Aster P.O.V.
I just beat Sil back to school when I saw everyone just walking and talking with others as if there was nothing going on.
"Hey Sil, In your story I thought the entire school would be. . . all lined up, assigning partners or already practicing dancing or something. Why is everyone doing nothing?"
Sivolxa was panting with beads of sweat rolling down his forehead.
"I- I don't know either. Dammit why are you so fast when you're younger than me? You're more like a monster compared to an angel with your demonic strength!!!"
"Hahahaha its only because you're too weak! Now why did you say you don't know either?"
"Just like you said, I thought they would already be practicing by now. I don't know why they're still lazing around. But I'm guessing it has something to do about that."
With that sentence, Sil pointed towards our school's principal, Sir Lancelot, talking to a similarly aged elder.
Concentrating on them I started listening into their conversation
Lancelot "What's the matter Rafael? I thought your school would be here by now."
Rafael "Well, I rushed here to tell you that our Ships were more damaged than we thought, after the dragon attack yesterday, and a few broke down. Your school can start practicing without us first."
Lancelot "Non-sense. Our school's children must practice together otherwise it will be all for naught."
Rafael "Very well if that is your wish, however I presume they will only arrive after noon."
Lancelot "Then in the meantime let us discuss a few things that we still haven't made clear concerning both the dance of yin and yang as well as our schools' participants for the championship."
Rafael " There are quite a few thing I would like to ask about your students Lancelot."
Lancelot "Then let us take this in my office where the files are as it is more convenient. It will also be best to discuss our course of action regarding the information brought by the temple."
Rafael nodded then flew together with Principal Lancelot to his office.
"I think we will be practicing with another school." I turned to face Sil as a look of confusion graced his face.
"Where did you learn that?"
"Principal Lancelot and Sir Rafael who I think is also a principal just conversed about it."
"??? Wait you heard them?! Liar! They're dozens of meters away!" His eyes widened into saucers as he took a step back
"Yeah, they were pretty loud so." I defended but he just suspiciously glared at me.
"... monster."
"You're the monster!"
"Yeah yeah, but you're still an abnormal weirdo. Did you hear which school we're practicing with? With those humongous ears of yours?"
"I have normal sized ears just to make it clear you blind monster! And no, I didn't hear a school name."
We kept bantering like so until noon came and our stomachs growled for food.
"Ahhh~ so hungry~ I wish the cafeteria would open sooner."
They announced earlier in the day that the cafeteria would be closed until noon to give the staff enough time to prepare enough food for the students as well as the visitors.
"It really is inconvenient but it's only for now. I just heard a few of our seniors say that the food this time will be extravagant to welcome our brother school."
"Eh? extravagant? will they prepare things like eyeballs and weeds? I don't want any of that!"
"Idiot, I said extravagant not exotic! How could you confuse the two!"
"What?! I thought they were the same thing! Every time grandpa prepares extravagant food it always has weird shapes and colors!!!"
"You are definitely a weird family. Besides we can't even consume such things! Eyeballs are poisonous to us! as well as weeds that don't bare flowers. Well basically any meat taken from vessels previously bestowed with life is poisonous to us, don't you even know that?"
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Eh? Meat is poisonous? But grandpa and I always eat meat.
"T-then what did we eat during lunch yesterday?! It tasted so much like pig meat!"
"We ate Kuffel vines and Draught Berries. Idiot, how would you even taste pig meat?! and don't talk about consuming such things in front of me! it's disgusting just thinking of it."
"But grandpa gave me pig meat to eat last night and it tasted exactly the same!"
Sil tilted his head to the right and raised one eyebrow until I came to a realization...
"He- He has been tricking me!!!"
"Bwahahahahaha!" before I knew it Sivolxa burst out into tears laughing.
Ms. Desthra came walking towards us.
"Did anything happen Mr. Sivolxa?"
"Oh Ms. Desthra! Hahahaha its nothing. Aster just told me something about his grandfather."
"And what is that?" Ms. Desthra glances towards my pouting self. Before Sil could answer I answered for myself as I don't want anyone to talk about my failures other than myself.
"Grandpa had just been tricking me into thinking that I had been eating meat when it was just Kuffel vines is all."
"Eh?!" I glanced up to see Ms. Desthra biting down her lips to stop herself from laughing.
Is it really that funny?! I felt the heat rising to my cheeks.. ah... so embarrassing. I hate you grandpa.
"W-well this kind of matter shouldn't be joked about, and you should scold your grandpa for making such jokes. You two better be off now, the cafeteria just opened."
My and Sil's ears twitched at her sentence. Food!!!
"Bye Ms. Desthra!" "Have a good lunch Ms. Desthra!"
We said simultaneously as we rushed to conquer the beast within our stomachs.
"*sigh* children. *giggle* Even if it's just a joke, I should really have a parent teacher conference about this." Ms. Desthra walked towards the other teachers giggling thinking of the innocence one must have to be tricked into thinking they're eating meat. But of course neither of the boys saw this.
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Little did anyone except Belvragor know... It really was meat.
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(A/N: Belvragor doesn't eat meat. what he does is prepares meat for Aster and his 'show meat' at home is for when Aster wants to cook porridge with meat for him or something. As we all know, though Aster is half angel he is also half devil and thus requires meat as they need meat as frequently as angels need to purify their energy with prayers which is every other day if not every day. But they don't really need the meat, what they need is the life energy that remains in the meat. They could substitute that by taking life energy from living organisms however it must be a medium sized organism as insects are too small and same with plants as they give too little unless it has lived for at least a few hundred centuries.
They could also take it indirectly by doing magic Hulu and absorbing the spirit itself, but it is too difficult for young and week demons- only stronger ones can do so. The after party of doing such is also pretty morbid as taking the spirit will be like wringing out a piece of cloth. You squeeze it real tight so there is high chance of blood, organs, and bones splattering everywhere from the muscle and skin. don't get me wrong they don't squeeze the body, the squeezing of the body is an automatic response of the body itself. Like air vacuumed out of a bottle.
The life essence could also be scattered and wasted with this method so it is better to just eat the meat and drink the blood... Yum, 'Dinuguan'=D.)