High School of Demon Hunting

Chapter 2225: Chapter 446: Little William Blair’s Analysis

(Continuation from the previous news report)

In this report, ”Daily Horn Newspaper” provides few details, one of which is that during this year’s school hunting party selection competition, Councilman Su served as the mentor for the Atonement hunting team (led by student Zheng Qing, who previously participated in the Black Prison battle; regarding this event, former Danghag judge had previously published an article in this newspaper listing the illegal details involving this young wizard②).

The report relies on various anonymous or unconvincing sources, with one source claiming that the revealed identity has significantly boosted Zheng Qing’s fame.

”We don’t know how he did it,” the newspaper quoted a source who spoke anonymously, ”He’s quite a flirt, having ambiguous relationships with many witches... Councilman Su must have been deceived!”

[Image: Zheng Qing at the school hunting party finals (second from left), on the leftmost is a witch from the Zhongshan Jiang Family, on the rightmost is a warlock from the Tianmen Zhang Family, and the second male from the right is an unrecognized offspring from the O’Brien and Black families]

Does Zheng Qing admit to his relationship with Councilman Su?

On Monday, Jiuyou Academy Student Union stated they would not probe into students’ personal privacy and banned any external observers from approaching students; Atonement hunting team spokesperson Xiao Xiao claims that the relationship between Zheng Qing and Councilman Su is one of mutual admiration between a teacher and a student. In routine inquiries, Xiao Xiao insists the report is ’nonsense’, stating, ”Some people dislike the achievements the Atonement hunting team has made in the school hunting competition, which were achieved under Councilman Su’s guidance.”

Previously, Xiao Xiao was criticized by external ethics observers for causing a commotion in the teaching building by publicly seeking affection from Lecturer of Magic History Sima Yangyun.

According to ”Beta Town Post”, Zheng Qing is not a traditional ’rule-abiding’ type of student at Jiuyou Academy; he has violated the ”First University Campus Management Regulations” repeatedly since enrollment. This spring, Zheng Qing illegally used high-powered Fu Bullets during a night training, accidentally injuring Mike Gold Cypress Plano from Alpha Academy (the latter has since been elected as the new Augustus in this year’s later Blood Comrades election)③, resulting in probation by First University.

Zheng Qing remains silent, neither responding to related queries nor denying related accusations.

[Image: Zheng Qing hurrying down the shady avenue, with mottled light and shadow on his body]

Is this scandal really unexpected?

Perhaps not.

One of the most striking aspects of this story—the frequency of contact between Councilman Su and Zheng Qing—is actually not flawless. Councilman Su is in charge of the Two-Dimensional Evolution Lab at First University, where he comes into contact with a considerable number of male wizards daily, but not all male wizards receive similar attention as Zheng Qing.

”I suspect this is his self-directed act,” according to a source close to Zheng Qing, ”From the moment he enrolled, he displayed a high-profile attitude completely different from Jiuyou Academy, loves being in the spotlight... If someone suggested he might fake romances with celebrities to boost his status, I wouldn’t doubt it at all.”

David White, a mysticist from Miskatonic University who specializes in wizard psychology, explains that the most typical trait of a performative personality disorder is attracting attention through excessive pretense and exaggerated behavior④.

”This is a personality disorder characterized by attracting others’ attention through excessive emotionalism or exaggerated behavior,” White said, ”Given the exaggerated nature of this whole issue and the subject’s historical records, we should not overlook this possibility... Of course, more importantly, First University urgently needs to strengthen its intervention in the mental health of young wizards.”

[Image: Zheng Qing at the hearing]

Some observers believe Zheng Qing is challenging Lei Zhe’s dominance at Jiuyou Academy. Within just over a year, Zheng Qing has consecutively received the Merlin Medal, the Great Arcana ’World’ title in ”Magic Wand”, served two terms as funded student, and organized his hunting team ’Atonement’, leading them to impressive achievements in the Campus Cup.

He also witnessed the promotion ceremony of North District Great Wise Person Korma (unconfirmed), explored Dreamland (clearly violating First University Management Regulations), participated in the widely controversial Black Prison battle between First University and demons, and violated as many as twenty-one campus rules within a year and a half of enrollment, exceeding any other student at Jiuyou Academy.

The newly exposed story seems more like an accident, implying that he will face scrutiny from most of the alliance’s male wizards and witches, including those at Jiuyou Academy. This is not surprising since Councilman Su Shi Jun, a remarkable fox race genius for centuries, enjoys high prestige across the alliance.

In the recently concluded Thanksgiving parade, merchandise themed ’Burn Zheng Qing’ was a hot sale, with over twenty stores including Apple Pavilion and Green Grocery seeking authorization from D&K for production and sales rights.

D&K is also Zheng Qing’s enterprise.

[Image: Duke Milton from Moon Council at Karen Castle]

How have other parties reacted?

Facing inquiries from reporters, First University representatives simply mentioned that students’ private lives were not widely regulated by the school but did not discuss the relationship in the report.

”We will not comment on the details of these reports.”

First University Professor Joint Meeting spokesperson Zhou Fukai stated in a declaration, ”We have clearly stated that we do not excessively interfere with any student’s pursuit of a better life on campus; research has shown a good emotional connection helps cultivate a more positive life attitude among students.”

An anonymous senior employee specializing in sensitive information assessment at First University expressed suspicion regarding ”Daily Horn Newspaper”’s depiction of Zheng Qing. This employee claimed the issue was not Councilman Su’s relationship with Zheng Qing but the credibility of the newspaper’s depiction.

Moon Council spokesperson Ned·Prues (Ghost Tribe) echoed First University’s stance, not providing specific details, but he mentioned at a press conference earlier this month: ”We are ’closely monitoring’ the development of this situation, including those widely circulated rumors.”

Baddminton Winter Hunting and Shanglin Garden Spring Hunt spokesmen both denied inviting Zheng Qing.

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①, For details, see: ”Daily Horn Newspaper” October 27 special report—”Su’s Scandalous Warlock: This Time It’s a Student.”

②, For details: Beta Town Post, August 5, commentator (former Danghag judge Tom Cardo) article ”Several Legal Opinions on the Student Hunting Team’s Participation in the Black Prison Battle”

③, For details: First University relevant ’April 11, Saturday evening, incident near Lin Zhong Lake’ hearing records.

④, Performative personality disorder, also known as attention-seeking personality disorder or hysterical personality disorder, commonly attracts attention by self-performance, excessive pretense, and exaggerated behavior, these individuals have rich expressions, self-indulgence, disregard for others, display high egocentrism, emotionally unstable and susceptible to suggestion, thinking is shallow, unfamiliar with logical thinking, and words and behavior appear naive and childish.

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The author—Little William Blair—is a renowned magic journalist, moonlight observer, mysticism professor, and senior historian. He began writing columns for ”Beta Town Post” in 1983 and has won the Golden Feather award twice collectively with colleagues; he has also received a Karen award and a Fizer award.

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