Chapter 1050 - Confirming Positions
Chapter 1050 of "High School of Demon Hunting" starts with thrilling twists: Chapter 1050: Chapter 112: Confirming PositionsZheng Qing was highly suspicious that the gray squirrels in... Continue the story!
Chapter 1050: Chapter 112: Confirming PositionsZheng Qing was highly suspicious that the gray squirrels in the school possessed some kind of bizarre magical talent.
The bump that formed on his forehead after being hit by an acorn was so hard and throbbing with pain that didnât reveal itself until he woke up the next day. It was very similar to certain attack effects that came with enchanted magic.
Like a certain wizardâs âLoveâs Iron Fistâ.
This made him quite upset as he drafted the line drawing for Saturday, knowing the graph for the next morning would start lower due to his discomfort upon waking up.
Equally dreadful was the line drawing from the previous day.
On Saturday night, the Absolution Hunting Team, along with Jiang Yu, Li Meng, a plush bear, and two mice, stealthily searched around the academy for most of the night, but never encountered the faceless monster the mice had mentioned.
However, they did encounter a considerable number of venomous insects like scorpions and wormsâeach time, the Ears Brother would shout for others to help catch them, and then joyfully gather them up.
This made the young scholarship student very suspicious that the two mice had ill intentions and were simply using fake news to trick them into catching venomous bugs for them.
On one hand, training in the complex nighttime environment was very beneficial for the growth of the Absolution Hunting Team; on the other hand, the scenes Zheng Qing had âwitnessedâ in his dreams also indirectly corroborated the miceâs story, so he eventually did not voice his doubts.
Aside from the aggravating line drawings, the increasingly eerie and complicated atmosphere in the school was also unsettling.
The covert and overt clashes between Blood Comrades and Sacred Will were becoming more frequent, which affected student self-governing bodies like Club Union in a negative way. Yet, the only entity that could suppress themâthe professorsâ joint meetingâwas largely focusing their attention elsewhere within the school.
Zheng Qing had heard that some student council members had sought help from the professors, only to be brushed off with excuses like âstudent autonomy,â âgentlemen agree to disagree,â and âseek common ground while preserving differencesââwhich was quite frustrating.
Originally adhering to a neutral policy, Zheng Qing had instructed all members of his club not to get involved in the struggles between the two major guilds in the school; for this reason, he had also politely declined invitations from Lei Zhe and Augustus.
This was a very poor decision.
After all, the school was so small that everyone was always in each otherâs faces. Without sufficient power, the weak hardly had any autonomy when it came to matters involving certain âcore spirits.â
As someone once said, under the limitations of capability, there was only the choice to act or not, without the liberty to choose otherwise. When two fishermen fought, they would never tolerate a crane standing by indifferently. They were more likely to join forces to kill the crane, scald its feathers, and split it in half.
Within just two weeks of school starting, Zheng Qing had deeply felt the consequences of choosing âneutrality.â
Not to mention that the Judgement Hunting Team, which had originally agreed to train the Absolution Hunting Team for free, began to procrastinate on new training plans. It was troubling enough just obtaining a training ground, which had people running around exhaustivelyâif it hadnât been for Zhang Ji Xin relaying advice from his brother, Zheng Qing couldnât have imagined the extent of influence large guilds held.
Therefore, on Sunday afternoon, Zheng Qing took two hours to call a meeting with all members of Absolution Knight Group in the small D&K shop to discuss how to handle this pressing decision.
"Is there any room to discuss this matter?" Xin Fat Man had been racking his brains over the last few days writing an article about the âhazard of using feather pens on avian creaturesâ, so his attitude at the meeting seemed slightly impatient, "We are students of Jiuyou Academy, naturally, we should choose Lei Zhe! Moreover, the Elderâs brother is also one of Lei Zheâs people, and our hunting team was trained by the Judgement too... I see no need for any dilemma."
Lin Guo, Dylan, Blue Bird, and Monk Shi Yuan silently raised their hands.
Zheng Qing hurriedly interrupted Fat Manâs words, "We are from Jiuyou, but Lin Guo is from Alpha Academy, Dylan and Blue Bird are from Starry Sky Academy, Shi Yuan is from Atlas... Absolution is from First University, not Jiuyou Academyâs Absolution."
That being said, it was clear to everyone present that Absolution mainly belonged to Jiuyou Academy. However, that wasnât a reason for the club to ignore the interests of members from other academies.
"That wasnât what I meant..." Fat Man muttered, but his voice gradually lowered, making it unclear what he said afterward.
Zheng Qing, exercising patience, waited for a moment, but no one else spoke.
Thus, he asked in a consultative tone, "Suppose, just suppose we overwhelmingly sided with Sacred Will... would anyone see any difficulties in their studies or daily life?"
Although he used the word âeveryoneâ in his question, Zheng Qingâs gaze stayed on Lin Guo. Of the entire club, only Lin Guo was from Alpha Academy, and comparatively, he faced much more resistance than others from Starry Sky or Atlas.
Unfortunately, Zheng Qingâs concerns were completely wasted.
Lin Guo was squatting in front of several big cats, contentedly stroking them and listening to their purring, completely unaware if the meetingâs content related to him or not.
It was Xiao Xiao who answered the question for him.
"Our relationship with the Blood Comrades has always been poor," Xiao Xiao liked to adjust his glasses whenever he answered a question, perhaps thinking it made him appear more formal, "If no one here has the memory of a goldfish, you should remember the fight we had on Pedestrian Street with the people from Blood Comrades before the start of last semester... Although Arthur Ness was acting under the name of Club Union 3A at that time, it later became clear that they were also representing the Blood Comrades."
"Perhaps Augustus was broad-minded and didnât fuss over these details too much, but as the saying goes, ânew king, new courtâ, now that Augustus has abdicated, itâs hard to guess whether his successors will be influenced by people like Arthur Ness."
"The two known contenders for Augustus, whether Sir Friedman or Lord Sepulano, have all had conflicts with us. We cannot alienate one side, then the other."
"As for Lin Guo, due to his age, he naturally has more leeway in choosing his stance... and, I remember he is protected by all the witches of Alpha Academy, so regardless of any conflict with the Blood Comrades, he wonât run into any trouble."
The analysis was incisive and convincing, making Zheng Qing nod repeatedly. Even the other members of the club had few objections.
Except for Lin Guo.
He was somewhat displeased with the mention by Xiao Xiao of âwitch protectionâ and had no good counter arguments, so he could only frown, turn his back, and continue petting the cats.
"If thatâs the case, then later, Iâll reply to Lei Zhe, confirming our participation in their hunting team training session scheduled for some time later." Just before the meeting concluded, Zheng Qing emphasized once more, "Since we have chosen Lei Zhe, I hope everyone will take a stand on related issues in the future and not cause any trouble for the club."
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