The magic cards I made are absolutely flawless!

Judith stood there, stunned.

It looks like he just returned to the mansion.

Chloeux was standing in front of Judith, handing her a small gift box.

Inside the small gift box lay a broken silver pocket watch.

Judith placed her hand on her chest, seemingly finally snapping out of her daze.

She stared intently at the pocket watch, then looked up at Chloeux in disbelief and asked:

"What... what is this?"

“This is Fahim’s pocket watch. It’s a trophy that Dekan and I took from Fahim after we defeated him.”

Chloeux answered gently, without the slightest hesitation.

After spending a lot of time with Dekan, the biggest change in Kroix was that he became less listless.

"!!!"

Judith accepted the gift box in a daze.

She seemed somewhat incredulous and asked:

"You...you're going to give it to me?"

Fahim is the mortal enemy of the Cult of the Sun, and also the mortal enemy of the Holy Knight Commander Judith.

If Judith's biggest regret as an idol is that she couldn't punish Fahim, it must be that she failed.

A few days ago, when she heard that Dekan and Chloeux had killed Fahim, she wondered if she was dreaming.

She was both excited and moved.

He even thought that he would definitely thank Dekan and Chloeux properly when they returned.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she returned, Chloeux walked up to her and handed her the gift.

Is there any other meaning behind this?

"Yes, it's for you."

Chloeux answered affirmatively.

He met Chloeux's unwavering gaze.

For a moment, Judith felt her heart startle uncontrollably.

In her eyes, this boy, who was more than ten years younger than her, was rather, exceptionally handsome.

"Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh!!"

Connelly Mir, the cat teacher who witnessed this scene from the sofa, couldn't help but exclaim in surprise again.

They hadn't expected Chloe to be so brave!

Even Dekan stopped on the stairs, watching the spectacle unfold on the first floor.

At that time, Dekan killed Fahim and before the Shadow Barrier was lifted, he also plundered Fahim, taking away Clay's purple card, money, and the Bishop's Certificate.

Astrologers' divination methods are based on the "person," not the "certificate," so it doesn't matter if Dekan has two certificates.

There's no need to take Fahim's purple card and the Bishop's Certificate of Dekan.

Aside from orange cards, Fahim's purple cards are not very useful to Dekan.

Even if he takes these cards, he still needs to report it, which only adds to the trouble.

If these cards were handed over directly along with Fahim's body, the Kingdom Federation would include them in his bounty, giving him a reward far exceeding the market value—a huge profit indeed.

As for Fahim's bishop's certificate, it has turned gray and lost its effect.

Dekan recalled finding a pocket watch while searching Fahim's body.

Dekan initially intended to ignore it.

However, Chloeux asked Dekan if he had found any commemorative trophies on Fahim.

So Dekan casually tossed the pocket watch to Chloeux.

Dekan never expected Kroix to be so fierce!

Giving Judith this pocket watch, which can be called a "symbol of the decay and ruin of the bishop," will instantly boost her favorability to an explosive level!

Idol romance game, it really made Chloeux understand!

However, Dekan's expression quickly turned cheerful.

Dekan noticed this in the stairwell.

At that moment, the door to the mansion was gently pushed open again!

Through the crack in the door, you can see Claire, Chloe's childhood friend, standing by the door, looking at Chloe and Judith with some disbelief!

Claire bit her lip tightly, and her eyes seemed to be gradually reddening.

She sniffed, then raised her hand to wipe her eyes. After looking for a short while, she turned and ran away.

"Wonderful! Absolutely wonderful!"

Dekan couldn't help but cover his mouth.

"Meow!!"

Teacher Cat also noticed Dekan's reaction and followed Dekan's gaze to Claire outside the door.

It jumped off the sofa, ran wildly, and pounced into Dekan's arms, demanding:

"Meow meow meow! Dekan, why are you laughing? Claire looks so pitiful!"

"There's no such thing as being pitiful or not; it's just a matter of whether you reach it or not!"

Dekan now desperately wanted to take out his pen and sketchbook and draw that world-famous scene he had just witnessed.

"Do you really think that Chloex and Claire are better than Chloex and Judith, cat?"

Teacher Cat pondered for a moment and then asked.

"Do not."

"Then why are you laughing, meow?!"

"I just find it funny. Who will win between a childhood friend who is proud but not spoiled and a sexy older sister? It's so interesting to watch other people fall in love."

"You bastard, you actually like watching this kind of romance drama, meow?! I, Demi, will never let you get away with this, meow!"

213 Afternoon Chat in Dekan

The seemingly long journey away from school has come to an end in the blink of an eye.

Dekan and his friends returned to their usual campus life.

What changes have occurred in campus life?

The biggest change is that the small round table that belonged to them in the library now has four chairs.

Most of the time it's just Dekan and Cornelia.

Chloeux comes occasionally.

He doesn't have any classes this semester, but he needs to manage the company.

Of course, Chloeux is happy to be the temporary manager right now.

There's a feeling of being so happy here that one forgets about school.

Also.

Since their trip to the Kingdom of Landil, Mie has rarely come to read books with them.

Mier always enjoyed reading while sipping afternoon tea, showing no sign of being committed to learning.

Considering that her grades have consistently been among the best in the Alchemy Institute, Dekan has little to criticize.

Today is quite special.

Everyone actually gathered together.

"Ah, it's already early June, and we haven't even played a single game in the Shadow World yet."

Dekan lay slumped on the table, looking annoyed.

Half a month had passed since they returned to the capital of Norton from the Kingdom of Landil.

It was already mid-May when they returned to campus.

Now the semester is almost over.

They passed the assessment smoothly, of course.

Because Dekan's team accomplished a near-impossible feat during the assessment—

Kill one bishop and repel another.

Therefore, an astronomical score was calculated directly.

If it weren't for the initial score cap set in the assessment, they would have directly soared to the top of the seventh-tier squad leaderboard.

However, judging from the current situation, their points are enough to qualify them for any desired Shadow World.

As compensation for the excess points, the Kingdom Federation has also granted the Beautiful Minds Squad special permission to be exempt from the Rank 8 team assessment in the future.

Because the task of defeating the bishop is even more difficult than the assessment of an eighth-tier team.

However, their last attempt to enter the seventh-tier shadow world failed.

The Shadow World prioritized other challengers, leaving them out in the cold.

It's as if the world of shadows is rejecting them.

Or perhaps the right cinematic world for them hasn't arrived yet.

So they are still waiting.

"It's alright. The school is no longer concerned about whether I can pass the Shadow World exam. The principal has decided that I will graduate with honors and will be hired as a teacher with the highest title."