The second Friday night.
When the Seven Deadly Sins gathered, seven animals still attended. The difference from last time was that all seven had cautiously heeded the Sin Eater's previous advice and put their masks back on.
The black cat crouched in the center of the conference table, reviewing the devils' progress on their assignments.
It had to admit that these devils were quite efficient.
Only a week had passed, yet more than half of the seven tasks agreed upon at the previous meeting had already been completed—Zheng Qing's full class schedule, records of his daily movements, profiles obtained through his friends, information about him purchased from Wander Bar, and assessments of his relationships and abilities. The materials covered everything imaginable, a thick stack of them. They made the black cat's back go cold and its paws tingle. Many of the details were things even it had never noticed about itself.
For example, he habitually kept to the left when walking. This came from habits he had developed growing up in the Muggle world. There was no such rule in the Wizarding World, so the devils had carefully recorded this little "quirk" of his.
Then there was the fact that he was only casually acquainted with most of his classmates, while being familiar with only a few wizards in his immediate circle. Of course, that was not necessarily a bad thing. Solitude and aloofness were normal for most wizards, especially in an academic environment like Jiuyou Academy. Being too sociable would instead make one seem unusual.
And then there was his position as Hunting Team Captain of the You Zui Hunting Team, which looked more like an honorary title in the eyes of observers.
"I had people stake out the offices of the Hunting Committee, Student Union, and Student Union