## Chapter 114 – No. 25 . Longing # 1
No. 25 could only manage to get up after finally understanding the terror of a woman starved for sexual desire.
The moment her feet touched the ground after getting out of bed, her legs gave way, and she collapsed back onto the bed.
Rowe, who had woken up later than No. 25 for once, groped for No. 25’s back in her sleep, and No. 25 was startled and looked at her.
Yesterday, Rowe had been like a beast in heat.
No. 25 judged that if she engaged with her for two days in a row, she wouldn’t be able to go to the academy for about a week. She carefully put strength into her legs and got up from her seat.
Her legs were still wobbly, but not to the point where she couldn’t move.
As she was picking up the clothes hanging on the wall and putting them on one by one, Rowe’s languid voice came from behind.
“Ryu, are you leaving?”
No. 25 shuddered and nodded in response.
“Yes, I’ll be back.”
Rowe yawned softly, then scanned his back with seductive eyes and said.
“Come back soon…. I’ll prepare a lot of stamina-boosting food today.”
It seemed that Rowe wanted to continue even after No. 25 returned from the academy.
The desire of a female beast in heat, wanting to pounce on the attractive male in front of her right away, was barely suppressed by the benevolent mother’s heart, hoping that No. 25 would have fun at the academy.
No. 25 ambiguously raised the corners of her lips, nodded, and then fled out of the tower.
Arriving in District 1, No. 25 headed straight to the academy.
It had only been a day since she had been gone, but the vast area of the school and the beautiful corridors inside the building felt unfamiliar.
With a trembling heart, she opened the door to Classroom 1, but now the children’s attention was no longer focused on her.
They only glanced at No. 25 as she entered the classroom, and did nothing else. That was a relief.
It was tiring to have their attention focused on her every time she entered the classroom.
Letting out a sigh of relief and sitting down, someone tapped No. 25 on the shoulder.
Turning her head to take a quick look, she saw Saruk standing there with bandages wrapped around his body.
Instead of No. 25, who was surprised, Saruk greeted her happily first.
“Ryu! Why didn’t you come yesterday? I was worried.”
That was something Saruk shouldn’t have said.
It was No. 25’s job to ask about his well-being. Saruk, who faced the monster and was injured all over his body to protect himself.
Before No. 25 could jump up from her seat and ask in a worried tone, Saruk opened his mouth again.
“Were you sick or something? Are you feeling okay?”
Saruk was saying everything No. 25 wanted to say, without missing a single word. Clearly, the last image No. 25 remembered of Saruk was him being hospitalized after being attacked by a monster.
It had only been a day, just one day, but Saruk was talking to her in a very healthy state. She couldn’t understand this situation.
Seeing No. 25’s bewildered expression, Saruk scratched the back of his head with an awkward expression.
“Ah, were you worried about me? It’s okay. I’m unnecessarily strong.”
Saruk was twitching his chest muscles as if to show off.
She knew what his intention was, but she didn’t particularly want to see a man’s muscles. No. 25 turned her head and gave an ambiguous answer, “Uh-huh…”
Saruk’s eyes were fixed on No. 25’s neck.
His expression, which had been laughing heartily, gradually began to show concern, and soon he pointed to No. 25’s neck with his finger and asked.
“W-what’s that bandage? Did you get hurt back then?”
“This?”
The bandage around No. 25’s neck was not to cover the monster’s wound.
It was to cover the kiss marks that Rowe had left on No. 25’s neck like a brand, after two days of intercourse.
No. 25 blushed, avoided Saruk’s gaze again, and answered in a tone that seemed to say it was okay.
“Ah, it’s nothing.”
Saruk may have lacked awareness, but his intuition was excellent. An uneasy premonition that he shouldn’t ask any more about this enveloped his body.
The kiss mark, with Rowe’s magic power faintly remaining, was a kind of warning to inferior people. No. 25 didn’t seem to be aware of it herself.
No. 25, who was sitting in her seat staring blankly at the podium, muttered.
“Professor Adriana is a little late, isn’t she?”
Clearly, today was a morning class.
Well, it was impossible to understand that person in the first place.
A person who prioritizes her own research over trivial classes, and who routinely postpones class times without prior notice.
While she was just sitting there killing time, the conversation in the seat right in front of her naturally reached No. 25’s ears.
She fixed her gaze on the women who were chattering happily in piercing, high-pitched voices, and eavesdropped on their conversation.
No, she couldn’t even say she was eavesdropping in the first place. They were talking loudly as if they wanted the students in the classroom to hear.
“If you graduate, which demon lord are you going to go to?”
“Hmm, I’m thinking of going to District 3.”
The female student who asked the question widened her eyes as if surprised and asked again.
“Really? Suddenly? You used to sing about going to District 7, where Aser is, all the time.”
Aser, No. 25 couldn’t just ignore that name, so she pulled her chair forward and moved closer to them.
She felt sorry for Saruk, but Aser was always No. 1 in No. 25’s life. Ever since she saved her, she had been.
She often forgot about it because she had become accustomed to living with Rowe, but that was inevitable for a human being.
The female student who received the question waved her hand and said as if she was fed up.
“Hey, that’s old news. Haven’t you heard the news? District 7 is about to go bankrupt.”
“District 7 was originally a dying place. The only merit was that Aser was famous for treating her subordinates well compared to other demon lords, so people went there.”
The female student shook her finger to the side as if that wasn’t the important thing, and spoke in a smaller voice than before.
“That’s old news, I’m telling you? Aser is a complete madwoman now. They say she’s almost a tyrant? There are even rumors that she doesn’t take care of her district and even uses violence when she’s in a bad mood.”
No. 25 couldn’t just listen to the slander about Aser, who was more precious than her own life.
Before she knew it, No. 25 was standing next to the desk where they were chattering.
Suddenly, a shadow fell over them, and the female students stopped talking and looked at No. 25.
“What’s wrong?”
“Apologize.”
Aser wouldn’t do that.
Even if she did, all the blame would be on herself. She couldn’t allow a third party who didn’t even know the full story to talk about it as they pleased.
“Apologize right now for talking about Aser as you please.”
The students, who were suddenly told to apologize, frowned as if they were in a bad mood and snapped at No. 25 in a sharp voice.
“Who are you?”
“Leave her alone. Every demon lord has one fanatical follower, right? I guess she’s one of those.”
“Did we say anything wrong in the first place? A demon lord should act like a demon lord. Does it make sense to abandon your district because of personal reasons?”
Once the slander gained momentum, its level began to rise.
They laughed among themselves at No. 25’s request for an apology and began to treat her like an idiot.
No. 25’s reason was gradually being cut off, and that change was also appearing in her body.
Gray currents flowed through her clenched fist.
Just as No. 25 was about to reach out to them, a scream that tore through the ears echoed through the classroom.
“Ryu, no!”
Saruk instantly threw his heavy body and pinned No. 25’s slender body to the floor. No. 25 looked back and forth between Saruk and the women who had slandered Aser with a bewildered expression.
‘What was I about to do?’
The power she possessed came with responsibility. No. 25 lost her reason in anger and tried to use the power that killed the monster on the students.
If Saruk hadn’t stopped her….
Her hands were trembling, and proper thinking was impossible.
The classroom was in an uproar in an instant, and Saruk was unhappily looking at the current situation where attention was focused.
He bowed to the students on behalf of No. 25 and desperately raised his voice.
“S-sorry! She’s been a little mentally unstable since the monster attack back then! Huh? So please, everyone, overlook it for my sake.”
Saruk, who was even afraid to talk to women, raised his voice for the first time for No. 25.
The students finally understood after hearing the words “monster attack” and shifted their gaze back to what they were doing.
The female students who were confronting No. 25 made expressions as if they had seen a disgusting monster and left the classroom, spitting out curses.
Saruk finally let out a sigh of relief and got off of No. 25.
“Ryu, I’m sorry. I couldn’t help it. If what I saw was right, you just….”
He was talking while looking at No. 25’s hand.
No. 25 carefully got up, saying she was okay.
She hated herself for trying to casually inflict violence on others.
She felt sorry for Saruk, who had thrown himself to protect her, but she wanted to be alone right now.
No. 25 bowed her head to express her apology, then left the classroom with a bitter expression.
