The Demon Monarch System

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"What's this?" Apollo muttered as he approached the messages left within his security system. As he browsed through them, he noticed most of them were left behind by Geneva as well as Robyn. While Geneva was more concerned with what he was up to, Robyn was confused as to why he hadn't shown his face for their training.

Naturally, Apollo never disclosed that he would be taking his training matters into his own hands and that Robyn's assistance was unneeded. If he was to utter such words, the community would think he was a lunatic. After all, what child would refuse the guidance of someone of his strength?

  Nevertheless, with Fuhrer on his side as well as his unorthodox methods, it wasn't ideal for him to train with Robyn aunty further. Even if his current technique shielded his internal power, when he failed to use the techniques of this world, it would raise numerous questions.

Thus, Apollo had made his decision in advance. Shortly after, he disregarded the message left behind by Robyn. In exchange, he paid more attention to the ones by Geneva. The initial message he received from her was related to the special training period. But, due to his lack of answer, and the lack of presence in his residence, Geneva ejected him from the list.

On top of that, she also mentioned something else, "She wants to see me? Based on the words she used, it seems to be something of dire importance." After coming to this conclusion, he turned towards Fuhrer and the others, "Fuhrer please watch over them and disallow them from leaving this residence. Until everything is settled, their existence is not to be made public.

"Understond," Fuhrer nodded. For a moment, he spared Valac a meaningful glance, "This pertains to you the most. You will be confined to this room, even if I have to resort to force."

In response, Valac's eye widened comically, "Mmph! M-mm!! Mmfff!!" Since his jaw couldn't move, all that was heard was muffled noises. In fact, this scene made most of those present chuckle. On the other hand, Apollo felt as if he had been given enough punishment. 

With a snap of his fingers, the order lifted and Valac regained control of his mouth. The moment this happened, he went on a verbal rampage, "DAMN! Do you want to fight me? I won't have this. Do you think you can throw your weight around all wantonly? I'll put you in you-mm...mmf!"

Amid his verbal diarrhea, Apollo merely snapped his fingers once again. Furthermore, since his curiosity was getting the better of him, he gave Fuhrer a signal before disappearing with the usage of the Umbra Phantom Mantle.

It went without saying, his target was Geneva's office. He rushed towards it quickly, moving at a speed that made him marvel. 'It must be because of the difference in atmosphere. Even though I'm not in my demon form, I can move much faster than in the Nihilistic Rings.'

In the spur of the moment, Apollo was compelled to test out his current top speed. He turned into a black lightning streak in a matter of seconds, zipping through the academy grounds. Less than two minutes later, he arrived before the Administration Hall. If it was before, it would have taken at least five minutes to reach this place.

In other words, his speed had over doubles in the time he spent within Ashiraem and Suprenis. The effects of gathering hidden pieces as well as his own servants were greater than he estimated. The desire to acquire even more by any means necessary filed his thoughts.

However, after entering the hall, he pushed this to the back of his mind. As of right now, his main prerogative was to find out why Geneva's choice of words was so grim. Meanwhile, as he walked through the halls, he was surprised to find that he could sense the faint spatial fluctuations that filled the area. 

On one hand, he thought this had something to do with his Spatial Affinity but when he realized it was still level 3, he dismissed this notion. The next thought that popped into his head was that  it was related to the complete digestion of Furcas' fragment. It gave him the ability to discern things with increased clarity.

'This world is definitely weak, now I understand why Fuhrer holds nothing but disgust for it,' Apollo thought inwardly. Compared to Ashiraem where none of this was possible, Apollo was now accomplishing it with ease. 

Soon enough, he arrived before Geneva's door. Surprisingly, unlike the rest of the building, he wasn't able to sense the spatial fluctuations that should've been emanating from the door.

'It seems the strength of the spatial energy is more than a simple notch higher,' Apollo thought. At the same time, the door before him opened up to reveal Geneva's beautiful figure. However, unlike her typical aloof behavior, there was a deep frown plastered across her face.

"Tch, now you know how to appear. Do you know how long I have been looking for you? Almost 6 weeks! Why is so hard to get in contact with you? Unlike the rest, you have missed out on vital training from extreme experts!" Geneva nagged the moment she saw him.

In response, Apollo frowned. It went without saying that experience endless nagging the moment he got back was pretty annoying. However, if he wished to get to the bottom of her worries, he had to deal with it. "I was somewhere of great importance. While it is a shame I have missed out, I believe it was more than worth it."

"W-worth it?! What kid in their right mind would claim this? Some of those experts accepted students! That means that they're experiencing increased cultivation resources. Not to mention, those same students also rank fairly high in the whole of the academic year," Geneva rebutted.

While fuming, she continued, "What about our deal? Will you allow them to claim your limelight!?"

Under her continuous questioning, Apollo's frown deepened. It wasn't long before he had enough. After assessing whether or not he should do so, he finally did it.

'Whoosh!'

A torrential aura billowed from Apollo's body that far surpassed a Zul Warrior. At the same time, he released another aura from his mind that made Geneva gasp in shock. "W-what?! Impossible! How could you advance so fast and what about the barrier separating the realms?"

"BArrier?" Apollo responded with a quizzical look. Different from others, Apollo didn't face such a thing. As soon as his body reached the requirements, the system updated the information. To put it differently, as long as Apollo possessed sufficient stats, then a bottleneck was the least of his worries.

In light of her questioning, Apollo became curious. Thus, he brought up his new character panel to assess  his current stats.

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(Demon Monarch System) Lvl.4

Name: Apollo Kaiser

Race: Lesser Demon [99.99%]

Title: Azridan's Successor

Age: 15

Level: 135

Experience: 0.00%

Health: 100%

Demonic Anima Reserves: 12,500 units.

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(Impermanent)

Body Cultivation Realm: ~Rank 5 Zul Knight

Spirit Cultivation Realm: ~Rank 4 Spirit Warrior

Meridians: Saint-Grade (Middle Tier)

Zuls: 29,400

Oz: 1,050

Strength: 980.0

Agility: 895.0

Intelligence: 875.0

Vitality: 770.0

Comprehension: 107.5

Willpower: 87.5

[«Traits»]- 5

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[«Techniques»]- 7

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[«Elemental Affinities»] 

Level 9: Darkness, Fire

Level 7: Metal, Wind, and Lightning

Level 5: Earth

Level 3: Space 

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[«Demonic Servants»]

[Daemonic Avatar] 

Erus Fuhrer (Demon Knight) - The Tenebrous Master 

»Greater Demon« [5,000] 

[Demonic Acolyte] 

Typhir Estrada (Demon Knight) »

Lesser Demon« [0]

[Demonic Follower]

Furcas (Demon Knight) - Wiseman of Corruption

»Greater Demon« [0]

Valac (Demon Knight - The Terrible

»Greater Demon« [0]

[Demonic Servant] 

Zarkath (???)

»Weakened Greater Demon« [0]

Jorgun the Anomaly (???) 

»Weakened Greater Demon« [0]

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[«Interdimensional Inventory»][«Inheritance»] [«Lucky Draw»]

Stat Points: 0

'Hmm, a Rank 5 Zul Knight and a Rank 4 Spirit Warrior. It seems that my progression is hastening. If I keep this momentum, then I should be able to become a peak, Zul Knight, before the end of the last trial,' Apollo estimated.

"This...this is the aura of at least the middle stages of both a Zul Knight and Spirit Warrior. What did you do...just how did you accomplish this?!" Geneva murmured with an incredulous expression. No matter what angle she looked at it from, Apollo wasn't even a peak Zul Warrior the last time she checked.

Apollo merely shrugged in response, "Harsh training. As long as you're willing, anything is possible." 

Subsequently, Geneva coughed and cleared her throat. She then regained her image of a proper headmaster, "If you say so. Then I guess your actions should be praised. Unfortunately, I brought you here for a more serious matter. I know what you are...but I don't know exactly."

"Uhm...what?" Apollo answered. Her words were quite odd, did she or didn't she know?

"I mean, I know that you're the cause of the corruption!" Geneva uttered, becoming more straightforward.

Meanwhile, the moment he heard this Apollo was at a loss. 'Is she talking about her corruption? I mean, of course I'm to blame but...why is she approaching me about that? In my defense, I did warn her.' After a slight pause, Apollo nodded, "I know."

Due to his answer, Geneva's eyes widened. In her mind, his nonchalant response was misinterpreted.