Survival Guide After Accidentally Kissing a Demon - Chapter 60

Beili observed the boy sitting on the grass.

His eyes were half-closed, as if he had already fallen asleep in this peaceful and relaxing environment.

Her red eyes blinked, as if seeing this person for the first time, and she asked, “Who is this…”

“He’s also a Confiners’ prey. When we arrived here, he was already here…”

Susanna explained softly, her voice gradually fading.

In fact, Susanna was not unfamiliar with this boy-they had met in the pitch-dark underground cell.

On the first day Miss Bartholomew arrived on the island, Susanna, out of fear and resistance, did not go to visit her.

Because of this, Madam Constance became furious and severely scolded Susanna.

At that time, the servant who had accompanied Susanna to Holy Island Academy couldn’t help but defend the second young lady when hearing Madam Constance’s reproach.

As a result, that very night, Susanna’s maid was taken away by a Nun serving under Dean Madeline.

It was after going to see her maid that Susanna accidentally wandered into a pitch-dark dungeon and saw the boy locked in a cage.

But Susanna instinctively felt-she should hide the fact that she met the boy in the dungeon.

Because during this Hunt Banquet, she needed to behave as a Noble young lady of Sainthos should.

On the other side.

Beili knew that Susanna had seen Ashera in the basement, so she didn’t pursue the question further.

Her deep red gaze shifted to the other side, where Lisa and Aili were leaning against each other, eyes closed, asleep.

Following her gaze, Susanna continued to explain, “Oh… the two of them looked too exhausted. They kept crying after arriving here, so I used a sleep-inducing spell on them.”

The truth was-Cyril had suggested that Susanna use magic to put them into a deep sleep.

After all, when the two Highnesses went to check the surroundings, no one could guarantee that these three commoners wouldn’t suddenly have an emotional breakdown and develop dangerous, self-destructive thoughts.

“Miss Bartholomew, with the two Highnesses guarding outside the wall, we don’t need to worry. If you need, I can use the sleep spell on you as well,” Susanna said.

If her sister also fell asleep, she would have no presence in the Hunt Banquet. That’s what she thought.

“Thank you for your kindness, Susanna, but three people sleeping is enough.”

The gray-haired, red-eyed Young Woman shook her head in refusal, then walked to an empty spot and sat down, pointing behind her as she spoke:

“There’s still a gap in the wall over there. From now on, you need to keep an eye on that direction. If you notice anything unusual, call out loudly.”

Lowering her red eyes, Beili observed the red-and-black Tracking Ladybug on her finger, occasionally glancing up to scan the gap in the ‘hedge’ wall.

This was to ensure that if Cyril and Lance got into a fight somewhere, and other hunters approached, she could detect it immediately.

Susanna looked in the direction her sister had just pointed.

She felt she shouldn’t let Miss Bartholomew lead her by the nose like this, as it showed no independence, but Susanna didn’t dare anger her sister.

She walked to an empty spot a short distance from Miss Bartholomew, lowered her head in grievance, and slowly sat down, turning her back to her sister and looking toward the gap.

……

Pale golden sunlight spread evenly over the lush, soft grass, painting the slender blades with a thin line of light.

“Susanna.”

Someone suddenly spoke.

Almost startled awake by this, Susanna, who had been lost in thought, straightened up and replied, “Mm?”

“Don’t you think it’s too quiet?”

Staring at the distant, net-like gray mist slowly closing in, Beili frowned slightly and asked in confusion, “Was the Hunt Banquet in previous years always this quiet?”

Susanna had stayed at Holy Island Academy for a year and had watched last year’s Hunt Banquet, though she left halfway through.

“Mm…”

Susanna tried hard to recall the previous Hunt Banquet, shaking her head and answering softly, “No, last year’s Hunt Banquet was very lively. The hunters could talk to Dean Madeline in the Academy through the Surveillance Orb, and Dean Madeline would frequently announce what was happening in the field.”

“Throughout the process, whether hunter or prey, everyone could hear Dean Madeline’s voice, and even through her, hear the cheers of the students in the Academy.”

After speaking, Susanna also realized something was wrong.

Ever since Dean Madeline announced the start of the closing event, she hadn’t spoken again.

It was as if the channel had been cut off, and the entire maze above was silent.

A strange sensation came from her right hand.

Beili noticed it and quickly raised her fingertip to check.

She saw that the Tracking Ladybug on her right thumb had suddenly become rigid.

Its pair of antennae and six legs slowly retracted into the red, black-spotted shell, and then, lifelessly, it slid off her nail and fell onto the green grass.

Beili was puzzled. She reached out and picked up the ladybug, now curled into a semicircle.

This was Paji, ranked sixth, from Sainthos.

She was the prairie cat who, just moments ago, had been enraged by Beili’s words and chased her up the ‘hedge’ wall.

So, was Paji eliminated?

Beili wasn’t sure.

Comparing the state of the Tracking Ladybug, Beili began to carefully recall the contents of the user manual that came with the magical tool.

A moment later, she deduced a result that even she found shocking-

“Paji… seems to be dead.”

Beili said softly.

“…! Mi-Miss Bartholomew… what did you just say?”

Susanna couldn’t believe it. She turned her upper body to look back at Bartholomew, her clear eyes full of astonishment.

“I said, Paji, who was ranked sixth, might already be dead-if this magical tool didn’t give a false indication,” Beili repeated.

As she spoke,

her red eyes shifted, and her gaze involuntarily fell on the thin boy at the side, still hugging his knees and lost in sleep.