Chapter 53. Mi’e’s Side Hustle

“Dekan?”

Mi’e asked, looking as if she were facing a great enemy.

Although she didn’t act rashly, her nerves were taut at this moment.

It seemed she was prepared to fight me to the death in the next second.

This was her final test.

“Ugh!”

As if hearing her words.

Just then, I lowered my head and covered my eyes.

Soon, my pupils returned to a deep blue, and my appearance reverted to my normal human form.

“…”

I raised my head and scanned my surroundings.

My gaze finally rested on Mi’e and Iris, who had fainted on the sofa.

My expression gradually changed from confusion to relief, with a faint trace of anger.

I probably understood what had happened.

I had fallen asleep just now, and then Shijiang had woken up.

“You secretly used my body while I was asleep again!”

I shouted angrily in my mind.

“…Tsk.”

Shijiang was a little in the wrong this time.

She didn’t respond much and just feigned sleep.

I looked at Mi’e with a helpless expression.

It seemed I could only face this mess made by Shijiang alone.

“It’s a good thing you didn’t attack me directly.”

I raised both hands and said with some relief.

If Mi’e had attacked directly just now, Shijiang would have inevitably fought back to protect my body.

In the end, it would have been a mutual loss.

“…Dekan, could you please explain?”

Mi’e still hadn’t let down her guard.

She wasn’t sure if I had truly returned to normal or was just pretending.

“I’m back to normal, and I am human, please rest assured. Even if I were a demon, there’s no need to expose myself so foolishly.”

“Then what was with your appearance and that terrifying aura just now?”

“That was a side effect of my trump card. Powerful cards often come with risks, and sometimes I lose control and demonize.”

I didn’t plan to talk about Shijiang, nor did I plan to lie.

Mi’e thought for a moment and continued to ask:

“…There are potions in the Demon Academy that can disguise humans as demons. Could there also be technology in this world that allows demons to continuously disguise themselves as humans?”

She was still protecting Iris behind her like a mother bird.

It seemed she herself was not afraid of me, but to protect Iris, she had to be more cautious.

I sighed and drew a card, tossing it to Mi’e.

Mi’e silently caught the card that flew from my hand, looking at it thoughtfully.

It was 【Blood Purification】.

An epic card that could purify the blood of other races.

“Use it on me. It will clearly prove my race. If I’m human like you, nothing will happen; if I’m really a demon, my blood will be evaporated.”

“…”

Mi’e was silent for a while, then put away her dagger.

She approached me and placed the Blood Purification card back in my hand.

“What? You’re not going to verify it?”

I asked with a smile.

“Actually, there’s not much to verify. You’re already much more dangerous than a demon; what race you are isn’t that important.”

Mi’e said.

I replied: “Ho ho, I’m so glad you’re willing to trust me. It’s not in vain that I trust you so much too.”

Mi’e: “That’s why we get along so well.”

Both of us knew the other had some secrets, but neither would delve too deeply.

This was a rather tacit understanding between us.

“But now, what do we do?”

Seeing Iris fainted on the sofa, I suddenly felt my scalp tingle again.

I couldn’t help but press my temples.

The real trouble hadn't been solved yet.

Shijiang had really made a big mess for me this time.

I would have to make her compensate me properly in the future.

Mi’e let out a deep sigh.

“Iris really fainted from fright this time. To be honest, from her perspective, it was indeed too terrifying…”

It was as if she was trapped in a crevice between nightmare and reality.

Her reality had become a nightmare she couldn't wake up from.

The more she was convinced that she had escaped the dream and felt at ease, the more she was caught off guard by a surreal horror.

“…Is there a way to make her lose her memory?”

I asked with slight hesitation.

As an expert in psychiatry, this was my first reaction.

Mi’e: “Obviously, we can’t do that. And tampering with the memory and soul of a royal, if we get caught, we’ll have to die together.”

Me: “…”

Mi’e: “It’s fine, I have a way. Let’s move her to the bedroom first. We can’t just let her lie paralyzed on the sofa.”

I nodded.

Mi’e was indeed reliable after all.

So Mi’e supported Iris under her armpits, while I grabbed her feet, and together we carried her into Mi’e’s bedroom.

Afterward, Mi’e carefully tucked Iris in, looking at the sleeping girl with a hint of pity.

Me: “This time, even I truly feel a little guilty towards her…”

Mi: “Why don’t you feel guilty towards me? You scared me too, you know.”

Me: “You didn’t look scared at all just now. I was the one who felt a chill down my neck, like my head could fall off at any moment.”

Mi: “How could that be? I’m just a weak woman.”

Me: “A weak woman with A-rank speed and strength, is that right?”

Mi: “What do you mean?”

“Nothing.”

I was quite sure that, compared to a Card Maker like myself who enrolled in the Knight Faculty, Mi’e was the opposite—a poison assassin who enrolled in the Alchemy Faculty.

Everyone was a dreamer with their own ideas.

Mi’e touched Iris’s forehead and said:

“I’ll use a potion to make Iris sleep longer, then hypnotize her to make her think that what just happened was also a dream.”

“You… do you have some kind of side hustle?”

I asked suspiciously.

Mi’e: “Please, if we were to call the Royal Capital’s constables, your problems would be much more serious than mine, you know that?”

Me: “…”

Soon, Mi’e returned to the lab, brought back a toolbox, and took out a syringe of potion from it.

After injecting Iris, she began to perform a series of hypnotisms on her.

Her technique was quite skilled.

“Iris won’t be waking up anytime soon, but I’m afraid you can’t come to my lab for a while. If Iris bumps into you again, she will definitely start to question the authenticity of her dreams and reality.”

Mi’e put away the toolbox.

“…Right.”

My expression couldn’t hide my disappointment.

The alternating toxin had just started, and now the progress had to be temporarily put on hold.

I could only wait until next Monday to continue in the school’s laboratory.

“How do you use your storage room?”

Mi’e suddenly asked.

“Converted it into a card-making workshop.”

I replied.

Mi’e: “Let’s move some tools to your place. For the next two days, let’s first study how to load the alternating toxin onto the Toxic Ground Spikes.”

Me: “Perfect.”

Mi’e: “I’ll come find you after I’ve settled Iris down.”

Me: “Come rain or shine, 404 will be waiting for you.”

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