High School of Demon Hunting

Chapter 456: Chapter 125: Neville’s Choice_1

This turn of events had clearly affected Sepulano’s mood to continue watching the Hunting Meeting.

He waved his hand, indicating that the others could leave.

So the members of the Auspicious Club lined up and paid their respects to the fat wizard in turn, then they filed out of this gloomy lounge one by one.

Unlike the others, Neville did not leave the room without a sense of urgency but stood in place hesitating, his expression somewhat shifting.

Soon, only Sepulano and he were left in this lounge - oh, and the Wandering Wizard on the portrait behind the door, who counts as half a person.

Sepulano stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window with his arms folded, silently staring at the scene in ’Eye of Vortex’, seemingly indifferent to the lingering figure behind him.

The wandering wizard seemed to find this interesting, remaining silent, only gleefully turning the telescope in his hand, the lens occasionally slid over the two remaining wizards in the room.

Neville was the first to break the silence in the lounge.

”I will carefully consider your previous invitation.” He carefully chose his words, striving not to give Sepulano any misinterpretations.

What he referred to was the invitation Sepulano had sent him, inviting him to join the Auspicious club.

Little John Neville, who had just graduated to sophomores this year, is already a senior executive of the Blood Comrades, serving as the deputy director of the Blood Comrades’ external liaison department. He was responsible for the operation of many ’external’ projects in the club, reaping rich rewards. For him, this was already quite satisfying.

So, he was both surprised and dismissive when he received Sepulano’s invitation letter not long ago.

True, Mike Gold Cypress Sepulano was a full scholarship student at the top university, deputy minister of the Alpha Academy Student Council, and one of the deputy ministers of the Blood Comrades, he was his superior.

But this didn’t mean that Neville needed to prostrate himself before this fat wizard.

He comes from Starry Sky Academy, and his superior, the director of Blood Comrades External Liaison Department, is directly accountable to Lord Augustus - he only needs to show a certain courtesy to Sepulano.

Besides, although the Auspicious Club appeared very dominant, its reputation in the top university was not so remarkable.

Compared to the free and relaxed atmosphere of Blood Comrades, Auspicious Club is considered a very strict club by students of the top university - whether it’s joining, club affairs or quitting — this club born in Alpha academy seemed like it was adopted from Jiuyou Academy, which deterred many freedom-loving Alpha students, and correspondingly, the club’s reputation in the other three colleges drops.

Originally, Neville came to this lounge today intending to reject the fat wizard’s invitation.

But the incident a few minutes ago deepened his understanding of Sepulano, and his original firm idea began to waver.

He comes from Starry Sky Academy, unlike the other three academies’ slightly affected styles, this blue world values ​​violence and power more.

Sepulano’s method of managing the club was very much to his liking.

Simple, rough, but it seemed very effective.

However, before finally agreeing to Sepulano’s invitation, he had one more doubt that needed to be confirmed.

” ... But I’m curious about something,” Neville deliberated, selecting the appropriate words to ask slowly: ”why did you immediately know that Kitano Kiri is the cause when I mentioned Sima Yi disturbing the transaction? Did you know about this from the beginning? How do you plan to deal with Kitano Kiri in the end?”

It was clear that these questions had weighed heavily on his heart for some time, so when expressed, his choice of words was appropriate, and there was almost no stuttering.

The fat wizard finally withdrew his gaze from the window.

Scratching his head, pinching his chin, a strange smile on his face, he said: ”Dispose? Isn’t the punishment enough? Eighty jade coins is a very harsh lesson for Kitano Kiri... Do you really expect to see me use magic to skin him, pickle him in a jar, and give him as a New Year gift to some demon?”

Such a statement is amusing.

It’s like a cold joke.

But Neville wasn’t sure whether he needed to chuckle along or not.

He simply did not pay any more attention to these details, instead going straight to the point: ”Didn’t he betray you? I thought ...”

”Betray? No, he didn’t betray the Auspicious Society.” Sepulano interrupted Neville’s statement, the corner of his mouth twitched a bit, his tone somewhat low: ”he’s just a somewhat foolish older brother ... who thought he was doing something good for his younger brother, but ended up hurting both of them in the end.”

Neville felt there was a hidden meaning in the fat wizard’s words but didn’t fully comprehend it right away.

”As for why I know about this.” Sepulano turned around and looked at Neville, raising his left hand, revealing the five-colored tattoo of the Nameless one on it, and said: ”It’s just a few simple spells ... Magic can always help you conveniently find your target.”

”I think that tattoo is a monitor.” The Wandering Wizard in the portrait frame behind the door put down his binoculars, smirked and said: ”I find this fat boy more suitable to be ’Augustus’ than the current one ... When I was his age, I could not play so many tricks ...”

Neville looked at the tattoo of the Ouroboros on the fat wizard’s hand, a shiver ran down his spine.

He was again having some doubts about his choice.

”Do they all know what the tattoo does?” He couldn’t help but ask.

”Everyone in the Society knows.” Sepulano chuckled slightly: ”But just like Kitano Gen wouldn’t tell his family about the eighty jade coins he needs to raise, or like the professors ... it’s the ’rule’ among ’us.’

”But I still think him shouldering that pile of debt on his own is very foolish.”

”That is why the school’s register didn’t put you in Alpha Castle.” The Wandering Wizard behind Neville blurted out: ”I have to admit, although the kids of Alpha are a little hypocritical, they are a principled bunch... They are not as rigid as Atlas, not as slick as Jiuyou, and certainly not as crude as Starry Sky ...”

Sepulano did not care about the Wandering Wizard’s interruption, but looked at Neville and continued to ask: ”Do you know what the Ouroboros means?”

”Purification.” Neville immediately responded.

Though born out of Starry Sky Academy, he was very confident in his own mastery of alchemy, even confident enough to compete with the alchemists of Alpha. Therefore for the question of the fat wizard, he immediately gave a textbook answer.

”Ah, the shackles of the wizard.” Sepulano’s eyes returned to the outside of the window, holding his chin, sighed: ”The real Ouroboros is not just a rune used in alchemy to purify materials and energy ... it also represents eternity, represents the cycle, represents unlimited possibilities ...”

Neville took a deep breath, trembling all over.

He clearly sensed Sepulano’s ambition.

A very outrageous ambition.

It was an ambition that made his heart flutter.

”So, do you want this tattoo?” The fat wizard turned around and gave him a serious look: ”With this mark, we can create infinite possibilities together.”

Sunlight shone through the clear glass on the floor-to-ceiling window, shadowed by Sepulano’s body, leaving a heavy shadow in the rest area.

Neville stood in the shadow, silent for a long time.

At last, he took off his helm, his blue-green eyes sparkling with excitement:

”What a compelling proposal ...”