Really? I'm fighting the Dark Emperor.

Before classes even started, Ginny and Lamb excitedly brought them some good news.

First, the event is mysteriously introduced in an attempt to attract attention:

"Let me tell you, in order to remove the dark blood curse on Ulala, Ukunana, also known as Naya, had to exchange blood with Ulala!"

Then, she excitedly described what happened, trying again to attract attention:

"Not only has Ulala's Dark Blood Curse been lifted, but the last Cute Knight of the Cute Knights, Moon Star, has also appeared!"

Finally, they asked questions in an attempt to prove that the other party had been engaged with their speech:

"Isn't that surprising? It turns out that the older sister Ulala has been looking for is Ukunana. The real Naya isn't Ukunana, but her younger sister Ulala!"

Having not slept well, Rui Bu Si was in no mood to listen to their passionate speeches.

I don't know why, but last night I was in a strange state of being both sleepy and unable to fall asleep.

So much so that I didn't fall asleep until very late.

But that wasn't the main reason she wasn't engaged; it was mainly because she had classes all day.

Two of the lessons were on Director Pa's study of spells and incantations.

Another section is the history of magic, which requires a lot of note-taking and memorization.

Professor Alueta mentioned in the last class that she would be checking students' notes before class, but she hadn't even bothered to catch up on her notes.

Fortunately, this class was the last one in the afternoon.

Ya Ya wasn't in the mood either.

The magic proficiency exam is just a few months away, though it's still several months away...

But she never did it even once.

“Hey, aren’t you guys even a little bit curious?” Genny was quite dissatisfied.

He emphasized the words "the last cute knight" and "moon star".

Why don't they want to know who Flame Star is?

Following Genny's hint, Sapphire added, "Yeah, don't you guys want to know who the Star of Flame is?"

Under Ginny's increasingly expectant gaze, before the two of them could respond, another discordant voice broke in from outside the group:

"In the entire Moe Academy, only Kenny has magic related to 'fire' right now. With the appearance of the Flame Star, who else could it be but Kenny?"

"Hey, Miya Xing, it's too much of you to just blurt this out like that!" He had been looking forward to Ya Ya and Rui Bu Si's surprised expressions all night, but now there was no surprise at all!

The person being accused shrugged innocently.

"Anyway," Genny cleared his throat unnecessarily, "from now on, I, the Star of Flame, will be protecting you!"

Without a doubt, he was the smartest of the four! Imagining herself being worshipped by the three of them, Ginny, basking in her own world, didn't notice that the other two were quite indifferent.

Of course. Since Miya Xing has said so, wouldn't it make me look foolish to act surprised or unexpected?

A strange sense of responsibility seemed to have descended upon Genny's shoulders; though its origin was unclear, it gave onlookers an inexplicable feeling of unease.

"What's the difference? You almost failed to cast a spell just the other day."

"..."

This is the dark history that Genny least wants to mention recently.

He hasn't been learning magic for very long, so it's normal for such a small accident to happen. Eric even said that he had the same thing when he was practicing magic!

And it's not that it was completely unused, it was just almost unusable!

Unfortunately, Rui Bu Si happened to be passing by and saw it. She really wanted to crawl into her mind and erase this memory even in the dead of night.

"That was just a minor accident. People should be looked at with new eyes after three days of separation. I won't make such an accident again!"

Rui Bu Si: "I don't believe it."

Ya Ya didn't understand why almost failing to cast a spell would become a black mark on her history, but she said, "I don't believe it either."

"You two, stop looking down on me. If you don't believe me, let's have a contest. If we win, you'll have to admit that I'm the best."

Rui Bu Si became a little interested: "What if you lose?"

"If we lose... if we lose, you can borrow Sapphire's game console for a month!"

Sapphire: ?

He pulled Kenny aside: "Why is it a competition between 'us' and you're betting on my game console? Kenny, I can't live without a game console..."

"So you're saying this because you don't believe we can win?"

"Of course not, we can definitely win, but..."

"Since we can win, why should we worry about them getting the chance to play?"

"It seems so." Lan Bao vaguely felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it.

"Are you confident that you can beat them and make them never dare to look down on us again?"

"Yes...?"

"Do you have?"

"Have!"

After reaching an agreement, both sides put on a show of strength and were on high alert. Miya Xing, who was acting as the temporary referee, waved his hand:

"The competition officially begins!"

In an instant, the surrounding atmosphere suddenly became tense, the colors of the lights changed constantly, and gusts of wind swirled around them, as if countless invisible forces were surging in the dark.

One side launches the first attack:

"Star of Flame".

"The Star of Ten".

"Combined——"

The other side was not to be outdone:

"Little Radish".

"Ya Ya."

The duck, woken up by being pinched, quacks.

"Merge—" "Gah—"

The two sides officially engaged in battle, launching fierce attacks in the gale, shouts mingling with flying duck feathers, the back-and-forth exchanges making it difficult to determine the victor.

Miya Star turned off the fan in the corner.

"Piao Piao, stop fanning! There are so many duck feathers. If you keep fanning, they won't be able to see who's who."

"That seems to be true." She put the fan away.

"I'm so nervous, do you think Lamb will win?"

"This..." It was obvious that among the group, only Lanbao was being overwhelmed, as Yaya's fighting power was higher than his.

He analyzed it as if he were very serious: "Although the chances are slim, I think it's very likely."

"Oh, then why did you take off your glasses when you said that?"

"Because I'm afraid that if I see too clearly with my glasses on, my conscience will hurt when I speak."

This fierce battle, which was evenly matched, was forced to end as Director Pa was about to arrive at the classroom.

Nevertheless, Lambo still lost his right to use the game console for a week.

The two sides were tied, but even Kenny, on his own side, found it hard to believe that "if it comes down to it, Lamb won't lose."

Director Pa's class means there will be routine clothing checks. Ruipu Si has off-the-charts abilities, and Lanbao and Jianni have...

have--

Miya Xing, who was being stared at by two sincere gazes, looked back:

"Miya Star, come here right now!"

He then apologized profusely: "Excuse me, it seems someone is looking for me, I'll go over there."

They brushed the duck feathers off their heads; their hairstyles were so messy they were unrecognizable. The two looked at each other in bewilderment.

"So what should we do now?"

Piao Piao suddenly appeared behind them: "I can help you, I guarantee you'll pass Director Pa's inspection!"