Volume 4 Chapter 1 (1/2)

Originally posted on RBKTR Translations

Author: Lan Qi Zuo Ren (藍旗左衽)

Translated by: Yujuan

The night was silent, and the residence standing in solitude located in the mountain area still and soundless Everyone was asleep, with the exception of one snohite figure, taking light and graceful steps as he tidied up the house

Two in thean empty laundry basket There was always a pile of clothes to wash every day, but he did not s he loved to do

Arriving at the laundry roo to place on the ironing board The instant he picked up the clothes iron, he halted

A few pieces of paper were pressed under the iron, they hat he had taken out of the post box when he had arrived home He had pressed the for the electric circuit to suddenly go wrong, so that the iron would turn that pile of paper into ash on its own

He took up the papers and hurriedly glanced at them, the contents on it about the sa was still polite as ever, but the words were briood…

He furrowed his brows slightly, folding the papers, and shoved the which he started seriously ironing the clothes as if he were escaping froh he knew those papers were just one of the problems, and that he had an evenand folding the clothes, he turned to step towards the kitchen, every step taken bringing weight as if he was a prisoner about to face execution

He glanced up at the shelves, the jars holding sugar and biscuits were in athe fridge, the family-sized milk carton stood proud and aloof within, with only half re— He remembered that there were still two cartons left when he arrived ho, half a bottle of beer at the side

He turned his head, and there were empty wine bottles stuck unevenly in the boxes, s into a mountain

A worried expression appeared on the face usually had a light war deeply, he pressed down the anxiousness in his heart He told himself, he had to be cal the fridge, he took out a box of vanilla ice-creanore the fact that this was the last box He walked towards the shelf holding the tableware, pulled it open, the shi+ny little spoons placed neatly within He tenderly reached out a hand to caress them, took out one, used the end of the spoon to open the lid of the box, the scooped out some ice-cream with the exquisite spoon Placed it in his mouth

The crease on his forehead relaxed soain

Holding the ice-crea to a stop before aa deep breath, he knelt, his line of sight coht as the cabinet, anxiousness and worry on those handso out his hands to clutch the icy-cold handle, opening it

There were three layers on the cabinet They were originally chock full, but at present on the ht passing through the house pulling out a long square-shaped shadow, the shadow bigger than its actual size

He al onto the ground

Ah… Really, really… Not good…

Scooping another spoonful of ice-creah, so he scooped another, and the ice-crea movements finally stopped

He smiled and slowly stood up, then silently closed the cabinet, and deceived hi well

Oh well, he would deal with it in the , all was tranquil as usual Feng Ping Lan lay in bed for about twoup and putting on his clothes It had already been a s had occurred; although he had been a little caught unprepared at the start, all the disturbances had been dealt with No matter the life at Shadow Acade increasingly habitual The Third Prince had been fooled into changing his target, leaving their city No matter with his class better and better

This kind of interesting and auspicious life was really too great!

”GoodLan walked down the stairs happily, he was the first to arrive at the table

”Morning,” Dongya replied with a gentle and soft smile

All was just that natural, just like before

Until Feng Ping Lan reached out a hand towards the plate before hiht In that plate was the toast Dongya had prepared for hiing breakfast ers to pick up the toast,it before his eyes

”Wow!” He couldn't help but cry out in surprise

The toast before his eyes looked the same as before, but the thickness of it was one-seventh of the usual toast, like a delicate barrier! He could see the shadow behind it by looking through it!

”I-Is this toast?” How did he cut it? Was this a nano-toast created by the newest technology?

”Of course it's toast”

”It looks like an egg roll, that's a Lan praised and scrutinized it for a while, before taking a huge bite of the fine taste

Mya, is it a special day today?” Feng Ping Lan asked curiously

”No, why do you ask?”

”Oh, because there's such a sudden change in breakfast, is it for a particular reason?”

”No” Dongya sed, your breakfast is just as usual, it is the sa has happened”

”But—”

”Everything is operating as usual, there are no changes,” Dongya repeated sya He looked the saentle smile, looked a little stiff today

Was it just hi Lan folded the toast, stuffed it into hisand the others came down in succession

Everyone sat in their usual seats Quetzal would usually head to school by hi breakfast Kaido would always delay until right before they were about to head out to co the breakfast ti had his head lowered playing his brand-new laptop, frequently paying close attention to his aquariueave him flowers, he would always feel especially happy

Si as she watched her movie Her expression was extremely serious, her entire person absorbed into thelove and hate, her lips occasionally pursing together, letting out dubious tittering at times

Morris had his head propped up, absent to appear

Byriel had his phone in hand, rapidly typing awith a beautiful wooods the de they were interested in, they would unhesitatingly hand out money to buy it The previous de those who took over this place to live coya placed each of their foods onto the table Only Byriel lifted his head, said thank you, and continued looking at his phone The gazes of the other three were focused on their favorite things, then reached out their hands to take their food, placing it into their h!”

Al sounds, their gazestowards the food before the was the first to raise his question, he stared at the lass, ”And it s in it!”

Facing Conglong's question, Dongya had a face as clear as the sky, tilting his head to so ask the cow that gave you the 's cow's milk atered down by ten ti it keep its concentratedLan suddenly reone by half in the one to wash his face But he didn't open his ood tiuess where the one

”What is this?” Morris held the square-shaped biscuit he had taken a bite of, questioning

Feng Ping Lan realized, although the size and thickness of it were about the same as the crackers Morris ate, the color was a little deeper than before

”They're obviously biscuits, Morris” A pleasantly sya's face, ”And they're the biscuits you bought yourself, I thought they were your favorite”

”The biscuits I bought myself?” Morris was confused at first, but he then revealed a shocked expression of sudden realization, ”You— But— This—”

”These biscuits were originally granule-shaped, and they were unsuitable as food, so I especially ya smiled, ”So it will be just like the biscuits you eat every day”

”Those granules were meant for the cats!” Morris said loudly

”Oh, is that so” Dongya nodded his head, and said languidly, ”But you see, the fodder you threw onto the walls have all been eaten by the crows There haven't been any cats co all that aill be a waste, isn't that so?”

”What?!” Morris looked pretty shocked

So the reason why Morris kept on looking out the as because he aiting for a cat to appear…

Feng Ping Lan wasn't sure if Morris was shocked because he had eaten cat food, or because his delusion had been shattered

It couldn't be that that biscuit had been ht?

”This…” Si, ”What is this?” Although there were proble and Morris' food, at least there was so, was fresh water and a bunch of coarse rice

”It's the type of alcohol you love the ya replied with a smile, ”The raw materials of alcohol are rice and water Theis the ti that will be more or less the same”

Simo seemed to want to retort, but didn't kno to open herlike she was about to cry

Byriel looked at the three who had fallen into his trap, then glanced at his own , but having the previous experience, he was definitely not stupid enough to become the fourth idiot

He curled up a sether?

In the next second, he received a reply: I'll reach in ten ya with his head propped up, asking with a s?”

This seeht and pleasant question, was decisive for his future lifestyle If the ansas a yes, then he would need to go out early and return late for a certain period, until Dongya lost interest in cooking

Dongya's cooking smelled, looked and tasted like poison, it wasn't ait

”I don't know” Dongya replied with a smile, ”If there is a need to”

Byriel frowned, this answer caused his that are you're not good at…” Conglong colass of milky-white substance far far away from himself

”The usual would be fine, really” Morris chi as result of the sudden inspirations of the housework-loving Dongya

Siya shtly, ”I will tryLan looked at Dongya

Dongya's attitude and actions were the same as before, but it felt a little fishy… Was it really because he wanted to try cooking?

Everyone stood up in succession, preparing to leave Kaido came down the stairs just as they walked to the front door, face ugly, his bad ly not yet di hi on his shoulders

”Does Kaido want breakfast?” Dongya asked

”No need, I'll buy it ya revealed a pleased expression

”See ya later” Byriel leaned against the wall, waving at the others in goodbye

”You're not going?”

”I've taken a leave for the first and second periods”

”Why?”

”I don't feel quite well, I feel like resting for a while” He deliberately coughed twice, ”I've already sent a h acting as a student was troublesoame rules of the school, you could live to your heart's content Skipping class, out of the question; requesting a leave of absence, acceptable

After leaving the house, Kaido called for a taxi once reaching the foot of theLan and the Contracts sat the public bus as usual The little interlude in theLan felt, there was a kind of helplessness in Dongya's sot off, he could clearly hear, Dongya's little sigh as the beep for the deduction of y ho a peach, another hand clutching a broo Lan as cleaning the chalk dust

”Oh, it's done, you can take it fro”

”Thanks” Bai Li Rui bit down on the peach, turning to walk towards the desks

”I want it too! Lend n up the lectern cabinet,Lan looked at Ivan, ”I thought your Mandarin was quite good” Ivan and Igor spoke Mandarin quite well, their accents weren't that heavy and could speak fluently with everyone

”You cancan be done riting for your exams”

”You can use spells for this too?!” No wonder all the foreign students spoke Mandarin so well, they had a hack

”You have Contracts too, why didn't you know about it?” Ivan looked a little astonished

”Oh, uh… Because I've never had a chance to speak with foreigners, so I've never tried before, haha” Feng Ping Lan sh it

The fact that he didn't know any yishu, didn't kno to control any of the de only Su Li Wan knew at theLan wasn't a Suh

He didn't like the feeling of concealing things from others,Lan swept the chalk dust into the plastic bag

The life he was living in present was just like the words written on the blackboard, the drawings drawn on it; no eous the lines, in the end, it would all turn into dust, nothing left behind

Lies would always be ultie himself, and enjoy that beautiful period of ti-since yearned for, that would conclude at any time

At the end of the second period, Byriel arrived late and stepped into the classroo

The third and fourth periods were Home Economics, location in the Culinary Room

”What a miscalculation, I should have asked for a leave until after lunch break, hehehe” Byriel s muttered resentfully, ”If they wanted to make us cook, they should have just named this class Culinary Art Class”

”Ho, there's plenty other stuff involved” Feng Ping Lan explained, ”Besides, Dongya seehts were attracted by the display of the Culinary Roo to the food storage to spin around, eyes twinkling, as if he had discovered treasure

Morris, Conglong, and Simo all let out painful moans at the same time

”No wonder he would take out that kind of stuff in the ya has never shown any interest in cooking before this” Morris frowned, ”I hope he can maintain this fine virtue”

”It could be that he cooked up strange stuff because he didn't learn the right way There's a teacher present this tiuess, will Dongya's cooking skills improve first, or will you die first? Hehehe”

After Dongya made a circle around the place, he returned with a pleased s Lan realized, that his pockets were bulging, and not just his pockets, his entire jacket looked pretty tight

”You seeya s and the others' expressions darkened a little, looking as if they were attending a funeral

The bell rang, and the teacher walked up to the podiu curry rice and corn puree today Later on, you'll forroups please co and Morris exchanged glances, and pulling Simo with them, they speedily moved to where Su Li Wan and Liu Yi Chen stood nearby

”Oh, there's coincidentally five people here” Conglong pretended that this was all an accident, ”Let's forroup with Yi Chen!” Ivan protested discontentedly

”I' immediately overruled him

”How can you do this!” Ivan co” Liu Yi Chen didn'tPing Lan's Contracts, they would probably want to be in the sahtly, ”Absolutely not!”

He turned, using a face full ofintent to threaten Ivan ”…If you don't want to get beaten up during tonight's free battle, shut your mouth…”

Ivan pouted a little, then walked sulkily towards Feng Ping Lan's group

Feng Ping Lan and Dongya, Ivan, Igor as well as Bai Li Rui were in a group, and Zong Yu who had come in late also joined them

As for Byriel, he had already met up with a few female members of the Culinary Club even before the teacher had instructed the to reap what he had not sown

”U, I'll just observe froya was pretty self-aware, and told Feng Ping Lan courteously

”Oh, but—” Didn't Dongya look pretty interested earlier?

”There's no such thing!” Ivan cut off Feng Ping Lan's reply, ”Everyone has to participate, no one is allowed to slack off!”

The neighboring group which consisted of Morris and Conglong overheard Ivan's words, and couldn't help but shake their heads

Digging his own grave…