Chapter 55: Echoes of the [Redacted], a Date, and an Exam (4)

When Amon was defeated, Paimon remained silent.

He wasn't particularly close with Amon. No matter how excellent his disguise skills were, stepping into the Academy where the Progenitor Dragon resided was a guaranteed suicide.

A foolish compatriot had done a foolish thing and foolishly died. There was room for sympathy, but it was a fate that could have been easily avoided if he had judged the situation well from the start.

And when his compatriots were dropping like flies, one after another. From Marbas onwards, various Influential Figures were dying off as soon as they got involved with a Professor named Rian.

Even at that moment, Paimon remained silent.

It had nothing to do with him, after all.

He had noticed that Rian was dangerous, so all he had to do was avoid provoking him. He wasn't foolish enough to challenge an immeasurable foe like the others.

The Demonic Beasts Paimon created. His expansion into the Empire, devastating it with these creatures, was temporarily halted.

He covered his main body's lack of power with Summoned Creatures. His strength came from the overwhelming numbers of Demonic Beasts.

One overwhelmingly powerful individual was far more troublesome than 500 moderately The Strong. It was much better for his well-being to bow down to an incompatible enemy...