With the setting sun, the clouds outside the window gradually turned orange-red, coating the walls of the room with a warm glow.

Lan Qi looked at the scenery outside the window and thought of his own Wilfort Merchant Guild.

He originally intended to express some emotion.

But then he thought, better not.

The sunset is infinitely beautiful.

Only, the sunset is infinitely beautiful.

"Get some rest."

Lan Qi shifted his gaze from the window back to his old man and said.

He felt that his old man could no longer return to the Kruit Empire.

After all, the Blood Clan and the Resurrection Church should soon be jointly issuing a wanted order for Lan Qi.

But Nuo Ai obviously didn't yet know the stage achievements Lan Qi had obtained on this trip to the Shadow World.

But he should probably tell his father this good news later.

Lan Qi was a little afraid that Nuo Ai would be so excited that he wouldn't be able to sleep.

In the future, he would persuade his old man to stay in the South Wantina territory; at least there was a national defense barrier, and the family's old butler, Hans, was very strong.

"Mm."

Hearing Lan Qi's words, Nuo Ai knew that Lan Qi should leave.

"I've decided to stay in the medical center for a few days to have a comprehensive checkup before going back."

Nuo Ai had just heard the little reporter say that Lan Qi was now a member of the student council and was always doing good things to serve the campus.

He also wanted to see how Lan Qi usually mediated disputes between students.

If Lan Qi had also learned how to deal with people, he would be completely relieved.

In addition, Nuo Ai was very curious about Lan Qi's social situation at school.

With Hypolitan's upbringing, it must be a good family, so Nuo Ai wasn't worried at all.

It would be even better if Lan Qi's other friends were good classmates like Hypolitan.

……

After confirming that his old man was in good condition, Lan Qi temporarily bid farewell.

As soon as he walked out of the ward, Lan Qi saw Hypolitan leaning against the wall in the hallway, her head down, looking troubled.

"Hypolitan...?"

Lan Qi greeted her softly.

"Mm?"

Hypolitan raised her eyes to glance at him, then lowered them again, obviously still feeling very embarrassed because of what Lan Qi's old man had said earlier.

"Do you know why my old man would say something like that?"

Lan Qi tilted his head slightly to observe Hypolitan's expression, then asked as if he understood.

"Why..."

She mumbled with her head down, glancing at Lan Qi.

Sure enough, in people's eyes, the Demon race was ultimately an alien race, and even the fact that her father married her mother was an insurmountable obstacle that would be used as a joke.

"Because you didn't hear what he said later. He said, 'Could this little girl possibly be the daughter of Duke Migaia? She's so gentle and kind, there's definitely not a trace of Demon blood in her.'"

Lan Qi imitated Nuo Ai's tone and said with a smile.

"...You're starting again."

Hypolitan knew that Lan Qi would always change the way he said things when he was relaying other people's words.

"This time it's really the original sentence."

Lan Qi's emerald green eyes were naturally innocent.

"..."

Hypolitan looked at Lan Qi and was silent for a while.

"Then I believe you."

She finally spoke.

Lan Qi was the only one who would be so nice to the Demon race.

"Let's go? Our itinerary for today isn't over yet. We have to take you somewhere later; that's the main event for today."

Speaking of this, even Lan Qi's expression became a little more serious.

"Mm."

Hypolitan was also very apprehensive. She was finally going to meet Lan Qi's teacher, that terrifying, beautiful, and mysterious Miss Tata.

……

First, Lan Qi and Hypolitan had dinner together at school.

Afterwards, the two returned to the Sage Academy dormitory building.

They sat and chatted on a circle of wooden seats under a large tree not far from the entrance of the Sage Academy dormitory building.

At about six o'clock, they waited for Vice President Asina, who had arranged to meet them, to arrive at the dormitory building.

Asina had a tired but satisfied expression on her face, obviously having just finished her student council work.

"Sorry to keep you waiting."

"No, we're the ones troubling you, Senior Asina."

The two greeted her slightly, then followed Asina upstairs, walking down the long corridor until Asina returned to her dormitory to take out a box of handmade desserts.

"This box is what I just made. The left side is matcha cookie flavor, and the right side is mango cheesecake flavor. I don't know which one Miss Tata will like."

Asina pointed to the carefully packaged paper box and said.

"Thank you, Senior Asina."

Lan Qi thought that if he was going to ask Talia for help, it might be better to bring a gift.

It was generally difficult for ordinary food that could be bought outside to particularly impress Talia.

But Asina was especially good at cooking and would always make some desserts to bring to the student council for them to eat, and the three of them always praised them to the skies.

Lan Qi thought that Asina's cooking skills should be very much to Talia's liking, but he had previously been too embarrassed to ask Asina for so many sweets.

Dean Loren had always highly praised Asina, but unfortunately, she probably only put a very small part of her mind on magic, and devoted the rest of her time to hobbies and managing student council affairs.

Compared to becoming an excellent mage, she would rather become an excellent chef.

It could only be said that it wasn't that Dean Loren had never recruited geniuses, but his happy education method did produce such effects. He never forced students to become what they didn't want to be.

Therefore, Loren had also received a lot of criticism from the outside world, and even the academic community generally believed that the Sage Academy had been managed worse and worse by him in recent years.

But it didn't matter.

Lan Qi would prove that Dean Loren was an excellent dean!

"If she's a gourmet, then please ask her to give me some feedback."

Asina said with a smile.

When her cooking skills were very poor at first, the president also told her that it was delicious. It was only after a long time that she discovered that the president was lying to her.

From then on, she became very concerned about people with gourmet appreciation skills giving her evaluations.

If Miss Tata, who Lan Qi mentioned, could like the desserts she made and give some suggestions, she would be very happy.

"No problem!"

Lan Qi was sure that Talia wouldn't be too stingy with words only when it came to food. As long as her stomach was satisfied, she would definitely have a few comments.

……

After Lan Qi and Hypolitan said goodbye to Asina, they embarked on the road to outside the school.

The lights came on, outlining the ancient buildings even more three-dimensionally, as if giving life to the stone walls and sculptures.

The Ikri Academy in the night was like a tranquil island, full of a peaceful and harmonious atmosphere.

Lan Qi and Hypolitan strolled along the wide sidewalk, walking along the dim streetlights. Behind them was the solemn clock tower, which appeared even more steady and majestic in the night.

"Lan Qi, when I meet Miss Tata, is there anything I need to pay attention to?"

Hypolitan asked nervously.

She had long heard that Lan Qi's teacher was a rather cold person.

Under her strict supervision, even Lan Qi could become obedient.

This was something Hypolitan couldn't imagine at all.

Lan Qi always said that if he was a kitten, then Tata was a tigress, and it was normal for him to be afraid of her.

"Hypolitan, you only need to remember two things: never lie to her, and never let her know that I told you this."

Lan Qi stretched out his fingers and said.

But he wasn't too worried, because Hypolitan wouldn't lie to her own people anyway.

"Understood."

Hypolitan nodded seriously.

Although the Miss Tata in Lan Qi's mouth was very terrifying.

But since Lan Qi had said that she didn't discriminate against the Demon race, she shouldn't be a bad person; just don't expect her to be too nice to her.

(End of this chapter)