.
I smiled wryly inwardly, but outside, I wore a serious expression.
"i understand."