My name is Serenu, a cat, and I'm a messenger of the apprentice witch Emma.

According to the rules that have been passed down for thousands of years, every "Witch Family" will have a demon from the moment they accept the witch's inheritance.

The mission of the demon is to assist the witch, but my master Emma is so useless that I worry about her all day.

Well, it's not that I'm worried about her, well, it's a little bit, only a little bit. Because the witch and the demon have always been together, don't tell Emma about it.

Emma and I had been living in the secret place of "The Witch's Family" - the Witch's Nest. It was one of the convergence points of the spiritual veins, because of the secret spell of the witch, it was surrounded by a thick fog all the year round, and it was impossible for the witch's family to enter.

At the heart of the Witch's Interior are six prehistoric towers, accompanied by generations of witches observing the dark land and monitoring the operation of the "Great Power" system.

Witches never enter the world easily, and unless the system of "Mighty Power" works again, successive witches must take on the role of guidance. Behind every war on this land is the influence of "The Power of Giants", and naturally the figure of the witch is indispensable.

These are recorded in the historical tower, one of the six towers, and my master, Emma, likes to read books a lot, and I have learned a lot about it.

The current leader of the witch is an elder known as Mother-in-law, who is said to have lived through the "Lion Battle" 250 years ago. That must be a lie, even a witch's family can't live that long.

Mother-in-law always likes to be alone at the top of the astrological tower, divining on a crystal ball. Emma and Vita and I were all curious about what my mother-in-law was doing divination, but my mother-in-law didn't say anything every time, just looked at us silently.

Ah, I just said the name Vita, I must have been influenced by Emma too much.

Since it's all about her, let's talk about this nasty woman.

Vita Clotide, Emma's sister. said that she was a sister, but in fact she was not related by blood, but according to the tradition of the witch's family, each generation of witches was commensurate with each other, so she was called a sister.

Vita is an unprecedented genius, whether it is chanting or hymns, or manipulating the magic of magic, she has learned very quickly, and in just a dozen years, she has reached heights that many witches cannot reach in their lifetimes. At this rate, it was only a matter of time before she became the most prominent witch in history, and Emma and I both thought so.

Unexpectedly, such an outstanding Vita touched the taboo at the age of seventeen - "Hymn to the Demon King".

This is an unforgivable sin in the law of witches, and no matter how good she is, she can only be banished. In this way, Vita is gone, and what is even more infuriating is that she has no regrets in the end. No matter how much Emma cried and asked, she just shook her head.

"One day you'll understand why I did it."

With these words, Vita left the place where she had lived for seventeen years, and was never heard from again.

Emma has admired Vita since she was a child, and admires and even worships her as her own sister. Unlike her sister, Emma is not so talented, and until now, she is still just an immature apprentice witch. But she has never been depressed, she has always taken her sister as an example, and has continued to work hard, not expecting to surpass her sister, but only to understand the reason why her sister violated the taboo.

That's why I said that she was naïve, her mother-in-law didn't care about things she didn't ask, and she was still so persistent. Knowing that the spirit veins were moving and she needed to go out to investigate, her first thought was always that she could go out to find her sister.

Ah~ That's why I've always been an immature apprentice witch, it's really worrying.

The change in leylines is due to the resurgence of Ash, and Emma's role is to guide the Initiator through the trials of Ash and verify everything about Initiator. In this way, under the secret technique of the witch, Emma disguised herself as a border resident (not a disguise, the witch is indeed in the border area, but it is a black household, no household registration), and entered the place where "Ash" is located - Tolz Non-commissioned Officer Academy.

Maybe this is the fate of the witch, on the first day she came to Tolz, the place of sealing changed, and it wouldn't be wrong, "The Initiator" was in the Non-commissioned Officer Academy, and it was in this VII class.

Although it is not yet determined who it is, Emma still activated the trial, so that whenever the "Initiator" is close, there will be a sense, and I just have to wait in the "Old Schoolhouse".

Soon, "The Initiator" was confirmed, Dawn Schwarzer, a person who couldn't understand at all. I even saw a little bit of Vita's shadow on him, not that he looked alike, but that they all had the same strong self-confidence and always had a comfortable posture.

But I always felt as if he was suppressing something, like I never spoke in front of outsiders. But it's none of our business, as long as he attends trials regularly, everything else is fine.

I'm more curious about the tactical force guide "ARCUS" than this, and it is its existence that disturbs Emma's and my sense of "The Initiator".

That "Tactical Link" used unknown power to bind the nine people together, and even allowed the others to obtain the qualification of "Prospective Initiator".

According to records, the "Quasi-Initiator" must be a person with a deep bond with the "Initiator", and each "Initiator" generally has only 2~3 "Quasi-Initiators", who are basically the lovers or best friends of the "Initiator". However, Tactical Link breaks that rule, which I can't understand.

Emma is much more open-minded than me, anyway, it's always a good thing that there are more "Prospective Starters", so that "Starters" will be easier to pass the trial, and in the future, "Ash" will have a better chance of winning, and Emma can follow further.

I really didn't expect that the witch who is the "Guide" will also become the "Quasi-Launcher", it's really incredible, what will happen in the future?

Hey? Is it my delusion? "The Initiator" has been in a lot better lately, as if you can sense that I'm watching? No, I've always turned on the secret arts. To be cautious, it's better to stay away.

Sure enough, it was my delusion, he didn't notice me at all, that's right, who would have thought that a cat like me would be a watcher?

I'm angry at the mention of the Watcher! You know how hard I work?

In order to prevent my identity from being revealed, I tried to minimize my contact with Emma as much as possible. Emma used to cook for me, but now I have to find my own food; I used to sleep with Emma, but now I can only find a random tree or a stool; I used to play with other demons, but now I'm chased by wild cats and dogs!

I, I, I know, the day before yesterday there was a male cat in heat who was going to chase me, and I had enough!

Ahh

Why don't you run to Emma's room tonight, it's good to sleep on the streets at the headquarters, you know, our cats are afraid of the cold, and it's not the same as the humans who sleep on the benches over there, isn't that "The Initiator"? It seems to be asleep, so I just got closer to observe

Meow! How I got caught! This "Initiator" actually pretended to sleep and lied to me, and I was.

Meow? To adopt me, you're such a nice guy in "The Starter". That "Quasi-Starter" named Fei, you are also a good person.

Hey, Emma, you're scared.

Uh, I'm scared too, what do you think of "The Initiator", you actually want to call me Xiao Hei? I have the name Serenu, okay? Oh, by the way, you don't know my name, but you can't just call me Hei just because I'm a black cat.

It's good that at such a close distance, I can use a psychic call with Emma, Emma, Emma, say my name quickly!

Phew, finally keep my name.

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"Welcome Serenu to the third dormitory!"

In the evening, the third dormitory held a welcome party to welcome the new members. Lai showed his skills, steamed, braised and fried, sweet and sour, and fried to Serenu for a fancy fish meal.

Gaius led the boys to build a wooden house, and Faye and the girls bought blankets and thread balls to decorate Selenu's new home.

Due to the addition of new members, all members of Class VII went hand in hand again after their self-directed adventure. The difference is that this time they don't need "Tactical Links", they don't need the promotion of external forces, but pure heartfelt desires.

That's the real bond.

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It's great to have a bunch of guys, a bunch of guys.

Selenu cried.