Forest near Velcrest Academy.
Lan slid back into its usual dagger form with a soft, almost smug shhk, and I tucked the mask away. The masked man in the jet-black tailcoat? Gone. In his place—just me.
Rin Evans. Ordinary academy cadet. Night stroll enthusiast.
"…Ah."
And then—
"Shit."
It hit me like a hammer to the spine.
"Oh no… oh no, oh no, oh no…"
The embarrassment wasn't just knocking—it was kicking down the door, breaking the windows, and setting fire to the furniture.
"Uwaaaah! Holy shiiit!!!"
I clutched my head, staggering like a man who had just remembered something so stupid it could end civilizations. My whole body felt like it was trying to physically eject the memory of what I'd just done.
No—wait. Calm down.
Rin Evans and that Demon-masked villain were two completely different people. Totally separate. No connection.
Therefore… nothing to be embarrassed about.
…Probably.
