The Last King Of Darkness
Chapter 68 - 57 Kashan’s Joy

Chapter 68: Chapter 57 Kashan’s Joy

When Rod woke up, it was already dusk, and the dormitory outside was filled with a boiling crowd of voices. Students who had finished their classes were excitedly chatting as if they had endless topics to discuss.

The aroma of food wafted through the air; it was time to eat, and the academy’s grand dining hall had started serving meals.

Rod, who had been hungry all day, felt his stomach growling.

Although Rod was eager to immediately go hunt monsters, collect materials, craft items, learn knowledge, and investigate the truth, how could he have the energy to do all that without eating?

He hurriedly got up from bed, changed into clean clothes, because the food in the free section of the large dining hall was limited. If he were late, he would have to settle for the least tasty leftovers.

——Although the tasty options weren’t plentiful, the leftovers were clearly worse.

Just as he was about to open the door, a knock suddenly came from outside.

"Rod, are you awake?"

It was Kashan’s voice.

But after the first three days, she never knocked on his door again.

Rod found it a bit strange and called out, "Awake."

He opened the door for her.

There stood Kashan, dressed in a light blue school robe, her golden hair tied up high, revealing her fair neck. Strands of her hair fell across her forehead, swaying gently beside her delicate cheeks. Her lake-like eyes dodged slightly, not daring to look directly into Rod’s gaze.

At this moment, Kashan was no longer the fierce team leader but carried an extraordinary beauty, like a green, unripe flower, clear rain.

Rod was momentarily taken aback. This girl was actually this pretty, and he had never noticed before.

"You haven’t eaten all day. You must be hungry. I’ve brought you something to eat."

Kashan handed over a large, square box.

"Let’s eat together."

The delicious aroma of the food immediately made Rod’s mouth water. He took the square box and found inside twelve silver coin portions of pearly white roasted venison and seven silver coin pieces of cream sponge cake.

This meal was half of his weekly salary.

Rod immediately invited Kashan in and pulled his desk over to serve as a dining table for the two of them.

In Kashan’s box was syrup-filled pie with blue flowers, which she nibbled on lightly. Seeing Rod eat voraciously as if he wanted to bury his whole face in the meal, she couldn’t help but reveal a slight smile.

Suddenly, Rod stopped.

He clearly saw a line of tiny black text fly across the screen of his eyes.

Kashan’s joy +10

Humanity +1

The mouthful of delicious food suddenly lost its allure. Rod could hardly believe his own eyes.

Is this how he got 1 point of humanity?

He hadn’t done anything yet, simply eating her food, and that made her so happy?

Kashan liked it that much when others ate her cooking?

Was the food really that tasty?

"What’s wrong?"

Kashan’s voice suddenly came from beside him.

"Is it not good?"

Rod’s heart clenched. He hoped she wasn’t suddenly unhappy and about to take the joy back.

He hurriedly resumed eating as if he had accidentally pressed a pause button just before.

"It’s delicious, really good," he mumbled.

Kashan’s joy +1

Another line of tiny black letters floated up from the bottom of his eye.

This must have been a function he gained after establishing a deeper connection with the Obelisk and humanity aspect.

But this time, there was no humanity.

Perhaps the joy was too little.

Rod continued to eat voraciously while contemplating.

It seemed his path of humanity had already begun.

If such materials were this easy to farm, then he would farm more.

When creating any item, he wouldn’t have to worry about whether he had humanity or not.

That was his goal.

Rod finished his food in no time, the white pearls leaving a fragrant aftertaste in his mouth, the roasted deer tender and juicy, and the cream sponge cake sweet but not cloying—it simply couldn’t taste any better.

He wiped his mouth and looked up.

Just then, Kashan also looked up.

"I’m sorry."

They spoke in unison.

Rod was momentarily stunned, then quickly recovered and laughed, "You don’t need to apologize. I was sitting there lost in thought on the toilet, oblivious to your loud calls; it wasn’t your fault for breaking in."

Kashan said softly,

"Rod, I didn’t know that as a special student you also had patrol duties. I only learned from my father last night that your team encountered danger, and that three members were seriously injured and in critical condition. It’s completely normal to be unable to accept such a blow all at once."

Her beautiful face was slightly flushed, making her look incredibly adorable in the dim light.

"Actually, I don’t really know how to get along with boys, and I’ve never seen, seen... that. I was just shocked, which is why I punched you... As a student who dreams of becoming a White Spirit Knight, I shouldn’t be so fragile and sensitive. That’s my fault, and I apologize to you."

Rod’s heart leaped with joy, and he quickly pulled out the penalty notice to hand it over to her, "Then could you take care of this fine for me?"

Kashan’s happiness +7

"Alright."

She gave a slight smile and took the penalty notice.

"Rod, you know what? I admire you even more now."

Rod laughed, "Your eyes are really beautiful."

Kashan’s happiness +2

Humanity +1

As words flashed before his eyes, Rod suddenly realized what was happening.

So that’s how it is!

points of happiness, 1 point of humanity.

This was practically a gift.

It must be that my emotional intelligence is too high. My actions just now were definitely perfect; if I were back in the original world, even Lily, Vivianne, Qianqian, and Lingling would surely see me in a new light, and no one would call me a someone with low EQ and broke anymore.

Having scored two points of humanity in such a short time, it looks like I can start working on the "Guardian of Darkness."

This thing requires fifty pieces of humanity to reduce the damage to the Obelisk, an absolutely life-saving trump card.

While pondering this, Rod listened to Kashan,

"The ability to recover so quickly from a setback is a rare quality."

"My father said he has seen too many who have been unable to recover from a blow, too many who have despaired and either committed suicide or defected from the ’Guild of Fire and Light’. The world is far more cruel than we see, and such spirit is as precious as gold."

She paused before continuing,

"Due to family reasons, I’ve known a lot since I was young, so I’ve always been very hardworking... I sometimes felt unconvinced before; you always seemed so nonchalant, lazy, and sleepy, always needing me to wake you for class. Why did you become a special student when I didn’t?"

"Now I understand. They must value the spiritual strength you have."

Kashan’s lake-blue eyes gazed at him with shimmering laughter.

"You’ll definitely join the Knight Order and become an excellent White Spirit Knight."

"Me too."

She stood up and extended her fair hand.

"Let’s work hard together. We must become comrades who fight shoulder to shoulder, bringing our light to all those comrades in the darkness!"

Rod stood up and took her hand.

"I don’t agree."

Kashan looked at him puzzledly.

Rod laughed, "Not just shoulder to shoulder as comrades, but also as... close as..." he trailed off.

Bang!

His face took another heavy punch.

Kashan angrily said, "Be serious! How many times have I told you, academics come first in the academy. Don’t always think about having babies! Are all you boys like this?"

She turned and stormed off, not forgetting to slide the fine into her pocket as she left.

Kashan’s happiness +20

Humanity +2

Rod, clutching his sore nose and with tears in his eyes, laughed.