I Became a Demon Who Can Never Be Headpatted in the Academy?!

"Please state your position clearly, Headmaster Cosmos."

The one who spoke in an agitated voice was Katarina Remiris, the vice-headmaster of the Academy's Middle School Division.

The woman with elegant, long, black hair was someone that no student of the Academy could not know by name and presence.

This woman, who always covered her right eye, was, in a way, an object of fear for the students.

"I am always doing my best, Vice-Headmaster Katarina."

"Do you truly mean that? Didn't you just gloss over the issue with Colette Bloodberry?"

"It wasn't glossing over, it was a resolution that satisfied everyone."

"How about you stop walking the tightrope? The scholarship foundations of various kingdoms aren't endlessly cooperating with us because they have no eyes and ears."

"Perhaps it's because our Cosmos Academy is a bit special, ha ha ha."

Unlike the angry Vice-Headmaster Katarina of the Middle School Division, Headmaster Cosmos simply shrugged with a relaxed expression.

'Elementary School Vice-Headmaster'

'Middle School Vice-Headmaster'

'High School Vice-Headmaster'

These positions, which are not found in other academies, were essential for the efficient management of the massive Cosmos Academy.

Elementary, Middle, and High School Divisions.

With curricula that were subtly different and even separate "halls" and "dormitories," three vice-headmasters existed to unite them under one "Academy."

Their power and status were similar to those of a headmaster in other academies.

"I have already taken care of that matter, so you don't need to worry too much. Vice-Headmaster Katarina, you just need to continue doing your best for the students."

"It seems you've truly persuaded the Duchess of Crimsonbrand."

"The Crimson Nexus Company is simply donating to our Academy out of goodwill. Isn't that a good thing? Since we've received quite a bit of money, perhaps we can buy a cute set of pajamas for each of the elementary school students."

Katarina scoffed.

She immediately realized that the Headmaster Cosmos in front of her was once again acting like a slippery eel.

'She says that, but in reality, she's probably trying to keep the influence of the Astral Emporium Company from growing too strong. It's also a good opportunity to receive a decent investment.'

The usual Vice-Headmaster Katarina of the Middle School Division would have harshly attacked even this small fact, but today was a bit different.

"Enough with the jokes. Lunarine, which is not permitted on this sacred hill of learning, is being smuggled in."

"We have already confirmed that fact and are investigating it."

"I've also investigated it, so please take a look."

Katarina placed another envelope on top of the stack of documents she had brought today.

Headmaster Cosmos grabbed the tower of documents, which was now tall enough to hide her body, with both hands and pushed it to the edge of the desk.

"I will examine it in detail. However, since multiple companies are involved, it will be difficult to reach a conclusion quickly."

"Please state your position clearly. How can it be acceptable that dirty filth is nesting and living in the Cosmos Academy, which is supposed to select heroes?"

"The children of the New-Helheim Club are also precious students of the Academy."

"That's impossible."

Knowing that further conversation was pointless, Vice-Headmaster Katarina of the Middle School Division stood up.

"Only when such trash disappears as soon as possible can excellent heroes be selected from our Academy. Isn't that what will make the Cosmos Academy the most special?"

Having said everything she wanted, Katarina walked out of the headmaster's office.

"... They are really noisy. I thought giving them a treat to keep them quiet for a while would work."

What kind of performance did Murmur show in the collaborative project?

Is she really a descendant of a demon god?

The answers to those questions had already been well conveyed to the noisy nobles.

"As expected, they are just prejudice-filled pieces of paper."

Headmaster Cosmos, after examining the contents of the envelope that Vice-Headmaster Katarina had given her, sighed.

The contents were so crude and blatant that she seriously thought she had become mentally impaired from reading them.

"Haa... Demons are dangerous, so they must be expelled from the Cosmos Academy... The 'Defense Against Dark Arts' is inherently evil, so students do not need to learn it... If we burn down the New-Helheim Club, we will receive sponsorships from nobles and new scholarship foundations will be established... It's all nonsense."

Headmaster Cosmos clicked her tongue and took out the last piece of paper from the envelope.

"Hmm? This one is a document written by Princess Nikea..."

Headmaster Cosmos looked over the report that Nikea had written with her best effort and sighed.

"She's gone too far... Even if Nikea is not the Crown Princess but just a Princess, how dare she tamper with a report written by a member of the Royal Race?"

Headmaster Cosmos reached into her chest pocket to take out her gloves but stopped.

She held the paper with her pure white hand and shook it up and down, and the report that Vice-Headmaster Katarina had 'broken' instantly returned to its original state.

"... ...I can't think of it as a coincidence."

After examining the contents in detail, Headmaster Cosmos let out a long sigh.

"It took me quite a while to realize that a magic circle was drawn here. As for the identity, I barely found out with the help of the Magic Tower..."

Headmaster Cosmos felt a subtle sense of emptiness after reading all the contents of the report.

'The questions I was investigating and grasping... this report is telling me the answers as clearly as an answer sheet to a problem set.'

Why did the ley lines of the academy suddenly become abnormal?

What is the identity of the concealed magic circle drawn with paint containing Lunarine?

Who is ultimately smuggling Lunarine into the academy?

"And this... all of this... Murmur told us."

Headmaster Cosmos clicked her tongue and rubbed her forehead with the back of her hand.

"This is... too perfect. I can't just say it was good luck."

In her right hand was the report carefully written by Nikea, and in her left hand were the reports written by Sylvia and other faculty members.

Headmaster Cosmos looked back and forth between the two, then closed her eyes tightly as she looked at the transcribed magic circle.

"A descendant of a demon god... a magic circle that can summon the gatekeeper demon Gabriel..."

The more she looked at the reports, the more complicated the headmaster's head became.

"I can't call this a coincidence. Was this also why she knew where the demon god was sealed..."

A bitter taste began to linger in her mouth, and Headmaster Cosmos finally let out a sigh.

"Seren... did you tell me to raise such a child because she was soft and cute and it would be rewarding?"

* * *

"Achoo!!!"

I couldn't help but sneeze loudly because of the white flour that had puffed up.

"You've worked hard, Murmur-nim! You didn't have to carry the flour yourself, you've suffered."

"No, Murmur also wanted to help. Tomorrow is an important day, after all."

The 'dessert making' to stop Mrs. Zepar's evil plot was, thankfully, going as I had planned.

The Mrs. hadn't rejected our proposal, and about 100 children were gathered in Piglet House and its front yard, planning to make desserts with excitement.

Thanks to that, I had to do the menial task of moving the various ingredients brought from Sitri's company.

"Murmur must have had it especially hard, thank you for your hard work!"

Esme lightly hugged me from behind and then ruffled my hair.

Was it because of Murmur's stats? It was hard to even move one bag of flour that seemed incredibly light.

"It seems like you've finished moving all the flour? Everyone, you've worked hard! We've moved all the fruits and other ingredients as well."

Nikea, who always had a knack for doing the heavy lifting, approached us with a bright smile.

"When I first heard Murmur's plan, I wondered if it was possible, but I'm glad Mrs. Zepar accepted it."

"Yeah, Murmur also thinks it's really fortunate."

"But Murmur, have you thought about what kind of dessert you're going to make for tomorrow's event?"

Of course, I had.

The reward for stopping Mrs. Zepar's plot in the most peaceful way was practically just one thing.

But this reward was quite a big one.

【Cooking Skill】

This skill, the cooking skill, is surprisingly useful.

It's possible to create doping items with amazing buffs, and it can also be used to create items to raise favorability later on, and it can even become a condition for clicking on special choices, so it's better to get it if you can.

"Yeah, Murmur has thought about it."

"Hehe, let me guess. You're thinking of making a super cute dessert, right?"

"Ah! That sounds like Murmur! It's a cake, isn't it? Murmur likes cake~!"

What kind of child do Nikea and Esme think I am in their heads...

"While a surprise is good, I also feel it'd be nice to make a pie with you."

Since I'm going to get the cooking skill no matter what, I'm planning to do my best to help Nikea, Esme, and Sitri with their dessert making.

"Murmur is thinking of making cookies."

"Cookies? Animal-shaped cookies would be super cute."

"No. Just regular cookies."

Nikea patted my head with a beaming smile.

"But Murmur, do you know how to make cookies?"

"No? Murmur doesn't know how to make cookies. But it looks the easiest, so I'm going to try it."

"Hee... It's true that baking is hard if you don't have experience. I couldn't do it either before Pearl taught me?"

While Esme was nodding, Sitri stuck close to me.

"Then Murmur-nim, do you perhaps have any dishes that you know how to make? It might be good to try a dessert with a similar recipe."

"Murmur doesn't really have any."

"... Huh?"

"Murmur has never learned how to make food. I learned magic instead of cooking."

Isn't it weirder for a 5th-grade demon child in elementary school to know how to cook?

And isn't it normal to focus on martial arts classes or magic classes?

I was just stating a pretty obvious fact, but the expressions of the three people looking at me were strangely unusual.

"Oh my goodness... I forgot like an idiot. Murmur was a child who read books in her room even on weekends. Cooking would have been a luxury. If you said you'd use the kitchen, you'd have gotten a lot of glares!!!"

"Ugh, we were talking about cooking as if it was so obvious! How could Murmur have ever tried cooking!?"

"Murmur-nim! I'll teach you how to make delicious cookies tomorrow! I'm not just going to end it with cookies!! Fruit parfaits! Cupcakes! Peanut butter sandwiches! I'll teach you anything!"

"Huh? Thanks for now. Murmur will try her best to learn."

Even at this point, I didn't know.

That making a lot of desserts was not as soft as I thought it would be!!!