Tenebrous Wolf
Chapter 47: Insane Lunatics

Chapter 47: Insane Lunatics

After narrowly escaping Yuki’s notice as she came out from the shed, Klaus headed back to the Eastern Division and quickly entered his dormitory.

By a stroke of luck, he was able to make it back before curfew. But there was a problem.

When he entered his dorm room, room [101], he immediately noticed something unusual. Or rather, he saw the familiar succubus, but she was sitting on the bed with her arms crossed, glaring at him for some reason.

Klaus blinked. She was clearly upset about something, but he had no way of knowing what. All he could do was stand there, bewildered.

Just like that, an awkward atmosphere settled between them.

The only sound filling the room was the repetitive "du du" coming from her Mini Pad. It seemed she had been passing the time by watching a video, maybe something on YouTube?

Was that an anime?

Shaking his head, Klaus greeted Briar with a wry smile.

"Wassup."

"Hey."

"What’s with that dry response? Also, why am I suddenly receiving your passionate glare?"

"Where were you? You’re late."

"Ah," Klaus muttered, slightly surprised. "Oh my, what is this? When did you start caring for me? Should I feel happy or scared? This is truly wonderful."

Briar gritted her back teeth.

"It’s not that, you idiot! Naturally, since you’re my master, I would be cornered. It would be troublesome for me if you got yourself killed. You should already know why, right?"

"That’s certainly true. You really don’t care about me, huh?"

"Hmph. I wouldn’t mind if you drop dead. By the way, why don’t you drop dead right now."

Faced with such raw and heartfelt words, Klaus simply remained silent.

What could he even say?

And here I thought our relationship was progressing smoothly. Maybe she’s still holding a grudge.

Thinking so, Klaus smiled bitterly.

Due to the effects of the Master and Servant Contract, their souls were connected with him as the Master and Briar as the Servant. Naturally, being bound in servitude wasn’t a pleasant experience, but in her case, she had no choice. If he were to die, she would die alongside him. The mysterious creator of this Soul Contract had seemingly designed it to prevent betrayal without being overly restrictive.

But then, what was the purpose of such a contract that so heavily favored the Master?

I don’t think I was supposed to be the Master. I think that role was meant for Briar.

Truthfully, that would make more sense, wouldn’t it? He couldn’t imagine why a demon would willingly serve a human, given their long history of pain and bloodshed.

For a matter of fact, there was a plausible explanation to why he had come to this conclusion.

Summoning the chaos runes, he read the information regarding one of his traits.

[Trait: Dominance]

[Trait Description: The supreme attribute of a King of Chaos. A power that enforces absolute authority over weaker beings. At all times, you exude an overwhelming aura of dominance, instilling fear, submission, or reverence in those around you and bend their will to your own.]

Klaus narrowed his eyes.

It seemed his set of traits was quite strange. The first was [Cravings], which amplified every sensation and emotion to a ridiculous degree. Then, there was his second trait, [Black Blood], which granted him resistance to all forms of sorcery. Resistance, not immunity. But it was still a strange trait.

Then, there was the third trait, the so-called [Dominance].

I always evoke an air of dominance? Perhaps this is the cause of this entire predicament.

Certainly, that would explain why he had become the Master. Briar wasn’t a particularly strong demon. At best, she could pull a few tricks and pranks, but nothing dangerous.

What if his Dominance had overturned the roles of the Soul Contract since he was currently stronger than her? Not to mention, his mind was protected by the [Book of Wisdom], meaning she didn’t surpass him in any aspect.

In other words, Briar becoming his servant was nothing more than a complete accident. But what if he had become her servant instead?

"...!!"

Inadvertently, a chill crept up his back. That thought was far more horrifying than it seemed on the surface, especially considering the succubus’s nasty personality.

She was already barely tolerable as it was. What would have happened if their roles were reversed?

No, it was better not to dwell on that possibility.

With a sigh, Klaus ignored Briar and sat down on a chair in the corner in front of a table. He pulled his laptop from one of the drawers, placed it on the table, and used a cord to connect it to the DR-1FT before transferring the recorded video for thorough editing.

Seeing this, Briar tilted her head in curiosity before asking,

"What are you doing?"

"I thought you said you weren’t interested in what I do."

"Aren’t you going to answer?"

"I’m just editing a video. Does that fascinate you? Ah, now that I think about it, I’m sure you’ll like this one."

"What kind of video is it?"

"Why don’t you come and see?"

Klaus turned back and smiled at her, prompting Briar to frown slightly. What was so special about a video?

Perhaps it would hurt to check.

Reluctantly, Briar approached Klaus and bent slightly to watch the laptop screen. Klaus pressed the ’start’ button, and the video began to play.

Almost instantly—

Plap! Plap! Plap!

The sound of slapping filled the room as an erotic scene appeared on the screen. Briar’s face turned crimson, and she jumped back like a startled black cat. Pointing a trembling finger at the laptop, she stammered frantically.

"Wh-what... Wh-what... Wh-what... Wh-what... What the hell is that?"

"Why are you so flattered? It’s not like you’re completely innocent."

"S-Shut up! I knew you were a degenerate, but I didn’t think you would make a lewd video!"

Klaus looked genuinely hurt.

"Hey now, aren’t you jumping to conclusions a little too quickly? Can’t you see I’m not even in the video? Those two guys are just some randoms going at it with a girl, without a shred of mercy or brakes."

"Then why would you record something like that? Are you planning on using it as... fap material?"

"Hmm. That’s not a bad idea. I could even take a few notes from this."

"I DIDN’T MEAN THAT IN A LITERAL SENSE, YOU IDIOT! DON’T YOU DARE TRY SOMETHING LIKE THAT NEAR ME!!?"

"Can you please lower your voice? Besides, I was just joking. I have no intention of using it for that."

Briar raised an eyebrow.

"Then, what are you going to use it for?"

At that moment, Klaus’s expression turned eerily serious.

Briar, who had never seen such an expression on his face before, trembled slightly and unconsciously took a step back.

Then, Klaus explained:

"That girl is someone I know. A friend of mine, in a way. But she’s... strange. She doesn’t display emotions or uniqueness. I don’t really understand her at all. But it seems like she’s the type who will do anything anyone tells her to. Those guys took advantage of that and used her body to fulfill their own desires."

After saying that, he leaned back against the chair and lightly tapped his finger on the desk.

The succubus still looked stunned, swept her gaze between Klaus and the playing video on the screen. Her amber eyes showed shock then it suddenly turned serious. She seemed to have understood the situation.

"I see. So those boys took advantage of her?"

"That’s right."

"Why didn’t you do anything?"

"It’s not like I didn’t do anything, I couldn’t do anything. The academy has a non-violence policy. If I had intervened, I would have definitely beaten those guys up or even worse. And the consequences for doing that are the problem."

"That doesn’t explain why you chose to record them?"

Klaus sighed.

"I guess you’re right. But haven’t I already told you? Violence isn’t always the answer; at least, not physical violence. Have you ever heard of psychological violence?"

"Psychological violence?"

"Psychological violence. We normally call that psychological welfare, but that’s not the point. Depending on how severe it is, it might even be more devastating than any physical blows."

However, despite hearing this, Briar didn’t look convinced.

"Wouldn’t this be resolved easily if you showed this video to someone of high authority?"

"Are you talking about an instructor?"

"Yeah, whatever they’re called."

"Well, that will be tricky," Klaus scratched the back of his head irritatedly. Then, he explained:

"They wouldn’t be punished severely just for having sex. At most, their training might be suspended for a few days or weeks, and they’d be put under house arrest. Besides, the girl consented and she willingly followed them there. So, legally, there’s no case against them. The only way I could turn this against them is by framing the video differently and accusing them of assault. But that would be a crime. And with the military’s advanced technology, they’d eventually uncover the truth... meaning I would be the one punished instead for fabricating false evidence."

Briar frowned.

"You humans have a complicated system."

"Law and order are necessary to maintain civilization. Without them, there’d be nothing but chaos and disorder. There’s a standard procedure for everything. That’s why society is so structured and developed."

"Ugh. Whatever you say I guess. Either way, are you saying that you can’t do anything with this video?"

"When did I ever say such a thing?"

Klaus smiled cruelly.

"I never said that I can’t do anything. Of course, since those guys want to fuck so bad then I’ll give them a lot of attention. It’s time for you to learn the terrifying part of the internet."

† †

A terrible morning came for both Dan and George. Once they entered the cafeteria and secured their plates, everyone seemed to be giving them dirty looks. At first, they thought it was their imaginations and focused solely on their food before leaving the cafeteria.

However, they were so dead wrong. As soon as Dan and George stepped out of the cafeteria, the whispers began.

"Disgusting."

"I can’t believe they’d do something like that."

"Wait, those two? Ugh, I feel sick just looking at them."

"Insane lunatics."

The murmurs followed them and only grew louder as they moved. It was as if they had become celebrities.

Dan glanced around and furrowed his brows.

"What’s going on? Why is everyone looking at us like that?"

"I don’t know. Do you think we smell bad or something?"

"No, it’s not that. Something is seriously wrong here."

"Ah, wait... My phone has been blowing up for a while."

George, already on edge, pulled his phone from his pocket and opened the academy’s internal messaging app. His stomach dropped as soon as he saw the flood of messages.

[Anonymous: Wow. Those two sure like to take advantage of girls, huh?]

[Anonymous: LMAO, they really thought no one would find out? Pathetic.]

[Anonymous: Here’s the video link in case anyone missed it. Warning: Prepare to puke.]

A cold sweat formed on George’s forehead.

"Shit..."

Seeing his reaction, Dan pulled out his own phone and immediately went pale.

Someone had leaked a strange video. Not just leaked, it was practically everywhere. Of course, the video in question was a erotic scene with them both being the male actors. The comments under the post were relentless.

[Anonymous1: These bastards should be expelled.]

[Anonymous2: What a bunch of creeps. Is this what military training is for?]

[Anonymous3: Someone should report them. No, someone will report them.]

[Anonymous4: F*ck reporting! Let’s beat up their asses!!]

[Anonymous5: Hahha! Those two have the potential to become porn actors.]

[Anonymous6: Did someone see the strange liquid they drank? They’re also shameless enough to do drugs in the academy too!!]

The comments grew increasingly absurd as he scrolled down. Some accused them of doing drugs, others hurled insults, dragging their names through the mud, while a few attempted to uncover the girl’s identity. However, the uploader had taken precautions and blurred out her facial features to ensure she remained anonymous.

Regardless, their reputations were completely finished. How were they going to recover from this?

Dan gritted his teeth.

"Who the fuck did this?! That bastard! Someone saw us!"

George responded in a panic.

"How could that be? Didn’t we pick a secure location?"

"Secure my ass!! Then how did someone manage to record us, huh?! And how the hell did you not notice anything?!"

"How is this my fault? You were there too, you bastard!"

"You—!"

Just as they were about to come to blows, a group of Aspirants suddenly blocked their path. Needless to say, their expressions were anything but friendly.

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