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Chapter 3 - Yokai Academy

Some time later, the Bus arrived at destination, and Tsukune and Gabriel got out from the bus.

Bus Driver: Hehe… We have arrived, boys, be careful…

Then he drove away, leaving Tsukune and Gabriel in the midst of nowhere, they looked around and Tsukune was getting scared from the creepiness of the place while Gabriel raised an eyebrow.

Tsukune: Wait a minute, what is this place?!

Gabriel: Still, it looks better than the bathroom of my old school…

Tsukune: You really like this place!?

Gabriel: No, but you didn't seen the bathroom of my old school… That place is a fucking sewer.

Tsukune laughed a bit at Gabriel's words, improving the atmosphere around them, then they started to walk towards the school.

Gabriel and Tsukune talked a bit together about their lives outside from school, and enjoyed it, meanwhile, Gabriel was using En to the range of 50 meters around him to check when a 'certain' vampire would come, and sensed something entering his En at high speed.

Gabriel: 'She's coming… Should I… Nah'

Right now, the vampire was coming from Gabriel's right, while Tsukune was at the left, so hi himself was the target of the crash.

?: GYAAAA OHHHHH NOOOO!!! COMING THROUGH!!

Tsukune turned and found a girl coming towards them with a bike.

Tsukune: Gabriel!!

*Crash*

Something flew, and it was the girl's bike, which had a broken wheel due to crashing at Gabriel's head, Gabriel himself seemed uninjuried, and in his right arm he had the girl that crashed in him.

The girl slowly opened her eyes, and seen that she was floating, then she noticed that Gabriel was gripping her uniform to make sure she would not fall, and then Gabriel gently laid the girl in the ground.

Tsukune was the most shocked, seeing that his friend just took head on a bike at high speed and was uninjured.

The girl then turned towards Gabriel and analyzed him, Gabriel was just smiling, while the girl finished to analyze him and said.

?: Aren't you too young to go at the high school?

Gabriel's eyebrow twitched again and his body trembled a bit, then he gritted his teeth and said.

Gabriel: ...I am 16 years old…

?: Oh sorry! I didn't wanted to offend you! Still, thank you to saving me, I would probably get hurt if I crashed in a tree… I got dizzy from my anemia, are you okay?

Gabriel: It's nothing, but sorry for your bike…

The girl turned towards her bike and seen that the front wheel was bended from Gabriel's hard head, then she turned towards Gabriel while smiling sheepishly.

Moka: I can repair it another time, oh right, I'm Moka Akashiya.

Gabriel: I'm Gabriel Brace, and my pal here is Tsukune Aono.

Tsukune was charmed from Moka and just nodded, Gabriel sighed and put a finger in his mouth, then he put it inside Tsukune's ear to wake him up.

Tsukune: Oh Christ!! Stop it! That's disgusting!!!

Gabriel: Well, you are still mentally alright.

Moka was watching the two of them and started to giggle, and that giggle turned in laugh, Gabriel and Tsukune turned to her and smiled at seeing her having fun.

When she calmed down, she picked up her broken bike and walked with the group, Gabriel was in the middle while Tsukune was at his left and Moka at his right.

Gabriel: 'Still, I can't believe I am here… Maybe I should thank Billy and Marco…'

[meanwhile]

Billy and Marco were at school, they were sad since Gabriel died, and it was their fault, but they were still trying to go forward with their life. Somehow, no one except for them knew about who killed Gabriel.

Suddenly, both of them imagined the same thing, it was Gabriel who was in the middle of them, they were walking together, Billy was at Gabriel's left and Marco at Gabriel's right, he had an arm over each one's shoulder, and all three of them were smiling.

Billy and Marco smiled a bit from this scene in their mind, and then sighed.

Marco/Billy: 'I hope you will live a better life, Gabriel…'

[Back]

Moka: Hey guys, I hope we can be friends, I was feeling lonely since I don't know anyone here!

Gabriel turned towards her and said with a smile while patting her shoulder.

Gabriel: Why not? I think it will be a good thing, right Tsukune?

Tsukune smiled and nodded, Moka was getting really happy and said.

Moka: Thank you!!

Gabriel: 'Damn… She's so cute…'

Gabriel hugged Moka, surprising her and Tsukune, Moka was blushing and said.

Moka: G-Gabriel? W...W-What are you doing?

Gabriel: Your cuteness is giving me diabetes…

Tsukune/Moka: ...Eh?

Then Tsukune and Moka started to laugh at him, then Gabriel laughed too while they walked towards the academy.

[Later]

Gabriel and Tsukune were in the same class, Gabriel picked a seat in front of Tsukune, next to the window, the teacher in front of them was a beauty, she had sandy blonde hair, her eyes seemed closed while she can clearly see, in her hair she had cat ears, which are poorly hidden.

Shizuka: Hello everyone and welcome to Yokai Academy! I am your home room teacher Shizuka Nekonome, I think you all already know this but… This is… A school built for the sake of monsters to attend!

Gabriel flinched a bit, even if he knew about it, it was still different from hearing it from someone, meanwhile, he used his En to check on Tsukune, and he seemed dumbfounded.

Shizuka walked to the blackboard and said.

Shizuka: The earth has already come under the control of the humans! In order for us monsters to continue to survive, we have no choice but to continue to peacefully coexist with the humans at this academy, you will be studying 'How to coexist with humans'!

So for that reason, as a school rule, you will all live your lives at this academy in Human Form! Do you understand? It's a matter of being able to disguise yourself well as a human! This is the foundation of coexistence.

You are never to allow any of your fellow students to know your 'true form', understand!?

(AN: I just noticed, this is basically a modern version of my last novel XD)

While Tsukune was looking with fear his surroundings and Gabriel himself, a student near them talked.

?: Hey teacher, would it not be better for us to eat up those puny humans, and in the case of beautiful girls, better to molest them.

Gabriel: *Sigh* 'I can't believe there are people like the ones in a manga… Oh right… I am in one…'

Shizuka: Oh! Incidentally, here at Yokai Academy, the teachers and students are all monsters, there are no genuine humans here! Since this academy is within a secret sacred world! To those humans who come to know of our existence, we will bring them death or something…

Gabriel: Why should we kill humans if we are working for the coexistence? It would help us better if we would be friends with humans instead of killing them.

Shizuka: This is a good question, unfortunately, there aren't many humans who would like to be our friends, and if they reveal something to the public, they may hunt us.

Gabriel nodded, he himself knew about how humans would act with the unknown, while Tsukune's opinion on him, even if he knew he is a monster, it slightly raised, knowing that he would like to be friends with humans.

Gabriel: 'When will she co-'

Moka opened the door and said.

Moka: S'cuse me! After the entrance ceremony I kinda got lost in the school… Sorry, I'm late…

Shizuka: Oh, that's fine, just take a seat. 'What a cute one!'

Moka: Ok!

When the boys of the class seen her, they immediately stood up and started to compliment her.

Extras: Who is she?/ S...Such flowing hair…! Big eyes!/ Whoa, beautiful! Even if it is just her transformation, there isn't anyone else who could transform into such a beautiful girl…/ Hot!! She's too hot!!/ I'm so happy to be in the same class as this girl!!

Moka was startled from the sudden noise, and panicked a bit before she started to look around, and surprisingly found Gabriel sitting near a corner, smiling at her, when she noticed him, he waved his hand.

Moka: Huh!? G-Gabriel…? *Gasp* It's Gabriel!!

She literally rushed at him and threw herself in his chest, hugging him, Gabriel, Tsukune and everyone else were surprised from the situation, and Gabriel awkwardly returned the hug.

Moka: We're in the same class!!

Gabriel: Yeah, yeah, there is Tsukune too.

Moka raised her head and noticed Tsukune, then she waved at him with an happy face, meanwhile he awkwardly waved his own hand.

Extra: What's with this guy? What relation does he have with that girl!?/ Our beautiful girl, our beautiful girl/ Is he even in our class?! He's so short!

Gabriel was a bit pissed off at their comments, but tried to calm himself, he can't just kill someone like nothing, first of all it is morally wrong. Second, his friends are there, and third, he was in the midst of people.

If he was alone and hungry, he would have killed someone to feed himself, but now it wasn't necessary, so he just sighed.