We agreed to be in a band for life, what the heck is Dragon Raja?

Wakaba Mutsumi really likes cucumbers.

Nan Yun Yu Yue sighed with emotion.

Although she also grows other vegetables such as eggplants, Ruoye Mu is most concerned about her cucumbers, and even uses cucumber flowers as her chat profile picture.

He stood there, waiting for Wakaba Mutsu to sprinkle the last drop of water from the pot onto the cucumber vine leaves.

Chapter 22 Orochi and the Snake-Headed Eight Families

Do you come here every morning?

Nan Yun Yuyue asked.

"Ah."

Wakaba Mu nodded.

She carefully put away the watering can and placed it on the edge of the cucumber patch, looking towards Nan Yunyuyue.

"Attend class?"

Nan Yun Yu Yue asked.

"Attend class."

Ruoye Mutsu replied.

The two walked side by side from the plantation to the classroom.

Just as I stepped into the classroom, the class bell rang.

Jingle Bell--

Ruo Yemu quickened her pace and hurried back to her seat.

Then, just as I sat down, I saw Nan Yun Yuyue, with a steady pace, take her seat the instant the bell ended.

"..."

Ruoye Mu opened her mouth slightly.

Nan Yun Yuyue secretly thought to herself that she had inadvertently brought over her old trick of arriving at school on time again.

Since entering compulsory education, he has honed this unique skill in order to sleep a few extra minutes so as not to be late.

As long as there is a precise class time, no matter what happens, he can always step into the classroom at the very last second.

Ruoye Mu glanced at it, then turned around and sat back down in front.

Shoko Toyokawa, who was seated in front of the two, had arrived at the classroom early.

She and Ruoye Mutsu had been classmates for a long time, so she naturally knew about Ruoye Mutsu's hobbies.

Generally speaking, even when it's time to water the cucumbers, Ruo Yemu usually returns a little early before class.

Unexpectedly, today, the bell rang just as the school bell was ringing, which is quite unusual.

She glanced at Nan Yun Yuyue again.

Nan Yun Yuyue dragged a chair over and sat down next to Ruoye Mu, explaining that he hadn't received the book yet.

If Ye Mu knew better, he could move aside to make it easier for Ye Mu to sit down.

"what……"

Now it was Toyokawa Shoko's turn to open her mouth slightly.

Their relationship... seems pretty good.

I have a feeling that Xiao Mu has changed a bit since this transfer student came in.

However, making more friends is not a bad thing for Xiao Mu.

Just as Toyokawa Shoko was thinking this, the teacher walked in.

This lesson is geography, and the students below the podium are all taking out their books and turning to the section that was covered in the last lesson.

This teacher is dressed in a trendy way and seems more like an English teacher than a geography teacher.

"As we discussed in the last lesson, Japan has a complex geographical environment with a large number of mountains and volcanic terrains."

These points of knowledge were not difficult; many of them could be considered common sense. So, Nan Yun Yuyue was preparing to clear her mind for a while.

Before his thoughts could even drift away...

The next second, the teacher's topic suddenly veered off to a completely unrelated direction.

"Speaking of terrain, one cannot help but mention the Yamata no Orochi from Japanese mythology."

???

Nan Yun Yuyue immediately raised her head.

Why the sudden shift to mythology?

That's quite a leap in thinking.

But it wasn't just him; all the students in the classroom who had been looking down raised their heads.

Geography class?

boring.

Mythological stories?

You can listen to it!

Seeing that the classroom atmosphere had become more positive, the teacher seemed quite satisfied, cleared her throat, and continued:

"The Yamata no Orochi is one of the most famous monsters in Japanese mythology. It has eight heads, eight tails, and a huge body that coils around eight hills and eight rivers."

"Legend has it that Susanoo poisoned the wine, got the Yamata no Orochi drunk, and then took advantage of its unpreparedness to cut off its head."

Finally, he found a divine sword at the tail of the giant serpent, the legendary one—

The teacher paused deliberately and glanced at the students below the stage.

Several students who were knowledgeable in mythology immediately answered, "The Kusanagi Sword!"

"Yes."

The teacher nodded.

"This sword was later offered to Amaterasu, the Sun Goddess, and became one of the Three Sacred Treasures..."

……

The students listened with great interest, and the classroom was completely quiet, their attention fully captivated.

Nan Yun Yuyue's feelings were somewhat complicated.

He certainly knew the true meaning of Susanoo in the Dragon Clan's worldview.

Many Japanese myths are intricately linked to the history of mixed-race peoples, although many have been adapted.

Legend has it that in ancient times, the human Izanagi came to the execution site of the White King, who bestowed upon him the Holy Infant and the Holy Remains.

Izanagi returned to Japan, hid the sacred remains in the Well of Remains, and became the progenitor of the Japanese mixed-race people.

But human greed has no end. Even if one thinks their heart is as firm as a rock, the slightest crack can lead to irreparable disaster.

The White King attempted to revive himself by parasitizing the sacred remains, but was ultimately prevented.

Only a few emperors survived the catastrophe, and their bloodline gradually degenerated, eventually becoming the current descendants of the White King—the Snake-Headed Eight Families.

With the help of her geography teacher, Nanon Ugetsu's thoughts drifted away.

Because the bloodline of the Snake Clan does not originate from the Four Sovereigns, but from the White King, their bloodline is purer, but they are also more likely to fall into the form of Death Servants and transform into "Demons".

The Snake-Headed Eight Families and the Fierce Demon Clan are interdependent, with each demon in the Fierce Demon Clan born from one of their families. The two are inseparable shadows of each other.

Perhaps at this moment, the Demon Clan and the Snake Clan have just finished a battle, each feeling that the other has fallen into a trap, and are continuing to plan their next confrontation.

However, no one could interrupt the teacher's enthusiasm for telling stories during this class.

In the final moments, the geography teacher almost completely abandoned the textbook and began enthusiastically recounting ghost stories and mysterious events from all over Japan.

From Kyoto's ghost stories to hidden shrines at the foot of Mount Fuji, and the legendary Dragon Bone Ruins...

The students listened with great interest, and some even secretly checked their phones for related information.

When the bell rang, the whole class was still engrossed in the story.

The geography teacher nodded in satisfaction and closed the textbook.

"Alright, that's all for today's lesson."

After saying that, she patted her handouts, hummed a little tune, and walked out of the classroom, looking like she was in a very good mood.

Another wasted class period; this is what I'm after in this B class.

Nan Yun Yuyue watched her teacher leave, her lips twitching slightly.

This teacher is truly wasting his talent by not becoming an audiobook narrator.

When she talked about geography, most of the students in the audience were just going through the motions; very few were actually paying attention.

But once the topic shifts to something unrelated to the lesson, the entire classroom becomes completely absorbed.

This is... the ultimate secret of water-based lessons.

Time passed slowly, and the remaining classes were uneventful, with nothing particularly noteworthy happening.

Nanon Ugetsu remained seated next to Wakaba Mutsuki, her gaze occasionally sweeping towards the blackboard, then out the window, and finally onto the textbooks on the desk.

My thoughts wandered throughout the entire time, consisting of all sorts of random ideas.

Ever since I learned that this is the worldview of dragons, life has been full of surprises. I want to interpret everything through the lens of dragon history.

Chapter 23 The Most Evil Demon Who Emerged from the Island

Not everyone can enjoy a life that may seem ordinary to others.

at the same time,

Kamikari Island, next to Mikaki Island, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.

Sankakushima is a small island in the Seto Inland Sea, and the adjacent Kamigarashima is even smaller.

Normally, it is a resort-like tourist attraction, with some of the island's residents working in the tourism industry and others making a living from fishing.

This time of year coincides with the approaching peak tourist season.

The Seto Inland Sea had already shed its chill, and the sea breeze, carrying the sweet scent of salt and cherry blossoms, swept across the entire island.

The low cliffs are covered with wild grass and low shrubs, with occasional clusters of mountain cherry blossoms slanting out from the cracks in the rocks.

Perhaps it is this beautiful scenery that draws so many people from afar to vacation here.

However, most of them come during the height of summer, and few people come to appreciate the truly enchanting beauty of late spring.

In this gap between the fading of spring and the approaching summer,

In a cemetery far from the resort,

Sanjiao Chuhua buried her last relative.

The island is small, and most of the residents have known each other for a long time, many of them being family friends for decades.

Chu Hua's mother, however, was an outsider.

About a decade or so ago, Mitsuba Hatsune's mother, along with another newborn child, Mitsuba Hatsune, came to this island and settled down there.

She remarried a fisherman and gave birth to a daughter named Chuhua.

Mikami Hatsuka is naturally cheerful and has always dreamed of going to Tokyo to become an idol.

The family of four lived a life that, while not as glamorous and materialistic as Tokyo, offered a relaxed pace and a unique kind of tranquility on the small island.

pity……

Fate played a cruel joke on everyone.

On that stormy night, my father perished at sea while fishing.