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A month had passed.
Shino was teaching Gamma and Beta, same as always.
Then he felt it—his own magic fluctuation.
He’d left a tiny magic mark on Alpha’s Slime Bodysuit.
A way to monitor her condition.
If Alpha got hurt, he’d know.
Alpha isn’t far.
Three minutes.
Shino pushed his full speed and shot toward her.
Alpha stood face-to-face with a beastman girl.
“I can help you,” Alpha said, her voice sincere.
If Shino were here, he’d recognize her immediately.
Delta.
A third of Delta’s body was covered in Demonic Possession.
It was already eating away at her strength.
Alpha had come with good intentions.
Delta responded by lunging at her.
Alpha hadn’t expected a beastman girl under Demonic Possession to still hit this hard.
She took a minor hit.
Delta bared her fangs.
She knew the law of the jungle.
Weakness was the original sin.
Maybe this person could help her.
But that meant beating her first.
Forcing her.
The weak didn’t deserve to live.
Kindness—Delta had only ever felt that from her mother.
Alpha didn’t want to hurt her.
She tried reason instead.
“What you have is Demonic Possession.
A curse.
I can help you—I had it too, and someone helped me.
Come with me, and I’ll help you recover.”
Delta didn’t trust her for a second.
Her face stayed hostile.
Then she charged.
One claw strike knocked Alpha back, and Delta bolted.
She could feel her body giving out.
If she stayed, she’d be a lamb for the slaughter.
She needed somewhere to rest.
The moment Delta fled, Shino was already at Alpha’s side.
“Alpha, you’re hurt.
You okay?”
“Huh?”
“Lord Phantom…
what are you doing here?”
“Let’s talk about you first.”
Phantom pointed at the injury on her body.
“I ran into a beastman girl with Demonic Possession.
She wounded me and escaped.”
Shino waved his hand.
Magic enveloped Alpha.
The wound vanished instantly.
“Th-this…
can Lord Phantom’s magic even heal?”
“Of course.
I can do a lot more.
I’ve just had bad luck.”
Shino had wanted to be like Cid.
Hunt down Cult members.
Save girls cursed with Demonic Possession.
A month of searching.
Nothing.
Just a few bandits so poor it was almost funny.
“Which way did she go?”
Alpha pointed.
“Then I’ll go find her.”
Shino vanished.
Delta ran.
But instinct screamed at her, someone terrifying was chasing her.
She stopped.
No point.
She couldn’t outrun them anyway.
Shino caught up in seconds.
Delta didn’t flee.
She attacked.
Shino caught her wrist with one hand and slammed her into the ground.
Delta’s whole body screamed.
He hadn’t even used much force.
Strange.
I remember Delta backed down the second she met Cid.
Called him Boss.
Why’d she come at me swinging?
Maybe because I was chasing her, and Cid just stumbled into her?
Delta tried to get up.
Shino snapped his fingers.
Magic formed a rope and hoisted her from a tree.
“I’m stronger than you.
That makes me your master.
Understand?”
Delta wanted to fight.
But her body had nothing left.
One throw, and her magic felt completely drained.
She nodded.
Then passed out.
Shino looked at her unconscious form.
Might as well treat her here.
A figure walked over.
“What a coincidence, Shadow.”
Shino didn’t bother looking up.
If his magic couldn’t sense the person’s strength, it could only be one man.
“Phantom.
Out for a stroll?”
“Something like that.”
Shino focused on treating Delta.
Alpha caught up a moment later.
“Lord Phantom…
Lord Shadow…
why are you both here?”
“Just a coincidence.
I have important business.
I’ll be going.”
Shadow turned and left.
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