Chapter 197

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Chapter 197

She put all the paper and pencils into her backpack and said to Swis, "Let’s go, don’t be afraid."

Swis immediately leaped down the mountain like a rabbit, while the Pegasus horses struggled to keep up (after all, horses find it difficult to move on mountain roads).

He didn’t dare to stray too far from the group, afraid of being attacked by demons that might appear out of nowhere. He also feared that they were walking too slowly and could be caught up by some unknown creatures.

"You know, demons aren’t interested in ordinary humans," Caroline sarcastically remarked in a timely manner.

"I am not a normal human!"

"Tell me what makes you not normal, is it because you are too short?"

"Um…" This is really unfair. Swis is just a little boy, almost 17 years old, who is as tall as his sister (but Caroline is also too tall). And if it weren’t for Sylas’s emergency makeup exams, he might not even be able to get into Star Song Castle.

"Accepting the fact that you are a normal person will make you live more calmly. For example, I don’t worry about being hunted by demons," Caroline said mischievously. "The only one who should worry here is Sylas."

Luna strongly disagrees, "No! What about me? I am the most beautiful little princess!"

Everyone laughed together, got on their horses at the foot of the mountain, and walked along the wide commercial road (which had fallen into disrepair), gradually accelerating towards Star Song Castle.

Caroline’s joke just now reminded Sylas of last night’s dream. Although she had never seen a demon, from various signs, it was indeed a nightmare demon that could manipulate dreams, and it was not a funny joke at all.

If someone impersonates a teacher, she will easily fall for it. But how do demons know who to impersonate?

It was getting late, and even with Pegasus, they couldn’t hurry back to Star Song Castle before closing time to return the horses. So they decided to stay overnight halfway, and returned to school on the weekend morning. To make up for the playtime they missed in the past two days, as soon as Swis returned to school, he disappeared. Luna was busy with a date, and Caroline happened to catch an elective class. Only Sylas and Shirley were analyzing the experiment report together.

There’s a saying… that people smarter than you work even harder than you, right?

No matter what, similar dreams didn’t appear again. The last journey to Borliboli was just a small ripple, but sometimes Sylas wonders: is it better to kiss first before questioning if it’s fake?

…or maybe not, as she shuddered when she realized she didn’t actually know what Xerath, the person she seriously wanted to kiss, was like deep down.

This calmness lasted until the elective class came around again. Eilan looked astonished as soon as she saw Sylas entering the classroom. Kuowa flew over in an exaggerated manner, covering her mouth and asking, "Oh my, little fairy, what happened to you?"

"What’s wrong?" Sylas, confused, nervously looked down at her attire. She hadn’t forgotten Eilan’s role as the student affairs officer, and monitoring the discipline and etiquette of the students was an important part of her job.

"What did you provoke?" Eilan snapped her fingers and green flames ignited from her palm. She pressed her hand slightly above Sylas’s head, and suddenly a string of green fire burst into flames.

"Hunting Mark," Eilan commented from the side.

Kuowa nodded, wrinkling her nose as she flew back to Eilan’s side, holding onto her arm and nodding in agreement, "Smells like sulfur."

The students were all startled by this sudden strange sight, and collectively let out a gasp.

"Whose mark is this?"

"Antihazza, um, or maybe Antihara, it’s always one of these two sisters."

"Alright, quiet down, girls and boys. Today, we’ll talk about the Demon Mark. Here is a perfect example." She walked behind Sylas, whose head still burned with a green mark. "This is a Hunting Mark. Usually, demons give their prey such a mark, so other demons will know who originally had their eyes on this prey and assess if they are worthy of challenging that demon."

Everyone started whispering to each other.

Swis asked, "What if we are worthy?"

"If other demons also like this prey, it’s possible for them to snatch it away and then be resented by the demon who came first."

"Does Sylas face any danger?"

"Kuowa, can you judge that?"

The mysterious and seductive succubus smiled and said, "She is safe in school, of course. This is my territory, Antihara and Antihazza wouldn’t dare to come in."

"What if she leaves the school? Goes home? Will the demon chase after her?"

Kuowa smiled and said, "I won’t tell you."

Eilan said, "Okay, who has questions? Anything about the Demon Mark is welcome."

The children eagerly raised their hands. Eilan asked everyone to write their questions on paper while Kuowa collected them.

Eilan adjusted her glasses, quickly skimmed through the questions, and praised, "Good questions… Well, I’ll answer a few of them for now."

"What conditions are needed for the Hunting Mark to appear? We didn’t see anything just now."

"How can we feel the Hunting Mark on the target’s body?"

"Can you show us the complete process of casting this spell?"

After finishing the incantation, she said, "When other demon spells targeting Demon Mark carriers are cast, the mark will be activated. It’s not easily visible in normal situations, but like all spells, demon spells create disturbances in the surroundings as a continuous spell. If you can sense this disturbance, you can detect it. As for how Kuowa saw it, Kuowa, can you explain to everyone?"

The succubus gracefully bowed and said, "It’s simple, demons have demon sight, they can see things that many people can’t see. The Hunting Mark is a way for demons to always show themselves."

"Thank you for explaining."

Kuowa let out an adorable and sincere laugh, "If you really want to thank me, you should show it with something substantial." She pointed to her cheeks and proudly tilted her face towards Eilan.

Sylas blushed, she clearly remembered how Kuowa had (seemingly) kissed Eilan in an empty dorm room.

How would Eilan react? Would she show that helpless gentle smile?

Indeed, she did. But she just smiled gently, reached out and patted Kuowa’s cheek, and said, "Alright, no more mischief. Can you now demonstrate the ‘Hunting Mark’ for everyone?"

"I don’t," Kuowa pouted, hands behind her back, and lowered her head in frustration.

The young boys couldn’t contain their youthful exuberance anymore, they growled quietly, saying, "Ah, teacher, can I kiss you instead!"

Kuowa provocatively made a face at them, "No, I want Eilan."

Eilan smiled helplessly, "My succubus likes to play tricks, I’m sorry for taking up everyone’s class time."

"Kiss! Kiss!" The students didn’t care if it delayed the class time or not.

Eilan spoke gently, "Kuowa, I don’t want to command you, so you will face consequences when you go home tonight."

"I don’t care." The succubus’s pointed tail wagged, turning her face away from Eilan.

Eilan brushed away the hair on her face and lightly touched her lips, Sylas saw it clearly, it was indeed a light touch.

The demon’s tail suddenly shook rapidly, as if her shoulders were about to shrink into Eilan’s arms, but Eilan decisively held onto her shoulders and gently pushed her away.

"Kuowa." Amidst the children’s noise, she called Kuowa’s name, indicating for her to demonstrate the spell properly.

Though slightly unsatisfied, Kuowa happily accepted the fact that Eilan kissed her in public. She obediently took two steps back, raised one hand, and the green flames burned brightly. In her deep, rumbling voice similar to bubbling lava, the flames gradually engulfed Eilan, forming an evil mark above her head.

There was a little bat holding three tridents, with a pointed tail and horns.

Kuowa happily clapped her hands and ran sweetly to Eilan’s side, saying, "Now you belong to me."

Eilan nodded and said, "Yes, you belong to me too. Please sit down."

"The demonic language is also a powerful language. It has many difficult sounds for humans to pronounce. The ancient Saiti language has proven to be the most suitable spell language for humans. Let’s cherish our language abilities."

"What is the green flame?" asked Sylas.

Kuowa quickly floated to the front and said, "It is the manifestation of demonic magic."

Sylas said earnestly, "From what we currently know, languages like Setis language can directly control Holy Light, Shadow, and elements for spellcasters, while all other spells and similar spells require a tool as a foundation. Does using demon spells feel the same as using elemental spells for humans? Can humans also use demon spells by using some kind of tool?"

Kuowa was at a loss for words and turned to look at Eilan, saying, "I don’t know."

Eilan chuckled and touched Kuowa’s face, saying, "That’s why you’ve always been my assistant."

When she turned to Sylas, she switched to a more serious tone and said, "Yes, theoretically it is possible. But no one has researched the syntax of demon spells, and we don’t know what the translation would be like. So, no one knows how to use them yet."

"Teacher, have you never tried it?"

Eilan shook her head, and Sylas sat down disappointedly.

After class, Eilan kept Sylas behind, Kuowa closed the classroom door, and Sylas had a sense of foreboding in her heart, but she couldn’t escape anymore.

Eilan crossed her arms and asked, "Alright, little fairy, where exactly did you encounter the devil?"

"Um… Mount Borliboli."

"I guess so, describe your dream."

"How did you know it was a dream?"

Kuowa chuckled, "Antihazza Sisters are nightmare demons, they specialize in hunting in dreams. They targeted you but failed, why?"