LRAB Chapter 34: Holiday
Chapter 34: Holiday
"Hmm..."
"Ugh... Ugh!"
Under the sunlight, Luo Qixi stood in the courtyard of the academy, practicing incessantly, causing the blood on her palms to constantly change and twist into different shapes.
It seems... it still isn't enough... Luo Qixi looked at the blood and finally shook her hand helplessly, watching it slowly return to her palm.
Loki dared to practice blood magic in the academy's courtyard not because she was brave, but because it was summer vacation and most students had already gone home.
Only a few students whose homes were far away remained at the school... so Luo Qixi was able to stand here alone and practice.
It has to be said that the quiet campus at this moment made Luo Qixi very comfortable; she liked it when there were fewer people around.
Nobody talks about their hair color, nobody talks about their height, nobody talks about being a teacher's student...it's so great.
She could walk freely in the school without worrying about not being able to squeeze to the front during lunch... Thinking of this, Luo Qixi looked up at the sun in the sky.
It seems like lunchtime is just around the corner... Luo Qixi rubbed her stomach, and surprisingly, she didn't feel very hungry... Maybe she ate too much at the teacher's place last night?
She needs to exercise more today, and just thinking about it makes her calves ache.
Stretching slightly, Luo Qixi slowly walked to the school cafeteria, holding her staff. It was during the holidays, so naturally no student cafeterias were open. However, as a student of the principal, Luo Qixi still had some advantages... that is, she could use the teachers' meal tickets to eat.
After all, the teacher doesn't eat anything other than blood. The only other food that Luo Qixi has ever seen the teacher eat is probably wine.
Shaking her head, Luo Qixi took out a meal ticket from her pocket and dragged her somewhat tired body to the professor's dining area.
Somewhat surprisingly, there were people in the professors' dining area today... It's supposed to be holiday time, so why are there still professors on campus?
Luo Qixi looked at the person in front of her with a bit of a strange expression... Huh?
This person was about the same height as me, wrapped in a black cloak, and holding a bowl of soup in a slightly crooked way.
Isn't that the teacher?!
"T-Teacher?!" Luo Qixi stared in astonishment at the girl in front of her, covering her mouth in surprise. "You're not...?"
"Ah... I..." Cinderella felt a little embarrassed when the students saw her... As a vampire, she never ate so-called human food, but last night... she watched Loki eating snacks with a happy expression... and couldn't help but be curious about the taste of human food.
But after eating those snacks, she found them absolutely disgusting... She couldn't help but doubt herself, so she decided to try the school cafeteria food to see what it tasted like.
Unexpectedly, I encountered my own slow-witted student...
"I wasn't curious... curious about what it tasted like, that's why I decided to try it," Catherine said, pursing her lips and lowering her voice. As she spoke, the bowl of soup she was holding wobbled slightly.
Even so, Luo Qixi could still sense the teacher's embarrassment.
Should she not be here...? And looking at the bowl of soup that the teacher was holding, swaying it in front of her face, Luo Qixi subconsciously felt a little scared.
Then... I don't know what she was thinking, she suddenly stepped forward and took a sip of the soup that the teacher was holding, which was almost overflowing.
"..."
"..."
Luo Qixi, who was sipping her soup, and Xi Delin, who was holding the soup, looked at each other. Luo Qixi subconsciously took another sip.
"Um..." Cidelina blinked and said, "Are you... hungry?"
"Ah, no... Teacher... I just... " Luo Qixi realized her behavior was inappropriate. What was she doing?! How could she have given the teacher's soup...
"It's alright, you can drink this bowl." Catherine gently placed the bowl in Loki's hands.
Then he turned around and picked up another bowl.
Loki looked at the bowl of soup in her hand with a bit of embarrassment, and didn't do anything until she sat down with Cinderella.
"..."
Looking at this student who seemed to have lost her mind, even Sidlin could feel the awkward atmosphere, so she coughed lightly and said, "Um... Rocky."
"Teacher...?"
Seeing that the student had come to her senses, Catherine slowly asked, "Why don't you go home?"
It's the school holiday season now, and almost all the students have gone home. Only I, this stupid student, am still practicing in the courtyard every day.
Could it be that she doesn't know she's on holiday?
It's a bit impossible... but it's also a bit possible.
"..."
Upon hearing this question, Luo Qixi fell silent. She looked down at the soup in front of her and stirred it with a spoon, but neither spoke nor drank the soup.
Seeing her actions, Catherine pursed her lips: "Even if you don't know about the holiday, I won't say anything."
"After all, you're a slow learner."
"..." Upon hearing this, Luo Qixi suddenly raised her head and couldn't help but say, "Teacher... I know about the holiday."
"Then why aren't you saying anything?" Cinderella thought that Loki was silent because she had just hit the nail on the head, but it turned out that wasn't the case.
Cinderella's words silenced Loki again... Why doesn't she go home?
Of course it's because my home is too far away, right?
After all, there wasn't anyone else in the entire school who lived so far away like me.
"Because my home is far away," Luo Qixi said slowly, "in the Demon Continent."
"The Demon Continent, it's not so bad, actually." Sidlin shrugged. "If you want to go back... I'd be happy to give you a ride."
Why is the teacher being so enthusiastic at a time like this...?
Upon hearing this, Luo Qixi quickly shook her head: "I think it's unnecessary, teacher."
"Because I...don't want to go back either."
"I see." Cinderella looked at Loki with some confusion and then shook her head.
Luo Qixi was still gently stirring the soup.
"Um... teacher."
"Um?"
How is your relationship with your family?
"Family?" This word was too distant for Cinderella, so distant that she had to wonder if she had any family at all.
Naturally, it's not here anymore, but in the previous world...
I don't think I have any myself.
"I have no family," Catherine said calmly.
"..."
After a few seconds of silence, Luo Qixi said, "I'm sorry, teacher."
"It's nothing." Cinderella shrugged indifferently. "For vampires, family isn't that important."
"Because once they are born... vampires are already able to hunt for themselves, grow on their own, and protect themselves."
"Family...family isn't just about these things, teacher..." Luo Qixi subconsciously pursed her lips and said, "It's not just about protection and...predation and stuff..."
"What's that?" Cidel asked, tilting her head curiously.
Luo Qixi opened her mouth, but found that she didn't seem to know the answer either.
What exactly is family?
To my family, I'm just a burden... but what about them to me?
Two familiar yet unfamiliar figures faintly appeared in her mind.
Seeing Loki's silent expression, Cinderella shook her head in confusion, then slowly scooped up a spoonful of soup and tasted it.
"Pah, pah, pah."
"It tastes awful."