Chapter 138 Vivian Colin
Hand in the Demonic Academy of Higher Education, Vivian was in class with absent-mindedness written all over her face.
From the moment she sat in the classroom, her eyes have been staring out the window, and she didn't even see the small note thrown by the classmate at the next table.
After a night's rest, her injuries have fully recovered.
On the one hand, the vampire's resilience is really good, and on the other hand, her eldest brother is indeed merciful and did not really kill him.
While physical scars are easy to recover from, it is not so easy to heal mental wounds.
That was not all her eldest brother’s fault.
Part of it was the regret and self-blame she felt deep in her heart after she calmed down.
Not just blinded by anger.
She didn't even realize that she had taken the initiative to become a pawn of the Dragon family.
Even if she couldn't accept that her dear father actually had an illegitimate child outside, that was an internal matter within the Colin family.
As the future heir, she should know better than anyone else that this is something that outsiders should never and must not let outsiders interfere with.
"If you let your father know, he will definitely be very disappointed..." Vivian laughed at herself, her heart aching slightly.
Actually, if you think about it carefully, Nan Fu is right. It is not Luo Yan's fault that things have turned out like this. No one can decide where they are born.
Her eldest brother is also a victim.
And he was the one who was hurt the most.
Him He was born in the orphanage of the temple. Not only did he not enjoy the love of his parents for even a day, he also did not have the halo of the Colin family above his head.
Everything has to be done by himself.
He is not even as good as the ordinary vampires in the Principality of Colin. He does not even have the first love that should be born with him, and can only live in hell as a human being.
That was real hell for him.
My father gave himself everything that should belong to him.
Compared with the momentary shock he suffered because he could not accept the truth, he has been silently enduring this pain for more than ten years.
He has more reasons than himself to take revenge on himself and everyone in the Colin family, because he does have a reason to do so.
But he didn't do that.
He not only forgave her stupidity gently, but even like a real brother, he sternly told her where she was wrong and why she was wrong...
Looking at the bats passing by and the boiling magma fountain outside the window, Vivian suddenly felt a little wet in her eyes, as if there was sand in her eyes.
That was something she had thought about for a long time last night but had not figured it out.
Everything he enjoys for granted actually belongs to him.
If we had to say who took everything from whom, it should be her and Nan Fu who took everything from him, instead of asking him, who was born first, why he came to this world.
However, being carried away by anger, instead of feeling any shame, he condescendingly accused him, and even wanted to viciously deprive him of his life...
He must have laughed out of anger.
Perhaps he really had murderous intentions at that moment.
Vivian hoped he had.
Because it would make her feel better...at least she would let him vent some of his anger, instead of being the only one who was childish from beginning to end.
It was at this moment that she truly realized how stupid she was last night, and how much her brother valued her.
The small droplets of water that had been swirling in her eyes for a long time finally fell down and dripped into the cuffs next to her cheeks.
Emotional people always think too much.
Especially once you start to blame yourself, you will inevitably fall into the whirlpool of regret.
It would be great if magic could turn back time.
Vivian couldn't help but think in her heart.
If she could go back to the past, she would stop herself no matter what.
Then...
She will meet him in another way.
Instead of becoming the unforgivable person in the heart of the elder brother like now.
At this time, Professor Brand's voice suddenly came from the podium.
"So, Miss Colin, can you tell us...why the mainstream academic community believes that ancient magic is purer than today's magic?"
The devil, whose eyes took up half of his face, stared at Vivian, and his octopus-like tentacles held chalk and five completely different textbooks.
He originally didn't want to care about the eldest daughter of the Colin family, but get out of class was about to end, and he still had some dignity as a teacher.
Vivian was caught off guard when her name was called. Not to mention that she didn’t understand what the question was, she didn’t even know which textbook to use.
"No, I don't know." She answered truthfully.
She thought that Professor Brand, who was always known for his harshness, would criticize her severely, but she did not expect that the latter's answer was beyond her expectation.
"The answer is very good. The reason why ancient magic is purer than modern magic is because most people "don't know" the mysteries involved. Because of its rarity, mysterious power is purer, and because of mystery, extraordinary power will respond to people's prayers more actively."
“Once the extraordinary power is mastered by all mortals, the extraordinary power itself loses its extraordinary value and significance. This is why in the ancient times before the first era, priests who controlled the power were so serious about “blasphemy”... The ancient priests have not yet discovered the mystery of the soul level and the power of blood. They can only artificially restrict other people from casting spells, thereby ensuring their own authority.”
"Nowadays, we no longer need to actively restrict other people or demons from casting spells. Weak humans, goblins and low-level demons can't reach your starting point even after their lifetime efforts. So you should work harder and not let down the expectations of thousands of demons in hell... We are standing on their shoulders."
Vivian was stunned.
Even a little dizzy.
This is also okay? !
"Please sit down, Miss Vivian."
Professor Brand, who had finished writing on the blackboard, looked at her again and motioned her to sit down with a smile.
"Although I guess you have learned this knowledge through extracurricular channels, I still hope that you will be more serious when listening."
I have to say that Professor Brand's emotional intelligence is very high, which not only gave the eldest daughter of the Colin family face, but also tactfully reminded the latter not to desert during class.
If he were an adult, he would surely understand his kindness and correct his bad habits. However, he seemed to have forgotten that the people sitting in the classroom were just a bunch of spoiled brats.
Looking at the back on the podium, Vivian couldn't help but think of that person again.
How would he educate her...
Holy Light?
Hmm, this little thing shouldn’t be a big deal.
Furthermore, using Saint Sith's spell in class is so blatant that even the Demon King cannot explain it clearly.
A magic-forbidden collar?
No, that's too much.
再怎么也不至于就因为开个小差就……
「科林小姐？」
「啊……抱歉！」
不知在想着什么的薇薇安脸唰的红了，在布兰德教授困惑的目光下匆匆坐回了椅子上。
The class is still going on.
Professor Brand did not blame her for anything inappropriate, but continued to talk about the real focus of this history of magic lesson.
In the following time, Vivian did not lose focus anymore, but completed the entire class seriously.
She seemed to understand the reason why she fell into paranoia.
It would be great if I had the chance to thank him...
However, he probably doesn’t want to see me anymore.
…
The bell rang, and a group of students left their seats one after another and walked elegantly to the cafeteria.
It is different from Demon King Academy.
There are no little devils here. Students with good conditions even have servants bringing them food. There is no need to fight with anyone for food.
Originally, Vivian also ate in the dormitory.
Unfortunately, all her blood servants died last night, and she could only deal with them in the cafeteria for a few days before purchasing and training new servants.
Hinevette, the dream demon with sheep horns on her head, asked curiously as she sat opposite Vivian with a dinner plate.
"It's strange, why did you come to the cafeteria to eat."
She had never seen this young lady in the cafeteria.
Vivian was too embarrassed to mention what happened last night, so she could only muddle through.
"Something happened...and I'm also quite curious about what the food in the canteen tastes like."
Speaking of which, her eldest brother always eats in the canteen, right?
With this thought, she scooped up a spoonful of tomato beef and put it into her mouth, chewed it carefully, and then swallowed it with the bread torn into small pieces.
It doesn’t seem so bad?
But the canteen of the temple is definitely not as good as this one.
I heard that in the canteen of the orphanage, the bread was as hard as stone, the soup was as thin as pot water, and there were not even a few pieces of meat visible.
Thinking of this, Vivian felt a bad feeling in her heart again, and even the delicious food in her mouth lost its taste.
She seemed to see a skinny Nanfu lying in the garbage dump looking for food. Because it was so hungry, the evil succubus deceived its purity with a piece of bread... I heard from grandpa that the lower-class succubi are so unscrupulous, and like the lower-class vampires, they like to sting strangers everywhere.
Since she didn’t know what her eldest brother looked like when he was a child, she could only try to use her younger brother as a reference. And when she thought about it, she instantly felt even more pitiful for her eldest brother.
It's a pity that Luo Yan is not here, and I don't know what she is thinking, otherwise he would definitely spray rice in her face.
The orphans of the Principality of Colin may indeed have a bad life, but the temple in the Demon City is still relatively wealthy, and they will never pick up garbage to eat.
Succubus is indeed a threat, but it is actually on the same level as the threat of vampires.
As long as you don't go into the alleys, don't listen to the lies of strangers, and go home and sleep when it's time to sleep... the Magic City is still very safe.
This place is under the nose of the demon god Bayali after all.
If he had to say that the food in the temple dissatisfied him, it was probably the lack of rice, but he had gotten used to it after so many years.
Looking at Vivian who was in a heavy mood, Heinevette dragged her chin with her hands and said doubtfully.
"I remember, don't you hate using the same blood bank with other people?"
Inserting the straw into the carton containing the blood of the Minotaur, Vivian took a sip, frowning and then relaxing a little.
"It's actually not that annoying."
"Really?" Heine looked at her suspiciously, always feeling that something was on her mind. After a while, she continued, "Speaking of the fact that you have been absent-minded since the morning, what happened last night?"
Vivian's shoulders stiffened, and she looked away with sweat on her forehead.
"Forget it, forget it...but it's not a big deal, not worth mentioning." However, what she didn't expect was that the more she acted like this, the more curious her friend sitting opposite would become, and asked with a sly smile.
She went over and whispered, "Is there someone you like?"
"You're crazy!" Vivian blushed and reached out to hit her on the head, but she didn't realize how revealing her reaction was.
Hineni, who calmly dodged the blow, chuckled slightly and continued with a wink.
"Looks like I guessed it right."
Vivian sighed and retracted her fist.
"Well...it's really not what you think, I just feel a little sorry for a guy."
When she said this, she paused for a moment and continued.
「海妮微特……你说，普通恶魔真的穷极一生都无法达到我们的起点么。」
海妮微特想了一会儿说道。
"Not really. If you encounter some adventure that pleases the gods, you still have a chance to become a high-level demon, but the probability is very small. Or there are some heresy, such as becoming a lich and then using an upgrade ritual to fuse other people's souls, but I heard that the price is not small..."
When speaking of this, Heinevette suddenly smiled.
"Don't worry about what Vivian said, your grandfather is a demigod, right? With the Colin family's devotion to His Majesty the Demon God, you are the eldest daughter in the family, and you have the hope of becoming a demigod."
Hearing these words, Vivian's mood became more complicated.
She suddenly realized that what she had snatched away from her eldest brother was not only the position of heir, but also the infinite possibilities for the future.
Even so, does he still choose to let himself go?
Just when she was in internal conflict, a senior student came to the side of the dining table and said in a respectful tone.
"...Dear Miss Colin, Professor Edonia hopes that you can come to her magic workshop soon. She has something to ask you."
Professor Edonia is the vice-principal of the Demonic Academy in the Demon City, and is also an acquaintance of Grandpa Vivian.
The two of them are said to have known each other hundreds of years ago, so Professor Edonia takes great care of her on weekdays, just like his own granddaughter.
In addition to her own ambition, having reached the gold level at the age of only sixteen, Professor Edonia was also willing to give her some opportunities to practice.
At the same time, because of Professor Aidonia’s relationship, almost no one in the entire college can cure Vivian.
Even though she had just been promoted to the Higher Division, various terrifying legends about this female devil had already been circulated in the Higher Division...
It was said that many sons of vassals and generals with famous surnames in the Middle Division were beaten by her later, or they were her younger brothers.
Although the rumors are mostly mixed with water, it is enough to make those who hear it fear its reputation.
Looking at the horror standing next to the dining table like a calf, Vivian nodded and replied casually.
"I know, I'll be there in a moment."
The senior terror glanced at Vivian unexpectedly, but it was like looking at a monster from subspace.
It’s really strange.
The legendary Miss Colin is actually so approachable?
Although he had never dealt with this famous witch before, just hearing the mythical rumors made him, a terror, tremble in his calves.
I saw you today——
It seems like this?
Seeing that he had been standing there without responding, Vivian frowned slightly.
"Is there anything else?"
"No, no more." The terror shook its head as if waking up from a dream, turned around and left without saying a word, for fear of staying here for one more second.
Hinevette had been looking at Vivian with a smile, and suddenly said.
"You have really changed a lot."
Vivian was too lazy to explain, and had a helpless expression on her face.
"Just say it is."
…
After lunch, Vivian and Heinevet said goodbye, and went to Professor Edonia's magic workshop alone.
It is a hemispherical building, covered with a glass curtain wall on the outside, with flowers and plants planted inside, just like a greenhouse garden. It is particularly conspicuous in the Demonic High School of Demons, which is based on granite and obsidian buildings.
It is said that the garden was built to imitate the environment on the surface. It not only contains various rare plants transplanted from the surface, but also has the rotation of spring, summer, autumn and winter.
Vivian doesn't quite understand Professor Edonia's aesthetics, which is completely different from the mainstream aesthetics of Hell, but after watching it for a long time, she got used to it.
Just as she was walking towards the greenhouse, she suddenly saw a circle of various demons surrounding the main entrance of the greenhouse.
I saw the expressions on the faces of those demons were wonderful and varied, some were written with surprise, some were written with excitement... There was also jealousy or envy mixed in the whispers.
Just when Vivian was wondering what they were doing here, she saw a familiar face in the crowd.
At that moment, her body froze instantly, her pupils dilated, her whole body trembled uncontrollably, her calves began to weaken, and she almost collapsed on the ground——
Big, big brother? !
It is Luo Yan who is standing there!
But it was different from the devil she saw last night.
The man standing here at this moment is like another person with the same face, with an amiable smile on his face, without any hint of cold-bloodedness or murderousness.
Seeing him being so gentle to others, Vivian suddenly felt a little jealous for no reason.
Although she knew in her heart that she was to blame, she still couldn't help but think that it should have been hers.
At this time, a senior succubus stepped forward timidly, looking at him like little stars twinkling in his eyes.
"...Please, are you Mr. Luo Yan?"
Vivian swears.
She has lived in the Demon City High Demon Academy for so long, and she has never seen the word "shy" on the faces of these coquettish succubi.
However, what was annoying was that her brother looked at the bumbling woman with a smile as if he didn't notice.
"Do you know me?"
The senior succubus nodded excitedly,
"Yesterday I watched your duel in the arena... Well, you are really awesome! You blew up the Dragon family's castle to pieces in one fell swoop!"
"Thank you for your compliment." Luo Yan said politely with a decent smile on his face.
To be honest, he did not expect that he would be so popular not only at his alma mater, but also at the High Demon Academy next door.
Of course.
Maybe it’s because the entertainment industry in the Magic City is really underdeveloped, and the students in these ivory towers don’t have many opportunities to see the world.
Perhaps they will forget about it after a while.
The succubus shook its tail excitedly and continued to ask.
"Are you here to see Professor Edonia?"
"Yes."
Luo Yan nodded and looked at the closed door behind him.
"My Demon King Territory has encountered some technical problems that cannot be solved, so I would like to ask Professor Edonia for help... When will she come back? Or is it better if I come another day?"
"Professor Edonia has just finished class and is not here at the magic workshop now. I don't know how long it will take to come back."
The succubus student had a shy smile on his face and continued embarrassedly.
"If you don't mind, I can take you around the campus first."
"That's not necessary..."
Luo Yan refused with a smile.
He just came here to ask for advice on technical issues. There is no need to stay here for a long time. Even if he is familiar with the environment here, there is no point.
The succubus wants to say something else.
However, at this moment, a cautious cough suddenly came from outside the crowd.
"Professor Edonia, she should be back soon... She just asked me to inform me to come to the magic workshop to wait for her." Hearing the untimely voice, the succubus immediately looked back in annoyance, wanting to see who was ruining his good deeds.
However, the moment she saw Vivian, her whole face suddenly became as if she had seen a paladin, and she stepped aside dejectedly.
Looking at Vivian who appeared in the crowd, Luo Yan had a surprised expression on his face and tensed his nerves at the same time.
Think about it carefully——
There seem to be only two top universities in Shanghai.
A Demon King Academy, a Demon City Higher Demon Academy.
With the strength of the Colin family, it is natural that there is no need to go to a pheasant school first and then pass the exam to enter the advanced department. Instead, they can directly attend the elementary and secondary departments of the school and progress all the way to the advanced department.
Since he has not seen this Miss Colin at Demon King Academy, it is possible that she can only study here.
Looking at her brother who was staring straight at her, Vivian stepped forward and squeezed out a smile that was uglier than crying from her stiff face.
"Hello, I..."
I have never seen Vivian like this before, and the faces of the surrounding students all showed surprised expressions, as if they had seen something incredible.
That whispering voice made Vivian feel like a light on her back, but she couldn't explain anything, so she could only endure the torment of pairs of eyes.
Fortunately, her eldest brother did not watch her suffer and quickly took over the topic.
"This is the first time we meet, my name is Luo Yan, are you a student of Professor Edonia?"
Looking at her smiling brother, Vivian was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood his kindness, with a look of gratitude in her eyes.
"Vivian Colin... I am her student. Well, I have the key to the magic workshop... If you don't mind, please come in and wait."
Vivian's answer made Luo Yan relax.
He imagined two situations.
One is that she reflected on her own problems after noticing his kindness, and the other is that instead of reflecting on her, she hated him even more for making her "embarrassed".
Now it seems that Vivian’s situation should be the former.
But having said that, Luo Yan was also quite surprised. He expected that it would take half a year or even more to untie the knot, but he didn't expect her to untie it in one night.
Honestly.
He was a little impressed.
"Thank you... In addition, this is a letter of introduction written by Principal Alvin Kruger for me. It contains greetings to Ms. Edonia, please pass it to her for me."
While speaking, Luo Yan took out a letter of introduction from the space ring and handed it to Vivian's hand.
The two of them talked as if they were meeting for the first time.
The demons surrounding him saw that they had no fun to watch, so they dispersed one after another like birds and beasts.
Although the succubus who had previously chatted with Luo Yan was a little reluctant to leave, when he saw the famous Miss Colin standing there, he could only leave angrily.
Following Vivian, Luo Yan walked into Edonia's magic workshop.
The lush vegetation and gentle birdsong here made him feel like he was back on the surface for a while... The scenery here was exactly the same as the Silver Pine Forest.
After sleeping for more than ten hours, I feel dizzy, but my cold is better. If there are any typos, please catch them!