NOVPUBIt wasn’t until those longest 2 minutes in the Devil’s Royal Grant Theater had completely ended.
Lanci and the Great Love Poet had finally finished their performance.
On the stage, everything returned to tranquility.
The Great Love Poet looked back at Lanci with a sly smile, and then contentedly returned to him.
And below the stage, the fusion of Hell’s Sonic Nuclear Fusion had been completed as if it would never stop again.
Lanci rose from the piano and walked to the center of the stage. The figure illuminated by the spotlight was lonely and transcendent, and the air seemed to still retain traces of the shocking performance just now.
In the lingering sound of music and singing, Lanci slowly raised his hand, then bowed deeply to the audience.
It was a bow of an artist, full of sincerity and gratitude.
"Thank you, students, and judges for your approval."
In response to him, there was another wave of applause.
...
"Step back, Lanci... It’s not too late to withdraw…"
Leaning against the hard back of the chair, Hyperion covered her face with both hands as if a ship had finally reached the shore after being battered by a storm.
Her voice was exhausted, her soul seemed to have endured endless torture, and the lingering shock from the lengthy performance still haunted her.
If it hadn’t been for her experience and preparation to deal with the Great Love Poet and to protect her mind beforehand, she might have been trapped in this vicious cycle!
And at the side of the stage.
The normally neat silver-haired head of the music department, responsible for hosting the show, now looked disheveled, as if he had just walked out of a hurricane. His face was pale, having borne witness to a catastrophe.
The four music tutors and demon students below the stage were either convulsing in their chairs or screaming hysterically. Their faces contorted, they had gone completely mad, trapped in their personal hells.
In the Devil’s Royal Grant Theater now, apart from Lanci, only the head of the music department, who held the highest rank and had the strongest Melody Magic Resistance in the academy, could still stand.
"Sir, are you alright?"
Seeing the state of the head of the music department, Lanci quickly stepped forward to support him.
"I’m fine, there’s no problem."
The head of the music department brushed off Lanci’s hand. Although his voice trembled slightly, his attitude was undeniably firm.
As the head of the music department, if he couldn’t even withstand a student’s performance, he would lose face to the Big Aristocrats of the Devil’s World!
Lanci seemed to see the firmness of the head of the music department and nodded at him.
"So how many of the music tutors approve of me this time?"
Lanci glanced at the four music tutors who had lost their minds and looked towards the head of the music department, inquiring sincerely.
"..."
The head of the music department gritted his teeth, his gaze shifting between Lanci and the four tutors, struggling to speak. Gradually, his expression became more complicated,
"According to the pledge the four tutors made to the Demon King before the performance, you definitely have their complete approval."
The head of the music department finally admitted, and handed four Credit Coins to Lanci.
His voice seemed a bit hoarse, and his words conveyed an air of helpless acceptance.
No matter what.
That performance, one that could indeed be recorded in the history of Demon World music, despite having some accidents during the performance, had truly exceptional results and would surely earn the praise of the Nobility of the Demon World.
It was just a little costly in terms of students and teachers.
"Give me your student ID."
The head continued.
Since he was hosting a large-scale performance for the Nobility of the Demon World and had made promises, he would not default on them.
Upon hearing this, Lanci rummaged in his pocket and quickly found a black metallic card, which he handed to the head of the music department.
After that.
The head of the music department temporarily left the large theater stage and went somewhere unknown through the door on the side of the stage.
After about ten minutes.
When the head of the music department reappeared in the doorway of the theater, he held a delicate small nameplate and a silvery glossy card in his hand, in addition to Lanci’s original school ID.
"The nameplate can show your identity as a teacher in the Music Department, and this teaching certificate can be used in the same way as the student ID, but it is mainly used for salary collection. From now on, you are a teacher of our Music Department."
The principal fulfilled his promise and handed these rewards to Lanci. After making Lanci a member of their Music Department, his tone softened a bit.
Lanci, a genius in creating show effects, might be quite suitable for their Music Department.
It might even be possible for him to have potential to become a part of the Great Demon Clan.
Lanci took over the teaching certificate and the nameplate made of black metal — a circle of hollow notes around the edge, with a line of gold text embedded in the middle, reading: "Lanci, Music Department teacher".
"Do I have any teaching tasks?"
While admiring his teaching credentials, Lanci asked.
The head of the music department didn’t reply, he looked at Lanci and glanced at the hellish scene in the theater’s audience seats.
The implication being left for Lanci to ponder.
"Starting from next semester, you can come to the Music Department to teach, there won’t be many students left to be messed around with for the rest of this semester."
The head of the music department coldly stated.
"Uh..."
Lanci couldn’t help regretting internally, by the time the dawn breaks, he would have to return to the mortal world.
Like a pleasant dream, before it could reach the happiest part, he had to wake up and face reality.
If he could stay at this school, he might not want to return to Ichrite Academy.
"Can I drop out now and become a full-time teacher?"
Lanci thought for a moment and asked again.
He remembered that in the school rules mentioned by Bachel, students who couldn’t pay five Credit Coins every morning would be directly expelled and the consequences of being advised to leave were the same as execution.
However, there were some special circumstances where the school would allow normal withdrawal.
For instance, it was one of the cases if they were called away by important organizations or powerful people in the Demon World.
"You can apply to the principal, but you don’t need to find the principal today, he happens to be away from school for a few days. Also, if you want to obtain the diploma of this academy to pursue better opportunities in the Demon World in the future, I suggest you complete your studies. As long as you can manage your time properly, you can teach in the Music Department while going to school."
"I see."
Lanci roughly understood, he seemed to have a similar study mode as a Ph.D. student now, which allowed him to further his studies while teaching in his spare time.
However, he quickly noticed a key point in the words of the head of the music department -
The principal was actually not in school?
This inadvertently acquired important piece of information.
Lanci felt it could very likely be connected to [Task Target 2: Investigate the source of danger this evening].
After all, if the principal who held the highest power in the academy wasn’t there, some loopholes might appear in the school!
