I materialized a sci-fi fortress in a magical world.

Luo Yue still remembers that when she first met her senior, she was a pretty little village girl, and her appearance was not as bright and beautiful as it is now.

But I noticed her potential back then and told her a lot of love stories from other parts of the world, most of which were a bit angsty and made the girl cry.

The relationship between the male and female leads was also changed; both now start with the female lead being a senior and the male lead being a junior.

He was worried that his senior wouldn't understand the implications, so he often used this to flirt with her.

"Hehe~ Senior was born to be devoured by juniors!"

"Do you know why their story is so moving? Because only between an upperclassman and an underclassman can such a dazzling spark ignite."

"Couples argue sometimes, but the senior and junior don't; married couples break up sometimes, but the senior and junior don't..."

And just like that, the senior understood his hint.

But I misunderstood...

I don't know when it started, but the senior student firmly believed in her heart that the relationship between her and her junior student was closer and more sincere than that between lovers or spouses.

"My senior is only a little over a year older than me, she'll only turn 19 next spring, and her values ​​are still developing. Maybe there's still a chance to correct her misconceptions?"

On the way to her senior's place, Luo Yue kept thinking about this matter.

Then I started to worry about how to explain my invitation to the "Night Banquet" to my senior.

He still lacks the confidence to fool his senior...

He couldn't bear to deceive this girl who only had eyes for him...

"If all else fails, I'll just have to keep this a secret for now, and then sneak over there myself. I'll use the [Disguise Technique] to attend the [Night Banquet]. Anyway, I already know the address, and the invitation doesn't restrict transactions or even specifically check my identity."

These days, the princess living next door hasn't forgotten to harass Luo Yue, only in a different way.

Instead of engaging in tedious small talk with those long and difficult sentences, she began to recount her experiences and observations, once in the morning, once at noon, and once in the evening, allowing Luo Yue to gain a better understanding of this young princess.

Although she is considered young, she is already 18 years old. However, after her, there will be no more legitimate children in the imperial family, so her succession order is higher than that of her illegitimate older brothers and sisters.

As for why she appeared in Maple Leaf City and why she stayed at Hugo's Tower, it involves a series of complex political issues.

Simply put, many people in the world believe that Grand Duke Andersai will one day betray the empire and establish his own independent regime.

The emperor was among them, so they arranged two marriages to maintain the current relationship between the two sides.

One marriage involved the Grand Duke's 7-year-old daughter marrying a 23-year-old prince; the other involved the 18-year-old princess marrying the Grand Duke's 3-year-old son. Neither side seemed very sincere, and what was called a political alliance was more like an exchange of hostages...

The emperor was worried that the Grand Duke would rebel, but wasn't the Grand Duke also worried that the emperor would force him to rebel?

But if things really come to that point, hostages will certainly not have much impact; on the contrary, they could easily become victims of escalating the conflict.

This princess sought refuge with Royo precisely because she wanted to escape such a fate.

She once naively thought that as long as she behaved well here and acted spoiled towards her father, she might still have a chance to save herself.

After exchanging several letters with the Empire and learning that Hugo was procuring war supplies on a large scale, she completely abandoned her illusions and placed her hopes on the even more ethereal 'angel'.

"Sigh~ So these scrolls I'm engraving now are the 'ammunition' the Grand Duke is preparing to use in the civil war?"

Whenever Luo Yue thought of this, he felt a pang of heartache.

His greatest wish was for everyone around him to live a happy and peaceful life, but with the outbreak of war, all of that was destined to vanish...

Moreover, her senior is highly regarded by the Grand Duke and might very well be at the forefront of the battle...

He wasn't an angel, nor did he have the ability to change anything. After much thought, all he could do was level up and become stronger as quickly as possible so that when war truly came, he would be able to protect his own little corner of peace.

It might sound a bit presumptuous, but if we can bring a Star Destroyer, or even just a mech, into reality, it shouldn't be too difficult.

Therefore, Luo Yue took this banquet even more seriously and took the initiative to ask the princess about several details.

The other party seemed quite happy about this and introduced him to many things.

The most distinctive feature of this secret realm is its safety and its significant benefits for low-level mages, essentially making it a "newbie perk".

This kind of "benefit" only exists in one place in the old world. According to "Don Quixote's Mad Adventures," there are several other places in the new world, but they are firmly controlled by the powerful forces there and the Council of Sages. Even someone like Don Quixote couldn't find out much about them, let alone infiltrate them.

"According to the princess, the most alluring aspect of the [Night Banquet] is that one can meditate continuously within it without worrying about mental breakdowns or other problems, and the efficiency of meditation is much higher than outside..."

"In addition, you can try to please the organizers of the banquet. If you're lucky, you can get various rewards, such as magical artifacts, potions, or gold and silver jewelry. The grand prize is the [Source of Magic]."

"Given my situation, multiple meditations won't be very effective, since I'm the same way outside anyway. So the key is the latter part, 'pleasing,' but this aspect is highly random..."

"Each person has only one chance to randomly select a specific thing to please, which could be engaging in a battle in public, offering a gift, or reciting poetry."

"But even the princess doesn't know the specifics of how the randomization works, or how the rewards are distributed, since she's never actually been there..."

Luo Yue was pondering these things in his mind when he unknowingly arrived at the building where his senior lived.

Looking up, I was immediately overjoyed.

The fluorescent lights were on in my senior's house, which means she must have returned.

So he quickly took out the little gift he had prepared for his senior from his mental space: a pair of new black bow hair clips, which he had made himself with the materials he had bought over the past few days.

Then he quickly went upstairs and knocked on the door.

But after waiting for quite a while, no one came to open the door...

"What happened? Did the cleaning staff forget to turn off the lights? What a jerk! Don't they know how expensive fluorite is?"

Luo Yue quickly found the key under the marble flowerpot and opened the door.

As soon as I entered, I heard the sound of running water coming from the direction of the bathroom.

Then came a surprised question:

"Hey little junior, are you here to keep me company while I shower?"

"No, I just noticed your light was on, but I knocked and there was no answer... Huh??? Senior, why did you just come out like that? Quick... quick, put your clothes on!"