DSMC Chapter 134.1

T/N: I did a mistranslation. “Sandalwood scent” is Teacher Qu’s, while “minty scent” is “Long-Haired No.2”.

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“Hahahaha! When those three players woke up, instead of guessing it was some ghost, they thought Kitty Baby was a cat demon! I’m dying of laughter!”

“I don’t care about the players, I care about the two men Kitty Baby is following. I know one is Qu-laoshi, but who is the other? I haven’t seen his face, but from his back, I feel like he looks like Qu-laoshi. Does Qu-laoshi have a twin brother or something?”

“I was just about to ask the same too. Can anyone help explain this? I’ve only seen this instance once, and if I remember correctly, Qu-laoshi is an only child? I’ve never seen him having any siblings.” 

“For me who had watched this instance several times, I’ve only ever seen one Qu-laoshi. And every time I watch players run this instance, Qu-laoshi’s personality doesn’t change much. He’s mostly a yandere guy, and I’ve never seen him have any other personality.”

“Is it possible that this person isn’t actually Qu-laoshi? Maybe he’s deliberately wearing a wig to imitate Qu-laoshi’s appearance, trying to shift the blame?”

“But this character has never existed before. Has the instance been updated? If the instance has been updated, we should see the latest version when we logged in.”

“Perhaps it’s because our Kitty Baby has found a character never seen before? After all, Kitty Baby always uncovers a new plotline in every instance he’s in!” 

“You guys are still in the mood to talk about the plot? I’m so nervous! Mimi needs to catch up!”

Yan Jiyun ultimately decided to risk following this mysterious guy.

The instance has a 7-day time limit, so it definitely wouldn’t just allow players to search the teaching building; the teachers’ dormitories will also be within their exploration range.

Normally, Teacher Qu shouldn’t live in the dormitory. Judging from his posh-looking attire, he’s the type to go to school driving a low-key but expensive car. Plus, teachers in art exam preparation classes certainly wouldn’t need to supervise evening study sessions. But… maybe they did? Especially since art exam preparation classes also need a homeroom teacher.

He must not judge a book by its cover.

The school provided teachers with very good benefits. The so-called dormitory buildings were actually small apartments. They looked brand new, so the dormitories must have been built relatively recently.

The building was equipped with a lift system, and he could even see which floors the lift stopped at.

Teacher Qu entered the lift, then went up to the 5th floor.

Yan Jiyun jumped up and pressed the up button, and the lift came down.

Suddenly, the light bulb at the lift entrance started flickering. Probably because they were of cheap quality. 

Yan Jiyun didn’t turn off the lights, and as soon as the lift doors opened, he jumped inside.

After entering the elevator, the lights suddenly dimmed. The apartment looked nice from the outside, but maybe they were actually just so-so? 

He was also glad that the management here was poor, as the darkness was his camouflage. Of course, if he returned to human form and lost his ability to observe the night, he might feel uneasy. Humankind is afraid of the unknown.

The lift stopped on the 5th floor, and he stepped out with full caution.

There was no light source in the elevator, nor in the corridor of the apartment on the 5th floor.

He could smell the subtle minty scent emanating from Long-Haired No. 2, but the scent was just floating in the air and he couldn’t pinpoint its exact location.

He hadn’t been close to Teacher Qu before. Was the scent from Teacher Qu or from Long-Haired No. 2?

There was no way out in the apartment building; if he was caught, he would be restrained.

The apartment building has a straight corridor, and there are doors on both sides after he exited the elevator.

There’s a minty scent on the right side of the corridor.

When he first came up, he was in the elevator where outside sounds were blocked, so he didn’t hear which room Teacher Qu went into.

If he followed the scent of mint, he should be able to find Long-Haired No. 2.

He didn’t feel scared in the elevator when there was no light, but he felt creeped out in the empty corridor.

Should we wait until we find Gu Wenzhu and Qiu Xi before coming to explore?

He was just one step away from finding the list of participants for the National Singing Competition, which would narrow down the possibilities of who the murderer was. But having come this far, he didn’t really want to give up.

What if Long-Haired No. 2 was the murderer?

Wouldn’t he be like a lamb entering a tiger’s den now?

There is a 50% chance of encountering the murderer. After all, it is a Level 4 Hard instance, so exploring alone was definitely dangerous. 

Yan Jiyun decisively turned back towards the elevator, but he found a figure standing behind him.

The scent of mint filled his nostrils.

Yan Jiyun was so frightened that his legs kicked even faster. He wanted to run past the other person as quickly as possible, but Teacher Qu was quick and swift. He placed his hand on his neck and easily lifted him up.

“Little Black Cat, you’ve been watching me since this afternoon, and you even followed me here. Are you trying to—”

Yan Jiyun stared wide-eyed at the bright green eyes, his heart filled with despair. ‘What else could I be thinking? I wasn’t thinking about anything!’

“—make me adopt you?”

Yan Jiyun’s beautiful green pupils began to shrink. Upon hearing this dramatic turn of events, he innocently turned his head to look at Teacher Qu, who had lifted him up.

Teacher Qu is thinking of adopting him, which seems like a good idea?

Does Teacher Qu want to give him a home?

However, the incident of Teacher Qu snapping a player’s neck with his bare hands was still fresh in his mind.

His fragile cat neck was now in his hands, and Yan Jiyun couldn’t help but kick his legs.

Teacher Qu pushed open the door behind him and pulled him into the room.

Yan Jiyun explained why he hadn’t heard anything earlier; it turned out that Teacher Qu’s apartment was right next to him, and its nameplate was quite unique: Number 505.

The apartment was neither too big nor too small, just enough for a single man to live in.

He heard the apartment door slam shut, and Yan Jiyun was put on the ground by Teacher Qu.

He braved himself and began to mark his territory in the house like a normal cat, touching and rubbing his scent gland against everything, trying to lower Teacher Qu’s guard.

The apartment was beautifully decorated. It was decorated in a mainly soft, natural wood tone, with the sofa upholstered in fabric.

A white piano sits in the living room. It looked majestic, but it was small enough for this apartment size. 

All in all, this was a very stylishly decorated apartment, fitting for a musician of Teacher Qu’s caliber. 

Yan Jiyun jumped onto the piano lid and spun around on it to test Teacher Qu’s attitude.

He turned around and saw Teacher Qu standing behind him.

Why does Teacher Qu walk without making a sound?

It scared him to death!

Yan Jiyun calmly jumped off the piano and deliberately lingered in the living room for a while before rushing towards the bedroom and study.

Teacher Qu followed behind him like a bodyguard.

“You’re really not being polite, making yourself at home so quickly.”

‘Well, duh!’ Yan Jiyun responded by wagging her tail in front of Teacher Qu.

Teacher Qu followed behind him, reaching out to try and tug the cat’s long tail.

‘Does he understand what he’s saying?’ Yan Jiyun could see Teacher Qu’s movements. The teacher actually tried to grab his tail, but Yan Jiyun swished it around, grazing the teacher’s hand, but steadily avoiding his grip.

While trying to do two things at once, he finally saw a list on the desk in Teacher Qu’s study.

He glanced at the list of thirty students, but didn’t see Jiang Shiwen’s name. Instead, he saw his own name. What a disappointment! He found the student list of his senior year Class 18.

There’s no problem with Teacher Qu having the class roster.

He squatted on the desk, eyes casually darting around the list. Then, he discovered there was another list underneath.

Just as he was about to push the paper off the table, his body suddenly moved away rudely. 

Teacher Qu picked him up and carried him out of the study, closing the door behind him.

Yan Jiyun watched the list recede further and further away from him. Inwardly, he struggled to go back inside, but his body didn’t move much. Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of a figure moving behind the study door.

‘There are people inside!’ His pupils dilated in realization. ‘Is that person… Long-Haired No. 2?’ 

Since the moment he went inside this apartment, he had wondered why he smelled Long-Haired No. 2’s scent from the corridor outside. So… maybe Long-Haired No. 2 actually lived here?

Yan Jiyun got goosebumps.

Long-Haired No. 2 and Teacher Qu have the same hairstyle and figures. Then, they must be twins. Not only that, they also lived together! 

But nobody at school knew about Long-Haired No. 2.

Yan Jiyun kept staring at Teacher Qu’s back, and Teacher Qu turned around and looked in the direction of his gaze.

Teacher Qu pretended not to see anything. “Little Cat, you messed up my desk. So in return, I’ll do the same with your fur.” 

With that, he mischievously ruffled Yan Jiyun’s fur. While others stroked cats with their hands facing the right way, he stroked them backwards, ruffling up the fur that should have been lying flat on his back.

Yan Jiyun: “…” ‘Qu-laoshi, you’ve gone too far! Nobody pets a cat like that!’

He really messed up his fur, ruining his cool cat image…

He knew that Teacher Qu was no ordinary person, but instead a ruthless NPC. He saw that player who was killed instantly. 

The temporary compromise was to plan for future opportunities, and also to get to eat the late-night snack he had been longing for.

Teacher Qu was pleased to see the little black cat quiet down thanks to his clumsy petting technique.

Since it pleased him, he smoothed its fur back down.

Teacher Qu placed Yan Jiyun on the sofa. “Very good. If you want to be my pet, you have to listen to me. You can’t rebel.” 

Now that his fur had been smoothed, Yan Jiyun laid down comfortably, giving Teacher Qu a big eye roll, clearly not wanting to be the teacher’s pet.

Teacher Qu’s full name was Qu Wanqiao.

Unable to decipher the cat’s subtle thoughts, he bent down to face Yan Jiyun. “First, I will give you a name. Second, we need to agree on three rules.”

Yan Jiyun: ‘Is this a roommate contract or what?’ 

But then again, he knew many people who treat their cats as roommates.

He was curious to hear what the three rules Teacher Qu had set out would be. He also chose to selectively ignore the fact that he was about to have a new name.

Qu Wanqiao tapped his finger on the sofa and hesitated, “Musical Notation¹五线谱 wǔxiànpǔ? No, that’s too ordinary. I saw them every day, so it’s boring. Maybe something more unique is better… Ah, yeah, I’ll call you ‘Wuyun²Dark Cloud (乌云 wūyún). I’m using the pinyin version for a reason~ you’ll find out soon’ instead.” 

Yan Jiyun pretended not to understand. Because… Teacher Qu’s naming skills were really terrible! But he couldn’t help but think about his mission: he had to quell Teacher Qu’s anger.

Qu Wanqiao continued, “Next, we’ll establish three rules.”

Yan Jiyun stepped back, creating some distance between himself and Qu Wanqiao, but Qu Wanqiao immediately hugged him and began to describe the so-called “three rules”.

“First, you must obey me. Second, you must obey me. Third, you must obey me. If I say east, you can’t go west; if I point at a deer, you can’t call it a horse. Wuyun, do you hear me?”

Yan Jiyun raised his forearm, licked it multiple times to tidy up the messy fur. 

Being obedient… is quite easy to do!

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  五线谱 wǔxiànpǔ
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  Dark Cloud (乌云 wūyún). I’m using the pinyin version for a reason~ you’ll find out soon