Chapter 284 - 284: Final Exam (Part 2) (1/2)

Lillie huffed. ”Senior Brother's mistaken. It was 229-200 in my favor.”

Han Taiyi's respect for Death faltered.

Death spluttered, not expecting his Junior Sister to deny him glory and face. ”I-I was—I was going easy on you!”

”Yeah right.” Ethan scoffed.

Death's eyebrow twitched, deciding to ignore Ethan's retort. ”I demand a race then! Right now.” He stomped his foot, nose flaring in determination to regain his abused ego. ”If I win, you'll give me your wine—”

”I refuse.”

”...?!” Death stumbled at Lillie's sharp and unhesitant answer.

”But, but...”

”We've wasted time as it is. Also, I see nothing of benefit if I agree to your trivial challenge.” Lillie folded her arms in resolute.

”But wouldn't you like to see how much things have change? I heard they've added traps now! And, and, uh...oh! To make things more excited, the Academy concocted a little game for everyone.” Death ran after her when he realized that he was left alone and they continue walking towards the gondola station.

”Wait, wait! Aw, come on, Junior Sis! Give me a chance to reclaim my face, d*mn it!” He pulled the hem of her baggy shirt childishly. ”Okay, okay, it's not a race anymore and I won't try to take your wine. We'll just look around so that your boy to—ehem, your husband...can see the beauty of the forest.”

”Beauty?” Han Taiyi and Chu Lizheng parroted incredulously.

Yeah, the forest is a beauty alright. A deadly one, that is. You might have a chance to enjoy what mother nature has to offer in this forest of death only if you're crazy and skilled as this pair of sibling disciples.

”Please be reminded that we are accompanied by my new friends, Han Taiyi and Chu Lizheng,” The two Sun students took this as an opening to finally acknowledge the white-haired man.

Bowing curtly with their hands over their chest, greeting him with a palm-hold-fist salute.

He's still a Grand Disciple—even if he acts like a toddler high in sugar—and thus, they are inclined to treat him consistently.

Though, Han Taiyi and Chu Lizheng were not apologetic in unsubtly ignoring him.

He's practically everywhere in the Academy. Every students had caught glimpses of the white-haired man numerous times that they've grown used to him already.

So, no one could really blame them if they're no longer fascinated in the face they see almost everyday.

And when Han Taiyi and Chu Lizheng were Sky students, he was the Immortal student responsible to mentor their class for two months, once every week.

At first, they saw Death as a beacon of light. They placed him on a high pedestal, expecting to learn great things from him.

Huh! If you call someone napping while leaving his students to self-study a mentor, then Han Taiyi would like to apply!

But they weren't quick to judge his odd method. Han Taiyi, Chu Lizheng, and the rest of their class, in the beginning, thought that Grand Disciple Death was teaching them patience and independence, or that they need to do something to prove that they were worthy of his time.

Oh, how they were wrong.

After several times, they ultimately realized that he was using their time—with the pretense of giving them lessons—to slack off!

Nope, they weren't ignoring him because they held a grudge. Nope, they weren't being petty, not in the slightest!

”I'm certain they're eager to reach the Academy to receive their points and relax after their mission endeavors.” Lillie justified wisely.