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

　After exchanging a few words, the two magical spirits suddenly turned and ran away.

　The first-graders suddenly realized what was happening and shouted as they chased after him. "It's the 'Candy Man'!"

　"Catch them!" "Don't let them get away!"

　Their voices carried rapidly through the castle corridors. Soon, more and more students heard the sounds and gave chase.

　If the "candy giver" was actually a faculty member in disguise, they wouldn't have been so brazen.

　But those two three-star magical spirits are obviously easy to bully, so if we don't attack now, when will we?

　"Chase them!"

　The first floor of the castle instantly became lively. "Eee-ee-ee!"

　"Hachahacha!"

　"Eevee!" and "Hawkeye" fled at top to bottom. As they passed a crossroads, they suddenly heard a faint sound.

　"This way..."

　The ears of the two magical sprites twitched, and they immediately turned and rushed around the corner.

　Groups of students chased after them, some going straight, some turning, but the traces of [Eevee] and [Hawkeye] had completely vanished.

　Vanishing without a trace – Shadow Spell

　Looking at the light screen, Dak suddenly understood.

　"Oh, it's Ellie."

　Ellie Dimon, a user of the [Spiritual Connection Technique], is a first-year student at the Noble Academy.

　student.

　The little goblin couldn't sneak into the shadows to spy, but Dark wasn't worried about the shadows.

　If something bad were to happen there, they would turn their attention to other magical spirits.

　Meanwhile, in the shadows around the corner, Ellie used magic cards to create a small space within the shadows, where she was currently interacting with two magic...

　The guide sprite bargains.

　According to the rules, players cannot attack the candy dispenser, therefore

　There was absolutely no need for [Eevee] and [Hawkman] to run away.

　But when they calmed down, they had already accepted Ellie's help.

　So Ellie said matter-of-factly, "I saved you, so you each have to give me a prop card. That makes sense, right?"

　"Eee-ee!" [Eevee: Eevee] shook its head vigorously.

　[Hawkman the Wrestler] also viewed it with indifference.

　Ellie continued, "All you need is a key card and any ordinary item card!"

　“Boohoo!” But “Eevee!” continued to shake its head. Ellie tried to persuade it, but neither Eevee nor Hawk would ever do something so against the rules. Even if their faces were stretched into pancakes, they still wouldn’t do it.

　Seeing that the two magical elves were unmoved, Ellie pursed her lips and spread her hands: "Give it to me."

　"Eevee!" "Eevee!" tilted its head and looked at her. "Question card, oh question card!" Ellie exclaimed angrily.

　"Eevee" and "Hawkeye" then each picked out a "question card" from the candy bag and handed it to Ellie.

　Two minutes later, Ellie emerged from the shadows.

　She solved only one puzzle and immediately drew an item card, while giving up on the other one—that's the decisiveness of an assassin!

　This wouldn't have been a big deal in itself, but what bothered her was that the people who set the questions had written the names of two magical spirits on the cards.

　In other words, the questions on those "question cards" were all written by the "sugar distributor" himself.

　But she only managed to solve one of the problems!

　Moreover, judging from its appearance, the question posed by "Eevee: Monster Hunter" was clearly the simplest question about friendship.

　"Damn it!"

　After seeing the two magical elves off, Ellie clenched her fists and swung them twice into the void as a way of venting her frustration.

　But above her head, a spider-like monster was slowly descending on a spider silk, baring its hideous fangs at her.

　"Bap pap pap!"

　On the other side, "Potpot," whose movement speed was as slow as a tortoise's pace, had already been cornered.

　It has a six-star skin, and its companion is a six-star "Big Milk Tank". Therefore, it is located on a higher floor.

　However, there is indeed a difference in movement speed between the two magical spirits.

　They encountered a group of monsters as soon as they set off. Milk Tank took the lead and led the monsters in a marathon. Poor Potts was left in the corridor.

　Immediately afterwards, "Potpot" was discovered by a group of third-grade students—who were extremely familiar with this magical sprite belonging to Dark, and they immediately surrounded it with chuckles.

　“Ba Zi Ba Pi”.

　"PotPot" had no choice but to hand out the "question cards" she had prepared one by one from the candy bag.

　Then the group of third-grade students were cornered in their thinking.

　An eerie silence fell over the scene. "Pitter-patter"

　"So what kind of questions do your magical sprites pose?" Professor Mitya couldn't help but ask.

　Dark was silent for a long time, then hesitated and said, "Don't ask me, I really don't know."

　He has been busy with research on various topics related to the Academy Championship lately, and has paid less attention to the learning progress of the magical spirits. When explaining the rules of the "Sugar Distributor," he simply lets them do as they please.

　The "sugar doll" was originally an Easter egg, its main purpose being to allow the magical spirits to happily participate in the masquerade ball.

　The difficulty of those "problem cards" is not important.

　But his magical spirits seemed to have developed some inexplicable competitive spirit, making the questions too difficult.

　Actually, it's very easy to increase the difficulty of a problem. Just copy a few of the math olympiad problems he used to teach, or come up with some brain teasers with unusual solutions. That's all it takes to stump someone.

　If these questions were set by the professors, those students wouldn't be in such a bad situation.

　But the very questions that stumped them were posed by a group of magical elves, which was quite awkward.

　After all, who would willingly admit that their intelligence is inferior to that of a magical elf?

　Such cases are certainly not isolated incidents.

　The masquerade ball had only just begun, and the students were excitedly chasing after the "candy man," when they suddenly fell into a problem trap and became depressed.

　But this problem can't be solved in a short time, and I'm reluctant to give up, but the masquerade ball event is on a tight schedule. What should I do?

　Of course, they could only hunt monsters with "problem cards"! In short, while thinking and venting, everyone gritted their teeth. A rather eerie atmosphere suddenly arose in the first few floors of the castle.

　Meanwhile, some high-achieving and quick-witted students instantly became highly sought-after.

　They're classmates, and when a classmate you're usually on good terms with comes to you desperately with a "problem card" asking for help, you can't just refuse to help, right...?

　There really were people who refused to help!

　"Do it yourself."

　Emma curtly rejected Witt and Robert's pleas.

　But after Victor and Robert left looking dejected, she secretly sighed and took out the "question card" she had received from another "candy giver".

　This is a "Heart Question Card" from "Devimon". It is said that if you answer correctly, you can exchange it for a rare "Item Card".

　But Emma still hasn't found a solution.

　She longed to grab the wings of "Little Devimon" and ask it if it could undo the debuff.

　But in the end, he chose to complete it independently.

　……

　The masquerade ball continued amidst this eerie opening atmosphere.

　At the same time, they couldn't help but wonder, wasn't it agreed that some students would play the role of "candy givers"? Why had all the "candy givers" they encountered so far been someone's magical spirit?

　Then, they encountered a "sugar dispenser" who was not a magical spirit.

　—It's Professor Nini!

　Professor Nini was noticeably tall and easy to spot, and she had no sense of vigilance whatsoever, never running away from anyone she encountered, which immediately made her a hot commodity among the students.

　As a professor of Warcraft studies, Professor Nini's questions were all within the scope of Warcraft studies. Most of the older students with a relatively strong foundation of knowledge could answer them.

　Even lower-grade students can try their luck.

　Sometimes, when dealing with younger students, Professor Nini would even specifically select "question cards" that matched their grade level so that the students could answer them.

　She's so gentle, she doesn't seem like a "sugar-giving person" at all!

　So the word spread quickly, and soon all the students knew that she was the easiest "sugar giver" to deal with.

　Finding her wasn't difficult; she simply went wherever there was an open space. In short, she easily dispatched any ghosts and monsters she encountered along the way, and her small bag of candy on her back quickly became a large bag.

　If she weren't carrying a huge pumpkin lantern, she would probably be mistaken for a "candy merchant" at first glance.

　As for what the real "candy merchant" was doing, he was obviously chasing the students in a crazy parkour game! "Hahaha."

　Professor Lily, carrying a candy backpack and riding a magical sprite, chased after all the students she could see.

　She didn't know what she was supposed to do after catching up with the students. The students, in turn, didn't know what would happen to them if they were caught.

　In short, the chase and running added a lot of screams to tonight's masquerade ball.

　As for the rest of the "Candy Merchants," they were all quite "laid-back." Several of them even just sat in their usual spots enjoying the scenery. But when students lined up to challenge them, they showed absolutely no mercy! Despite wearing the standard attire of the chubby "Candy Merchants" and using their usual decks of cards, their true identities were eventually revealed after a few duels.

　The students soon discovered that all the "candy merchants" were actually played by the professors!

　How can we win?

　Wait, wasn't it said that some students were also playing the role of "candy merchants"? Where are those "some students"?

　Did you hide it? You guessed right!

　Hidden in the monitoring room, Darkdemon watched with great interest the frequent minor incidents occurring throughout the castle.

　He hadn't expected that the event would be so entertaining so soon, even though it had only just begun.

　He had originally envisioned the fun of the masquerade ball being concentrated in the highly entertaining escape room challenges. He never expected the students to be so talented in acting.

　The entertainment was so captivating that he forgot all about it. Dark didn't want to leave the monitoring room.

　Then at 6:11, a student finally produced the "key card" and, following its instructions, unlocked the first escape room level.

　"Secret Room 03004".

　Victoria looked at the secret chamber entrance that had appeared on the wall and scratched her head.

　Then all eyes in the monitoring room instantly focused on that small screen.

　The professors sitting in the monitoring room had never actually seen the escape room puzzle designed by Dark, and they were currently at the peak of their curiosity.

　They all wanted to see what would be different about the escape room puzzles designed by Darkemon.

　But before that secret room.

　"Phoenix, why don't you come to Victoria and follow your heart!"

Chapter 1366 In short, she's incredibly cute (4k)

　Phoenix glanced at Victoria and shook his head, saying, "Yours, you do it."

　Victoria immediately looked dejected.

　She knew very well that Phoenix could be extremely stubborn when she was being stubborn, and if she said she wouldn't go, she really wouldn't go.

　"Okay, I'll do it!"

　Clutching the "key card" in her hand, Victoria gritted her teeth and strode into the secret room.

　At the same time, a little fairy in the secret room was also illuminated. As it opened its eyes, the scene inside the secret room appeared on one of the light screens.

　Dark and the others immediately shifted their focus to the secret room.

　Victoria emerged from the shimmering portal of light, her face filled with the wariness of a little hamster, so much so that one subconsciously overlooked the fact that she was a dignified seven-star magical elf.