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2020-09-15 21:42:20That sentence silenced the excitement of the students. Quan lost her smile that was only slightly. The other students looked at Mr. Kei with an incomprehensible look.
“So.” Mr. Kei decided. “Does anyone know where the error is?”
Many students try to find answers in the thick books they have, and some of them just look at each other and shake their heads.
“Yoan?” Mr. Kei called a first-rate boy in the class.
It feels shocking when a smart student you know says "don't know" when asked by a teacher, but this time it was even more shocking because no one needed to be surprised when Yoan answered, "Don't know, sir," quietly.
“Lein?” Mr. Kei asked again.
The fifth-ranked girl just shook her head a little guilty, and Mr. Kei welcomed her with a smile.
Mr. Kei's gaze was searching, and stopped at Quan who was just silent and instead stared back with unreadable views.
“Quan?”
“I don't know,” Quan immediately answered. “I certainly know if the mistake was written in the Dark History book that I have. But if you don't mind, I will say that the error was written in a completely different book. Although I doubt whether it is even really called a 'mistake'.”
“I didn't know that you liked this lesson so much that you could guess right, Quan,” Mr. Kei said, nodding.
Because Quan was not the type of student who would raise his hand to fight for answers, Quan remained silent.
“Oh, I have no idea,” Quan suddenly replied blindly. “I'm not just guessing, if you understand my answer earlier.”
“Well, if it's about how cold your tone is just now, I already know,” Mr. Kei admitted, smiling. “Thanks.”
Of course it happened again. Even though Quan never meant cold or anything. She was just trying to be honest.
“You're welcome,” said Quan, feeling compelled to reciprocate the teacher's thanks, no matter how brash the reason.
“And where did your answer come from, Quan Durbysch?” Mr. Kei asked while tilting his head.
Realizing all eyes in the class were looking at her, Quan's head seemed to be bitten by an invisible ant.
“From a boring book called Children of the Night which is now in a museum,” said Quan finally. “People say it's just bullshit, I say it's interesting.”
“How do you expect everyone to believe that our ancestors were transformed humans?” Yoan retorted in disbelief.
“I just said it was interesting,” Quan denied emotionlessly. “It's not my fault if you think I trust it.”
“Enough, guys,” said Mr. Kei. “The book is an ancient manuscript that has been recognized by the Rovega government, so there is no need to argue.”
“Vocaship admitted,” Quan said, referring to the intended form of government. “I wondered why the contents of the manuscript had not been included in school books.”
“It won't,” Mr. Kei admitted. “Because the contents of the manuscript will only be included in books intended for teachers, not students. Because, guidance is needed so that you fully understand what it means to prevent misunderstandings.”
“Nah, I don't know,” said Quan sassy. "In my opinion the contents are not that dark so students need to be careful.”
“You read all the pages?!” A boy named Ben exclaimed in disbelief. “But the museum only shows the cover and explains a little of its contents!”
Quan waved her hand uncaring. “My family's ancestors found it, and they had a copy of it before handing it over to Echoes.”
“And you didn't even tell us?” another girl shouted from the end of the class.
Quan turned around and made the girl quietly nervous by saying, “What makes you think you deserve to be notified, while the Chief Vocaship himself does not allow my family to disclose this information to others? Besides, you can get that information if you use your ears and mouth well enough.”
“Quan!” Mr. Kei warned.
Quan was silent when she realized her honesty had gone too far.
“Putting aside your debate, children,” Mr. Kei began. “The wrong part is about what causes us to be called Blue, White, Silver and Black. Yes, blood is one of the reasons, but there are other things that underlie the name. The first is that our ancestors were indeed form-changing humans, except the Black Nation.”
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Blood: Tears of Darkness 11
A few moments later Mr. Kei continued the story, very sure that Quan saw the teacher deliberately staring at her and the other Black disciples.After taking blood oaths, the first Red Group called in the spirits, Mr. Kei said, for many nights. On the seventh night, the first spirit in the form of a black wolf appears, then the second, third, and so on until the number is equal to the summoners.The first Red Group hummed sad songs and lamentations of despair, and their requests before the spirits. Then, the wolf spirits granted it by way of tapping some of their essence into the Red People.The person who was possessed fell unconscious until dawn, and woke up in a state already a wolf demon.“The following night the second Red Group, did as the first did in different places. But the spirits answered them faster, on the third night. This time the spirits that came were golden lions. The same procession took place, and the majestic lion demon was crea
Blood: Tears of Darkness 10
Mr. Kei paused and let his students accept the words before continuing.“It is said that the origin of the three colors other than black is the Red Nation. Do you know what era I mean?”The children answered in unison, “Era of Red Blood.”“Yes, of course.” Mr. Kei agreed, then continued. “And in that one millennium, they created history by preserving the curse, and in the end destroying the Red Nations themselves.”“You mean to say that the White, Silver and Blue People are the result of a curse?” Exan interrupted sharply.Mr. Kei smiled and shook his head slowly.“Our ancestors who were originally Red People did get a curse,” explained the teacher straightforwardly. “But we are not meant to be born only to bear the title of curse. Our life is a gift, even though it starts with mistakes that shouldn't be done. It's not our fault, it's nobody's fault.”
Blood: Tears of Darkness 9
That sentence silenced the excitement of the students. Quan lost her smile that was only slightly. The other students looked at Mr. Kei with an incomprehensible look.“So.” Mr. Kei decided. “Does anyone know where the error is?”Many students try to find answers in the thick books they have, and some of them just look at each other and shake their heads.“Yoan?” Mr. Kei called a first-rate boy in the class.It feels shocking when a smart student you know says "don't know" when asked by a teacher, but this time it was even more shocking because no one needed to be surprised when Yoan answered, "Don't know, sir," quietly.“Lein?” Mr. Kei asked again.The fifth-ranked girl just shook her head a little guilty, and Mr. Kei welcomed her with a smile.Mr. Kei's gaze was searching, and stopped at Quan who was just silent and instead stared back with unreadable views.“Quan?”
Blood: Tears of Darkness 8
Quan came out of her reverie when the bell rang twice. Mrs. Hilda left the room, and a few moments later another teacher entered the second grade.Mr. Kei is a personable and humorous-faced figure, but even so he remains firm. Quan likes this one teacher because of his lesson: Dark History.Dark History is not always as dark as its name, but other students still like it because it is quite interesting. Sometimes the lessons learned are not always in public books outside of school.When the lesson began, Mr. Kei wrote Blood & Secrets on the blackboard, and first discussed the last week's lesson for a few minutes as usual.“What causes us to be called White, Silver, and Black?” Mr. Kei asked the dozens of students in front of him in a loud voice, after discussing the previous material.The class suddenly rumbles when all students answer in unison while banging on the table (because they are lazy, Quan and Exan just answe
Blood: Tears of Darkness 7
One year after the tragedy of Mrs. Durbysch's murder, the family left behind went from their burning home. They moved only a few miles away; feel unable to leave the memories far away.But little Quan still bothered. Memories of the killers she massacred still clearly printed in her mind. That's why Mr. Durbysch invited his family to move again; this time out of town.However, the move was only the beginning of another bad thing for Quan again.It was afternoon. Everyone is in their homes, waiting for a total solar eclipse that will soon happen. The Durbysch family was no exception, also in their homes. They gather in the living room.“Why don't we try and see it?” At that time Quan had a chance to ask.Mr. Durbysch smiled as he looked at his daughter with a gaze. Quan' brothers looks so focused on the book they read in the corner of the room.“We can't see the eclipse directly, honey.” Mr. Durbysch told Quan patientl
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“If you keep daydreaming,” said the blue haired girl, “you might miss interesting news from Mrs. Hilda!”Quan looked at her.“You mean, the Annual Tour plan.” She stated. “Sounds normal.”The girl named Abara sighed. She turned to the colleague next to her, as if to ask for help.“What do you want Exan to explain to me?” Quan asked casually, saying the name of another eyed girl next to Abara.“What Bara meant was not a general topic, but rather a specific one,” said Exan, bored.“Tour location, you mean,” said Quan calmly.Exan snorted. She knew that Quan knew, Abara did not.“Do you even listen?!” demanded Abara be impatient.Quan's turn to snorted. Abara became Abara again; something that sometimes makes her not know what to feel.“What do you wish for?” Quan muttered lazily. “Of course I'm listening
