Warehouse

The crowd stiffened, their gazes following the source of the voice, only to realize it was Mei Ye who had spoken.

"What?" Director Wang's expression shifted violently. "Sir, what do you mean by that?"

"I mean, you might as well jump down too and join those two in the grave, even if it is a dozen years too late."

Mei Ye spoke with effortless composure, yet his tone was icy.

"Sir!"

The principal found this phrasing unacceptable. "Aren't you here at our invitation to investigate the demons? How can you say such things? You must apologize, or I will file a complaint against you with your captain!"

The surrounding people also began pointing at Mei Ye, calling him rude and senseless.

Wen Siyi, who had followed along, saw Mei Ye confronting Director Wang like this and her beautiful eyes curved, though it was more out of excitement for the spectacle.

Mei Ye ignored their barking and extended a finger, pointing it at Director Wang.

"You are the one who deserves to die most."

"A dozen years ago, it wasn't at all as you claimed—that two students died under the pressure of rumors."

"They were killed by you."

Mei Ye stared into Director Wang's face. "I reviewed the school's records when I arrived. It's true you were a good teacher, but your character was corrupt, and you frequently harmed female students. Those two students, unable to resist you, were driven to a breakdown by your coercion."

"And you have continued to be active in this world, treating the school as your personal harem, causing harm to this day."

"You, you, you are slandering me!"

Director Wang looked at Mei Ye in terror, sweat beading on his forehead as he retreated under the pressure of Mei Ye's presence.

The others looked at Director Wang in astonishment.

"Sir..."

The principal also looked at Mei Ye with a pale face, as if a secret had been unearthed.

"Director Wang, countless people in this school have suffered from depression because of you. Their complaints went nowhere; they were warned, they were scorned... Director Wang, you are the greatest demon here. You are the one who deserves to die most."

Mei Ye stared straight at Director Wang, walking forward with an oppressive aura.

Exposed, Director Wang's legs turned to jelly in his panic.

"You... you're talking nonsense..."

He instinctively looked toward the others, but only saw them standing in silence, their faces filled with embarrassment.

Clearly, on the day the truth was revealed, everyone had been dreading how to handle the aftermath.

Mei Ye reached Director Wang, his tall figure blocking the sunlight, casting the director into a pitch-black shadow.

Mei Ye kicked out, sending Director Wang's two-hundred-pound frame flying.

"Ah—!"

A shrill scream rose from below, then abruptly cut off as Director Wang plummeted to his end.

"You, you are murdering!"

The principal scrambled over to look at Director Wang's body. Upon seeing the director smashed into a pulp, he felt dizzy and faint.

After a long moment, he trembled all over, pointing at Mei Ye and cursing.

"I'm going to report you! You're a murderer!"

Mei Ye didn't look at the principal. He walked to the edge of the rooftop, observing the corpse below.

Seeing Mei Ye act so wildly, the principal was so furious his eyes seemed to smoke and his beard quivered.

"Noisy."

Mei Ye, still observing, said flatly. His long blade left its sheath, and the principal's head soared into the air, blood spraying like a fountain from the severed neck.

The headless torso swayed twice before crashing to the ground.

"Ah!"

If Mei Ye's killing of Director Wang was considered excessive force, killing the principal now was a crime.

No one wanted to be near a criminal.

The school staff remaining on the rooftop scattered and ran.

Mei Ye stayed on the roof, unmoved by the chaos, as if nothing in the world could stir his emotions.

"Well killed! I've long found those two eyesores unpleasant! I know where the homeroom teacher is, brother, let's go kill her too!"

Wen Siyi clapped her hands beside Mei Ye, beaming with joy.

It was strange; while everyone else was fleeing, distancing themselves from Mei Ye, the crazed murderer, she felt no fear.

Mei Ye glanced at the girl, showing no reaction.

A moment later, he withdrew his gaze from Director Wang's corpse and let out a soft breath.

He turned and walked away.

"Hey!"

Wen Siyi hurried to catch up. "Brother, wait for me!"

Wen Siyi clung to Mei Ye, chattering away, but Mei Ye had important matters to attend to and didn't want to waste time.

Kill the demon early, get off work early.

Mei Ye went downstairs, encountering students on the way who looked at him as if he were a devil and fled in a panic.

"Brother, look, everyone is afraid of you. This is all your own doing. How are you going to explain this to your captain when you get back?"

Wen Siyi looked at Mei Ye with a bright smile.

This guy was too interesting. If not for his uniform and human scent, Wen Siyi would have thought he was a lunatic who had escaped from a mental asylum.

"Brother, look! That's my menopausal homeroom teacher."

Wen Siyi excitedly pointed at a middle-aged woman in dowdy black trousers, fleeing amidst the crowd.

She grabbed Mei Ye's arm and pulled him in that direction. "Come on, let's go find her!"

Mei Ye pulled his arm back, his face full of disgust.

Whether I'm a lunatic is debatable, but you are truly insane!

Having been pestered the entire way, even someone with Mei Ye's cold temperament was annoyed by the woman's train of thought.

He felt it necessary to explain himself to salvage his reputation.

"Jin Hong and the other deceased monster were students back then."

Mei Ye weighed his words, then said quietly,

"They were killed by Director Wang, and once they became monsters, they were bound to seek revenge on him.

So, the fact that Director Wang was still alive was highly suspicious."

Mei Ye and Wen Siyi walked downstairs and reached the plaza.

"You suspected that wasn't the real Director Wang?"

Wen Siyi raised an eyebrow, though for some reason, there was a hint of disappointment in her eyes.

"Isn't that obvious?"

Mei Ye pointed at the nearby corpse of Director Wang, a hint of emotion in his voice.

He always felt like they really took him for a madman,

But he had only struck after careful deliberation!

Wen Siyi looked over, only to see that Director Wang's body was not a pool of flesh and blood, but a shattered doll.

The doll was lifelike, but the joints exposed the fact that it was not human.

"So that principal was a doll too?"

Wen Siyi pouted, seemingly dissatisfied with this outcome.

"Perhaps."

Mei Ye said flatly. In truth, he had suspected the principal too, but wasn't entirely certain; he just found him too annoying, so he had cut him down.

Mei Ye looked at the chaotic school. Since the murders, many students had climbed over the walls to escape.

The teachers had also called the police.

Soon, a group of Demon-Suppressing Guards would arrive.

If he didn't finish off the demon, his bonus might vanish.

Mei Ye gripped his long blade and walked toward the depths of the school.

"Where are you going?"

Noticing the direction Mei Ye was heading, Wen Siyi couldn't help but ask.

"Little girl, stop following me. I won't protect you, because you don't pay me a bonus."

Mei Ye walked quickly, his voice drifting back from the front.

"How could I be absent from demon-slaying? I'm a part of Second High School, after all."

Wen Siyi walked beside Mei Ye with a grin.

"Besides, if I'm there as a witness, I can prove your innocence later."

Mei Ye thought that made sense; he figured Captain Jiang would lecture him again upon his return.

Having someone to vouch for him might save him some trouble.

"By the way, brother, you killed our principal and the director so decisively—did you already know where the demon was?"

Mei Ye hesitated, but decided to be honest.

"The monsters formed by the two students are likely ghosts."

"They seem unable to leave this place, so even after the existence of the dolls was exposed, they could only wait here for the Demon Suppression Bureau to arrive."

"An Earthbound Spirit?"

Wen Siyi was thoughtful.

"Perhaps," Mei Ye said. "So the doll-monsters are actually possessed by ghosts; they are here to take revenge on this school."

Mei Ye stopped and looked at a certain building, his gaze deep.

"Today is the day the Demon Suppression Bureau arrives. These two ghosts are likely waiting for their final judgment."

Wen Siyi also stopped and looked ahead.

A sports warehouse.

A scene frequently featured in H-manga.

It was also the place where Director Wang used to "tutor" students.

"I'm transferring schools," Wen Siyi remarked. "This is disgusting."

Mei Ye could feel the demonic aura within, thick and unconcealed.

He figured the person—the ghost—inside was also prepared to face him.

"Wait here."

Mei Ye drew his white blade and left behind a single sentence before vanishing from the spot.

"Brother, I don't give up halfway, you know."

Wen Siyi smiled, her long, jade-like legs crossing as she surprisingly kept up with Mei Ye's speed.

Mei Ye sensed a faint fragrance but did not reject Wen Siyi.

He arrived at the iron door of the sports warehouse and swung his blade. The edge struck the lock, and the door panel collapsed inward with a boom, kicking up a cloud of dust.

As the warehouse doors swung wide, the clean, dust-free interior was revealed to Mei Ye.

The training equipment was gone, and a beam of sunlight from outside projected into the center.

The sunlight made the people inside glow.

Wen Siyi saw Jin Hong, who was lying on a girl's lap, having his hair gently combed.

"We once studied at this school, holding dreams of serving our country and driving out demons."

The girl gently stroked Jin Hong's face, her movements incredibly tender.

"But in the end, we became the despicable monsters."

The girl sighed softly, a sound that made one sympathize with their plight.

Wen Siyi watched the two with curiosity. So, they were the doll-monsters?

"People from the Demon Suppression Bureau, why did you only come after we died?" the girl said. "When we were alive, you watched us like a joke. Now that we're dead, you're willing to show up, and you still want to kill us. Why?"