280 Dekan’s Shadow World Report
“Cornelia, you didn’t get a single card this time. Perhaps this 【Blood Mimicry】 should still be…”
Dekan reluctantly handed the 【Blood Mimicry】 card to Cornelia.
“No, it’s yours.”
Cornelia made no move to take it.
“I think…”
“Yours.”
Cornelia interrupted Dekan once again.
Looking at Cornelia’s resolute eyes, Dekan felt any words he wanted to say would only be swallowed back.
“Unfortunately, the red and black attire you wore in the Demon Realm can’t be brought out here meow. Otherwise, tsk tsk tsk…”
Teacher Cat seemed to have finally found an opportunity to mock Dekan.
“I want to make it clear! I will never turn into a Little Succubus again!”
Dekan declared resolutely.
He would rather die than transform into that again.
Just thinking about the first day in the Demon Prison when he was in Little Succubus form, the first thing that came to his mind was the perilous experience of being unable to escape from someone’s embrace.
It was the first real setback in his life.
A humiliating memory.
With a complicated heart, Dekan accepted the card.
【Blood Mimicry】 was very strategic for Dekan but also carried great risk.
Its terrifying aspect was that once transformed, there would be no way to revert temporarily.
Unless someone helped with a 【Forced Dismissal】.
Or until the 14-day cooldown period ended, re-mimicking his original appearance would cancel the mimicry effect.
It needed to be used with caution.
Thus, the trio and the cat left the Boundary Space.
When they emerged,
even though it was vacation,
there were still quite a few students watching.
And reporters waiting to interview them.
Looking at this scene,
Dekan and Cornelia had already gotten used to it, but Chloix was still a bit dazed.
This was his first time successfully navigating the Shadow World, and it was stage seven.
Recalling a year ago being held back due to an inability to clear the Shadow World,
and comparing it to now,
it felt like a dream.
“How about that, I told you together we can accomplish anything, right?”
Dekan patted Chloix’s back.
Chloix turned around dazedly, looking at Dekan’s beaming smile,
and also broke into a relieved smile.
…
After the Shadow World ended perfectly,
Dekan first rested for a day.
Then he began writing the report.
Initially, it was planned that Chloix would write the report.
After all, Chloix was the most normal writer.
But this time it couldn’t be helped; only Dekan had fought from the first layer all the way to the Demon Prison’s ninth level.
Chloix also stated that he couldn’t write this report.
So it could only be handled by Dekan.
The format of the report was actually very flexible.
Besides filling out a paper report, it could also be made into a presentation slide, or even into a video.
However, the paper report was the simplest.
Dekan attempted to write the report several times.
But it always seemed off.
When he wanted to make it more factual, it turned into a horror novel mixed with a criminal’s confession.
When he tried to add a sense of a heroic epic legend, it ended up becoming a declaration of a demon god.
So this time,
Dekan decided to use Happy Group’s magical equipment to edit the video, add his own post-production touches, and leave the text aside, presenting his Shadow World experience in the most truthful way possible.
…
The next day, Dekan arrived early at Professor Arno’s office.
Although the academy was already on summer break,
Professor Arno still had affairs to handle, so he could still be found in the office for the week.
Dekan silently walked to the desk and handed the video crystal to Professor Arno.
Arno raised an eyebrow, and his hands couldn’t help but tremble slightly as he accepted the crystal.
He placed it on the device to play.
He didn’t expect that Dekan would choose the video format this time.
But if using a video, Dekan should also know which parts should be edited out.
This could reduce a lot of self-narration.
It was indeed a good choice.
Arno slightly felt more at ease.
But he still didn’t dare to relax, fully focusing on the video about to begin.
“Beautiful Soul Squad Production”
After the caption on the black screen disappeared,
the scene appeared on the first level of the Demon Prison.
The camera slowly moved, as if fully displaying the most awe-inspiring sculptures and porticos.
It conveyed a kind of epic splendor.
Professor Arno nervously swallowed.
He didn’t know what kind of demon mythology Dekan wanted to display.
This feeling was already beginning to seem a bit off.
However.
As the camera moved, deep and somewhat healing music began to play.
At the same time, a gentle, healing voice started to narrate:
【How do we perceive the black?】
【It’s hard to describe, but it’s there.】
The scenes began to change, gradually sweeping through several levels of the Demon Prison.
Each level ignored its conquering process, only showcasing its artistic dynamic landscapes in the Demon Realm.
【In the Demon Realm, what you see will be different. Here, the air seems more abundant, more vibrant.】
The background male voice continued under the music.
【Here, all kinds of sounds embrace you.】
【Light illuminates you in some peculiar way, like caressing you, lingering around you.】
The scene had reached the land of the Demon Realm outside the Demon Prison.
Several young men and women appeared, resembling a tour group, their faces filled with the joy of freedom, even comfort.
As if feeling the happiness of life.
【It’s a place coexisting with you.】
【Sometimes, if you’re lucky enough, it will stay with you forever.】
The music gradually became more impassioned.
“It’s like love! Cleanse your soul! Feel it in your veins~♫”
【That’s why there is no other place in the world as beautiful as the Demon Realm.】
【Because the Demon Realm is not a place to be seen by the eyes.】
【It’s more a place to be felt by the heart.】
【…】
The scenes that followed were almost all of the team running on the Demon Realm’s beach, weaving through jungles glistened with dew, barbecuing on a barren mountain, lying on the grass admiring the Demon Realm’s starry sky.
Finally, as the music approached its end, the scene froze accordingly.
【Demon Realm, all extraordinary.】
With the background male voice finishing the last sentence, the slogan appeared on the screen along with the words Beautiful Soul Squad.
The promotional video, was over.
“…”
Professor Arno covered his eyes and turned off the projection device.
He didn’t know whether to cry or laugh.
He felt like he was about to go insane.
Although he expected that Dekan’s report this time wouldn’t be normal.
But he didn’t expect Dekan to know that writing the report was a difficult task.
So he made a…
Demon Realm Tourism Advertising Promotion?
Is the Demon Realm the cozy and healing place in your footage?
Are you too scared to release the bad things you’ve done?
“Dekan…”
“Professor Arno? Please speak.”
“Sincerely wish you can challenge the eighth-stage Shadow World next time.”
“Hmm? Why?”
“Because the report of the eighth-stage Shadow World doesn’t need to pass through my hands but can be directly submitted to the Kingdom Union…”
Professor Arno seemed very tired and closed his eyes with a sense of relief.
