Survival Guide After Accidentally Kissing a Demon - chapter 28

The ones sneaking around outside the door were two children dressed in Nun’s robes without the head coverings, both looking much younger than Bartholomew.

“Oh… Aili…”

One of the children, with short, curly brown hair, instinctively hugged her head.

When she saw the figure standing behind the door, her dark pupils lit up, and her voice suddenly grew louder, “Beiji! I told you there was someone inside!”

“Aili, shut up…”

The other child, called Beiji, also had brown curly hair, though hers was a bit longer and she was a bit taller.

Beili lowered her red eyes, looking at the two children hiding in the corner, and asked expressionlessly, “Why were you eavesdropping outside the door?”

Seeing the same Nun’s robe on Beili, Aili almost immediately sprang up from the floor.

“You’re the one! Why did you suddenly open the door? And why are you walking around inside this room…”

Halfway through her sentence, Aili noticed something else, pointing at Beili’s not-yet-dry hair, “You even took a bath in there!”

Pressing her empty stomach, Beili took a calm breath.

She silently closed the door, then stepped past the two children and headed straight for the stairs.

“You’re not allowed to leave-”

Aili, watching the Nun’s indifferent back, angrily grabbed Beiji’s arm, “Beiji! Look, she’s leaving!”

Staring at the Nun’s silver-gray hair, Beiji hesitated for a moment, then mustered her courage and called out, “Excuse me…”

“Excuse me, are you Miss Bartholomew?”

Upon hearing this, the noisy Aili instantly lowered her voice, her mouth agape in surprise, “What… she’s that missing Noble?”

The missing Noble… were they talking about her?

Had she gone missing…

Beili heard their words.

Could it be related to her opening the Dream Corridor…

After opening the Dream Corridor, did her body also disappear from the real world?

Beili thought for a moment, then stopped and turned back to explain to them, “I am indeed Bartholomew, but I haven’t gone missing. I just went to play nearby for a while.”

“A while?”

Aili’s tone was incredulous, her voice rising again.

“You’ve been gone for a whole month!”

What?

A month…

Beili was secretly shocked.

The Dream Corridor had no day or night, and naturally, no sense of time.

She had thought it was just a dream, and that she would wake up the next day.

She hadn’t expected that when she woke again, a whole month had passed.

But as for the Dream Corridor, the fewer people who knew, the better.

“It’s only been a month…”

Having made up her mind, Beili’s jewel-like red eyes paused for a moment, and she pretended to be unconcerned as she said:

“But since you’ve recognized me, please do me a favor and go tell Lisa that I’ve returned safe and sound.”

And bring some delicious food as well.

Hmm… Lisa will bring it.

Thinking this, Beili’s taste buds already began to miss Lisa’s cooking.

Though the dishes were simple, they suited her taste perfectly.

Hearing her words, Aili and Beiji exchanged glances, their expressions a bit odd.

“What is it?” Beili narrowed her red eyes and asked.

“Miss Bartholomew…” Beiji began to explain, “Sister Lisa… is no longer on Holy Island.”

No… not at Holy Island Academy?

Beili was stunned for a moment. “Where did she go?”

…

The two children took turns speaking, mixing what they had seen and heard with the wild imaginings of children, resulting in a very jumbled account.

Beili listened, feeling dizzy, but still managed to piece together the situation bit by bit.

The most likely scenario now was that her disappearance for a month without a trace was too similar to the Holy Church Academy Four Missing Persons Case.

The Knights investigating the case had keenly noticed this, and thus classified her disappearance as the same type of case as the other missing persons incident.
The person who had the most frequent contact with her was Nun Lisa, so Lisa was taken as an important suspect and arrested.

…Could it be so?

If Lisa was really taken away for this reason, it was truly unjust.

Thinking about such a major change happening during her disappearance, Beili began to feel a headache coming on.

On the other side.

Beiji looked at her.

Her eyes shimmered as she pleaded, “Miss Bartholomew, now that you’re back, could you please plead for Sister Lisa?”

“Sister Lisa is a good person. She would never do anything bad.”

Aili also looked up at her with her round little face, vowing earnestly.

Pressing her stomach, which was so hungry it had gone numb, Beili nodded.

Along the way, Beili noticed that there were many more Knights in the Academy.

They patrolled with stern expressions, watching every passerby with vigilance.

Beili observed all the way and found that there were two different emblems engraved on the Knights’ armor.

It seemed they were from two different nations.

…

Following the directions of the two children, Beili soon arrived outside the Dean’s Office of Holy Island Academy.

Unlike other places equipped with tightly monitored Magic Arrays, the door to the Dean’s Office had no protection at all.

She pushed the door open and walked in.

The spacious office had several large windows, all wide open.

Sunlight streamed into the room, illuminating the rows of portraits of outstanding graduates hanging on the wall.

In Beili’s impression, the Dean of Holy Island Academy was not actually the true holder of power in the Academy.

Because compared to the Dean, the Bishops sent by various nations to the island obviously had more say.

So the Dean was more like a messenger serving all the Bishops.

Beili’s thoughts were confirmed when she stepped into the office and saw the elderly and kindly Nun.

After the two sat down face to face, Beili gave her name and began to state her purpose.

Dean Madeline showed a gentle smile. As she listened, she leisurely made Beili a cup of hot cocoa and thoughtfully prepared a serving of buttery crisp biscuits to go with it.

Beili was already so hungry her stomach was sticking to her back. Seeing the food, she immediately felt a great fondness for Dean Madeline.

After she finished speaking concisely, she began to eat.

She was right-Dean Madeline truly was a very kind old lady.

But after listening to her explanation of the whole incident, she gave no response at all.

Dean Madeline watched the Young Woman eat ravenously and sighed gently:

“Lisa… I remember her well. She used to be such a kind child…”

Used to be?

Hearing this strange phrase, Beili looked up from the delicious dessert, frowning slightly, not agreeing with her choice of words.

“Dean Madeline, from the few days I spent with Lisa, Nun Lisa is still kind now.”

Her tone was firm, and she emphasized again, “As I explained before, this is all just a misunderstanding…”

“People change.”

Dean Madeline shook her head with a sigh. “While you were away, Lisa changed… No, she’s practically gone mad and did something unforgivable and foolish.”

As her words fell.

A Red Orb on Dean Madeline’s desk suddenly began to glow.

“Before we continue, let’s take this call.”

As if remembering something, Dean Madeline smiled slightly, then placed her hand on the Red Orb and winked at the Young Woman. “Judging by the urgency, it’s for you, Bartholomew.”

Before Beili could react, a Magic Screen slowly descended.

At the same time, after a flash from the Red Orb, it floated in front of Beili, revealing an eye-like shape.