High School of Demon Hunting

Chapter 2664 - 885: Snowflake Witch

Zheng Qing had never heard the saying ’fish alive to fry, dead fish to pickle.’He had only heard ’living fish worry, dead fish are at peace’—a proverb from the Lake Lingzhong Fishman Tribe, meaning that living Fishmen are always anxious, always suspecting Wizards want to harm them; dead Fishmen no longer have such worries because they’ve transformed into another race, becoming members of the Ghost Tribe. As a large tribe with seats in the Upper House of the Moon Council, the Ghosts at the First University naturally fare much better than the already declined Fishmen.

Yet at the moment, the witches gathered around didn’t seem to be discussing ’living fish’ or ’dead fish’ with him.

Zheng Qing could sense a subtle atmosphere in the air.

But looking at the clear and simple eyes of the witches, he was unsure of his assumption, wondering whether he was being overly sentimental.

Just as he hesitated on how to continue the topic of ’frying fish.’

Xiao Xiao’s slightly apologetic voice came to his ears.

"I apologize for the interruption."

The Atonement Hunting Team’s Diviner wiped the corner of his mouth, stood up, and politely nodded to the witches: "I’m sorry, I need to take your senior away... We have Hunting Team Training coming up, could you hold off for a bit? Um, if you urgently need guidance on Transformation Technique, you can apply to the Student Council..."

The witches visibly showed expressions of disappointment.

Zheng Qing gratefully glanced at the Doctor, feeling like giving him a handful of gold beans.

"Oh, I really am sorry."

He retracted his gaze, hurriedly abandoned his unfinished dinner, stood up and followed the Doctor walking out of the cafeteria, meanwhile tapping Xin Fat Man, who was still enjoying his meal, offering the witches a better option: "If you have other questions, you can ask this senior, he studies well too... Besides, he works for the Campus Newspaper, he’s very well-informed."

The Fat Wizard grinned his greasy smile, showing a friendly expression to the girls.

But when Zheng Qing looked back at the cafeteria door, he found the girls had vanished, as if they’d never been there; even the small pot with the fried fish was taken away.

Leaving only the desolate and gluttonous figure of the Fat Wizard.

"What, reluctant to leave, want to go back and chat more with those scheming girls?"

Xiao Xiao glanced sarcastically at the boy turning around, giving him a pat on the shoulder: "Coincidentally, I noticed those girls also seemed unwilling to part with you... So if you want to go back, no one’s stopping you. I won’t report to Su Councilor or Jiang class leader... So, you know, people never have a wrong name, only wrong nicknames. For you, being a scoundrel is just instinctive."

Zheng Qing surprisingly didn’t glare at his own Diviner.

He smacked his lips, hesitated, opened his palms, looking at the black Gem Cat curled up and snoring, uncertainly replied: "Could it be we’re too sensitive, maybe they just really appreciate my Transformation Technique, with no strange ideas? Their eyes seem pure, just like, just like..."

"Like snowflakes, pure and natural?" The Doctor sneered.

Zheng Qing nodded repeatedly.

Only to see the Doctor raise a hand, snapping fingers, and conjuring a soft, white snowflake on his fingertips: "...Are you referring to this kind of pure and natural snowflake?"

This kind of rhetorical question generally carries a negative implication.

Yet Zheng Qing hesitated a moment, still nodded slightly.

Xiao Xiao shook his head, grabbing the snowball, tossing it up like a baseball, his tone expressed a little sigh: "People are always easily deceived by surface appearances, like those girls, or this snowball... Do you think it’s purely white? But you should know, white is a color, not necessarily pure. There’s no truly clean snowflake in the World, because they are all formed around dust particles, inherently ’having ulterior motives’.

Before the words settled, a hint of colorless Flame rose suddenly above his palm, quickly evaporating the snowball, once the Mist dissipated, Xiao Xiao extended his palm to Zheng Qing, displaying the residual ashes there.

Zheng Qing first learned snow melts leaving ashes.

"Truthfully, such a tiny snowball wouldn’t create this much ash," noticing the boy’s bewildered gaze, Doctor Xiao had to emphasize slightly: "I’m just trying to leave you with a deeper impression... Forget these trivia, let’s talk about the matter you asked me to divine."

Yesterday post returning from Silent Forest to campus, Zheng Qing first shared with his companions the news beyond the Teaching Assistant Group Silent Constraint, such as the mysterious Uteyama tribe deep within the Forest, and the Fire Meteor anyone could see.

Considering they had stumbled once in a Sandbox Mini World last Monday, Zheng Qing thought it wise to sort through his gathered crow-related information, conducting a formal divination analysis.

Unlike the quick divination typically performed with tea leaves, Crystal Ball, Divination Tokens, or turtle shells, formal divination requires more resources, longer preparation time, and more Diviners. Accordingly, those capable of leading the divination must be at least Registered wizard level competent Diviners.

Xiao Xiao’s skill is adequate, plus with Atonement’s connections, gathering seven to eight similarly skilled Diviners isn’t difficult. Adding Zheng Qing’s promise to cover all costs for this divination, Xiao Xiao started working on it early in the morning.

At this moment, hearing Xiao Xiao mention this matter, Zheng Qing cheered up, tossing aside the recent meal hiccup.

"How’s the preparation going?"

He eagerly asked, while reiterating his promise from last night: "How many Diviners did you find? Need me to go to Greenhill Mansion or somewhere else for help? Materials, are they listed? Just state the cost directly, I’ll fully reimburse, no worries about expenses... Make sure everything we get is top-notch!"

He patted his chest, assuring.

With the Trident Sword’s ’military purchase contract’ backing him, he was very confident in such matters now.

Xiao Xiao sighed without immediate response.

Zheng Qing sensed faint uneasiness.

"Any changes?" He paused, squeezing the black Gem Cat.

"It’s Professor Yi."

The Atonement Hunting Team’s Diviner pressed his lips, adjusted his glasses, his voice soft, succinct: "Since this is my first time leading such a divination, I thought of asking Professor Yi for guidance. You know Professor Yi always supports these activities... Besides, his office houses the best quality and most abundant divination materials, purchasing from him is more cost-effective than outside."

"But."

Zheng Qing interjected with this turning point.