“Xiaoya, you were really amazing today!”
“It…it was okay.”
It was already evening.
The location, naturally, was Sonia’s home.
Tivia was currently rubbing Sonia’s head.
“Don’t be modest, Xiaoya, you consecutively defeated ten D-rank duelists today!”
“This record, let alone the first-year students of the academy, even the second-years… no, few third-years could achieve it!”
Recalling Sonia’s performance today, Tivia felt a surge of excitement.
Ten wins, zero losses!
The reason the academy didn’t allow first-year students to participate in the World Tree selection was that their strength wasn’t enough to compete with external duelists, and entering the World Tree would be a waste of opportunity.
But now, Xiaoya was able to achieve ten consecutive wins in the lower district’s dueling arena!
Thinking of her best friend’s performance during the day, Tivia herself felt invigorated.
“It’s not that exaggerated, actually.”
Seeing Sonia’s best friend so excited, Yide couldn’t help but smile.
Although he knew Tivia couldn’t hear him, Yide still explained to prevent Sonia from becoming too proud.
“Essentially, we just benefited from the information asymmetry.”
“The duelists in the [Throne of Heaven Dueling Arena] aren’t familiar with our deck yet, and even if they figured it out after watching so many matches, they haven’t had time to counter it.”
“What’s more, they’re not used to the change in dueling pace brought by the [Flash] keyword.”
“Under these circumstances, it’s normal for them not to perform at their best.”
This was also why Yide wasn’t particularly excited.
Ten consecutive wins sounded terrifying.
But the information asymmetry and deck compatibility accounted for most of it.
It was like a card game Yide played in his previous life called Shadowverse.
Whenever a new meta launched, there were countless decks that achieved twenty or thirty consecutive wins on the first day but were never heard of again afterward.
Compared to that, ten consecutive wins weren’t much.
But it was certainly satisfying.
He had agreed to five duels each with Sonia, but he got carried away and swept all ten opponents.
Thinking of this, a hint of apology arose in Yide’s heart.
“I’m sorry, Sonia, I stole all your opponents.”
“By the way, your body should be fine now, right?”
“(」> <)」It’s okay, as long as Mr. Yide had fun…”
Tivia’s heart swelled with excitement, and Yide savored the aftertaste.
Only Sonia clung to Tivia, constantly burying her head in the other’s chest, swallowing her tears.
Good news: Yide completed all the duels today.
Bad news: Yide forgot whose body he was using to duel.
And the result of Yide having fun was that as soon as Sonia regained control of her body, she almost collapsed on the dueling arena, so much so that Tivia had to help her home.
However, as long as Mr. Yide could have fun, her body being exhausted like this was worth it.
“Alright, alright, Xiaoya, since you’ve been dueling all day, it’s time for entertainment activities tonight.”
After letting go of Sonia, Tivia clapped her hands and then pulled out something that looked like a crystal ball.
“Tonight, let’s watch a magic show.”
“It’s a Retaining Crystal. Your best friend is indeed a little rich girl.”
Yide recognized the item Tivia pulled out.
It was a Retaining Crystal, capable of recording and playing back real-world images.
Some special models could even broadcast live footage, making them the magical equivalent of a projector.
As for magic movies, they were, of course, the magical version of films.
A basic Retaining Crystal wasn’t expensive, but one that contained a magic movie was absurdly priced because the content couldn’t be transcribed.
“Okay, but Tivia, don’t you need to go home? Won’t it be too late if we watch a movie now?”
Sonia glanced at the bright moon high in the sky outside the window, a little confused.
“No, I’m staying here tonight.”
“What?!”
Sonia quickly turned her head back, eyes wide.
Tivia looked a bit strange: “What’s wrong, Xiaoya, why such a big reaction?”
“Didn’t we used to sleep together often?”
“But, but…”
It was different now!
This was the first time since Mr. Yide woke up that someone was staying overnight!
And it was her best friend, Tivia!
Sonia felt a bit distressed, but she didn’t know how to explain.
After a moment, she nodded in agreement: “Alright then, it’s been a long time since I slept with Tivia.”
However, her hesitation had already caught Tivia’s attention.
Why was Xiaoya acting a little strange?
But soon, perhaps because Sonia had been acting strange quite often lately, Tivia quickly dismissed this doubt.
She was more excited about watching the magic movie with Sonia than this minor concern.
“Lights out, lights out, Xiaoya! This magic movie is newly released, you definitely haven’t seen it!”
“Mhm, coming.”
Sonia walked to turn off the lights, her right hand gripping the Millennium Puzzle.
“Mr. Yide, to avoid giving anything away in front of Tivia later, I won’t talk to you for now.”
Yide: “Mhm, I understand.”
And so, with Sonia feeling a little nervous, the two girls began watching the magic movie together.
At first, Sonia was worried that Tivia might have noticed something, or that she might suddenly ask unexpected questions halfway through the movie.
However, this worry was clearly unnecessary.
Even when she usually communicated with Yide, her behavior only occasionally showed her spacing out.
And after temporarily stopping communication with Yide, she was completely indistinguishable from her normal self.
Not to mention, the plot of the magic movie itself was somewhat indescribable.
One hour and twenty-two minutes later, the magic movie ended.
Watching the credits roll up, the two girls fell silent.
After a moment, Tivia spoke: “Xiaoya, I feel so strange right now.”
“Me too.”
“I feel like eighty-two minutes of my life were wasted, but I also feel like I had a really good time watching it.”
“Me too.”
Tivia turned her head: “By the way, Xiaoya, are sharks originally creatures that fly in the sky?”
Sonia shook her head blankly: “I don’t know, I’ve never seen a shark.”
Yide: “Even if you haven’t seen one, you should know that sharks absolutely cannot fly in the sky!”
The two girls exchanged bewildered glances.
After a moment of calm, Tivia shook her head and stood up.
“Forget it, even though it’s a bit early, let’s take a bath first, Xiaoya.”
“Mhm.”
Sonia took off the Millennium Puzzle, simultaneously letting out a sigh of relief.
Good, it seems tonight’s situation was handled.
In the past, when the two of them stayed together, it was usually time for bed after bathing.
As for whether bathing together would let Mr. Yide see something he shouldn’t, as long as she left the Millennium Puzzle outside, there shouldn’t be any problems, right?
Sonia thought with a touch of relief.
But what she didn’t expect was that just as she put down the pendant and turned back around…
Tivia had already unbuttoned her academy uniform and taken it off.
“Alright, Xiaoya, once I take off my clothes, I’ll go into the bathroom…”
“No no no no no, Tivia!”
Sonia quickly pounced forward.
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