Yama Rising

Chapter 546: Saint Virtue High School (2)

He’d already discovered that she was located somewhere in Saint Virtue High School. Unfortunately, the school was situated on a large plot of land, and that made it more difficult to pinpoint her exact location.

The spirit pen whispered directly to Qin Ye, “There’s no way she would go out on a rampage and massacre numerous humans in the vicinity. Liu Yu would never let it rest if she went on to kill indiscriminately in the mortal realm. Conversely, it would only be expected if she kept the kill count low. After all, death is but an inevitability if one were to condone the existence of evil ghosts in the mortal realm. You… aren’t thinking of rushing to the scene of the crime to rescue him right away, are you?”

Why did he choose to wait until the demonic hour before searching out Ahn Somi?

A single lead wasn’t quite enough to go on… I mean… I’ve even resorted to cross-dressing, and it’s only turned up a single lead?!

For all we know, I might just be able to put together the entire contents of Tsar Arturo’s script after these investigations!

He closed his eyes and crossed his arms over his chest, “If she tells us the truth, I might just be able to spare her life. That said, it’ll only be after I leave Daehan once and for all.”

“Huh? Where’s Seongho hyung?” It was 6.30 p.m., and most of the students were already back from dinner. Their session of self-study was commencing in just half an hour. Yet, Seongho was nowhere to be found.

“Playing truant again?” Another girl chuckled, “Somi, Seongho hyung clearly likes you. Why would he go out on a frolic on his own without bringing you along?”

“Speaking of which, Somi, you look to be in far better spirits than before, huh?” The girl marched over and leaned in to take a closer look at Somi’s face, “What happened?”

“You know, there actually is.” The girl pursed her lips and wiped the trace of red off the corner of Somi’s lips.

In that instant, everything was shrouded in a moment of tense silence.

An inexplicable chill surged through her heart, and the girl shuddered uncontrollably. Her breaths suddenly grew quicker and more shallow, while her heart thumped quicker. For a moment there, she couldn’t help but feel as though she were staring straight into the eyes of a vicious beast.

Three seconds later, Ahn Somi smiled faintly and hung her head low, “Ah, I see… That’s right, it’s probably just some sauce. Thanks, Bomi noona.”

Truth be told, they were supposed to be seated together for the evening self-study session, but she simply couldn’t bring herself to return to her designated seat before the session began proper.

Somi… Bomi gulped nervously and shook her head, almost as though she were trying to shake off the feeling of discomfort that swamped her heart and mind earlier. Then, she forcibly plastered a smile on her face and responded, “What’s up? Am I not welcome here? I just felt like it today. Songchae, would you like to change seats with me?”

Bomi perked up her spirits and tugged Songchae’s hands, “C’mon, Songchae noona, just this once, please~?”

“Certainly…” Bomi finally heaved a sigh of relief as she watched Songchae walk over to the other table.

These were the thoughts in Bomi’s heart earlier.

“Hmm?” Songchae sucked on the lollipop in her lips as she turned back.

“Weirdo.” Songchae rolled her eyes and finally took her seat.

“She’s not feeling well. And… there’s something not quite right about her tonight…”

Somi propped up her head with her hands and smiled radiantly back.

“You seem fine to me.” Songchae nudged Somi with her elbow, “Hey, do you think Bomi’s a little bit strange today?”

Ding… Just then, the school bell marking the start of their self-study session rang, and everyone began to bow over their desk. Some would read their textbooks, some would chat discreetly with each other, while some would use their cell phones under their tables. There were even some who would from time to time reach beneath their desk and pop snacks into their mouths.

“No.” Ahn Somi continued staring blankly at her textbook that had remained untouched since the start of the session.

“I don’t think so.” Ahn Somi’s head was still bowed low. She pulled something out from underneath her desk and began chewing on it.

Ahn Somi finally turned around and stared at Songchae. After a long time, she finally smiled, “You… might not be used to this.”

Thud!

How odd…

It’s almost as though… she’s a monster wearing the skin of a human being!

“What’s going on?!” “Awesome! Everyone! It’s time to pack up and go home!” “Shh!”

She could see a shroud of darkness that was invisible to mere mortals slowly diffusing over and spreading quickly along the path into the school.

Absolute silence.

At once, goosebumps crept all over Somi’s skin, and her heart thumped wildly, because she was certain of something - He’s coming… He’s coming!!

“Oooooo…” “Don’t… take me away…” “It hurts… I don’t want to die…”

He’s here…

He’s actually here!

Ahn Somi desperately shrunk back into her seat. Her entire body was trembling as she watched the movement of the mysterious figure helplessly.

Whooooosh!!! A ferocious nethergale tore through the room, as countless Yin spirits poured out of the man’s sleeves. It didn’t take more than two minutes for the man to complete his search of the classroom.

He’s searching for me!

It felt stifling and suffocating, almost as though she were being submerged into freezing seawaters.

It was a powerful Yin spirit who was here to reap her soul!

Meanwhile, a man seated in the teacher’s office raised his head abruptly and gasped in shock.

“His target is Ahn Somi!!”

He didn’t dare…

“This is… someone from one of the top four underworlds in the netherworld!!” He screamed and transformed into a nethergale, retreating straight into the cracks and crevices of his chair.

“Run… Ahn Somi… Run!! We cannot afford to let that man discover the secrets that we carry with us!!”

The temperature of the vicinity fell rapidly with the arrival of the mysterious man. The students were rowdy and noisy amidst the intense darkness, yet none of them were aware that a god of death was just passing by right outside their classroom.

It was the kind of fear that caused even the soul of a ghost to seize up completely.

Somi remained silent. The excessive fear surging in her heart caused her to be oblivious to the things spoken by Songchae. There was only one thing on her mind right now.

How do I get out of here?!

She glanced around the classroom with bloodshot eyes.

There are still three classrooms to search through before he arrives at this place. That gives me six minutes. That’s more than enough time! I’ll be able to devour everything in this classroom in less than three minutes!

A split second later, she paused.

As she removed her hand from Somi’s forehead earlier, she had inadvertently brushed her hand against Somi’s eyes. Yet, what would otherwise have been a simple, harmless motion, had somehow caused Somi’s eyes to shift onto her forehead!

She’s… not human!

She reached her hand into her desk, and then… pulled out a human hand that she’d earlier been gnawing on. All five fingers had already been chewed off. She smiled faintly, “This… is Seongho hyung.”

“He’s delicious. Would you… like some?”