Really? I'm fighting the Dark Emperor.

"Bei Meng's secret? Oh, it's those two kids with problems, isn't it...?"

For the next ten minutes or so, Taug didn't get a chance to interject.

He was woken up early in the morning by a phone call from Parvati. Before he could even figure out if he had said something he shouldn't have, he had already lost the chance to explain.

It was just a casual remark, but it inexplicably triggered the other person's incessant rambling.

The implication was that it was such a big deal, so why not tell him?

He felt that today's Parsley slip was a bit absurd.

Pa slipped and landed without asking about it. He didn't need to report everything to the Moe Academy, so why bring it up for no reason?

"Director Pa, this involves the patient's privacy, and I can't go around saying it."

Taking advantage of the other person's moment to catch their breath, I seized the opportunity to offer an explanation.

"You mean the problem lies with me?"

Tao Ge: ?

So what if?

"Why should I tell you? You're good at treating things related to 'dripping'?" Tao Ge wasn't the only one woken up early in the morning. As one of the heads of Quaterno, Liang Jingjing always spoke bluntly, unlike Tao Ge who was tactful and polite.

Normally, Tao Ge would at least say something to ease the tension, but today he simply didn't have the patience.

After managing to gather his thoughts, he rubbed his throbbing temples: "Professor Aluetta told you about this?"

"how do you know?"

"She even used this as bait to get you to do something for her?"

"You all conspired to scheme against me?"

Tagore: ...

He wants to end the call now.

"Director Pa, you see how good our relationship is, right? How could I possibly scheme against you along with her?"

"That's true." After grading exams all night, the content was still the history of magic, which he hadn't touched since graduation. His almost rusty brain started working again after his emotions calmed down. He looked up at the clock on the wall, and only realized he had misread the time after his hand slipped to the ground.

Oh, he meant that Tao Ge seemed a bit impatient today, and Liang Jingjing's tone was also more aggressive than usual.

His guilty conscience was instantly written all over his face.

Fortunately, Da Tiantian wasn't around, and Liang Jingjing, needing to catch up on her sleep, said a few words and left after confirming there was nothing important.

There were only him and Taug on the phone; no one would jump up and criticize him.

More than two people were inexplicably woken up this morning.

"What are you doing?" The sound of stones being knocked on the window kept coming from early in the morning. Rui Bu Si and Ya Ya were forced to get out of bed early on their holiday and open the curtains to look at Ginny and Lan Bao standing outside. Neither of them had a good look on their faces.

Genny didn't say anything, but gestured for them to come down before speaking.

—Ukunana, who lives downstairs from Ruibusi, is looking at him impatiently through the window.

"You'd better have something important to do." Yawning, Genny and the others had already circled around to the dormitory entrance. Ya Ya resolutely refused to get up, and only Rui Bu Si came downstairs.

Kenny seemed very anxious: "Didn't Ya Ya say before that the magic proficiency test would be held not long after the test?"

"Mm," Rui Bu Si replied.

There's still some time, what's the rush?

[Ding ding ding, your mission has been triggered. Please be sure to pass the Magic Academy Magic Proficiency Test~. Completing the mission will upgrade your magic~. The great system believes in you, Master~]

...Even if I was sleepy early in the morning, I woke up at this moment.

The language was so unfamiliar and absurd, as if she had been infected with some strange virus, that for a moment she even missed pancakes.

"Don't you feel like your mission isn't really about defeating the Dark Emperor?"

What do you think it looks like, Master?

"It's like raising a model student."

Ruibosi did not believe that her magic required any training.

After all, summoning the wooden fish is not her magic, and it is impossible for her to become stronger or weaker through training or lack thereof.

That being said, it doesn't really matter whether this magic is strong or weak, right?

So what is the purpose of upgrading?

Does tapping it increase merit by ten?

This was the most useful function she could think of.

In the end, he arrived at the training ground with Ginny and Lamb.

The original intention was to see just how far the two adorable knights' magic had progressed.

Hmm... to the point where she could easily crush someone before she became as weak as she is now.

It's better not to watch it.

"The format of the magic test has always been unpredictable. Besides practicing magic, shouldn't we consider other directions?" He yawned.

I have no need for merit now, so I have absolutely no motivation to strike the wooden fish.

"What direction should we consider?" Sapphire's magic can't just be practiced against a target. The way to practice magic is to wait for Genny to get tired or injured, then heal Genny, and then use the reverse conversion of transfer magic to attack the target.

Therefore, at this moment, only Genny was practicing magic in the training ground, while Blue stood aside chatting with Rabbi.

"I don't know." Having gotten used to someone's help during the exams, I don't want to use my brain at all when it comes to studying now. "I'll ask Miya Xing when I have time."

“Then Kenny and I will go ask Ukunana or Ulala.”

Neither of them realized that it would be more convenient to ask each other different questions.

Lan Bao was a little afraid to enter Mi Yaxing's dormitory because of the start of school, and she was also afraid to be alone with Mi Yaxing because she was almost tricked into going to Mi Yaxing's dormitory again yesterday.

Ruibusi didn't want to have too much contact with Naya.

I don't really want to feel close to her, but I do want to interact with the fierce-looking Nyarlathotep.

However, before they could even inquire about the matter, they received bad news.

The next day, before class, Lanbao was talking about the nightmare he had the night before when he unexpectedly received news from Piao A Piao that the magic proficiency test might be moved up.

The next day, the news was confirmed by Director Pa.

"Don't you think the new teacher, Gulak, looks a lot like the terrifying vampire from your dream?"

Miya Xing went to attend the campus summit. Before leaving, she told her that the exam content was simple and that she didn't need to worry too much.

Since Zhizhixing, who grew up in Meng Academy, had said so, Ruibusi instantly forgot about the matter along with the task she had to pass, thanks to the trust stemming from the exam results.

They then turned their attention to Lanbao's strange dream.

“Yes, yes, that’s exactly what I asked Kenny yesterday! But Kenny said I was overthinking it.”

It's so great to find someone who shares his feelings!