The Academy’s Deceased Ate It All

The sharp tip of the dagger split the skin and pushed slowly through my palm.

"Hssss…"

It had been a while since I'd held a grip like this; the feel of it was unfamiliar.

A dull ache spread from where Nidhogg's Fang had punched cleanly through, but I didn't hesitate and shoved it in a little deeper.

I was testing the toxicity of my newly acquired authority, Dragon Blood.

Dragon Blood meant my blood now carried Minerva's lethal venom in full.

Minerva had once told me Nidhogg's venom was fairly potent in its own right, but that nothing compared to hers.

…And yet that same venom had worked even on a Seven Calamity like her.

[! Nidhogg's Fang has gained a new power! ]