Chapter 15: Chapter 15: The History Professor

Morning arrived quietly over Aurelius Academy. Sunlight passed through the tall classroom windows while students slowly filled the large lecture hall of Class A.

The atmosphere felt far different from that of the lower classes; nobles sat proudly in the front rows while expensive, contracted beasts rested beside them.

A silver-scaled serpent slept around one girl’s shoulders.

A small flame fox curled across another student’s desk.

Even the mana in the room felt denser, Lina sat near the back quietly while holding Qhuin in her lap beneath the desk.

She still looked nervous, ever since entering Class A, the amount of attention she received had only increased.

Whispers followed her everywhere now.

"That’s the rabbit girl."

"I still can’t believe Marcus lost." 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

"Did you hear her beast scare a Storm Eagle into submission?"

Qhuin ignored the gossip completely. At the moment, he was far more focused on the carrot sitting beside Lina’s notebook.

The smell was surprisingly fresh, his nose twitched automatically.

’No. Absolutely not.’

He was a Vampire King, not a livestock.

Unfortunately, his rabbit instincts disagreed, before he could stop himself, his tiny mouth leaned forward—

Crunch.

Qhuin froze.

The entire room remained normal.

Nobody noticed, but inside his mind, humiliation exploded like wildfire.

’I just ate a carrot.’

A real carrot.

He immediately spat the half-chewed piece back onto the desk with disgust.

Lina looked down in confusion.

"...Snowy?"

Qhuin quickly looked away as he groomed one of his ears with fake dignity.

Nothing happened.

Forget it.

Several nearby students quietly melted from sight.

"So fluffy..."

"He’s cleaning himself..."

"Can rabbits even be that smart?"

Qhuin resisted the urge to bite someone.

Then the classroom doors opened, and the room slowly became quiet.

A woman walked calmly inside carrying several books against her chest.

Long golden hair rested neatly over her shoulders, and her elegant white-and-gold outfit looked more like noble clothing than a professor’s uniform. Her warm smile immediately gave the room a gentle atmosphere.

Qhuin’s crimson eyes narrowed instantly, his instinct was screaming danger.

Elizabeth Arden smiled brightly at the class.

"Good morning, everyone."

Several male students immediately straightened in their seats.

One noble nearly fell off his chair.

"I’ll be your new History and Beast Lore professor from today onward," Elizabeth continued cheerfully. "My name is Elizabeth Arden. It’s wonderful to meet all of you."

Her voice sounded soft and calming.

Qhuin watched her carefully from Lina’s lap.

Then—

Elizabeth’s eyes landed directly on him.

The woman froze.

Her entire expression brightened instantly.

"Oh my goodness."

Qhuin immediately felt danger, not battle danger but something worse.

Elizabeth practically floated toward Lina’s desk.

"What is this adorable creature?"

Lina blinked nervously. "M-My contracted beast..."

Elizabeth gently placed her books down before crouching beside the desk.

Qhuin slowly backed away.

’No. Stay back.’

The woman’s blue eyes sparkled brightly.

"The little ears..."

Her hand slowly reached forward.

Qhuin considered biting her finger.

Unfortunately—

The moment her fingers touched behind his ears, his body betrayed him completely.

His eyes nearly rolled back, her hand was warm and soft.

His back leg kicked slightly against Lina’s skirt on instinct.

Qhuin internally screamed in horror.

’No. No no no.’

’I am a feared vampire lord, not this.’

Elizabeth gasped softly.

"He likes it!"

Lina looked shocked. "Usually he doesn’t let strangers touch him..."

Elizabeth smiled proudly while continuing to scratch behind Qhuin’s ears.

Qhuin’s body slowly melted into a useless pile of fluffy weakness.

’Traitor body, absolute traitor!!’

Several students nearby stared jealously.

"Even Marcus’s eagle doesn’t act that tame..."

"He looks so soft..."

Elizabeth suddenly reached into her coat pocket.

Then pulled out—

A tiny black ribbon.

Qhuin’s ears instantly stood upright in alarm.

’Absolutely not, don’t ever think about!!.’. He roared in his mind

"I think this would look perfect on him," Elizabeth said happily.

Before Qhuin could escape, the woman tied the ribbon gently around his neck.

The classroom nearly exploded from cuteness overload.

Lina covered her mouth.

"Oh my god..."

Qhuin sat frozen in pure disbelief.

A ribbon.

She put a ribbon on him.

The Vampire King of Nightfall City.

Destroyer of Hunter Squads.

Criminal Sovereign feared across an entire world.

Wearing a ribbon.

Elizabeth looked completely satisfied with herself.

"Perfect."

Qhuin’s eye twitched.

One day, he swore silently that this woman would pay for this humiliation.

Then Elizabeth suddenly stood and walked toward the front of the classroom.

"Alright everyone," she said cheerfully. "Today we’ll begin with the history of Solaria and the Great Convergence."

The room slowly quieted.

Qhuin’s attention sharpened immediately.

Elizabeth opened one of the old textbooks.

"Three hundred years ago," she began calmly, "Solaria was an ordinary world without mana, spirit beasts, or Beast Tamers."

Several students immediately focused.

"Then came the Great Convergence."

The professor waved one hand gently, and blue mana appeared above the classroom like mist.

"Mana flooded the planet from deep space. Animals mutated into monsters almost overnight. Entire kingdoms collapsed within months."

The illusion changed, and gigantic beasts appeared above the classroom projection.

Dragons, Serpents, and towering wolves.

Students watched silently.

"Humanity nearly went extinct," Elizabeth continued. "But eventually, people discovered they could form soul-contracts with beasts using mana."

The illusion shifted again.

Humans fighting beside contracted creatures.

"That discovery became the foundation of modern Beast Tamer society."

Qhuin listened carefully, everything confirmed it further.

His battle with Valeriue, the dimensional rupture that happened during death...

Somehow it had dragged his soul into Solaria.

Elizabeth continued teaching while walking slowly through the classroom.

"The world outside the cities remains dangerous even today. Wild zones are controlled by monsters, rogue tamers, and tribal factions."

The illusion shifted again.

Large wolf-like creatures appeared, half human and Half beast.

"The Moon-Howler Clans."

Several students looked uneasy.

"They were originally human Beast Tamers," Elizabeth explained. "But during the early years of the Convergence, many fused permanently with their wolf beasts."

The projected werewolves howled beneath the illusory moonlight.

"They now live beyond civilization and regularly clash with both nobles and church forces."

’Interesting.’

Qhuin’s crimson eyes narrowed slightly.

Elizabeth eventually closed the textbook with a soft smile.

"And that concludes today’s lesson."

The classroom relaxed slightly.

Then Elizabeth looked directly toward Lina again.

"Oh! Before class ends..."

Qhuin immediately felt nervous.

The woman smiled brightly.

"May I hold your rabbit again?"