Eunuch's Rebirth: I Reincarnated With My Manhood as the Young Master - Chapter 38: Vanitas von Noctvain 1

The system instructed Gray to hide his face. However, Gray had already planned to do so, because if he revealed his identity and became a hero overnight, it might attract unnecessary attention. Since he intended to build a wholesome harem in the academy, revealing his strength might cause problems.

Moreover, the system also instructed him to present himself as Vanitas von Noctvain.

’Vanitas…’ Gray had first heard this name from Julius von Legolant inside the Ashborn Isolation Chamber. Julius had called him by this name before leaving.

So, this must be the name Gray would bear in the future.

Well, Gray was already planning to hide his identity, and presenting himself as Vanitas von Noctvain wasn’t a bad idea. He would get that mysterious, superhero-type fame.

Then, Gray looked at a specific line on the quest window.

[Thus, hide your identity to instill fear in the Third-Eyed Being, and sever the spell cast on the Dean by the Creature of Ancient Time.]

The Third-Eyed Being must be Nefarius… but why would hiding my identity make him fearful?

Gray couldn’t understand the system’s intention, as it was too vague. However, he knew there must be a reason it told him to hide his identity.

So, he cleared his mind and focused on attacking the tentacle creature. Time was running out, and he needed to act fast before Nefarius could harm the Dean.

Then, he used an authority.

Ding’

[Activating Heavenly Authority “domineering step”]

It was an authority that allowed him to walk on air. He planned to use it to float midair and strike the tentacle creature.

* * *

The professors were in despair. Their Dean — the strongest person in the empire — had been defeated by Nefarius and was now being held by the neck, while all they could do was kneel. They were also surrounded by lesser Soulborne, who stood motionless, their numbers exceeding fifteen hundred.

The prospective students expressions were the same — despair, fear, and terror.

Seeing their faces, Nefarius laughed before speaking with satisfaction.

“Yes, that’s the look that makes my revenge worthwhile. However, students, don’t worry… I won’t kill you people now. After your wretched parents come to your rescue, I’ll trade their lives for yours. Kekhahahahaha!”

Nefarius laughed maniacally, revealing his plan to hold them hostage and release them in exchange for their parents sacrifice. Moreover, some nobles might abandon their children, which would make Nefarius even more excited.

A truly wicked smile stretched to Nefarius’s ear in an eerie manner.

At his ominous smile, the professors gritted their teeth in anger. It was the worst possible situation for the academy. To make matters worse, it was happening while the academy’s strongest professors had gone to participate in a tournament with the fourth-year students.

For now, all they could do was wait for the Royal Knights. Since the academy was protected by a magic barrier that had been broken by Nefarius, the Royal Knights would rush in at any moment.

The prospective students shared the same thoughts. They prayed that reinforcements would arrive quickly.

Meanwhile, Soren Valerian was looking here and there, searching for Gray, who had been beside him just a second ago and had suddenly vanished.

Soren Valerian deduced that Gray was planning to attack Nefarius and save the Dean.

But he felt worried, as Gray wasn’t strong enough to match Nefarius.

Right then,

Whooos!!!

The oppressive spiritual pressure weighing down on them from Nefarius was suddenly devoured by another, even more powerful spiritual pressure.

Confused, everyone present looked toward the source.

’!?’

A dark, sinister mana was seeping from someone floating in the direction of the tentacle creature.

He was a man with crimson hair and eyes, clad in a black robe that flowed in the wind. His face was hidden by a black mask that drifted like dark flames.

Everyone present became perplexed at the sight of this mysterious man. The mana emitting from him was so sinister that it seemed capable of devouring the heaven.

The prospective students faces turned pale. They assumed he might be on the invaders side, as no one in the capital possessed such a sinister, evil mana.

Moreover, the fact that the mysterious man was floating midair meant he was at the Sword God Soul Realm, since only someone at that realm could walk on air.

However, Soren Valerian recognized the mysterious man instantly.

’Young master!’

The mysterious man floating above them was Gray von Ashborn.

Realizing this, Soren Valerian felt a mix of emotions. He was overjoyed to see Gray make an overwhelming entrance; however, he was also shocked at his strength.

Even after witnessing Gray’s fight with the masked man in the forest, he had deduced that Gray was at the Sword Master or Transcendent Realm. However, the technique Gray was using to float midair belonged to the Sword God Realm—a realm the Ashborn Patriarch and ten others had achieved.

Moreover,

Why are the young master’s hair and eyes red? Soren Valerian thought.

Gray had black hair and eyes, but now they were crimson, leaving Soren Valerian confused.

Meanwhile, Gray looked at Soren Valerian, who wore a puzzled expression, and smiled.

The reason Gray’s eyes and hair had changed from black to crimson was that when he unleashed his full Abyssal energy, his hair and eyes were influenced by it.

It wasn’t just a change in appearance—it also brought a huge boost in strength.

Anyway, it was a good way to hide his identity, since changing his hair and eye color made him seem like a completely different person.

Then Gray took a deep breath and drew a mysterious weapon from his inventory.

Ding’

[Your have opened inventory]

Ding’

[You have taken out one of the 11 relics left by Julius von Legolant: “The Sunless Sword”]

A black blade with red patterns and a bandaged handle appeared in his hand.

As soon as it did, a huge amount of Abyssal energy surged from Gray’s body and shot upward.

The sky above was dark because of the tentacle creature’s power. But Gray’s Abyssal energy ripped through it, clearing the sky before slowly engulfing it in an even more sinister dark energy.