The Academy’s Weapon Replicator

The gathering place of Satan's devils was a deserted, abandoned village southwest of the mansion where Aster had met Bart. It was the innermost location among those Bart had designated.

This place bore the scars of the war against monsters from long ago.

Many residents had died or fled when monsters attacked the village, and it remained a dangerous zone ever since, a ghost town that citizens of the Empire avoided.

Unlike the devils of the Empire, Satan's devils only needed a place to gather away from human eyes, so a proper dwelling wasn't necessary.

They exploited the expectation that they would gather in a decent mansion like the Empire's devils, and so far, it had worked well.

Of course, that meant it wasn't a suitable place for a long stay, and naturally, the same went for the hostage.

"...This is embarrassing."

Lunia muttered to herself like a complaint, confined within a room. Her hands were bound with magic-suppressing cuffs in the form of bracelets.

These cuffs were fastened tightly around the wearer's wrists, making them impossible to remove with one's own strength.