High School of Demon Hunting

Chapter 516: Chapter 185: Application of Magic Research Institute_1

From the very first glimpse of the young witch, Zheng Qing almost instantly recognized her origins - the distinctive black and white maid’s attire, and the proud aura emanating from her from head to toe, were all too similar to what he felt from Su Ya.

Yes, Su Ya.

The moment he saw this unfamiliar witch, Zheng Qing eerily recognized that she belonged to Su Shijun.

Perhaps more than one young wizard in his class noticed this as well.

When the scholarship student followed the witch out of the classroom, listening to the hushed whispers in his ear, he sighed melancholy.

The saying ”When one trouble ends, another one begins,” must be referring to this, he thought.

”Hello....”

”Where are we going?”

”Excuse me, why are you looking for me?”

The stern-faced maid walking in front of Zheng Qing did not answer any of his sporadic questions, as quiet as an alchemy puppet.

This made the scholarship student even more anxious.

Had people from the Su family come to reprimand him because of the baseless rumors around campus? Or had something happened with that little girl Su Ya, and her ’parent’ came to stand up for her? Or perhaps his question at the meet-and-greet yesterday was too awkward, and now the beautiful Su woman was settling her scores?

He pondered and pondered but could not conclude anything.

Only one thing.

The young scholarship student sadly discovered that he apparently had no optimistic thoughts whatsoever - any other male wizard, if they were picked up by the beautiful Su’s maid, would perhaps have many rosy fantasies.

However, upon reflecting, Zheng Qing noted that he seemed to have some bad luck recently, and anything associated with the beautiful Su woman wasn’t good.

Either it was the school rumors, or the scared little fox girl.

”This is the No.1 University, they can’t do anything to me.” The young scholarship student could only reassure himself like this in his heart.

After a long walk down the quiet corridor of the Ring Mansion, and finally turning a corner into a pavilion - the preoccupied scholarship student even forgot to glance at which pavilion it was - a square building stood quietly not far from the exit of the pavilion.

”...I thought you were leading me to Beta Town,” The scholarship student mumbled behind the maid: ”I’ve heard that you have a Greenhill Mansion in the west district of town...”

The maid walking in front did not say anything.

However, her ears, which were originally hidden in her hair, suddenly stood up and twitched a few times - based on the experience of raising Poseidon, a fox twitching its ears is no different from other canines, they might be on alert, happy, or impatient.

This is a secluded part of the No.1 University, and it’s daylight, not far from the two there was a team of grey robe-clad maintenance workers diligently patrolling, Zheng Qing really couldn’t think of anything that required vigilance.

As for happiness, the young scholarship student took a quick look at the stern-faced maid and immediately gave up on this unrealistic illusion.

So there was only one possibility left.

The witch leading the way in front is getting a bit annoyed with the incessant chatter behind her.

Realizing this, the young scholarship student immediately obediently closed his mouth, and even lightened his breathing, for fear of being poisoned later on.

As the saying goes ”The highest officials are easy to see, the lower ones are hard to deal with. An official in front of the prime minister can be of the seventh rank”. As a maid to Councilor Su, it’d be best not to annoy her carelessly.

At the entrance of the building, the maid finally stopped.

”...This is the Application Magic Research Institute of the number one university, Ascend Dimension Experimental Research Institute. Please sign in at the entrance and exit. Unauthorized individuals, please steer clear...” A parrot is on a bird stand at the reception, shouting with all its might.

Before it finishes its yelling, the fox maid has already snapped out a card and thrown it in front of the bird stand.

”Upon the order of Councillor Su, I bring Zheng Qing, a male wizard from Jiuyou Academy’s Ninth-Grade Astronomy Class 08-1, to report. This is the proof of permission.” The witch finally speaks, yet her voice is not as cold as Zheng Qing had imagined. Instead, it is soft, gentle, and extremely pleasing to the ear.

”Oh! This is indeed Director Su’s stamp...” The parrot on the stand retrieves a magnifying glass from the table, brings it close to the card, and investigates it for a long time while constantly complaining: ”Ever since she was promoted to be the director of the two-dimensional evolution room, her new stamp always gives a bird a hazy feeling... It’s easy to get dizzy from looking too much.”

After a while, the parrot finally lifts its head and throws the card back to the fox maid.

”Well, that’s it... I couldn’t figure out anything else anyway.” It flaps its wings, complaining loudly, without concealing its vaguely-delivered dismissiveness at all.

”Thank you,” the fox maid is courteous as ever, even to a parrot.

”You’re welcome. You’re welcome.” With a few flaps of its wings, the parrot tilts its head and looks at Zheng Qing, ”Yo, isn’t this our youngest Merlin Medal recipient? We meet again! I must be really unlucky to bump into you everywhere I go...”

Zheng Qing blinks, staring blankly at the parrot standing on the bird stand, yelling his lungs out, he is speechless.

From his admission to now, he has seen many parrots on duty at the reception. In his eyes, these birds, with their tiger-striped curved beaks and green-bean-sized eyes, look almost identical. Even if he could differentiate them by size, over time, memories inevitably blend together.

”Sorry...” Zheng Qing gives a dry laugh and quickly pulls out a bag of bird feed from the grey cloth bag, sprinkling it into the food slot in front of the parrot.

”Ahem!” The parrot tilts its head to one side and speaks to the fox maid in a very serious tone: ”This is a gift between old friends... not a bribe! You, as a fox, do not make nonsense in front of others!”

The fox maid gives a slight smile and remains silent.

The parrot turns its head back and looks at the young scholarship holder, continuing its babbling: ”We met in the School Worker Committee office... Of course, without looking at the name, I wouldn’t recognize your face... You look just like the other wizards.”

” You parrots look identical!” Zheng Qing resists the urge to retort, mumbling to himself.

”You’re working here now?” After exchanging pleasantries, Zheng Qing couldn’t help but feel strange.

Back in his old world if he started chirping with a parrot like this, he might have been sent to a mental hospital by now.

”No, no, there’s no job transfer. My employment relationship is still with the School Worker Committee Office.” The tiger skin parrot pecks at some bird food and responds seriously, ”It’s just temporary support... This month is the moon hunting month, manpower is tight everywhere. Plus, these Su family’s little foxes come over to the research institute every once in a while. To prevent any accidents, old man If foolish arranged us brothers to come over and watch the door for them...”

”Oh... It must be really tough, really tough.” Zheng Qing’s mouth tweaks.

Just thinking about him discussing labor relations and job transfers with a tiger-skinned parrot, his sanity feels like it’s falling off a cliff.

”Yes, it’s really tough!” The tiger skin parrot hardly runs into someone it knows and couldn’t help but talk a bit more, ”Not to be rude, but you... a group of primate wizards, why are you getting tangled up with those canine creatures, the foxes? Cross-species breeding is a very serious academic problem at the number one university, you guys keep messing up like this, it will cause a mess ... ”

Zheng Qing turns pale and gives an awkward smile. He dares not to chirp in.

The parrot behind him has the backing of the School Worker Committee, and the Vice-Principal If foolish. Talking to him would naturally be free and unscrupulous.

However, as just an ordinary little wizard, if he casually chatted about such a topic, he feared he would be hanged and beaten by a group of people.

”It’s time to go in.” The Fox maid unceremoniously glanced at the young scholarship holder.

Zheng Qing immediately nodded repeatedly.

”Then I won’t bother you anymore, see you!” He waved his hand at the parrot.

”Good luck!” the parrot raised its wing, tilting its head, ”You’re a good person... I hope you don’t get your shadow stolen by those foxes!”

Upon hearing this, Zheng Qing stumbles and almost falls.