Broken Possessors of Infinite Regression Academy

“So, you came to me for help.”

Realizing that his plan was to rely on me, I was taken aback for a moment, but as there seemed to be no other option, I decided to help him. I returned to the Academy and gathered the other Possessors.

Since I had already brought Nika without consulting anyone, I knew that bringing Elysier as another maid would be detrimental to Beatrice’s health.

Beatrice vehemently opposed the idea, insisting that he needed at least two days to rest and recover, but when I hinted that Elysier could join as a maid instead, she immediately calmed down.

I ended up not being able to meet my parents. They had been called away on urgent business during the short time I was in the Demon World. According to Beatrice, they were both very disappointed that they missed me.

“That’s right. No matter how prestigious Bellium Academy is and regardless of her position as the chairman, she can’t completely ignore the Emperor’s orders. Surely, she can accommodate one new student, right? Elysier’s abilities should place her in the upper ranks here as well.”

Even without the power of the Demon King, Elysier’s natural strength as a demon was enough to place her in the upper echelons of Bellium Academy.

And this was achieved while she was still unfamiliar with her body and had to suppress her demon energy during the fight. With better control over her demon energy, she could aim even higher.

“If I ask him, my father will likely make a suggestion. As for the other details, we can always fabricate them.”

Laura frowned.

“Keep in mind that the chairman can always refuse. Even though he’s my father, he can suggest, but he can’t force her to accept Elysier. As you know, she’s a dragon, and the Emperor’s authority holds no sway over her.”

“I’ll handle it. The chairman owes me a favor, you know that, Laura.”

The chairman had gone to great lengths to compensate for Mahbat’s death, even daring to raid the Imperial Treasury. If I made a request, she would most likely grant it.

And if that wasn’t enough, I still had those wish-granting rights from the past, which I could combine with this request.

“But you must be careful not to reveal your identity as a demon, especially as the Demon King. That must be avoided at all costs.”

“I understand.”

While Meligor’s betrayal may have been instigated by Mahbat, it was the Demon King who drove the final nail in the coffin by defending Mahbat and mocking Meligor for her weakness.

If her true identity were exposed, the consequences would be dire.

“I can help with that. I’ll create an artifact to alter the nature of your body. It will be a temporary disguise, but it should be enough to fool even the chairman’s senses.”

“I am grateful.”

With the matter settled, Elysier bowed her head to us.

“Indeed, coming to you was the right choice. But, my friend…”

Her eyes, now disguised as black, glanced at Priscilla, who was perched on my thighs.

“You seem to be quite popular. I wondered why you seemed so unfazed by her straddling you, but it seems you’re already accustomed to it.”

“It’s not that I’m used to it. I’m just enduring it. This… it just happened somehow.”

Priscilla sat facing me, straddling my thighs, burying her face in my neck, and breathing deeply. Or perhaps she was trying to mask my scent with hers.

Ever since my return, she had clung to me, and upon noticing the scent of another woman, she had been in this state.

Rosalia, having witnessed such scenes numerous times before, seemed to take it in stride, and Elysier refrained from further comment.

“If my memories hadn’t been sealed, I might have ended up even worse than her…”

Laura sighed with relief, grateful that she hadn’t retained those memories.

“Anyway, going forward, we should plan with the assumption that we’ll be fighting a Demon God.”

With the issue of Elysier’s residence resolved, the biggest concern out of the way, I revealed that Astaroth had been resurrected and that the Demon God was almost certainly behind it.

I intentionally left out the parts related to my past, which I had sensed from Astaroth. Just thinking about it made me feel nauseous, let alone speaking about it.

“Do you have any separate settings for the Demon God?”

“No, I don’t. As I mentioned, the Demon God was supposed to appear after the Demon King was defeated. Up until the completion point, there were only a few brief mentions of it. Of course, I have ideas in my head, but they are just concepts and not something I elaborated on in the novel, so I can’t guarantee they align with the Demon God in this world.”

I nodded. If Laura had only conceived the ideas in her head and not written them into the novel, there was no guarantee that her envisioned Demon God matched the one in this world.

“It’s better than nothing, so I’ll tell you what I have in mind, but perhaps we should address the artifact issue first?”

Laura was referring to the Necklace of Transformation, an artifact she had used during her time as the Crown Prince.

Since it had even fooled the chairman about her true gender, Laura proposed that with some improvements, it should be sufficient to conceal Elysier’s identity as a demon.

“Of course, we’ll have to test it first. If we request enrollment, they will scrutinize the applicant thoroughly, as is the standard procedure. As for my gender, they may have simply assumed I was male and didn’t investigate further.”

I had done the same. I hadn’t questioned or probed further because I was certain Laura was male. If I had harbored any suspicions, I might have approached the situation differently.

“I won’t reveal its true purpose, and there are some secrets that I can’t share with anyone, not even my teacher. Surely, my teacher has secrets of her own as well.”

The conversation was based on the assumption that the Grand Magician would create the artifact, and for good reason.

“It’s me, Valéra, the Grand Magician.”

“Do you require something?”

Since it was me who made the request…

“Can you make another Necklace of Transformation? I’d like it to have better concealment properties than the one used by the Crown Prince, and the sooner it’s completed, the better. About four to five days should suffice, I believe.”

Valéra could sense that my statement was less of a question or request and more of a declaration, and hersurprise was palpable.

“Wait, hold on. I can make it, but the time-”

“Oh, right, I forgot to mention this. Have you ever heard of the Mana Breathing Technique?”

“I’ll come back in three days.”

With that, Valéra ended the communication.

Soon after, news arrived from Laura that a group of Grand Magicians had raided the Imperial Treasury again, causing the Emperor to clutch his neck in dismay. It was unfortunate that the treasury had been raided not once, but twice.

Or perhaps it wasn’t unfortunate at all. After all, it was an indirect way of supporting his beloved daughter, so he should be happy about it.

“Should you be so readily sharing the Mana Breathing Technique?”

Elysier, who had witnessed me using it during the fight with Astaroth, asked cautiously. It seemed to have impressed her as an extraordinary skill.

“Knowing it doesn’t mean you can do it.”

“It may seem simple when I use it, but in the other world, where magic was paramount, only the top 1% of elites could properly utilize this technique.”

There were many things to prepare, consider, and calculate, and the activation sequence was ridiculously complex. Even if I just lectured on the Mana Breathing Technique, it could keep them occupied for years.

“Very well. If you say so, it must be true.”

Elysier accepted it lightly and withdrew.

Around this time, something else of note happened: Beatrice joined Bellium Academy as my maid, with Nika as an added bonus, having finished her duties as the Succubus Queen.

Nika immediately shared what had transpired in the Demon World. She confessed that my qi was not only efficient but also of exceptionally high quality in terms of taste and fragrance, so she had intentionally mixed it with lower-grade qi to prevent addiction.

The problem was that even with the lower-grade qi mixed in, the resulting product was still of upper-grade quality. It was almost absurd, but when I heard that the quality of qi was proportional to the strength of the individual, it made sense.

I wasn’t lacking in self-awareness to that extent.

“I am Beatrice, the head maid of the Crete family and your exclusive maid, Young Master.”

Beatrice formally introduced herself when she visited the club room, and after finishing her greetings, she looked around and gave me an impressed look.

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

“Young Master, are you truly unaware of why I’m so surprised?”

“… …”

Of course not. I quietly closed my mouth.

The reactions of the others varied.

Priscilla and Elysier remained unfazed, Laura averted her gaze, Leona and Rosalia blushed, Aria fidgeted, and Nika seemed proud.

I knew that everyone here, aside from Nika and Beatrice, were important characters in the original work, each with their own significance, and they were all women.

It would be unfair to blame me for my conduct when I hadn’t randomly brought them here. This world was set up as a yuri romance novel, and the gender ratio was already skewed. If anyone was to be blamed, it should be the one who created this world and set the gender ratio.

“… …”

Over there, a certain Crown Princess was avoiding my gaze.

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On the second day of my return to the Academy…

“Could you come to the chairman’s office for a moment? I have something to give you.”

The chairman, who had raided the Emperor’s treasury to prepare whatever it was, summoned me with an unusual tone.