the next day.

At noon, Xie Bai opened the window, letting the sunlight fall on the little witches on the bed.

"Uh... Is it dawn yet?"

Ivy rubbed her eyes and slowly got out of bed.

"I can't believe I actually fell asleep... Hmm... Hiti, wake up..."

Ivy yawned as she shook the still-sleeping Hilti.

At that moment, Hiti was holding the blanket in one hand, with the corner of the blanket in her mouth, muttering incoherently.

"Mmm...Big sister...smells so good, tastes so good...hehe...ooh!"

Hiti was suddenly slapped and sat bolt upright in her sleep.

When she woke up, she touched her cheek, wiped the drool from the corner of her mouth, and finally looked at Ivy, who had slapped her.

Ivy was looking at her with disgust.

"What were you dreaming about? You were drooling so much..."

"Uh, this, this..."

Hilary turned her head away guiltily.

"It's nothing, I just saw some food and it made me hungry... yeah."

"..."

Ivy glanced at her a few times, then looked away.

"By the way, where's Clythos?"

She wasn't in bed, but Ivy clearly remembered that she had slept with her last night.

Just as Ivy was wondering where Chrisos had gone, she subconsciously glanced to the side...

"Um?"

Ivy suddenly paused, stunned.

"When...when did that guy get to my master's side...?"

In her field of vision, Krysos was sitting in front of Xie Bai, enjoying having her hair combed by him.

"Oh? You're all awake."

After seeing that Ivy and the others had woken up, Xie Bai put down the comb in his hand, walked to the bedside and pointed.

"Perfect timing! Today is the opening day for new students at Dome Academy. It's quite lively downstairs. Would you like me to show you around?"

Upon hearing this, Ivy and the others' eyes lit up.

"Um!"

"But...Big sister, aren't you going to send us back?"

Faced with their concerns, Xie Bai pretended to think and twirled his finger.

"Hmm... don't rush that. You've come all this way, so I should at least show you around."

As he spoke, Xie Bai raised the comb in his hand and said with a smile.

"Okay, now any other kids who want their hair combed, come to me."

……

Ten minutes later.

Xie Bai led Ivy and the other two to the streets inside the Dome Academy.

Apart from the bustling crowd, nothing else seemed out of the ordinary.

Without experiencing last night's events firsthand, ordinary people would have no idea how big a crisis had occurred here.

Fortunately, the matter is over, and they no longer need to worry about it.

Xie Bai walked ahead, leading Ivy and the others through the crowd.

Because Xie Bai had reduced their presence early on, not many people around noticed these little girls.

Hiti looked at the street being used to display various objects and couldn't help but ask a question out of curiosity.

"What's the point of displaying these things? And why do they even have several people put on a show?"

In response to Hiti's question, Ivy immediately stepped forward confidently.

"Hmph...you just don't understand."

She pointed to a stall where people were playing with fireballs.

"These are recruitment points set up by various factions within the college to recruit students. Their mission is to showcase the characteristics of their faction, answer inquiries from new students, and assess their qualifications."

"Apart from families that specialize in magic and have decided on their development path before enrolling, most ordinary people haven't thought about it or even understand which faction they want to choose. That's when senior students from the faction need to come out and guide them."

"Of course, apart from a few special cases, most recruitment centers try to recruit every single new student they can, hoping to lure them all into their own faction."

"The more people there are, the more resources they will receive, and the more advantageous they will be when organizing competitions later. It all depends on whether the teacher in charge of that faction is fair."

"However, as long as the faction's teachers can manage and ensure that every student passes, the academy won't interfere too much with the faction's affairs. On the contrary, if any student fails, the more students there are, the more money will be deducted."

Listening to Ivy's explanation, Hilary suddenly realized a problem.

"If that's the case, why are those people recruiting so diligently? Aren't they afraid of exceeding their capacity?"

Ivy smiled gently at Hilary's question.

"That would involve the tacit understanding between the senior students recruiting students and their own teachers. There have been many cases in the past where senior students maliciously recruited students just to retaliate against their own teachers."

Hiti nodded thoughtfully.

"I see..."

"Hmm? There are so many people... are they from your Fate system?"

Upon hearing this, Ivy was suddenly taken aback.

"Huh? Where?"

"That."

Hilary pointed in a direction for Ivy, and Ivy immediately saw a recruitment booth with a long queue.

[Fate System]

When Ivy saw the plaque she had once carved herself, her pupils suddenly contracted.

"It really is my destiny type?!"

"No, no, why does fate attract so many people?"

Ivy's brain went blank for a moment, but she quickly accepted the fact and confidently put her hands on her hips.

"Hmph... I knew those criticisms of the Fate type were just rumors. Now the situation is quite clear, isn't it? My Fate type is indeed the strongest!"

Hilary glanced at the ridiculously long queue and nudged Ivy with some uncertainty.

"Um... based on what you said before, isn't it a bit inappropriate to have so many people here?"

"No, no, no!"

Ivy quickly denied it.

"That's just how it's described under normal circumstances, but the Fate system can't be compared so simply."

"You need to understand that the only teacher in the Fate Department, which is me, has already left the Dome Academy. Now Nemo and the others are in charge of teaching, and their status in the academy's academic system is that of students. Not only do they not receive a salary, but they also have to pay their own tuition. Deductions simply don't apply to them!"

Hearing Ivy's explanation, Hilary's lips twitched slightly.

"Uh... okay, but won't that really affect the quality of the Fate system?"

Faced with Hilary's question, Ivy suddenly turned her head away, somewhat embarrassed.

"Well... actually, the teachers in the Fate Department aren't that important... no, no, it's more that most Fate-related abilities rely heavily on one's own understanding, and the teachers only play an occasional guiding role. Besides, I still have a backup plan in the Fate Department..."

Just as Ivy and Hilary were discussing, Xie Bai suddenly stopped.

Clythos didn't react in time and bumped into him. After taking a few steps back, she covered her forehead and said...

"Um...Big sister...what happened...?"

Xie Bai did not respond to Krissos's question, and looked straight at the admissions office of the Fate Department.

"Apart from a few locals, the rest were all gamers..."

No, that's not the point.

Xie Bai moved a few steps to the side and then saw that besides Kairos and Nemo, the admissions office also had Neferi, who had just returned last night, and...

"Gami?"

……

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