Chapter 104: He has changed…

Chapter 104: He has changed...

The Pristine Academy was dyed in the shade of the upcoming event as all around the place, students were either discussing or training their skills and sharpening their moves to do well in the selection test which would be starting tomorrow.

Only three hours of the study period was necessary for students to attend before they were allowed to leave the class and spend their time as they wanted.

Seth in those three hours, dwelled in the thoughts of his past and present life. The incident with Ethan was a massive turn that shook Seth down to the core and made him realize things that he would have never been able to find out by himself.

Except for the fact that Saito was now dead in both life and Anabelle was his previous life sister who caused his transmigration, there was something more weighing down Seth's mind since his future depended on those factors.

First was Keita who was inside the body of the protagonist and has recently awakened his powers, thanks to Saito's master plan. In normal circumstances, Seth would not have minded Arata's progress since recalling the future this world would be facing, Arata's growth was most welcomed.

However, it was a fact that Seth came to know recently that Keita hated Seth because of some trivial reasons. Indeed love is a major part of life but when it extends to the point where people begin killing others and themselves in the process, then it's no longer just love.

It's called pure madness.

And if what Anabelle said about Miyuki is correct, then she was on the list as well.

'Though where is she... '

Even though Ethan had the skill to detect the other transmigrator, he was not able to locate Miyuki nor in what body she got reborn. There was a faint presence of hers but it soon disappeared when Ethan tried to find her.

About Kyouko, then Ethan really didn't have any idea where that girl was or what she was doing. Recalling her personality, she might be roaming around the world or could be performing a housewife job to keep herself entertained.

She was the most unpredictable of the five.

'Well not like she is thirsty for my blood at least.... '

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As the sun began to set, the sky was painted with a palette of warm hues. The clouds, tinged with gold and pink, drifted lazily across the sky, as if in no hurry to leave. The air was crisp and cool, carrying the scent of blooming flowers and fresh grass.

"I guess you never actually tried the artifact before giving it to me, huh?"

Serena now realized that it was the same artifact she had given to Seth some weeks ago when she visited the mansion during the ceremony. It was the prizes that she found in the temple vault and decided to hand them over to the person who truly deserves them.

"Since I felt being alive after what we faced was a hefty sum of reward I didn't dare to take anything else."

Serena's honest answer made Seth sigh as he fought the urge to yet again remind her how helpful Serena was to him during the trials and how her mere presence was a remedy to keep Seth collected since he knew someone was relying on him.

Taking a small sip of the beverage which was delightful as ever, Seth conveyed the results he found after trying the artifact time after time.

"The vault grants rewards according to the participants, thus this thing was never made for me."

Serena blinked in perplexion as she looked at Seth for a couple of instances, trying to figure out if he was just forwarding rewards by molding out his words but Serena found herself in the gaze of nothing but straight truth.

She had no option but to take the necklace inside her spatial storage as she thanked Seth once again about the Vault incident to which the man only nodded.

"After returning from that temple, have you ever come in contact with Cursed Energy, Serena?"

It was a crucial thing for Seth to know since after returning from his first temple, somehow Seth was able to negate the effect of Curse energy and also found himself getting stronger in such an environment. Thankfully, this fact was limited to only two people since Seth had no idea what physical changes he had gone through to accept the energy which was never meant to be absorbed by the humans.

If Serena also has gone through the same circumstances then it would be proven that the Temple vault had influenced the two and tampered with their body.

But before Serena could reply, Ciel appeared all of a sudden in front of them, using her transportation skill, as while huffing and coated in blood, she stuttered out her words.

"Pre... President... A-Ana...belle.."

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