Chapter 039: Dekan and Cornelia’s Pool Party
“※※※! Does heartache even count as pain?! What a shameless bastard!”
“Which side is actually the cult here?!”
“The Rebirth Church has finally met its match! Truly, evil shall be punished by greater evil!”
Although everyone at Hewenlit Academy was teasing Dekan, they were all laughing happily.
The viewing hall was filled with a joyful atmosphere. After Dekan delivered the winning blow, there was a brief moment of silence, followed by an eruption of cheers like a tidal wave.
In the corner at the back row, a young man sat with an expression full of excitement, his fists clasped tightly as if he had been praying for Dekan and Cornelia’s victory the entire time.
“Hmm…”
When he saw Dekan and Cornelia triumph over the Faceless Man, he finally exhaled in relief, stood up, and a faint smile still lingered on his face. Yet, his expression carried a trace of unmistakable bitterness and helplessness.
Just as he turned to leave the classroom, he noticed a delicate girl standing behind him, blocking his path.
The girl’s posture was noble and cold, with a hint of mockery in her lips as if she were observing his expression.
“Chloix, you wouldn’t be deluding yourself into thinking you could be like them, would you?”
The girl’s tone was very disrespectful.
“No… I wouldn’t dare dream of such a thing.”
Chloix realized the girl might have been observing him for a long time, feeling extremely embarrassed as he hung his head low.
Simultaneously, he seemed to recall some painful memories, unable to face the girl again.
“Hmph, as long as you know your place. You and those people from the Rebirth Church are no different. Remember the mistakes you’ve made and the pitiful state of my sister. There will never be anyone cheering for you!”
Seeing Chloix’s attitude, the girl’s anger only grew.
“…I understand.”
Hearing the girl’s aggressive words, Chloix’s tone weakened further, yet he did not contest her. He simply moved past the girl and hurried towards the exit.
“You should understand by now. You’re not suited for tackling the Shadow World! You’re already the embodiment of calamity, so how do you possibly intend to end disasters?!”
The girl called out to him from behind.
Chloix hesitated for a moment, tightly pressed his lips together, and then quickened his pace. He disappeared from the viewing hall, retreating as if fleeing.
…
In a hallway of the Demon Realm’s academy, two suspicious figures were dragging what appeared to be unconscious bodies.
They pulled the ‘bodies’ by their feet, producing a ‘scraping’ sound as they dragged them along the ground.
Finally, they brought these two ‘bodies’ to their headquarters, the Cooking Classroom.
Dekan locked the door and ran to the other side of the classroom, opening a window.
He then rushed to Cornelia’s side, grabbed the shoulder of the Faceless Man, and together with Cornelia, they carried the unconscious Faceless Man to the window.
“One, two!”
In sync with their chant, they expertly tossed the Faceless Man out the window.
Next, they repeated the process and threw the spellcaster out the window.
“Work done!”
Although Cornelia could easily have thrown both of them down alone, since it was a group crime, it was better for everyone to participate in destroying evidence to maintain a sense of team responsibility.
Encountering assailants in the Shadow World who attacked other challengers could be legally dealt with without liability. This was a special case approved by the Kingdom Union, and Dekan and Cornelia’s observation program had recorded adequate evidence.
“This terrain is really convenient. Otherwise, getting rid of the Faceless Man would have required much more effort.”
Dekan mused, further raising his evaluation of the school.
“What shall we do? I sort of don’t want to go back.”
Cornelia relaxed as if she had returned home, sitting on the chair beside the Baroque table without meaning to move anymore.
“It would be great to visit the Demon Realm someday in the future.”
Dekan looked out the window, searching for what seemed like a utopia.
“Together.”
“Absolutely, but let’s finish the job first. We still have an important project.”
As they exchanged words, they swiftly began rummaging through the Cooking Classroom for ingredients.
Dekan also ordered Cornelia to disassemble some cooking equipment from the classroom. He planned to modify the piano downstairs with these parts later.
“By the way.”
Dekan clapped his hands, seemingly remembering something.
He turned on the school’s public address system and announced: “Challenger student, please come to the Cooking Classroom. Your friend is looking for you. Please immediately proceed to the third room on the western corridor of the school building…”
It wasn’t long before the challenger they saved before hurried to the Cooking Classroom.
With over an hour of rest and the plentiful medicine provided by the school’s infirmary, the injuries of the challenger had improved significantly, and he looked quite spirited.
Exploration was still 2.3% short.
Dekan observed the challenger with satisfaction, patting his shoulder.
“Here, take a look if there is anything you like.”
Dekan pulled out a pile of cards from his pocket and handed them to the challenger. These were the items they had scrounged from the Faceless Man and the spellcaster.
Since only soul-bound magic cards can enter the Shadow World, similarly, to remove cards from the Shadow World, they must first be bound.
Since Dekan and Cornelia couldn’t bind four-star and five-star cards, and they were running low on available slots, they only took cards with a combined value of 9 mana points.
Among the remaining cards, there were purple four-star cards, which would have gone to waste if left behind.
Therefore, Dekan allowed the challenger to choose what he needed so that at least he could take away a four-star card.
“Can all of these really be given to me?”
Even though Dekan had explained to the challenger, he was still hesitant to take so many cards.
“You can. These cards are absolutely legal. However, for the cards you choose, please transfer sixty percent of the market price to the account I give you. Is that okay?”
Dekan passed him a slip of paper as he spoke.
[Norton Kingdom’s Capital City Bank, Account Number: 948957812, Payee: Beautiful Soul Squad]
“No problem! No problem! Thanks, Brother Dekan!”
The challenger quickly accepted the slip, memorizing the account information.
For him, no matter what, it was a big profit. Even if he sold the cards as soon as he returned to the real world, he would still profit greatly.
“Also, you need to clear two more rooms next. If you can’t manage, use this ring to ask for my help.”
Dekan handed the ring to the challenger.
This ring was no longer useful to either Dekan or Cornelia. While they did not want to keep working, they could not allow the challenger to get hurt either, since they were expecting a substantial donation from him in the real world.
“Of course! You can count on me!”
The challenger joyfully agreed. He had already slacked off for a while, and Dekan had saved his life, so it was only right that he started contributing.
“By the way, what are you going to do next?”
The challenger looked at Dekan and Cornelia, who were thoroughly looting the Cooking Classroom, and couldn’t help but feel very puzzled.
“Ah, doing the things a student should do.”
Dekan answered seriously.
Cornelia beside him seemed to be growing impatient, occasionally tiptoeing to catch Dekan’s attention.
“Let’s go!”
“Alright!”
Thus, the two left the challenger behind, carrying their loot toward the principal’s office like they were heading home after shopping.
There was already a piano placed outside the principal’s office.
Cornelia opened the door, and the two carried the piano and other things inside.
As soon as they entered, they were greeted by the long-awaited swimming pool in the wide principal’s office.
After dozens of minutes of preparation, Dekan and Cornelia finally began their joyous pool party.
The tale of the Demon Academy in the fourth-floor Shadow Realm concluded with the odd sight of Dekan and Cornelia merrily splashing around.
