​"Everything that I am is a gift as well as a curse."

Rumors about an infamous Mage-sprout - Azalea "The Bewitched"- had been circling around the Hunter's Council. Such rumors tend to attract the attention of various organizations. It's easy to tell with the uncanny similarities the men enquiring often possess. These malicious gossips had produced troublesome situations for Azalea's demon hunting job. Most hunters are afraid to team-up with her and some people are reluctant to make a hunting request with her involved.

During her solo hunt in Dimatagpuan Region, four students from the renowned school, AB Academy, appeared before her with an odd offer. This academy's Headmaster had grown a sudden interest in her skills as a Mage and he wants her to enroll as one of his scholars. It is the most unexpected offer which might as well bring the greatest change in her current lifestyle. Is she prepared to leave behind her normal daily life of hunting and fighting, to turn it around into an unusual daily life of socializing and schooling? How will she respond to her new environment as she learns more about who she really is?

Defiant

Four minutes after three o’clock in the afternoon 


In front of the green dorm before Azalea came to help 


Most of the students are beginning to feel fatigue due to the extraneous battles with little to no use of our ability that most are so proud of. The formation and shaky teamwork they have put together are keeping us from getting severe injuries. Blair, from where she stands, is sure that they can get through this. With this force holding out until the rescue comes their way is enough, even if those metaghosts use that machine gun trap again. 


However, the enemies still have one more card up their sleeve. All of a sudden, in the middle of the battle, the metaghosts has started to explode one after another. The thundering blasts, along with the hot wind the rapidly flying shrapnel, are catching most of the students off-guard. The ones in-charge of defense are getting blasted away as more metaghosts go haywire and explode. 


Counter 31: Relieving Sunlight I