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Chapter 99: Chapter 64 Dracula and the Hyena

Royal Law University, Department of Theology and Law, Theological Seminary's First Lecture Building.

Sitting in the packed lecture hall, Aiden gazed blankly at the professor who was droning on about the history of the Star Antimony Kingdom and couldn't help but yawn mightily. He was seated in the seventh row of the left section, where already seven or eight individuals had scattered and fallen asleep on their desks below him.

...Honestly speaking, why did they, who would join the church after graduation as trainee priests, also have to learn history?

With his brown curly hair and freckles, the young man rested his chin on his hand and squinted his drowsy eyes, grumbling in his heart.

It wasn't that he disliked history... it was mainly that Professor Bard's teaching was so dull.

Moreover, I don't need to go abroad; I'll never meet anyone from Star Antimony in my lifetime. What does it matter what Star Antimony Kingdom was called in the past...

Not only that, but they also had to study the topsy-turvy, grammatically complex Star Antimony language—which was irritating just to listen to. Could it really be that there are Star Antimony people who will come pray in the churches of Avalon? Even if they went, they should go to the Holy Nation.

If there really were Star Antimony people in Avalon, surely an Inspector would be right beside them the entire time. There would be no need for him to speak Avalon's language... Just shouting in Star Antimony would immediately have someone rushing over to interrogate the situation. Those Inspectors, with their black hats like helmets, had faster reactions than waiters in a restaurant.

Aiden looked towards the podium, beginning to reminisce about the lady he had encountered at the White Ballet Shoes Club last night.

Never mind her graceful figure, elegant dance steps, and understanding of literature and art... the fact that she recommended and lent him Mr. Bram Stoker's new book was also quite interesting.

— "Dracula."

A book composed of letters, diaries, telegrams, newspaper clippings, and other formats, documenting the secret history of the death of the Duke from Narcissus Duchy, which has now been obliterated.

Just last night, Aiden only intended to read the beginning and the end—to have something to talk about with that mysterious lady in a white dress whose name he had yet to exchange. Yet he couldn't help but read it from start to finish, which led to him feeling rather sleepy when he woke up today.

— Compared to the history of the Star Antimony Kingdom that Professor Bard is currently discussing, he cared more now about whether there really are such terrifying vampires in Star Antimony.

Because the book was written too realistically. It didn't seem like fiction.

People say Mr. Bram Stoker is a Dream Traversing Monk, harbouring the "hidden possibilities of history" obtained from the Dream Realm. Now, it doesn't seem impossible.

And if everything written in the book is true... then the reason Star Antimony Kingdom attacked Narcissus Duchy a few years ago was to purify the Duke Daffodil, who had been transformed into a vampire.

But the ending in the book, "the head of Duke Daffodil was severed by an Anonymous Knight from Avalon with a Holy Sword," seems far too sloppy... It could be an artistic embellishment or perhaps it was one of the "hidden possibilities of history" that Mr. Stoker saw in the Dream Realm.

In real history, if there wasn't that Anonymous Knight capable of wielding the Holy Sword once used by Lancelot I—how then could that immortal Duke Daffodil have been killed by the people of Star Antimony?

But such things are never taught in history class.

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But Hayna also faced criticism for often mixing with the boys. There were students who were jealous of her looks and prestige and would badmouth her as a country bumpkin who didn't understand fashion or art... but to Aiden's view, such remarks were not at all offensive.

The most aggressive nickname Senior Hayna had was "Hyena."

This word was homophonic with her name, making it quite covert.

Hayna was called a hyena because of two characteristics: one is because they are scavengers, often gathering in places that are smelly and dirty, thus being considered unclean and filthy; the other is because female hyenas have genitalia that resemble those of males. This was a jibe at Hayna being brutish and savage in her actions like a man, thus attracting the admiration and love of many young girls.

There were even rumors that Hayna did not like boys, but would make moves on girls—that's why she was so affectionate and gentle with her underclasswomen.

But these rumors could not be dispelled.

Because such an outstanding, popular girl among the boys, Hayna, had never had a boyfriend.

Arlen, the third son of the Minister of Justice, who was a year younger than Hayna, once pursued her. But he wasn't successful.

Hayna came from the countryside. A handsome son of a minister who understood literature and art was no doubt a sufficiently high-quality romantic partner. But Hayna didn't even give him the chance to date her... and what's more mysterious is that her rejection didn't cause him to fly into a rage or turn love into hatred; it turned him into a loyal follower of Hayna.

But now, Aiden realized.

This rumor might come to an end today...

—Perhaps Arlen wasn't handsome enough.

Because following Hayna was a boy in a wheelchair being pushed by a gentle-looking maid.

He had soft platinum hair and deep-set, three-dimensional features. Just gently watching Hayna in front gave off a profoundly affectionate and focused aura. His deep blue eyes seemed to be always filled with a smile.

Hayna, walking straightforwardly ahead, was no longer the carefree person who never looked back. Instead, she would look back every three steps, closely watching the boy behind her as if afraid of losing him.

When their gazes occasionally met, both would smile at each other knowingly.

No matter how you looked at it, Hayna seemed to place great importance on him.

"—Aiwass?!"

Aiden blurted out the other's name unconsciously.