I, Yuhaka, am hungry!

"Hmm... I see, it's roasted milk. No wonder it has such a rich milky aroma..."

Hearing Bronya's answer, Xia'er was also stunned for a moment. To be honest, this was the first time she had ever heard of something like roasted milk. She had never heard of anything similar before. Uh, no, it seems like there is something similar.

Sigmund, who was standing nearby, looked at the box of roasted milk in Xia'er's hand with some interest and said to Xia'er:

"Hmm...it looks delicious..."

Then Sigmund picked up a piece of roasted milk with his little paws and put it in his mouth. Immediately, Sigmund's eyes widened in surprise.

Xia'er, who was standing to the side, looked at Sigmund with some concern after seeing this scene and said:

"Hey! Sigmund! What's wrong with you!?"

"delicious!"

Upon hearing Sigmund's words, Xia'er stared blankly at the cat-sized Sigmund in front of her and exclaimed, "Huh?"

Sigmund ate the roasted milk on his little paws and made a sound of praise, while Rosalia and Lilia also made a "woo-ah~" sound, clearly very satisfied with the roasted milk made by Yuhaka.

Xia'er was a little dumbfounded when she saw this, but in the end she seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. At first, Xia'er thought that Sigmund had eaten something bad, but now it seemed to be perfectly normal. After that, Xia'er, relieved, turned her attention to the roasted milk in her hand.

Looking at the slightly charred, golden-brown roasted milk in front of her, Xia'er became curious about how it would taste. She then picked up a piece of roasted milk and put it in her mouth. The moment it entered her mouth, Xia'er felt a rich milky aroma spreading throughout her mouth, and the texture of biting into it was like biting into a cloud.

Immediately, Xia'er covered her cheeks and said with a happy expression:

"Ah~ this roasted milk is so delicious, it feels like chewing on a cloud..."

Seeing that Xia'er liked her mother's roasted milk, Bronya smiled slightly and said:

"Is that so? I'm glad you like it, Senior Xia'er."

Upon hearing Bronya's words, Xia'er realized that her current appearance did not match the image of her login codename, "Tyrant of the Reign." So, Xia'er coughed and said:

"Ahem! Well... well... you did a very good job, I'm very satisfied! As a thank you, if you ever need any help in the future, just come to me."

Then, Xia'er remembered something and added a few more words:

"Oh, just so you know, if it's just about borrowing money and I can't do anything with you, then forget it."

Upon hearing Xia'er's words, Bronya immediately revealed a knowing look and said to Xia'er:

"Since Senior Xia'er has said so, then Bronya will not stand on ceremony."

Bronya struck a pose like Commander Ikari and said to Xia'er:

"Bronya, I'd like to borrow Xia'er's identity as a participant in the night party..."

Chapter 686 [Did everyone get Klee?]

In the library of the Royal College of Machinations in Walpuggis, England, Xia'er carried a stack of books to a table and placed the tall stack of books on it with a "thud," just from the sound, you could tell how heavy the books were.

Xia'er rubbed her slender arms and looked at Bronya, Rosalia, and Lilia, who were slumped over the table, and said:

"I brought the book to you. To be honest, it's unbelievable that you actually made me borrow a book...?"

When Bronya mentioned using her identity at the restaurant earlier, Xia'er assumed Bronya wanted her qualification for the Night Party competition. However, she didn't expect Bronya to actually want her identity as a Night Party participant to borrow books from the library... This was truly embarrassing.

When Bronya saw that Xia'er had brought her the books she wanted, she thanked Xia'er and picked up the books from the table to read. Seeing Bronya's completely unceremonious attitude made Xia'er's eyes twitch slightly. Xia'er covered her forehead and sighed helplessly, saying:

"Bronya, why did you make me borrow the book...? Couldn't you have just come and picked it up yourself?"

Hearing Xia'er's question, Bronya explained to Xia'er while flipping through the book in her hands:

"It's simple. Some books in the library can only be borrowed by those who have participated in the Night Party, so I asked Senior Xia'er to borrow them for me. Besides, didn't Senior Xia'er say before that I could just give them to her?"

After hearing Bronya's answer, Xia'er looked puzzled and said:

"Huh? There's such a rule???"

In response to Xia'er's question, Sigmund, who was standing on Xia'er's head, explained to her:

"Well... it's probably because you became a participant in the night party when you first enrolled, Xia'er..."

Hearing Sigmund's words, Xia'er tilted her head, looking puzzled, and thought for a moment before saying:

"Huh? Is that so?"

Xia'er was also a little confused about what Sigmund had said, but that was last year and Xia'er didn't remember it.

However, when Xia'er saw Bronya turning pages of a book every second, she frowned slightly and looked at Bronya, saying:

"I mean... what kind of reading speed is that?"

Bronya answered Xia'er's question by saying:

"Bronya has a great memory; she can remember the contents of a book at a glance."

Upon hearing Bronya's words, Xia'er and Sigmund both wore awkward expressions. To be honest, Xia'er didn't quite believe what Bronya was saying.

"Oh, is that so? Then I'll test you later."

Bronya, seemingly indifferent to Sharon's suggestion, replied:

"It doesn't matter, Senior Xia'er, please feel free to try it later."

After Bronya finished reading the first book, Xia'er took the book from Bronya and opened it. Xia'er randomly picked out some questions to ask Bronya, and Bronya answered them one by one, leaving Xia'er somewhat dumbfounded.

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In the world where Yhaka resides, at night...

After completing the previous Mineral City mission, Ehaka's Scarlet Squad gained a new member.

This refers to Fiana from before. Although Fiana told Claire and the others that she couldn't summon her own spirit, Claire didn't mind at all.

After all, the time for the Spirit Sword Dance Festival is running out. If we can't get the qualification for the Spirit Sword Dance Festival in time, then we won't have much of a chance for the next one.

Furthermore, although Fiana cannot summon her own spirits, as a graduate of the Spirit Princess Training Institute, Fiana, despite not having received combat training, is proficient in various ritual kaguras and can support the team from the rear, producing a variety of effects.

To be honest, what they lack right now is Fiana, who has support abilities. In addition to strengthening their own team, Ritual Kagura can also interfere with the opponent's team, or even the opponent's Ritual Kagura.

Their team is currently in a rather troublesome situation. Although they have a strong teammate like Yuhaka as both an attacker and a defender, it doesn't change the fact that their offense and defense are unbalanced.

Claire also wanted to find a new melee attacker who could also play a defensive role. Of course, a defender would also work, but given her and Linslet's infamous reputations, probably no one would want to join her team.

Claire sighed helplessly at the thought.

but.........

Claire looked at Fiana, Linslet, and her maid Carol gathered in her room and said:

"Why are you all here...?"

Hearing Claire's words, Fiana smiled and touched her cheek, saying:

"Of course, it was Youyou who invited us over! Youyou invited us to have dinner together!"

Linslet, who was standing to the side, twirled a strand of her golden hair in her hand and said to Claire:

"Just like Fiana said, it was Yu-Yu who invited us over for dinner, right, Carol?"

Carol, standing next to Linslett, also waved her arm and said:

"That's right, Miss Claire! It was Miss Yu-Yu who invited us over for dinner! Wow~~ Just thinking about the dishes Miss Yu-Yu makes makes my mouth water, slurp!"

Claire's eye twitched as she watched Carol drooling. "You're already drooling, okay...?"

However, Claire didn't criticize Carol, but instead coughed and said:

"Since it was Youyou's invitation, then I have no right to say anything."

After all, he was just a freeloader and had no right to say anything. Soon, Yuhaka and Esther brought a large plate of various dishes and placed it on the table.

Claire and the others looked surprised as they saw the huge array of dishes in front of them, as it was their first time seeing such exotic cuisine.

After enjoying a special cat meal prepared by Yuhaka, the group gathered in Claire's room to discuss their future plans.

Chapter 687 [Ji Lin: Hell lies ahead.]

In the elven forest located on the outskirts of Aresia Academy, a competition is underway.

Beep!

The game ended with the referee's whistle.

Claire and the others also returned from the competition venue, but judging from their gloomy faces, they had lost the competition.

The reason is not hard to understand. In today's competition, the objective is to protect the target within your own team's territory and achieve victory by destroying the opponent's target or all the participants.

Unfortunately, this was also the reason why their team failed.

Although Yuhaka is very strong, she is still just one person. The match is a 5 vs 5 game, but Yuhaka's team only has four members, one of whom is Fiana, who has little fighting ability.

That means Yuhaka and her team only has 3 people.

Once Yuhaka is lured away, the rest will be easy for the enemy. Although Claire and the others are quite strong, they lack close-combat teammates with defensive capabilities. Claire uses a whip as a weapon, but if Claire, who uses a whip, gets close, she will basically have no chance to fight back.

Linslet's elven magic armor is a bow and arrow, so if she gets close, Linslet can't do what a certain red-clad archer can.

As for Fiana, there's no need to say more; she's just a support character, so don't expect her to be like some other top-tier support character.

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In a café in the Academy City located below Aresia Academy, soft sunlight streams into the room from the open-air balcony.

Meanwhile, Yuhaka and his group sat at a round table by the window, on which were sandwiches with various fillings made by Yuhaka.

Claire was currently stuffing herbal dragon bacon sandwiches into her mouth. As a noblewoman (formerly), she should always maintain an elegant image, which was quite a rare sight for Claire, who always adhered to this principle.

Of course, it wasn't that Uhaka's sandwiches were particularly delicious, but rather that Claire was extremely dissatisfied with today's match result.

Linslet, watching Claire wolf down her food, also spoke up:

"Claire, don't eat so much just to vent your anger. You'll get fat, and your eating manners are really unsightly."

"But...but! Waaaaaah!"

Claire looked annoyed and slammed her fist on the table, trying to say something, but because she was chewing on a sandwich, she couldn't say anything intelligible.

Linslet sighed and said:

"Our ranking has dropped again."

Hearing Linslett's words, Claire also looked dejected and lay on the table, making whimpering noises like a frustrated cat.

Meanwhile, Yuhaka and Esther were feeding each other, emitting a lily-scented fragrance. Of course, since they both looked like children and were elves and contractors, no one paid much attention.

Fiana, who was standing to the side, also sighed while holding a cup of black tea and said: