Chapter 5

To protect.

A new day begins and Kalego is already ready to go out of his quarters, where closing the main door with the gesture of the index finger and reinforcing the barrier, he notices a strange glimmer that draws his attention to him. Approaching the back door, on the ground, he finds a pyramid-shaped object, white in color. He picks it up, observes it and thinks what it can be, but he doesn't find the solution; then reflecting with her eyes closed, he remembers the priestess who was there at his house last night and then realizes that the object belongs to her, also because it emanates a disgusting beneficial energy, annoying but not dangerous for him. With this he takes it and puts it in his pocket, sure that he will not touch it at all.

Then on foot he heads towards a secondary road, which few people know, even his colleagues.

He doesn't like the company of others; in fact he prefers to walk alone. The other time he was flying from his real home, not from here, so the road he took was longer and passable in some places, only in flight.

So, he gets to school much earlier than the students, avoiding that annoying crowd and in the teachers room, the others greet him, as he is of higher rank, including Dali to whom he asks:

"Where is the priestess?"

Dali: "She Unfortunately she hasn't arrived yet."

"Tz! You also allow yourself to delay!"

"Come on, come on, maybe that's how they use it and maybe they have to get used to the time zone, you'll see it will come."

She arrives, where the students look at her curiously and also amazed and whisper to each other, perhaps because Annabel is not wearing shoes, in fact she is walking barefoot on that floor which is so cold and also rough in some places.

Then she also arrives in the teaching room and Kalego is the first of her to see her saying:

"You are late!"

" I apologize... ."

She gives her steps in before the colleague starts eating her alive:

"See she came and then she was only ten demonic minutes late."

"Those who break the rules must be severely punished, even if they are outsiders!"

And he looks at her furiously.

Dali: "Come on, don't say that and don't worry, you won't be punished for real haha!"

"I'm sorry ... I had a little problem ...."

She says looking at her feet, where the other two are looking too and finally notice that she has no shoes.

Dali "But how strange, what happened Annabel? Did they steal them from you by chance?"

Kalego "Do you think you're witty?"

"No, but I'm on penance, because yesterday I came back late, outside the hours due to a mishap."

She says this looking at Kalego, who understands that it is the fact that she had gone to his house, but does not change expression.

Dali: "Oh dear ... seriously? Penance? That is, is it a punishment?"

Here is another question to get information, in a peaceful and almost innocent way. The blond demon is really smart, because he has noticed that by acting in this way she opens up a little at a time.

"In practice, with penance, I regret what I did and in this case, I will have to walk barefoot for the whole day and also reflect."

Dali: "Oooooh what a weird thing then and to me it sounds more like torture."

Kalego doesn't say a word. But he thinks he can apply this to students who will turn the boxes on him.

On the other hand, Professor Marbar March, who teaches the art of torture, is taking notes in a small diary, finding everything interesting and will make this a new lesson for his students! So while he writes he looks ecstatic at the scene but without approaching, the presence of Kalego makes him too nervous and clumsy. After that maybe he will go to compliment the priestess for this brilliant idea.

The girl doesn't even notice him.

Kalego: "Don't think you will pity us and we won't make you work, forget it!"

"Of course, I don't intend to and I will do my duty as foreseen by the alliance."

The blue-haired demon thinks that even if he is useless, at the same time she is to be admired; in fact, few, after what she has done, manage to resist without fainting. So she's still thinking, maybe helping her.

Dali: "Determined good I like it! Come on let's go to yesterday's room, let's start again!"

So she follows him and while she does it, she gives a dirty look, turning her eyes into green ones at Kalego who remains there, but only responds with a:

"Tz!" With a grin and now he thinks that after this, with the cock that will help her!

So she is back at work, this time she has to load another 300 charms, with the other one informing her that in all there are 666 charms in total and she cannot help but be more patient. Also because she can't back down. But her hands hurt very much and tremble, especially her left hand; like her fire coming out in jerks. Thing she doesn't escape her demon keeper who notices him and tells her:

"Mmmm that's not good Annabel ... do they hurt you a lot?"

"Eeeh yeah .. unfortunately, I'm sorry."

"But no, don't worry, maybe yesterday we exaggerated? Even though I was sure otherwise ..."

Annabel thought:

"If I didn't cure a certain demon with delusions of grandeur, of course I could!" But she just sighs.

Dali: "Okay, how about trying a maleficius-rapato oil?"

"I have been forbidden to accept potions and ointments, so thank you but I can't."

" Oh yes?" You understood, priestesses are vulnerable to these, a truly unexpected and very useful discovery for the future! She then she takes mental note.

"It doesn't matter, let's do it like this, take a two-hour break, take a ride, take some unhealthy air and you'll see that you'll be back as before!"

Annabel: "Unhealthy air? Misà that I crack even earlier ... ."

But she accepts the same and then she gets up and:

"Aren't you coming with me?"

"Mm? No, I'm busy here and then I showed you the school so I think you'll be fine."

She did not tell her that in reality there are also maps, which are distributed to new students;

he wants to see how she gets along, after all he is a sneaky being, as per the norm.

" Ah OK." She replies but she is not so convinced, that place is still very large and she who knows what evil mysteries she still hides.

Outside, while she is walking, a strange child shows up who looks at her with huge eyes; dressed in green as well as her hair:

"Hi, who are you?"

"My name is Robin Bars and I'm a new teacher at this school! I teach everything there is to know about pets!"

"Uuuh interesting!"

"Ooo really?" And then she starts flurrying with the questions:

"It is an honor to meet our benefactress! How nice! Are you a teacher too? If so, what do you teach? How old are you? What rank are you?"

And other really annoying questions, where she can't stand it and doesn't answer and then tries to escape but in vain, because that continues, blocking her way.

"What is wrong with this dwarf? Are we kidding ?!"

Kalego, on the other hand, just came out of a classroom, where he punished three students who didn't listen to him.

Kneeling over the broken bottle they were drinking from. The indifference can not stand them, because they do not respect their teacher! And now he's going to talk to that one alone; she owes him one last fucking healing and so later, he can finally keep her away from her house forever! He then he walks down the halls when she hears the din and recognized her voice.

"That rookie ... when he makes a mess!"

So turning the corner, he sees Robin who is apparently bombarding the priestess Annabel with intrusive questions, as usual about her. But instead of intervening, he enjoys the scene with a grin, since for once Robin is not persecuting him. Annabel on her side, tightens her hood in discomfort and doesn't open her mouth and Robin continues:

"Why don't you answer priestess? Why are you barefoot? But is it true that you wear golden wings? What do you eat in your area? Why don't you use magic? Please answer me I'm curious!"

The poor thing feels her head bursting and backs away with what she continues and she thinks: "They just gave me permission to go out alone and I meet a stalker demon ... this is bad luck!"

And still backing away, she bumps into something, where she raises her head and sees it and it's Kalego not happy at all:

"What the fuck are you doing? Look where you walk!"

Robin: "Ah how nice you are too Professor Kalego!"

Leaving for a moment Annabel who quickly goes to take refuge behind him, not at all happy to hear the intrusive questions of the rookie and the one that she has taken advantage of the situation. She then she starts to scleral:

"What ?! How dare you hide behind me ?!"

"I'm not moving from here! That's eating me with words!"

"And who cares, get out now!"

Robin doesn't understand the situation and continues her questions and then:

"You rookie stop it or I'll kick your ass!"

Robin: "Come on, don't do that! I was just curious to know our ally!"

Kalego: "Get the fuck out!" With this, he really gets a kick where the other replies:

"Ouch! Ouch! Okay okay I understand! I'm going to class!"

So quickly he walks away and then turns to Annabel:

"Do you want it too by any chance ?!"

"Eh but what a violent manner though ... and no."

So he goes away and he: "You!" She points where with her index finger because he wants to tell her other bad things but then calms down:

"I have to talk to you in private. Follow me!"

"Ooook." And she follows him without making a fuss.

He takes her to a room where there are many dusty books and here, the demon begins:

"Why were you around and alone again?"

"Because Dali gave me permission and if you don't believe me ask him."

Very likely that the colleague has something in mind, he knows him well with the manners of him in kind appearances; then touching his temple with two fingers he talks to him telepathically, where he confirms the version of him plus the fact of his hands.

The woman notices this and senses what she is doing. The priestesses have a lot of information about them, but what does the other party know of?

Kalego: "Last night, what did you see inside me? How is this evil done?"

"Do I have to answer you even if you sent me away like that?"

" Answer my question!"

" I refuse."

Kalego then growls at her:

"Accursed and obtuse priestess how dare you speak in this way!"

And then Annabel: "I was too good, since I saved you twice and also sympathetic, since you kept insulting me, cursing me and treated badly. If you want to heal completely you just have to trust me and my decisions. and I don't owe you certain explanations, since the covenant doesn't provide it. " She is telling the truth, what she can only tell him are some updates, concerning the spread of the disease. "Mf! Then go back to your job and I don't care if your hands hurt or you lose blood and if you dare to complain; I swear I'll really show you hell!"

In this moment he moves a powerful energy that surrounds him and makes even the books and furniture around them tremble, scaring Annabel who only tells him:

"Ok ... okay."

With this, the speech ends without results, at least for him and he accompanies the woman in person, also informing the colleague that she has remained a bit on her part. But knowing Kalego, he also knows that if he is offended he can really avenge himself in a very heavy way and therefore does not protest. She then gathers all her strength and does what she has to do; also because it is he himself who now keeps it under control.

"You are such an asshole, pissed-off tuft!"

She thinks in the meantime. So after two hours, she manages to load all the amulets and then after the last one, she touches her hands and then takes off her gloves noticing huge black bruises on her palms that give her excruciating pain, but still she doesn't complain.

She doesn't want to give satisfaction to that one! Kalego, who in the meantime has approached, where the woman has not yet noticed his presence, also notices him and this seems strange to him, since he has a healing blood. So why doesn't the same heal the body from which he is generated? Maybe he has limits? And now he's speculating that the priestess is hiding something, something he won't like. Then he finally sees him, always from the bottom up and therefore, out of her discomfort, she hides her hands saying:

" I finished.. ."

" I have seen!"

"Can I get up and get some unhealthy air ... Professor Kalego?"

He thinks about it for a moment, after all she has proved to be really tenacious and respected her will and then he replies:

"Okay, but stay around!"

With this, he turns his back to her, takes some papers and leaves the room and she just sighs. Later he also talked to Dali, who told him about the potions and ointments and this he finds interesting too, where from now he has decided to write a small diary to collect all the information concerning them.

Shortly after, Annabel somehow found a quiet place to meditate, since it helps her against bad thoughts, so she sat under a tree, in the shade, with her legs crossed and relaxing music in her ears. She enjoys those moments and in the meantime she tries not to think about the pain and the pissed-up tuft, since the natural creams of Inb, made by the priestesses on her do not work and therefore she must find another way to recover.

Meanwhile, The Blue-Haired Demon has finished his last lesson, right with the headmaster's nephew class, where once again they have angered him with their insolent ways. So Kalego also looks for a quiet place to rest his nerves, but first he goes to the great tower, to get an ointment from Professor Stolas Suzy, who creates them and deals with botanical demos, then with growth and creations with natural plants. After him he sits on a bench, his favorite, because he is in a place where the students do not arrive and there he opens a book of spells and begins to read it and finally peace for his mind. Even if he is a teacher, he still has to review them in order to remember them and use them even in everyday life. But a few seconds pass before he realizes that he is not alone, in fact from behind he notes sitting under a large tree, someone where he recognizes the cloak, and he was amazed that she too is resting in that very silent place and above all in what way the he found? Then he thinks that it was some colleague who pointed it out, because some of them meet every now and then there too. Instead, he expected to see her snooping around and amidst a crowd of noisy students. So he decides to close the book and head to her side, where just at that moment she finished with her meditation session. With a snap of her fingers he makes a bottle with horns appear before her eyes, plum colored and amazed:

" What is it?"

"An ointment for your hands."

Even though he's an asshole in the end he also knows how to help her way though and basically keeping her in that state won't be very helpful.

"Thanks ... but I don't want it ..."

He responds by looking up.

"Oh really? And tell me how will you help us in the next few days?"

"I'll find another way ... so I refuse." And while he thinks:

"Dali will have informed him, so it means that they talk to each other ... and they get information, I have to be more careful what I say."

"Stupid stubborn!"

But he does not take it back, on the contrary with a gesture he drops it and it bounces off the fabric of the cloak.

"I remind you that you still have something to do with me and you will not do it in that state!"

With this he turns and tells her again:

"Classes are over and you show up at the door last night around eight. When it's dark and unnoticed."

And turning only his head:

"Did I make myself clear?"

"Yes ... okay."

With this he turns his head again and leaves the place and immediately after, the monster bell rings that warns the end of the lessons, which end in the afternoon.

"What if this works on me instead?" She is really tempted to try, but don't demons do just that? Tempt their victims and then suck their souls? At the very thought he shudders; however, the same collects it and places it in one of the pockets of her belt.

Outside school, young Iruma is walking the road that will take him to his grandfather's house and has just separated from his friends, Clara and Alice. But he did not realize that he was wrong, since they all look a bit alike. And walking for quite a while he finally noticed the mistake, where he ventured into what looks like a kind of desert with gray sand and large black brambles. In the meantime, Annabel has also taken the same path, making a mistake in her turn, since on this tour, no one has accompanied her and her teleportation, she can use it once and for all. So he runs into a little boy with light blue hair screaming, being chased by what looks like a green colored snake with a chicken head? And even though she is still barefoot, she doesn't think twice and goes to his aid; where the creature put him in front of a wall of brambles, blocking his run! Just as he's about to attack, she slingshots into their midst and opens one of her three shields. Where we see a kind of huge black shadow, with green eyes and a mouth with laughing sharp teeth. And here, the snake is blocked and especially after having thrown it with a powerful shock wave, far from them, above the brambles! Iruma was impressed with her and at the same time she is grateful and in fact he bows to her to thank her.

Annabel: "No need boy, this is just my duty, which is to protect."

Iruma: "Su-seriously? But it's a beautiful thing!"

"But thank you!"

In the meantime, Kalego Naberius saw the whole scene from above, in fact that is the secondary road that he also travels on foot. And he is amazed, he seriously thought of the uselessness of the priestess, since apart from the capacity of her blood, until now she had shown nothing. So, right now he's reevaluating her and taking more notes in his diary. Then when he notices the snake that is returning and the two idiots who have not noticed anything, on the contrary, he notices the one there who has turned but is touching her hands; clear sign that she has noticed but she cannot intervene. The only one is Iruma who has not understood and asks only confused. The priestess with a sign tells him not to speak and the snake is about to ambush them and at the point of the leap: "CERBERION!" And a huge and golden three-headed dog appears, with red eyes and sharp teeth that appears in front and scares the snake and then:

"Stomp and sweep away with paw!" The huge dog obeys and with one leg, first crushes it and then with the other makes it fly away! By making him fall off a cliff, where the canid also disappears and a figure that the two know appears.

Iruma: "Prof-Professor Kalego?"

Annabel: "Kalego ?!"

Then thinking about it, was the voice really his and that huge dog? His familiar?

Kalego: "You fools who are nothing else!"

She scolds him as he approaches and Iruma: