Vol 2 Chapter 9.2 (1/2)
Chapter 9 – The Divine Music Division Treasure Trove(II)
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While listening to Nina’s speech, Ye Yin Zhu couldn’t help but feel exulted in his heart. Three hundred gold coins would be enough to pay for his expenses for a very long time. He would also receive an instrument. Before Yin Zhu could become too happy, however, he heard Nina say, “Ye Yin Zhu is excluded from this. He is a new student who, on the first day of school, clashed with a student from another division. Normally he wouldn’t be allowed to partic.i.p.ate in the tournament as a form of punishment.”
“Grandma Nina, please don’t,” Yin Zhu cried out piteously. Without realizing, he had offended Nina again by opposing her words.
“Well, I have made my decision. If you cannot bring the Divine Music division to victory, then your tuition fee will be doubled.”
“Eh?” Only now did Yin Zhu find out just how terrifying Grandmother Nina could be. In the future, he had to be sure to watch his tongue around her. He kept silent with a bitter face.
Xue Ling lowered her head and giggled. She said, “Your dejected appearance is just too adorable.”
Ye Yin Zhu replied helplessly, “Men shouldn’t be called adorable.”
At this moment, a girl at the front of the cla.s.sroom stood up and said, “Dean Nina, I will also partic.i.p.ate.”
She was tall, beautiful, and appeared to be a bit older than Xue Ling and Lan Xi. Her temperament was prominent and slightly arrogant, giving her a n.o.ble aura. The most eye-catching part of her body were the two long legs peeking out from beneath her school uniform.
Lan Xi lowered her voice and whispered into Yin Zhu’s ear, “Her name is Kong Que, and her musical instrument is the pipa. Also, she seems to be at the Advanced Level Red Rank, making her more powerful than Xue Ling and me.”
“Just a moment ago, Grandmother Nina said our Divine Music division is the best division in Milan Inst.i.tution for Magic and Martial Arts. This is not true. Don’t all of the other divisions call us trash?”
Lan Xi giggled and replied, “That’s true, but the claim is about our status, not our strength. During our Divine Music division’s most valiant period, there were nine princesses—one from each country. Naturally, out of all the school’s divisions, these princesses were the best. Thus the claim of being the best division is well-deserved.”
“Ah! What about you? What’s your position?”
Lan Xi said secretively, “You can’t ask that. The ident.i.ty of each and every Divine Music division student is kept highly confidential. After all, the mainland countries don’t have a harmonious relations.h.i.+p with each other. Here everyone is merely a student.”