High School of Demon Hunting

Chapter 688: Chapter 36 Warm and Friendly Conversation_1

A sugar ant was quivering its antennae, crawling quickly outward along the seams of the floor tiles made of nougats. While the candy house was still permeated with the sweet smells of yesteryears, the tiny insect still managed to detect the disharmony hidden beneath the sweetness, which prompted its hasty escape.

Intelligent and decisive, the young vampire silently concluded.

Standing behind his cousin, Matthew lowered his eyelids, concentrating his gaze on the button-sized, sparkling insect. Watching it crawl across the seams of nougat tiles, pass by mint candy flower pots, cross the threshold of the chocolate door, and eventually disappear into a pile of cream foam, he was filled with a satisfying sense of melancholy.

However, he couldn’t express this feeling unrelated to the reality. On the contrary, he was supposed to maintain a stiff smile on his face and let others notice his focused expression. This wasn’t easy, but for Matthew, who had received elite education from the Karen Family, multitasking was a basic skill.

Even though he occasionally lost focus, the young vampire didn’t miss any dialogue between his cousin and Mr. Sepulano.

”...We just purchased this mansion this morning, and before we could get a chance to tidy up, you came unannounced. It’s evident that you are much more concerned about the Auspicious Meeting than 3A, no wonder the ranking of the 3A hunting team has dropped significantly this year.”

Seated behind the pale yellow soda cracker table, Sepulano, although speaking with a heavy sarcastic tone, kept his expression stagnant, unchanging. ”Of course, I’m more curious about who gave you the courage to come to my place... with a just weaned little vampire.”

When he said the last sentence, Sepulano’s deep gaze turned to Matthew Karen. The young vampire, initially angered by his offensive words, suddenly became agitated under this gaze, yet remembering his cousin’s earlier advise, refrained from any impolite actions and instinctively exposed a bit of his sharp little fangs.

”It appears the price the fishmen at Lin Zhong Lake offered this year was quite favorable and you earned a lot of gold.” Sir Friedman finally spoke, chuckling softly and slowly said, ”Otherwise, you wouldn’t be so confident... or renting such a large mansion.”

Then, the Duke raised his head, scrunched his nose to sniff the air, then immediately pulled out a white handkerchief from his bosom, covering his mouth and added in a loud and clear voice, ”No wonder, from the moment I entered, I felt something strange about the smell of this candy house... Only you, in the entire Alpha Castle, would take those smelly copper slabs from the fishmen.”

The expression on Sepulano’s face grew gloomier.

Matthew looked uneasily at his cousin, and then glanced at the officials of Auspicious Meeting standing in the shadows. He quietly moved his fingers and slid them to the pocket on the side of his robe.

Through the thin silk satin, the hard, angular sensation of his law book in the pocket put him instantly at ease.

The two gentlemen chatting seemed quite accustomed to the atmosphere of mutual ridicule. The fat wizard seated behind the table didn’t seem inclined toward any rash actions – even Sepulano managed to leisurely shift his posture.

Sir Friedman shifted his body, revealing Matthew beside him.

”Allow me to introduce,” the Duke politely tilted his head, speaking to Sepulano, ”This is my cousin, Matthew Karen. Today I brought him to familiarize himself with the castle... By the way, he is the son of Count Angulé Karen and Countess Lindsay O’Brien Karen. He is not just some weaned little vampire.”

”Isn’t he a freshman?” Sepulano snorted.

”Not all freshmen are the same,” Sir Friedman raised a finger, shaking it lightly, ”Matthew is enrolled in Astronomy Class 08-1, the class where Old Yao serves as a counselor... You know, it’s not easy to get into Old Yao’s class. Fortunately, our family still holds some prestige so we didn’t have to exert too much effort.”

Hearing this, a subtle change appeared on Sepulano’s face – the first time Matthew saw this fat wizard’s facial expression change. Unfortunately, to him, it didn’t seem like a good thing.

”That’s absolutely right.” Sepulano’s lips twitched, squeezing out a strange smile, ”Not all freshmen are the same... If I remember correctly, there is a male scholarship student in Old Yao’s class who won the best hunter in this year’s freshman competition? Looks like the class led by Dean Yao truly stands out.”

Matthew took a gentle breath.

Starting school over two months ago and because he was often staying in Sir Friedman’s lounge, he slowly began to understand the feud between Zheng Qing and his cousin. Although the storm had gradually calmed, and Arthur Ness had been duly punished, the Duke remained unsatisfied with the final handling of the matter to the extent that the name was rarely mentioned in the lounge.

”...There were many weird rumors at the academy a few days ago, such as me scaring an Jiuyou scholarship student with nightmares, and someone else releasing a Wild Demon in the middle of the night, etc.” Upon saying this, the fat wizard slightly lowered his volume, ”Of course, we know... these are all rumors... very, very juvenile rumors.”

”Perhaps you should talk to that young man called Zheng Qing to end these chaotic rumors.”

Upon hearing this half-warning and half-conciliatory word, Sir Friedman instantly recalled Sima Yi’s failed plan, recalled the Kappa Monster which was dismembered by the lake, and his mood worsened.

He looked expressionlessly at the fat wizard for a few seconds, wonder how much the man opposite to him knew.

He paused, then turned back and pointed at the wizard behind the table, and said to Matthew:

”You probably guessed, this is Sepulano... sorry, Mr. Mike Gold Sepulano. The newly elected vice president of the Alpha Student Union, the president of Auspicious Meeting, and one of the important partners of Augustus. His Auspicious Hunting Team is ranked seventeenth in the entire First College, just one or two places lower than our 3A Hunting Team. Of course, you may have heard of his worthless brother, who is the pig demon suppressed in the Great Ming Pavilion...”

”Eleventh,” the wizard sitting behind the table suddenly leaned forward, sporting a malicious smile at the two guests. His fleshy cheeks jiggled, speaking clearly, adding, ”Now, Auspicious Hunting Team is ranked eleventh.”

”Perhaps you were busy showing our castle to your cousin, so you might have some delay in your information – of course, we all know that your information has always been inaccurate. According to the latest issue of ’Road of the Glorious Hunting Team’, the Auspicious Hunting Team’s ranking has surpassed 3A, officially ranking eleventh in the First College.”