Three days later, early morning.
Ash woke up to Quentin's sinister singing - because Sigourney had praised him before, "You sing well. Sing a nursery rhyme to wake Ash up every morning from now on", so a human-shaped alarm clock appeared in the wizard tower.
A random remark caused trouble for two people.
Not only Quentin was bitter about this, but it was not a good experience for Ash to be woken up by such murderous singing every morning.
"Why did you listen to him?" Quentin followed him as they left the wizard tower and headed to the academy to gather. He said angrily, "You don't want to hear me sing!"
Ash tilted his head slightly and glanced back. There was no familiar figure on the long street, but he still knew that Sigourney was following behind him, hiding in the dark. He also knew that Sigourney could hear his conversation with Quentin.
He raised the corner of his lips: "Because I like him."
Quentin: “…” Roll, roll, roll!
Sigourney in the dark: “…” You’re still so bold to say that, little brat.
Quentin didn't want to talk to Ash anymore. He had a murderous look on his face all the way. He was so arrogant that he almost walked sideways.
However, when Ash brought him to meet his classmates at the entrance of the academy, a group of ten-year-old boys and girls simply ignored his intimidating appearance and swarmed around him, surrounding him.
The reason why it was so popular was that high-level vampires were rare, at least it was hard for these children to come into contact with them. Now that they had such a visible and tangible example around them, it naturally became the children's favorite.
Second, although Quentin has a fierce and gloomy expression, his face is good-looking. It is difficult to find an ugly vampire, and their appearance is generally higher than that of humans. A good-looking vampire who is harmless under Ash's control, um, I like it!
The third is...
"Brother Quentin! Sing 'Water Fairy Baby' for us again. Or 'Little Skeleton Looking for His Head' will also work!"
"Yes, yes! Brother Quentin, I want to listen to 'The Elf with Half-Dressed Clothes'!"
“…”
——When Quentin first arrived at the academy with Ash, his classmates were very curious and asked Ash to introduce this vampire to them.
"Ash, what's his name?"
“Quentin.”
"Is it a vampire? A high-level one?"
"Um."
"It's very valuable, huh?"
"……should?"
"Does he have a girlfriend/boyfriend?"
"…Um, I don't know. Quentin, do you have any?"
Quentin: “Hmph.”
"What does he like?"
"...Yes, Quentin, what do you like?"
Quentin: “Hmph.”
"So what is he good at?"
"He is good at..."
Quentin: “Humph!”
Ash pursed his lips and said calmly, "Sing?"
Quentin: "H- ...
Children: "Wow! I want to listen!"
Quentin, who sang Water Fairy Baby again in public: "..." All humans are demons! Even children are demons!!!
…
With this past, Quentin became particularly popular among the wizard apprentices for his singing style, "It's obviously the same song, but the style is different from how we sing it, it's like he's singing a brand new song."
So now, while waiting to gather and set off together, he was surrounded by people he loved so much.
What are you singing!
Lowly and dirty humans, don't get close to him casually!
He stood there stiffly, the scarlet color in his eyes becoming darker and more terrifying. However, due to the "Embrace of Greed", he could not hurt the children in front of him, and could only drive them away with a ferocious look.
Get out of here! Get out of here!
However, the little wizards, who had gotten used to it in recent days, expressed no fear.
"Sing, sing!"
"I want a water elf baby!"
"Little Skeleton Looking for a Head!"
"I want a half-dressed elf!"
Who will sing to humans!
And what is this elf with half-dressed clothes? He knows such a terrible song at such a young age! Humans are really the most disgusting!
He was so annoyed by the noise that he felt like a big headache, but there was nothing he could do.
He had no regrets when he was captured by Sigourney. He had no regrets when he was sent to the Wizarding Society for interrogation. He had no regrets when he was given the "Embrace of Greed". He was also able to endure it when Sigourney teased him to sing.
But now, several months had passed since the attack on the tundra, and he finally began to feel a little regretful.
He shouldn't have taken the initiative to ambush Ash and the other two. He shouldn't have killed the wizard seedlings. He regretted it.
The regretful Quentin was overwhelmed by the enthusiasm of the little wizards and felt lost in life.
Ash stood not far away, and Angel touched his arm. "He looks very pitiful."
Ash nodded, then shook his head.
If Lord Nance had not predicted their danger on the tundra before, and if Sigourney had not arrived in time, what would have happened to him, Ivan, and Yelena in the end?
He ignored Quentin's fierce and helpless look and turned his head to look at the shadows under the eaves in the distance. If you make a mistake, you must be punished. This is a truth that even children know. Sigourney chose to punish Quentin in this way, which was very soft-hearted.
He looked at the shadow, and his clear eyes seemed to penetrate the gloom and see the radiant and shining vampire youth hidden in it.
I happened to hear the conversation between the little wizards -
"Olivia, aren't you going to go play with Quentin?"
"No. I still like Lord Scarlet Moon."
"I like Lord Scarlet Moon, too! But it's rare to see you, so I'll just have to make do with it."
"I won't compromise!"
Ash couldn't help laughing. Lord Nance always said that Sigourney was cold and alone, as if he had no friends or people who liked him. Now that there was finally someone who liked Sigourney, Lord Nance was overjoyed.
But aren’t there many people who like Sigourney?
I really want Lord Lannans to come here and listen.
But what Ash didn't know was that if Nance really came here to listen to it again, he would probably be moved to tears again.
Because it was true that Sigourney was once feared, alienated and hated, and he didn't just make it up to tease Ash.
And Sigourney is loved now - even if it's just a bunch of kids who are just attracted by her looks, it's true.
The difference and the starting point of the deviation are roughly from the moment Sigourney met Ash.
If Sigourney before she met Ash was thrown into this group of little wizards, no matter how good-looking she was, no matter how much the little wizards valued looks, they would not like Sigourney.
Because Sigourney at that time was unapproachable.
Even if you get close, you can't see past his cold and sharp shell and notice his appearance.
Before seeing the face clearly, the children will run away far away to avoid harm.
Even if I see the face, the fear in my heart will outweigh the liking.
Ash didn't know this. Nance didn't know Sigourney's current value had increased, and he had no way to compare the difference between the past and the present.
Only Sigourney herself, as an eyewitness who experienced it from beginning to end, felt it most deeply.
Listening to the little wizards' blushing whispers, he suddenly looked back at the scene a few months ago, and realized that in the subtle changes that happened day by day, both he and others had quietly deviated far from their past trajectory.
It seemed as if it only deviated a little at the beginning, but then it went further and further away, until a deep gap was created between it and the past.
Thinking of this, Sigourney fell silent.
He wondered, when did the initial deviation begin?
When you first met Ash in Duogu Village?
What happened when two people signed a contract by accident?
While using Ash's body to eat, drink and bask in the sun?
Did you admit that Ash was taken out of Broken River Plain and came to the Royal City?
Or when Ash told her frankly that he liked her on the train?
Until the little wizards had gathered and were about to set off, he was still thinking, or... day after day, he was choked by Ash, who was good at killing the conversation, and became annoyed and depressed, and destroyed Selvi's body seven or eight times a day?
"Huff." Ash sneezed again.
"Ash, are you okay?" Angel asked worriedly, "Do you have a cold? I have a cold potion, would you like to drink a bottle?"
Ash shook his head, firmly refusing.
"I don't have a cold." He said, with a shallow dimple, "Someone is thinking about me."
Angel: "..." His older friend is always inexplicably confident sometimes.
In addition to Ash's "Guide to Capturing and Raising Magical Creatures", students from other elective courses will also be heading to the northern wilderness today, such as Angel who took "The Art of Concealment" and Laverne who took "A Brief Analysis of Magical Plant Cultivation".
Go outdoors to practice.
As a result, a large number of wizard apprentices came, and almost all the students in each class were present.
Ash and his classmates did not divide into teams according to the list of elective courses, and stayed with their classmates in the trainee class 1. The teacher who led the team did not correct them. He counted the number of people and led everyone to the trucks waiting on the road to prepare for the destination.
——It feels just like what Angel said, this is just a picnic in disguise.
After the meal, Angel sat next to Ash and enthusiastically shared the delicious food he brought with him. Laverne also sat next to Ash and laid out a row of delicious food, with a clear meaning: Eat!
Ash took out the snacks Yelena prepared for him and looked out the window...Will Sigourney pass the test? If not, how can he catch up?
Thinking of Da Ka waving his six legs and running on the snowy field, the tall vampire stretched out his two long legs to chase after him...
Ash put his hand to his lips and coughed a few times, suppressing the upturned corners of his lips.
Angel: "Ah! Ash, you really have a cold! Drink this potion of mine quickly!"
Sigourney, who was standing lightly on the top of the truck, said: "Ha——" with a blank expression, and she forced back the word "啾".
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