Volume 2 Chapter 1 (1/2)
Art (美术) in Mandarin is literally translated as ‘beautiful craft’, hence the title
Originally posted on RBKTR Translations
Author: Lan Qi Zuo Ren (藍旗左衽)
Translated by: Yujuan
The second day of school, 7:20 in the , Zephaniah Academy's student dormitories
A figure riding on a bicycle wandered past the doruardhouse
”Good ainst the aving his hand with all his ht
The sunglasses-wearing ad up his head, another i theopen
”Did you get kicked out again? What, are you going to live under the slide of the park this time?”
”Of course not!” Feng Ping Lan sot to takeout, so I came back for it Can you let me in?”
”I won't be shocked if you forget to breathe one day” The ad for a moment, ”How's your new place?”
”It's wonderful!” Feng Ping Lan replied without even thinking
He hada cohabitant life with those six deether with strangers, and it was couest on the weekend He was full of anticipation and excitement
But, there was a huge generation gap that the six demons had with the human world, and it couldn't be avoided that little unexpected incidents would happen while staying under the same roof
For exa
”What are you doing!” A disgusted repri's tranquility
”Ah, sorry, I forgot to close the door!” The culprit, Feng Ping Lan, stood before the toilet bowl, laughing foolishly as he turned to look at Conglong as standing at the front of the door, ”I forgot that this wasn't my house Bad habits are quite hard to correct, hahaha!”
”Turn around! Don't facethe door close and flung his head to the side before walking downstairs
”Must have woken up on the wrong side of the bed” Feng Ping Lan shook his head, walking towards the sink to freshen up
After changing into his uniform, he realized that not only his uniform had been washed, it had been ironed to perfection as well His socks too There was still a bit of warmth on the clothes, and it was very apparent that it had been ironed not long ago
”Just how early does Dongya wake up…” Feng Ping Lan looked at the clothes he wore in theon a date!”
He went down to the dining roo their preferred breakfast As he sat down, Dongya brought a plate of toast out just in time
”Good ently, while placing the plate of toast before Feng Ping Lan
”Very well! Thanks for ironing my clothes, but you don't need to trouble yourself next time You even have to wake up so early for it”
”It's no trouble, I'ht s that you dried on the balcony You know, those cons”
Thethat Si like scorching metal
”…That… cannot be ironed… and…”
”What co Lan was curious
”I ya pulled a piece of dark cloth from one of his apron pockets
Looking at it carefully, it was a grandiose piece of dark purple G-string filled with lace
Pu!Feng Ping Lan almost choked on his spit
Taking out such a sti was just too heavy in tastes for a youthful boy such as himself!
”Cannot be ironed? No wonder the ya pulled at the exquisite wo ruefully, ”The fabrics in the human world arethem will really teach us a profound lesson”
Siya's hands and escaped fro back to her room
”It looks like she really loves that piece of cloth dearly, I will treat it retfully
”I think you probably shouldn't touch her things” Conglong drank his milk ”Those pieces of cloth are pretty expensive She spent about half of her allowance on those things”
”Since it's such a precious cloth, won't it be a waste if it's not washed?”
”Did you know, Dongya,” Conglong said with an air of so a feebsites yesterday, and guess what, that kind of cloth is even ht ones when it’s not washed!”
”Really? How hed, ”What is it used for?”
”Who knows, redients to boil soup”
Feng Ping Lan coughed heavily, aled the subject, ”That's right, where are Byriel and Morris?”
”Byriel hasn't coht, and Morris went out for a ya looked at Feng Ping Lan, ”How is the toast? I don't really kno to use the toaster yet, but thank you for your instructions last night”
”You don't kno to use the toaster? But this toast is pretty warm and crispy!”
”I used ya said embarrassedly
”That's just too creative! Hahaha!” Feng Ping Lan laughed halfway, before realizing that so was amiss, ”Wait, did you use the iron to toastthe panties?”
”Yes” Dongya confirmed as if it was expected, ”Do not worry, I cleaned it after toasting the bread There won't be the smell of bread on the clothes the next time I iron them”
”There won't be the smell of bread on the clothes, but there'll be the smell of panties on the bread…”
Feng Ping Lan felt weird, but he didn't kno to explain it, so he could only silently s the toast down
After breakfast, the deo to school And he used his usual transportation of a second-hand woman's bicycle to ride on the road
He had thought that life would beco with an addition of six demons to accompany him, but to be honest, it wasn't any different from his usual daily life
He still had to go to school, and he still had to face the exams and homework in school
He knew that peace was so deep within his heart couldn't help but feel a tiny bit of disappointment towards this sort of lawful and secure school life…
”Are you fitting in?” The adhts
”What do you mean?”
”Everything that you've run into lately”
”Oh, there isn't much problem with it!”
”Oh really? Good then” The adate, and as Feng Ping Lan passed through, hefor you to fit into…”
Feng Ping Lan stepped into the dorm At seven, there weren't h the ays towards the dining hall and the school buildings
He walked up the staircase, passing through the corridor and arrived at the dorm room that he'd lived in for a week
Entering the rooht that he'd be living here for three years, spending his high school days here He never thought that his entire life would transform a week later
Only a short eight days had passed ever since he s had occurred that had flipped everything he knew of the world over on its head and even changed his future
If he hadn't gotten the date wrong, he would probably be in this rooo to class with together
Feng Ping Lan extended a hand to twist the knob, then pushed the door open
”Li Rui, did you see— Uhwah!”
An unfamiliar Asian boy entered his vision, his upper half bare and sitting in the center of the roo him by the side
Facing this i at him with obvious contempt
”Sorry! I thought that this was roouys!”
Why was there a feht here! Goodness! Although there was a childcare class in the school, this was no reason to create a child yourself!
Just as Feng Ping Lan prepared to retreat out of the roooods which were Bai Li Rui's That guy had researched on a lot of tricks and gotten a lot of weird stage props to chase after girls
Wait, he hadn't gone into the wrong room?
Feng Ping Lan halted, glancing at the boy, ”Um, are you Li Rui's new roommate?”
The boy hu as if he didn't want to admit it, ”Yes”
”Oh oh, I'irlfriend would proclaiet it Did you see my notebooks?”
The boy glanced to the side indifferently Feng Ping Lan's notebooks were thrown into the corner like a pile of discarded goods
”Oh! Luckily it's still there!” Feng Ping Lan walked to the side, about to walk to where the books were
The books were placed behind the boy, but he did not see touncereance and disdain to look at him
Feng Ping Lan grabbed his head, hisinto a smile, and directly moved forwards with his waist bent His entire body straddled over the boy's legs, extending his hand to gather his books
The boy's eyebrows raised, a vein bursting on his forehead The lady beside him revealed an astonished expression
Feng Ping Lan grabbed his books, clu backwards to stand up But he suddenly beca onto the floor, and the books in his hand fell out and fleards the boy
Before the books could crash into the boy, the lady beside the boy held out a hand to grab the books in the air, perfectly collecting each book before speedily putting it on the table at the side
”Sorry, sorry” Feng Ping Lan hurriedly stood up, taking his books, indicating his admiration towards the feile!”
The fe Lan in shock
”I won't bother you guys anyht, although Li Rui's a bit excessive when he talks, he's actually quite sensitive and delicate on the inside… If you can, you probably shouldn't do too much PDA in the rooht become resentful Hahaha”
With that, the door closed He left
After the door closed, the boy tsked disdainfully
”That's just how the co the female put his shi+rt on, ”How much does Father hate me, to send me to this place…”
”The clan head has his reasons for arranging this” The female answered respectfully
”Possibly” The boy buttoned his shi+rt, ”By the way, Tan Hua…” He glanced at the feave you the permission to take the Concealment Spell off?”
”The spell is still present, Young Master Kaido The only one able to see me is you, the person I ahten his tie
”But that guy could see you” Kaido was silent for a while, ”Looks like he's a student of the Shadow Academy Do you have any recollection of him?”
”None I did not see this person last night” Tan Hua spoke, ”But, there is a slight deh that I could not sense it”
Kaido laughed faintly, ”He was probably affected by the lower-level demons” Someone as useless as that couldn't possibly a Summoner
”No That was a demon aura that had been constrained, where nobody is able to know of that demons' identity, even more so unable to trace Also…” Tan Hua paused for a moment, ”There is more than one demon aura”
Kaido frowned, ”So, is his de?”
Probably a demon that had been passed down A powerful ancestor did not mean that their descendants would be talented as well And vice versa
”Yes”
”Stronger than you?”
”…There is a possibility” A hint of melancholy flashed across Tan Hua's expression, but still respectfully replied to her master
”He looks very weak” The boy tightened his tie, ”Weaklings, have no right to wield powerful weapons”
Powerless heirs inherited vast family properties, and led themselves to destruction
And he had decided to give that person a helping hand
”Your ?”
The boy lifted the corners of hisa predatory smile
As Feng Ping Lan hurried towards his classrooya already there With their powers, as well as the favorable circu to an international school, the den students and abroad returnees to , but not special enough to attract attention
Quetzal had decided to pretend to be a school doctor instead, taking up space in the most unremarkable corner of the sickbay He hid low-profile in the school co an investigation on this foreign world
On the second day of school, school life was still fresh and exciting towards the dely to the school's schedule
”Good ya, ”Are the others not here yet?”
”Morris is already in the school compound, but who knohere he ran off to”
”I see…” He'd probably gone to observe the cats again
Bai Li Rui was the sa the harassment of a so-called love declaration on Simo
”Look, this is Dalton's atomic map” Bai Li Rui placed the chenetism to say lowly, ”Simo, this is you, the atomic nucleus; and this is me, I'm the electron So, you definitely have an attractive hold over rets”
Simo lowered her head aardly She had absolutely no idea what Bai Li Rui was talking about, but his tone and attitude raised goosebumps on her skin
Conglong turned around to cut him off, ”Since you're the electron, if I take a plastic stick and rub it on you, you're bound to get attracted by my stick”
The students surrounding the to look at Bai Li Rui with peculiar gazes
Bai Li Rui's expression beca! Why don't you pay more attention to your oords…”
”Li Rui, you got a new roo Lan asked curiously
”Youbastard?” Bai Li Rui bore a look of loathing ”Not long after you uy came in”
”Really” They were quite efficient
”I heard that he's a japanese Chinese e in another roo with his rooed into nores me when I talk to him, and his attitude is horrible You know, the kind that’s opinionated and conceited His luck with girls is probably just as bad”
”Isn't he just like you? Just perfect” Conglong cut in
”How is Li Rui opinionated and conceited?” Feng Ping Lan was outraged at the injustice of his friend, ”He bows and bends the knee, wags his tail and begs for pity from the female sex! He's very modest!”
Bai Li Rui curled his lip, ”…Thanks”
As the bell rang, Morris stepped into the roo a bit despondent The kitten had probably run off again
Not long after Morris sat down, Byriel arrived at the classroom
The bell finished ringing A girl with a ponytail, donning a pair of glasses with a grave and serious look on her face walked to the front to record Morris and Byriel's seat numbers, as the class representative She then returned to her seat
But, the two latecomers did not mind it at all
”Where did you go, Byriel?” Feng Ping Lan asked curiously
”I wasn't going to be late,” Byriel sot held up by this weird old man at the entrance, so it took up my time”
”You mean the disciplinary head? What did you do?”
”I just hitchhiked to school on somebody's car, that's all” Byriel replied easily
”You rode a sports car into the school cooodbye…” Morris rebuked He was one of the eyewitnesses
”da in public!” Bai Li Rui lashed out, but his eyes were full of envy
”It's just an etiquette of a different culture Just like hoe shake hands” Byriel said calmly
”No girl has ever used this kind of etiquette to shake hands withhis hands
”Probably because your breath stinks” Conglong concluded calmly
”Your breath stinks!”
”You cao to the little road near the side door again? Why don't you share with us what you did there? Hehehe…”
Morris' expression changed, ”None of your business!”
”Then why can't you share with everyone?” Byriel smiled
”I knohy he went there!” Bai Li Rui suddenly spoke
Everyone froze, turning their gazes on to him ”You know?”
Bai Li Rui gave a knowing look
”That's the usual road the gy runs, and so The subtle sweat of the girls as they bask in the dawn of sunset, the cleansing effect of that scenery in your soul And behind the trees at that little road near the side door conceals a high concentration of girls, where you can soak your gaze in that beautiful scenery of perfection”
He closed his eyes, as if he was drunk on his recollections, giving Morris a syht that this scenery was only to be enjoyed by ht that I had a coant scholar”
Byriel burst into laughter until his eyes turned upside-down, happily watching Morris' face turn ashen
”Nonsense! Don't compare me with you! bastard!”
”Shh” A repri shush sounded fro to their places with an ugly expression ”Be quiet while self-study period is in session”
Bai Li Rui gave her an apologetic gesture that he thought was cool, and Morris turned his head unhappily
Byriel replied with a frivolous s on his mouth, ”The class advisor isn't even here yet, will it really matter if we converse for a bit?”
But the class rep was i teachers ht come in any time Also, please button up your shi+rt You'll affect the whole class if you get marked”
”Oh, that sounds quite serious” Byriel see her words, but his careless behaviour showed that he didn't care one bit
The notch on the class rep's forehead seemed to deepen even further
Dongya hurriedly gave a light smile to mediate, ”We will take note of it”
The class rep hu Ping Lan she gave hilare, the corners of her h she left immediately after
”Who does that wo complained quietly, extremely unhappy
”Liu Yi Chen is the class representative She has the highest standing in the class next to the class advisor”