Volume 1 Chapter 2 (2/2)
A belittling voice sounded, and Feng Ping Lan turned to see the blue-haired boy fro behind him
”Where did you run off to? I couldn't find you anywhere,” the blue haired boy accused
”I went back to the house for a while…” Feng Ping Lan foolishly replied, ”Why are you here?”
”Of course it's because I have soh to take the initiative to co this, rolling his eyes
”Are you guys friends?” Bai Li Rui sized up the blue-haired boy, ”I'll say this first, if you want me to become friends with him too, I'll definitely refuse”
”He should be counted as so Lan didn't kno to explain their relationshi+p to him The boy in front of them could not even be counted as human
”What does that have anything to do with s to discuss with this guy!” The blue-haired boy waved his hand as if he was shooing away a small animal
Bai Li Rui knitted his eyebrows, looking at Feng Ping Lan, ”Can I hit him?”
”You probably shouldn't do that, huhtily tsked ”That will only hurt you”
”Oh? And what do you plan to do? Make hter from your chuunibyou tendencies?”
”Ahahaha! Don't be like that! We're all friends, get along with each other!” Feng Ping Lan quickly interrupted the effort to cool down the atmosphere
”Us to do with… with…”
”Conglong3” The blue-haired boy said unhappily
”Right, Conglong and I have soet me See you later!”
Before Bai Li Rui could ask any questions, Feng Ping Lan pulled Conglong out of the room into the laundry room at the end of the hallway
”Uht back on those blank eyes, his heart still carrying a lingering fear
”That was a lower-level de machine in the corner ”What's this?”
”A washi+ng machine, haven't you seen one before?”
”The underworld has no such thing We don't co curiously pressed the buttons on the header
”Only you can see it You released the seal, so your soul has a connection with us, causing you to have the ability to see us Also, demons don't just appear in the rooms, they're everywhere”
”The as the woman in our room? Why was she… clothed like that?”
”That was a succubus that lives on this floor, who’ll follow the wishes of those that reside here and transform into what they want to see in order to feed on their life force Low-level demons will be pretty hen they transform and won't won't be able to stay in that form forever, so they'll hide in the darkness”
”I see” Feng Ping Lan nodded his head A white blouse and unclothed legs were definitely a man's romance
Conglong pressed the buttons a few tily turned towards Feng Ping Lan, ”How do you operate this?”
”You have to insert a coin to use it”
”So why aren’t you putting a coin in?”
”I don't have any clothes to wash”
”Take off the clothes you're wearing, then”
”What?” This was really too e of clothes haven't arrived yet That would be too aard!”
”What's the difference? Looking at what happened last night, I thought that you didn't have any sense of sha impatiently curled his lip ”Strip noant to see it operate, hurry up”
”Alright, alright” Feng Ping Lan forced a s shocked by the pony-tailed nurse residing in the washi+ng ain!”
Conglong flicked his finger, a blue piece of shard shooting into the washi+ng irl to vanish
”This town is between torlds, so the lower-level demons can come here, but they have no physical bodies The demons who have evil intent towards humans are the ones that will be a threat to humans”
”They look like ghosts…”
”90 of ghosts are made up by lower-level demons They can be killed, but it's hard to maintain in this place so they exist in that o, and won't stay in this world Also, demons have a special interest in humans that see them, so if you show too much reaction to them, they will take the initiative to find you”
”Then what should I do?”
”The nore them”
”That's too hard…” Even a terrifying beauty would make his pulse almost stop If there were any more of this, he orried that his heart wouldn’t er
Feng Ping Lan threw the clothes into the washi+ngcouldn't wait andmachine to further inspect how it operated
”It'll stopif you open it”
”What? Hoould I know it isn't lazing off then?”
”Machines don't laze off”
”So you've never seen it inner, ”Get in and see what happens in it, then come out and tell me”
”Don't joke around! I'll die! Why isn't it you the one that goes in?”
”Because those are your dirty clothes” Conglong said obviously
Feng Ping Lan did not knohether to laugh or cry ”Well I'm sorry for that then…”
”That's right, you went back to our residence? Why?”
”Ah, because I wanted to check whether it was a drea Lan subconsciously looked at his wrist where the hand prints had faded slightly, ”I only found that half-human half-snake there”
”You saw Quetzal?” Conglong was astonished
”That's right”
”Quetzal doesn't like hu paused, ”But in retrospect, he stays clear of the things he hates, and I didn't think he would appear before you…”
”Oh really!” Knowing this bit, Feng Ping Lan couldn't help but feel pleased and high spirited ”What about you? Why did you come here especially to find me?”
”Who would come here especially—”
Not waiting for Conglong to finish, Feng Ping Lan started guessing by himself, ”Ah, did you come here specifically to warn me about the low-level demons, so that I would be prepared?”
Conglong was unhappy, ”What do you mean by specifically—”
”Thank you! You're really kind-hearted”
Conglong stared blankly Taking advantage of this, Feng Ping Lan spread his ar
”I unhappily at Feng Ping Lan ”You lowly bastard! Who gave you per Lan's waist hard, then freed himself forcefully
”Ah, it hurts” Feng Ping Lan released his grip, rubbing his waist
”You're not allowed to do that any warned
”Alright, I get it” Feng Ping Lan smiled, ”Is it just you who came?”
”Other than Quetzal, all the others have coate Si paused, ”That's the female and the blond one”
”What about the black haired and the white-haired one?”
”That's Morris6 and Dongya7” Conglong looked at the washi+ng ?”
”After washi+ng it'll need to rinse, so that'll take about twentyLan looked at his watch, it was already 11 ao borrow soether!”
Conglong thought for a moment, ”Byriel said that we have to observe the humans, so we can blend in with the me, I'll reluctantly accept”
”ItLan forced a smile
They went back to find Bai Li Rui organizing aLan's bare body, Bai Li Rui frowned ”What happened to your clothes?”
”It's currently in the wash…”
Bai Li Rui stayed silent for a few minutes, ”…So what did you do to cause you to need to wash them?”
”Nothing much, I just happened to dirty therabbed his head, ”Could you lend me some clothes?”
”Sure” Bai Li Rui opened a drawer, pulling out a gar, ”But do not 'just happen to dirty the these clothes…”
Zephaniah Acade hall, one on the northern side of the dorround It was connected to both the , where boys and girls fro boarding school life
It was four days until the actual classes started, so there were only freshmen present Other than the convenience store, there was only one stall open, the students thinly spread out at different tables
Bai Li Rui surveyed the dining hall like and eagle hunting its prey, quickly running over to a table in a corner near the toilets
”Are you sure you want to sit here?” Feng Ping Lan lookedat the other tables, ”It's a bit far from the stalls…”
”This table's nearer to what I desire…” Bai Li Rui purposefully kept up a profound exterior, saying this while staring at the table two places away froht thirst It was an expression found on a boy undergoing puberty
Conglong frowned, asking disapprovingly, ”Choosing a seat close to the toilets, are you interested in eating feces?”
”It's not that!” Bai Li Rui berated, lowering his voice, ”Do you see the table at the front?”
The two of them looked over to where Bai Li Rui had instructed, to see a quiet and gentle fe her lunch
”That's et” Bai Li Rui said proudly
”You want to steal her food?” Conglong frowned oncefroht as well eat the feces”
”You eat it! Who wants to steal her food! Are you doing this on purpose?!”
”Ahaha, Conglong is just joking around, aha it's so hu Lan hurriedly intercepted, forcing out a laugh, earning Conglong and Bai Li Rui's cold stares
Bai Li Rui looked at Conglong, ”Anyways, it'll be easier to talk to a girl that's by herself Even though she'll be cautious at first, it's easier than tackling a huge group at once”
”Oh! So Li Rui, you've decided tolady now?” Feng Ping Lan said excitedly
”No,doould be top suspicious, and it'll just alert her, this is an easy mistake to make We need to move step by step, make it look natural, we can't be hasty—”
Conglong interrupted impatiently, ”So what do you want to do?”
”Bai Li Rui stayed silent for a o order our lunches first”
Conglong rolled his eyes,with humans is really troublesome…”
The three of the Lan purposefully slowed down his footsteps to talk to Conglong behind Bai Li Rui, ”Are you okay with consu the food here?” He felt that the food that demons ate would be different from humans
”After reaching the human world, ill eat the human food to fit in with this world It's just that we don't consume food like how normal humans humans do”
”Then why does the demon from earlier consume humans' lifeforce?”
”A des that aren't physical Those low-level deher-level deh many different worlds, and will be much more difficult to be discovered, these are the characteristics of a higher being” Conglong grunted in disdain ”Our standing is her than those small fry”
Reaching the food stall, Conglong surveyed the dishes, putting on an unsatisfied expression
”Do you have milk or any dairy products?”
”They're available in the convenience store next door,” Feng Ping Lan pointed to the other shop
”Bring me there”
”Oh, alright,” he infor to the shop
He realized that he was now accusto and frank behaviour
Although he was haughty and arrogant, he didn't feel offended… Oh! Was he by chance having masochistic tendencies? Could it be that he wanted to be ordered around, su tied up and whipped? High school could really open many possibilities to him
While Feng Ping Lan was letting his ie was stuffed into his hands He turned his head to see a huge carton of domestic milk
”I want this one”
”Can't you pick a smaller one…”
”I' said moodily
”Only this?” Feng Ping Lan was flabbergasted, ”You don't need to eat anything else?”
”That's right” Conglong explained ”This is the substance that's the most suitable for me to consume This is different for every demon, but there is only one suited for them”
”What would happen if you ate anything else?”
”Nothing special would happen, it's just that I wouldn't like it There is of course soic to some foods, but those are rare cases Also, if we can't benefit frolong asked
”You're right” It looked like haughtiness was a normal characteristic of demons
”That's your lunch?” Right after returning to their seats, Bai Li Rui asked Conglong doubtfully about his choice of lunch
”It's none of your business, why don't you eat your feces!” Conglong opened the lid, sticking the straw inside, elegantly drinking it with a satisfied smile on his face
Looking at the aggressive ConglongLan suddenly felt that this kind of Conglong was actually quite cute
”Where's your food?” Bai Li Rui looked at the e, ”Are you planning on drinking the sah I'm not prejudiced towards a person's sexual inclinations, I' public displays of affections in front of me”
”Even though I don't knohat you're talking about, your opinions have nothing to do withimmediately rebutted
”I' until dinner to eat” He had spent too much money yesterday, and he'd probably have to do without a few meals in the next month
”Are you on a diet?” Bai Li Rui had a huge realization, ”Takingadvantage of the huge hype for va the appearance of a thin and sickly boy to gain the girls' pa”
”It's not that, I', ”Can I have your leftovers?”
”Of course, ”Bai Li Rui generously put out his lunchbox, ”When the girls ask you about ood impression will be left in them”
”No problem!”
Conglong looked froetables fro silently in deep thought
Suddenly, a little ee sparrow appeared fro on their table
Feng Ping Lan stared at the colorful bird in shock, and as he ave him a look
He i at Bai Li Rui who had not reacted in the slightest
So this was also a demon…
The sparroalked towards Conglong, fluttering its wings; at the saentle sound reverberating as they fell Even though he was quite near, Feng Ping Lan could not understand as being said The feathers vanished as they hit the table
”What's that?” Feng Ping Lan lowered his voice to ask
”…Si closed the lid over the ”
”You're leaving now?”
”Byriel's discovered so finished his milk and stood up to leave
”Wait!”
”What's thestopped his footsteps
”U Lan could not help but ask, ”Will we ain?”
Bai Li Rui rolled his eyes, ”Which dra from?”
Looking at Feng Ping Lan's face full of expectancy, Conglong suddenly thought that staying behind with Feng Ping Lan wasn't actually a bad idea But his rationality iht
”I don't know” Conglong looked at Feng Ping Lan, pausing then speaking again, ”Maybe I will… I'll try”
With that said, he hurriedly left, feeling kind of eh he did not knohy
TL Notes
There doesn’t seeless lyricless song
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璁瓏, cōng lóng
希茉, xī mò
百嘹, bǎi liáo
墨里斯, mò lǐ sī
冬犽, dōng yà