High School of Demon Hunting

Chapter 2759: Chapter 980: Bringing an Accusation

Su Shi Jun has been quite troubled lately.

As the only Moon Council Upper Member with an official position at First University, the council always attempts to probe through her whenever they have ideas about the school.

For example, recently there has been widespread rumor in the Alliance that First University is developing a special device capable of releasing a Forbidden Curse to solidify Edge Academy’s foundation after its formal establishment. The old folks in the Moon Council immediately became interested, sending people to Greenhill Mansion every other day, hoping she could find out more about the project’s specifics.

This was very annoying.

The reason she stayed at First University was half to access the cutting-edge magic knowledge within the Alliance and explore her own magic path, and half to avoid the intrigues within the Moon Council. Yet, much to her chagrin, despite distancing herself this much, those old guys in the council still wouldn’t leave her alone.

Arguing was not an option.

It didn’t fit her image as the number one beauty of the wizard world, and as an Upper Member of the Moon Council, her base was rooted in this colossal entity. Clashing with the elders of the council would only drag her into a bigger mire.

But it’s unwise to follow the council’s orders to snoop around.

Although on the surface, the school hadn’t shown much defensiveness towards her, behind the scenes, they were very courteous in limiting her observation range to a definite area.

The old saying was true: courtesy is reciprocal.

If she acted ’impolitely,’ the school is likely to retaliate in kind—especially now when the atmosphere in the school is particularly delicate, with Elder Ruoyu, Professor Emma, and Professor Yao, three looming figures casting odd shadowy shapes over the vast campus. Before matters become clearer, she, as an outsider, is best off avoiding actions that might cause misunderstandings.

Therefore, she could only choose the clumsiest way to handle things.

Hide.

As long as she didn’t see the messengers sent by the council, she could pretend not to hear those old guys’ demands.

”Miss, are you going back to the mansion tonight?”

Sister Man stood at the office door and knocked—To avoid harassment by council messengers, Su Shi Jun spent most of her time in the lab and sent away most of the decision-making head maids in the mansion, leaving only the ’undecided’ Su Ya and other low-level maids.

”All gone?”

The office owner didn’t look up, focused on the day’s experiment report.

”No... not sure.”

Sister Man, who was usually calm, showed a trace of helplessness: ”Today, I didn’t receive any report from Su Ya, I feel like she overslept again. However, you haven’t been back to the mansion for two days, you should check Miss Dongdong’s homework.”

”The teacher they sent from home is very responsible, no need to worry about that... The only concern is seeing her naughty appearance when I return home, which I can’t resist scolding.”

Su Shi Jun sighed, finally raising her head, rubbing her temples, then she suddenly raised her eyebrows: ”Hm? Why is he here?”

...

...

”——I, I’m here to see Dongdong!”

The wet black gemstone cat crawled out from the stream, answering dryly, ”As for being in the water, it’s because I was too angry, worried I’d explode, so I went in there to calm down.”

”Why are you angry?”

”Because I called him ’Zheng Zha,’ Miss.” Already being lifted by the Head Maid by her ear, Su Ya wisely shifted the conflict to another aspect.

The black cat looked up at the little fox girl with her tail drooping and chuckled: ”I wouldn’t get into cold water just for your name-calling... Everyone says the Prime Minister’s gatekeeper is a seventh-rank official. Today I’ve seen it.”

Su Ya, seeing her trick didn’t work, immediately changed tactics.

”How was I to know who you are!”

She justifiably pointed at the fist-sized black gemstone cat, not daring to look at the mansion’s owner but instead turned to the Head Maid still holding her ear: ”Sister Man, look, can you tell who he is?”

The Head Maid nodded slightly: ”——Yes.”

The little fox girl was speechless, unable to say anything.

But the lady she had always worried about gave her a surprise.

”Mm, not bad.”

Su Shi Jun ’picked’ up the black gemstone cat from the ground and used the other hand to free Su Ya from the Head Maid’s grip, rubbing the little fox girl’s head: ”——One must never let someone they don’t recognize into the mansion, you’ve done well in this regard. Keep it up. Even if it comes to the mansion again next time...”

She waved the black gemstone cat in front of the little fox girl, supplementing, ”——If you’re still unsure of its identity, you still can’t let it in, got it?”

”Okay, Miss!”

Su Ya didn’t expect the turn of events and was so pleased that her eyes squinted into a line, even her furry ears poked out from her hair, happily twitching.

The black gemstone cat was left dumbfounded.

But quickly it realized that having strict entry rules wasn’t necessarily a bad thing.

”Do you have a pass for the mansion’s entry? Can you give me one?” It thought of a new idea, spreading its tiny claw in front of Su Shi Jun.

The Greenhill Mansion’s owner pinched the little paw, brought it to her face, surveyed it thoroughly, and shook her head: ”If I give you a pass, can you keep it safe?”

The black gemstone cat was neither a black cat nor a shadow cat.

Its combat strength was so weak that it couldn’t even keep its position as Lord of the Cat Fruit Tree.

The little fox girl cautiously let out a laugh.

The black gemstone cat’s face immediately turned sour: ”If you won’t give me one... Next time I leave, I’ll bring a bundle of binding talismans, and whoever doesn’t let me in will be hung up and beaten.”

It shot a threatening look at the little fox girl.

The little fox girl’s fur bristled instantly, pointing at the black gemstone cat and yelling: ”Miss, did you hear that? It wants to hang you up and beat you! You just said not to let it through the door!”

The black gemstone cat’s face turned green.

...

...

Midnight.

Under the Cat Fruit Tree.

After encountering the wet, disgruntled black gemstone cat in the evening, it poured out its grievances to the White Jade Cat, lamenting the Wizard World’s magic power supremacy and the foxes looking down on others; while considering what kind of amulet it should carry, so as not to be controlled by a little fox maid.

The White Jade Cat quietly listened to its complaints.

Quietly stared at it.

Until the black gemstone cat felt a chill down its spine, slowly realizing something was amiss, and closed its mouth.

The White Jade Cat finally spoke leisurely: ”——So, you went to Greenhill Mansion even when you were free? Why don’t I see you helping out at D&K? After Ears Brother started school, hasn’t Hank been complaining all the time about being unable to handle the store business alone?”

This was a killer question.

The black gemstone cat knew it could never admit that it was too small to be of help even if it went to the shop, it also couldn’t admit it went to Greenhill Mansion out of sheer boredom.

”——What do you mean free? I was going there to demand justice!” It retorted righteously.