The Smiling Death

Chapter 465: Aisha Is Back

After leaving the cafeteria, the group continued walking together through the Academy grounds.

The afternoon sunlight poured warmly across the cobblestone paths while students moved around the campus busily after returning from their winter break.

Some students were carrying luggage toward their dormitories while others reunited with friends after not seeing each other for weeks.

Marcus walked on one side with his hands inside his pockets and his usual irritated expression.

Beside him walked Amon with a relaxed smile on his face.

Then came Seraphina and Eliana walking side by side behind them.

A soft winter breeze moved through the Academy grounds gently.

Amon suddenly looked around before asking curiously, "By the way, where is Arnold? I haven’t seen him yet."

Marcus glanced toward him lazily before replying in a flat tone, "Well, I don’t know."

Seraphina lightly shook her head beside them. "Me neither."

Then Eliana spoke next while brushing a strand of platinum-blonde hair behind her pointed ear. "Nor me."

Amon blinked in confusion. "Why? Isn’t he friends with you guys?"

Marcus immediately frowned as though offended by the question itself. "Nope. Who told you that?"

Amon looked slightly surprised. "Really?"

Eliana giggled softly before answering him cheerfully,

"Hehe~ He was never close to us. Also, for your information, even Marcus wasn’t spending much time with us after you vanished."

Marcus clicked his tongue lightly but didn’t deny it. Eliana continued while smiling playfully, "I mean, he did come and say hello occasionally, but mostly it was just Seraphina and me together. Aisha and Marcus joined us from time to time."

Amon nodded slowly after hearing that.

Then he suddenly looked toward Marcus with a grin.

"From now on, we can all hang out together. Even Senior Selena will accompany us from time to time."

Marcus immediately stopped walking.

His violet eyes widened slightly in disbelief.

"Wait... what?" he asked while staring at Amon suspiciously. "Why? Why would Her Highness Selena spend time with us?"

Amon placed one hand dramatically over his chest before smirking proudly.

"Connections~" He flipped his hair slightly. "This Amon’s reach extends only toward high-profile people."

Marcus stared at him silently with a twitching eyebrow.

Meanwhile Eliana covered her mouth lightly while laughing.

"Now that you say this..." she spoke with an amused expression. "You really do only have noble and royal friends."

Amon raised his chin proudly. "Guess I’m just too charming."

Marcus immediately snorted. "It has nothing to do with being charming."

His expression turned deadpan. "You only became friends with nobles and royals like us because we are kind people."

Eliana nodded seriously beside him. "Exactly."

Marcus continued mercilessly, "If it was because of your so-called charm, then explain why you don’t have any other noble students as your friends."

His lips curled slightly. He was clearly enjoying it.

"There are plenty of nobles in our class, but you never managed to befriend any of them." Eliana continued further.

Amon clutched his chest dramatically as though struck by emotional damage.

"Ouch..."

Eliana giggled loudly while Seraphina quietly watched the scene with amusement in her golden eyes.

Amon finally sighed before raising both hands in surrender.

"Okay, okay, my princess. I accept defeat."

Then his expression softened slightly. "It really was because you guys were kind to me."

His voice sounded more sincere now. "I was lucky to meet all of you and become friends."

Eliana smiled warmly after hearing that.

Meanwhile Marcus simply looked away awkwardly while muttering, "Tch... stop saying embarrassing things."

The group continued walking while casually talking nonsense with each other. Students occasionally glanced toward them while passing by.

Especially toward Seraphina and Eliana. After all, one was the daughter of Duke Luminous while the other was an Elven princess.

Meanwhile Amon was happily talking without caring about others at all.

Then suddenly Amon’s eyes moved ahead. He saw something familiar.

He immediately stopped walking.

The others noticed his reaction and turned toward him curiously.

"What happened?" Eliana asked.

Amon didn’t answer immediately.

Instead, his gaze remained fixed forward.

Not far away, a tall woman walked calmly across another Academy pathway.

She looked around 184 centimeters tall with a strong and athletic build. Totally his type.

She wore black trousers that emphasized her thick muscular thighs while a fitted white blouse rested against her upper body neatly.

Behind her, a long furry tail covered with black and red fur swayed lazily from side to side. It looked very cute. Amon suddenly had desire to go and stroke that tail and play with it.

Her short bob-cut black hair contained several dark red streaks between them while two black wolf ears rested atop her head.

Amon instantly recognized her.

"...Aisha."

Everyone else quickly recognized her too.

Eliana’s eyes brightened instantly.

"Aisha!"

She was just about to call out loudly.

But before she could, Amon suddenly disappeared.

Eliana stopped in middle and didn’t yell Aisha’s name.

SWISH.

Shadow wrapped lightly around his feet, completely suppressing the sound of his movement as he rushed forward quickly.

Marcus blinked. he couldn’t hear his footsteps at all.

"...What the hell?"

Meanwhile Amon rapidly approached the tall wolf beastwoman from behind.

As he got closer, he looked upward slightly. She was really tall.

’Damn... she’s tall.’

Honestly, Aisha looked even taller than before.

And her figure was honestly ridiculous. Her wide hips.

Those thick thighs of her. They looked muscular and attractive. Amon really liked them that way.

Strong yet feminine body.

Amon almost nodded in admiration.

Then he moved silently behind her before suddenly covering her eyes with both hands.

"Guess who I am?" Amon asked playfully. He wondered if she could guess him just by his voice or not.

Aisha flinched instantly.

Her body tensed as though ready to throw whoever touched her.

But the moment she heard that familiar voice.

She was frozen. She had heard this voice before. It was a voice that used to annoy her a lot.

Confusion immediately appeared on her face.

"...Who are you?" she asked uncertainly.

Amon looked deeply offended.

"Oh goodness, it’s me!!"

Then he puffed his chest proudly.

"The most handsome man in the Academy."

Silence.

Aisha remained silent for several seconds.

Her fluffy tail continued swaying slowly behind her before lightly brushing against Amon’s leg.

Finally she spoke flatly,

"I don’t know—"

But Amon immediately interrupted her dramatically.

"Let me give you a hint."

A grin spread across his face.

"It’s me, the man who helped carry you back to your dormitory room when you got drunk that one night."

Aisha’s eyes widened instantly.

Amon continued mercilessly,

"I even had to carry you while you hugged me tightly in your be—"

"THAT’S ENOUGH, AMON!!"

Aisha burst out loudly with completely red cheeks.

She immediately turned around in embarrassment.

Then her red eyes landed directly on Amon’s smiling face.

The moment she saw him clearly.

She froze completely.

"..."

Her mouth opened slightly. Then closed. Then opened again. Her expression looked utterly shocked.

Meanwhile behind them, Eliana covered her mouth while laughing. "Damn, he never stops amazing me."

Her blue eyes sparkled brightly. "Calling her Wolfy Girl... also what was that dormitory room story?!"

Seraphina quietly sighed while shaking her head slightly. "I think we should get used to this."

Marcus looked horrified. "No way in hell could I ever get used to him."

His expression looked genuinely disturbed. "This man is absurd."

Meanwhile Aisha continued staring at Amon silently.

Her red eyes carefully observed him from head to toe as though making sure he was truly real.

Then slowly she extended one hand.

PINCH.

She grabbed Amon’s cheek gently.

Amon simply giggled happily. "Hehe~ Look, I got taller."

Amon was definitely taller now. He was around 177 centimeters currently. But even so he was still shorter than Aisha.

Right now only Eliana was shorter than him.

Marcus remained taller while Seraphina’s height was almost similar to his.

Aisha continued staring at him while lightly pulling his cheek.

Then finally she muttered quietly, "Yo-You... you’re still short."

Amon’s lips twitched in annoyance.

Even while saying that, her voice still carried disbelief. Then her expression softened slightly.

"And you’re really back."

But then warm smile appeared on Amon’s face. "Yes."

Then without hesitation he suddenly hugged her gently His arms wrapped around her waist naturally.

Aisha instantly froze again. Her wolf ears twitched violently while her fluffy tail stiffened completely. Her cheeks flushed bright red almost immediately.

Because of their height difference, Amon’s face pressed lightly above her upper side of chest while her soft breasts squished slightly against him.

"W-What are you doing?!!"

Aisha burst out in complete embarrassment before quickly pushing him away.

Her face looked completely red now. "Y-You still haven’t changed at all!!"

Amon only laughed brightly. "Of course. How can I change that easily?"

Meanwhile the others behind them reacted differently.

Eliana stared at the scene with sparkling eyes full of excitement. "Oh my god... he actually hugged her."

Seraphina simply covered part of her face with one hand while sighing quietly. "...As expected."

Meanwhile Marcus looked utterly speechless. He pointed toward Amon with a trembling finger. "This bastard..." Then he rubbed his forehead painfully. "How does he even survive acting like this every single day?"