Volume 1, Chapter 64 – The Pale Lord

‘Damn it, just how many people I knew had been hiding in the corridor?’

Earlier, both the activity room and the corridor had been packed with succubi. Even if there had been people she knew among them, like Remedios, Stella wouldn’t have noticed them right away. Not to mention, the longer she talked afterward, the more carried away she became.

‘…Cheryl couldn’t have come too, right?’

Stella frowned deeply.

If Lainia, a member of her spy team, had heard her improvised sermon, explaining it afterward would be quite troublesome.

Although Lainia currently obeyed her every word, wasting her breath explaining something like this would still be far too much trouble.

By Stella’s estimate, Lainia should be resting in the dormitory right now. There was no reason for her to have shown up here.

‘Forget it. Things had already come to this. As long as she wasn’t here, everything else could be dealt with.’

‘As for A Manifesto Against the Electors…’

She might as well pretend it didn’t exist.

Now that she was saddled with an enormous debt, her mindset really was different.

Stella directly pushed A Manifesto Against the Electors aside. She didn’t want to dwell on the subject. The more she said, the more chances she had to make a mistake.

As long as the Lionheart Society disbanded, this so-called manifesto would become nothing more than a pile of scrap paper used to prop up a table leg.

What mattered now was intelligence.

Since Remedios, a succubus of Hundredfold Wisdom, had delivered herself right to her doorstep, there was no reason not to make use of her.

Stella composed herself and met Remedios’ gaze. The latter blinked in confusion and tilted her head.

Remedios was reputed to have read an immense number of books, and she also came from a prestigious family. She should know quite a lot about the Demon Realm’s secrets.

Besides, since the other girl was her accomplice, she probably wouldn’t leak her secrets.

“Remedios,” Stella asked casually, “do you know about the Eye of the Black Mass?”

Remedios’s hands paused slightly as she adjusted her skirt.

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She raised her head but didn’t answer immediately. Instead, she examined Stella with a strange look.

She really does know, Stella thought to herself.

“…The Eye of the Black Mass?”

Remedios softly repeated the name.

She stood up, walked to the door, cracked it open, and looked outside. Only after confirming that no one was eavesdropping did she close the door again and lock it.

“I knew it, Stella. Your ambitions really do extend beyond this.” Remedios leaned a little closer. “Throughout the entire Demon Realm, you’re the only demon who doesn’t fear its owner and actually dares to set your sights on it.”

“Owner?”

Stella raised an eyebrow.

“What’s her name?” She asked.

“You actually don’t know her name?”

Remedios looked genuinely astonished.

“Well, I suppose it’s normal for an illegitimate daughter of the Valentine family who grew up in exile to be poorly informed.”

Remedios raised a finger to her lips and made a gesture for silence.

Then she spoke a name.

A name that symbolized taboo and terror throughout the history of the Demon Realm.

“The Pale Lord.”

“That’s more of a title, isn’t it?”

“We generally don’t say her name directly. In fact, no one wants to, especially within Lilith School,” Remedios said.

“Uh… why?” Stella asked.

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“Because she was an indescribable succubus who committed unforgivable crimes against every demon. Merely speaking her name is enough to attract her attention.”

“I once read some records in my family’s archives. It was roughly a hundred years ago, during the period when order was being restored after the previous Queen of Eternal Night fell.”

“The Pale Lord belonged to none of the Elector families, yet possessed an SSS+ talent that terrified every demon. She unleashed a purge that swept across the entire Demon Realm. She hunted higher demons, killed them, dismembered them, and forcibly transplanted their bloodline talents into herself, all in pursuit of the origin of demons.”

Remedios paused.

“We call that period the Eternal Night Riots. Even the most arrogant Electors dared only submit to her. She simply had no interest whatsoever in the position of Queen of Eternal Night. She almost succeeded. Just a little more, only the tiniest bit more, and she would have climbed over the corpses of countless demons and reached the origin itself.”

“Mm… what does that have to do with our school?”

“Because she was a student at our school,” Remedios answered as though it were only natural.

‘Oh…’

No wonder Principal Gehenna and Vice Principal Mara had dragged her off for a bloodline inspection.

The corner of Stella’s mouth twitched.

In that case, if they had failed to trace her back to any family at all, wouldn’t she have been treated like a criminal-in-waiting?

Should she consider herself lucky that they thought she was an illegitimate daughter of the Valentine family?

Or unlucky?

“What happened afterward?” Stella pressed. “Where is she now?”

“Dead.”

“Dead?”

“Because of Principal Gehenna.” Remedios raised her head and looked toward the principal’s tower outside.

“…What did this have to do with Principal Gehenna?”

“Because she was the Pale Lord’s only mentor. The Pale Lord was Principal Gehenna’s own prized disciple,” Remedios explained. “Principal Gehenna personally killed her.”

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“There are no records of what happened afterward. All I know is that by the end, the Pale Lord’s existence had already surpassed the category of demons. Even after she was killed, her body couldn’t be completely destroyed. It even retained its vitality and magical power.”

“With no other choice, the Archdemons of the Nexus Council could only dismember her corpse and seal the pieces separately in the most secret corners of the Demon Realm, personally guarding the most dangerous parts. But because of the Pale Lord’s followers, we eventually decided to deliberately let some of them fall into the hands of the human Holy See. Nothing is more suitable for serving as free jailers than those tireless Templars of the Holy See.”

“The Pale Lord’s followers?” Stella murmured.

“Just a group of demons trying to resurrect their dead master. I heard they’re looking for some kind of vessel and ritual for reincarnation. I don’t know the specifics.”

“Back to the point. The Eye of the Black Mass is her eye. According to legend, this eye still possesses the power to bewitch people’s minds. Stella, could it be that you’re asking about the Eye of the Black Mass because you intend to use it to realize your grand ambitions?”

“Uh… actually, no. I was just asking.”

Remedios thought for a moment, then suddenly looked enlightened.

“It’s fine, I understand, I understand. I’ll help you keep it secret. After all, we’re accomplices. If you need anything, I’ll help you.”

Remedios’s blue eyes were filled with amusement.

“In any case, just don’t let Principal Gehenna notice even the slightest hint that you’re interested in that thing. Otherwise…”

She didn’t continue. She merely extended a finger and lightly drew a dotted line across her neck.

Stella fell silent.

She lowered her eyes, her gaze settling on her sleeve.

‘That damned Inquisitor.’

‘She had sworn up and down that it was some important sealed object belonging to the Church, yet it turned out to be the eyeball of the Demon Realm’s number one terrorist?’

Itheria probably thought Stella’s life in the Demon Realm was far too comfortable and had deliberately found something exciting to spice things up for her.

If she managed to return alive, she was definitely going to pluck that fat bird that only knew how to deliver letters and stew it into soup.

But…

If they had deliberately allowed those things to fall into the hands of the Holy See, then why had the Eye of the Black Mass returned?

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“President?”

A voice interrupted Stella’s internal complaints about her superior.

The door was pushed open, and Patolize returned.

“What is it?” Stella asked.

Patolize walked inside, her gaze somewhat evasive.

“Principal Gehenna wants you to go see her right now. Immediately.”

“Me?”

Stella pointed at herself.

She had only just blown up the Eye of the Abyss, and now Gehenna wanted to see her again? Could it be that she wanted Stella to fulfill that volunteer service immediately?

“What’s it about?”

“I’m not entirely sure. It’s just…” Patolize paused. “The Principal mentioned the speech you just gave.”

“About the new ruler, about change… The Principal said she wants to hear you give it again in person.”

“???”

Translator Note

Oof. She is screwed HAHAHAH XD

Also, Holy See is sus