The villainous young master just wants to live a Buddhist-like life.

　Those who want to express their feelings are unable to plan, and those who receive invitations or confessions are indifferent, so they keep putting it off until now.

　If you can't find a dance partner in these last two days, this year's Christmas dance will probably be much quieter than in previous years.

　Against this rather unusual backdrop, this year's "Protecting the Young" event has ironically become a "matchmaking event" within the aristocratic community. Many men and women are hoping to find a dance partner tonight.

　Almost all the second-grade boys shared this view.

　However, before they could muster the courage to make a move on the first-year female students who looked like little lambs, they discovered that two... three sheepdogs suddenly emerged from among the group of little lambs!

　Every time a boy tried to pull out an invitation and approach the target, he would immediately be met with fierce glares from Anna and Angie.

　The first-year female students, far from being repulsed by this, readily accepted their protection, occasionally covering their mouths and giggling.

　As for the older girls in second grade and above, they were annoyed because their authority (fun) had been taken away, and also annoyed because the little princesses had made the atmosphere so stiff.

　It's not just guys who want to find dance partners!

　You've made the atmosphere so awkward. How are girls who want to invite guys supposed to behave?

　……

　The above explains why the current situation has become what it is.

　However, with the appearance of Darko Dimon, the atmosphere that had been deadlocked for so long finally broke down.

　Girls, whether in first grade or upper grades, began to whisper among themselves.

　The first-year girls, except for the three "sheepdogs," all looked at him with longing eyes, and several of them were already secretly reaching into their bags—where they hid prom invitations that hadn't been filled in yet.

　Unlike those unseen and intangible so-called senior students, Dak Dimon, as the teaching assistant for the first-year math class, was also the senior student they had the most contact with.

　Moreover, this senior is seen by many as the epitome of perfection.

　It's perfectly normal for the first-year students to feel admiration for him!

　However, before the first-year girls could take any action, the second-year girls had already taken the initiative!

　Just like last year, these girls who had invited Dak to the prom before Christmas last year, after much hesitation, actually stood up again this year!

　As they stood up, Dark seemed to hear someone's heart breaking beside him.

　The sound of his heart breaking, like shattering glass, made him feel somewhat embarrassed.

　But he remained calm on the surface, and with his thick skin honed through countless trials, he rejected the girls' invitations to the dance one by one.

　Only after the girls returned dejectedly did Darke secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

　He's here to watch the drama unfold, not to be the drama itself...

　Among the second-year girls over there, there didn't seem to be any sign of Eudora, which made him secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

　Is this the right way?

　Men and women who want dance partners, please be more proactive!

　Don't let this fire spread to our area!

　……

　After those girls, some of the boys seemed to notice that there were others in the group of girls who were also making moves. Several boys who had their sights set on that girl could no longer sit still, picked up the invitation, and tried to rush out.

　One of them even magically produced a bunch of red roses!

　This boy became the first boy to be invited to participate in tonight's "Protecting the Young" campaign.

　Congratulations, congratulations.

　And once there is one, there will be two.

　Now that someone had set an example, the boys and girls who were ready to go no longer hesitated. Finally, one after another, people stood up.

　After Dak arrived, the "protecting the chicks" operation finally got on track.

　……

　Dak sat there, watching with great interest most of the time, listening to the gossip circulating among the students from Duolong, and occasionally encountering girls who came to express their affection, but he rejected them all one by one.

　Among these girls were those from lower grades and those from higher grades. Even among the girls who were three or four years older than him, some harbored designs on him.

　Dak took it for granted and didn't pay much attention, looking as if he had been immersed in the forest for a long time.

　……

　The Tower of the House of Nobles is like this, and although the Towers of other Houses do not host "Protecting the Young", similar activities are actually held there.

　Boys and girls, some like each other, some don't, some are sincere, some are ulterior motives. In short, most of them are trying to make a couple.

　Among them, the most refined are the students of the Magic Academy.

　The girls at the Magic Academy prepared many riddles specifically to test the boys they liked.

　The activities at the Knights Academy were more direct. Boys and girls would loudly express their thoughts amidst a crowd of people. If they succeeded, great; if not, they would move on to the next person.

　If two boys are pursuing a girl and the girl is hesitant, then a duel is used!

　This is a program that can only be viewed from the tower of the Knights' Academy, and it has always been highly regarded by the general public.

　The Fool's House Tower on the other side is more ordinary and understated.

　The students would secretly instruct magical spirits, which had never been shown before, to act as messengers and deliver invitations to their targets at fixed times.

　If you agree, then reply.

　If you disagree, then ignore this.

　At that moment, Victoria was staring blankly at the mountain of invitations.

　……

　As one of the four great Damons of the first year, Damon from the Fool's House, Victoria is outstanding in both family background and appearance.

　Her somewhat dim-witted and mischievous personality made her quite popular in the Fools' House.

　Normally, it would be normal for her to receive many ball invitations.

　However, she is a magical spirit!

　It's been a semester since she enrolled, and if anyone still can't tell she's a magical elf, then all those students have wasted their time learning magic theory.

　Therefore, Victoria never had any illusions from the beginning; it was impossible for anyone to invite her to dance!

　So she made up her mind early on that on the night of the Christmas ball, she would shamelessly pester Dark and take him for herself!

　However, she still received a large number of ball invitations!

　Victoria looked at the invitations, feeling both happy and worried. After thinking for a long time, she finally picked one out and opened it.

　"Hey, isn't this..."

　However, the first invitation letter they opened had a girl's name on it.

　She looked at it carefully with some doubt, and confirmed that the name belonged to a girl in the same grade. Then she picked up the second invitation and opened it... It was from her best friend!

　Then she opened it again... and it was her deskmate!

　She opened it again... and finally there was a boy! Victoria was deeply moved.

　However, upon closer inspection, she discovered that the ball invitation was from an upperclassman who described his desire for her with fervent emotion... wanting to thoroughly study her inside and out.

　Victoria felt a chill and quickly threw it into the trash can.

　Then her cheeks visibly puffed out, and she pouted as she swept all the remaining prom invitations into the trash can, leaving only a few invitations from her classmates.

　……

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　She looked at it carefully with some doubt, and confirmed that the name belonged to a girl in the same grade. Then she picked up the second invitation and opened it... It was from her best friend!

　Then she opened it again... and it was her deskmate!

　She opened it again... and finally there was a boy! Victoria was deeply moved.

　However, upon closer inspection, she discovered that the ball invitation was from an upperclassman who described his desire for her with fervent emotion... wanting to thoroughly study her inside and out.

　Victoria felt a chill and quickly threw it into the trash can.

　Then her cheeks visibly puffed out, and she pouted, leaving...

Chapter 735 Seeking Further Subscriptions: Protecting the Young

　Even disregarding his status as a "first-year math teaching assistant," Dak felt he needed to check out the common room.

　Of course, his main purpose was to visit his cousin, Joey.

　During her first year at the Noble House, Aurora and the two little princesses had nothing to worry about; it was only this cousin who caused them concern.

　But when he temporarily put down his experiment and went down to the common room with Diana and Rose, he found that even his worries were completely unnecessary.

　This year's "Protecting Chicks" campaign is completely different from last year's.

　"What's going on?"

　As soon as Dak stepped out of the stairwell, he blinked and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

　Diana playfully pushed him out of the stairwell, while Rose behind him wore a mischievous expression.

　These two had obviously gone down there and had some understanding of the situation.

　However, the "little chicks" who should have been protected have started their own separate groups, each occupying a side with the older girls and vying for their rights.

　And leading the way were naturally the two little princesses... Oh, and even Joey was sitting next to them. It was the first time Dark had seen the three of them together. All the first-year girls in the noble academy surrounded them, their imposing presence no less than that of the upperclassmen.

　As for the so-called upperclassmen... actually, apart from first-year students, everyone in this setting is considered an upperclassman.

　In other words, last year's first-grade boys have now become the wolves that the "Protecting the Young" operation needs to guard against.

　The chicks that were protected last year should now be the mother hens protecting their young.

　However, it seems that the chicks don't want to be protected by them.

　……

　Dark glanced around and then looked at the group of boys near the door.

　Duolong and his companions, who had already transformed into "wolves," were among them, feeling as if they were facing a formidable enemy.

　The first-grade boys seemed a little lost, unsure how to handle the situation.

　In previous years, the first-grade boys, though they didn't cause much trouble, at least had a sense of unity and wouldn't cause such a commotion.

　But this year's first-grade girls were too assertive, and the boys, who were already feeling overwhelmed by them, seemed even more useless at this time.

　The atmosphere in the common room was suffocatingly tense.

　Dark winked at Diana and Rose, then tried to slip past them and sneak into the group of second-year boys.

　He didn't see Aurora among the first-year girls. But it seemed unlikely that she would be involved in this kind of activity.

　"Hey, isn't that Dark?"

　However, just as he distanced himself from Diana and Rose, he suddenly heard Doron shout.

　The shout was particularly noticeable in the deathly silence, and almost everyone turned their heads sharply toward where he was.

　Doron nudged Pistan in the back and whispered, "Look, the solution to break the deadlock is here."

　But Pistan muttered, "This isn't a solution, it's a disaster..."

　No second-year student can forget the terrifying scene from last year's "Protecting the Young Ones" operation, where almost all the girls invited Dark to the prom.

　This year's second-grade girls are no longer as "naive" as they were last year. But if Dak were there, they would more or less compare the inviter to Dak when accepting the ball invitation.

　By comparing them in this way, all sorts of miscellaneous things become apparent, don't they?

　What was barely acceptable before can suddenly become unacceptable.

　And what was originally good will become less good.

　To put it bluntly, it will raise their standards. This is not a good thing for most guys.

　The second-year boys of the academy had few partners at last year's Christmas ball, and they had been determined to redeem themselves. Now, wouldn't that make things even more difficult?

　Pistan inwardly grumbled, his face showing a bitter expression.

　He knew that Doron already had someone in mind and wasn't planning to look for a dance partner among the second-year students of the Noble Academy this year.