High School of Demon Hunting

Chapter 950: Chapter 12 People from the Mage Alliance

However, it was rare for this cat to speak such a long sentence, so Zheng Qing felt he shouldn’t just give up.

”Since there’s no difference, Brother Huang, you might as well tell me too,” he tried to inquire further, while flattering, ”Without the gentleman by my side, you are my teacher... Thus, imparting knowledge, teaching, and solving doubts also fall to you.”

The ears on top of the Yellow Flowered Cat’s head twitched, as it looked around without responding to the young wizard’s flattery.

However, seeing its whiskers quiver, it was clearly very pleased with Zheng Qing’s attitude.

After pausing for a while, and seeing that the Yellow Flowered Cat still had no intention of speaking, Zheng Qing, undeterred, continued to press, ”You must tell me how that Wild Demon appeared in the residential area, right? I remember the school told me that there’s a Mage Alliance’s safety barrier near my home, which can not only expel nearby Wild Demons but also shield my aura... If that’s the case, that dog demon shouldn’t have appeared in front of me at all!”

This time, the Yellow Flowered Cat finally stopped pretending to be deaf and dumb.

”It’s indeed strange, this is also a problem that perplexes me.” It folded its ears back, showing uncertainty, ”From what we can see now, that barrier indeed failed to function.”

”So! You should tell me what those guys are coveting!” Zheng Qing slapped his thigh, urgently saying, ”You need an assistant, another perspective to help you organize these issues... after all, two heads are better than one. You talk to me about it, maybe it would spark new ideas.”

”I am a cat, not a person, meow.” The Yellow Flowered Cat firmly rejected Zheng Qing’s suggestion, while also reminding, ”I only said that this matter ’might’ be related to your identity, but it’s also possible that the Little Demon blundered its way in. If a wizard really wanted to do something to you, they definitely wouldn’t send just one Little Wild Demon.”

Zheng Qing puckered his lips, somewhat disappointed by the cat’s sharp reasoning. Of course, he didn’t expect to pressure Cat Brother into divulging anything significant, but it was still worth a try, right?

After all, there was nothing to lose.

”...regardless, I’m only responsible for your safety during the holidays, not intent on serving as an investigator for the Mage Alliance or First University.” The Yellow Flowered Cat said, suddenly lifting its tail high, which pointed obliquely to a pavilion on the other side of the open space:

”If you have any doubts about the inefficacy of that safety barrier, you might want to ask him...”

Zheng Qing followed the direction indicated by its tail.

A wizard dressed in a black robe, sporting a Trident Sword insignia on his chest, silently appeared in that small pavilion—well, not exactly silently. There was a slight ’pop pop’ sound of air exploding as he appeared, but relative to the bustle of New Year’s, his noise seemed negligible.

He was an investigator from the Mage Alliance’s Bureau.

This wasn’t the first time Zheng Qing had dealt with them.

On his first day in the Wizard World, Zheng Qing had already encountered these ’wizard police’.

However, compared to the first encounter, today’s ’Trident’ seemed a bit inferior in both numbers and quality—compared to the incident at Great Ming Pavilion, today there was only one Trident Sword, and he seemed not much older than Zheng Qing.

As soon as he appeared, the Trident Sword began bustling about, continuously pulling out various small alchemy equipment from his bosom, occasionally throwing out a swarm of insects or a few seed-like items, and furthermore, a heavy Law Book floated leisurely by his side, occasionally scattering a few streaks of colorful luminescence.

Zheng Qing knew, that was the sign of casting magic through a Law Book.

He never figured out which magics the Trishula Commissioner had used or what he was doing from beginning to end.

Seeing that the unfamiliar wizard seemed intent on staying busy, Zheng Qing finally couldn’t contain himself and softly called out, ”Hello? May I interrupt?”

After calling out two or three times, the Trishula Commissioner finally responded.

”Wait a moment, just a moment,” The Trishula Commissioner hurriedly waved his hand to signal Zheng Qing to be patient and then continued with his work.

Just as Zheng Qing was hesitating whether to go home first and greet his family, the commissioner finally came over.

”Sorry for the wait,” the Trishula Commissioner said seriously as he extended his hand to Zheng Qing, shook it, and explained, ”Because time is tight and I am alone, I had to do some site investigation and recording first... I hope you can understand.”

Zheng Qing nodded repeatedly, without any objections.

”Oh, I forgot to introduce myself... I am a rapid response commissioner for the Mage Alliance Investigation Bureau, Li Yijin.” After introducing himself, the commissioner from the Trishula explained, ”We received a magic alert from Mage Alliance AQW—0801 at N36.08E111.52, suspecting a demon presence.... It seems now that it was a false alarm, sorry for the bother.”

Zheng Qing opened his mouth to speak when Li Yijin, the commissioner, spoke again, adding, ”I have re-adjusted the defenses of 0801 safe house, and all the magic guards are in very good condition...”

”But, there really was a demon just now!” Zheng Qing couldn’t hold back and interrupted.

”...Additionally, I have added another layer of ’Ost’s Guardian’... What did you say?” Li Yijin was halfway when he finally realized what Zheng Qing had just said, his eyebrows raised high, a look of surprise on his face.

”I mean, there really was a demon dog that appeared in our neighborhood just now,” Zheng Qing repeated honestly.

”A demon dog? Just now?” Li Yijin peeked around, utterly baffled. ”Here? Are you sure you’re not joking?”

Because his snooping around resembled the actions of Yellow Flowered Cat from earlier, Zheng Qing couldn’t help but laugh.

The Trishula Commissioner’s face immediately fell:

”I must remind you that falsely reporting a demon sighting constitutes a disturbance of public safety and is subject to a fine of between one and three jade coins. If the circumstances are serious, it could even lead to ten days of detention... So, I will ask you once more, are you sure a demon dog appeared in this neighborhood just now?”

Zheng Qing immediately stiffened his face and nodded seriously: ”I am sure.”

”Where is this demon dog then?” Li Yijin blinked, prompting.

”It was eaten by it.” Zheng Qing pointed innocently at the Yellow Flowered Cat by his feet.

”It ate it?” Li Yijin bent down to look at the glossy-furred, corpulent Flower Cat and showed a somewhat pained expression.

Yellow Flowered Cat sat squatting beside, lifting its head and puffing out its chest, its face full of disdain.