Chapter 2: Dare to ignore the presence of the evil dragon and suffer the price that comes with it.

Chapter 2

The date for the party was set far sooner than expected.

Soon, the news spread and many socialites received invitations.

-The Toki family will be hosting an entrance ceremony banquet at the main house.

-

In the hallway.

The teenager raised a hand to tug at his collar somewhat less uncomfortably.

Old Butler, who was walking beside him, stopped and rearranged and smoothed his bow tie.

Shi An gestured to the gown she was wearing:

"Do I have to wear this?"

Not far away the lights from the ballroom shone through, coating the side of his face with a glazed, cold, delicate light.

The teenager's brow was slightly furrowed and his raven-feather black lashes were lowered, too pretty to be real.

"Of course." Old Butler helped Shi An flatten his coat and examined him lovingly, "Look how good he looks."

Shi An whispered, "It's not pretty."

He thought of something and raised his eyes expectantly, "But ......"

But before Shi An could finish his sentence, Butler Sr. cut him off as if he were an enemy:

"Don't even think about it."

Old Butler's face turned a little blue when he thought of the "nice" dress Shi An had picked out for himself - the one he'd been wearing.

Dotted with gold sequins and shiny metal jewelry, it jingled as it walked, and the reflected light shook people's eyes.

It's simply not in the usual ...... bad taste.

Shi An's face could not hide his loss after receiving a firm answer from the other party.

"...... Oh."

He responded lowly, dropping his eyes and blinking his long, thick eyelashes as if they were some kind of furry critter.

LOL ...... more well behaved kids.

Just, you can't fault anything except your eyes.

Old Butler helped the teenager straighten his shoulder line and patted the dust off of him, with a mixed feeling of relief and some reluctance:

"Young Master, after today is over, you should be able to move back here."

Although this is Shi An's nominal home, he does not live here, but in a small cottage away from the main house.

And now that Shi An has finally passed the Ability Academy, I guess I'm finally qualified to move back.

Shi An's eyes light up, "So will I be able to wear ......"

Old Butler's eyebrows jumped and he gritted his teeth:

"Can't!"

The waiter waiting at the door saw the arrival of the two of them and raised his hand to open the door of the banquet hall, and bright lights and noisy people poured out like an ocean.

Shi Zechun, father of human Shi An.

He was currently standing in the center of the ballroom, his head bowed as he spoke to a teenager.

"Go!" Butler nudged Shi An eagerly.

At that moment, Shi Zechun raised the champagne.

He pinched the silver spoon and struck the wall of the cup with a clear "ting" sound, and the crowd instantly quieted down, turning their heads to look over and wait.

Shi Zechun cleared his throat and said:

"Today is the celebration party for Inuyasha's official enrollment."

He pressed his palm on the shoulder of the teenager beside himself, and some smile molded on that cold, slate face, "Xiao Rui passed this year's initial test, with an initial rank of B in magic power, the top five of this year's freshmen."

"......"

Old Butler froze, hardly believing his ears.

--He didn't realize that the party was indeed held, but the main character was not Shi An.

Everyone knows that Shi An is the only son of the Shi family.

Shi Rui could only be a bastard.

And now that he's been thrust into the spotlight by his father with great fanfare, the significance behind it is well known - he'll replace Shi An and be groomed as the heir to the Shi family.

After a brief moment of silence, voices of praise and celebration rang out.

Everyone tacitly sent their blessings and compliments, never mentioning the once only son of the Toki family, as if his existence had long been forgotten.

In the midst of all the hubbub, Butler Sr. subconsciously lowered his head, looking for Shi An's silhouette.

His mouth was open, his mind a mess, and he couldn't even put together any words of comfort for a moment.

--Unexpectedly, Shi An seemed to be lost in thought.

He seemed completely oblivious to the unspoken exchange of words not far away, but gazed unseeingly at a corner of the edge of the banquet, the light and shadows traveling over his face, a thoughtful look on his face, the

Butler froze.

He reflexively followed Shi An's line of sight.

Only to see not far away, among the shadows of the corner wall, a guest hanging his head, noiselessly leaning against the wall, as if asleep, and out of place with the lively atmosphere around him.

One of the waiters seemed to notice the difference as well.

He walked over with the tray and whispered something.

There was peace and tranquility all around.

Yet it was as if some unsettling element was surging under the air.

Without warning, the guest's arm jerked violently!

His skin broke apart in a flash, but instead of blood, an amber-colored juice flowed out.

"Clang!" The sound of the pallet hitting the ground was crisp and piercing, tearing through the air like a sharp instrument, and screams cut through the night:

Bang--

The guest's previously bulging and full body rapidly collapsed like a squashed balloon.

Fist-sized pitch-black bugs gushed out from the wounds on his body, one after another, densely packed, flowing like a torrent onto the ground, their tentacles scratching and scraping on the carpet with a toothsome, tiny sound.

Demons! It's a demon!

How can that be! How could they be here!

All of a sudden, panicked screams rose up and resounded through the hall.

The terrified and confused crowd scrambled toward the exit, the sound of voices trying to maintain order swallowed up and unable to gain the slightest bit of attention.

Shi Zechun grimaced ironically and retreated backward with one hand protecting Shi Rui while yelling something as the empowered man trudged forward against the flow of people in an attempt to keep the commotion to a small area.

Bang--!

The lights blew out in the chaos, and the sudden darkness that descended on them once again brought forth a panicked scream.

In the crush of people, Butler realized he couldn't find Shi An anywhere.

He couldn't help but shout in panic, "Young Master--"

In the midst of the chaos, no one responded.

In the midst of the aimlessly scattering crowd stood an impassive figure.

He looked out of place in his surroundings.

Shi An stood there without flickering, calm, his pale face pale as if all emotions had been filtered out, his eyes slightly narrowed as if they were a dark abyss.

With an ear-piercing squeak, the fist-sized Demon Worm rushed to Shi An's face.

A sinister and greedy light flickered within the six small eyes on the head, and the sharp chelicerae glinted with a chilling light, as if they were looking forward to tearing the unforgiving human in front of them to shreds.

But the next second, it froze.

There was a very ancient aura about that human.

Devil Worm was cautious.

It tilted its upper body up and sniffed the air carefully.

The teenager in front of him was all one hundred percent human, from his flesh to his bones, and in the darkness he gave off an appetizing aroma of flesh and blood.

But - the soul that actually bears the magic takes on a ghastly form.

Some vast, unseeable shadow attached itself behind the other, with a cold intimidation, as if the abyss had cast a shadowy glance.

An instinctive awe began to stir in the depths of the soul.

Only Shi An looked over with downcast eyes.

Under the long eyelashes, crimson shadows hovered in the deep pupils.

Although his expression remained calm and serene, the demonic worm just could feel ......

The other guy is grumpy right now.

-!!!

The Demon Worm's body shuddered, and without hesitation, it turned and fled.

Indeed, Shi An was very unhappy.

All dragons are territorial creatures, narrow and arrogant, wary of magical creatures other than themselves.

The Abyssal Gargoyle is especially good at this.

Although Shi An had now lost his dragon form, that didn't mean he could tolerate such a foul, low-ranking creature that had the audacity to shamelessly invade the middle of his territory - and turn it into a slaughterhouse with impunity without his permission.

It's insulting.

In the midst of a chaos, the teenager's slender form was almost swallowed up by the sinking darkness, soft, innocent, fragile, and seemingly capable of being crushed easily.

He took one steady step forward.

The dark and heavy pressure on his body was released carelessly, and the air seemed to take on a hint of scorching ash-like heat.

Like floodwaters encountering a reef, the magical insects scrambled around Shi An and fled, leaving a vacuum around him.

--Dare to ignore the presence of the evil dragon and suffer the price that comes with it.