Really? I'm fighting the Dark Emperor.

It didn't take long for Ruibusi to realize that this person wasn't after her chocolate.

Although Mi Yaxing is a person who likes to keep people in suspense, and often does things that make people clench their fists, he is not well-regarded among his classmates.

But she believes that the other party is not so immoral as to steal her chocolate in broad daylight.

She stopped struggling and, trying to keep the chocolates in the box intact, used her other hand to pry the hand covering her mouth open as quietly as possible.

Clearly, she failed.

The harder she tried, the tighter her hand gripped her, as if afraid she might make the slightest sound.

After struggling to no avail, Rui Bu Si kicked Mi Ya Xing, who, despite the pain, managed to make a silencing gesture with his other hand.

But he still didn't give up and kept her mouth tightly covered.

The cacophony that surged in like a tidal wave soon receded just as quickly.

After waiting a short while, Miya Xing cautiously peeked out and, after confirming that the crowd outside had all left, let go of her hand.

Turning his head to meet Rui Bu Si's deep gaze, he touched his nose somewhat guiltily.

"What made you keep covering my mouth and wouldn't let go even after you knew I recognized you?"

The voice wasn't loud, but the anger was immense.

I'm angry, but I'm also rational.

If they make a loud noise and attract the girls who just left, neither of them will be able to leave today without revealing some information about Eric's whereabouts.

"You know how terrifying those girls who like Eric are."

Isn't this because they're worried that if they let go, Ruibusi will make a sound and attract the girls?

He rubbed the spot where he had been kicked, and figuring that the group of girls wouldn't be back anytime soon, he decided not to rush to find a place to hide.

"You kicked me pretty hard too, so let's call it even?"

That kick really hurt; he only managed to hold back his cry thanks to his strong willpower.

Rui Bu Si, in a good mood, popped the last piece of chocolate—which she had been hesitating about whether to save for Ya Ya—into her mouth and nodded.

"alright."

Considering that the delicious chocolate was originally meant for Eric, we'll give it to him.

"But didn't you go with Ginny and the others to take the teacher to the infirmary? Why are you back so soon?"

It hasn't been that long, has it?

"Because the teacher woke up halfway through and didn't want to go to the infirmary."

Ok?

Without hearing anything further, Miya Xing grabbed her and stealthily moved forward like a thief:

"It's not safe here, let's find a safer place first."

If they can't find Eric, those girls will come back sooner or later.

No, she wasn't really willing to go with him; she wanted to wander around and get a few more boxes of chocolates.

Besides, because she was looking for chocolate, she hadn't even done her task for the day yet.

She wasn't worried about failing the mission.

The system is much quieter now, but if she hasn't completed her task by the end of the day, it might pop up again and spout a bunch of nonsense.

But...

Eric receives so many chocolates every year, both openly and secretly. He can refuse the ones given openly, but as for the ones given secretly, whose return is unknown, Eric probably can't finish them all.

Even if they don't eat it at all, given their close relationship, Eric would definitely be happy to tell Mia where the chocolate is.

If it's for the chocolate, listening to the system's chatter isn't necessarily a bad thing.

For the sake of my mouth and stomach, I have to sacrifice you, my brain.

Miya Xing was focused on not being discovered by the girls and had no idea what the people behind her were thinking.

The so-called safe place was just a dilapidated attic that looked completely abandoned.

A few tables and chairs were scattered haphazardly in the attic, and apart from that, there was nothing but dust.

Once the door leading here from the ground is closed, the sounds of the outside world immediately become distant.

As the sweetness of the chocolate in her mouth gradually faded, Ruibusi regretted coming with him.

The feeling of being dragged along on the run was so strong that she completely forgot that she wasn't on the list of people being chased and that there was no need for her to hide.

As for chocolate, she believed that as a student council member, Ya Ya would surely know something from President Eric.

But then again, this place looks rather familiar.

Opening the window, the whistling wind managed to disperse some of the unpleasant smell in the attic. Miya Xing turned her head and found Rui Bu Si staring blankly out the window.

"I can't take you to that attic where only the cute knights can go, so I'll have to make do with you here."

Huh? Wait a minute.

Without the threat of being discovered by the girls, Miya Xing finally regained her senses.

Why did he drag Rui Bu Si away?

This place is dilapidated; if he hadn't brought her with him, he wouldn't have needed to come here at all. He could have easily gone back to his dorm.

But now that we've already hidden ourselves here, and we can still faintly hear Barbie's voice giving instructions from below, it's obviously not appropriate to risk going back.

The two, both filled with regret, fell silent for a moment.

After a while, Rui Bu Si opened the chocolate box in her hand, blew the dust off the table, put the opened box on the table, and sat down.

She remembered why the place looked familiar.

During the short period she spent at the Moe Academy, she quite liked it there.

Okay, it seems that Moe Academy hasn't been renovated much in the past few hundred years.

Wow, thinking about it, her memory is actually pretty good; she can still remember this place after all this time.

Although I don't remember the rest very clearly.

Even so, it's impossible to completely avoid getting clothes dirty, right?

After watching her series of actions, Mi Yaxing felt a slight sense of disdain.

"Judging from the noise down there, they won't give up until they find Eric and the others. Neither of us can get out for a while. Do you want to stand here until nightfall?"

"Makes sense."

Torn between standing until nightfall and getting his clothes dirty, he pulled out the "if" and quickly tore off a large piece of fabric.

if:?

if:!

The light bulb on my forehead went out with a snap, and it almost fell off.

That's the advantage of being well-covered. Rui Bu Si looked at it for a moment, then politely asked:

"Could you tear off a piece for me?"

They couldn't wait for Miya Xing to agree or disagree, and then they disappeared without a trace.

Miya Xing placed the folded cloth on the still-intact chair, sat down, and explained Ruguo's actions:

"He's shy."

Rui Bu Si sighed, deeply regretting her shyness.