‘This way, we’ll have money. Simple~’
‘Once Xiaguang delivers the gold coins, I’ll help Yiluo Enya a bit, so my conscience won’t hurt.’
“Mother, let’s leave it at that for now. I still have some things to do.”
“Okay.”
Zhu Qiu hung up the phone. Just then, Yiluo Enya struggled to carry a box slightly larger than herself, walking in step by step.
“Quick, come help me. It’s so heavy.”
“I’m coming, I’m coming.” Zhu Qiu hurried forward to help, taking the large box.
She hefted it carefully and found it wasn’t as heavy as she’d imagined.
“Yiluo Enya, what did you buy?” Zhu Qiu asked curiously.
“This is a folding bed I bought. From now on, I won’t have to use your blanket. I’ll have my own bed to sleep on, and since it’s foldable, it won’t take up space in your room.”
Yiluo Enya knew she was the one who needed Zhu Qiu, so she tried to minimize the trouble she caused her.
“Actually, you could’ve just bought a regular bed.”
“It’s fine. I’m easy to please.”
“Alright then, alright.”
‘What “alright”?!’
Zhu Qiu suddenly realized she’d said the wrong thing. A folding bed was definitely cheaper than a regular bed. She clearly knew Yiluo Enya had no money, yet she’d still said something so tactless.
‘My conscience aches terribly.’
‘Once the gold coins arrive, I definitely need to make it up to Yiluo Enya.’
Time flew by, and it was already one o’clock in the afternoon.
To avoid the long queue from the morning, Zhu Qiu and Yiluo Enya went to the academy early.
When they entered through the main gate, the two dragon guards no longer blocked Yiluo Enya, but they still didn’t give her a friendly look. When she passed by, the originally stern dragon guards stared at her with cold eyes, making people extremely uncomfortable.
“Don’t mind them. We’ll just walk our own way.” Zhu Qiu comforted her from the side.
“Mhm.”
After entering the academy, Zhu Qiu asked a question: “Where were we supposed to go again? I forgot.”
“The dean said we need to gather at our respective classes at two in the afternoon. The problem is, I don’t know where my class is. They didn’t say anything else. What do we do now?”
“I don’t know either. They’re really something—can’t even explain things clearly. How are we supposed to know?”
“What do we do now? Should we just wait in place and see what the other students say?”
Because they arrived too early, there wasn’t a single student in the academy. They couldn’t even find anyone to ask.
“It seems that’s all we can do.”
The two stood in place, waiting and waiting, until two in the afternoon.
The other students also didn’t know their classes, so they all piled together, starting to get to know one another and chat.
“Is this academy a bit too irresponsible?” Yiluo Enya thought.
“I think so too.”
“‘All new students’!”
A stern voice came from afar. The clueless new students instinctively looked over.
The person was none other than the academy’s dean, Weida. Behind him followed several dragons of various appearances—tall, short, fat, thin, white, black, yellow, blue—all kinds.
“Ahem! Sorry to keep you waiting. Everyone, quiet down.”
For a moment, the entire place fell dead silent. Weida walked over with steady steps and coughed twice: “Behind me are the academy’s top mentors in various fields of magic—your teachers.”
Zhu Qiu sneered dismissively.
‘What “sorry to keep you waiting”? I think you overslept your afternoon nap.’
Weida began explaining one by one.
“This is the water element magic mentor…”
“This is the grass element magic mentor…”
Zhu Qiu, spacing out with her thoughts drifting far away, wasn’t listening carefully.
“This is the earth element magic mentor… This is the dark element magic mentor, Elanka Holtz.”
‘Magic mentors? So these are all related to magic? But what I want to learn is swordsmanship.’
‘Ilanka?’
Hearing that familiar name, Zhu Qiu instantly snapped out of her daze and became serious. She looked up, and sure enough, it was Ilanka.
‘What is she doing here?’
“Ilanka is the youngest dark dragon in the Dragon of Darkness family to reach Tier 7. Her strength goes without saying. That she could come is your honor.”
‘Oh, I see. It’s perfectly normal for someone capable to become a mentor.’
Zhu Qiu didn’t pay it any mind.
But the other dragons went wild, cheering and jumping collectively. Yiluo Enya looked at the scene, completely bewildered.
“Enough small talk. That concludes the introductions. Everyone, find your mentor according to your element, then follow your mentor to your class. Those with the fire element, come to me.”
As the crowd of dragons slowly dispersed, everyone found their mentor. Yiluo Enya went over too.
“Zhu Qiu, see you later.”
“Okay.”
The dark element mentor Ilanka had been observing these dragons since she arrived.
She had previously learned from the Dragon Queen’s mouth that the school the princess attended was called the First Academy of the Dragon Clan. For that reason, she had followed along. Originally, Ilanka wanted to come as a student, but later, Dean Weida discovered that her strength was fully sufficient to be a mentor. Besides, the academy’s previous dark element mentor had just resigned, so he casually made her the new dark element mentor.
She came here with a purpose. According to her father’s words, she should always keep an eye on the princess.
So during the gathering, Ilanka kept observing. Only when the crowd dispersed did she notice the solitary Zhu Qiu.
‘Since the princess can learn magic from me, she must be a dark dragon. So I’ll definitely become her mentor.’
Zhu Qiu stood in place, momentarily baffled.
‘Heh heh~ Come on, come over here, my cute little princess.’
‘Heh heh~’
‘Wait!’
She suddenly realized something.
‘The dean only introduced magic mentors. Where’s my swordsmanship mentor?’
Just then, Dean Weida also noticed there was one person who hadn’t moved the whole time.
He walked over and asked: “New student, were you not listening carefully? You still haven’t found your mentor?”
“Dean, you only introduced the magic mentors. What about the other mentors?”
“Other mentors?”
Weida thought for a moment before remembering. During this morning’s test, there was a new student with no magic talent.
‘Oh no. The other mentors are still sleeping in their resting area. What should I do?’
“Dean? Why aren’t you saying anything?”
“Uh… wait a moment. They have some small matters, so they couldn’t come over in time. Wait here, and I’ll go call them over.”
Ilanka saw this scene and didn’t understand.
‘She’s clearly a dark element dragon. Why isn’t she coming to me? Could it be that the princess forgot?’
To seize this opportunity, she quickly stepped forward and grabbed Dean Weida’s hand.
“Dean, this student’s mentor is me. No need for you to go to the trouble.”
‘Huh? Why did Ilanka come over? I don’t want to learn magic!’
To avoid exposing her identity, Zhu Qiu quickly pulled Ilanka aside.