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Let's begin with the process of actually creating a club. Firstly, not just anyone can create a club, if not, there would be over a hundred of them in the Academy.

Secondly, the process is not time-consuming, and depending on whether or not it is approved, it usually doesn't take that much time for the student to find out.

To create a club, a student has to have achieved a certain level of merits, and this is why First years are ineligible to run one. The plus side, though, would be this merit doesn't necessarily have to be from the Academy.

Contributing to society in general, such as demon subjugations, community activists, environment members, and so on. It doesn't matter as long as you contribute to society and Humanity in general.

The process by which the academy confirms your merit outside the academy is through Word of mouth. This is simply because the Academy believes your achievements were worthy enough for people to talk about for a long or short time, and such information will get to them through their informants, including the staff members.

You need at least this much standing for you to create a club that could serve the Academy in a positive light.

What comes next after the Merit system would be the Club Proposal.  After all, a club should have a goal and a purpose that sounds humanly possible.

Each club had its purpose, whether it be for forming connections, training, or crafting artifacts and potions; every one of them had a goal.

This was the second consideration, and depending on the goal, it could be refuted right there by the Lecturers before it reaches the principal for a final verdict.

The last would be the members; every starting group required at least five more members other than the leader and an addition of three for the first four months to complete a set of twenty.

This means the minimum number of members of a mature club would be twenty. However, it can be affected by the kind of club you intend to create.

For example, the Media club's purpose of distributing information did not require that many students so the conditions would differ a little bit.

Lastly would be a Supervisor, a member of the Staff, a lecturer, a combat instructor, or an alchemist. It didn't matter as long as they worked for the Academy and had the credentials for the Club's goals in particular.

With that in mind, Raph walked past the cubicles, greeting the Lecturers who turned his way with either amused or intrigued expressions written on their faces.

He already fulfilled the merit part. His deeds in locating the Slave traders were one of the few, though it was a matter that only reached the ears of the nobles.

There was also the subjugation of the 7th-tier demon, Great Jackal.

So he had one of these conditions down; the second, though, depended on how well he could persuade them of its importance, though he was sure he would get it approved.

After all, it was a club that could affect future Knights and Mages of the Academy.

After a few minutes, he stopped at a particular cubicle, with a name tag on the glass window that read. 'Dean of Junior Students' and below that was his name.

'Professor Cadwin Junior'.

The black and velvet-haired man looked up from the files he had been scanning through to meet the white eyes of Raph, and his right brow raised, curiosity etched in his expression.

"Raffaelo Jun? You are a far place from Class, is it over already?" The man asked, turning towards a clock of oakwood and silver hung by the side of the glass wall.

"Hm…I see. Classes are over already…"  He turned towards Raph while the boy slowly walked in.

"Good day, Professor Cadwin" Raph inclined his head slightly, then looked up straight afterwards. "I actually have a grave matter of great importance". He said with a smile on his face.

Professor Cadwin blinked, curiosity etched in his expression. "If you wanted to discuss something, then you should have searched for the Guidance Counselor cubicle"

"But it is a matter that only you can solve," Raph replied, and a tense silence descended upon them for just a moment.

Professor Cadwin sighed, stretching his hand towards the left, intricately designed chair.

Raph nodded and sat down when mana suddenly spread throughout the room.

'Oh, he closed off all sounds from leaking out…not bad' Raph thought as Professor Cadwin dropped his files.

"I just heard about your trial. That was impressive; not many youths can boast about killing a level 100". He slowly placed his fingers under his chin while he rested his body on the chair. His shoulder dropped, and a small sigh exuded from his lips like he was exhausted from work.

Raph noticed this little detail, but it wasn't any of his concern. "Oh that? Well, you know, the strong will win and all that….it's a small matter".

Professor Cadwin raised a brow. "You do realize that killing a level 100 means you can take on the whole staff of the Academy, right?"

Raph flinched, as sweat slowly dropped down his forehead. "....I would never do anything that could lead to that".

Another condescending silence followed as Cadwin's gaze remained fixed on Raph as if burning a hole through him while he arranged his thoughts in order.

Raph seemed to hesitantly shift on his seat under his gaze, feeling rather uncomfortable with his gaze.

".....Your eyes are quite deceiving," Professor Cadwin suddenly said after a short moment, then turned away completely, snapping himself from his thoughts. "What did you want to discuss?"

"...Ye–Yes, I want to create a club?" Raph replied, startled by his earlier comment. 'What does he mean by that?' He thought but shoved the curiosity for later.

Another moment of silence followed. "....Huh? Are you serious, Raffaelo Jun?" Professor Cadwin held his chin, confusion written on his face.

Raph nodded. "Yes".

Professor Cadwin remained silent, his thoughts moving in overdrive. "Of all the things…" He muttered under his breath, sighed then asked.

"Hah….since when were first years allowed to start a club?"

"Professor? the merit system of course" Raph replied with a raised brow of his own. This was information that he didn't need to tell someone that had been in the Academy for awhile after all, even if he was the youngest. "Oh, and not only that. Can you be our supervisor?"

Professor Cadwin's eyes bulged open in surprise, but he quickly kept himself calm. Now he seemed more curious than he did before. "Let's say we do let you because of the Merit system, what club do you wish to create?"

Raph's lips curled into a satisfied smile as he said. "The Demon Extermination Club"

This caused the Professor to flinch, and his expression laced with surprise. He could understand why he would ask him to be their supervisor now.

'What does a kid like him know about demons and devils?' He thought.  'Yes, he's a Jun and from the north, but from my information, they don't let their kids into the battlefield until they get to their third year in the Academy…' This brought him to question Raph.

"What brought this on? What kind of achievements do you wish to accomplish with this club?"

"....Professor, I'm sure you're aware of this, but demon gates have been appearing more frequently than before, and with time, they will increase in not just numbers, but in power as well"

"...True" Professor Cadwin nodded.

"Yes, but what exactly is the Academy doing about it? Combat training? Magic training? I mean, they're all necessary, but a lot of information on how to specifically kill demons and devils has been neglected by students for too long.

When the time comes for us to fight against demons or devils that could be stronger than us, then their weaknesses would come into play".

"...And that is why I teach Demonology" " the Professor said, with a matter-of-fact tone in his voice.

"Yes, but wouldn't Students participate more in clubs? We usually have Demonology practical in the 3rd semester, but a club to gather aspiring students that wish to kill demons and devils will bolster future morale on the battlefield against them".

Professor Cadwin remained silent for a moment, lost in his thoughts. 'He's right. Students these days think Demons and devils are weak beings that can be killed with ease.

…but that's because the Academy only lets them face off against the lesser ones, and never the stronger demons'.

He had been looking at the ceiling, but at that moment, he turned to meet Raph's gaze.
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'...this boy has actually managed to kill a Great Jackal.

It could seem a simple matter on paper, but level 70 and above are the only beings capable of facing off against that demon…...and it only gets worse with the higher tier demons'.

His eyes narrowed when an image played in his head. '....let's not even begin with Devils'.

He sighed deeply. "I won't deny that you don't have a point.

This Academy would need something like that to bolster their interest in knowing more about demons, and how to kill them.

At the moment, I don't think they could even face devils no matter how low they were".

Raph nodded in agreement. "Devils are cunning, and they can easily manipulate the ignorant. A club that doesn't just teach but goes on expeditions to real Dungeons to conquer devils would be helpful in this regard".

Professor Cadwin sighed again. It didn't even take that long for Raph to fully convince him of the importance of his club, and what's worse, he was a demonologist, so if there was anyone who understood the threat and consequences of ignorance in the battle against those creatures, He was the one.

"This is annoying. You make a valid point, Raffaelo Jun".

He slowly pulled out a drawer from his desk, searching through the files until he located one in particular.

"Fill it, and I'll ensure the Principal signs it".

Raph picked up the file from him with a beaming smile, and a magic pen next to him and began to fill it in, leaving Professor Cadwin to his thoughts, causing  a chuckle to escape from his lips

'Did he call it Demon Extermination? What an arrogant name'.