High School of Demon Hunting

Chapter 2952: Chapter 1170: A Reserved Strand of Mana

Bam! Bam!

Bam! Bam!

The windows of the San You Bookstore suddenly made strange noises, as if a fierce wind was blowing outside. Soon after, the shop’s walls and beams also began to creak. Outside, the red, black, and silver that stagnated in the sky showed no signs of change, but the sound of rolling tides of thunder was already coming from behind the clouds.

The gentleman looked up at the sky.

”—Ah, it’s about time.”

As soon as he said this, Zheng Qing’s face changed abruptly. The gentleman obviously realized the ambiguity in his words and quickly gave a reassuring smile: ”It’s not my time that’s almost up, it’s your time... Your rank is still low, and your mind’s ability to withstand the high-dimensional world is limited. Although I can shield you, staying too long would benefit you little. This time, it’s enough to experience a bit.”

Zheng Qing blinked.

He thought that they had already left the high-dimensional realm, but from the gentleman’s words, they hadn’t left yet?

Crack, crack!

A small crack appeared on the windowpane.

As the crack appeared, the sky seemed to start shattering as well, creating web-like space seams. The entire world resembled a broken porcelain bottle, with mottled patches falling one after another from the sky into the void, revealing the endless starry sky behind them.

Soon, except for the San You Bookstore, it was as if the entire world had fallen into the deepest part of the abyss.

When the last piece of color disappeared from the sky, and the last pane of glass on the window finally turned to dust, the gentleman fished out the maple leaf from Zheng Qing’s pocket and threw it out the window. The leaf fluttered, and once again transformed into the shape of a small boat.

Zheng Qing lowered his head and felt in his pockets, finding them empty.

He had no idea when the leaf had been placed in his pocket.

”—It’s time to go,”

the gentleman placed a hand on his shoulder, with a tone of slight sentiment: ”Having you as this anchor point allowed me to once again experience the feeling of ’time waits for no one’... It’s wonderful.”

Zheng Qing wanted to say something, but the gentleman had already guided him out of the shop by the shoulder and onto the small boat, causing the words he was about to utter to swallow back down—since the gentleman was beside him, he could ask about it later, there was no rush.

If the young wizard had turned around at that moment, he would have discovered another figure of the gentleman standing silently at the window of the San You Bookstore, watching them leave.

”Why did you follow along?”

The Yellow Flowered Cat appeared silently beside the old man, its cheeks slightly twitching in sync with the swaying tip of its tail, showing it was in a great mood: ”—If the conversation isn’t over, why not talk a bit more; if it is over, why do you stay by his side? I remember you haven’t left the bookstore for a long time.”

”That was a mana trick I left before leaving, just to handle the aftermath of today’s school matters.”

The gentleman spoke calmly, his gaze sweeping across the outside view, where mottled color patches were ’pasting’ back onto the world one by one. Soon, the sky was once again filled with the colors of red, black, and silver starlight, though the position of certain silver lights differed slightly from before: ”—When hunting, hunters always need to stand at a vantage point, to see everything that needs to be seen, to make the right judgment. Now, the vantage point is beneath his feet. Any choice he makes is correct.”

The Yellow Flowered Cat twitched its whiskers.

Reluctantly holding back from quipping.

And also restrained the urge to ask how to clean up today’s mess on Buji Island.

”You’re always so lazy.” It simply complained, then shifted the topic back to Zheng Qing: ”—But I noticed when leaving just now, that young Qing seemed like he still wanted to ask something.”

”Nothing more than about how to use his law book, or how he should defeat the Leviathan.” The gentleman wiped the glass on the window, as if trying to get a clearer view.

”Law book? That book of his that records forbidden curses? How to use it?” The Yellow Flowered Cat immediately showed interest, seemingly ignoring the strange view outside the window, instead perking up and staring curiously at the bookstore owner in front of it.

The gentleman withdrew his gaze and glanced at it.

”That is his business.” He lightly reminded.

Which made the Flower Cat’s expression stiffen slightly.

”Aren’t I just worried he’ll mess up and explode once again while flipping through the book? You entrusted me with his fate, didn’t you ask me to look after him in the future? Can’t I get into the role early?”

It seemed a bit annoyed, pausing as if recalling something, then letting out a cold laugh: ”—Speaking of taking care, you didn’t make arrangements like this before. I remember the Raven was the backup you left for him, gave him so much guidance and resources... How does it feel now seeing that big Raven pecking wildly in the sky with Alpha’s Firebird?”

The Yellow Flowered Cat seemed both regrettably disappointed and disgusted.

However, the gentleman had a sense of subtle satisfaction.

”Everything is two-sided, things continually develop through contradiction.” His voice carried a hint of joy: ”Why do you think Montelio failed?”

”Why?”

The Flower Cat found the question somewhat perplexing: ”—Isn’t it because Zheng Qing, driven by some inexplicable sense of justice, pursued relentlessly, and then pushed forward by some ambitious people in the school... Don’t look at me like that, yes, I’m talking about Old Yao and Emma! Montelio’s current loss of control is not unrelated to everyone! He could’ve advanced those experiments slowly, step by step!”

The gentleman, however, shook his head.

”Montelio failed because he didn’t stick to his original principles. When he saw the huge opportunity with the Dean of the Peripheral College, he chose to be aggressive. But Zheng Qing didn’t have this worry, and he still maintains those pure and intense emotions... Sometimes, those who can uphold principles in the face of great temptation can go further on the wizard’s path.”

”Why do I feel like you’re hinting at me?!”

The Yellow Flowered Cat shifted over a bit, even though it didn’t speak harsh words, it gave off a strong vibe of grumbling: ”—I only mentioned once about wanting to be the Dean of the Peripheral College!... ’Until there’s a proper legendary combat power in the Peripheral Academy, it’s your responsibility’!”

It pinched its voice, mimicking the gentleman’s words to Zheng Qing with an exaggerated manner, then changed its tone to one of exasperation: ”He doesn’t want this responsibility, he can totally shove it onto my shoulders! I’m not afraid of the weight!”

The bookstore owner squinted and glanced at it: ”Do you have shoulders?”

The Flower Cat’s expression froze, then sneered: ”—Say whatever you like, that kid wasn’t foolish enough to take the bait directly, he’s still smart, knowing what should and shouldn’t be touched... This Peripheral Academy is really bizarre!”