Volume 2 Chapter 3 (1/2)
A big thanks to Corensi for reco! Unfortunately I read your post while eating dinner andso creepily~ XD It gave me the much needed motivation lately
Originally posted on RBKTR Translations
Author: Lan Qi Zuo Ren (藍旗左衽)
Translated by: Yujuan
”What?” Feng Ping Lan was startled, unclear on the situation, ”What wards?”
”We can't get past the gates”
”I see!” Feng Ping Lan was astonished, tilting his head to think for a bit, ”Then what about the back door?”
”The same”
”The side door?”
”It's all the sa said impatiently, ”The ones who set the wards want to keep us in Do you think they'd be stupid enough to forget locking all the exits!”
”I see…” Feng Ping Lan's expression turned soleht deeply, ”Then, do we cli over the walls to get out of school! Hehehe…”
Conglong glared at Feng Ping Lan murderously
”The entire school is set under the wards” Dongya spoke, ”There's an invisible protective screen surrounding the school that can trap people within it”
”Who set the wards? Ene Lan finally started to feel a little anxious, ”Where's Quetzal?”
”It's not the Third Prince If he wanted to harm us, he wouldn't use this method to trap us, he'd just do it directly in secret” Byriel said, ”As for Quetzal, we haven't heard from him He could possibly be outside the barrier and not trapped in here”
But there was a greater possibility that he had been trapped inside too, and had met with trouble just like them…
Byriel didn't say that out loud At thisthey didn't need the most was panic
”If Quetzal isn't in school, he could be at hoo find him, I'll come back soon! Wait for me, everyone! Don't worry!” With that, he peddled with all his ht and rushed speedily towards the entrance
Slam!
The ates, the entire bike overturned violently to the back, as if it had crashed into a wall
Feng Ping Lan's entire body flew backwards, but luckily Dongya caught hiet injured
”Eh, did I run over so? Is it an animal's dead body? Or did I cause it to turn into a dead body?!” Feng Ping Lan looked at the ground where he had run over earlier, and seeing that the road was sya, ”Oh, thanks”
”You're welcoently, ”It looks like you're trapped in too”
”What?” Feng Ping Lan was startled, running towards the gates and reaching out a hand to feel out He really felt an invisible wall, as if the air had congealed
Feng Ping Lan tapped the invisible wall excitedly, plastering hiht, and then pressing his face on the wall
”Wow this is a his forehead on the invisible wall, his body slanting straight, ”Ahahaha! Look look, I'rees!”
”Enough! You're annoying!” Morris bellowed, ”Do you really need to show off!”
”Doesn't it hurt?” Conglong was confused There was an expelling spell on the boundary, and a scorching electricity would surge up if they touched it
”Hurt? No— aiyo!” Feng Ping Lan slipped and fell to the floor then sitting up haggardly, ”It hurts now, hahahaha!”
”This barrier's more lenient towards humans It just separates and doesn't expel” Byriel speculated
”Is this a Su was astonished, ”There are Su us in?”
”Who knows…”
”Uazes turned towards her, ”…The other students haven't been noticing us for a while now…”
With Siroup of people only realized that they had beenLan's stupidity hadn't attracted anybody's attention
As if the six of them did not exist
The students traveled in groups, walking out the gates while talking and jesting They stood not too far froradually left
At last, it was only their six figures left standing loftily at the entrance
”da a red flaive the barrier an explosive attack
The clash between the wards and the attack caused a shockwave, letting out a thunderous sound
Feng Ping Lan couldn't help but cover his ears
”fuck it! What are you hiding for!” Morris flung another attack at it, ”I'll rip you to pieces!”
However, even after e sound, nobody showed up
”Maybe they got the wrong person?” Feng Ping Lan spoke quietly, ”Maybe it's just a ? For exaet is not us, they're just practicing on how to create wards, so they accidentally trapped us in”
”Someone who can create wards to such an extent couldn't possibly be a newbie”
”Then maybe it's an old Summoner that found an unco away and so put the entire school under the wards—”
”Can you be any more naive!”
A piece of paper suddenly appeared out of thin air, floating slowly towards where the six of them were
However, there wasn't any wind in the vicinity
The six of them stared at the piece of paper that had been dyed an a sunset
Feng Ping Lan reached out to accept the piece of paper, looking at it, ”It's a notice letter”
The other five came close to take a look
High school division, general studies Year 1 Class 2 Feng Ping Lan, Conglong, Siya, Byriel, please come to the Third Conference Room, School Affairs department
They fell into deep silence
”…Is it just a coincidence?” Dongya spoke, ”Was this all done by the people of the school?”
”How can it be! This is a hu in a school?” Morris scoffed, objecting
As if replying to Morris' words, blue fla Lan's hands
”Ah!” Feng Ping Lan dropped the paper in shock
The fla red words: Hurry up and get your asses to the third conference room!
”Looks like it's a do or die, we'll know the answer once we go there” Byriel picked up the piece of paper, sht scent of Chinese medicine entered his nose He knitted his eyebrows, ”Hehehe… Interesting”
The de to the third conference roo their guard up the entire way there
The conference roo the 'Third Conference Roo on a white door, as normal as it could be
The six people glared at the door with rapt attention as they held their breath They exchanged glances
”I'll do it!” Feng Ping Lan raised his hand excitedly, ”The school's wards are more lenient towards humans, so it's shouldn't affect me too much even if there's a spell on the door!”
Dongya stopped hiether If that spell is really harmful, a human couldn't possibly stand it”
”Let him open it if he wants to, just heal hi snapped
”Hey! You're so !”
”Don't call me that!”
”How about… froested quietly
Bang! A large noise
They turned to see Morris' leg lifted in round
Morris put his leg down, ”It's confirmed, there aren't any spells on that door”
”Luckily there weren't any, or you would be htly, ”To be honest, I kinda wanted to see it…”
”Shut up if you have nothing to back it up, you smelly worm!”
The six of them stepped into the room
There was a long wooden table placed in a rectangular for at the furtherure
”Quetzal!” Feng Ping Lan i hiht aren't you? That's great!”
Quetzal frohile stepping back, avoiding Feng Ping Lan's inspection
”Why are you here?” Dongya asked
”The sa answers”
”dah…”
A fa out, and the crowd turned to see Yin Su Shuang with a ther at the door that had collapsed to the floor
”Class Advisor?”
”All here? All of you really weren't on tiet your points deducted the next ti was the beautiful Gemi
Not just Gemi, there was a male ore shabby attire with a whole head of disheveled hair, as well as a refineda full Western-style suit and a pair of golden-rilasses The four of them entered the room in succession
Although Feng Ping Lan did not knoho the two of thee before
The four latecomers walked towards the seats at the front of the conference roo down
”Uh, um, what is this about? Did you ask us to co Lan was confused
”Let's not waste ti twisted off the cap of his ther a mouthful of that warm medicinal tea, ”Sit down”
Ge a re on a computer
The decadent man opened theto smoke
”I don't knohat you guys want” Morris snapped his fingers, and a spell of an attack whirled in the pals, and I also dislike people ordering me around”
”Don't act recklessly” Quetzal warned, ”Attacks are useless towards them in here”
”The wards will oppress any spells that overstep the danger levels” Genatures in the , so I can seal off your powers for ten hours”
”What? Signatures?”
They recalled this n their na the art rooned it
”Too despicable!” Morris bellowed
”Thy speech is lacking Infiltrating not with p’r the school resources, thou art eke of a despicable class” The refined ic behind bestowing teachest’rs upon students if ‘t be true thee payeth not the tuition fees?”
”What's this guy talking about?” Morris frowned
”He's saying that you're not paying the school fees” Yin Su Shuang coughed, ”Yerde, please restrain your horrendous on”
”I cannot doth as thee wisheth”
”Ah? School fees?” The demons froze
”How ya asked in a low voice
Feng Ping Lan leaned in and whispered the amount quietly
Dongya knitted his eyebrows, ”Oh, that's about the saerators…”
”So… You ca Lan asked carefully
The Western-clothed man knitted his eyebrows, ”Yin-lǎoshī1, I didst not knoweth thee did teach the handicapp’d”
Yin Su Shuang forced a smile, ”He's more troublesome than you would think, Yerde…”
”Alright!” Gemi clapped her hands, ”Let's start!”
The projector behind her shot out an inia, the words 'A Brief Su at the center
”Zephaniah Acadeh school division, priraduation certificates are acknowledged all around the world, and it is incredibly advantageous to pursue one's studies no matter it is in the country or overseas” Geed, ”That's what it's said on the surface”
The inia di into a dark red square-shaped emblem
The six demons' expressions turned cold
”What is that?” Feng Ping Lan was curious
”The Summoners' mark”
”Oh really… what?!”
”Can you be any slower, idiot…”
”It's a norht coroo centers, the second branch of schools in Eastern Asia Generally called East Two Shadow Academy” Gemi pressed the button for the next slide, ”These are the correlated legislations and regulations Skip Any questions?”
The demons were speechless, unable to s the information in
”U Lan asked
”No, Summoners only make up a third, normal students make up another third, and the rest are in the know or deuess which are demons, which are human?”
”A dram remindeth’r, besides thee sirs, the oth’r students payeth their fees most carefully upon the hour” Yerde reminded
”Thinking carefully about it, you should have been able to notice the signs” Gemi continued, ”This area is unstable, and space cracks would constantly appear around here The association would definitely find a way to do so about it They chose to build a school here, so they could suppress it”
”Why did you only appear now?” Quetzal asked chillingly
”What do you mean, School Doctor?”
”The residence getting sealed, the seal getting broken, uswith Ci Mu, and infiltrating the school” Byriel said in succession, ”When did you notice us? Why didn't you guys interfere when you found out about us? Why are you only willing to appear nohat are your intentions?”
”This wast the directeth’r’s decree, and th’re is a purpose f’r deciding this 'Tis unsuitable to bewray 't to thee sirs” Yerde replied coldly
”You probably don't know either, hehehe…”
Yerde pushed his glasses up, his expression slightly annoyed, but did not refute it
”Anyways, the school has observed you guys for quite some time now Based on our evaluation, you are harmless to the human world and have made a contract with a human So theoretically you shouldn't worry about the association sending Deuys” Gemi smiled
”Did you call us here just to tell us this?” Morris knitted his eyebrows
”Of course it's not just that” Yin Su Shuang glanced at Feng Ping Lan, ”The problem's on you”
”Me?” Feng Ping Lan was astonished
”You are a human, yet you have contracted with six S-class demons This is an occurrence that is almost unheard of A normal Summoner usually has one demon, and S-class demons can only be controlled by e do not need to join the association, your existence is already enough to threaten the association If this is reported to the higher-ups, soht include you into the 'Opposer' list, and send someone to eliminate you”
Opposers, were free Su to the association
All Suulated by them To the association, any Summoner that did not comply with their rules would the root of the chaos in the world
”Uh, so do I need to join the association?” Feng Ping Lan foolishly asked
”I will not swear loyalty towards others,” Quetzal said in a low voice
”There's no way I' humans order me around!” Morris roared
Seno as staring into blank space beside theheld the cigarette in hisnow?”
”Not yet” Yerde pushed his glasses, ”Diplomacy bef’re violence, we needeth not maketh haste to wield our weapons”
”Cally, ”If you become impetuous, we'll be troubled too”
”Also, they're just lackeys who only listen to orders There's no er on them, hehehe…”
Yin Su Shuang glared at Byriel, then continued to speak, ”The Director has decided to give you guys a chance If you can fit into the Shadow Academy's classes and pass the test, he will clear you to beco Suiven by the school”
”What do we gain from this?” Byriel asked
”You will be considered one of the school's students and can be accepted to have the officials' sta the students, so…” Yin Su Shuang stared at Feng Ping Lan, ”Before he is of age, we don't need to report his existence to the association”
”If you don't report, it doesn't mean anyone else will With these many people within the school, hoill you keep their mouths shut?” Byriel pointed out the loophole in this
”Suraduate, everyone will serve differentagainst each other, so out of courtesy, Summoners will not ask of others' past and where they came from Only the association cadre will have the profiles of the Suive their consent, and report the name list to the central branch The school has a co Summoners fully abide by the rules, they are restricted by spells and forbidden to infor that happens in this school”
”If ‘t be true allegiance beest given to the school, the school shall protecteth the students to the fullest Thus, the enemies of thee sirs art eke this school’s enemies, and thee shall taketh the protection from this supreme asylum” Yerde paused for a while, ”Of course, thee shall still needeth to payeth the tuition fees”
”So just payingto do with each other after that?” Conglong said
”Of course not” Gemi smiled, ”All of you will have to be just like the other Summoners and their Contracts and follow the school's rules, including attending the Shadow Acade missions These are the terms”
The deht
The Third Prince's soldiers could realize their existence in a matter of time If they provoked the Summoners too, they would be attacked on both sides It would be extreeous for them If they could avoid Demon Slayers, as well as receive the Summoners' assistance, they could actually defeat the Third Prince's people instead…
But, was this okay?
It sounded like… an idea that wasn't too bad, but there was so about it
Relying on the school built by the association – was this counted as betraying the Prince? Was it counted as… betraying their identity as demons?
The five de it
Quetzal was the sahty, impressive, and unafraid He was silent for a moment, then spoke
”The only one I swear fealty to, isin the human world is to find our master, ill leave once we achieve our objective” He looked at Feng Ping Lan, ”He is our temporary host”
Feng Ping Lan laughed foolishly twice, but his heart withdrew a little
”However, although he is a temporary host, we cannot inconvenience hi to cooperate”
”Quetzal—” Feng Ping Lan was so happy his eyes turned doards, standing up to try ju
”This is just te Lan's intentions, , ”The moment we find him, ill leave”
”Doesn't matter The association will only care about demons in the human world If you want to return to the des to send you off willingly” Yin Su Shuang said impatiently
Yerde stood up, placing a prepared pile of docu Lan and the others ”These art the particulars to enroll in the school, and the school rules Th’re art privacy spells yond only the school's students can read”
”But I can't understand the words on thees There were only disordered and less words on them
”That is because you have not yet 'logged in'” Yin Su Shuang stood up, taking out six copper bangles
”What are you trying to do?”
”This is the Shadow Academy's imprint, a tool to identify yourselves”
”Do we have to wear it?” Conglong said disgustedly, ”It looks really ugly”
”Doesn'tspoke impatiently, ”There are seals on them They'll enter the flesh once it's worn, and it can't be seen from the outer appearance, but the effects of the spell will still exist”
Feng Ping Lan and the deles one by one
”To be honest, I'lanced at the seal bangles, saying sly
”The feeling's uys But the circuuys have no choice”
Byriel shrugged his shoulders, ”Indeed” He gripped the bangle, about to put it on, paused for a moment, then spoke carelessly, ”For four Suuys aren't easy at all”
”It's not just us, of course You don't need to beat around the bush, our nuer than you think” Ge”
”Man, I thought it'd be over by just beating the four of you Huroups, how hateful…” Byriel sighed, putting the bangle on
The ht flashed, then contracted to the inside to fade into the wrist After the light disappeared, a number 3 appeared on the back of the hand, then vanished
”Wow! Just too h the custo Lan inspected his wrist carefully, clicking his tongue in wonder If he scrutinized it even closer, he could see a thin brown circle finer than a hair on his wrist ”Oh right, what did that number 3 mean?”
”Your IQ level,spoke
Gemi lifted the corners of her mouth, ”You'll know later”
”Classes start at six Two classes from day school will combine into one class You will be combined with the students froe spoke, ”The basic class rules are similar to the ones in the day, do not be late, do not skip class”
”Troublesome…”
”Congrats on joining the Shadow Academy,” Gemi clapped her hands, ”Welcome”
After Feng Ping Lan's group left the conference roo, they were as silent as a funeral procession The abrupt inforuard, and many of their questions were still left unanswered, momentarily lost on what to do, what to say
”Who knew the school had night classes” Feng Ping Lan spoke first, ”Attending two courses at the same time, I wonder if we'll have to pay two separate fees for it, hahaha”
”Didn't you already know about the situation here?” Conglong said
”Of course I didn't know! Ah, since this is a Su to see other demons? I wonder which of them are Summoners, could Li Rui be one of them?”
”I'm very sure that Bai Li Rui is just a norht by e, hehehe” Byriel casuallyan entertaining anecdote
”I guess so” Feng Ping Lan was a bit regretful, ”What a sha to take care of each other”
”You should thank the fact that he isn't, or that guy will use spells and his deirls on their way home”
”De to humans are usually some third-rate ones For demons of our caliber to make a contract with a huht et there”
”Aiyaya, they'll probably wet their pants for htly
”I'll shove you into a urination dumpster if you don't shut up! Smelly worm!”
Conglong looked at Feng Ping Lan, questioning on his own, ”You're not a local here, so why did you come here to study? You accidentally broke the seal, and now you've brought us to a Summoner's school Don't you think that's a bit too coincidental?”
It was too coincidental, that he couldn't help but suspect that this was adown the saht as before
Co Lan's reaction to their identity had been incredibly unnatural There was no way a normal human would act like this…
Dread faintly gave rise to his heart, and he worried that his guess had been correct
Dongya and Si odd about his behavior However, Feng Ping Lan had not yet heard the suspicion and threat present in Conglong's words
”Do you kno hard it is to enter Zephaniah? The enrollment rate here is seriously low! I just wanted to leave ot in, I caave a deep dimpled smile, ”I'm so lucky that I cauys, and have a chance to find out an unknown part of the world, as well as experience all these challenges with you guys! It's just— too great! Hahahahaha!”
That whole sequence of ear-grating laughs dissolved Conglong's suspicions and uneasiness, without a trace to be left behind
Conglong huant! You bastard, don't hold us back when the time comes!”
The group of people reached the classroom that they usually sat in
The school building was a pitch black, and only the eht in the hallway shone dimly Every classroom was empty
”Class Advisor said that it was in our usual classroom”
”I don't think this looks like class in session”
Feng Ping Lan pulled the s open, stretching his head in to look around for a moment, ”Has class ended? The Shadow Acadeo home so quickly! Hahahahaha!”
”U at the other end of the hallway, ”There's a sound co It sounds very near yet very far…”
They all exchanged glances, walking guardedly towards that end
In the corner near the staircase, a huge ures
Si from the mirror…”
Quetzal reached out a hand to touch the surface
”…There are spells on the surface, very complicated space-time wards”
”Is it?” Feng Ping Lan looked the mirror over carefully for a while, ”I wonder if the people in it can see me?”
He put both hands on his face, pulling his cheeks down, then pressing his entire face on the mirror's surface ”I am the Kraken! Look at my twisted face! Hahahaha!”
”Enough…”
Feng Ping Lan's body inclined forwards, planning on leaning on the surface But as his body touched the surface, the brown circle on his wrist flashed a golden light at that exactinto the mirror