Chapter 84
“What are you talking about?”
“I don’t know. I didn’t answer even when I asked. I heard it when I was too young, so I thought my mom was just being nice to me and forgot about it. It just suddenly occurred to me.”
King. It was a word I’ve heard a lot lately, perhaps because I’m on Gloria Island.
“Isn’t it ‘king’ rather than a demon? Isn’t a king closer to that kind of being? He’s probably sealed on this island like the other demons.”
Right. Surely the king my mother was talking about isn’t this king? But it’s definitely not the king.
“Before that, Raven, I have a question. There’s a rumor that you’re the dean’s loyal dog.”
“That’s.......”
Raven trailed off with a troubled expression. To be exact, she seemed embarrassed.
“That’s it. I did it to survive.”
When she heard those words, a corner of her heart ached for some reason.
“I thought the dean was a huge dark figure who controlled you. I thought he might be a scary person.”
I thought the dean might be the one who released the seals of the evil spirits sleeping in the school that Father Cesario and the student council president had mentioned.