Demon King – Chapter 257 – First Day of School

After the military training ended, a certain girl spent the entire weekend catching up on sleep… after fourteen days of restless nights, once she got home she never left her bed.

Two days passed, and on Monday of the second week, the students of Seventh High officially announced the start of the new semester…

“Lu bro ran off again, he got himself a girl and still won’t keep her company…”

“Poor Yue Yue, another lonely day…”

In Class 22’s classroom, looking at the last row where one seat was empty, the classmates whispered among themselves.

Yue Yue rested her chin on one hand, both hands on the desk, her face full of gloom—though she didn’t expect someone to stick around for long, she didn’t think he’d ditch her right at the start…

And this semester Class 22 was even switching to a new homeroom teacher. At least get familiar with the new teacher before running off… after ignoring his classmates and even his deskmate, now he didn’t even want to know the teacher?

Actually, this was just a misunderstanding on Yue Yue’s part. Eiru, who truly didn’t care about class matters, really had no idea they were changing homeroom teachers…

While the classroom was still noisy, a sudden slam of a book on the podium caught everyone’s attention.

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When things quieted down, the students noticed that at some point, a young woman in her early twenties was already standing at the podium, holding a folder of teaching notes and smiling at them.

If a certain girl had been here to see this young girl barely past twenty standing on stage, she would have spat out a mouthful of water on the spot…

“Hello everyone, my surname is Qi… full name Qi Rong. Starting today, I’ll be your homeroom teacher.” This girl, who had a special fate with a certain girl, finished speaking and wrote her name on the blackboard behind her with chalk.

“Hello, Teacher Qi…” The new homeroom teacher turned out to be a beautiful young woman. The girls were indifferent, but the boys perked right up.

“Mhm, nice to meet you all… I just graduated this year, so I’m not that much older than you… I don’t have much experience, so it’s fine if you treat me like a big sister…” Qi Rong tapped the podium with her folder. “Although you’ll be split into new classes soon, for this next month or so let’s get along well～”

“There are no lessons this morning. The school arranged for us to watch the opening ceremony speeches on the big classroom screen… you’re all more familiar with this than me, so I won’t waste words.” After fumbling a bit with the projector and computer, Qi Rong switched the display to a channel that hadn’t started yet.

“I’ve been in your place, I get it… these director speeches are seriously long and boring…” Sitting down on a chair placed at the podium, Qi Rong said something that made the students feel deeply touched and surprised.

“So just stay in your seats. Don’t leave the classroom… play on your phones, play cards, whatever, just don’t make too much noise～” She put her finger to her lips, winked, and gave them a little loophole.

“But remember, keep it quiet, otherwise I’ll have a hard time explaining to the director… you don’t want me dragged off for tea on my first day, do you?”

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So when the opening ceremony broadcast began, Qi Rong sat at the podium observing her class, while the students below created a lively scene…

With the homeroom teacher’s permission, some played on their phones, some played cards, and a few even gathered together for a round of Three Kingdoms Kill…

But out of respect for their new teacher, they still followed her earlier instructions. Even those chatting deliberately kept their voices low.

Of course, a teacher was still a teacher. While young and inexperienced, Qi Rong still had her own tricks… she was quietly taking notes with a pen, matching the faces in the class to the seating chart, and jotting down the names of those with phones out…

Let’s see which little brats brought phones, I’ll make them hand them in later… Homeroom Teacher Spy Cam.jpg

After memorizing most of their faces, Qi Rong suddenly noticed one seat in the last row was empty…

Skipping class on the very first day? With that thought, she leaned over and asked the two boys in the front row who were playing cards:

“Did anyone in our class request leave today?”

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“Shouldn’t be. If someone asked for leave, there’d be a note on the podium. Teacher, you can check.”

After checking the podium and finding no such note, Qi Rong concluded it wasn’t an excused absence. Which brat was bold enough to skip class on day one? Pulling out the seating chart, she matched the empty seat to its owner…

“Eiru…?” Seeing the name, Qi Rong’s face shifted—why did this name feel so familiar? Where had she heard it before?

Searching her memory, an image of a silver-haired little devilish girl suddenly popped up in her mind…

Wow?! That Lu Baby?! She’s going to school here? Qi Rong was shocked… thinking carefully, the girl had mentioned she went to high school in Huanghai.

Noticing the student had a deskmate, Qi Rong glanced at the girl’s name and walked over…

“Hello, you’re Yue Yue, right?” Seeing the girl still sulking in a daze, Qi Rong gently tapped her desk to get her attention.

“Huh? Ah… did you need something, Teacher?” Pulled from her thoughts, Yue Yue only then realized the new homeroom teacher had somehow appeared right in front of her.

“Your deskmate’s name is Eiru, right?” Knowing there could be duplicate names, Qi Rong decided to confirm the identity before saying more.

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“Ah, yes… if you’re asking about him…” Realizing the teacher might be after a certain truant, Yue Yue was still thinking of how to cover for her sweetheart when the two boys sitting in front of her turned their heads…

“If you mean Eiru, skipping class is normal for him… we’re all used to it, Teacher, you don’t need to bother.” Clearly having overheard, the two boys beat Yue Yue to it and sold out the great Demon Lord.

“Hey…” Yue Yue was annoyed. Classmates or not, did they have to sell him out so fast? What if the new homeroom teacher actually took it seriously?

“Relax, we’re just saying it so you don’t have to sit here alone. Maybe she’ll go drag your boyfriend back for you.” The two boys chuckled. Hearing that, Yue Yue suddenly felt tempted.

Right, if it’s the teacher, maybe she really can drag my Eiru back to sit with me… hehe～

“Teacher, he should be on the rooftop right now… if you go quietly, you might catch him.” So Yue Yue, changing her mind, went all in and betrayed her sweetheart to the brand new homeroom teacher…

Translator Note

Oh boy, I wonder how Eiru’s gonna explain her way out of this. By the way, for those who have memory problems (like myself ngl, I only realized after half the chap passed by), Qi Rong is Qi Fang’s daughter, who Eiru met super early on in the novel