Really? I'm fighting the Dark Emperor.

This day was filled with fantasy and trepidation for Genny.

Although I accidentally made the teacher fall, the teacher woke up on the way to the infirmary and was walking briskly as if there was nothing wrong with her.

"I heard that the old man has been a teacher for most of his life, and he's been teaching for longer than I've ever been. He probably wouldn't be so petty, would he?"

His uncertainty stemmed from the deep look his teacher gave him before leaving.

The sleek-haired Genny was completely unaware that the point wasn't the fact that he had caused the teacher to fall.

It lies not in the dignity that he tore away.

The dignity of a person who, in addition to preparing lessons every day, diligently combs their wig and insists on wearing it.

However, being a carefree person, Genny's anxiety gradually dissipated with the passage of time and the atmosphere of Valentine's Day.

Until Rui Bu Si walked over with a smile that seemed to be watching the show.

Stopping Genny, she blinked and asked mysteriously:

"Did you know? Actually, our monster studies teacher and the plant science teacher don't get along well."

While trying to comfort a rejected boy he met on the street, Genny was puzzled as to why Ruibusi would specifically come over to tell him about this:

"Ok?"

In a dark corner of the corridor, the person he was about to comfort—a boy who was crying after being rejected by the girl he had a crush on—stopped crying, wiped his eyes, and quietly shifted his gaze over there.

Do you remember the potatoes in the school's little garden?

"I was deeply impressed." He nodded firmly. "So what exactly are you trying to say?"

Can you please stop keeping me in suspense? He's really getting impatient.

When we first met, Rui Bu Si didn't like to keep people in suspense like this.

"Ahem," Ruibusi cleared her throat, patted his shoulder, and said earnestly, "That potato was planted by the old man after he made a bet with the old woman."

The old man refers to the magic physics teacher, and the old woman refers to the magic botany teacher.

They are among the few teachers at Meng Academy who are the same age as Teacher Qian Jin.

However, although the students gave them these two nicknames, the two were not a couple and rarely saw or spoke to each other.

Genny scratched his head.

so?

He dug up three potatoes, two of which were eaten by Ruibusi and Yaya, and one was given to the old lady.

Could it be——

"What rare variety are those potatoes?!"

This time, Rabbi didn't keep her in suspense. She shook her finger, and as Genny's anxiety subsided, she slowly explained:

"The old man and woman made a bet that he could grow potatoes. Worried that they wouldn't be able to, they secretly planted a few in the small garden."

"He himself couldn't grow it, but the one in the little garden was almost grown." Unfortunately, it was dug up by the unlucky student just when it was almost grown.

It's one thing to dig it out, but to cause such a commotion is another.

"Because of that food poisoning incident, Director Pa was particularly angry and investigated the source."

Seeing that he still looked rather bewildered, she sighed deeply and continued, "Nobody knew about this and it would have just passed. At most, the old man just lost a bet."

What happens when you lose a bet is just between the two of you. Since they can bet on this kind of thing, they must have bet quite a few times before. If they lose, they lose.

"But after Director Pa finished his investigation, now all the teachers in the office know about it."

Yes, all the teachers in the office knew that the old man couldn't grow potatoes, so he secretly planted them in the small garden in order to win the bet.

Yes, all the teachers in the office knew that the old man had lost the bet.

Genny's mind began to race, and his heart began to beat faster.

He began to realize the seriousness of the problem.

He wasn't sure if the old man cared a lot about his reputation.

However, he was well aware that he had embarrassed the old man twice.

The last time was in front of all the teachers in the office.

The last time was in front of the entire class.

Oh, given how fast gossip spreads in Moe Academy, it must involve the entire school's teachers and students.

Rui Bu Si was certainly aware of this as well.

She also knew very well that the old man valued his reputation highly.

With three parts probing, three parts wishful thinking, and four parts a desire to escape, Genny stiffly opened his lips:

Why are you so familiar with the process?

Perhaps the Quark tribe has a tradition of celebrating Valentine's Day as April Fool's Day?

right?

I overheard two teachers chatting on the way.

Of course not. Why would she go and listen to the teachers chat? After coming out of the attic, she immediately ran to Ginny's place to make fun of him—oh, no, to kindly inform him.

The conflict between the two teachers was mentioned by Mi Yaxing during a casual chat in the attic.

He also told her a few of the old lady's little secrets, and by the way, he told her why the old lady didn't say anything when he had his monster science book on display in class that day.

Yes, her curiosity was greatly satisfied in just a few hours.

At this point, Genny was of course unaware that Rabbi had come to him purely out of a desire to have some fun.

Lost in grief, he tentatively asked:

"Then I'll make him lose the bet, and I'll also make him fall down in public..."

Will the old man hold a grudge against him?

“Not only that, you also ripped off his wig; he’ll definitely hold a grudge against you,” Rui Bu Si added, confirming his idea.

"We're doomed!" The heart that had been hanging in suspense finally died, and a wail echoed throughout the corridor. "Now my participation grade for Monster Studies is going to be really, really low!"

“My Potions class grade was already low, and now I have another one to take…” As he counted on his fingers, dark clouds instantly filled the sky above Genny’s head.

At the beginning of the semester, due to Professor Qian Jin's memory issues, I lost 40 points in Potions class participation.

Now that another unexpected event has occurred, it's unlikely that the Monster Studies grade will be high.

Plant science is so difficult...

If this continues, wouldn't he be...?

The image of Director Pa slapping the expulsion notice in his face flashed through his mind, and a loud clap of thunder echoed through the dark clouds overhead.

"Oh, don't be sad, my friend."

Concealing her grief over her friend's misfortune with a strong laugh, Ruibusi offered words of comfort:

"What does it matter if my grades are low in class participation, as long as I can get a perfect score on the exam?"

That makes a lot of sense. Ginny lowered his head in dejection.

"Thank you for telling me this, but please don't try to comfort me."

He couldn't even understand the questions in the book, and he couldn't do the experiments, so how could he possibly get a perfect score...?

Grief over the misfortunes of life and lament the hardships of fate, he was completely unaware that Rui Bu Si's lips never left her mouth from beginning to end.

They also failed to notice the wide-eyed boy in the corner, whom the two had ignored.

In the attic, Miya Xing, who was waiting for Rui Bu Si to return from her scouting trip, looked out the window out of boredom.

It's getting dark, and he can't really stay here and wait for the moon to rise until midnight.

—Before leaving, Rui Bu Si said that the moon seen from here at midnight would be very beautiful.

He rubbed his hands, which were starting to get cold, and wondered if the moon was pretty in the middle of the night.

But he knew very well that it would be very cold here at midnight.