Sakuramoria

— Never mind. The Demon lies down on his bed, puts both hands behind his head, and thinks about something.

Gideon walked over to a free cot, sat down, and stared out the window. The view wasn't very interesting in the current circumstances, but he didn't really want to look at the horned devil either, although he made sure to keep an eye on his movements. He felt terrible. The tension had subsided, but there was still an unpleasant aftertaste that wouldn't let him rest, whether it was due to Starlight's malicious decision, or the mere fact of Alidume's presence nearby, or perhaps both. For a moment, he glanced at his poster again, and a wave of nausea washed over him – he remembered Michaella, and how this monster tormented her, using Duncan's очередную crazy idea for his own satisfaction. Is he just like everyone else? No, no one else humiliated a defeated opponent; only he stood out, and it wasn't enough for him to simply demonstrate Michaella's complete inability to resist him in battle. It seemed that he was particularly attracted to the idea of depriving the girl of her freedom and reveling in her helplessness, and he even brought it to life. Perhaps this poster itself wasn't so bad and showed female beauty, but the fact that it was hung by Alidume ruined everything – he wanted to tear it off the wall, crumple it up, stuff it into the demon's mouth, and watch him choke. What to do, how to live next to someone who makes you angry just by looking at him? And it seemed that everything was finally getting better. Damn you, Levisia, damn you, Alidume. As if the hypnotizing and head-chopping sorceress-maniac, the stimulant-addicted, deranged old general, and the traitor who promotes his own views weren't enough, there isn't a single ray of hope in this circus.

The disappearance of the foreign student was not noticed immediately, and when someone asked about it, Duncan said that he "could not stand the unfriendly attitude towards him and decided to return home," which was confirmed by his neatly cleaned room. This greatly disappointed Levisia Starlight, and she gave another tedious lecture on friendship and understanding, this time to all five classes, but it didn't affect anyone much. Some didn't even remember what Sismemis was like.

Gideon had mixed feelings about Sismemis's disappearance; on the one hand, it was as if a target had been removed from his back, but on the other hand, was it really? Judging by the challenge to a duel, it was, but perhaps if their first meeting had gone a little differently, this could have been avoided. But Duncan's explanation was very disappointing; it was illogical and seemed to expose the hatred of non-humans in the academy, although this is exactly what they were being taught in lectures. It seemed that the teaching staff didn't even consult with each other about the curriculum, and everyone just did whatever they wanted.

He later addresses Gideon: — Listen... Um... I don't even know if it's appropriate to ask, but what happened between you and Sismemis... Did you have a falling out?

— Nothing. There wasn't really any "unfriendly attitude." He just annoyed me with his behavior when he divined that my room would be assigned to him and climbed in through the window, but I didn't argue or kick him out, although the prospect of such a suspicious neighbor wasn't pleasing either. In general, I was already thinking about moving, just like you did with Fute, I thought that classmates should stick together. By giving up my room, I tried to prevent a conflict, but apparently, he took it the wrong way. I think if he had behaved civilly from the beginning, and I had been more tactful, told him about my plans, and said goodbye normally, this misunderstanding would not have arisen, but what can you do now.