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The smile on her lips gradually widened, and Tianyi's bright, large eyes curved into crescent moons.
"Let's see who ranks higher, who has more fans, and whose song is better?"
"The loser... well... must obey one command from the winner, whatever it may be! How about it? Want to have a contest?"
P.S.: This book will be updated daily from now on. Recently, crossdressing has been driving me crazy, I just can't stop, so I want to write a book about a crossdresser dominating another world. If you want to read it, please look forward to it!
Chapter 0283 Mordred's Departure!
"Brother, something seems to be happening over there?" Standing next to Baili Xiao, Kasumigaoka Utaha crossed her arms and stared in the direction where Muse and the others were. She had sensed that something was wrong when everyone's expressions turned serious, but she couldn't hear what they were saying because of the distance.
"It's alright, Aya is teaching them a lesson." Baili Xiao, who possessed hearing far beyond that of ordinary people, waved his hand, seemingly unconcerned. His gaze then turned to another person—Mordred, who was checking her bag for anything she had forgotten: "Are you really going back? The [Moon Festival] only lasts for five days. It shouldn't be too late to go and participate before returning to the Kingdom of Great Britain, right?"
The concerned inquiry did not receive a friendly response from Mordred. On the contrary, Mordred, like a lion awakened from its slumber, gritted her teeth and stared intently at "420" Baili Xiao, constantly using her imposing aura to pressure the latter: "You! Are you here to mock me on purpose?!"
"If it weren't for Gan City, where I had to use my magic to activate the entire magic circle, Father wouldn't have given me the order to return! It's all because of you, you bastard! Honestly, why did I agree to do something so thankless..."
Gan City is a small city belonging to the Kingdom of Great Britain. Building a large-scale magic circle in another country's city, even though it was only used to "generate illusions" and had no offensive capabilities, angered the high-ranking officials of the Kingdom of Great Britain, including Lancelot, who was also one of the Knights of the Round Table!
"Why didn't you inform us of such a significant matter beforehand? And you even contributed your magic as part of it? I have already listed all your dereliction of duty to the King, Knight Mordred of the Round Table. I now order you to return to the royal court immediately and explain your actions over this period of time!"
Although she is the only son of King Arthur Artoria and will one day take over the entire Kingdom of Great Britain, in the eyes of the elder Lancelot, Mordred is still too young, and there are certain things that are completely out of place for someone of her status.
That's why Mordred's eyes were filled with anger as she looked at Baili Xiao—anger at having to leave, and anger that she could no longer enjoy the delicious food she was supposed to have for free...
"Well... I didn't know the consequences would be so serious. I thought you had communicated with the royal family..." Baili Xiao chuckled dryly, scratching his hair, and involuntarily looked away from Mordred.
He knew Mordred was following him to "monitor," and he also knew that Mordred would report his activities directly to Artoria every night—things like, "Father, Father, after I get back, let's take some time to go on vacation at the beach?" Baili Xiao naturally assumed that Mordred had already informed Artoria and obtained her consent beforehand about something as important as the "magic circle"...
However... in Mordred's mind, the only things she wanted to mention to her father, Artoria, were "how to improve her relationship with him." She didn't want to waste her time communicating with her father on "business matters" like the "magic circle" during the limited time she had each night!
"Ahhh! It's too late to say anything now! Lancelot has already issued an ultimatum, and it seems Father has agreed to his decision. I have no choice but to go back..."
With her head hanging low, Mordred slung her bag over her shoulder, still giving Baili Xiao one last fierce look before letting out a heavy "humph" and walking towards the boarding gate.
"Consider Gan Cheng a favor you owe me. If you dare to forget it, I'll find you no matter where you hide!"
"And... although I hate to say this, I've really had a lot of fun these past few days. That's all, I'm leaving now!"
With a stride brimming with masculine power, Mordred's figure quickly disappeared from Baili Xiao's sight.
"Sometimes, I think Lady Mordred has a cute side too..."
A soft laugh came from beside him. Baili Xiao turned his head and saw Kasumigaoka Utaha standing next to him with a faint smile. Noticing his gaze, Utaha's smile became even more pronounced, and she pointed a finger in the direction Mordred had disappeared.
"Even a tomboy like Mordred has a tsundere side... and she has blonde hair..."
(Hey! Shiyu, what are you implying?) Baili Xiao couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. Shiyu's words made Eriri's image pop into his mind...
"Hyakuri-kun, time is almost up..." The crisp sound of high heels clicking on the floor echoed as Akane Akasaka, with her long, wavy black hair cascading over her shoulders and wearing a large white sun hat and black sunglasses, walked towards them: "Has Mordred already left?"
"Yes, she's on a different flight, heading to the Kingdom of Great Britain." Nodding in response to Akane's question, Baili Xiao clasped his hands together with a "slap!" that drew everyone's attention: "Alright, everyone get ready, and don't forget your things!"
"Yes (okay), teacher!"
...
Meanwhile, at the airport in Amagi.
"Isuzu, I hope I won't embarrass Professor Hyakuri by dressing like this?" Latifa's tone was full of trepidation and worry. She lifted her skirt and looked at it again and again. The pleated skirt, under her movements, looked like a blooming flower bud, which was breathtaking.
“Of course not. Lady Latifa will be the center of attention no matter what she wears.” Isuzu shook her head slightly. Her expressionless face made her words all the more convincing. “Compared to you, I should be the one to worry more about my outfit.”
Isuzu was still wearing her all-red Royal Guard uniform—in her words, "My mission is to protect Lady Latifa's safety, and this uniform makes it easier to fight!"
"4.9 Bell, I've told you so many times, don't call me Lady Latifa, and don't use honorifics like 'you'!"
Latifah puffed out her cheeks to show Isuzu how angry she was, but in the latter's eyes, "cute" was a more appropriate word to describe her appearance.
"After we meet up with Teacher Baili and the others at Totsuki Academy, please, please don't use these honorifics, okay?"
Seeing her originally "puffed up" look turn into "pleading," Isuzu's lips couldn't help but twitch slightly—(Latifa-sama is so cute)—Isuzu used a lot of willpower to suppress the thoughts in her heart and took a deep breath.
“Okay, Latifah... Latifah..."
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Chapter 0284 A Different Kind of Kobayashi Rindou!
Moon Festival
Despite its name, it's actually just the official name of the Totsuki Academy School Festival.
It is usually held at the end of autumn, that is, from mid to late October each year, and is a huge food carnival!
Every year, the Moon Festival attracts more than half a million visitors from all over the world—during which time, these people can enjoy authentic dishes prepared by Totsuki chefs for far less money than usual.
The Moon Festival is generally divided into three sections.
The first section – the most popular main avenue area.
The main road extending from the main entrance is lined with temporary tents, which form the most crowded and bustling area throughout the event.
Hmm, to put it simply, it's similar to the food stalls often seen on the street.
The second section—concentrated the central area of the treatment building used for teaching.
Highly specialized cuisines or dishes requiring special equipment that are difficult to serve in temporary tents will be concentrated in this area.
Similar to a typical restaurant...
The third area is the mountainous region with the highest average customer spending.
The buildings, scattered like secluded retreats, are used as restaurants. It's incredibly difficult for chefs without a certain level of fame to attract customers. Most of the Ten Outstanding Members choose to launch their dishes in this area.
Only nobles or powerful individuals specially invited by the Far Moon Academy have the qualifications and financial resources to consume in the Linshan area.
These three sections combine to form the highly sought-after [Moon Festival], because... in everyday life, it's rare to encounter dishes prepared by chefs from Totsuki Academy, and you might even encounter imposters posing as chefs using the "Totsuki Academy" name...
But here, you don't need to worry about the above at all. What you really need to worry about is... "Even if the [Moon Festival] lasts for five days, you probably won't be able to try all the dishes..."
With less than an hour to go before the official start of the [Moon Festival], a figure lay listlessly on the cold stone railing in the third-floor corridor of a certain teaching building, staring blankly at the bustling scene below.
Students would occasionally come up to the third floor chatting and laughing, but when they saw this person, they would unconsciously shut their mouths, lower their heads, and quickly leave the floor.
why?
This is simply because the person's name is "Kobayashi Rindou"—a third-year student at Totsuki Academy and the second seat of the Totsuki Elite Ten!
With her striking, blood-red hair, golden eyes, and unusually sharp fangs like a vampire, her identity was easily remembered by all the students in the school—no one dared to shout in front of her, otherwise... a sudden food battle could take away everything you had in the academy!
"I'm so bored, I've even lost my appetite."
Looking down at the juniors busy with the [Moon Festival], Kobayashi Rindou sighed listlessly, tilting her head to gaze at the azure sky above—ever since she returned one day, she had been in this state, and the root cause of her becoming like this was...
"Tsk! I should have exchanged phone numbers with Baili-kun. Now look what's happened, I gave him my number, but he hasn't contacted me even once..."
If someone could hear her mutterings, they could clearly hear the deep resentment within them—after meeting Bai Lixiao and Mordred, Kobayashi Rindou curiously looked up information about Bai Lixiao and looked through all the works in Bai Lixiao's studio...
Initially, I downloaded the e-book version of "5 Centimeters Per Second" with the mindset of "the online reviews are so good, and I'm bored anyway, so I might as well check it out." Then, while eating snacks, I set it to automatic page-turning and read it page by page...
But before long, Kobayashi Rindou was no longer satisfied with "automatic page turning"—she was becoming increasingly focused on reading the light novel and couldn't wait to see the next page!
Putting down her favorite snacks, Kobayashi Rindou hugged her phone tightly, lay on the bed, and carefully read every word of "5 Centimeters Per Second"... It was the first time she'd realized that besides "cooking," there was something called "light novels" that was quite interesting...
That's why, on the night he parted ways with Baili Xiao, Kobayashi Rindou devoured the entire light novel series *5 Centimeters Per Second*, then, still not satisfied, searched for the *5 Centimeters Per Second* anime film, and subsequently, with great enthusiasm, found Baili Xiao's *Love Live!* manga. Finally, while listening to songs sung by Muse and others, he opened the first volume of the *Your Name* light novel series he had just bought...
That day, Kobayashi Rindou didn't sleep for a full twenty-seven hours...
After she finally slept for over ten hours, unable to stay awake any longer, she remembered... she had only given Baili Xiao her contact information and made an appointment with him to attend the [Moon Festival], but she hadn't asked Baili Xiao for his contact information...
This is so frustrating! Why? Because Kobayashi Rindou really wanted to know what happened after "Your Name"! (At that time, the premiere hadn't started yet, and the final volume of the light novel hadn't been released.)
Just as Kobayashi Rindou was sighing and reminiscing about what she had done during this period, a tall, thin man with white hair and a very handsome appearance walked up to her and asked with a smile.
"Gentian, you've been like a different person since you came back from your vacation. What happened?"
Golden eyes slowly turned towards the direction from which the voice came, confirming the identity of the newcomer as Tsukasa Eishi, the first seat of the Elite Ten, before turning back at the same speed. Kobayashi Rindou waved his right hand weakly: "It's nothing, you wouldn't know anyway. But you, are things ready on Rinzan's side?"
"Yeah, you know, places like ours wouldn't be visited by anyone at first, so now we can take a break for once."
With a wry smile, Tsukasa Eishi scrutinized Rindou's face with his gray eyes, and continued in a half-joking, half-serious tone, "Didn't you refuse to set up your own stall because you wanted to sample all the food at every stall? The Moon Festival is about to start on April 420th, so why are you still in this... unmotivated state?"
As the first and second seats of the Elite Ten, Tsukasa Eishi and Kobayashi Rindou had always had a good relationship—which is why he was the first to notice something unusual about Kobayashi Rindou after his return from vacation. To give a very obvious example...
A few days ago, Kobayashi Rindou suggested going out (to Totsuki Academy). When Tsukasa Eishi asked "what are you going to do?", she actually took out a movie ticket from her pocket while holding snacks in one hand!
It was a movie ticket where you could vaguely make out the words "Your Name"...
The scene shocked not only Tsukasa Eishi, but also all the members of the Elite Ten who witnessed it. They stood there dumbfounded, muttering things like, "Watching a movie? Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!"
"I'm waiting for someone, and I don't know if he'll even come..." Kobayashi Rindou was unaware that Tsukasa Eishi was observing her with an increasingly complicated expression. She took out her phone from her pocket and checked it—there were no missed calls...
This discovery made her involuntarily irritable: "Okay, just get out of here, standing next to me is really annoying!"
"Hey, I got it..." With a wry smile and a shake of his head, Tsukasa Eishi sighed and turned around. He had just lifted his right foot to leave when the sudden ringing of the telephone behind him made him and Kobayashi Rindou freeze in their tracks.
On the phone screen, an unknown number without a contact name was displayed...
Chapter 0285 The Crowd That Was Blocked!
"Hello? Kobayashi Rindou? This is Baili Xiao. I've come to participate in this year's [Moon Festival] at your invitation. We've arrived at the entrance of Totsuki Academy, but..."
"Bai Lixiao?! You actually know how to call me?! Just stand there and wait, don't go anywhere, I'll be there soon!"
"Dududu..."
A series of busy tones from the phone entered Baili Xiao's right ear, making him feel terrible—(Could it be... that I offended her before?) With this thought in mind, Baili Xiao tried hard to recall the scene when he met Kobayashi Rindou.
It seems, perhaps, maybe... no, no, no, I haven't done anything that could be described as "offending" anyone!
"What are you girls thinking? Sometimes it's really hard to understand..." Baili Xiao complained to Shiyu beside her with a wry smile, then turned to look at everyone—everyone's face was filled with undisguised excitement, especially Kato Megumi and Yamada Fairy—and clapped their hands.
"Please wait a moment, someone will come to take us in shortly."
"Okay, teacher!"
...
"Sister Hui, can you smell the aroma of food in the air? It truly lives up to its reputation as a 'kingdom of food,' you can smell it from this far away!" Yamada Fairy excitedly waved her arms and pointed at the gate of Totsuki Academy, while 420 stood on tiptoe and twitched her small nose to sniff the aroma wafting through the air.
The mottled and chaotic smell was clearly a mixture of aromas from various different dishes. Even so, those familiar with the cuisine could clearly tell from the aroma that these dishes were rare delicacies that were hard to find elsewhere!
Faced with the increasingly enthusiastic Yamada Fairy, Kato Megumi simply smiled and nodded slightly, appearing much calmer than the former. However, upon closer observation, it could be noticed that her gaze would never linger on any one spot for too long, because... there were just too many captivating things to see here!
"What's going on? Wasn't it supposed to be open to the outside world? Why is there still a so-called 'entry qualification'?" Machida Sonoko pushed up her sunglasses and looked at the men in black standing on either side of the entrance to "Totsuki Academy" not far away with some confusion. Every time someone approached, they would take the initiative to ask, "Hello, please show your ID."
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