The Manifestor of the Refugee Dwelling

A sharp silence enveloped the surroundings. Her body stiffened, staring intently at me. With her two eyes trembling violently, she seemed quite surprised.

I was just as surprised. I never imagined a Manifestor would be hiding in the Refugee Center.

*Right.*

Manifestors wouldn't exist only in the Empire, after all. Virtually all the Kingdom's people had evacuated, so it wasn't surprising for one or two Manifestors to appear among them.

How she'd managed to live undetected until now was somewhat surprising, though.

I silently watched her for a moment.

The Demon Mark always manifests on one's 10th birthday. From then on, the Berserk State inevitably occurs, like a fever's return, and one gains the ability to use Demonic Power. Naturally, people know this, so they test everyone at age 10 to filter them all out.

However, looking at her, the girl didn't seem terribly young. Her limbs were a bit long for a kid, and she seemed to have lost the characteristic chubby cheeks of children. Of course, she still had a strong 'kid' vibe about her.

If I had to guess her age, would she be 15 or 16?

Even that age is considered quite long-lived for a Manifestor, because we face many threats, both internal and external. Just by surviving, that Kid has proven some level of mental fortitude and Skill...