High School of Demon Hunting

Chapter 2769: Chapter 990: Simply Taking a Stroll

Jiuyou Academy.

Dean’s office.

Old Yao sat behind the large desk, patiently and meticulously packing tobacco into his pipe. A slender golden flood dragon struggled and howled at the elder wizard’s fingertips, then was gradually pushed into the pipe with little resistance.

Exceptionally tiny, yet it brought about a heart-stopping sensation.

However, Professor Yao’s gaze did not focus on the tobacco or the pipe but instead looked upward, squinting at the undulating smoke above, observing the fleeting images within, his eyes full of reflection: ”—No wonder everyone wants to become a legend. Without being a legend, how can one truly know the essence of life?”

”Being a legend comes with responsibilities and duties, not so you can spy on student gossip!”

A reproachful voice sounded in the dean’s ears, and the next second, Professor Emma’s domineering presence filled the previously somewhat sparse office, the dark red and silver dividing the room distinctly in half: ”—If you have extra energy to watch kids play house, why not spare some to care about that project at Edge Academy.”

Professor Yao finally moved his gaze from the smoke above.

”Can I participate in that project too?”

He looked at Professor Emma with a somewhat playful gaze: ”Additionally, I wasn’t spying on students’ gossip; I was comprehending the true meaning of magic... Just like the last time you told me in this office, ’Sacrifice is an ancient magic, adhering to the principle of equivalent exchange’—the principle of equivalent exchange is ubiquitous in the entire realm of magic.”

He seemed to be mocking the ’equivalent exchange’ that had just taken place between two young witches on campus.

And also might be emphasizing something else.

Professor Emma was silent for a moment.

”The new project at Edge Academy has drawn a lot of attention within the alliance.”

She did not directly address the subtext in the office owner’s words, her expression faint, speaking on her own: ”—To protect the school’s achievements, we must unite. Lady Shi Hui can keep the Great Wizard Conference neutral. But just relying on myself and Mr. Ruo Yu cannot handle the covetousness of the Wizard Council, Moon Council, and the Dark Council at the same time. You are the school’s legend, and in this matter, you need to stay in sync with the school.”

”So?”

Old Yao chuckled, placed the pipe in his mouth, and took a heavy puff; the golden flood dragons turned from red to black amid silent howls, transforming into slender ashes curling up.

Professor Emma was silent for a moment, eventually stepping back to the red line she had prepared herself for: ”—Since I’m standing here today, you should understand what it means. Much like Atlas’s mark, I also believe the triangular shape is the most stable.”

The dean of Jiuyou Academy laughed: ”Compared to Alpha Academy, I think you are more suited to Atlas... I’ve told you this once before, and I’m saying it again today.”

”Whatever you say.” Professor Emma’s mood was apparently not very pleasant, she maintained a stern face: ”Since you have no other objections...”

”Won’t those crows cause trouble?” Professor Yao interrupted her.

Professor Emma frowned slightly.

Old Yao chuckled, tapped the pipe on the desk, and pointed to that little pile of remaining ashes: ”I’ve always liked a saying by Albert—doing the same thing every day, yet expecting a different result one day, is an early symptom of insanity—what those crows are doing, their predecessors and the predecessors of their predecessors have repeated countless times, everyone turned to ashes, why do they think they are different?”

”They are not the unusual ones, you know that.” Professor Emma’s voice was somewhat low.

”But they are undoubtedly the biggest variable in the whole project.”

The dean of Jiuyou Academy sat up straight, his expression and tone became serious: ”I can hardly understand why the school would allow such a big risk to host such an important project.”

Contrarily.

Professor Emma laughed instead: ”Just as you just said—the principle of equivalent exchange—the greater the risk, the higher the reward, isn’t that so?”

Before the words were finished, the witch’s figure had already gradually faded away, soon disappearing from the office.

A deep dark red surged from behind the desk, filling the room once more in the blink of an eye.

...

...

Returning to Greenhill Mansion in the evening.

Su Shijun, upon entering, immediately noticed Su Ya, who was crouching in the garden catching bugs, and lightly coughed.

The little fox lady jumped up with a whoosh.

”Miss!”

She slyly rubbed the dirt off her hands behind her back, bowed obediently in greeting, entirely unaware that a dazed little green worm was still perched on her head: ”I was applying hemp residue on the oleander in the garden, the oleander is blooming so early this year, it’s only May, and it’s already budding...”

A sprite flew by and helped her catch the little green worm bobbing its head.

”—Li Meng is your good friend, right?” Su Shijun interrupted the little fox lady’s rambling, asking directly.

This question was completely unexpected for Su Ya.

She had thought the miss would reprimand her for leaving without reason—in the afternoon, she went to the lab and couldn’t find the miss, and upon returning to the mansion, she received Li Meng’s paper crane and knew the miss already knew she went out, so she was a bit anxious the whole afternoon.

Dazed for a moment, the little fox lady came to her senses, cautiously nodding: ”Mm...”

”Very good.”

The owner of Greenhill Mansion rarely praised the little fox lady: ”After you finish your tasks at the mansion, you can go out and play more with her. You’re of the same age, there should be a lot to talk about. Mm, you can also bring her here as a guest, and if it gets too late, she can stay over, it’s alright.”

She appeared exceptionally generous.

Not far away, Su Man stood quietly with a slightly puzzled expression, but her confusion didn’t last long since Su Shijun turned to look at her.

”Have you finished Dong Dong’s homework? What about Zheng Su 123’s homework?”

She began her daily routine check, and with the return of the mansion’s owner, the enormous estate seemed like a precision instrument, every component starting to operate precisely and efficiently.

Ten o’clock at night.

The whole mansion was about to fall asleep.

Before Su Man left the main study, Su Shijun gave an instruction: ”Oh right, leave a small door open in the hall tonight, I might go out for a bit...”

”Need to prepare an escort?” Su Man thought the mansion owner was going on a journey.

”No, it’s not necessary, just going out for a stroll and will be back soon... everything as usual, just leave a small door open.” Su Shijun replied, a somewhat mysterious smile appearing on her face.