Go back? There's no going back.

Fair and kind?

Quiet?

Perfect……?

Looking at Su Wei, who seemed to be fantasizing about something with stars twinkling in his eyes, Eve took a deep breath and her hands, which had been relaxed, were inadvertently clenched.

For some reason, at this moment, an impulse suddenly emerged in her mind.

A touch that, in just a few seconds, became an exceptionally strong impulse.

She suddenly wanted to tell the kid in front of her directly that she was the one who had watched him grow up.

Rather than some unrelated princess.

However, when this impulse came all the way to her lips, Eve suddenly found that she couldn't open her mouth.

In an instant, the scene before they parted last time, when a little ghost was holding the amulet tightly and staring at her with strange eyes, appeared clearly in her mind.

Just recalling that scene, Eve suddenly felt an indescribable desire to retreat.

……what?

Realizing her own hesitation, Eve became more and more confused.

Are you afraid now?

Are you afraid of recognizing the kid you raised yourself?

Are you afraid that the other person will stare at you with the same look as they did that time?

...Are you kidding?

"Oh, you must think so, right?"

At this moment, Su Wei suddenly looked at Eve in front of him and asked back.

In Su Wei's opinion, the reason why the witch and the empire were able to turn hostility into friendship last time was entirely because of the princess's initiative to make concessions.

Until now, Su Wei still remembers vividly the princess's magnanimity and her willingness to lower herself to resolve the conflict with the wanted criminal with the highest bounty on the continent.

I think it was not just him, the witch at that time must have been impressed by the princess's attitude and reconciled with her.

"..."

This is what Su Wei originally thought.

But when he finished saying this and focused his attention on the Witch again, his expression suddenly froze.

Because at this moment, after mentioning the princess, he was completely unable to catch any expression of approval on the witch's face.

On the contrary, the latter's mood...seemed to have become worse at this moment.

……Um?

Realizing that the witch's thoughts seemed to be somewhat different from what he expected, Su Wei blinked his eyes, closed his mouth and stopped talking.

At this point, a strange silence enveloped the entire living room.

"…I came here this time to remind you that the assessment time has been moved up."

After an unknown amount of time, Su Wei heard a small exhalation sound in his ear, and the witch's voice once again broke the silence.

"is that so."

Hearing this, Su Wei was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously asked: "Excuse me, when did it arrive in advance?"

"tomorrow."

"Oh...ah?"

Hearing these two words, Su Wei was stunned.

Although he knew that the nature of the assessment had been changed when chatting with the bodyguard, he was still unaware that the assessment time had been brought forward.

No, if it’s early, then it’s early.

However, the notification was not given until the day before the test... Isn't this a bit strange...?

"I notified all the people on this list yesterday. Now you are the only one I can't contact."

Just as this doubt emerged in Su Wei's mind, the voice of the Witch Lady sounded in his ears at the right time.

“…I see. Is that so?”

Hearing this, a hint of surprise flashed across Su Wei's eyes.

...Yes.

He suddenly remembered that he had not come out since he went to the training ground yesterday.

In the training room, the signal from the magic weapon could be said to be nonexistent, but it was almost zero.

As it was temporarily unusable, and the reaction of the free elements in the training room was too violent and chaotic, causing the entire body of the communication magic device to become hot and almost causing problems again, Su Wei simply turned off the communicator.

Even now, after leaving the training ground, he still forgot to turn on the thing again.

Thinking of this, Su Wei suddenly realized.

Soon, after realizing that he could not contact the witch in front of him, a look of embarrassment appeared on his face, and he said solemnly: "I'm sorry, it's my negligence that made you make an extra trip."

"..."

On the other side, Eve looked at the little boy in front of her with such serious attitude towards her without saying a word. She just felt that her mood was getting... No, her mood didn't change much this time.

After all, that thing had already fallen to a point where there was no room for further decline without anyone noticing.

"So, when are you planning on leaving?"

After a moment, she took a deep breath and stared at Su Wei in front of her expressionlessly: "The other people on the list have already taken the special car prepared by the training camp to the venue. What about you?"

"Me? Uh..."

Su Wei was suddenly asked by the witch. He hesitated for a few seconds and said, "As for me, I will go there by myself tonight."

Although the assessment will officially begin tomorrow, he is not in a hurry to go there now.

After all, the assessment location is also in the royal city, not too far from the training camp, and one can take a beast cart to get there at any time.

Now, Su Wei is in the training camp and still has some things to deal with.

For example, this assessment seems to take several days. Should he leave the Fox Fairy here or take him with him... he hasn't decided yet.

For example, you still need to try to clean up the remaining impurities on your body.

Thinking of this, Su Wei subconsciously glanced at the locker near the corner.

Although he didn't quite understand why a certain scarred young man hadn't come out to reunite with his mother until now, it was fine this way.

It's easier for him.

"I say, have you prepared all the equipment and medicines needed for the assessment?"

Just as Su Wei was thinking of this, the witch's cold questioning voice came to his ears again.

“…That’s not the case.”

Hearing this, Su Wei was stunned and immediately shook his head.

"But it's okay, it's not a big problem."

The assessment allows for a certain amount of logistical items and equipment to be carried along - Su Wei knew this for the time being.

However, there was really nothing he needed to prepare.

Since the age requirement for the assessment is between sixteen and twenty years old, in order to take care of those newcomers who are gifted but have a short practice time and a low level of practice, all those taking part in the assessment this time are divided according to their level of practice.

That is, second order against second order, third order against third order——

At least that's the case during the audition stage.

As a self-aware person, Su Wei didn't think he needed to prepare any equipment or logistics...

"Really? You seem very confident."

On the side, watching Su Wei's reaction, Eve moved her lips slightly and said calmly: "Then, even if you face those opponents who registered at the second level, rushed to the third level directly after taking stimulants, and held quasi-sacred weapons in their hands, you will definitely win."

"……Eh?"

Hearing the Witch's completely unexpected words, Su Wei's face suddenly showed a look of surprise.

Su Wei knew that there were many medicines that could temporarily increase the purity of a person's magic power after taking them, but considering the side effects of those medicines, he had no intention of using them at all.

Moreover, even if the second level is against the third level, he is not too worried now.

But this quasi-holy weapon that the witch just mentioned... seems to be a little beyond the scope?

"Is there a quasi-sacred weapon that can be used by second-level practitioners...?"

He blinked and subconsciously looked at the witch.

"That magic gun in your arms, can't it be used by ordinary civilians?"

The other party did not respond directly, but just asked him this question.

"..."

Hearing this, Su Wei's expression became a little serious.

Quasi-sacred weapons... basically, they are weapons that can only be used by cultivators above the fifth level. Their lethality is naturally at the fifth level.

If someone in this audition really pulled out a quasi-sacred weapon that could be used by a second-level person, Su Wei suddenly felt that his own assessment... didn't seem so stable?

After all, as far as he could remember, this audition was not based on a points system, but an elimination system.

Once you fail, you can go home directly.

If I really encounter a quasi-holy weapon that can unleash fifth-order killing power, even if I use fourth-order composite elemental magic... it seems a bit dangerous?

After all, the gap between the fourth and fifth levels seems to be even greater than the gap between the first and fourth levels—

"Here."

Just as Su Wei frowned silently and fell into deep thought, the witch beside him suddenly took out a bulging package from somewhere and threw it directly at him.

"Wait…what is this?"

Su Wei came back to his senses a little late, and after hurriedly taking the package, he looked at the other party in a daze.

"Would you know if you open it and take a look?"

Faced with Su Wei's doubts, the witch, as always, prefers to answer questions with rhetorical questions.

“…Excuse me.”

Seeing this, Su Wei was silent for a moment. Under the gaze of the Witch Lady, which seemed lazy and indifferent but was actually full of pressure, he silently reached out and opened the package.

Then, after seeing clearly what was displayed inside, he was stunned.

Because, the bulging package in his hand at this moment was filled with... all kinds of magic potions, and... a sword handle that looked inexplicably familiar to him.

"this is……?"

Blinking his eyes, Su Wei looked at the package, then looked at the Witch beside him, and seemed a little at a loss for a moment.

"You'll know after you see them. They are all things that can be used in case of unexpected situations."

As if she was satisfied with Su Wei's reaction at the moment, the witch who had been in a bad mood since entering the dormitory... finally smiled a little: "I guessed that you didn't prepare anything, so I prepared some for the time being."

"..."

Hearing this, Su Wei fell silent, just as the witch beside him had expected.

However, unlike what the Witch had expected, the reason that made Su Wei completely stunned at this moment... was not the contents of the package in front of him.

But Su Wei suddenly realized something.

He was very sure that his relationship with the witch was not so good that she would prepare such a large package just for him.

Unless the other party has remembered something about him.

Thinking of this, Su Wei looked at the latter thoughtfully.

In fact, long before they parted last time, the other party had said to him, "I'll accompany you to buy a new amulet," which had already made Su Wei suspicious.

And now, the heavy package in his arms further confirmed his guess.

——It wasn't just him who recognized her.