Really? I'm fighting the Dark Emperor.

The noise of the Dark Clan's attack outside subsided, and the area became completely silent. The few people in the center of attention seemed to have been put on pause, and the onlookers, fearing to disturb them, even breathed very softly.

I don't know why the uncle has become so emotional today, but it looks like he needs to calm down.

After taking a bite of bread and a couple of sips of his drink, he wondered when the dark legions outside would be defeated.

She was too frightened today, and her body can't support keeping her eyes open any longer. But if she sleeps with her head on the table, she'll feel terrible when she wakes up.

Still just watching the show? Have you forgotten something?

What could she possibly need to remember?

Ruibusi remembered her damned mission.

But it's so quiet here, no one seems curious about what happened...

Is it inappropriate to speak now?

The last time someone dared to be this "arrogant" was hundreds of years ago, she thought, forcing herself to ask:

"So, back then, Principal Pa and the other Moe Knights also made a lot of efforts to give Naya the opportunity to leave Moe Academy?"

The students, who hadn't moved for a while, all turned their attention to each other temporarily. Mi Yaxing, who was next to her, gave her a thumbs up in surprise and silently mouthed: Awesome.

“Yes,” Pa slid up and pressed down Da Tiantian’s hand that was in front of him, indicating that he didn’t need to be so nervous. “Back then, the other cute knights and I did apply to the elders, but we never received any news of their approval…”

In his youthful arrogance, he looked down on Nyarlathotep, who was as cowardly and incompetent as Wu Youqing, and said some very hurtful things. But he never thought of letting someone who was afraid of the Dark Soldiers sacrifice his life for the Quark Clan.

He believed that with the help of his cute knights, he could completely defeat the Dark Emperor.

"What use is Nyarlathotep, who might not even be able to stand up against the Dark Emperor? Can she even lift the Holy Sword of Sorey?"

His first application was rejected by the elders, which made him angry and confused.

They were furious at the Elders' distrust of their Little Knights.

I don't understand why Nyarlathotep had to be sacrificed.

Whether out of duty and obligation as a knight or out of his own pride, he could not agree to Naya being "sacrificed".

The second application was also rejected.

This time they convinced the principal, and in addition to their own Meng Knights, there were many other teachers and students among the applicants.

"The Elders' Council's reluctance to agree to this matter must be because they do not believe that we, the Cute Knights, can resist the dark forces on our own."

He pondered this matter, intending to do something to prove it.

"It's always attacks from dark forces, why can't we attack them proactively?"

Once the idea popped into my head, I couldn't suppress it any longer.

He made the decision he regretted most in his life.

Behind the backs of the school leaders and teachers, they took advantage of the principal's visit to the elders' council to break the seal on the underground sewers.

He thought he had made ample preparations beforehand. They were familiar with the terrain of the underground waterways, with every spell of the Dark Emperor, and had also prepared strategies to defeat the Dark Emperor's various minions.

Everything that happened along the way was within their expectations, until they discovered that the last few layers of defense were abnormally loose.

Upon returning to the Magic Academy, they learned that shortly after they broke the seal, the Dark Emperor launched a fierce attack on the academy, resulting in the deaths of many students who failed to enter the shelter in time.

Anger and regret instantly overwhelmed his thoughts. In the confrontation with the Dark Emperor, who used ordinary students as leverage, the two sides were deadlocked for a time.

In the end, the student was successfully rescued, but his magic was inadvertently counter-hypnotized by the Dark Emperor. Enraged at losing his hostage, the Dark Emperor launched a massive attack. Unexpectedly, the girl they had arranged to hide would step forward.

The Holy Sword of Sorey could not be formed in the tears, and wisps of dark energy emerged from the Naya Totem. The girl, who was cursed by the dark energy, suppressed the fear imprinted on her soul and forcibly activated the Holy Sword of Sorey.

"I spoke impulsively; she has never failed to live up to the name Nyarlathotep."

No matter how much you regret the past, you can't change it and start over. Pascal knew this all too well.

But human reason cannot always prevail over emotion.

Outside the shelter.

The number of Dark Clan invaders has decreased significantly, and their offensive is no longer as fierce as it was at the beginning.

He took off his coat and draped it over Ukunana with practiced ease, his voice as gentle as ever.

"So far, no teachers or students have been killed in the Moe Academy. The injured students are gradually recovering with the help of Head Nurse Da Tian Tian, ​​Lan Bao, and several other students. This was just an accident, and no one will blame you."

"I know." She stared blankly into the distance, her gaze unfocused.

The presence of the Dark Clan added to the eerie atmosphere of the Moe Academy at night. The walls not far away were covered with vines, which, unlike the poisonous vines in the underground sewers, were not highly toxic, but could not be completely removed no matter what.

"But Eric, if it weren't for Miya Star's dissuasion, I really would have taken down Forest Star back then."

A glint of tears welled up in her eyes; she knew the consequences of taking it down. Anyway, Principal Kendall was there. The barrier was just damaged; after all these years of managing to manipulate her family, what difficulty could repairing a barrier be?

But the principal isn't at Moe Academy...

“I know you just don’t want Ulala to sacrifice herself as Naya,” he gently grasped her hand, and after not feeling any resistance, they intertwined. “As her older sister, there’s nothing wrong with that.”

Does Ulala know about this?

“I…I was worried she wouldn’t be willing, so I didn’t tell her everything.”

“Ukunana, this is Ulala’s mission. The choice should be left to her. We shouldn’t make the decision for her.”

"But I..."

"This is also unfair to Ulala."

The boy's voice was gentle, and strength flowed from their clasped hands, as if he had finally made up his mind. She took a deep breath: "You're right, Ulala has the right to choose."

"I will no longer hide things from her or make decisions for her."

I will also try to convince myself to believe in and support Ulala's decision.

“Oh, right, Eric,” she said, closing the already short distance between them and lowering her voice, “I suspect that the Forest Star’s fall from the fluorescent tree was not an accident.”