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Chapter 317: Vampire Hunt
The Blood Princess stood amongst the group of people with her head bowed down, looking a little shy. Her long hair hanging down her shoulders was jet-black, shiny, and very smooth.
Judging by the text, this was probably a group photo they took when they were in third grade. Aside from the Blood Princess, Claire and Alvette were also in it.
The reason the Brave One Bright wasn't in this photo wasn't because he wasn't strong enough, but because this was a women-only competition.
White was quite sensitive to 'long black hair', so he observed it especially seriously. However, there really wasn't much to see in this photo.
"Isn't the Blood Princess a descendant of the Blood Race? Could it be that black is her original hair colour, but it changed after she began practising Blood Magic?" White speculated as he rubbed his chin.
His unwitting speculation made Robert's complexion turn ghastly in an instant.Hair colour was something that could change.
If practising Blood Magic could really turn one's hair red, then it was no wonder why he kept feeling like the hair colour of the Blood Princess he saw in the mist was a deeper red than the portrait of the Blood Princess in 《Three Hundred Heroes》!
"Robert, are you alright?" Noticing his abnormality, White couldn't help asking.
Robert hurriedly pulled himself together and said, "I'm completely fine. Let's keep looking, maybe we can find something new."
……
While the two of them were looking through the school newspaper, Pandora, who was stationed at the front desk of the library, received an uninvited guest.
Looking at the 'girl' who appeared at the entrance through slightly squinted eyes, she couldn't hold back her frown.
There were people coming and going to the library every single day. It was, of course, impossible for her to remember the appearance of each person who came, but the feeling this 'girl' gave her was extremely peculiar.
Her aura—it seemed to be that of a non-human?
This spontaneously made her feel a little wary.
However, the person who appeared behind the 'girl' made her relax her vigilance.
……
Not long after, the 'girl' walked past the front desk and went inside the spacious reading room.
She had short black hair, double eyelids, long eyelashes, and a pair of heart-shaped lips. The uniform she was wearing was slightly loose, but it made her look even more petite and cute.
Upon entering the reading room, she took her steps cautiously, looking left and right as if she was searching for something.
After a long while, her eyes suddenly lit up. Thereupon, she walked straight towards White and Robert.
Newcomers would inevitably attract some attention from the surrounding.
The students who were reading and doing homework in that area reflexively looked up.
Some people went on with their own businesses after a glance while some others curiously watched her, wanting to know who she was looking for.
When they thought that she would continue to pass by the table where White and Robert were, she abruptly stopped and stared wide-eyed at White who was sitting at the table!
Startled by the looming shadow, White instinctively looked up, his gaze directly meeting with the girl's bright and piercing eyes.
Being stared at in such a way by a petite and cute girl out of nowhere, White, who had never experienced anything like this before, suddenly felt rather flustered to the point his heart beat faster.
But Robert, who was a tad slower to look up because he was focused on the school newspaper, subconsciously blurted out, "Who are you?"
Seemingly startled by him, the girl reflexively took half a step back.
White chided, "Stop scaring her. May I know why you're looking for us?"
But the girl merely pursed her lips and carefully scrutinised him without giving any answer.
Convinced that he was being observed, White felt very uncomfortable.
But soon, the girl took out the hand she had been hiding behind her back and abruptly stepped forward, stretching her arm straight to the front.
And grasped in that hand, was a box of chocolate!
Looking at the box of chocolate and the stubborn and bashful way the girl bit her lips, White was instantly stunned!
Robert, who was sitting beside him, also froze as if he had been struck by a paralysing spell.
For them, this seemed like a scene they could only see in the middle of a dream.
A really really really cute girl was giving them—no, giving White chocolate!
Although today was the day after Valentine's Day, since it was only one day late, it should still count, right?
"Hahaha."
Robert gave a dry laugh in his heart.
On the other hand, White was so excited that his hands trembled.
He couldn't help asking, "Is this for me?"
His cautiousness was as though he had really touched upon a dream, as if the dream would burst with the slightest raise of his voice.
The girl faintly nodded.
White couldn't refrain from reaching out his hand to accept the chocolate.
The girl then released her grip and suddenly bowed at him, as if expressing her thanks.
Immediately afterwards, when White still wanted to say something, she hurriedly turned around and trotted out of the reading room.
She gave off the impression of a very shy girl who, on the day after Valentine's Day, finally made up her mind to give chocolate to the person she liked and shyly ran away right after doing so!
However…
"Who on earth is she?" asked Robert in a whisper after the girl ran away.
But instead of chiming in, White put the box of chocolate onto the table and carefully stared at it.
A long time later, he finally spoke, "Robert, what do you think I should do?"
Robert grudgingly teased him, "Isn't she pretty cute?"
White muttered, "But I already have someone else in my heart."
Robert: "This matter involves a classic dilemma."
White: "What dilemma?"
Robert: "Who will you be happier with—the person you love, or the person who loves you?"
White: "If it's you, how would you choose?"
Robert: "Of course I'll choose the person who loves me!"
White: "Then I…"
He couldn't help but to hesitate.
He had obviously just been brushed off yesterday.
But even now, he still couldn't make up his mind.
"Let me think about it."
……
His contemplation lasted for half an hour.
In the end, the dithering White didn't unwrap that box of chocolate in the library.
When it had gotten late, he left the library with Robert.
As usual, Senior Pandora ticked off his name when he left, treating him just like everyone who visited the library.
White had eventually realised that he wouldn't get her attention just because he gave her chocolate—because she received way too many chocolates on Valentine's Day!
It wasn't that there weren't any other outstanding girls in the academy, but because Pandora was a librarian, all the students in the academy could get in touch with her.
Therefore, there were many people who developed a crush on her.
Among so many other people, White didn't stand out in any way.
His identity as 'the son of the Brave One' wasn't particularly useful either.
In contrast to that, there was currently another girl who had noticed him!
Moreover, she even personally gave him a box of chocolate!
……
During the journey from the library to the dormitory, White pondered over a lot of things.
At last, he finally made a decision.
"Hey, White, can we play chess after the bath?"
Robert waved to him in the corridor.
He subconsciously replied, "Of course we can. I'll wait for you."
Then he unlocked the door and went into his room. Walking with quick steps to sit at his desk, he put his school bag on the desk and took out the box of chocolate.
After putting the chocolate onto the desk, White took a deep breath, put his hands together as if paying his respect, and then began to unwrap the box.
"Is it store-bought chocolate?"
The moment he saw the chocolate, White couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.
Seeing that the packaging box was self-made, he initially thought that the chocolate inside was also handmade.
Although handmade chocolate might not be as delicious as store-bought chocolate, it was a representation of the thought behind the gift.
White placed quite an importance on this.
"Maybe she's a clumsy girl."
White quickly found an excuse for himself. He then found a card inside the box and spontaneously breathed a sigh of relief.
What he was afraid of was not knowing the name and house of the girl, since it would be very difficult to find her.
But when he took out the card and looked at it, he saw that the card wasn't signed.
[If, and I mean if… you think I'm alright, please give me a reply.]
[Tonight at eleven, I'll wait for you here.]
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