High School of Demon Hunting

Chapter 2858: Chapter 1079: Simply Because of This

This might be the first time the two vice-deans of Edge Academy have sat down together for such open and in-depth discussions about the academy’s stance towards various forces inside and outside the alliance.

Very brief, yet profound.

Korma was surprised to find that Professor Montreya, whom she had always thought of as conservative and rigid, unexpectedly maintained a somewhat radical and firm attitude in safeguarding the interests of fringe wizards.

This made her quite delighted.

Yet she hesitated, wondering if she had misunderstood the professor’s words earlier.

After all, at this moment, sitting in the pub, the two of them were also engaging in a kind of game – they must cooperate in order to protect the interests of Edge Academy, but after the academy’s establishment, the division of interests within the academy becomes another problem.

As Professor Montreya said, the more one party gains, the less the other party receives.

The special constructs of the Giant God Soldier are currently the academy’s largest ’share’.

Obtaining a Giant God Soldier not only means she will have the capability to face higher-level wizards, but it also means she has a great possibility to become the first dean of Edge Academy.

As she hesitated.

Professor Montreya suddenly changed the topic to something she didn’t expect: ”——Since you’ve already met the review board and know you will become the controller of the primary prototype, why did you provoke that child in the afternoon?”

This question had quite a leap.

Korma was stunned for a moment, then snapped out of her chaotic thoughts.

Undoubtedly, the ’child’ mentioned by the professor refers to Zheng Qing, but what does provoking him have to do with tonight’s conversation?

She furrowed her brows, revealing a rare trace of youthful witch mischief: ”How could it be considered provoking? It was just a minor jest and trying to see if he might voluntarily withdraw from the test... If he withdrew, then the remaining two special constructs could be just right for the two of us, eliminating any competition between us.”

This was indeed her most simple thought.

After all, as vice-dean of the Edge Academy, she also had to learn to think from a higher perspective, learn to ’unite’, learn to strive for more interests for the edges.

”...Unity is crucial for the Edge Academy now. I have prophesied many times, that is the way with the highest probability that he exits this project... Very unfortunate that you interrupted it.” The witch shook her wine glass, watching the deep blue liquid sway, couldn’t help but sigh softly, obviously still somewhat regretful.

Professor Montreya gave a bitter smile.

”Indeed.”

He rubbed the corner of his eye and sighed: ”This is the greatest deficiency of the Northern District Wizards. The foundation is too shallow, lacks sufficient allies and sources of information... I guess you probably don’t know why you could surpass me, pass the review board’s scrutiny, and become the controller of the primary prototype?”

The young witch was somewhat dissatisfied with the word ’deficiency’, but suddenly hearing the last question, she was stunned: ”Why? Isn’t it to balance the power within the Edge Academy?”

Although both she and Professor Montreya were vice-deans of Edge Academy, compared to Montreya, who came from an ancient clan, had long been listed in the Great Wizard Conference of the alliance, and had been teaching at the First University for a long time, the support Korma had from the Northern District Wizards seemed especially weak.

She originally thought the school arranged for her to control the primary prototype to counterbalance Professor Montreya.

Hearing this, there’s more inside information?

”Before coming to see you tonight, I met with Vice Principal Ruoyu.” Professor Montreya’s expression was solemn, his tone indifferent: ”——He mentioned that last Christmas, the child took you to meet his teacher. The school knew about this, so they gave you that special construct.”

Korma fell into complete silence.

For a long time.

She murmured with a difficult voice: ”——Just because of this?”

”Exactly because of this.”

Professor Montreya breathed a long sigh, his expression indescribable, whether envy, regret, or melancholy but altogether very complex: ”Perhaps the mister doesn’t care about such trifles, but the school cannot ignore it. After all, in a certain sense, you might be one of the last outsiders he meets.”

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When the moon rose to the zenith.

The Black Gem Cat furtively scaled the walls of Court No. 33 on Gu Diao Street, and under the moon’s shadowing care, stealthily slipped into the Sakura Pub along the base of the wall.

Regardless of ’covering tracks’ or ’feeling guilty like a thief’ issues.

Purely because this Stone Cat intended to exercise its nocturnal hunting instincts, acting on its own initiative.

The door of the Sakura Pub was not closed, leaving a very narrow gap, just enough for the Black Gem Cat to squeeze through while holding its breath. There was no one in the pub, except for a cluster of house-kept fireflies sprawling under the beam, feebly stirring their belly, casting a faint glow. The glow fell on the bar, precisely covering the pub owner.

When the Black Gem Cat struggled its way up the bar, it was surprised to find that Korma seemed drunk, resting her head on her arm, staring dazedly at the empty wine bottle beside her.

The Black Gem Cat flicked its tail.

Feeling a bit of trouble.

It hadn’t yet reunited with the main body today, only napped under the Cat Fruit Tree at dusk when suddenly received instructions from the main body to come to Sakura Pub at night. However, it was not told any specific task, only ambiguously indicated that it would know once it arrived.

Know what?

That Korma had drunk too much?

Could it possibly want it to drag her to the Cat Fruit Tree?

These thoughts laced with mischievous delight flashed through the Black Gem Cat’s mind, as it stretched a paw in front of the witch’s eye: ”Yo, young girl? Know who I am?”

The witch’s eyeballs slightly turned, giving it a glance.

”A stone.” She precisely identified the identity of the Black Gem Cat.

This left it feeling boring.

”Since you know I’m a stone, then you’re clear-minded, right?” It pushed aside the wine bottle, grandly squatting in front of the witch’s nose, querying with its head extended: ”——You know why I came today, don’t you?”

The witch didn’t answer its question.

Instead, she stared blankly at the piece of leaf from the oak tree on the Black Gem Cat’s forehead, particularly at the virtual shadow of the circling Little Dragon imprinted on the leaf.

Before tonight, she might have seen the blue Little Dragon, seen the leaf on the forehead of the Black Gem Cat, but she never seriously contemplated the reason for their existence. However, the earlier conversation with Professor Montreya seemed to have cleared the fog, giving her a deeper understanding of this world.

Though she was already adequately acquainted with this cruel world.

A cat paw waved in front of her eyes.

Indicating her not to zone out.

”I don’t know, don’t care, not interested.” The witch yawned big: ”——You come look for me, yet ask me what you wish to do, is this reasonable?”