Heiress Unmasked: Shaking the World With Geomancy novel Chapter 1952

Walking outside Zaprath School at dusk, Cornelius, who Thalia said needed support, had just finished beating up his tenth opponent and was now walking back toward the Demon District.

His usually cold face had a rare bruise and was swollen. But thinking about how the rest of the special demon class he'd just fought looked just as beaten up, Cornelius felt appeased.

There was a seemingly faint smirk on his darkened, bruised face.

Suddenly, soft footsteps came behind him and carried a familiar presence. Someone was following him closely.

Cornelius' steps halted. He turned sharply without hesitation and perfectly caught the person sneaking behind him by surprise.

Just a short distance away, the sneaky Steen froze and looked like he'd been caught red-handed. His face flashed with a flicker of guilt, but the moment he saw Cornelius' battle damage, his nervousness dropped instantly.

He even laughed and gloated.

Then, he strutted over with his hands on his hips and shouted, "Cornelius! I heard you're a half-demon! That's so sneaky of you!

"You're a half-demon, yet you fooled everyone, and that still makes you a fake pure-demon! Now that you're exposed, you got beaten up, huh?"

Cornelius gave him a bored glance and snapped, "Get lost."

With that, he turned to leave. Clearly, he didn't think the food-obsessed Steen, who always hid behind tiger demons, was worth his attention.

Steen had once joined Cornelius on the college tournament held by mystic masters. He was long used to being ignored.

Usually, he'd feel a little nervous confronting Cornelius, even with Raiden nearby. But now, seeing Cornelius' bruised and battered face boosted his confidence.

"I-I'm not leaving! You're a half-demon and still so arrogant. No wonder you got beaten!

"Are you gonna get beat up every day from now on? Dang… That's rough…"

Halfway through his words, Cornelius suddenly stopped and turned to him with an icy glare.