Chapter 39. Dekan and Cornelia's Pool Party

"F***! Does heartache count as pain?! Can this dude be any more shameless!"

"Who's the evil cult here?!"

"The Resurrection Church finally met its match! It really is a case of villains getting what they deserve!"

Although everyone at Heavenlit Academy was teasing me, they were all laughing joyfully.

The entire broadcast hall was filled with a cheerful atmosphere. The moment I delivered the winning blow, they were silent for a short while, and then erupted into cheers like a mountain torrent and tsunami.

In a seat in the back corner, a young man's expression was full of emotion, his hands clasped together as if he had been praying for me and Cornelia just now.

"Phew—"

When he saw that I and Cornelia had defeated the Faceless Man, he finally let out a sigh of relief and stood up.

A faint smile still lingered on his face.

It was just that his expression, besides relief, seemed to have a hint of unconcealable bitterness and helplessness.

Just as he turned to leave the classroom, he saw a slender girl standing behind him, blocking his way.

The girl's posture was noble and arrogant, yet the corner of her mouth seemed to carry a hint of playfulness, as if observing his expression.

"Cloix, you're not fantasizing that you could be like them, are you?"

The girl's tone was very impolite.

"No... I wouldn't dare to dream of such a thing."

Cloix realized that the girl might have been observing him for a long time and felt very embarrassed, lowering his head.

At the same time, he seemed to have remembered some bad memories and didn't dare to face the girl anymore.

"Hehe, it's good that you know your place. You're no different from that group from the Resurrection Church. Remember the mistakes you've made, and my sister's miserable appearance. No one will ever cheer for you!"

Seeing Cloix's attitude, the girl seemed to get angrier.

“......I know.”

Hearing the girl's aggressive words, Cloix's tone weakened a bit, but he never refuted anything.

He just walked around the girl and strode quickly towards the door.

"After watching their performance, you should also understand that you are not suitable for clearing Shadow Worlds! You are the embodiment of disaster itself, so how could you possibly end disasters?!"

The girl shouted from behind him.

Cloix's footsteps paused, he bit his lip tightly, and then quickened his pace again.

He disappeared from the broadcast hall as if fleeing in panic.

......

In the corridor of the Demon Academy, there were two sneaky figures, each looking like they were dragging an unconscious body.

They dragged the "bodies" by their feet, making a "zzzz" sound as they slid across the carpet.

Finally, they brought these two "bodies" to their base of operations, the Cooking Classroom.

I locked the door and ran to the other side of the classroom to open the window.

Then I ran back to Cornelia's side, grabbed the Faceless Man's shoulder, and together with Cornelia, we moved the unconscious Faceless Man to the window.

"One, two!"

With the command, the two of us cooperated skillfully and threw the Faceless Man out the window together.

Repeating the process, we threw the curse user out the window as well.

"Job's done!"

Although Cornelia could have easily thrown these two guys down by herself.

But since it was a group crime, it was better for everyone to participate in destroying the evidence.

This made it seem more like a team responsibility.

When encountering such villains who attack other challengers in the Shadow World, killing them does not bear legal responsibility; this is a special provision approved by the Kingdom Federation.

The broadcast program I and Cornelia carried also recorded absolutely sufficient evidence.

"This terrain is really convenient. Otherwise, it would have probably taken a lot of effort to get rid of the Faceless Man."

I lamented.

My evaluation of this school had risen yet again.

"What should I do, I kind of don't want to go back."

Cornelia felt as if she had returned home, and had unconsciously sat down at the baroque long table again.

Then she lay her head on the table, seemingly not wanting to move.

"It would be nice if we have the chance to visit the demon world in the future."

I looked out the window, as if searching for a paradise.

"Together."

"Of course, but let's get to work first. We still have an important project."

While chatting, the two of us moved deftly, gathering ingredients from the Cooking Classroom.

I also instructed Cornelia to dismantle some cooking equipment from the classroom.

Later, I was going to use these parts to modify the piano.

"Oh, right."

I clapped my hands, as if remembering something again.

I turned on the school broadcast and said, "Challenger student, please come to the Cooking Classroom. Your friend is looking for you. Please head to the third room in the west corridor of the school building immediately after hearing this broadcast......"

Not long after, Cornelia and I saw the challenger we had rescued earlier rushing to the Cooking Classroom to find us.

After more than an hour of rest and sufficient potions from the infirmary, the challenger's injuries had healed considerably.

Not bad, full of spirit, ready to work.

We were still 2.3% short on the exploration progress.

I looked at the challenger with satisfaction and patted his shoulder.

"Here, see if there's anything you want."

I took out a stack of cards from my pocket and handed them to the challenger. These were looted from the Faceless Man and the curse user.

Just as only soul-bound magic cards could enter the Shadow World, the same principle applied to bringing cards out of the Shadow World.

They must be bound first before they could be taken away.

Cornelia and I couldn't bind Rank 4 and 5 cards, and we didn't have many empty card slots.

Previously, I had used up three Toxic Ground Spikes and three Derkan's Captains, so I had 9 cost worth of card slots freed up.

Without discarding our own cards, we ultimately only took cards with a total cost of 9 as spoils of war.

There were still Rank 4 purple cards among the remaining cards, and it would be a waste to leave them.

So I let this challenger see if he needed any; at least he could take away the Rank 4 cards.

"Can I really have these?"

Although I had already explained the situation to the challenger, he was still a bit hesitant to take these cards.

"You can, these cards are absolutely legal. But for the cards you choose, you'll have to transfer sixty percent of the market price to the designated account I give you, is that okay?"

As I spoke, I handed him a note.

【Norton Kingdom Royal Capital Bank, Account Number: 948957812, Payee: Beautiful Mind Squad】

"No problem, no problem! Thank you, Brother Dekan!"

The challenger quickly took the note and tried hard to memorize the account information on it.

For him, it was a huge profit no matter what.

Even if he sold the cards as soon as he returned to the real world, he could cash out and make a net profit!

"Also, you'll have to clear two rooms by yourself later. If you really can't handle it, use this ring to call me for help."

I handed the ring to the challenger.

This ring was no longer of much use to me and Cornelia.

Although we didn't want to work anymore, we couldn't let anything happen to this challenger either.

After all, we were still waiting for him to transfer a large sum of charitable funds to us back in the real world.

"Of course! You guys can rest assured!"

The challenger happily agreed.

He had slacked off for a while, and I had saved his life, so it was only right for him to start working.

"By the way, what are you guys going to do next?"

The challenger couldn't help but feel very curious, seeing me and Cornelia looting the Cooking Classroom.

"Ah, to do what a student should do."

I answered very seriously.

Cornelia, at the side, seemed a bit impatient, occasionally standing on her tiptoes to attract my attention.

"Let's go!"

"Okay!"

So the two of us ignored the challenger and left the Cooking Classroom.

Carrying their things like they had just finished shopping at a mall, they rushed towards the Principal's office.

A piano was already placed at the entrance of the Principal's office.

Cornelia opened the door to the Principal's office, and the two of us moved the piano and other things inside.

The first moment we stepped into this spacious Principal's office, we saw the long-awaited swimming pool.

So after several tens of minutes of preparation.

Dekan and Cornelia finally began their happy pool party.

The Rank 4 Shadow World, Demon Academy Strange Tale, finally came to a close with the bizarre scene of Dekan and Cornelia happily playing in the water.

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