Mart walked through the corridors of the Academy, observed the surroundings and dissimulated when he saw some students at the same time as the system notified him once or twice:
[Low concentration of demon god energy].
Mart recorded in his memory the faces of the students corroded by the demon god energy to then write down the details in the notebook in which he wrote down everything related to the conspiracy and the demon god energy.
As he continued walking he saw Nely, the pretty student somewhat short with her meter fifty-two centimeters but with tempting curves; Mart approached her back and embraced her wrapping his arms around her waist, she let out a faint cry from the impression, and when he stuck his cheek to hers, she could only blush.
-What are you doing near the B class halls, my pretty Nely.
-Mar, Mart, Nirian wants to see you. -Nely's voice trembled slightly, and her heart was pounding.
Mart let go of Nely and then took her hand and said with confidence and a captivating attitude:
-Guide me.
Nely walked beside Mart as he took her hand, she looked away because she was blushing and was embarrassed for him to see her like that.
"Damn Mart; look how lucky you were, lovely face and face and all the women are pining for us."
[Trait Pride activated: prince of vanity (attributive reward)]
"look at that bastard"
"I want to be like him"
"yeah, he has so many girlfriends now....".
When Nely heard the comments she became nervous and pulled her hand to let go, she held both hands and lowered her gaze, she looked sad and somber.
Mart said in her ear with a cordial voice:
-I want you.
She trembled and looked at him with wide eyes straight into his eyes, but he had not changed his confident expression adorned with a subtle smile.
She was speechless, they were about to reach the fork in the corridor and she took Mart's robe with her delicate right hand and said to him in a nervous voice:
-Speak to my father.
Mart smiled mischievously and said to her:
-I will, but after that I won't hold back.
Several notifications followed those words:
[Touching the body of a pure and innocent young woman: reward].
[Altering the heart of a pure and innocent young woman: reward]
[Inciting impure desires: special rewards].
"I guess a hug can be seen as having touched her," Mart thought as he continued walking beside Nely.
[Yes, "A hug."]
"You...," Mart was about to reply but they had already in front of the library entrance, where the lovely Nirian stood captivating all the students passing by.
NIrian was surprised to see Nely quite blushing and apparently happy, then she looked at Mart who with his usual courtesy towards her said:
-What's going on Miss Alcariz? It must be something important if we are risking being late for class.
-You said you are interested in the world of demons, right? -Nirian replied with a questioning look.
"Mmm, he must have something relevant to say, but I shouldn't be reckless either," thought Mart who despite being curious answered calmly:
-It's true what I said; but I still don't have the strength to sustain it, wanting to change things being weak is just a simple idealism that will be easily destroyed.
Mart's answer surprised Nirian who looked thoughtful as she thought, "he is right"; Seeing how Nirian was speechless he acted considerately towards her by saying:
-Information is never too much, it helps us to prepare ourselves, if you tell me what is going on maybe I can help as long as it is within my possibilities.
"Yes, you can't arrive and leave leaving the subject in suspense", thought Mart while he waited, and shortly after Nirian told him:
-You should know that currently all the students are doing the rehearsals and work that the teachers assigned to them, however a minority is focused on the trainings and joint trainings, in them the best 5 students per class are chosen to test their skills in a mini tournament.
Seeing that Nirian stopped, Mart asked him being a bit more direct:
-Do you want me to move up a class?
-That was one of the points I wanted to address; the second was to ask you to be patient and not to buy the unknown product that students aspiring to promotion are using; more than a month ago, a new herbalist store opened in the city that sells potions that improve the skills and energy absorption of students; but their origin is unknown, yet many use them to increase their chances of achieving their goal.
-I understand, I'll be careful. -Mart expressed with a thoughtful look.
"More than a month ago the number of students corroded by demon god energy started to increase, it can't be a coincidence, I must write that down in my notebook...", Mart was thinking when Nirian told him naturally:
-I too wish to see your talent shine in the future, so that we can make the demon world prosper.
"What are we, a Sect?", Mart asked with irony in his mind, but only nodded as he watched Nirian walk away along with Nely who didn't stop watching him until they disappeared at a fork in the corridors.
••••
"Mmm, I think I should go to that herbalist store, after all my reputation is not good, I won't raise suspicions, and this way I can find out the nature of the product they are selling, which will allow me to have an idea of what is going on," Mart thought as he moved a pen between his fingers and pretended to listen to Professor Descar.
-...Don't forget, you only have to choose one topic, although by now you should have already chosen it; after grading your papers, I will choose the best in each topic, so the rest of your classmates will have a clear idea of what they will face at Marrac Mountain in fourth year....
As the professor continued to explain, Mart concluded in his mind, "I think something will happen during training or joint training; I should write that down."