The magic cards I made are absolutely flawless!

"Uh......"

Alice was speechless for a moment.

Although reading the instruction manual is a good habit that most people don't have.

However, after carefully studying the instruction manual, Dekan probably had no intention of doing anything earthly.

"Alice, it is our duty to defend the glory of the kingdom. I will win this time. Leave it to me."

Dekan spoke with righteous indignation, his eyes crystal clear.

He appears to be a noble patriot.

"Yeah! You're definitely the most reliable person in times of crisis! You give me so much peace of mind!"

Hearing Dekan's affirmative reply, Alice was finally completely relieved.

In an instant, she relaxed considerably, leaned back on the sofa, and reverted to her usual carefree princess self.

“Actually, Dekan, I was quite worried before I came to see you. I was even afraid that the Lord of Calamity would discover my intention to target him, and then I would suddenly encounter his true form on the way... In that case, I probably wouldn't even know how I died, just like in a horror movie…”

Now that she's relaxed, Alice finally dares to voice the thoughts that had previously made her uneasy.

Teacher Cat: "......"

Dekan: "Indeed, the scariest horror movies are those where the style suddenly becomes terrifying in an instant."

Alice: "Right, right, it's just like a nightmare, completely illogical! Last time I dreamt about... what was it again... I can't remember right now, but it was kind of scary, never mind, hahaha."

Alice smiled innocently, and Dekan laughed too.

He finally began to feel somewhat guilty.

Alice is really a nice person!

We can't persecute her anymore!!

Dekan made a silent vow in his heart.

And so, Dekan and Alice chatted for a little while longer, agreeing to go to the Heroes' Festival together during the holidays.

Dekan then escorted Alice out of the dormitory.

Dekan stood at the door until he was sure Alice was far away, then finally closed the door.

He walked to the sofa again and lay down, looking somewhat tired.

"Oh no, Mr. Cat, I'm really a villain now."

"...Dekan, you have to win, meow, or we're doomed."

Teacher Cat collapsed onto Dekan.

The two of them, one person and one cat, are starting to look a bit like they're having a blast.

"I have to win this championship, even if I have to use every trick in the book to win the chance to ask the fortune teller's question."

"Good grief! You weren't planning on competing properly, were you, meow!"

"Otherwise, how can I fight against seventh or eighth-tier opponents? Do you really think I have the combat strength of a bishop? I'm afraid even if I advance another tier, my direct combat strength still won't reach the level of a quasi-bishop."

Recently, a trend has emerged from who knows where, with many students in the academy starting to argue about combat strength, leading to the emergence of concepts such as quasi-bishop level strength and super-bishop level strength.

For example, Evans, Fahim, and Clay are all of standard bishop-level strength.

It can easily defeat ordinary level 8 opponents, and can even take on multiple opponents at once.

However, according to legend, the Bishop of the End can easily defeat other bishops, which means he has super-bishop level strength.

Dekan's strength is difficult to define, but in terms of achievements, he did participate in the killing of two bishops, so some people call him a quasi-bishop level.

And more and more eighth-tier powerhouses who, though unable to defeat a bishop in a one-on-one fight, could single-handedly restrain a bishop, were beginning to be assessed as having the strength of a quasi-bishop.

For a moment, Dekan felt like he had accidentally wandered into a certain online forum.

"Indeed, meow... but in terms of harm, you are undoubtedly at the level of a super-bishop, meow."

Teacher Cat commented sharply.

"Why are you spouting these concepts all the time...? I feel like even the Church of Resurrection doesn't know what a quasi-bishop is..."

"But since you don't seem to be planning to compete seriously, I'm mostly relieved, meow..."

In head-on combat similar to a ring battle, Dekan cannot advance too many levels once his fighting style has been figured out by the world.

Moreover, routines cannot be used repeatedly.

Even if Dekan comes up with new sneaky tactics, they can basically only be used once.

If it goes on for several rounds, no matter how many dirty tricks Dekan has on the field, it won't be enough.

So they had no choice but to use every dirty trick in the book, both on and off the field.

Aside from Dekan, who stands on the moral high ground, Dekan, who uses any means necessary, is also an exception to this argument.

Make the cat teacher feel at ease.

"Speaking of which, Dekan, if Alice suddenly found out one day that you are the Lord of Calamity, would she be terrified and cry...?"

After relaxing, Teacher Cat suddenly recalled the righteous and noble demeanor that Dekan had portrayed, and also remembered how much Alice had trusted Dekan just now.

It's a bit hard to imagine how low Alice's sanity would drop if she discovered the truth in a very inappropriate setting.

"No, it's not that serious, it really isn't."

Dekan shook his head.

He still has a conscience.

Her Highness has cried enough.

To scare Alice into fainting again, or perhaps it's more than just fainting.

Even with the all-powerful Mil, it's probably too late to salvage the situation.

"Let's go, don't keep Cornelia waiting."

Dekan lifted the cat teacher, put it aside, and then stood up from the sofa and stretched with all his might.

However, just as he picked up his books and water glass and prepared to leave the dormitory again...

Before they had taken two steps, they saw Cornelia and Chloeux in the corridor.

Flora came with them too.

Dekan: "What's up? Planning a party at my dorm today?"

Chloex: "There's a new seventh-tier shadow world; we can try matching it."

Cornelia: "If we can successfully match this time, our final exams can be postponed to a special time after the end of the Shadow World."

Their priority now is to participate in matchmaking.

The school has always given the cooperation of the film world challenge the highest priority.

Dekan nodded, then looked at Flora.

"What, have you finished your final exam review?"

"I'm doomed! If you guys get into the Shadow World this time, who's going to teach me?"

Flora wore a look of despair.

Although she hates studying, she doesn't want to be an idol who fails her courses.

Dekan handed her the two books he was holding.

"I've covered the basics of what I need to know. The rest is in these two books. Take a look at my annotations, but ultimately it's up to you."

"I can't help it," Dekan said helplessly.

None of the artists under his management are easy to manage.

A socially awkward person, a simpleton, and a seemingly easy-going Judith—if she really ends up with Mr. Clyde, then Dekan, as her agent, will have to work a lot more overtime to handle the news.

Flora gratefully accepted the two books, then asked in confusion:

"Hey Dekan, what were you doing just now? How could you be late?"

After receiving the notification through [Long-Distance Communication Magic], Chloex went to the library and found Cornelia.

They waited for Dekan at the library for a while, but to their surprise, Dekan was unusually late.

So I went directly to Dekan's dormitory to find him.

"Sigh, Alice just contacted me, asking me to represent the Kingdom of Norton..."

Dekan and his companions went downstairs and headed towards the entrance to the Shadow World Challenge, telling each other what Alice had talked to him about earlier.

Their team's itinerary is about to change slightly; they will be traveling with the Norton royal delegation.

Flora is here too, so I can go and tell the idol group who are traveling with me.

"Lord of Calamity..."

When Chloeux heard this name, he frowned.

The bad news from Alice clearly worried him.

"Speaking of Chloix, do you think it's possible that this Lord of Calamity is actually someone of great status in disguise? After all, it's rare for such a reclusive powerhouse to suddenly appear in this world, isn't it?"

Dekan wanted to take this opportunity to see what everyone was guessing about the identity of the Lord of Calamity.

Whoever is more likely to be misunderstood as the lord of misfortune, Dekan will then try to find someone to take the blame.

"If I had to say, I think Bishop Carlos of Illusion is quite likely. After all, he is powerful, his methods are strange and mysterious, and his motives fit the bill."

Chloeux thought for a moment and quickly stated his deduction.

"It seems great minds think alike; I also think Carlos is a prime suspect."

Dekan said with certainty.

Flora and Cornelia, however, seemed to have no particular interest.

So Dekan prepared to end the topic.

"I have a feeling... the Lord of Calamity is definitely very good at hiding himself, he might even be someone from within the Kingdom Alliance!"