High School of Demon Hunting

Chapter 2652: Chapter 873: Their Names

Raised for nearly two years.

Zheng Qing had long regarded these sprites as family.

So when Su Shijun asked the question, he was momentarily dazed before coming to his senses—Oh right, the original owner of these sprites was that flight attendant on the entrance ceremony plane. What was her name again?

Su Qijun.

Su Shijun.

As these names flashed through his mind, Zheng Qing had already connected Su Ya’s misunderstanding, the appearance of the Great Elf, and Su Shijun’s question, reaching a final conclusion.

Fortunately, he listened to Xiao Xiao’s advice and didn’t send these little ancestors to the girls’ dormitory.

He secretly rejoiced.

The owner of Greenhill Mansion clearly understood the boy’s expression and decided not to further trouble him, leading a Great Elf while rubbing her hair and carefully assessing her appearance, casually asking, ”...Are you planning to let them stay here?”

The captured Great Elf stood trembling, completely unmoving, with her wings behind her tightly curled; the other two Great Elves shrunk behind Zheng Qing, trying hard to lessen their presence. It was only those sprites that, after overcoming the initial panic, adapted to the comfortable and familiar atmosphere and, encouraged by Poseidon, played hide and seek around Zheng Qing without a care.

Upon hearing Su Shijun’s question, Zheng Qing first nodded but then belatedly realized her question.

”You know they are sprites?”

He pointed to the Great Elf in front of him.

But as soon as the words left his mouth, Zheng Qing knew the question was foolish. He pretended not to see Su Ya’s disdainful look, paused, but couldn’t resist asking, ”Aren’t you curious?”

He felt Su Shijun was too ’calm’ facing these three Great Elves.

If remembered correctly, these Great Elves did not exist in this world before today. Their appearance was nearly equivalent to announcing the birth of a new ’extraordinary race’—Theoretically, only the top Big Wizards had the power to create an extraordinary race, and the birth of a new extraordinary race generally signified the emergence of a new legend.

The most recent related event should be the Rat Immortal creating the ’Mouse Clan.’ Of course, this case was quite special, because the Underground Rat Clan was originally a failed semi-product by the Rat Immortal. The Rat Immortal unexpectedly gained an opportunity to advance legendary status in the Black Prison, and with mutual assistance, the Mouse Clan was eventually born.

”Curious, but not curious.”

Su Shijun looked up at Zheng Qing, suddenly extended a finger, lifting his chin, and stared into his eyes with a slight smile: ”I just feel that such things should be quite normal for you. Perhaps, for Su Shijun’s man, this level should be expected.”

Zheng Qing’s face blushed instantly.

Although having encountered this numerous times, he still found this level of frankness a little overwhelming. This was not a matter of thick or thin skin, but rather she was too beautiful, making it perpetually unfamiliar.

Is she going to pin him against the wall next!

But there isn’t a wall behind me!

The young warlock’s mind was a chaotic mess, stiffly attempting to lean back and avoid that finger.

Fortunately, Su Shijun didn’t make any more ’tiger and wolf’ moves, taking the Great Elf’s hand and turning to walk inside the mansion, with Su Ya hurriedly curling her tail following behind.

While turning, she snapped her fingers, a flash of azure fire briefly appearing at her fingertips. Zheng Qing recognized it as a trace of the ’Bluebird Messaging’ spell but was unclear whom Su Shijun was contacting.

He raised his hand to wipe his chin, faintly residual ethereal fragrance making him somewhat intoxicated. He shook his head vigorously and quickly followed up.

In his ear, the mansion owner’s voice lightly drifted: ”...Additionally, energy is limited. You know, I’m currently hosting the school’s ’Two-dimensional Evolution Laboratory,’ doing things not entirely unrelated to life magic, but the intersection is minimal. There’s no more energy to waste on the word ’curiosity’...”

Zheng Qing tried to dismiss his chaotic thoughts, aiming to express his current calm with an ’insightful viewpoint’: ”I thought ’Two-dimensional Evolution’ and ’Life Evolution’ fell under the same domain.”

Su Shijun turned to look at him, raised her eyebrows slightly: ”It’s quite impressive you thought of this...I originally planned to bring this up later, but since you’ve thought about it...my laboratory has a few assistant positions, do you want to sign for them? Consider it payment for writing your thesis.”

Zheng Qing instinctively wanted to refuse.

Joking aside, the first time he entered the so-called Two-dimensional Evolution Laboratory, his shadow was cut off. Who knows what after borrowing these Great Elves, the witch will cut off!

However, before he could speak, someone not far away spoke for him.

”What they should be doing now is studying, not entering the laboratory.”

Korma stood at the mansion entrance, leaning against the door, holding a cup of milk tea and gestured to Zheng Qing: ”...I’m here to handle their enrollment.”

Zheng Qing was stunned.

He didn’t recall sending a letter to the North District Great Wise Person.

”I just notified her.”

Su Shijun explained Zheng Qing’s confusion, raising her hand to touch the Great Elf’s head beside her, her eyes smiling: ”These little creatures need a proper identity, and there’s no better entry point than Edge Academy...They can familiarize themselves with the Mouse People created by the Old Rat Head and mutually assist each other.”

As she spoke, she also arrived at the entrance, handing the Great Elf’s hand to Korma: ”You arrived quickly, carrying a cup? Joining the laboratory doesn’t conflict with enrollment, when we went to school, who didn’t work hard labor in a lab?”

Korma didn’t argue much with the mansion owner on this.

After all, she wasn’t the owner of these Great Elves.

She accepted the Great Elf’s hand, squatted down, carefully examining her appearance. Newly born, surrounded by two Big Wizards, the Great Elf was somewhat at a loss, pitifully turning back to look at Zheng Qing, eyes full of plea.

”Don’t be afraid, they aren’t bad people.” Zheng Qing soothingly held her other hand.

The Great Elf visibly calmed down.

”Truly, an astonishing creation.”

Korma’s tone was filled with admiration, fingertips brushing the Great Elf’s cheek, hair, as though touching an exquisite artwork, then abruptly asked: ”Do they have names?”

This was indeed something Zheng Qing hadn’t considered.

”Of course they have.”

Su Shijun, having shed her cloak not far away, answered this for Zheng Qing: ”The one you’re holding is Zheng Suyi, the two behind are Zheng Sushuang and Zheng Susu.”

Zheng Qing blinked, looked left, and looked right.

Forgive his untrained eye, he couldn’t tell which was ’two’, and which was ’three’.