Survival Guide After Accidentally Kissing a Demon - Chapter 284

Chapter 284

They waited a little longer.

At last, the four people in the cave came out.

The moment Lance emerged and saw her, he strode over and eagerly held the black Magic Crystal out in front of her.

“Luoluo, look. This is what we got this time.”

Beili lifted her red eyes.

In the fair palm of the young man’s hand sat a tiny black Magic Crystal, only about the size of a fingernail.

It was Beili’s first time seeing a black Magic Crystal.

The Magic Crystal they usually obtained was always a shimmering orange-gold, dazzling and brilliant, giving off a mesmerizing, gilded glow.

But the Magic Crystal in Lance’s hand now was as black as ink.

Heavy. Oppressive.

And it radiated the sinful Mana she knew so well.

Beili’s red eyes brightened at once.

She took the black Magic Crystal from Lance and studied it carefully before asking, “Why… is it black?”

Lance smugly brushed back the bright red strands of hair falling over his forehead, his narrow fox eyes lifting.

“Magic Crystal that has just been taken from a dark creature is always black. If you want it to become the kind of Magic Crystal we usually use, it still has to go through some refining.”

He explained it to her.

“Where is it refined?”

Beili followed up immediately.

Oh. That question.

That question sent Lance into deep thought, because he vaguely remembered that one of their classes had explained this before.

But during class, his mind had always been somewhere else-either dozing off or thinking about other things. So…

The others happened to be walking out of the cave just then.

Lance had no choice but to ask the girl to wait a moment while he took the question to Cyril.

Cyril’s purple eyes swept over her indifferently.

“Refining Raw Magic Crystal is part of the Magic Bank’s business.”

His voice was emotionless as he answered.

“What? Are you suddenly interested in the Magic Bank now?”

Beili handed the black Magic Crystal back to Lance.

Cyril was right.

She was indeed interested in the Magic Bank now.

Before, she had been busy collecting Mana from the dead and investigating the whereabouts of Ashera’s three items, so she had never looked into the Magic Bank.

Her only contact with it had been when Vulture proposed using a Magic Crystal in exchange for information, and she had Madam Constance obtain ten pieces of Magic Crystal through the Magic Bank.

After that, she had never dealt with the Magic Bank again.

Cyril noticed her thoughtful expression.

“If you’re interested in the refining of Raw Magic Crystal…”

A faint glimmer passed through his amethyst-like eyes.

“After the welcome ball ends tomorrow, come find me in the potion room.”

That was what Cyril said to her.

…

By the time he said those words, they had already used their Teleportation Badge to return from the damp, chilly island to Holy Island Academy.

Beili had originally been planning to use Beast Transformation and return to her dorm, but Cyril’s words made her freeze in place.

If Cyril had not been facing her, looking her in the eyes as he said it,

Beili might not even have dared to think he was speaking to her.

The expressions of the other two people on the team changed instantly.

Lance was the first to jump out, his tone full of protest.

“Oh, I see, Cyril. No wonder you’re not interested in the welcome ball at all. So this is what you were waiting for.”

“I’m telling you, Luoluo absolutely will not go looking for you.”

The more Lance spoke, the more worked up he became.

“Because on the night of the welcome ball, I’ll be taking up Luoluo’s time the entire night. The entire, entire…”

Cyril rolled his eyes at Lance, who kept repeating “the entire,” and could not be bothered to pay him any attention.

He continued speaking to Bartholomew.

“I’ll be in the second potion lab until nine. Decide for yourself.”

With that said,

he did not wait for her reply, nor did he look back at Susanna, whose eyes had faintly reddened.

Cyril turned and left.

Lance originally wanted to chase after Cyril, but when he remembered there were still several female students behind him…

From a gentleman’s perspective, he ought to escort them back to the dormitory building first.

So Lance suppressed the small bit of irritation in his heart, put on a relaxed, lazy smile, and said, “Ladies, it’s already very late. Allow me to escort you back.”

Beili gently pressed Little Scythe against her collarbone and ordered it to feed back the Mana it had collected.

At the same time, she said flatly, “You escort them. It’ll be faster if I fly back.”

The moment her words fell,

she had already used Beast Transformation to turn into a butterfly. After expending a little Mana, she beat her wings and flew swiftly toward the dormitory building.

…

Beili still clearly remembered her plan-

Before closing her eyes, she was still thinking that during tomorrow’s welcome ball, she would first finish the opening dance with Lance, then return to her dorm and get a good rest.

Yes. The welcome ball did not interest her.

So during the day, she had to make things clear with Clarence.

Oh, of course, first she had to thank him for his gift.

That conch shell had been very thoughtful, and she liked it very much.

Then she would explain that it was not that she disliked dancing. She simply had not been in the mood to dance lately.

As for Lance, that was a promise from long ago at the closing Hunt Banquet.

But… if she danced with Lance and not with Clarence, that would not really be justifiable no matter how she looked at it.

Then she would dance one dance with each of them and go back to her dorm.

As for Cyril,

she was not actually interested in the refining of Magic Crystal.

She was only planning that, if she wanted to absorb a large amount of Mana all at once, visiting the Magic Bank’s refining process might be a good idea.

She could take the opportunity to absorb a great deal of sinful Mana.